SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a)
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities
and Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to
the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 and in connection with such notification of registration
submits the following information:
Name: Stein Roe Floating Rate Income Trust
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State,
Zip Code):
One South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone Number (including area code): (800) 322-0593
Name and address of agent for service of process: Heidi J. Walter,
Esq., Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated, One South Wacker Drive,
Chicago, Illinois 60606 with copies to Stacy H. Winick, Bell, Boyd
& Lloyd, Three First National Plaza, Suite 3300, Chicago, Illinois
60602
Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently
with the filing of Form N-8A: [x] Yes [ ] No
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of
1940, the registrant has caused this notification of registration
to be duly signed on its behalf in Chicago, Illinois on August 17,
1998.
STEIN ROE FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST
By: WILLIAM H. BELDEN III
William H. Belden III, Trustee
Attest: HEIDI J. WALTER
Heidi J. Walter, Secretary
