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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: Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE (NO. & STREET, CITY, STATE ZIP CODE):
CIBC Oppenheimer Tower
One World Financial Center
31st Floor
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
TELEPHONE NUMBER (INCLUDING AREA CODE): (212) 667-4225
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:
Xanthus Fund, L.L.C.
c/o Howard M. Singer
Managing Director/CIBC Oppenheimer Corp.
CIBC Oppenheimer Tower
One World Financial Center
31st Floor
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
copies to:
Kenneth S. Gerstein, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
900 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
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:
Yes X No __
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SIGNATURES
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 the City of Briarcliff Manor and State of New York on the 8th day of
January, 1999.
XANTHUS FUND, L.L.C.
(Name of Registrant)
By: /s/ Paul Belica
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Name: Paul Belica
Title: Manager
