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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: AUSA Endeavor Target Account
Address of Principal 666 Fifth Avenue
Business Office: New York, NY 10103
Telephone Number: 212-246-5234
Name and address of agent Frank A. Camp, Esq.
for service of process: AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc.
4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499
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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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 Corona Del Mar and state of California on the 22nd day of
April, 1999.
[SEAL] AUSA ENDEAVOR TARGET ACCOUNT
By: /s/ Vincent J. McGuinness, Jr.
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Vincent J. McGuinness, Jr.
President
Attest: /s/ Pam Shelton
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Title: Secretary
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