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
amended notification of registration submits the following information:
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NAME: Viking Mutual Funds
ADDRESS AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE: 1400 14th Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (701) 852-1264
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS: Shannon Radke
1400 14th Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with filing of Form N-8A: __Yes X No
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ITEM 1. EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT.
Viking Mutual Funds
ITEM 2. NAME OF STATE UNDER THE LAWS OF WHICH REGISTRANT WAS ORGANIZED OR
CREATED AND THE DATE OF SUCH ORGANIZATION OR CREATION.
Delaware; March 30, 1999
ITEM 3. FORM OF ORGANIZATION OF REGISTRANT (FOR EXAMPLE, CORPORATION,
PARTNERSHIP, TRUST, JOINT STOCK COMPANY, ASSOCIATION, FUND).
Business trust
ITEM 4. CLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRANT (FACE AMOUNT CERTIFICATE COMPANY,
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST, OR MANAGEMENT COMPANY).
Registrant is a management company
ITEM 5. IF REGISTRANT IS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY:
(a) STATE WHETHER REGISTRANT IS REGISTERING AS A "CLOSED-END" COMPANY OR AN
"OPEN-END" COMPANY;
Registrant is registering as an open-end company.
(b) STATE WHETHER REGISTRANT IS REGISTERING AS A "DIVERSIFIED" COMPANY OR A
"NON-DIVERSIFIED" COMPANY (READ INSTRUCTION 4(I) CAREFULLY BEFORE
REPLYING).
Registrant is registering as a non-diversified company.
ITEM 6. NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH INVESTMENT ADVISER OF REGISTRANT.
Viking Fund Management, LLC
1400 14th Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701
First Western Bank & Trust
900 South Broadway
Minot, ND 58701
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ITEM 7. IF REGISTRANT IS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY HAVING A BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE
REGISTRANT.
TRUSTEES
Shannon Radke
Douglas Miller
ITEM 8. IF REGISTRANT IS AN UNINCORPORATED INVESTMENT COMPANY NOT HAVING
A BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
(a) STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH SPONSOR OF REGISTRANT;
NOT APPLICABLE
(b) STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF EACH
SPONSOR OF REGISTRANT;
NOT APPLICABLE
(c) STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH TRUSTEE AND EACH CUSTODIAN OF
REGISTRANT.
NOT APPLICABLE
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ITEM 9. (a) STATE WHETHER REGISTRANT IS CURRENTLY ISSUING AND OFFERING ITS
SECURITIES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC (YES OR NO).
No
(b) IF REGISTRANT IS CURRENTLY ISSUING AND OFFERING ITS SECURITIES
TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH AN UNDERWRITER, STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH
UNDERWRITER.
NOT APPLICABLE
(c) IF THE ANSWER TO ITEM 9(A) IS "NO" AND THE ANSWER TO ITEM 9(B)
IS "NOT APPLICABLE," STATE WHETHER REGISTRANT PRESENTLY PROPOSES TO MAKE A
PUBLIC OFFERING OF ITS SECURITIES (YES OR NO).
Yes
(d) STATE WHETHER REGISTRANT HAS ANY SECURITIES CURRENTLY ISSUED AND
OUTSTANDING (YES OR NO).
No
(e) IF THE ANSWER TO ITEM 9(D) IS "YES," STATE AS OF A DATE NOT TO
EXCEED TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THIS NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION THE
NUMBER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF REGISTRANT'S OUTSTANDING SECURITIES (OTHER THAN
SHORT-TERM PAPER) AND THE NAME OF ANY COMPANY OWNING 10 PERCENT OR MORE OF
REGISTRANT'S OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES.
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 10. STATE THE CURRENT VALUE OF REGISTRANT'S TOTAL ASSETS.
Zero (0)
ITEM 11. STATE WHETHER REGISTRANT HAS APPLIED OR INTENDS TO APPLY FOR A
LICENSE TO OPERATE AS A SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE SMALL
BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1958 (YES OR NO).
No
ITEM 12. ATTACH AS AN EXHIBIT A COPY OF REGISTRANT'S LAST REGULAR PERIODIC
REPORT TO ITS SECURITYHOLDERS, IF ANY.
NOT APPLICABLE
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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 Minot and the State of North Dakota on the 30th day of
March, 1999.
VIKING MUTUAL FUNDS
By: /s/Shannon D. Radke
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Attest: /s/ Douglas P. Miller
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By: Douglas P. Miller
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Title: Vice President/Secretary
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