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:
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Name: Pilgrim Senior Floating Rate Trust
Address of Principal Business Office
(No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Telephone Number (including area code): (602) 417-8256
Name and address of agent for service of process:
James M. Hennessy, Esq.
Pilgrim Group, Inc.
40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Copies to:
Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq.
Dechert Price & Rhoads
1775 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
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
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Item 1. Pilgrim Senior Floating Rate Trust (the "Trust")
Item 2. The Trust was organized in Delaware on May 21, 1999.
Item 3. Delaware Business Trust
Item 4. Management Company
Item 5. (a) Closed-end
(b) Diversified
Item 6. Pilgrim Investments, Inc., 40 North Central Avenue, Phoenix,
Arizona 85004
Item 7. James R. Reis President and Trust
Daniel A. Norman Treasurer
James M. Hennessy Secretary and Trustee
The address of all above-mentioned officers or trustees is 40 North
Central Avenue, Suite 1200, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.
Item 8. Not Applicable
Item 9. (a) No
(b) Not Applicable
(c) It is anticipated that the registrant will make a public
offering of its securities upon effectiveness of a
Registration Statement to be filed on Form N-2.
(d) No
(e) Not Applicable
Item 10. Zero($0)
Item 11. No
Item 12. 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 Phoenix and State of Arizona on the 21th day of May,
1999.
PILGRIM SENIOR FLOATING RATE TRUST
By: /s/ James R. Reis
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James R. Reis
President
Attest: /s/ James M. Hennessy
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James M. Hennessy
Secretary
