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UNITED STATES
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: Hambrecht & Quist Fund Trust
Address of principle business office: One Bush Street
(Street, City, State & Zip Code) San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone number (including area code): 415-439-3000
Name and address of agent for service of process:
David R. Krimm
Hambrecht & Quist Fund Trust
One Bush Street
San Francisco, California 94104
Copies to:
Andre W. Brewster
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-4065
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 San Francisco and State of California on the 11th day of
June, 1999.
Hambrecht & Quist Fund Trust
By: /s/ David R. Krimm
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David R. Krimm,
President
Attest: /s/ Steven N. Machtinger
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Steven N. Machtinger
Secretary
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