Bresler Goodman & Unterman, LLP
521 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10175
July 1, 1999
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Pax World High Yield Fund, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Pax World High Yield Fund, Inc. (the "Company"),
enclosed herewith for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is one
(1) Form N-8A, Notification of Registration Filed Pursuant to Section 8(a) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned or Lee D. Unterman, Esq.
of this office should you have any questions or comments with regard to any of
the foregoing or the attached Form N-1A.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kevin J. Lake
Kevin J. Lake
kjl/cs
Enclosure
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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:
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Name: PAX WORLD HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
Address of Principal Business Office (no. and street, city, state and zip code):
222 State Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Telephone Number (including area code): (800) 767-1729
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Pax World Management Corp.
222 State Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Attention: Thomas W. Grant and Laurence A. Shadek
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 New York and State of New York on the 18th day of June,
1999.
PAX WORLD HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas W. Grant
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Thomas W. Grant
President
Attest:
/s/ Lee D. Unterman
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Lee D. Unterman
Secretary
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