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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: State Street Master Trust
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Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02105
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Telephone Number (including area code): 617-662-3979
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Name and address of agent for service of process:
Joseph J. McBrien, Vice President and Counsel, State Street Bank & Trust
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Company, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02105
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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 Cambridge and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 30th day of September, 1999.
STATE STREET MASTER TRUST
By: /s/Rina K. Spence
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Rina K. Spence*
Trustee
By: /s/William L. Boyan
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William L. Boyan*
Trustee
By: /s/Michael Holland
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Michael Holland*
Trustee
*By Michael Gillespie pursuant to Powers of Attorney
