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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-54A
NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 55 THROUGH
65 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FILED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 54(a) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
The undersigned business development company hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission that it elects, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 54(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment
Company Act"), to be subject to the provisions of Sections 55 through 65 of the
Investment Company Act and, in connection with such notification of election,
submits the following information:
Name: The Oxbow Fund, LLC
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
c/o C.J.M. Planning Corp. 223 Wanaque Ave., Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442
Telephone Number (Including Area Code): (973) 831-8020
Name and address of agent for service of process: S. Charles Musumeci, Jr.,
223 Wanaque Ave., Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442
Copy to: Peter S. Twombly, Esq. McCarter & English, LLP, 100 Mulberry Street,
Newark, New Jersey 07102
|X| The Company has filed a registration statement for a class of equity
securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Give the file number of the registration statement or, if the file
number is unknown or has not yet been assigned, give the date on which the
registration statement was filed: March 14, 2000
| | The Company is relying on Rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, in lieu of filing a registration statement for a class of
equity securities under that Act.
The file number of the registration as an investment company
pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act, if any, of the
Company: 811-09695
The file number of the registration as an investment company
pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act, if any, of any
subsidiary of the Company:
Not Applicable
The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end company
organized under the laws of New Jersey and with its principal place of business
in New Jersey; that it will be operated for the purpose of making investments in
securities described in Sections 55(a)(1) through (3) of the Investment Company
Act; and that it will make available significant managerial assistance with
respect to issuers of such securities to the extent required by the Investment
Company Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the undersigned has caused this Notification of Election to be Subject
to Sections 55 through 65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be signed on
its behalf, in the City of Pompton Lakes, State of New Jersey, this 14th day of
March, 2000.
By: /s/ S. Charles Musumeci, Jr.
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S. Charles Musumeci, Jr.
President
ATTEST:
/s/ Joseph C. Musumeci
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Name: Joseph C. Musumeci
Title: Executive Vice President
