SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATIONFILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 8(a) OFTHE 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: DEF STRYPES Trust
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, and Zip Code):
c/o Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue
Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19715
Telephone Number (including area code): (302) 738-6680
Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process:
RL&F Service Corp.
One Rodney Square
10th Floor
Tenth and King Streets
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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:
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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 New York and State of New York on the day of , 1999.
DEF STRYPES TRUST
By:
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Donald J. Puglisi
By:
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William R. Latham III
By:
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James B. O'Neill
