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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 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 (the "Act"), to be subject
to the provisions of sections 55 through 65 of the Act and, in connection with
such notification of election, submits the following information:
Name: UTEK Corporation
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Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
202 South Wheeler Street, Plant City, Florida 33566
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Telephone Number (including area code): (813) 754-4330
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Name and address of agent for service of process: Sam I. Reiber, Esq., 601 E.
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Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 35602
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Check one of the following:
[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. 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: Registration Statement No. 333-93913
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[ ] The company is relying on rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 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 Act, if any, of the company:
The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant
to section 8(a) of the Act, if any, of any subsidiary of the Company:
The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end company organized
under the laws of Delaware (state) and with its principal place of business in
Florida (state); 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 of 1940; and that it will make available significant managerial
assistance with respect to issuers of such securities to the extent required by
the Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned company has
caused this notification of election to be subject to section 55 through 65 of
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the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be duly signed on its behalf in the city
of Plant City and state of Florida on the 7th day of April, 2000
[SEAL] Signature: /s/ UTEK Corporation
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(Name of Company)
By: /s/ Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.,
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(Name of Director, officer or general
partner signing on behalf of the company)
Chief Executive Officer and
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Chairman of the Board
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(Title)
Attest: /s/ Uwe Reischl
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(Name)
President
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(Title)
