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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 1999
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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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: VENUS SERIES TRUST
ADDRESS: 186 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE #300
BOSTON, MA 02111
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR
SERVICE OF PROCESS: VIKAS MEHROTRA
VENUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
186 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE #300
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02111
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COPIES TO: HARSHA MURTHY, ESQ.
DUVAL & STACHENFELD LLP
300 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
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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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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Notification of Registration to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Boston, and State of Massachusetts, on the 8th day of December, 1999.
VENUS SERIES TRUST
By: /s/ Vikas Mehrotra
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Name: Vikas Mehrotra
Title: Chairman and Sole Trustee
ATTEST:
/s/ Natasha Koprivica
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Name: Natasha Koprivica
Title: Secretary
