SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
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: Albaraka Group Funds
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
583 Skippack Pike, Suite 500, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Telephone Number (including area code): (215) 641-1448
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Alan T. Yuhas
583 Skippack Pike
Suite 500
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Copies to:
Mark A. Sheehan, Esq.
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098
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 [ ] NO [X]
Item 1. Exact name of registrant.
Albaraka Group Funds
Item 2. Name of state under the laws of which registrant was organized
or created and the date of such organization or creation.
Delaware, December 22, 1999
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant (for example, corporation,
partnership, trust, joint stock company, association, fund).
Delaware Business Trust
Item 4. Classification of registrant (face-amount certificate company,
unit trust, or management company).
Management company
Item 5. If registrant is a management company:
(a) state whether registrant is a "closed-end" company or
an "open-end" company;
Open-end
(b) state whether registrant is registering as a
"diversified" company or a "non-diversified" company
(read Instruction 4(i) carefully before replying).
Diversified
Item 6. Name and address of each investment adviser of registrant.
Roll & Ross Asset Management, LP
583 Skippack Pike, Suite 500
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Item 7. If registrant is an investment company having a board of
directors, state the name and address of each officer and
director of registrant.
Alan T. Yuhas, Trustee and President
583 Skippack Pike, Suite 500
Blue Bell, PA 19422
William R. Sasso, Esq., Trustee and Vice President
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098
Mark A. Sheehan, Esq., Secretary
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098
Lisa M. King, Esq., Treasurer
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098
Item 8. If registrant is an unincorporated investment company not
having a board of directors:
(a) state the name and address of each sponsor of registrant;
(b) state the name and address of each officer and director
of sponsor of registrant;
(c) state the name and address of each trustee and each
of registrant.
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 9. (a) State whether registrant is currently issuing and offering its
securities directly to the public (yes or no).
No
(b) If registrant is currently issuing and offering its securities
to the public through an underwriter, state the name and
address of such underwriter.
NOT APPLICABLE
(c) If the answer to Item 9(a) is "no" and the answer to Item 9(b)
is "not applicable," state whether registrant presently
proposes to make a public offering of its securities (yes or
no).
Yes
(d) State whether registrant has any securities currently issued
and outstanding.
No
(e) If the answer to Item 9(d) is "yes," state as of a date not to
exceed ten days prior to the filing of this notification of
registration the number of beneficial owners of registrant's
outstanding securities (other than short-term paper) and the
name of any company owning 10 percent or more of registrant's
outstanding voting securities.
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
0
Item 11. State whether registrant has applied or intends to apply for a
license to operate as a small business investment company
under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (yes or no).
No
Item 12. Attach as an exhibit a copy of the registrant's last regular
periodic report to its securityholders, if any.
NOT APPLICABLE
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 Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th
day of December, 1999.
Albaraka Group Funds
By: /s/ William R. Sasso
William R. Sasso, Trustee
Attest: /s/ Mark A. Sheehan
Mark A. Sheehan, Secretary
