SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED 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:
A. Name: STAR LANE TRUST
B. Address of Principal Business: 11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Attention: Annette R. Carson
C. Telephone Number: (314) 995-8700
D. Name and address of agent
for service of process: First Bank
11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Attention: Lisa K. Vansickle
E. 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.
Star Lane Trust
Item 2. Name of state under th laws of which registrant was
organized or created and the date of such organization of
creation.
Registrant was formed under the laws of the State of New York on
January 21, 2000.
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant (for example, corporation,
partnership, trust, joint stock company, association, fund).
Registrant is a trust.
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Item 4. Classification of registrant (face-amount certificate company,
unit investment trust or management company).
Registrant is a unit investment trust.
Item 5. If registrant is a management company:
(a) state whether registrant is a "closed-end" company or
an "open-end" company;
(b) state whether registrant is registered as a
"diversified" company or a "non-diversified" company
(read Instruction 4(i) carefully before replying).
Not applicable.
Item 6. Name and address of each investment advisor of registrant.
Not applicable.
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.
Not applicable.
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
each sponsor of registrant;
(c) state the name and address of each trustee and each
custodian of registrant.
(a) Star Lane Holdings Trust Statutory Trust
11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Attn. Annette R. Carson
(b) Trustees of Registrant's Sponsor:
Annette R. Carson
11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Lisa K. Vansickle
11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Frank H. Sanfilippo
11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
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(c) First Bank
11901 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Attention: Lisa K. Vansickle
Item 9. (a) State whether registrant is currently issuing and offering
its securities directly to the public (yes or 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.
(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).
(d) State whether registrant has any securities currently
issued and outstanding (yes or 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
of registrant's outstanding voting securities.
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.
(e) One beneficial owner, Star Lane Holdings Trust Statutory
Trust, owns 100% of the outstanding beneficial interests of Star
Lane Trust.
Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
$905,625,578.82
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 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 security holders, if any.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
First Bank, the trustee of the registrant has caused this notification of
registration of Form N-8A to be duly signed on behalf of the registrant in the
City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on the 21st day of January, 2000.
STAR LANE TRUST
By: First Bank, Trustee
By:/s/Lisa K. Vansickle
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Lisa K. Vansickle, Vice President
Attest: /s/Annette R. Carson
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Name: Annette R. Carson
Title: Vice President
