1940 Act File No. 811-_____
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on ________, 2000
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:
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Name: Select Asset Fund III
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State Zip Code):
Select Asset Fund III, c/o Harish Raghavan, 4 World Financial Center Floor 16,
New York NY 10080
Telephone Number (including area code): (313)222-5783
Name and address of agent for service of process:
James A. McIntosh, Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, 411 W.
Lafayette Boulevard, Mail Code 3460, Detroit, MI 48226
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.
Select Asset Fund III
Item 2. Name of state under the laws of which registrant was
organized or created and the date of such organization or creation.
Delaware - August 17, 2000
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant (for example,
corporation, partnership, trust, joint stock company, association, fund).
Business Trust
Item 4. Classification of registrant (face-amount certificate
company, unit investment 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;
Closed-End
(b) state whether registrant is registering as a "diversified"
company or a "non-diversified" company.
Diversified
Item 6. Name and address of each investment adviser of
registrant.
World Asset Management L.L.C.
255 East Brown Street, Suite 250
Birmingham, Michigan 48009
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.
Officers:
James A. McIntosh
411 W. Lafayette Boulevard
Mail Code 3460
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Robert H. Bockrath II
411 W. Lafayette Boulevard
Mail Code 3460
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Trustees:
James A. McIntosh
411 W. Lafayette Boulevard
Mail Code 3460
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Jane S. Miller
411 W. Lafayette Boulevard
Mail Code 3460
Detroit, Michigan 48226
John F. Sase
18823 San Quentin
Lathrup Village
Michigan 48076
Russell P. Flynn
37288 Weymouth Drive
Livonia, Michigan 48152
Stephen E. Weiner
4038 Cranbrook Ct.
Bloomfield, Michigan 48301
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.
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).
No
(d) State whether registrant has any securities currently issued
and outstanding (yes or no).
Yes
(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.
Number of beneficial owners of registrant's outstanding
securities:
One. On the date hereof, Registrant is completing a private
placement as a result of which it will have approximately 101
holders of its outstanding securities.
Name of any company owning 10 percent or more of registrant's
outstanding voting securities:
None
Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
$10
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 Detroit and state of Michigan on the
24th day of August, 2000.
Signature: Select Asset Fund III
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By: /s/James A. McIntosh
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James A. McIntosh
Attest: /s/ Stephen G. Hawkins
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Name: Stephen G. Hawkins
Title: Assistant Secretary
