FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY OPPORTUNITY FUND
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5800 CORPORATE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237-7000
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
Shares of Beneficial Interest New York Stock Exchange
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-45966
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of the Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Registrant's securities to be registered is
incorporated by reference to the description contained under the caption
"Description of Shares" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2
(Nos. 333-45966 and 811-10131) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 18, 2000, as the same may be amended.
Item 2. Exhibits.
No exhibits are to be filed with the Commission or the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. pursuant to this filing.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY
OPPORTUNITY FUND
Date: October 16, 2000
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By: /s/ J. Christopher Donahue
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