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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: PNC Advisors Fund
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
1600 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone Number (including area code):
215-585-6720
Name and address of agent for service of process:
LEAH TOMPKINS, ESQ.
PNC Bank, National Association
Legal Department
1600 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Copies to: W. JOHN MCGUIRE, ESQ.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1800 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
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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Notice: A copy of the Declaration of Trust of PNC Advisors Fund is on file with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and notice is hereby given that
this Registration Statement has been executed on behalf of the Trust by an
officer of the Trust as an officer and by its Trustees as trustees and not
individually and the obligations of or arising out of this Registration
Statement are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders
individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust
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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, State of Pennsylvania on this
21st day of December, 2000.
PNC Advisors Fund
By: /s/ D. Duncan Orr
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D. Duncan Orr
President
