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FORM N-8F
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Application Pursuant to Section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act")
and Rule 8f-1 Thereunder for Order Declaring that Company has Ceased
to be an Investment Company
I. GENERAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
1. Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions,
see Instruction 1 above):
[x] Merger
[ ] Liquidation
[ ] Abandonment of Registration
(Note: Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24
and 25 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)
[ ] Election of status as a Business Development Company
(Note: Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10 of
this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)
2. Name of fund: AIM Investment Portfolios
3. Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811-03297
4. Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form
N-8F?
[X] Initial Application [ ] Amendment
5. Address of Principal Executive Office:
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046
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6. Any questions regarding this form should be addressed to:
Stephen I. Winer
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046
(713) 214-1414
7. Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for
maintenance and preservation of the fund's records in accordance with rules
31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-1,.31a-2]:
A I M Advisors Inc. ("AIM")
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77046
(713) 626-1919
NOTE: Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve
the records described in rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified
in those rules.
8. Classification of fund (check only one):
[X] Management company;
[ ] Unit investment trust; or
[ ] Face-amount certificate company.
9. Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one):
[X] Open-end [ ] Closed-end
10. State the law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g. Delaware,
Massachusetts):
The fund is a business trust organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and consists of one series of shares, AIM Dollar Fund.
Prior to September 8, 1998, the fund operated as a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Maryland.
11. Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund
(including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund's
contracts with those advisers have been terminated:
AIM, the fund's investment adviser prior to the fund's reorganization into
AIM Money Market Fund ("Money Market Fund"), a series of AIM Funds Group,
on December 21, 1998, is located at 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston,
TX 77046. INVESCO (NY) Inc., the fund's sub-adviser from May 29, 1998 to
December 21, 1998, is located at 50
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California Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111. Prior to the
acquisition of the asset management division and other subsidiaries of
Liechtenstein Global Trust AG ("LGT") by AMVESCAP PLC ("AMVESCAP") on May
29, 1998, INVESCO (NY) Inc., then known as Chancellor LGT Asset Management,
Inc. (f/k/a LGT Asset Management, Inc. and G.T. Capital Management, Inc.),
served as the fund's investment adviser.
12. Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund
during the last five years, even if the fund's contracts with those
underwriters have been terminated:
A I M Distributors, Inc., the fund's principal underwriter prior to the
fund's reorganization into Money Market Fund on December 21, 1998, is
located at P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX, 77210. Prior to the acquisition of
the asset management division and other subsidiaries of LGT by AMVESCAP on
May 29, 1998, the fund's principal underwriter, GT Global, Inc. (f/k/a G.T.
Global Financial Services, Inc.), was located at 50 California Street, 27th
Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111.
13. If the fund is a unit investment trust ("UIT") provide:
(a) Depositor's name(s) and address(es):
(b) Trustee's name(s) and address(es):
Not applicable.
14. Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for
investment in the fund (e.g. an insurance company separate account)?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, for each UIT state:
Name(s):
File No.:
Business Address
Not applicable.
15. (a) Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the
decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of
Registration?
[X] Yes [ ] No
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If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: August 31,
1998.
If No, explain:
(b) Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the
decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of
Registration?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:
December 17, 1998.
If No, explain:
II. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
16. Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with
the Merger or Liquidation?
[X] Yes [ ] No
(a) If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:
December 21, 1998.
(b) Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?
[X] Yes [ ] No
(c) Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership?
[X] Yes [ ] No
(d) If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to
shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and
explain how it was calculated:
(e) Liquidations only:
Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or
any other affiliation of shareholders:
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17. Closed-end funds only:
Has the fund issued senior securities?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior
securityholders and distributions to other shareholders:
Not applicable.
18. Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund's shareholders?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If No,
(a) How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is
filed?
(b) Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund:
19. Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in
complete liquidation of their interests?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or
preserving the interests of, those shareholders:
III. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
20. Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed? (See
question 18 above)
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes,
(a) Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as
of the date this form is filed:
(b) Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?
(c) Will the remaining assets be invested in securities?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
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21. Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount
certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other
liabilities?
[ ] Yes [x] No
If Yes,
(a) Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability:
(b) How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other
liabilities?
IV. INFORMATION ABOUT EVENT(S) LEADING TO REQUEST FOR DEREGISTRATION
22. (a) List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or
Liquidation:
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(i) Legal expenses: $31,123
(ii) Accounting expenses: None
(iii) Other expenses (list and identify separately):
o Proxy filing, print & mailing $52,823
o Shareholder proxy services $11,303
(iv) Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): $95,249
(b) How were those expenses allocated? Specifically by invoice
(c) Who paid those expenses? AIM
(d) How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses(if any)? Not applicable
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23. Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission
regarding the Merger or Liquidation?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission's notice and order
or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the
application was filed:
V. CONCLUSION OF FUND BUSINESS
24. Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the
position taken by the fund in that litigation:
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25. Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities
other than those necessary for winding up its affairs?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:
VI. MERGERS ONLY
26. (a) State the name of the fund surviving the Merger: AIM Money Market Fund,
a series of AIM Funds Group.
(b) State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the
Merger:
File No. 811-1540.
(c) If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the
Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the
agreement was filed:
File No. 333-63807, Form N-14, filed on September 18, 1998.
(d) If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with
the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an exhibit to this
form.
VERIFICATION
The undersigned states that (i) he or she has executed this Form N-8F
application for an order under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 on behalf of AIM Investment Portfolios, (ii) he or she is the Vice
President of AIM Investment Portfolios, and (iii) all actions by shareholders,
directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute
and file this Form N-8F application have been taken. The undersigned also states
that the facts set forth in this Form N-8F application are true to the best of
his or her knowledge, information and belief.
/s/ MELVILLE B. COX
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Name: Melville B. Cox
Title: Vice President
