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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-54A
NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO
SECTIONS 55 THROUGH 65
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(A) OF THE ACT
The undersigned business development company hereby notified the Securities
and Exchange Commission that it elects, pursuant to the provisions of section
54(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), to be subject to the
provisions of sections 55 through 65 of the Act and, in connection with such
notification of election, submits the following information:
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Name: PEACOCK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Address of Principal Business Office: 2531 SAN JACINTO AVENUE, SAN JACINTO, CA 92583
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(No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code)
Telephone Number (including area code): (909) 652-3885
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Name and address of agent for service of process: THE CORPORATION COMPANY, 1675 BROADWAY, DENVER, COLORADO 80202
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Check on of the following:
[X] The company has filed a registration statement for a class of equity
securities pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Give the file number of the registration statement or, if the file number
is unknown or has not yet been assigned, give the date on which the
registration statement was filed: FILED SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
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[ ] The company is relying on rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 in lieu of filing a registration statement for a class of equity
securities under that Act.
The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant to
section 8(a) of the Act, if any, the company: __________________________________
The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant to
section 8(a) if the Act, if any, of any subsidiary of the company:
The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end company organized
under the laws of COLORADO (state) and with its principal place of business in
CALIFORNIA (state); that it will be operated for the purpose of making
investments in securities described in sections 55(a)(1) through (3) of the
Investment Company Act of 9140; and that it will make available significant
managerial assistance with respect to issuers of such securities to the extent
required by the Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned company has caused
this notification of election to be subject to sections 55 through 65 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 to be duly signed on its behalf in the city of
SAN JACINTO and state of CALIFORNIA on the 21ST day of SEPTEMBER, 2000.
[SEAL] Signature: PEACOCK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Name of Company)
By: /s/ Steven R. Peacock
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(Name of directors, officer or general partner
signing on behalf of the company)
Steven R. Peacock, President
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(Title)
Attest: /s/ Lisa Martinez
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(Name)
Corp. Secretary
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(Title)
