SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
ADOPTION OF AND AMENDMENT TO NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Investment Company Act File No. 811-05162
The undersigned, a Delaware business trust, hereby notifies
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that the Trust
hereby adopts the Notification of Registration of Delaware Group Premium Fund,
Inc., a Maryland corporation, under and pursuant to the provisions of Section
8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and in connection with
such notification of registration submits the following information:
Name of Registrant: Delaware Group Premium Fund
(a Delaware business trust, as successor registrant to
Delaware Group Premium Fund, Inc., a Maryland
corporation)
Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
1818 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone Number (including area code): (215) 255-1255
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Eric E. Miller, Esq.
1818 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Check Appropriate Box:
Registrant is filing an Amendment to its
Registration Statement pursuant to Section
8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, concurrently with the filing of
Form N-8A:
YES [ ] NO [X] 1
Item 1. Exact name of Registrant: Delaware Group Premium Fund
Item 2. State and Date of Organization: Delaware; December 17,
1998
Item 3. Form of Organization: business trust
Item 4. Classification of Registrant: management company
Item 5(a). Registrant is an open-end company.
Item 5(b). Registrant has the following series designated as
diversified funds:
Aggressive Growth Series
Capital Reserves Series
Cash Reserve Series
Convertible Securities Series
Delaware Balanced Series
DelCap Series
Delchester Series
Devon Series
Growth and Income Series
International Equity Series
Small Cap Value Series
Social Awareness Series
Strategic Income Series
Trend Series
U.S. Growth Series
Registrant has the following series designated as
non-diversified funds:
Emerging Markets Series
Global Bond Series
REIT Series
Item 6. Name and address of Investment Adviser of Registrant:
Delaware Management Company
a series of Delaware Management Business Trust
2005 Market Street
One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Item 7. Trustees and Officers of the Registrant:
Wayne A. Stork, Chairman and Trustee
David K. Downes, President, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Trustee
Walter P. Babich, Trustee
John H. Durham, Trustee
Anthony D. Knerr, Trustee
Ann R. Leven, Trustee
Thomas F. Madison, Trustee
Charles E. Peck, Trustee
Jan L. Yeomans, Trustee
Richard G. Unruh, Jr., Executive Vice President
and Chief Investment Officer, Equities
H. Thomas McMeekin, Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
Richard J. Flannery, Esq., Executive Vice
President and General Counsel
Eric E. Miller, Esq., Senior Vice President,
Deputy General Counsel, Secretary
Joseph H. Hastings, Senior Vice President,
Corporate Controller
Michael P. Bishof, Senior Vice President,
Treasurer
Gerald S. Frey, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Francis X. Morris, Vice President, Senior
Portfolio Manager
John B. Fields, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Gary A. Reed, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Gerald T. Nichols, Vice President, Senior
Portfolio Manager
Paul A. Matlack, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Christopher S. Beck, Vice President, Senior
Portfolio Manager
Damon J. Andres, Vice President, Portfolio Manager
The address for each of the trustees and officers
of the Registrant:
1818 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Item 8. Not Applicable.
Item 9(a). No.
Item 9(b). Not Applicable.
Item 9(c). Yes. The Registrant, Delaware Group Premium Fund,
proposes to begin a public offering of its shares of
beneficial interest commencing after the closing of
the reorganization of Delaware Group Premium Fund, Inc.
(which is currently a registered investment company
engaged in a public offering of its shares) into
the Registrant, which is scheduled to occur on December
15, 1999, before 9:00 a.m. In this reorganization, the
Registrant will receive all of the assets and
liabilities of Delaware Group Premium Fund, Inc. in
exchange for shares of the Registrant.
Item 9(d). No.
Item 9(e). Not Applicable.
Item 10. Current value of Registrant's total assets:
None
Item 11. No.
Item 12. None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, the Registrant has caused this Adoption of and Amendment to
Notification of Registration to be duly signed on its behalf in the City of
Philadelphia, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 13th day of
December, 1999.
DELAWARE GROUP PREMIUM FUND
By /s/ ERIC E. MILLER
Eric E. Miller, Senior Vice President and
Secretary
Attest: /S/ MICHAEL D. MABRY
Michael D. Mabry, Vice President
and Assistant Secretary
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1 On December 14, 1999, Delaware Group Premium Fund filed Post-Effective
Amendment No. 29 to the registration statement on Form N-lA of Delaware
Group Premium Fund, Inc. in connection with the reorganization of
Delaware Group Premium Fund, Inc. into Delaware Group Premium Fund. By
and in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, which was filed pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") to
become effective on December 15, 1999, Delaware Group Premium Fund, as
successor, adopted the registration statement on Form N-1A of Delaware
Group Premium Fund, Inc. as its own registration statement pursuant to
Rule 414 under the 1933 Act.
