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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 notifies 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:
Name: Capital Dimensions, Inc.
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Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):
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Two AppleTree Square, Suite 335, Bloomington, Minnesota 55425
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Telephone Number (including area code): (612) 854-3007
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Name and address of agent for service of process: Thomas F. Hunt, Jr., President
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Check one 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: June 19, 1997
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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, of the company:
The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant
to section 8(a) of 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 Minnesota and with its principal place of business
in Minnesota; 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 1940; and that it will make available significant managerial assistance
with respect to issuers of such securities to the extent required by the Act.
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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
Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 19th day of June, 1997.
CAPITAL DIMENSIONS, INC.
By: /s/Thomas F. Hunt, Jr.
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Thomas F. Hunt, Jr., President
Attest: /s/Dean R. Pickerell
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Dean R. Pickerell
Executive Vice President
