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. 811-06322
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 Pooled Trust, 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 Pooled Trust
(a Delaware business trust, as successor registrant to
Delaware Pooled Trust, 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:
Richard J. Flannery, 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 Pooled Trust
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:
The Large-Cap Value Equity Portfolio
The Core Equity Portfolio (formerly The Growth and
Income Portfolio)
The Balanced Portfolio
The Equity Income Portfolio
The Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio (formerly The
Aggressive Growth Portfolio)
The Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio (formerly
The Small/Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio)
The Small-Cap Value Equity Portfolio
The Small-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
The Intermediate Fixed Income Portfolio
The Aggregate Fixed Income Portfolio
The High-Yield Bond Portfolio
The Diversified Core Fixed Income Portfolio
The Global Equity Portfolio
The International Equity Portfolio
The Labor Select International Equity Portfolio
The International Small-Cap Portfolio
The International Large-Cap Equity Portfolio
Registrant has the following series designated as
non-diversified funds:
The Select Equity Portfolio
The Real Estate Investment Trust Portfolio
The Real Estate Investment Trust Portfolio II
The Emerging Markets Portfolio
The Global Fixed Income Portfolio
The International Fixed Income Portfolio
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
Richelle S. Maestro, Esq., Senior Vice President,
Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary
Joseph H. Hastings, Senior Vice President, Corporate
Controller
Michael P. Bishof, Senior Vice President, Treasurer
George E. Deming, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Gerald S. Frey, 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
Roger A. Early, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Frank X. Morris, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
J. Paul Dokas, Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
John B. Fields, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Robert L. Arnold, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Timothy J. Connors, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Christopher S. Beck, Vice President, Senior Portfolio
Manager
Thomas J. Trotman, Vice President, 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 Pooled Trust, proposes
to begin a public offering of its shares of beneficial
interest commencing after the closing of the
reorganization of Delaware Pooled Trust, 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 Pooled Trust, 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 POOLED TRUST
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 Pooled Trust filed Post-Effective
Amendment No. 30 to the registration statement on Form N-lA of Delaware
Pooled Trust, Inc. in connection with the reorganization of Delaware
Pooled Trust, Inc. into Delaware Pooled Trust. By and in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 30, 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 Pooled Trust, as successor, adopted the
registration statement on Form N-1A of Delaware Pooled Trust, Inc. as its
own registration statement pursuant to Rule 414 under the 1933 Act.
