INVESCO DIVERSIFIED FUNDS INC
40-8F-M, 2000-05-23
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2000.

                                    FORM N-8F
                                  UNITED STATES
                       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 a Registered Investment Company has Ceased
                    to be an Investment Company under the Act

                         INVESCO DIVERSIFIED FUNDS, INC.
                               (Name of Applicant)

                               File No.: 811-7984
                (Securities and Exchange Commission File Number)


                              7800 E. Union Avenue
                             Denver, Colorado 80237
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)

                   Copies of all Communications and Orders to:


Glen A. Payne, Esq.                              Clifford J. Alexander, Esq.
7800 E. Union Avenue                             Susan M. Casey, Esq.
Denver, Colorado  80237                          Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                                                 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                                                 Washington, D.C.  20036-1800



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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:  INVESCO Diversified Funds, Inc.

3.       Securities and Exchange Commission File No.:  811-7984

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 (include No. and Street,  City,
         State, Zip Code):

         7800 E. Union Avenue
         Denver, CO  80237

6.       Name,  address and telephone  number of individual the Commission staff
         should contact with any questions regarding this form:

         Susan M. Casey, Esq.
         Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
         1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
         Washington, D.C.  20036-1800
         (202) 778-9000

7.       Name,  address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible
         for maintenance  and  preservation of fund's records in accordance with
         rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-1, .31a-2]:

         INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
         7800 E. Union Avenue
         Denver, CO  80237
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         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 law  under which the fund was organized or formed (E.G., Delaware
         or Massachusetts):

         The fund is a organized as a Maryland corporation.

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:

         INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., the fund's investment adviser, is located at
         7800 E. Union Avenue, Denver, CO 80237.

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
         principal underwriters have been terminated:

         INVESCO  Distributors,  Inc.,  the  fund's  principal  underwriter,  is
         located at 7800 E. Union Avenue, Denver, CO 80237.

13.      If the fund is a unit investment trust ("UIT") provide: Not Applicable.

         (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         [x]  No

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         If Yes, for each UIT state:
         Name(s):
         File No.:  811-______
         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

                  If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place:
                  February 3, 1999

                  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: May 20, 1999

                  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: June 4, 1999

         (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:

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                  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:

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?

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         (c)      Will the remaining assets be invested in securities?

                  [ ] Yes          [  ] No

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:

                  (i)    Legal expenses:                              $14,533.92
                  (ii)   Accounting expenses:                           7,919.30
                  (iii)  Other expenses (list and identify separately):
                         Postage and Printing:                         30,383.28
                         Proxy Solicitation:                           34,044.92
                  (iv)   Total expenses (sum of lines
                         (i)-(iii) above):                            $86,881.42

         (b)      How were those expenses allocated?

                  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.                                  50%
                  INVESCO Small Company Value Fund                           13%
                  INVESCO Small Company Growth Fund                          37%

         (c)      Who paid those expenses?

                  INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.                           $43,440.71
                  INVESCO Small Company Value Fund                    $11,596.69
                  INVESCO Small Company Growth Fund                   $31,844.02

         (d)      How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)?

                  INVESCO Small Company  Growth Fund assumed all  liabilities of
                  INVESCO Small Company Value Fund.


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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:

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:

                  INVESCO  Small  Company  Growth  Fund,  the  series of INVESCO
                  Emerging Opportunity Funds, Inc.

         (b)      State  the  Investment  Company  Act file  number  of the fund
                  surviving the Merger:

                  811-06234

         (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 number:              333-70843
                  Form type used:           N-14
                  Date filed:               March 17, 1999

         (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.


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                                  VERIFICATION

         The  undersigned  states  that  (i)  he has  executed  this  Form  N-8F
application  for an order under  section 8(f) of the  Investment  Company Act of
1940 on behalf of INVESCO  Diversified  Funds, Inc., (ii) he is the Secretary of
INVESCO  Diversified  Funds,  Inc.,  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 knowledge, information and belief.

Date:                                             /s/ Glen A. Payne
      May 22, 2000                                --------------------
                                                  Name:  Glen A. Payne
                                                  Title: Secretary


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