1933 Act File No. 33-52149
1940 Act File No. 811-7141
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ..........
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 ........... X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X
Amendment No. 10 ......................... X
WORLD INVESTMENT SERIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
John W. McGonigle, Esquire,
Federated Investors Tower,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on September 9, 1996, pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(v)
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
on pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
on pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
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If appropriate, check the following box:
This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
declaration pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, and:
X filed the Notice required by that Rule on January 16, 1996; or
intends to file the Notice required by that Rule on or about
; or
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during the most recent fiscal year did not sell any securities pursuant
to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and, pursuant
to Rule 24f-2(b)(2), need not file the Notice.
Copies to:
Matthew G. Maloney, Esquire
Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
This amendment to the Registration Statement of World Investment
Series, Inc., which is comprised of seven portfolios: (1) World Utility
Fund consisting of four classes of shares (a) Class A Shares, (b) Class F
Shares, (c) Class B Shares, and (d) Class C Shares; (2) Federated Asia
Pacific Growth Fund consisting of three classes of shares (a) Class A
Shares, (b) Class B Shares, and (c) Class C Shares; (3) Federated Emerging
Markets Fund consisting of three classes of shares (a) Class A Shares, (b)
Class B Shares, and (c) Class C Shares; (4) Federated European Growth Fund
consisting of three classes of shares (a) Class A Shares, (b) Class B
Shares, and (c) Class C Shares; (5) Federated International Small Company
Fund consisting of three classes of shares (a) Class A Shares, (b) Class B
Shares, and (c) Class C Shares; (6) Federated Latin American Growth Fund
consisting of three classes of shares (a) Class A Shares, (b) Class B
Shares, and (c) Class C Shares; and (7) Federated Aggressive International
Income Fund (currently in registration) consisting of three classes of
shares (a) Class A Shares, (b) Class B Shares, and (c) Class C Shares.
This filing relates to only five portfolios, Federated Asia Pacific Growth
Fund, Federated Emerging Markets Fund, Federated European Growth Fund,
Federated International Small Company Fund, and Federated Latin American
Growth Fund, and is comprised of the following:
PART A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS.
Prospectus Heading
(Rule 404(c) Cross Reference)
Item 1. Cover Page...............(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-
c)Cover Page.
Item 2. Synopsis.................(1a-d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c) Summary
of Fund Expenses.
Item 3. Condensed Financial
Information .............(1a-d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c)
Performance Information; (1a) Financial
Highlights-Class A Shares; (1b)
Financial Highlights-Class F Shares;
(1c) Financial Highlights-Class B
Shares; (1d) Financial Highlights-Class
C Shares.
Item 4. General Description
of Registrant ..........(1a-d, 7a-c) General Information;
(2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c) Synopsis;
(2a-c,3a-c,4a-c, 5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c)
Liberty Family of Funds; (1a-d, 2a-c,3a-
c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c) Investment
Information; (1a-d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c, 7a-c) Investment Objective; (1a-
d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c, 5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c)
Investment Policies; (1a-d) Risk Factors
and Investment Considerations; (7a-c)
Risk Considerations in Emerging
Markets;(1a-d) Other Investment
Practices; (1a-d,2a-c, 3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c, 7a-c) Investment Limitations.
Item 5. Management of the Fund...(1a-d, 7a-c) Fund Information; (2a-c,
3a-c,4a-c, 5a-c,6a-c) Corporation
Information; (1a-d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c, 7a-c) Management of the
Corporation; (1a,c,d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c) Distribution of
Shares; (1b) Distribution of Class F
Shares; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c)
Administration of the Fund; (2a-c,3a-
c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Expenses of the
Fund and Class A Shares, Class B Shares,
and Class C Shares; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c) Brokerage
Transactions.
Item 6. Capital Stock and
Other Securities .......(1a-d, 7a-c) Dividends and
Distributions; (1a,b,d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c) Account and Share
Information; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c, 7a-c) Shareholder Information;
(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Voting Rights; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c,7a-c) Tax Information; (1a-d,2a-
c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-c) Federal
Income Tax; (2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-
c,7a-c) State and Local Taxes; (1a-d)
State and Local Taxes; (1a-
d,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a) Other Classes of
Shares.
Item 7. Purchase of Securities Being
Offered .................(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Net
Asset Value; (1a,1c,1d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Investing in the Fund;
(1a,1c,1d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c, 7a-
c) How To Purchase Shares;
(1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a,7a) Investing in
Class A Shares; (1b) Investing in Class
F Shares; (1c,2b,3b,4b,5b,6b,7b)
Investing in Class B Shares;
(1d,2c,3c,4c,5c,6c,7c) Investing in
Class C Shares; (1a,c,d,7a-c) Special
Purchase Features; (1b) Share Purchases;
(1b) Minimum Investment Required; (1b)
What Shares Cost; (1b,7a) Reducing or
Eliminating the Sales Charge; (1b,7a-c)
Systematic Investment Program; (1b)
Exchanging Securities for Fund Shares;
(1a-d,7a-c) Certificates and
Confirmations; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c,7a-c) Exchange Privilege.
Item 8. Redemption or Repurchase.(1a,1c,1d, 2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-
c) How To Redeem Shares; (1b) Redeeming
Class F Shares; (1b,7a-c) Through a
Financial Institution; (1b,7a-c)
Redeeming Shares by Telephone; (1b,7a-c)
Redeeming Shares by Mail; (1a,1c,1d, 2a-
c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Special
Redemption Features; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c,7a-c) Elimination of Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge; (1b,7a-c)
Systematic Withdrawal Program; (1a-
d,7a-c) Accounts With Low Balances.
Item 9. Pending Legal Proceedings None
PART B. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Item 10. Cover Page...............(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Cover Page.
Item 11. Table of Contents........(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Table of Contents.
Item 12. General Information
and History..............(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
General Information About the Fund; (1a-
d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) About
Federated Investors.
Item 13. Investment Objectives
and Policies.............(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Investment Objective and Policies.
Item 14. Management of the Corporation.(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-
c) World Investment Series, Inc.
Management.
Item 15. Control Persons and Principal
Holders of Securities....(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Fund Ownership; (1a-d,7a-c) Directors'
Compensation.
Item 16. Investment Advisory and Other
Services.................(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Investment Advisory Services; (2a-c,3a-
c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c)Administrative
Services; (1a-d,7a-c) Other Services;
(2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Transfer
Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
Item 17. Brokerage Allocation.....(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Brokerage Transactions.
Item 18. Capital Stock and Other
Securities...............Not applicable.
Item 19. Purchase, Redemption
and Pricing of Securities
Being Offered............(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Purchasing Shares; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Determining Net Asset
Value; (1b) Exchange Privilege; (1a-
d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Redeeming Shares.
Item 20. Tax Status...............(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Tax
Status.
Item 21. Underwriters.............(1b-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Distribution Plan and Shareholder
Services Agreement.
Item 22. Calculation of
Performance Data.........(1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c)
Total Return; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c,7a-c) Yield; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-
c,5a-c,6a-c,7a-c) Performance
Comparisons; (1a-d,2a-c,3a-c,4a-c,5a-
c,6a-c,7a-c) Appendix - included in the
Prospectus.
Item 23. Financial Statements.....1a-d, 2a-c, 3a-c,4a-c, 5a-c,and 6a-c
filed in Part A Prospectuses, 7a-c to be
filed by amendment.
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION.
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits:
(a)Financial Statements: 1a-d, 2a-c, 3a-c,4a-c, 5a-c,and 6a-c
filed in Part A Prospectuses, 7a-c to be filed by amendment.
(b) Exhibits:
(1) (i) Conformed Copy of Articles of Incorporation of
the Registrant;(1)
(ii) Conformed Copy of Articles Supplementary;(5)
(2) Copy of By-Laws of the Registrant; (1)
(3) Not applicable;
(4) Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Capital
Stock of Federated World Utility Fund; Federated Asia
Pacific Growth Fund, Federated Emerging Markets Fund,
Federated European Growth Fund, Federated International
Small Company Fund, and Federated Latin American Growth
Fund; +
(5) (i) Conformed Copy of Investment Advisory Contract of
the Registrant through and including Exhibit
F;(5)
(ii) Conformed Copy of Assignment of Investment
Advisory Contract;(5)
(6) (i) Conformed Copy of Distributor's Contract of the
Registrant through and including Exhibit S;(5)
(ii) The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed
copy of the Specimen Mutual Funds Sales and
Service Agreement; Mutual Funds Service
Agreement; and Plan Trustee/Mutual Funds Service
Agreement from Item 24(b)6 of the Cash Trust
Series II Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
filed with the Commission on July 24, 1995. (File
Nos. 33-38550 and 811-6269)
(7) Not applicable;
(8) Conformed copy of Custodian Agreement of the
Registrant; (3)
+All exhibits have been filed electronically.
1. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Intitial
Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed February 4, 1994. (File Nos.
33-52149 and 811-7141).
3. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed July 25, 1994 (File Nos. 33-52149
and 811-7141).
5. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed January 26, 1996 (File Nos. 33-52149
and 811-7141).
(9) (i) Conformed copy of Agreement for Fund Accounting
Services, Administrative Services, Transfer
Agency Services, and Custody Services
Procurement; +
(ii) The responses described in Item 24(b)6 are
hereby incorporated by reference.
(iii)..........On behalf of Federated World Utilty
Fund, the .....Registrant hereby incorporates the
conformed .....copy of the Shareholder Services Sub-
Contract ......between Fidelity and Federated
Shareholder ...Services from Item 24(b)(9)(iii) of the
Federated GNMA Trust Registration Statement on
Form N-1A, filed with the Commission of March
25, 1996. (File nos. 2-75670 and 811-3375)
(10) Conformed copy of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to
legality of shares being registered; (2)
(11) Conformed Copy of Independent Auditors Consent;(5)
(12) Not applicable;
(13) Conformed copy of Initial Capital Understanding; (2)
(14) Not applicable;
(15) Conformed Copy of Rule 12b-1 Distribution
Plan through and including Exhibit R;(5)
(16) Copy of Schedule for Computation of Fund Performance
Data for World Utility Fund; (3)
(i) Copy of Schedule for Computation of Fund
Performance Data for Federated Asia Pacific Growth
Fund, Federated Emerging Market Fund, Federated
European Growth Fund, Federated Small Company Fund,
Federated Latin American Groth Fund; +
(17) Copy of Financial Data Schedules; +
(18) Conformed Copy of Multiple Class Plan;(5)
(19) Conformed copy of Power of Attorney; (6)
Item 25. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant.
None
+All exhibits have been filed electronically.
2. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Pre-Effective
Amendment No.1 on Form N-1A filed March 24, 1994. (File Nos. 33-52149
and 811-7141).
3. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 on Form N-1A filed July 25, 1994 (File Nos. 33-52149
and 811-7141).
5. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 on Form N-1A filed January 26, 1996 (File Nos. 33-52149
and 811-7141).
6. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 7 on Form N-1A filed June 19, 1996 (File Nos. 33-52149
and 811-7141).
Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities:
Number of Record Holders
Title of Class as of August 21, 1996
Shares of capital stock
($0.001 per Share par value)
World Utility Fund
a) Class A Shares 1,206
b) Class B Shares 600
c) Class C Shares 364
d) Class F Shares 386
Federated Asia Pacific Growth Fund
a) Class A Shares 1,219
b) Class B Shares 1,190
c) Class C Shares 1,037
Federated Emerging Markets Fund
a) Class A Shares 1,249
b) Class B Shares 1,259
c) Class C Shares 1,023
Federated European Growth Fund
a) Class A Shares 1,117
b) Class B Shares 1,064
c) Class C Shares 1,011
Federated International Small Company Fund
a) Class A Shares 1,398
b) Class B Shares 1,426
c) Class C Shares 1,104
Federated Latin American Growth Fund
a) Class A Shares 1,133
b) Class B Shares 1,094
c) Class C Shares 1,025
Federated International High Income Fund:
a) Class A Shares not currently effective
b) Class B Shares not currently effective
c) Class C Shares not currently effective
Item 27. Indemnification (1).
Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:
For a description of the other business of the Investment
Adviser, see the section entitled "Management of the Corporation"
in Part A. The affiliations with the Registrant of three of the
Directors and two of the Officers of the Investment Adviser are
included in Part B of the Registration Statement under "World
Investment Series, Inc. Management."
The remaining Officers of the Investment Adviser are: J.
Christopher Donahue, President, CEO AND COO; William D. Dawson,
III, Henry A. Frantzen, J. Thomas Madden, and Mark L. Mallon,
Executive Vice Presidents; Henry J. Gailliot, Senior Vice
President-Economist; Peter R. Anderson, Drew J. Collins, Jonathan
C. Conley, Mark E. Durbiano, J. Alan Minteer, and Mary Jo Ochson,
Senior Vice Presidents; J. Scott Albrecht, Joseph M. Balestrino,
Randall S. Bauer, David F. Belton, David A. Briggs, Kenneth J.
Cody, Deborah A. Cunningham, Michael P. Donnelly, Linda A.
Duessel, Kathleen M. Foody-Malus, Thomas M. Franks, Stephen A.
Keen, Mark S. Kopinski, Robert M. Kowit, Jeff A. Kozemchak,
Marian R. Marinack, Sandra L. McInerney, Susan M. Nason, Robert
J. Ostrowski, Charles A. Ritter, Frank Semack, William F. Stotz,
Tracy P. Stouffer, Edward J. Tiedge, Christopher H. Wiles, and
Jolanta M. Wysoka, Vice Presidents; Thomas R. Donahue, Treasurer,
and Stephen A. Keen, Secretary. The business address of each of
the Officers of the Federated Research Division of Federated
Global Research Corp. is Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222-3779 or 175 Water Street, New York, New York 10038-4965,
as applicable. These individuals are also officers of a majority
of the investment advisers to the Funds listed in Part B of this
Registration Statement.
Item 29. Principal Underwriters:
(a) Federated Securities Corp., the Distributor for shares of
the Registrant, also acts as principal underwriter for the
following open-end investment companies: 111 Corcoran Funds;
Annuity Management Series; Arrow Funds; Automated Government
Money Trust; BayFunds; Blanchard Funds; Blanchard Precious Metals
Fund, Inc.; Cash Trust Series II; Cash Trust Series, Inc.; DG
Investor Series; Edward D. Jones & Co. Daily Passport Cash Trust;
Federated Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.; Federated
American Leaders Fund, Inc.; Federated ARMs Fund; Federated
Equity Funds; Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Federated Fund
for U.S. Government Securities, Inc.; Federated GNMA Trust;
Federated Government Income Securities, Inc.; Federated
Government Trust; Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc.;
Federated High Yield Trust; Federated Income Securities Trust;
Federated Income Trust; Federated Index Trust; Federated
Institutional Trust; Federated Insurance Series; Federated Master
Trust; Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Federated
Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Trust;
Federated Short-Term Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term U.S.
Government Trust; Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated
Stock Trust; Federated Tax-Free Trust; Federated Total Return
Series, Inc.; Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S.
Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years; Federated U.S. Government
Securities Fund: 2-5 Years; Federated U.S. Government Securities
Fund: 5-10 Years; Federated Utility Fund, Inc.; First Priority
Funds; Fixed Income Securities, Inc.; Fortress Utility Fund,
Inc.; High Yield Cash Trust; Independence One Mutual Funds;
Intermediate Municipal Trust; International Series, Inc.;
Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Investment Series Trust; Liberty
U.S. Government Money Market Trust; Liquid Cash Trust; Managed
Series Trust; Marshall Funds, Inc.; Money Market Management,
Inc.; Money Market Obligations Trust; Money Market Trust;
Municipal Securities Income Trust; Newpoint Funds; Peachtree
Funds; RIMCO Monument Funds; SouthTrust Vulcan Funds; Star Funds;
Targeted Duration Trust; Tax-Free Instruments Trust; The Biltmore
Funds; The Biltmore Municipal Funds; The Monitor Funds; The
Planters Funds; The Starburst Funds; The Starburst Funds II; The
Virtus Funds; Tower Mutual Funds; Trust for Financial
Institutions; Trust for Government Cash Reserves; Trust for
Short-Term U.S. Government Securities; Trust for U.S. Treasury
Obligations; Vision Group of Funds, Inc.; and World Investment
Series, Inc.
Federated Securities Corp. also acts as principal underwriter for
the following closed-end investment company: Liberty Term Trust,
Inc.- 1999.
(b)
(1) (2) (3)
Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices
Business Address With Underwriter With Registrant
Richard B. Fisher Director, Chairman, Chief President and
Federated Investors Tower Executive Officer, ChiefDirector
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Operating Officer, Asst.
Secretary, and Asst.
Treasurer, Federated
Securities Corp.
Edward C. Gonzales Director, Executive ViceExecutive Vice
Federated Investors Tower President, Federated, President
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Securities Corp.
John W. McGonigle Director, Federated Executive Vice
Federated Investors Tower Securities Corp. President,Secretary
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 and Treasurer
John B. Fisher President-Institutional Sales, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
James F. Getz President-Broker/Dealer, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Mark R. Gensheimer Executive Vice President of --
Federated Investors Tower Bank/Trust, Federated
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Securities Corp.
Mark W. Bloss Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Richard W. Boyd Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Theodore Fadool, Jr. Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Bryant R. Fisher Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Christopher T. Fives Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
James S. Hamilton Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
James M. Heaton Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Keith Nixon Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Solon A. Person, IV Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Timothy C. Pillion Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Thomas E. Territ Senior Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
John B. Bohnet Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Byron F. Bowman Vice President, Secretary, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Mary J. Combs Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
R. Edmond Connell, Jr. Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Kevin J. Crenny Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Daniel T. Culbertson Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
G. Michael Cullen Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securites Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Laura M. Deger Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Jill Ehrenfeld Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Mark D. Fisher Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Michael D. Fitzgerald Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Joseph D. Gibbons Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Craig S. Gonzales Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Richard C. Gonzales Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Scott A. Hutton Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
H. Joeseph Kenedy Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
William E. Kugler Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Steven A. La Versa Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Mark J. Miehl Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Richard C. Mihm Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
J. Michael Miller Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Michael P. O'Brien Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Robert D. Oehlschlager Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Robert F. Phillips Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Eugene B. Reed Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Paul V. Riordan Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
John C. Shelar, Jr. Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
David W. Spears Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Jeffrey A. Stewart Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Jamie M. Teschner Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
William C. Tustin Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Paul A. Uhlman Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Richard B. Watts Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Michael P. Wolff Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Charlene H. Jennings Assistant Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
J. Timothy Radcliff Assistant Vice President, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Denis McAuley Treasurer, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Thomas R. Donahue Asstistant Secretary, --
Federated Investors Tower Assistant Treasurer,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Federated Securities Corp.
Joseph M. Huber Assistant Secretary, --
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
David M. Taylor Assistant Secretary,
Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
(c)Not applicable.
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records:
All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 promulgated
thereunder are maintained at one of the following locations:
Registrant Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Federated Shareholder Services Company P.O. Box 8600
(Transfer Agent, Dividend Boston, MA 02266-8600
Disbursing Agent and Portfolio
Recordkeeper)
Federated Services Company Federated Investors Tower
(Administrator) Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
Federated Global Research Corp. 175 Water Street
(Adviser) New York, NY 10038-4965
State Street Bank and Trust Company P.O. Box 8600
(Custodian) Boston, MA 02266-8600
Item 31. Not applicable.
Item 32. Undertakings:
Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish each person to whom a
prospectus is delivered with a copy of the Registrant's latest
annual report to shareholders, upon request and without charge.
Registrant hereby undertakes to comply with the provisions of
Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the removal of
Directors and the calling of special shareholder meetings by
shareholders.
Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment
on behalf of Federated International High Income Fund using
financial statements for Federated International High Income
Fund, which need not be certified, within four to six months from
its effective date.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, WORLD INVESTMENT SERIES,
INC., certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of
this Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on the 29th day of August, 1996.
WORLD INVESTMENT SERIES, INC.
BY: /s/ J.Crilley Kelly
J. Crilley Kelly, Assistant Secretary
Attorney in Fact for John F. Donahue
August 29, 1996
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following person in the capacity and on the date indicated:
NAME TITLE DATE
By:/s/ J.Crilley Kelly Attorney In Fact August 29, 1996
J. Crilley Kelly For the Persons
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Listed Below
NAME TITLE
John F. Donahue* Chairman and Director
(Chief Executive Officer)
Richard B. Fisher* President and Director
David M. Taylor* Treasurer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
Thomas G. Bigley * Director
John T. Conroy, Jr.* Director
William J. Copeland* Director
James E. Dowd* Director
Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Director
Edward L. Flaherty, Jr.* Director
Peter E. Madden* Director
Gregor F. Meyer* Director
John E. Murray, Jr.* Director
Wesley W. Posvar* Director
Marjorie P. Smuts* Director
* By Power of Attorney
