Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
FORM N-54C
NOTIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT
TO SECTIONS 55 THROUGH 65 OF THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(c)
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned business development company hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission that it withdraws its election to
be subject to Sections 55 through 65 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the "Act"), pursuant to the provisions of Section 54(c) of the
Act, and in connection with such notice of withdrawal of election
submits the following information:
Name: The Americas Growth Fund,
Inc.
Address of Principal Business 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite
Office: 2000
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone Number: (305) 374-3575
File Number under the
Securities Exchange Act of
1934: 0-24432
The Americas Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Company") has merged into
JWGenesis Financial Services, Inc. ("JWGFS"). JWGFS, the surviving
corporation in the merger, is a financial services holding company
that is not an investment company.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned Company
has caused this notification of withdrawal of election to be subject
to Sections 55 through 65 of the Act to be duly signed on its behalf
in the city of Weston and state of Florida effective as of the 18th
day of December, 1998.
THE AMERICAS GROWTH FUND, INC.
[SEAL]
By: /s/ Leonard J. Sokolow
Leonard J. Sokolow, President
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Sanford Cohen
Sanford Cohen, Secretary
