[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9520]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Rel. No. IC-21000; 811-1522]
Centurion Growth Fund, Inc.; Notice of Application
April 12, 1995.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'').
ACTION: Notice of Application for Deregistration under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').
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APPLICANT: Centurion Growth Fund, Inc.
RELEVANT ACT SECTIONS: Section 8(f).
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant requests an order declaring that it
has ceased to be an investment company.
FILING DATES: The application was filed on March 2, 1995.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary and serving
applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing
requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on May 8, 1995, and
should be accompanied by proof of service on applicant in the form of
an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the SEC's
Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Applicant, c/o Mutual Funds Service Co., 600 Memorial Drive,
Dublin, Ohio 43017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James M. Curtis, Senior Counsel, at
(202) 942-0563, or Robert A. Robertson, Branch Chief, (202) 942-0564
(Office of Investment Company Regulation, Division of Investment
Management).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application may be obtained for a fee at the
SEC's Public Reference Branch.
Applicant's Representations
1. Applicant is registered as an open-end management investment
company that was organized as a corporation under the laws of Delaware
on August 1, 1967 under the name America Future Fund, Inc. On August
14, 1967, applicant filed a notice of registration pursuant to section
8(a) of the Act and a registration statement under section 8(b) of the
Act. On August 24, 1967, applicant also filed a registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 on Form S-5. Applicant's registration
statements both were declared effective on February 8, 1968.
2. On April 22, 1994, the United States District Court, Southern
District of Florida (the ``Court''), appointed Daniel H. Aronson (the
``Receiver'') as the receiver for applicant at the request of the SEC
after applicant's investment adviser and underwriter resigned and all
but one director and officer of applicant had resigned.
3. On June 10, 1994, the Court directed the Receiver to pursue a
merger of applicant with another investment company on terms as
advantageous as possible to applicant's shareholders. After reviewing
several proposals, the Receiver selected the merger proposal submitted
by Vontobel USA, Inc., an investment adviser, and The World Funds,
Inc., a diversified, open-end, management investment company.
4. On November 23, 1994, the Receiver and World Funds executed an
Agreement and Plan or Reorganization (the ``Plan''), and the Receiver
appointed Vontobel as interim investment adviser. The Court, by order
dated December 16, 1994, granted the Receiver's motion to approve the
Plan. No vote, consent, or other action by applicant's shareholders was
required or solicited in connection with the Plan due to the Court's
jurisdiction and broad powers of equity.
5. On December 27, 1994, pursuant to the Plan, the U.S. Value Fund
Series of World Funds acquired all applicant's assets and goodwill,
except for $65,000 in cash applicant retained to pay its expenses
related to the Plan and other liabilities, in exchange for a number of
shares of common stock of the series based on the relative net asset
values of such series and applicant. World Funds then distributed to
applicant's shareholders 730,811,301 shares of the series pro rata
based on the series's net asset value per share of $10.25.
6. The Receiver retained $65,000 to pay applicant's final costs,
expenses, debts, and liabilities. The Receiver has been paying these
expenses as they come due and anticipates that such expenses will
exhaust the funds withheld.
7. Applicant has no security holders, assets, or other liabilities.
Applicant is not a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding
other than those described above. Applicant is not engaged and does not
propose to engage in any business activity other than those necessary
for the winding up of its affairs.
8. On December 16, 1994, the Court authorized the dissolution of
applicant. Applicant filed a Certificate of Dissolution with the
Secretary of State of Delaware on December 29, 1994.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Margaret M. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-9520 Filed 4-17-95; 8:45 am]
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