[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37484-37485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17858]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Rel. No. IC-21204; 811-5948]
Financial Square Trust; Notice of Application
July 14, 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: Financial Square Trust.
RELEVANT ACT SECTION: 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 June 23, 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 August 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.
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ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549.
Applicant, 4900 Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
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 an open-end management investment company that was
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. On October 17, 1989,
applicant field a notice of registration on Form N-8A pursuant to
section 8(a) of the Act. Also on October 17, 1989, applicant field a
registration statement under section 8(b) of the Act and under the
Securities Act of 1933 on Form N-1A to register an indefinite number of
shares. Applicant's registration statement was declared effective on
February 28, 1990, and applicant commenced its initial public offering
shortly thereafter.
2. On October 25, 1994, the board of trustees of applicant and the
board of trustees of Goldman Sachs Money Market Trust (the ``Acquiring
Fund''), respectively, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
(the ``Reorganization'') providing for the transfer of all the assets
of each series of the applicant, the Prime Obligations Fund, the
Government Fund, the Treasury Obligations Fund, the Money Market Fund,
and the Tax-Free Money Market Fund, to newly-created corresponding
series of the Acquiring Fund in exchange for units of beneficial
interest of each such series of the Acquiring Fund. In accordance with
rule 17a-8 under the Act, the board of trustees of applicant, including
the trustees who are not interested persons, and the board of trustees
of the Acquiring Fund, including the trustees who are not interested
persons, concluded that the Reorganization would be in the best
interests of their respective investment companies and that the
interests of their respective shareholders or unitholders would not be
diluted as a result.
3. The proxy statement was filed with the SEC, and such proxy
statement was distributed to applicant's shareholders on November 17,
1994. At a special meeting of shareholders held on December 16, 1994,
the shareholders of applicant approved the Reorganization.
4. As of December 28, 1994, applicant had outstanding 5,976,415,234
shares having an aggregate net asset value of $5,976,415,234. On
December 28, 1994, pursuant to the Reorganization, applicant
transferred all the assets of each of its series to the corresponding
series of the Acquiring Fund. Immediately thereafter, applicant
liquidated and distributed pro rata to the shareholders of each of its
series the units of beneficial interest that it received of each
corresponding series of the Acquiring Fund. Each shareholder of each
series of applicant received units of the corresponding series of the
Acquiring Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the
aggregate net asset value of his or her investment in applicant. No
brokerage commissions were incurred in connection with the
Reorganization.
5. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the adviser of both applicant
and the Acquiring Fund, assumed all expenses relating to
Reorganization.
6. Applicant has no security holders, assets, debts, or other
liabilities. Applicant is not a party to any litigation or
administrative proceeding. 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.
7. Applicant intends to file a document on or about August 1, 1995
with the Office of the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts to effect the termination of applicant as a Massachusetts
business trust.
For the SEC, by the Division of Investment Management, under
delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-17858 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]
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