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[FR Doc No: 94-10198]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 20239; 811-827]

 

Pioneer Investment Plans for the Accumulation of Shares of the 
Pioneer Fund; Notice of Application

April 21, 1994.
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: Pioneer Investment Plans for the Accumulation of Shares of 
the Pioneer Fund.

RELEVANT ACT SECTION: Section 8(f).

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant seeks an order declaring it has 
ceased to be an investment company.

FILING DATE: The application was filed on November 26, 1993, and an 
amendment was filed on March 1, 1994. By letter dated April 20, 1994, 
applicant has stated that it will make current its NSAR filings during 
the notice period.

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 16, 1994, 
and should be accompanied by proof of service on the 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 may request 
notification of a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
Applicant, 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deepak T. Pai, Staff Attorney, at 
(202) 942-0574, or Robert A. Robertson, Branch Chief, (202) 942-0564 
(Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company 
Regulation).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application may be obtained for a fee from 
the SEC's Public Reference Branch.

Applicant's Representations

    1. Applicant is a periodic payment plan, which registered as a unit 
investment trust on July 30, 1958 by filing a notification of 
registration on Form N-8A pursuant to section 8(a) of the Act. On the 
same day, applicant filed a registration statement on Form S-6 under 
the Securities Act of 1933 to register its securities. The registration 
statement was declared effective on or about April 12, 1961, and 
applicant's initial public offering commenced soon thereafter.
    2. Applicant consisted of Insurted Systematic Investment Plans and 
Single Payment Plans (collectively, the ``Plans'') under which payments 
by planholders were invested in shares of Pioneer Fund, an open-end 
investment company. Each Plan was established and governed by the terms 
of (a) an individual agreement among the investor, and depositor, 
Pioneer Plans Corporation, and (b) a custody agreement between a 
sponsor and the custodian, State Street Bank. The individual agreements 
and the custody agreement were governed by the laws of The Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts.
    3. On December 20, 1990, the board of directors of Pioneering 
Services Corporation approved a plan of conversion which would convert 
each Plan to a Pioneer Fund Open Account. This vote subsequently was 
ratified by a written action of directors dated as of February 22, 
1994.
    4. Planholders who had completed their contractual Plan payments at 
the time of conversion were notified of the conversion by letter dated 
January 2, 1991. On the same day, planholders who had not completed 
their contractual payments were given the right to purchase shares of 
Pioneer Fund at a reduced sales charge of 2% to complete their Plans. 
This charge was lower than the amounts that would have been required to 
complete their Plan obligations.
    5. On January 5, 1991, Pioneer Plans Corporation converted each 
Single Payment Plan and Insured Systematic Investment Plan to a Pioneer 
Fund Open Account. Upon the effectiveness of the conversion, the entire 
share balance of each Plan was transferred to a Pioneer Fund Open 
Account registered in the name of the holder of the converted Plan. The 
conversion had no effect on the value of the assets held in the Plans 
(i.e., shares of Pioneer Fund).
    6. Pioneering Services Corporation paid all expenses in connection 
with the conversion. Expenses were incurred to pay the manager of the 
project, and mailing and printing costs.
    7. Applicant has no debts or other liabilities outstanding, and is 
not a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding. Applicant 
had no planholders at the time of filing of the application.
    8. Applicant is not now engaged, nor does it propose to engage, in 
any business activities other than those necessary for the winding up 
of its affairs. Applicant presently has no legal existence under the 
state laws pursuant to which it was created.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-10198 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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