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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Rel. No. IC--20577; No. 811-4515]

 

Colonial United States Equity Index Trust

September 26, 1994.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice of Application for an Order under the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 (``1940 Act'').

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APPLICANT: Colonial United States Equity Index Trust.

RELEVANT 1940 ACT SECTION: Order requested under Section 8(f) of the 
1940 Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has 
ceased to be an investment company as defined by the 1940 Act.

FILING DATE: The application was filed on August 25, 1994.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the Application 
will be issued unless the Commission 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 October 
21, 1994, 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 requestor's interest, 
the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons may 
request notification of a hearing by writing to the Secretary of the 
SEC.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Applicant, Colonial United States 
Equity Index Trust, One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvonne M. Hunold, Senior Counsel, on (202) 942-0670, Office of 
Insurance Products (Division of Investment Management).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is a summary of the Application; 
the complete Application is available for a free from the SEC's Public 
Reference Branch.

Applicant's Representations

    1. The Applicant (formerly, the GNMA Trust) is a Massachusetts 
business trust and an open-end, diversified investment management 
company registered under the 1940 Act.
    2. On December 17, 1985, Applicant filed a notification of 
registration under Section 8(a) of the 1940 Act and a registration 
statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 8(b) of the 1940 
Act registering an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. 
The registration statement became effective on July 22, 1986, and the 
initial public offering commenced July 25, 1986.
    3. On August 13, 1993, Applicant's board of trustees unanimously 
approved the terms of an agreement and plan of reorganization 
(``Plan''). The Plan was approved by Applicant's shareholders on 
December 10, 1993. Applicant relied upon Rule 17a-8 under the 1940 Act 
in determining to merge its assets into an existing series of a 
registered investment management company.
    4. On December 16, 1993, Applicant made a final distribution of 
dividend income to its security holders in the amount of $0.1825 per 
share, for a total distribution of $342,672.
    5. On December 17, 1993, pursuant to the Plan, Applicant 
transferred all of its assets to Colonial U.S. Fund for Growth 
(``Colonial Growth'') in a non-taxable transaction. Colonial Growth is 
a series of Colonial Trust VI, a registered management investment 
company. In exchange for the transfer of assets, Colonial Growth 
assumed Applicant's liabilities and issued pro rata to Applicant's 
shareholders 3,552,164 of Colonial Growth Class A shares at a rate of 
1.88 shares for each former share of the Applicant. The exchange 
resulted in the complete liquidation, distribution and cancellation of 
1,885,910.722 shares of Applicant then outstanding, valued at 
$42,692,625.55 based on the closing net asset value for Applicant and 
the Colonial Growth as of December 17, 1993 of $22.64 and $12.02, 
respectively. The aggregate net assets of Colonial Growth immediately 
after the exchange were $227,715,458. The Plan did not affect the net 
asset value of the shares held by Applicant's shareholders.
    6. Applicant's investment adviser paid all expenses incurred in 
connection with the Plan. These expenses totaled approximately $79,063, 
and consisted of legal, auditing, printing, mailing and proxy 
solicitation expenses. No brokerage commissions were paid with respect 
to the Plan.
    7. Applicant has retained no assets and has no security holders. 
Applicant does not have any debts or other liabilities which remain 
outstanding and is not a party to any litigation or administrative 
proceeding.
    8. Applicant has not, within the last 18 months, transferred any of 
its assets to a separate trust, the beneficiaries of which were or are 
security holders of Applicant.
    9. 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 will, after receipt of the relief requested, 
file certificates of dissolution or similar documents in accordance 
with state law.
    10. Applicant states that it is current with all of its filings 
under the 1940 Act, including all Form N-SAR filings for each semi-
annual period for which such filing was or is required.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-24312 Filed 9-30-94; 8:45 am]
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