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[FR Doc No: 94-29059]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Rel. No. IC-20718; No. 811-6169]

 

Northwestern Mutual Index 500 Stock Fund, Inc.

November 18, 1994.
AGENCY: Securities an 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: Northwestern Mutual Index 500 Stock Fund, Inc.

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 DATES: The application was filed on September 1, 1994. An 
Amendment to the application was filed on November 15, 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 December 
13, 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, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Applicant, 720 East Wisconsin 
Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne M. Hunold, Senior Counsel, at 
(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 fee from the SEC's Public 
Reference Branch.

Applicant's Representations

    1. Applicant, a Maryland corporation, is registered under the 1940 
Act as an open-end, non-diversified management investment company.
    2. On September 7, 1990, 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 indefinite amount of common stock, all of one class 
(File No. 33-36568). The registration statement became effective on 
November 30, 1990, the date the initial public offering commenced.
    3. On November 4, 1993, Applicant's Board of Directors unanimously 
approved an agreement and plan or reorganization (``Plan'') between 
Applicant and Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (``Series Fund''), 
a registered, open-end management investment company.\1\ The Plan was 
approved by the Trustees of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 
(``Northwestern Life''), Applicant's sole shareholder, on September 22, 
1993. The Plan provides for Applicant to exchange all of its assets for 
shares of the Index 500 Stock Portfolio (``Portfolio''), a 
corresponding portfolio of the Series Fund. Applicant states that the 
primary purpose of the Plan was to eliminate the inefficiency of 
operating two portfolios with identical investment objectives and 
policies.
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    \1\By order dated May 3, 1994, exemptive relief was granted by 
the Commission under Section 17(b) from the provisions of Sections 
17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, and under Section 6(c) from 
the provisions of Section 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the 1940 
Act and Rule 6e-2(b)(15) thereunder, permitting Applicant to 
exchange its assets for shares of the Portfolio of equivalent value 
(Rel. No. IC-20273).
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    4. At Applicant's shareholders' meeting on April 27, 1994, 
Northwestern Life voted its shares of Applicant in accordance with the 
instructions it received from its variable annuity contract owners and 
payees, as required by the provisions of the contracts. Of the total 
194,114,853.91 shares of stock, representing shares outstanding on the 
record date of January 31, 1994 entitled to vote, Northwestern Life 
voted 183,728,942.14 shares, or 94.7%, in favor of the Plan, and 
4,316,395.34 shares, or 2.2%, against the Plan. Northwestern Life 
abstained from voting 6,069,516.43 shares, or 3.1%.
    5. On May 2, 1994, Applicant transferred substantially all of its 
assets, consisting of 199,137,846 shares of common stock, with a net 
asset value per share of $1.39, for an aggregate value of $277,484,077, 
to the Portfolio.\2\ In exchange for its assets, Applicant received and 
distributed to its shareholder 220,157,952 shares of the Portfolio, 
with a total value of $227,484,077. The exchange resulted in the 
complete liquidation of Applicant. The value of Applicant's assets and 
the value of the assets and shares of the Portfolio were calculated as 
of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange on May 2, 1994.
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    \2\The difference between the total 194,114,853.91 shares voted 
on April 27, 1993, and the 199,137,846 shares outstanding on May 2, 
1994, the date immediately preceding the liquidation and merger of 
Applicant, is a result of intervening issuance and redemption of 
Applicant's shares.
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    6. Northwestern Life paid all expenses incurred in connection with 
the Plan. These expenses totaled approximately $63,695, and consisted 
primarily of printing and mailing costs and filing fees. No brokerage 
commissions were paid.
    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 proposed to engage, in 
any business activities other than those necessary for the winding-up 
of its affairs. Applicant intends to file, after receipt of the relief 
requested, a certificate 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 period 
for which such filing was or is required.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-29059 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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