[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26911-26912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12315]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 21065; 811-7300]


Third Avenue Series Funds, Inc.; Notice of Application

May 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: Third Avenue Series Funds, Inc.

[[Page 26912]] RELEVANT ACT SECTION: Section 8(f).

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

FILING DATE: The application was filed on March 10, 1995, and an 
amendment thereto on May 5, 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 June 6, 1995, 
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. 
Applicants, 767 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017-2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane L. Titus, Paralegal Specialist, at (202) 942-0584, or Robert A. 
Robertson, Branch Chief, at (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 an open-end, diversified management investment 
company, organized as a corporation under the laws of Maryland. On 
December 11, 1992, applicant registered under the Act and filed a 
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. Applicant's 
initial registration statement was not declared effective and applicant 
did not proceed with the registration statement.
    2. Applicant has no assets, liabilities, or shareholders.
    3. Applicant has fewer than one hundred persons who are beneficial 
owners of its shares and is not making and does not presently propose 
to make an initial public offering of its securities.
    4. Applicant is not a party to any litigation or administrative 
proceeding. 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. After the SEC issues an order declaring that 
applicant has ceased to be an investment company, applicant intends to 
file Articles of Dissolution with the Maryland Department of 
Assessments and Taxation in Baltimore, Maryland.

    For the SEC, by the Division of Investment Management, under 
delegated Authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-12315 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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