[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1040]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 21686; 811-4805]


Van Kampen Merritt Growth Fund (A Series of Van Kampen American 
Capital Equity Trust); Notice of Application

January 18, 1996.
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: Van Kampen Merritt Growth Fund (a series of Van Kampen 
American Capital Equity Trust, formerly a sub-trust of Van Kampen 
Merritt Equity 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 Date: The application was filed on December 27, 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 February 12, 
1996, 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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20549. Applicant, One Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181.

For Further Information Contact: Diane L. Titus, Paralegal Specialist, 
at (202) 942-0584, or H.R. Hallock, Jr., Special Counsel, 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 sub-trust of a Massachusetts business trust. On 
or about April 19, 1988, applicant registered under the Act and a filed 
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. Applicant's 
registration statement was declared effective on October 29, 1986, but 
applicant has made no public offering of its shares.
    2. Applicant has never issued or sold shares of which it is the 
issuer. Applicant has no shareholders, liabilities, or assets. 
Applicant is not a party to any litigation or administrative 
proceeding.
    3. Applicant is not engaged, and does not propose to engage, in any 
business activities other than those necessary for the winding-up of 
its affairs.

    For the SEC, by the Division of Investment Management, under 
delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-1040 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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