[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6871-6872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3985]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 21754; 811-8610]


TCW/DW Global Convertible Trust; Notice of Application

February 15, 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: TCW/DW Global Convertible 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 January 26, 1996.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application 
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. 

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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 March 11, 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.

ADDRESS: Secretary, SEC, 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. 
Applicant, c/o Sheldon Curtis, Two World Trade Center, New York, New 
York 10048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert 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 management investment company organized 
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to a 
Declaration of Trust. On July 6, 1994, applicant registered under the 
Act, and filed a registration statement pursuant to section 8(b) of the 
Act and the Securities Act of 1933. The registration statement became 
effective on August 24, 1994, and the initial public offering commenced 
on September 23, 1994.
    2. On August 24, 1995, applicant's board of trustees approved an 
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the ``Plan''). The Plan provided 
that applicant would transfer all of its assets to Dean Witter 
Convertible Securities Trust (``Convertible Trust'').
    3. Applicant and Convertible Trust may be deemed to be affiliated 
persons of each other under the Act. In compliance with rule 17a-8, 
which governs mergers of certain affiliated investment companies, 
applicant's trustees determined that the reorganization was in the best 
interests of applicant and the interests of applicant's existing 
shareholders would not be diluted.\1\

    \1\ Although purchases and sales between affiliated persons 
generally are prohibited by section 17(a) of the Act, rule 17a-8 
provides an exemption for certain purchases and sales among 
investment companies that are affiliated persons of each other 
solely by reason of having a common investment adviser, common 
directors, and/or common officers.
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    4. Applicant filed its preliminary proxy materials on Form N-14 
with the SEC on August 28, 1995 and filed definitive copies of its 
proxy materials on October 25, 1995. Applicant's shareholders approved 
the Plan at a meeting held on December 19, 1995.
    5. On December 22, 1995, the reorganization was consummated. 
Applicant transferred all of its assets and liabilities to Convertible 
Trust in exchange for shares of Convertible Trust with an aggregate net 
asset value equal to the net asset value of applicant's assets 
transferred. Specifically, in exchange for $19,188,653 of assets 
transferred, the Convertible Trust issued 1,665,682 shares of 
beneficial interest.
    6. All expenses incurred in the solicitation of proxies were borne 
by applicant. Such expenses were approximately $129,053. Applicant and 
Convertible Trust bore all of their respective other expenses 
associated with the reorganization.
    7. At the time of filing the application, applicant had no assets, 
outstanding debts or liabilities. Applicant has no shareholders and is 
not a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding. Applicant 
is not presently engaged in, nor does it propose to engage in, any 
business activities other than those necessary for the winding up of 
its affairs.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3985 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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