[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 159 (Thursday, August 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42453-42454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20829]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 22131; 811-4879]


Baird Blue Chip Fund, Inc.; Notice of Application for 
Deregistration

August 9, 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: Baird Blue Chip Fund, Inc.

RELEVANT ACT SECTION: Order requested under 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 June 28, 1996.

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 September 3, 
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, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary T. Geffroy, Staff Attorney, at (202) 942-0553, or Robert A. 
Robertson, Branch Chief, at (202) 942-0564 (Division of Investment 
Management, Office of Investment Company Regulation).


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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 a registered open-end management investment 
company, organized as a Wisconsin corporation. On October 20, 1986, 
applicant filed a registration statement on Form N-1A registering an 
indefinite number of shares of its common stock with a par value of 
$.01 per share. The registration statement was declared effective on 
February 4, 1987 and the initial public offering commenced that same 
day.
    2. On December 20, 1995, applicant's board of directors voted to 
authorize and recommend an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization 
(including the related dissolution and liquidation of applicant). 
Applicant's shareholders of record as of January 25, 1996 approved the 
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization at a special meeting held on March 
15, 1996. On June 3, 1996, the shareholders of record as of the close 
of business on May 31, 1996 received in aggregate 3,149,349.230 shares 
of common stock of AIM Blue Chip Fund, a series of AIM Equity Funds, 
Inc. in exchange for all shares of applicant outstanding on that date. 
The aggregate value of the AIM Blue Chip Fund shares so issued was 
equal to the aggregate net value of applicant's assets transferred in 
the transaction. The distribution of the AIM Blue Chip Fund shares to 
the shareholders of applicant was made in connection with the sale of 
substantially all of applicant's assets to AIM Blue Chip Fund and the 
winding up of applicant's affairs as part of the reorganization and 
subsequent liquidation of applicant.
    3. As of May 31, 1996, there were outstanding 3,149,349.230 shares 
of common stock, each of which had a net asset value of $24.33 (for an 
aggregate of $76,620,712.45).
    4. Applicant incurred the following fees and expenses in connection 
with the liquidation: fees to its independent public accountants, legal 
expenses, Form N-8F filing fees, filing fees for its articles of 
dissolution, and miscellaneous expenses. Such liquidation fees and 
expenses amounted to approximately $3,500. All such fees and expenses 
were paid from the assets of applicant retained in the reorganization 
for such purpose.
    5. As of the date of the application, applicant had no 
shareholders, assets, or liabilities, and was not a party to any 
litigation or administrative proceeding. Applicant is neither engaged, 
nor does it propose to engage, in any business activities other than 
those necessary for the winding-up of its affairs.
    6. On June 28, 1996, applicant filed articles of dissolution with 
the Wisconsin Secretary of State to terminate its corporate existence.

    For the SEC, by the Division of Investment Management, under 
delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-20829 Filed 8-14-96; 8:45 am]
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