This form must be used as the application for an order of the Commission in cases in which the applicant is a registered investment company that:
(a) Has sold substantially all of its assets to another registered investment company or merged into or consolidated with another registered investment company;
(b) Has distributed substantially all of its assets to its shareholders and has completed, or is in the process of, winding up its affairs;
(c) Qualifies for an exclusion from the definition of ``investment company'' under section 3(c)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(1)) or section 3(c)(7) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(7)) of the Act; or
(d) Has become a business development company. [64 FR 19471, Apr. 21, 1999]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Form N-8F, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.