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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DZEEBrEH6Ops++3iOpWD/kB7YSeHXj8+F385C0Payh5rfYw5UfI7qNvJ3IqYWqox 52s2n5qRAvo3lYdrNblpVA== 0001162044-06-000648.txt : 20061229 0001162044-06-000648.hdr.sgml : 20061229 20061229120200 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001162044-06-000648 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-8F PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JHAVERI TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000937818 IRS NUMBER: 341791544 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-8F SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08974 FILM NUMBER: 061304665 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 16188 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44116 BUSINESS PHONE: 5163859580 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18820 HIGH PARKWAY CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44116 N-8F 1 formn8fforderegistration.htm SEC Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-8F

Application for Deregistration of Certain Registered Investment Companies.

General Identifying Information

Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one, for descriptions, see Instruction 1 above):

[ ]

Merger

[ ]

Liquidation

[X]

Abandonment of Registration

(Note: Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)

[ ]

Election of status as a Business Development Company

(Note: Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10

of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.)

Name of fund:

The Jhaveri Trust

Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811- 08974

Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F?

[X ] Initial Application

[ ] Amendment

Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):

27881 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH 44145

Name, address, and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form:

Saumil Jhaveri, 27881 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH 44145, (440) 250-9136

Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in accordance with rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-1, .31a-2]:

Saumil Jhaveri, 27881 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH 44145, (440) 250-9136

and

Mutual Shareholder Services, LLC, 8000 Town Centre Drive, Suite 400, Broadview Hts., OH 44143,

(440) 922-0066

NOTE:

Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records

described in rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in those rules.

Classification of fund (check only one):

[X]

Management company;

[ ]

Unit investment trust; or

[ ]

Face-amount certificate company.

Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one):

[X] Open-end

[ ] Closed-end

10.

State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts): Ohio

11.

Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those advisers have been terminated:

Investments Technology, Inc., 27881 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH 44145

12.

Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those underwriters have been terminated: None

13.

If the fund is a unit investment trust (“UIT”) provide:

(a)

Depositor’s name(s) and address(es):

(b)

Trustee’s name(s) and address(es):

14.

Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance company separate account)?

[ ]Yes

[X] No

If Yes, for each UIT state:

Name(s):

File No.: 811- ________

Business Address:

15.

(a)

Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?

[X]Yes

[ ] No

If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: 11/22/06

If No, explain:

(b)

Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?

[X]Yes

[ ] No

If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place: 12/20/06

If No, explain:

II.

Distributions to Shareholders

16.

Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?

[ ]Yes

[ ] No

(a)

If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:

(b)

Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?

[ ]Yes

[ ]No

(c)

Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership?

[ ]Yes

[ ] No

(d)

If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated:

(e)

Liquidations only:

Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind?

[ ]Yes

[ ] No

If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other

affiliation of shareholders:

17.

Closed-end funds only:

Has the fund issued senior securities?

[ ]Yes

[ ] No

If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior securityholders and distributions to other shareholders:

18.

Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund’s shareholders?

[ ]Yes

[ ] No

If No,

(a)

How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed?

(b)

Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund:

19.

Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests?

[ ]Yes

[ ]No

If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:

III.

Assets and Liabilities

20.

Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed?

(See question 18 above)

[ ]Yes

[ ]No

If Yes,

(a)

Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed:

(b)

Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?

(c)

Will the remaining assets be invested in securities?

[ ]Yes

[ ]No

21.

Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other liabilities?

[ ]Yes

[ ]No

If Yes,

(a)

Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability:

(b)

How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other liabilities?

IV.

Information About Event(s) Leading to Request For Deregistration

22.

(a)

List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or Liquidation:

(i) Legal expenses:

(ii) Accounting expenses:

(iii) Other expenses (list and identify separately):

(iv) Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above):

(b)

How were those expenses allocated?

(c)

Who paid those expenses?

(d)

How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)?

23.

Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation?

[ ]Yes

[ ]No

If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission’s notice and order or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the application was filed:

Conclusion of Fund Business

24.

Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding?

[ ]Yes

[X] No

If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the position taken by the fund in that litigation:

25.

Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for winding up its affairs?

[X] Yes

[ ]No

If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:

The fund will operate as a deregistered fund in reliance on the exemption provided under Section 3(c)(1) of the Act. The fund’s outstanding securities are beneficially owned by not more than 100 persons and the fund is not making and does not presently propose to make a public offering of its securities.

VI.

Mergers Only

26.

(a)

State the name of the fund surviving the Merger:

(b)

State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: 811- _________

(c)

If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed:

(d)

If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an exhibit to this form.

VERIFICATION

The undersigned states that (i) he or she has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of The Jhaveri Trust, (ii) he or she is the President of The Jhaveri Trust, and (iii) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N-8F application have been taken. The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form N-8F application are true to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief.

(Signature)

/s/Saumil R. Jhaveri

Saumil R. Jhaveri

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