UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-8F
Application for Deregistration of Certain Registered Investment Companies
I. | General Identifying Information |
1. | Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1 above): |
x | Merger |
¨ | Liquidation |
¨ | 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.) |
2. | Name of fund: SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc. |
3. | Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811-21805 |
4. | Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F? |
x | Initial Application ¨ Amendment |
5. | Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code): |
Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
6. | Name, address, and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form: |
Diana Huffman
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
(212) 728-8813
7. | 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]: |
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
New York, NY 10055
(800) 858-8850
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. |
8. | Classification of fund (check only one): |
x | Management company; |
¨ | Unit investment trust; or |
¨ | Face-amount certificate company. |
9. | Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one): |
¨ | Open-end x Closed-end |
10. | State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts): |
Maryland
11. | Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the funds contracts with those advisers have been terminated: |
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
New York, NY 10055
Marsico Capital Management, LLC
1200 17th Street, Suite 1600
Denver, Colorado 80202.
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey, 08536
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12. | Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the funds contracts with those underwriters have been terminated: |
Not applicable.
13. | If the fund is a unit investment trust (UIT) provide: |
(a) | Depositors name(s) and address(es): |
(b) | Trustees 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: July 27, 2011
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: December 19, 2011
If No, explain:
II. | Distributions to Shareholders |
16. | Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation? |
x | Yes ¨ No |
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(a) | If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions: January 23, 2012 |
(b) | Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets? |
x Yes ¨ No
(c) | Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership? |
x 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 x 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 funds shareholders? |
x | 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 x No |
If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:
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III. Assets and Liabilities
20. | Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed? |
(See question 18 above)
¨ | Yes x 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 x 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: Approximately $276,550 |
(ii) | Accounting expenses: $8,250 |
(iii) | Other expenses (list and identify separately): |
(a) Consent of Accountant expenses: Approximately $0
(b) Mailing, Solicitation and Tabulation expenses: Approximately $24,300
(c) Typesetting and Printing: Approximately $28,000
(iv) | Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): Approximately $337,100 |
(b) | How were those expenses allocated? The Fund paid all of the expenses associated with the Merger. |
(c) | Who paid those expenses? The Fund paid the expenses. See 22(b) above. |
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(d) | How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? Not applicable. |
23. | Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation? |
¨ | Yes x No |
If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commissions notice and order or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the application was filed:
V. | 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? |
¨ | Yes x No |
If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:
VI. | Mergers Only |
26. (a) | State the name of the fund surviving the Merger: |
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund
(b) | State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: |
811-21482
(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: |
The form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization initially was filed on Form N-14 (Securities Act File No. 333-177121) on September 30, 2011 and was declared effective by the Commission on November 8, 2011.
(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. |
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VERIFICATION
The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc., (ii) he is the President of SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc., 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 knowledge, information and belief.
/s/ John T. Genoy |
John T. Genoy President & Chief Executive Officer |