Rules and Regulations
promulgated
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Rule 45a-1 -- Confidential Treatment of Names and Addresses of Dealers of Registered Investment Company Securities
Exhibits calling for the names and addresses of
dealers to or through whom principal underwriters of registered investment companies
are currently offering securities and which are required to be furnished with
registration statements filed pursuant to section
8(b) of the Act, or periodic reports filed pursuant to section
30(a) or section 30(b)(1) of the Act, shall be the subject of confidential
treatment and shall not be made available to the public, except that the Commission
may by order make such exhibits available to the public if, after appropriate
notice and opportunity for hearing, it finds that public disclosure of such material
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.
The exhibits referred to in paragraph (a) of this
section shall be filed in quadruplicate with the Commission at the time the registration
statement or periodic report is filed. Such exhibits shall be enclosed in a separate
envelope marked "CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT" and addressed to the Chairman,
Securities and Executive Commission, Washington, DC. Confidential treatment requests
shall be submitted in paper only, whether or not the registrant is required to
file in electronic format.
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