48910 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 1997 / Notices

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Rel. No. IC–22817; File No. 811–4818]

Great American Reserve Variable

Annuity Fund; Notice of Application

September 11, 1997.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice of application for an

order under Section 8(f) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

(‘‘1940 Act’’).

SUMMARY: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that is has ceased to be an

investment company as defined by the

1940 Act.

APPLICANT: Great American Reserve

Variable Annuity Fund.

FILING DATES: The application was filed

on April 1, 1996, and amended and

restated on July 8, 1997.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An

order granting the application will be

issued unless the Commission orders a

hearing. Interested persons may request

a hearing by writing to the Secretary of

the SEC and serving Applicant with a

copy of the request, in person or by

mail. Hearing requests should be

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on

October 6, 1997, and should be

accompanied by proof of service on

Applicant, in the form of an affidavit,

or, for lawyers, a certificate of service.

Hearing requests should state the nature

of the requester’s interest, the reason for

the request, and the issues contested.

Persons may request notification of a

hearing by writing to the Secretary of

the SEC.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

Applicant, Great American Reserve

Variable Annuity Fund, 11815 N.

Pennsylvania St., Carmel, Indiana

46032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Koffler, Attorney, or Mark

Amorosi, Branch Chief, Office of

Insurance Products (Division of

Investment Management), at (202) 942–

0670.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is a summary of the application; the

complete application is available for a

fee from the Public Reference Branch of

the SEC, 450 Fifth St., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549.

Applicant’s Representations

1. Applicant, a separate account of

Great American Reserve Insurance

Company (‘‘Great American Reserve’’),

is an open-end, diversified management

investment company for which a

notification of registration as an

investment company on Form N–8A

was filed with the Commission on

August 29, 1986. Applicant succeeded

to the business of Voyager Variable

Annuity Fund, a separate account

established in 1980 by Voyager Life

Insurance Company from whom Great

American Reserve acquired the assets of

Applicant on May 15, 1986. On

December 27, 1985, Applicant filed a

registration statement under the

Securities Act of 1933 on Form N–3

(File No. 33–2458), for individual and

group variable annuity contracts. The

registration statement was declared

effective on or about May 20, 1986.

2. The security holders of Applicant,

Great American Reserve Variable

Annuity Account C (‘‘Account C’’) and

Great American Reserve Variable

Annuity Account D (‘‘Account D’’), at a

combined special meeting of security

holders held on December 14, 1992,

approved an Agreement and Plan of

Reorganization (‘‘Reorganization’’) of

Applicant, Account C and Account D.

The Board of Directors of Great

American Reserve authorized the

Reorganization on February 28, 1993.

3. On May 1, 1993, the effective date

of the Reorganization, Applicant,

Account C and Account D were

combined and restructured into a single

unit investment trust separate account

(Account C). The security holders of

Applicant received an interest in the

Common Stock Sub-account of Account

C in exchange for, and equal in value to,

their interest in Applicant.

4. Great American Reserve paid all

expenses associated with Applicant’s

merger.

5. Within the last 18, months,

Applicant has not transferred any of its

assets to a separate trust, the

beneficiaries of which were or are

security holders of the Applicant

6. Applicant has not assets, no debts

or other liabilities, and no security

holders. Applicant is not a party to any

litigation or administrative proceeding,

and is not engaged and does not propose

to engage in any business activities

other than those necessary for the

winding up of its affairs.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, pursuant to

delegated authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24685 Filed 9–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Rel. No. IC–22818; File No. 811–4820]

Great American Reserve Variable

Annuity Account D; Notice of

Application

September 11, 1997.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice of application for an

order under Section 8(f) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

(‘‘1940 Act’’).

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant

seeks an order declaring that it has

ceased to be an investment company as

defined by the 1940 Act.

APPLICANT: Great American Reserve

Variable Annuity Account D.

FILING DATES: The application was filed

on April 1, 1996, and amended and

restated on July 8, 1997.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An

order granting the application will be

issued unless the Commission orders a

hearing. Interested persons may request

a hearing by writing to the Secretary of

the SEC and serving Applicant with a

copy of the request, in person or by

mail. Hearing requests should be

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on

October 6, 1997, and should be

accompanied by proof of service on

Applicant, in the form of an affidavit,

or, for lawyers, a certificate of service.

Hearing requests should state the nature

of the requester’s interest, the reason for

the request, and the issues contested.

Persons may request notification of a

hearing by writing to the Secretary of

the SEC.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

Applicant, Great American Reserve

Variable Annuity Fund, 11815 N.

Pennsylvania St., Carmel, Indiana

46032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Koffler, Attorney, or Mark

Amorosi, Branch Chief, Office of

Insurance Products (Division of

Investment Management), at (202) 942–

0670.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is a summary of the application; the

complete application is available for a

fee from the Public Reference Branch of

the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549.

Applicant’s Representations

1. Applicant, a separate account of

Great American Reserve Insurance