[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6970]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Rel. No. IC-22562; 811-8072]


Provident Institutional Funds, Inc.; Notice of Application

March 13, 1997.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice of Application for Deregistration under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').

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APPLICANT: Provident Institutional Funds, Inc.

RELEVANT ACT SECTION: Section 8(f).

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has 
ceased to be an investment company.

FILING DATE: The application was filed on December 23, 1996 and amended 
on March 10, 1997.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application 
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may 
request a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary and serving 
applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing 
requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on April 7, 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 writer's interest, the reason 
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons may request 
notification of a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20549. Applicant, Bellevue Park Corporate Center, 400 Bellevue Parkway, 
Wilmington, Delaware 19809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley A. Bodden, Paralegal Specialist, at (202) 942-0575, or Mercer 
E. Bullard, Branch Chief, at (202) 942-0564 (Division of Investment 
Management, Office of Investment Company Regulation).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application may be obtained for a fee at the 
SEC's Public Reference Branch.

Applicant's Representations

    1. Applicant is a registered open-end management investment company 
organized as a Maryland corporation. Applicant is the successor by 
merger to Piper Trust Funds, Inc. On October 8, 1993, applicant 
registered under the Act by filing a notification of registration on 
Form N-8A. On the same date, applicant filed a registration statement 
under the Act and under the Securities Act of 1933. The registration 
statement became effective on February 9, 1994, and applicant commenced 
a public offering of each of its two classes of shares--the Short 
Duration Fund and the Intermediate Duration Fund (``Funds'')--on the 
same date.
    2. On February 2, 1996, applicant's board of directors authorized 
that, upon the redemption of all of the outstanding shares of each 
Fund, appropriate officers are to take all actions necessary to effect 
the deregistration of the Applicant and its shares under the Act and 
the Securities Act of 1933. Applicant states that the Funds were 
liquidated because the sole shareholder of each Fund had expressed a 
desire to redeem its investment, because neither the Short Duration 
Fund nor the Intermediate Duration Fund had been able to increase its 
assets to a significant amount.
    3. On June 21, 1996, each Fund's sole shareholder gave notice that 
each wished to redeem its shares. On that date, the Short Duration Fund 
and the Intermediate Duration Fund had assets equal to $77,786,018 and 
$18,978,542 with net asset values per share of $9.72 and $9.49, 
respectively. On June 24, 1996, all of the assets of the Funds were 
distributed in kind at net asset value to each Fund's sole shareholder.
    4. In connection with the liquidation, applicant has incurred 
certain expenses such as professional fees, fees to the administrator, 
transfer agent and custodian, filing fees and expenses associated with 
the winding up of applicant's affairs. The expenses incurred by the 
Short Duration Fund and the Intermediate Duration Fund were 
approximately $84,987 and $24,026, respectively. These expenses were 
borne by the Funds. No brokerage commissions were paid in connection 
with the liquidation. The unamortized organizational expenses of each 
Fund were borne by its investment adviser, PNC Institutional Management 
Corporation.
    5. Applicant has no assets, securityholders, debts or liabilities. 
Applicant is not a party to any litigation or administrative 
proceeding. Applicant is not now engaged, nor does it propose to 
engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for the 
winding up of its affairs. Applicant intends to file the necessary 
documentation with the State of Maryland to effect its dissolution as a 
Maryland corporation.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-6970 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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