Document ID: SEC-2013-1231-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Deregistration under the Investment Company Act
Posted Date: 2013-07-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40779-40780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16218]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-30585]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940

June 28, 2013.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under 
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of 
June 2013. A copy of each application may be obtained via the 
Commission's Web site by searching for the file number, or for an 
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551-8090. An order granting each 
application will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested 
persons may request a hearing on any application by writing to the 
SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the relevant 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 July 23, 2013, and should 
be accompanied by proof of service on the 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 who wish to be notified of a 
hearing may request notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-1090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at (202) 551-6810, SEC, 
Division of Investment Management, Exemptive Applications Office, 100 F 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-8010.

Glickenhaus Value Portfolios 1996 Equity Collection [File No. 811-7423]

    Summary: Applicant, a unit investment trust, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On February 
23, 1999, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its 
shareholders, based on net asset value.

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    Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 25, 2013, and 
amended on June 13, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 546 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10022.

Empire Builder Tax Free Bond Fund [File No. 811-3907]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. Applicant transferred its assets to Neuberger 
Berman New York Municipal Income Fund and, on March 8, 2013, made a 
final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. 
Expenses of $162,230 incurred in connection with the reorganization 
were paid by Neuberger Berman Management LLC, the investment adviser to 
the acquiring fund.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 30, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: Neuberger Berman Income Funds, 605 Third Ave., 
2nd Floor, New York, NY 10158.

Jacob Funds II [File No. 811-7881]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. Applicant transferred its assets to Jacob 
Funds Inc. and, on November 9, 2012, made a final distribution to its 
shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $372,095 incurred in 
connection with the reorganization were paid by applicant and Jacob 
Asset Management of New York LLC, applicant's investment adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 24, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 399 Park Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

Salient Alternative Strategies Fund [File No. 811-22388]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant 
transferred its assets to Salient Alternative Strategies I Fund and, on 
March 31, 2013, made a final distribution to its shareholders based on 
net asset value. Expenses of $16,244 incurred in connection with the 
reorganization were paid by applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 21, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: c/o Salient Advisors, L.P., 4265 San Felipe 
Rd., Suite 800, Houston, TX 77027.

Armstrong Associates Inc. [File No. 811-1548]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. On May 10, 2013, applicant made a liquidating 
distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of 
$99,804 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by 
applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 23, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 750 North St. Paul St., Suite 1300, Dallas, TX 
75201.

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund [File No. 811-21920]

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund [File No. 811-21921]

Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund [File No. 811-21923]

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund [File No. 811-21924]

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund [File No. 811-22150]

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund [File No. 811-22151]

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund [File No. 811-22152]

    Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased 
to be an investment company. The applicants have transferred their 
assets to series of Oppenheimer Portfolio Series and, between October 
5, 2012, and November 2, 2012, each applicant made a final distribution 
to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $39,605, 
$41,694, $45,138, $49,893, $43,318, $45,271, and $41,549, respectively, 
incurred in connection with the reorganizations were paid by each 
applicant.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on May 31, 2013.
    Applicants' Address: 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

Madison Mosaic Equity Trust [File No. 811-3615]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. The applicant has transferred its assets to 
corresponding series of Madison Funds and, on April 19, 2013, made a 
final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. 
Expenses of $176,003 incurred in connection with the reorganization 
were paid by Madison Investment Advisors, LLC, applicant's investment 
adviser.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on May 2, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 500 Science Dr., Madison, WI 53711.

Global Chartist Fund, LLC [File No. 811-22617]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has 
fewer than one hundred beneficial owners and does not propose to make a 
public offering of its securities. Applicant will continue to operate 
as a private investment fund in reliance on section 3(c)(1) of the Act.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on May 29, 2013, and 
amended on June 6, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 85 Broad St., 24th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

Lord Abbett Stock Appreciation Fund [File No. 811-9597]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. Applicant transferred its assets to Lord 
Abbett Growth Leaders Fund, a series of Lord Abbett Securities Trust, 
and on March 22, 2013, made a distribution to its shareholders based on 
net asset value. Expenses of $138,196 incurred in connection with the 
reorganization were paid by Lord Abbett & Co. LLC, investment adviser 
to the applicant.
    Filing Date: The application was filed on June 5, 2013.
    Applicant's Address: 90 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ 07302.

Persimmon Growth Partners Fund LP [File No. 811-22457]

Persimmon Growth Partners Investor Fund [File No. 811-22458]

    Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company seeks an 
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On June 
11, 2013, each applicant made final liquidating distributions to its 
shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of $31,498 and 
$52,742, respectively, incurred in connection with the liquidations 
were paid by each applicant.
    Filing Dates: The applications were filed on March 11, 2013, and 
amended on June 21, 2013.
    Applicants' Address: 1777 Sentry Pkwy. West, Gwynedd Hall, Suite 
102, Blue Bell, PA 19422.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-16218 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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