0000897436-11-000563.txt : 20111229 0000897436-11-000563.hdr.sgml : 20111229 20111229165254 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897436-11-000563 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-8F PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PAYPAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001088143 IRS NUMBER: 770510487 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-8F SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09381 FILM NUMBER: 111287191 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95131 BUSINESS PHONE: 4053764700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95131 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: X COM FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990607 N-8F 1 paypalfunds_formn-8f.htm PAYPAL FUNDS DEREGISTRATION FORM N-8F 2011-1229 paypalfunds_formn-8f.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
 
[ ]           Merger

[X]           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:  PayPal Funds
 
3.  
Securities and Exchange Commission File No.:   811-09381
 
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):
 
2211 North First Street
                San Jose, CA 95131
 
6.  
Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form:
 
Omar Paz
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
PayPal Funds
2211 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 967-7000
 
 
 
 

 
 
cc:
David A. Hearth, Esq.
 
Paul Hastings LLP
 
55 Second Street, 24th Floor
 
San Francisco, CA 94105
 
(415) 856-7000
 
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]:
 
PayPal Asset Management, Inc.
2211 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 967-7000
 
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):
 
[X]           Open-end                                           [ ]           Closed-end

10.  
State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts):
 
Delaware
 
11.  
Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those advisers have been terminated:
 
PayPal Asset Management, Inc.
2211 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95131
 
12.  
Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund’s contracts with those underwriters have been terminated:
 
PayPal Funds distributes its own shares and does not have a third-party principal underwriter.
 
Certain distribution services are provided by:
 
Funds Distributor, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
 
 
 
 
Portland, Maine 04101
 
13.  
If the fund is a unit investment trust (“UIT”) provide: Not Applicable.
 
(a)  
Depositor’s name(s) and address(es):
 
(b)  
Trustee’s 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:  June 22, 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?
 
[ ]           Yes                                             [X]           No

If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:

If No, explain:  The Board of Trustees, consisting exclusively of independent Trustees, approved the termination of all contracts and approved liquidation activities.  Shareholder approval was not required.

II.  
Distributions to Shareholders
 
16.  
Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?
 
[X]           Yes                                [ ]           No

(a)  
If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:  August 1, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
(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                                 [X]           No

If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:

17.  
Closed-end funds only:  Not applicable.
 
Has the fund issued senior securities?
 
[ ]           Yes                                 [ ]           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 fund’s 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:

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:  $30,000
 
(ii)  
Accounting expenses:  $25,000
 
(iii)  
Other expenses (list and identify separately):
 
Tail insurance:  Not incurred by the fund
Tax return and special trustee compensation:  $10,000

(iv)  
Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above):  $65,000
 
(b)  
How were those expenses allocated?
 
Because of the yield subsidy in place for the Fund, substantially all of those expenses were borne by PayPal Asset Management, Inc.
 
(c)  
Who paid those expenses?
 
See response to question 22(b) above.
 
 
 
 
(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 Commission’s 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:
 
(b)  
State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger:  811-___________
 
(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:
 
(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.
 


 
 
 
 

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 PayPal Funds, (ii) he is the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of PayPal Funds, 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/ Omar Paz
                                                    Name:  Omar Paz
                                                    Title:  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer