POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING NOTICE FILINGS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 (“NSMIA”) preempts the state from imposing registration requirements or standards upon companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), as well as those companies not registered under the Investment Company Act that have filed registration statements with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). NSMIA allows the states to continue to receive notice filings consisting of documents filed with the SEC (or a notice form in lieu thereof), filing fees and any sales information necessary to calculate such fees. These types of filings were previously covered by Code of Alabama, 1975, sections 8-6-10(11) and 8-6-8(d), respectively. Numerous questions have been forwarded to the Registration Division of the Alabama Securities Commission (the “Commission”) requesting information as to precisely what the Commission will require in terms of notice filings and fees. A non-refundable filing fee for Open End Management Investment Companys based on total net assets: • $350.00 - Less than or equal to $25 million • $700.00 – Greater than $25 million, less than $100 million • $1,200.00 – Greater than or equal to $100 million, but less than $250 million • $2,000.00 – Greater than or equal to $250 million • $200.00 - Unit Investment Trust (UIT) Notice filings may be amended by submitting a revised Form NF to the Commission. Such amendment shall be effective upon receipt by the Commission. Each notice shall be effective for twelve (12) months beginning the later of the date of receipt by the Commission or the date the offering became effective with the SEC. In the event any offer of sale of a security covered under this notice is to be made more than twelve (12) months after the filing date, another notice and payment of the applicable filing fee shall be required. Such renewal filing must be filed within sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the previous filing and shall be effective upon the expiration of the previous filing.
For purposes of the Policy Statement, closed-end funds that are required to make notice filings and face amount certificate companies shall make filings in the same format and pursuant to the same fee schedule as open-end management companies. |