Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Investment Company Act Release No. 34671; 812-15360]
AGENCY:
Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”).
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice of an application under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”) for an exemption from Section 15(c) of the Act.
Summary of Application:
The requested exemption would permit a Trust's board of trustees (the “Board”) to approve new sub-advisory agreements and material amendments to existing sub-advisory agreements without complying with the in-person meeting requirement of Section 15(c) of the Act.
Applicant:
Pacific Funds Series Trust and Pacific Select Fund (each a “Trust” and collectively the “Trusts”), and Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA” or the “Adviser”).
Filing Dates:
The application was filed on June 27, 2022.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing:
An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing the SEC's Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the relevant applicant with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for the relevant applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the relevant applicant below.
Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on September 7, 2022, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary.
ADDRESSES:
The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Audrey L. Cheng, Esq., Audrey.Cheng@PacificLife.com and Anthony Zacharski, Esq., Anthony.Zacharski@Dechert.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terri Jordan, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).