Forum Funds // Merk Hard Currency Dividend Fund

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, L3Tdoh+A8xlJnPP8//ydBqxXToAgp10HL0QZfOnx9edBG08RgCV77LnYCNO6UqkX pbg0W/0vjzvOMx4AUo5DgA== 0001193125-08-210101.txt : 20081014 0001193125-08-210101.hdr.sgml : 20081013 20081014155203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-210101 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081014 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081014 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORUM FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315774 IRS NUMBER: 010516963 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-67052 FILM NUMBER: 081122305 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE CANAL PLAZA CITY: PORTLAND STATE: ME ZIP: 04101 BUSINESS PHONE: 2073472000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FORUM FUNDS STREET 2: THREE CANAL PLAZA CITY: PORTLAND STATE: ME ZIP: 04101 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FORUM FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FAHNESTOCK DAILY INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870617 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DAILY INCOME EXTENSION FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19810607 AW 1 daw.htm FORUM FUNDS // MERK HARD CURRENCY DIVIDEND FUND Forum Funds // Merk Hard Currency Dividend Fund

FORUM FUNDS

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600

Portland, Maine 04101

October 14, 2008

Via EDGAR

Ms. Kimberly Browning

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

RE:	WITHDRAWAL OF FORM 485APOS FILING

REGISTRANT FILE NOS. 2-67052 AND 811-3023

Dear Ms. Browning:

This Form AW, Amendment Withdrawal Request, is submitted per Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “1933 Act”) to withdraw a filing made under Rule 485(a) of the 1933 Act by Forum Funds (the “Registrant”). The Registrant hereby requests that you withdraw Post-Effective Amendment No. 234 to its Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2008 (Accession No. 0001193125-08-152756) concerning the Merk Hard Currency Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) as the Fund is not going forward at this time. No securities of the Fund were sold, or will be sold, pursuant to the Registration Statement.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me directly at (207) 347-2030.

Yours truly,

/s/ Megan Hadley Koehler

Megan Hadley Koehler

Assistant Secretary

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