-----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, A8f1E94pxDaadt710Pcsd2Yexi56B4RXGBJeFJtNXSbWpuhg0G61e5cexrZM05DU eVNSba4iISq7/t7k8iH2Og== 0000807607-96-000010.txt : 19960524 0000807607-96-000010.hdr.sgml : 19960524 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000807607-96-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960523 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19960523 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FEDERATED MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000807607 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 251542736 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-11410 FILM NUMBER: 96571619 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04533 FILM NUMBER: 96571620 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FEDERATED INVESTORS TWR CITY: PITTSBURGH STATE: PA ZIP: 15222 BUSINESS PHONE: 4122881900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FEDERATED INVESTORS TOWERS CITY: PITTSBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 15222-3779 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FORTRESS MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FORTRESS HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900814 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FORTRESS HIGH YIELD TAX FREE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19881024 485BPOS 1 1933 Act File No. 33-11410 1940 Act File No. 811-4533 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X Pre-Effective Amendment No. .......... Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 ........... X and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 X Amendment No. 14 ........................... X FEDERATED MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (412) 288-1900 (Registrant's Telephone Number) John W. McGonigle, Esquire, Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) It is proposed that this filing will become effective: immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) - -- X on June 22, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i) on pursuant to paragraph (a) (i) 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) on pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485. ----------------- If appropriate, check the following box: X This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a declaration pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and: X filed the Notice required by that Rule on October 16, 1995; or intends to file the Notice required by that Rule on or about ; or ------------ during the most recent fiscal year did not sell any securities pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and, pursuant to Rule 24f-2(b)(2), need not file the Notice. Copies to: Matthew G. Maloney, Esquire Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P. 2101 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET This Amendment to the Registration Statement of FEDERATED MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC., which is comprised of four classes of shares, Class A Shares (1); Class B Shares (2); Class C Shares (3); and Class F Shares (4), is comprised of the following: PART A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS. Prospectus Heading (Rule 404(c) Cross Reference) Item 1. Cover Page...............(1-4) Cover Page. Item 2. Synopsis.................(1-4) Summary of Fund Expenses. Item 3. Condensed Financial Information.............(4) Financial Highlights; (1-4) Performance Information. Item 4. General Description of Registrant..............(1-3) Synopsis; (4) General Information; (1-4) Investment Information; (1-4) Investment Objective; (1-4) Investment Policies; (1-4) Portfolio Turnover; (1-4) Municipal Bonds; (1-4) Investment Risks; (1-4) Investment Limitations. Item 5. Management of the Fund...(1-4) Fund Information; (1-4) Management of the Fund; (1-3) Distribution of Fund Shares; (4) Distribution of Class F Shares; (1-4) Administration of the Fund. Item 6. Capital Stock and Other Securities..............(1-3) Dividends and Distributions; (4) Dividends; (1-4) Shareholder Information; (1-4) Voting Rights; (1-4) Tax Information; (1-4) Federal Income Tax; (1-4) State and Local Taxes. Item 7. Purchase of Securities Being Offered.................(1-4) Net Asset Value; (1-3) Investing in the Fund; (4) Investing in Class F Shares; (4) Share Purchases; (4) Minimum Investment Required; (4) What Shares Cost; (1-3) Reducing or Eliminating the Sales Charge; (4) Eliminating the Sales Charge; (1-4) Systematic Investment Program; (1-4) Exchange Privilege; (1-4) Certificates and Confirmations. Item 8. Redemption or Repurchase.(1-3) How to Redeem Shares; (4) Redeeming Class F Shares; (1-3) Redeeming Shares through your Financial Institution; (4) Through a Financial Institution; (1-3) Redeeming Shares by Mail; (4) Directly By Mail; (1-4) Contingent Deferred Sales Charge; (1-4) Systematic Withdrawal Program; (1-4) Accounts With Low Balances. Item 9. Pending Legal Proceedings None. PART B. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Item 10. Cover Page...............(1-4) Cover Page. Item 11. Table of Contents........(1-4) Table of Contents. Item 12. General Information and History.................(1-4) General Information About the Fund. Item 13. Investment Objectives and Policies................(1-4) Investment Objectives and Policies; (1-4) Investment Limitations. Item 14. Management of the Fund...(1-4) Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. Management. Item 15. Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities...Not applicable. Item 16. Investment Advisory and Other Services..........(1-4) Investment Advisory Services; (1-4) Other Services. Item 17. Brokerage Allocation.....(1-4) Brokerage Transactions. Item 18. Capital Stock and Other Securities..............Not applicable. Item 19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Securities Being Offered...........(1-4) Purchasing Shares; (1-4) Determining Net Asset Value; (4) Exchange Privilege (Class F Shares Only); (1-4) Redeeming Shares. Item 20. Tax Status...............(1-4) Tax Status. Item 21. Underwriters.............Not applicable. Item 22. Calculation of Performance Data....................(1-4) Total Return; (1-4) Yield; (1-4) Tax-Equivalent (1-4) Yield; (1-4) Performance Comparisons. Item 23. Financial Statements.....Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report dated August 31, 1995, pursuant to Rule 411 under the Securities Act of 1933. (File No. 811-4533). PART C. OTHER INFORMATION. Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits: (a) Financial Statements (Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report dated August 31, 1995 pursuant to Rule 411 under the Securities Act of 1933.) (File No. 811-4533) (b) Exhibits: (1) (i)Conformed copy of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1); (ii)Conformed copy of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (6); (2) Copy of By-Laws of the Registrant (6); (3) Not applicable; (4) Copy of Specimen Certificate for Shares of Capital Stock of the Registrant (1); (5) Conformed copy of the Investment Advisory Contract of the Registrant (4); (6) (i) Copy of Distributor's Contract of the Registrant (9); (ii) Form of Exhibits A through D to the Distributor's Contract (9); (iii) The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the specimen Mutual Funds Sales and Service Agreement; Mutual Funds Service Agreement and Plan Trustee/Mutual Funds Service Agreement from Item 24(b)6 of the Cash Trust Series II Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on July 24, 1995. (File Nos. 33-38550 and 811-6269) (7) Not applicable; (8) Conformed copy of Custodian Agreement of the Registrant (8); + All exhibits have been filed electronically. 1. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Initial Registration Amendment No. 1 filed January 21, 1987. (File Nos. 33- 11410 and 811-4533) 4. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 filed August 25, 1989. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 5. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 filed October 25, 1989. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 6. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 filed October 24, 1990. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 8. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 filed October 25, 1995. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 9. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 filed May 3, 1996. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811-4533) (9) (i) Conformed copy of Agreement for Fund Accounting Services, Administrative Services, Transfer Agency Services, and Custody Services Procurement (9); (ii) Conformed copy of Shareholder Services Agreement;(7) (iii) The responses described in Item 24(b)6 are hereby incorporated by reference. (10) Conformed copy of Opinion and Consent of Counsel as to legality of shares being registered (8); (11) Conformed copy of Consent of Independent Public Accountants(9); (12) Not applicable; (13) Conformed copy of Initial Capital Understanding (8); (14) Not applicable; (15) (i)Conformed copy of Distribution Plan as amended (5); (ii) The responses described in Item 24(b)6 are hereby incorporated by reference. (16) Copy of Schedule for Computation of Yield Calculation (8); (17) Copy of Financial Data Schedule (8); (18) The Registrant hereby incorporates the conformed copy of the specimen Multiple Class Plan from Item 24(b)(18) of the World Investment Series, Inc. Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission on January 26, 1996.(File Nos. 33-52149 and 811-07141). (19) Conformed copy of Power of Attorney (8); + All exhibits have been filed electronically. 1. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Initial Registration Amendment No. 1 filed January 21, 1987. (File Nos. 33- 11410 and 811-4533) 2. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed April 9, 1987 (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811-4533) 3. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 filed October 25, 1988. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 5. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 filed October 25, 1989. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 7. Repsonse incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 filed October 26, 1994. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 8. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 filed October 25, 1995. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811- 4533) 9. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 filed May 3, 1996. (File Nos. 33-11410 and 811-4533) Item 25. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant: None Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities: Number of Record Holders Title of Class as of April 8, 1996 Shares of capital stock 11,089 ($0.001 per Share par value) Item 27. Indemnification: (1) Item 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser: For a description of the other business of the investment adviser, see the section entitled "Fund Information - Management of the Fund" in Part A. The affiliations with the Registrant of four of the Directors and four of the Officers of the investment adviser and their business addresses are included in Part B of this Registration Statement under "Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. Management". The remaining Director of the investment adviser, his position with the investment adviser, and, in parentheses, his principal occupation is: Mark D. Olson (Partner, Wilson, Halbrook & Bayard), 107 W. Market Street, Georgetown, Delaware 19947. The remaining Officers of the investment adviser are: William D. Dawson, III, Henry A. Frantzen, J. Thomas Madden and Mark L. Mallon, Executive Vice Presidents; Henry J. Gailliot, Senior Vice President-Economist; Peter R. Anderson, Drew J. Collins, Jonathan C. Conley, Mark Durbiano, J. Alan Minteer, Mary Jo Ochson, Robert J. Ostrowski, Senior Vice Presidents; J. Scott Albrecht, Joseph M. Balestrino, Randall S. Bauer, David F. Belton, David A. Briggs, Kenneth J. Cody, Deborah A. Cunningham, Michael P. Donnelly, Linda A. Duessel, Timothy E. Keefe, Kathleen M. Foody-Malus, Thomas M. Franks, Edward C. Gonzales, Stephen A. Keen, Mark S. Kopinski, Jeff A. Kozemchak, Marian R. Marinack, Susan M. Nason, Frederick L. Plautz, Jr., Charles A. Ritter, James D. Roberge, Frank Semack, William F. Stotz, Edward J. Tiedge, Sandra L. Weber and Christopher H. Wiles, Vice Presidents; Thomas R. Donahue, Treasurer; and Stephen A. Keen, Secretary. The business address of each of the Officers of the investment adviser is Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779. These individuals are also officers of a majority of the investment advisers to the Funds listed in Part B of this Registration Statement. 1. Response is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Initial Registration Amendment No. 1 filed January 21, 1987. (File Nos. 33- 11410 and 811-4533) Item 29. Principal Underwriters: (a) Federated Securities Corp., the Distributor for shares of the Registrant, also acts as principal underwriter for the following open-end investment companies: American Leaders Fund, Inc.; Annuity Management Series; Arrow Funds; Automated Government Money Trust; BayFunds; The Biltmore Funds; The Biltmore Municipal Funds; Blanchard Funds; Blanchard Precious Metals Fund, Inc.; Cash Trust Series, Inc.; Cash Trust Series II; DG Investor Series; Edward D. Jones & Co. Daily Passport Cash Trust; Federated ARMs Fund; Federated Equity Funds; Federated GNMA Trust; Federated Government Trust; Federated High Yield Trust; Federated Income Securities Trust; Federated Income Trust; Federated Index Trust; Federated Institutional Trust; Federated Master Trust; Federated Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term Municipal Trust; Federated Short-Term U.S. Government Trust; Federated Stock Trust; Federated Tax-Free Trust; Federated Total Return Series, Inc.; Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 3-5 Years; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 5-10 Years;First Priority Funds; Fixed Income Securities, Inc.; Fortress Adjustable Rate U.S. Government Fund, Inc.; Fortress Municipal Income Fund, Inc.; Fortress Utility Fund, Inc.; Fund for U.S. Government Securities, Inc.; Government Income Securities, Inc.; High Yield Cash Trust; Independence One Mutual Funds; Insurance Management Series; Intermediate Municipal Trust; International Series Inc.; Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Investment Series Trust; Liberty Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Liberty High Income Bond Fund, Inc.; Liberty Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Liberty U.S. Government Money Market Trust; Liberty Utility Fund, Inc.; Liquid Cash Trust; Managed Series Trust; Marshall Funds, Inc.; Money Market Management, Inc.; Money Market Obligations Trust; Money Market Trust; The Monitor Funds; Municipal Securities Income Trust; Newpoint Funds; 111 Corcoran Funds; Peachtree Funds; The Planters Funds; RIMCO Monument Funds; SouthTrust Vulcan Funds; Star Funds; The Starburst Funds; The Starburst Funds II; Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.; Targeted Duration Trust; Tax-Free Instruments Trust; Tower Mutual Funds; Trust for Financial Institutions; Trust for Government Cash Reserves; Trust for Short-Term U.S. Government Securities; Trust for U.S. Treasury Obligations; The Virtus Funds; Vision Group of Funds, Inc.; and World Investment Series, Inc. Federated Securities Corp. also acts as principal underwriter for the following closed-end investment company: Liberty Term Trust, Inc.- 1999. (b) (1) (2) (3) Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices Business Address With Underwriter With Registrant Richard B. Fisher Director, Chairman, Chief President Federated Investors Tower Executive Officer, Chief Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Operating Officer, Asst. Secretary, and Asst. Treasurer, Federated Securities Corp. Edward C. Gonzales Director, Executive ViceExecutive Vice Federated Investors Tower President, Federated, President Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Securities Corp. John W. McGonigle Director, Federated Executive Vice Federated Investors Tower Securities Corp. President and Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Secretary John B. Fisher President-Institutional Sales, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 James F. Getz President-Broker/Dealer, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Mark R. Gensheimer Executive Vice President of -- Federated Investors Tower Bank/Trust, Federated Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Securities Corp. Mark W. Bloss Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Richard W. Boyd Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Theodore Fadool, Jr. Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Bryant R. Fisher Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Christopher T. Fives Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 James S. Hamilton Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 (1) (2) (3) Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices Business Address With Underwriter With Registrant James M. Heaton Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Keith Nixon Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Solon A. Person, IV Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Timothy C. Pillion Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Thomas E. Territ Senior Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 John B. Bohnet Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Byron F. Bowman Vice President, Secretary, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Jane E. Broeren-Lambesis Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Mary J. Combs Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 R. Edmond Connell, Jr. Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Kevin J. Crenny Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Daniel T. Culbertson Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 G. Michael Cullen Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securites Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 (1) (2) (3) Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices Business Address With Underwriter With Registrant Laura M. Deger Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Jill Ehrenfeld Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Mark D. Fisher Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Michael D. Fitzgerald Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Joseph D. Gibbons Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Craig S. Gonzales Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Richard C. Gonzales Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Scott A. Hutton Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 H. Joeseph Kenedy Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 William E. Kugler Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Steven A. La Versa Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Mark J. Miehl Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Richard C. Mihm Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 (1) (2) (3) Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices Business Address With Underwriter With Registrant J. Michael Miller Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Michael P. O'Brien Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Robert D. Oehlschlager Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Robert F. Phillips Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Eugene B. Reed Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Paul V. Riordan Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 John C. Shelar, Jr. Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 David W. Spears Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Jeffrey A. Stewart Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Jamie M. Teschner Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 William C. Tustin Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Paul A. Uhlman Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Richard B. Watts Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 (1) (2) (3) Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices Business Address With Underwriter With Registrant Michael P. Wolff Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Charlene H. Jennings Assistant Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 J. Timothy Radcliff Assistant Vice President, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Denis McAuley Treasurer, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Thomas R. Donahue Asstistant Secretary, -- Federated Investors Tower Assistant Treasurer, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Federated Securities Corp. Joseph M. Huber Assistant Secretary, -- Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 David M. Taylor Assistant Secretary, Treasurer Federated Investors Tower Federated Securities Corp. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 (c) Not applicable. Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records: All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 promulgated thereunder are maintained at one of the following locations: Registrant...............Federated Investors Tower Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Federated Shareholder Services Company.......Federated Investors Tower Transfer Agent and Dividend Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Disbursing Agent Federated Administrative Federated Investors Tower Services ..............Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 Administrator Federated Advisers.......Federated Investors Tower Adviser Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 State Street Bank and Trust P.O. Box 8600 Company................Boston, MA 02266-8600 Custodian Item 31. Management Services: Not applicable. Item 32. Undertakings: Registrant hereby undertakes to comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act with respect to the removal of Directors and the calling of special shareholder meetings by shareholders. Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish each person to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of the Registrant's latest annual report to shareholders, upon request and without charge. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, FEDERATED MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC., has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 23rd day of May, 1996 FEDERATED MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. BY: /s/Charles H. Field Charles H. Field, Assistant Secretary Attorney in Fact for John F. Donahue May 23, 1996 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacity and on the date indicated: NAME TITLE DATE By:/s/Charles H. Field Charles H. Field Attorney In Fact May 23, 1996 ASSISTANT SECRETARY For the Persons Listed Below NAME TITLE John F. Donahue* Chairman and Director (Chief Executive Officer) Richard B. Fisher* President and Director David M. Taylor* Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Thomas G. Bigley* Director John T. Conroy, Jr.* Director William J. Copeland* Director James E. Dowd* Director Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.* Director Edward L. Flaherty, Jr.* Director Peter E. Madden* Director Gregor F. Meyer* Director Wesley W. Posvar* Director Marjorie P. Smuts* Director * By Power of Attorney -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----