-----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, KVdGw+/ALgkx5dw1HkvBDMZo4KFYgtV7ibmsebNq3u8CTA0MybA9qNaozMEhZBDx Dc/EtAxp0Bq3/hGY9mawJg== 0000950146-00-000413.txt : 20000424 0000950146-00-000413.hdr.sgml : 20000424 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950146-00-000413 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17F2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000421 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000927053 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08630 FILM NUMBER: 606434 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10081 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CHASE MANHATTAN BANK STREET 2: ONE CHASE SQ 7TH FLOOR CITY: ROCHESTER STATE: NY ZIP: 14643 40-17F2 1 FORM N-17F-2 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ------------------------------------- Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0360 FORM N-17f-2 Expires: July 31, 1994 Estimated average burden hours per response ...0.05 ------------------------------------- Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Investments in the Custody of Management Investment Companies Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17F-2] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed: 811-8630 August 31, 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. State identification Number: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AL AK AZ AR CA CO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CT DE DC FL GA HI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID IL IN IA KS KY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LA ME MD MA MI MN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MS MO MT NE NV NH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NJ NM NY NC ND OH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK OR PA RI SC SD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TN TX UT VT VA WA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WV WI WY PUERTO RICO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other (specify): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code): Mary Squires, 1 Chase Square - Tower 7, Rochester, New York 14643 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INSTRUCTIONS This Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments. Investment Company 1. All items must be completed by the investment company. 2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company. Accountant 3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission's principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company's principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable. THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT SEC 2198 (11-91) Report of Independent Accountants March 13, 2000 To the Trustees of Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust We have examined management's assertion about Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust's (the "Trust's") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of August 31, 1999 included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is responsible for the Trust's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Trust's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Trust's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of August 31, 1999, and the period from June 30, 1999 (the date of last examination) through August 31, 1999 with respect to agreement of purchases and sales of securities and similar investments, without prior notice to management: o Count and inspection of domestic securities and similar investments located in the vault of The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York (the "Custodian") at 4 New York Plaza, 11th Floor, NY, NY; o Testing of securities and similar investments held in book entry form by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and The Depository Trust Company via evaluation of the reconciliation procedures used by the Custodian and disposition of any reconciling items related to the Trust's positions; o Testing of the reconciliation of securities and similar investments, prepared by management of the Trust, between the books and records of the Trust and the Custodian; o Testing of selected purchases and/or sales or maturities of investment securities since our last examination from the books and records of the Trust to trade tickets and broker confirmations; o For global securities held in book entry form by sub-custodians outside of the United States: o Testing of the reconciliation of custody records, prepared by management of the Trust, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, Bournemouth, England, the primary custodian outside of the United States, and the corresponding sub-custodians; o Testing of the reconciliation of securities and similar investments from The Chase Manhattan Bank, Bournemouth, England to the records of the Custodian; o Where the Custodian, engaged a related sub-custodian, we reviewed the reconciliation prepared by the sub-custodian, between the sub-custodian's positions and the local depository, and confirmed positions with such depository, whether the positions were in the individual portfolio's name or in an omnibus account. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Trust's compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of August 31, 1999 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Trust is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be used for any other purpose. Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -------------------------------------------------------- We, as members of management of Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust (the "Trust"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Trust's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of August 31, 1999 and from June 30, 1999 (last examination date) through August 31, 1999. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Trust was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of August 31, 1999 and from June 30, 1999 (last examination date) through August 31, 1999, with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Trust. Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust By: - -------------------------------- Martin R. Dean Treasurer Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust - -------------------------------- Colleen McCoy Vice President Chase Manhattan Bank -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----