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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-8F
Application for Deregistration of Certain Registered Investment Companies.
| I. | General Identifying Information |
| 1. | Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1): |
| ☐ | Merger | |
| ☐ | Liquidation | |
| ☒ | Abandonment of Registration | |
| (Note: Abandonments of Registration answer only questions 1 through 15, 24 and 25 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.) | ||
| ☐ | Election of status as a Business Development Company | |
| (Note: Business Development Companies answer only questions 1 through 10 of this form and complete verification at the end of the form.) |
| 2. | Name of fund: Polen Credit Opportunities Fund |
| 3. | Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811-23860 |
| 4. | Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F? |
| ☐ | Initial Application | ☒ | Amendment |
| 5. | Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code): |
103 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
| 6. | Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form: |
Lisa Nosal
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 385-7602
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| 7. | Name, address and telephone number of individual or entity responsible for maintenance and preservation of fund records in accordance with Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.31a-1, .31a-2]: |
Polen Capital Credit, LLC (investment adviser to the Fund)
1075 Main Street, Suite 320
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 283-8500
The Bank of New York Mellon (records related to its function as administrator)
103 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
[phone number]
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (records related to its function as transfer agent)
118 Flanders Road
Westborough, MA 01581
[phone number]
The Bank of New York Mellon (records related to its function as custodian)
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
[phone number]
Tidal ETF Services LLC (records related to its function as provider of the CEO and CFO of the Fund)
234 W. Florida St., Suite 700
Milwaukee, WI 53204
(262) 272-0916
Chenery Compliance Group (records related to its function as provider of the CCO of the Fund)
744 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 104
Wayne, PA 19087
(484) 464-0300
Note: Once deregistered, a fund is still required to maintain and preserve the records described in rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 for the periods specified in those rules.
| 8. | Classification of fund (check only one): |
| ☒ | Management company; |
| ☐ | Unit investment trust; or |
| ☐ | Face-amount certificate company. |
| 9. | Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one): |
| ☐ | Open-end | ☒ | Closed-end |
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| 10. | State law under which the fund was organized or formed (e.g., Delaware, Massachusetts): |
| Delaware |
| 11. | Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including sub-advisers) during the last five years, even if the fund's contracts with those advisers have been terminated: |
Investment Adviser:
Polen Capital Credit, LLC
1075 Main Street
Suite 320
Waltham, MA 02451
| 12. | Provide the name and address of each principal underwriter of the fund during the last five years, even if the fund's contracts with those underwriters have been terminated: |
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Foreside Funds Distributors LLC 190 Middle Street Suite 301 Portland, ME 04101 |
| 13. | If the fund is a unit investment trust ("UIT") provide: |
| (a) | Depositor's name(s) and address(es): |
| (b) | Trustee's name(s) and address(es): |
| 14. | Is there a UIT registered under the Act that served as a vehicle for investment in the fund (e.g., an insurance company separate account)? |
| ☐ Yes ☒ No |
| If Yes, for each UIT state: |
| Name(s): |
| File No.: 811-______ |
| Business Address: |
| 15. | (a) | Did the fund obtain approval from the board of directors concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration? |
☒ Yes ☐ No
If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: September 17, 2026; attached as Exhibit A are the resolutions of the Fund's board of trustees concerning the approval of the abandonment of registration of the Fund.
If No, explain:
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| (b) | Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger, Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration? |
☐ Yes ☒ No
If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place:
If No, explain: Neither the terms of the Fund's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust nor Delaware state law required a shareholder vote to approve the deregistration.
| II. | Distributions to Shareholders |
| 16. | Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| (a) | If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions: |
| (b) | Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| (c) | Were the distributions made pro rata based on share ownership? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| (d) | If No to (b) or (c) above, describe the method of distributions to shareholders. For Mergers, provide the exchange ratio(s) used and explain how it was calculated: |
| (e) | Liquidations only: |
Were any distributions to shareholders made in-kind?
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Yes, indicate the percentage of fund shares owned by affiliates, or any other affiliation of shareholders:
| 17. | Closed-end funds only: |
| Has the fund issued senior securities? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior securityholders and distributions to other shareholders:
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| 18. | Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund's shareholders? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If No,
| (a) | How many shareholders does the fund have as of the date this form is filed? |
| (b) | Describe the relationship of each remaining shareholder to the fund: |
| 19. | Are there any shareholders who have not yet received distributions in complete liquidation of their interests? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Yes, describe briefly the plans (if any) for distributing to, or preserving the interests of, those shareholders:
| III. | Assets and Liabilities |
| 20. |
Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed? (See question 18 above) |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Yes,
| (a) | Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed: |
| (b) | Why has the fund retained the remaining assets? |
| (c) | Will the remaining assets be invested in securities? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
| 21. | Does the fund have any outstanding debts (other than face-amount certificates if the fund is a face-amount certificate company) or any other liabilities? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Yes,
| (a) | Describe the type and amount of each debt or other liability: |
| (b) | How does the fund intend to pay these outstanding debts or other liabilities? |
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| IV. | Information About Event(s) Leading to Request For Deregistration |
| 22. | (a) | List the expenses incurred in connection with the Merger or Liquidation: |
| (i) | Legal expenses: |
| (ii) | Accounting expenses: |
| (iii) | Other expenses (list and identify separately): |
| (iv) | Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): |
| (b) | How were those expenses allocated? |
| (c) | Who paid those expenses? |
| (d) | How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? |
| 23. | Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation? |
☐ Yes ☐ No
If Yes, cite the release numbers of the Commission's notice and order or, if no notice or order has been issued, the file number and date the application was filed:
| V. | Conclusion of Fund Business |
| 24. | Is the fund a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding? |
☐ Yes ☒ No
If Yes, describe the nature of any litigation or proceeding and the position taken by the fund in that litigation:
| 25. | Is the fund now engaged, or intending to engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for winding up its affairs? |
☒ Yes ☐ No
If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities: Upon abandonment of Registration, the Fund will continue to operate as a private fund pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Fund can rely on Section 3(c)(1) of the 1940 Act because the Fund has fewer than 100 holders of its securities and is no longer making any public offering of its securities and does not propose to make a public offering of its securities in the future. The Fund has notified its shareholders that, after receiving the deregistration order, certain legal protections afforded to shareholders of an investment company registered under the 1940 Act will no longer apply. Ongoing operation as a private fund is anticipated to consist of an orderly wind down.
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| VI. | Mergers Only |
| 26. | (a) | State the name of the fund surviving the Merger: |
| (b) | State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: 811-______ |
| (c) | If the merger or reorganization agreement has been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s), form type used and date the agreement was filed: |
| (d) | If the merger or reorganization agreement has not been filed with the Commission, provide a copy of the agreement as an exhibit to this form. |
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VERIFICATION
The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of Credit Opportunities Fund, (ii) he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Polen Credit Opportunities Fund, and (iii) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this Form N-8F application have been taken. The undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this Form N-8F application are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
| /s/ Joel L. Weiss | |
| Joel L. Weiss |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT A - Officer's Certificate of Resolutions Regarding Approval of Deregistration of Polen Credit Opportunities Fund
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