FORM N-8F
I. GENERAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
1. Reason fund is applying to deregister:
[X] MERGER
[ ] LIQUIDATION
[ ] ABANDONMENT OF REGISTRATION
[ ] Election of status as a BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
2. Name of fund: The Lutheran Brotherhood Family of Funds
3. Securities and Exchange Commission File No: 811-1467
4. Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F?
[ ] Initial Application [X] Amendment
5. Address of Principal Executive Office: 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415
6. Name, address, and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding
this form: John C. Bjork, 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415. (612) 340-7005
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]: James E. Nelson, 625
Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415. (612) 340-7215
8. Classification of fund:
[X] Management company;
[ ] Unit investment trust; or
[ ] Face-amount certificate company.
9. Subclassification if the fund is a management company:
[X] Open-end [ ] Closed-end
10. State law under which the fund was organized or formed: Delaware
11. Provide the name and address of each investment adviser of the fund (including the sub-advisers) during the last
five years, even if the fund's contracts with those advisers have been terminated: Thrivent Investment Management
Inc. (current investment adviser), 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415; Lutheran Brotherhood
Research Corp., 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415; T. Rowe Price International, Inc., 100 East
Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland21202; T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland21202; and Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc., 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland21202.
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: Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (current
underwriter), 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415, and Lutheran Brotherhood Securities Corp., 625
Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota55415.
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 [X] No
If Yes, for each UIT state:
Name(s):
File No.: 811-
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?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: November 12, 2003
If No, explain:
(b) Did the fund obtain approval from the shareholders concerning the decision to engage in a Merger,
Liquidation or Abandonment of Registration?
[X] Yes [ ]No
If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place: June 16, 2004
If No, explain:
II. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
16. Has the fund distributed any assets to its shareholders in connection with the Merger or Liquidation?
[X] Yes [ ] No
(a) If Yes, list the date(s) on which the fund made those distributions:
July 16, 2004
(b) Were the distributions made on the basis of net assets?
[X] Yes [ ] No
(c) Were the distributions made PRO RATA based on share ownership?
[X] 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:
18. Has the fund distributed all of its assets to the fund's shareholders?
[X] 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? No
III. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
20. Does the fund have any assets as of the date this form is filed?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If Yes,
(a) Describe the type and amount of each asset retained by the fund as of the date this form is filed:
(a) Why has the fund retained the remaining assets?
(b) 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 [X] 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?
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: $163,000
(ii) Accounting expenses: $28,200
(iii) Other expenses (list and identify separately):
Proxy soliciation: $1.5 million
Printing: $450,000
Miscellaneous: $50,000
(iv) Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii)) above: $2,191,200
(b) How were these expenses allocated? 100% to the Registrant's Investment Adviser, Thrivent Investment
Management Inc.
(c) Who paid those expenses? The Registrant's Investment Adviser, Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
(d) How did the fund pay for unmerited expenses (if any)?
23. Has the fund previously filed an application for an order of the Commission regarding the Merger or Liquidation?
[ ] Yes [X] 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 proceedings?
[ ] Yes [X] 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 [X] No
If Yes, describe the nature and extent of those activities:
VI. MERGERS ONLY
26. (a) State the name of the fund surviving the Merger: Thrivent Mutual Funds
(b) State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger:
811-5075
(c) If the merger or reorganization agreement have been filed with the Commission, state the file number(s),
form type used and date the agreement was filed: file number 333-113514, Form N-14, March 11, 2004
(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.
VERIFICATION
The undersigned states that (i) he has executed this amended Form N-8F application for order under section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of The Lutheran Brotherhood Family of Funds, (ii) he is the Assistant Secretary
of The Lutheran Brotherhood Family of Funds, and (iii) all actions by shareholders, directors, and any other body
necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file this amended Form N-8F application have been taken. The
undersigned also states that the facts set forth in this amended Form N-8F application are true to the best of his knowledge,
information, and belief.
(Signature)
/s/ John C. Bjork
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John C. Bjork
Assistant Secretary
Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference
