UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-54A NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO SECTION 55 THROUGH 65 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(a) OF THE ACT The undersigned business development company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it elects, pursuant to the provisions of section 54(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), to be subject to the provisions of section 55 through 65 of the Act and, in connection with such notification of election, submits the following information: Name Group Management Corp. Address of Principal Business 101 Marietta St. Office Suite 1070 Atlanta, GA 30303 Telephone Number (404) 522-1202 Name and Address of Agent for Rosenfeld, Goldman & Ware, Inc. Service and Process 101 Marietta St. Suite 1070 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 522-1202 Check one of the following: [ ] The company has filed a registration statement for a class of equity securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Give the file number of the registration statement or, if the file number is unknown or has not yet been assigned, give the date on which the registration statement was filed: ___________________________________. [X ] The company is relying on Rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in lieu of filing a registration statement for a class of equity securities under that Act. The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant to section 8(a) of the Act, if any, of the company: __________________________________________________ __________ The file number of the registration as an investment company pursuant to section 8(a) of the Act, if any, of and subsidiary of the company: __________________________________________________ __. The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and with its principal place of business in Georgia ; that it will be operated for the purpose of making investments in securities described in section 55(a)(1) through (3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and that it will make available significant managerial assistance with respect to issuers of such securities to the extent required by the Act. Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned company has caused this notification of election to be subject to sections 55 through 65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be duly signed on its behalf in the city of Atlanta, GA and state of Georgia on this 16th day of April, 2003. /s/ Lamar Sinkfield ______________________ ___ Lamar Sinkfield Its: Chief Executive Officer