As Filed on November 3, 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form N-8F
I. General Identifying Information
| 1. | Reason fund is applying to deregister (check only one; for descriptions, see Instruction 1 above): | |
| [ ] | Merger | |
| [ ] | Liquidation | |
| [X] |
Abandonment of Registration The fund registered under the 1940 Act but never became effective. (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: Federated Tax-Free Term Trust |
| 3. | Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811-22278 |
| 4. | Is this an initial Form N-8F or an amendment to a previously filed Form N-8F? | |||
| [X] | Initial Application | [ ] | Amendment | |
| 5. | Address of Principal Executive Office (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code): |
| Federated Hermes Funds 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale, PA 15086-7561 |
| 6. | Name, address and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form: |
| Jennifer Grimm Federated Hermes Funds 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale, PA 15086-7561 Jennifer.Grimm@FederatedHermes.com 724.720.8837 |
| 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 3la-2 under the Act [17 CFR 270.3la-1, .31a-2]: |
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Registrant Federated Hermes Funds | |
| 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): | |
| [ X ] | Management company; | |
| [ ] | Unit investment trust; or | |
| [ ] | Face-amount certificate company. | |
| 9. | Subclassification if the fund is a management company (check only one): | |
| [ ] | Open-end | |
| [ X ] | Closed-end | |
| 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: |
| Federated Investment Management Company Federated Investors Tower 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779 1-800-341-7400 | |
| 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: |
| N/A |
| 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-_________ | ||
| 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? | |
| [X] Yes | [ ] No | ||
| If Yes, state the date on which the board vote took place: August 9, 2016. | |||
| 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? | ||
| [ ] Yes | [ X ] No | ||
| If Yes, state the date on which the shareholder vote took place: | |||
| If No, explain: The fund registered under the 1940 Act but never became effective. | |||
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:
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| (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: | |||||
| Not Applicable. | |||||
| 17. | Closed-end funds only: | ||
| Has the fund issued senior securities? | |||
| [ ] Yes | [ X ] No | ||
| If Yes, describe the method of calculating payments to senior security holders and distributions to other shareholders: | |||
| 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? | ||
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)? N/A | ||
| 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 | [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: |
| (b) | State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: | |
| (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. |
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 FEDERATED TAX-FREE TERM TRUST, (ii) he is the ASSISTANT SECRETARY of FEDERATED TAX-FREE TERM TRUST, 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/ George F. Magera
George F. Magera
Assistant Secretary