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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 I above):

(X) 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: Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund
 
3. Securities and Exchange Commission File No.: 811­21713

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 (include No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):

500 Science Drive, Madison, WI 53711

6. Name, address, and telephone number of individual the Commission staff should contact with any questions regarding this form:

Pamela M. Krill
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
One East Main Street, Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 284-2226



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 270.3Ia-1, .31a-2):

Madison Asset Management, LLC
550 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 274-0300

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:

Madison Investment Advisors, LLC
550 Science Drive,
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 274-0300

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:

Not applicable

13. If the fund is a unit investment trust ("UIT") provide: Not applicable

(a) Depositor's name(s) and addressees):
 
(b) Trustee's name(s) and addressees):
 
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: June 29, 2018

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: September 28, 2018
 
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: October 8, 2018
 
(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: Not Applicable

(e) Liquidations only: Were any distributions to shareholders made in kind? Not Applicable.

( ) 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 (X) 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?

( ) Yes (X) 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 (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:
(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 (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: $49,859
 
(ii) Accounting expenses: $7,900
 
(iii) Other expenses (list and identify separately):

Merger project management costs: $7,500
Proxy print and mailing costs: $11,500
Proxy management costs: $1,500

(iv) Total expenses (sum of lines (i)-(iii) above): $78,259

(b) How were those expenses allocated? All expenses were allocated to the investment adviser as disclosed in the prospectus/proxy statement filed for Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (see File Number 333-226105)

(c) Who paid those expenses? Madison Asset Management, LLC, as disclosed in the prospectus/proxy statement referenced in IV.22(b), above.
 
(d) How did the fund pay for unamortized expenses (if any)? Not applicable

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 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: Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund



(b) State the Investment Company Act file number of the fund surviving the Merger: 811-21582

(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: A prospectus/proxy statement on Form N-14 was initially filed by Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund, File Number 333-226105, on July 9, 2018. The form of agreement and plan of merger was included as Exhibit A in Part A of that filing.
 
(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. Not applicable



VERIFICATION
 
The undersigned states that (i) she has executed this Form N-8F application for an order under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 on behalf of Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund, (ii) she is the President of Madison Strategic Sector Premium 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 her knowledge, information, and belief.



/s/ Katherine L. Frank
Katherine L. Frank
President

Date: October 15, 2018