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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Ameriprime Funds
1793 Kingswood Drive Suite 200
Southlake, TX 76092
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this
form is filed. If this Form is being filed for all series
and classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but
do not list series or classes: [ ]
Ariston Convertible Securities Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-09096
Securities Act File Number:
33-96826
4.(a)Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1999.
4.(b)[ ] Check box if this form is being filed late (i.e. more than 90 calendar
days after the end of the issuers fiscal year). (See instruction A.2)
4.(c)[ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securi-
ties sold during the fiscal year
pursuant to rule 24(f): $6,259,625
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year:
$5,963,595
(iii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during any
prior fiscal year ending no earlier
than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration
fees payable to the Commission: $2,214,949
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $8,178,544
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than
5(iv) [subtract item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)] $0
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in
future years- if Item 5(i)is less than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)] $1,918,919
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (see Instruction C.9) x .000264
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply item 5(v)
by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee
is due): $0
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted
here: _____. If there is a number of shares or other units that were
registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaning unsold at the end of the fiscal
year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the
issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here:_______
7. Interest due--if this Form is being filed more
than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal
year $0
8. Total of the amount the registration fee due plus
any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7] $0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was
sent to the Commissions lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery
[ ] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
This report has been signed below by the following person(s) on
behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
By: /s/ Kenneth D. Trumpfheller
Kenneth D. Trumpfheller
President
Date: March 21, 2000
