U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Van Wagoner Funds, Inc., One Bush Street, Suite 1150, San
Francisco, California 94104
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is
filed:
Van Wagoner Emerging Growth Fund Van Wagoner Post-Venture Fund
Van Wagoner Micro-Cap Fund Van Wagoner Capital Appreciation
Fund
Van Wagoner Mid-Cap Fund Van Wagoner Growth Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-9116
Securities Act File Number: 33-98358
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after
the close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting
securities sold after the close of the fiscal year but before
termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declaration:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1),
if applicable (see Instruction A.6):
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which
had been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than
pursuant to rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained
unsold at the beginning of the fiscal year:
None
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year:
134,391,469 Shares / $1,852,859,419
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
134,391,469 Shares / $1,852,859,419
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the
fiscal year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if
applicable (see Instruction B.7):
None
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
$1,852,859,419
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ 0
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable):
- 831,053,767
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable):
+ 0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the
fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line
(ii), less line (iii), plus line (iv)] (if applicable):
1,021,805,652
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction
C.6):
x 1/3300
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
$ 309,638.08
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
only if the form is being filed within 60 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of
Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
February 26, 1997
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Garrett R. Van Wagoner
Garrett R. Van Wagoner, President,
Secretary and Treasurer
Date February 24, 1997
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
F O L E Y & L A R D N E R
A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W
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JACKSONVILLE 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202-5367 TALLAHASSEE
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WRITER'S DIRECT LINE
February 25, 1997
Van Wagoner Funds, Inc.
One Bush Street, Suite 1150
San Francisco, CA 94104
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for you in connection with the
preparation of a Registration Statement on Form N-1A and amendments
thereto relating to the sale by you of an indefinite amount of Van Wagoner
Funds, Inc. Common Stock, $.0001 par value (such Common Stock being
hereinafter referred to as the "Stock"), in the manner set forth in the
Registration Statement. In this connection, we have examined: (a) the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A and all amendments thereto; (b) the
Rule 24f-2 Notice relating to the Van Wagoner Emerging Growth Fund, Van
Wagoner Micro-Cap Fund, Van Wagoner Mid-Cap Fund, Van Wagoner Post-Venture
Fund, Van Wagoner Capital Appreciation Fund and Van Wagoner Growth Fund
series of Van Wagoner Funds, Inc. dated February 24, 1997; (c) corporate
proceedings relative to the authorization for issuance of shares of the
Stock; and (d) such other proceedings, documents and records as we deemed
necessary to enable us to render this opinion.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares of
Stock sold in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 in reliance upon
registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 and in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement were
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable. We have not examined the
stock register books of the Van Wagoner Emerging Growth Fund, Van Wagoner
Micro-Cap Fund, Van Wagoner Mid-Cap Fund, Van Wagoner Post-Venture Fund,
Van Wagoner Capital Appreciation Fund and Van Wagoner Growth Fund series
of Van Wagoner Funds, Inc. In opining that the shares of Stock sold in
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 were fully paid, we have relied
upon a certificate of an officer of the transfer agent to Van Wagoner
Funds, Inc. as to the consideration received for such shares.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in connection with
the filing of the Rule 24f-2 Notice for Van Wagoner Funds, Inc. for its
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996. In giving this consent, we do not
admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or within the category of persons
whose consent is required by Section 7 of said Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Foley & Lardner
FOLEY & LARDNER
