American Century Investments
4500 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
January 19, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
American Century Mutual Funds, Inc.
1940 Act File No. 811-0816
1933 Act File No. 2-14213
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
Rule 24f-2 promulgated thereunder, the accompanying documents are filed via
electronic transmission on behalf of the above-referenced issuer.
Payment of the fee has been sent via wire transfer to the Commission's
lockbox depository at Mellon bank.
Please direct any concerns regarding this filing to the undersigned at
(816) 340-3335.
Sincerely,
/s/Otis H. Cowan
Otis H. Cowan
Corporate Counsel
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
American Century Mutual Funds, Inc.
4500 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
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2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed
(If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities of the
issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): __X__
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-0816
Securities Act File Number: 2-14213
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4(a).Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
October 31, 2000
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4(b)._____ Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction
A.2)
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4(c)._____ Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of
securities sold during the fiscal
year pursuant to section 24(f): $33,081,366,700
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year: $28,414,230,608
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(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: $ N/A
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(iv) Total available redemption
credits [add Items 5(ii) and
5(iii): -$28,414,230,608
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(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is
greater than Item 5(iv) [subtract
Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ 4,667,136,092
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(vi) Redemption credits available
for use in future years $ (N/A)
-- if Item 5(i) is less than Item ---------------
5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining
registration fee (See Instruction
C.9): x .00025
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(viii) Registration fee due
[multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)]
(enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 1,166,784.02
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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 remaining 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:__________
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7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ N/A
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line
5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 1,166,784.02
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
January 18, 2001
Method of Delivery:
__X__ Wire Transfer
_____ Mail or other means
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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/Otis H. Cowan
Otis H. Cowan
Corporate Counsel
Date: January 19, 2001
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
SEC 2393 (9-97)
