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:
Royce Capital Fund
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice
is filed:
Royce Premier Portfolio
Royce Total Return Portfolio
Royce Micro-Cap Portfolio
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-07537
Securities Act File Number: 333-1073
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:
-0-
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal
year other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
-0-
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year:
- 0 - shares; $- 0 - aggregate sale price
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to
rule 24f-2:
- 0 - shares; $- 0 - aggregate sale price
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11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during
the fiscal year in connection with dividend reinvestment
plans, if applicable (see instructions B.7):
- 0 - shares; $- 0 - aggregate sale price
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): $ - 0 -
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if appli-
cable) +$ - 0 -
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased -$ - 0 -
during the fiscal year (if applicable):
(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): $ - 0 -
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation
(see x .00030303 Instruction C.6):
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ - 0 -
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/JOHN E. DENNEEN
John E. Denneen, Secretary
Date February 26, 1997
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
