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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 24f-2
Read Instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
1. Name and address of issuer:
WELLINGTON FUND, INC.
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
N/A
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-121
Securities Act File Number: 2-11444
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: 11/30/95
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:
/ /
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6):
N/A
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 sales price of securities sold during the fiscal
year:
118,986,355 Shares
$2,570,097,786 Aggregate Sales Price
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10. Number and aggregate sales price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
118,986,355 Shares
$2,570,097,786 Aggregate Sales Price
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:
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(i) Aggregate sales price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $2,570,097,786
(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): - 1,359,003,606
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24f-2 (if applicable): + -------
(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): $ 1,211,094,180
(vi) Multiplier prescried by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see
Instruction C.6): x 1/29 of 1%
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $417,618.68
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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:
January 23, 1996
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dated indicated:
By (Signature and Title) /s/ RAYMOND J. KLAPINSKY
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Raymond J. Klapinsky, Secretary
Date: January 25, 1996
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EXHIBIT "A"
January 25, 1996
Wellington Fund, Inc.
100 Vanguard Boulevard
Malvern, PA 19355
Gentlemen:
As a member of the Pennsylvania Bar acting as Counsel to Wellington Fund, Inc.
(the "Fund") I have examined the Fund's: (1) Articles of Incorporation and
amendments thereto; (2) minutes of the meetings of shareholders and Directors;
(3) Notification of Registration on Form N-8A under the 1940 Act; (4)
Registration on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"), and
all amendments thereto; and (5) all other relevant documents and records, as
well as the procedures and requirements relative to the issuance and sale of
the Fund's common stock; par value $1.00 per share.
My examination also disclosed the following information:
1. The Fund is authorized to issue 600,000,000 shares of common
stock of the par value of $.001 per share. On November 30, 1995, approximately
501,932,758 shares of the Fund were issued and outstanding.
2. At the beginning of the fiscal year ended November 30, 1995,
the Fund had no shares of its common stock registered under the 1933 Act other
than pursuant to Rule 24f-2, but which remained unsold.
3. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 1995, the Fund did
not have any shares of its common stock registered under the 1933 Act other
than pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
4. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 1995, the Fund sold
118,986,355 shares of its common stock at an aggregate sales price of
$2,570,097,786. During this same fiscal period, the Fund redeemed 63,856,392
shares of its common stock at an aggregate redemption price of $1,359,003,606.
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You have instructed me to file, on behalf of the Fund, a Notice pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 of the 1940 Act, for the purpose of registering, under the 1933 Act
the shares which were sold by the Fund during the fiscal year. I have prepared
the Rule 24f-2 Notice under which 118,986,355 shares of the Fund at an
aggregate sales price of $2,570,097,786 will be registered under the 1933 Act.
Based upon the foregoing information and my examination, it is my opinion that:
1. The Fund is a validly organized and subsisting corporation of
the State of Maryland, legally authorized to issue up to 600,000,000 shares of
its common stock, $1.00 par value per share;
2. The proposed registration of the 118,986,355 shares of the
Fund's common stock pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the 1940 Act is proper and that
such shares, which were issued for a consideration deemed by the Board of
Directors to be consistent with the Fund's Articles of Incorporation are
legally issued, fully paid, and non-assessable; and
3. The holders of such shares have all the rights provided with
respect to such holdings by the Articles of Incorporation and the laws of the
State of Maryland.
I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Rule 24f-2
Notice filed on behalf of the Fund, covering the registration of such shares
under the 1933 Act, and to the applications and registration statements, and
amendments thereto, filed in accordance with the securities laws of the states
in which shares of the Fund are offered. I further consent to reference in the
Prospectus of the Fund to the fact that this opinion concerning the legality of
the issue has been rendered by me.
Very truly yours,
/s/ RAYMOND J. KLAPINSKY
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BY: (Raymond J. Klapinsky)
Counsel
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