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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ----------------------------
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0456
Expires: August 31, 2000
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FORM 24F-2 hours per response.........1
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD ----------------------------
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer: Legg Mason Light Street Trust, Inc.
100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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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):
Legg Mason Market Neutral Trust
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08943
Securities Act File Number: 333-61525
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: October 27, 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)
NOTE: IF THE FORM IS BEING FILED LATE, INTEREST MUST BE PAID ON THE
REGISTRATION FEE DUE
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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 $4,030,761.24
24(f): -------------
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during $20,219,531.54
the fiscal year: --------------
(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 $0.00
to the Commission: -----
(iv) Total available redemption
credits [add Items 5(ii) and
5(iii)]: -$20,219,531.54
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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)]: $(16,188,770.30)
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(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 $(0.00)
5(i)]: -------
(vii) Multiplier for determining
registration fee (See x .000264
instruction C.9): ----------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply
Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter
"0" if no fee is due): =$0
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount
of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here: N/A . If
there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant
to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which
this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future
fiscal years, then state that number here: N/A .
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7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D): +$ 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]:
=$0
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
N/A CIK: 0001067484
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Method of Delivery:
[ ] 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/ MARIE K. KARPINSKI
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MARIE K. KARPINSKI, VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
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Date: NOVEMBER 30, 2000
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