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APPENDIX I. 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:
Century Shares Trust
One Liberty Square
Boston, MA 02109
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Century Shares Trust
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-19
Securities Act File Number: 2-11466
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:
1,029,602 shares - $30,699,427
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
1,029,602 shares - $30,699,427
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):
Included above.
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): $30,699,427
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item
11, if applicable) + --
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if
applicable) -53,900,622
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased and previously applied as a
reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule
24e-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): (23,201,195)
(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)]: $ 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 Commissioner'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:
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/ Richard F. Cook, Jr.
Richard F. Cook, Jr., Secretary
Date: February 24, 1997
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Palmer & Dodge LLP
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Telephone: 617-573-0100
February 24, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Dear Sirs:
In connection with the filing by Century Shares Trust (the "Trust") of a
Rule 24f-2 Notice for its fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, we hereby advise
that in our opinion the 1,029,602 shares of the Trust the registration of which
the notice makes definite in number were legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
Sincerely,
/s/ Palmer & Dodge LLP
Palmer & Dodge LLP
