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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.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Aetna Variable Fund
151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06156
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
N/A
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3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-2514
Securities Act File Number:
2-51739
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
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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):
N/A
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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
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
14,048,248.086 shares, $467,866,268.81
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year in reliance upon registration
pursuant to rule 24f-2:
14,048,248.086 shares, $467,866,268.81
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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 Instruction
B.7):
3,565,848.009 shares, $116,212,839.64
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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): $467,866,268.81
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
if applicable): +116,212,839.64
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if
applicable): - 493,808,738.21
(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): 90,270,370.24
(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)): 27,354.66
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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.
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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). [X]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
February 24, 1997
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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/ Susan E. Bryant
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Susan E. Bryant
Counsel
Date February 28, 1997
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature
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