RULE 24F-2 NOTICE FOR
PIONEER BOND FUND
File Nos. 2-62436 and 811-2864
This Rule 24f-2 Notice is filed on behalf of Pioneer Bond Fund (the "Fund")
Registration Nos. 2-62436 and 811-2864.
1. The fiscal year of the Fund for which this
this notice is filed ended June 30, 1995.
2. The number of Fund shares of beneficial
interest registered under the Securities Act of
1933, other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2, which
remained unsold at July 1, 1994: 0
3. The number of Fund shares of beneficial
interest registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2: 208,139
4. The number of Fund shares of beneficial
interest sold during the fiscal year: (a) 2,917,754
5. The number of Fund shares of beneficial
interest sold in reliance upon registration
pursuant to Rule 24f-2: 2,917,754
Attached to this Notice is an opinion of counsel required by Rule 24f-2.
EXECUTED this 29th day of August, 1995.
PIONEER BOND FUND
By/S/Robert P. Nault
Robert P. Nault, Assistant Secretary
(a) See page 2, COMPUTATION OF REGISTRATION FEE.
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PIONEER BOND FUND
COMPUTATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (c) OF RULE 24f-2
a. Actual aggregate sale price for which shares
of the Fund were sold during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1995: $ 26,454,700
less the difference between:
b. the actual aggregate redemption price
of shares of the Fund which were redeemed
during such fiscal year: ($ 26,503,240)
and -
c. the actual aggregate redemption price of
such redeemed shares of the Fund
previously applied by the Fund pursuant
to Section 24e-2(a)in filings made
pursuant to Section 24(e)(1) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940: $-0-
($ 26,503,240)
d. Net a-b: ($ 48,540)
Registration Fee Due (1/29 of 1%) $ -0-
August 28, 1995
Pioneer Bond Fund
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice
Gentlemen:
Pioneer Bond Fund (the "Fund") is a Massachusetts business trust
organized under a written Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated
December 7, 1993, and as further amended on December 7, 1993 (the "Declaration
of Trust"). The beneficial interests thereunder are represented by transferable
shares of beneficial interest without par value.
The Trustees of the Fund have the powers set forth in the Declaration
of Trust, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions therein provided.
Pursuant to Article V, Section 5.1 of the Declaration of Trust, the number of
shares of beneficial interest authorized to be issued under the Declaration of
Trust is unlimited and the Trustees are authorized to divide the shares into one
or more series of shares and one or more classes thereof as they deem necessary
or desirable. Pursuant to Article V, Section 5.4 of the Declaration of Trust,
the Trustees may issue shares of any series for such amount and type of
consideration, including cash or property, and on such terms as they may deem
advisable without action or approval of the shareholders.
We understand that, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), the Fund has registered an indefinite
number of shares of beneficial interest under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act").
We understand that you are about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 (the "Rule 24f-2 Notice")
making definite the registration of 2,917,754 shares of beneficial interest of
the Fund (the "Shares") sold in reliance upon said Rule 24f-2 during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1995.
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Pioneer Bond Fund
August 28, 1995
Page 2
We have examined the Declaration of Trust, the By-laws, resolutions of
the Board of Trustees, a certificate of the Treasurer of the Fund to the effect
that the Fund or its agent received the consideration for the Shares in
accordance with the terms of the Declaration of Trust, and such other documents
as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion,
including, but not limited to, originals, or copies certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, Fund records and other
instruments. In our examination of the above documents, we have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us
as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to
us as certified or photostatic copies, the authenticity of the originals of such
latter documents and the legal competence of each individual executing any
documents.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have not made an independent
review of the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and express no opinion with respect to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Further,
we express no opinion as to compliance with any state or federal securities
laws, including the securities laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Our opinion below, as it relates to the nonassessability of the shares
of the Fund, is qualified to the extent that under Massachusetts law,
shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust, such as the Fund, may be held
personally liable for the obligations of such Fund. In this regard, however,
please be advised that the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability
for acts or obligations of the Fund and requires that notice of such disclaimer
be given in each note, bond, contract, certificate or undertaking made or issued
by or on behalf of the Fund. Also, the Declaration of Trust provides for
indemnification out of Fund property for all loss and expense of any shareholder
held personally liable solely by reason of his being or having been a
shareholder of the Fund; provided, however, that no Fund property may be used to
indemnify any shareholder of any series of the Fund other than Fund property
allocated or belonging to that series.
We are of the opinion that all necessary Fund action precedent to the
issuance of the Shares has been duly taken, and that the Shares were legally and
validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable by the Fund, subject to
compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the applicable state laws
regulating the sale of securities.
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Pioneer Bond Fund
August 28, 1995
Page 3
We consent to your filing this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission together with the Rule 24f-2 Notice referred to above. Except as
provided in this paragraph, this opinion may not be relied upon by, or filed
with, any other parties or used for any other purpose.
Very truly yours,
/s/Hale and Dorr
HALE AND DORR
