U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Janus Investment Fund
100 Fillmore Street
Denver, CO 80206-4928
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Janus Government Money Market Fund (Investor Shares and Institutional
Shares)
Janus Money Market Fund (Investor Shares and Institutional Shares)
Janus Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (Investor Shares and Institutional
Shares)
Janus Balanced Fund
Janus Enterprise Fund
Janus Equity Income Fund
Janus Federal Tax-Exempt Fund
Janus Flexible Income Fund
Janus Fund
Janus Growth and Income Fund
Janus High-Yield Fund
Janus Intermediate Government Securities Fund
Janus Mercury Fund
Janus Olympus Fund
Janus Overseas Fund
Janus Short-Term Bond Fund
Janus Twenty Fund
Janus Venture Fund
Janus Worldwide Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-1879
Securities Act File Number: 2-34393
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
October 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):
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 sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
27,867,839,458.08 shares for $39,137,828,150.15
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
27,867,839,458.08 shares for $39,137,828,150.15
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):
135,751,347.385 shares for $1,841,119,692.32
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $39,137,828,150.15
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 1,841,119,692.32
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): -32,915,554,587.24
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(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
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(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): 8,063,393,255.20
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(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
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: 2,443,452.50
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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:
December 13, 1996
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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/Kelley Abbott Howes
Name: Kelley Abbott Howes
Title: Secretary
Date: December 13, 1996
EXHIBIT 5
December 13, 1996
Janus Investment Fund
100 Fillmore Street
Denver, CO 80206-4928
Re: Public Offering of Janus Investment Fund Shares
Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel for Janus Investment Fund (the "Fund"), a
Massachusetts business trust, in connection with the filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission of the Fund's Form 24F-2 covering the Fund's issuance of
27,867,839,458 shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Issued Shares"), for the Fiscal Year ended October 31, 1996.
I have examined the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Bylaws,
as amended, the proceedings of its Trustees relating to the authorization,
issuance and proposed sale of the Issued Shares, and such other records and
documents as I have deemed relevant.
Based upon such examination, it is my opinion that upon the issuance and
sale of the 27,867,839,458 Issued Shares of Janus Investment Fund during the
Fiscal Year ended October 31, 1996, in reliance upon registration pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 and the manner contemplated by the Fund's 1933 Act Registration
Statement, as amended, such shares were legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to Form 24F-2
referred to above. This opinion is for the exclusive use of the Fund in
connection with the filing of Form 24F-2 referred to above with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (and certain state securities commissions) and is not to
be used, circulated, quoted, relied upon or otherwise referred to by any other
person or for any other purpose.
This opinion is given as of the date hereof and I render no opinion and
disclaim any obligation to revise or supplement this opinion based upon any
change in applicable law or any factual matter that occurs or comes to my
attention after the date hereof.
Very truly yours,
/S/David C. Tucker
David C. Tucker
Vice President & General Counsel
