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.
1. Name and address of issuer:
The Burnham Fund Inc.
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
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): [X]
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-1400
Securities Act File Number:
2-17226
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1998
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.
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
24(f):
$ 12,501,997
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(ii). Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year:
$ 11,425,490
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(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 to the Commission:
$ 1,334,350
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(iv). Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:
$(12,759,840)
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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)]:
$ (257,843)
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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 5(i)]:
$ (257,843)
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(vii). Multiplier for determining registration fee
X .000278
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(viii). Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v)
by Item 5(vii)] (See x Instruction C.9):
(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: 0. 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 us
by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: -0-.
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days
after the end ofthe issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D): +$-0-
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: =$-0-
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment
was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
[] Wire Transfer
[] Mail or other means
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)*
Michael E. Barna
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Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
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Date: March 15, 1999
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* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
