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 DREYFUS FUND INCORPORATED
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
N/A
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-0523
Securities Act File Number: 2-9455
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1995
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):
NOT APPLICABLE
7. Number 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:
246,355,358
8. Number of securities registered during the fiscal year other than
pursuant to rule 24f-2:
21,492,953
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year:
Number: 669,232,838 Aggregate sale price: $8,936,161,261
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Number: 401,384,527 Aggregate sale price: $5,358,483,435
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):
Number: 67,564,166 Aggregate sale price: $ 715,713,497
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): $5,358,483,435
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
if applicable): + 715,713,497
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repur-
chased during the fiscal year (if applicable): - 9,190,532,165
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repur-
chased and previously applied as a reduction
to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if
applicable): + N/A
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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 appli-
cable): -0-
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or other appli-
cable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6): x 1/2900
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $ - 0 -
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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 depo-
sitory 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 person on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacity and on the date indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ John J. Pyburn
John J. Pyburn, Assistant Treasurer
Date: February 26, 1996
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
