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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL FILING UNDER RULE 24F-2
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer.
American General Life Insurance Company of New York
Separate Account E
300 South State St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
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2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (leave this item blank if the Form is being filed for all series and
classes of securities of the issuer):
Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Domestic Income Portfolio; Van Kampen Life
Investment Trust Emerging Growth Portfolio; Van Kampen Life Investment Trust
Enterprise Portfolio; Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Government Portfolio; Van
Kampen Life Investment Trust Growth and Income Portfolio; Van Kampen Life
Investment Trust Money Market Portfolio; Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Morgan
Stanley Real Estate Securities Portfolio; Van Kampen Life Investment Trust
Strategic Stock Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter niversal Funds, Inc. Asian
Equity Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc.
Equity Growth Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. Global
Equity Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. International
Magnum Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. Fixed Income
Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. High Yield
Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. Mid Cap Value
Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. Value Portfolio
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3050
Securities Act file Number: 333-32387
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4.(a) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: 12/31/98
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4.(b) [_] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 days
after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
Note: If the Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's
fiscal year, interest must be paid on the registration fee due.
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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): $ 570,772
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 5,600
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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: $ 0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $ 5,600
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(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) $ 565,172
is greater than Item 5(iv) -----------
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
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(vi) Redemption credits available for $( N/A)
use in future years ---------
- if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee x 1/3597
(See Instruction C.8): -----------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by =$ 157.12
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): ===========
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6. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ N/A
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7. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[Item 5(vii) plus Item 6]:
=$ 157.12
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8. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: February 25, 1999
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Account Number: 9108739
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Method of Delivery:
[X] Wire Transfer
[_] Mail or other means
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SIGNATURES
This Form 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/ PHILIP K. POLKINGHORN
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Philip K. Polkinghorn
Executive Vice President
Date February 26, 1999
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