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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: IDS Life Investment Series, Inc.
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0010
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is
filed:
Series Class(es) of Shares
IDS Life Capital Resource Fund
IDS Life International Equity Fund
IDS Life Aggressive Growth Fund
IDS Life Growth Dimensions Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3218
Securities Act File Number: 2-73115
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
August 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):
Not Applicable
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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: 0
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal
year other than pursuant to rule 24f-2: 0
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year: 1,436,033,466
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule
24f-2: 1,436,033,466
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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): N/A
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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): $1,436,033,466*
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 0
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year
(if applicable): - 199,475,605
(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
(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): 1,236,557,861
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or other
applicable law or regulation
(see Instruction C.6): x 1/2900
(vii) Fee due $1,236,557,861 multiplied
by line (vi)]: $ 0**
* Sales of $1,436,033,466 minus redemptions of $199,475,605.
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.
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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:
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**Based on the letter dated June 20, 1995, Reference No. IP-3-95,
from the Office of Insurance Products, Division of Investment
Management to the American Counsel of Life Insurance.
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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 ____________________________
Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Date October 29, 1996
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IDS Life IDS Life IDS Life IDS Life
Capital International Aggressive Growth Combined
Description Resource Fund Equity Fund Growth Fund Dimensions Fund Capital
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Reinvestments 60,234,792 58,318,391 11,059,486 413,128 130,025,797
Amount sold 410,478,022 335,601,053 388,624,475 171,304,119 1,306,007,669
Aggregate sales 470,712,814 393,919,444 399,683,961 171,717,247 1,436,033,466
Amount Redeemed (117,295,599) (47,735,823) (34,177,762) (266,421) (199,475,605)
Net sales (a) 353,417,215 346,183,621 365,506,199 171,450,826 1,236,557,861
Net asset value
at 10/17/96 (b) 27.23 13.63 17.07 10.94 68.87
Net shares for fee
calculation (a)/(b) 12,978,965 25,398,652 21,412,197 15,671,922 75,461,735
Reinvestments 0
Amount sold 0
Amount Redeemed 0
Actual net shares issued 0 0 0 0 0
Fee ( (a) /2900) 121,868.01 119,373.66 126,036.62 59,120.97 426,399.26
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EXHIBIT INDEX
(b)(10) OPINION OF COUNSEL
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October 29, 1996
IDS Life Investment Series, Inc.
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-0010
Gentlemen:
I have examined the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of
the Company and all necessary certificates, permits, minute books,
documents and records of the Company, and the applicable statutes
of the State of Minnesota, and it is my opinion:
(a) That the Company is a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota with an authorized
capital stock of 10,000,000,000 shares, all of $.01 par
value, that such shares may be issued as full or fractional
shares and that on August 31, 1996, 450,087,073 shares were
issued and outstanding;
(b) That all such authorized shares are, under the laws of the
State of Minnesota, redeemable as provided in the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company and upon redemption shall have
the status of authorized and unissued shares;
(c) That the Company registered on or about October 13, 1981, an
indefinite number of shares pursuant to Rule 24f-2 and is
herewith filing a Rule 24f-2 Notice covering the shares sold
during its Fiscal Year ended August 31, 1996; and
(d) That shares which were sold at not less than their par value
and in accordance with applicable federal and state
securities laws were legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
I hereby consent that the foregoing opinion may be used in
connection with the Rule 24f-2 Notice.
Very truly yours,
Leslie L. Ogg
Attorney at Law
901 S. Marquette Ave., Suite 2810
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3268
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