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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
New England Life Retirement Investment Account
c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
One Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
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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
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3285
Securities Act File Number: 333-11133; 2-74407
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: December 31, 1998
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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.
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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): $753,718
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $7,650,147
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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)]: - $7,650,147
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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)]: $ 0
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in $ 6,896,429
future years--if Item 5(i) is less than -----------
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee x .000278
(See Instruction C.9): ---------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by = $ 0
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): --------
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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: _____________. 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 use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state
that number here: _________
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7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than
90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year
(see Instruction D):
+ $
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus
any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: = $ 0
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
Wire Transfer
Mail or other means
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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) By: /s/ Christopher P. Nicholas
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Christopher P. Nicholas
Associate General Counsel
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Date: February 22, 1999
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