UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Founders Funds, Inc.
2930 E. Third Ave.
Denver, CO 80206
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: 811-1018
Securities Act File Number: 2-17531
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1997
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).
(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) $3,055,493,307
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year:
$2,174,036,826
(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
fees payable to the Commission:
$ -0-
(iv) Total Available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: -$2,174,036,826
(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater
than Item 5(iv) [Subtract Item 5(iv)
from Item 5(i)]: $ 881,456,481
(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)]:
$ -0-
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (See Instruction C.9): x .000295
(viii) Registration Fee due [multiply Item
5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if
no fee is due): =$ 260,029.66
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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 [effective date of rescission of rule
24e-2], 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
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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: _____________________.
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):
+$ -0-
8. Total of the amount of the registration
fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 260,029.66
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
March 25, 1998
Method of Delivery:
[X] 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.
Founders Funds, Inc.
By: /s/ David L. Ray
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David L. Ray, Vice President and Treasurer
Date: March 26, 1998
