Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24F-2
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |--------------------------------|
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| Expires: August 31, 2000 |
FORM 24F-2 | Estimated average burden |
Annual Notice of Securities Sold | hours per response ......... 1 |
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 ----------------------------------
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The Kaufmann Fund, Inc.
140 East 45th Street, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
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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:
811-1586
Securities Act File Number:
2-28049
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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). [ X ] 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): $728,440,244
(ii) Aggregate price of securities ____________
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year: $(2,105,150,471)
(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: $_______________
(iv) Total available redemption
credits [add Items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)]: -$(2,105,150,471
(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 future years -- if Item |
| 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) |
| [subtract Item 5(iv) from |
| Item 5(i)]: $(1,376,710,227) |
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(vii) Multiplier for determining
registration fee (See
Instruction C.9): X
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply ___________
Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)]
(enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 0
___________
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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):
+$ 0
___________
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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)* /s/ LUCY A. MUCCIO
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Lucy A. Muccio
Assistant Treasurer
Date: April 8, 1999
