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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: 3235-0456
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FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Legg Mason Tax Exempt Trust, Inc.
100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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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:
811-3526
Securities Act File Number:
2-78562
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1999
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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 $1,196,926,180.27
fiscal year pursuant to -----------------
section 24(f):
(ii) Aggregate price of
securities redeemed or $1,152,207,083.33
repurchased during the ----------------
fiscal year:
(iii) Aggregate price of
securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior
fiscal year ending no
earlier than October 1, 1995
that were not previously
used to reduce registration
fees payable to the
Commission: $0.00
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(iv) Total available redemption
credits [add Items -$1,152,207,083.33
5(ii) and 5(iii)]: ----------------
(v) Net sales - if item 5(i) is
greater than Item 5(iv) $44,719,096.94
[subtract item 5(iv) from --------------
Item 5(i)]:
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(vi) Redemption credits
available for use in future $(0.00)
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 (See x0.000264
Instruction C.9): ---------
(viii) Registration fee due
[multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no = $11,805.84
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: 0. 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: 0.
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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]:
= $ 11,805.84
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
March 27, 2000
Method of Delivery:
|X| 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/Marie K. Karpinski
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Marie K. Karpinski
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Vice President and Treasurer
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Date: MARCH 27, 2000
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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