U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Countrywide Strategic Trust
312 Walnut Street, 21st Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is
filed:
U.S. Government Securities Fund
Treasury Total Return Fund
Utility Fund Class A
Utility Fund Class C
Equity Fund Class A
Equity Fund Class C
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3651
Securities Act File Number: 2-80859
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed;
March 31, 1997
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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):
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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:
2,282,009 shares of the U.S. Government Securities Fund
1,832,021 shares of the Treasury Total Return Fund
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year:
NUMBER OF SHARES SALE PRICE
U.S. Government Securities Fund 317,801 $ 2,971,422
Treasury Total Return Fund 16,063 131,548
Utility Fund 374,606 4,674,816
Equity Fund 612,884 8,153,025
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ISSUER TOTALS 1,321,354 $15,930,811
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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:
NUMBER OF SHARES SALE PRICE
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U.S. Government Securities Fund 317,801 $ 2,971,422
Treasury Total Return Fund 16,063 131,548
Utility Fund 374,606 4,674,816
Equity Fund 612,884 8,153,025
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ISSUER TOTALS 1,321,354 $15,930,811
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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):
NUMBER OF SHARES SALE PRICE
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U.S. Government Securities Fund 114,706 $1,068,202
Treasury Total Return Fund 53,010 433,120
Utility Fund 111,953 1,401,207
Equity Fund 12,015 162,366
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ISSUER TOTALS 291,684 $3,064,895
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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): $15,930,811
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 3,064,895
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year
(if applicable): - 26,864,460
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased and previously applied as
a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + NONE
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(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): (7,868,754)
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or other
applicable law or regulation (see
Instruction C.6): x .0003030303
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied
by line (vi)]: $ NONE
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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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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/ John F. Splain
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John F. Splain, Secretary
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Date May 20, 1997
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
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GOODWIN, PROCTER & HOAR LLP
COUNSELLORS AT LAW
EXCHANGE PLACE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109-2881
Telephone (617) 570-1000
Telecopier (617) 523-1231
May 16, 1997
Countrywide Strategic Trust
312 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4004
Gentlemen:
Re: Rule 24f-2 Opinion
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As Massachusetts counsel to Countrywide Strategic Trust (formerly named
Midwest Strategic Trust) (the "Trust"), we have been requested to render an
opinion to accompany the filing by the Trust of a Rule 24f-2 Notice with respect
to the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997 (the "Notice").
Reference is made to paragraph 10 of the Notice, wherein the Trust
reports that 1,321,354 shares of the Trust (collectively the "Shares" and
consisting of 317,801 shares of the U.S. Government Securities Fund, 16,063
shares of the Treasury Total Return Fund, 374,606 shares of the Utility Fund and
612,884 shares of the Equity Fund) were sold during such fiscal year in reliance
upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
We have examined the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust as
amended by filings on record at the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, a certificate of the Secretary of the Trust concerning certain
actions by the Trustees of the Trust, copies represented to be of the current
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information relating to the
above-mentioned funds of the Trust, and the form of the Rule 24f-2 Notice.
Based upon the foregoing and assuming that all of such Shares were sold
in accordance with the terms of the respective Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information in effect at the time of sale, in our opinion the Shares
have been legally issued and are fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
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