APPENDIX I. U.S. 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:
Exeter Fund, Inc.
1100 Chase Square
Rochester, New York 14604
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice 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): [ ]
Small Cap Series, Class A; International Series; Commodity Series,
World Opportunities Series, Class A; Global Fixed Income Series;
Life Sciences Series; Technology Series Financial Services Series;
New York Tax Exempt Series; Ohio Tax Exempt Series; Diversified
Tax Exempt Series
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04087
Securities Act File Number: 2-92633
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1999
4(b). Check box if this notice 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.
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 fees
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f):
$ 174,149,397
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year:
$ (352,314,515)
(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-
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5 (iii)]:
-$ 352,314,515
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
$ (47,036)
(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)]:
$ (47,036)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction C.9)
x .000264
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)]
(enter '0' if no fee is due):
=$ 0.00
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 24c-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: .
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuers 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]:
-$ -0-
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Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's Lockbox depository:
N/A
Method of Delivery [ ] 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.
By Signature and Title:
/s/Jodi L. Hedberg
Jodi L. Hedberg, Corporate Secretary
Date: March 28, 2000
- Please print name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
