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U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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: EXCELSIOR FUNDS, INC.
73 TREMONT STREET
BOSTON, MA O2108
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
SEE SCHEDULE "A" ATTACHED
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4088
Securities Act File Number: 2-92665
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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:
Shares: 273,879,951 Price: $204,135,808
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than
pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Shares: 615,496,616 Price: $391,680,667
Registered under rule 24e-2 as of fiscal year-end March 31, 1996
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
SEE SCHEDULE "B" ATTACHED
Shares: 7,088,975,182 Price: $7,747,440,055
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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:
SEE SCHEDULE "B - 1" ATTACHED
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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):
SEE SCHEDULE "C" ATTACHED
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $7,151,623,580
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 16,563,748
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year (if applicable) (SEE SCHEDULE "D" ATTACHED): - 7,134,426,178
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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 aplicable): + 0
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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: $ 33,761,150
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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 1/3,300
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(vii) Fee due [line (I) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ 10,230.65
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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: MAY 28, 1997
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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 M. CORCORAN, ASSISTANT TREASURER
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JOHN M. CORCORAN, ASSISTANT TREASURER
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Date 05/28/97
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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SCHEDULE "A"
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NAME OF EACH SERIES OR CLASS OF FUNDS FOR WHICH THIS NOTICE IS FILED:
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CLASS A SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS B SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS C SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS C-SPECIAL SERIES 1 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS E SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS F SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS G SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS H SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS H-SPECIAL SERIES 1 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS I SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS J SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS K SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS L SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS M SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS N SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS N-SPECIAL SERIES 1 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS O SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS P SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS Q SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS R SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS S SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS T SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
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SCHEDULE "B"
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NUMBER AND AGGREGATE SALE PRICE OF SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR:
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SHARES: PRICE:
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CLASS A: 2,009,777,544 $ 2,009,777,544
CLASS B: 3,287,998,018 3,287,998,018
CLASS C: 6,198,125 156,507,508
CLASS C-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 3,154 84,440
CLASS D: 14,905,074 129,006,535
CLASS E: 1,397,170 21,068,484
CLASS F: 5,435,592 60,246,222
CLASS G: 1,727,536,995 1,727,536,995
CLASS H: 2,506,694 27,497,897
CLASS H-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 934 9,231
CLASS I: 1,183,409 13,167,501
CLASS J: 749,379 6,393,853
CLASS K: 592,783 5,313,108
CLASS L: 1,152,870 11,419,657
CLASS M: 869,723 9,495,821
CLASS N: 3,573,877 54,765,000
CLASS N-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 3,212 47,503
CLASS O: 2,453,720 27,415,124
CLASS P: 3,809,798 32,651,039
CLASS Q: 5,035,278 48,382,166
CLASS R: 7,066,575 71,704,972
CLASS S: 2,551,787 17,741,381
CLASS T: 4,173,471 29,210,056
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TOTALS: 7,088,975,182 $ 7,747,440,055
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SCHEDULE "B - 1"
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NUMBER AND AGGREGATE SALE PRICE OF SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN
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RELIANCE UPON REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2:
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SHARES: PRICE:
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CLASS A: 2,009,777,544 $2,009,777,544
CLASS B: 3,287,998,018 3,287,998,018
CLASS C: 6,198,125 156,507,508
CLASS C-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 3,154 84,440
CLASS D: 14,905,074 129,006,535
CLASS E: 1,397,170 21,068,484
CLASS F: 5,435,592 60,246,222
CLASS G: 1,727,536,995 1,727,536,995
CLASS H: 2,506,694 27,497,897
CLASS H-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 934 9,231
CLASS I: 1,183,409 13,167,501
CLASS J: 749,379 6,393,853
CLASS K: 592,783 5,313,108
CLASS L: 1,152,870 11,419,657
CLASS M: 869,723 9,495,821
CLASS N: 3,573,877 54,765,000
CLASS N-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 3,212 47,503
CLASS O: 2,453,720 27,415,124
CLASS P: 3,809,798 32,651,039
CLASS Q: 5,035,278 48,382,166
CLASS R: 7,066,575 71,704,972
CLASS S: 2,551,787 17,741,381
CLASS T: 4,173,471 29,210,056
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TOTALS: 7,088,975,182 $7,747,440,055
Less: Number and aggregate sale price of
securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance on registration
pursuant to Rule 24e-2: -889,376,567 -595,816,475
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6,199,598,615 $7,151,623,580
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SCHEDULE "C"
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NUMBER AND AGGREGATE SALE PRICE OF SECURITIES ISSUED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN
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CONNECTION WITH DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS, IF APPLICABLE:
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SHARES: PRICE:
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CLASS A: 2,417,509 $ 2,417,509
CLASS B: 1,121,860 1,121,860
CLASS C: 195,908 5,042,100
CLASS C-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 5 129
CLASS D: 208,603 1,822,296
CLASS E: 175,558 2,635,563
CLASS F: 29,055 314,909
CLASS G: 1,153,005 1,153,005
CLASS H: 36,989 400,554
CLASS H-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 10 97
CLASS I: 14,801 166,314
CLASS J: 12,604 110,279
CLASS K: 32 300
CLASS L: 9,236 91,921
CLASS M: 2,618 30,755
CLASS N: 23,121 351,922
CLASS N-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 54 835
CLASS O: 5,021 57,433
CLASS P: 2,196 18,453
CLASS Q: 15,992 153,860
CLASS R: 8,104 77,487
CLASS S: 49,084 341,488
CLASS T: 36,494 254,679
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TOTALS: 5,517,859 $ 16,563,748
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SCHEDULE "D"
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AGGREGATE PRICE OF SHARES REDEEMED OR REPURCHASED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, IF
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APPLICABLE:
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PRICE:
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CLASS A: $ 1,908,410,036
CLASS B: 3,216,759,182
CLASS C: 57,053,673
CLASS C-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 534
CLASS D: 31,009,950
CLASS E: 25,386,111
CLASS F: 35,599,363
CLASS G: 1,637,794,580
CLASS H: 37,413,560
CLASS H-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 294
CLASS I: 6,996,595
CLASS J: 15,851,064
CLASS K: 1,416,015
CLASS L: 12,838,183
CLASS M: 22,515,044
CLASS N: 16,823,462
CLASS N-SPECIAL SERIES 1: 27
CLASS O: 21,321,315
CLASS P: 17,917,579
CLASS Q: 28,052,131
CLASS R: 11,602,820
CLASS S: 12,132,247
CLASS T: 17,532,413
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TOTAL: $ 7,134,426,178
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