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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 TAX-EXEMPT 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: 811-4101
Securities Act File Number: 2-93068
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: MARCH 31, 1996
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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:
NONE
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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:
SEE SCHEDULE "B" ATTACHED
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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" 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): $ 3,737,661,376
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 3,099,931
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year (if applicable) (SEE SCHEDULE "D" ATTACHED): - 3,566,257,133
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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: $ 174,504,174
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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 1/2,900
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(vii) Fee due [line (I) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ 60,173.85
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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: 05/28/96
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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 05/30/96
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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 D SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
CLASS F 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: 3,563,760,620 3,563,760,620
CLASS B: 7,022,612 64,055,042
CLASS C: 5,294,884 50,939,965
CLASS D: 3,519,848 29,757,136
CLASS F: 4,138,581 29,148,613
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Totals: 3,583,736,545 3,737,661,376
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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: 3,563,760,620 3,563,760,620
CLASS B: 7,022,612 64,055,042
CLASS C: 5,294,884 50,939,965
CLASS D: 3,519,848 29,757,136
CLASS F: 4,138,581 29,148,613
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Totals: 3,583,736,545 3,737,661,376
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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: 1,453,070 1,453,070
CLASS B: 72,517 662,041
CLASS C: 60,003 582,920
CLASS D: 28,744 243,592
CLASS F: 22,472 158,308
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Totals: 1,636,806 3,099,931
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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: 3,413,388,911
CLASS B: 53,110,726
CLASS C: 41,666,507
CLASS D: 22,935,162
CLASS F: 35,155,827
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Total: 3,566,257,133
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May 30, 1996
Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc.
73 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds,
Inc. (formerly UST Master Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc.)
(Registration Nos. 2-93068; 811-4101)
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Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc.
(formerly UST Master Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc.), a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, Class B
Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock and Class F Common
Stock made definite in number by the Company's May 30, 1996 Rule 24f-2 Notice
accompanying this opinion (collectively, the "Shares").
In giving the opinion below, we have reviewed the Company's Charter,
its Bylaws, resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors and such other
documents and legal and factual matters as we have deemed appropriate; and we
have relied upon a certificate of the Company's transfer agent and sub-transfer
agent as to certain matters, including whether at any time during the Company's
fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 the number of issued and outstanding shares
of any class or series of the Company's Common Stock exceeded the number of such
shares that the Company was then authorized to issue. We express no opinion
concerning the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Maryland General
Corporation Law and the Federal law of the United States of America .
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares were,
when issued for payment as described in the
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Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc.
May 30, 1996
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Company's prospectuses pertaining to the Shares, legally issued, fully paid and
non-assessable by the Company.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as part of the Company's Rule 24f-2 Notice.
Very truly yours,
/s/ DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH
