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:
Reich & Tang Equity Fund, Inc.
600 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10020-2302
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2. 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 the series: |X|
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4148
Securities Act File Number: 2-94184
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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 notice is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 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:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal $ 48,504,626.12
year pursuant to section 24(f): ---------------
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed - $62,819,285.08
or repurchased during the fiscal year: -----------------------
(iii)Aggregate price of securities redeemed - $148,695,346.09
or repurchased during any prior fiscal -----------------------
year ending no earlier than October 11,
1995 that were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the Commission:
(iv) Total available redemption credits -$ 211,514,631.17
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: -----------------
(v) Net sales--if item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) $ 0.00
[Subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5 (i)]: ------------------
(vi) Redemption credits available for use $ (163,010,005.05)
in future years---if item 5(i) is less than -------------------
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item (i)]:
(vii)Multiplier for determining registration fee (See $ 0.000278
Instruction C.9): ------------------
(viii)Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) $ 0.00
by Item 5 (vii) (enter "0" if no fee is due) ------------------
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6. Prepaid Shares
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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- 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. The total amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line
5(viii) plus line 7]: =$ -0-
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
[ ] 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/Bernadette N. Finn
Bernadette N. Finn, Secretary
Date: February 9, 2000
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
