VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
Benham Target Maturities Trust
1940 Act File No. 811-4165
1933 Act File No. 2-94608
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule
24f-2 promulgated thereunder, I submit the following pages of a Rule 24f-2
report. The required filing fee was sent via Federal Funds Wire to SEC account
number 910-8739 with Mellon Bank on November 14, 1995.
Sincerely,
/s/Tina M. Ritko
Tina M. Ritko
Legal Assistant
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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.
1. Name and address of issuer: Benham Target Maturities Trust
1665 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Benham Target Maturities 1995
Benham Target Maturities 2000
Benham Target Maturities 2005
Benham Target Maturities 2010
Benham Target Maturities 2015
Benham Target Maturities 2020
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4165
Securities Act File Number: 2-94608
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: September 30,
1995
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: Not Applicable
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6): Not Applicable
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: Not Applicable
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2: Not Applicable
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year: 51,735,462 $1,247,123,106
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
50,924,087 $1,214,170,177
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):
811,375 $32,952,929
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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): $ 1,214,170,177
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11), if
applicable): + 32,952,929
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): - 702,968,717
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
and previously applied as a reduction to filing fees
pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + N/A
(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): 544,154,389
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation
(see Instruction C.6): x .0002
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ 108,830.87
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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.
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).
[X]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
November 14, 1995
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/Douglas A. Paul, General Counsel
Douglas A. Paul, General Counsel
Date 11/14/95
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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November 14, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Rule 24f-2 Notice for Benham Target Maturities Trust
1940 Act File No. 811-4165
1933 Act File No. 2-94608
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am counsel to Benham Target Maturities Trust and as such, I am generally
familiar with its affairs. Based upon that familiarity, and upon the examination
of such documents as I deemed relevant, it is my opinion that the shares of
Benham Target Maturities Trust described in the Rule 24f-2 Notice dated November
14, 1995, with respect to the year ended September 30, 1995, were legally
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
I hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion with the filing of the
attached 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995.
Sincerely,
BENHAM TARGET MATURITIES TRUST
/s/Douglas A. Paul
Douglas A. Paul
