U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20594
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The Growth Fund of Washington, Inc.
1101 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
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:
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4309
Securities Act File Number: 2-97999
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form 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.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the $ 4,517,543
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f):
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year: $7,578,414
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased
during any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than
October 11, 1995 that were not previously used to
reduce registration fees payable to the Commission:$ 0
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii): $ 7,578,414
(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ (3,060,871)
(vi) Redemption credits available for use
in future years $(3,060,871)
if item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
(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
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 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of rescission of rule
24e-2], 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 issuer's fiscal year
(see Insruction D):
+$_______0_
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viiii) plus line 7]:
=$ 0
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
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/ Howard L. Kitzmiller
Howard L. Kitzmiller
Secretary
Date February 10, 2000
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
