SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
RULE 24F-2 NOTICE
(FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998)
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT of 1940
Anchor International Bond Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
579 Pleasant Street, Suite 4, Paxton, MA 01612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Peter K. Blume, Esquire
Thorp Reed & Armstrong
One Riverfront Center
20 Stanwix Street
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222
(Name and Address of Agent for service)
Shares of Beneficial Interest, without par value
(Title of Securities with respect to which Notice is filed)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer: Anchor International Bond Trust
2. The 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 securities or
classes): |_| common
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04644
Securities Act File Number: 033-04965
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: December 31, 1998
4(b). |_| Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e. more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
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 fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $ 413,435
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $(14,492,078)
(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: $ (4,426,926)
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items
5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $(18,919,004)
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(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i)is greater than Item
5(iv)[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $(18,505,569)
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future
years - if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $(18,505,569)
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): X 0.000278
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v)
by Item 5(vii)] enter "0" if no fee is due): = $0.00
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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 October 11, 1997, 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 were
available for use by the issuer in the future year, 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 Instruction D):
+ $0.00
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
= $0.00
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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.
ANCHOR INTERNATIONAL BOND TRUST
By: /S/CHRISTOPHER Y. WILLIAMS
Christopher Y. Williams, Vice President
Date: February 19, 1999
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