U.S. 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:
Sentinel Pennsylvania Tax-Free Trust
National Life Drive
Montpelier, VT 05604
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Sentinel Pennsylvania Tax-Free Trust
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-4781
Securities Act File Number:
33-7664
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
11/30/96
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:
( )
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1),
if applicable:
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:
None
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
279,206 Shares
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year:
291,419 Shares $4,158,549
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
12,213 Shares $174,280
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable:
102,717 Shares $1,343,773
12 Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
$174,280
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ $1,343,773
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable):
- $4,320,058
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable):
+ $0
(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):
($2,802,005)
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation:
x 1/3300
(vii) Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)):
$0
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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 Rule
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:
January 28, 1997
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Marvin Aber
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Marvin Aber
Vice President and Treasurer
Date: January 29, 1997
