APPENDIX I
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24 F-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: Standish, Ayer & Wood Investment Trust
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
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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 the securities of
the issuer check the box but do not list series or classes): |_|
3. Standish Fixed Income Fund Standish Diversified Income Fund
Standish Securitized Fund Standish Fixed Income Asset Fund
Standish Fixed Income Fund II Standish International Fixed
Standish International Fixed Income Fund Income II Fund
Standish Global Fixed Income Fund
Standish Short Term Asset Reserve Fund
Standish Controlled Maturity Fund
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4. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4813
Securities Act File Number: 33-8214
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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 Form 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.
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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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SEC 2393(9-97)
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $ 1,337,828,737
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 1,738,454,021
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(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: $ --
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)]: $ 1,738,454,021
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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)] $ 0
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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)] $ (400,625,284)
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9) x 0.000278
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(1/36 of 1%)
(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 [effective date of rescission of rule
24e-2], then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other
units) deducted here: -0-. 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: -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. 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 Deliver
|X| Wire Transfer
|_| Mail or other means
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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)*
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Paul G. Martins, Treasurer
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Date: February 4, 2000
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
