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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: 3235-0456
Washington, D.C. 20549 Expires: August 31, 2000
Estimated average burden
FORM 24F-2 hours per response........1
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Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Norwest Advantage Funds
Two Portland Square
Portland, Maine 04101
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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 securities
of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes):
Minnesota Tax-Free Fund
Tax-Free Income Fund
Colorado Tax-Free Fund
Limited Term Tax-Free Fund
Minnesota Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4881
Securities Act File Number: 33-9645
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
June 30, 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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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
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fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $15,173,774
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
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repurchased during the fiscal year: $16,909,947
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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
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to the Commission: $0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) - $16,909,947
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and 5(iii)].
(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
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[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: ($1,736,173)
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use $1,736,173
in future years -- if Item 5(i) is less --------------
than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
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Instruction C.9): x .000278
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
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5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): = $0
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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:
Not applicable
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:
Not applicable
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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):
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+ $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]:
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= $0
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: N/A
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.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ David I Goldstein
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David I. Goldstein
Vice President and Secretary
Date: September 28, 1999
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
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