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Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24F-2
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instruction at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer: Heartland Group, Inc.
790 N. Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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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): [_]
Heartland Small Cap Contrarian Fund, Heartland Value Fund, Heartland Mid
Cap Value Fund, Heartland Large Cap Value Fund, Heartland Value Plus Fund, Heartland Short
Duration High-Yield Municipal Fund, Heartland High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Heartland
Wisconsin Tax Free Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4982
Securities Act File Number: 33-11371
4(a). Last day of year for which this Form is filed: 12/31/97
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.
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): $ 1,632,770,079
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year: $781,481,637
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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: $ 0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)]: - $ 781,481,637
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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)]: $851,288,442
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years $( 0 )
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- 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 .000295
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$251,130
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities
that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as
in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number
of shares or other units) deducted here: 0 If there is a number of shares or
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other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the
end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use
by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0
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7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ 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]: =$251,130
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery: March 30, 1998
[x] 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.
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By (Signature and Title)* PAUL T. BESTE
Paul T. Beste, Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer
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Date March 31, 1998
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
