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: Princor Balanced Fund Inc. (now known as
Principal Balanced Fund, Inc.) The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA
50392-0200
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 issues, check the box but do not list series or classes):
- X -
3 Investment Company Act File Number: 811-05072
Securities Act File Number: 33-12866
4 a Last day of fiscal year for which this notice if filed:
October 31, 1997
4 b Check this 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)
- N/A -
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.
- N/A -
5 Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2:
$44,582,876
(ii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year:
19,340,656
(iii) Aggregate price of shares 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:
626,959
(iv) Total available redemption credits [Add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:
19,967,615
(v) Net Sales - If Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item
5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
24,615,261
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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)]"
N/A
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction
c.9):
0.000295
(viii) Registration fee due [Multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter
"0" if no fee is due):
7,261.50
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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 rescisision of
rule 24e-2], 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 are
available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state the
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
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8 Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
7,261.50
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9 Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
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01/22/98
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Method of Delivery:
X Wire Transfer
N/A Mail or other means
Signature
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Princor Balanced Fund Inc. (now known as Principal Balanced Fund, Inc.)
By /S/ A.S. FILEAN
A.S. Filean, Vice President
and Secretary
Date: 21st day of January, 1998
