February 26, 1997
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Attn: Filing Desk
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Rule 24(f)-2 Notice for American Skandia Trust
File No. 33-24962
Dear Gentlemen and Ladies:
Pursuant to Rule 24(f)-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the above
referenced Fund hereby files the following:
1. Rule 24(f)-2 Notice; and
2. Opinion of Counsel.
There is no fee due since Registrant, a registered investment company, sells
its shares exclusively to its affiliate, American Skandia Life
Assurance Corporation's ("ASLAC") Unit Investment Trust separate accounts
that fund variable annuity contracts issued by ASLAC. ASLAC's Unit
Investment Trust separate accounts continue to pay the same fee previously
paid, that is 1/33 of one percent of the maximum aggregate sale price for
which such securities were sold, with any applicable offset permitted by
paragraph (c) of Rule 24f-2.
We will obtain confirmation of this filing via our CompuServe acco unt,
72741,733. If there are any questions on this filing I can be reached at
(302) 791-2919.
Very Truly Yours,
Wendy McGee
Legal Assistant
Enclosures
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: American Skandia Trust
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, CT 06484
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
AST Putnam International Equity Portfolio
Lord Abbett Growth and Income Portfolio
AST Money Market Portfolio
JanCap Growth Portfolio
Federated Utility Income Portfolio
AST Putnam Balanced Portfolio
Federated High Yeild Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio
INVESCO Equity Income Portfolio
Founders Capital Appreciation Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Equity Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Bond Portfolio
Berger Captial Growth Portfolio
Founders Passport Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
PIMCO Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
Robertson Stephens Value + Growth Portfolio
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5186
Securities Act File Number: 33-24962
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: 12/31/96
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:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1),
if applicable: N/A
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: None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year: None
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Number: 1,667,454,803
Sale Price: $4,003,127,141
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable:
Number: 29,567,949
Sale Price: $120,334,450
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): $4,003,127,141
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 120,334,450
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): -2,240,535,997
(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): $1,882,925,594
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law
or regulation: / 3300
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $ 0
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of
Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
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: /s/Thomas M. Mazzaferro
Thomas M. Mazzaferro
Treasurer
Date: February 26, 1997
(212) 408-6900
February 19, 1997
American Skandia Trust
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-9932
Attention: Mr. Thomas M. Mazzaferro,
Treasurer
Re: Opinion as to Rule 24f-2 Notice for
American Skandia Trust
Registration No.: 33-24962
Investment Company Act No.: 811-5186
Our File No.: 74874-00-100
Dear Sirs:
You have requested us, as general counsel to American Skandia Trust
(the "Trust"), to furnish you with this opinion in connection with the
filing by the Trust of the above-referenced Rule 24f-2 Notice pursuant to
the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996.
We have made such examination of the statutes, authorities, and records of
the Trust and other documents as in our judgment are necessary to form a
basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on,
and authenticity of, and the conformity to original documents of all copies
submitted to us. As to various questions of fact material to our opinion, we
have relied upon statements and certificates of officers and representatives
of the Trust and others.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Trust is a
registered business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, whose securities, when sold in accordance with the laws of
applicable jurisdictions, and with the terms of the Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information included as part of this Registration Statement,
are legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Rule 24f-2
Notice filed pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of
1940.
Very truly yours,
/s/Werner & Kennedy
Werner & Kennedy
