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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The New England Variable Account
c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
One Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
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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): X
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5338
Securities Act File Number: 333-11131; 33-17377
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: December 31, 1998
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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 fiscal year pursuant to
section 24(f): $ 165,626,185
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year: $ 182,818,799
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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)]: - $ 182,818,799
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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 $ 17,192,614
future years--if Item 5(i) is less than ----------
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration x .000278
fee (See Instruction C.9): - -------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by = $ 0
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): ----------
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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:
_____________. 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: _________
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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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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest
due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: = $ 0
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
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) By: /s/ Christopher P. Nicholas
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Christopher P. Nicholas
Associate General Counsel
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Date: February 22, 1999
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