U.S. 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:
Smith Barney Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 23rd Fl.
New York, NY 10013
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Smith Barney Shearson Unit Trusts,
High Yield Taxable Series 17
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4281
Securities Act File Number: 33-24465
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
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: / /
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see instruction A.6):
Not Applicable
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
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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:
0 Units $ 0
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0 Units $ 0
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
instruction B.7):
None
12. Calculation of registration fee:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $ 0
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 0
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable): - 0
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(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
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(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): 0
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see instruction C.6): x 1/3300%
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ 0
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
only if the form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the
issuer's fiscal year. See instruction C.3.
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). / /
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository: No filing fee required.
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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 SMITH BARNEY INC.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ KEVIN KOPCZYNSKI
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Kevin Kopczynski
First Vice President
Date: February 28, 1997
* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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