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Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGES COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The Fahnestock Funds
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
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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: 811-6166
Securities Act File Number: 33-36697
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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
calender 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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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the $9,663,317
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): -------------
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
Repurchased during the fiscal year: $10,190,757
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(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no
earlier October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees payable $0
to the Commission: --------------
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5 (ii) -$10,190,757
and 5(iii): --------------
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years $(527,440)
-- If Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract ---------------
Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction C.9):
X.000278
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if
no fee is due): $0
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 other units that were registered
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pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at then end of the fiscal year for
which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future
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]:
=$0
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lock box depository:
Not applicable.
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 Tile)*/s/ Russell Pollack
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Russell Pollack, Secretary
Date: March 16, 1999
*Please print the name and title of the singing officer below the signature.
