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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
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form. Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
SAFECO COMMON STOCK TRUST
SAFECO PLAZA
SEATTLE, WA 98185
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
SAFECO GROWTH FUND SAFECO BALANCED FUND
SAFECO EQUITY FUND SAFECO INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND
SAFECO INCOME FUND SAFECO SMALL COMPANY STOCK FUND
SAFECO NORTHWEST FUND
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3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-6167
Securities Act File Number:
33-36700
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
9/30/96
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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: / /
N/A
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6):
N/A
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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:
0
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than
pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
NUMBER: 54,965,587
AMOUNT: $898,732,080
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SEC 2393 (9/95)
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
NUMBER: 54,965,587
AMOUNT: $898,732,080
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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):
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities $ 898,732,080
sold during the fiscal year in reliance --------------------------
on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in + 0
connection with dividend reinvestment --------------------------
plans (from item 11, if applicable):
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or - 735,277,798
repurchased during the fiscal year --------------------------
(if applicable):
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or + 0
repurchased and previously applied as --------------------------
a reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable):
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold 163,454,282
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):
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) x .0003030
of the Securities Act of 1933 or other --------------------------
applicable law or regulation (see
Instruction C.6):
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) $ 49,532
multiplied by line (vi)]: -------------------------
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.
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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). /x/
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository:
11/27/96
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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)* /s/ Neal A. Fuller
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NEAL A. FULLER, VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER
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Date 11/27/96
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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