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:
Columbia Balanced Fund, Inc.
1301 SW Fifth
Portland, OR 97201
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
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3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-6338
Securities Act File Number: 33-41401
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
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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:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f- 2(a)(1), if
applicable (see instruction A.6):
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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:
12,203,107 shares
$251,516,248
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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:
12,203,107 shares
$251,516,248
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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):
3,066,051 shares
$62,884,919
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12. Calculation of registration fees:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
$251,516,248
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ $ 62,884,919
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable):
- $132,861,358
(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):
$181,539,809
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 or
other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6):
x 1/33 of 1%
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
$55,012.06
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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.
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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 ]
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository:
February 24, 1997
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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)*
GEORGE L. HANSETH
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George L. Hanseth, Senior Vice President
Date February 25, 1997
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*Please print the name and title of the signing
officer below the signature.
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STOEL RIVES LLP
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ATTORNEYS
Standard Insurance Center
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, Oregon 97204-1268
Telephone (503) 224-3380
Fax (503) 220-2480
TDD (503) 221-1045
February 25, 1997
Columbia Balanced Fund, Inc.
1301 SW Fifth Avenue
PO Box 1350
Portland, OR 97207
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice
At your request we have reviewed the Form 24f-2 Notice - Annual Notice of
Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Rule 24f-2 Notice") by Columbia Balanced Fund, Inc.
(the "Fund").
We have reviewed copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Fund, the resolutions adopted by the Fund's Board of Directors authorizing the
issuance of shares of the Fund's common stock (the "Shares"), and the audited
financial statements of the Fund showing the issuance and redemption of shares
of Common Stock in fiscal 1996.
Based upon our review of the documents referred to above and consideration
of other matters we deemed necessary, it is our opinion that the Shares issued
in fiscal 1996 in reliance on the Registration Statement of the Fund under the
Securities Act of 1933, Registration No. 33-41401, as reflected in the Rule
24f-2 Notice, were legally issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
Very truly yours,
STOEL RIVES LLP
