U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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:
Maplewood Investment Trust, a series company
312 Walnut Street, 21st Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is
filed:
Amelia Earhart: Eagle Equity Fund
The CarolinasFund Investor Shares
The CarolinasFund Institutional Shares
Legacy Equity Fund
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class A
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class C
Regional Opportunity Fund Class A
Regional Opportunity Fund Class B
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-7160
Securities Act File Number: 33-51910
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
February 28, 1997
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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:
None
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year:
NUMBER
OF SHARES SALE PRICE
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Amelia Earhart: Eagle Equity Fund 36,481 $ 674,650
The CarolinasFund Investor Shares 107,377 1,380,508
The CarolinasFund Institutional Shares 53,938 709,026
Legacy Equity Fund 4,383 55,364
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class A 31,318 386,710
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class C 55,923 672,365
Regional Opportunity Fund Class A 22,449 265,034
Regional Opportunity Fund Class B 56,543 637,320
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ISSUER TOTALS 368,412 $4,780,977
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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
OF SHARES SALE PRICE
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Amelia Earhart: Eagle Equity Fund 36,481 $ 674,650
The CarolinasFund Investor Shares 107,377 1,380,508
The CarolinasFund Institutional Shares 53,938 709,026
Legacy Equity Fund 4,383 55,364
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class A 31,318 386,710
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class C 55,923 672,365
Regional Opportunity Fund Class A 22,449 265,034
Regional Opportunity Fund Class B 56,543 637,320
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ISSUER TOTALS 368,412 $4,780,977
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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):
NUMBER OF
SHARES SALE PRICE
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Amelia Earhart: Eagle Equity Fund 1,796 $ 33,674
The CarolinasFund Investor 21 272
The CarolinasFund Institutional 5 73
Legacy Equity Fund 25,722 287,014
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class A 1,224 14,346
Mississippi Opportunity Fund Class C 552 6,416
Regional Opportunity Fund Class A 2,617 29,310
Regional Opportunity Fund Class B 494 5,508
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ISSUER TOTALS 32,431 $ 376,613
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $ 4,780,977
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable): 376,613
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year
(if applicable): -3,857,458
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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): + NONE
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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): 1,300,132
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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 .0003030303
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied
by line (vi)]: $ 393.98
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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]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
April 22, 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)* /s/ John F. Splain
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John F. Splain, Secretary
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Date: April 23, 1997
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
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April 23, 1997
Maplewood Investment Trust, a series company
312 Walnut Street, 21st Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Re: Rule 24f-2 Opinion
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I have been requested to render an opinion in connection with the filing by
Maplewood Investment Trust, a series company (herein referred to as the "Trust")
of a Rule 24f-2 Notice with respect to the fiscal year ended February 28, 1997
(the "Notice").
Reference is made to paragraph 10 of such Notice, wherein the Trust reports the
sale of 36,481 shares of its Amelia Earhart: Eagle Equity Fund, 107,377 Investor
shares and 53,938 Institutional shares of The CarolinasFund, 4,383 shares of its
Legacy Equity Fund, 31,318 Class A shares and 55,923 Class C shares of its
Mississippi Opportunity Fund, and 22,449 Class A shares and 56,543 Class B
shares of its Regional Opportunity Fund during the fiscal year ended February
28, 1997 in reliance upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and paragraph 11 of such
Notice, wherein the Trust reports the issuance of 1,796 shares of its Amelia
Earhart: Eagle Equity Fund, 21 Investor shares and 5 Institutional shares of The
CarolinasFund, 25,722 shares of its Legacy Equity Fund, 1,224 Class A shares and
552 Class C shares of its Mississippi Opportunity Fund, and 2,617 Class A shares
and 494 Class B shares of its Regional Opportunity Fund in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans.
I have examined the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust as amended
to date, the Bylaws of the Trust, records of the Trust concerning certain
actions by the Trustees of the Trust, the current Prospectuses of the Trust and
supplements thereto, and the form of the Rule 24f-2 Notice.
Based upon the foregoing and assuming that all of such shares were sold in
accordance with the terms of the Prospectuses in effect at the time of sale, in
my opinion the above-mentioned shares of the Trust have been legally issued and
are fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust.
With respect to the opinion stated above, I wish to point out that the
shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust may, under some circumstances, be
subject to assessment at the instance of creditors to pay the obligations of
such trust in the event that its assets are insufficient for the purpose.
I consent to the submission of a copy of this opinion to the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the filing of the Trust's Rule 24f-2
Notice for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1997, as contemplated in Rule
24f-2(b)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Tina D. Hosking
Tina D. Hosking
Counsel
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