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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:
TCW Galileo Funds, Inc.
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Galileo High Yield Bond Fund Galileo Earnings Momentum Fund
Galileo Core Fixed Income Fund Galileo Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Galileo Long-Term Mortgage Backed Galileo Small Cap Growth Fund
Securities Fund Galileo Latin America Equity Fund
Galileo Mortgage Backed Securities Fund Galileo Asia Pacific Equity Fund
Galileo Money Market Fund Galileo Emerging Markets Fund
Galileo Core Equity Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-7170
Securities Act File Number: 33-52272
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
October 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 securitries 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:
1,087,149,910 shares $1,565,206,366 aggregate sales price
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securites sold during the fiscal year in
reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
1,087,149,910 shares $1,565,206,366 aggregate sales price
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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):
7,004,718 shares $26,661,842 aggregate reinvested dividends
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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): $ 1,565,206,366.00
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
if applicable): + 26,661,842.00
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): - 1,210,031,570.00
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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): 381,836,638.00
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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
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $ 115,708.07
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Instructions: 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:
December 9, 1996
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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/ Philip K. Holl
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Philip K. Holl, Secretary
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Date December 10, 1996
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
TCW FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 244-0000 Telephone
(213) 244-0645 Facsimile
December 10, 1996
Board of Directors
TCW Galileo Funds, Inc.
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
Re: TCW GALILEO FUNDS, INC.
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Gentlemen:
At your request, I have examined the Form of Rule 24F-2 (the "Form")
proposed to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Form states that during the fiscal year ended October 31 1996, you issued and
sold the following number of shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the
following portfolios (the "Shares"), in reliance upon your registration of an
indefinite number of shares of the following portfolios pursuant to Rule 24f-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended:
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Number
Name of Shares
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TCW Galileo High Yield Bond Fund 14,491,028
TCW Galileo Core Fixed Income Fund 1,447,319
TCW Galileo Long-Term Mortgage Backed
Securities Fund 5,927,916
TCW Galileo Mortgage Backed Securities Fund 6,018,310
TCW Money Market Fund 1,039,148,038
TCW Galileo Core Equity Fund 3,848,772
TCW Galileo Small Cap Growth Fund 3,951,118
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December 10, 1996
Board of Directors
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Number
Name of Shares
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TCW Earnings Momentum Fund 1,467,196
TCW Mid-Cap Growth Fund 10,575,510
TCW Galileo Latin America Equity Fund 3,095,742
TCW Galileo Asia Pacific Equity Fund 1,677,718
TCW Galileo Emerging Markets Fund 2,505,962
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Total: 1,094,154,628
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I am familiar with the proceedings taken by you in connection with the
authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares. Based upon my examination and
upon my knowledge of your corporate activities, and assuming, without
independent verification, that the Shares were sold in compliance with
applicable Blue Sky laws and in the manner referred to in your Registration
Statement on Form N-1A filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, it is
my opinion that the Shares constituted validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable shares of your Common Stock.
I am a member of the bars of Maryland and New Jersey.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Philip K. Holl
Philip K. Holl
PKH/rp
