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Form 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24F-2
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.
1. Name and address of issuer: North American Government Bond Fund, Inc.,
One South Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
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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|
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-7292
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Securities Act File Number: 33-53598
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: March 31, 1999
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4(b).|_| Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar
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.
4(c).|_| Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $00.00
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 9,226,947.00
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(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the Commission: $ 12,629,368.00*
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* All shares repurchased or redeemed in
fiscal years ended March 31, 1996 and
March 31, 1997 were prepaid and are
included in Item 6.
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: -$ 21,856,315.00
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(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]: $00.00
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in $(21,856,315.00)
future years -- if Item 5(i) is less ---------------
than Item 5(iv)[subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x .000278
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 00.00
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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:
1,752,194 shares @ $15,509,517.14. If there is a number of shares or
other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold
at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are
available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that
number here: 1,136,442 shares @ $8,089,366.92.
7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ 00.00
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 00.00
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: N/A
Method of Delivery:
|_| Wire Transfer
|_| Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*/s/ Joseph A. Finelli
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Joseph A. Finelli, Treasurer
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*Please print the name and title of the signing
officer below the signature.
Date: June 24, 1999
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Schedule A
to 24f-2 Notice of
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc.
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Value of
Number of Aggregate Front-end Shares Reinvested Shares Cost of Shares
Class Shares Sold Sales Price Sales Loads Reinvested Dividends Redeemed Redeemed
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ISI 1,527,556 $13,255,729.00 $304,809.14 224,638 $1,948,979.00 1,065,714 $9,226,947.00
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Carry forward from prior years = 2,888,636 shares @ $23,598,884.06
1999 Sales = 1,752,194 shares @ $15,509,517.14
By offsetting the Fund's sales in fiscal year 1999 (1,752,194 shares @
$15,509,517.14) with credits for registrations of prior net redemptions
(2,888,636 shares @ $23,598,884.06), no shares were sold pursuant to Rule 24f-2
in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. Accordingly, no fee is due.
