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)
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1. Name and address of issuer:
GARDNER LEWIS INVESTMENT TRUST
105 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET
POST OFFICE BOX 69
ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27802-0069
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice 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.)
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THE CHESAPEAKE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-07324
Securities Act File Number: 033-53800
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
08/31/00
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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)
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Note: If Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
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4(c). Check box if this is the last time issuer will be filing this Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee.
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during $ 42,062,574
the fiscal year in pursuant to Section 24f-2: __________________
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or $ 146,067,626
repurchased during the fiscal year: ______________
(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 $ 171,246,000
registration fees payable to the commission: ______________
(iv) Total available redemption credits $ 317,313,626
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii): __________________
(v) Net Sales--if item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) $ 0
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: __________________
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future
years- if item 5(i) is less than 5(iv)[subtract $ ( 275,251,052)
Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: __________________
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee X .000264
(See Instruction C.9): __________________
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by = $ 0.00
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): ==================
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6. Prepaid Shares.
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount 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 other than units ) deducted here:_________. 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:___________.
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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):
+ $ 0.00
_________________
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
= $ 0.00
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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
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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/ C. Frank Watson, III
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C. Frank Watson, III Secretary
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Date: November 29, 2000
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* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
