FORM 24f-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
The Pierpont Funds, 6 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
The New York Total Return Bond Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number:811-7340
Securities Act File Number: 33-54632
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
March 31, 1996
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close of
the issuer's fiscal year for the 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):
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 year:
0
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year:
Number = 1,595,286 Sale Price = $16,534,615
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Number = 1,595,286 Sale Price = $16,534,615
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 = 165,754 Sale Price = $1,722,692
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): $16,534,615
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): +1,722,692
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year (if applicable): -6,709,962
(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): 11,547,345
(vi) Divisor prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction
C.6): 2,900
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
$3,981.84
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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).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commissioner's
lockbox depository:
$3,981.84 on May 30, 1996
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/ Daniel E. Shea_____________________
___Assistant Treasurer____________________
Date ____May 30, 1996___________
PHILIP W. COOLIDGE
6 ST. JAMES AVENUE
NINTH FLOOR
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116
(617) 423-0800
The Pierpont Funds
6 St. James Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RE: RULE 24F-2 NOTICE FOR THE PIERPONT FUNDS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1996.
This opinion is being furnished in connection with the registration,
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), of an indefinite number of Shares of Beneficial Interest (par value
$0.001 per share) (the "Shares") of The Pierpont Funds, a Massachusetts
businesstrust (the "Trust"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"). I understand that the Trust proposes to file a notice
(the "Notice") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
with respect to the Trust's fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to
such Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act. This opinion is being furnished with a view
to your filing it with the Commission in conjunction with the filing of the
Notice.
This opinion is limited solely to the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts as applied by courts in such Commonwealth. This opinion is limited
solely to the Shares of the Trust as of the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996
as reflected in the Notice. I understand that the foregoing limitation is
acceptable to you.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, please be advised that it is my
opinion that the Shares covered by the Notice were legally issued and (to the
extent still outstanding) are fully paid and non-assessable, except that, as set
forth in the Trust's registration statement as currently in effect filed with
the Commission pursuant to the 1933 Act, shareholders of the Trust may under
certain circumstances be held personally liable for its obligations.
Very truly yours,
/s/PHILIP COOLIDGE
