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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: 3235-0456
Washington, D.C. 20549 Expires: August 31, 2000
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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:
PaineWebber Securities Trust
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019-6114
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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): |_|
PaineWebber Small Cap Fund
(Class A, B, C and Y shares)
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3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-7374
Securities Act File Number:
33-55374
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
July 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.
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4(c). |_| Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of $ 36,828,987
securities sold during the -----------
fiscal year pursuant to section
24(f):
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during $ 62,296,548
the fiscal year -----------
(iii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
any PRIOR fiscal year ending no
earlier than October 1, 1995
that were not previously used to $ 0
reduce registration fees payable ----------
to the Commission:
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: -$ 62,296,548
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(v) Net sales - if item 5(i) is
greater than Item 5(iv) $ 0
[subtract item 5(iv) from Item -----------
5(i)]:
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(vi) Redemption credits available for
use in future years -- if Item $(25,467,561)
5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) ----------
[subtract Item 5(i) from Item
5(iv)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining
registration fee (See x$ 0.000278
Instruction C.9): -----------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply
Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter
"0" if no fee is due): =$ 0
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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: 0.
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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 fisca year for which this form is filed that are available
for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that
number here: 0.
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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
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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
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to
the Commission's lockbox depository:
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/ John J. Lee
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John J. Lee
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Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
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Date: October 27, 1999
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below
the signature.
