UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and Address of Issuer:
Pilgrim Mutual Funds
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
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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]
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-7428
Securities Act File Number: 33-56094
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
6/30/00
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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)
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 securities
sold during the fiscal year
pursuant to section 24(f): $5,846,141,751
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year: $3,669,036,695
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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 $ 877,975,560
registration fees payable to the --------------
(iv) Commission:
$4,547,012,255
Total available redemption credits --------------
(v) [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:
Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater $1,299,129,496
than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item --------------
(vi) 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
Redemption Credits available for
use in future years - if Item 5(i) $ 0
is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract --------------
(vii) Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
0.000264
Multiplier for determining --------------
(viii) registration fee (See Instruction
C.9):
$ 342,970.19
Registration fee due [multiply Item ==============
5(v) by 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 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.
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
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8. Total of the Amount of the Registration Fee Due Plus Any Interest Due
[line 5(viii) plus line7]:
$342,970.19
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9. Date the Registration Fee and any Interest Payment was Sent to the
Commission's Lockbox Depository:
Date: 9/27/00 CIK Number: 0000895430
Method of Delivery:
[X] 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/ Robyn L. Ichilov
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Robyn L. Ichilov, Treasurer
Date: September 26, 2000
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature
