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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 instruction at end of Form before preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer: Paragon Life Insurance Company
100 South Brentwood
St. Louis, MO 63105
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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): [_]
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - Money Market Portfolio
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - International Portfolio
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - Capital Growth Portfolio
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - Balanced Portfolio
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - Bond Portfolio
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - Growth and Income Portfolio
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - Global Discovery Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Money Market Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - High Yield Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Equity Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Strategist Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Quality Income Plus Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Dividend Growth Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Utilities Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Capital Growth Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - European Growth Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Pacific Growth Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Global Dividend Growth Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Income Builder Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series - Competitive Edge Portfolio
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Bond Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - High Income Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Money Market Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Emerging Growth Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Utilities Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Growth With Income Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Total Return Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Research Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - World Governments Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Value Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - New Discovery Series
MFS Variable Insurance Trust - Emerging Market Series
Putnam Variable Trust - Money Market Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - New Opportunities Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Growth and Income Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - High Yield Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Diversified Income Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Global Asset Allocation Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Voyager Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - U.S. Government & High Quality Bond Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Global Growth Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Utilities Growth & Income Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - International Growth Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - International New Opportunities Fund
Putnam Variable Trust - International Growth and Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Series - New America Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Series - Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series - Limited Term Bond Portfolio
Fidelity Investments VIP Fund II - Contrafund Fund
Fidelity Investments VIP Fund I - Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Investments VIP Fund I - Growth Fund
Fidelity Investments VIP Fund II - Index 500 Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-7534
Securities Act File Number: 33-58796
4(a). Last day of year for which this Form is filed: 12/31/98
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): $13,277,020
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year: $3,503,482
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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: $ 0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)]: $3,503,482
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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)]: $ 9,773,538
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years $( 0 )
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- if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv)
from Item 5(i)]:
(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): =$2,717.04
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities
that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as
in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number
of shares or other units) deducted here: 0 If there is a number of shares
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other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the
end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use
by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0
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7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ 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]: =$2,717.04
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery: March 29, 1999
[x] Wire Transfer
[_] Mail or other means
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.
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By (Signature and Title)* MATTHEW K. DUFFY
Matthew K. Duffy, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Date March 29, 1999
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
