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U.S 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.
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The Cardinal Group
155 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
1. Cardinal Aggressive Growth Fund 4. Cardinal Government Obligations Fund
2. Cardinal Balanced Fund 5. Cardinal Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
3. The Cardinal Fund 6. Cardinal Government Securities Money
Market Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: #811-7588
Securities Act File Number: #33-59984
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: September 30, 1996
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
of the issuer's fiscal year for 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): N/A
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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
fiscal year:
6,820,193 $72,663,751
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than
pursuant to rule 24f-2:
38,491,421 $119,641,071
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
2,277,314,190 $2,301,803,335
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
2,245,655,798 $2,257,704,581
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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):
27,571,041 $67,961,544
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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): $2,257,704,581
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11): $67,961,544
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year (if applicable): $2,354,744,889
(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): $(29,078,764)
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see
Instruction C.6):
divide by 3300
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $0
Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if
the form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the
issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
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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 Commission's lockbox
depository:
N/A
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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.
THE CARDINAL GROUP
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James M. Schrack
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Treasurer
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Date November 26, 1996
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*Please print the name and title of signing officer below the signature.
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BAKER & HOSTETLER
65 East State Street, Suite 2100
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4260
(614) 228-1541
November 26, 1996
The Cardinal Group
155 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Subject: Rule 24f-2 Notice dated November 26, 1996 --
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The Cardinal Group
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the registration by The Cardinal Group (the
"Group") under the Securities Act of 1933 of an indefinite number of units of
beneficial interest, without par value, it is our opinion that the
2,245,655,798 units of beneficial interest, without par value, of the Group
made definite by the above-captioned Notice were legally issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, assuming that such units of beneficial interest were issued for
the consideration described in the Group's Registration Statement on Form N-14
and the Group's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as the same may be amended
form time to time.
Sincerely,
BAKER & HOSTETLER
