UNITED STATES
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.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Gabelli Capital Series Funds, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1434
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
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-7644
Securities Act File Number:
33-61254
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1997
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)*: $3,827,250
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year**: $614,367
(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
(iv) Total available redemption credits (add Items
5(ii) and 5(iii): $614,367
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item
5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $3,212,883
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future
years - if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $ (0)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9): x.000295
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$947.80
* Does not include 3,662,376 shares with an aggregate
sales price of $53,602,513 sold during the fiscal year to
unmanaged accounts whose interests are registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act),
and for which registration fees have been or will be paid.
Accordingly, a total of 3,932,982 shares with an aggregate
sales price of $57,429,763 were sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
** Does not include 893,327 shares with an aggregate
redemption price of $20,570,439 redeemed during the fiscal
year to unmanaged accounts whose interests are registered
under the Securities Act. Accordingly, a total of
1,507,694 shares with an aggregate redemption price of
$21,184,806 were redeemed during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997.
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:_0_____.
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
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus an
interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]: =$947.80
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was
sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
March 27, 1998
Method of Delivery:
X Wire Transfer
o Mail or other means
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