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UNITED STATES -----------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
Washington, DC 20549 ------------------------
OMB Number: 3235-0456
FORM 24F-2 Expires: August 31, 2000
Annual Notice of Securities Sold Estimated average burden
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 hours per response.....1
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Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
The American Life Insurance Company of New York
Separate Account No. 2
320 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
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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):
Money Market, All America, Bond, Composite, Mid-Term Bond, Short-Term
Bond, Equity Index, Aggressive Equity, Scudder Bond, Scudder Capital
Growth, Scudder International, ACI Growth, Calvert Responsibly Invested,
Fidelity Equity Income, Fidelity Contra, Fidelity Asset Manager.
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-7904
Securities Act File Number: 33-66406
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1997
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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 $ 12,932,932
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): ------------
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or $ 269,454
repurchased during the fiscal year: ------------
(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: $
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii)
and 5(iii): $ 269,454
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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)]: $ 12,663,478
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years $( )
-if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item --------
5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See x.00030303
Instruction C.9): ---------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 3,837
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determineed by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of rescisison of rule 24e-2],
then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted
here: . If there is a number of shares or other units that were
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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):
+$
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line
5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 3,837
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
February 26, 1998
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)* Signature on file with original
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Amir Lear, Senior Vice President
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Date 12/26/98
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.