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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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.
1. Name and address of issuer: Colonial Separate Account B
One Grant Place
Concord, NH 03301
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: 811-8470
Securities Act File Number: 33-77496
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice 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): $ 0
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 0
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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: $
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add
Items 5(ii) and 5(iii): 0
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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)]: $ 0
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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)]: $( )
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x .000295
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(viii) Registration fee due (multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii) (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 0
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6. 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 in effect before October 11, 1997, 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 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:
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):
+$ N/A
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: =$ 0
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9. Date the registration fee and interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: N/A
Method of Delivery: N/A
[ ] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacity and on the date indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Thomas Elwood, Assistant Counsel
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Date: March 31, 1998
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