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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: EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
73 TREMONT STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
SEE SCHEDULE "A"
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8490
Securities Act File Number: 33-78264
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
MARCH 31, 1997
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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:
0
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than
pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
SEE SCHEDULE "B"
Shares: 45,141,641 Price: $373,976,281
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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:
Shares: 45,141,641 SEE SCHEDULE "B" Price $373,976,281
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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):
SEE SCHEDULE "C"
Shares: 18,476 Price: $146,093
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
n reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $373,976,281
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable) + 146,093
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year (if applicable) SEE SCHEDULE "D": - 119,990,275
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant
to rule 24e-2(if aplicable): + 0
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(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: 254,132,099
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see
instruction C.6) : x .0003030303
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(vii) Fee due [line (I) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $77,009.73
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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).
[X]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository: 5/28/97
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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)* /s/ John M. Corcoran, Assistant Treasurer
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John M. Corcoran Assistant Treasurer Date 5/28/97
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.
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SCHEDULE "A"
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NAME OF EACH SERIES OR CLASS OF FUNDS FOR WHICH THIS NOTICE IS FILED:
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EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL BALANCED - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL INCOME - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL TOTAL RETURN BOND - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL VALUE EQUITY - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL VALUE EQUITY - CLASS B
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL OPTIMUM GROWTH - CLASS A
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL OPTIMUM GROWTH - CLASS B
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SCHEDULE "B"
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NUMBER AND AGGREGATE SALE PRICE OF SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR:
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CLASS A: SHARES PRICE:
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EQUITY 14,253,858 $129,516,337
BALANCED 2,281,968 $ 18,753,237
INCOME 5,026,877 $ 35,338,940
TOTAL RETURN BOND 16,211,473 $117,705,251
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY 2,188,702 $ 20,024,850
VALUE EQUITY 2,121,486 $ 21,381,596
OPTIMUM GROWTH 2,722,064 $ 27,648,082
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TOTAL 44,806,428 $370,368,293
CLASS B: SHARES PRICE:
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VALUE EQUITY 4,975 $ 59,997
OPTIMUM GROWTH 330,238 $3,547,991
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TOTAL 335,213 $ 3,607,988
TOTAL (CLASS A & CLASS B) 45,141,641 $373,976,281
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SCHEDULE "B"
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NUMBER AND AGGREGATE SALE PRICE OF SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN
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RELIANCE UPON REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2:
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CLASS A: SHARES PRICE:
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EQUITY 14,253,858 $129,516,337
BALANCED 2,281,968 $ 18,753,237
INCOME 5,026,877 $ 35,338,940
TOTAL RETURN BOND 16,211,473 $117,705,251
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY 2,188,702 $ 20,024,850
VALUE EQUITY 2,121,486 $ 21,381,596
OPTIMUM GROWTH 2,722,064 $ 27,648,082
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TOTAL 44,806,428 $370,368,293
CLASS B: SHARES PRICE:
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VALUE EQUITY 4,975 $ 59,997
OPTIMUM GROWTH 330,238 $ 3,547,991
TOTAL 335,213 $ 3,607,988
TOTAL (CLASS A & CLASS B) 45,141,641 $373,976,281
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SCHEDULE "C"
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NUMBER AND AGGREGATE SALE PRICE OF SECURITIES ISSUED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN
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CONNECTION WITH DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS, IF APPLICABLE:
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CLASS A: SHARES PRICE:
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EQUITY 4,908 $ 46,531
BALANCED 201 $ 1,657
INCOME N/A $ N/A
TOTAL RETURN BOND 13,188 $ 96,057
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY N/A $ N/A
VALUE EQUITY N/A $ N/A
OPTIMUM GROWTH 37 $ 390
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TOTAL 18,334 $144,635
CLASS B: SHARES PRICE:
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VALUE EQUITY N/A $ N/A
OPTIMUM GROWTH 142 $ 1,458
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TOTAL 142 $ 1,458
TOTAL (CLASS A & CLASS B) 18,476 $146,093
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SCHEDULE "D"
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AGGREGATE PRICE OF SHARES REDEEMED OR REPURCHASED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, IF
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APPLICABLE:
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CLASS A: PRICE:
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EQUITY $ 44,609,820
BALANCED $ 17,971,066
INCOME $ 7,431,851
TOTAL RETURN BOND $ 43,137,691
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY $ 5,926,057
VALUE EQUITY $ 331,027
OPTIMUM GROWTH $ 576,929
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TOTAL $119,984,441
CLASS B: PRICE:
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VALUE EQUITY $ 0
OPTIMUM GROWTH $ 5,834
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TOTAL $ 5,834
TOTAL (CLASS A & CLASS B) $119,990,275
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