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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:
Wanger Advisors Trust
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Wanger U.S. Small Cap Advisor
Wanger International Small Cap Advisor
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8748
Securities Act File Number: 33-83548
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: December 31, 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):
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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:
None
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
Wanger U.S. Small Cap Advisor 4,542 shares; $ 56,845
Wanger International Small Cap Advisor 19,702 shares; 285,173
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$342,018
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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:
Wanger U.S. Small Cap Advisor 4,542 shares; $ 56,845
Wanger International Small Cap Advisor 19,702 shares; 285,173
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$342,018
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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):
Wanger U.S. Small Cap Advisor 37 shares; $ 528
Wanger International Small Cap Advisor 130 shares; 1,946
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$2,474
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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): $342,018
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
if applicable): + 2,474
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if
applicable): - 82,919
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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 applicable): + -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): 261,573
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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 1/3300
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $79.26
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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:
February 25, 1997
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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/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Vice President and Treasurer
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Date February 21, 1997
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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BELL, BOYD & LLOYD
Three First National Plaza
70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois 60602-4207
312 372-1121
Fax 312 372-2098
February 25, 1997
Wanger Advisors Trust
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Rule 24f-2 Notice
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We have represented Wanger Advisors Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
(the "Trust"), in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission of the Trust's Rule 24f-2 Notice on Form 24f-2 for the year ended
December 31, 1996, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 ("Rule 24f-2"). In this connection, we have examined originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents,
corporate or other records, certificates and other papers as we deem it
necessary to examine for the purpose of this opinion, including the agreement
and declaration of trust and bylaws of the Trust and resolutions of the board of
trustees authorizing the issuance of shares.
Based upon the foregoing examination, we are of the opinion that the
following shares of beneficial interest, without par value, of the Trust sold
during the 1996 fiscal year, including those shares with respect to which a
registration fee is paid pursuant to Rule 24f-2, were legally issued, fully paid
and nonassessable (although shareholders of the Trust may be subject to
liability under certain circumstances as described in the prospectus of the
Trust included in its registration statement on Form N-1A):
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Shares
Which Fee Shares Sold to
Paid Pursuant Separate
Series of the Trust to Rule 24f-2 Accounts All Shares Sold
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Wanger U.S. Small Cap Advisor 4,579 6,137,963 6,142,542
Wanger International Small
Cap Advisor 19,832 4,138,511 4,158,343
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We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Trust's Rule 24f-2
Notice. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bell, Boyd & Lloyd
