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Form 24F-2NT
Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24F-2
December 31, 1997
1. Name and address of issuer:
Security Equity Separate Account 26
84 Business Park Dr.
Armonk, NY 10504
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Money Market Fund
Variable Strategic Income Fund
US Government Income Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-8888
Securities Act File Number
33-87248
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
12/31/97
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during fiscal year
739308
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased
3556
(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 Commisssion
N/A
(iv) Total available redemption credits (add Items 5(ii)&(iii)
3556
(v) Net sales (if item 5(i) is greater than item 5(iv) subtract
item 5(iv) from item 5(i)
735752
(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)
N/A
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
.000295
(viii) Registration fee due (multiply item 5(v) by item 5(vii)
217.05
6. Prepaid Shares:
N/A
7. Interest due - if this form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year:
N/A
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
(line 5(viii) plus line 7:
217.05
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
03/13/98
