BELL, BOYD & LLOYD
THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 3300
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602-4207
312 372-1121
FAX 312 372-2098
JANET D. OLSEN
312 807-4311
August 27, 1996
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION NO. 33-88316
RULE 24F-2
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the subject registrant we enclose for electronic filing a Form
24f-2 Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 with respect to
shares sold during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, including our legal
opinion, and a wire transfer fee in the amount of $106,237.22 in payment of the
filing fee.
Very truly yours,
BELL, BOYD & LLOYD
By:/s/ Janet D. Olsen
Janet D. Olsen
JDO:bjd
Enclosures
cc: Filer Support, Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. John M. Blaser
Mr. Stephen T. O'Hearn
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.
1. Name and address of issuer:
Artisan Funds, Inc.
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Artisan Small Cap Fund
Artisan International Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8932
Securities Act File Number: 33-88316
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: June 30, 1996
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:
( )
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
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
Artisan Small Cap Fund 25,268,039 shares $ 327,727,662
Artisan International Fund 6,080,442 shares 68,360,994
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$ 396,088,656
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Artisan Small Cap Fund $ 327,727,662
Artisan International Fund 68,360,994
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$ 396,088,656
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):
Artisan Small Cap Fund 155,258 shares $ 2,046,303
Artisan International Fund 0 shares 0
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$ 2,046,303
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):
$396,088,656
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment plans
(from Item 11, if applicable): + 2,046,303
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year (If applicable): -90,047,032
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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):
308,087,927
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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 1/2900
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v)
multiplied by line (vi): $ 106,237.22
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only
if the form is being filed within 60days after the close of the
issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described insection 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:
August 27, 1996
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. Blaser
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John M. Blaser
Chief Financial Officer
Date August 27, 1996
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
August 27, 1996
Artisan Funds, Inc.
1000 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Ladies and Gentlemen:
RULE 24F-2 NOTICE
We have represented Artisan Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the
"Fund"), in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission of the Fund's Form 24f-2 Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 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 articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Fund and resolutions
of its board of directors authorizing the issuance of shares.
Based upon the foregoing examination, we are of the opinion that the
following shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of the series of the Fund sold
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 in reliance upon registration
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 were legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable except
to the extent provided in Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes, or
any successor provision, which provides that shareholders of a corporation
organized under Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes may be assessed up to the
par value of their shares to satisfy the obligations of such corporation to its
employees for services rendered, but not exceeding six months service in the
case of any individual employee (certain Wisconsin courts have interpreted "par
value" to mean the full amount paid by the purchaser of shares upon issuance
thereof):
SHARES SOLD
DURING PERIOD PURSUANT
SERIES OF THE FUND TO RULE 24F-2
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Artisan Small Cap Fund 25,423,297
Artisan International Fund 6,080,442
We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Fund's Form 24f-2 Annual
Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2. 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
