U.S. 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: LPT Variable Insurance Series Trust
1755 Creekside Oaks Drive
Sacramento, California 95833
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Class A Shares
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-8960
Securities Act File Number: 33-88792
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 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):
N/A
______________________________________________________________________________
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:
1,546,689 shares and $7,305,333
______________________________________________________________________________
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
1,546,689 shares and $7,305,333
______________________________________________________________________________
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):
N/A
______________________________________________________________________________
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):
$ 7,305,333
_______________
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ 0
_______________
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal
year (if applicable):
- 2,146,076
_______________
(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
_______________
(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):
5,159,257
_______________
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6):
X .000303
_______________
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
1,563.25
_______________
_______________
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.
______________________________________________________________________________
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
______________________________________________________________________________
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/ GEORGE C. NICHOLSON, Treasurer
_____________________________________________________
George C. Nicholson, Treasurer
Date: 2/25/97
________________
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.
943 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 226-7866
February 24, 1997
Board of Trustees
LPT Variable Insurance Series Trust
1755 Creekside Oaks Drive
Sacramento, CA 95833
RE: Opinion of Counsel - LPT Variable Insurance Series Trust
Gentlemen:
You have requested our Opinion of Counsel in connection with the filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission of Form 24F-2 with respect to LPT
Variable Insurance Series Trust.
We have made such examination of the law and have examined such records and
documents as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to
render the opinions expressed below.
We are of the following opinions:
1. LPT Variable Insurance Series Trust ("Trust") is a valid and existing
unincorporated voluntary association, commonly known as a business trust. The
Trust is a business trust created and validly existing pursuant to
Massachusetts Laws.
2. Upon the acceptance of purchase payments made by shareholders in
accordance with the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement and
upon compliance with applicable law, such shareholders will have
legally-issued, fully paid, non-assessable shares of the Trust.
This opinion is limited solely to its use as an exhibit to your Form 24F-2
filed pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
Sincerely,
BLAZZARD, GRODD & HASENAUER, P.C.
By: /S/ RAYMOND A. O'HARA III
__________________________________
Raymond A. O'Hara III
