-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SX4GxGbhCFOfvBKudvxVW7o4dCRaXQW+fPy0GZkmeH4oKOaTbmJAcSoaNS5wdumV RwjfdpqAJ+1/RxJy1rn6AQ== 0000701960-98-000005.txt : 19981015 0000701960-98-000005.hdr.sgml : 19981015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000701960-98-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 24F-2NT PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980731 FILED AS OF DATE: 19981014 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PHOENIX FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000701960 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133114958 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 24F-2NT SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-77068 FILM NUMBER: 98725174 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9066 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092823319 24F-2NT 1 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 24F-2 Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 1. Name and address of Issuer: Merrill Lynch Phoenix Fund, Inc. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, N.J. 08543-9011 2. Name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): [X] 3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3450 Securities Act File Number: 2-77068 4(a.) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: July 31, 1998 4(b.) [ ]Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). 4(c.) [ ]Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form. 5. Calculation of registration fee: (i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $246,401,819 (ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year: $229,519,769 (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 Commission: $156,102,676 (iv) Total available redemption credits [add items 5(ii)and 5(iii)]: $ 385,622,445 (v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $0 (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)]: $139,220,626 (vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See instruction C.9): x .000295 (viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)](enter "0" if no fee is due): = $ 0 6. Prepaid Shares If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997 then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here: 0. If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0. 7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see instruction D): + $0 8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: = $0 9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository: Method of Delivery: [ ] Wire Transfer [ ] Mail or other means 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/Jaclyn Scheck Jaclyn Scheck, Assistant Secretary Date: October 13, 1998 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----