-----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, KTDaAs6tZn+01nFmLt9Z4ZbeE/Gs7zDtx6T0AtwJWvMSjz6xxf+oM74BUYrGD0x4 ilekhu5rSr68C7P08wimHg== 0000717316-96-000012.txt : 19961018 0000717316-96-000012.hdr.sgml : 19961018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000717316-96-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 24F-2NT PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960831 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961016 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST / CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000717316 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 946562826 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 24F-2NT SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-82734 FILM NUMBER: 96644441 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1665 CHARLESTON RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003218321 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1665 CHARLESTON RD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE & MUNICIPAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BENHAM CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910218 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL PRESERVATION TAX FREE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830815 24F-2NT 1 Twentieth Century Mutual Funds and The Benham Group 4500 Main Street P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 October 16, 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for Benham California Tax Free and Municipal Funds 1933 Act File No. 2-82734 1940 Act File No. 811-3706 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 24f-2 promulgated thereunder, the accompanying documents are filed via electronic transmission on behalf of the above-referenced issuer. Payment of the fee has been sent via wire transfer to our SEC account with Mellon Bank. Any concerns regarding the filing should be directed to the undersigned at (415) 967-9806. Sincerely, /s/Lisa S. Brown Lisa S. Brown Federal Securities Administrator 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: Benham California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds 4500 Main Street P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed: Tax-Free Money Market Fund Tax-Free Insured Fund Tax-Free Intermediate-Term Fund Municipal Money Market Fund Tax-Free Long-Term Fund Tax-Free Limited-Term Fund Municipal High Yield Fund 3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3706 Securities Act File Number: 2-82734 4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: August 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: Not Applicable 6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see Instruction A.6): Not Applicable 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: Not Applicable 8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to rule 24f-2: Not Applicable 9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year: 694,387,863 $1,046,253,950 10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2: 694,387,863 $1,046,253,950 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): Not Applicable
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): $1,046,253,950 (ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11), if applicable): + N/A (iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year (if applicable): - 970,037,283 (iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable): + N/A (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): 76,216,667 (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 ---------------- (vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: $ 23,095.96 ================
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: October 16, 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/Charles C.S. Park, Corporate Counsel Charles C.S. Park, Corporate Counsel Date: October 16, 1996 *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature. Twentieth Century Mutual Funds and The Benham Group 4500 Main Street P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 October 16, 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: Benham California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds 1933 Act File No. 2-82734 1940 Act File No. 811-3706 Ladies and Gentlemen: I have examined the accompanying 24f-2 Notice for Benham California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds. It is my opinion that all shares sold by the Trust during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996, pursuant to the indefinite registration under Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, were legally issued, fully paid, and non-assessable when sold. I hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion with the filing of the attached 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996. Sincerely, /s/Charles C.S. Park Charles C.S. Park Corporate Counsel -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----