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.
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1. Name and address of issuer: Lincoln National Special Opportunities
Fund, Inc.
1300 South Clinton Street
P.O. Box 1110
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-1110
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice 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): [ ]
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-03291
Securities Act File Number: 002-080731
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4(a) Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: December 31, 2002
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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). (See
Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registraion fee due.
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4(c) [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year pursuant
to section 24(f): $ 2,855,862
(ii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 2,692,108
(iii) Aggregate price of shares 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: $ 1,942,248
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii): $ 4,634,356
(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)]: $( 1,778,494)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (See Instruction C.6) x .0000809
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v)
by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee
is due): $ 0
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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:
_________. 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: _________.
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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
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: $ 0
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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
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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: /s/ William Flory Jr.
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William Flory Jr.
Assistant Vice President & Chief
Accounting Officer
Date: March 26, 2003
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