UNITED STATES                            OMB APPROVAL
        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION         OMB Number:         3235-0456
APPENDIX I      Washington, D.C. 20549             Expires:      August 31, 2002
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                   FORM 24F-2                      hours per response......... 1
          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:
                              First Eagle Funds, Inc.
                                        1345 Avenue of the Americas
                                        43rd floor
                                        New York, NY 10105

2. The name of each series or class of funds 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:    811-7762

   Securities Act File Number:            33-63560

4(a). Last day of the fiscal year for which this notice is filed:

                                    October 31, 2003

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 registration
fee due.

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):                                                                      $4,412,783,710
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   (ii)   Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the
          fiscal year:                                                           $  798,924,484
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   (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.                                                            $            -
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   (iv)   Total available redemption credits [Add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:                    -           $  798,924,484
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   (v)    Net Sales - If item 5(i) is greater than item 5(iv)                                             $3,613,859,226
          [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i) ]                                                           --------------

   (vi)   Redemption credits available for use in future years - if              $            0
          Item 5(i) is less than Item 5 (iv) [ subtract Item 5(iv) from          --------------
          Item 5(i)]:

   (vii)  Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction C.9):                                   0.0001267
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   (viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii):                            =           $   457,875.96
          (enter "0" if no fee is due):                                                                   --------------

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 [effective date of recision of rule
     24e-2], 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:
     __________.

7.   Interest due.-- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
     of the issuers fiscal year (see Instruction D):
                                                                                                          $            0
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8.   Total of amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [ Line
     5(viii) plus line 7].
                                                                                                          $   292,361.21
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9.   Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
     Commission's lockbox depository: January 27, 2004 and January 28, 2004

     Method of Delivery:
                         [X]  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/ Stefanie Spritzler
                               -------------------------------------------------

                               Stefanie Spritzler, Assistant Treasurer
                               -------------------------------------------------

     Date 1/28/2004


     * Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
       signature.