U.S. SECURITIES & 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:

      Meridian Fund, Inc.
      60 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Suite #306,
      Larkspur, CA 94939


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):     [X]



3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04014

   Securities Act File Number: 2-90949


4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:     06/30/02


4(b). [ ] Check box if this notice is being filed late. (i.e. more than 90
      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):                    $1,163,811,967
                                                                 --------------
  (ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
       repurchased during the fiscal year:                       $  452,330,728
                                                                 --------------
 (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:                                        $            0
                                                                 --------------
  (iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii)
       and 5(iii)]:                                             -$  452,330,728
                                                                 --------------
   (v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
       [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
							         $  711,481,239
                                                                 --------------
  (vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years      $            0
       - if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item     --------------
       5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:

 (vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See             1 / 4000
       Instruction C.9):                                         --------------

(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item       =  $   177,870.31
       5(vii)] (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 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]:                  = $    177,870.31
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was
   sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:                      9/12/2002


        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/ Gregg B. Keeling
                            ---------------------------
                            Gregg B. Keeling, Treasurer

Date  09/24/02
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*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.