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                             AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                            FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                   (UNAUDITED)

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                             AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                            FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                  JUNE 30, 2000

                                   (UNAUDITED)




                                    CONTENTS


Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Partners' Capital.......................  1
Statement of Operations......................................................  2
Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital - Net Assets.......................  3
Notes to Financial Statements................................................  4
Schedule of Portfolio Investments............................................ 12
Schedule of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased............................... 17
Schedule of Written Options.................................................. 19
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (IN THOUSANDS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                      JUNE 30, 2000
                                                                                        (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                                      <C>
ASSETS

Cash                                                                                     $  6,351
Investments in securities, at market (identified cost - $159,745)                         180,446
Due from broker                                                                            19,598
Dividends receivable                                                                           60
Interest receivable                                                                           130
Organizational costs (net of accumulated amortization of $528)                                163
Other assets                                                                                   25
                                                                                         --------

       TOTAL ASSETS                                                                       206,773
                                                                                         --------

LIABILITIES

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at market (proceeds of sales - $15,883)                16,036
Outstanding options written, at value (premiums received - $733)                            1,465
Dividends payable on securities sold, not yet purchased                                         7
Management fee payable                                                                        149
Accrued expenses                                                                              276
                                                                                         --------

       TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                   17,933
                                                                                         --------

             NET ASSETS                                                                  $188,840
                                                                                         ========

PARTNERS' CAPITAL - NET ASSETS

Represented by:
Capital contributions - net                                                              $ 42,759
Accumulated net investment loss                                                            (2,443)
Accumulated net realized gain on investments                                              128,708
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation                                                    19,816
                                                                                         --------

       PARTNERS' CAPITAL - NET ASSETS                                                    $188,840
                                                                                         ========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                      SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                        JUNE 30, 2000
                                                                                        (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                                      <C>
Investment Income
    Dividends                                                                            $    470
    Interest                                                                                  615
                                                                                         --------
                                                                                            1,085
                                                                                         --------
EXPENSES
    OPERATING EXPENSES:
       Management fee                                                                         950
       Professional fees                                                                      127
       Administration fees                                                                    121
       Amortization of organizational costs                                                    69
       Custodian fees                                                                          41
       Prime Broker fee                                                                        29
       Insurance expense                                                                       28
       Individual General Partners' fees and expenses                                          13
       Miscellaneous                                                                           13
                                                                                         --------
          TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES                                                          1,391
       Interest expense                                                                        50
       Dividends on securities sold, not yet purchased                                         58
                                                                                         --------
          TOTAL EXPENSES                                                                    1,499
                                                                                         --------

          NET INVESTMENT LOSS                                                                (414)
                                                                                         --------

REALIZED AND  UNREALIZED  GAIN  (LOSS) ON  INVESTMENTS  REALIZED  GAIN (LOSS) ON
    INVESTMENTS:
       Investment securities                                                               33,261
       Purchased options                                                                      442
       Futures transactions                                                                (1,530)
       Written options                                                                     (2,432)
       Securities sold, not yet purchased                                                  (4,208)
                                                                                         --------

          NET REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS                                                 25,533
                                                                                         --------

    NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS                                  (40,450)
                                                                                         --------

          NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS                                                (14,917)
                                                                                         --------

          DECREASE IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL DERIVED FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES               $(15,331)
                                                                                         ========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -2-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL - NET ASSETS (IN THOUSANDS)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         SIX MONTHS ENDED           YEAR ENDED
                                                           JUNE 30, 2000          DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                                            (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                          <C>                     <C>
FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

    Net investment loss                                      $   (414)               $   (745)
    Net realized gain on investments                           25,533                  57,548
    Net change in unrealized appreciation on
       investments                                            (40,450)                 33,212
                                                             --------                --------

       INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
       DERIVED FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES                     (15,331)                 90,015

PARTNERS' CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

    Capital contributions                                      22,682                  11,388
    Capital withdrawals - General Partner                        (351)                (18,074)
    Capital withdrawals - Limited Partners                         (0)                (19,940)
                                                             --------                --------

       INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
       DERIVED FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS                       22,331                 (26,626)


       PARTNERS' CAPITAL AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD               181,840                 118,451
                                                             --------                --------


       PARTNERS' CAPITAL AT END OF PERIOD                    $188,840                $181,840
                                                             ========                ========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -3-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000  (UNAUDITED)
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     1.  ORGANIZATION

         Augusta  Partners,  L.P. (the  "Partnership")  was organized  under the
         Delaware  Revised Uniform Limited  Partnership Act on May 30, 1996. The
         Partnership is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
         "Act") as a closed-end,  non-diversified management investment company.
         The  Partnership  will operate until  December 31, 2021 unless  further
         extended or sooner terminated as provided for in the Second Amended and
         Restated Limited Partnership Agreement,  dated as of February 10, 1999.
         The   Partnership's   investment   objective  is  to  achieve   capital
         appreciation.  The  Partnership  pursues  this  objective  by investing
         principally in equity securities of publicly-traded U.S. companies. The
         Partnership may also invest in equity securities of foreign issuers and
         in bonds, options and other fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign
         issuers, as well as other financial instruments.

         There  are  four  "Individual  General  Partners",  who  serve  as  the
         governing  board of the  Partnership,  and a "Manager."  The Manager is
         Augusta  Management,  L.L.C.,  whose  principal  members are CIBC World
         Markets Corp. ("CIBC WM") (formerly CIBC Oppenheimer Corp.) and Ardsley
         Advisory  Partners  ("Ardsley").  Investment  professionals  at Ardsley
         manage the Partnership's  investment portfolio on behalf of the Manager
         under the supervision of CIBC WM.

         The  acceptance of initial and additional  contributions  is subject to
         approval by the Manager. The Partnership may from time to time offer to
         repurchase  interests  pursuant to written  tenders by  Partners.  Such
         repurchases  will be made at such  times  and on such  terms  as may be
         determined by the Individual  General  Partners,  in their complete and
         exclusive  discretion.  The  Manager  expects  that  generally  it will
         recommend  to the  Individual  General  Partners  that the  Partnership
         repurchase  interests  from Partners once in each year  effective as of
         the end of each such year.

     2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally
         accepted  accounting  principles requires the Manager to make estimates
         and  assumptions  that  affect the amounts  reported  in the  financial
         statements  and  accompanying  notes.  The  Manager  believes  that the
         estimates utilized in preparing the Partnership's  financial statements
         are reasonable and prudent;  however,  actual results could differ from
         these estimates.

         a.   PORTFOLIO VALUATION

         Securities and commodities transactions,  including related revenue and
         expenses, are recorded on a trade-date basis and dividends are recorded
         on an  ex-dividend  date  basis.  Interest  income is  recorded  on the
         accrual basis.

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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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     2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

         a. PORTFOLIO VALUATION (CONTINUED)

         Domestic  exchange  traded or NASDAQ listed equity  securities  will be
         valued at their last composite sale prices as reported on the exchanges
         where such  securities are traded.  If no sales of such  securities are
         reported on a particular  day, the securities will be valued based upon
         their composite bid prices for securities held long, or their composite
         asked prices for securities  held short, as reported by such exchanges.
         Securities  traded on a foreign  securities  exchange will be valued at
         their  last sale  prices on the  exchange  where  such  securities  are
         primarily  traded, or in the absence of a reported sale on a particular
         day, at their bid prices (in the case of securities held long) or asked
         prices  (in the case of  securities  sold  short) as  reported  by such
         exchange.  Listed  options  will be valued  using last sales  prices as
         reported by the  exchange  with the highest  reported  daily volume for
         such  options or, in the absence of any sales on a  particular  day, at
         their bid prices as reported by the exchange with the highest volume on
         the last day a trade was reported.  Other  securities  for which market
         quotations are readily available will be valued at their bid prices (or
         asked prices in the case of securities sold short) as obtained from one
         or  more  dealers  making  markets  for  such  securities.   If  market
         quotations are not readily available,  securities and other assets will
         be valued at fair  value as  determined  in good faith by, or under the
         supervision of, the Individual General Partners.

         Debt  securities  will be  valued  in  accordance  with the  procedures
         described above,  which with respect to such securities may include the
         use of  valuations  furnished  by a pricing  service,  which  employs a
         matrix to determine  valuation  for normal  institutional  size trading
         units, or consultation with brokers and dealers in such securities. The
         Individual    General   Partners   will   periodically    monitor   the
         reasonableness of valuations provided by any such pricing service. Debt
         securities  with remaining  maturities of 60 days or less will,  absent
         unusual  circumstances,  be valued at amortized  cost,  so long as such
         valuation is determined by the Individual General Partners to represent
         fair value.

         Futures contracts and options thereon,  which are traded on commodities
         exchanges, are valued at their settlement value as of the close of such
         exchanges.

         All assets and liabilities  initially  expressed in foreign  currencies
         will be  converted  into U.S.  dollars  using  foreign  exchange  rates
         provided by a pricing  service  compiled as of 4:00 p.m.  London  time.
         Trading in foreign securities generally is completed, and the values of
         such  securities  are  determined,  prior to the  close  of  securities
         markets in the U.S. Foreign exchange rates are also determined prior to
         such close.  On occasion,  the values of such  securities  and exchange
         rates may be affected by events occurring  between the time as of which
         determination of such values or exchange rates are made and the time as
         of which the net asset value of the  Partnership  is  determined.  When
         such  events  materially  affect the values of  securities  held by the
         Partnership or its liabilities, such securities and liabilities will be
         valued  at fair  value as  determined  in good  faith  by, or under the
         supervision of, the Individual General Partners.

                                      -5-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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     2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

         a. PORTFOLIO VALUATION (CONTINUED)

         The  Partnership  may enter into  transactions  in  financial  futures,
         foreign exchange  options and foreign  currency forward  contracts that
         are used for hedging  and  nonhedging  purposes.  These  contracts  are
         valued at fair value with the  resulting  gains and losses  included in
         net gain from investment transactions. The Partnership did not hold any
         financial futures, foreign exchange options or foreign currency forward
         contracts at June 30, 2000.

         b.   ORGANIZATION COSTS

         The  expenses  incurred  by the  Partnership  in  connection  with  its
         organization  are being amortized over a 60-month period beginning with
         the commencement of operations on September 4, 1996.

         c.   INCOME TAXES

         No provision for the payment of Federal, state or local income taxes on
         the  profits  of  the  Partnership  has been  made.  The  Partners  are
         individually liable for their share of the Partnership's income.

     3.  MANAGEMENT FEE, RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER

         CIBC WM provides certain management and administrative  services to the
         Partnership including,  among other things,  providing office space and
         other  support  services  to the  Partnership.  In  exchange  for  such
         services,  the  Partnership  pays CIBC WM a monthly  management  fee of
         .08333% (1% on an  annualized  basis) of the  Partnership's  net assets
         determined  as  of  the  beginning  of  the  month,   excluding  assets
         attributable to the Manager's capital account.

         During the six months  ended June 30,  2000,  CIBC WM earned  $9,000 in
         brokerage commissions from portfolio transactions executed on behalf of
         the Partnership.

         At the end of a  twelve  month  period  following  the  admission  of a
         limited  partner to the  Partnership,  and generally at the end of each
         fiscal  year  thereafter,  the  Manager  is  entitled  to an  incentive
         allocation  of 20% of net profits,  if any,  that have been credited to
         the capital  account of such limited  partner  during such period.  The
         incentive  allocation  will be charged to a limited partner only to the
         extent that cumulative net profits with respect to such limited partner
         through the close of any period exceeds the highest level of cumulative
         net profits with respect to such limited  partner  through the close of
         any prior  period.  During the six  months  ended  June 30,  2000,  the
         incentive allocation to the manager was $29,565.

                                      -6-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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     3.  MANAGEMENT FEE, RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER (CONTINUED)

         Each Individual  General  Partner who is not an "interested  person" of
         the Partnership,  as defined by the Act, receives an annual retainer of
         $5,000 plus a fee for each meeting  attended.  Any  Individual  General
         Partner who is an  "interested  person"  does not receive any annual or
         other fee from the  Partnership.  One Individual  General Partner is an
         "interested person" of the Partnership. All Individual General Partners
         are  reimbursed by the  Partnership  for all  reasonable  out-of-pocket
         expenses  incurred  by them in  performing  their  duties.  For the six
         months ended June 30, 2000, fees (including meeting fees and the annual
         retainer) and expenses paid to the Individual  General Partners totaled
         $18,904.

         The Chase  Manhattan  Bank  served as  Custodian  of the  Partnership's
         assets for the six months ended June 30, 2000.

         PFPC  Inc.  serves  as  Administrator   and  Accounting  Agent  to  the
         Partnership,   and  in  that  capacity  provides  certain   accounting,
         recordkeeping, tax and investor related services.

     4.  SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

         Aggregate  purchases  and  sales of  investment  securities,  excluding
         short-term securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2000, amounted
         to $523,284,387 and $546,034,765, respectively.

         At June 30,  2000,  the cost of  investments  for  Federal  income  tax
         purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting
         purposes. At June 30, 2000, accumulated net unrealized  appreciation on
         investments,  options,  and securities  sold,  not yet  purchased,  was
         $19,815,598,  consisting of $34,724,238  gross unrealized  appreciation
         and $14,908,640 gross unrealized depreciation.

         Due from broker  represents  receivables  and payables  from  unsettled
         security  trades,  securities  sold,  not  yet  purchased  and  written
         options.

     5.  SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

         The  Partnership  has the  ability  to trade  on  margin  and,  in that
         connection,   borrow  funds  from  brokers  and  banks  for  investment
         purposes.  Trading in equity  securities on margin  involves an initial
         cash requirement representing at least 50% of the underlying security's
         value  with  respect  to  transactions  in  U.S.  markets  and  varying
         percentages  with respect to transactions in foreign  markets.  The Act
         requires the  Partnership to satisfy an asset  coverage  requirement of
         300% of its indebtedness,  including amounts borrowed,  measured at the
         time the Partnership  incurs the  indebtedness.  The  Partnership  pays
         interest on  outstanding  margin  borrowings at an  annualized  rate of
         LIBOR plus .875%. The Partnership  pledges securities as collateral for
         the margin  borrowings,  which are  maintained in a segregated  account
         held by the  Custodian.  As of June 30, 2000, the  Partnership  did not
         have any margin borrowings outstanding.

                                      -7-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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     5.  SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (CONTINUED)

         For the six months  ended June 30,  2000,  the average  daily amount of
         such borrowings was $905,629.

     6.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK OR
         CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

         In the normal  course of business,  the  Partnership  may trade various
         financial instruments and enter into various investment activities with
         off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments include forward and
         futures contracts,  options and sales of securities not  yet purchased.
         Generally,  these financial instruments represent future commitments to
         purchase  or sell other  financial  instruments  at  specific  terms at
         specified future dates.  Each of these financial  instruments  contains
         varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk whereby changes in the market
         value of the securities  underlying the financial instruments may be in
         excess  of  the  amounts   recognized   in  the  statement  of  assets,
         liabilities and partners' capital.

         The  Partnership  maintains  cash in bank deposit  accounts  which,  at
         times,  may exceed  federally  insured limits.  The Partnership has not
         experienced  any  losses in such  accounts  and does not  believe it is
         exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

         The  Partnership's  foreign  exchange  trading  activities  involve the
         purchase and sale (writing) of foreign  exchange options having various
         maturity  dates.  The  Partnership  may seek to limit its  exposure  to
         foreign  exchange rate movements by hedging such option  positions with
         foreign  exchange  positions  in spot  currency,  futures  and  forward
         contracts.  At June 30, 2000,  the  Partnership  had no spot  currency,
         futures or forward contracts outstanding.

         Securities  sold,  not  yet  purchased  represent  obligations  of  the
         Partnership  to deliver  specified  securities  and  thereby  creates a
         liability  to  purchase  such  securities  in the market at  prevailing
         prices.  Accordingly,  these  transactions  result in off-balance sheet
         risk as the  Partnership's  ultimate  obligation to satisfy the sale of
         securities  sold, not yet purchased may exceed the amount  indicated in
         the statement of assets, liabilities and partners' capital.

         The risk  associated  with purchasing an option is that the Partnership
         pays a premium  whether or not the option is  exercised.  Additionally,
         the Partnership  bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market
         value should the counterparty  not perform under the contract.  Put and
         call  options  purchased  are  accounted  for in  the  same  manner  as
         investment securities.

         When the  Partnership  writes an option,  the  premium  received by the
         Partnership is recorded as a liability and is subsequently  adjusted to
         the current  market  value of the option  written.  If a call option is
         exercised,  the premium is added to the  proceeds  from the sale of the
         underlying  security or currency in determining whether the Partnership
         has realized a gain or loss.

                                      -8-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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     6.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK OR
         CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK (CONTINUED)

         In writing  an  option,  the  Partnership  bears the market  risk of an
         unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency  underlying
         the written option.

         Exercise of an option  written by the  Partnership  could result in the
         Partnership  selling  or  buying  a  security  or  currency  at a price
         different from the current market value.

         Transactions in purchased options were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                     CALL OPTIONS                  PUT OPTIONS
                                                     ------------                  -----------
                                              NUMBER                           NUMBER
                                           OF CONTRACTS      COST           OF CONTRACTS       COST
                                           ------------      ----           ------------       ----

              <S>                             <C>          <C>                    <C>      <C>
              Beginning balance                10,724      $ 1,063,530            465      $ 1,245,270
              Options purchased                34,980       17,658,059          4,775        8,894,483
              Options closed                  (41,541)     (16,536,796)        (5,235)      (9,571,643)
              Expired options                  (3,003)     ( 1,439,919)          (470)        (568,110)
              Options split                         0                0            465                0
              Options outstanding at          -------      -----------         ------      -----------
              June 30, 2000                     1,160      $   744,874              0      $         0
                                              =======      ===========         ======      ===========
</TABLE>

         Transactions in written options were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  CALL OPTIONS                      PUT OPTIONS
                                                  ------------                      -----------
                                              NUMBER       AMOUNT OF           NUMBER        AMOUNT OF
                                           OF CONTRACTS     PREMIUM         OF CONTRACTS      PREMIUM
                                           ------------     -------         ------------      -------
              <S>                             <C>         <C>                  <C>         <C>
              Beginning balance                 2,870     $  4,044,261            465      $   809,617
              Options written                  20,995       16,591,319          3,090        3,207,490
              Options closed                  (15,460)     (17,109,614)        (3,025)      (1,693,858)
              Expired options                  (7,210)      (2,792,987)          (995)      (2,323,249)
              Options split                       155                0            465                0
              Options outstanding at          -------     ------------         ------      -----------
              June 30, 2000                     1,350     $    732,979              0      $         0
                                              =======     ============         ======      ===========
</TABLE>
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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7.   FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS HELD OR ISSUED FOR TRADING PURPOSES

         The  Partnership   maintains   positions  in  a  variety  of  financial
         instruments.  The  following  table  summarizes  the  components of net
         realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions:

                                                          NET GAINS / (LOSSES)
                                                        FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                              JUNE 30, 2000
                                                              -------------

           Equity securities                                 $(12,541,211)
           Equity options                                         850,335
           Equity index options                                  (604,716)
           Written options                                     (3,743,453)
           Fixed income securities                               (413,617)
           Futures                                             (1,529,624)
           FOREIGN SECURITIES:
                     Equities                                   3,064,868
                                                             ------------
                                                             $(14,917,418)
                                                             ============

         The following table presents the market values of derivative  financial
         instruments and the average market values of those instruments:

                                                       AVERAGE MARKET VALUE
                                      MARKET VALUE AT  FOR SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                       JUNE 30, 2000       JUNE 30, 2000
                                       -------------   ---------------------
        ASSETS:
           Equity options                $   535,625        $  779,587

       LIABILITIES:
           Written options               $(1,465,335)       $ (626,490)

         Average market values  presented above are based upon month-end  market
         values during the six months ended June 30, 2000.

                                      -10-
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AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - JUNE 30, 2000 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
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     8.  SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

         The  following  represents  the ratios to average  net assets and other
         supplemental information for each period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                          SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
                                     SIX MONTHS       YEAR         YEAR         YEAR       (COMMENCEMENT OF
                                       ENDED         ENDED        ENDED         ENDED        OPERATIONS) TO
                                      JUNE 30,     DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,  DECEMBER 31,    DECEMBER 31,
                                        2000          1999         1998          1997             1996
                                        ----          ----         ----          ----             ----
<S>                                    <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>               <C>
Ratio of net investment loss to
   average net assets                  (0.44%)*      (0.48%)      (0.25%)      (0.48%)           (0.83%)*
Ratio of operating expenses to
   average net assets                   1.49%*        1.50%        1.57%        1.61%             2.27%*
Ratio of interest expense to
   average net assets                   0.05%*        0.17%        0.18%        0.07%             0.01%*
Ratio of dividends on securities
   sold, not yet purchased
   to average net assets                0.06%*        0.06%        0.12%        0.12%             0.06%*
Total return **                        (7.48%)       72.69%       17.45%       25.94%            17.20%
Portfolio turnover rate                  294%          617%         723%         627%              215%
Average debt ratio                      0.48%         2.06%        2.19%        1.04%             0.28%
<FN>
   *  Annualized.
   ** Total return assumes a purchase of a Limited  Partnership  interest in the
      Partnership  on the  first  day  and a sale  of  the  Limited  Partnership
      interest on the last day of the period noted, before incentive  allocation
      to the  Manager,  if any.  Total  returns for a period of less than a full
      year are not annualized.
</FN>
</TABLE>

                                      -11-
<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
  SHARES                                                         MARKET VALUE
          COMMON STOCKS - 88.90%
             APPAREL MANUFACTURERS - 0.31%
   25,000      Jones Apparel Group, Inc.*                        $    587,500
                                                                 ------------

             APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE - 4.68%
   80,000      Microsoft Corp.*                                     6,400,000
   70,000      Peregrine Systems, Inc.*                             2,428,160
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    8,828,160
                                                                 ------------

             AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTS - 3.25%
  100,000      Gemstar International Group Ltd.*                    6,145,300
                                                                 ------------

             BATTERIES/BATTERY SYSTEMS - 0.60
   62,500      Energizer Holdings, Inc.*                            1,140,625
                                                                 ------------

             BROADCASTING SERVICES/PROGRAMMING - 1.42%
  110,001      AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media Group.*             (a)   2,667,512
                                                                 ------------

             COMPUTER - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS - 2.85%
   30,000      Redback Networks, Inc.*                              5,373,750
                                                                 ------------

             DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE - 1.75%
   80,000      Cognos, Inc.*                                        3,310,000
                                                                 ------------

             DIALYSIS CENTERS - 3.18%
1,000,000      Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc.*                     6,000,000
                                                                 ------------

             DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS - 7.15%
  285,000      Tyco International Ltd.                             13,501,875
                                                                 ------------

             DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS - 0.50%
   20,000      Alkermes, Inc.*                                        942,500
                                                                 ------------

             ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - SEMICONDUCTOR - 2.25%
   75,000      National Semiconductor Corp.*                        4,256,250
                                                                 ------------

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -12-
<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)(CONTINUED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
  SHARES                                                         MARKET VALUE
          COMMON STOCK - (CONTINUED)
             FIBER OPTICS - 3.21%
   90,000      Finisar Corp.*                                    $  2,356,920
  150,000      Harmonic, Inc.*                                      3,712,500
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    6,069,420
                                                                 ------------

             FINANCE - CREDIT CARD - 1.99%
  125,000      CompuCredit Corp.*                                   3,750,000
                                                                 ------------

             FINANCE - INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER - 1.51%
   30,000      The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.                        2,846,250
                                                                 ------------

             HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT - 6.49%
1,800,000      Caremark Rx, Inc.*                             (a)  12,263,400
                                                                 ------------

             INSTRUMENTS - SCIENTIFIC - 0.87%
   25,000      PE Corp-PE Biosystems Group                          1,646,875
                                                                 ------------

             INTERNET SOFTWARE - 0.73%
  150,000      Genuity Inc.*                                        1,373,400
                                                                 ------------

             LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE - 1.06%
  100,000      UnumProvident Corp.                                  2,006,300
                                                                 ------------

             MEDICAL - BIOMEDICAL/GENE - 0.96%
   40,000      Visible Genetics, Inc.*                              1,805,000
                                                                 ------------

             MEDICAL - DRUGS - 1.06%
   45,000      Abbott Laboratories                                  2,005,312
                                                                 ------------

             MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - 2.10%
  172,500      Allscripts, Inc.*                                    3,967,500
        1      Per-Se Technologies, Inc.*                                   9
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    3,967,509
                                                                 ------------

             MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 0.33%
   92,500      PSS World Medical, Inc.*                               621,508
                                                                 ------------

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -13-

<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)(CONTINUED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
  SHARES                                                         MARKET VALUE
          COMMON STOCK - (CONTINUED)
             MONEY CENTER BANKS - 2.74%
  112,500      The Chase Manhattan Corp.                         $  5,182,088
                                                                 ------------

             MULTI-LINE INSURANCE - 1.67%
  150,000      MetLife. Inc.                                        3,159,450
                                                                 ------------

             OFFICE AUTOMATION & EQUIPMENT - 0.72%
  350,000      Danka Business Systems PLC, Sponsored ADR*           1,356,250
                                                                 ------------

             OIL COMPANIES - EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION - 12.76%
  240,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.                            11,835,120
  220,000      Ocean Energy, Inc.*                                  3,121,360
  185,000      Pennaco Energy, Inc.*                                3,029,375
  165,000      Santa Fe Snyder Corp.*                               1,876,875
   70,000      Talisman Energy, Inc.*                               2,318,750
   85,000      Vintage Petroleum, Inc.                              1,917,855
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   24,099,335
                                                                 ------------

             OIL COMPANIES - INTEGRATED - 2.28%
   85,000      Phillips Petroleum Co.                               4,308,480
                                                                 ------------

             RETAIL - RESTAURANTS - 2.25%
  145,000      Outback Steakhouse, Inc.*                            4,241,250
                                                                 ------------

             SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.53%
   30,000      Echostar Communications Corp., Class A                 993,270
                                                                 ------------

             SUPER - REGIONAL BANKS-U.S. - 0.76%
   75,000      U.S. Bancorp                                         1,443,750
                                                                 ------------

             TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 3.16%
   45,000      Efficient Networks, Inc.*                            3,310,335
   45,000      Lucent Technologies, Inc.                            2,666,250
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    5,976,585
                                                                 ------------

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -14-

<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)(CONTINUED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
  SHARES                                                         MARKET VALUE
          COMMON STOCK - (CONTINUED)
             TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - 9.58%
  400,000      Global TeleSystems, Inc.*                         $  4,825,200
  235,000      ICG Communications, Inc.*                            5,184,805
  135,000      NTL, Inc.*                                     (b)   8,083,125
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   18,093,130
                                                                 ------------

             TELEPHONE - INTEGRATED - 0.00%
        1      AT&T Corp.                                     (a)          16
                                                                 ------------

             TELEPHONE - LOCAL - 1.33%
        1      Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, Sponsored ADR               20
   25,000      Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.                       2,506,250
                                                                 ------------
                                                                    2,506,270
                                                                 ------------

             THERAPEUTICS - 2.87%
   70,000      QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc.*                         5,411,910
                                                                 ------------



                TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST  $144,128,287)          167,880,230
                                                                 ============


          PREFERRED STOCK - 5.93%
             BROADCASTING SERVICES PROGRAMMING - 4.14%
  130,000      UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.,  7.00%                        7,816,250
                                                                 ------------

             INTERNET SOFTWARE - 1.79%
   75,000      Rhythms NetConnections, Inc., 6.75%                  3,384,375
                                                                 ------------


               TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (COST  $14,145,511)           11,200,625
                                                                 ============

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -15-

<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)(CONTINUED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
  SHARES                                                         MARKET VALUE
          WARRANTS - 0.44%
             INTERNET CONTENT - 0.44%
   10,000      FirstWorld Communications, Inc., $.01, 04/05/08   $    829,500
                                                                 ------------

               TOTAL WARRANTS (COST  $726,500)                        829,500
                                                                 ============


    CONTRACTS
          CALL OPTIONS - 0.28%
             DIVERSIFIED MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS - 0.10%
      450      Tyco International Ltd., 07/22/00, $45.00              185,625
                                                                 ------------

             OIL COMPANIES - EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION - 0.11%
      335      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 07/22/00, $45.00             209,375
                                                                 ------------

             TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - 0.07%
      375      NTL, Inc., 07/22/00, $60.00                            140,625
                                                                 ------------


               TOTAL CALL OPTIONS (COST  $744,874)                    535,625
                                                                 ============



               TOTAL INVESTMENTS (COST $159,745,172) - 95.55%     180,445,980
                                                                 ------------

               OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES - 4.45%               8,394,380
                                                                 ------------

               NET ASSETS - 100.00%                              $188,840,360
                                                                 ============




(a)Partially or wholly held in a pledged  account by the Custodian as collateral
   for securities sold, not yet purchased.
(b)Partially or wholly held in a pledged  account by the Custodian as collateral
   for open written options.
*  Non-income producing security.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -16-
<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD, NOT YET PURCHASED (UNAUDITED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
  SHARES                                                         MARKET VALUE
          SHORT COMMON STOCK - (8.49%)
             COMPUTER SERVICES - (3.40%)
   60,000      Sapient Corp.                                     $ (6,416,280)
                                                                 ------------

             FOOD - MISCELLANEOUS/DIVERSIFIED - (0.34%)
   15,000      Unilever NV, Sponsored ADR                            (645,000)
                                                                 -------------

             INTERNET CONTENT - (0.20%)
   10,000      DoubleClick, Inc.                                     (381,250)
                                                                 ------------

             INTERNET SOFTWARE - (0.45%)
   10,000      Internap Network Services Corp.                       (415,156)
   10,000      Scient Corp.                                          (441,250)
                                                                 ------------
                                                                     (856,406)
                                                                 ------------

             INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/ADVISORY SERVICES - (0.24%)
   10,000      Neuberger Berman, Inc.                                (465,000)
                                                                 ------------

             MACHINES/TOOLS & RELATED PRODUCTS - (0.21%)
   10,000      The Black & Decker Corp.                              (393,130)
                                                                 ------------

             MEDICAL - BIOMEDICAL - (0.20%)
   25,000      Virologic, Inc.                                       (371,875)
                                                                 ------------

             MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS - (1.06%)
   40,000      Medtronic, Inc.                                     (1,992,520)
                                                                 ------------

             PUBLISHING - NEWSPAPERS - (1.16%)
   30,000      Dow Jones & Company, Inc.                           (2,197,500)
                                                                 ------------

             SUPER - REGIONAL BANKS - U.S. (0.43%)
   15,000      Wachovia Corp.                                        (813,750)
                                                                 ------------

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -17-
<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD, NOT YET PURCHASED (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
                                                                 MARKET VALUE
  SHARES
          SHORT COMMON STOCK - (8.49%)
             WIRELESS EQUIPMENT - (0.80%)
   50,000      InterDigital Communications Corp.                   $ (828,150)
   25,000      Vyyo, Inc.                                            (675,000)
                                                                 ------------
                                                                   (1,503,150)
                                                                 ------------


             TOTAL SHORT COMMON STOCK (PROCEEDS $15,883,007)     $(16,035,861)
                                                                 ============










   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -18-

<PAGE>

AUGUSTA PARTNERS, L.P.

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS (UNAUDITED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                 JUNE 30, 2000
NUMBER OF                                                        MARKET VALUE
CONTRACTS
          WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS - (0.77%)
             COMPUTERS - INTERGRATED SYSTEMS - (0.65%)
      125      Redback Networks, Inc., 07/22/00, $135.00         $  (500,000)
      175      Redback Networks, Inc., 07/22/00, $140.00            (726,250)
                                                                 -----------
                                                                  (1,226,250)
                                                                 -----------

             ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - SEMICONDUCTORS - (0.10%)
      450      National Semiconductor Corp., 07/22/00, $75.00        (19,710)
      300      National Semiconductor Corp., 08/19/00, $60.00       (176,250)
                                                                 -----------
                                                                    (195,960)
                                                                 -----------

             FIBER OPTICS - (0.00%)
      225      Harmonic Inc., 07/22/00, $45.00                        (2,812)
                                                                 -----------

             THERAPEUTICS - (0.02%)
       75      QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc., 08/19/00, $85.00         (40,313)
                                                                 -----------


               TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS (PREMIUM $732,979)     $(1,465,335)
                                                                 ===========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

                                      -19-



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