CIRCLE INCOME SHARES, INC.
1996
ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
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CORPORATE DESCRIPTION
Circle Income Shares, Inc. ("the Company") is a closed-end investment
company with $32.5 million in net capital. The primary investment objective
of the Company is to provide as high a level of current income as is
consistent with prudent investment risk through investment principally in
debt securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective.
The Company's stock is traded on the Over-the-Counter Market as a national
issue, under the NASDAQ symbol CINS. The Investment Management and Trust
Group of Bank One, Indianapolis, NA, is the Company's investment adviser.
CONTENTS
Report from Management 1
Five-Year Summary of Distributions 2
Projected Dividend Dates 2
Federal Tax Status 2
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 3
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 4
Statements of Operations 5
Portfolio of Investments 6-7
Five-Year Summary of Operations 8
Notes to Financial Statements 9-10
Report of Independent Public Accountants 11
Dividend Reinvestment Plan 12-13
Board of Directors 14
Officers 14
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REPORT FROM MANAGEMENT
This Annual Report reviews Circle Income Shares' results for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1996. During this twelve-month fiscal period,
interest rates trended lower during the first half, and then steadily rose
over the latter half of the year. Compared to the prior fiscal year, U.S.
Treasury yields were generally lower. Despite the lower Treasury yields,
due to portfolio concentrations in higher yielding corporate issues, your
Company's net investment income increased to $2,519,430, or $0.90 per
share, compared with net investment income of $2,475,334, or $0.89, in
fiscal year 1995. Higher interest rates at June 30, 1996, decreased the net
asset value of your Company's shares to $11.60 from $11.84 per share at
June 30, 1995. Total net assets at June 30, 1996 were $32,451,746.
Dividends during the 1996 fiscal year were paid at the monthly rate of
$0.075 through the record date of April 19th, after which the new monthly
dividend rate was reduced to $0.0725. Total annual distributions per share
for the fiscal year were $0.895. At its regular meeting on July 19, 1996,
your Company's Board of Directors declared monthly dividends of $0.0725 per
share for the months of August, September, October, and November, 1996,
subject to the realization of anticipated earnings. It has been your
Company's practice to make dividend payments on the first Friday of each
month to shareholders of record two weeks prior to payment date. A table
showing projected dividend record and payment dates for the 1997 fiscal
year is included on page two of this Report.
Bondholders, during the latest twelve months, rode an interest rate
roller coaster with five-year maturity United States Treasury Notes
starting the period at yields of close to 6.00%. Within six weeks, these
maturities rose in yield to 6.40%. Over the next six months, five-year
United States Treasury Note yields plummeted to 5.23%, a reduction of
1.17%. During the remaining months of the fiscal year, interest rates
started their upward climb with five-year yields increasing nearly 1.50%,
reaching levels in the 6.70% area. Interest rates rise and fall based on
market expectations concerning economic growth and inflation. During the
last half of calendar year 1995 and into early 1996, investors were
confident that economic growth was moderate and inflation would remain
under control. As of the first quarter of calendar 1996, the latest four
quarters of real gross domestic product (GDP) averaged 1.7% and inflation,
as measured by the Consumer Price Index, was 2.8%. However, larger than
expected increases in national employment statistics in February, later
confirmed by other strong economic data, gave rise to sharply changing
expectations on the part of investors. Stronger growth implied potentially
higher price inflation in the future, which drove interest rates much
higher. Your Company's management remains committed to fulfilling our
primary investment objective of providing a high level of current income
consistent with prudent investment risk.
Thomas A. Jenkins Jeffrey W. Fountain
President Executive Vice President &
Chief Investment Officer
July 23, 1996
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FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTIONS
Year Ended June 30 Per Share Distributions
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1996 $0.895
1995 $0.900
1994 $0.945
1993 $0.915
1992 $1.080
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PROJECTED DIVIDEND DATES-FISCAL 1997
Listed below are the expected dividend distribution dates for the next
twelve months.
These dates are subject to change by the Board of Directors.
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Record Date Payment Date Record Date Payment Date
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July 19, 1996 August 2, 1996 January 24, 1997 February 7, 1997
August 23, 1996 September 6, 1996 February 21, 1997 March 7, 1997
September 20, 1996 October 4, 1996 March 21, 1997 April 4, 1997
October 18, 1996 November 1, 1996 April 18, 1997 May 2, 1997
November 22, 1996 December 6, 1996 May 23, 1997 June 6, 1997
December 20, 1996 January 3, 1997 June 20, 1997 July 7, 1997
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FEDERAL TAX STATUS
Of the distributions made to corporations during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1996, no portion qualifies for the dividends received deduction under
Internal Revenue Code Section 243. Detailed information on the taxability
of dividends is mailed to shareholders annually.
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 1996 and 1995
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ASSETS: 1996 1995
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Investments, at market value (identified cost -
$30,881,899 and $30,787,093, respectively) (Note 1A) $ 31,997,561 $32,470,243
Cash 6,278 582
Receivable for securities sold 46,190 284,506
Accrued interest receivable (Note 1C) 645,312 606,700
Other assets 8,838 10,027
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Total Assets $ 32,704,179 $33,372,058
___________ __________
LIABILITIES:
Accrued expenses $ 549,620 $ 47,724
Dividend payable (July 5, 1996 - $.0725 per share;
July 7, 1995 - $.075 per share) 202,813 209,806
__________ _________
Total Liabilities $ 252,433 $ 257,530
__________ __________
NET ASSETS:
Capital:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value:
Authorized 10,000,000 shares
Outstanding 2,797,416 shares $ 2,797,416 $ 2,797,416
Additional paid-in capita 34,502,640 34,502,640
__________ __________
Total capital paid-in on shares 37,300,056 37,300,056
Accumulated realized loss on investments (5,990,012) (5,878,998)
Unrealized appreciation of investments 1,115,662 1,683,150
Undistributed net investment income 26,040 10,320
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Net assets applicable to outstanding shares $32,451,746 $33,114,528
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Net asset value per share $ 11.60 $ 11.84
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of
these statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Years Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995
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FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: 1996 1995
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Net investment income $ 2,519,430 $ 2,475,334
Net realized loss from security transactions (Note 2) (111,014) (623,586)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (567,488) 2,044,302
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Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations 1,840,928 3,896,050
Dividends to shareholders ($.895 per share for 1996
and $.90 per share for 1995) (Note 1C) (2,503,710) (2,517,711)
___________ __________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets (662,782) 1,378,339
Net assets:
Beginning of Period 33,114,528 31,736,189
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End of Period (including undistributed
net investment income of $26,040
and $10,320, respectively) $32,451,746 $33,114,528
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of
these statements.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995
INVESTMENT INCOME: 1996 1995
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Income Interest $ 2,807,341 $ 2,765,912
__________ __________
Expenses:
Investment advisory fee (Note 4) 165,944 158,428
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fee 28,250 28,331
Directors fee and expenses 19,764 21,965
Accountants fee 16,754 16,670
Mailing expenses 14,004 14,004
Custodian fee and expenses 13,996 13,000
Printing 9,004 7,996
Membership fees 7,332 14,269
Legal fees 5,004 5,004
Miscellaneous 7,859 10,911
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Total Expenses 287,911 290,578
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Net Investment Income $ 2,519,430 $ 2,475,334
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
Realized loss from security transactions:
Proceeds from sales $ 17,776,267 $10,898,902
Cost of securities sold (7,887,281) (11,522,488)
_____________ _____________
Net realized loss (Note 2) (111,014) (623,586)
_____________ _____________
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:
Beginning of Period 1,683,150 (361,152)
End of Period 1,115,662 1,683,150
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Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (567,488) 2,044,302
____________ _____________
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (678,502) 1,420,716
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Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations $ 1,840,928 $ 3,896,050
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of
these statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (NOTE 1A)
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June 30, 1996
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT COST MARKET
U.S. GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITY OBLIGATIONS (27.3%)*
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$ 4,512 Government National Mortgage Association,
14.75% Mobile Home "Series B", due 9/15/97 $ 4,620 $ 4,748
69,539 Government National Mortgage Association,
13% Single Family, due 1/15/15 74,254 81,557
53,912 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 11/15/19 53,272 56,826
139,677 Government National Mortgage Association,
10% Single Family, due 11/15/20 141,771 152,201
144,209 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 3/15/20 141,618 152,005
328,212 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 9/15/16 350,752 346,602
278,264 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 7/15/21 295,568 292,958
51,480 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 6/15/18 54,923 54,370
169,708 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 7/15/18 181,057 179,236
197,710 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 10/15/16 104,244 103,276
878,471 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 1/15/22 932,552 922,667
1,070,764 Government National Mortgage Association,
8.50% Single Family, due 1/15/25 1,111,587 1,100,874
3,106,234 Government National Mortgage Association,
9% Single Family, due 1/15/25 3,137,297 3,250,861
221,412 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
10.25% Participation Certificates, due 6/1/09 221,207 237,307
94,833 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
12.50% Participation Certificates, due 1/1/14 100,878 108,123
12,957 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
13% Participation Certificates, due 6/1/14 13,362 15,200
21,942 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
13.50% Participation Certificates, due 1/1/11 22,746 25,932
1,540 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
13.50% Participation Certificates, due 10/1/12 1,598 1,828
55,461 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
13.50% Participation Certificates, due 2/1/13 57,540 64,837
15,553 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
14.50% Participation Certificates, due 12/1/10 16,036 18,498
5,844 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
14.50% Participation Certificates, due 3/1/11 6,024 6,951
58,311 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
14.50% Participation Certificates, due 12/1/11 59,976 69,354
23,856 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
14.75% Participation Certificates, due 3/1/10 24,569 28,373
38,658 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
15% Participation Certificates, due 3/1/11 41,928 45,979
39,300 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
10% Participation Certificates, due 9/1/01 39,325 41,252
15,089 Federal National Mortgage Association,
10% Participation Certificates, due 7/1/02 15,320 15,839
223,595 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
8.50% Participation Certificates, due 1/1/08 233,936 231,349
150,525 Federal National Mortgage Association,
10% Mortgage Backed Security, due 10/1/01 52,657 53,462
195,997 Federal National Mortgage Association,
10% Mortgage Backed Security, due 12/1/18 96,417 104,546
150,964 Federal National Mortgage Association,
9% Mortgage Backed Security, due 1/1/19 155,493 158,528
171,702 Federal National Mortgage Association,
9% Mortgage Backed Security, due 3/1/17 182,272 180,447
203,274 Federal National Mortgage Association,
10% Mortgage Backed Security, due 4/1/19 220,171 214,502
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT COST MARKET
512,123 Federal National Mortgage Association,
9% Mortgage Backed Security, due 3/1/25 526,206 534,364
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
INSTRUMENTALITY OBLIGATIONS $18,671,176 $18,854,852
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SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS (2.1%)*
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$1,673,616 American Express Credit Corporation,
5.32% Commercial Paper, due 7/1/96 $ 673,616 $ 673,616
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Total Short-Term Obligations $ 673,616 $ 673,616
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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (69.2%)*
$ 992,000 American Airlines, Inc., 10.18% Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1991-A2, due 1/2/13 $ 996,583 $ 1,140,750
750,000 Applied Materials, Inc., 8% Senior Notes, due 9/1/04 744,518 775,560
750,000 Borden Chemical, 9.50% Notes, due 5/1/05 750,525 748,125
750,000 Century Communications, 9.50% Senior Notes, due 3/1/05 718,110 723,750
500,000 Citicorp, 9.75% Subordinated Capital Notes, due 8/1/99 489,365 540,915
500,000 Citicorp, 8.55% Senior Medium Term Notes, due 3/17/97 495,135 509,080
642,000 Delta Airlines, 10% Equipment Trust Certificates,
Series 1991-K, due 12/5/14 658,641 733,126
750,000 Digital Equipment, 8.625% Debentures, due 11/1/12 775,313 755,678
1,000,000 Federal Express, 9.65% Notes, due 6/15/12 995,560 1,155,960
750,000 Federated Department Stores, 8.125% Senior Notes, due
10/15/02 756,563 747,188
1,000,000 First Interstate (Wells Fargo), 9.125% Subordinated
Notes, due 2/1/04 996,570 1,095,550
1,000,000 Fletcher Challenge Industries Finance USA Ltd.,
9% Notes, due 9/15/99 994,170 1,051,490
1,000,000 Ford Motor Company, 9% Debentures, due 9/15/01 1,000,000 1,082,840
1,000,000 General Motors Acceptance Corporation,
8.50% Notes, due 1/1/03 1,121,910 1,064,830
1,000,000 Georgia Pacific, 9.50% Debentures, due 5/15/22 999,210 1,059,230
1,500,000 Georgia Pacific, 7.375% Debentures, due 12/1/25 494,295 1,455,540
32,753 Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp. I, 9.85%, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates (REMIC Multiclass),
Series 1989-2, Class A, due 7/25/19 32,741 32,753
800,000 News America Holdings, 7.75% Senior Debentures, due
01/20/24 819,400 741,472
750,000 Noram Energy Inc., 8.64% Medium Term Notes, due 9/4/98 751,860 771,188
750,000 Owens-Illinois, Inc., 10% Senior Subordinated Notes,
due 8/1/02 746,250 763,125
750,000 Ryland Group, 9.625% Senior Subordinated Notes, due
6/1/04 686,250 708,750
750,000 Safeway, 10% Senior Subordinated Notes, due 12/1/01 755,625 815,625
1,000,000 Sprint Corporation, 9.50% Debentures, due 4/1/03 987,260 1,105,260
1,000,000 Tele-Communications, Inc., 9.80% Senior Debentures,
due 2/1/12 990,310 1,080,480
1,000,000 Time Warner Entertainment, 8.875% Senior Notes, due 10/1/12 1,103,150 1,043,640
1,000,000 United Airlines, 9.125% Debentures, due 1/15/12 995,150 1,073,310
750,000 Westinghouse Electric, 8.625% Debentures, due 8/1/12 712,643 723,878
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TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS $21,537,107 $22,469,093
____________ __________
TOTAL INVESTMENTS $30,881,899 $31,997,561
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* Percent of Net Asset Value
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FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
Selected data per share of common stock outstanding throughout each year:
Year Ended June 30,
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1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
PER SHARE DATA:
Investment income $ 1.00 $ 0.99 $ 1.01 $ 1.08 $ 1.14
Expenses (0.10) (0.10) (0.10) (0.11) (0.10)
______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Net investment income 0.90 0.89 0.91 0.97 1.04
Dividends (0.90) (0.90) (0.95) (0.92) (1.08)
Net realized gain (loss) and
increase (decrease) in
unrealized appreciation (0.24) 0.50 (0.96) 0.35 0.24
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Net increase (decrease) in
net asset value (0.24) (0.49) (1.00) 0.40 0.20
Net Asset Value:
Beginning of period $11.84 $11.35 $12.35 $11.95 $11.75
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End of period $11.60 $11.84 $11.35 $12.35 $11.95
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SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
Ratio of advisory fee to
average net assets 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%
Ratio of other expenses to
average net assets 0.39% 0.43% 0.39% 0.44% 0.44%
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets 8.05% 7.97% 7.61% 8.03% 8.93%
Portfolio turnover 17.75% 34.73% 36.60% 26.86% 50.23%
Number of shares outstanding
at end of period 2,797,416 2,797,416 2,797,416 2,794,086 2,790,269
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of
this information.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 1996 and 1995
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, as a diversified, closed-end management company. The following is
a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the
Company in the preparation of its financial statements.
(A) Security Valuation
Investments in securities traded on a national securities exchange are
valued at the closing price on the last business day of the period;
securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for
which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the last reported bid
price; short-term notes are stated at cost which approximates market value.
(B) Income Taxes
It is the Company's policy to comply with the requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute substantially all of its net investment income to its
shareholders. Provisions for Federal income taxes are made on net
investment income and capital gains which are not distributed within the
required time period. Net investment income and capital gains were
distributed. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes was
required in fiscal 1996 or 1995.
(C) Security Transactions and Related Investment Income
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the
order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses are determined
on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on a daily
basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the record date.
NOTE 2. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARD
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, the Company realized a net
capital loss from security transactions in the amount of $111,014. The
total capital loss carryforward at June 30, 1996, is $2,472,853. The loss
carryforward expires as follows: June 30, 1998, $6,478; June 30, 1999,
$848,670; June 30, 2000, $819,608; June 30, 2001, $63,497; June 30, 2003,
$623,586; June 30, 2004, $111,014.
NOTE 3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES
Purchases and sales of securities other than United States government
obligations and short-term notes aggregated $3,558,213 and $2,011,884,
respectively for the fiscal year 1996.
The identified cost of investments at June 30, 1996 was $30,881,899.
Had the average cost basis been used for financial statement purposes, the
net realized loss and unrealized depreciation would have been unchanged.
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NOTE 4. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE
For the years ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, the Company paid fees of
$165,944 and $158,428, respectively, or 0.50% of average net assets for
investment management to Bank One, Indianapolis, NA. The fee is based on
average weekly net assets at the annual rate of one-half of one percent on
the first $50 million and four-tenths of one percent on the excess over $50
million.
The advisory fee is subject to reduction in any year in which annual
expenses (including the advisory fee, but excluding interest, taxes,
brokerage fees, expenses of any future public offerings of the Company's
shares and, where permitted, extraordinary expenses) exceed one and
one-half percent of the average weekly net assets of the Company during the
year to date. In addition, the adviser pays all expenses in connection with
the Dividend Reinvestment Plan of the Company. No other fees were received
by the adviser from the Company.
NOTE 5. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly results of
operations:
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Net Realized
and Unrealized
Net Investment
Gross Investment Gain (Loss) on
Quarter Ended Income Income Investments
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September 30, 1995
Amount $717,056 $646,642 $157,611
Per Share $ .25 $ .23 $ .06
December 31, 1995
Amount 701,339 629,218 707,589
Per Share .25 .23 .25
March 31, 1996
Amount 696,469 623,799 (1,044,800)
Per Share .25 .22 (.37)
June 30, 1996
Amount 692,477 619,771 (498,902)
Per Share .25 .22 (.18)
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan which provides that
dividends and other distributions may be payable, at the election of the
shareholders, in shares of the Company's common stock. The adviser pays all
expenses in connection with the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Information
regarding participation in the Plan may be obtained by writing the
Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan Accounting Agent, Harris Trust and
Savings Bank, Shareholder Services Division, 311 West Monroe, 14th Floor,
Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attn: Circle Income Shares, Inc., Dividend
Reinvestment Plan; a description of the Plan is included on Pages 12-13.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and
the Board of Directors of
CIRCLE INCOME SHARES, INC.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
CIRCLE INCOME SHARES, INC. (an Indiana Corporation) as of June 30, 1996 and
1995, and the schedule of portfolio investments, as of June 30, 1996, and
the related statements of changes in net assets and operations for each of
the two years in the period then ended, and the selected per share data and
ratios for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial
statements and per share data and ratios are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and per share data and ratios based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and per
share data and ratios are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining on a test basis evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of
securities owned as of June 30, 1996 and 1995. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and selected per share data and
ratios referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Circle Income Shares, Inc. as of June 30, 1996 and
1995, the changes in its net assets and results of its operations for each
of the two years in the period then ended, and the selected per share data
and ratios for each of the five years in the period then ended, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
July 23, 1996
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Any registered holder of Circle Income Shares, Inc. ("Circle" or the
"Company") common stock may participate in the Company's Dividend
Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan"). If a shareholder's stock is registered in
the name of someone else (such as a bank, broker or trustee), that
registered holder may participate in the Plan on the shareholder's behalf.
Whether or not a third party bank, broker or trustee elects to participate
in the Plan is totally within the discretion of the third party.
For shareholders who elect to participate in the Plan, all dividends,
including any distributions of capital gain, are automatically invested in
additional shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The Plan does not
include a provision for the investment of additional cash contributions by
participants.
An independent broker acts as Dividend Reinvestment Plan Agent (the
"Plan Agent") for all shareholders who elect to participate in the Plan.
Harris Trust and Savings Bank, acts as Accounting Agent (the "Accounting
Agent") and keeps the books and records for all shareholders who elect to
participate in the Plan. All inquiries regarding the Plan should be sent to
the Accounting Agent at the following address: Harris Trust and Savings
Bank, Shareholder Services Division, 311 West Monroe Street, 14th Floor,
Chicago, IL, 60606 Attn: Circle Income Shares, Inc., Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.
Each registered shareholder is assigned an account number. This
account number should be used in all correspondence with either Agent.
Dividends are reinvested by the Plan Agent by either (a) directing the
Company to pay the dividend in cash and using the cash to buy shares in the
open market, or (b) directing the Company to pay the dividend in new shares
issued at net asset value. To determine which method is used, the Plan
Agent compares the net asset value per share to the market price per share
of the Company's common stock at the close of business five trading days
before the dividend payment date. For purposes of this comparison, the Plan
Agent uses the closing price, plus estimated brokerage commissions, as the
market price per share.
If the net asset value is lower than the market price, the Plan Agent
elects, on behalf of all participating shareholders, to take the dividend
in stock and additional shares are issued by the Company and credited to
the participant's account at net asset value.
If the market price is lower than the net asset value, the Plan Agent
elects, on the participating shareholder's behalf, to take the dividend in
cash. The Plan Agent will aggregate the dividends of all participants and
apply the dividends to the purchase of the Company's stock in the open
market. The cost of the stock credited to each participating shareholder's
account, if this method is used, will include the participant's proportion
of any brokerage commissions and transfer taxes which the Plan Agent pays
to purchase the shares in the open market. The Accounting Agent computes
the average price of all shares purchased (including any brokerage
commission and transfer taxes), and credits shares to each participating
shareholder's account on the basis of this average price. Shares purchased
by the Plan Agent in the open market are acquired consistent with a policy
of best price and execution.
Regardless of the method used by the Plan Agent to reinvest dividends,
once a shareholder elects to participate in the Plan, the shares credited
to the shareholder's "open account" will earn dividends, and the "open
account" will also be automatically reinvested. Since dividends will
seldom, if ever, be in an amount sufficient to acquire an exact number of
full shares, a participating shareholder's reinvestment will normally
include a fractional share (computed to three decimal places). These
fractional shares will also earn proportional dividends as full shares do.
After each dividend payment, all participating shareholders will
receive current statements of their accounts. Because these statements
include information for personal and tax records, they should be
permanently retained.
There are no fees or other direct charges, except as noted above, to
participate in the Plan. Certain costs of providing the Plan are paid by
the Company's Investment Adviser, except for costs<PAGE>
of registration under
applicable securities laws, if it is determined at a later date that
registration is necessary. The Plan may be amended to provide for a direct
charge.
To begin participation in the Plan, a shareholder must sign and
return, to the Accounting Agent at the address given above, an
authorization card which appoints the Plan Agent as the shareholder's
agent for participation. An authorization card may be obtained from the
Accounting Agent at the address given above or by calling the Accounting
Agent at 312-461-7763. Participation will begin with the next dividend
payable after the Accounting Agent actually receives the authorization
card, provided that the authorization card is received 15 days prior to the
record date for that dividend. Otherwise, the shareholder will receive the
dividend in the usual manner, and participation will begin with the next
following dividend. (In the past, record dates have normally preceded
payment dates by approximately two weeks.)
Once a shareholder begins participation in the Plan, dividends are
automatically reinvested until participation is terminated. Additional
shares which are subsequently registered in a shareholder's identical name,
address, and account will also participate in the Plan.
The Accounting Agent maintains an "open account" for each participant
in the Plan, and credits shares acquired through the Plan to it.
Certificates are not issued for shareholders whose shares are held in an
"open account." A shareholder may withdraw at any time some or all of the
full shares held in the "open account" by sending a written request to the
Accounting Agent at the address given above. Requesting a certificate for
any or all of the full shares does not terminate participation in the Plan.
Certificates for fractional shares will not be issued.
A shareholder's stock certificates may be surrendered to the
Accounting Agent and shares will be credited to the shareholder's "open
account" and held by the Accounting Agent in uncertified form.
A shareholder may terminate participation in the Plan at any time and
receive future dividends in cash by sending a written notice to the
Accounting Agent. Participation will end and the shareholder will receive
future dividend in cash, provided that the Accounting Agent receives the
notice 15 days prior to the record date for that dividend. Otherwise, that
dividend will be reinvested and cash payments will begin the next following
dividend.
When a shareholder terminates participation in the Plan the
shareholder's "open account" will contain a fractional share balance and,
if the shareholder has been a participant for a sufficient amount of time,
will probably contain a full share balance. At the time participation in
the Plan is terminated, the Accounting Agent will withdraw the full shares
then credited to the shareholder's "open account." This value will be based
on the closing price of the Company's stock in the open market on the
effective date of the termination of participation. There is no penalty or
charge for withdrawal from the Plan. A shareholder may rejoin the Plan at
any time.
The Plan may be amended or terminated at any time only if notice of
the amendment or termination has been sent to participants of the Plan. A
notice would be sent to participants at least thirty days before the record
date of the first dividend affected by the amendment or termination.
The taxability of a shareholder's dividends for Federal Income Tax
purposes is controlled by Federal Tax law and not by the Plan. However,
dividends reinvested through the Plan continue to be taxable for Federal
Income Tax purposes.
If the Agent reinvests a shareholder's dividend by purchasing shares
in the open market, the dividend is taxable just as if the shareholder
received it in cash. If the Agent reinvests the dividend by taking stock
issued by the Company at net asset value, then, for Federal Income Tax
purposes, the dividend is considered to be the greater of the net asset
value reinvestment price or the fair market value (the closing price in the
open market) on the payment date; therefore, a participating shareholder's
taxable dividend may be greater than if the shareholder received the
dividend in cash.
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CIRCLE INCOME SHARES, INC.
DIRECTORS
GERALD L. BEPKO, Chancellor
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
DR. FREDERICK R. FORD, Executive Vice President and Treasurer
Purdue University
MICHAEL S. HUNT, Vice President
Eli Lilly and Company
THOMAS A. JENKINS, Vice President and Senior Trust Counsel
Bank One, Indianapolis, NA
JAMES D. KECKLEY, Retired Executive Vice President
Bank One, Indianapolis, NA
E. LYNN PLASTER, Retired Executive Vice President
Bank One, Indianapolis, NA
OFFICERS
THOMAS A. JENKINS, President
JEFFREY W. FOUNTAIN, CFA, Executive Vice President
and Chief Investment Officer
WILLIAM J. HOCHMUTH, Vice President
TIMOTHY P. HOLIHEN, CFA, Vice President
THOMAS F. WILSON, Ph.D., Vice President
C. WILLIAM WILLEN, Secretary/Treasurer
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Bank One, Indianapolis, NA
Bank One Center/Tower
111 Monument Circle
Indianapolis, Indiana 46277-1721
CUSTODIAN
Bank One Ohio Trust Company, NA
Brooksedge 8
Columbus, Ohio 43271-0393
TRANSFER & DIVIDEND
DISBURSING AGENT
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Shareholder Services Division
311 West Monroe Street
14th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Shareholder Services Division
311 West Monroe Street
14th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone 312-461-7763
AUDITORS
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Bank One Center/Tower, Suite 4300
111 Monument Circle
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-5143
CIRCLE INCOME SHARES, INC., P.O. BOX 77004, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46277-7004*(317) 321-8180
