10 State House Square, SH11
Hartford, CT 06103-3602
Michael Gioffre
Counsel
Aetna Income Shares
August 1, 2000 (860) 275-3252
Fax: (860) 275-2158
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Filing Desk
Re: Aetna Income Shares
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(File No. 2-47232 and 811-2361)
Dear Sir or Madam:
The undersigned serves as counsel to Aetna Income Shares, a Massachusetts
business trust (the "Fund"). It is my understanding that the Fund has registered
an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "1933 Act") pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the "1940 Act").
Insofar as it relates or pertains to the Fund, I have reviewed the prospectus
and the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as amended to the date
hereof, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act and
the 1940 Act, pursuant to which the Shares will be sold (the "Registration
Statement"). I have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified to my satisfaction, of such documents and other instruments I have
deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion. For purposes of
such examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on original
documents and the conformity to the original of all copies.
Based upon the foregoing, and assuming the securities are issued and sold in
accordance with the provisions of the Fund's Declaration of Trust and the
Registration Statement, I am of the opinion that the securities will when sold
be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Sincerely,
/s/ Michael Gioffre
Michael Gioffre
Counsel
