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SIGNATURE SUSAN C. COTE'
TITLE TREASURER
For period ending (a) June 30, 1994
File Number (c) 811-2992
SUB-ITEM 77O
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer:
Washington Suburban Sanitary District, Maryland
2. Date of Purchases:
1/20/94
3. Face Amounts Purchased:
$8,655,000
4. Dollar Amounts of Purchases:
$8,533,917
5. Price Per Unit:
$98.601
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s)
or Dealer(s) from whom Purchased:
Morgan Stanley
7. Other Underwriters in Syndicate:
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Advest, Inc.
A.H. Williams & Co.
American Security Bank, N.A.
Axelrod Associates, Inc.
A. Webster Dougherty & Co., Inc.
Banc One Capital Corporation
Barr Brothers & Co. Inc.
Brown Brothers Harriman
Cartwright & Goodwin, Inc.
Commonwealth Securities and Investments, Inc.
Craigie Incorporated
Davenport & Co. of Virginia Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Ferris Baker Watts Inc.
First Albany Corporation
First Commonwealth Securities Corp.
First National Bank of Maryland
First Tennessee Bank Memphis
First Union Capital Markets, Corp.
Greenwich Partners
Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson, Inc.
Gruntal & Co., Incorporated
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation
Isaak Bond Investments, Inc.
Johnston, Lemon & Co. Inc.
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated
Lafayette Square Partners
Maryland National Bank
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Northern Trust Securities Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prager McCarthy & Sealy
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.
R.D. White, Glaves & Co., Inc.
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Roosevelt & Cross, Inc.
R.W. Corby & Co. Inc.
Shawmut Bank N.A.
Smith Barney Shearson Inc.
Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc.
The Bank of New York
Tucker Anthony Incorporated
Wachovia Bank of North Carolina
Wertheim Schroder & Co. Incorporated
Wheat First Butcher Singer
W.H. Newbolds Son & Co. ( A Division of Fahnestock
and Company Inc.)
<PAGE>
For period ending (a) June 30, 1994
File Number (c) 811-2992
SUB-ITEM 77O
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer:
School District No. 1 in the City and County of Denver
and State of Colorado
2. Date of Purchases:
2/4/94
3. Face Amounts Purchased:
$3,500,000
4. Dollar Amounts of Purchases:
$4,016,040
5. Price Per Unit:
$114.744
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s)
or Dealer(s) from whom Purchased:
Dain Bosworth Inc.
7. Other Underwriters in Syndicate:
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Dain Bosworth Inc.
Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand & Bigelow, Inc.
George K. Baum & Company
Hanifen, Imhoff Inc.
Kemper Securities Inc.
Kirkpatrick & Pettis
M.R. Beal & Company
Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood Incorporated
Smith Barney Shearson Inc.
Weldon Sullivan Hudson & Company
<PAGE>
For period ending (a) June 30, 1994
File Number (c) 811-2992
SUB-ITEM 77O
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
2. Date of Purchases:
5/12/94
3. Face Amounts Purchased:
$6,000,000
4. Dollar Amounts of Purchase:
$6,722,280
5. Price Per Unit:
$112.091
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s)
or Dealer(s) from whom Purchased:
Smith Barney Shearson Inc.
7. Other Underwriters in Syndicate:
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
CS First Boston
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities, Corp.
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated
Lazard Freres & Co.
Lehman Brothers
Merrill Lynch & Co.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Smith Barney Shearson Inc.
<PAGE>
For period ending (a) June 30, 1994
File Number (c) 811-2992
SUB-ITEM 77O
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer:
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
2. Date of Purchase:
4/22/94
3. Face Amount Purchased:
$5,050,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase:
$5,197,863
5. Price Per Unit:
$107.112
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s)
or Dealer(s) from whom Purchased:
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
7. Other Underwriters in Syndicate:
Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.
CS First Boston
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated
Lazard Freres & Co.
Lehman Brothers
Merrill Lynch & Co.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Smith Barney Shearson Inc.