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Exhibit Index
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SUB-ITEM 77B
Accountant's report on internal control. Manually filed on Form SE on or
about February 24, 1997.
SUB-ITEM 77Q1
(a) Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation, filed May 20,
1996. Filed previously on EDGAR with Post-Effective Amendment No. 62
to the Registration Statement of Founders Funds, Inc. on February 24,
1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation, filed October
21, 1996. Filed previously on EDGAR with Post-Effective Amendment No.
62 to the Registration Statement of Founders Funds, Inc. on February
24, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
