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EXHIBIT 77D
for IDS Growth Fund, Inc.
series IDS Research Opportunities Fund
At a Board of Directors meetings held on October 7-8, 1998, the following
investment policies were eliminated:
o The Fund will not pledge or mortgage its assets beyond
15% of total assets.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
securities of domestic or foreign companies, including and
predecessors, that have a record of less than three years continuous
operations.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants.
o The Fund will not invest in exploration or development programs
such as oil, gas or mineral leases.
o The fund will not purchase securities of an issuer if the board
members and officers of the Fund and of AEFC hold more than a
certain percentage of the issuer's outstanding securities.
If the holdings of all board members and officers of the Fund and
of AEFC who own more that 0.5% of an issuer's securities are added
together, and if in total they own more that 5%, the Fund will not
purchase securities of that issuer. [Depending in the fund, that
policy also may include board members and officers of IDS Life.]
EXHIBIT 77D
for IDS Growth Fund, Inc.
series IDS Growth Fund
At Board of Directors meetings held on October 7-8, 1998, the following
investment policies were eliminated:
o The Fund will not pledge or mortgage its assets beyond 15%
of total assets.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
securities of domestic or foreign companies, including any
predecessors, that have a record of less than three years
continuous operations.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants.
o The Fund will not invest in exploration or development programs
such as oil, gas or mineral leases.
