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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date of Report: September 7, 1994
IDS Certificate Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 2-23772 41-6009975
(State of (Commission File (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
IDS Tower 10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-0001
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone No.: (612) 671-2225
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
IDS Certificate Company ("IDSC"), and certain other investment
companies received an exemptive order from the Securities and
Exchange Commission, dated January 30, 1986, permitting IDSC to
purchase through underwriting syndicates in which an affiliated
broker participates an amount of securities exceeding the percentage
limitations set forth in Rule 10f-3(d) promulgated under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. To make such purchases, IDSC agreed
to specific conditions. One such condition was that IDSC would
report all covered purchases periodically on Form 8-K. Such reports
will be made semi-annually.
The following is a list of such purchases for the 6 month period
ended June 30, 1994.
IDS CERTIFICATE COMPANY
10f-3 Transaction for the
6 month Period from
January 1, 1994 to June 30, 1994
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Face Broker Through
amounts Percent Whom Securities
Date Issue Issue/Price Purchased Purchased Were Acquired CUSIP#
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There were no covered purchases during the 6-month period from
January 1, 1994 to June 30, 1994.<PAGE>
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
IDS Certificate Company
(Registrant)
By: Bruce A. Kohn
Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: September 7, 1994
cc: CIR file
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