[ARTICLE] 6
[LEGEND]
[RESTATED]
[CIK] 0000751173
[NAME] EXETER FUND, INC.
[SERIES]
[NAME] BLENDED ASSET SERIES II
[NUMBER] 12
[MULTIPLIER] 1
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