[ARTICLE] 6
[LEGEND]
[RESTATED]
[CIK] 0000751173
[NAME] EXETER FUND, INC.
[SERIES]
[NAME] TAX MANAGED SERIES
[NUMBER] 8
[MULTIPLIER] 1
[CURRENCY] 1
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] OCT-31-2000
[PERIOD-START] NOV-01-1999
[PERIOD-END] APR-30-2000
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
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[RECEIVABLES] 12737
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[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
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[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 61347
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 4203
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[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
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[EQUALIZATION] 0
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[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
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[SHARES-REINVESTED] 269
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[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 5246
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] (9025)
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