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SIGNATURE STEPHEN G. HILL
TITLE PRESIDENT
For period ending 2-28-97
File Number 811-4338
77.O. Transactions effected pursuant to Rule 10f-3.
The following information relates to the sole transaction effected by
Heritage Capital Appreciation Trust pursuant to Rule 10f-3 during the
semi-annual period February 28, 1997:
Security: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Date of purchase: October 10, 1996
Date offering commenced: October 10, 1996
Purchase price: $24.00
Commission: $0.78
Securities acquired from: Goldman Sachs
Amount purchased: $1,200,000
Total Offering: $672,000,000
