FLAG INVESTORS SERIES FUNDS INC
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Exhibit 99 - p(2)

                                                                  February, 2000


                           PERSONAL SECURITIES TRADING
                             POLICIES AND PROCEDURES


For:  Alex. Brown Investment Management ("ABIM")
      Investment Company Capital Corp. ("ICC")
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I. INTRODUCTION

         ABIM and ICC ("Asset Management") recognize the desirability of
         permitting Employees and members of their immediate families the
         opportunity to engage in normal investment practices for their personal
         accounts and accounts in which they have a beneficial interest. The
         legitimate investment objectives of Employees, however, must be
         balanced against the interests of clients as well as Asset Management's
         regulatory responsibilities.

         Asset Management's policies and procedures regarding personal
securities trading have been developed in response to various securities laws
and rules and regulations of self-regulatory agencies. These procedures include
many of the recommendations made by a special advisory group formed by the
Investment Company Institute to review practices and standards governing
personal investing. These procedures have been submitted to the Board of
Directors of the Flag Investors Family of mutual funds (the "Funds"), and shall
serve as the Code of Ethics required in connection with Asset Management's
services as investment advisor to the Funds.

         Each Employee is expected to adhere to these policies and procedures so
as to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest, or situations in
which an individual may be accused of having abused a position of trust and
responsibility. Any questions regarding the application of these policies and
procedures should be directed to your appropriate senior officer or the
designated Asset Management compliance officer.


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II. DEFINITIONS

         Employee - For purposes of these policies and procedures, the term
         Employee will refer to all Employees of Asset Management and members of
         their immediate families.

         Immediate Family - Immediate Family shall include spouse, minor
         children, dependents and other relatives who share the same house and
         depend on the Employee for support.

         Employee Related Accounts - The term "Employee Related Account" shall
         mean any account held in the name of an Employee or in which the
         Employee has a Beneficial Interest. In addition, such accounts include
         accounts held in the name(s) of any member(s) of the Employee's
         Immediate Family as well as any account in which those persons have a
         Beneficial Interest.

         Beneficial Interest - An Employee or immediate family member shall be
         considered to have a beneficial interest in an account if he or she
         obtains benefits from the account substantially equivalent to whole or
         partial ownership. Employee and immediate family members are also
         deemed to have a beneficial interest in accounts in which they have the
         power, directly or indirectly, to make investment decisions. Examples
         include, but are not limited to, accounts for trusts, partnerships and
         corporations in which an Employee or immediate family member maintains
         an interest or derives a benefit.

         Discretionary Accounts - An Employee Related Account where full
         investment discretion has been granted to an investment manager,
         trustee or outside bank where neither the Employee nor a close relative
         participates in the investment decisions or is informed in advance of
         transactions in the account.


III. POLICIES/PROCEDURES

         A.  Substantive Restrictions on Personal Investing

             1. Initial Public Offerings

         Asset Management Employees are prohibited from acquiring shares of an
issuer in an initial public offering.


             2. Private Securities Transactions

                Asset Management Employees may engage in such transactions after
                having obtained the prior written approval of the appropriate
                senior officer of their respective business unit and Mutual
                Funds Compliance. Attached as Exhibit A is a copy of the general
                policy and the appropriate form for making such request. Among
                the factors in considering the request by a senior officer are:
                1) whether the opportunity is being made available to the
                Employee due to the Employee's position within Asset Management;
                2) whether the transaction would appear to conflict with
                clients' interests; and, 3) whether the security being offered
                is an appropriate investment to be made on behalf of clients.


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                Employees who received approval to engage in a private
                securities transaction must disclose that investment in the
                event they become involved in any subsequent consideration of
                the issuer as a potential investment for the Funds or other
                clients. In such circumstances, a final decision to invest on
                behalf of clients should be made after independent review by
                personnel with no personal interest in the issuer.

             3. Blackout Periods


                a.  Pending Trades - Employees are prohibited from executing a
                    transaction in an Employee Related Account when Asset
                    Management clients of their respective business unit have
                    pending "buy" or "sell" orders in the same security. This
                    prohibition will remain in effect until such orders are
                    executed or withdrawn.

                b.  Fund Trades - Employees are prohibited from trading in a
                    security for a period of at least seven calendar days
                    before, and three calendar days after, any transaction by a
                    Fund Account advised by that respective business unit of
                    Asset Management in the same security. This blackout period
                    would be inapplicable where 1) the market capitalization of
                    the security exceeded $2 billion; and 2) trades of the
                    respective business unit of Asset Management do not exceed
                    10% of the daily average trading volume for the prior 15
                    days.

                c.  Discretionary Accounts - The Blackout Periods described
                    above do not apply to Discretionary Accounts.

             4. Outside Securities Accounts

                a.  General

                    Except in extraordinary circumstances, Asset Management
                    prohibits the maintenance of Employee Related Accounts with
                    broker/dealers outside of DBAB. The appropriate senior
                    officer for their respective business units must approve any
                    requests by Employees for such accounts. Attached as Exhibit
                    B, is a copy of the general policy and the appropriate form
                    for making such request. All such accounts are subject to
                    prior approval and record keeping requirements as will be
                    described below.

                b.  Exceptions

                    Asset Management has determined that the following outside
                    accounts are exempt from the prior approval requirements:


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                    (i)  accounts maintained directly with an investment company
                         in which shares of open-end investment companies only
                         can be purchased; and

                    (ii) Discretionary Accounts.

                c.  Transfer

                    Outside accounts which are not exempt under Section 4.b.
                    must be transferred to DBAB within forty-five (45) days of
                    the Employee's hire date.

             5. Ban on Short-Term Trading Profits

                In addition to the blackout periods noted above, and in the
                absence of appropriate extenuating circumstances, Asset
                Management Employees are prohibited from profiting in the
                purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same (or
                equivalent) securities within 60 calendar days. Profits realized
                from trades within the proscribed period will be required to be
                forfeited to the appropriate Asset Management business unit.
                Under limited and appropriate circumstances, an Employee may
                request an exception to this restriction. Such requests may only
                be made to the appropriate senior officer of his or her
                respective business unit.

             6. Outside Business Affiliations, Employment or Compensation

                Asset Management Employees may not maintain outside affiliations
                (e.g. officer or director, governor, trustee, etc.) without the
                prior written approval of the appropriate senior officer of
                their respective business units. Attached as Exhibit C is a copy
                of the general policy and the appropriate form for making such
                request. Service on Boards of publicly traded companies should
                be limited to a small number of instances. However, such service
                may be undertaken based upon a determination that these
                activities are consistent with the interest of Asset Management
                and its clients. Employees serving as directors will not be
                permitted to participate in the process of making investment
                decisions on behalf of clients which involve the subject
                company.

             7. Gifts

                Asset Management restricts the making or receiving of gifts and
                gratuities to ensure the highest standards of employee integrity
                and conduct, and to ensure compliance with rules of the various
                self-regulatory organizations. Asset Management Employees are
                expected to report and receive prior approval for any such gifts
                or gratuities, except for gifts of de minimis value. De minimis
                is defined as the annual receipt of gifts from the same source
                valued at $100 or less.


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         B.  Procedures for Personal Investing

             1. Transaction Approval

                All Asset Management Employees must receive prior approval of
                personal securities transactions in Employee Related Accounts.
                All prior approval requests must be made in writing to the
                appropriate person designated for such approvals. Approvals of
                transactions are good for the day they are given and must be
                reinstated the next day if not executed or withdrawn. Attached
                as Exhibit D is a copy of the Personal Securities Transaction
                Approval Form to be completed by Asset Management Employees.
                Only after receiving approval may the Asset Management Employees
                contact their registered representative to enter the order.

                Requests for approval of trades by ABIM Employees (and the
                accompanying approval form) are to be directed to the Chief
                Executive Officer, or his designee, and a copy of the completed
                form will be maintained centrally at ABIM.

                Requests for approval of trades by ICC Employees (and the
                accompanying approval form) are to be directed to Mutual Funds
                Compliance. After approval, ICC employees must receive approval
                from Corporate Compliance and forward the Corporate
                pre-clearance number to Mutual Funds Compliance. One copy of the
                completed form will be maintained with Mutual Funds Compliance.

                Asset Management has determined that certain securities
                transactions are exempt from the prior approval requirements as
                follows:

                o Trading activity in Discretionary Accounts;

                o Shares of open-end investment companies registered under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940;

                o Shares purchased under an issuer sponsored dividend
                  reinvestment program;

                o Purchases and sales of securities issued or guaranteed by the
                  U.S. government or its agencies and bank certificates of
                  deposit;

                o To the extent acquired from the issuer, purchases effected
                  upon the exercise of rights issued pro rata to holders of a
                  class of securities; and

                o Securities purchased under an employer sponsored stock
                  purchase plan or upon the exercise of employee stock options.
                  Any sale of securities acquired pursuant to the exercise of
                  employee stock options remains subject to the pre-clearance
                  procedures.


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             2. Records of Securities Transactions


                a. General

                   Each Asset Management Employee is responsible for confirming
                   that all Employee Related Accounts are set up in such a way
                   that designated supervisory personnel receive records of
                   securities transactions as follows:

                   (i)  In the case of accounts maintained at DBAB, a report
                        system (the Firm Insider Trade Report System) has been
                        developed which will provide designated supervisory
                        personnel a monthly summary report of securities
                        transactions in Employee Related Accounts. At the time
                        an account is approved, Employees must provide the
                        account name and number to the person in their
                        respective business unit responsible for maintaining the
                        report system.

                   (ii) In the case of outside securities accounts, Asset
                        Management must receive duplicate copies of
                        confirmations and statements. Before engaging in any
                        transactions, the Employee must confirm that: i) the
                        account has been approved; and, ii) that firm has been
                        instructed to provide duplicate confirmations and
                        statements.

                b. Exemptions


                   (i)  Accounts maintained directly with an investment company
                        in which shares of open-end investment companies only
                        can be purchased are exempt from the records
                        requirements, provided that the requisite information
                        regarding the account is disclosed in the Employee's
                        Initial Holdings Report and Annual Holdings Report, as
                        described in paragraph 4.a. below.

                   (ii) Discretionary Accounts are exempt from the records
                        requirements, provided that the requisite information
                        regarding the account is disclosed as described in
                        paragraph 4.b. below.


             3. Post-Trade Monitoring

                Asset Management supervisory personnel will conduct periodic
                reviews of the trading activities of Asset Management Employees
                to monitor compliance with these procedures so as to ensure that
                the interests of Asset Management and its clients are not
                compromised.


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             4. Certification/Disclosure of Accounts and Holdings

                a.  Employee Related Accounts

                    All Asset Management Employees will, at time of hire and
                    annually thereafter, be provided with a copy of these
                    policies and procedures and will be requested to certify
                    annually that they have read and understand them.


                   (i)  Initial Holdings Report

                        Within 10 days of the Employee's hire date, each
                        Employee shall make an Initial Holdings Report in the
                        form of Exhibit E.

                   (ii) Annual Holdings Report

                        On an annual basis, each Employee shall make an Annual
                        Holdings Report in the form of Exhibit E. The Annual
                        Holdings Report shall contain information which is
                        current as of a date which is no more than 30 days
                        before the report is submitted.

                b. Discretionary Accounts

                   Each Asset Management Employee with an outside Discretionary
                   Account will, at the time of hire and annually thereafter,
                   provide Mutual Funds Compliance with a certification from
                   their investment manager, trustee or outside bank, as
                   applicable, as to the discretionary status of the account.
                   The certification form is attached as Exhibit F.


         C.  Sanctions

             Persons violating the provisions of these Personal Trading Policies
             and Procedures may be subject to the following sanctions:

             1. Upon the first violation within a one-year period, the Employee
                will be subject to a monetary penalty of $100, or such other
                penalty as may be determined in the discretion of the committee
                referenced in paragraph 3.

             2. Upon the second violation within a one-year period, the Employee
                will be subject to a monetary penalty of $500, or such other
                penalty as may be determined in the discretion of the committee
                referenced in paragraph 3 (assuming that the first violation was
                brought to the Employee's attention).


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             3. Upon the third violation within a one-year period, the matter
                shall be reviewed by a committee consisting of the Head of the
                Business Unit, the Head of Legal and the Head of Compliance. The
                committee will determine appropriate sanctions, which may
                include (but are not limited to) a letter of censure, further
                monetary penalties, restrictions on the violator's personal
                securities transactions, unwinding of the transaction and
                disgorgement of profits and suspension or termination of
                employment.

             The proceeds of any monetary penalties recovered in connection with
             the sanctions described above shall be donated to the United Way.


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                                                                       EXHIBIT A


                         PRIVATE SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS


         Private Securities Transactions are those which are not transacted
through a brokerage firm and/or not reflected on records of accounts maintained
at such brokerage firms. Asset Management Employees and members of their
immediate family may not purchase or sell any security (except those exempt
under these Personal Securities Policies and Procedures) in a private securities
transaction unless the Employee has received the prior written approval of the
senior officer of their respective business unit. Requests for approval must be
made on the Request for Approval of Private Securities Transaction Form (a copy
of which is provided with this Code).

         The definition of a private securities transaction should be construed
broadly. Any questions regarding such transactions should be directed to the
senior officer of the respective business unit.





            PLEASE SEE THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PRIVATE SECURITIES
                TRANSACTION FORM BEGINNING ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE



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                             REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF
                         PRIVATE SECURITIES TRANSACTION

To:_________________________________________________ (Branch/Department Manager)

The undersigned requests approval of the following securities transaction:

Issuer:


Is Issuer a publicly traded company? Yes____  No____

Buy:____    Sell:____    Anticipated Date of Transaction:

Description of Securities:

Number of Shares/Units:___________________________________________ Cost/Proceeds

Name of person from whom I propose to purchase or to whom I propose to sell:


Is this person a client of the Firm? Yes____  No____

If yes, what is nature of the client relationship between that person and the
firm?


To your knowledge, is this investment being offered to others? Yes____  No____

Are you providing any service or advice to this Issuer? Yes____  No____

If yes, please describe the service or advice:




                                            (Name of Person Requesting Approval)


_____________________________               ____________________________________
(Date)                                      (Signature)

 ................................................................................


                                IMPORTANT NOTICE
         IT IS THE FIRM'S POLICY THAT EMPLOYEES MAY NOT SOLICIT OR RECOMMEND TO
ANY CLIENT OF THE FIRM THE PURCHASE OF ANY SECURITY UNLESS SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE
THROUGH THE FIRM. MOREOVER, THE RECEIPT BY ANY EMPLOYEE OF A "FINDER'S FEE" OR
OTHER COMPENSATION FROM A PERSON OR COMPANY UNRELATED TO THE FIRM FOR REFERRALS
OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IS PROHIBITED.


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To: Mutual Funds Compliance

         I have reviewed and approved this request for permission to engage in
the private securities transaction described. In connection with this request, I
have the following comments:

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________






                                        ________________________________________
                                        (Name of Branch/Department Manager)



_____________________________           ________________________________________
(Date)                                  (Signature of Branch/Department Manager)

 ................................................................................


To:________________________________________________ (Person Requesting Approval)

         Your request for permission to engage in the private securities
transaction described on the front of this form has been approved. If any of the
details of that transaction change, please advise Mutual Funds Compliance before
the transaction is completed.




_____________________________           ________________________________________
(Date)                                  (Mutual Funds Compliance)


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EXHIBIT B



                           OUTSIDE SECURITIES ACCOUNTS


         It is the Firm's policy that all Employee Related Accounts be
maintained at DBAB. Such accounts may be maintained at outside firms only in
extraordinary circumstances. Any such requests for an outside securities account
must be made in writing on a Request for Approval of an Outside Brokerage
Account Form (a copy of which is provided with these procedures) and approved in
advance by the appropriate senior officer of the respective business unit.
Approval will be granted only if:

         [ ] The other firm offers products of services not available through
             DBAB; or,

         [ ] Other extenuating needs or circumstances exist and are
             demonstrated.





            PLEASE SEE THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE BROKERAGE
                  ACCOUNT FORM BEGINNING ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE


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              REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN OUTSIDE BROKERAGE ACCOUNT

To:_________________________________      From:_________________________________
      Branch/Department Manager

The undersigned requests approval to maintain the outside brokerage account
described below.

Name & Address   _______________________________________________________________
of Broker Dealer _______________________________________________________________

Investment Representative for A/C:______________________________________________

A/C #:___________________________    A/C Title:_________________________________

Reason for Request:_____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

I understand that if my request is approved, I must:

         1)  Comply with the Firm's procedures requiring prior approval by my
             supervisor of All transactions in this account; and

         2)  Make the necessary arrangements for my supervisor to receive
             duplicate confirmations and monthly statements for this account.

_____________________________________  _________________________________________
(Name of Person Requesting Approval)   (Signature of Person Requesting Approval)


 ................................................................................


To: Mutual Funds Compliance          Date:______________________________________

         I have reviewed and approved this request for the above outside
brokerage account.

_____________________________________  _________________________________________
(Name of Branch/Department Manager)     (Signature of Branch/Department Manager)



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                                                                       EXHIBIT C
                         OUTSIDE BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS,
                           EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION

General Policy

         No Asset Management Employee may maintain outside affiliations
(directorships, governorships or trusteeships) with business organizations,
outside employment or receive compensation from any source, without the prior
approval of the senior officer of their respective business unit. In addition,
some instances may require approval by the New York Stock Exchange as well.
Requests for approval must be made on the Outside Business Affiliation,
Employment or Compensation Form (a copy of which is provided with these
procedures). Termination of such affiliations must also be reported.

Service on Board of Eleemosynary Organizations

         Asset Management Employees are encouraged not only to provide monetary
support to charitable and civic organizations in their communities, but also to
be generous with their time and effort. Asset Management is justifiably proud
that many Employees serve as officers, directors, trustees or fund-raisers for
numerous eleemosynary organizations.

         From time to time, such organizations may need to procure, either
directly or indirectly, brokerage or investment management services that DBAB
provides, and the Employee associated with such an organization may expect
either to provide those services on behalf of DBAB, or be compensated by DBAB as
a result of the use of these services, or to be directed business by an
unrelated service provider recommended by the Employee to that organization.

         For the benefit of the eleemosynary organization, DBAB and the Asset
Management Employee associated with the eleemosynary organization, the following
guidelines apply whenever DBAB is providing or is expected to provide services,
directly or indirectly, to the organization with which the employee is
associated:

         1.  The Employee must disclose his or her employment by DBAB; and,

         2.  If the Employee expects to be compensated by DBAB in connection
             with or as a result of, the services provided by DBAB or an
             unrelated service provider recommended by the Employee, the
             Employee must disclose this fact; and,

         3.  If the Employee is a member of the body which decides whether to
             employ DBAB, the Employee must abstain from participating in the
             selection of the service provider; and,

         4.  All of the foregoing must be memorialized in writing to the
             appropriate officer of the board of the eleemosynary organization
             or in the minutes of the applicable meeting(s) of the governing
             body at which the selection of the service provider is made.

            PLEASE SEE THE APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE BUSINESS AFFILIATION,
             EMPLOYMENT OR COMPENSATION FORM ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE


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OUTSIDE BUSINESS AFFILIATION, EMPLOYMENT OR COMPENSATION

FIRM POLICY

         No Employee may maintain any outside affiliations (e.g. officer or
director, governor, or trustee etc.) with any business organization, outside
employment, or receive compensation from any source without prior approval of
the individual's Branch/Department Manager and Mutual Funds Compliance.

         Outside affiliation relationships with non-business organizations (e.g.
church, civic organization, etc.) do not require prior approval unless the
Employee wants to establish and handle an account for the organization.
Generally, Employee's may not serve as trustee for any such accounts while they
also serve as IR.

         Please provide the information requested below, sign on the back, and
submit the form to you Branch/Department Manager for approval. You will be
informed if approval is granted.

1.  Employee Name:______________________________________________________________

2.  Organization with which you wish to become affiliated, or organization or
    person by whom you wish to be employed or compensated:

    a.  Name:___________________________________________________________________

    b.  Address:________________________________________________________________

    c.  Nature of Business:_____________________________________________________

    d.  Does the organization have publicly traded securities?__________________

    e.  If so, where are they traded?___________________________________________

    f.  Does the organization have a brokerage account at the Firm?_____________

    g.  If so, what is the account number and who is the IR?____________________

3.  State the nature of your proposed affiliation or employment, or the nature
    of the services for which you will be compensated, and briefly describe your
    duties:_____________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

4.  On what date will your proposed affiliation, employment or compensation
    begin?______________________________________________________________________

5.  a.  Will you be compensated?________________________________________________
    b.  If so, how much?________________________________________________________


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6.  State the nature and extent of your financial interest, if any, in the
    organization:_______________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

7.  State the amount of time you will devote to the organization's business and
    indicate whether you will devote any time to the organization's business
    during normal working hours:________________________________________________

8.   State the reasons why you have been asked to become affiliated with the
     organization (social contact, knowledge of the industry, etc.)_____________
    ____________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________

 ................................................................................

To:_________________________________________________ (Branch/Department Manager)

         The undersigned requests approval of the outside business affiliation,
employment or compensation described on the reverse side of this request.


                                       _________________________________________
                                       (Name of Person Requesting Approval)


_________________                      _________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Signature of Person Requesting Approval)

 ................................................................................

To: Mutual Funds Compliance

         I have reviewed and approved this request for the outside business
affiliation, employment or compensation described on the reverse side of this
request. In connection with this request, I have the following comments:

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

                                        ________________________________________
                                        (Name of Branch/Department Manager)


_________________                       ________________________________________
(Date)                                  (Signature of Branch/Department Manager)

 ................................................................................


To:________________________________________________ (Person Requesting Approval)


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         The outside business affiliation, employment or compensation described
on the reverse side of this request has been approved. Please advise your
Manager and the Legal/Compliance Department in writing if any of the information
on the reverse side of this request changes materially.



_________________                       ________________________________________
(Date)                                  (Mutual Funds Compliance)


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V.                                                                     EXHIBIT D
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                     ICC EMPLOYEE TRANSACTION APPROVAL FORM
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    EMPLOYEE NAME
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   NAME OF SECURITY
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BUY or SELL/ # OF SHARES
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     TRADE DATE
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     ACCOUNT #
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  BROKER / BROKERAGE
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Are you aware of any fund trades of the securities named above in the past 3
days or of the intention of any fund manager to trade the securities named above
within the next 7 days? o YES o NO

If the transaction described above is a purchase, does it involve the
acquisition of shares of an issuer in an initial public offering? O YES O NO
(Purchases of shares of an issuer in an initial public offering are prohibited.)

If the transaction described above is a transaction for profit, have you held
your position in the securities for more than 60 days? O YES O NO (If
transaction is for profit, position must be held a minimum of sixty (60) days
prior to sale.)

                                          Approval______________________________

Corporate Compliance 212-469-8787         Corporate Pre-Clearance #_____________

_________________________________

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                       FOR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

-Market cap:  ____ over $2 billion   ____ under $2 billion
-Fund trades do not exceed 10% of Issuer's average daily trading volume for last
 15 days: ____ yes   ____ no
-Blackout period applies:  ____ yes  ____ no

                                                                  _____ Initials


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VI.
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EXHIBIT E

                        ALEX. BROWN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
                        INVESTMENT COMPANY CAPITAL CORP.

                         INITIAL/ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT



NAME:________________________

DATE:________________________


I hereby certify that I have read, understand and have complied with the
memorandum entitled: Personal Securities Trading Policies and Procedures.
Furthermore, I am providing/confirming below certain additional information.

               IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED, ATTACH AN ADDITIONAL FORM

1.  Provided below is a description of all Employee Related Accounts (including
    open-end investment company accounts), as described in these procedures,
    which I maintain or in which I have a beneficial interest.

    PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE MOST RECENT STATEMENT FOR ALL ACCOUNTS LISTED

                                                          BROKER/DEALER OR BANK
    ACCOUNT NAME              ACCOUNT NUMBER              AT WHICH MAINTAINED
    ------------              --------------              ---------------------
    ____________              ______________              _____________________
    ____________              ______________              _____________________
    ____________              ______________              _____________________
    ____________              ______________              _____________________
    ____________              ______________              _____________________
    ____________              ______________              _____________________


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2.  Provided below is a description of securities in which I have any direct or
    indirect beneficial interest.

                                            SHARE/
    NAME OF          CLASS                  UNIT            PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
    ISSUER           OF SECURITIES          AMOUNT          (IF DEBT SECURITY)
    -------          -------------          ------          ------------------
    __________       _____________          __________      ___________________
    __________       _____________          __________      ___________________
    __________       _____________          __________      ___________________
    __________       _____________          __________      ___________________
    __________       _____________          __________      ___________________
    __________       _____________          __________      ___________________


3.  I have engaged in the following private securities transactions during the
    calendar year.

    NAME OF ISSUER           DATE OF TRANSACTION           NATURE OF INVESTMENT
    --------------           -------------------           --------------------
    ______________           ___________________           ____________________
    ______________           ___________________           ____________________
    ______________           ___________________           ____________________
    ______________           ___________________           ____________________
    ______________           ___________________           ____________________
    ______________           ___________________           ____________________


    _________________                   ________________________________________
    (Date)                              (Signature)


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                       FOR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

Reviewed by:

Name:______________________________
Signature:_________________________


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EXHIBIT F

                    DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION FORM



         I, ____________________ hereby certify that I am a representative of
the investment manager, trustee or outside bank at which the account described
below is maintained:



ACCOUNT NAME:_______________________________________________

ACCOUNT NUMBER:_____________________________________________

FIRM AT WHICH
MAINTAINED:_________________________________________________

BENEFICIARY(IES):___________________________________________



         I further certify that neither the Beneficiary named above nor any
close relative of the Beneficiary exercises investment discretion over the
account, participates in investment decisions with respect to the account or is
informed in advance of transactions in the account.


__________________________________
(Signature)


__________________________________
(Name)


__________________________________
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