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SIGNATURE   STEVE LEMIRE
TITLE       SECRETARY



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                                                                     EXHIBIT A

                               THE OBERWEIS FUNDS
                                  (the "Fund")

                         Record of Securities Purchased
                     Under the Fund's Rule 10f-3 Procedures



Portfolio: Oberweis Emerging Growth Portfolio

Issuer: Javelin Systems, Inc.

Date offering commenced:  2/12/99

Aggregate number and value of securities offered through underwriting or selling
syndicate:

2,500,000 shares     $30,625,000

Offering price at close of first day on which any sales were made: 12 3/16

Underwriting syndicate's members: see attached

Date of purchase:  2/12/99

Number and value of securities purchased (specific as to each series if
applicable):

60,000 shares     $735,000

Purchase price (net of fees and expenses): 12 1/4

Maturity date and interest rate (if applicable): N/A

Underwriter from whom purchased: Van Kasper & Company

Commission, spread or profit: 6 %

Comparative information regarding commission, spread or profit for similar
underwritings during the same period:

Issuer                     Price Per Share  Underwriting Discount  Gross Spread
- ------                     ---------------  ---------------------  ------------
RF Micro Devices, Inc.           $61 7/16           $3.23                 5%
VIALOG Corp.                     $8.00              $0.56                 7%
Carrier Access Corp.             $10.00             $0.70                 7%

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<PAGE>

Conditions
- ----------
                                                                      Yes    No
                                                                      ---    --
(1)  The securities are either (i) part of an issue registered under
     the Securities Act of 1933 that is being offered to the public
     or (ii) Eligible Municipal Securities, (iii) securities sold in
     an Eligible Foreign Offering or (iv) securities sold in an
     Eligible Rule 144A Offering.                                      X     __

(2)  The purchase price paid did not exceed the price paid by each
     other purchaser of securities in that offering or in any
     concurrent offering of the securities at the close of the first
     day on which any sales are made (except, in the case of an
     Eligible Foreign Offering, for any rights to purchase that are
     required by law to be granted to existing security holders of
     the issuer), or, if a rights offering, the securities were
     purchased on or before the fourth day preceding the day on
     which the offering terminated.                                    X     __

(3)  In respect of securities other than Eligible Municipal
     Securities, the issuer of the securities has been in continuous
     operation for not less than three years, including the
     operations of any predecessors.                                   X     __

(4)  The underwriting was a firm commitment underwriting.              X     __

(5)  The commission, spread or profit was reasonable and fair in
     relation to that being received by others for underwriting
     similar securities during the same period.                        X     __

(6)  The amount of such securities purchased by all of the
     investment companies managed by the Adviser did not exceed 25%
     of the principal amount of an offering other than an Eligible
     Rule 144A Offering, or, in an Eligible Rule 144A Offering, 25%
     of the total of (1) the principal amount of the offering sold
     by underwriters or members of the selling syndicate to QIBs,
     plus (2) the principal amount in any concurrent public
     offering.                                                         X     __

(7)  The Adviser was not a direct or indirect participant in the
     sale.                                                             X     __


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<PAGE>


Van Kasper & Company
Tucker Anthony Incorporated
Meridian Capital Group, Inc.
BT Alex Brown Incorporated
A.G Edwards & Sons, Inc.
First Union Capital Markets Corp.
Hambrecht & Quist LLC
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC
PaineWebber Incorporated
SG Cowen Securities Corporation
Advest, Inc.
Brean Murray & Co., Inc.
Cleary, Gull, Reiland & McDevitt Inc.
D.A. Davidson & Co., Inc.
Fahnestock & Co., Inc.
Hagerty, Stewart & Associates, Inc.
Jefferies & Company
Josephthal & Co.
Laidlaw Global Securities, Inc.
Needham & Company, Inc.
Oberweis Brokerage, Inc.
Pennsylvania Merchant Group
Sanders Morris Mundy Inc.
The Seidler Companies Incorporated
Sutro & Co. Incorporated
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin


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