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For the fiscal period ended (s)
6/30/97
File number 811-01612
SUB-ITEM
77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected
Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Servico
2. Date of Purchase
6/24/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
234,400
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$3,398,800
5. Price Per Unit
$14.50
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or
Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Lehman Brothers Inc.
7. Other Members of the
Underwriting Syndicate
See Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITER
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated
Montgomery Securities
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Bear, Sterns & Co., Inc.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
Paine Webber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Branch, Cabell and Company
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Chatsworth Securities LLC
Fahnestock & Co., Inc.
Frith Brothers Investments, Inc.
Gruntal & Co., Incorporated
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Incorporated
Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd.
William Capital Group, L.P.
For the fiscal period ended (s)
6/30/97
File number 811-01612
SUB-ITEM
77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected
Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Hertz Corp
2. Date of Purchase
4/25/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
14,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$336,000
5. Price Per Unit
$24.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or
Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
7. Other Members of the
Underwriting Syndicate
See Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITER
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Salomon Brothers Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
ABN AMRO Chicago Corporation
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated
Chase Securities, Inc.
Citicorp Securities, Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc.
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
Montgomery Securities
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
William Blair & Company L.I.C.
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Furman Selz L.L.C.
Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Incorporated
McDonald & Co. Securities Inc.
Neuberger & Berman
Piper Jaffray Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Stephens Inc.
Sutro & Co. Incorporated
Blaylock & Partners, L.P.
First of Michigan Corporation
WR Lazard, Laidlaw Incorporated
NatCity Investments, Inc.
Roney & Co., L.L.C.
Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.
Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated
Sturduvant & Co., Inc.
For the fiscal period ended (s)
6/30/97
File number 811-01612
SUB-ITEM
77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected
Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Borg Warner Automotive
2. Date of Purchase
2/20/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
55,500
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$2,608,500
5. Price Per Unit
$47.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or
Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
7. Other Members of the
Underwriting Syndicate
See Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITER
Lehman Broth Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
ABN AMRO Chicago Corporation
Chase Securities Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Incorporated
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
Neuberger & Berman
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA)
Inc.
Nesbitt Burns Securities Inc.
Scotia Capital Markets (USA) Inc.
Cleary Gull Reiland & McDevitt Inc.
Dominick & Dominick, Incorporated
Gabelli & Company, Inc.
Mesirow Financial, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated
For the fiscal period ended (s)
6/30/97
File number 811-01612
SUB-ITEM
77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected
Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Nationwide Financial Svcs.
2. Date of Purchase
3/5/97
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15,600
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$366,600
5. Price Per Unit
$23.50
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or
Dealer(s)
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Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
7. Other Members of the
Underwriting Syndicate
See Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITER
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc.
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
Neuberger & Berman, LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Bear, Sterns & Co., Inc.
Alex, Brown & Sons Incorporated
Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Invemed Associates, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Salomon Brothers Inc.
Schroder Wertheim & Co.
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Wasserstein Perella Securities,
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Conning & Company
Advest, Inc.
M.R. Beal & Company
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Blaylock & Partners, L.P.
Dain Bosworth Incorporated
Doley Securities, Inc.
Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC
Everen Securities, Inc.
Fox-Pitt, Kelton Inc.
Furman Selz LLC
Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. Inc.
WR Lazard, Laidlaw Inc.
The Ohio Company
Ormes Capital Markets, Inc.
Paulsen Securities
Ragen MacKenzie Incorporated
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd.
Stephens Inc.
Trilon International Inc.
Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P.
For the fiscal period ended (s)
6/30/97
File number 811-01612
SUB-ITEM
77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected
Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
JLK Direct Distribution Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
6/26/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
35,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$700,000
5. Price Per Unit
$20.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or
Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
7. Other Members of the
Underwriting Syndicate
See Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITER
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Schroder Wertheim & Co.
Incorporated
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
For the fiscal period ended (s)
6/30/97
File number 811-01612
SUB-ITEM
77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected
Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Hartford Life,. Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
5/22/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
51,500
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$1,454,875
5. Price Per Unit
$28.25
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or
Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
7. Other Members of the
Underwriting Syndicate
See Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
UNDERWRITER
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Neuberger & Berman, LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Conning & Company
Advest, Inc.
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Dain Bosworth Incorporated
Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC
Fox-Pitt, Kelton Inc.
Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
Stephens Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Incorporated
Piper Jaffray Inc.
Principal Financial Securities,
Inc.
Sutro & Co. Incorporated
Wheat, First Securities, Inc.
