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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Ernest O. Ellison Coleman W. Morton
President and Director Director
Norman Barker, Jr. Charles A. Parker
Director Director
Richard W. Call Lawrence J. Sheehan
Director Director
Edmund W. Clarke Director Robert G. Sims
Director Director
Ronald E. Robison David K. Sandie
Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting,
Chief Operating Officer Officer Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Robert M. Hanisee
Senior Vice President Philip K. Holl
Secretary
Kevin A. Hunter
Senior Vice President Marie M. Bender
Assistant Secretary
Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.
Senior Vice President Michael E. Cahill
General Counsel and
Hilary G.D. Lord Assistant Secretary
Senior Vice President
and Assistant Secretary
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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
INVESTMENT ADVISER
TCW Funds Management, Inc.
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
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TRANSFER AGENT, DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
AND DISBURSING AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The Bank of New York
Church Street Station
P.O. Box #11002
New York, New York 10277-0770
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CUSTODIAN
Custodial Trust Company
28 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
1000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90017
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LEGAL COUNSEL
O'Melveny & Myers
400 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
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TCW CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES FUND, INC.
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ANNUAL REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 1995
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[LOGO]TCW CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND, INC.
The President's Letter
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
The year 1995 began with most investors pessimistic about the outlook for the
financial markets. After a difficult 1994, the prospect of continued Fed
tightening made the investment outlook seem bleak. However, as frequently oc-
curs, the market sensing that the rise in interest rates had run its course,
began to rally in January. This was the start of one of the best years on rec-
ord for both the stock and bond markets. Following the lead of these markets,
convertibles recorded a good year.
The table below recaps the Fund's fourth quarter and 1995 performance and
compares it to several different benchmarks.
TABLE 1
PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND'S PORTFOLIO
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Quarter
Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
1995 1995
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TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.................. +1.2%* +24.0%*
First Boston Convertible Index........................ +0.9% +23.7%
Lipper Average of Convertible Mutual Funds............ +2.5%* +20.8%*
Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index with Income....... +6.0% +37.6%
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*Net of Fees and Expenses
The performance of the Fund compares favorably with most of our standard
benchmarks. However, one might be tempted to ask, "why, given the rally in in-
terest rates, did convertibles only capture about two-thirds of the upside of
the S&P 500?" This relative shortfall, can be attributed to the underperformance
of the stocks underlying convertibles. The stocks underlying convertibles do not
precisely replicate the industry weightings in the S&P 500. For example, some
S&P 500 groups such as household products, tobacco, beverages, telephone
utilities and drugs have relatively few convertibles. These groups had very good
performance during the year. If one looks at the performance of the Morgan
Stanley and Smith Barney convertibles indices, convertibles captured 89.8% and
108.9%, respectively, of the increase in their underlying stocks. Convertibles
performed well relative to their underlying equities. Unfortunately, this was a
year where the industry weightings in the convertible universe hurt performance
relative to the S&P 500.
Although convertibles relative to the S&P 500 had a slightly below average
year, their longer term performance continues to be very good. Over the last
five years the total cumulative return of the Fund and the S&P 500 has been
112.2% and 115.4%, respectively. Thus, your account has participated in 97.2%
of the upside of the S&P 500, but with lower volatility and inherently greater
protection of capital.
An important variable affecting convertible valuations during 1995 was the
sharp drop in interest rates. As can be seen in Table 2, the decline in yields
on U.S. treasury securities was most pronounced in the intermediate maturities
which are most relevant to the convertible market. As a consequence of falling
rates, the investment values of convertibles increased and conversion premiums
expanded. When the underlying stock rose, the convertible captured most of the
upside, and in those cases where the stock fell, convertibles provided excel-
lent downside protection.
TABLE 2
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES
YIELD AT YEAR END
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Months Months Year Years Years Years Years
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1994.. 5.68% 6.48% 7.17% 7.78% 7.82% 7.82% 7.88%
1995.. 5.08 5.16 5.14 5.22 5.38 5.57 5.95
Change. (.60) (1.32) (2.03) (2.56) (2.44) (2.25) (1.93)
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The President's Letter (continued)
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PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND'S SHARE PRICE
During 1995, the Fund's shareholders received a total return of 33.6% (with
dividends reinvested). This consisted of four regular quarterly distributions
of $0.21 per share and a rise in the per share market value which rose from
$7.75 at the beginning of the year to $9.375 at December 31, 1995. The market
price of $9.375 represented a 12.1% premium to the Fund's NAV of $8.36.
THE CONVERTIBLE NEW ISSUE MARKET
The new issue convertible market provided investors with many attractive in-
vestment opportunities. During the year, 63 new issues were brought to market
with a net value of $12.4 billion. Of the new issues, 41.3% were convertible
bonds, 6.2% were LYONS, 20.9% were convertible preferreds, and 31.6% were man-
datory convertible preferreds. The terms on most convertible new issues were
relatively attractive, although during last summer the terms on some issues be-
came too aggressive. However, this was short lived and terms, by and large,
came back into line as we moved into fall. For domestic new issues, the average
issue size was $174 million, average yield 5.1%, average conversion premium
20.9% and average call protection 3.4 years. While yields have declined along
with the overall level of interest rates, conversion premiums and years of call
protection have generally remained steady during the last 12 months.
While new issue activity remains steady, redemptions of convertibles have also
increased. Many of the issues which came to market in 1993 will have their call
protection expire during 1996 and will be redeemed. In 1995, total redemptions
were $14.8 billion. This exceeded new issue activity and led to a slight de-
cline in the value of the convertible universe. We would expect, given the
probability of high redemptions in 1996, that the overall domestic convertible
universe will shrink somewhat again in 1996.
During 1995, the Fund's performance benefited from its holdings in technology
(believe it or not!), airlines, business services, and pollution control. In
particular, holdings in technology such as Silicon Graphics, Cypress Semicon-
ductor, Merrill Lynch exchangeable Microsoft, Arrow Electronics, Sterling Soft-
ware and General Instruments were all sold at levels ranging from 30%-100%
above cost. Our airline holdings, Delta (+39.9%) and AMR (+40.5%) did well, as
did some of our holdings in pollution control, Thermo Electron (+62.3%), and
U.S. Filter, 5.0%, 10/15/00 (+42.8%) / 6.0%, 09/15/05 (+16.5%). In addition,
several large holdings in the broad business services area, First Financial
Management (+50.6%), GME (+33.3%) and Omnicom (+38.1%), also did well.
While technology did well during the first nine months of 1995, the group cor-
rected substantially during the fourth quarter. We lost performance in some of
our holdings such as Softkey, Integrated Devices, National Semiconductor, Mo-
torola, Xilinx and Analog Devices. These losses were substantially mitigated by
the convertible's structure. This was especially true in the case of Softkey (5
year maturity), Analog Devices (5 year maturity), National Semiconductor 6.5%
10/01/02 (7 year maturity/high coupon) and Xilinx (7 year maturity). Nonethe-
less, during the fourth quarter we gave back some of the substantial profits
made in technology related convertibles earlier in the year. Other areas which
hurt performance during 1995 were healthcare, Integrated Health (-14.7%), Quan-
tum Health (-7.0%) and retail, Michaels Stores (-16.2%), Pep Boys (-3.0%) and
Office Depot (-7.6%). In addition, early in the year our holdings in two Mexi-
can convertibles, Empressas ICA, and Cemex also hurt performance.
ECONOMIC/MARKET OUTLOOK
The U.S. economy continued to grow at a moderate pace in the fourth quarter
although momentum is clearly slowing. The combination of the government shut-
down and poor weather conditions on the East Coast will further dampen growth
in 1996's first quarter, perhaps even forcing it into negative territory.
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Clearly, after a disappointing Christmas, the consumer is retrenching. Employ-
ment growth has slowed sharply during the last year and incomes remain stag-
nant. Consumer debt, while not at prior peaks, is at high levels. Furthermore,
we believe that the baby boomers faced with less job security, paying for
their children's education and eventual retirement, will finally choose to
spend less. We believe this is a secular trend which should reduce consumption
for many years into the future. Other areas of the economy are also likely to
slow from the pace of the last 12-24 months. Capital investment, which had
been growing at a double digit pace, is likely to slow, perhaps to a range of
5%-10% growth. Exports, should continue to expand with improving economic
growth in both Mexico and Japan, offset somewhat by sluggish growth in Europe.
The net result of this environment should be real GDP growth of approximately
2% for 1996.
The combination of slow economic growth, competition from abroad, ongoing
productivity gains and a price conscious consumer will restrain inflation. The
one risk to this forecast is an increase in wage demands from workers whose
real wages have been stagnant for years. Continued low inflation should allow
the Fed to ease rates. Despite the lack of a budget agreement, we believe the
Fed will continue to ease, particularly given the current state of the econo-
my. This should allow yields to decline modestly at the intermediate and long
end of the curve (25-50 basis points) and short rates to fall more signifi-
cantly (100+ basis points).
With the economy continuing to decelerate, we believe corporate profit com-
parisons will become more difficult, particularly given the lack of pricing
power and intense competition. We believe there will be more disappointing
earnings reports going forward, which will create "a headwind against further
gains in the stock market". While we are cautious, the market will continue to
benefit from declining rates and a strong flow of funds. Therefore, stocks
should have a modest upside from current levels (5%-10%), although the risks
have increased significantly. We believe that our strategy, begun last fall,
of selling convertibles which are equity surrogates and focusing on those with
good downside protection remains prudent.
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Shareholders who wish to add to their investment may do so through the Divi-
dend Reinvestment Plan. Under the Plan, your dividend is used to purchase
shares on the open market whenever shares and the related sales commission are
selling below the per share Net Asset Value. If the market price, including
commission on the share, is selling above the Net Asset Value, you will re-
ceive shares at a price equal to the higher of the Net Asset Value per share
on the payment date or 95% of the closing market price.
To enroll in the Plan, if your shares are registered in your name, write to
the Bank of New York, Church Street Station, P.O. Box #11002, New York, New
York, 10277-0770, or call their toll free number (800) 524-4458. If your
shares are held by a brokerage firm, please call your broker. If, however, you
need assistance please call our shareholder relations department at (800) 386-
3829. As always, we would be pleased to accommodate your investment needs.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ernest O. Ellison
Ernest O. Ellison
President and Director
February 1, 1996
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 1995
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NUMBER OF
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AMOUNT Value
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CONSUMER STAPLES (26.9% OF NET ASSETS)
ENTERTAINMENT, LEISURE AND MEDIA (8.2%)
$ 8,765,000 Coleman Worldwide Corp., Exchangeable Coleman
Company, 0%, due 05/27/13......................... $ 2,629,500
$ 3,575,000 Comcast Corp., 1.125%,
due 04/15/07...................................... 1,805,375
$ 6,450,000 Comcast Corp., 3.375%, due 09/09/05................ 6,054,937
$10,820,000 News America Holdings, Exchangeable News Corp.
(Australia), 0%, due 03/11/13..................... 4,923,100
$ 2,220,000 Scandinavian Broadcasting
System, S.A. Luxembourg, 7.25%, due 08/01/05...... 2,281,050
$ 2,445,000 Scholastic Corp., 5%, due 08/15/05................. 2,854,538*
$ 1,065,000 Thomas Nelson, Inc., 5.75%,
due 11/30/99...................................... 1,045,031*
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Total Entertainment, Leisure and Media............. 21,593,531
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FOODS AND BEVERAGES (1.1%)
$ 3,000,000 Sandoz Capital BVI, Ltd. (Switzerland), 2%,
due 10/06/02...................................... 2,831,250*
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HEALTHCARE (6.6%)
$ 1,500,000 Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., 7%, due 07/31/05... 1,590,000*
$ 6,400,000 Elan International, Exchangeable Elan Corp. PLC
(Ireland), 0%, due 10/16/12....................... 3,360,000
$ 5,475,000 Integrated Health Services, Inc., 5.75%, due
01/01/01.......................................... 5,502,375
$ 1,200,000 Multicare Companies, Inc., 7%, due 03/15/03........ 1,296,000*
$ 1,200,000 Multicare Companies, Inc., Euro, 7%, due 03/15/03.. 1,302,000
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AMOUNT Value
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$2,260,000 Quantum Health Resources, Inc., 4.75%, due 10/01/00. $ 1,632,850
$2,455,000 Sepracor, Inc., 7%, due 12/01/02.................... 2,761,875*
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Total Healthcare.................................... 17,445,100
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RETAIL (5.6%)
$1,890,000 Baby Superstore, Inc., 4.875%, due 10/01/00......... 2,213,662
$2,745,000 Federated Department Stores, Inc., 5%, due 10/01/03. 2,775,881
$4,400,000 Office Depot, Inc., 0%,
due 11/01/08....................................... 2,508,000
$7,370,000 Staples, Inc., 4.5%, due 10/01/00................... 7,370,000*
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Total Retail...................................... 14,867,543
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SERVICES--BUSINESS (5.4%)
31,900 Alco Standard Corp., $5.04 Convertible Preferred.... 2,727,450
$ 975,000 Career Horizons, Inc., 7%, due 11/01/02............. 1,116,375*
$5,300,000 Omnicom Group, Inc., 4.5%,
due 09/01/00....................................... 7,201,375*
45,000 SCI Finance LLC, Exchangeable Service Corporation
International, $3.125 Convertible Preferred........ 3,330,000
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Total Services--Business.......................... 14,375,200
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES (Cost: $66,125,526)...... 71,112,624
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* Restricted security. (See Note 7)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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CONSUMER CYCLICALS (4.8%)
AUTOMOTIVE (4.8%)
$7,035,000 Exide Corp., 2.9%, due 12/15/05..................... $ 5,082,788*
43,600 Federal Mogul Corp., $3.875 Convertible Preferred... 2,632,350
$4,855,000 Magna International, Inc. (Canada), 5%, due
10/15/02........................................... 4,939,962
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TOTAL CONSUMER CYCLICALS (Cost: $12,432,191)...... 12,655,100
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CAPITAL GOODS (44.7%)
AEROSPACE (0.8%)
149,600 Cooper Industries, Inc., Exchangeable Wyman-Gordon
Company, $0.81 Convertible Preferred............... 2,057,000
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BUILDING MATERIALS (2.3%)
$3,660,000 Cemex, S.A. (Mexico), 4.25%,
due 11/01/97....................................... 3,111,000*
48,700 Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., $3.25 Convertible
Preferred.......................................... 2,922,000*
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Total Building Materials.......................... 6,033,000
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ELECTRONICS--SEMICONDUCTORS AND INSTRUMENTS (17.7%)
$3,210,000 Altera Corp., 5.75%,
due 06/15/02....................................... 3,723,600*
$4,215,000 Analog Devices, Inc., 3.5%,
due 12/01/00....................................... 4,531,125
$2,215,000 Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 4.75%, due
03/01/03........................................... 2,408,812
$6,225,000 General Instrument Corp., 5%,
due 06/15/00....................................... 6,847,500
$2,300,000 International Cabletel, Inc., 7.25%, due 04/15/05... 2,484,000*
$3,990,000 National Semiconductor Corp., 2%, due 10/01/02...... 3,561,075*
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AMOUNT Value
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$9,460,000 National Semiconductor Corp., 6.5%, due 10/01/02... $ 8,845,100*
219,750 National Semiconductor Corp., Common Stock......... 4,889,437**
$1,855,000 Telxon Corp., 5.75%,
due 01/01/03...................................... 1,984,850*
$ 765,000 Thermo Electron Corp., Exchangeable ThermoQuest
Corp., 5%, due 08/15/00........................... 803,250*
$1,285,000 Thermo Electron Corp., Exchangeable Thermo Optek,
Inc., 5%, due 10/15/00............................ 1,349,250*
$5,730,000 Xilinx, Inc., 5.25%, due 11/01/02.................. 5,300,250*
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Total Electronics--Semiconductors and Instruments.. 46,728,249
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INFORMATION PROCESSING (9.2%)
$2,165,000 EMC Corp., 4.25%, due 01/01/01..................... 2,159,588
$3,305,000 First Financial Management Corp., 5%, due 12/15/99. 5,159,931
134,800 General Motors Corp., $3.25 Series C Convertible
Class E Common Stock.............................. 9,874,100
$2,180,000 Silicon Graphics, Inc., 0%,
due 11/02/13...................................... 1,139,050*
$2,730,000 Storage Technology Corp., 8%,
due 05/31/15...................................... 2,661,750
$3,830,000 Unisys Corp., 8.25%,
due 08/01/00...................................... 3,408,700
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Total Information Processing..................... 24,403,119
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OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (2.0%)
$3,825,000 Danka Business Systems PLC (Great Britain), 6.75%,
due 04/01/02...................................... 5,421,938
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* Restricted security. (See Note 7)
**Non-income producing.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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POLLUTION CONTROL (8.4%)
70,800 Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., $2.583
Convertible Preferred............................. $ 2,221,350
$6,660,000 Thermo Electron Corp., 4.25%,
due 01/01/03...................................... 7,267,725*
$ 975,000 Thermo Electron Corp., Euro, 5%, due 04/15/01...... 1,645,312
$4,100,000 United States Filter Corp., 5%,
due 10/15/00...................................... 5,412,000
$2,605,000 United States Filter Corp., 6%, due 09/15/05....... 3,008,775*
$3,021,000 WMX Technologies, Inc., 2%,
due 01/24/05...................................... 2,598,060
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Total Pollution Control.......................... 22,153,222
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TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (4.3%)
80,000 Corning Delaware, $3.00 Convertible Preferred...... 4,030,000
$9,735,000 Motorola, Inc., 0%,
due 09/27/13...................................... 7,447,275
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Total Telecommunication Equipment.................. 11,477,275
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TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS
(Cost: $112,684,380).............................. 118,273,803
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BASIC INDUSTRIES (11.7%)
METALS--NON-FERROUS (1.0%)
100,000 Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc., $1.25
Convertible Preferred............................. 2,725,000
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OIL AND GAS--DOMESTIC (2.7%)
$2,500,000 Apache Corp., Euro, 6%,
due 01/15/02...................................... 2,887,500
67,900 Enron Corp., Exchangeable Enron Oil and Gas
Company, $1.36 Convertible Preferred.............. 1,629,600
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AMOUNT VALUE
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47,500 Occidental Petroleum Corp., $3.875 Convertible
Preferred.......................................... $ 2,600,625*
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Total Oil and Gas--
Domestic........................................... 7,117,725
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OIL AND GAS--INTERNATIONAL (2.1%)
90,000 Occidental Petroleum Corp., Exchangeable Canadian
Occidental Petroleum,
$3.00 Convertible Preferred........................ 5,602,500
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PAPER AND PACKAGING (1.7%)
50,000 International Paper Company, $2.625 Convertible
Preferred.......................................... 2,268,750*
$2,320,000 Sappi BVI Finance, Ltd.
(South Africa), 7.5%
due 08/01/02....................................... 2,192,400*
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Total Paper and Packaging......................... 4,461,150
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TRANSPORTATION (4.2%)
$5,910,000 AMR Corp., 6.125%,
due 11/01/24....................................... 6,146,400
$5,215,000 Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.23%,
due 06/15/03....................................... 4,967,288
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Total Transportation.............................. 11,113,688
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TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES (Cost: $28,522,765).......... 31,020,063
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CREDIT SENSITIVE (13.4%)
BUILDING, REAL ESTATE AND REIT'S (2.0%)
$2,630,000 LTC Properties, Inc., 8.5%,
due 01/01/01....................................... 2,672,738
$2,605,000 Liberty Property Trust, 8%,
due 07/01/01....................................... 2,686,406
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Total Building, Real Estate, and REIT's............. 5,359,144
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* Restricted security. (See Note 7)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT Value
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INSURANCE (5.5%)
$2,120,000 Aegon N.V. (Netherlands), Euro, 4.75%, due 11/01/04. $ 3,317,800
$1,315,000 American Travellers Corp., 6.5%, due 10/01/05....... 1,811,413
45,500 Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc., Exchangeable MGIC
Investment Corp., $3.12 Convertible Preferred...... 2,360,313
$5,225,000 Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. (Bermuda), 0%, due
10/30/15........................................... 2,129,188*
45,700 St. Paul Companies, Inc.,
$3.00 Convertible Preferred........................ 2,570,625
$4,145,000 USF&G Corp., 0%,
due 03/03/09....................................... 2,388,556
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Total Insurance..................................... 14,577,895
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SERVICES--FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS (3.9%)
46,000 Advanta Corp., $2.4975 Convertible Preferred........ 1,782,500
$5,065,000 MBL International Finance Bermuda Trust,
Exchangeable Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (Japan), 3%, due
11/30/02........................................... 5,976,700
$2,020,000 Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners L.P., 11.163%,
due 08/15/10....................................... 2,560,350
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Total Services--Financial
and Miscellaneous.................................. 10,319,550
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2.0%)
65,600 MFS Communications Company, Inc., $2.68 Convertible
Preferred.......................................... 3,193,900
$5,755,000 U.S. Cellular Corp., 0%,
due 06/15/15....................................... 2,014,250
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Total Telecommunications............................ 5,208,150
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TOTAL CREDIT SENSITIVE
(Cost: $31,957,640)................................ 35,464,739
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Amount Value
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (6.0%)
$ 301,490 Stock Loan Repurchase,
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., dated 12/29/95, 2.938%,
due 01/02/96, (collateralized by $310,000 U.S.
Treasury Bill, valued at $308,345)............... $ 301,490
$11,599,340 Stock Loan Repurchase,
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., dated 12/29/95, 6%, due
01/02/96, (collateralized by $11,960,000 U.S.
Treasury Bill, valued at $11,835,997)............ 11,599,340
$ 4,107,421 Cash Repurchase Agreement, Bear Stearns & Co.,
Inc., dated 12/29/95, 5.8%,
due 01/02/96, (collateralized by $4,230,000 U.S.
Treasury Bill, valued at $4,190,888)............. 4,107,421
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TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(Cost: $16,008,251).............................. 16,008,251
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (107.5%) (COST: $267,730,753)... 284,534,580
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EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER OTHER ASSETS
(-7.5%).......................................... (19,926,671)
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NET ASSETS (100%)................................. $264,607,909
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* Restricted security. (See Note 7)
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 1995
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ASSETS:
Investments at Value (Cost $267,730,753) (Note 1).............. $284,534,580
Receivables for Securities Sold................................ 14,753,075
Interest Receivable............................................ 2,039,644
Dividends Receivable........................................... 370,798
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Total Assets................................................. 301,698,097
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LIABILITIES:
Payables for Securities Purchased.............................. 18,141,967
Payable upon Return of Securities Loaned (Note 5).............. 11,900,830
Distributions Payable.......................................... 6,648,680
Accrued Investment Advisory and Service Fees (Note 3).......... 269,724
Accounts Payable............................................... 128,987
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Total Liabilities............................................ 37,090,188
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NET ASSETS....................................................... $264,607,909
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Net Assets were comprised of:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares au-
thorized, 31,660,380 shares issued and outstanding............ $ 316,604
Paid-in Capital................................................ 286,156,361
Distribution of Paid-in Capital (Note 1)....................... (34,179,879)
Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments..................... 16,803,827
Distributions in Excess of Realized Gains (Note 1)............. (4,489,004)
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NET ASSETS....................................................... $264,607,909
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NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE........................................ $ 8.36
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</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995
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<S> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Interest (including security lending fees of $38,304)............ $10,389,908
Dividends........................................................ 3,299,278
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Total Investment Income........................................ 13,689,186
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EXPENSES:
Investment Advisory Fees (Note 3)................................ 1,523,587
Custodian Fees................................................... 107,188
Directors' Fees and Expenses (Note 6)............................ 105,162
Proxy Costs...................................................... 65,380
Transfer Agent Fees.............................................. 64,837
Printing and Distribution Costs.................................. 47,272
Listing Fees..................................................... 33,571
Accounting and Other Service Fees (Note 3)....................... 25,000
Business Tax Fees................................................ 21,170
Audit and Tax Service Fees....................................... 19,720
Legal Fees (Note 6).............................................. 14,656
Insurance Costs.................................................. 9,553
Other Fees....................................................... 2,479
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Total Expenses................................................. 2,039,575
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Net Investment Income.......................................... 11,649,611
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NET REALIZED GAIN AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION
OF INVESTMENTS:
Net Realized Gain on Investments................................. 15,154,221
Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments................. 27,541,572
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Net Realized Gain and Change in Unrealized
Appreciation of Investments................................... 42,695,793
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS................... $54,345,404
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED Year Ended
DECEMBER 31, 1995 December 31, 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
Operations:
Net Investment Income.................... $ 11,649,611 $ 11,997,248
Net Realized Gain on Investments......... 15,154,221 9,388,610
Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of Investments........... 27,541,572 (36,466,986)
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations............. 54,345,404 (15,081,128)
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Distributions to Shareholders:
Net Investment Income.................... (11,649,611) (11,997,248)
Net Realized Gain on Investments......... (10,376,404) (9,524,298)
Distribution in Excess of Realized Gains. (4,489,004) (4,777,817)
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Total Distributions to Shareholders.... (26,515,019) (26,299,363)
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Capital Share Transactions:
Shares Issued in Reinvestment of
Dividends (260,547 for the year ended
December 31, 1995 and 324,920 for the
year ended December 31, 1994)........... 2,091,302 2,836,474
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Total Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets................................ 29,921,687 (38,544,017)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of Year.......................... 234,686,222 273,230,239
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End of Year................................ $264,607,909 $234,686,222
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTE 1--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") was incorporated in Mary-
land on January 13, 1987 as a diversified, closed-end management investment
company and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amend-
ed. The Fund commenced operations on March 5, 1987. The Fund's investment ob-
jective is to seek a total investment return, comprised of current income and
capital appreciation through investment principally in convertible securities.
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies
consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial
statements. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
SECURITY VALUATION: Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the
last reported sales price or the mean of the current bid and asked prices if
there are no sales in the trading period immediately preceding the time of de-
termination. Other securities which are traded on the over-the-counter market
are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices. Short-term debt
securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are val-
ued at amortized cost. Securities for which quotations are not readily avail-
able and unregistered securities are valued at fair value as determined in
good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME: Security transactions are
recorded on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, while interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Original issue
discount is accreted as interest income using a constant yield to maturity.
Discounts on securities purchased are recognized as interest income at the
time the security is sold using a constant yield to maturity. Premiums on
securities purchased are not amortized. Realized and unrealized gains and
losses on investments are recorded on the basis of identified cost.
DISTRIBUTIONS: The Fund's Board of Directors has adopted a policy under which
it has declared quarterly dividends of $0.21 per share. Payments to
shareholders under the distribution policy are reflected in the financial
statements in the following order; first from net investment income and,
depending upon the results achieved each year, secondly from net realized
capital gains, thirdly as a distribution in excess of net investment income or
capital gains which may become taxable to shareholders in the subsequent year
and, lastly, as a return of capital which is not taxable to shareholders.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with in-
come tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting prin-
ciples. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for market
discount, losses deferred due to wash sales, and spillover distributions. Per-
manent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions
will result in reclassifications to paid in capital and may affect net invest-
ment income per share.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT: The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements secured by
U.S. Government Securities. A repurchase agreement arises when the Fund pur-
chases a security and simultaneously agrees to resell it to the seller at an
agreed upon future date. The Fund requires the seller to maintain the value of
the securities, marked to market daily, at not less than the repurchase price.
If the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the Fund could suffer de-
lays, collection expenses and losses to the extent that the proceeds from the
sale of the collateral are less than the repurchase price.
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NOTE 2--FEDERAL INCOME TAXES:
It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute all
of its net taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments, to
its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
During the year ended December 31, 1995, the Fund realized on a tax basis a
net realized gain of $14,588,211 on security transactions.
As of December 31, 1995, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for fed-
eral income tax purposes is comprised of the following components:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Appreciated securities............................................ $ 22,029,890
Depreciated securities............................................ (5,581,655)
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Net unrealized appreciation....................................... $ 16,448,235
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Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes................ $268,086,354
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NOTE 3--INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SERVICE FEES:
TCW Funds Management, Inc. is the Investment Adviser of the Fund and also
furnishes the Fund with accounting and other services and office space. As
compensation for the services rendered, facilities provided, and expenses
borne, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee by the Fund computed at the annual
rate of .75% of the first $100 million of the Fund's average net assets and
.50% of the Fund's average net assets in excess of $100 million. In addition,
the Fund reimburses the Adviser for the costs of providing accounting services
to the Fund (up to a maximum of $25,000 per year).
NOTE 4--PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES:
For the year ended December 31, 1995, purchases and sales or maturities of
investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated
$273,840,602 and $282,708,725, respectively.
NOTE 5--SECURITY LENDING:
During the year ended December 31, 1995, the Fund lent securities to a bro-
ker. The broker provided collateral, which must be maintained at not less than
100% of the value of the loaned securities, to secure the obligation. At De-
cember 31, 1995, the cash received from the borrowing broker was invested in
overnight repurchase agreements issued by the borrowing broker which, in turn,
were collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities valued at $12,144,342, or
102%, of the value of the loaned securities.
NOTE 6--DIRECTORS' AND LEGAL FEES:
Directors who are not affiliated with the Investment Adviser received, as a
group, aggregate fees and expenses of $105,162 from the Fund for the year
ended December 31, 1995. Legal fees totaled $14,656 of which $4,642 were paid
to O'Melveny & Myers, of which an individual who is of counsel, serves as a
director of the Fund. Certain officers and/or directors of the Fund are also
officers and/or directors of the Investment Adviser.
NOTE 7--RESTRICTED SECURITIES:
The following restricted securities held by the Fund at December 31, 1995
were valued both at the date of acquisition and December 31, 1995, in
accordance with the Security Valuation policy of the Fund described in Note 1.
The restricted securities were purchased in private placement transactions
without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities
generally may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction with a
limited number of purchasers, in a public offering registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or in accordance with Rule 144A under
the 1933 Act. The Fund may classify a Rule 144A security as liquid if it can
be reasonably expected that the Fund would be able to dispose of the security
within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately its
carrying value. Rule 144A securities for which such a determination is not
made and other restricted securities are deemed illiquid and are subject to an
aggregate limitation of no more than 15% of the Fund's investment portfolio.
The Fund will bear any costs incurred in connection with the disposition of
restricted securities. The total value of restricted securities at
December 31, 1995 is $87,840,120, which represents 33.2% of net assets. The
total value of illiquid securities at December 31, 1995 is $9,392,306, which
represents 3.5% of net assets.
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
SHARES OR
PRINCIPAL DATE OF
AMOUNT INVESTMENT ACQUISITION COST
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<C> <S> <C> <C>
$3,210,000 Altera Corp., 5.75%, due 06/15/02......... 06/16/95 $3,293,375
$1,500,000 Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., 7%, due
07/31/05.................................. 08/02/95 1,500,000*
$ 975,000 Career Horizons, Inc., 7%, due 11/01/02... 10/16/95 976,969*
$3,660,000 Cemex, S.A. (Mexico), 4.25%, due 11/01/97. 09/28/94 3,737,259
$7,035,000 Exide Corp., 2.9%, due 12/15/05........... 12/11/95 5,098,450
$2,300,000 International Cabletel, Inc., 7.25%, due
04/15/05.................................. 04/12/95 2,300,000
50,000 International Paper Company, $2.625
Convertible Preferred..................... 07/13/95 2,500,000
$1,200,000 Multicare Companies, Inc., 7%, due
03/15/03.................................. 03/09/95 1,200,750*
$5,225,000 Mutual Risk Management, Ltd. (Bermuda),
0%, due 10/30/15.......................... 10/25/95 1,869,966
$3,990,000 National Semiconductor Corp., 2%, due
10/01/02.................................. 10/18/95 3,891,700
$9,460,000 National Semiconductor Corp., 6.5%, due
10/01/02.................................. 09/21/95 9,420,565
47,500 Occidental Petroleum Corp., $3.875
Convertible Preferred..................... 08/03/94 2,582,845
$5,300,000 Omnicom Group, Inc., 4.5%, due 09/01/00... 08/18/93 5,432,988
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
SHARES OR
PRINCIPAL DATE OF
AMOUNT INVESTMENT ACQUISITION Cost
--------- ---------- ----------- ----------
<C> <S> <C> <C>
48,700 Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., $3.25
Convertible Preferred..................... 05/03/95 $2,435,000
$3,000,000 Sandoz Capital BVI, Ltd. (Switzerland),
2%, due 10/06/02.......................... 09/28/95 2,497,108
$2,320,000 Sappi BVI Finance, Ltd. (South Africa),
7.5% due 08/01/02......................... 07/19/95 2,332,113*
$2,445,000 Scholastic Corp., 5%, due 08/15/05........ 08/04/95 2,448,862
$2,455,000 Sepracor, Inc., 7%, due 12/01/02.......... 11/01/95 2,444,250
$2,180,000 Silicon Graphics, Inc., 0%, due 11/02/13.. 12/22/95 1,179,541
$7,370,000 Staples, Inc., 4.5%, due 10/01/00......... 09/12/95 7,406,442
$1,855,000 Telxon Corp., 5.75%, due 01/01/03......... 12/07/95 1,862,313
$6,660,000 Thermo Electron Corp., 4.25%, due
01/01/03.................................. 11/28/95 6,749,950
$ 765,000 Thermo Electron Corp., Exchangeable
ThermoQuest Corp., 5%, due 08/15/00....... 07/20/95 765,000*
$1,285,000 Thermo Electron Corp., Exchangeable Thermo
Optek, Inc., 5%, due 10/15/00............. 09/28/95 1,285,000*
$1,065,000 Thomas Nelson, Inc., 5.75%, due 11/30/99.. 08/03/93 1,187,750*
$2,605,000 United States Filter Corp., 6%, due
09/15/05.................................. 09/13/95 2,620,327
$5,730,000 Xilinx, Inc., 5.25%, due 11/01/02......... 11/07/95 5,674,439
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Financial Highlights
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 5, 1987
(Commencement)
Year Ended December 31, to
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 31,
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net Asset Value Per
Share, Beginning of
Period................. $ 7.47 $ 8.79 $ 8.36 $ 8.09 $ 6.85 $ 8.36 $ 7.99 $ 7.76 $ 9.30 (3)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income from Operations:
Net Investment Income.. 0.37 0.38 0.40 0.41 0.43 0.46 0.50 0.55 0.46
Impact to Capital for
Shares Issued......... -- -- (0.01) (0.01) -- -- -- -- (0.03)
Net Realized and
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Securities......... 1.36 (0.86) 1.25 0.71 1.65 (1.13) 0.71 0.44 (1.53)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total from Investment
Operations........... 1.73 (0.48) 1.64 1.11 2.08 (0.67) 1.21 0.99 (1.10)
Less Distributions:
Dividends from Net
Investment Income..... (0.37) (0.38) (0.40) (0.41) (0.43) (0.46) (0.50) (0.55) (0.44)
Distributions from Net
Realized Gains........ (0.33) (0.30) (0.81) (0.07) -- -- (0.06) -- --
Distribution in Excess
of Net Realized Gains. (0.14) (0.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Return of Capital ..... -- -- -- (0.36) (0.41) (0.38) (0.28) (0.21) --
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total Distributions.. (0.84) (0.84) (1.21) (0.84) (0.84) (0.84) (0.84) (0.76) (0.44)
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net Asset Value Per
Share,
End of Period.......... $ 8.36 $ 7.47 $ 8.79 $ 8.36 $ 8.09 $ 6.85 $ 8.36 $ 7.99 $ 7.76
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Total Investment
Return (4)............. 33.6% (7.43)% 13.77% 15.90% 41.38% (3.78)% 20.23% 24.79% (32.61)%(1)
Net Asset Value Total
Return (5)............. 24.0% (5.70)% 16.12% 13.35% 31.20% (8.25)% 15.97% 13.24% (13.49)%(1)
Ratios/Supplemental
Data:
Net Assets, End of
Period
(in thousands)......... $264,608 $234,686 $273,230 $215,208 $172,331 $144,593 $175,732 $167,797 $162,989
Ratio of Expenses to
Average
Net Assets............. 0.81% 0.79% 0.80% 0.88% 0.94% 0.94% 0.95% 0.94% 0.83 %(2)
Ratio of Net Investment
Income
to Average Net Assets.. 4.60% 4.66% 4.48% 5.04% 5.68% 5.93% 5.90% 6.66% 6.12 %(2)
Portfolio Turnover Rate. 108.98% 110.04% 173.79% 139.39% 114.13% 99.53% 84.17% 70.62% 76.91 %(1)
</TABLE>
(1) For the period March 5, 1987 (commencement) to December 31, 1987 and not
indicative of a full year's operating results.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Net of underwriting discount of $.70.
(4) Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions.
(5) Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distribu-
tions.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Independent Auditor's Report
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TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS
OF TCW CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND, INC.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of TCW
Convertible Securities Fund, Inc., including the schedule of investments, as of
December 31, 1995 and the related statements of operations for the year then
ended and of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 1995 and
1994 and the financial highlights for each of the eight years ended December
31, 1995 and for the period March 5, 1987 (inception) to December 31, 1987.
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of
the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial highlights based upon our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
December 31, 1995 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Where
confirmations were not received, we performed alternative procedures. An audit
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of TCW
Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and the results of
its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for
the respective stated periods in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
February 5, 1996
Los Angeles, California
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