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Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending June 30, 1999
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Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
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Approximate asset value
Number of or approximate asset Name of
Date of each Identification of shares Price per coverage per share at Seller or of
transaction each security purchased share time of purchase Sellers Broker
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Swiss Helvetia
Fund-(Cusip-
6/1/99 870875101) 6200 13.9113 16.78 NYSE
6/2/99 (same) 3500 13.9107 16.83 NYSE
6/3/99 (same) 4500 14.1042 17.01 NYSE
6/4/99 (same) 9500 14.2625 17.21 NYSE
6/7/99 (same) 3200 14.25 17.26 NYSE
6/8/99 (same) 8700 14.3772 17.43 NYSE
6/9/99 (same) 8700 14.4353 17.46 NYSE
6/10/99 (same) 5800 14.0808 17.15 NYSE
6/11/99 (same) 4700 14.1875 17.29 NYSE
6/14/99 (same) 1900 14.125 17.13 NYSE
6/15/99 (same) 7000 14.1607 17.18 NYSE
6/16/99 (same) 3600 14.2118 17.08 NYSE
6/17/99 (same) 2300 14.25 17.19 NYSE
6/18/99 (same) 5800 14.3448 17.34 NYSE
6/21/99 (same) 1500 14.4583 17.43 NYSE
6/22/99 (same) 2100 14.25 17.23 NYSE
6/23/99 (same) 8700 13.9045 17.08 NYSE
6/24/99 (same) 4400 13.9375 17.07 NYSE
6/25/99 (same) 8700 13.9849 17.03 NYSE
6/28/99 (same) 4900 13.977 16.9 NYSE
6/29/99 (same) 4900 14.051 16.92 NYSE
6/30/99 (same) 2700 14 16.63 NYSE
Total 113,300
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