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Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending November 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-
11/1/99 870875101) 4000 14.3125 17.76 NYSE
11/2/99 (same) 1000 14.3125 17.84 NYSE
11/3/99 (same) 4000 14.375 17.95 NYSE
11/4/99 (same) 4000 14 4375 17.94 NYSE
11/5/99 (same) 4000 14.4375 17.93 NYSE
11/8/99 (same) 4500 14.375 17.92 NYSE
11/9/99 (same) 4500 14.4375 18.03 NYSE
11/10/99 (same) 4500 14.375 18.14 NYSE
11/11/99 (same) 4500 14.5625 18.19 NYSE
11/12/99 (same) 4500 14.50 18.05 NYSE
11/16/99 (same) 6900 14.5625 18.12 NYSE
11/17/99 (same) 6900 14.5553 18.26 NYSE
11/18/99 (same) 6900 14.375 18.12 NYSE
11/19/99 (same) 6900 14.375 18.07 NYSE
11/22/99 (same) 7100 14.3125 18.00 NYSE
11/23/99 (same) 7100 14.25 17.87 NYSE
11/24/99 (same) 7100 14.125 17.68 NYSE
11/29/99 (same) 8700 14.2457 17.92 NYSE
11/30/99 (same) 2700 14.25 17.92 NYSE
Total 99800
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