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Report for Calendar month Ending May 31, 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-
05/03/99 870875101) 700 14.5 17.72 NYSE
5/4/99 (same) 3,400 14.3585 17.66 NYSE
5/5/99 (same) 1,000 14.375 17.76 NYSE
5/6/99 (same) 7,500 14.3125 17.74 NYSE
5/7/99 (same) 8,500 14.5 17.74 NYSE
5/10/99 (same) 5,000 14.375 17.77 NYSE
5/11/99 (same) 7,500 14.4 17.63 NYSE
5/12/99 (same) 11,900 14.2658 17.51 NYSE
5/13/99 (same) 7,200 14.3351 17.45 NYSE
5/14/99 (same) 11,900 14.229 17.31 NYSE
5/17/99 (same) 4,700 14 17.05 NYSE
5/18/99 (same) 9,600 14.2383 17.25 NYSE
5/19/99 (same) 6,400 14.25 17.26 NYSE
5/21/99 (same) 7,700 14.1258 17.21 NYSE
5/24/99 (same) 1,500 14.0625 17.26 NYSE
5/25/99 (same) 1,500 14.1042 16.98 NYSE
5/26/99 (same) 9,100 14.0625 16.82 NYSE
5/27/99 (same) 9,100 13.8372 16.51 NYSE
5/28/99 (same) 5,100 13.826 16.57 NYSE
Total 119,300
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