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Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending March 31, 2000
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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-
3/2/00 870875101) 5,000 12.875 16.70 NYSE
3/6/00 (same) 1,300 13.0625 16.85 NYSE
3/7/00 (same) 13,000 12.9519 16.72 NYSE
3/8/00 (same) 10,000 12.875 16.47 NYSE
3/9/00 (same) 5,000 12.8125 16.59 NYSE
3/13/00 (same) 9,000 12.6875 16.15 NYSE
3/16/00 (same) 1,200 13.0625 16.73 NYSE
3/20/00 (same) 3,200 13.125 16.96 NYSE
3/22/00 (same) 5,000 13.25 17.07 NYSE
3/23/00 (same) 5,000 13.50 17.33 NYSE
3/24/00 (same) 7,500 13.3958 17.69 NYSE
3/27/00 (same) 9,400 13.50 17.46 NYSE
3/28/00 (same) 3,800 13.50 17.38 NYSE
3/29/00 (same) 9,400 13.7055 17.28 NYSE
3/30/00 (same) 9,400 13.5891 17.30 NYSE
3/31/00 (same) 9,400 13.7081 17.33 NYSE
Total 106,600
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