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Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending April 30, 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-
4/3/00 870875101) 1,700 13.8125 17.51 NYSE
4/4/00 (same) 9,000 13.7569 17.65 NYSE
4/5/00 (same) 5,000 13.5625 17.53 NYSE
4/6/00 (same) 5,000 13.8125 17.58 NYSE
4/7/00 (same) 13,600 13.875 17.64 NYSE
4/14/00 (same) 8,600 13.8125 17.44 NYSE
4/17/00 (same) 8,300 13.4375 17.05 NYSE
4/19/00 (same) 13,300 13.719 16.92 NYSE
4/20/00 (same) 20,500 13.9848 16.94 NYSE
4/24/00 (same) 5,000 13.75 17.00 NYSE
4/26/00 (same) 2,200 13.875 16.83 NYSE
4/27/00 (same) 6,200 13.8387 16.52 NYSE
4/28/00 (same) 1,600 13.7656 16.70 NYSE
Total 100,000
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