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Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending February 29, 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-
2/1/00 870875101) 5,000 12.875 16.27 NYSE
2/2/00 (same) 5,000 12.8125 16.42 NYSE
2/7/00 (same) 10,900 13.2139 16.8 NYSE
2/14/00 (same) 14,600 13.1447 16.36 NYSE
2/15/00 (same) 5,000 13.0625 16.22 NYSE
2/17/00 (same) 4,000 13.125 16.67 NYSE
2/18/00 (same) 10,000 13.125 16.76 NYSE
2/23/00 (same) 5,000 13.25 17.04 NYSE
Total 59,500
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