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Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending June 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-
6/1/00 870875101) 6,800 14.046 17.56 NYSE
6/2/00 (same) 19,500 14.1859 18.04 NYSE
6/6/00 (same) 800 14.1875 18.11 NYSE
6/7/00 (same) 5,000 14.3125 18.27 NYSE
6/9/00 (same) 5,300 14.3714 18.25 NYSE
6/13/00 (same) 6,000 14.375 18.41 NYSE
6/14/00 (same) 5,000 14.625 18.44 NYSE
6/15/00 (same) 22,000 14.6307 18.27 NYSE
6/16/00 (same) 5,000 14.6875 18.57 NYSE
6/20/00 (same) 20,000 14.625 18.37 NYSE
6/21/00 (same) 20,000 14.625 18.14 NYSE
6/22/00 (same) 40,000 14.5781 17.85 NYSE
6/26/00 (same) 5,000 14.4375 17.82 NYSE
6/27/00 (same) 55,000 14.483 18.00 NYSE
6/28/00 (same) 6,100 14.5625 18.03 NYSE
6/29/00 (same) 28,100 14.50 18.06 NYSE
6/30/00 (same) 28,600 14.7185 18.25 NYSE
Total 278,200
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