File No. 33-15253
811-5221
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |X|
Pre-Effective Amendment No. |_|
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 |X|
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |X|
Amendment No. 25 |X|
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SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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100 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: 212-850-1864 or Toll Free: 800-221-2450
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THOMAS G. ROSE, Treasurer, 100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
|X| immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
|_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
|_| 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
|_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
|_| 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
|_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
|_| This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Registrant has registered an indefinite amount of securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2(a)(1) and a Rule 24f-2 Notice for
Registrant's most recent fiscal year which was filed with the Commission on
March 27, 1998.
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 23
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
Pursuant to Rule 481(a)
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ITEM NO. IN PART A OF FORM N-1A LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS
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1. Cover Page Cover Page
2. Synopsis Not applicable
3. Condensed Financial Information Financial Highlights
4. General Description of Registrant Investment Objectives and Policies
5. Management of Fund Management Services; Portfolio Transactions,
Portfolio Turnover and Valuation
5a. Manager's Discussion of Fund Performance Management Services
6. Capital Stock and Other Securities Organization and Capitalization; Other Investment
Policies; Dividends, Distributions and Taxes
7. Purchase of Securities Being Offered Purchases and Redemptions
8. Redemption or Repurchase Purchases and Redemptions
9. Pending Legal Proceedings Not applicable
ITEM NO. IN PART B OF FORM N-1A LOCATION IN STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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10. Cover Page Cover Page
11. Table of Contents Table of Contents
12. General Information and History Appendix A
13. Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Policies and Restrictions
14. Management of the Registrant Management and Expenses
15. Control Persons and Principal Directors and Officers
Holders of Services
16. Investment Advisory and Other Management and Expenses;
Services Custodians and Independent Auditors
17. Brokerage Allocation Portfolio Transactions, Valuation and Redemption
18. Capital Stock and Other Securities Portfolio Transactions, Valuation and Redemption
19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Portfolio Transactions, Valuation and
Securities Being Offered Redemption
20. Tax Status Dividends, Distributions and Taxes (Prospectus)
21. Underwriters Not applicable
22. Calculation of Performance Data Portfolio Transactions, Valuation and Redemption
23. Financial Statements Financial Statements
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Parts A and B are Incorporated by Reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements:
Part A: Financial Highlights from June 21, 1988 (commencement of operations)
to December 31, 1997 for Seligman Bond Portfolio, Seligman Capital
Portfolio, Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock
Portfolio, and Seligman Income Portfolio; from May 3, 1993
(commencement of operations) to December 31, 1997 for the Seligman
Henderson International Portfolio; from October 11, 1994
(commencement of operations) to December 31, 1997 for Seligman
Communications and Information Portfolio, Seligman Frontier
Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global Smaller Companies Portfolio;
from May 1, 1995 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1997
for Seligman High-Yield Bond Portfolio; and from May 1, 1996
(commencement of operations) to December 31, 1997 for Seligman
Henderson Global Growth Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman
Henderson Global Technology Portfolio.
Part B: Required Financial Statements, which are included in the Fund's 1997
Annual Report, are incorporated by reference in the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information. These Financial Statements are:
Portfolios of Investments as of December 31, 1997; Statements of
Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1997; Statements of
Operations for the year ended December 31, 1997; Statements of
Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
for Seligman Bond Portfolio, Seligman Capital Portfolio, Seligman
Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, Seligman
Communications and Information Portfolio, Seligman Frontier
Portfolio, Seligman Henderson Global Smaller Companies Portfolio,
Seligman Henderson International Portfolio, Seligman High-Yield Bond
Portfolio, and Seligman Income Portfolio; and for the year ended
December 31, 1997 and the period May 1, 1996 (commencement of
operations) to December 31, 1996 for the Seligman Henderson Global
Growth Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global
Technology Portfolio; Notes to Financial Statements; Financial
Highlights for the five years ended December 31, 1997 for Seligman
Bond Portfolio, Seligman Capital Portfolio, Seligman Cash Management
Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, and Seligman Income
Portfolio; for the period May 3, 1993 (commencement of operations)
to December 31, 1997 for Seligman Henderson International Portfolio;
for the period October 11, 1994 (commencement of operations) to
December 31, 1997 for Seligman Communications and Information
Portfolio, Seligman Frontier Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global
Smaller Companies Portfolio; for the period May 1, 1995
(commencement of operations) to December 31, 1997 for Seligman
High-Yield Bond Portfolio; and for the period May 1, 1996
(commencement of operations) to December 31, 1997 for Seligman
Henderson Global Growth Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman
Henderson Global Technology Portfolio; Report of Independent
Auditors.
(b) Exhibits: All Exhibits have been previously filed, except Exhibits
marked with an asterisk (*) which are incorporated herein.
(1) Form of Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Articles of
Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(2) By-laws of Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 20 filed on April 17, 1997.)
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Not applicable.
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
(5) (a) Form of Management Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson
Global Growth Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman Henderson
Global Technology Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective No. 17 filed on February 15, 1996.)
(b) Subadvisory Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson Global
Growth Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global
Technology Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(c) Form of Management Agreement in respect of Seligman High-Yield
Bond Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 14 filed on February 14, 1995.)
(d) Management Agreement in respect of Seligman Communications and
Information and Seligman Frontier Portfolios. (Incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed on March 31,
1995.)
(e) Management Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson Global
Smaller Companies Portfolio (formerly, Seligman Henderson Global
Emerging Companies Portfolio). (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed on March 31, 1995.)
(f) Subadvisory Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson Global
Smaller Companies Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(g) Management Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson
International Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed on March 31, 1995.)
(h) Subadvisory Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson Global
Growth Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global
Technology Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(i) Management Agreement in respect of Seligman Capital, Seligman
Cash Management, Seligman Common Stock, Seligman Bond Securities,
and Seligman Income Portfolios. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 filed on March 31, 1995.)
(j) Management Agreement in respect of Seligman Large-Cap Value
Portfolio and Seligman Small-Cap Value Portfolio. (Incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on
April 28, 1998.)
(6) Not applicable.
(7) Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Seligman Portfolios, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on
April 28, 1998.)
(8) (a) Form of Custodian Agreement in respect of Seligman Capital,
Seligman Cash Management, Seligman Common Stock, Seligman Bond
Securities, and Seligman Income Portfolios. (Incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on
April 28, 1998.)
(b) Form of First Amendment to Custodian Agreement in respect of
Seligman Communications and Information and Seligman Frontier
Portfolios.(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(c) Form of Recordkeeping Agreement in respect of Seligman Henderson
International Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(d) Form of First Amendment to Recordkeeping Agreement in respect of
Seligman Henderson Global Smaller Companies Portfolio.
(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22
filed on April 28, 1998.)
(e) Second Amendment to Custodian Agreement in respect of Seligman
High-Yield Bond Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 filed on May 2, 1996.)
(f) Second Amendment to Recordkeeping Agreement in respect of
Seligman Henderson Global Growth Opportunities Portfolio and
Seligman Henderson Global Technology Portfolio. (Incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18, filed May 2, 1996.)
(g) Custodian Agreement between Registrant and Morgan Stanley Trust
Company in respect of the Seligman Henderson Portfolios.
(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19
filed on November 1, 1996.)
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
(9) Other Material Contracts.
(a) Buy-Sell Agreement and Modification between the Registrant and
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 filed on April 26,
1993.)
(b) Form of Buy/Sell Agreement between Registrant and Canada Life
Insurance Company of America. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(c) Form of Buy/Sell Agreement between Registrant and Canada Life
Insurance Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(d) Agency Agreement between Investors Fiduciary Trust Company,
acting as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent, and the Fund in
respect of Seligman Capital, Seligman Cash Management, Seligman
Common Stock, Seligman Bond Securities, and Seligman Income
Portfolios.(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(e) First Amendment to Agency Agreement between Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company, acting as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
and the Fund in respect of Seligman Henderson International
Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(f) Second Amendment to Agency Agreement between Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company, acting as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
and the Fund in respect of Seligman Communications and
Information, Seligman Frontier, and Seligman Henderson Global
Smaller Companies Portfolios. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(g) Third Amendment to Agency Agreement between Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company, acting as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
and the Fund in respect of Seligman High-Yield Bond Portfolio.
(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18,
filed May 2, 1996.)
(h) Fourth Amendment to Agency Agreement between Investors Fiduciary
Trust Company, acting as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
and the Fund in respect of Seligman Henderson Global Growth
Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global Technology
Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 18, filed May 2, 1996.)
(i) Form of Promotional Agent Distribution Agreement between Seligman
Financial Services, Inc. on behalf of Registrant and Canada Life
Insurance Company of America. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(j) Form of Promotional Agent Distribution Agreement between Seligman
Financial Services, Inc. on behalf of Registrant and Canada Life
Insurance Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(k) Form of Selling Agreement between Seligman Financial Services,
Inc. on behalf of Registrant and Canada Life Insurance Company of
America. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(l) Form of Selling Agreement between Seligman Financial Services,
Inc. on behalf of Registrant and Canada Life Insurance Company of
New York. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(10) Opinion and Consent of Counsel.*
(11) Consent of independent auditors. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(12) N/A
(13) (a) Form of Purchase Agreement for Seligman Capital, Seligman Cash
Management, Seligman Common Stock, Seligman Bond Securities, and
Seligman Income Portfolios. (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(b) Investment Letter for Seligman Henderson International
Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(c) Investment Letter for Seligman High-Yield Bond Portfolio.
(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15
filed on March 31, 1995.)
(d) Investment Letter for Seligman Henderson Global Growth
Opportunities Portfolio and Seligman Henderson Global Technology
Portfolio. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 18, filed May 2, 1996.)
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
(14) The Seligman Roth/Traditional IRA Information Kit. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit q(1) of Registration Statement No. 333-50295,
Form N-2, filed on April 16, 1998.)
(14a) The Seligman Simple IRA Plan Set-Up Kit. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 14 of Registration Statement No. 333-20621, Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2, filed on April 17, 1997.)
(14b) The Seligman Simple IRA Plan Agreement. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 14 of Registration Statement No. 333-20621, Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2, filed on April 17, 1997.)
(14c) Qualified Plan and Trust Basic Plan Document. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit q(4) to Registration No. 333-50295, Form N-2,
filed on April 16, 1998.)
(14d) Flexible Standardized 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Adoption Agreement.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit q(4) to Registration No.
333-50295, Form N-2, filed on April 16, 1998.)
(14e) Flexible Nonstandardized Safe Harbor 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Adoption Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit q(4) to
Registration No. 333-50295, Form N-2, filed on April 16, 1998.)
(14f) Simplified Employee Pension Plan. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 14(f) to Registration No. 2-10835, Post-Effective Amendment
No. 76, filed on April 29, 1998.)
(14g) Educational IRA. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14(f) to
Registration No. 2-10835, Post-Effective Amendment No. 76, filed on
April 29, 1998.)
(15) Not applicable.
(16) Not applicable.
(17) Financial Data Schedules meeting the requirements of Rule 483 under
the Securities Act of 1933. (Incorporated by reference to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on April 28, 1998.)
(18) Not applicable.
Other Exhibits: Power of Attorney for Richard R. Schmaltz. (Incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 filed on
April 28, 1998.)
Powers of Attorney (Incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 filed on April 17, 1997.)
ITEM 25. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT
None.
ITEM 26. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
As of May 29, 1998, there were eight record holders of Capital Stock
of the Registrant.
ITEM 27. INDEMNIFICATION
Reference is made to the provisions of Article Eleventh of
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation filed as
Exhibit 24(b)(1) of Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to
the Registration Statement and Article IV of Registrant's Amended and
Restated By-laws filed as Exhibit 24(b)(2) to Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement.
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised by the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 28. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation
("Manager"), is the Registrant's investment manager. The Manager also
serves as investment manager to seventeen other associated investment
companies. They are Seligman Capital Fund, Inc., Seligman Cash
Management Fund, Inc., Seligman Common Stock Fund, Inc., Seligman
Communications and Information Fund, Inc., Seligman Frontier Fund,
Inc., Seligman Growth Fund, Inc., Seligman Henderson Global Fund
Series, Inc., Seligman High Income Fund Series, Seligman Income Fund,
Inc., Seligman Municipal Fund Series, Inc., Seligman Municipal Series
Trust, Seligman New Jersey Municipal Fund, Inc., Seligman Pennsylvania
Municipal Fund Series, Seligman Quality Municipal Fund, Inc., Seligman
Select Municipal Fund, Inc., Seligman Value Fund Series, Inc., and
Tri-Continental Corporation.
Seligman Henderson Co. (the "Subadviser") serves as subadviser to the
Registrant and Seligman Henderson Global Fund Series, Inc.
The Manager and Subadviser each have an investment advisory service
division which provides investment management or advice to private
clients. The list required by this Item 28 of officers and directors
of the Manager and the Subadviser, respectively, together with
information as to any other business, profession, vocation or
employment of a substantial nature engaged in by such officers and
directors during the past two years, is incorporated by reference to
Schedules A and D of Form ADV, filed by the Manager and the
Subadviser, respectively, pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 (SEC File Nos. 801-15798 and 801-40670, respectively), which were
filed on March 31, 1998.
ITEM 29. Not applicable.
ITEM 30. Location of Accounts and Records - All accounts, books and other
documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act
and the Rules (17 CFR 270.31a-1 to 31a-3) promulgated thereunder will
be maintained by the following:
Custodian for Seligman Bond Portfolio, Seligman Capital Portfolio,
Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock Portfolio,
Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, Seligman Frontier
Portfolio, Seligman High-Yield Bond Portfolio, and Seligman Income
Portfolio and Recordkeeping agent for all Portfolios: Investors
Fiduciary Trust Company, 801 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri
64105.
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
Custodian for Seligman Henderson Global Growth Opportunities
Portfolio, Seligman Henderson Global Smaller Companies Portfolio,
Seligman Henderson Global Technology Portfolio, and Seligman Henderson
International Portfolio: Morgan Stanley Trust Company, One Pierrepont
Plaza, Brooklyn, New York 11201.
Transfer, Redemption and Other Shareholder Account Services for all
Portfolios: Investors Fiduciary Trust Company, 801 Pennsylvania,
Kansas City, Missouri 64105.
ITEM 31. Management Services - None not discussed in the Prospectus or
Statement of Additional Information for the Registrant.
ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS -
(1) The Registrant undertakes to furnish to each person to whom a
prospectus is delivered a copy of the Registrant's latest annual
report to shareholders, upon request and without charge.
(2) The Registrant undertakes to call a meeting of shareholders for the
purpose of voting upon the removal of a director or directors and to
assist in communications with other shareholders as required by
Section 16(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on the 1st day of June, 1998.
SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC.
By: /S/ WILLIAM C. MORRIS
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William C. Morris, Chairman
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons, in the capacities
indicated on June 1, 1998.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/S/ WILLIAM C. MORRIS Chairman of the Board (Principal
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William C. Morris
/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO Director and President
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Brian T. Zino
/S/ THOMAS G. ROSE Treasurer
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Thomas G. Rose
John R. Galvin, Director )
Alice S. Ilchman, Director )
Frank A. McPherson, Director )
John E. Merow, Director )
Betsy S. Michel, Director ) /S/ BRIAN T. ZINO
James C. Pitney, Director ) -----------------
James Q. Riordan, Director ) *Brian T. Zino, Attorney-In-Fact
Richard R. Schmaltz, Director )
Robert L. Shafer, Director )
James N. Whitson, Director )
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SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
EXHIBIT INDEX
FORM N-1A ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION
24(b)(10) Opinion and Consent of Counsel
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April 28, 1998
Seligman Portfolios, Inc.,
100 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10017.
Dear Sirs:
In connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-15253) of Seligman Portfolios, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), which you expect to file under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to an indefinite
number of shares of Capital Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the classes
designated as Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio and Seligman Small-Cap Value
Portfolio (the "Portfolios", and the Shares of the Portfolios being referred to
herein as the "Shares"), we, as your counsel, have examined such corporate
records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have
considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion,
the Shares have been duly authorized to the extent of 20,000,000 Shares of each
Portfolio, and when the Post-Effective Amendment referred to above has become
effective under the Securities Act and the Shares of
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each Portfolio have been issued (a) for at least the par value thereof in
accordance with the Registration Statement referred to above, (b) so as not to
exceed the then authorized number of Shares of the relevant Portfolio and (c) in
accordance with the authorization of the Board of Directors, the Shares will be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We have relied as to certain matters on information obtained from
public officials, officers of the Fund and other sources believed by us to be
responsible.
The foregoing opinion is limited to the federal laws of the United
States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland, and we are
expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Post-Effective Amendment referred to above. In giving such consent, we do not
thereby admit that we are in the category of person whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
