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EXHIBIT 77D
for IDS Utilities Income Fund, Inc.
At a board of Directors' meetings held on October 7-8, 1998, the following
investment policies were eliminated:
o The Fund will not pledge or mortgage its assets beyond 15% of
total assets.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
securities whose issuer or guarantor of principal
and interest has been in operation for less than three years.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants.
o The Fund will not invest in exploration or development programs
such as oil, gas or mineral leases.
o The fund will not purchase securities of an issuer if the board
members and officers of the Fund, the Portfolio and the Advisor hold
more than a certain percentage of the issuer's outstanding securities.
If the holdings of all board members and officers of the Fund, the
Portfolio and Advisor who own more that 0.5% of an issuer's securities
are added together, and if in total they own more that 5%, the Fund
will not purchase securities of that issuer.
