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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION --------------------------
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Approval
FORM N-17f-2 --------------------------
OMB Number: 3235-0360
Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Expires: July 31, 1994
Investment in the Custody of Estimated average burden
Management Investment Companies hours per response... 0.05
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]
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1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed
811-05551 July 31, 1999
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2. State identification Number: N/A
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CT DE DC FL GA HI
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Other (specify):
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3. Exact name of investment company as specified in representation statement:
AmSouth Mutual Funds
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4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code):
3435, Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219
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[PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD]
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT
To the Trustees of the AmSouth Mutual Funds
We have examined management's assertion about the AmSouth Mutual Funds' (the
Funds') (comprising the Equity Income Fund, the Equity Fund, the Enhanced Market
Fund, the Capital Growth Fund, the Select Equity Fund, the Regional Equity Fund,
the Small Cap Fund, the Balanced Fund, the Limited Maturity Fund, the Government
Income Fund, the Bond Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, the Florida Tax-Free Fund,
the U.S. Treasury Fund, the Prime Obligations Fund, the Institutional Prime
Obligation Fund, and the Tax-Exempt Fund) compliance with the requirements of
subsection (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as
of July 31, 1999, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding
Compliance With Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Management is responsible for the AmSouth Mutual Funds' compliance with those
requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's
assertion about the AmSouth Mutual Funds' compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Funds' compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests
performed as of July 31, 1999, with respect to the securities of the AmSouth
Mutual Funds:
o Count and inspect all securities located in the vault of AmSouth Bank;
o Confirmation, or other procedures as we considered necessary, of all
securities held in book entry form by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta, Depository Trust Company, or Chase Bank;
o Confirmation, or other procedures as we consider necessary, of all
securities out for transfer with brokers;
o Confirmation, or other procedures as we deemed necessary, of all
mutual fund investments with transfer agents;
o Confirmation, or other procedures we deemed necessary, of all
repurchase agreements with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying
collateral with AmSouth Bank's records; and
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o Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the
AmSouth Mutual Funds and AmSouth Bank.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our
examination does not provide a legal determination on the AmSouth Mutual Funds'
compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that the AmSouth Mutual Funds were in
compliance with the above-mentioned provisions of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 1999, except for non-compliance as described
in management's report, is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended for the information and use of management of the AmSouth
Mutual Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be used
for any other purpose.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
September 10, 1999
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MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
We, as members of management of the AmSouth Mutual Funds (the Funds) (comprising
the U.S. Treasury Fund, the Prime Obligations Fund, the Tax Exempt Fund, the
Bond Fund, the Limited Maturity Fund, the Government Income Fund, the Florida
Tax-Free Fund, the Equity Fund, the Regional Equity Fund, the Balanced Fund,
Municipal Bond Fund, the Capital Growth Fund, the Equity Income Fund, the Small
Cap Fund, the Select Equity Fund, the Enhanced Market Fund, and the
Institutional Prime Obligation Fund) are responsible for complying with the
requirements of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management
Investments Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also
responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective internal control over
compliance with Rule 17f-2 requirements.
We assert that the Funds were in compliance with the requirements of subsection
(b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31,
1999 with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the
AmSouth Mutual Funds, except for the following: the custody records for the
Florida Tax-Free Fund reflects its ownership of 1,700 shares of the Tax Exempt
Fund which are not reflected as outstanding shares in the transfer agent records
maintained for the Tax Exempt Fund.
AmSouth Mutual Funds
