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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)
Liberty Term Trust, Inc., 1999 (LTT)
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
531282101
(CUSIP Number)
George W. Karpus, President
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a/
Karpus Investment Management
14 Tobey Village Office Park
Pittsford, New York 14534
(716) 586-4680
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
March 8, 1999
(Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule
13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box. /x/
(Page 1 of 4)
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 531282101 Page 2 of 4 Pages
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment Management
I.D. # 16-1290558
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group* (a) / /
(b) /x/
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds*
AF
5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) / /
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
New York
7. Sole Voting Power
755,800
Number of Shares
8. Shared Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned by Each
9. Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting Person
755,800
With
10. Shared Dispositive Power
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
755,800
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares* / /
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
15.38%
14. Type of Reporting Person*
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1 Security and Issuer
Common Stock
Liberty Term Trust Inc., 1999 ("LTT")
Federated Investors Tower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
ITEM 2 Identity and Background
a) Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment Management
("KIM")
George W. Karpus, President, Director, and controlling stockholder
JoAnn Van Degriff, Vice President and Director
Sophie Karpus, Director
b) 14 Tobey Village Office Park
Pittsford, New York 14534
c) Principal business and occupation - Investment Management for
individuals, pension, and profit sharing plans, corporations,
endowments, trusts, and others, specializing in conservative asset
management (i.e. fixed income investments).
d) None of George W. Karpus, JoAnn VanDegriff or Sophie Karpus ("the
Principals") or KIM has been convicted in the past 5 years of any
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations).
e) During the last 5 years none of the Principals or KIM has been a
party to a civil proceeding as a result of which any of them is
subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future
violations of or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
f) Each of the Principals is a United States citizen.
KIM is a New York corporation.
ITEM 3 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations
KIM, an independent investment adviser, has accumulated 755,800
shares of LTT on behalf of accounts that are managed by KIM ("the
Accounts") under limited powers of attorney, which represents 15.38%
of the outstanding shares. All funds that have been utilized in
making such purchases are from such Accounts.
ITEM 4 Purpose of Transaction
KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes. Being primarily a
conservative, fixed income manager, with a specialty focus in the
closed end fund sector, the profile of LTT (being a short term
investment grade fund scheduled to terminate on or by December 31,
1999) fit the investment guidelines for various Accounts.
ITEM 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer
a) As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 755,800 shares which
represent 15.38% of the outstanding Shares. Principal, Sophie
Karpus, owns 700 shares purchased on July 24, 1995 at a price of
$7.375. KIM owns 2,000 shares purchased on July 24, 1995 at a
price of $7.375.
b) KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all such Shares
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under limited powers of attorney.
c) Open market purchases in the last 60 days for the Accounts.
PRICE PER
DATE SHARES SHARE
2/1/99 -100 8.9372
2/2/99 -800 8.9372
2/4/99 -1000 8.9372
2/9/99 -1400 8.875
2/12/99 -1000 8.9372
2/23/99 -1,000 8.875
2/24/99 -200 8.9372
There have been no dispositions and no acquisitions, other than by
such open market purchases, during such period.
The Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from, and any
proceeds from the sale of, the Shares. None of the Accounts has an
interest is Shares constituting more than 5% of the Shares
outstanding.
ITEM 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding, or Relationships with Respect
to the Issuer
Except as described above, there are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships of any kind among the Principals and
KIM and between any of them and any other person with respect to any
of the LTT securities.
ITEM 7 Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
Not applicable
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.
Karpus Management, Inc.
March 8, 1999 By: /s/ George W. Karpus, President
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Date Signature
George W. Karpus, President
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