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BT EQUITY APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO
Rule 10f-3 Transactions
Trade Date 10/22/98
Broker Morgan Stanley
ISSUER Conoco, Inc. (COC)
SHARES PURCHASED 43,000
% OF OFFERING 0.0286%
SPREAD OR COMMISSION
PER SHARE $0.5877
PRICE
PER SHARE $23.00
TOTAL $989,000
