FLAG INVESTORS VALUE BUILDER FUND INC
485BPOS, EX-99.Q(2), 2000-07-27
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                                                                  February, 2000


                           PERSONAL SECURITIES TRADING
                             POLICIES AND PROCEDURES


For:  Alex. Brown Investment Management ("ABIM")
      Investment Company Capital Corp. ("ICC")

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I.   INTRODUCTION

            ABIM and ICC ("Asset Management") recognize the desirability of
            permitting Employees and members of their immediate families the
            opportunity to engage in normal investment practices for their
            personal accounts and accounts in which they have a beneficial
            interest. The legitimate investment objectives of Employees,
            however, must be balanced against the interests of clients as well
            as Asset Management's regulatory responsibilities.

         Asset Management's policies and procedures regarding personal
securities trading have been developed in response to various securities laws
and rules and regulations of self-regulatory agencies. These procedures include
many of the recommendations made by a special advisory group formed by the
Investment Company Institute to review practices and standards governing
personal investing. These procedures have been submitted to the Board of
Directors of the Flag Investors Family of mutual funds (the "Funds"), and shall
serve as the Code of Ethics required in connection with Asset Management's
services as investment advisor to the Funds.

           Each Employee is expected to adhere to these policies and procedures
so as to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest, or situations in
which an individual may be accused of having abused a position of trust and
responsibility. Any questions regarding the application of these policies and
procedures should be directed to your appropriate senior officer or the
designated Asset Management compliance officer.


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II.  DEFINITIONS

         Employee - For purposes of these policies and procedures, the term
         Employee will refer to all Employees of Asset Management and members of
         their immediate families.

         Immediate Family - Immediate Family shall include spouse, minor
         children, dependents and other relatives who share the same house and
         depend on the Employee for support.

         Employee Related Accounts - The term " Employee Related Account" shall
         mean any account held in the name of an Employee or in which the
         Employee has a Beneficial Interest. In addition, such accounts include
         accounts held in the name(s) of any member(s) of the Employee's
         Immediate Family as well as any account in which those persons have a
         Beneficial Interest.

         Beneficial Interest - An Employee or immediate family member shall be
         considered to have a beneficial interest in an account if he or she
         obtains benefits from the account substantially equivalent to whole or
         partial ownership. Employee and immediate family members are also
         deemed to have a beneficial interest in accounts in which they have the
         power, directly or indirectly, to make investment decisions. Examples
         include, but are not limited to, accounts for trusts, partnerships and
         corporations in which an Employee or immediate family member maintains
         an interest or derives a benefit.

         Discretionary Accounts - An Employee Related Account where full
         investment discretion has been granted to an investment manager,
         trustee or outside bank where neither the Employee nor a close relative
         participates in the investment decisions or is informed in advance of
         transactions in the account.


III. POLICIES/PROCEDURES

         A. Substantive Restrictions on Personal Investing

            1. Initial Public Offerings

               Asset Management Employees are prohibited from acquiring shares
               of an issuer in an initial public offering.

            2. Private Securities Transactions

               Asset Management Employees may engage in such transactions after
               having obtained the prior written approval of the appropriate
               senior officer of their respective business unit and Mutual Funds
               Compliance. Attached as Exhibit A is a copy of the general policy
               and the appropriate form for making such request. Among the
               factors in considering the request by a senior officer are: 1)
               whether the opportunity is being made available to the Employee
               due to the Employee's position


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               within Asset Management; 2) whether the transaction would appear
               to conflict with clients' interests; and, 3) whether the security
               being offered is an appropriate investment to be made on behalf
               of clients.

               Employees who received approval to engage in a private securities
               transaction must disclose that investment in the event they
               become involved in any subsequent consideration of the issuer as
               a potential investment for the Funds or other clients. In such
               circumstances, a final decision to invest on behalf of clients
               should be made after independent review by personnel with no
               personal interest in the issuer.

            3. Blackout Periods

               a. Pending Trades - Employees are prohibited from executing a
                  transaction in an Employee Related Account when Asset
                  Management clients of their respective business unit have
                  pending "buy" or "sell" orders in the same security. This
                  prohibition will remain in effect until such orders are
                  executed or withdrawn.

               b. Fund Trades - Employees are prohibited from trading in a
                  security for a period of at least seven calendar days before,
                  and three calendar days after, any transaction by a Fund
                  Account advised by that respective business unit of Asset
                  Management in the same security. This blackout period would be
                  inapplicable where 1) the market capitalization of the
                  security exceeded $2 billion; and 2) trades of the respective
                  business unit of Asset Management do not exceed 10% of the
                  daily average trading volume for the prior 15 days.

               c. Discretionary Accounts - The Blackout Periods described above
                  do not apply to Discretionary Accounts.

            4. Outside Securities Accounts

               a. General

                  Except in extraordinary circumstances, Asset Management
                  prohibits the maintenance of Employee Related Accounts with
                  broker/dealers outside of DBAB. The appropriate senior officer
                  for their respective business units must approve any requests
                  by Employees for such accounts. Attached as Exhibit B, is a
                  copy of the general policy and the appropriate form for making
                  such request. All such accounts are subject to prior approval
                  and record keeping requirements as will be described below.


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               b. Exceptions

                  Asset Management has determined that the following outside
                  accounts are exempt from the prior approval requirements:

                  (i)  accounts maintained directly with an investment company
                       in which shares of open-end investment companies only can
                       be purchased; and

                  (ii) Discretionary Accounts.

               c. Transfer

                  Outside accounts which are not exempt under Section 4.b. must
                  be transferred to DBAB within forty-five (45) days of the
                  Employee's hire date.

            5. Ban on Short-Term Trading Profits

               In addition to the blackout periods noted above, and in the
               absence of appropriate extenuating circumstances, Asset
               Management Employees are prohibited from profiting in the
               purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same (or
               equivalent) securities within 60 calendar days. Profits realized
               from trades within the proscribed period will be required to be
               forfeited to the appropriate Asset Management business unit.
               Under limited and appropriate circumstances, an Employee may
               request an exception to this restriction. Such requests may only
               be made to the appropriate senior officer of his or her
               respective business unit.

            6. Outside Business Affiliations, Employment or Compensation

               Asset Management Employees may not maintain outside affiliations
               (e.g. officer or director, governor, trustee, etc.) without the
               prior written approval of the appropriate senior officer of their
               respective business units. Attached as Exhibit C is a copy of the
               general policy and the appropriate form for making such request.
               Service on Boards of publicly traded companies should be limited
               to a small number of instances. However, such service may be
               undertaken based upon a determination that these activities are
               consistent with the interest of Asset Management and its clients.
               Employees serving as directors will not be permitted to
               participate in the process of making investment decisions on
               behalf of clients which involve the subject company.

            7. Gifts

               Asset Management restricts the making or receiving of gifts and
               gratuities to ensure the highest standards of employee integrity
               and conduct, and to ensure compliance with rules of the various
               self-regulatory organizations. Asset Management Employees are
               expected to report and receive prior approval for any such gifts
               or gratuities, except for gifts of


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               de minimis value. De minimis is defined as the annual receipt of
               gifts from the same source valued at $100 or less.

         B. Procedures for Personal Investing

            1. Transaction Approval

               All Asset Management Employees must receive prior approval of
               personal securities transactions in Employee Related Accounts.
               All prior approval requests must be made in writing to the
               appropriate person designated for such approvals. Approvals of
               transactions are good for the day they are given and must be
               reinstated the next day if not executed or withdrawn. Attached as
               Exhibit D is a copy of the Personal Securities Transaction
               Approval Form to be completed by Asset Management Employees. Only
               after receiving approval may the Asset Management Employees
               contact their registered representative to enter the order.

               Requests for approval of trades by ABIM Employees (and the
               accompanying approval form) are to be directed to the Chief
               Executive Officer, or his designee, and a copy of the completed
               form will be maintained centrally at ABIM.

               Requests for approval of trades by ICC Employees (and the
               accompanying approval form) are to be directed to Mutual Funds
               Compliance. After approval, ICC employees must receive approval
               from Corporate Compliance and forward the Corporate pre-clearance
               number to Mutual Funds Compliance. One copy of the completed form
               will be maintained with Mutual Funds Compliance.

               Asset Management has determined that certain securities
               transactions are exempt from the prior approval requirements as
               follows:

               o  Trading activity in Discretionary Accounts;

               o  Shares of open-end investment companies registered under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940;

               o  Shares purchased under an issuer sponsored dividend
                  reinvestment program;

               o  Purchases and sales of securities issued or guaranteed by the
                  U.S. government or its agencies and bank certificates of
                  deposit;

               o  To the extent acquired from the issuer, purchases effected
                  upon the exercise of rights issued pro rata to holders of a
                  class of securities; and

               o  Securities purchased under an employer sponsored stock
                  purchase plan or upon the exercise of employee stock options.
                  Any sale of securities acquired pursuant to the exercise of
                  employee stock options remains subject to the pre-clearance
                  procedures.


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            2. Records of Securities Transactions

               a. General

               Each Asset Management Employee is responsible for confirming that
               all Employee Related Accounts are set up in such a way that
               designated supervisory personnel receive records of securities
               transactions as follows:

               (i)  In the case of accounts maintained at DBAB, a report system
                    (the Firm Insider Trade Report System) has been developed
                    which will provide designated supervisory personnel a
                    monthly summary report of securities transactions in
                    Employee Related Accounts. At the time an account is
                    approved, Employees must provide the account name and number
                    to the person in their respective business unit responsible
                    for maintaining the report system.

               (ii) In the case of outside securities accounts, Asset Management
                    must receive duplicate copies of confirmations and
                    statements. Before engaging in any transactions, the
                    Employee must confirm that: i) the account has been
                    approved; and, ii) that firm has been instructed to provide
                    duplicate confirmations and statements.

               b. Exemptions

               (i)  Accounts maintained directly with an investment company in
                    which shares of open-end investment companies only can be
                    purchased are exempt from the records requirements, provided
                    that the requisite information regarding the account is
                    disclosed in the Employee's Initial Holdings Report and
                    Annual Holdings Report, as described in paragraph 4.a.
                    below.

               (ii) Discretionary Accounts are exempt from the records
                    requirements, provided that the requisite information
                    regarding the account is disclosed as described in paragraph
                    4.b. below.


            3. Post-Trade Monitoring

            Asset Management supervisory personnel will conduct periodic reviews
            of the trading activities of Asset Management Employees to monitor
            compliance with these procedures so as to ensure that the interests
            of Asset Management and its clients are not compromised.


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            4. Certification/Disclosure of Accounts and Holdings

               a. Employee Related Accounts

            All Asset Management Employees will, at time of hire and annually
            thereafter, be provided with a copy of these policies and procedures
            and will be requested to certify annually that they have read and
            understand them.

                  (i)  Initial Holdings Report

                       Within 10 days of the Employee's hire date, each Employee
                       shall make an Initial Holdings Report in the form of
                       Exhibit E.

                  (ii) Annual Holdings Report

                       On an annual basis, each Employee shall make an Annual
                       Holdings Report in the form of Exhibit E. The Annual
                       Holdings Report shall contain information which is
                       current as of a date which is no more than 30 days before
                       the report is submitted.

               b. Discretionary Accounts

                  Each Asset Management Employee with an outside Discretionary
                  Account will, at the time of hire and annually thereafter,
                  provide Mutual Funds Compliance with a certification from
                  their investment manager, trustee or outside bank, as
                  applicable, as to the discretionary status of the account. The
                  certification form is attached as Exhibit F.


         C. Sanctions

            Persons violating the provisions of these Personal Trading Policies
            and Procedures may be subject to the following sanctions:

            1. Upon the first violation within a one-year period, the Employee
               will be subject to a monetary penalty of $100, or such other
               penalty as may be determined in the discretion of the committee
               referenced in paragraph 3.

            2. Upon the second violation within a one-year period, the Employee
               will be subject to a monetary penalty of $500, or such other
               penalty as may be determined in the discretion of the committee
               referenced in paragraph 3 (assuming that the first violation was
               brought to the Employee's attention).


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            3. Upon the third violation within a one-year period, the matter
               shall be reviewed by a committee consisting of the Head of the
               Business Unit, the Head of Legal and the Head of Compliance. The
               committee will determine appropriate sanctions, which may include
               (but are not limited to) a letter of censure, further monetary
               penalties, restrictions on the violator's personal securities
               transactions, unwinding of the transaction and disgorgement of
               profits and suspension or termination of employment.

            The proceeds of any monetary penalties recovered in connection with
            the sanctions described above shall be donated to the United Way.


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                                                                       EXHIBIT A


                         PRIVATE SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS


         Private Securities Transactions are those which are not transacted
through a brokerage firm and/or not reflected on records of accounts maintained
at such brokerage firms. Asset Management Employees and members of their
immediate family may not purchase or sell any security (except those exempt
under these Personal Securities Policies and Procedures) in a private securities
transaction unless the Employee has received the prior written approval of the
senior officer of their respective business unit. Requests for approval must be
made on the Request for Approval of Private Securities Transaction Form (a copy
of which is provided with this Code).

         The definition of a private securities transaction should be construed
broadly. Any questions regarding such transactions should be directed to the
senior officer of the respective business unit.





            PLEASE SEE THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PRIVATE SECURITIES
                TRANSACTION FORM BEGINNING ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE


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                             REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF
                         PRIVATE SECURITIES TRANSACTION

To:__________________________________________________(Branch/Department Manager)

The undersigned requests approval of the following securities transaction:

Issuer:


Is Issuer a publicly traded company?  Yes___    No___

Buy:___   Sell:___   Anticipated Date of Transaction:

Description of Securities:

Number of Shares/Units: __________________________________________ Cost/Proceeds

Name of person from whom I propose to purchase or to whom I propose to sell:


Is this person a client of the Firm?    Yes___   No___

If yes, what is nature of the client relationship between that person and the
firm?


To your knowledge, is this investment being offered to others?  Yes___  No___

Are you providing any service or advice to this Issuer?    Yes___   No___

If yes, please describe the service or advice:




                                       _________________________________________
                                       (Name of Person Requesting Approval)


__________________________             _________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Signature)
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                                IMPORTANT NOTICE
         IT IS THE FIRM'S POLICY THAT EMPLOYEES MAY NOT SOLICIT OR RECOMMEND TO
ANY CLIENT OF THE FIRM THE PURCHASE OF ANY SECURITY UNLESS SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE
THROUGH THE FIRM. MOREOVER, THE RECEIPT BY ANY EMPLOYEE OF A "FINDER'S FEE" OR
OTHER COMPENSATION FROM A PERSON OR COMPANY UNRELATED TO THE FIRM FOR REFERRALS
OF PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IS PROHIBITED.

To: Mutual Funds Compliance

    I have reviewed and approved this request for permission to engage in the
private securities transaction described. In connection with this request, I
have the following comments:


________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________


                                       _________________________________________
                                       (Name of Branch/Department Manager)


__________________________             ________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Signature of Branch/Department Manager)

 ................................................................................




To:________________________________________________ (Person Requesting Approval)

    Your request for permission to engage in the private securities transaction
described on the front of this form has been approved. If any of the details of
that transaction change, please advise Mutual Funds Compliance before the
transaction is completed.




__________________________             _________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Mutual Funds Compliance)


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A. EXHIBIT B



                           OUTSIDE SECURITIES ACCOUNTS


         It is the Firm's policy that all Employee Related Accounts be
maintained at DBAB. Such accounts may be maintained at outside firms only in
extraordinary circumstances. Any such requests for an outside securities account
must be made in writing on a Request for Approval of an Outside Brokerage
Account Form (a copy of which is provided with these procedures) and approved in
advance by the appropriate senior officer of the respective business unit.
Approval will be granted only if:

         [ ] The other firm offers products of services not available through
DBAB; or,

         [ ] Other extenuating needs or circumstances exist and are
demonstrated.





            PLEASE SEE THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE BROKERAGE
                  ACCOUNT FORM BEGINNING ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE


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              REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN OUTSIDE BROKERAGE ACCOUNT

To:________________________________   From:____________________
      Branch/Department Manager

The undersigned requests approval to maintain the outside brokerage account
described below.

Name & Address   _______________________________________________________________
of Broker Dealer _______________________________________________________________

Investment Representative for A/C:______________________________________________

A/C #:_____________________________   A/C Title:________________________________

Reason for Request:_____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________


I understand that if my request is approved, I must:

         1) Comply with the Firm's procedures requiring prior approval by my
            supervisor of All transactions in this account; and

         2) Make the necessary arrangements for my supervisor to receive
            duplicate confirmations and monthly statements for this account.

_____________________________________  _________________________________________
(Name of Person Requesting Approval)   (Signature of Person Requesting Approval)

 ................................................................................

To: Mutual Funds Compliance            Date:___________________

    I have reviewed and approved this request for the above outside brokerage
account.

_____________________________________  _________________________________________
(Name of Branch/Department Manager)    (Signature of Branch/Department Manager)


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                                                                       EXHIBIT C
                         OUTSIDE BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS,
                           EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION


General Policy

         No Asset Management Employee may maintain outside affiliations
(directorships, governorships or trusteeships) with business organizations,
outside employment or receive compensation from any source, without the prior
approval of the senior officer of their respective business unit. In addition,
some instances may require approval by the New York Stock Exchange as well.
Requests for approval must be made on the Outside Business Affiliation,
Employment or Compensation Form (a copy of which is provided with these
procedures). Termination of such affiliations must also be reported.


Service on Board of Eleemosynary Organizations

         Asset Management Employees are encouraged not only to provide monetary
support to charitable and civic organizations in their communities, but also to
be generous with their time and effort. Asset Management is justifiably proud
that many Employees serve as officers, directors, trustees or fund-raisers for
numerous eleemosynary organizations.

         From time to time, such organizations may need to procure, either
directly or indirectly, brokerage or investment management services that DBAB
provides, and the Employee associated with such an organization may expect
either to provide those services on behalf of DBAB, or be compensated by DBAB as
a result of the use of these services, or to be directed business by an
unrelated service provider recommended by the Employee to that organization.

         For the benefit of the eleemosynary organization, DBAB and the Asset
Management Employee associated with the eleemosynary organization, the following
guidelines apply whenever DBAB is providing or is expected to provide services,
directly or indirectly, to the organization with which the employee is
associated:

         1. The Employee must disclose his or her employment by DBAB; and,

         2. If the Employee expects to be compensated by DBAB in connection with
            or as a result of, the services provided by DBAB or an unrelated
            service provider recommended by the Employee, the Employee must
            disclose this fact; and,

         3. If the Employee is a member of the body which decides whether to
            employ DBAB, the Employee must abstain from participating in the
            selection of the service provider; and,

         4. All of the foregoing must be memorialized in writing to the
            appropriate officer of the board of the eleemosynary organization or
            in the minutes of the applicable meeting(s) of the governing body at
            which the selection of the service provider is made.


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            PLEASE SEE THE APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE BUSINESS AFFILIATION,
             EMPLOYMENT OR COMPENSATION FORM ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE


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            OUTSIDE BUSINESS AFFILIATION, EMPLOYMENT OR COMPENSATION


FIRM POLICY

         No Employee may maintain any outside affiliations (e.g. officer or
director, governor, or trustee etc.) with any business organization, outside
employment, or receive compensation from any source without prior approval of
the individual's Branch/Department Manager and Mutual Funds Compliance.

         Outside affiliation relationships with non-business organizations (e.g.
church, civic organization, etc.) do not require prior approval unless the
Employee wants to establish and handle an account for the organization.
Generally, Employee's may not serve as trustee for any such accounts while they
also serve as IR.

         Please provide the information requested below, sign on the back, and
submit the form to you Branch/Department Manager for approval. You will be
informed if approval is granted.

1. Employee Name:_______________________________________________________________

2. Organization with which you wish to become affiliated, or organization or
   person by whom you wish to be employed or compensated:

   a. Name:_____________________________________________________________________

   b. Address:__________________________________________________________________

   c. Nature of Business:_______________________________________________________

   d. Does the organization have publicly traded securities?____________________

   e. If so, where are they traded?_____________________________________________

   f. Does the organization have a brokerage account at the Firm?_______________

   g. If so, what is the account number and who is the IR?______________________

3. State the nature of your proposed affiliation or employment, or the nature of
   the services for which you will be compensated, and briefly describe your
   duties:______________________________________________________________________
   _____________________________________________________________________________
   _____________________________________________________________________________

4. On what date will your proposed affiliation, employment or compensation
   begin?______________________________________


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5. a. Will you be compensated?__________________________________________________
   b. If so, how much?__________________________________________________________

6. State the nature and extent of your financial interest, if any, in the
   organization:________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

7. State the amount of time you will devote to the organization's business and
   indicate whether you will devote any time to the organization's business
   during normal working hours:_________________________________________________

8. State the reasons why you have been asked to become affiliated with the
   organization (social contact, knowledge of the industry,
   etc.)________________________________________________________________________

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To:_________________________________________________ (Branch/Department Manager)

   The undersigned requests approval of the outside business affiliation,
employment or compensation described on the reverse side of this request.

                                       _________________________________________
                                       (Name of Person Requesting Approval)


__________________________             _________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Signature of Person Requesting Approval)
 ................................................................................

To: Mutual Funds Compliance

    I have reviewed and approved this request for the outside business
affiliation, employment or compensation described on the reverse side of this
request. In connection with this request, I have the following comments:________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________



                                       _________________________________________
                                       (Name of Branch/Department Manager)

__________________________             _________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Signature of Branch/Department Manager)
 ................................................................................


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To:________________________________________________ (Person Requesting Approval)

   The outside business affiliation, employment or compensation described on the
reverse side of this request has been approved. Please advise your Manager and
the Legal/Compliance Department in writing if any of the information on the
reverse side of this request changes materially.


__________________________             _________________________________________
(Date)                                 (Mutual Funds Compliance)


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IV.                                                                    EXHIBIT D
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                     ICC EMPLOYEE TRANSACTION APPROVAL FORM
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        EMPLOYEE NAME
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
        NAME OF SECURITY
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
        BUY or SELL/ # OF SHARES
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
        TRADE DATE
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
        ACCOUNT #
-------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
        BROKER / BROKERAGE
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Are you aware of any fund trades of the securities named above in the past 3
days or of the intention of any fund manager to trade the securities named above
within the next 7 days? [ ] YES  [ ] NO

If the transaction described above is a purchase, does it involve the
acquisition of shares of an issuer in an initial public offering? [ ] YES [ ] NO
(Purchases of shares of an issuer in an initial public offering are prohibited.)

If the transaction described above is a transaction for profit, have you held
your position in the securities for more than 60 days? [ ] YES [ ] NO
(If transaction is for profit, position must be held a minimum of sixty (60)
days prior to sale.)

                                             Approval___________________________

Corporate Compliance 212-469-8787            Corporate Pre-Clearance #__________


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                       FOR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

-Market cap:  ____ over $2 billion   ____ under $2 billion
-Fund trades do not exceed 10% of Issuer's average daily trading
 volume for last 15 days: ____ yes  ____ no
-Blackout period applies: ____ yes  ____ no

                                                                  _____ Initials


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V.                                                                     EXHIBIT E
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                        ALEX. BROWN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
                        INVESTMENT COMPANY CAPITAL CORP.

                         INITIAL/ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT


         NAME:________________________

         DATE:________________________

         I hereby certify that I have read, understand and have complied with
         the memorandum entitled: Personal Securities Trading Policies and
         Procedures. Furthermore, I am providing/confirming below certain
         additional information.

               IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED, ATTACH AN ADDITIONAL FORM

1.  Provided below is a description of all Employee Related Accounts (including
    open-end investment company accounts), as described in these procedures,
    which I maintain or in which I have a beneficial interest.

    PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE MOST RECENT STATEMENT FOR ALL ACCOUNTS LISTED

                                                           BROKER/DEALER OR BANK
          ACCOUNT NAME            ACCOUNT NUMBER            AT WHICH MAINTAINED
          ------------            --------------           ---------------------
          ____________            ______________           _____________________
          ____________            ______________           _____________________
          ____________            ______________           _____________________
          ____________            ______________           _____________________
          ____________            ______________           _____________________


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2.  Provided below is a description of securities in which I have any direct or
    indirect beneficial interest.

                                              SHARE/
    NAME OF            CLASS                  UNIT            PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
    ISSUER             OF SECURITIES          AMOUNT          (IF DEBT SECURITY)

    _______________    _______________        ________        __________________
    _______________    _______________        ________        __________________
    _______________    _______________        ________        __________________
    _______________    _______________        ________        __________________
    _______________    _______________        ________        __________________
    _______________    _______________        ________        __________________

3.  I have engaged in the following private securities transactions during the
    calendar year.

    NAME OF ISSUER     DATE OF TRANSACTION          NATURE OF INVESTMENT

    _______________    _______________________      ____________________________
    _______________    _______________________      ____________________________
    _______________    _______________________      ____________________________
    _______________    _______________________      ____________________________
    _______________    _______________________      ____________________________
    _______________    _______________________      ____________________________






__________________________                          ____________________________
         (Date)                                     (Signature)

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                       FOR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

Reviewed by:

Name: ________________________________
Signature: ___________________________


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B. EXHIBIT F

                    DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION FORM



   I, ____________________ hereby certify that I am a representative of the
investment manager, trustee or outside bank at which the account described below
is maintained:



ACCOUNT NAME:___________________________________________________________________

ACCOUNT NUMBER:_________________________________________________________________

FIRM AT WHICH MAINTAINED:_______________________________________________________

BENEFICIARY(IES):_______________________________________________________________



   I further certify that neither the Beneficiary named above nor any close
relative of the Beneficiary exercises investment discretion over the account,
participates in investment decisions with respect to the account or is informed
in advance of transactions in the account.


__________________________________
(Signature)


__________________________________
(Name)


__________________________________
(Title)



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