HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST INC
NSAR-B/A, 1999-07-30
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                                  FORM N-SAR
                              SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
                      FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES

          Registrant Name     HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.

          File Number                   811-7070

          Registrant CIK Number:        0000890337









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 Report as of the end of semiannual period:   /  /    (a)
                            or fiscal year: 05/31/99  (b)
     Is this a transition report? (Y or N): N
Is this form being completed by the registrant? (Y or N): Y
Is this an amendment to a previous filing? (Y or N): N
Is this a change to a previous filing? (Y or N): N

1.A)  Registrant Name:  HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.
  B)  File Number:      811-7070
  C)  Telephone Number: 2125498400
2.A)  Street: ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 165 BROADWAY, 36TH FL
  B)  City: NEW YORK             C) State: NY D) Zip Code: 10006 Zip Ext.: 1404
  E)  Foreign Country:                     Foreign Postal Code:

3. Is this the first filing on this form by the  Registrant?(Y  or N) ----- N 4.
Is this the last filing on this form by the  Registrant?(Y  or N) ------ N 5. Is
Registrant  a small  business  investment  company  (SBIC)?(Y or N) ---- N 6. Is
Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)?(Y or N) ----------------- N

7.A)  Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company?(Y or N) ----- N
  B)  How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have
      at the end of the period? -----------------------------------------  0

                              SCREEN NUMBER:  1

7.C)    List the name of each series or portfolio and give a consecutive  number
        to each series or  portfolio  starting  with the number 1. USE THIS SAME
        NUMERICAL  DESIGNATION  FOR  EACH  SERIES  OR  PORTFOLIO  IN THE  SERIES
        INFORMATION  BLOCK IN THE TOP RIGHT  CORNER OF THE SCREENS  SUBMITTED IN
        THIS FILING AND IN ALL SUBSEQUENT FILINGS ON THIS FORM. THIS INFORMATION
        IS REQUIRED EACH TIME THE FORM IS FILED. Is this the
    Series                                                      last filing
    Number                       Series Name                  for this series?
                                    (Y or N)
       1
       2
       3
       4
       5
       6
       7
       8
       9
      10




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                              SCREEN NUMBER:  2

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     INVESTMENT ADVISER/SUB-ADVISER                       filed for series  0.

8.A) Adviser Name (if any): HYPERION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
  B) Is this an Adviser or Sub-adviser? (A/S): A
  C) File Number: 801-34605
  D) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10006 Zip Ext.: 1404
     Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

8.A) Adviser Name (if any):
  B) Is this an Adviser or Sub-adviser? (A/S):
  C) File Number: 801-
  D) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
     Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

8.A) Adviser Name (if any):
  B) Is this an Adviser or Sub-adviser? (A/S):
  C) File Number: 801-
  D) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
     Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:



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     ADMINISTRATOR                                        filed for series  0.

10.A) Administrator Name (if any):HYPERION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
   B) File Number (if any): 801-34605
   C) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10006 Zip Ext.: 1404
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

10.A) Administrator Name (if any):
   B) File Number (if any):
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

10.A) Administrator Name (if any):
   B) File Number (if any):
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      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

10.A) Administrator Name (if any):
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     PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER                                filed for series  0.

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
   B) File Number: 8-27154
   C) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10292 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.
   B) File Number: 8-7221
   C) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10281 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): OPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.
   B) File Number: 8-18333
   C) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10281 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

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     PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER                                filed for series  0.

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): PAINE WEBBER INCORPORATED
   B) File Number: 8-16267
   C) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10019 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
   B) File Number: 8-8177
   C) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10019 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): ADVEST, INC.
   B) File Number: 8-21409
   C) City: HARTFORD             State: CT Zip Code: 06103 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): CROWELL, WEEDON & CO.
   B) File Number: 8-3710
   C) City: LOS ANGELES          State: CA Zip Code: 90017 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

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     PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER                                filed for series  0.

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any): DAIN BOSWORTH, INC.
   B) File Number: 8-3259
   C) City: MINNEAPOLIS          State: MN Zip Code: 55402 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
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     PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER                                filed for series  0.

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

11.A) Underwriter Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-
   C) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

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                              SCREEN NUMBER:  5

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     SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT                          filed for series  0.

12.A) Agent Name (if any): BOSTON EQUISERVE, L.P.
   B) File Number (if any): 85-00
   C) City: CANTON               State: MA Zip Code: 02021 Zip Ext.:


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                              SCREEN NUMBER:  6

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     INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT                        filed for series  0.

13.A) Accountant Name: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
   B) City: NEW YORK             State: NY Zip Code: 10036 Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:


13.A) Accountant Name:
   B) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:


13.A) Accountant Name:
   B) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:


13.A) Accountant Name:
   B) City:                      State:    Zip Code:       Zip Ext.:
      Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:


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                              SCREEN NUMBER:  7

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     AFFILIATED BROKER/DEALER                             filed for series  0.

14.A) Broker/Dealer Name (if any):RANIERI & CO., INC.
   B) File Number: 8-39678


14.A) Broker/Dealer Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-


14.A) Broker/Dealer Name (if any):
   B) File Number: 8-


14.A) Broker/Dealer Name (if any):
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14.A) Broker/Dealer Name (if any):
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     CUSTODIAN/SUB-CUSTODIAN                              filed for series  0.

15.A) Custodian/Sub-custodian: STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY
   B) Is this a Custodian or Sub-custodian? (C/S): C
   C) City: BOSTON               State: MA Zip Code: 02116 Zip Ext.:
   D) Foreign Country:                      Foreign Postal Code:

   E) Mark ONE of the following with an 'X':

                                 TYPE OF CUSTODY

                Member Nat'l                 Foreign     Insurance Co.
     Bank       Sec. Exchg.       Self      Custodian      Sponsor
 Sec.17(f)(1)    Rule 17f-1    Rule 17f-2   Rule 17f-5    Rule 26a-2    Other
 ------------   ------------   ----------   ----------   -------------  -----

      X





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                              SCREEN NUMBER:  9

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18. Does Registrant's/Series' custodian(s) maintain some
     or all of Registrant's/Series' securities in a central
     depository or book-entry system pursuant to Rule 17f-4? (Y or N)  Y

19. Family of investment companies information:

   A)  Is Registrant part of a family of investment companies? (Y or N)  Y

   B)    If 'Y' (Yes),  state the  number of  registered  management  investment
         companies  in the family:  9 (NOTE:  Count as a separate  company  each
         series of a series company
                and each portfolio of a multiple portfolio company;  exclude all
                series of unit investment trusts from this number.)

   C)  Identify the family using 10 letters: HYPERIONXX
         (NOTE: In filing this form, use this identification consistently for
                all investment companies in the family including any unit
                investment trusts. This designation is for purposes of
                this form only.)


                              SCREEN NUMBER: 10

20. Brokerage commissions paid on portfolio transactions of Registrant:

 List the 10 brokers which received the largest amount of brokerage  commissions
 (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect
 participation  in Registrant's  portfolio  transactions,  set forth in order of
 size of gross commissions during the current reporting period:
(FOR SERIES COMPANIES, ITEMS 20 & 21 MUST BE ANSWERED IN TOTAL FOR ALL SERIES)
                                                                  Commissions
               Name of Broker                      IRS Number       Received
                                                                (000's omitted)
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0
                                                                           0

21. Aggregate brokerage  commissions paid by Registrant during current reporting
    period (000's omitted): 0

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 11

22. Registrant's portfolio transactions with entities acting as principals:

 List the 10 entities acting as principals with whom Registrant did the largest
 amount of portfolio transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S.
 Gov't. & tax-free securities) in both the secondary market & in underwritten
 offerings set forth in order of size based upon total value of principal
 transactions during the current reporting period: (FOR SERIES COMPANIES, ITEMS
 22 AND 23 MUST BE ANSWERED IN TOTAL FOR ALL SERIES)      Registrant  Sales by
              Name of Entity                  IRS Number  Purchases  Registrant
                                 (000's omitted)
MORGAN STANLEY AND CO., INC.                   13-2655998     339090          0
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY              04-1867445     283138          0
LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.                          13-2518466     153669     126404
PAINEWEBBER, INC.                              13-2638166      66822      52772
BEAR STEARNS & CO.                             13-3299429       9999      77126
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.    13-5674085      81700          0
NATIONSBANK                                    75-0520130      43226      27329
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.                      22-1660266      46775      23305
DONALDSON LUFKIN & JENRETTE SECURITIES CORP.   13-2741729      30225      27815
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.                            13-5108880      33473      17158

23. Aggregate principal purchase/sale transactions of Registrant during current
    reporting period. C. Total Purchases:   1089698 D. Total Sales:    356859
    (000's omitted)
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24.  At the end of the  current  period,  did  the  Registrant/Series  hold  any
     securities of the Registrant's/Series' regular brokers or dealers or of the
     parents  of such  brokers  or dealers  that  derive  more than 15% of gross
     revenue from securities-related activities? (Y or N): N




     NOTE: If answer is 'N' (No), please go on to screen 15.







                              SCREEN NUMBER: 13

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25. List below the information requested about Registrant's/Series'  holdings of
    the securities of the Registrant's/Series'  regular brokers or dealers or of
    their   parents   that  derive  more  than  15%  of  gross   revenues   from
    securities-related activities:
                              Type of Value of any
          Name of Regular Broker or              IRS     Security   Securities
          Dealer or Parent (Issuer)             Number    Owned    Owned at end
                                                          D=debt    of current
                                                         E=equity     period
                                                                (000's omitted)
                                                                            0
                                                                            0
                                                                            0
                                                                            0
                                                                            0
                                                                            0
                                                                            0
                                                                            0


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26.  Considerations  which affected the  participation  of brokers or dealers or
     other  entities in  commissions  or other  compensation  paid on  portfolio
     transactions of Registrant:

[ FOR SERIES COMPANIES THIS ITEM IS TO BE ANSWERED IN TOTAL FOR ALL SERIES ]

    Answer each of the following with 'Y' or 'N'.

  A) Sales of Registrant's/Series' shares  -------------------------------- N B)
  Receipt of investment  research and  statistical  information  ---------- Y C)
  Receipt of quotations  for portfolio  valuations  ----------------------  Y D)
  Ability to execute portfolio transactions
      to obtain best price and execution --------------------------------- Y
  E) Receipt of telephone line and wire services ------------------------- Y
  F) Broker or dealer which is an affiliated person ---------------------- N
  G) Arrangement to return or credit part or all of
      commissions or profits thereon:
       (i)  To investment adviser, principal underwriter,
            or an affiliated person of either ---------------------------- N
      (ii)  To Registrant ------------------------------------------------ N
  H) Other --------------------------------------------------------------- N


                              SCREEN NUMBER: 15



    SALES AND REPURCHASES





27. Is Registrant an open-end investment company? (Y or N): N


     NOTE: If answer is 'N' (No), please delete any answers you may
           have entered for questions 28 through 44.

           If you have done this  already or not yet  responded  to  question 28
           through 44, please jump to Screen Number 23.








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28. Monthly Sales and  Repurchases  of filed for series 0.  Registrant's/Series'
    Shares:

                      Total NAV       Total NAV                   Total NAV
                      of Shares       of Shares     Total NAV     of Shares
                      Sold: New      Sold: Reinv.   of Shares    Redeemed and
       Month of      Sales (Incl.    of Dividends     Sold:      Repurchased
    Current Period    Exchanges)    & Distributions   Other   (Incl. Exchanges)
                             (000's omitted)             (000's omitted)

A) First  month of period $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0
B) Second month of period $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0
C) Third  month of period $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0
D) Fourth month of period $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0
E) Fifth  month of period $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0
F) Sixth  month of period $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0
G)      Total             $        0    $        0    $        0     $        0

H) Total NAV of Registrant's/Series' share sales during the
   period subject to a sales load (000's omitted)                  $        0
   (Note: 28H is the total of six months and must be
   less than or equal to 28G1 + 28G2 + 28G3)

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 17

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29. Was a  front-end  sales  load  deducted  from any  share  sales  during  the
    reporting period? (Y or N) -------------------------

    NOTE: If answer is 'N' (No), please jump to Screen Number 20.

30.A) Total front-end sales loads collected from sales (including  exchanges) by
      principal  underwriter or by any underwriter which is an affiliated person
      of the principal underwriter, of Registrant's/Series' shares during the
      current period (000's omitted) ------------------------------ $     0

   B) What is the maximum sales load rate in effect at the end of
      the period as a percentage of the offering price? -----------   0.00%

   C) What is the minimum  sales load rate in effect at the end of the period as
      a percentage of the offering price? ----------- 0.00%




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31.A) Net amount retained by  Registrant's/Series'  principal  underwriter or by
   any  underwriter  or dealer which is an  affiliated  person of the  principal
   underwriter  thereof  from  front-end  sales  loads  collected  from sales of
   Registrant's/Series'  shares  during the  current  period  ($000's  omitted).
   ------------------------------------ $ 0
31.B) Amount by which payout by Registrant's/Series' principal underwriter or by
   any underwriter  which is an affiliated  person of the principal  underwriter
   thereof to persons or entities selling  Registrant's/Series'  shares exceeded
   that reported in Item 30 ($000's omitted). -- $ 0

32.Amount  Registrant's/Series'  principal  underwriter and any  underwriters or
   dealers which are  affiliated  persons of the principal  underwriter  paid to
   dealers which are not  affiliated  persons of the principal  underwriter  for
   selling  Registrant's/Series'  shares that were sold with a  front-end  sales
   load during current period ($000's omitted). --- $ 0

33.Amount  paid  to  a  captive  retail  sales  force  of   Registrant's/Series'
   principal  underwriter or of any underwriter or dealer which is an affiliated
   person of the principal underwriter for selling Registrant's shares that were
   sold with a front-end  sales load during  current  period  ($000's  omitted).
   ------------------------------------ $ 0
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34. Did  Registrant/Series  impose a deferred or contingent  deferred sales load
    during the reporting period? (Y or N) ------

    NOTE: If answer is 'N' (No), skip the remaining questions on this screen
          and proceed to Screen Number 21.

35. Total deferred or contingent  deferred sales loads collected  during current
    period from  redemptions  and  repurchases  of  Registrant's/Series'  shares
    ($000's omitted) ------------------ $ 0

36.A) Did Registrant/Series retain all monies collected from the
      deferred or contingent deferred sales loads during the
      reporting period? (Y or N) -----------------------------------

   B) If  the  answer  to  sub-item  36A is  'N'  (No),  state  the  net  amount
      Registrant/Series  retained  from deferred or  contingent  deferred  sales
      loads ($000's omitted) ------------ $ 0



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37. Did  Registrant/Series  impose a  redemption  fee other than a  deferred  or
    contingent  sales load during the  reporting  period?  (Y or N) --- NOTE: If
    answer is 'N' (No), go to item 39.

38. Total amount of redemption fees other than deferred or contingent
    deferred sales loads collected from redemptions and repurchases of
    Registrant's/Series' shares during the current period.
    ($000's omitted) ------------------------------------------------- $     0

39. Were any  account  maintenance  fees or other  administrative  fees  imposed
    directly on shareholders during the current period? (Y or N) -----

40. During the period,  did the  Registrant/Series  have a plan of  distribution
    adopted pursuant to rule 12b-1? (Y or N) ------------ NOTE: If answer is 'N'
    (No), jump to Screen 23 for your next screen.

41. During the period,  did  Registrant/Series  use its assets  directly to make
    payments under the 12b-1 plan? (Y or N)  ------------------  NOTE: If answer
    is 'N' (No), go to next screen  (Screen 22) and begin  answering at question
    44.

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42. For the current period, indicate the filed for series 0. percentage of total
    dollars paid directly by Registrant/Series  under the 12b-1 plan for each of
    the following:
    (Round to the nearest whole percent)
   A) Advertising -------------------------------------------------   0%
   B) Printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than
      current shareholders ----------------------------------------   0%
   C) Payments to underwriters ------------------------------------   0%
   D) Payments to brokers or dealers ------------------------------   0%
   E) Direct payments to sales personnel --------------------------   0%
   F) Payments to banks and savings and loans ---------------------   0%
   G) Other uses, incl. payments to investment adviser
      separate from the advisory fee ------------------------------   0%
   H) Unallocated payments made for a combination of such services    0%

43. Total amount paid directly by  Registrant/Series  pursuant to its 12b-1 plan
    ($000's omitted) ---------------------------- $ 0

44. If an investment  adviser or other  affiliated  person of  Registrant/Series
    made  unreimbursed  payments  pursuant to  Registrant's/Series'  12b-1 plan,
    state the total amount of such payments. ($000's omitted) ----- $ 0


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45. Did  Registrant/Series  have an advisory contract during the period? (If 'N'
    (No), jump to screen 26 for your next screen.) --------------- Y
46. Did  Registrant/Series  pay more than one  investment  adviser  directly for
    investment  advice during the period?  (If 'Y' (Yes),  answer items 47-52 in
    the aggregate for all such investment advisers.) ------------ N
47. Was  Registrant's/Series'  advisory fee based solely on a percentage  of its
    assets? (Y or N) ------------------------------------------------- Y
48. If  answer to 47 is 'Y'  (Yes),  fill in the  table or the  single  fee rate
    applied to Registrant's/Series' assets based on the advisory contract.
                                              SINGLE FEE RATE -------  0.500%
          STEP:              ASSET VALUE ($000's omitted)     ANNUAL FEE RATE
    A) first   -              $       0                            0.000%
    B) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    C) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    D) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    E) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    F) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    G) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    H) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    I) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    J) of next -              $       0                            0.000%
    K) over    -              $       0                            0.000%
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    ADVISORY FEE                                          filed for series  0.

                                                                      (Y or N)
49. Was  Registrant's/Series'  advisory  fee during the period based solely on a
    percentage of its income? -------------------------- N

50. Was  Registrant's/Series'  advisory  fee  during  the  period  based on some
    combined percentage of its income & assets? ------------ N

51. Was Registrant's/Series' advisory fee during the period based in whole or in
    part on its investment performance? ------------- N

52. Was Registrant's/Series' advisory fee during the period based in whole or in
    part  upon  the  assets,   income  or  performance  of  other   registrants?
    --------------------------------------------- N

53.A) Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series  limited or reduced at any time
      during the period by some  agreement or  understanding  other than by blue
      sky laws? ------------------- N [ If 53A is 'Y' (Yes), was limitation that
      applied during
         current period based upon: ]
                                     B) Assets?   C) Income?      (Y or N)

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 24

                                                          This page being  filed
                                                          for series 0.

54. Indicate  below  whether  services  were  supplied  or paid for wholly or in
    substantial part by investment  adviser(s) or administrator(s) in connection
    with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which the adviser(s)
    or administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:
                                                                       (Y or N)
  A) Occupancy and office rental ------------------------------------------ Y B)
  Clerical and bookkeeping  services  ------------------------------------  Y C)
  Accounting  services  --------------------------------------------------  Y D)
  Services of independent  auditors  -------------------------------------  N E)
  Services of outside  counsel  ------------------------------------------  N F)
  Registration  and filing fees  -----------------------------------------  N G)
  Stationery,  supplies and printing  ------------------------------------  N H)
  Salaries & compensation of Registrant's  interested  directors  --------- Y I)
  Salaries & compensation of Registrant's  disinterested  directors  ------ N J)
  Salaries & compensation  of  Registrant's  officers who are not directors Y K)
  Reports to current  shareholders  --------------------------------------  N L)
  Determination of offering and redemption  prices  ----------------------  N M)
  Trading  department  ---------------------------------------------------  Y N)
  Prospectus  preparation and printing for current  shareholders  --------- N O)
  Other ---------------------------------------------------------------- N

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 25

                                                          This page being  filed
                                                          for series 0.
    MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION


55. Did Registrant/Series have any of the following
    outstanding at any time during the current period               (Y or N)
    which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets?

    A) Overdrafts --------------------------------------------------    N
    B) Bank Loans --------------------------------------------------    N


56. During the period did the  Registrant's/Series'  investment  adviser(s) have
    advisory clients other than investment companies? --------- Y


57. Did the  Registrant/Series  adjust the number of its shares  outstanding  by
    means of a stock split or stock dividend? ------- N





                              SCREEN NUMBER: 26

                                                          This page being
      CLASSIFICATION                                      filed for series  0.
                                                                      (Y or N)
58.A) Is  Registrant/Series  a separate  account of an insurance  company?  N If
      answer is 'Y' (Yes), are any of the following types of contracts funded by
      the      Registrant:       B)      Variable       annuity       contracts?
      ---------------------------------   C)  Scheduled  premium  variable  life
      contracts? ------------------ D) Flexible premium variable life contracts?
      ------------------- E) Other types of insurance products registered under
         the Securities Act of 1933? ---------------------------------

59. Is Registrant/Series a management investment company? ------------    Y

60.A) Was Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any
      time during the reporting period? ------------------------------    Y
   B) Is Registrant/Series a diversified investment company as of the end of the
      reporting period? ----------------------------------- Y

61. What is the lowest minimum initial investment required by
    Registrant/Series from an investor that is not an employee or
    otherwise affiliated with the Registrant/Series, its adviser,
    principal underwriter or other affiliated entity?               $       0

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 27

62.A) Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in      This page being
     debt securities, including convertible debt          filed for series  0.
     securities, options & futures on debt
     securities or indices of debt securities? (Y or N) -----------   Y
NOTE: If answer is 'N' (No), jump to Screen Number 30.
      If answer is 'Y' (Yes), state the percentage of net assets
      in each type at the end of the current period:

SHORT-TERM MATURITIES

B) U.S. Treasury                          0.0% C) U.S. Government Agency   0.0%
D) Repurchase agreements                  1.4% F) Bank Certificates of
E) State and Municipal tax-free           0.0%    deposit-Domestic         0.0%
G) Bank Certificates of deposit-Foreign   0.0% H) Bankers acceptances      0.0%
I) Commercial paper taxable               0.0% J) Time deposits            0.0%
K) Options                                0.0% L) All other                0.0%

INTERMEDIATE & LONG-TERM MATURITIES

M) U.S. Treasury                          0.0% N) U.S. Government Agency  72.6%
O) State and Municipal tax-free          13.2% P) Corporate                0.0%
Q) All other                             61.6%

R) Investments other than debt securities   0.0%
                              SCREEN NUMBER: 28

                                                          This page being  filed
                                                          for series 0.

63. State the dollar weighted average portfolio maturity at the end of the
    period covered by this report in days or, if longer than 1 yr.,
    in years to one decimal place:                                A:   0  days
                                                                  B: 3.0  years

64.A) Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
      instruments listed in item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity
      other than the issuer? (Y or N) ----------------------------------- Y

   B) Is the  issuer  of any  instrument  covered  in item 62  delinquent  or in
      default as to payment of  principal  or interest at the end of the current
      period?  (Y or N)  --------------------------------------  N [If answer is
      'N' (No), jump to screen 30 for your next screen.]

65. In computations of NAV per share, is any part of the value
    attributed to instruments identified in sub-item 64B derived
    from insurance or guarantees? (Y or N) ------------------------------




                              SCREEN NUMBER: 29

66.A) Is the  Registrant/Series  a fund that This page being usually  invests in
      equity securities, filed for series 0.
      options & futures on equity securities,
      indices of equity securities or securities
      convertible  into equity  securities?  -----------------------------  N If
answer is 'N', go to item 67. Otherwise place a 'Y' on the line below which best
describes its primary investment objective (place an 'N' on other lines).

         B)  Aggressive  capital  appreciation   ---------------------------  C)
         Capital appreciation  --------------------------------------  D) Growth
         ----------------------------------------------------   E)  Growth   and
         income      -----------------------------------------     F)     Income
         ----------------------------------------------------  G)  Total  return
         ----------------------------------------------

67. Is the Registrant/Series a balanced fund? (Y or N) ---------------- N
68. Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets
    at the end of the current period invested in:
         A) The securities of issuers engaged primarily in the pro-
            duction or distribution of precious metals? (Y or N) ------ N
         B) The securities of issuers located primarily in countries
            other than the United States? (Y or N) -------------------- N
69. Is the Registrant/Series an index fund? (Y or N) ------------------ N

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 30

                                                          This page being
     INVESTMENT PRACTICES                                 filed for series  0.
70.      Activity                            Permitted by invest-  Engaged in
                                                ment policies?     this period?
                                                        (Y or N)    (Y or N)
A) Writing or investing in repurchase agreements           Y           Y
B) Writing or investing in options on equities             N           N
C) Writing or investing in options on debt securities      Y           N
D) Writing or investing in options on stock indices        N           N
E) Writing or investing in interest rate futures           Y           N
F) Writing or investing in stock index futures             N           N
G) Writing or investing in options on futures              Y           N
H) Writing or investing in options on stock index futures  N           N
I) Writing or investing in other commodity futures         N           N
J) Investments in restricted securities                    Y           Y
K) Investments in shares of other investment companies     N           N
L) Investments in securities of foreign issuers            Y           N
M) Currency exchange transactions                          N           N
N) Loaning portfolio securities                            Y           N
O) Borrowing of money                                      Y           Y
P) Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons  Y           N
Q) Margin purchases                                        N           N
R) Short selling                                           Y           N

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 31

                                                          This page being
71. Portfolio turnover rate for the current filed for series 0. reporting period

   A) Purchases ($000's omitted)  ---------------------------------- $ 367450 B)
   Sales  [including all maturities]  ($000's  omitted)  ----------- $ 356859 C)
   Monthly  average value of portfolio  ($000's  omitted)  --------- $ 404327 D)
   Percent turnover (use lesser of 71A) or 71B) divided by 71C)) 88%
NOTE: Item 71D) should be a whole number; round if necessary.

      FINANCIAL INFORMATION

72.A) How many months do the answers to 72 and 73 cover? -----------  12 months
      INCOME                                                   (000's omitted)
   B) Net interest income -----------------------------------------  $   24676
   C) Net dividend income -----------------------------------------  $       0
   D) Account maintenance fees ------------------------------------  $       0
   E) Net other income --------------------------------------------  $       0
      EXPENSES
   F) Advisory fees -----------------------------------------------  $    1401
   G) Administrator(s) fees ---------------------------------------  $     424
                                     (Negative answers are allowed)
   H) Salaries and other compensation -----------------------------  $       0

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 32

                                                          This page being
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Cont. from Screen 32)              filed for series  0.

  EXPENSES (Negative answers are allowed)   For the period covered by this form
                                                          ($000's omitted)
72.I) Shareholder servicing agent fees ------------------- $       24
   J) Custodian fees ------------------------------------- $       83
   K) Postage -------------------------------------------- $        0
   L) Printing expenses ---------------------------------- $       36
   M) Directors' fees ------------------------------------ $       50
   N) Registration fees ---------------------------------- $       32
   O) Taxes ---------------------------------------------- $        0
   P) Interest ------------------------------------------- $     6470
   Q) Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone
      performing this service ---------------------------- $        0
   R) Auditing fees -------------------------------------- $       29
   S) Legal fees ----------------------------------------- $       14
   T) Marketing/distribution payments including
      payments pursuant to a rule 12b-1 plan ------------- $        0
   U) Amortization of organization expenses -------------- $        0
   V) Shareholder meeting expenses ----------------------- $        0
   W) Other expenses ------------------------------------- $      182
   X) Total expenses ------------------------------------- $     8745

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 33

                                                          This page being
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Cont. from Screen 33)              filed for series  0.

  EXPENSES  (Negative answers are allowed For the period covered by this form on
            this screen for 72Z only) ($000's omitted)
72.Y) Expense reimbursements ----------------------------- $        0
   Z) Net investment income ------------------------------ $    15931
  AA) Realized capital gains ----------------------------- $     5714
  BB) Realized capital losses ---------------------------- $        0
  CC) 1. Net unrealized appreciation during the period --- $        0
      2. Net unrealized depreciation during the period --- $     9706
  DD) 1. Total income dividend
         passed during the period ------------------------ $    14531
      2. Dividends for a second class of open-end
         company shares -----------------------------------$        0
  EE) Total capital gains distributions for which
      record date passed during the period --------------- $        0
73. Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period:
       NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared.
   A) 1. Dividends from net investment income ------------ $   0.4750
      2. Dividends for a second class of open-end
         company shares ---------------------------------- $   0.0000
   B) Distribution of capital gains ---------------------- $   0.0000
   C) Other distributions -------------------------------- $   0.0000
                              SCREEN NUMBER: 34

                                                          This page being  filed
                                                          for series 0.
                                             As of the end of current reporting
74. Condensed balance sheet data:              period (000's omitted except
                                                   for per share amounts)
   A) Cash ----------------------------------------------- $        0
   B) Repurchase agreements ------------------------------ $     3810
   C) Short-term debt securities other than
      repurchase agreements ------------------------------ $        0
   D) Long-term debt securities including
      convertible debt------------------------------------ $   404684
   E) Preferred, convertible preferred, and
      adjustable rate preferred stock -------------------- $        0
   F) Common stock --------------------------------------- $        0
   G) Options on equities -------------------------------- $        0
   H) Options on all futures ----------------------------- $        0
   I) Other investments ---------------------------------- $        0
   J) Receivables from portfolio instruments sold -------- $        0
   K) Receivables from affiliated persons ---------------- $        0
   L) Other receivables ---------------------------------- $     1604
   M) All other assets ----------------------------------- $      224
   N) Total assets --------------------------------------- $   410322


                              SCREEN NUMBER: 35

                                                          This page being
(Continued from Screen 35)                                filed for series  0.
   Condensed balance sheet data:         As of the end of current reporting
                                        period (000's omitted except for per
                                        share amounts and number of accounts)
74.O) Payables for portfolio instruments purchased ----------------- $    20118
   P) Amounts owed to affiliated persons --------------------------- $        0
   Q) Senior long-term debt ---------------------------------------- $        0
   R) Other liabilities:  1. Reverse repurchase agreements --------- $   115409
                          2. Short sales --------------------------- $        0
                          3. Written options ----------------------- $        0
                          4. All other liabilities ----------------- $      217
   S) Senior equity ------------------------------------------------ $        0
   T) Net assets of common shareholders ---------------------------- $   274578
   U) 1. Number of shares outstanding ------------------------------      30447
      2. Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares
         of open-end company ---------------------------------------          0
   V) 1. Net asset value per share (to nearest cent) --------------- $     9.02
      2. Net asset value per share of a second class of open-end
         company shares (to nearest cent) -------------------------- $     0.00
   W) Mark-to-market net asset value per share
      for money market funds only (to 4 decimals) ------------------ $   0.0000
   X) Total number of shareholder accounts -------------------------      10159
   Y) Total value of assets in segregated accounts ----------------- $   119713
                              SCREEN NUMBER: 36

                                                          This page being  filed
                                                          for series 0.



75. Average net assets during the current  reporting  period  ($000's  omitted).
    Answer only one:

   A) Daily average (for money market funds) ----------------------- $       0

   B) Monthly average (for all other funds) -----------------------  $  280269



76. Market price per share at end of period (closed-end funds only)  $    8.38









                              SCREEN NUMBER: 37

77.A) Is the Registrant filing any of the following attachments
      with the current filing of Form N-SAR? (ANSWER FOR ALL
      SERIES AS A GROUP) (Y or N) ------------------------------- Y
 NOTE: If answer is 'Y' (Yes), mark those items
       below being filed as an attachment to this              Filed as
       form or incorporated by reference.                     Attachment
   B) Accountant's report on internal control  -------------------  Y C) Matters
   submitted to a vote of security holders  ----------- D) Policies with respect
   to    security    investment     --------------    E)    Legal    proceedings
   -----------------------------------------  F)  Changes in  security  for debt
   ------------------------------  G) Defaults and arrears on senior  securities
   -----------------     H)     Changes     in     control     of     Registrant
   --------------------------   I)   Terms   of   new  or   amended   securities
   ------------------------ J) Revaluation of assets or restatement of
      capital share account -------------------------------------
   K) Changes in Registrant's certifying account ----------------
   L) Changes in accounting principles and practices ------------
   M) Mergers ---------------------------------------------------
   N) Actions required to be reported pursuant to Rule 2a-7 -----
   O) Transactions effected pursuant to Rule 10f-3 --------------
   P) Information required to be filed pursuant
      to exemptive orders ---------------------------------------
                       (Item 77 continued on next screen)
                              SCREEN NUMBER: 38




 77. (Continued) Mark those items below being filed as
       an attachment to this form or incorporated form         Filed as
       or incorporated by reference.                          Attachment

  Q1) Exhibits -------------------------------------------------- Y
  Q2) Any information called for by instructions to
      sub-item 77Q2 --------------------------------------------- N
  Q3) Any information called for by instructions to
      sub-item 77Q3 --------------------------------------------- N


 78. Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
     subsidiaries whose operating & financial data are consolidated
     with that of Registrant in this report? (Y or N) N

                NOTE: If answer is 'N' (No), jump to Screen 41.





                              SCREEN NUMBER: 39





       79. List the  '811'  numbers  and  names  of  Registrant's  wholly  owned
           investment company subsidiaries consolidated in this report.

         811 Number                          Subsidiary Name

         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-
         811-




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                              SCREEN NUMBER: 40

     ANNUAL                                               SUPPLEMENT  This  page
                                                          being filed for series
                                                          0.

  Screens  41 & 42  are  to be  filed  only  once  each  year,  at  the  end  of
  Registrant's/Series' fiscal year.

80. Fidelity  bond(s)  in  effect at the end of the  period:  A)  Insurer  name:
    RELIANCE  INSURANCE  COMPANY B) Second insurer:  C) Aggregate face amount of
    coverage for Registrant/Series on
       all bonds on which it is named as an insured (000's omitted): $    4000

81.    A) Is the  bond  part of a  joint  fidelity  bond(s)  shared  with  other
       investment companies, or other entities? (Y or N) - Y
    B) If answer to 81A is 'Y' (Yes),  how many other investment  companies,  or
       other entities are covered by the bond?  (Count each series as a separate
       investment company.) -------- 3

82.    A) Does the mandatory coverage of the fidelity bond have a deductible? (Y
       or N) ---------------------------------- Y
    B) If the answer to 82A is 'Y' (Yes), what is the
       amount of the deductible? ($000's omitted) ------------------ $      25


                              SCREEN NUMBER: 41

       ANNUAL                                             SUPPLEMENT (Continued)
                                                          This page being  filed
                                                          for series 0.


83.A) Were any claims with respect to this Registrant/
      Series filed under the bond during the period? (Y or N) -------- N
   B) If the answer to 83 A) is 'Y' (Yes), what was the
      total amount of such claims? ($000's omitted) ----------------- $       0

84.A) Were any losses incurred with respect to this Registrant/Series that could
      have been filed as a
      claim under the fidelity bond but were not? (Y or N) ----------- N
   B) If the answer to 84 A) is 'Y' (Yes), what was the
      total amount of such losses? ($000's omitted) ----------------- $       0

85.A) Are  Registrant's/Series'  officers and directors  covered as officers and
      directors of  Registrant/Series  under any errors and omissions  insurance
      policy owned by the Registrant/Series or anyone else (Y or N) --------- Y
   B) Were any claims filed under such policy during the
      period with respect to the Registrant/Series? (Y or N) --------- N



                              SCREEN NUMBER: 42


    Closed-End Investment Companies Only

86. Sales, repurchases, and redemptions of Registrant's securities:
                                         Number of Shares            Net
                                           or Principal         Consideration
                                          Amount of Debt       Received or Paid
                                         ($000's omitted)      ($000's omitted)
    Common Stock:

     A) Sales                                     0               $     0
     B) Repurchases                             442               $  3690

    Preferred Stock:

     C) Sales                                     0               $     0
     D) Repurchases and Redemptions               0               $     0

    Debt Securities

     E) Sales                               $     0               $     0
     F) Repurchases and Redemptions         $     0               $     0

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 43


    Closed-End Investment Companies Only

87. Securities of Registrant  registered  on a national  securities  exchange or
    listed on NASDAQ:
                                                     CUSIP or        Ticker
       Title of each class of securities            NASDAQ No.       Symbol

A) COMMON STOCK                                     448915108      HTB
B)
C)


88. Did Registrant  have any of the following  outstanding  which exceeded 1% of
    aggregate net assets at any time during the period?

                                                  (Y or N)

    A) Notes  or bonds  ------------------------------  N B)  Uncovered  options
    ---------------------------         N        C)         Margin         loans
    --------------------------------       N      D)       Preferred       stock
    ----------------------------- N

                              SCREEN NUMBER: 44



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 HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.
  One Liberty Plaza o New York,
       New York 10006-1404

   NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
          STOCKHOLDERS


 July 30, 1999 To the Stockholders:

         The Annual Meeting of  Stockholders  of Hyperion 2002 Term Trust,  Inc.
(the "Trust") will be held at The  Millenium  Hilton,  55 Church Street (next to
the World Trade Center), New York, New York 10007, on Tuesday, October 12, 1999,
at 9:45 a.m., for the following purposes:

         1.     To elect  directors (Proposal 1).

         2.     To ratify or reject the selection  of PricewaterhouseCoopers
                LLP   as the independent accountants  of the  Trust for the
                fiscal year ending May 31, 2000 (Proposal 2).

         3. To transact any other  business  that may  properly  come before the
meeting.

         The close of  business  on July 23,  1999 has been  fixed as the record
date for the determination of stockholders  entitled to notice of and to vote at
the meeting.


By   Order   of   the   Board   of
Directors,



Patricia A. Sloan

Secretary

     WE NEED YOUR PROXY VOTE
           IMMEDIATELY.

YOU MAY  THINK  YOUR VOTE IS NOT  IMPORTANT,  BUT IT IS VITAL.  THE  MEETING  OF
STOCKHOLDERS  OF THE TRUST WILL BE UNABLE TO CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS IF LESS THAN A
MAJORITY OF THE SHARES  ELIGIBLE  TO VOTE IS  REPRESENTED.  IN THAT  EVENT,  THE
TRUST, AT STOCKHOLDERS'  EXPENSE,  WOULD CONTINUE TO SOLICIT VOTES IN AN ATTEMPT
TO ACHIEVE A QUORUM. CLEARLY, YOUR VOTE COULD BE CRITICAL TO ENABLE THE TRUST TO
HOLD THE MEETING AS SCHEDULED, SO PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD IMMEDIATELY. YOU
AND ALL OTHER STOCKHOLDERS WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR COOPERATION.




<PAGE>



                                      Instructions for Signing Proxy Cards

         The  following  general  rules  for  signing  proxy  cards  may  be  of
assistance to you and  eliminate  the time and expense to the Trust  involved in
validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

         1.            Individual Accounts. Sign your name exactly  as  it
appears  in  the registration on the proxy card.

         2. Joint  Accounts.  Either  party may sign,  but the name of the party
signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration.

         3. All Other Accounts. The capacity of the individual signing the proxy
card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For
example:

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Registration                                                        Valid Signature

Corporate Accounts
         (1)  ABC Corp.                                             ABC Corp.
         (2)  ABC Corp.                                             John      Doe,
Treasurer (3) ABC Corp.
c/o John Doe, Treasurer                                             John Doe
         (4)  ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan                         John      Doe,
Trustee
Trust Accounts
         (1)  ABC Trust                                             John   B. Doe,
Trustee
         (2)  Jane B. Doe, Trustee
              u/t/d 12/28/78                                        Jane B. Doe
Custodial or Estate Accounts
         (1)  John B. Smith, Cust.
              f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr.
              UGMA                                                  John B. Smith
         (2)  John B. Smith                                         John
B. Smith, Jr., Executor

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<PAGE>





                HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.
                 One Liberty Plaza o New York,
                      New York 10006-1404

                        PROXY STATEMENT

         This proxy  statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation by
the Board of  Directors  of Hyperion  2002 Term  Trust,  Inc.  (the  "Trust") of
proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Trust to be held
at The Millenium Hilton, 55 Church Street (next to the World Trade Center),  New
York,  New York 10007,  at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday,  October 12,  1999,  and at any
adjournment  or  adjournments   thereof  for  the  purposes  set  forth  in  the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  This proxy statement and
the  accompanying  form of proxy are first being  mailed to  stockholders  on or
about July 30, 1999. Stockholders who execute proxies retain the right to revoke
them by written notice received by the Secretary of the Trust at any time before
they  are  voted.  Unrevoked  proxies  will be  voted  in  accordance  with  the
specifications thereon and, unless specified to the contrary,  will be voted FOR
the  election  of  directors,  and  FOR the  ratification  of the  selection  of
PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as the independent  accountants of the Trust for the
fiscal year ending May 31, 2000. The close of business on July 23, 1999 has been
fixed as the record  date for the  determination  of  stockholders  entitled  to
notice of and to vote at the meeting.  Each  stockholder is entitled to one vote
for each share held.  Abstentions will be treated as shares that are present and
entitled to vote for  purposes of  determining  the  presence of a quorum but as
unvoted for purposes of  determining  the  approval of any matters  submitted to
stockholders  for a vote.  Broker  non-votes will not be counted for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum or determining  whether a proposal has been
approved. On the record date there were 30,446,839 shares outstanding.

     PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF
            DIRECTORS

         The Trust's Articles of Incorporation provide that the Trust's Board of
Directors shall be divided into three classes:  Class I, Class II and Class III.
The terms of office of the present  directors in each class expire at the Annual
Meeting in the year  indicated or thereafter in each case when their  respective
successors are elected and qualified:  Class I, 2000,  Class II, 2001, and Class
III,1999. At each subsequent annual election,  Directors chosen to succeed those
whose terms are expiring will be identified as being of that same class and will
be elected for a  three-year  term.  The effect of these  staggered  terms is to
limit the ability of other  entities or persons to acquire  control of the Trust
by delaying the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors.

         The terms of Harry E. Petersen,  Jr. and Leo M. Walsh,  Jr., members of
Class III  currently  serving on the Board of  Directors,  expire at this year's
Annual Meeting.  The persons named in the  accompanying  form of proxy intend to
vote at the Annual Meeting (unless  directed not to so vote) for the re-election
of Mr.  Petersen and Mr.  Walsh,  and for the election of Mr. Robert F. Birch to
serve until the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or termination of the Trust.
On December 8, 1998, the Board elected Mr. Birch as a Class III director to fill
a newly  created  position.  Each  nominee has  indicated  that he will serve if
elected, but if any nominee should be unable to serve, the proxy or proxies will
be voted for any other person or persons,  as the case may be, determined by the
persons named in the proxy in accordance with their judgment.

         As described  above,  there are two nominees  for  re-election  and one
nominee for election to the Board of Directors at this time.  Proxies  cannot be
voted for a greater number of persons than the three nominees currently proposed
to serve on the Board of Directors.

         The following table provides  information  concerning each of the eight
members and nominees of the Board of Directors of the Trust:



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<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>                                                    <C>              <C>
                                                                                                                   Shares of Common
                                                                                                                         Stock
                                                                                                                  Beneficially Owned
                                                                                                                      Directly or
        Name and Office                  Principal Occupation During Past Five Years,                               Indirectly, on
        With the Trust                            Other Directorships and Age                    Director Since    May 31, 1999(**)
        --------------                            ---------------------------                    --------------      ---------------

Class III Nominees to serve until 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Robert F. Birch
 Director, Member of the Audit   Chairman  and   President,   New  America  High  Income  Fund
           Committee             (1992-Present).  Chairman  of the Board and  Co-Founder,  The
                                 China  Business  Group,  Inc.   (1996-President).   Formerly,
                                 Director and Strategic  Planning  Consultant,  Dewe Rogerson,
                                 Ltd.  (1994-1998);  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,
                                 Memtek   Corporation   (1990-1991);   Associated   with  Finn
                                 Wishengrad  Warnke & Gayton,  a consulting firm  specializing
                                 in   work-outs   of    financially    distressed    companies
                                 (1988-1989);  President and Chief Executive Officer,  Gardner
                                 and Preston Moss, Inc. (1969-1987).
                                 Age 63                                                          December 1998                   -

Harry E. Petersen, Jr.
 Director, Member of the Audit   Director  and/or  Trustee  of  several  investment  companies
           Committee             advised  by  Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc.  or by  its
                                 affiliates  (1992-Present).  Senior  Advisor  to  Cornerstone
                                 Equity  Advisors,  Inc.  (1998-Present).   Formerly,   Senior
                                 Advisor to  Potomac  Babson  Inc.  (1995-1998);  Director  of
                                 Equitable Real Estate  Hyperion  Mortgage  Opportunity  Fund,
                                 Inc.  and   Equitable   Real  Estate   Hyperion   High  Yield
                                 Commercial  Mortgage  Fund,  Inc.  (1995-1997);  Director  of
                                 Lexington Corporate Properties, Inc. (1993-1997);  Consultant
                                 to Advisers Capital Management, Inc. (1992-1995);  Consultant
                                 on public and private  pension funds  (1991-1993);  President
                                 of Lepercq Realty  Advisors  (1988-1990).  Member of Advisory
                                 Council of Polytechnic University.
                                 Age 74                                                             July 1992               200



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<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>                                                           <C>                <C>

                                                                                                                    Shares of Common
                                                                                                                         Stock
                                                                                                                  Beneficially Owned
                                                                                                                      Directly or
        Name and Office                  Principal Occupation During Past Five Years,                               Indirectly, on
        With the Trust                            Other Directorships and Age                    Director Since    May 31, 1999(**)
        --------------                            ---------------------------                    --------------    ----------------

Leo M. Walsh, Jr.
   Director, Chairman of the     Director  and/or  Trustee  of  several  investment   companies
        Audit Committee          advised  by  Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc.  or  by  its
                                 affiliates    (1989-Present).    Financial    Consultant   for
                                 Merck-Medco  Managed Care L.L.C.  (formerly Medco  Containment
                                 Services   Inc.)   (1994-Present).   Formerly,   Director   of
                                 Equitable  Real Estate  Hyperion  Mortgage  Opportunity  Fund,
                                 Inc. and Equitable Real Estate Hyperion High Yield  Commercial
                                 Mortgage  Fund,  Inc.  (1995-1997);  Financial  Consultant for
                                 Synetic Inc., a manufacturer  of porous plastic  materials for
                                 health  care  uses  (1989-1994);   President,  WW  Acquisition
                                 Corp.  (1989-1990);  Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
                                 Operating  Officer of The Equitable Life Assurance  Society of
                                 the United States ("The Equitable")  (1986-1988);  Director of
                                 The   Equitable   and   Chairman   of   Equitable   Investment
                                 Corporation,  a holding company for The Equitable's investment
                                 oriented   subsidiaries   (1983-1988);   Chairman   and  Chief
                                 Executive   Officer  of   EQUICOR-Equitable   HCA  Corporation
                                 (1987-1988).
                                 Age 66                                                             July 1992              7,000

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Class I Directors to serve until 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Kenneth C.  Weiss*
Director                         Director  and/or  Trustee  of  several  investment  companies
                                 advised  by  Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc.  or by  its
                                 affiliate  (1992-Present)  and  former  President  and  Chief
                                 Executive  Officer  of  Hyperion  Capital  Management,   Inc.
                                 (February   1992-December   1998).  Former  Chairman  of  the
                                 Board,   and/or  officer  of  several  investment   companies
                                 advised  by  Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc.  or by  its
                                 affiliates (February 1992-December 1998). Formerly,  Director
                                 and  President of Lend Lease  Hyperion  Mortgage  Opportunity
                                 Fund,  Inc.  and Lend Lease  Hyperion  High Yield  Commercial
                                 Mortgage   Fund,   Inc.   and   their   Investment    Advisor
                                 (1995-December   1998);   Director  of  First   Boston  Asset
                                 Management   (1988-February  1992);  Director  of  The  First
                                 Boston Corporation (until 1988).
                                 Age 47                                                             July 1992             13,799



</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                                      <C>                                                   <C>               <C>


                                                                                                                   Shares of Common
                                                                                                                         Stock
                                                                                                                  Beneficially Owned
                                                                                                                        Directly or
        Name and Office                  Principal Occupation During Past Five Years,                                 Indirectly, on
        With the Trust                            Other Directorships and Age                    Director Since     May 31, 1999(**)
        --------------                            ---------------------------                    --------------      --------------

Lewis S. Ranieri*
    Director                     Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of Ranieri & Co., Inc.
                                 (since 1988);  in addition,  President of LSR Hyperion Corp.,
                                 a general  partner  of the  limited  partnership  that is the
                                 general   partner  of  Hyperion   Partners  L.P.   ("Hyperion
                                 Partners")  (since  1988).  Director and Vice Chairman of the
                                 Board of Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc. (since December
                                 1998);  Director  and  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Hyperion
                                 Capital Management,  Inc.  (1989-November  1998); Chairman of
                                 the Board  (1989-December  1998) and/or Director (since 1989)
                                 of several  investment  companies advised by Hyperion Capital
                                 Management,  Inc.  or by its  affiliates;  Director  of  Lend
                                 Lease Hyperion  Mortgage  Opportunity  Fund,  Inc.  (formerly
                                 Equitable Real Estate  Hyperion  Mortgage  Opportunity  Fund,
                                 Inc.) and Lend Lease Hyperion High Yield Commercial  Mortgage
                                 Fund,  Inc.  (formerly  Equitable  Real Estate  Hyperion High
                                 Yield   Commercial   Mortgage   Fund,   Inc.)  (since  1995);
                                 Director and Chairman of Bank United  Corp.,  and Director of
                                 Bank  United;  Director  and  President  of Hyperion  Funding
                                 1993 Corp.,  the general  partner of the limited  partnership
                                 that is the general  partner of Hyperion 1993 Fund L.P.;  and
                                 also  Chairman  and  President  of various  other  direct and
                                 indirect  subsidiaries  of Hyperion  Partners  (since  1989).
                                 Formerly  Vice  Chairman  of  Salomon   Brothers  Inc  (until
                                 1987).
                                 Age 52                                                             July 1992              6,250

Patricia A. Sloan*
   Director, Secretary           Managing  Director  of  Ranieri  & Co.,  Inc.  (1988-Present).
                                 Secretary,  Director  and/or  Trustee  of  several  investment
                                 companies advised by Hyperion Capital  Management,  Inc. or by
                                 its affiliates (1989-Present).  Director of Bank United Corp.,
                                 the parent of Bank United  (formerly Bank United of Texas FSB)
                                 (1988-Present).    Formerly    Director   of   the   Financial
                                 Institutions Group of Salomon Brothers Inc. (1972-1988).
                                 Age 55.                                                            July 1992                300


</TABLE>


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>                                                    <C>         <C>


                                                                                                              Shares of Common Stock
                                                                                                                Beneficially Owned
                                                                                                                    Directly or
                                                                                                                  Indirectly, on
        Name and Office                  Principal Occupation During Past Five Years,                            May 31, 1999(**)
                                                                                                                ----------------
        with the Trust                            Other Directorships and Age                 Director Since

Class II Directors to serve until 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Rodman L. Drake
 Director, Member of the Audit   President,     Continuation     Investments     Group    Inc.
           Committee             (1997-Present).    Director   and/or   Trustee   of   several
                                 investment  companies advised by Hyperion Capital Management,
                                 Inc.  (1989-Present).   Director,  Alliance  Group  Services,
                                 Inc., Parsons Brinckerhoff,  Inc.  (1995-Present) and Parsons
                                 Brinckerhoff Energy Systems, Inc.  (1995-Present).  Formerly,
                                 Co-Chairman of KMR Power Corporation (1993-1997);  President,
                                 Mandrake  Group  (1993-1997);  Managing  Director  and  Chief
                                 Executive   Officer   of  Cresap   (1980-1990).   Trustee  of
                                 Excelsior Funds (1994-Present).
                                 Age 56                                                             July 1992                317

Andrew M. Carter*
Director, Chairman of the Board  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of  Hyperion  Capital
                                 Management,  Inc. (November  1998-Present).  Vice Chairman of
                                 The  China  Business  Group  (1996-Present),   and  presently
                                 officer  of  four   charitable   boards:   The  New   England
                                 Conservatory,  The  Loomis  Chaffee  School,  The  William E.
                                 Simon  Graduate  School  of  Business  Administration  at the
                                 University of Rochester,  and The Big Brother  Association of
                                 Boston.  Director of several investment  companies advised by
                                 Hyperion  Capital  Management,   Inc.  (July   1998-Present).
                                 Formerly President and Founding  Principal,  Andrew M. Carter
                                 & Company  (1994-1998);  Director and Senior Vice  President,
                                 Jennison  Associates  Capital  Corp.  (1975-1993);   Founder,
                                 Standard & Poor's/Carter,  Doyle (1972-1975); Vice President,
                                 Head  of  Fixed  Income  Group,   Wellington  Management  Co.
                                 (1968-1972);  and  Manager  of  the  Harvard  Endowment  bond
                                 portfolio, Harvard Treasurer's Office (1964-1968).
                                 Age 58                                                             July 1998                 -


*        Interested persons as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
         amended (the "1940 Act"), because of affiliations with Hyperion Capital
         Management, Inc., the Trust's Investment Advisor.
**       The holdings of no director or nominee represented more than 1% of the
         outstanding shares of the Trust.
</TABLE>


<PAGE>



         Officers of the Trust.  The  officers of the Trust are chosen each year
at the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Trust following the Annual
Meeting  of  Stockholders,  to hold  office  at the  discretion  of the Board of
Directors  until the meeting of the Board  following the next Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders and until their  successors are chosen and qualified.  The Board of
Directors has elected five officers of the Trust.  Except where dates of service
are noted,  all officers  listed below served as such throughout the 1999 fiscal
year. The following sets forth information  concerning each officer of the Trust
who served during all or part of the last fiscal year of the Trust:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                  <C>            <C>       <C>

Name and
Principal Occupation                                                                  Office        Age         Officer Since

Andrew M. Carter                                                                     Chairman        58         December 1998
See information under "ELECTION OF DIRECTORS."

Kenneth C. Weiss                                                                     Chairman        47    July 1992- December 1998
See information under "ELECTION OF DIRECTORS."

Clifford E. Lai                                                                     President/       45           June 1997
President (since December 1998) and Chief Investment  Officer,  Hyperion Capital    Senior Vice             (April 1993-June 1997)
Management,   Inc.   (March 1993-Present).   President  of  several   investment     President
companies  advised by Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc. or by its  affiliates
(1993-Present).  Formerly  Managing  Director  and Chief  Investment  Strategist
for Fixed Income,  First Boston Asset  Management  (1989-1993);  Vice President,
Morgan Stanley & Co. (1987-1989).

Patricia A. Botta                                                                 Vice President     42           March 1997
Director of Hyperion Capital Management,  Inc. (1989-Present).  Formerly with the
Davco Group (1988-1989) and with Salomon Brothers Inc (1986-1988).

Patricia A. Sloan                                                                    Secretary       55         February 1993
See information under "ELECTION OF DIRECTORS."

Thomas F. Doodian                                                                    Treasurer       40         February 1998
Chief  Operating  Officer  (since  December  1998) and  Director  of Finance  and
Operations,   Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc.  (July  1995-November  1998).
Treasurer  of  several   investment   companies   advised  by  Hyperion  Capital
Management,  Inc. (February 1998-Present).  Formerly, Vice President in Mortgage
Backed  Trading  at  Mabon  Securities  Corporation  (1994-1995);  fixed  income
analyst, trader, and Vice President and Controller at Credit Suisse First Boston
(1984-1994).

</TABLE>





<PAGE>




Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners at May 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                               <C>                           <C>            <C>


- ------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------- -----------
     Title of                     Name and Address of                    Amount and Nature of        Percent Of
      Class                        Beneficial Owner                      Beneficial Ownership           Class        Source
- ------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------- -----------
                    Tattersall Advisory Group, Inc.                       10,271,500 shares            33.74%          13G
     Common         6802 Paragon Place, Suite 200
        Stock       Richmond, Virginia 23230-1655

                    Karpus Management, Inc.                                    2,589,010 shares         8.50%           13D
     Common         17 Tobey Village Office Park
        Stock       Pittsford,  New York,  14534

- ------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------- -----------
</TABLE>



         At May 31, 1999,  directors  and officers of the Trust as a group owned
beneficially  less than 1% of the  outstanding  shares of the Trust.  No person,
other  than  those  listed  above,   to  the  knowledge  of  management,   owned
beneficially  more than 5% of the Trust's  outstanding  shares at that date. The
business  address of the Trust, its officers and directors is One Liberty Plaza,
New York, New York 10006-1404.

         Interested      Persons.
Mr. Ranieri     serves    as    a
Director  and  Vice  Chairman  of
the  Board  of the  Advisor.  Mr.
Carter  serves  as  the  Chairman
and Chief  Executive  Officer  of
the      Advisor.       Mr. Weiss
formerly  served  as a  Director,
President  and  Chief   Executive
Officer  of  the   Advisor.   Ms.
Sloan   is  a   special   limited
partner  of  Hyperion   Ventures,
the  sole   general   partner  of
Hyperion    Partners   L.P.,   of
which    the    Advisor    is   a
wholly-owned  subsidiary.   As  a
result  of  their   service  with
the     Advisor    and    certain
affiliations   with  the  Advisor
as  described  below,  the  Trust
considers        Messrs. Ranieri,
Carter,  Weiss  and Ms.  Sloan to
be  "interested  persons"  of the
Trust   within  the   meaning  of
Section   2(a)(19)  of  the  1940
Act.

         Committees and Board of Directors'  Meetings.  The Trust has a standing
Audit Committee  presently  consisting of Messrs.  Walsh, Drake,  Petersen,  and
Birch,  all of whom are  members  of the Board of  Directors  and are  currently
non-interested  persons of the Trust.  The  principal  functions  of the Trust's
Audit  Committee  are to recommend to the Board the  appointment  of the Trust's
accountants,  to review with the accountants the scope and anticipated  costs of
their audit and to receive and consider a report from the accountants concerning
their conduct of the audit, including any comments or recommendations they might
want to make in that  connection.  During the last fiscal year of the Trust, the
full Board of Directors  met five times,  and the Audit  Committee met one time.
All of the members of the Audit Committee  attended the Audit Committee  meeting
and all of the  directors  attended at least 75% of the  aggregate  of the Board
meetings  and  the  Audit  Committee  meeting.  The  Trust  has  no  nominating,
compensation or similar committees.

         Compensation of Directors and Executive  Officers.  No remuneration was
paid by the Trust to  persons  who were  directors,  officers  or  employees  of
Hyperion Capital Management, Inc. or any affiliate thereof for their services as
directors or officers of the Trust. Each director of the Trust, other than those
who are  officers or  employees  of  Hyperion  Capital  Management,  Inc. or any
affiliate  thereof,  is entitled to receive a fee of $7,500 per year plus $1,000
for each Board of Directors'  meeting  attended.  Members of the Audit Committee
receive $750 for each Audit Committee meeting attended, other than meetings held
on days when there is also a Board of Directors' meeting.


        Directors' Compensation Table For The Twelve Month Period Ended 5/31/99

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                      <C>                <C>

                                                                          Directors'         Total Directors' Compensation
                                                                          Compensation        from the Trust and the Fund
                                                                         from the Trust                 Complex
  Robert F. Birch.......................................................... $ 5,750                     $23,000
  Rodman L. Drake......................................................     $11,500                     $46,000
                                                                      .                $
  Garth Marston*......................................................7,188                             $28,750
  Harry E. Petersen, Jr................................................     $11,500                     $46,000
  Leo M. Walsh, Jr. ...................................................     $11,500                     $46,000
                                                                            -------                     -------
                                                                            $47,438                     $189,750
                                                                            =======                     ========
</TABLE>

*Mr.  Marston  resigned as Director of the Trust on June 10, 1998, and currently
serves as a Director Emeritus. Pursuant to the Director Emeritus Plan adopted by
the Board of Directors, a Director Emeritus receives compensation from the Trust
at a rate equal to one-half of the compensation paid to directors.

Required Vote

         Election of the listed  nominees for director  requires the affirmative
vote of the  holders  of a majority  of the shares of Common  Stock of the Trust
present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

  PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OR
          REJECTION OF
    SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT
          ACCOUNTANTS

         The Board of Directors of the Trust will  consider,  and it is expected
that  they  will  recommend,  the  selection  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as
independent  accountants of the Trust for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2000 at
a meeting  scheduled  to be held on  September  21,  1999.  The  appointment  of
accountants  is  approved  annually  by the  Audit  Committee  of the  Board  of
Directors and is subsequently  submitted to the stockholders for ratification or
rejection. The Trust has been advised by PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP that at May
31, 1999  neither  that firm nor any of its  partners had any direct or material
indirect    financial    interest   in   the   Trust.   A   representative    of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be at the meeting to answer questions concerning
the  Trust's  financial  statements  and  will  have  an  opportunity  to make a
statement if he or she chooses to do so.


Required Vote

         Ratification  of  the  selection  of   PricewaterhouseCoopers   LLP  as
independent  accountants  of the  Trust  requires  the  affirmative  vote of the
holders of a majority  of the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock of the Trust
present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.


     ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Investment Advisor

         The Trust has engaged Hyperion Capital Management, Inc. (the "Advisor")
to provide  professional  investment  management  for the Trust  pursuant  to an
Advisory  Agreement  dated  September  29,  1993.  The  Advisor  is  a  Delaware
corporation  which was organized in February  1989.  The Advisor is a registered
investment  advisor under the Investment  Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.  The
business  address of the Advisor and its officers  and  directors is One Liberty
Plaza,  New York,  New York  10006-1404.  The Trust  has also  engaged  Hyperion
Capital  Management,  Inc. as the  Trust's  administrator.  The  administrator's
address is the same as that of the Advisor.

         The Advisor is a  subsidiary  of  Hyperion  Partners  L.P.,  a Delaware
limited partnership ("Hyperion Partners").  The sole general partner of Hyperion
Partners is Hyperion  Ventures L.P., a Delaware limited  partnership  ("Hyperion
Ventures").  Corporations  owned  principally by Lewis S. Ranieri,  Salvatore A.
Ranieri and Scott A. Shay are the general partners of Hyperion  Ventures.  Lewis
S. Ranieri, a former Vice Chairman of Salomon Brothers Inc ("Salomon Brothers"),
is a Vice  Chairman  of the Board of the  Advisor  and  director  of the  Trust.
Messrs.  Salvatore  Ranieri and Shay are  directors of the Advisor,  but have no
other positions with either the Advisor or the Trust. Messrs.  Salvatore Ranieri
and Shay are  principally  engaged in the  management of the affairs of Hyperion
Ventures  and its  affiliated  entities.  Mr.  Carter is the  Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer of the Advisor and  Chairman of the Trust.  Since  January 1,
1990,  Patricia A. Sloan,  Secretary  of the Trust,  has been a special  limited
partner of  Hyperion  Ventures  and,  since  July  1993,  she has been a limited
partner of  Hyperion  Partners.  Mr.  Lai,  the  President  of the Trust and the
Advisor, may be entitled, in addition to receiving a salary from the Advisor, to
receive a bonus based upon a portion of the  Advisor's  profits,  including  any
profit from a sale of the Advisor.  Ms. Botta,  Vice President of the Trust, and
Mr.  Doodian,  Treasurer of the Trust,  are also  employees of the Advisor.  The
business  address of  Hyperion  Partners  and  Hyperion  Ventures  is 50 Charles
Lindbergh Boulevard, Suite 500, Uniondale, New York 11553.

         The Advisor  provides  advisory  services to several  other  registered
investment  companies and one offshore  fund,  all of which invest  primarily in
mortgage-backed  securities.  Its management  includes several  individuals with
extensive  experience in creating,  evaluating and investing in  Mortgage-Backed
Securities,  Derivative  Mortgage-Backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities,
and in using hedging techniques.  Lewis S. Ranieri, Vice Chairman of the Advisor
and Director of the Trust,  was instrumental in the development of the secondary
mortgage-backed  securities market and the creation and development of secondary
markets  for  conventional  mortgage  loans,  CMOs  and  other  mortgage-related
securities.  While  at  Salomon  Brothers,  Mr.  Ranieri  directed  that  firm's
activities  in the  mortgage,  real  estate  and  government  guaranteed  areas.
Clifford  E. Lai,  President  and Chief  Investment  Officer of the  Advisor and
President of the Trust,  was  formerly  Managing  Director and Chief  Investment
Strategist for Fixed Income for First Boston Asset Management Corporation.


Investment Advisory Agreement

         On September 22, 1998,  the Board of Directors of the Trust,  including
those persons  identified as interested  persons and a majority of the directors
who are not parties to the  Advisory  Agreement or  interested  persons (as such
term  is  defined  in the  1940  Act)  of any  such  party  (the  "Disinterested
Directors"),  approved extension of the Advisory Agreement through September 30,
1999.  At the  time of the  Board's  approval  of the  latest  extension  of the
Advisory Agreement,  Messrs. Lewis Ranieri,  Weiss and Ms. Sloan were interested
persons of the Trust. The Advisory Agreement was last submitted to a vote of the
Stockholders of the Trust at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Trust
held on September  29, 1993.  At that  meeting,  the  Stockholders  approved the
continuance of the revised Advisory  Agreement.  The Advisory Agreement provides
that it will continue from year to year,  but only so long as such  continuation
is specifically approved at least annually by both (1) the vote of a majority of
the Board of  Directors  or the vote of a  majority  of the  outstanding  voting
securities  of the Trust (as  provided in the 1940 Act) and (2) by the vote of a
majority of the  Disinterested  Directors cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated
at any time without the payment of any  penalty,  upon the vote of a majority of
the Board of Directors or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Trust or by the  Advisor,  on 60 days'  written  notice by  either  party to the
other. The Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment
(as such term is defined in the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder). The Board of
Directors will consider  continuance of the Advisory  Agreement until October 1,
2000 at a meeting scheduled for September 21, 1999.

         Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement,  the Trust has retained the Advisor
to manage the  investment of the Trust's  assets and to provide such  investment
research,  advice and  supervision,  in conformity  with the Trust's  investment
objective and policies, as may be necessary for the operations of the Trust.

         The Advisory Agreement  provides,  among other things, that the Advisor
will bear all expenses of its employees and overhead incurred in connection with
its  duties  under the  Advisory  Agreement,  and will pay all  salaries  of the
Trust's  directors  and  officers  who are  affiliated  persons (as such term is
defined in the 1940 Act) of the Advisor.  The Advisory  Agreement  provides that
the Trust shall pay to the Advisor a monthly fee for its services which is equal
to .50% per annum of the Trust's average weekly net assets,  which, for purposes
of determining the Advisor's fee, shall be the average weekly value of the total
assets of the Trust,  minus the sum of accrued  liabilities  (including  accrued
expenses)  of the Trust and any  declared  but  unpaid  dividends  on the Common
Shares and any  Preferred  Shares (if such  shares are issued in the future) and
any  accumulated  dividends on any Preferred  Shares (but without  deducting the
aggregate  liquidation value of any Preferred Shares).  Investment advisory fees
paid by the  Trust to the  Advisor  during  the last  fiscal  year of the  Trust
amounted to $1,401,344.


Administration Agreement

         The Trust has entered into an  Administration  Agreement  with Hyperion
Capital  Management,  Inc. (the  "Administrator").  The  Administrator  performs
administrative  services  necessary  for the  operation of the Trust,  including
maintaining  certain books and records of the Trust,  and preparing  reports and
other  documents  required  by federal,  state,  and other  applicable  laws and
regulations,  and provides the Trust with administrative office facilities.  For
these  services,  the Trust pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.17% of the
first $100 million of the Trust's average weekly net assets,  0.145% of the next
$150 million and 0.12% of any amounts  above $250 million.  The Advisor,  in its
capacity as Administrator,  has entered into a Sub-Administration Agreement with
Investors  Capital  Services,  Inc.,  pursuant  to which the  Advisor  delegates
certain of its administrative responsibilities.  For these services, the Advisor
pays out of its own assets the fee to be paid to the Sub-Administrator, computed
at the average rate of 0.075% per annum of the first $650 million of the Trust's
average weekly net assets and 0.005% of any amounts above $650 million.  For the
twelve month period ended May 31, 1999,  the  Administrator  earned  $423,822 in
Administration   fees.  In  addition,   the   Administrator   has  entered  into
Administration  Agreements  with the other  investment  companies  listed below,
generally under the same fee structure as noted above. The only exception is the
fee structure  for services  rendered to The Hyperion  Total Return Fund,  Inc.,
which  stipulates  a fee paid  monthly at an annual rate of 0.20% of its average
weekly assets.


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Investment  Companies  Managed by
Hyperion   Capital    Management,
Inc.

         In  addition  to acting  as  advisor  to the  Trust,  Hyperion  Capital
Management,  Inc. acts as investment  advisor to the following other  investment
companies at the indicated annual compensation.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>                             <C>

                                                       Investment Advisory Fee         Approximate Net Assets at May
                                                                                                  31,1999
                                                                                               (In Millions)
The Hyperion Total Return Fund, Inc.*             0.65% of the Fund's average weekly
                                                              net assets                           $224.7
Hyperion 1999 Term Trust, Inc.                   0.50% of the Trust's average weekly
                                                              net assets                           $448.7
Hyperion 2005 Investment Grade Opportunity Term T0.65% of the Trust's average weekly
Inc.                                                          net assets                           $161.3
</TABLE>


*The Advisor and The Hyperion Total Return Fund,  Inc. (the "Fund") have entered
into  a  sub-advisory  agreement  with  Pacholder  Associates,   Inc.,  an  Ohio
corporation organized in 1983, to serve as an investment advisor with respect to
a portion of this Fund's assets.


Brokerage Commissions

         Because it buys its portfolio  securities in dealer markets,  the Trust
did not pay any brokerage  commissions  on its securities  purchases  during its
last fiscal year.

         The Advisor  has  discretion  to select  brokers and dealers to execute
portfolio  transactions  initiated  by the  Advisor and to select the markets in
which such transactions are to be executed.  The Advisory Agreement provides, in
substance,  that in executing  portfolio  transactions and selecting  brokers or
dealers,  the  primary  responsibility  of  the  Advisor  is to  seek  the  best
combination  of net price and  execution  for the  Trust.  It is  expected  that
securities  will  ordinarily  be  purchased  in  primary  markets,  and  that in
assessing the best net price and execution  available to the Trust,  the Advisor
will  consider  all factors  they deem  relevant,  including  the price,  dealer
spread,  the size, type and difficulty of the transaction  involved,  the firm's
general  execution and operation  facilities  and the firm's risk in positioning
the securities involved.  Transactions in foreign securities markets may involve
the payment of fixed  brokerage  commissions,  which are  generally  higher than
those in the United States.

         In selecting brokers or dealers to execute particular  transactions and
in  evaluating  the best net price  and  execution  available,  the  Advisor  is
authorized  to consider  "brokerage  and research  services" (as those terms are
defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Advisor is
also  authorized  to cause the Trust to pay to a broker or dealer  who  provides
such  brokerage  and research  services a commission  for  executing a portfolio
transaction  which is in excess of the amount of  commission  another  broker or
dealer  would have  charged for  effecting  that  transaction.  The Advisor must
determine  in good  faith,  however,  that such  commission  was  reasonable  in
relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided, viewed in
terms of that particular  transaction or in terms of all the accounts over which
the Advisor exercises  investment  discretion.  Research  services  furnished by
brokers through whom the Trust effects  securities  transactions  may be used by
the Advisor in servicing all of the accounts for which investment  discretion is
exercised by the Advisor,  and not all such  services may be used by the Advisor
in connection with the Trust.

Compliance    With   Section   16
Reporting Requirements

         Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  requires  the
Trust's  officers and  directors  and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered  class of the Trust's equity  securities to file reports of ownership
and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New
York  Stock  Exchange.   Officers,   directors  and  greater  than   ten-percent
shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Trust with copies of
all Section 16(a) forms they file.

         Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms  received by the
Trust and  written  representations  from  certain  reporting  persons  that all
applicable  filing  requirements  for such persons had been complied  with,  the
Trust  believes  that,  during the fiscal  year ended May 31,  1999,  all filing
requirements  applicable to the Trust's  officers,  directors,  and greater than
ten-percent beneficial owners were complied with.





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          OTHER BUSINESS

         The Board of  Directors  of the Trust does not know of any other matter
which may come before the meeting. If any other matter properly comes before the
meeting,  it is the  intention  of the  persons  named in the  proxy to vote the
proxies in accordance with their judgment on that matter.

   PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED BY
           STOCKHOLDERS

         All  proposals  by  stockholders  of the Trust that are  intended to be
presented at the Trust's next Annual Meeting of  Stockholders to be held in 2000
must be received by the Trust for inclusion in the Trust's  proxy  statement and
proxy relating to that meeting no later than April 28, 2000.

  EXPENSES OF PROXY SOLICITATION

         The cost of preparing,  assembling  and mailing  material in connection
with this solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Trust. In addition to the
use of the mails,  proxies may be solicited  personally by regular  employees of
the  Trust,   Hyperion   Capital   Management,   Inc.,  or  Corporate   Investor
Communications,  Inc.,  paid  solicitors  for  the  Trust,  or by  telephone  or
telegraph.  The anticipated  cost of solicitation by the paid solicitors will be
nominal.  The Trust's  agreement with Corporate  Investor  Communications,  Inc.
provides  that such paid  solicitors  will  perform a broker  search and deliver
proxies in return for the payment of their fee plus the expenses associated with
this proxy solicitation.  Brokerage houses,  banks and other fiduciaries will be
requested to forward proxy  solicitation  material to their principals to obtain
authorization  for the execution of proxies,  and they will be reimbursed by the
Trust for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in this connection.

July 30, 1999



  HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.
 PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE
            DIRECTORS

         The  undersigned  hereby appoints Andrew M. Carter and Clifford E. Lai,
and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the undersigned,  with full power of
substitution  and revocation to represent the  undersigned and to vote on behalf
of the  undersigned  all shares of Hyperion 2002 Term Trust,  Inc. (the "Trust")
which the  undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of the Trust to be held at The Millenium  Hilton,  55 Church Street (next to the
World Trade Center),  New York, New York 10007, on Tuesday,  October 12, 1999 at
9:45 a.m., and at any adjournments  thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges
receipt of the Notice of Meeting and  accompanying  Proxy  Statement  and hereby
instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated hereon. In
their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as
may  properly  come before the  Meeting.  A majority of the proxies  present and
acting at the  Meeting in person or by  substitute  (or, if only one shall be so
present,  then  that  one)  shall  have  and may  exercise  all of the  power of
authority of said proxies  hereunder.  The undersigned  hereby revokes any proxy
previously given.

                                    NOTE:  Please sign  exactly as your name
                                    appears on the Proxy.  If joint  owners,
                                    EITHER   may  sign  this   Proxy.   When
                                    signing    as    attorney,     executor,
                                    administrator,   trustee,   guardian  or
                                    corporate  officer,   please  give  full
                                    title.

                                                      Date    , 1999


                                    Signature(s), (Title(s), if applicable)
                                    PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN
                                    PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE


I  PLAN/DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON
OCTOBER 12, 1999





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         Please indicate your vote by an "X" in the appropriate box below.  This
Proxy,  if  properly  executed,  will be voted  in the  manner  directed  by the
stockholder.  If no direction is made,  this Proxy will be voted FOR election of
the  nominees as Directors in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposal 2. Please refer to the
Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposals.




1.       ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:     FOR all nominees listed (except WITHHOLD
authority  to vote for all as marked to the contrary below)    nominees

                                               Class III:
                                               Harry E. Petersen, Jr.
                                               Leo M. Walsh, Jr.
                                               Robert F. Birch

(Instruction:      To     withhold
authority    to   vote   for   any
individual  nominee(s),  write the
name(s) of the  nominee(s)  on the
line below.)

2.       Ratification or rejection of the
         selection of independent accountants
         (a vote "FOR" is a vote for ratification)   FOR    AGAINST     ABSTAIN



PLEASE  SIGN AND DATE THIS  PROXY
ON THE  REVERSE  SIDE AND  RETURN
PROMPTLY    IN    THE    ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
















             Report of Independent Accountants


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Hyperion 2002 Term Trust, Inc.

In planning and  performing  our audit of the  financial  statements of Hyperion
2002  Term  Trust,  Inc.  (the  "Trust")  for the year  ended May 31,  1999,  we
considered its internal control, including controls for safeguarding securities,
in order to determine our auditing  procedures for the purpose of expressing our
opinion on the financial  statements and to comply with the requirements of Form
N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal control.

The  management of the Trust is responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining
internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility,  estimates and judgments by
management  are  required to assess the expected  benefits and related  costs of
controls.  Generally,  controls  that are  relevant  to an audit  pertain to the
entity's objective of preparing financial  statements for external purposes that
are  fairly   presented  in  conformity  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.   Those  controls   include  the   safeguarding  of  assets  against
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.

Because of inherent  limitations in internal control,  errors or fraud may occur
and not be detected.  Also,  projection of any evaluation of internal control to
future periods is subject to the risk that it may become  inadequate  because of
changes in conditions or that the  effectiveness of the design and operation may
deteriorate.

Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all matters
in  internal   control  that  might  be  material   weaknesses  under  standards
established  by the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A
material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more
of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the
risk  that  misstatements  caused  by error or fraud in  amounts  that  would be
material in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not
be  detected  within a timely  period  by  employees  in the  normal  course  of
performing  their assigned  functions.  However,  we noted no matters  involving
internal  control  and  its  operation,   including  controls  for  safeguarding
securities,  that we consider to be material  weaknesses  as defined above as of
May 31, 1999.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the
Board of Directors of the Trust and the Securities and Exchange Commission.



July 20, 1999











          HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC. (the "Registrant")
         Amended Form N-SAR for the period ending May 31, 1999
                        File Number 811-07070





This report is signed on behalf of the Registrant in the City of New York and
the State of New York on the 29th day of July, 1999.




HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.





                                                By:      /s/ Clifford E. Lai
                                                         Clifford E. Lai
                                                         President




Witness:  /s/ Joseph Tropeano
             Joseph Tropeano
             Assistant Secretary


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