SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of l934
(Amendment 26)
HYPERION 2002 TERM TRUST, INC.
(HTB)
(Name of Issuer)
448915108
(CUSIP Number)
George W. Karpus, President
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a
Karpus Investment Management
14 Tobey Village Office Park
Pittsford, New York 14534
(716) 586-4680
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
January 8, 2001
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1 (b) (3) or (4), check the following box. [ ]
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There are no exhibits.
ITEM 1 Security and Issuer
Common Stock
Hyperion 2002 Term Trust, Inc.
Hyperion Capital Management, Inc.
1 Liberty Plaza
165 Broadway
36th floor
New York, New York 10006
ITEM 2 Identity and Background
a) Karpus Management, Inc, d/b/a/ Karpus Investment Management
("KIM")
George W. Karpus, President, Director, and Controlling Stockholder
JoAnn VanDegriff, Vice President and Director
Sophie Karpus, Director
b) 14 Tobey Village Office Park
Pittsford, New York 14534
c) Principal business and occupation - Investment Management for
individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations, endowments
trust and others, specializing in conservative asset management (i.e. fixed
income).
d) None of George W. Karpus, JoAnn VanDeGriff, or Sophie Karpus
(the "Principals") or KIM has been convicted in the past five years of
any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations).
e) During the last five years none of the principals or KIM has been a party
to a civil proceeding as a result of which any of them is subject to a
judgement, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state
securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
f) Each of the Principals is a United States citizen.
KIM is a New York corporation.
ITEM 3 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations
KIM, an independent investment advisor, has accumulated shares of HTB
on behalf of accounts that are managed by KIM ('the Accounts") under
limited powers of attorney. All funds that have been utilized in making
such purchases are from such Accounts.
ITEM 4 Purpose of Transaction
KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes. Being primarily
a fixed income manager, with a specialty focus in the closed end fund
sector, the profile of HTB fit the investment guidelines for various
Accounts. Shares have been acquired since September 19, 1993.
ITEM 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer
a) As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 1,539,685 shares, which
represents 5.06% of the outstanding shares. George W. Karpus (President
of KIM) presently owns 3,100 shares (purchases of 6/1/95 600 shs.@
7.25, 6/9/95 900 shares @ 7.375, 12/22/95 1,500 shares @ 7.125,
7/3/96 1,000 shares @ 6.875) & (sales of 10/11 and 10/12/2000 200 shares
at 8.625, 11/03/00 400 shares at 8.625, and 12/06/00 300 shares at 8.75).
Sophie Karpus (Director) purchased 1,000 shares 11/7/94 @ 6.375 & sold
100 shares on 12/06/00 at 8.75 per share, and 200 shares on 12/27/00 at
8.8125 per share. JoAnn VanDeGriff (Vice-President and Director) purchased
12/19/96 200 shares @ 7.125 and 900 shares 12/20/96 @ 7.125 and sold 100
shares on 12/06/00 at 8.75 per share. Karpus Investment Management Profit
Sharing Plan Fund-B purchased 10/26/93 1,200 shares @ 7.75, 3/24/95 750
shares @6.875 ,3/27/95 250 shares @ 6.875, and 6/12/00 475 shares @ 8.0625
and sold 200 shares 12/06/00 at 8.75 per share. Karpus Management, Inc.
presently owns 2500 shares purchased 3/24/95 & 3/27/95 @ 6.92 per
share (1000 shares) and 6/2/95 @ 7.42 (2000 shares) & sales on 11/03/00
of 200 shares @ 8.625, and 300 shares on 12/06 & 12/08/00 at 8.75 per share.
b) KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all such Shares
under limited powers of attorney.
c) The first open market purchase occurred on February 8, 1995 as
previously reported. There have been no dispositions and no acquisitions,
other than by such open market purchases, during such period unless
indicated.
DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER
DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER
SHARE
SHARE
11/3/00
-50000
8.625
12/4/00
-1650
8.75
11/6/00
-2400
8.625
12/4/00
8700
8.75
11/7/00
-1500
8.6875
12/5/00
11300
8.75
11/8/00
-1900
8.6875
12/5/00
-350
8.75
11/10/00
-5000
8.625
12/6/00
-152690
8.75
11/16/00
-1200
8.75
12/8/00
-19125
8.75
11/27/00
-3500
8.75
12/8/00
-200
8.6875
11/29/00
-2300
8.75
12/12/00
-300
8.75
12/15/00
-700
8.875
12/19/00
-500
8.875
12/20/00
-1200
8.875
12/22/00
-2900
8.875
12/26/00
-100
8.875
12/26/00
-200
8.8125
12/27/00
-8100
8.75
12/27/00
-2200
8.8125
12/28/00
-7400
8.875
12/29/00
-6000
8.875
The Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from. any proceeds
for the sale of the Shares. KIM reserves the right to further accumulate
or sell shares. None of the Accounts has an interest in shares constituting
more than 5% of the Share outstanding.
ITEM 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
Except as described above, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings
or relationships of any kind among the Principals and KIM and between any
of them and any other person with respect to any of HTB securities.
ITEM 7 Materials to be filed as Exhibits
Not applicable.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in the statement is true, complete,
and correct.
Karpus Management, Inc.
January 8, 2001 By: _____________________
Date Signature
Scott D. Nasca, Vice President
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