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For the fiscal period ended (a) 06/30/96
File number (c) 811-7064
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Netscape Communications Corporation
2. Date of Purchase
08/09/95
3. Number of Securities Purchased
10,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$280,000
5. Price Per Unit
$28
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Morgan Stanley
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
Morgan Stanley
Hambrecht & Quist
For the fiscal period ended (a) 06/30/96
File number (c) 811-7064
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Potash Corpoartion of Saskatchewan Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
09/10/95
3. Number of Securities Purchased
2,900
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$211,700
5. Price Per Unit
$73
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Smith Barney
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
Smith Barney, Inc.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
NatWest Securities Limited
RBC Dominion Securities Corp.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Nesbitt Burns Securities Inc.
Schroder Wertheim & Co.
For the fiscal period ended (a) 06/30/96
File number (c) 811-7064
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3 1.
Name of Issuer
Office Depot, Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
8/15/95
3. Number of Securities Purchased
56,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$163,800
5. Price Per Unit
$29.25
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Merrill Lynch
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Prudential Securities Incorporated The
Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
For the fiscal period ended (a) 06/30/96
File number (c) 811-7064
SUB-ITEM 77 Q
Exhibits
On January 9, 1996, the Trustees approved and
authorized a proposal to increase the number of
Trustees, which shall constitute the Board to five
(5), pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 of the
Trust's Declaration of Trust.
