PROVIDENT MUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
N-30D, 1997-03-06
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To Our Variable Annuity Contract Owners:
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                                                               February 24, 1997
 
     As an owner of a Provident Mutual variable annuity contract, we are pleased
to send you the Annual Report for the Separate Account and its subaccounts for
our variable annuity contracts.
 
     The VIP variable annuity contract has six subaccounts investing in Market
Street Fund, Inc. portfolios and provides you with a flexible annuity savings
and income program which will be able to serve your needs for many years. The
VIP/2 variable annuity contract offers additional subaccounts investing in
portfolios managed by such prestigious fund managers as Fidelity Management &
Research Company, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., OpCap Advisors, Federated
Investors, and the Dreyfus Corporation.
 
     Thank you for your confidence in Provident Mutual and your variable annuity
contract. Provident Mutual has continued its role as a leader in the variable
insurance products marketplace. We are very pleased with this result and are
glad that you are a part of our success.
 
     Attached to the Separate Account Annual Report is the Annual Report for the
Market Street Fund, Inc. Under separate cover, you will be receiving the Annual
Reports for the other Fund groups underlying the subaccounts to which you have
chosen to allocate your premiums.
 
     We are happy to be of service to you. If you have a question about your
annuity contract, please contact your local agent or call our Service Center
toll free at 1-800-688-5177.
 
                                            Sincerely,
 
                                            /s/ Robert W. Kloss
                                            Robert W. Kloss
                                            President
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Report of Independent Accountants
 
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To the Contractholders and
  Board of Directors of
Provident Mutual Life Insurance
  Company
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the
Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account (comprising twenty-three
subaccounts) as of December 31, 1996, and the related statements of operations
for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the management of the Provident Mutual Variable Annuity
Separate Account. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1996 by correspondence with
the transfer agents. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Provident Mutual Variable
Annuity Separate Account as of December 31, 1996, and the results of its
operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
 
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The Supplementary Information is
presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the
basic financial statements. Such information has not been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and,
accordingly, we express no opinion on it.
 
                                            COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 10, 1997
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    MONEY                                AGGRESSIVE
                                       GROWTH       MARKET        BOND       MANAGED       GROWTH     INTERNATIONAL
                                     SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                  <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Market Street
  Fund, Inc., at market value:
  Growth Portfolio.................  $2,342,558
  Money Market Portfolio...........               $2,530,979
  Bond Portfolio...................                             $468,128
  Managed Portfolio................                                          $832,367
  Aggressive Growth Portfolio......                                                       $397,882
  International Portfolio..........                                                                    $ 1,837,067
Dividends receivable...............                  10,367
Receivable from Provident Mutual
  Life Insurance Company...........                 439,651
                                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -------------
NET ASSETS.........................  $2,342,558   $2,980,997    $468,128     $832,367     $397,882     $ 1,837,067
                                     ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ============
Held for the benefit of
  contractholders..................  $2,303,028   $2,971,822    $439,181     $798,252     $360,882     $ 1,801,543
Attributable to Provident Mutual
  Life Insurance Company...........      39,530        9,175      28,947       34,115       37,000          35,524
                                     ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -------------
                                     $2,342,558   $2,980,997    $468,128     $832,367     $397,882     $ 1,837,067
                                     ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========  ============
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      FIDELITY       FIDELITY                      FIDELITY
                                        HIGH          EQUITY-       FIDELITY        ASSET        FIDELITY      FIDELITY
                                       INCOME         INCOME         GROWTH        MANAGER      INDEX 500     CONTRAFUND
                                     SUBACCOUNT     SUBACCOUNT     SUBACCOUNT     SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                  <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Variable
  Insurance Products Fund, at
  market value:
  High Income Portfolio...........   $ 1,730,656
  Equity-Income Portfolio.........                  $ 5,642,615
  Growth Portfolio................                                 $ 4,066,574
Investment in the Variable
  Insurance Products Fund II, at
  market value:
  Asset Manager Portfolio.........                                                 $852,189
  Index 500 Portfolio.............                                                              $2,391,858
  Contrafund Portfolio............                                                                             $745,086
                                      ----------     ----------     ----------     --------     ----------     --------
NET ASSETS........................   $ 1,730,656    $ 5,642,615    $ 4,066,574     $852,189     $2,391,858     $745,086
                                      ==========     ==========     ==========     ========     ==========     ========
Held for the benefit of
  contractholders.................   $ 1,696,614    $ 5,604,588    $ 4,026,198     $819,792     $2,349,987     $716,747
Attributable to Provident Mutual
  Life Insurance Company..........        34,042         38,027         40,376       32,397         41,871       28,339
                                      ----------     ----------     ----------     --------     ----------     --------
                                     $ 1,730,656    $ 5,642,615    $ 4,066,574     $852,189     $2,391,858     $745,086
                                      ==========     ==========     ==========     ========     ==========     ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         QUEST FOR     QUEST FOR     QUEST FOR                  SCUDDER
                                           VALUE      VALUE SMALL      VALUE       SCUDDER     GROWTH AND      SCUDDER
                                          EQUITY          CAP         MANAGED        BOND        INCOME     INTERNATIONAL
                                        SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                     <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the OCC Accumulation
  Trust, at market value:
  Equity Portfolio....................  $ 1,909,234
  Small Cap Portfolio.................                $ 1,446,450
  Managed Portfolio...................                              $ 3,656,290
Investment in the Scudder Variable
  Life Investment Fund, at market
  value:
  Bond Portfolio......................                                             $448,841
  Growth and Income Portfolio.........                                                          $529,446
  International Portfolio.............                                                                        $ 213,679
                                           --------   -----------   -----------    --------     --------
NET ASSETS............................  $ 1,909,234   $ 1,446,450   $ 3,656,290    $448,841     $529,446      $ 213,679
                                           ========   ===========   ===========    ========     ========
Held for the benefit of
  contractholders.....................  $ 1,867,013   $ 1,412,016   $ 3,613,878    $418,304     $501,038      $ 186,996
Attributable to Provident Mutual Life
  Insurance Company...................       42,221        34,434        42,412      30,537       28,408         26,683
                                           --------   -----------   -----------    --------     --------
                                        $ 1,909,234   $ 1,446,450   $ 3,656,290    $448,841     $529,446      $ 213,679
                                           ========   ===========   ===========    ========     ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            DREYFUS       DREYFUS        DREYFUS      FEDERATED U.S.    FEDERATED
                                             ZERO          GROWTH       SOCIALLY        GOVERNMENT       UTILITY
                                          COUPON 2000    AND INCOME    RESPONSIBLE      BOND FUND          FUND
                                          SUBACCOUNT     SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT       SUBACCOUNT      SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                       <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>               <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Dreyfus Variable
  Investment Fund, at market value:
  Zero Coupon 2000 Portfolio...........    $ 335,068
  Growth and Income Portfolio..........                   $721,458
  Socially Responsible Portfolio.......                                 $ 127,701
Investment in the Insurance Management
  Series, at market value:
  U.S. Government Bond Fund
    Portfolio..........................                                                  $ 74,412
  Utility Fund Portfolio...............                                                                  $101,440
                                           ---------     ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
NET ASSETS.............................    $ 335,068      $721,458      $ 127,701        $ 74,412        $101,440
                                           =========     =========      =========       =========       =========
Held for the benefit of
  contractholders......................    $ 304,820      $691,083      $  99,643        $ 48,059        $ 73,807
Attributable to Provident Mutual Life
  Insurance Company....................       30,248        30,375         28,058          26,353          27,633
                                           ---------     ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
                                           $ 335,068      $721,458      $ 127,701        $ 74,412        $101,440
                                           =========     =========      =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        MONEY                             AGGRESSIVE
                                            GROWTH      MARKET       BOND      MANAGED      GROWTH    INTERNATIONAL
                                          SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................  $ 41,617    $122,505    $ 19,168    $ 17,276    $  2,749     $  10,854
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks..............    22,025      33,647       4,597       7,129       3,801        18,629
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      --------
Net investment income (loss).............    19,592      88,858      14,571      10,147      (1,052)       (7,775)
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested...    50,877                              11,758      27,708        44,000
Net realized gain from redemption of
  investment shares......................    31,164                   2,584       2,297       3,951        21,870
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      --------
Net realized gain on investments.........    82,041                   2,584      14,055      31,659        65,870
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      --------
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments:
  Beginning of year......................    98,207                  18,631      32,534      16,806        56,960
  End of year............................   297,288                  12,282      71,129      41,064       126,164
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      --------
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) during the year.........   199,081                  (6,349)     38,595      24,258        69,204
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      --------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  on investments.........................   281,122                  (3,765)     52,650      55,917       135,074
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      --------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
  operations.............................  $300,714    $ 88,858    $ 10,806    $ 62,797    $ 54,865     $ 127,299
                                           ========    ========    ========    ========    ========      ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           FIDELITY    FIDELITY                FIDELITY
                                             HIGH      EQUITY-     FIDELITY     ASSET      FIDELITY    FIDELITY
                                            INCOME      INCOME      GROWTH     MANAGER    INDEX 500   CONTRAFUND
                                          SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................  $ 67,232    $  3,245    $  4,472    $ 13,562    $  8,150
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks..............    17,506      50,360      38,493       7,419      19,324    $  2,884
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net investment income (loss).............    49,726     (47,115)    (34,021)      6,143     (11,174)     (2,884)
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
  ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested...    13,154      33,026     112,930      11,183      20,958
Net realized gain from redemption of
  investment shares......................    27,267     156,974      86,749       7,855      32,006         925
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net realized gain on investments.........    40,421     190,000     199,679      19,038      52,964         925
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net unrealized appreciation of
  investments:
  Beginning of year......................    58,116     196,090      53,656      31,394      30,773
  End of year............................   116,189     545,542     188,126      80,938     270,807      65,818
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net unrealized appreciation during the
  year...................................    58,073     349,452     134,470      49,544     240,034      65,818
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net realized and unrealized gain on
  investments............................    98,494     539,452     334,149      68,582     292,998      66,743
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
  operations.............................  $148,220    $492,337    $300,128    $ 74,725    $281,824    $ 63,859
                                           ========    ========    ========    ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          QUEST FOR   QUEST FOR   QUEST FOR                SCUDDER
                                            VALUE       VALUE       VALUE      SCUDDER    GROWTH AND     SCUDDER
                                            EQUITY    SMALL CAP    MANAGED       BOND       INCOME    INTERNATIONAL
                                          SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................  $  8,207    $  7,588    $ 14,611    $ 23,370    $  3,443
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks..............    18,015      12,490      30,478       4,115       2,036      $   637
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
Net investment income (loss).............    (9,808)     (4,902)    (15,867)     19,255       1,407         (637)
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested...    16,445      19,507       9,318
Net realized gain from redemption of
  investment shares......................    87,147      92,306     108,093       1,379         668           27
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
Net realized gain on investments.........   103,592     111,813     117,411       1,379         668           27
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments:
  Beginning of year......................    70,068      44,166      94,978       7,002
  End of year............................   247,016     105,576     454,153       1,252      44,149       12,762
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) during the year.........   176,948      61,410     359,175      (5,750)     44,149       12,762
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  on investments.........................   280,540     173,223     476,586      (4,371)     44,817       12,789
                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------      -------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
  operations.............................  $270,732    $168,321    $460,719    $ 14,884    $ 46,224      $12,152
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</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    DREYFUS     DREYFUS      DREYFUS    FEDERATED U.S.  FEDERATED
                                                     ZERO        GROWTH     SOCIALLY      GOVERNMENT     UTILITY
                                                  COUPON 2000  AND INCOME  RESPONSIBLE    BOND FUND        FUND
                                                  SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT     SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                               <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>             <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends........................................   $15,176     $  4,810     $   272        $1,558        $1,672
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks......................     3,346        2,953         202           112           354
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
Net investment income............................    11,830        1,857          70         1,446         1,318
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested...........     1,089       64,333       4,844
Net realized gain from redemption of investment
  shares.........................................     1,046          906          41             1            14
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
Net realized gain on investments.................     2,135       65,239       4,885             1            14
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
  investments:
  Beginning of year..............................     4,458
  End of year....................................    (3,544)     (42,177)      1,738           433         6,757
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during
  the year.......................................    (8,002)     (42,177)      1,738           433         6,757
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
  investments....................................    (5,867)      23,062       6,623           434         6,771
                                                    -------     --------     -------        ------        ------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
  operations.....................................   $ 5,963     $ 24,919     $ 6,693        $1,880        $8,089
                                                    =======     ========     =======        ======        ======
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   MONEY                                 AGGRESSIVE
                                     GROWTH        MARKET         BOND       MANAGED       GROWTH     INTERNATIONAL
                                   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss).....  $  19,592    $     88,858    $ 14,571     $ 10,147     $ (1,052)    $    (7,775)
Net realized gain on
  investments....................     82,041                       2,584       14,055       31,659          65,870
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments
  during the year................    199,081                      (6,349)      38,595       24,258          69,204
                                   ----------   ------------    --------     --------     --------      ----------
Net increase in net assets from
  operations.....................    300,714          88,858      10,806       62,797       54,865         127,299
                                   ----------   ------------    --------     --------     --------      ----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
  TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums....    129,062      16,804,454      12,235       39,161       14,105         145,209
Administrative charges...........       (755)           (677)       (128)        (314)        (263)           (541)
Surrenders and forfeitures.......    (17,602)        (89,015)    (30,257)     (11,678)      (3,305)        (44,567)
Transfers between investment
  portfolios.....................    866,000     (15,761,942)    211,574      454,616       75,631         710,269
                                   ----------   ------------    --------     --------     --------      ----------
Net increase in net assets
  derived from contract
  transactions...................    976,705         952,820     193,424      481,785       86,168         810,370
                                   ----------   ------------    --------     --------     --------      ----------
Total increase in net assets.....  1,277,419       1,041,678     204,230      544,582      141,033         937,669
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year..............  1,065,139       1,939,319     263,898      287,785      256,849         899,398
                                  ----------    ------------    --------     --------     --------      ----------
  End of year.................... $2,342,558    $  2,980,997    $468,128     $832,367     $397,882     $ 1,837,067
                                  ==========    ============    ========     ========     ========      ==========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                FIDELITY     FIDELITY                  FIDELITY
                                                  HIGH        EQUITY-     FIDELITY      ASSET      FIDELITY    FIDELITY
                                                 INCOME       INCOME       GROWTH      MANAGER    INDEX 500   CONTRAFUND
                                               SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss).................. $    49,726  $   (47,115) $   (34,021)  $  6,143   $  (11,174)  $ (2,884)
Net realized gain on investments..............      40,421      190,000      199,679     19,038       52,964        925
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
  during the year.............................      58,073      349,452      134,470     49,544      240,034     65,818
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
Net increase in net assets from operations....     148,220      492,337      300,128     74,725      281,824     63,859
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums.................      71,047      509,613      377,186     55,203      162,323     37,596
Administrative charges........................        (553)      (1,182)      (1,307)      (372)        (452)        (7)
Surrenders and forfeitures....................    (120,197)     (80,556)     (79,931)    (5,689)     (35,688)   (10,198)
Transfers between investment portfolios.......     760,735    2,822,841    2,025,844    378,238    1,348,209    628,836
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
Net increase in net assets derived from
  contract transactions.......................     711,032    3,250,716    2,321,792    427,380    1,474,392    656,227
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
Capital contribution from Provident Mutual
  Life Insurance Company......................                                                                   25,000
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
Total increase in net assets..................     859,252    3,743,053    2,621,920    502,105    1,756,216    745,086
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year...........................     871,404    1,899,562    1,444,654    350,084      635,642     --
                                                  --------   ----------   ----------   --------     --------   --------
  End of year................................. $ 1,730,656  $ 5,642,615  $ 4,066,574   $852,189   $2,391,858   $745,086
                                                  ========   ==========   ==========   ========     ========   ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        QUEST FOR   QUEST FOR                SCUDDER
                                           QUEST FOR      VALUE       VALUE      SCUDDER    GROWTH AND     SCUDDER
                                          VALUE EQUITY  SMALL CAP    MANAGED       BOND       INCOME    INTERNATIONAL
                                           SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                       <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss).............  $   (9,808)  $  (4,902)  $  (15,867)  $ 19,255    $  1,407     $    (637)
Net realized gain on investments.........     103,592     111,813      117,411      1,379         668            27
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments during
  the year...............................     176,948      61,410      359,175     (5,750)     44,149        12,762
                                           ----------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------      --------
Net increase in net assets from
  operations.............................     270,732     168,321      460,719     14,884      46,224        12,152
                                           ----------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------      --------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
  TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums............     105,006     122,662      368,883     69,708      58,154         7,467
Administrative charges...................        (549)       (369)        (695)      (102)
Surrenders and forfeitures...............     (71,953)    (11,402)    (134,004)    (5,560)     (2,370)         (184)
Transfers between investment
  portfolios.............................     869,522     718,444    2,092,212    244,557     402,438       169,244
                                           ----------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------      --------
Net increase in net assets derived from
  contract transactions..................     902,026     829,335    2,326,396    308,603     458,222       176,527
                                           ----------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------      --------
Capital contribution from Provident
  Mutual Life Insurance Company..........                                                      25,000        25,000
                                           ----------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------      --------
Total increase in net assets.............   1,172,758     997,656    2,787,115    323,487     529,446       213,679
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year......................     736,476     448,794      869,175    125,354      --           --
                                           ----------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------      --------
  End of year............................  $1,909,234   $1,446,450  $3,656,290   $448,841    $529,446     $ 213,679
                                           ==========   ==========  ==========   ========    ========      ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    DREYFUS     DREYFUS      DREYFUS    FEDERATED U.S.  FEDERATED
                                                     ZERO        GROWTH     SOCIALLY      GOVERNMENT     UTILITY
                                                  COUPON 2000  AND INCOME  RESPONSIBLE    BOND FUND        FUND
                                                  SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT     SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                               <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>             <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income............................  $  11,830    $  1,857    $      70      $  1,446      $  1,318
Net realized gain on investments.................      2,135      65,239        4,885             1            14
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
  investments during the year....................     (8,002)    (42,177)       1,738           433         6,757
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
Net increase in net assets from operations.......      5,963      24,919        6,693         1,880         8,089
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums....................      9,992      60,256       10,114        19,222        15,094
Administrative charges...........................       (115)         (4)
Surrenders and forfeitures.......................     (1,363)     (3,432)        (289)
Transfers between investment portfolios..........    180,966     614,719       86,183        28,310        53,257
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
Net increase in net assets derived from contract
  transactions...................................    189,480     671,539       96,008        47,532        68,351
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
Capital contribution from Provident Mutual Life
  Insurance Company..............................                 25,000       25,000        25,000        25,000
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
Total increase in net assets.....................    195,443     721,458      127,701        74,412       101,440
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year..............................    139,625      --           --           --             --
                                                    --------    --------     --------      --------      --------
  End of year....................................  $ 335,068    $721,458    $ 127,701      $ 74,412      $101,440
                                                    ========    ========     ========      ========      ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       MONEY                                AGGRESSIVE
                                        GROWTH        MARKET         BOND       MANAGED       GROWTH     INTERNATIONAL
                                      SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT    SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                   <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)........  $     9,571   $   33,452     $  7,855     $  9,911     $ (2,164)     $  (5,423)
Net realized gain on investments....       45,321                       160       14,956       11,083          8,264
Net unrealized appreciation of
  investments during the year.......       98,680                    21,827       35,794       12,443         63,388
                                       ----------   -----------    --------     --------     --------      ---------
Net increase in net assets
  from operations...................      153,572       33,452       29,842       60,661       21,362         66,229
                                       ----------   -----------    --------     --------     --------      ---------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
  TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums.......       30,285    8,277,788       11,089        2,043       13,061         67,030
Administrative charges..............         (312)        (196)         (66)        (190)         (60)          (162)
Surrenders and forfeitures..........      (23,011)      (4,381)      (2,723)     (17,408)      (5,030)        (3,697)
Transfers between investment
  portfolios........................      436,550   (6,659,462)      93,995      (63,542)     114,636        489,394
                                       ----------   -----------    --------     --------     --------      ---------
Net increase (decrease) in net
  assets derived from contract
  transactions......................      443,512    1,613,749      102,295      (79,097)     122,607        552,565
                                       ----------   -----------    --------     --------     --------      ---------
Total increase (decrease) in
  net assets........................      597,084    1,647,201      132,137      (18,436)     143,969        618,794
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year.................      468,055      292,118      131,761      306,221      112,880        280,604
                                       ----------   -----------    --------     --------     --------      ---------
  End of year.......................  $ 1,065,139   $1,939,319     $263,898     $287,785     $256,849      $ 899,398
                                       ==========   ===========    ========     ========     ========      =========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          FIDELITY    FIDELITY                FIDELITY
                                                            HIGH      EQUITY-     FIDELITY     ASSET      FIDELITY
                                                           INCOME      INCOME      GROWTH     MANAGER    INDEX 500
                                                         SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)............................  $ (2,074)  $    9,853  $   (5,657)  $   (836)   $ (1,040)
Net realized gain on investments........................       916       23,936      12,032      6,351       6,174
Net unrealized appreciation
  of investments during the year........................    58,315      196,595      51,442     33,307      30,712
                                                          --------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------
Net increase in net assets from operations..............    57,157      230,384      57,817     38,822      35,846
                                                          --------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums...........................    31,698      169,149     110,921     61,229       4,360
Administrative charges..................................       (29)        (165)       (148)       (73)        (21)
Surrenders and forfeitures..............................    (8,207)        (634)     (8,909)    (2,483)       (447)
Transfers between investment portfolios.................   754,221    1,303,751   1,181,641    142,676     564,167
                                                          --------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------
Net increase in net assets derived from
  contract transactions.................................   777,683    1,472,101   1,283,505    201,349     568,059
                                                          --------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------
Total increase in net assets............................   834,840    1,702,485   1,341,322    240,171     603,905
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year.....................................    36,564      197,077     103,332    109,913      31,737
                                                          --------   ----------  ----------   --------    --------
  End of year...........................................  $871,404   $1,899,562  $1,444,654   $350,084    $635,642
                                                          ========   ==========  ==========   ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  QUEST FOR   QUEST FOR                 DREYFUS
                                                     QUEST FOR      VALUE       VALUE      SCUDDER       ZERO
                                                    VALUE EQUITY  SMALL CAP    MANAGED       BOND     COUPON 2000
                                                     SUBACCOUNT   SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT  SUBACCOUNT
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<S>                                                 <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss).......................   $ (3,084)    $ (3,682)   $ (4,409)   $  3,535    $   3,446
Net realized gain on investments...................      3,468       12,778      12,571          28          739
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
  during the year..................................     70,278       41,425      95,716       7,185        4,998
                                                      --------     --------    --------    --------    ---------
Net increase in net assets from operations.........     70,662       50,521     103,878      10,748        9,183
                                                      --------     --------    --------    --------    ---------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums......................     17,047       56,295      44,576       5,284       13,365
Administrative charges.............................        (69)         (89)       (125)        (17)          (4)
Surrenders and forfeitures.........................     (8,381)                  (9,833)
Transfers between investment portfolios............    597,919      240,396     651,090      75,949       92,077
                                                      --------     --------    --------    --------    ---------
Net increase in net assets derived from
  contract transactions............................    606,516      296,602     685,708      81,216      105,438
                                                      --------     --------    --------    --------    ---------
Total increase in net assets.......................    677,178      347,123     789,586      91,964      114,621
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of year................................     59,298      101,671      79,589      33,390       25,004
                                                      --------     --------    --------    --------    ---------
  End of year......................................   $736,476     $448,794    $869,175    $125,354    $ 139,625
                                                      ========     ========    ========    ========    =========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
 
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Notes To Financial Statements
 
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1. ORGANIZATION
 
     The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account (Separate Account)
was established on October 19, 1992 by Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
(Provident Mutual) under the provisions of Pennsylvania law. The Separate
Account is an investment account to which net proceeds from individual flexible
premium deferred variable annuity contracts (the Contracts) are allocated until
maturity or termination of the Contracts.
 
     The Contracts are distributed through career agents, brokers and personal
producing general agents.
 
     Provident Mutual has structured the Separate Account as a unit investment
trust registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Separate Account is comprised of
twenty-three Subaccounts: the Growth, Money Market, Bond, Managed, Aggressive
Growth and International Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of
the Market Street Fund, Inc.; the Fidelity High Income, Fidelity Equity-Income
and Fidelity Growth Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the
Variable Insurance Products Fund; the Fidelity Asset Manager, Fidelity Index 500
and Fidelity Contrafund Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of
the Variable Insurance Products Fund II; the Quest for Value Equity, Quest for
Value Small Cap and Quest for Value Managed Subaccounts invest in the
corresponding portfolios of the OCC Accumulation Trust; the Scudder Bond,
Scudder Growth and Income and Scudder International Subaccounts invest in the
corresponding portfolios of the Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund; the
Dreyfus Zero Coupon 2000, Dreyfus Growth and Income and Dreyfus Socially
Responsible Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the Dreyfus
Variable Investment Fund; and the Federated U. S. Government Bond Fund and
Federated Utility Fund Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the
Insurance Management Series.
 
     The Growth, Money Market, Bond, Managed, Aggressive Growth and
International Subaccounts are available to owners of a Market Street VIP
contract. All twenty-three Subaccounts are available to owners of a Market
Street VIP/2 contract.
 
     Net premiums from the Contracts are allocated to the Subaccounts in
accordance with contractholder instructions and are recorded as variable annuity
contract transactions in the statements of changes in net assets. Such amounts
are used to provide money to pay contract values under the Contracts (Note 4).
The Separate Account's assets are the property of Provident Mutual.
 
     Transfers between investment portfolios include transfers between the
Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Account (not shown), which is part of Provident
Mutual's General Account.
 
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
     The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed
by the Separate Account in the financial statements.
 
 Investment Valuation:
 
     Investment shares are valued at the net asset values of the respective
Portfolios. Transactions are recorded on the trade date. Dividend income is
recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
 Realized Gains and Losses:
 
     Realized gains and losses on sales of investment shares are determined
using the specific identification basis for financial reporting and income tax
purposes.
 
 Federal Income Taxes:
 
     The operations of the Separate Account are included in the Federal income
tax return of Provident Mutual. Under the provisions of the Contracts, Provident
Mutual has the right to charge the Separate Account for Federal income tax
attributable to the Separate Account. No charge is currently being made against
the Separate Account for such tax.
 
 Estimates:
 
     The preparation of the accompanying financial statements required
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of
assets and liabilities and the reported amounts from operations and contract
transactions during the period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
 
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3. INVESTMENTS
 
     At December 31, 1996, the investments of the respective Subaccounts are as
follows:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      MARKET
                                                             SHARES       COST         VALUE
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<S>                                                        <C>         <C>          <C>
Market Street Fund, Inc.:
  Growth Portfolio.......................................     129,423   $2,045,270   $2,342,558
  Money Market Portfolio.................................   2,530,979   $2,530,979   $2,530,979
  Bond Portfolio.........................................      43,873     $455,846     $468,128
  Managed Portfolio......................................      56,701     $761,238     $832,367
  Aggressive Growth Portfolio............................      21,484     $356,818     $397,882
  International Portfolio................................     136,992   $1,710,903   $1,837,067
Variable Insurance Products Fund:
  High Income Portfolio..................................     138,231   $1,614,467   $1,730,656
  Equity-Income Portfolio................................     268,313   $5,097,073   $5,642,615
  Growth Portfolio.......................................     130,590   $3,878,448   $4,066,574
Variable Insurance Products Fund II:
  Asset Manager Portfolio................................      50,336     $771,251     $852,189
  Index 500 Portfolio....................................      26,835   $2,121,051   $2,391,858
  Contrafund Portfolio...................................      44,993     $679,268     $745,086
OCC Accumulation Trust:
  Equity Portfolio.......................................      63,493   $1,662,218   $1,909,234
  Small Cap Portfolio....................................      63,974   $1,340,874   $1,446,450
  Managed Portfolio......................................     100,975   $3,202,137   $3,656,290
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund:
  Bond Portfolio.........................................      66,693     $447,589     $448,841
  Growth and Income Portfolio............................      56,504     $485,297     $529,446
  International Portfolio................................      16,127     $200,917     $213,679
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
  Zero Coupon 2000 Portfolio.............................      27,263     $338,612     $335,068
  Growth and Income Portfolio............................      36,903     $763,635     $721,458
  Socially Responsible Portfolio.........................       6,356     $125,963     $127,701
Insurance Management Series:
  U.S. Government Bond Fund Portfolio....................       7,375      $73,979      $74,412
  Utility Fund Portfolio.................................       8,589      $94,683     $101,440
</TABLE>
 
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3. INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
     During the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, transactions in
investment shares were as follows:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 GROWTH PORTFOLIO            MONEY MARKET            BOND PORTFOLIO
                                                                               PORTFOLIO
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1996        1995        1996          1995         1996       1995
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>           <C>        <C>
Shares purchased.............................      69,249     38,671     9,172,217     6,294,574     21,420     12,319
Shares received from reinvestment of:
  Dividends..................................       2,541      1,202       122,507        44,361      1,823        948
  Capital gain distributions.................       3,268      2,735
                                               ----------   --------   -----------   -----------   --------   --------
Total shares acquired........................      75,058     42,608     9,294,724     6,338,935     23,243     13,267
Total shares redeemed........................     (10,741)   (10,953)   (8,675,470)   (4,576,169)    (3,361)    (2,822)
                                               ----------   --------   -----------   -----------   --------   --------
Net increase (decrease) in shares owned......      64,317     31,655       619,254     1,762,766     19,882     10,445
Shares owned, beginning of year..............      65,106     33,451     1,911,725       148,959     23,991     13,546
                                               ----------   --------   -----------   -----------   --------   --------
Shares owned, end of year....................     129,423     65,106     2,530,979     1,911,725     43,873     23,991
                                               ==========   ========   ===========   ===========   ========   ========
Cost of shares acquired......................  $1,231,085   $648,886   $ 9,294,724   $ 6,338,935   $244,010   $140,018
                                               ==========   ========   ===========   ===========   ========   ========
Cost of shares redeemed......................  $  152,747   $150,738   $ 8,675,470   $ 4,576,169   $ 33,431   $ 29,747
                                               ==========   ========   ===========   ===========   ========   ========
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
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                                                                                                    INTERNATIONAL
                                                     MANAGED PORTFOLIO        AGGRESSIVE              PORTFOLIO
                                                                           GROWTH PORTFOLIO
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                                                      1996       1995       1996       1995        1996        1995
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<S>                                                 <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>
Shares purchased..................................    35,733     10,956      7,983     12,699       81,109     55,062
Shares received from reinvestment of:
  Dividends.......................................     1,247      1,049        181                     878        142
  Capital gain distributions......................       871         29      1,822         64        3,560        672
                                                    --------   --------   --------   --------   ----------   --------
Total shares acquired.............................    37,851     12,034      9,986     12,763       85,547     55,876
Total shares redeemed.............................    (1,431)   (17,402)    (3,280)    (5,297)     (18,493)   (10,078)
                                                    --------   --------   --------   --------   ----------   --------
Net increase (decrease) in shares owned...........    36,420     (5,368)     6,706      7,466       67,054     45,798
Shares owned, beginning of year...................    20,281     25,649     14,778      7,312       69,938     24,140
                                                    --------   --------   --------   --------   ----------   --------
Shares owned, end of year.........................    56,701     20,281     21,484     14,778      136,992     69,938
                                                    ========   ========   ========   ========   ==========   ========
Cost of shares acquired...........................  $523,485   $155,989   $167,866   $209,103   $1,086,191   $674,316
                                                    ========   ========   ========   ========   ==========   ========
Cost of shares redeemed...........................  $ 17,498   $210,244   $ 51,091   $ 77,665   $  217,726   $119,053
                                                    ========   ========   ========   ========   ==========   ========
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   HIGH INCOME             EQUITY INCOME           GROWTH PORTFOLIO
                                                    PORTFOLIO                PORTFOLIO
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 1996        1995        1996         1995         1996         1995
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Shares purchased............................      77,760     69,781      200,553       86,058       91,860       46,058
  Shares received from reinvestment of:
  Dividends.................................       5,960        351          173        1,173          161           34
  Capital gain distributions................       1,166                   4,932        1,208        4,065
                                              ----------   --------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Total shares acquired.......................      84,886     70,132      205,658       88,439       96,086       46,092
Total shares redeemed.......................     (18,971)    (1,216)     (35,921)      (2,713)     (14,970)      (1,388)
                                              ----------   --------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Net increase in shares owned................      65,915     68,916      169,737       85,726       81,116       44,704
Shares owned, beginning of year.............      72,316      3,400       98,576       12,850       49,474        4,770
                                              ----------   --------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Shares owned, end of year...................     138,231     72,316      268,313       98,576      130,590       49,474
                                              ==========   ========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
Cost of shares acquired.....................  $1,005,014   $789,745   $3,962,136   $1,547,970   $2,841,783   $1,319,208
                                              ==========   ========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
Cost of shares redeemed.....................  $  203,835   $ 13,244   $  568,535   $   42,255   $  354,333   $   29,459
                                              ==========   ========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
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3. INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
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                                                                ASSET MANAGER            INDEX 500         CONTRAFUND
                                                                  PORTFOLIO              PORTFOLIO         PORTFOLIO
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                                                               1996       1995        1996        1995        1996
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<S>                                                          <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>
Shares purchased...........................................    31,189     19,640       20,895      8,192      45,949
Shares received from reinvestment of:
  Dividends................................................       899        170          108          9
  Capital gain distributions...............................       740                     279          1
                                                             --------   --------   ----------   --------    --------
Total shares acquired......................................    32,828     19,810       21,282      8,202      45,949
Total shares redeemed......................................    (4,663)    (5,615)      (2,843)      (371)       (956)
                                                             --------   --------   ----------   --------    --------
Net increase in shares owned...............................    28,165     14,195       18,439      7,831      44,993
Shares owned, beginning of year............................    22,171      7,976        8,396        565
                                                             --------   --------   ----------   --------    --------
Shares owned, end of year..................................    50,336     22,171       26,835      8,396      44,993
                                                             ========   ========   ==========   ========    ========
Cost of shares acquired....................................  $516,480   $286,108   $1,707,951   $594,048    $693,349
                                                             ========   ========   ==========   ========    ========
Cost of shares redeemed....................................  $ 63,919   $ 79,324   $  191,769   $ 20,867    $ 14,081
                                                             ========   ========   ==========   ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements -- continued
 
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3. INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   EQUITY PORTFOLIO            SMALL CAP           MANAGED PORTFOLIO
                                                                               PORTFOLIO
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1996        1995        1996        1995        1996        1995
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>
Shares purchased...............................      42,807     26,755       65,607     22,251       80,900     26,602
Shares received from reinvestment of:
  Dividends....................................         319         15          387         19          473         24
  Capital gain distributions...................         638                     993         17          302
                                                 ----------   --------   ----------   --------   ----------   --------
Total shares acquired..........................      43,764     26,770       66,987     22,287       81,675     26,626
Total shares redeemed..........................      (9,671)      (645)     (25,554)    (5,603)      (9,538)    (1,612)
                                                 ----------   --------   ----------   --------   ----------   --------
Net increase in shares owned...................      34,093     26,125       41,433     16,684       72,137     25,014
Shares owned, beginning of year................      29,400      3,275       22,541      5,857       28,838      3,824
                                                 ----------   --------   ----------   --------   ----------   --------
Shares owned, end of year......................      63,493     29,400       63,974     22,541      100,975     28,838
                                                 ==========   ========   ==========   ========   ==========   ========
Cost of shares acquired........................  $1,187,893   $618,621   $1,399,244   $400,418   $2,652,701   $727,971
                                                 ==========   ========   ==========   ========   ==========   ========
Cost of shares redeemed........................  $  192,083   $ 11,763   $  462,998   $ 94,846   $  224,761   $ 34,167
                                                 ==========   ========   ==========   ========   ==========   ========
</TABLE>
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements -- continued
 
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3. INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          SCUDDER VARIABLE LIFE INVESTMENT FUND
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       BOND PORTFOLIO       GROWTH AND  INTERNATIONAL
                                                                                              INCOME      PORTFOLIO
                                                                                            PORTFOLIO
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      1996        1995         1996         1996
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>
Shares purchased..................................................    58,485      11,797       57,128        16,200
Shares received from reinvestment of:
  Dividends.......................................................     3,517         606          397
  Capital gain distributions......................................
                                                                    --------     -------     --------      --------
Total shares acquired.............................................    62,002      12,403       57,525        16,200
Total shares redeemed.............................................   (12,792)        (75)      (1,021)          (73)
                                                                    --------     -------     --------      --------
Net increase in shares owned......................................    49,210      12,328       56,504        16,127
Shares owned, beginning of year...................................    17,483       5,155
                                                                    --------     -------     --------      --------
Shares owned, end of year.........................................    66,693      17,483       56,504        16,127
                                                                    ========     =======     ========      ========
Cost of shares acquired...........................................  $414,413     $85,256     $493,834     $ 201,830
                                                                    ========     =======     ========      ========
Cost of shares redeemed...........................................  $ 85,176     $   490     $  8,537     $     913
                                                                    ========     =======     ========      ========
</TABLE>
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements -- continued
 
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3. INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND                INSURANCE MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                      SERIES
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        ZERO COUPON 2000         GROWTH       SOCIALLY          U.S.         UTILITY
                                            PORTFOLIO             AND        RESPONSIBLE     GOVERNMENT       FUND
                                                                 INCOME       PORTFOLIO      BOND FUND      PORTFOLIO
                                                                PORTFOLIO                    PORTFOLIO
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        1996         1995         1996          1996            1996          1996
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>            <C>
Shares purchased..................      23,636        9,272       34,826          6,129          7,227         8,476
Shares received from reinvestment
  of:
  Dividends.......................       1,234          324          237             14            156           148
  Capital gain distributions......          88                     3,285            237
                                      --------     --------     --------      ---------       --------       -------
Total shares acquired.............      24,958        9,596       38,348          6,380          7,383         8,624
Total shares redeemed.............      (8,689)        (797)      (1,445)           (24)            (8)          (35)
                                      --------     --------     --------      ---------       --------       -------
Net increase in shares owned......      16,269        8,799       36,903          6,356          7,375         8,589
Shares owned, beginning of year...      10,994        2,195
                                      --------     --------     --------      ---------       --------       -------
Shares owned, end of year.........      27,263       10,994       36,903          6,356          7,375         8,589
                                      ========     ========     ========      =========       ========       =======
Cost of shares acquired...........    $309,524     $118,897     $793,353      $ 126,413       $ 74,062       $95,064
                                      ========     ========     ========      =========       ========       =======
Cost of shares redeemed...........    $106,079     $  9,274     $ 29,718      $     450       $     83       $   381
                                      ========     ========     ========      =========       ========       =======
</TABLE>
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements -- concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     Certain deductions are made from the Subaccounts and/or the premiums by
Provident Mutual. The deductions may include (1) surrender charges, (2)
administration fees, (3) transfer processing fees, (4) mortality and expense
risk charges and (5) premium taxes. Premiums adjusted for these deductions are
recorded as net premiums in the statement of changes in net assets. See original
policy documents for specific charges assessed.
 
     There are no sales expenses deducted from premiums at the time the premiums
are paid. If a contract has not been in force for six full years, upon surrender
or for certain withdrawals, a surrender charge is deducted from the proceeds.
However, subject to certain restrictions, up to 10% of the contract account
value as of the beginning of a contract year may be surrendered or withdrawn
free of surrender charges.
 
     An annual administrative fee of $30 is deducted from the contract account
value on each contract anniversary date beginning one year from the issue date
of the contract. In addition, to compensate for costs associated with
administration of the Market Street VIP/2 contracts, Provident Mutual deducts a
daily asset-based administration charge from the assets of the Separate Account
equal to an annual rate of .15%. This daily asset-based administration charge is
reported in the mortality and expense risk charges in the statements of
operations.
 
     During any given contract year, the first four transfers by Market Street
VIP contractholders and the first twelve transfers by Market Street VIP/2
contractholders of amounts in the Subaccounts are free of charge. A fee of $25
is assessed for each additional transfer. No transfer fees were incurred during
the years ended December 31, 1996 or 1995.
 
     The Separate Account is charged a daily mortality and expense risk charge
at an annual rate of 1.20% for the Market Street VIP contracts and 1.25% for the
Market Street VIP/2 contracts. Provident Mutual reserves the right to increase
this charge for the Market Street VIP contracts, but in no event will it be
greater than 1.25%.
 
     State premium taxes, when applicable, will be deducted depending upon when
such taxes are paid to the taxing authority. The premium taxes are deducted
either from premiums as they are received or from the proceeds upon withdrawal
from or surrender of the contract or upon application of the proceeds to a
payment option.
 
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The Provident Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Supplementary Information (unaudited)
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    The table below shows the net rates of return for the Subaccounts. The net
rate of return is applicable to net assets for a variable annuity contract whose
contract year commences with the beginning date of the year shown and is not
based on the average net assets in the Subaccounts during the year.
 
    The performance for each Subaccount is shown as the net rate of return which
reflects the Subaccounts' investment income and capital gains and losses,
realized or unrealized, less charges against the Subaccounts' assets for the
year shown.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       FIDELITY   FIDELITY
                                         MONEY                             AGGRESSIVE     INTERNA-      HIGH      EQUITY-
                              GROWTH     MARKET      BOND      MANAGED       GROWTH        TIONAL      INCOME     INCOME
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>            <C>          <C>        <C>
MARKET STREET VIP
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........  17.81%     3.62%       1.41%     10.29%        19.14%         9.25%         --         --
 December 31, 1995...........  28.84%     4.35%      18.91%     22.87%        12.13%        12.95%         --         --
 December 31, 1994...........   0.60%(1)  2.45% (2) (6.85)%(1) (2.06)% (3)   (2.18)%(1)    (3.77)%(1)      --         --
MARKET STREET VIP/2
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........  17.60%     3.42%       1.21%     10.08%        18.93%         9.04%      12.13%     12.38%
 December 31, 1995...........  28.58%     4.14%      18.67%     22.62%        11.91%        12.72%      18.93%     33.22%
 December 31, 1994........... (1.40)%(12)  0.69% (13)   0.68%(14) (0.09)% (15)     0.99%(16)  (3.74)%(12)   0.01%(12) (1.73)%(12)
 
<CAPTION>
                                            FIDELITY    FIDELITY
                               FIDELITY      ASSET       INDEX
                                GROWTH      MANAGER       500
- -----------------------------
<S>                           <C><C>        <C>         <C>
MARKET STREET VIP
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........       --          --           --
 December 31, 1995...........       --          --           --
 December 31, 1994...........       --          --           --
MARKET STREET VIP/2
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........    12.80%      12.70%       20.80%
 December 31, 1995...........    33.49%      15.33%       35.29%
 December 31, 1994...........     0.94%(12) (3.06)%(16)    1.00%(17)
</TABLE>
 
The net rate of return was calculated from the date contractholder funds were
first allocated to the Subaccount referenced above as follows: (1) February 14,
1994, (2) January 28, 1994, (3) March 10, 1994, (4) May 21, 1996, (5) June 10,
1996, (6) May 13, 1996, (7) May 28, 1996, (8) July 26, 1996, (9) August 19,
1996, (10) July 8, 1996, (11) March 1, 1995, (12) October 21, 1994, (13) October
19,1994, (14) November 22, 1994, (15) November 14, 1994, (16) October 26, 1994,
(17) November 29, 1994 and (18) November 15, 1994.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             QUEST FOR     QUEST FOR   QUEST FOR                  SCUDDER       
                               FIDELITY        VALUE         VALUE       VALUE       SCUDDER       GROWTH       
                              CONTRAFUND      EQUITY       SMALL CAP    MANAGED       BOND       AND INCOME     
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>            <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
MARKET STREET VIP
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........     --            --             --          --          --             --
 December 31, 1995...........     --            --             --          --          --             --
 December 31, 1994...........     --            --             --          --          --             --
MARKET STREET VIP/2
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........    9.05%(4)     21.34%         16.76%      20.75%       1.05%         10.76%(5)
 December 31, 1995...........      --         36.93%         13.63%      43.54%      16.53%            --
 December 31, 1994...........      --        (2.54)%(18)      2.02%(12)   (1.73)%(12)   0.84% (16)        --
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  DREYFUS            DREYFUS       FEDERATED U.S.     FEDERATED
                                 SCUDDER        DREYFUS ZERO       GROWTH           SOCIALLY         GOVERNMENT        UTILITY
                              INTERNATIONAL     COUPON 2000      AND INCOME        RESPONSIBLE       BOND FUND          FUND
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>             <C>                <C>
MARKET STREET VIP                
For the year ended:              
 December 31, 1996...........      --               --              --                 --               --               --
 December 31, 1995...........      --               --              --                 --               --               --
 December 31, 1994...........      --               --              --                 --               --               --
MARKET STREET VIP/2              
For the year ended:
 December 31, 1996...........    6.06%(6)         0.85%           2.45%(7)          16.85%(8)         2.35%(9)         8.16%(10)
 December 31, 1995...........      --            11.41%(11)         --                 --               --               --
 December 31, 1994...........      --               --              --                 --               --               --
</TABLE>


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To Our Variable Life Policyowners and Variable Annuity Contractowners:
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We are pleased to send you the 1996 Annual Report for Market Street Fund, Inc.,
its Growth, Money Market, Bond, Managed, Aggressive Growth, International,
Common Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolios.
 
Economic Overview and Investment Perspective
 
Sometimes listening to a broken record is not such a bad experience; especially
if the tune is pleasing.
 
Writing a year ago in the 1995 Annual Report for the Market Street Fund, I said
in part, "What will 1996 bring? With no hint of renewed inflation on the horizon
and the Federal Reserve Board leaning more towards easing than tightening in
order to avoid pushing an already weakening economy into recession, both bond
and equity markets should enjoy modestly positive rates of return in 1996. While
budget battles and the upcoming elections could produce short term volatility,
long term patient investors should have nothing to fear from maintaining their
market exposure. As to market timers, you are on your own as always."
 
Writing to you in June of 1996 I summarized the first six months of 1996 as
follows. "First the facts. Through the first six months of 1996, the equity
markets responded strongly to a growing, nearly inflation free economy. Rising
profits were sufficient to offset fears of rising interest rates. Total returns
were slightly above 10% for both the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000. For the fixed
income markets, the results were not as pleasant, with the Lehman Aggregate Bond
Index turning in a -1.2% total return and the 30 year U.S. Treasury Bond rate
averaging 6.06%, 6.60%, and 7.06% for the fourth quarter of 1995 and the first
two quarters of 1996, respectively. While the Federal Reserve did not tighten,
the combination of a growing economy, persistent inflation fears, and the
failure of the new Congress and the President to make any progress on
fundamental budget reform were sufficient to cause the back-up in rates."
 
The outlook for the rest of 1996 was presented as follows. "The outlook for the
remainder of 1996 is cautiously optimistic for both the equity and fixed income
markets. July has already seen increased volatility in both markets as equities
sold off strongly, particularly technology issues, only to bounce right back, at
least partially; while 30 year Treasuries rallied strongly to the 6.75% level.
Markets will likely stabilize until the November election, so long as inflation
fears do not force the Fed's hand. December should be exciting."
 
The second half of 1996 turned out just fine for both equity and fixed income
investors. So long as the economy remains on its current course of modest growth
and low inflation and policymakers keep their hands off the economic engine that
is the envy of the world, the outlook for all markets--especially the equity
market--remains positive. But stay cautious, and remember that to be a market
timer is to engage in the least cautious strategy of all.
 
Review of Fund Portfolio Performance
 
The Annual Reviews and performance charts* for each Portfolio (other than the
Money Market Portfolio) contained in this Annual Report show the growth of
$10,000 over the period shown, assuming reinvestment of all dividends. The
performance is then compared to a relevant index. As always, it is important to
recall in interpreting these results that the advisers of the equity portfolios
of Market Street Fund do not engage in market timing. That is to say that in all
but times of great market turmoil, they endeavor to keep the vast majority of
portfolio assets invested in common stocks. Thus they attempt to add value by
stock selection utilizing the methods and in the markets specified in the Fund
Prospectus. Their performance should be judged according to how well they do
relative to market indices measuring the same type of activity.
 
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<PAGE>   32
 
We appreciate the opportunity to have served you in the past and look forward to
serving you during the remainder of 1997 and many years into the future.
 
/s/ Stanley R. Reber
 
Stanley R. Reber
President
The Market Street Fund, Inc.
 
*Past performance is not predictive of future results. Moreover, the
relationship between the performance of the Fund Portfolios and the actual
increases or decreases in a policy's cash value is not directly proportional due
to certain charges deducted from premiums and under the policies which are not
reflected in the above figures. Please see the current prospectus for an
explanation of these charges and for illustrations which take such charges into
account in calculating cash values.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Report of Independent Accountants
 
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To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
  of Market Street Fund, Inc.:
 
     We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities,
including the schedules of investments, of Market Street Fund, Inc.,
(comprising, respectively, the Growth, Money Market, Bond, Managed, Aggressive
Growth, International, Common Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolios) as of
December 31, 1996, and the related statements of operations for the year or
period then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two
years or periods then ended, and financial highlights for each of the periods
presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our
audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of
December 31, 1996, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
each of the respective portfolios constituting the Market Street Fund, Inc. as
of December 31, 1996, the results of their operations for the year or period
then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years or periods
then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 31, 1997
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Growth Portfolio
 
1996 Annual Review
Newbold's Asset Management, Inc.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    The 1996 return for the Market Street Fund Growth Portfolio was 19.6%,
compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index return of 22.9%. Equity
markets extended their winning streak in 1996 by posting strong returns and
their sixth consecutive up year. The Dow Jones Industrials rose 28.7%; and the
NASDAQ was up 22.7%.
 
    The equity markets jumped out of the blocks as 1996 began with a bevy of
weak economic statistics and prospects for a Federal Reserve reduction in short
term interest rates. Both the federal funds and discount rates were reduced by
one quarter percent to 5.25% and 5.0% respectively. Although this was the only
action taken by the Federal Reserve for all of 1996, the market responded and
increased 5.4% in the first quarter.
 
    In the second and third quarters, job creation numbers in April and early
July substantially exceeded expectations resulting in some market turbulence in
the second quarter and the apparent beginning of a correction in July. A
correction seemed in order at this juncture as the market had increased all year
in spite of rising long term interest rates and a strengthening economy.
However, the only correction to materialize was for the technology laden NASDAQ
which at one point was off about 14% from its high earlier in the year. The S&P
500 and Dow Jones Industrials only fell to levels 6-7% below their highs. All
three indices turned around and surged to record levels by the end of September
as the core rate of inflation continued to run at an anemic annual rate of 2.6%,
a thirty year low.
 
    The fourth quarter proved to be the best of the year for the overall market
driven by softening economic news and declining interest rates. Factory orders,
retail sales and job creation were weak, enabling the Federal Reserve to
continue to leave short term interest rates unchanged. The yield on the long
bond declined from 6.9% in early October to near 6.4% at the end of November. To
summarize, in 1996, good news continued to roll -- modest economic growth, good
corporate earnings, benign inflation and relatively low interest rates.
 
    As 1997 begins, the good economic news alluded to earlier appears to be on
track. While not totally devoid of skepticism, we claim no real insight into
what may derail the attractive concensus outlook for modest GDP growth, low
inflation and interest rates and reasonably good prospects for corporate
profits. Our primary focus continues to be individual stock selection from those
issues in our value universe where we believe positive catalysts or corporate
actions will develop in order to ensure participation in rising markets. We
believe that this, along with with continued adherence to our low P/E, higher
yielding process, will produce superior results over the long term.
 
                                                                            LOGO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                   GROWTH
- -------------------------------------------------------------

                                  DOLLARS
                        ----------------------------- 
                           FUND               INDEX
                        ---------            -------- 
<S>                    <C>                  <C>
Start                    10,000                10,000
        85               10,177                10,077
        86               11,325                11,941
        87               11,511                12,540
        88               13,641                14,580
        89               17,794                19,131
        90               18,220                18,485
        91               21,590                24,115
        92               22,614                25,948
        93               24,924                28,558
        94               25,522                28,933
        95               33,279                39,811
        96               39,794                48,928

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</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------
       Average Annual Total Return
- ----------------------------------------

<S>                    <C>
1 Year                   19.58%

5 year                   13.01%

Since Inception*         13.30%

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

           Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    + The Index is the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. common
      stocks that includes reinvestment of dividends.
    * Inception date was December 12, 1985.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                         OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (96.2%)
Aerospace & Defense...................................................     3.2%
  Boeing Co. .........................................................                       31,886      $  3,391,873
  United Technologies Corp. ..........................................                       45,000         2,970,000
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            6,361,873
                                                                                                           ----------
Automotive & Equipment................................................     1.4%
  Genuine Parts Co. ..................................................                       61,800         2,750,100
                                                                                                           ----------
Building & Building Supplies..........................................     1.7%
  Masco Corp. ........................................................                       91,900         3,308,400
                                                                                                           ----------
Business Services, Media, etc. .......................................     2.7%
  Cognizant Corp. ....................................................                       68,600         2,263,800
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp. .............................................                      132,700         3,151,625
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            5,415,425
                                                                                                           ----------
Chemicals.............................................................     3.0%
  Grace (W.R.) & Co. .................................................                       67,400         3,487,950
  Great Lakes Chemical Corp. .........................................                       52,600         2,459,050
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            5,947,000
                                                                                                           ----------
Diversified...........................................................     1.4%
  Black & Decker Corp.................................................                       52,800         1,590,600
  Canadian Pacific Ltd. ..............................................                       41,500         1,099,750
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            2,690,350
                                                                                                           ----------
Drugs and Health Care.................................................     8.0%
  Aetna, Inc. ........................................................                       80,800         6,464,000
  Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co............................................                       41,100         4,469,625
  Mallinckrodt Group, Inc. ...........................................                      113,400         5,003,775
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                           15,937,400
                                                                                                           ----------
Electronics...........................................................     1.9%
  Cooper Industries, Inc. ............................................                       90,200         3,799,675
                                                                                                           ----------
Finance-Banks.........................................................     8.4%
  Chase Manhattan Corp. ..............................................                       34,000         3,034,500
  Corestates Financial Corp. .........................................                       62,000         3,216,250
  Fleet Financial Group, Inc. ........................................                       85,000         4,239,375
  Mellon Bank Corp. ..................................................                       43,400         3,081,400
  Nations Bank Corp. .................................................                       31,300         3,059,575
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                           16,631,100
                                                                                                           ----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                         OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Finance-Insurance.....................................................     5.1%
  General Re Corp. ...................................................                       18,400      $  2,902,600
  ITT Hartford Group, Inc. ...........................................                       51,000         3,442,500
  St. Paul Companies, Inc. ...........................................                       64,800         3,798,900
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                           10,144,000
                                                                                                           ----------
Financial Institutions................................................     3.0%
  First Union Corp. ..................................................                       26,400         1,953,600
  Travelers Group, Inc. ..............................................                       89,633         4,067,097
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            6,020,697
                                                                                                           ----------
Foods.................................................................     3.1%
  Archer-Daniels Midland Co. .........................................                      278,653         6,130,366
                                                                                                           ----------
Machinery & Instrumentation...........................................     4.3%
  Deere & Co. ........................................................                       96,600         3,924,375
  Parker Hannifin Corp. ..............................................                      119,300         4,622,875
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            8,547,250
                                                                                                           ----------
Natural Gas...........................................................     1.7%
  TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. .........................................                      197,900         3,463,250
                                                                                                           ----------
Non-Ferrous Metals & Mining...........................................     3.9%
  Aluminum Co. of America.............................................                       76,700         4,889,625
  Reynolds Metals Co. ................................................                       49,600         2,796,200
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            7,685,825
                                                                                                           ----------
Office Equipment & Supplies...........................................     5.8%
  International Business Machines Corp. ..............................                       36,300         5,481,300
  Pitney Bowes, Inc. .................................................                       18,200           991,900
  Xerox Corp. ........................................................                       93,900         4,941,488
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                           11,414,688
                                                                                                           ----------
Oil...................................................................     4.8%
  Exxon Corp. ........................................................                       35,100         3,439,800
  Mobil Corp. ........................................................                       33,000         4,034,251
  Repsol ADR..........................................................                       53,400         2,035,875
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            9,509,925
                                                                                                           ----------
Oil & Other Energy Sources............................................     4.0%
  Amoco Corp. ........................................................                       53,000         4,266,500
  USX Marathon Group..................................................                      157,400         3,757,925
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            8,024,425
                                                                                                           ----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                         OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Paper & Forest Products...............................................     3.9%
  James River Corp. ..................................................                      142,500      $  4,720,313
  Mead Corp. .........................................................                       50,800         2,952,750
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                            7,673,063
                                                                                                           ----------
Pollution Control.....................................................     2.4%
  WMX Technologies, Inc. .............................................                      143,800         4,691,475
                                                                                                           ----------
Retail-Department Stores..............................................     0.9%
  Dillard Dept. Stores, Class A.......................................                       60,100         1,855,588
                                                                                                           ----------
Retail-Food Chains....................................................     1.9%
  American Stores Co. ................................................                       90,000         3,678,750
                                                                                                           ----------
Retail-Stores.........................................................     1.2%
  Circuit City Store, Inc. ...........................................                       80,500         2,425,062
                                                                                                           ----------
Telecommunications....................................................     3.0%
  AT&T Corp. .........................................................                      138,000         6,003,000
                                                                                                           ----------
Tobacco...............................................................     2.3%
  RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. .........................................                      135,140         4,594,760
                                                                                                           ----------
Transportation........................................................     1.4%
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. .................................                       32,600         2,815,825
                                                                                                           ----------
Utilities-Electric....................................................     6.2%
  Entergy Corp. ......................................................                       99,000         2,747,250
  FPL Group, Inc. ....................................................                       60,500         2,783,000
  General Public Utilities Corp. .....................................                       85,400         2,871,575
  PECO Energy Co. ....................................................                      152,200         3,843,050
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                           12,244,875
                                                                                                           ----------
Utilities - Telephone.................................................     5.6%
  GTE Corp. ..........................................................                       87,000         3,958,500
  NYNEX Corp. ........................................................                      149,000         7,170,625
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                           11,129,125
                                                                                                           ----------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $164,065,025)............................                                    190,893,272
                                                                                                           ----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (3.8%)
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc. - TempCash (Cost $7,579,202)........                     7,579,202        7,579,202
                                                                                                           ----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $171,644,227)....................                                   $198,472,474
                                                                                                           ==========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Money Market Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               PERCENTAGE                   PRINCIPAL
                                                              OF PORTFOLIO     MATURITY       AMOUNT          VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>          <C>            <C>
BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES (9.3%)
  Wachovia Bank of Georgia, 5.38%..........................                    01/09/97     $2,500,000     $ 2,497,011
  Mellon Bank, 5.36%.......................................                    02/26/97      2,600,000       2,578,322
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES (COST $5,075,333)...........                                                  5,075,333
                                                                                                           -----------
COMMERCIAL PAPER (85.4%)
Agricultural...............................................     1.8%
  Cargill, Inc., 5.35%.....................................                    01/21/97        975,000         972,102
                                                                                                           -----------
Consumer Finance...........................................     1.8%
  Transamerica Corp., 5.50%................................                    01/28/97      1,000,000         995,875
                                                                                                           -----------
Bank.......................................................     27.6%
  Bank of New York, 5.28%..................................                    01/10/97      2,000,000       1,997,360
  BankAmerica Corp., 5.34%.................................                    01/24/97      2,550,000       2,541,300
  Morgan (J.P.) & Co., Inc., 5.37%.........................                    01/08/97      2,575,000       2,572,311
  National City Credit Corp., 5.50%........................                    01/28/97      2,700,000       2,691,750
  Norwest Financial, Inc., 5.42%...........................                    02/14/97      2,645,000       2,627,478
  Republic New York Corp., 5.37%...........................                    01/14/97      2,600,000       2,594,958
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                            15,025,157
                                                                                                           -----------
Finance....................................................     49.5%
  American Express Credit Corp., 5.80%.....................                    01/07/97      1,800,000       1,798,260
  C.I.T. Group Holdings, Inc., 5.40%.......................                    01/30/97      2,500,000       2,489,125
  Cargill Financial Services Corp., 5.32%..................                    01/13/97      1,575,000       1,572,207
  Chevron Oil Finance Co., 5.62%...........................                    01/09/97      1,000,000         998,751
  Commercial Credit Corp., 5.30%...........................                    01/06/97      2,650,000       2,648,049
  Deere (John) Credit Co., 5.31%...........................                    01/17/97      1,235,000       1,232,085
  Deere (John) Credit Co., 5.29%...........................                    01/17/97      1,325,000       1,321,886
  Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.38%.............................                    01/16/97      2,000,000       1,995,518
  General Electric Capital Corp., 5.42%....................                    01/27/97      2,500,000       2,490,214
  Household Finance Corp., 5.42%...........................                    01/15/97      2,550,000       2,544,625
  IBM Credit Corp., 5.49%..................................                    01/31/97      2,670,000       2,657,785
  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.32%..........................                    01/09/97      2,550,000       2,546,985
  Union Bank, Los Angeles, CA., 5.30%......................                    01/22/97      2,600,000       2,600,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                            26,895,490
                                                                                                           -----------
Oil & Gas..................................................     4.7%
  Texaco, Inc., 5.48%......................................                    02/03/97      2,600,000       2,586,939
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (COST $46,475,563)..............                                                 46,475,563
                                                                                                           -----------
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (3.5%)
  Federal National Mortgage Discount Note, 5.32%
    (Cost $1,889,611)......................................                    02/07/97      1,900,000       1,889,611
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
                                        8
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Money Market Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            PRINCIPAL
                                                                                            AMOUNT OR
                                                               PERCENTAGE                     NUMBER
                                                              OF PORTFOLIO     MATURITY     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>          <C>            <C>
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (1.80%)
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.-TempCash
    (Cost $1,000,057)......................................                                 $1,000,057     $ 1,000,057
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $54,440,564)..........                                                $54,440,564
                                                                                                           ===========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                        9
<PAGE>   40
 
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THE MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
THE BOND PORTFOLIO
 
1996 Annual Review
Sentinel Advisors Company
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Market Street Fund Bond
Portfolio produced a total return of 2.9%, compared to the Lehman Aggregate Bond
Index which returned 3.6%. The Lehman Aggregate Index is considered a good proxy
for the overall fixed income market. During the same period, the average Lipper
A-rated Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.5%.
 
    On December 31, 1995, the 10-year U.S. Treasury Index (Index) yielded 5.57%.
The 1995 bull market in bonds finally fizzled in early 1996 when the Index set a
low of 5.52% in January. Market participants realizing that the promised
balanced budget was a long way from reality, that inflationary pressure
continued to cast a long dark shadow, and that the economy was showing amazing
resilience, abandoned the fixed income market, sending interest rates up
sharply. The 10-year U.S. Treasury Index reached the high for the year on June
12, 1996 at 7.06%. The fixed income markets consolidated in a trading range
until September. Investor sentiment once again began to change as the economy
sputtered along without generating enough growth to ignite inflation or cause
the Federal Reserve to tighten credit. The market did an "about-face" and
rallied to the 6.04% level on November 29, 1996. On a price basis, the 10-year
U.S. Treasury Index experienced a 10% price decline from January to June, only
to recapture a 7% price increase from September to November. The Index closed
the year at 6.42%.
 
    While the 10-year U.S. Treasury Index was experiencing this price
volatility, corporate securities were going through the same gyrations, tempered
slightly by their increased yield and the continued narrowing of yield spreads
between corporates and Treasury securities. Mortgage securities also did well as
a result of their shorter average maturities and their monthly income stream.
 
    During the year, the Portfolio shortened average maturity from 10.4 years to
8.4 years. On December 31, 1995, the Portfolio's assets were 75% invested in
corporate securities. During the period, in response to the continued narrowing
of yield spreads between corporates and Treasury, this position was reduced to
56% of assets. Finally, in recognition of the need for income, some of the funds
generated from the sale of corporate securities were redeployed to the mortgage
market where the Portfolio hopes to garner the added income and the reduce price
volatility.
 
    The 1996 market performance was the result of having too long an average
maturity in a bear market for bonds. In recognition of the longevity of the
current economic expansion, we plan to maintain a relatively short average
maturity until stronger signals are sent by the Federal Reserve as to the
direction of interest rates or the likely pace of economic expansion.
 
Richard D. Temple

                         BOND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                ---------------------
                       Dollars
                ---------------------
                 Fund           Index
                 ----           -----
               <S>             <C>
                10,000          10,000
                10,225          10,187
                11,864          11,742
                11,583          12,066
                12,330          13,018
                13,633          14,909
                14,683          16,245
                16,728          18,844
                17,724          20,239
                19,553          22,564
                18,454          21,892
                22,228          25,941
                22,863          26,883
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          ---------------------------
                          AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
                          ---------------------------
                                               Since
                         1 Year     5 Year   Inception*
                         ------     ------   ---------
                         <S>        <C>       <C>
                          2.88%      6.45%     7.76%
</TABLE>

                                                                        LOGO
 
           Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    +  The Index is the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged index of bonds
       reflecting average prices in the bond market.
    *  Inception date was December 12, 1985.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Bond Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                PERCENTAGE                   PRINCIPAL
                                                               OF PORTFOLIO     MATURITY       AMOUNT         VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>              <C>          <C>            <C>
U.S. TREASURY NOTES (17.4%)
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.00%.................................                    12/31/00     $  600,000     $  601,758
  U.S. Treasury Note, 5.00%.................................                    08/31/97        250,000        245,463
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.375%................................                    01/15/00        250,000        252,282
  U.S. Treasury Note, 5.50%.................................                    01/15/00        250,000        244,230
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.375%................................                    08/15/02        500,000        503,500
  U.S. Treasury Note, 7.50%.................................                    05/15/05      1,000,000      1,068,730
                                                                                                            ----------
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES (COST $2,913,524).............                                                 2,915,963
                                                                                                            ----------
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (22.2%)
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, 7.95%.............     2.8%           05/01/17        457,959        469,767
                                                                                                            ----------
Federal Home Loan Bank......................................     5.9%
  Federal Home Loan Bank, 6.65%.............................                    11/13/01      1,000,000        993,320
                                                                                                            ----------
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation......................     6.9%
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%...................                    05/01/08        587,994        577,521
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 8.00%...................                    11/01/08        518,992        528,561
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 9.00%...................                    11/01/16          6,718          7,094
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 8.00%...................                    03/01/17         39,090         39,811
                                                                                                            ----------
                                                                                                             1,152,987
                                                                                                            ----------
Federal Mortgage Corporation................................     3.6%
  Federal Mortgage Corp. Discount Note., 5.51%..............                    01/07/97        600,000        599,449
                                                                                                            ----------
Federal National Mortgage Association.......................     3.0%
  Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.50%..............                    12/01/06        491,793        501,629
                                                                                                            ----------
    TOTAL AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (COST $3,731,458)..............                                                 3,717,152
                                                                                                            ----------
CORPORATE BONDS (55.5%)
Industrial & Commercial Services............................     3.0%
  News American Holdings, Inc., 8.00%.......................                    10/17/16        500,000        499,375
Defense.....................................................     2.9%
  Northrop Corp., 7.00%.....................................                    03/01/06        500,000        491,875
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Bond Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            PRINCIPAL
                                                                                            AMOUNT OR
                                                               PERCENTAGE                    NUMBER
                                                              OF PORTFOLIO     MATURITY     OF SHARES        VALUE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>          <C>           <C>
CORPORATE BONDS (CONTINUED)
Financial Institutions.....................................     16.6%
  CS First Boston, 7.75%...................................                    05/15/06     $600,000      $   627,000
  First Union National Bank, 6.824%........................                    08/01/26      600,000          601,500
  Lehman Brothers Holdings, 8.80%..........................                    03/01/15      400,000          451,000
  Midland Bank, 7.65%......................................                    05/01/25      500,000          526,250
  Salomon Brothers, 6.875%.................................                    12/15/03      600,000          587,250
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                            2,793,000
                                                                                                          -----------
Insurance..................................................     9.5%
  Farmers Insurance Exchange, 8.50%........................                    08/01/04      600,000          633,000
  Integon Corp., 9.50%.....................................                    10/15/01      400,000          428,500
  Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 8.20%......................                    05/04/07      500,000          531,875
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                            1,593,375
                                                                                                          -----------
Telecommunications.........................................     6.4%
  Comsat Corp. Medium Term Note, 8.05%.....................                    12/13/06      500,000          547,785
  Continental Cablevision, 8.30%...........................                    05/15/06      500,000          533,750
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                            1,081,535
                                                                                                          -----------
Tobacco....................................................     2.5%
    Dimon, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875%......................                    06/01/06      400,000          418,500
                                                                                                          -----------
Utilities-Electric.........................................     3.0%
  Mississippi Power and Light Co., 8.80%...................                    04/01/05      500,000          510,625
                                                                                                          -----------
Utilities-Gas..............................................     2.6%
  Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 8.625%.....................                    12/01/11      422,000          439,407
                                                                                                          -----------
Foreign....................................................     9.0%
  Banque Paribas Subordinate Notes, 6.875%.................                    03/01/09      500,000          476,875
  BCH Cayman Islands Ltd., 7.70%...........................                    07/15/06      600,000          516,250
  Swedish Export Credit Corp., 9.875%......................                    03/15/38      475,000          514,187
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                            1,507,312
                                                                                                          -----------
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $9,138,939)................                                                 9,335,004
                                                                                                          -----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (4.9%)
  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.23%..........................                                  600,000          599,913
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc., - TempCash..............                                  212,180          212,180
                                                                                                          -----------
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $812,093)...........                                                   812,093
                                                                                                          -----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $16,596,014)..........                                               $16,780,212
                                                                                                          ===========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                       12
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MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
THE MANAGED PORTFOLIO
 
1996 Annual Review
Sentinel Advisors Company
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    The Market Street Managed Portfolio recorded a total return of 11.9% for the
year ended December 31, 1996. The Portfolio's results were modestly behind the
return for the median Lipper balanced fund, and fell between the 22.9% return
for the Standard & Poor's 500 and the 3.6% return for the Lehman Aggregate Bond
Index.
 
    The past twelve months was a volatile period for the financial markets. The
stock market rallied strongly early in the year, as economic growth appeared
much stronger than anticipated. Stocks corrected sharply in the summer, as
economic indicators began to show signs of slowing, but rallied to all-time
highs in the fall, as a consensus began to build for moderate economic growth,
restrained inflation and relatively low interest rates. Meanwhile, fixed income
securities also experienced considerable volatility. The bond market as measured
by the 10-year US Treasury Index started the year at 5.57%. The Index declined
to a low of 5.52% on January 18, and then rose almost uninterrupted until a high
was set on June 12 at 7.05%. The Index then slowly declined over the remaining
months and ended the year at 6.42%.
 
    The Managed Portfolio began the year with a mix of 53% stocks, 41% bonds and
6% cash. During the year, we decreased the Portfolio's exposure to the bond
market and increased cash. The Portfolio benefited from its long-standing
positions in the financial services sector, as well as significant holdings in
consumer growth stocks (especially the pharmaceutical companies) and in the
energy sector. As well, the Managed Portfolio has recently been underweighting
the utilities sector, due to concern over the increasing competition in both the
electrical and telephone groups. The Portfolio's de-emphasis of these groups
also impacted performance positively, as these were the worst performance
sectors of the stock market. At the end of the year, the Managed Portfolio's
asset allocation was 54% stocks, 36% bonds and 10% cash.
 
    Looking ahead to 1997, we continue to expect that the economy will grow at a
more moderate rate than has been the case in the last few years, and that
inflation should remain restrained. Corporate earnings are likely to grow at a
much slower rate than in the past several years, and in such an environment, we
believe our commitments to stable financial, energy, consumer products and
healthcare stocks are very appropriate. The recent national elections have again
given us a Democratic Administration and a Republican Congress, which hopefully
will be able to compromise on some of the important economic matters of the day,
namely the budget defect and the future health of entitlement programs such as
Social Security and Medicare. Any progress along these lines would, we believe,
be regarded positively by the financial markets.
 
Rodney A. Buck, CFA
Richard A. Pender, CFA
David M. Brownlee, CFA
 
                                                                            LOGO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------
                      MANAGED
- --------------------------------------------------

                              DOLLARS
                    ------------------------------
                              DOLLARS
                    FUND     LA INDEX    S&P INDEX
                    ------------------------------
<S>       <C>      <C>        <C>        <C>
START     84        10,000     10,000     10,000
          85        10,299     10,167     10,077
          86        11,543     11,742     11,941
          87        11,481     12,066     12,540
          88        12,631     13,018     14,580
          89        14,482     14,909     19,131
          90        13,235     16,245     18,485
          91        15,947     16,844     24,115
          92        17,854     20,239     25,948
          93        19,928     22,564     28,558
          94        19,566     21,692     28,933
          95        24,346     25,941     39,811
          96        27,238     31,882     41,256
- --------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------
          AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN     
- --------------------------------------------------

<S>                <C>
1 Year              11.88%

5 Year              11.30%

Since Inception*     9.48%
- -------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

           Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    # The Index is the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, an unmanaged index of bonds
      reflecting average prices in the bond market.
    + The Index is the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. common
      stocks that includes reinvestment of dividends.
    * Inception date was December 12, 1985.
 
                                       13
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Managed Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (53.9%)
Automobiles & Auto Parts...............................................        2.5%
  Chrysler Corp. ......................................................                          9,100     $   300,300
  Echlin, Inc. ........................................................                          9,000         284,625
  Ford Motor Co. ......................................................                         16,000         510,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,094,925
                                                                                                           -----------
Banks..................................................................        5.1%
  BankAmerica..........................................................                          3,000         299,250
  Bank of New York Co., Inc............................................                         16,000         540,000
  Chase Manhattan Corp. ...............................................                          3,640         324,870
  Citicorp.............................................................                          3,500         360,500
  First Union Corp. ...................................................                          5,500         407,000
  Morgan (J.P.) & Co., Inc. ...........................................                          2,500         244,062
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,175,682
                                                                                                           -----------
Beverages..............................................................        0.6%
  Coca-Cola Co.........................................................                          5,000         263,125
                                                                                                           -----------
Building & Materials...................................................        1.0%
  Sherwin Williams Co. ................................................                          8,000         448,000
                                                                                                           -----------
Consumer & Business Services...........................................        2.1%
  Electronic Data Systems Corp.........................................                         10,035         434,014
  Omnicom Group, Inc. .................................................                         10,000         457,500
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               891,514
                                                                                                           -----------
Consumer Products......................................................        2.4%
  American Brands, Inc. ...............................................                          6,000         297,750
  Coleman Co., Inc. ...................................................                          9,700         133,375
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. ................................................                          4,000         381,000
  Rubbermaid, Inc. ....................................................                         10,500         283,875
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,051,000
                                                                                                           -----------
Drugs..................................................................        2.3%
  American Homes Products Corp. .......................................                          8,000         469,000
  Pfizer, Inc. ........................................................                          6,000         497,250
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               966,250
                                                                                                           -----------
Electrical Equipment...................................................        3.4%
  Emerson Electric Co. ................................................                          5,000         483,750
  General Electric Co. ................................................                          6,000         593,250
  Grainger (W.W.), Inc. ...............................................                          5,000         401,250
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,478,250
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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The Managed Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Energy.................................................................        6.0%
  Amoco Corp...........................................................                          5,700     $   458,850
  Atlantic Richfield Co. ..............................................                          3,100         410,750
  Chevron Corp. .......................................................                          4,500         292,500
  Exxon Corp. .........................................................                          5,000         490,000
  Mobil Corp. .........................................................                          3,500         427,875
  Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ...........................................                          3,000         512,250
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,592,225
                                                                                                           -----------
Financial..............................................................        1.2%
  American Express Co. ................................................                          9,500         536,750
                                                                                                           -----------
Foods..................................................................        2.7%
  CPC International, Inc. .............................................                          6,000         465,000
  Hannaford Bros. Co. .................................................                          7,000         238,000
  Sara Lee Corp. ......................................................                         12,000         447,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,150,000
                                                                                                           -----------
Healthcare Providers...................................................        1.2%
  Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. .......................................                         12,750         519,562
                                                                                                           -----------
Industrial Diversified.................................................        5.2%
  Boeing Co. ..........................................................                            336          35,742
  Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. .........................................                          8,000         435,000
  Dover Corp. .........................................................                          5,000         251,250
  Grace (W.R.) & Co. ..................................................                          4,000         207,000
  Parker-Hannifin Corp. ...............................................                         12,000         465,000
  PPG Industries, Inc. ................................................                          6,500         364,812
  *Rockwell International Corp. .......................................                          8,000         487,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,245,804
                                                                                                           -----------
Insurance..............................................................        4.7%
  Allstate Corp. ......................................................                         10,562         611,276
  American General Corp. ..............................................                         11,000         449,625
  American International Group, Inc. ..................................                          4,500         487,125
  Equitable of Iowa....................................................                         10,000         458,750
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,006,776
                                                                                                           -----------
Medical - Equipment & Supplies.........................................        1.0%
  Johnson & Johnson....................................................                          9,000         447,750
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Managed Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Oil Field Equipment & Services.........................................        2.0%
  Halliburton Co. .....................................................                          6,000     $   361,500
  Schlumberger Ltd.....................................................                          5,000         499,375
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               860,875
                                                                                                           -----------
Publishing.............................................................        1.7%
  Gannett, Inc.........................................................                          4,500         336,937
  McGraw Hill, Inc.....................................................                          8,000         369,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               705,937
                                                                                                           -----------
Railroads..............................................................        2.2%
  Canadian Pacific Ltd. ...............................................                         10,400         275,600
  Illinois Central Corp. Common, Series A..............................                         11,250         360,000
  Union Pacific Corp. .................................................                          5,000         300,625
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               936,225
                                                                                                           -----------
Retail.................................................................        2.3%
  May Department Stores Co. ...........................................                          6,700         313,225
  Nordstrom, Inc. .....................................................                          6,300         223,256
  Sears, Roebuck and Co. ..............................................                         10,000         461,250
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               997,731
                                                                                                           -----------
Telecommunications.....................................................        0.3%
  Lucent Technologies, Inc. ...........................................                          2,868         132,645
                                                                                                           -----------
Tobacco................................................................        0.6%
  Philip Morris Company, Inc. .........................................                          2,300         259,037
                                                                                                           -----------
Utilities - Electric...................................................        0.8%
  FPL Group, Inc. .....................................................                          7,000         322,000
                                                                                                           -----------
Utilities - Gas........................................................        1.7%
  Enron Corp. .........................................................                          8,000         345,000
  Sonat, Inc. .........................................................                          7,500         386,250
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               731,250
                                                                                                           -----------
Utilities - Telephone..................................................        0.9%
  GTE Corp.............................................................                          8,500         386,750
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $16,255,599)..............................                                     23,200,064
                                                                                                           -----------
CONVERTIBLE STOCK (0.4%)
 *Microsoft Corp., Preferred Series A Convertible, 2.75%
    (COST $167,738)....................................................                          2,100         168,262
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Managed Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE      PRINCIPAL
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO       AMOUNT          VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
CORPORATE BONDS (16.1%)
Banks..................................................................        1.2%
  BCH Cayman Islands, 7.70%, Due 07/15/06..............................                     $  500,000     $   516,250
                                                                                                           -----------
Defense................................................................        1.1%
  Northrop-Grumman, 7.00%, Due 03/01/06................................                        500,000         491,875
                                                                                                           -----------
Financial Institutions.................................................        6.1%
  CS First Boston, 7.75%, Due 05/15/06.................................                        500,000         522,500
  First Union Corp., 6.824%, Due 08/01/06..............................                        600,000         601,500
  Lehman Brothers Holdings, 8.80%, Due 03/01/15........................                        400,000         451,000
  Midland Bank, 7.65%, Due 05/01/25....................................                        550,000         578,875
  Salomon Brothers, 6.875%, Due 12/15/03...............................                        500,000         489,375
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,643,250
                                                                                                           -----------
Industrial.............................................................        1.1%
  News American Holdings, 8.00%, Due 10/17/16..........................                        500,000         499,375
                                                                                                           -----------
Insurance..............................................................        3.0%
  Farmers Insurance Exchange, 8.50%, Due 08/01/04......................                        700,000         738,500
  Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 8.20%, Due 05/04/07....................                        500,000         531,875
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,270,375
                                                                                                           -----------
Telecommunications.....................................................        2.5%
  Comsat Medium Term Note, 8.05%, Due 12/13/06.........................                        500,000         547,785
  Continental Cablevision, 8.30%, Due 05/15/06.........................                        500,000         533,750
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,081,535
                                                                                                           -----------
Tobacco................................................................        1.0%
  Dimon, Inc., 8.875%, Due 06/01/06....................................                        400,000         418,500
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $6,859,440)............................                                      6,921,160
                                                                                                           -----------
U.S. TREASURY NOTES (9.3%)
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.00%, Due 08/31/97..............................                        500,000         501,465
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.375%, Due 01/15/00.............................                        500,000         504,565
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.125%, Due 07/31/00.............................                      1,000,000       1,000,090
  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.25%, Due 08/31/00..............................                      2,000,000       2,006,900
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES (COST $4,013,117)........................                                      4,013,020
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Managed Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            PRINCIPAL
                                                                                            AMOUNT OR
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (10.8%)
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust...............................        1.1%
  7.95%, Due 05/01/17..................................................                     $  458,000     $   469,767
Government National Single Family......................................        2.3%
  7.50%, Due 12/15/26..................................................                      1,000,000       1,000,313
Farmers Mac Discount Note..............................................        2.8%
  5.32%, Due 01/02/97..................................................                      1,200,000       1,199,823
Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds...........................................        1.4%
  6.65%, Due 11/13/01..................................................                        600,000         595,992
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ......................................        3.2%
  8.00%, Due 11/01/08..................................................                        519,000         528,561
  6.50%, Due 01/01/11..................................................                        873,000         857,384
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,385,945
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (COST $4,688,086).........................                                      4,651,840
                                                                                                           -----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (9.5%)
  Norwest Financial, Inc., 5.55%, Due 01/14/97.........................                      2,000,000       1,995,992
  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.56%, Due 01/01/97........................                        500,000         499,537
  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.56%, Due 01/10/97........................                      1,200,000       1,198,332
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc. - TempCash...........................                        408,177         408,177
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $4,102,038).....................                                      4,102,038
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $36,086,018)......................                                    $43,056,384
                                                                                                           ===========
</TABLE>
 
* Non-income producing
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
THE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO
 
1996 Annual Review
Sentinel Advisors Company
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    This past year was a relatively good one for the Market Street Aggressive
Growth Portfolio. We are pleased to report that your portfolio outperformed both
the Russell 2000 Index (a proxy for small company stocks) and most small company
mutual funds. For the twelve month period ending December 31, 1996, the Market
Street Aggressive Growth Portfolio returned 21.0% as compared to 16.5% for the
Russell 2000 and 19.1% for the median Lipper small company mutual fund.
 
    Some notable positive events this year with respect to the Portfolio's
holdings included USA Waste's acquisition of Western Waste, Conseco's
acquisition of American Travellers, and Halliburton's acquisition of Landmark
Graphics. The Portfolio's exposure to the energy services industry via Smith
International, test equipment for communication systems via Dynatech, fiber
optic and network connection systems via Methode Electronics, and the growing
demand for security services via ADT, Ltd. also contributed to this year's
favorable results. The Portfolio benefited from its exposure to affluent baby
boomers, and its investment in Ethan Allen Interiors was particularly rewarding.
 
    Looking forward to 1997, we continue to envisage relatively strong prices
for oil and gas. Accordingly, we still favor the energy services industry. We
are also quite optimistic about prospects for various health care sectors, such
as drug delivery systems. We believe that our preference for shares of small
companies that have developed, or are developing, strong brand names and
attractive franchises will prove to be a successful investment strategy.
 
Keniston P. Merrill
Richard A. Pender, CFA
Scott T. Brayman, CFA

                               AGGRESSIVE GROWTH
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      -------------------------
                                               Dollars
                                      -------------------------
                                        Fund            Index
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
        <S>             <C>            <C>             <C>
        Start                           10,000          10,000
                         89             10,558          10,340
                         90             11,695           8,324
                         91             18,283          12,161
                         92             18,755          14,399
                         93             19,730          17,120
                         94             19,730          16,808
                         95             22,389          21,599
                         96             27,091          25,171
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
                          ---------------------------
                                                           Since
                         1 Year          5 Year         Inception*
                         ------          ------         ---------
                        <S>            <C>            <C>
                         21.00%           5.18%           13.87%
</TABLE>

                                                                            LOGO
 
           Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    +  The Index is the Russell 2000 Index, an unmanaged stock index of small
       capitalization companies which includes reinvestment of all income.
    *  Inception date was May 1, 1989.
 
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The Aggressive Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (80.6%)
Auto Parts & Repair....................................................        1.6%
  Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack...........................................                         17,800     $   547,350
                                                                                                           -----------
Beverages..............................................................        1.2%
  *Robert Mondavi Corp., Class A.......................................                         11,000         401,500
                                                                                                           -----------
Communications.........................................................        3.0%
  *Dynatech Corp.......................................................                         13,500         597,375
  *Verifone, Inc.......................................................                         14,000         413,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,010,375
                                                                                                           -----------
Drugs-Drug Delivery....................................................        2.7%
  *Scherer (R.P.) Corp.................................................                         18,500         929,625
                                                                                                           -----------
Electronics............................................................        4.2%
  Harman International Industries, Inc.................................                         11,860         659,712
  Methode Electronics, Inc. Class A....................................                         38,000         769,500
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,429,212
                                                                                                           -----------
Energy.................................................................        6.6%
  *Calenergy Co., Inc..................................................                         22,000         739,750
  *Smith International, Inc............................................                         34,000       1,525,750
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,265,500
                                                                                                           -----------
Environmental Control..................................................        3.7%
  *USA Waste Services, Inc.............................................                         22,650         721,969
  *Waste Management International Plc-ADR..............................                         70,000         551,250
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,273,219
                                                                                                           -----------
Finance................................................................        7.1%
  Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.......................................                         12,500         301,562
  First Commerce Corp..................................................                          6,000         233,250
  Mercantile Bankshares Corp...........................................                         12,000         384,000
  ROC Communities......................................................                         27,300         757,575
  Wilmington Trust Corp................................................                         18,800         742,600
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,418,987
                                                                                                           -----------
Food & Food Distributors...............................................        6.6%
  Goodmark Foods, Inc..................................................                         25,700         424,050
  Hannaford Bros. Co...................................................                         15,100         513,400
  Smart & Final, Inc...................................................                         28,000         605,500
  Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.........................................                         17,455         691,654
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,234,604
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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The Aggressive Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Healthcare Providers...................................................        2.5%
 *Alpha Beta Technology, Inc...........................................                         17,000     $   179,563
 *Genesis Health Ventures..............................................                         21,450         667,631
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               847,194
                                                                                                           -----------
Insurance..............................................................        3.4%
  Conseco, Inc.........................................................                         18,091       1,153,301
                                                                                                           -----------
Industrial & Commercial Services.......................................        5.0%
  Analysts International Corp..........................................                         16,000         452,000
 *Healthcare Services Group............................................                         48,500         485,000
  Kelly Services, Inc..................................................                         15,600         421,200
  Olsten Corp..........................................................                         22,000         332,750
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,690,950
                                                                                                           -----------
Industrial Diversified.................................................        8.8%
  Donaldson, Inc.......................................................                         22,000         737,000
  Lawter International, Inc............................................                         51,500         650,188
 *Material Sciences Corp...............................................                         40,800         734,400
 *Bush Boake Allen, Inc................................................                         33,500         891,938
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             3,013,526
                                                                                                           -----------
Manufacturing..........................................................        2.4%
  Calgon Carbon Corp. .................................................                         66,000         808,500
                                                                                                           -----------
Medical-Equipment & Supplies...........................................        7.9%
  Allergan, Inc........................................................                         20,000         712,500
  Ballard Medical Products.............................................                         18,000         335,250
  Hillenbrand Industries, Inc..........................................                         19,000         688,750
  Minntech Corp........................................................                         28,100         323,150
 *Research Medical, Inc................................................                         26,800         616,400
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,676,050
                                                                                                           -----------
Oil Equipment & Services...............................................        2.4%
  Halliburton Co.......................................................                         13,776         830,004
                                                                                                           -----------
Restaurants............................................................        1.8%
  Sbarro, Inc..........................................................                         24,700         629,850
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Aggressive Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            PRINCIPAL
                                                                                            AMOUNT OR
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Retail-Department Stores...............................................        4.4%
  Ethan Allen Industries, Inc..........................................                         22,500     $   866,250
  Talbots, Inc.........................................................                         23,000         658,375
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,524,625
                                                                                                           -----------
Security Services......................................................        2.9%
 *ADT Ltd..............................................................                         43,000         983,625
                                                                                                           -----------
Software...............................................................        2.4%
 *Filenet Corp.........................................................                         13,000         416,000
 *Sterling Commerce....................................................                         12,000         423,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               839,000
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $21,313,188)..............................                                     27,506,997
                                                                                                           -----------
PREFERRED STOCK (0.2%)
  Phoenix Duff & Phelps Preferred Convertible Series A, $1.50, (Cost
    $71,441)...........................................................                          2,500          62,500
                                                                                                           -----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (19.2%)
  Beneficial Corp., 5.52%, Due 01/15/97................................                     $1,600,000       1,596,566
  Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 5.32%, Due 01/02/97.............                      1,500,000       1,499,778
  General Electric Capital Corp., 5.35%, Due 01/22/97..................                        950,000         947,035
  National City Credit Corp., 5.46%, Due 01/08/97......................                      1,000,000         998,938
  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.60%, Due 01/10/97........................                      1,500,000       1,497,900
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $6,540,217).....................                                      6,540,217
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $27,924,846)......................                                    $34,109,714
                                                                                                           ===========
</TABLE>
 
* Non-income producing.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
THE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO
 
1996 Annual Review
The Boston Company Asset Management, Inc.
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    In 1996 the Market Street Fund International Portfolio outperformed the EAFE
Index. Your portfolio returned 10.9% versus EAFE, net of dividends, which
returned 6.0%. A strong U.S. dollar generally reduced local returns in nearly
all of the major markets. The major exceptions were Australia, New Zealand, the
United Kingdom and Italy.
 
    The most significant factor influencing performance this year was Japan.
Despite a mildly improving economy, low interest rates and a slightly weaker
currency (thereby supporting exports), Japanese investors seemingly shunned the
equity market and invested their money elsewhere. Poor local returns in both the
equity and bond markets in recent years have driven Japanese institutional
investors to seek the higher returns available in the U.S. and elsewhere. As a
result, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.55% in local currency and lost nearly 13% in
dollar terms.
 
    A cursory view of the European markets showed that they, in aggregate,
returned nearly 23% in local currency and 21% in dollar terms. Driving the
strong returns in Europe were two related factors, declining interest rates and
fiscal and political preparation for the European Monetary Union. Those
countries that are viewed as the most likely participants in the new single
currency garnered some of the best returns. Germany, France, and Ireland are all
likely to meet the convergence criteria.
 
    The two countries most likely not to join the single currency at its outset
were coincidentally two of the three weakest performers for the year. They are
Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Swiss market closed up 19.5%. The Swiss
are reluctant to surrender their neutrality and so are not likely to join the
EMU in 1999.
 
    In the UK, the FTSE 100 closed up only 11.6% in local terms. The two issues
that drove 1996 performance and more importantly, set the tone for 1997, are the
upcoming election and the hotly debated issue of joining the single currency.
The election must be held by May at the latest and while the consensus projects
a Labor party victory, no one expects that basic fiscal and monetary policies
will change under a new administration. The question of Britain's joining the
single currency is not an easy one to judge. Economic and fiscal policies appear
to be working towards meeting the convergence criteria. The underlying theory is
that should the UK decide not to join, it should be for reasons of its own
choosing and not because it failed to meet the convergence criteria. Either way,
fiscal and economic policies of both the Labor and Tory parties are moving
positively towards low inflation, slow growth and a declining fiscal deficit.
 
    As we look into 1997, we are actively examining the market's perception of
value. We believe that a critical review of value will continue to help your
portfolio achieve a positive risk reward profile.
 
                                                                            LOGO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------
                 INTERNATIONAL
- ------------------------------------------------

                          Dollars
                   ----------------------
                   Fund            Index
                   ----------------------
<S>     <C>        <C>             <C>
Start              10,000          10,000
        91          9,712          10,030
        92          9,003           6,806
        93         12,254          11,677
        94         12,286          12,585
        95         14,044          13,994
        96         15,573          14,634
- ------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------
         AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 
- ------------------------------------------------
<S>                     <C>
1 Year                  10.59%

5 Year                   9.90%

Since Inception*         5.95%
- ------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>







           Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    + The Index is the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia,
      Far East (EAFE) Index, an unmanaged index of more than 900 companies from
      these regions. The EAFE Index reflects the prices of these common stocks
      translated into U.S. dollars with dividends reinvested net of any foreign
      taxes.
    *  Inception date was November 1, 1991.
 
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<PAGE>   54
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The International Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PERCENTAGE       NUMBER
                                                                            OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                         <C>              <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK (96.2%)
Austria..................................................................     0.3%
  Creditanstalt PS.......................................................                       1,200      $   155,024
                                                                                                           -----------
Australia................................................................     3.2%
  Amcor Ltd. ............................................................                      45,000          289,330
  Australia & New Zealand Bank Group Ltd. ...............................                      50,000          315,120
  Boral Ltd. ............................................................                     204,724          582,485
  Commonwealth Installment Receipt Trustee Ltd. .........................                      43,004          267,611
  Goodman Fielder........................................................                     112,993          140,091
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,594,637
                                                                                                           -----------
France...................................................................     4.4%
  C.S.F. (Thomson-C.S.F.)................................................                      14,419          469,005
  CLF - Dexia France.....................................................                       5,000          429,724
  Danone.................................................................                       3,704          516,341
  Societe Generale.......................................................                       6,748          724,296
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,139,366
                                                                                                           -----------
Germany..................................................................     9.5%
  Bayer AG...............................................................                      13,000          530,130
  Bayer Motoren AG.......................................................                         800          557,403
  Deutsche Bank AG.......................................................                      15,000          700,325
  GEA AG.................................................................                       1,600          489,351
  Henkel KGAA............................................................                       1,000           47,727
  Henkel KGAA - Vorzug Preferred.........................................                      11,000          552,143
  Siemens AG.............................................................                      11,500          541,396
  Tarkett................................................................                      15,000          299,026
  Veba AG................................................................                       8,500          491,234
  Viag AG................................................................                       1,200          470,649
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             4,679,384
                                                                                                           -----------
Hong Kong................................................................     3.2%
  Cheung Kong Holdings...................................................                      57,000          506,527
  Hong Kong Electric.....................................................                     145,000          481,678
  HSBC Holdings Plc......................................................                      13,418          287,038
  Yue Yuen Industrial....................................................                     750,000          285,982
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,561,225
                                                                                                           -----------
Italy....................................................................     2.3%
  Fiat SpA...............................................................                     105,000          316,552
  STET Di Risp...........................................................                     250,000          840,722
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             1,157,274
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The International Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PERCENTAGE       NUMBER
                                                                            OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                         <C>              <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED)
Japan....................................................................     27.9%
  Canon, Inc. ...........................................................                      38,000      $   840,795
  Chudenko Corp. ........................................................                       7,000          202,074
  Credit Saison Co. .....................................................                      37,000          828,263
  Dai-Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance....................................                     117,000          621,910
  Hitachi Koki Co. ......................................................                      55,000          394,080
  Hitachi Ltd. ..........................................................                      65,000          606,742
  Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ..................................................                      17,000          486,344
  Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd. ...................................................                      13,000          566,292
  Kao Corp. .............................................................                      60,000          700,086
  Mabuchi Motors.........................................................                      11,200          564,356
  Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Ltd. ....................................                      40,000          518,583
  Mineba Company Ltd. ...................................................                      65,000          543,820
  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. ......................................                      90,000          715,644
  Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. .........................................                      22,000          722,558
  Nichiei................................................................                       6,500          478,090
  Nishimatsu Construction................................................                      55,000          480,121
  Ono Pharmaceutical.....................................................                       8,000          235,091
  Sankyo Co. Ltd. .......................................................                      15,000          439,499
  Sekisui Chemical Co....................................................                      27,000          273,034
  Sekisui House..........................................................                      48,000          489,542
  Sony Corp. ............................................................                       9,000          590,406
  Toshiba Corp. .........................................................                     100,000          629,213
  Toyota Motor Corp. ....................................................                      28,000          805,877
  Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals.............................................                      22,000          452,550
  Yamato Transportation..................................................                      55,000          570,441
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                            13,755,411
                                                                                                           -----------
Malaysia.................................................................     1.2%
  Affin Holdings.........................................................                     160,000          440,222
  IOI Properties Berhad..................................................                      43,000          139,588
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               579,810
                                                                                                           -----------
Netherlands..............................................................     4.4%
  ABN Amro Holding.......................................................                       8,156          528,778
  Hollandsche Beton......................................................                       2,050          423,196
  Hunter Douglas N.V.....................................................                       7,956          534,621
  International Nederlanden Group........................................                       6,666          239,156
  Koninklijke K.N.P. ....................................................                      20,000          436,062
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,161,813
                                                                                                           -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The International Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PERCENTAGE       NUMBER
                                                                            OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                         <C>              <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED)
New Zealand..............................................................     1.2%
  Air New Zealand........................................................                      61,091      $   166,089
  Fletcher Energy........................................................                     150,000          435,420
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               601,509
                                                                                                           -----------
Norway...................................................................     1.3%
  Christiana Bank........................................................                      90,000          284,485
  Orkla..................................................................                       5,500          348,564
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               633,049
                                                                                                           -----------
Portugal.................................................................     0.5%
  Banco Comercial Portugues..............................................                      20,000          262,938
                                                                                                           -----------
Singapore................................................................     1.4%
  Development Bank.......................................................                      30,000          405,289
  Far East Levingston....................................................                      53,000          276,555
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               681,844
                                                                                                           -----------
Spain....................................................................     1.1%
  Gas y Electricidad SA Gesa.............................................                       8,591          546,550
                                                                                                           -----------
Sweden...................................................................     0.7%
  Marieberg Tidnings AB..................................................                      14,000          343,910
                                                                                                           -----------
Switzerland..............................................................     4.7%
  Magazine Zum Globus....................................................                         100           51,788
  Magazine Zum Globus Participating Certificates, Zurich.................                         550          253,279
  Nestle SA..............................................................                         300          321,237
  Schweizerischer Bankverein.............................................                       3,350          635,302
  Sulzer AG-Registered Shares............................................                         830          478,085
  Zurich Versicherungs...................................................                       2,000          554,396
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             2,294,087
                                                                                                           -----------
United Kingdom...........................................................     11.6%
  Abbey National Plc.....................................................                      50,000          655,796
  BTR Ordinary Plc.......................................................                     158,823          773,336
  Bunzel Plc.............................................................                     125,000          499,348
  D.S. Smith.............................................................                      71,178          380,749
  Devro Plc..............................................................                      60,000          276,720
  Laird Group Ordinary...................................................                      65,000          443,541
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The International Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PERCENTAGE       NUMBER
                                                                            OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                         <C>              <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED)
  National Westminster Bank..............................................                      75,183      $   884,266
  Powergen Plc...........................................................                      84,443          828,123
  RTZ Corp...............................................................                      41,351          665,007
  Scapa Group............................................................                      70,603          297,175
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             5,704,061
                                                                                                           -----------
United States............................................................     17.3%
  AKZO N.V. Sponsored ADR................................................                       3,500          236,250
  Alcatel Alsthom ADR....................................................                      28,516          456,256
  Cable and Wireless ADR.................................................                      22,000          541,750
  Corporacion Bancaria de Espanol ADR....................................                      29,000          652,500
  Elf Aquitaine ADR......................................................                      18,751          848,483
  Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi SpA-ADR.....................................                      10,000          516,250
  Hanson Trust Plc ADR...................................................                      33,000          222,750
  *Imperial Tobacco Group ADR............................................                       8,250          106,450
  Istituto Mobiliare Italiano ADR........................................                      19,000          491,625
  KPN ADS................................................................                       8,863          335,686
  Philips N.V. ADR.......................................................                      10,000          400,000
  Repsol ADR.............................................................                      22,000          838,750
  Rhone Poulenc S.A. Sponsored ADR.......................................                      14,295          484,243
  Scania AB Class A-ADR..................................................                       8,000          193,000
  Scania AB Class B-ADR..................................................                       3,000           72,375
  Tele Danmark ADR.......................................................                      17,500          476,875
  Telefonos De Mexico S.A.-ADR...........................................                       9,500          313,500
  Unilever N.V-ADR.......................................................                       3,000          525,750
  Volvo AB-ADR...........................................................                      15,000          326,250
  YPF Sociedad Anonima ADR...............................................                      20,000          505,000
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                             8,543,741
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK (COST $43,890,604)............                                   47,395,633
                                                                                                           -----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (3.8%)
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.-TempCash
    (Cost $1,881,582)....................................................                    1,881,582       1,881,582
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $45,772,186)........................                                  $49,277,215
                                                                                                           ===========
</TABLE>
 
* Non-Income Producing.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
THE COMMON STOCK PORTFOLIO
 
1996 Annual Review
Sentinel Advisors Company
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    The Common Stock Portfolio produced a total return of 14.2% for the period
from inception (March 18) until December 31, 1996. This figure was below the
17.6% return for the Standard & Poor's 500, but modestly ahead of the 14.0%
return for the Lipper Growth & Income Fund Index.
 
    While the stock market appreciated strongly during the year, the ride was
far from smooth. Vigorous economic growth early in the year propelled the market
higher, leading to some speculative excesses, particularly among the small
capitalization issues, in early spring. When economic activity began to show
signs of slowing, the market suffered a minor correction in July. Since that
time, however, with the consensus shifting back to a forecast of moderate
growth, restrained inflation and relatively low interest rates, the market has
again rallied strongly, and ended the year near its all-time high. Also
contributing to the year-end strength were the results of the national election,
which again elected a balanced government, with the Republicans controlling the
United States Congress, and the Democrats the White House.
 
    For the second year in a row, one of the strongest sectors in the stock
market was the financial services group. The Common Stock Portfolio benefited
from this trend, with significant holdings in both banking and insurance
companies. Also very positively impacting performance of the Portfolio were
substantial holdings in consumer growth stocks (particularly pharmaceutical
companies) and our investments in the energy sector (especially our holdings in
oilfield service companies and diversified natural gas companies). The weakest
sector in the stock market has been the electrical and telephone utilities.
Although traditionally a strong source of dividend income for our growth &
income portfolios, we have de-emphasized these groups recently due to concerns
about competitive pressures, retaining holdings in only a very few, better
positioned companies. Our underweighting of the utilities groups has also
contributed very positively to the performance of the Portfolio.
 
    Looking forward, we anticipate that 1997 will bring a continuation of the
trend of modest economic growth and restrained inflation. We believe that, in
such a moderate growth, stable interest rate environment, the market will
continue to favor the stocks of companies with consistent earnings records. The
Common Stock Portfolio continues to maintain sizable commitments to the
financial, energy, consumer products and healthcare areas, all of which should
benefit in the anticipated economic environment.
 
Keniston P. Merrill
Richard A. Pender, CFA
Daniel J. Manion

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


- -----------------------------------------------------
             AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
- -----------------------------------------------------

<S>                       <C>
Since Inception*          14.22%
- -----------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------
                   COMMON STOCK
- -----------------------------------------------------
             
                          Dollars
                   ---------------------
                   Fund           Index
                   ---------------------        
<S>       <C>     <C>             <C>
Start             10,000          10,000
          96      11,422          11,760
- -----------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
                                                                      LOGO

          Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    + The Index is the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. common
      stocks that include reinvestment of dividends.
    *  Inception date was March 18, 1996.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Common Stock Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                         OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (92.6%)
Automobiles...........................................................     4.5%
  Chrysler Corp.......................................................                        2,600      $     85,800
  Echlin, Inc.........................................................                        2,500            79,062
  Ford Motor Co.......................................................                        4,000           127,500
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              292,362
                                                                                                          -----------
Banks.................................................................     11.0%
  Bank of New York Co., Inc...........................................                        4,500           151,875
  BankAmerica Corp....................................................                        1,000            99,750
  Chase Manhattan Corp................................................                        1,300           116,025
  Citicorp............................................................                        1,300           133,900
  First Union Corp....................................................                        1,400           103,600
  Morgan (J.P.) & Co., Inc............................................                        1,200           117,150
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              722,300
                                                                                                          -----------
Beverages.............................................................     1.9%
  Coca-Cola Co........................................................                        2,400           126,300
                                                                                                          -----------
Building Materials....................................................     1.6%
  Sherwin Williams Co.................................................                        1,900           106,400
                                                                                                          -----------
Business & Consumer Services..........................................     3.4%
  Electronic Data Systems Corp........................................                        2,800           121,100
  Omnicom Group, Inc..................................................                        2,200           100,650
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              221,750
                                                                                                          -----------
Consumer Products.....................................................     6.3%
  American Brands, Inc................................................                        2,000            99,250
  Gillette Co.........................................................                        1,600           124,400
  Kimberly-Clark Corp.................................................                        1,300           123,825
  Rubbermaid, Inc.....................................................                        2,800            63,700
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              411,175
                                                                                                          -----------
Drugs.................................................................     3.9%
  American Home Products Corp.........................................                        2,200           128,975
  Pfizer, Inc.........................................................                        1,500           124,313
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              253,288
                                                                                                          -----------
Electrical Equipment..................................................     5.4%
  Emerson Electric Co.................................................                        1,800           174,150
  General Electric Co.................................................                        1,800           177,975
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              352,125
                                                                                                          -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Common Stock Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                         OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Energy................................................................     10.5%
  Amoco Corp..........................................................                        1,300      $    104,650
  Atlantic Richfield Co...............................................                          500            66,250
  Chevron Corp........................................................                        1,200            78,000
  Exxon Corp..........................................................                        1,500           147,000
  Mobil Corp..........................................................                        1,000           122,250
  Royal Dutch Petroleum Co............................................                        1,000           170,750
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              688,900
                                                                                                          -----------
Financial.............................................................     2.6%
  American Express Co.................................................                        3,000           169,500
 *Echelon International Corp..........................................                          133             2,083
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              171,583
                                                                                                          -----------
Foods.................................................................     3.3%
  CPC International, Inc..............................................                        1,100            85,250
  Sara Lee Corp.......................................................                        3,500           130,375
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              215,625
                                                                                                          -----------
Healthcare Providers..................................................     2.1%
  Columbia Healthcare Corp............................................                        3,300           134,475
                                                                                                          -----------
Industrial - Diversified..............................................     8.3%
  Boeing Co...........................................................                           96            10,212
  Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc..........................................                        2,000           108,750
  Grace (W.R.) & Co...................................................                        1,300            67,275
  Parker Hannifin Corp................................................                        3,300           127,875
  PPG Industries, Inc.................................................                        1,600            89,800
 *Rockwell International Corp.........................................                        2,300           140,013
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              543,925
                                                                                                          -----------
Insurance.............................................................     6.1%
  Allstate Corp.......................................................                        2,400           138,900
  American General Corp...............................................                        3,200           130,800
  American International Group, Inc...................................                        1,200           129,900
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              399,600
                                                                                                          -----------
Medical - Equipment & Supplies........................................     1.8%
  Johnson & Johnson...................................................                        2,400           119,400
                                                                                                          -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Common Stock Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                         OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES        VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Oil Field Equipment & Services........................................     3.3%
  Halliburton Co......................................................                        1,600      $     96,400
  Schlumberger Ltd....................................................                        1,200           119,850
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              216,250
                                                                                                          -----------
Publishing............................................................     2.4%
  Gannett, Inc........................................................                        1,200            89,850
  McGraw-Hill, Inc....................................................                        1,500            69,187
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              159,037
                                                                                                          -----------
Railroads.............................................................     2.5%
  Canadian Pacific Ltd................................................                        2,800            74,200
  Union Pacific Corp..................................................                        1,500            90,188
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              164,388
                                                                                                          -----------
Retail................................................................     3.8%
  May Department Stores Co............................................                        1,700            79,475
  Nordstrom, Inc......................................................                        1,500            53,156
  Sears, Roebuck and Co...............................................                        2,500           115,313
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              247,944
                                                                                                          -----------
Telecommunications....................................................     0.6%
  Lucent Technologies, Inc............................................                          848            39,220
                                                                                                          -----------
Tobacco...............................................................     1.0%
  Philip Morris, Inc..................................................                          600            67,575
                                                                                                          -----------
Utilities - Electric..................................................     2.2%
  Florida Progress Corp...............................................                        2,000            64,500
  FPL Group, Inc......................................................                        1,700            78,200
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              142,700
                                                                                                          -----------
Utilities - Gas.......................................................     2.9%
  Enron Corp..........................................................                        2,200            94,875
  Sonat, Inc..........................................................                        1,800            92,700
                                                                                                          -----------
                                                                                                              187,575
                                                                                                          -----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Common Stock Portfolio
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             PRINCIPAL
                                                                                             AMOUNT OR
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES       VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Utilities - Telephone...................................................     1.2%
  GTE Corp..............................................................                        1,700      $   77,350
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $5,361,460)................................                                    6,061,247
                                                                                                           -----------
CONVERTIBLE STOCK (0.7%)
 *Microsoft Corp., Preferred Series A Convertible, 2.75%
    (Cost $47,925)......................................................                          600          48,075
                                                                                                           -----------
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (4.6%)
  Federal National Mortgage Discount Notes, 5.51%, Due 01/03/97
    (Cost $299,908).....................................................                     $300,000         299,908
                                                                                                           -----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (2.1%)
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc. - TempCash
    (Cost $135,994).....................................................                      135,994         135,994
                                                                                                           -----------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $5,845,287)............................                                   $6,545,224
                                                                                                           ===========
    *Non-Income Producing
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
                                       32
<PAGE>   63
 
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MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
THE SENTINEL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
 
1996 Annual Review
Sentinel Advisory Company
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    The Sentinel Growth Portfolio earned a total return of 11.4% from its
inception on March 18, 1996, through December 31, 1996. This return was below
the 17.6% return earned by the S&P 500, but was in line with the 11.8% return
for the Lipper Growth Fund Index.
 
    Large capitalization stocks, which dominate the return on the S&P 500,
outperformed medium and small cap stocks by a wide margin during the March to
December period. The strong performance of large cap stocks accelerated
following the minor market correction in July. From that point through the end
of November, investors favored large cap stocks as they sought out investments
offering a high degree of liquidity and earnings predictability. The Sentinel
Growth Portfolio, which is comprised mainly of medium size stocks, benefited
from the strong surge in selected large cap holdings such as Intel, Microsoft,
Schlumberger, Pfizer, and First Union Corporation.
 
    Stocks in the financial, retail, energy service, and technology sectors were
the strongest contributors to performance during the March-December time frame.
The Portfolio benefited from good stock selection in all four of these sectors.
Overweighted positions in the consumer and healthcare sectors hindered
performance as a small number of companies in those sectors reported
disappointing earnings growth.
 
    The investment strategy of the Sentinel Growth Portfolio emphasizes taking
major positions in market-leading companies capable of earning high returns on
capital in growth industries such as biotechnology, energy services, pollution
control and semiconductors.
 
    While the overall stock market can no longer be described as inexpensive, an
environment of slow economic growth and low interest rates is generally positive
for growth stocks. Slow growth favors companies that are able to deliver
predictable earnings growth, and low interest rates limit the risk of a decline
in price-earnings ratios. The Portfolio is well-positioned for such an
environment with a significant weighting in market leading companies that we
believe will deliver predictable, above-average growth. Risk is limited by the
Portfolio's broad diversification across all major sectors and an aggregate
price/earnings multiple that is close to that of the overall market.
 
Robert L. Lee, CFA

                                                                            LOGO

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------
             AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
- ------------------------------------------------------

<S>                     <C>
Since Inception *        11.40%

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



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------
                   SENTINEL GROWTH
- ------------------------------------------------------

                           Dollars
                     -------------------
                     Fund          Index
                     -------------------
<S>                 <C>         <C>
Start                10,000       10,000   
   96                11,140       11,760
- ------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


           Past performance is not predictive of future performance.
 
    + The Index is the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. common
      stocks that include reinvestment of dividends.
    * Inception date was March 18, 1996.
 
                                       33
<PAGE>   64
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Sentinel Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES       VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (93.3%)
Automobiles & Auto Parts................................................     1.6%
  Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack.............................................                        3,000      $   92,250
                                                                                                           ----------
Banks...................................................................     1.4%
  First Union Corp. ....................................................                        1,100          81,400
                                                                                                           ----------
Financial...............................................................     5.7%
  American Express Co. .................................................                        2,200         124,300
  Student Loan Marketing Association....................................                        2,100         195,562
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              319,862
                                                                                                           ----------
Biotechnology...........................................................     8.2%
  *Amgen, Inc. .........................................................                        2,100         114,188
  Biogen, Inc. .........................................................                        1,200          46,500
  *Centocor, Inc. ......................................................                        1,600          57,200
  *Chiron Corp. ........................................................                        2,800          52,150
  Pfizer, Inc. .........................................................                        1,100          91,163
  Schering Plough Corp. ................................................                        1,600         103,600
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              464,801
                                                                                                           ----------
Building Materials......................................................     1.9%
  Sherwin Williams Co. .................................................                        1,900         106,400
                                                                                                           ----------
Business Services.......................................................     6.1%
  Electronic Data Systems...............................................                        2,400         103,800
  First Data Corp. .....................................................                        2,000          73,000
  Omnicom Group, Inc. ..................................................                        3,700         169,275
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              346,075
                                                                                                           ----------
Computers...............................................................     1.7%
  Hewlett Packard Co. ..................................................                        1,000          50,250
  Novellus System, Inc. ................................................                          800          43,350
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                               93,600
                                                                                                           ----------
Consumer Services.......................................................     0.9%
  Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. .........................................                        1,400          50,750
                                                                                                           ----------
Electronics.............................................................     6.8%
  *Applied Materials, Inc. .............................................                        4,100         147,343
  *KLA Instruments Corp. ...............................................                        1,700          60,350
  Methode Electronics, Inc. ............................................                        1,900          38,475
  Motorola, Inc. .......................................................                        1,300          79,788
  Tencor Instruments....................................................                        2,200          58,025
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              383,981
                                                                                                           ----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Sentinel Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO      OF SHARES       VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>               <C>           <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Environmental Control...................................................     0.9%
  *United States Filter Corp. ..........................................                        1,500      $   47,625
                                                                                                           ----------
Energy..................................................................     0.9%
  Enron Corp. ..........................................................                        1,200          51,750
                                                                                                           ----------
Health..................................................................     1.8%
  American Home Products................................................                        1,700          99,662
                                                                                                           ----------
Healthcare Services.....................................................     8.5%
  Columbia/HCA Healthcare...............................................                        2,550         103,912
  Genzyme Corp. ........................................................                        2,200          47,850
  Integrated Health Services, Inc. .....................................                        4,000          97,500
  Medpartners, Inc. ....................................................                        5,847         115,227
  Renal Treatment Centers, Inc. ........................................                        1,100          28,050
  United Healthcare Corp. ..............................................                        1,900          85,500
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              478,039
                                                                                                           ----------
Industrial..............................................................     5.0%
  Donaldson Co..........................................................                        4,400         147,400
  Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. ..........................................                        1,100          59,812
  Grace (W.R.) & Co.....................................................                        1,400          72,450
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              279,662
                                                                                                           ----------
Insurance...............................................................     1.1%
  Equitable of Iowa.....................................................                        1,400          64,225
                                                                                                           ----------
Medical-Equipment & Supplies............................................     4.0%
  Dentsply International................................................                        2,300         109,250
  Johnson & Johnson.....................................................                        1,600          79,600
  *LAM Research Corp. ..................................................                        1,400          39,375
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              228,225
                                                                                                           ----------
Office Equipment........................................................     1.2%
  Staples, Inc. ........................................................                        3,800          68,637
                                                                                                           ----------
Oil Field Equipment.....................................................     7.6%
  Halliburton Co. ......................................................                        1,000          60,250
  Schlumberger Ltd. ....................................................                        1,500         149,813
  *Smith International, Inc.  ..........................................                        3,700         166,038
  Union Pacific Resources Group.........................................                        1,746          51,071
                                                                                                           ----------
                                                                                                              427,172
                                                                                                           ----------
Restaurants.............................................................     0.9%
  Outback Steakhouse, Inc. .............................................                        2,000          53,500
                                                                                                           ----------
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
The Sentinel Growth Portfolio
 
Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            PRINCIPAL
                                                                                            AMOUNT OR
                                                                            PERCENTAGE        NUMBER
                                                                           OF PORTFOLIO     OF SHARES         VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>              <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
Retail.................................................................        12.7%
  Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. .........................................                          5,200     $   200,200
  Home Depot, Inc. ....................................................                          2,800         140,350
  Nordstrom, Inc. .....................................................                          1,400          49,613
  Sears, Roebuck & Co. ................................................                          2,000          92,250
  TJX Companies........................................................                          5,100         241,613
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               724,026
                                                                                                           -----------
Semiconductors.........................................................         6.2%
  Intel Corp. .........................................................                          1,300         170,218
  *Microsoft Corp. ....................................................                          2,200         181,775
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               351,993
                                                                                                           -----------
Technology.............................................................         1.0%
  *Sterling Commerce, Inc. ............................................                          1,600          56,400
                                                                                                           -----------
Telecommunications.....................................................         3.2%
  *Airtouch Communications.............................................                          1,900          47,975
  *Worldcom, Inc. .....................................................                          5,000         130,313
                                                                                                           -----------
                                                                                                               178,288
                                                                                                           -----------
Tobacco................................................................         4.0%
  Philip Morris Cos., Inc. ............................................                          2,000         225,250
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK (COST $4,722,686)...............................                                      5,273,573
                                                                                                           -----------
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (6.7%)
  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.90%, Due 01/02/97........................                     $  280,000         279,954
  Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.-TempCash.............................                         99,478          99,478
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $379,432).......................                                        379,432
                                                                                                           -----------
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (COST $5,102,118).......................                                    $ 5,653,005
                                                                                                           ===========
</TABLE>
 
* Non-Income Producing
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  MONEY                                  AGGRESSIVE
                                                   GROWTH        MARKET         BOND         MANAGED       GROWTH      INTERNATIONAL
                                                 PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
ASSETS
 Investments, at value (cost $171,644,227,
   $54,440,564, $16,596,014, $36,086,018,
   $27,924,846, $45,772,186, $5,845,287,
   $5,102,118 respectively) (see accompanying
   schedules).................................  $198,472,474   $54,440,564   $16,780,212   $43,056,384   $34,109,714    $49,277,215
 Foreign currency, at value (Cost
   $2,369,564)................................            --            --            --            --            --      2,378,359
 Interest receivable..........................        33,078        18,919       265,016       248,986         2,496          7,386
 Dividends and tax reclaim receivable.........       544,187            --            --        37,813        29,114         95,513
 Receivable from affiliated insurance
   company....................................            --            --            --            --            --             --
 Receivable for fund shares sold..............        13,437            --        53,529       117,153         5,951         48,061
                                                ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------
   Total assets...............................   199,063,176    54,459,483    17,098,757    43,460,336    34,147,275     51,806,534
                                                ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------
LIABILITIES
 Accrued expenses.............................       114,998        32,866        11,877        29,105        28,212         51,241
 Dividend payable.............................            --       229,893            --            --            --             --
 Payable for investments purchased............            --            --            --            --            --        800,170
 Payable for fund shares redeemed.............           112            --             2            61        20,781             --
                                                ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------
   Total liabilities..........................       115,110       262,759        11,879        29,166        48,993        851,411
                                                ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------
   Net assets.................................  $198,948,066   $54,196,724   $17,086,878   $43,431,170   $34,098,282    $50,955,123
                                                ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========    ===========
 Number of shares of $.01 par value common
   stock, issued and outstanding..............    10,993,074    54,196,724     1,602,086     2,957,804     1,840,827      3,800,309
                                                ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========    ===========
 Net asset value, offering and redemption
   price per share............................        $18.10         $1.00        $10.67        $14.68        $18.52         $13.41
                                                ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========    ===========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                  COMMON       SENTINEL
                                                   STOCK        GROWTH
                                                 PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>           <C>
ASSETS
 Investments, at value (cost $171,644,227,
   $54,440,564, $16,596,014, $36,086,018,
   $27,924,846, $45,772,186, $5,845,287,
   $5,102,118 respectively) (see accompanying
   schedules).................................  $ 6,545,224   $5,653,005
 Foreign currency, at value (Cost
   $2,369,564)................................           --           --
 Interest receivable..........................          662          858
 Dividends and tax reclaim receivable.........        9,430        5,353
 Receivable from affiliated insurance
   company....................................       11,085        9,914
 Receivable for fund shares sold..............        4,824           --
                                                -----------   ----------
   Total assets...............................    6,571,225    5,669,130
                                                -----------   ----------
LIABILITIES
 Accrued expenses.............................        6,601        5,507
 Dividend payable.............................           --           --
 Payable for investments purchased............           --           --
 Payable for fund shares redeemed.............           --           34
                                                -----------   ----------
   Total liabilities..........................        6,601        5,541
                                                -----------   ----------
   Net assets.................................  $ 6,564,624   $5,663,589
                                                ===========   ==========
 Number of shares of $.01 par value common
   stock, issued and outstanding..............      580,267      508,271
                                                ===========   ==========
 Net asset value, offering and redemption
   price per share............................       $11.31       $11.14
                                                ===========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          MONEY                                AGGRESSIVE
                                                            GROWTH        MARKET        BOND       MANAGED       GROWTH
                                                           PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                       <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 Dividends..............................................  $ 5,324,989   $       --   $       --   $  510,234   $ 229,723
 Interest...............................................      490,581    2,467,400    1,012,370    1,147,909     284,384
 Other income...........................................      117,880       11,129        7,814       24,548       8,639
   Less: foreign taxes withheld.........................      (24,858)          --           --       (2,730)         --
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
   Total Income.........................................    5,908,592    2,478,529    1,020,184    1,679,961     522,746
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
EXPENSES:
 Investment advisory fee................................      592,350      113,183       53,767      157,156     134,923
 Administration fee.....................................      137,181       34,820       11,880       30,374      22,147
 Directors' fee.........................................       11,174        2,834          968        2,474       1,803
 Transfer agent fee.....................................        6,177        2,689        1,748        3,439       1,825
 Custodian fee..........................................       33,140       10,945        3,889       10,400      11,034
 Legal fees.............................................       16,261        3,149        1,075        2,749       2,664
 Audit fees.............................................       20,696        4,880        1,756        4,558       3,391
 Printing...............................................       50,789       20,321        6,773       17,614      13,092
 Miscellaneous..........................................       22,362        7,730        4,104        5,360       5,345
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                              890,130      200,551       85,960      234,124     196,224
 Less: expenses reimbursed by affiliated insurance
   company..............................................           --           --           --           --          --
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
   Total expenses.......................................      890,130      200,551       85,960      234,124     196,224
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
   Net investment income (loss).........................    5,018,462    2,277,978      934,224    1,445,837     326,522
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND
 FOREIGN CURRENCY
   Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.........................................   23,119,178           --     (125,017)     344,584      64,760
    Foreign currency related transactions...............      (55,751)          --           --         (293)         --
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                           23,063,427           --     (125,017)     344,291      64,760
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    from:
    Investments.........................................    4,147,912           --     (333,487)   2,694,823   5,078,163
    Foreign currency related translations...............           --           --           --           --          --
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                            4,147,912           --     (333,487)   2,694,823   5,078,163
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
 Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency....   27,211,339           --     (458,504)   3,039,114   5,142,923
                                                          -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
    operations..........................................  $32,229,801   $2,277,978   $  475,720   $4,484,951   $5,469,445
                                                          ===========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                                           COMMON    SENTINEL
                                                          INTERNATIONAL    STOCK      GROWTH
                                                            PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO* PORTFOLIO*
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>        <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 Dividends..............................................   $   948,132    $ 97,348   $ 48,959
 Interest...............................................       129,585      17,277     11,218
 Other income...........................................        18,197          --         --
   Less: foreign taxes withheld.........................      (165,850)         --         --
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
   Total Income.........................................       930,064     114,625     60,177
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
EXPENSES:
 Investment advisory fee................................       326,164      17,385     20,371
 Administration fee.....................................        63,701      36,498     34,321
 Directors' fee.........................................         2,736         264        248
 Transfer agent fee.....................................         1,988       1,294      1,288
 Custodian fee..........................................        37,887       3,911      2,836
 Legal fees.............................................         3,940         294        276
 Audit fees.............................................         5,085         376        353
 Printing...............................................        11,743         690        649
 Miscellaneous..........................................         4,414       1,477      1,477
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
                                                               457,658      62,189     61,819
 Less: expenses reimbursed by affiliated insurance
   company..............................................            --     (27,324)   (25,050)
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
   Total expenses.......................................       457,658      34,865     36,769
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
   Net investment income (loss).........................       472,406      79,759     23,408
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND
 FOREIGN CURRENCY
   Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.........................................     3,347,494     (22,148)     3,259
    Foreign currency related transactions...............       (44,827)         --         --
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
                                                             3,302,667     (22,148)     3,259
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    from:
    Investments.........................................       782,845     699,937    550,887
    Foreign currency related translations...............        (1,275)         --         --
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
                                                               781,570     699,937    550,887
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
 Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency....     4,084,237     677,789    554,146
                                                            ----------    --------   --------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
    operations..........................................   $ 4,556,643    $757,548   $577,554
                                                            ==========    ========   ========
</TABLE>
 
* The Common Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolios commenced operations on
03/18/96.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     MONEY                                  AGGRESSIVE
                                                      GROWTH        MARKET         BOND         MANAGED       GROWTH
                                                    PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 Operations:
   Net investment income (loss)................... $  5,018,462   $ 2,277,978   $   934,224   $ 1,445,837   $   326,522
   Net realized gain (loss) on investments and
    foreign currency related transactions.........   23,063,427            --      (125,017)      344,291        64,760
   Net change in unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on investments and foreign
    currency translations.........................    4,147,912            --      (333,487)    2,694,823     5,078,163
                                                   ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
    from operations...............................   32,229,801     2,277,978       475,720     4,484,951     5,469,445
 Distributions:
   From net investment income.....................   (4,995,312)   (2,277,978)     (874,882)   (1,390,871)     (255,039)
   From net realized gains........................   (7,732,422)           --            --    (1,471,361)   (2,569,743)
 Capital share transactions:
   Net contributions from affiliated life
    insurance companies...........................   17,547,048    19,581,572     3,083,685     5,806,085     7,631,188
                                                   ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    Total increase in net assets..................   37,049,115    19,581,572     2,684,523     7,428,804    10,275,851
NET ASSETS
 Beginning of period..............................  161,898,951    34,615,152    14,402,355    36,002,366    23,822,431
                                                   ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
 End of period (including undistributed net
   investment income in the Growth Portfolio
   $1,231,153; Bond Portfolio $267,713; Managed
   Portfolio $384,437; Aggressive Growth Portfolio
   $326,522; International Portfolio $427,579;
   Common Stock Portfolio $26,043 and Sentinel
   Growth Portfolio $23,408)...................... $198,948,066   $54,196,724   $17,086,878   $43,431,170   $34,098,282
                                                   ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                                    COMMON      SENTINEL
                                                    INTERNATIONAL   STOCK        GROWTH
                                                     PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO*   PORTFOLIO*
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>          <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 Operations:
   Net investment income (loss)...................  $   472,406   $   79,759   $   23,408
   Net realized gain (loss) on investments and
    foreign currency related transactions.........    3,302,667      (22,148)       3,259
   Net change in unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on investments and foreign
    currency translations.........................      781,570      699,937      550,887
                                                    -----------   ----------   ----------
   Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
    from operations...............................    4,556,643      757,548      577,554
 Distributions:
   From net investment income.....................     (442,343)     (53,716)          --
   From net realized gains........................   (1,793,161)          --           --
 Capital share transactions:
   Net contributions from affiliated life
    insurance companies...........................   11,991,902    5,860,792    5,086,035
                                                    -----------   ----------   ----------
    Total increase in net assets..................   14,313,041    6,564,624    5,663,589
NET ASSETS
 Beginning of period..............................   36,642,082           --           --
                                                    -----------   ----------   ----------
 End of period (including undistributed net
   investment income in the Growth Portfolio
   $1,231,153; Bond Portfolio $267,713; Managed
   Portfolio $384,437; Aggressive Growth Portfolio
   $326,522; International Portfolio $427,579;
   Common Stock Portfolio $26,043 and Sentinel
   Growth Portfolio $23,408)......................  $50,955,123   $6,564,624   $5,663,589
                                                    ===========   ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
* The Common Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolios commenced operations on
  03/18/96.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended December 31, 1995
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      MONEY                                  AGGRESSIVE
                                       GROWTH        MARKET         BOND         MANAGED       GROWTH      INTERNATIONAL
                                     PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
  Operations:
    Net investment income
      (loss)......................  $4,474,620...  $ 1,481,782   $   776,497   $ 1,374,276   $   255,039   $   385,788
    Net realized gain (loss) on
      sale of investments.........     7,728,282            --       503,141     1,471,361     2,569,743     1,849,716
    Net change in unrealized
      appreciation (depreciation)
      on investments and foreign
      currency translations.......    24,145,662            --       950,760     4,221,556      (406,827)    2,023,172
                                    ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    Net increase (decrease) in net
      assets resulting from
      operations..................    36,348,564     1,481,782     2,230,398     7,067,193     2,417,955     4,258,676
  Distributions:
    From net investment income....    (4,157,531)   (1,481,782)     (736,126)   (1,414,623)           --      (148,141)
    From net realized gains.......    (8,715,516)           --            --       (33,117)     (131,841)     (699,972)
  Capital share transactions:
    Net contributions from
      affiliated life insurance
      companies...................    23,232,447    13,575,595     2,810,449     1,019,709     6,106,674     7,019,658
                                    ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
      Total increase in net
        assets....................  46,707,964..    13,575,595     4,304,721     6,639,162     8,392,788    10,430,221
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of period.............   115,190,987    21,039,557    10,097,634    29,363,204    15,429,643    26,211,861
                                    ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
  End of period (including
    undistributed net investment
    income in the Growth Portfolio
    $1,263,754; Bond Portfolio
    $208,370; Managed Portfolio
    $329,730; Aggressive Growth
    Portfolio $255,039; and
    International Portfolio
    $442,343).....................  $161,898,951   $34,615,152   $14,402,355   $36,002,366   $23,822,431   $36,642,082
                                    ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
</TABLE>
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Financial Highlights
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout the periods:
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          GROWTH PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    01/01/96     01/01/95     01/01/94     01/01/93     01/01/92
                                                          TO           TO           TO           TO           TO
                                                    12/31/96     12/31/95     12/31/94     12/31/93     12/31/92
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         
Net asset value, beginning of period............     $16.36       $14.00       $14.09       $13.73       $13.88
                                                    --------     --------     --------     -------      -------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income...........................        .46          .47          .43          .38          .46
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  on investments................................       2.54         3.41         (.10)         .94          .17
                                                    --------     --------     --------     -------      -------
    Total from investment operations............       3.00         3.88          .33         1.32          .63
                                                    --------     --------     --------     -------      -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from
  net investment income.........................       (.48)        (.46)        (.41)        (.39)        (.46)
Dividends to shareholders from net capital
  gains.........................................       (.78)       (1.06)        (.01)        (.35)        (.32)
Dividends to shareholders in excess of net
  investment income.............................         --           --           --         (.22)          --
                                                    --------     --------     --------     -------      -------
    Total distributions.........................      (1.26)       (1.52)        (.42)        (.96)        (.78)
                                                    --------     --------     --------     -------      -------
Net asset value, end of period..................     $18.10       $16.36       $14.00       $14.09       $13.73
                                                    ========     ========     ========     =======      =======
Total return....................................      19.58%       30.39%        2.40%        9.43%        4.74%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)................    198,948      161,899      115,191      109,534       82,881
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
  (annualized)(1)...............................        .50%         .61%         .63%         .76%         .79%
Ratios of net investment income to average net
  assets (annualized)...........................       2.80%        3.20%        3.10%        2.86%        3.53%
Portfolio turnover..............................         72%          61%          63%          51%          35%
Average commission rate(2)......................    $0.0600          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A
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(1.) Expense ratios for the Growth Portfolio before reimbursement of expenses by
     affiliated insurance company for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995,
     1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows: 0.50%, 0.61%, 0.67%, 0.76% and 0.82%,
     respectively.
(2.) Computed by dividing the total amount of commission paid by the total
     number of shares purchased and sold during the period for which there was a
     commission. This disclosure is required by the S.E.C. for all financial
     statements with fiscal years beginning after September 1, 1995.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
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                                                    01/01/96     01/01/95     01/01/94     01/01/93     01/01/92
                                                          TO           TO           TO           TO           TO
                                                    12/31/96     12/31/95     12/31/94     12/31/93     12/31/92
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<S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         
Net asset value, beginning of period............      $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00
                                                     ------       ------       ------       ------        -----
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income...........................        .05          .05          .04          .03          .03
                                                     ------       ------       ------       ------        -----
    Total from investment operations............        .05          .05          .04          .03          .03
                                                     ------       ------       ------       ------        -----
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment
  income........................................       (.05)        (.05)        (.04)        (.03)        (.03)
                                                     ------       ------       ------       ------        -----
Total distributions.............................       (.05)        (.05)        (.04)        (.03)        (.03)
                                                     ------       ------       ------       ------        -----
Net asset value, end of period..................      $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00
                                                     ======       ======       ======       ======        =====
Total return....................................       5.15%        5.61%        3.81%        2.59%        3.18%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)................     54,197       34,615       21,040       12,506        8,138
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
  (annualized)(1)...............................        .44%         .50%         .55%         .65%         .65%
Ratios of net investment income to average net
  assets (annualized)...........................       5.03%        5.47%        3.86%        2.56%        3.12%
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</TABLE>
 
(1). Expense ratios for the Money Market Portfolio before reimbursement of
     expenses by affiliated insurance company for the years ended December 31,
     1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows: 0.44%, 0.50%, 0.59%, 0.65%
     and 0.73%, respectively.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           BOND PORTFOLIO
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                                                    01/01/96     01/01/95     01/01/94     01/01/93     01/01/92
                                                          TO           TO           TO           TO           TO
                                                    12/31/96     12/31/95     12/31/94     12/31/93     12/31/92
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<S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>      
Net asset value, beginning of period............    $ 11.00        $9.73       $11.21       $10.73       $10.80
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income...........................        .63          .65          .62          .60          .64
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
  on investments................................       (.34)        1.27        (1.23)         .48         (.03)
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
    Total from investment operations............        .29         1.92         (.61)        1.08          .61
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from
  net investment income.........................       (.62)        (.65)        (.60)        (.60)        (.68)
Dividends to shareholders from net capital
  gains.........................................       (.00)        (.00)        (.27)        (.00)        (.00)
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
    Total distributions.........................       (.62)        (.65)        (.87)        (.60)        (.68)
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
Net asset value, end of period..................     $10.67       $11.00        $9.73       $11.21       $10.73
                                                    =======      =======      =======      =======      =======
Total return....................................       2.86%       20.45%       (5.62)%      10.32%        5.95%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)................     17,087       14,402       10,098       10,160        6,710
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
  (annualized)(1)...............................        .56%         .60%         .68%         .75%         .75%
Ratios of net investment income to average net
  assets (annualized)...........................       6.08%        6.36%        6.14%        5.53%        6.34%
Portfolio turnover..............................        133%         206%         151%          71%           4%
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</TABLE>
 
(1). Expense ratios for the Bond Portfolio before reimbursement of expenses by
     affiliated insurance company for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995,  
     1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows: 0.56%, 0.60%, 0.70%, 0.75% and 0.81%,
     respectively.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Financial Highlights -- Continued
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         MANAGED PORTFOLIO
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                                                    01/01/96     01/01/95     01/01/94     01/01/93     01/01/92
                                                          TO           TO           TO           TO           TO
                                                    12/31/96     12/31/95     12/31/94     12/31/93     12/31/92
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<S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>      
Net asset value, beginning of period............    $ 14.19       $11.94       $13.27       $12.25       $11.40
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income...........................        .51          .55          .53          .40          .44
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
  investments...................................       1.07         2.28         (.77)        1.00          .88
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
    Total from investment operations............       1.58         2.83         (.24)        1.40         1.32
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment
  income........................................       (.51)        (.57)        (.49)        (.38)        (.47)
Dividends to shareholders from net capital
  gains.........................................       (.58)        (.01)        (.60)        (.00)        (.00)
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
    Total distributions.........................      (1.09)        (.58)       (1.09)        (.38)        (.47)
                                                    -------      -------      -------      -------      -------
Net asset value, end of period..................    $ 14.68       $14.19       $11.94       $13.27       $12.25
                                                    =======      =======      =======      =======      =======
    Total return................................      11.88%       24.43%       (1.82)%      11.62%       11.96%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)................     43,431       36,002       29,363       28,984       15,946
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
  (annualized)(1)...............................        .60%         .66%         .67%         .80%         .80%
Ratios of net investment income to average
  net assets (annualized).......................       3.68%        4.22%        4.34%        3.36%        3.88%
Portfolio turnover..............................        106%         130%          75%          89%          32%
Average commission rate(2)......................    $0.0600          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A
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</TABLE>
 
(1). Expense ratios for the Managed Portfolio before reimbursement of expenses
     by affiliated insurance company for the years ended December 31, 1996,
     1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows: 0.60%, 0.66%, 0.73%, 0.80% and
     0.84%, respectively.
(2). Computed by dividing the total amount of commission paid by the total
     number of shares purchased and sold during the period for which there was a
     commission. This disclosure is required by the S.E.C. for all financial
     statements with fiscal years beginning after September 1, 1995.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Financial Highlights -- Continued
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO
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                                                    01/01/96     01/01/95     01/01/94     01/01/93     01/01/92
                                                          TO           TO           TO           TO           TO
                                                    12/31/96     12/31/95     12/31/94     12/31/93     12/31/92
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<S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>      
Net asset value, beginning of period............     $17.38       $15.45       $15.45       $14.72       $16.68
                                                      -----        -----        -----        -----        -----
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income...........................        .17          .20         (.01)        (.01)         .03
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
  investments...................................       3.03         1.86          .01          .77          .38
                                                      -----        -----        -----        -----        -----
    Total from investment operations............       3.20         2.06          .00          .76          .41
                                                      -----        -----        -----        -----        -----
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment
  income........................................       (.19)        (.00)        (.00)        (.03)        (.07)
Dividends to shareholders from net capital
  gains.........................................      (1.87)        (.13)        (.00)        (.00)       (2.30)
                                                      -----        -----        -----        -----        -----
    Total distributions.........................      (2.06)        (.13)        (.00)        (.03)       (2.37)
                                                      -----        -----        -----        -----        -----
Net asset value, end of period..................     $18.52       $17.38       $15.45       $15.45       $14.72
                                                      =====        =====        =====        =====        =====
Total return....................................      21.00%       13.48%        0.00%        5.20%        2.58%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)................     34,098       23,822       15,430       12,223        8,029
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
  (annualized)(1)...............................        .68%         .76%         .86%         .90%         .90%
Ratios of net investment income to average net
  assets (annualized)...........................       1.14%        1.32%        (.10)%       (.07)%        .37%
Portfolio turnover..............................         47%          89%          60%          60%          18%
Average commission rate(2)......................    $0.0600          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A
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</TABLE>
 
(1). Expense ratios for the Aggressive Growth Portfolio before reimbursement of
     expenses by affiliated insurance company for the years ended December 31,
     1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows: 0.68%, 0.76%, 0.89%, 0.90%
     and 1.00%, respectively.
(2). Computed by dividing the total amount of commission paid by the total
     number of shares purchased and sold during the period for which there was a
     commission. This disclosure is required by the S.E.C. for all financial
     statements with fiscal years beginning after September 1, 1995.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO
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                                                    01/01/96     01/01/95     01/01/94     01/01/93     01/01/92
                                                          TO           TO           TO           TO           TO
                                                    12/31/96     12/31/95     12/31/94     12/31/93     12/31/92
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<S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>      
Net asset value, beginning of period............    $ 12.86       $11.63       $11.87       $ 9.00       $ 9.74
                                                    -------      -------      -------       ------       ------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income...........................        .11          .16          .05          .06          .08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
  investments...................................       1.23         1.45         (.02)        3.09         (.81)
                                                    -------      -------      -------       ------       ------
    Total from investment operations............       1.34         1.61          .03         3.15         (.73)
                                                    -------      -------      -------       ------       ------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment
  income........................................       (.16)        (.07)        (.03)        (.08)        (.00)
Dividends to shareholders from net capital
  gains.........................................       (.63)        (.31)        (.24)        (.20)        (.01)
                                                    -------      -------      -------       ------       ------
    Total distributions.........................       (.79)        (.38)        (.27)        (.28)        (.01)
                                                    -------      -------      -------       ------       ------
Net asset value, end of period..................    $ 13.41       $12.86       $11.63       $11.87       $ 9.00
                                                    =======      =======      =======       ======       ======
Total return....................................      10.89%       14.31%         .26%       36.11%       (7.30)%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)................     50,955       36,642       26,212       13,682        6,727
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
  (annualized)(1)...............................       1.05%        1.15%        1.32%        1.50%        1.50%
Ratios of net investment income to average net
  assets (annualized)...........................        .98%        1.21%         .72%         .68%        1.05%
Portfolio turnover..............................         35%          45%          32%          37%          35%
Average commission rate(2)......................    $0.0376          N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A
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</TABLE>
 
(1). Expense ratios for the International Portfolio before reimbursement of
     expenses by affiliated insurance company for the years ended December 31,
     1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were as follows: 1.05%, 1.15%, 1.32%, 1.50%
     and 2.65%, respectively.
(2). Computed by dividing the total amount of commission paid by the total
     number of shares purchased and sold during the period for which there was a
     commission. This disclosure is required by the S.E.C. for all financial
     statements with fiscal years beginning after September 1, 1995.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Financial Highlights -- Continued
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       COMMON STOCK
                                                                                                         PORTFOLIO
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                                                                                                       03/18/96(2)
                                                                                                             TO
                                                                                                       12/31/96
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<S>                                                                                                    <C>     
Net asset value, beginning of period...............................................................     $10.00
                                                                                                       --------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income..............................................................................        .15
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.............................................       1.26
                                                                                                       --------
    Total from investment operations...............................................................       1.41
                                                                                                       --------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income...............................................       (.10) 
Dividends to shareholders from net capital gains...................................................       (.00) 
                                                                                                       --------
    Total distributions............................................................................       (.10) 
                                                                                                       --------
Net asset value, end of period.....................................................................     $11.31
                                                                                                       ========
Total return.......................................................................................      14.22%(3)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)...................................................................      6,565
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (annualized)(1)...........................................        .80%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets (annualized).................................       1.82%
Portfolio turnover.................................................................................         13%
Average commission rate(4).........................................................................    $0.0600
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</TABLE>
 
(1). Expense ratio for the Common Stock Portfolio before reimbursement of
     expenses by affiliated insurance company for the period ended December 31,
     1996 was as follows: 1.43% (annualized).
(2). Commencement of operations.
(3). Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(4). Computed by dividing the total amount of commission paid by the total
     number of shares purchased and sold during the period for which there was a
     commission. This disclosure is required by the S.E.C. for all financial
     statements with fiscal years beginning after September 1, 1995.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Financial Highlights -- Concluded
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      SENTINEL
                                                                                                       GROWTH
                                                                                                      PORTFOLIO
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                                                                                                      03/18/96(2)
                                                                                                             TO
                                                                                                       12/31/96
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<S>                                                                                                   <C>       
Net asset value, beginning of period..............................................................      $10.00
                                                                                                        ------
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income.............................................................................         .05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments............................................        1.09
                                                                                                        ------
    Total from investment operations..............................................................        1.14
                                                                                                        ------
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income..............................................        (.00)
Dividends to shareholders from net capital gains..................................................        (.00)
                                                                                                        ------
    Total distributions...........................................................................        (.00)
                                                                                                        ------
Net asset value, end of period....................................................................     $ 11.14
                                                                                                        ======
Total return......................................................................................       11.40%(3)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period $(000)..................................................................       5,664
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (annualized)(1)..........................................         .90%
Ratios of net investment income to average net assets (annualized)................................         .57%
Portfolio turnover................................................................................          75%
Average commission rate(4)........................................................................     $0.0594
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(1). Expense ratio for the Sentinel Growth Portfolio before reimbursement of
     expenses by affiliated insurance company for the period ended December 31,
     1996 was as follows: 1.51% (annualized).
(2). Commencement of operations.
(3). Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(4). Computed by dividing the total amount of commission paid by the total
     number of shares purchased and sold during the period for which there was a
     commission. This disclosure is required by the S.E.C. for all financial
     statements with fiscal years beginning after September 1, 1995.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements, December 31, 1996
 
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1. ORGANIZATION
 
The Market Street Fund, Inc. (Fund) is registered as an open-end diversified
management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As a
"series" type of mutual fund, the Fund issues separate classes (or series) of
stock currently consisting of the Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Bond
Portfolio, Managed Portfolio, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, International
Portfolio, Common Stock Portfolio and Sentinel Growth Portfolio. The Fund serves
as an investment medium for modified premium and flexible premium adjustable
variable life insurance policies and individual flexible premium deferred
variable annuity contracts (Policies) issued by Provident Mutual Life Insurance
Company (PMLIC) and for flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts
issued by Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America (PLACA) and
flexible premium adjustable variable life insurance policies issued by National
Life Insurance Company of Vermont (NLIC). The Fund also serves as the investment
medium for single premium and scheduled premium variable life insurance policies
which are no longer being issued.
 
All shares of the series are held by the separate accounts of the previously
listed insurance companies.
 
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by each
Fund in preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
 
  Valuation of Investments
 
Bonds are carried at market value based on the last bid price on a national
securities exchange or on quoted prices from a third-party pricing service.
Investments in common and preferred stocks primarily traded on recognized U.S.
or foreign securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price on exchanges
on the last business day of the period, or, if there was no sale, at the last
bid price on that day. Short-term investments with maturities of less than 60
days and Money Market Portfolio investments are valued at amortized cost which
approximates market value.
 
  Investments
 
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. The cost of
investment securities sold is determined by use of the specific identification
method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. Interest income is
recorded on the accrual basis; dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date.
 
  Foreign Currency Translations
 
Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. Dollars on the following
bases:
 
   (i) Market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities, at the
   daily rate of exchange;
 
   (ii) Purchases and sales of investment securities, at the rate of exchange
   prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Exchange gains or
   losses are recognized upon settlement;
 
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   (iii) Income and expenses, at the rate of exchange prevailing on the
   respective dates of such transactions. Exchange gains or losses are
   recognized upon ultimate receipt or disbursement.
 
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations
and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated
transactions as a result of, among other factors, the lack of governmental
supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of
political or economic instability.
 
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations derived from
changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising
from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included
with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
 
  Dividends to Shareholders
 
Dividends of investment income of the Money Market Portfolio are declared daily
and paid monthly. The Growth Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Managed Portfolio, and
Common Stock Portfolio declare and pay dividends of investment income quarterly.
The Aggressive Growth Portfolio, International Portfolio, and Sentinel Growth
Portfolio declare and pay dividends of investment income annually. For all
Portfolios, distributions of capital gains are declared and paid annually.
 
  Federal Income Taxes
 
No provision is made for Federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to have
each Portfolio continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make
the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to
relieve it from Federal income taxes.
 
3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Investment advisory agreements have been approved, whereby Newbold's Asset
Management, Inc. (NAM) is adviser for the Growth Portfolio, Sentinel Advisors
Company (SAC), a Vermont General Partnership, for the Money Market, Bond,
Managed, Aggressive Growth, Common Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolios. With
respect to the Growth Portfolio, NAM is compensated monthly at an effective
annual rate of 0.50% of the first $20 million of the average daily net assets of
the portfolio, 0.40% of the next $20 million and 0.30% of net assets in excess
of $40 million. SAC is compensated monthly at an effective annual rate of 0.25%
of the average daily net assets of the Money Market Portfolio. With respect to
the Bond Portfolio, SAC is compensated monthly at the effective annual rate of
0.35% of the first $100 million of the average daily net assets of the portfolio
and 0.30% of net assets in excess of $100 million. With respect to the Managed
Portfolio, SAC is compensated monthly at the effective annual rate of 0.40% of
the first $100 million of the average daily net assets of the portfolio and
0.35% of net assets in excess of $100 million. With respect to the Aggressive
Growth Portfolio, SAC is compensated monthly at the effective annual rate of
0.50% of the first $20 million of the average daily net assets of the portfolio,
0.40% of the next $20 million and 0.30% of net assets in excess of $40 million.
With respect to the Common Stock Portfolio, SAC is compensated monthly at the
effective annual rate of 0.40% of the first $100 million of the average
 
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daily net assets of the portfolio and 0.35% of net assets in excess of $100
million. With respect to the Sentinel Growth Portfolio, SAC is compensated
monthly at an effective annual rate of 0.50% of the first $20 million of the
average daily net assets of the portfolio, 0.40% of the next $20 million and
0.30% of the net assets in excess of $40 million. Provident Mutual Investment
Management Co. (PIMC) is the adviser for the International Portfolio and is
compensated monthly at an effective annual rate of 0.75% of the first $500
million of the average daily net assets of the portfolio and 0.60% of assets in
excess of $500 million. The Boston Company Asset Management, Inc. ("TBC") is
sub-advisor to the International Portfolio.
 
PMLIC agrees to reimburse the Growth Portfolio and PMLIC and NLIC agree to
reimburse the Money Market, Bond, Managed, and Aggressive Growth Portfolios for
operating expenses, excluding investment advisory fees, and costs of litigation
and indemnification not covered by insurance, in excess of an annual rate of
0.40% of the average daily net asset values. The International Portfolio is
reimbursed by PMLIC and NLIC for such expenses in excess of an annual rate of
0.75% of the average daily net asset value. NLIC agrees to reimburse the Common
Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolio for operating expenses, excluding investment
advisory fees and costs of litigation and indemnification not covered by
insurance, in excess of an annual rate of .40% of the average net asset values.
 
4. NET ASSETS
 
At December 31, 1996, the Portfolios' net assets consisted of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   MONEY                                  AGGRESSIVE
                                                    GROWTH        MARKET         BOND         MANAGED       GROWTH    INTERNATIONAL
                                                  PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Net contribution from shareholders.............  $147,821,063   $54,196,724   $16,808,869   $35,731,816   $27,522,132   $43,666,216
Undistributed net investment income............     1,231,153            --       267,713       384,437       326,522       427,579
Undistributed net realized gain................    23,067,603            --            --       344,551        64,760     3,347,494
Accumulated loss on investment transactions....            --            --      (173,902)           --            --            --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 investments and foreign currencies............    26,828,247            --       184,198     6,970,366     6,184,868     3,513,834
                                                 ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                 $198,948,066   $54,196,724   $17,086,878   $43,431,170   $34,098,282   $50,955,123
                                                 ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                   COMMON      SENTINEL
                                                   STOCK        GROWTH
                                                 PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
        ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>          <C>
Net contribution from shareholders.............  $5,860,792   $5,086,035
Undistributed net investment income............      26,043       23,408
Undistributed net realized gain................          --        3,259
Accumulated loss on investment transactions....     (22,148)          --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
 investments and foreign currencies............     699,937      550,887
                                                 ----------   ----------
                                                 $6,564,624   $5,663,589
                                                 ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
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5. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS (EXCLUDING SHORT-TERM SECURITIES)
 
Purchases and proceeds on sales of investments for the portfolios, for the year
ended December 31, 1996, were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    MONEY                                  AGGRESSIVE
                                                     GROWTH        MARKET         BOND         MANAGED       GROWTH    INTERNATIONAL
                                                   PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
PURCHASES
U.S. Gov't Obligations..........................  $         --   $        --   $ 9,780,303   $21,429,591   $        --   $        --
Corporate Bonds.................................            --            --    12,202,946    12,716,773            --            --
Common Stock....................................   145,646,451            --            --     4,716,407    15,535,506    23,195,109
                                                  ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Total Purchases.................................  $145,646,451   $        --   $21,983,249   $38,862,771   $15,535,506   $23,195,109
                                                  ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
SALES
U.S. Gov't Obligations..........................  $         --   $        --   $ 6,002,543   $22,513,655   $        --   $        --
Corporate Bonds.................................            --            --    13,102,207    11,189,673            --            --
Common Stock....................................   121,462,900            --            --     3,965,454    11,011,877    14,179,229
                                                  ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Total Sales.....................................  $121,462,900   $        --   $19,104,750   $37,668,782   $11,011,877   $14,179,229
                                                  ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                    COMMON      SENTINEL
                                                    STOCK        GROWTH
                                                  PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>          <C>
PURCHASES
U.S. Gov't Obligations..........................  $       --   $       --
Corporate Bonds.................................          --
Common Stock....................................   6,057,409    8,111,802
                                                  ----------   ----------
Total Purchases.................................  $6,057,409   $8,111,802
                                                  ==========   ==========
SALES
U.S. Gov't Obligations..........................  $       --   $       --
Corporate Bonds.................................          --           --
Common Stock....................................     625,876    3,392,375
                                                  ----------   ----------
Total Sales.....................................  $  625,876   $3,392,375
                                                  ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
6. TAX BASIS OF INVESTMENTS
 
Investment information based on the cost of the securities for Federal income
tax purposes held at December 31, 1996 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   MONEY                                  AGGRESSIVE
                                                    GROWTH        MARKET         BOND         MANAGED       GROWTH
                                                  PORTFOLIO      PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation........  $ 28,595,431   $        --   $   229,836   $ 7,236,888   $ 6,801,232
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation........    (1,767,184)           --       (45,638)     (266,522)     (616,364)
                                                 ------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).....  $ 26,828,247   $        --   $   184,198   $ 6,970,366   $ 6,184,868
                                                 ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
Aggregate cost of securities for federal income
 tax purposes..................................  $171,644,227.. $54,440,564   $16,596,014   $36,086,018   $27,924,846
                                                 ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
Capital loss carryover (available to offset
 possible future capital gains.) The carryover
 expires as follows: Bond Portfolio--$48,885 in
 2002; $125,017 in 2004; Common Stock Portfolio
 $22,148 in 2004...............................  $         --   $        --   $  (173,902)  $        --   $        --
                                                 ============   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                                   COMMON      SENTINEL
                                                 INTERNATIONAL     STOCK        GROWTH
                                                   PORTFOLIO     PORTFOLIO    PORTFOLIO
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>             <C>          <C>
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation........   $ 5,977,111    $  781,212   $  711,518
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation........    (2,463,287)      (81,275)    (160,631)
                                                  -----------    ----------   ----------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).....   $ 3,513,824    $  699,937   $  550,887
                                                  ===========    ==========   ==========
Aggregate cost of securities for federal income
 tax purposes..................................   $45,772,186    $5,845,287   $5,102,118
                                                  ===========    ==========   ==========
Capital loss carryover (available to offset
 possible future capital gains.) The carryover
 expires as follows: Bond Portfolio--$48,885 in
 2002; $125,017 in 2004; Common Stock Portfolio
 $22,148 in 2004...............................   $        --    $  (22,148)  $       --
                                                  ===========    ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements, December 31, 1996 -- Continued
 
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7. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK AND CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS
 
On December 31, 1996, there were 200 million shares of $0.01 par value capital
stock authorized for the Fund. The shares of capital stock are divided into
eight series: Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Managed
Portfolio, Aggressive Growth Portfolio, International Portfolio, Common Stock
Portfolio and Sentinel Growth Portfolio. The Growth Portfolio consists of 15
million shares, the Money Market Portfolio consists of 75 million shares; each
of the other series consists of 5 million shares.
 
Transactions in capital stock for the year ended December 31, 1996 were as
follows:(1)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          GROWTH PORTFOLIO              MONEY MARKET              BOND PORTFOLIO
                                                                                         PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       SHARES        AMOUNT        SHARES         AMOUNT       SHARES      AMOUNT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>        <C>
Shares sold.........................................  1,276,805   $ 20,944,472    82,625,391   $ 82,625,391    382,375  $ 4,040,320
Shares redeemed.....................................   (981,738)   (16,125,158)  (65,247,831)   (65,247,831)  (173,162)  (1,831,517)
Shares reinvested...................................    803,008     12,727,734     2,204,012      2,204,012     83,086      874,882
                                                      ---------    -----------   -----------    -----------   --------  -----------
Net contributions from affiliated insurance
 companies..........................................  1,098,075   $ 17,547,048    19,581,572   $ 19,581,572    292,299  $ 3,083,685
                                                      =========    ===========   ===========    ===========   ========  ===========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                        MANAGED PORTFOLIO
 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       SHARES      AMOUNT
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>
Shares sold.........................................   506,385   $ 7,070,251
Shares redeemed.....................................  (296,312)   (4,126,398)
Shares reinvested...................................   209,781     2,862,232
                                                      --------    ----------
Net contributions from affiliated insurance
 companies..........................................   419,854   $ 5,806,085
                                                      ========    ==========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     AGGRESSIVE             INTERNATIONAL        COMMON
                                                                       GROWTH                 PORTFOLIO           STOCK
                                                                     PORTFOLIO                                   PORTFOLIO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                SHARES      AMOUNT       SHARES      AMOUNT      SHARES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>
Shares sold..................................................   441,008   $ 7,446,728    987,809   $12,532,647   577,728
Shares redeemed..............................................  (156,497)   (2,640,322)  (218,584)   (2,776,249)   (2,588)
Shares reinvested............................................   185,719     2,824,782    180,866     2,235,504     5,127
                                                               ---------  -----------   ---------- -----------   --------
Net contributions from affiliated insurance companies........   470,230   $ 7,631,188    950,091   $11,991,902   580,267
                                                               =========  ===========   =========== ===========  ========
 
<CAPTION>
                                                                               SENTINEL GROWTH
                                                                                  PORTFOLIO
 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 AMOUNT      SHARES      AMOUNT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>       <C>
Shares sold..................................................  $ 5,835,026   508,648   $5,090,047
Shares redeemed..............................................      (27,950)     (377)      (4,012)
Shares reinvested............................................       53,716        --           --
                                                               -----------   --------  ----------
Net contributions from affiliated insurance companies........  $ 5,860,792   508,271   $5,086,035
                                                               ===========   ========  ==========
</TABLE>
 
Transactions in capital stock for the year ended December 31, 1995 were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               GROWTH PORTFOLIO                MONEY MARKET               BOND PORTFOLIO        MANAGED
                                                                PORTFOLIO                                       PORTFOLIO
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARES        AMOUNT         SHARES         AMOUNT        SHARES       AMOUNT       SHARES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>
Shares sold.............    1,376,728    $20,320,117     52,460,129    $52,460,129     305,883    $3,174,938     340,442
Shares redeemed.........     (672,833)    (9,960,717)   (40,303,780)   (40,303,780)   (106,040)   (1,100,615)   (375,720)
Shares reinvested.......      961,190     12,873,047      1,419,246      1,419,246      72,305       736,126     114,456
                            ---------    ------------   -----------    ------------   --------    -----------    -------
Net contributions from
 affiliated insurance
 companies..............    1,665,085    $23,232,447     13,575,595    $13,575,595     272,148    $2,810,449      79,178
                            =========    ============   ===========    ============   ========    ===========    =======
 
<CAPTION>
                                              AGGRESSIVE               INTERNATIONAL
                                                GROWTH                   PORTFOLIO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            AMOUNT       SHARES       AMOUNT       SHARES       AMOUNT
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
Shares sold.............  $4,456,504     489,394    $8,017,391     861,466    $10,317,408
Shares redeemed.........  (4,884,534)   (125,984)   (2,042,558)   (341,090)    (4,145,863)
Shares reinvested.......   1,447,739       8,772       131,841      76,064        848,113
                          -----------    -------    -----------   --------    -----------
Net contributions from
 affiliated insurance
 companies..............  $1,019,709     372,182    $6,106,674     596,440    $ 7,019,658
                          ===========    =======    ===========   ========    ===========
</TABLE>
 
(1) The Common Stock and Sentinel Growth Portfolios commenced operations on
03/18/96.
 
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Market Street Fund, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements, December 31, 1996 -- Concluded
 
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8. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
 
1717 Capital Management Company serves, without compensation, as the principal
underwriter for sale of the Fund shares to the Accounts. 1717 Capital Management
Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PMLIC.
 
9. SUBSEQUENT DIVIDEND
 
On December 30, 1996 the Board of Directors declared the following net
investment income and capital gain dividends to shareholders of record on
December 31, 1996, ex-dividend date January 3, 1997, payable on January 6, 1997
as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           TOTAL                     PER SHARE
                 -------------------------     ---------------------
                    NET                           NET
                 INVESTMENT      CAPITAL       INVESTMENT    CAPITAL
  PORTFOLIO        INCOME         GAIN           INCOME       GAIN
- --------------   ----------    -----------     ----------    -------
<S>              <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>
Growth........   $1,231,153    $23,067,603       $.1120      $2.0984
Bond..........      267,713             --        .1671           --
Managed.......      384,437        344,551        .1300        .1165
Aggressive
 Growth.......      326,522         64,760        .1774        .0352
International...    427,579      3,347,494        .1125        .8808
Common Stock..       26,043             --        .0449           --
Sentinel
 Growth.......       23,408          3,259        .0461        .0064
</TABLE>
 
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ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 1996
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PROVIDENT MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
PROVIDENT MUTUAL VARIABLE
ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
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