UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21980

 

 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215, Purchase, New York

 

10577

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC

2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 215

Purchase, New York 10577

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies of information to:

 

Thomas R. Westle, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

405 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

Sarah E. Cogan, Esq.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10174

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

914-251-0880

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

May 1, 2008 – July 31, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments.

 



 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (91.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (7.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd.

 

5,700,000

 

$

24,152,088

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

 

100,000

 

3,739,101

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd. - ADR

 

704,800

 

52,620,368

 

Boart Longyear Group

 

12,336,041

 

23,695,904

 

Brambles, Ltd.

 

4,000,000

 

31,072,861

 

Macquarie Group, Ltd.

 

870,000

 

42,131,127

 

WorleyParsons, Ltd.

 

450,000

 

13,554,829

 

 

 

 

 

190,966,278

 

Belgium (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

InBev NV

 

625,000

 

42,164,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bermuda (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Frontline, Ltd.

 

455,900

 

29,255,103

 

Golden Ocean Group, Ltd.

 

2,990,000

 

17,215,434

 

 

 

 

 

46,470,537

 

Brazil (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR

 

687,500

 

20,645,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

 

308,700

 

27,286,915

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

72,000

 

14,792,363

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

1,173,900

 

39,655,453

 

 

 

 

 

81,734,731

 

Cyprus (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Prosafe Production Public, Ltd.*

 

916,860

 

3,847,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

FLSmidth & Co. AS

 

428,100

 

41,664,343

 

Novo Nordisk AS

 

300,000

 

19,161,614

 

 

 

 

 

60,825,957

 

Finland (3.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Metso Oyj.

 

936,046

 

33,873,976

 

Nokia Oyj. - ADR

 

500,000

 

13,660,000

 

Sampo Oyj.

 

1,675,000

 

42,378,605

 

 

 

 

 

89,912,581

 

France (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alstom SA

 

200,000

 

22,592,771

 

Neopost SA

 

171,045

 

17,104,767

 

Vinci SA

 

20,000

 

1,138,686

 

 

 

 

 

40,836,224

 

Germany (4.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Post AG

 

483,200

 

11,411,265

 

E.ON AG

 

329,600

 

63,113,909

 

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.

 

751,062

 

41,648,215

 

 

 

 

 

116,173,389

 

Hong Kong (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile, Ltd. - ADR

 

413,251

 

27,625,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

 

4,570,000

 

36,141,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Israel Chemicals, Ltd.

 

997,644

 

18,636,915

 

 



 

Italy (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Azimut Holding S.p.A.

 

1,919,000

 

15,550,399

 

Saipem S.p.A.

 

1,000,000

 

38,871,297

 

 

 

 

 

54,421,696

 

Japan (5.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

ITOCHU Corp.

 

2,700,000

 

27,028,781

 

Marubeni Corp.

 

2,000,000

 

14,700,839

 

Mitsubishi Corp.

 

1,800,000

 

52,889,650

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

 

131,200

 

63,967,373

 

 

 

 

 

158,586,643

 

Mexico (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de C.V. - ADR

 

548,500

 

27,693,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

New World Resources NV*

 

770,000

 

23,809,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

 

574,750

 

31,577,821

 

ProSafe SE*

 

916,860

 

8,061,625

 

Seadrill, Ltd.

 

1,056,700

 

31,915,904

 

 

 

 

 

71,555,350

 

Russia (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC - ADR

 

800,000

 

57,120,000

 

Vimpel-Communications OJSC - ADR

 

1,550,000

 

39,106,500

 

 

 

 

 

96,226,500

 

South Korea (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund - GDR

 

2,629,023

 

15,774,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Inditex SA

 

100,000

 

4,843,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

JM AB

 

200,000

 

2,370,295

 

Tele2 AB

 

550,100

 

9,677,020

 

 

 

 

 

12,047,315

 

Switzerland (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABB, Ltd.*

 

60,000

 

1,594,806

 

Nestle SA

 

1,250,000

 

54,993,317

 

 

 

 

 

56,588,123

 

Turkey (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS - ADR

 

853,935

 

16,480,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (7.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

De La Rue PLC

 

1,182,000

 

19,750,763

 

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.*

 

1,400,000

 

29,276,511

 

European Capital, Ltd.

 

1,825,000

 

15,941,599

 

Man Group PLC

 

1,735,625

 

21,140,567

 

Reed Elsevier PLC

 

1

 

11

 

Southern Cross Healthcare, Ltd.

 

2,320,000

 

5,380,377

 

United Utilities Group PLC

 

3,648,055

 

50,291,812

 

United Utilities Group PLC, B Shares*

 

6,015,000

 

20,268,583

 

Xstrata PLC

 

357,500

 

25,836,373

 

 

 

 

 

187,886,596

 

United States (35.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

525,000

 

10,683,750

 

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

 

475,000

 

9,652,000

 

Apache Corp.

 

117,000

 

13,123,890

 

Arch Coal, Inc.

 

424,400

 

23,897,964

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

295,000

 

9,088,950

 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.

 

450,000

 

4,392,000

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

125,000

 

2,640,000

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

137,500

 

5,002,250

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

190,200

 

31,090,092

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

 

243,200

 

12,196,480

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

 

150,000

 

16,261,500

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

22,400

 

8,066,912

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

500,000

 

10,840,000

 

Consol Energy, Inc.

 

294,500

 

21,907,855

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

166,500

 

15,799,185

 

 



 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

531,000

 

63,348,300

 

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

220,000

 

9,638,200

 

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

 

5,846

 

40,571

 

Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A

 

427,000

 

5,064,220

 

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

 

374,400

 

22,239,360

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

130,000

 

12,577,500

 

GateHouse Media, Inc.

 

2,322,700

 

1,463,301

 

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

 

573,500

 

39,101,230

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

65,000

 

11,962,600

 

Intel Corp.

 

280,000

 

6,213,200

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

390,000

 

15,845,700

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

 

550,000

 

17,501,000

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co., LLC

 

1,262,215

 

28,298,860

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

435,000

 

14,311,500

 

Monsanto Co.

 

210,000

 

25,013,100

 

Noble Corp.

 

490,000

 

25,416,300

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

 

328,700

 

25,885,125

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

429,000

 

29,021,850

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

1,040,000

 

69,222,400

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

270,000

 

5,040,900

 

PG&E Corp.

 

455,000

 

17,531,150

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

525,000

 

27,116,250

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

72,000

 

14,707,440

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

375,000

 

24,555,000

 

Raytheon Co.

 

550,000

 

31,311,500

 

Regal Entertainment Group

 

1,456,300

 

24,247,395

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

430,000

 

43,688,000

 

Ship Finance International, Ltd.

 

280,000

 

8,327,200

 

Textron, Inc.

 

482,230

 

20,962,538

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.*

 

2,268,612

 

64,496,639

 

Transocean, Inc.*

 

80,000

 

10,882,400

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

50,000

 

4,122,000

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

285,000

 

9,701,400

 

VF Corp.

 

325,829

 

23,322,840

 

Weatherford International, Ltd.*

 

325,000

 

12,262,250

 

 

 

 

 

959,082,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $2,748,344,380)

 

 

 

2,460,977,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

PennantPark Investment Corp.

 

1,359,200

 

9,432,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Identified Cost $20,174,100)

 

 

 

9,432,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION NOTES (0.0%)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

China (0.0%)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

China Steel Corp. (Loan Participation Notes
issued by Macquarie Bank, Ltd.),
expiring 05/20/13*

 

382,200

 

549,012

 

Taiwan (0.0%)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Electronics (Loan Participation Notes
issued by Macquarie Capital Securities, Ltd.),
expiring 07/11/13*

 

36,400

 

93,760

 

Quanta Computer, Inc. (Loan Participation Notes
issued by Macquarie Group, Ltd.),
expiring 07/24/12*

 

91,500

 

130,689

 

 

 

 

 

773,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES
(Identified Cost $841,019)

 

 

 

773,461

 

 



 

 

 

Maturity

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

Date

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. - Swiss Life Holding*

 

07/30/09

 

23,255

 

6,016,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. - Fortress Investment Group LLC - Class A*

 

09/10/08

 

1,575,800

 

18,688,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY - LINKED STRUCTURED NOTES
(Identified Cost $40,218,995)

 

 

 

 

 

24,705,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

7 day yield

 

Shares

 

(Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (7.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citi Institutional Cash Reserve Money Market Fund(2)

 

2.613

%

50,000,000

 

50,000,000

 

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Money Market Fund(2)

 

2.590

%

40,000,000

 

40,000,000

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Fund, Advisor Class(2)

 

2.383

%

111,498,648

 

111,498,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

201,498,648

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $201,498,648)

 

 

 

 

 

201,498,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.1%)
(Identified Cost $3,011,077,142)

 

 

 

 

 

2,697,388,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,341,578

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,695,046,806

 

 


* Non-income producing security.

(1) Less than 0.05% of Total Net Assets.

(2) Investments in other funds are calculated at their respective net asset value as determined by those funds, in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 



 

See Notes to Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

 

Common Abbreviations

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

AS - Aktieselskab is the Danish term for a stock-based corporation.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a public limited company.

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt.

Inc. – Incorporated.

LLC - Limited Liability Corp.

Ltd. – Limited.

NV - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

OJSC - Open Joint Stock Company.

Oyj. - Osakeyhtio is the Finnish equivalent of a limited company.

PLC - Public Limited Co.

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

SAB de CV - A variable capital company.

SE - SE Regulation. A European Company which can operate on a Europe-wide basis and be governed by Community law directly applicable in all Member States.

S.p.A. - Societa` Per Azioni is an Italian shared company.

 



 

NOTES TO QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2008

 

1. Organization:

 

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 27, 2006, and had no operating history prior to January 26, 2007. The Fund has an investment objective to invest in equity securities that provide high current dividend income. The Fund also focuses on long-term growth of capital as a secondary investment objective.

 

The Fund had no operations prior to January 26, 2007 other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,235.602 shares of beneficial interest in the Fund to Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC (“Alpine Woods”) at a net asset value of $19.10 per share. Alpine Woods serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund’s Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “AOD”.

 

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund.

 

2. Security Valuation:

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) of shares of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s net assets by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is determined each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). In computing NAV, portfolio securities of the Fund are valued at their current market values determined on the basis of market quotations. In computing the Fund’s net asset value, portfolio securities that are traded on a securities exchange in the United States, except for option securities, are valued at the last reported sale price as of the time of valuation, or lacking any current reported sale at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each option security - traded on a securities exchange in the United States is valued at the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation if the last current reported sale price falls within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. If the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation does not fall within the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, the security is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security. Each security traded in the over-the counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System, is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking an NOCP, the last current reported sale price as of the time of valuation by NASDAQ, or lacking any current reported sale on NASDAQ at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Each over-the counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued by the counterparty, or if the counterparty’s price is not readily available then by using the Black-Scholes method. Each other security traded over-the-counter is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations. Short-term securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value..

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when the valuation methods mentioned above are not reflective of a fair value of the security, the security is valued at fair value following procedures and/or guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, which may include utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing system. The Fund may also use fair value pricing, if the value of a security it holds is, pursuant to Board of Trustees guidelines, materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is traded. These procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio security used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or official closing prices.

 

Securities that are principally traded in a foreign market are valued at the last current sale price at the time of valuation or lacking any current or reported sale, at the time of valuation, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and overthe- counter markets is normally completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the NYSE is open. Trading of these securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s net asset value is not calculated. As stated above, if

 



 

the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, the security will be priced at a fair value following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. In light of the judgment involved in fair value decisions, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

 

3. Foreign Securities:

 

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of  foreign price is not readily available then securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is included with the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statements of Operations.

 

4.  Securities Transactions and Investment Income:

 

Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discounts. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the highest cost basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 

5. Equity Linked Structured Notes:

 

The Fund may invest in equity-linked structured notes. Equity-linked structured notes are derivative securities which are specially designed to combine the characteristics of one or more underlying securities and their equity derivatives in a single note form. The return and/or yield or income component may be based on the performance of the underlying equity securities, an equity index, and/or option positions. Equity-linked structured notes are typically offered in limited transactions by financial institutions in either registered or non-registered form. An investment in equity-linked structured notes creates exposure to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution, as well as to the market risk of the underlying securities. There is no guaranteed return of principal with these securities and the appreciation potential of these securities may be limited by a maximum payment or call right. In certain cases, equity-linked structured notes may be more volatile and less liquid than less complex securities or other types of fixed-income securities. Such securities may exhibit price behavior that does not correlate with other fixed income securities.

 

6. Income Tax

 

Income Tax - Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax costs were as follows:

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

69,969,192

 

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

(412,071,052

)

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

(342,101,860

)

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

3,039,490,244

 

 

7. New Accounting Pronouncements:

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Valuation Measurement” (“SFAS No. 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund is currently evaluating the potential impact the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statements.

 



 

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)                                The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.

 

(b)                               There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 – Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

 

 

By:

/s/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 29, 2008

 

 

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

Samuel A. Lieber

 

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 29, 2008

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sheldon Flamm

 

 

Sheldon Flamm

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

September 29, 2008

 

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