Common use of Federal Taxes Clause in Contracts

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by loss carryovers, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. As of October 31, 2001, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes unused capital loss carryovers as follows:

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by loss carryovers, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. As of October 31, 2001, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes unused capital loss carryovers as follows:: EXPIRING

Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by loss carryovers, carryovers to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. As of October December 31, 2001, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes an unused capital loss carryovers carryover as follows: