UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number |
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Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. |
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) |
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c/o The Dreyfus Corporation 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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John Pak, Esq. 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 |
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: |
(212) 922-6000 | |||||
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Date of fiscal year end:
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9/30 |
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Date of reporting period: |
03/31/2013 |
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Dreyfus
Municipal Income, Inc.
SEMIANNUAL REPORT March 31, 2013
Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc.
Protecting Your Privacy Our Pledge to You
THE FUND IS COMMITTED TO YOUR PRIVACY. On this page, you will find the Funds policies and practices for collecting, disclosing, and safeguarding nonpublic personal information, which may include financial or other customer information.These policies apply to individuals who purchase Fund shares for personal, family, or household purposes, or have done so in the past. This notification replaces all previous statements of the Funds consumer privacy policy, and may be amended at any time. Well keep you informed of changes as required by law.
YOUR ACCOUNT IS PROVIDED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT. The Fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard nonpublic personal information. The Funds agents and service providers have limited access to customer information based on their role in servicing your account.
THE FUND COLLECTS INFORMATION IN ORDER TO SERVICE AND ADMINISTER YOUR ACCOUNT.
The Fund collects a variety of nonpublic personal information, which may include:
Information we receive from you, such as your name, address, and social security number.
Information about your transactions with us, such as the purchase or sale of Fund shares.
Information we receive from agents and service providers, such as proxy voting information.
THE FUND DOES NOT SHARE NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH ANYONE, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
Thank you for this opportunity to serve you.
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.
Not FDIC-Insured Not Bank-Guaranteed May Lose Value
Contents | |
THE FUND | |
2 | A Letter from the President |
3 | Discussion of Fund Performance |
6 | Statement of Investments |
20 | Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
21 | Statement of Operations |
22 | Statement of Cash Flows |
23 | Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
24 | Financial Highlights |
26 | Notes to Financial Statements |
37 | Officers and Directors |
FOR MORE INFORMATION | |
Back Cover |
Dreyfus
Municipal Income, Inc.
The Fund
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Shareholder:
This semiannual report for Municipal Income, Inc covers the six-month period from October 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.
The search for higher current yields amid historically low interest rates continued to be a major force in the solid performance of the municipal bond market over the reporting period. In addition, municipal bonds benefited from favorable supply-and-demand dynamics. Robust investor demand was met with a relatively meager supply of newly issued securities stemming from political pressure to reduce government spending and borrowing. The market also was buoyed by improvements in the fiscal condition of most states and many municipalities as tax revenues increased in a gradually recovering U.S. economy.
However, the pace of economic growth has remained sluggish compared to historical norms, helping to prevent new imbalances from developing even as monetary policymakers throughout the world maintain aggressively accommodative postures. Therefore, in our analysis, the economic expansion is likely to continue over the foreseeable future. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations with your financial adviser, who can help you respond to the challenges and opportunities the financial markets provide.
Thank you for your continued confidence and support.
Sincerely,
J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
April 15, 2013
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
For the period of October 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013, as provided by Daniel Barton and Steven Harvey, Portfolio Managers
Fund and Market Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended March 31, 2013, Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. achieved a total return of 1.57% on a net-asset-value basis.1 Over the same period, the fund provided aggregate income dividends of $0.315 per share, which reflects an annualized distribution rate of 6.09%.2
Despite rising long-term interest rates and bouts of heightened volatility, strong investor demand for a limited supply of securities helped municipal bonds produce positive absolute returns over the reporting period.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in municipal obligations. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in municipal obligations which, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent as determined by The Dreyfus Corporation in the case of bonds, and rated in the two highest rating categories or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus in the case of short-term obligations having, or deemed to have, maturities of less than one year.
To this end, we have constructed a portfolio derived from seeking income opportunities through analysis of each bond’s structure, including paying close attention to each bond’s yield, maturity and early redemption features. Over time, many of the fund’s relatively higher yielding bonds mature or are redeemed by their issuers, and we generally attempt to replace those bonds with investments consistent with the fund’s investment policies, albeit with yields that reflect the then-current interest-rate environment.When making new investments, we focus on identifying undervalued
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
sectors and securities, and we minimize the use of interest rate forecasting. We use fundamental analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and to exploit pricing inefficiencies in the municipal bond market.
Municipal Bonds Encountered Heightened Volatility
The reporting period began in the midst of recovering investor sentiment stemming from improved U.S. employment and housing market trends, and a new quantitative easing program from the European Central Bank.Although investor optimism faltered in November due to uncertainty surrounding automatic tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled for the start of 2013, last-minute legislation to address the scheduled tax increases helped alleviate these worries. Positive economic data offered further support to investor sentiment over the opening months of 2013. Consequently, investors turned away from traditional safe havens and toward riskier assets.
Municipal bonds encountered heightened volatility late in 2012 when the fiscal cliff debate and seasonal pressures led to broad-based price declines, but the market recouped most of those losses over the first three months of 2013. Lower rated municipal bonds outperformed broader market averages, supported by robust demand from investors seeking competitive levels of after-tax income in a low interest rate environment.While the supply of newly issued bonds increased compared to the very low levels reached earlier in 2012, new issuance remained muted compared to historical norms. From a credit quality perspective, higher tax receipts and reduced spending have enabled many states to shore up their fiscal conditions and balance their budgets.
Credit Selection Strategy Drove Fund Performance
The fund’s relative performance was bolstered by overweighted exposure to municipal bonds rated BBB, which occupy the lower end of the investment-grade spectrum.The fund also benefited from its long duration position, which was magnified by leverage, and a tactical increase in exposure to the five- to 10- year part of the municipal curve over the latter half of the performance period.
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Disappointments during the reporting period included higher quality essential services revenue bonds, particularly those issued on behalf of municipal water and sewer facilities.The fund also suffered shortfalls among bonds issued by Puerto Rico, which are exempt from federal and most state income taxes. Puerto Rico bonds were undermined by concerns regarding the U.S. territory’s unfunded pension liabilities.
Maintaining a Cautious Approach
We have been encouraged by recently improved economic data, but we believe that the U.S. economy remains vulnerable to domestic fiscal uncertainty and potentially adverse international developments. In addition, while credit fundamentals are improving for most states, many localities continue to face fiscal pressures.Therefore, we have maintained our research-intensive credit selection process, which we believe can help us identify attractively valued opportunities among fundamentally sound issuers of municipal securities. For example, late in the reporting period, we found potential opportunities among general obligation bonds from Illinois. In our view, these are appropriate strategies in today’s still-uncertain economic climate.
April 15, 2013
Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines. High yield bonds are subject to increased credit risk and are considered speculative in terms of the issuer’s perceived ability to continue making interest payments on a timely basis and to repay principal upon maturity.
The use of leverage may magnify the fund’s gains or losses. For derivatives with a leveraging component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset can result in a loss that is much greater than the original investment in the derivative.
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Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid, based upon net asset value per share. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Market price per share, net asset value per share and investment return fluctuate. Income may be subject to state and local taxes, and some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable. |
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Annualized distribution rate per share is based upon dividends per share paid from net investment income during the period, divided by the market price per share at the end of the period, adjusted for any capital gain distributions. |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS | |||||
March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) | |||||
Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments—145.8% | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Arizona—10.4% | |||||
Apache County Industrial | |||||
Development Authority, PCR | |||||
(Tucson Electric Power | |||||
Company Project) | 4.50 | 3/1/30 | 1,500,000 | 1,554,645 | |
Arizona Board of Regents, | |||||
System Revenue (Arizona | |||||
State University) | 5.00 | 7/1/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,136,760 | |
Barclays Capital Municipal Trust | |||||
Receipts (Salt River Project | |||||
Agricultural Improvement and | |||||
Power District, Salt River Project | |||||
Electric System Revenue) | 5.00 | 1/1/38 | 9,998,763 | a,b | 11,297,663 |
Glendale Western Loop 101 Public | |||||
Facilities Corporation, | |||||
Third Lien Excise Tax | |||||
Revenue (Prerefunded) | 7.00 | 1/1/14 | 2,000,000 | c | 2,102,760 |
Pima County Industrial Development | |||||
Authority, Education Revenue | |||||
(American Charter Schools | |||||
Foundation Project) | 5.63 | 7/1/38 | 2,000,000 | 1,966,700 | |
Pima County Industrial Development | |||||
Authority, IDR (Tucson | |||||
Electric Power Company Project) | 5.75 | 9/1/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,055,030 | |
Pinal County Electrical District | |||||
Number 4, Electric | |||||
System Revenue | 6.00 | 12/1/38 | 2,300,000 | 2,506,954 | |
Salt Verde Financial Corporation, | |||||
Senior Gas Revenue | 5.00 | 12/1/37 | 490,000 | 548,183 | |
California—21.7% | |||||
Alameda Corridor Transportation | |||||
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue | 5.00 | 10/1/19 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,206,060 |
California, | |||||
GO (Various Purpose) | 5.75 | 4/1/31 | 3,950,000 | 4,668,110 | |
California, | |||||
GO (Various Purpose) | 6.00 | 3/1/33 | 1,250,000 | 1,541,337 | |
California, | |||||
GO (Various Purpose) | 6.50 | 4/1/33 | 3,000,000 | 3,721,350 | |
California, | |||||
GO (Various Purpose) | 6.00 | 11/1/35 | 2,500,000 | 3,051,575 |
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Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
California (continued) | |||||
California Department of Water | |||||
Resources, Power Supply Revenue | 5.00 | 5/1/17 | 2,000,000 | 2,345,580 | |
California Municipal Finance | |||||
Authority, Revenue | |||||
(Southwestern Law School) | 6.50 | 11/1/41 | 750,000 | 896,310 | |
California State Public Works | |||||
Board, LR (The Regents of | |||||
the University of California) | |||||
(Various University of | |||||
California Projects) | 5.00 | 4/1/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,110,890 | |
Chula Vista, | |||||
IDR (San Diego Gas and | |||||
Electric Company) | 5.88 | 2/15/34 | 2,000,000 | 2,393,920 | |
Golden State Tobacco | |||||
Securitization Corporation, | |||||
Tobacco Settlement | |||||
Asset-Backed Bonds | 4.50 | 6/1/27 | 1,000,000 | 964,360 | |
JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers | |||||
Trust (Los Angeles Departments | |||||
of Airports, Senior Revenue | |||||
(Los Angeles International Airport)) | 5.25 | 5/15/18 | 10,000,000 | a,b,d | 11,675,400 |
Sacramento County, | |||||
Airport System Subordinate and | |||||
Passenger Facility Charges | |||||
Grant Revenue | 6.00 | 7/1/35 | 2,250,000 | d | 2,643,548 |
San Diego Public Facilities | |||||
Financing Authority, Senior | |||||
Sewer Revenue | 5.25 | 5/15/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,153,470 | |
Santa Ana Community Redevelopment | |||||
Agency, Tax Allocation Revenue | |||||
(Merged Project Area) | 6.75 | 9/1/28 | 3,000,000 | d | 3,690,600 |
Tobacco Securitization Authority | |||||
of Southern California, Tobacco | |||||
Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds | |||||
(San Diego County Tobacco Asset | |||||
Securitization Corporation) | 5.00 | 6/1/37 | 3,500,000 | 3,171,840 | |
Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, | |||||
Revenue (Tuolumne | |||||
Company Project) | 5.88 | 1/1/29 | 1,500,000 | 1,789,845 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Colorado—4.0% | |||||
Colorado Educational and Cultural | |||||
Facilities Authority, Charter | |||||
School Revenue (American | |||||
Academy Project) | 8.00 | 12/1/40 | 1,500,000 | 1,823,625 | |
Colorado Health Facilities | |||||
Authority, Health Facilities | |||||
Revenue (The Evangelical | |||||
Lutheran Good Samaritan | |||||
Society Project) (Prerefunded) | 6.13 | 6/1/14 | 2,525,000 | c | 2,697,306 |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, | |||||
Senior Revenue | 5.25 | 9/1/25 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,109,390 |
E-470 Public Highway Authority, | |||||
Senior Revenue | 5.38 | 9/1/26 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,110,590 |
University of Colorado Regents, | |||||
University Enterprise Revenue | 5.38 | 6/1/38 | 1,500,000 | 1,766,415 | |
Florida—10.5% | |||||
Citizens Property Insurance | |||||
Corporation, Personal Lines | |||||
Account/Commercial Lines | |||||
Account Senior Secured Revenue | 5.00 | 6/1/22 | 1,500,000 | 1,791,450 | |
Greater Orlando Aviation | |||||
Authority, Airport | |||||
Facilities Revenue | 6.25 | 10/1/20 | 3,980,000 | d | 4,947,817 |
Higher Educational Facilities | |||||
Financing Authority, Revenue | |||||
(The University of Tampa Project) | 5.25 | 4/1/42 | 2,000,000 | 2,188,320 | |
Miami-Dade County, | |||||
Subordinate Special | |||||
Obligation Revenue | 5.00 | 10/1/37 | 2,000,000 | 2,204,280 | |
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, | |||||
Springing Lien Revenue | 7.25 | 10/1/34 | 2,500,000 | d | 3,168,900 |
Palm Beach County Health | |||||
Facilities Authority, Revenue | |||||
(The Waterford Project) | 5.88 | 11/15/37 | 2,400,000 | 2,518,008 | |
Saint Johns County Industrial | |||||
Development Authority, Revenue | |||||
(Presbyterian Retirement | |||||
Communities Project) | 5.88 | 8/1/40 | 2,500,000 | 2,776,225 | |
South Lake County Hospital | |||||
District, Revenue (South Lake | |||||
Hospital, Inc.) | 6.25 | 4/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,139,430 |
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Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Florida (continued) | |||||
Tampa, | |||||
Capital Improvement Cigarette | |||||
Tax Allocation Revenue (H. Lee | |||||
Moffitt Cancer Center Project) | 5.00 | 9/1/28 | 700,000 | 792,974 | |
Tampa, | |||||
Capital Improvement Cigarette | |||||
Tax Allocation Revenue (H. Lee | |||||
Moffitt Cancer Center Project) | 5.00 | 9/1/29 | 700,000 | 788,753 | |
Georgia—2.5% | |||||
Atlanta, | |||||
Airport General Revenue | 5.00 | 1/1/26 | 1,500,000 | d | 1,691,265 |
Atlanta, | |||||
Water and Wastewater Revenue | 6.00 | 11/1/28 | 3,000,000 | 3,668,040 | |
Hawaii—1.3% | |||||
Hawaii Department of Budget | |||||
and Finance, Special Purpose | |||||
Revenue (Hawaiian Electric | |||||
Company, Inc. and | |||||
Subsidiary Projects) | 6.50 | 7/1/39 | 2,400,000 | 2,806,512 | |
Illinois—4.1% | |||||
Chicago, | |||||
General Airport Third Lien | |||||
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare | |||||
International Airport) | 5.63 | 1/1/35 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,159,060 |
Greater Chicago Metropolitan | |||||
Water Reclamation District, GO | |||||
Capital Improvement | |||||
Limited Tax Bonds | 5.00 | 12/1/32 | 2,500,000 | 2,878,275 | |
Illinois, | |||||
GO | 5.00 | 8/1/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,107,340 | |
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement | |||||
Authority, Tobacco | |||||
Settlement Revenue | 6.00 | 6/1/28 | 2,000,000 | 2,395,940 | |
University of Illinois Board of | |||||
Trustees, Auxiliary Facilities | |||||
System Revenue | 5.13 | 4/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,104,910 | |
Indiana—2.7% | |||||
Indiana Finance Authority, | |||||
Educational Facilities Revenue | |||||
(Butler University Project) | 5.00 | 2/1/31 | 1,460,000 | 1,551,542 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Indiana (continued) | |||||
Indiana Finance Authority, | |||||
Midwestern Disaster Relief | |||||
Revenue (Ohio Valley Electric | |||||
Corporation Project) | 5.00 | 6/1/39 | 1,500,000 | 1,592,265 | |
Indiana Finance Authority, | |||||
Private Activity Bonds (Ohio | |||||
River Bridges East End | |||||
Crossing Project) | 5.00 | 1/1/19 | 1,000,000 | 1,115,560 | |
Indianapolis Local Public | |||||
Improvement Bond Bank, | |||||
Revenue (Indianapolis | |||||
Airport Authority Project) | |||||
(Insured; AMBAC) | 5.00 | 1/1/36 | 1,500,000 | d | 1,582,980 |
Iowa—1.6% | |||||
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity | |||||
Corporation, Student | |||||
Loan Revenue | 5.75 | 12/1/28 | 3,000,000 | 3,411,450 | |
Louisiana—1.2% | |||||
Louisiana Public Facilities | |||||
Authority, Revenue (CHRISTUS | |||||
Health Obligated Group) | 6.13 | 7/1/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,163,100 | |
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition | |||||
District, Senior Revenue | 5.00 | 7/1/36 | 1,325,000 | 1,482,264 | |
Maine—.7% | |||||
Maine Health and Higher | |||||
Educational Facilities Authority, | |||||
Revenue (MaineGeneral | |||||
Medical Center Issue) | 7.50 | 7/1/32 | 1,250,000 | 1,594,987 | |
Maryland—2.0% | |||||
Maryland Economic Development | |||||
Corporation, EDR (Transportation | |||||
Facilities Project) | 5.75 | 6/1/35 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,135,850 |
Maryland Economic Development | |||||
Corporation, PCR (Potomac | |||||
Electric Project) | 6.20 | 9/1/22 | 2,500,000 | 3,073,525 | |
Massachusetts—7.8% | |||||
Barclays Capital Municipal Trust | |||||
Receipts (Massachusetts Health | |||||
and Educational Facilities Authority, | |||||
Revenue (Massachusetts Institute | |||||
of Technology Issue)) | 5.00 | 7/1/38 | 10,000,000 | a,b | 11,400,600 |
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Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Massachusetts (continued) | |||||
Massachusetts Development Finance | |||||
Agency, Revenue (Partners | |||||
HealthCare System Issue) | 5.00 | 7/1/36 | 1,000,000 | 1,113,930 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance | |||||
Agency, Revenue (Tufts Medical | |||||
Center Issue) | 7.25 | 1/1/32 | 1,500,000 | 1,875,120 | |
Massachusetts Health and | |||||
Educational Facilities Authority, | |||||
Revenue (Suffolk University Issue) | 6.25 | 7/1/30 | 2,000,000 | 2,296,300 | |
Michigan—8.9% | |||||
Detroit, | |||||
Sewage Disposal System Senior | |||||
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured | |||||
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | 7.50 | 7/1/33 | 2,140,000 | 2,635,474 | |
Detroit, | |||||
Water Supply System Senior | |||||
Lien Revenue | 5.00 | 7/1/31 | 1,500,000 | 1,603,980 | |
Detroit, | |||||
Water Supply System Senior | |||||
Lien Revenue | 5.00 | 7/1/36 | 3,000,000 | 3,184,110 | |
Michigan Building Authority, | |||||
Revenue (Facilities Program) | 5.13 | 10/15/30 | 2,025,000 | 2,310,404 | |
Michigan Hospital Finance | |||||
Authority, HR (Henry Ford | |||||
Health System) | 5.00 | 11/15/38 | 1,515,000 | 1,586,250 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund, | |||||
SWDR (Genesee Power | |||||
Station Project) | 7.50 | 1/1/21 | 3,385,000 | 3,379,889 | |
Royal Oak Hospital Finance | |||||
Authority, HR (William Beaumont | |||||
Hospital Obligated Group) | 8.00 | 9/1/29 | 2,500,000 | 3,144,975 | |
Wayne County Airport | |||||
Authority, Airport Revenue | |||||
(Detroit Metropolitan | |||||
Wayne County Airport) | |||||
(Insured; National Public | |||||
Finance Guarantee Corp.) | 5.00 | 12/1/34 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,067,930 |
Minnesota—1.7% | |||||
Minneapolis, | |||||
Health Care System Revenue | |||||
(Fairview Health Services) | 6.75 | 11/15/32 | 3,000,000 | 3,638,970 |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | |
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) |
Minnesota (continued) | ||||
Minnesota Agricultural and | ||||
Economic Development Board, | ||||
Health Care System Revenue | ||||
(Fairview Health Care Systems) | 6.38 | 11/15/29 | 80,000 | 80,319 |
Mississippi—2.7% | ||||
Mississippi Business Finance | ||||
Corporation, PCR (System | ||||
Energy Resources, Inc. Project) | 5.88 | 4/1/22 | 3,500,000 | 3,510,570 |
Warren County, | ||||
Gulf Opportunity Zone | ||||
Revenue (International | ||||
Paper Company Project) | 5.38 | 12/1/35 | 2,000,000 | 2,200,560 |
Nebraska—1.5% | ||||
Nebraska Public Power District, | ||||
General Revenue | 5.00 | 1/1/32 | 2,785,000 | 3,173,118 |
New Jersey—5.6% | ||||
New Jersey Economic Development | ||||
Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue | 5.00 | 6/15/25 | 2,500,000 | 2,845,175 |
New Jersey Economic Development | ||||
Authority, Water Facilities | ||||
Revenue (New Jersey—American | ||||
Water Company, Inc. Project) | 5.70 | 10/1/39 | 2,000,000 | 2,218,140 |
New Jersey Higher Education | ||||
Student Assistance Authority, | ||||
Senior Student Loan Revenue | 5.00 | 12/1/18 | 1,500,000 | 1,705,455 |
New Jersey Higher Education | ||||
Student Assistance Authority, | ||||
Student Loan Revenue (Insured; | ||||
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | 6.13 | 6/1/30 | 2,500,000 | 2,752,700 |
Tobacco Settlement Financing | ||||
Corporation of New Jersey, | ||||
Tobacco Settlement | ||||
Asset-Backed Bonds | 5.00 | 6/1/29 | 2,500,000 | 2,421,650 |
New Mexico—1.6% | ||||
Farmington, | ||||
PCR (Public Service Company of | ||||
New Mexico San Juan Project) | 5.90 | 6/1/40 | 3,000,000 | 3,324,660 |
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Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
New York—6.9% | |||||
Barclays Capital Municipal Trust | |||||
Receipts (New York City | |||||
Transitional Finance Authority, | |||||
Future Tax Secured Revenue) | 5.00 | 5/1/30 | 7,996,797 | a,b | 9,264,197 |
New York City Educational | |||||
Construction Fund, Revenue | 6.50 | 4/1/28 | 1,500,000 | 1,945,140 | |
New York City Industrial | |||||
Development Agency, PILOT | |||||
Revenue (Yankee Stadium | |||||
Project) (Insured; Assured | |||||
Guaranty Municipal Corp.) | 7.00 | 3/1/49 | 1,435,000 | 1,768,523 | |
Port Authority of New York and | |||||
New Jersey, Special Project | |||||
Bonds (JFK International Air | |||||
Terminal LLC Project) | 6.00 | 12/1/36 | 1,500,000 | d | 1,757,010 |
North Carolina—2.6% | |||||
Barclays Capital Municipal Trust | |||||
Receipts (North Carolina | |||||
Medical Care Commission, | |||||
Health Care Facilities Revenue | |||||
(Duke University Health System)) | 5.00 | 6/1/42 | 5,000,000 | a,b | 5,577,800 |
Ohio—2.8% | |||||
Butler County, | |||||
Hospital Facilities Revenue | |||||
(Kettering Health Network | |||||
Obligated Group Project) | 6.38 | 4/1/36 | 1,250,000 | 1,505,387 | |
Butler County, | |||||
Hospital Facilities Revenue | |||||
(UC Health) | 5.50 | 11/1/40 | 1,500,000 | 1,648,590 | |
Ohio Air Quality Development | |||||
Authority, Air Quality Revenue | |||||
(Ohio Valley Electric | |||||
Corporation Project) | 5.63 | 10/1/19 | 600,000 | 709,602 | |
Toledo-Lucas County Port | |||||
Authority, Special Assessment | |||||
Revenue (Crocker Park Public | |||||
Improvement Project) | 5.38 | 12/1/35 | 2,000,000 | 2,056,000 |
The Fund 13
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Pennsylvania—2.5% | |||||
Clairton Municipal Authority, | |||||
Sewer Revenue | 5.00 | 12/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,018,830 | |
JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers | |||||
Trust (Geisinger Authority, | |||||
Health System Revenue | |||||
(Geisinger Health System)) | 5.13 | 6/1/35 | 2,000,000 | a,b | 2,226,980 |
Philadelphia, | |||||
GO | 6.50 | 8/1/41 | 1,750,000 | 2,101,645 | |
Rhode Island—.9% | |||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing | |||||
Corporation of Rhode Island, | |||||
Tobacco Settlement | |||||
Asset-Backed Bonds | 6.13 | 6/1/32 | 2,000,000 | 2,019,860 | |
South Carolina—6.5% | |||||
Lancaster Educational Assistance | |||||
Program, Inc., Installment | |||||
Purchase Revenue (The School | |||||
District of Lancaster County, | |||||
South Carolina, Project) | 5.00 | 12/1/26 | 5,000,000 | 5,146,650 | |
South Carolina Public Service | |||||
Authority, Revenue Obligations | 5.50 | 1/1/38 | 3,000,000 | 3,456,300 | |
Tobacco Settlement Revenue | |||||
Management Authority of South | |||||
Carolina, Tobacco Settlement | |||||
Asset-Backed Bonds | 6.38 | 5/15/30 | 3,750,000 | 5,256,825 | |
Texas—11.7% | |||||
Barclays Capital Municipal Trust | |||||
Receipts (Texas A&M University | |||||
System Board of Regents, | |||||
Financing System Revenue) | 5.00 | 5/15/39 | 5,000,000 | a,b | 5,574,600 |
Dallas and Fort Worth, | |||||
Joint Improvement Revenue | |||||
(Dallas/Fort Worth | |||||
International Airport) | 5.00 | 11/1/42 | 2,500,000 | d | 2,658,675 |
Houston, | |||||
Airport System Subordinate | |||||
Lien Revenue | 5.00 | 7/1/25 | 1,300,000 | d | 1,480,206 |
La Vernia Higher Education | |||||
Finance Corporation, | |||||
Education Revenue (Knowledge | |||||
is Power Program, Inc.) | 6.25 | 8/15/39 | 2,250,000 | 2,612,137 |
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Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
Texas (continued) | |||||
Lubbock Educational Facilities | |||||
Authority, Improvement Revenue | |||||
(Lubbock Christian University) | 5.25 | 11/1/37 | 1,500,000 | 1,588,530 | |
North Texas Education Finance | |||||
Corporation, Education Revenue | |||||
(Uplift Education) | 5.13 | 12/1/42 | 2,000,000 | 2,149,780 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority, | |||||
First Tier System Revenue | |||||
(Insured; Assured Guaranty | |||||
Municipal Corp.) | 5.75 | 1/1/40 | 1,685,000 | d | 1,938,559 |
North Texas Tollway Authority, | |||||
Second Tier System Revenue | 5.75 | 1/1/38 | 4,000,000 | d | 4,524,920 |
Pasadena Independent School | |||||
District, Unlimited Tax School | |||||
Building Bonds (Permanent | |||||
School Fund Guarantee Program) | 5.00 | 2/15/31 | 2,000,000 | 2,349,780 | |
Virginia—2.5% | |||||
Virginia Commonwealth | |||||
Transportation Board, | |||||
Transportation Capital | |||||
Projects Revenue | 5.00 | 5/15/21 | 1,660,000 | d | 2,074,734 |
Virginia Commonwealth | |||||
Transportation Board, | |||||
Transportation Capital | |||||
Projects Revenue | 5.00 | 5/15/22 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,255,940 |
Washington County Industrial | |||||
Development Authority, HR | |||||
(Mountain States Health Alliance) | 7.25 | 7/1/19 | 1,780,000 | 2,006,202 | |
Washington—4.7% | |||||
Barclays Capital Municipal Trust | |||||
Receipts (King County, | |||||
Sewer Revenue) | 5.00 | 1/1/29 | 2,999,037 | a,b | 3,461,787 |
Port of Seattle, | |||||
Intermediate Lien Revenue | 5.00 | 8/1/33 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,143,880 |
Washington Health Care Facilities | |||||
Authority, Mortgage Revenue | |||||
(Highline Medical Center) | |||||
(Collateralized; FHA) | 6.25 | 8/1/36 | 2,990,000 | 3,563,273 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities | |||||
Authority, Revenue (Catholic | |||||
Health Initiatives) | 6.38 | 10/1/36 | 1,500,000 | 1,810,230 |
The Fund 15
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Long-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||
Investments (continued) | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |
West Virginia—.5% | |||||
The County Commission of Harrison | |||||
County, SWDR (Allegheny Energy | |||||
Supply Company, LLC Harrison | |||||
Station Project) | 5.50 | 10/15/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,056,670 | |
Wisconsin—.5% | |||||
Public Finance Agency, | |||||
Senior Airport Facilities | |||||
Revenue (Transportation | |||||
Infrastructure Properties, LLC | |||||
Obligated Group) | 5.00 | 7/1/42 | 1,000,000 | d | 1,031,260 |
Wyoming—1.1% | |||||
Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, | |||||
Power Supply System Revenue | 5.50 | 1/1/38 | 2,000,000 | 2,269,920 | |
U.S. Related—10.1% | |||||
Guam, | |||||
LOR (Section 30) | 5.75 | 12/1/34 | 1,500,000 | 1,659,300 | |
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer | |||||
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue | 5.13 | 7/1/37 | 1,550,000 | 1,421,133 | |
Puerto Rico Commonwealth, | |||||
Public Improvement GO | 5.50 | 7/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 995,790 | |
Puerto Rico Commonwealth, | |||||
Public Improvement GO | 6.50 | 7/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,076,200 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power | |||||
Authority, Power Revenue | 5.00 | 7/1/37 | 1,945,000 | 1,816,669 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power | |||||
Authority, Power Revenue | 5.50 | 7/1/38 | 5,400,000 | 5,388,552 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power | |||||
Authority, Power Revenue | 5.25 | 7/1/40 | 1,500,000 | 1,440,060 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power | |||||
Authority, Power Revenue | 5.00 | 7/1/42 | 950,000 | 875,397 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing | |||||
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue | |||||
(First Subordinate Series) | 5.38 | 8/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,021,720 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing | |||||
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue | |||||
(First Subordinate Series) | 6.00 | 8/1/42 | 5,500,000 | 5,914,315 | |
Total Long-Term Municipal Investments | |||||
(cost $278,159,358) | 310,621,075 |
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Short-Term Municipal | Coupon | Maturity | Principal | ||||
Investments—.2% | Rate (%) | Date | Amount ($) | Value ($) | |||
California—.1% | |||||||
California Infrastructure and | |||||||
Economic Development Bank, | |||||||
Revenue, Refunding (Los | |||||||
Angeles County Museum of | |||||||
Natural History Foundation) | |||||||
(LOC; Wells Fargo Bank) | 0.10 | 4/1/13 | 200,000 | e | 200,000 | ||
Pennsylvania—.1% | |||||||
Geisinger Authority, | |||||||
Health System Revenue | |||||||
(Geisinger Health System) | |||||||
(Liquidity Facility; JPMorgan | |||||||
Chase Bank) | 0.10 | 4/1/13 | 200,000 | e | 200,000 | ||
Total Short-Term Municipal Investments | |||||||
(cost $400,000) | 400,000 | ||||||
Total Investments (cost $278,559,358) | 146.0 | % | 311,021,075 | ||||
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | (10.8 | %) | (23,066,422 | ) | |||
Preferred Stock, at redemption value | (35.2 | %) | (75,000,000 | ) | |||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | 100.0 | % | 212,954,653 |
a Collateral for floating rate borrowings. |
b Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.These securities may be |
resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At March 31, 2013, these |
securities were valued at $60,479,027 or 28.4% of net assets applicable to Common Shareholders. |
c These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are |
collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on |
the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date. |
d At March 31, 2013, the fund had $54,054,574 or 25.4% of net assets applicable to Common Shareholders invested |
in securities whose payment of principal and interest is dependent upon revenues generated from transportation. |
e Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at March 31, 2013. Maturity date represents the |
next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier. |
The Fund 17
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Summary of Abbreviations | |||
ABAG | Association of Bay Area | ACA | American Capital Access |
Governments | |||
AGC | ACE Guaranty Corporation | AGIC | Asset Guaranty Insurance Company |
AMBAC | American Municipal Bond | ARRN | Adjustable Rate |
Assurance Corporation | Receipt Notes | ||
BAN | Bond Anticipation Notes | BPA | Bond Purchase Agreement |
CIFG | CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty | COP | Certificate of Participation |
CP | Commercial Paper | DRIVERS | Derivative Inverse |
Tax-Exempt Receipts | |||
EDR | Economic Development | EIR | Environmental Improvement |
Revenue | Revenue | ||
FGIC | Financial Guaranty | FHA | Federal Housing |
Insurance Company | Administration | ||
FHLB | Federal Home | FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage |
Loan Bank | Corporation | ||
FNMA | Federal National | GAN | Grant Anticipation Notes |
Mortgage Association | |||
GIC | Guaranteed Investment | GNMA | Government National Mortgage |
Contract | Association | ||
GO | General Obligation | HR | Hospital Revenue |
IDB | Industrial Development Board | IDC | Industrial Development Corporation |
IDR | Industrial Development | LIFERS | Long Inverse Floating |
Revenue | Exempt Receipts | ||
LOC | Letter of Credit | LOR | Limited Obligation Revenue |
LR | Lease Revenue | MERLOTS | Municipal Exempt Receipts |
Liquidity Option Tender | |||
MFHR | Multi-Family Housing Revenue | MFMR | Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue |
PCR | Pollution Control Revenue | PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes |
P-FLOATS | Puttable Floating Option | PUTTERS | Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts |
Tax-Exempt Receipts | |||
RAC | Revenue Anticipation Certificates | RAN | Revenue Anticipation Notes |
RAW | Revenue Anticipation Warrants | ROCS | Reset Options Certificates |
RRR | Resources Recovery Revenue | SAAN | State Aid Anticipation Notes |
SBPA | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement | SFHR | Single Family Housing Revenue |
SFMR | Single Family Mortgage Revenue | SONYMA | State of New York Mortgage Agency |
SPEARS | Short Puttable Exempt | SWDR | Solid Waste Disposal Revenue |
Adjustable Receipts | |||
TAN | Tax Anticipation Notes | TAW | Tax Anticipation Warrants |
TRAN | Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes | XLCA | XL Capital Assurance |
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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited) | |||||
Fitch | or | Moody’s | or | Standard & Poor’s | Value (%)† |
AAA | Aaa | AAA | 5.9 | ||
AA | Aa | AA | 24.6 | ||
A | A | A | 37.3 | ||
BBB | Baa | BBB | 27.2 | ||
BB | Ba | BB | 2.5 | ||
B | B | B | 1.2 | ||
F1 | MIG1/P1 | SP1/A1 | .1 | ||
Not Ratedf | Not Ratedf | Not Ratedf | 1.2 | ||
100.0 |
† Based on total investments. |
f Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to |
be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest. |
See notes to financial statements.
The Fund 19
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
Cost | Value | ||
Assets ($): | |||
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments | 278,559,358 | 311,021,075 | |
Interest receivable | 4,732,654 | ||
Prepaid expenses | 19,028 | ||
315,772,757 | |||
Liabilities ($): | |||
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 2(b) | 184,477 | ||
Cash overdraft due to Custodian | 987,930 | ||
Payable for floating rate notes issued—Note 3 | 26,494,597 | ||
Interest and expense payable related to | |||
floating rate notes issued—Note 3 | 48,666 | ||
Commissions payable—Note 1 | 10,077 | ||
Dividends payable to Preferred Shareholders | 3,036 | ||
Accrued expenses | 89,321 | ||
27,818,104 | |||
Auction Preferred Stock, Series A and B, par value $.001 | |||
per share (3,000 shares issued and outstanding at $25,000 | |||
per share liquidation preference)—Note 1 | 75,000,000 | ||
Net Assets applicable to Common Shareholders ($) | 212,954,653 | ||
Composition of Net Assets ($): | |||
Common Stock, par value, $.001 per share | |||
(20,705,513 shares issued and outstanding) | 20,706 | ||
Paid-in capital | 181,544,511 | ||
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net | 4,084,272 | ||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | (5,156,553 | ) | |
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation | |||
(depreciation) on investments | 32,461,717 | ||
Net Assets applicable to Common Shareholders ($) | 212,954,653 | ||
Shares Outstanding | |||
(110 million shares authorized) | 20,705,513 | ||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($) | 10.28 | ||
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
Investment Income ($): | ||
Interest Income | 7,338,714 | |
Expenses: | ||
Management fee—Note 2(a) | 1,016,218 | |
Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued—Note 3 | 86,614 | |
Commission fees—Note 1 | 63,041 | |
Professional fees | 54,224 | |
Shareholders’ reports | 28,483 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 2(c) | 20,538 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 2(b) | 16,418 | |
Registration fees | 11,666 | |
Custodian fees—Note 2(b) | 10,719 | |
Miscellaneous | 24,605 | |
Total Expenses | 1,332,526 | |
Investment Income—Net | 6,006,188 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 3 ($): | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 46,095 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (2,547,941 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | (2,501,846 | ) |
Dividends on Preferred Stocks | (82,825 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 3,421,517 | |
See notes to financial statements. |
The Fund 21
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities ($): | ||||
Interest received | 7,762,150 | |||
Operating expenses paid | (1,231,669 | ) | ||
Dividends paid to Preferred Shareholders | (81,795 | ) | ||
Purchases of portfolio securities | (16,604,905 | ) | ||
Net purchases of short-term portfolio securities | 100,001 | |||
Proceeds from sales of portfolio securities | 16,409,507 | |||
6,353,289 | ||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities ($): | ||||
Dividends paid to Common Shareholders | (6,226,699 | ) | ||
Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued paid | (105,435 | ) | (6,332,134 | ) |
Decrease in cash | 21,155 | |||
Cash overdraft at beginning of period | (1,009,085 | ) | ||
Cash overdraft at end of period | (987,930 | ) | ||
Reconciliation of Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to | ||||
Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations to | ||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities ($): | ||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common | ||||
Shareholders Resulting From Operations | 3,421,517 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets applicable | ||||
to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations to | ||||
net cash provided by operating activities ($): | ||||
Increase in investments in securities, at cost | (141,492 | ) | ||
Decrease in interest receivable | 61,486 | |||
Increase in commissions payable and accrued expenses | 13,613 | |||
Decrease in prepaid expenses | (6,521 | ) | ||
Increase in Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates | 7,151 | |||
Increase in dividends payable to Preferred Shareholders | 1,030 | |||
Interest and expense related to floating rate notes issued | 86,614 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 2,547,941 | |||
Net amortization of premiums on investments | 361,950 | |||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 6,353,289 | |||
Supplemental disclosure cash flow information ($): | ||||
Non-cash financing activities: | ||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 290,423 | |||
See notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Ended | ||||
March 31, 2013 | Year Ended | |||
(Unaudited) | September 30, 2012 | |||
Operations ($): | ||||
Investment income—net | 6,006,188 | 12,841,898 | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 46,095 | 2,241,360 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation | ||||
(depreciation) on investments | (2,547,941 | ) | 18,540,640 | |
Dividends to Preferred Shareholders | (82,825 | ) | (180,868 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||
Resulting from Operations | 3,421,517 | 33,443,030 | ||
Dividends to Common Shareholders from ($) | ||||
Investment income—net | (6,517,122 | ) | (13,007,364 | ) |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | ||||
Dividends reinvested | 290,423 | 539,553 | ||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (2,805,182 | ) | 20,975,219 | |
Net Assets ($): | ||||
Beginning of Period | 215,759,835 | 194,784,616 | ||
End of Period | 212,954,653 | 215,759,835 | ||
Undistributed investment income—net | 4,084,272 | 4,678,031 | ||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||
Increase in Shares Outstanding as | ||||
a Result of Dividends Reinvested | 27,804 | 54,167 | ||
See notes to financial statements. |
The Fund 23
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated.Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and dis-tributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements and, with respect to common stock, market price data for the fund’s common shares.
Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, 2013 | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Per Share Data ($): | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, | ||||||||||||
beginning of period | 10.43 | 9.44 | 9.67 | 9.37 | 8.43 | 9.34 | ||||||
Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||
Investment income—neta | .29 | .62 | .66 | .65 | .66 | .70 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized | ||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments | (.12 | ) | 1.01 | (.26 | ) | .23 | .83 | (.95 | ) | |||
Dividends to Preferred | ||||||||||||
Shareholders from | ||||||||||||
investment income—net | (.00 | )b | (.01 | ) | (.01 | ) | (.02 | ) | (.06 | ) | (.17 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | .17 | 1.62 | .39 | .86 | 1.43 | (.42 | ) | |||||
Distributions to | ||||||||||||
Common Shareholders: | ||||||||||||
Dividends from | ||||||||||||
investment income—net | (.32 | ) | (.63 | ) | (.62 | ) | (.56 | ) | (.49 | ) | (.49 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | 10.28 | 10.43 | 9.44 | 9.67 | 9.37 | 8.43 | ||||||
Market value, end of period | 10.34 | 11.14 | 9.55 | 9.95 | 8.62 | 7.03 | ||||||
Total Return (%)c | (4.35 | )d | 24.26 | 2.85 | 22.72 | 30.87 | (14.04 | ) |
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Six Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2013 | Year Ended September 30, | ||||||
(Unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | |||||||
Ratio of total expenses | |||||||
to average net assets applicable | |||||||
to Common Stocke | 1.24 | f | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.55 |
Ratio of interest and expense | |||||||
related to floating rate notes | |||||||
issued to average net assets | |||||||
applicable to Common Stocke | .08 | f | .09 | .09 | .08 | — | .19 |
Ratio of net investment income | |||||||
to average net assets applicable | |||||||
to Common Stocke | 5.57 | f | 6.27 | 7.33 | 7.03 | 7.98 | 7.64 |
Ratio of total expenses | |||||||
to total average net assets | .92 | f | .93 | .92 | .92 | .89 | 1.01 |
Ratio of interest and expense | |||||||
related to floating rate | |||||||
notes issued to total | |||||||
average net assets | .06 | f | .07 | .06 | .05 | — | .12 |
Ratio of net investment income | |||||||
to total average net assets | 4.14 | f | 4.59 | 5.21 | 4.80 | 5.04 | 4.98 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 5.76 | d | 18.69 | 22.73 | 18.26 | 23.36 | 50.58 |
Asset Coverage of Preferred Stock, | |||||||
end of period | 384 | 388 | 360 | 366 | 293 | 274 | |
Net Assets net of preferred stock, | |||||||
end of period ($ x 1,000) | 212,955 | 215,760 | 194,785 | 199,200 | 193,029 | 173,703 | |
Preferred Stock Outstanding, | |||||||
end of period ($ x 1,000) | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
a | Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. |
b | Amount represents less than $.01 per share. |
c | Calculated based on market value. |
d | Not annualized. |
e | Does not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders. |
f | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
The Fund 25
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. The fund’s Common Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange Amex (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbol DMF.
The fund has outstanding 1,500 shares of Series A and 1,500 shares of Series B Auction Preferred Stock (“APS”), with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (plus an amount equal to accumulated but unpaid dividends upon liquidation).APS dividend rates are determined pursuant to periodic auctions or by reference to a market rate. Deutsche BankTrust Company America, as Auction Agent, receives a fee from the fund for its services in connection with such auctions. The fund also compensates broker-dealers generally at an annual rate of .15%-.25% of the purchase price of the shares of APS.
The fund is subject to certain restrictions relating to the APS. Failure to comply with these restrictions could preclude the fund from declaring any distributions to Common Shareholders or repurchasing common shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of APS at liquidation value.Thus, redemptions of APS may be deemed to be outside of the control of the fund.
The holders of the APS, voting as a separate class, have the right to elect at least two directors.The holders of the APS will vote as a separate class on certain other matters, as required by law. The fund has
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designated Whitney I. Gerard and George L. Perry as directors to be elected by the holders of APS.
On February 21, 2013, the fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized the fund to redeem up to an additional 25% of the original amount of the fund’s outstanding APS, subject to market, regulatory and other conditions and factors, over a period of up to approximately twelve months.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
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Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and
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general market conditions. All of the preceding securities are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.
For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2013 in valuing the fund’s investments:
Level 2—Other | Level 3— | |||||
Level 1— | Significant | Significant | ||||
Unadjusted | Observable | Unobservable | ||||
Quoted Prices | Inputs | Inputs | Total | |||
Assets ($) | ||||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 311,021,075 | — | 311,021,075 | ||
Liabilities ($) | ||||||
Floating Rate Notes† | — | (26,494,597 | ) | — | (26,494,597 | ) |
† Certain of the fund’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for | ||||||
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At March 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when issued or delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.
(c) Dividends to shareholders of Common Stock (“Common Shareholders(s)”): Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are declared and paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
For Common Shareholders who elect to receive their distributions in additional shares of the fund, in lieu of cash, such distributions will be reinvested at the lower of the market price or net asset value per share (but not less than 95% of the market price) in additional shares of the fund at the lower of the prevailing market price or net asset value (but not less than 95% of market value at the time of valuation) unless such Common Shareholder elects to receive cash as provided below. If market price is equal to or exceeds net asset value, shares will be issued at net asset value. If net asset value exceeds market price or if a cash dividend only is declared, Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (“Computershare”), the fund’s transfer agent, will buy fund shares in the open market. Computershare is not affiliated with the Manager.
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On March 27, 2013, the Board declared a cash dividend of $.0525 per share from investment income-net, payable on April 30, 2013 to Common Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 12, 2013.
(d) Dividends to shareholders of APS: Dividends, which are cumulative, are generally reset every 7 days for each Series of APS pursuant to a process specified in related fund charter documents. Dividend rates as of March 31, 2013, for each Series of APS were as follows: Series A—0.197% and Series B—0.197%.These rates reflect the “maximum rates” under the governing instruments as a result of “failed auctions” in which sufficient clearing bids are not received. The average dividend rates for the period ended March 31, 2013 for each Series of APS were as follows: Series A—0.22% and Series B—0.22%.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax-exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
As of and during the period ended March 31, 2013, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended September 30, 2012 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010
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(“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Furthermore, post-enactment capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than short-term as they were under previous statute.The 2010 Act requires post-enactment losses to be utilized before the utilization of losses incurred in taxable years prior to the effective date of the 2010 Act (“pre-enactment losses”).As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment losses may be more likely to expire unused.
The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $5,315,478 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to September 30, 2012. If not applied, $298,941 of the carryover expires in fiscal year 2016, $1,246,519 expires in fiscal year 2017 and $2,354,251 expires in fiscal year 2018. The fund has $1,415,767 of post-enactment short-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 was as follows: tax-exempt income $13,129,348 and ordinary income $58,884.The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .70% of the value of the fund’s average weekly net assets, inclusive of the outstanding APS, and is payable monthly.The Agreement provides that if in any full fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the fund (excluding taxes, interest on borrowings, brokerage fees and extraordinary expenses) exceed the expense limitation of any state having jurisdiction over the fund, the fund may deduct from payments to be made to the Manager, or the Manager will bear, the amount of such excess to the extent required by state law. During the period ended March 31, 2013, there was no expense reimbursement pursuant to the Agreement.
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(b) The fund has an arrangement with the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
The fund compensates The Bank of NewYork Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Manager, under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended March 31, 2013, the fund was charged $10,719 pursuant to the custody agreement.
During the period ended March 31, 2013, the fund was charged $3,981 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.
The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $171,470, custodian fees $7,035 and Chief Compliance Officer fees $5,972.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 3—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended March 31, 2013, amounted to $16,604,905 and $16,409,507, respectively.
Inverse Floater Securities: The fund participates in secondary inverse floater structures in which fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds are transferred to a trust.The trust subsequently issues two or more variable rate securities that are collateralized by the cash flows of the fixed-rate, tax-exempt municipal bonds. One or more of these variable rate securities pays interest based on a short-term floating rate set by a
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remarketing agent at predetermined intervals. A residual interest tax-exempt security is also created by the trust, which is transferred to the fund, and is paid interest based on the remaining cash flow of the trust, after payment of interest on the other securities and various expenses of the trust.
The fund accounts for the transfer of bonds to the trust as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the fund’s investments, and the related floating rate certificate securities reflected as fund liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the inverse floater structure during the period ended March 31, 2013 was approximately $26,494,600, with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of .66%.
At March 31, 2013, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $32,461,717, consisting of $32,979,229 gross unrealized appreciation and $517,512 gross unrealized depreciation.
At March 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Directors | Officers (continued) |
Joseph S. DiMartino, Chairman | Chief Compliance Officer |
Clifford L.Alexander, Jr. | Joseph W. Connolly |
Gordon J. Davis | |
Whitney I. Gerard* | Portfolio Managers |
Nathan Leventhal | Daniel A. Barton |
George L. Perry* | Steven Harvey |
Benaree Pratt Wiley | |
Manager | |
* Auction Preferred Stock Directors | |
The Dreyfus Corporation | |
Officers | |
Custodian | |
President | |
Bradley J. Skapyak | The Bank of New York Mellon |
Chief Legal Officers | Counsel |
John Pak | |
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP | |
Vice President and Secretary | |
Janette E. Farragher | Transfer Agent, |
Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries | Dividend Disbursing Agent |
Kiesha Astwood | and Registrar |
James Bitetto | Computershare Shareowner Services LLC |
Joni Lacks Charatan | (Common Stock) |
Joseph M. Chioffi | Deutsche Bank Trust Company America |
John B. Hammalian | (Auction Preferred Stock) |
Robert R. Mullery | |
Jeff Prusnofsky | Auction Agent |
Treasurer | Deutsche Bank Trust Company America |
James Windels | (Auction Preferred Stock) |
Assistant Treasurers | Stock Exchange Listing |
Richard Cassaro | |
Gavin C. Reilly | NYSE Symbol: DMF |
Robert S. Robol | |
Initial SEC Effective Date | |
Robert Salviolo | |
Robert Svagna | 10/21/88 |
The fund’s net asset value per share appears in the following publications: Barron’s, Closed-End Bond Funds section under the heading “Municipal Bond Funds” every Monday;Wall Street Journal, Mutual Funds section under the heading “Closed-End Funds” every Monday.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment CompanyAct of 1940, as amended, that the fund may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when it can do so at prices below the then current net asset value per share.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable. [CLOSED END FUNDS ONLY]
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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.
Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc.
By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak |
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Bradley J. Skapyak President
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Date: |
May 17, 2013 |
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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. |
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By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak |
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Bradley J. Skapyak President
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Date: |
May 17, 2013 |
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By: /s/ James Windels |
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James Windels, Treasurer
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Date: |
May 17, 2013 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT)
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.906CERT)