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 | 811-03207 |
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| | General Money Market Fund, Inc. | |
| | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) | |
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| | c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10286 | |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) | |
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| | Deirdre Cunnane, Esq. 240 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10286 | |
| | (Name and address of agent for service) | |
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| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (212) 922-6400 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | 11/30 | |
| Date of reporting period: | 05/31/23 | |
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FORM N-CSR
| Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
Dreyfus Money Market Fund
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
May 31, 2023
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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value |
Contents
THE FUND
Information About the Approval of
the Fund’s Amended Management and
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Back Cover
UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Money Market Fund from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assume actual returns for the six months ended May 31, 2023 | |
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| | Wealth Shares | Service Shares | Premier Shares | |
Expenses paid per $1,000† | $2.72 | $4.98 | $1.16 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,021.30 | $1,019.10 | $1,022.90 | |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended May 31, 2023 | |
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| | Wealth Shares | Service Shares | Premier Shares | |
Expenses paid per $1,000† | $2.72 | $4.99 | $1.16 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,022.24 | $1,020.00 | $1,023.78 | |
† | Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .54% for Wealth Shares, .99% for Service Shares and .23% for Premier Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
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Description | Annualized
Yield (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Commercial Paper - 22.6% | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1 Month SOFR +0.31% | 5.37 | | 6/1/2023 | | 22,000,000 | a,b | 22,000,000 | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 1 Month SOFR +0.33% | 5.39 | | 6/1/2023 | | 26,000,000 | a,b | 26,000,000 | |
Bank of Montreal | 5.32 | | 9/6/2023 | | 20,000,000 | c | 19,721,394 | |
Bank of Montreal | 5.56 | | 11/15/2023 | | 20,000,000 | c | 19,503,639 | |
Collat Commercial Paper V Co LLC | 5.05 | | 8/2/2023 | | 26,000,000 | c | 25,778,798 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co LLC, 1 Month SOFR +0.20% | 5.26 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a | 25,000,000 | |
DNB Bank ASA | 5.08 | | 8/18/2023 | | 20,000,000 | c | 19,785,067 | |
DNB Bank ASA | 5.46 | | 11/16/2023 | | 20,000,000 | c | 19,509,533 | |
ING US Funding LLC, 1 Month SOFR +0.36% | 5.42 | | 6/1/2023 | | 15,000,000 | a,b | 15,000,000 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 1 Month SOFR +0.35% | 5.41 | | 6/1/2023 | | 22,000,000 | a,b | 22,000,000 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 1 Month SOFR +0.45% | 5.51 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a,b | 20,000,000 | |
Nordea Bank Abp, 1 Month SOFR +0.30% | 5.36 | | 6/1/2023 | | 26,000,000 | a,b | 26,000,000 | |
Nordea Bank Abp, 1 Month SOFR +0.30% | 5.36 | | 6/1/2023 | | 27,000,000 | a,b | 27,000,000 | |
Old Line Funding LLC, 1 Month SOFR +0.18% | 5.24 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a,b | 25,000,000 | |
Old Line Funding LLC, 1 Month SOFR +0.35% | 5.41 | | 6/2/2023 | | 27,000,000 | a,b | 27,000,000 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda | 5.20 | | 8/22/2023 | | 25,000,000 | c | 24,711,292 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1 Month SOFR +0.33% | 5.39 | | 6/1/2023 | | 30,000,000 | a,b | 30,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (Singapore) | 5.21 | | 6/16/2023 | | 15,000,000 | c | 14,967,937 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1 Month SOFR +0.23% | 5.29 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a,b | 25,000,000 | |
Swedbank AB, 1 Month SOFR +0.35% | 5.41 | | 6/1/2023 | | 15,000,000 | a | 15,000,000 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia, 1 Month SOFR +0.44% | 5.50 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a,b | 20,000,000 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3 Month SOFR +0.36% | 5.42 | | 6/1/2023 | | 22,000,000 | a | 22,000,000 | |
Westpac Banking Corp., 1 Month SOFR +0.42% | 5.23 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a,b | 20,000,000 | |
Total Commercial Paper
(cost $510,977,660) | | 510,977,660 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Annualized
Yield (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Negotiable Bank Certificates of Deposit - 11.1% | | | | | |
Bank of America NA, 1 Month SOFR +0.44% | 5.50 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
Mizuho Bank Ltd. (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.22% | 5.28 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a | 25,000,000 | |
Mizuho Bank Ltd. (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.30% | 5.36 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
MUFG Bank Ltd. (New York), 3 Month SOFR +0.18% | 5.24 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
Nordea Bank Abp (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.38% | 5.44 | | 6/1/2023 | | 10,000,000 | a | 10,000,000 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (New York), 3 Month SOFR +0.35% | 5.41 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co., 1 Month SOFR +0.24% | 5.30 | | 6/1/2023 | | 15,000,000 | a | 15,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.22% | 5.28 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a | 25,000,000 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.31% | 5.37 | | 6/1/2023 | | 12,000,000 | a | 11,999,664 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.35% | 5.41 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
Swedbank AB (New York), 1 Month SOFR +0.42% | 5.48 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York), 3 Month SOFR +0.43% | 5.49 | | 6/1/2023 | | 23,000,000 | a | 23,000,000 | |
Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1 Month SOFR +0.38% | 5.44 | | 6/1/2023 | | 20,000,000 | a | 20,000,000 | |
Total Negotiable Bank Certificates of Deposit
(cost $249,999,664) | | 249,999,664 | |
Time Deposits - 19.0% | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Cayman) | 5.07 | | 6/1/2023 | | 40,000,000 | | 40,000,000 | |
Banco Santander SA (New York) | 5.06 | | 6/1/2023 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (New York) | 5.05 | | 6/1/2023 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | |
Credit Agricole CIB (New York) | 5.05 | | 6/1/2023 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 | |
KBC Bank NV (New York) | 5.06 | | 6/1/2023 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (New York) | 5.06 | | 6/1/2023 | | 40,000,000 | | 40,000,000 | |
Total Time Deposits
(cost $430,000,000) | | 430,000,000 | |
U.S. Government Agencies - 1.1% | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, 3 Month SOFR +0.09%
(cost $25,000,000) | 5.15 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a | 25,000,000 | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes - 2.2% | | | | | |
Bank of America NA, 1 Month SOFR +0.16% | 5.22 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a | 25,000,000 | |
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Description | Annualized
Yield (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Variable Rate Demand Notes - 2.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Bank of America NA, 1 Month SOFR +0.34% | 5.40 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | a | 25,000,000 | |
Total Variable Rate Demand Notes
(cost $50,000,000) | | 50,000,000 | |
Repurchase Agreements - 43.8% | | | | | |
BMO Capital Markets Corp., Tri-Party Agreement thru BNY Mellon, dated 5/31/2023 due at maturity date in the amount of $25,003,583 (fully collateralized by: Asset-Backed Securities, 0.00%-11.70%, due 7/25/2026-11/25/2062, Corporate Debt Securities, 3.05%-7.88%, due 1/29/2024-10/1/2030, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation, 1.04%-4.00%, due 7/15/2037-1/15/2045, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Agency Debentures and Agency Strips, 2.50%-4.50%, due 1/15/2044-1/25/2051, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%, due 1/1/2043, Federal National Mortgage Association Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation, 3.50%-4.00%, due 3/25/2041-4/25/2053, Federal National Mortgage Association Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.50%, due 8/1/2048, Government National Mortgage Association Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation, 0.00%-6.50%, due 5/16/2042-4/20/2073, Private Label Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, 0.00%-5.98%, due 12/25/2035-5/11/2063, valued at $26,661,287) | 5.16 | | 6/1/2023 | | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Tri-Party Agreement thru BNY Mellon, dated 5/31/2023 due at maturity date in the amount of $100,014,194 (fully collateralized by: U.S. Treasuries (including strips), 0.50%-2.25%, due 4/30/2024-2/28/2026, valued at $102,000,028) | 5.11 | | 6/1/2023 | | 100,000,000 | | 100,000,000 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Annualized
Yield (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase Agreements - 43.8% (continued) | | | | | |
Credit Agricole CIB, Tri-Party Agreement thru BNY Mellon, dated 5/31/2023 due at maturity date in the amount of $10,001,403 (fully collateralized by: U.S. Treasuries (including strips), 1.13%-4.75%, due 5/15/2038-8/15/2052, valued at $10,200,000) | 5.05 | | 6/1/2023 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Tri-Party Agreement thru State Street Corp., dated 5/31/2023 due at maturity date in the amount of $500,070,278 (fully collateralized by: U.S. Treasuries (including strips), 1.63%-3.63%, due 8/15/2049-2/15/2053, valued at $510,000,059) | 5.06 | | 6/1/2023 | | 500,000,000 | | 500,000,000 | |
MUFG Securities (Canada) Ltd., Tri-Party Agreement thru BNY Mellon, dated 5/31/2023 due at maturity date in the amount of $310,043,486 (fully collateralized by: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Agency Debentures and Agency Strips, 0.25%-4.05%, due 8/24/2023-8/28/2025, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities, 2.00%-5.50%, due 2/1/2037-4/1/2053, Federal National Mortgage Association Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities, 2.50%-5.50%, due 5/1/2036-1/1/2053, Government National Mortgage Association Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities, 3.00%-4.50%, due 9/20/2041-8/20/2052, U.S. Treasuries (including strips), 0.13%-6.00%, due 3/31/2024-2/15/2051, valued at $316,200,004) | 5.05 | | 6/1/2023 | | 310,000,000 | | 310,000,000 | |
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Description | Annualized
Yield (%) | | Maturity
Date | | Principal
Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Repurchase Agreements - 43.8% (continued) | | | | | |
Societe Generale, Tri-Party Agreement thru BNY Mellon, dated 5/31/2023 due at maturity date in the amount of $45,006,400 (fully collateralized by: Asset-Backed Securities, 5.11%-7.16%, due 4/22/2025-12/25/2034, Corporate Debt Securities, 0.98%-5.25%, due 2/4/2025-6/3/2031, valued at $48,481,017) | 5.12 | | 6/1/2023 | | 45,000,000 | | 45,000,000 | |
Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $990,000,000) | | 990,000,000 | |
Total Investments (cost $2,255,977,324) | | 99.8% | 2,255,977,324 | |
Cash and Receivables (Net) | | .2% | 4,735,926 | |
Net Assets | | 100.0% | 2,260,713,250 | |
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
a Variable rate security—interest rate resets periodically and rate shown is the interest rate in effect at period end. Date shown represents the earlier of the next interest reset date or ultimate maturity date. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.
b Security 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 May 31, 2023, these securities amounted to $305,000,000 or 13.49% of net assets.
c Security is a discount security. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Banks | 51.5 |
Repurchase Agreements | 43.8 |
Diversified Financials | 3.4 |
U.S. Government Agencies Obligations | 1.1 |
| | 99.8 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
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| | | Cost | | Value | |
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including repurchase agreements of $990,000,000)
—Note 1(b) | 2,255,977,324 | | 2,255,977,324 | |
Cash | | | | | 2,742,476 | |
Interest receivable | | 2,684,313 | |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 1,974,884 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | 145,162 | |
| | | | | 2,263,524,159 | |
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 2(c) | | 1,576,119 | |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 738,626 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses payable | | 23,848 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | | | 472,316 | |
| | | | | 2,810,909 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 2,260,713,250 | |
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | 2,260,696,382 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | 16,868 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 2,260,713,250 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | Wealth Shares | Service Shares | Premier Shares | |
Net Assets ($) | 690,773,117 | 1,302,262,762 | 267,677,371 | |
Shares Outstanding | 690,915,119 | 1,302,531,661 | 267,732,846 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
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Investment Income ($): | | | | |
Interest Income | | | 57,472,234 | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fee—Note 2(a) | | | 2,408,886 | |
Administrative service fees—Note 2(c) | | | 4,136,226 | |
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 2(b) | | | 3,020,733 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 2(d) | | | 140,055 | |
Registration fees | | | 90,744 | |
Professional fees | | | 48,427 | |
Custodian fees—Note 2(c) | | | 45,778 | |
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports | | | 13,549 | |
Chief Compliance Officer fees—Note 2(c) | | | 12,040 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 11,778 | |
Total Expenses | | | 9,928,216 | |
Less—reduction in expenses due to undertaking—Note 2(a) | | | (288,916) | |
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 2(c) | | | (151,372) | |
Net Expenses | | | 9,487,928 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 47,984,306 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 1(b) ($) | 1 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 47,984,307 | |
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See notes to financial statements. | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | | | Six Months Ended
May 31, 2023 (Unaudited)a | | Year Ended
November 30, 2022b | |
Operations ($): | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 47,984,306 | | | | 23,248,878 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 1 | | | | (414) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations | 47,984,307 | | | | 23,248,464 | |
Distributions ($): | |
Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
Wealth Shares | | | (13,941,728) | | | | (5,831,078) | |
Service Shares | | | (28,369,178) | | | | (14,662,538) | |
Premier Shares | | | (5,628,701) | | | | (2,756,388) | |
Total Distributions | | | (47,939,607) | | | | (23,250,004) | |
Capital Stock Transactions ($1.00 per share): | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Wealth Shares | | | 375,405,324 | | | | 344,921,718 | |
Service Shares | | | 809,836,417 | | | | 1,498,541,799 | |
Premier Shares | | | 234,185,595 | | | | 367,230,774 | |
Distributions reinvested: | | | | | | | | |
Wealth Shares | | | 13,677,040 | | | | 5,716,198 | |
Service Shares | | | 27,387,001 | | | | 14,270,242 | |
Premier Shares | | | 2,084,913 | | | | 587,687 | |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
Wealth Shares | | | (292,125,792) | | | | (271,483,529) | |
Service Shares | | | (1,212,646,765) | | | | (1,893,635,861) | |
Premier Shares | | | (196,712,942) | | | | (263,757,827) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions | (238,909,209) | | | | (197,608,799) | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (238,864,509) | | | | (197,610,339) | |
Net Assets ($): | |
Beginning of Period | | | 2,499,577,759 | | | | 2,697,188,098 | |
End of Period | | | 2,260,713,250 | | | | 2,499,577,759 | |
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a | During the period ended May 31, 2023, 552,391 Wealth shares representing $553,484 were exchanged for 553,484 Premier shares. | |
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b | During the period ended November 30, 2022, 1,187,423 Wealth shares representing $1,187,423 were exchanged for 1,187,629 Premier shares and 1,300 Service shares representing $1,300 were exchanged for 1,300 Wealth shares. | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information reflects financial results for a single fund share. Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
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| | Six Months Ended | |
Wealth Shares | May 31, 2023 | Year Ended November 30, |
(Unaudited) | 2022 | 2021a | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value,
beginning of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Net investment income | .021 | .010 | .000b | .003 | .016 | .012 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from
net investment income | (.021) | (.010) | (.000)b | (.003) | (.016) | (.012) |
Net asset value, end of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | 2.13c | 1.04 | .01 | .26 | 1.63 | 1.25 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets | .55d | .58 | .56 | .90 | .89 | .78 |
Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets | .54d | .42 | .15 | .55 | .88 | .78 |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets | 4.25d | .98 | .01 | .27 | 1.63 | 1.19 |
Net Assets,
end of period ($ x 1,000) | 690,773 | 593,835 | 514,714 | 49,985 | 73,035 | 88,153 |
a Effective February 1, 2021, the fund Class A shares were renamed Wealth shares.
b Amount represents less than $.001 per share.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
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| | Six Months Ended | |
Service Shares | May 31, 2023 | Year Ended November 30, |
(Unaudited) | 2022 | 2021a | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value,
beginning of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Net investment income | .019 | .008 | .000b | .002 | .014 | .010 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from
net investment income | (.019) | (.008) | (.000)b | (.002) | (.014) | (.010) |
Net asset value, end of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | 1.91c | .80 | .01 | .24 | 1.44 | 1.00 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets | 1.04d | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.07 |
Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets | .99d | .63 | .13 | .57 | 1.02 | 1.02 |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets | 3.78d | .76 | .01 | .22 | 1.49 | .98 |
Net Assets,
end of period ($ x 1,000) | 1,302,263 | 1,677,613 | 2,058,384 | 2,808,974 | 2,824,333 | 6,468,059 |
a Effective February 1, 2021, the fund Class B shares were renamed Service shares.
b Amount represents less than $.001 per share.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | |
Premier Shares | May 31, 2023 | Year Ended November 30, |
(Unaudited) | 2022 | 2021a | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | .023 | .012 | .000b | .004 | .019 | .014 | |
Distributions: | | | | | | | |
Dividends from
net investment income | (.023) | (.012) | (.000)b | (.004) | (.019) | (.014) | |
Net asset value, end of period | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Total Return (%) | 2.29c | 1.24 | .01 | .36 | 1.88 | 1.44 | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets | .24d | .25 | .27 | .64 | .56 | .64 | |
Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets | .23d | .22 | .12 | .46 | .56 | .64 | |
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets | 4.55d | 1.18 | .01 | .41 | 2.02 | 1.80 | |
Net Assets,
end of period ($ x 1,000) | 267,677 | 228,130 | 124,090 | 4,987 | 7,713 | 1,678,336 | |
a Effective February 1, 2021, the fund Dreyfus Class shares were renamed Premier shares.
b Amount represents less than $.001 per share.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
Dreyfus Money Market Fund (the “fund”) is the sole series of General Money Market Fund, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified open-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to seek as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund is managed by Dreyfus, a division of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), the fund’s investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”).
BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge. The fund is authorized to issue 42.5 billion shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently has authorized three classes of shares: Wealth shares (7 billion shares authorized), Service shares (28.5 billion shares authorized) and Premier shares (7 billion shares authorized). Wealth, Service and Premier shares are identical except for the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, the allocation of certain transfer agency costs, and certain voting rights. Wealth, Service and Premier shares are subject to Shareholder Services Plans. Service shares is subject to Administrative Services Plan. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
The fund operates as a “retail money market fund” as that term is defined in Rule 2a-7 under the Act (a “Retail Fund”). It is the fund’s policy to maintain a constant net asset value (“NAV”) per share of $1.00, and the fund has adopted certain investment, portfolio valuation and dividend and distribution policies to enable it to do so. There is no assurance, however, that the fund will be able to maintain a constant NAV per share of $1.00. As a Retail Fund, the fund may, or in certain circumstances, must impose a fee upon the sale of shares or may temporarily suspend redemptions if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 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 SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment
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company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. 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 Company 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: Investments in securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair market value, the fair value of the portfolio securities will be determined by procedures established by and under the general oversight of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act.
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).
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).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2023 in valuing the fund’s investments:
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| | Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | | |
Investments in Securities:† | | |
Short-Term Investments | - | 2,255,977,324 | | - | 2,255,977,324 | |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and is recognized on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis.
The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions, deemed to be creditworthy by the Adviser, subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase and the fund’s agreement to resell such securities at a mutually agreed upon price. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, such securities must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the terms of the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. If the value of the underlying securities falls below the value of the repurchase price plus accrued interest, the fund will require the seller to deposit additional collateral by the next business day. If the request for additional collateral is not met, or the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the fund maintains its right to sell the underlying securities at market value and may claim any resulting loss against the seller. The collateral is held on behalf of the fund by the tri-party administrator with respect to any tri-party agreement. The fund may also jointly enter into one or more repurchase agreements with other funds managed by the Adviser in accordance with an exemptive order granted by the SEC pursuant to section 17(d) and Rule 17d-1 under the Act. Any joint repurchase agreements must be collateralized fully by U.S. Government securities.
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(c) Market Risk: The value of the securities in which the fund invests may be affected by political, regulatory, economic and social developments. Events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issue, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the fund and its investments. The value of a security may also decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company or industry, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, changes to inflation, adverse changes to credit markets or adverse investor sentiment generally. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken world-wide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff.
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty Risk: The fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty in a repurchase agreement and/or, for a tri-party repurchase agreement, the third party bank providing payment administration, collateral custody and management services for the transaction, could fail to honor the terms of the agreement.
(d) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from net investment income. Such dividends are 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.
(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable 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 May 31, 2023, 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 ended May 31, 2023, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Each tax year in the three-year period ended November 30, 2022 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Furthermore, capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.
The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $35,541 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to November 30, 2022. These short-term losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022 was all ordinary income. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
At May 31, 2023, 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).
(f) New accounting pronouncements: In 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting.
The objective of the guidance in Topic 848 is to provide temporary relief during the transition period. The FASB included a sunset provision within Topic 848 based on expectations of when the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) would cease being published. At the time that Update 2020-04 was issued, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had established its intent that it would no longer be necessary to persuade, or compel, banks to submit to LIBOR after December 31, 2021. As a result, the sunset provision was set for December 31, 2022—12 months after the expected cessation date of all currencies and tenors of LIBOR.
In March 2021, the FCA announced that the intended cessation date of the overnight 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month tenors of USD LIBOR would be June 30, 2023, which is beyond the current sunset date of Topic 848.
Because the current relief in Topic 848 may not cover a period of time during which a significant number of modifications may take place, the amendments in this Update defer the sunset date of Topic 848 from
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December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024 (“FASB Sunset Date”), after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848.
Management had evaluated the impact of Topic 848 on the fund’s investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the Reference Rate Reform. Management has no concerns in adopting Topic 848 by FASB Sunset Date. Management will continue to work with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines. As of May 31, 2023, management believes these accounting standards have no impact on the fund and does not have any concerns of adopting the regulations by FASB Sunset Date.
NOTE 2—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to a management agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of ..20% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Agreement provides that if in any full fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the fund (excluding taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1½% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets, the fund may deduct from payments to be made to the Adviser, or the Adviser will bear, such excess expense. During the period ended May 31, 2023, there was no reduction in expenses pursuant to the Agreement.
The Adviser has also contractually agreed, from December 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund’s Service shares so that the direct expenses of the fund’s Service shares (excluding taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed an annual rate of 1.00% of the value of the average daily net assets of Service shares. To the extent that it is necessary for the Adviser to waive receipt of its management fee or reimburse the fund’s common expenses, the amount of the waiver or reimbursement will be applied equally to each share class of the fund. On or after March 31, 2024, the Adviser may terminate the expense limitation agreement at any time. The reduction in expenses for Service shares, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $288,916 during period ended May 31, 2023.
The Adviser and the Distributor have undertaken that if, in any fiscal year of the fund, the “total charges against net assets to provide for sales related expenses and/or service fee” (calculated as provided for in FINRA Rule 2341 Section (d)) exceed .25% of the value of the Wealth and Premier
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
shares’ average net assets for such fiscal year, the fund may deduct from the payments to be made to the Distributor, or the Adviser will bear, such excess expense. If said rule is amended in any material respect (e.g. to provide for a limit that exceeds .25%), this Undertaking shall terminate automatically. During the period ended May 31, 2023, there was no reduction in expenses pursuant to the undertaking.
(b) Under the Reimbursement Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Premier shares (the “Reimbursement Shareholder Services Plan”), Premier shares reimburse the Distributor at an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of its shares for certain allocated expenses of providing certain services to the holders of Premier shares. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. During the period ended May 31, 2023, Premier shares were charged $0, pursuant to the Reimbursement Shareholder Services Plan.
Under the Compensation Shareholder Services Plans with respect to Wealth and Service shares (the “Compensation Shareholder Services Plans”), Wealth and Service shares pay the Distributor at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of its shares for the provision of certain services. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the fund, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to Service Agents with respect to these services. The Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended May 31, 2023, Wealth and Service shares were charged $821,289 and $1,880,103, respectively, pursuant to each of their respective Compensation Shareholder Services Plans.
(c) Under the Administrative Services Plan with respect to Service shares, pursuant to which the fund may pay the Distributor for the provision of certain recordkeeping and other related services (which are not services for which a “service fee” as defined under the Conduct Rules of FINRA is intended to compensate). Pursuant to the Administrative Services Plan, the fund will pay the Distributor a fee at an annual rate of .55% of the value of their average daily net assets attributable to the fund’s Service shares for the provision of such services, which include, at a minimum: mailing periodic reports, prospectuses and other fund communications to beneficial owners; client onboarding; anti-money laundering and related regulatory oversight; manual transaction processing; transmitting wires; withholding on dividends and distributions as may be required by state or
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Federal authorities from time to time; receiving, tabulating, and transmitting proxies executed by beneficial owners; fund statistical reporting; technical support; business continuity support; and blue sky support. During the period ended May 31, 2023, Service shares were charged $4,136,226, pursuant to the Administrative Services Plan.
The fund has an arrangement with BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc., (the “Transfer Agent”), a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset Transfer Agent fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes transfer agent net earnings credits, if any, as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.
The fund has an arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”), a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, whereby the fund will receive interest income or be charged overdraft fees when cash balances are maintained. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes this interest income and overdraft fees, if any, as interest income in the Statement of Operations.
The fund compensates the Transfer Agent, under a transfer agency agreement, for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The majority of Transfer Agent fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended May 31, 2023, the fund was charged $246,660 for transfer agency services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $151,372.
The fund compensates the Custodian, under a custody agreement, for providing custodial services for the fund. These fees are determined based on net assets, geographic region and transaction activity. During the period ended May 31, 2023, the fund was charged $45,778 pursuant to the custody agreement.
The fund compensates the Custodian, under a shareholder redemption draft processing agreement, for providing certain services related to the fund’s check writing privilege. During the period ended May 31, 2023, the fund was charged $16,128 pursuant to the agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.
During the period ended May 31, 2023, the fund was charged $12,040 for services performed by the fund’s Chief Compliance Officer and his staff. These fees are included in Chief Compliance Officer fees in the Statement of Operations.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fee of $386,914, Administrative Services Plan fees of $630,924, Shareholder Services Plans fees of $432,822, Custodian fees of $47,938, Chief Compliance Officer fees of $4,924 and Transfer Agent fees of $122,352, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $49,755.
(d) Each board member also serves as a board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 3—Subsequent Event:
Effective on or about September 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the Adviser will engage its affiliate, Dreyfus, to serve as the fund’s sub-adviser. Dreyfus is a division of Mellon Investments Corporation, a registered investment adviser and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, with its principal office located at One Boston Place, 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02108. As of the Effective Date, Dreyfus, subject to the Adviser’s supervision and approval, will provide investment advisory assistance and research and the day-to-day management of the fund’s assets.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S AMENDED MANAGEMENT AND NEW SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) held on May 17, 2023 (the “May Meeting”), the Board appointed Mellon Investments Corporation (“Mellon”), through its Dreyfus division (“Dreyfus” or the “Sub-Adviser”), as the fund’s sub-investment adviser and approved a new sub-investment advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and Dreyfus, a division of Mellon, whereby Mellon, through its Dreyfus division, will serve as the fund’s sub-investment adviser and provide day-to-day management of the fund’s investments, effective on or about September 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”). The Board noted that the portfolio managers who are responsible for managing the investments of the fund are dual employees of the Adviser and Mellon, through the Dreyfus division, and currently manage the fund in their capacity as employees of the Adviser. The Board further noted that the dual employee arrangement between the Adviser and Mellon would be terminated as of the Effective Date, and the portfolio managers would no longer be employees of the Adviser. Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, the portfolio managers will manage the fund’s investments as employees of Mellon, through its Dreyfus division, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Mellon is an affiliate of the Adviser. In addition, at the May Meeting the Board approved an amendment to the fund’s current management agreement (the “Current Management Agreement”) between the Adviser and the fund to more clearly reflect the Adviser’s ability to employ one or more sub-investment advisers to manage the fund on a day-to-day basis and the Adviser’s responsibility to oversee and supervise any such sub-investment adviser, and to reflect the engagement of Mellon, through its Dreyfus division, as sub-adviser to the fund (the “Amended Management Agreement” and, together with the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”), to be effective on the Effective Date.
At the May Meeting, the Adviser recommended the approval of the Agreements based on the following considerations, among others: (i) approval of the Agreements would permit the fund’s current portfolio managers to continue to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio after the Effective Date as employees of Mellon, through its Dreyfus division; (ii) there will be no material changes to the fund’s investment objective, strategies or policies, no reduction in the nature or level of services provided to the fund, and no increases in the management fee payable by the fund as a result of the proposed changes to the investment advisory arrangements; and (iii) the Adviser (and not the fund) will pay the Sub-Adviser for its sub-investment advisory services. The Adviser also confirmed that the appointment of Mellon, through its Dreyfus division, as the fund’s sub-investment adviser and the adoption of the Sub-Advisory Agreement would not require the approval of the fund’s shareholders under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Board also considered the fact that the Adviser stated that it believes there are no material changes to the information the Board had previously considered at a Board meeting on July 27, 2022 (the “15(c) Meeting”), at which the Board re-approved the Current Management Agreement for the ensuing year,
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S AMENDED MANAGEMENT AND NEW SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
other than information about the appointment of Mellon, through its Dreyfus division, as the fund’s sub-adviser.
At the May Meeting, the Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the fund (“Independent Directors”), were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of the Adviser and Mellon. Since the Board had renewed the Current Management Agreement at the 15(c) Meeting, and, other than as discussed below, there had been no material changes in the information presented, the Board addressed certain of the relevant considerations by reference to their considerations and determinations at the 15(c) Meeting. In considering approval of the Agreements, the Board considered several factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
In determining whether to approve the Agreements, the Board considered the materials presented at both the May Meeting and 15(c) Meeting, and other information, which included: (i) a copy of the Sub-Advisory Agreement; (ii) information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the services Mellon, through its Dreyfus division, would provide to the fund; (iii) information regarding Mellon’s and the Dreyfus division’s reputation, investment management business, personnel, and operations; (iv) information regarding the level of the sub-investment advisory fee to be charged by Mellon, through its Dreyfus division; (v) information regarding Mellon’s compliance program; and (vi) Mellon’s Form ADV. The Board also considered the substance of discussions with representatives of the Adviser at the 15(c) Meeting and the May Meeting. Additionally, the Board reviewed materials supplied by counsel that were prepared for use by the Board in fulfilling its duties under the 1940 Act.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided. In examining the nature, extent and quality of the services that were expected to be provided by the Sub-Adviser to the fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered: (i) the Sub-Adviser’s organization, history, reputation, qualification and background, as well as the qualifications of its personnel; (ii) the expertise of the personnel providing portfolio management services which would remain the same after the Effective Date; and (iii) the investment strategy for the fund, which would remain the same after the Effective Date. The Board also considered the review process undertaken by the Adviser and the Adviser’s favorable assessment of the nature and quality of the sub-investment advisory services expected to be provided to the fund by the Sub-Adviser after the Effective Date. Based on their consideration and review of the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the sub-investment advisory services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, as well as the Sub-Adviser’s ability to render such services based on its resources and the experience of the investment team, which will include the fund’s current portfolio managers, were adequate and appropriate for the fund in light of the fund’s investment objective, and supported a decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board also considered, as it related to the Amended Management Agreement, the Adviser’s
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extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures, as well as the Adviser’s supervisory activities over the fund’s portfolio management personnel, and the Adviser’s representation that there will be no reduction in the nature, extent or quality of services provided to the fund as a result of the proposed changes to the fund’s investment advisory arrangements.
Investment Performance. The Board had considered the fund’s investment performance and that of the investment team managing the fund’s portfolio at the 15 (c) Meeting (including comparative data provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.). At the May Meeting, the Board reviewed updated performance information. The Board considered the performance and that the same investment professionals would continue to manage the fund’s assets after the Effective Date, as factors in evaluating the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement after the Effective Date, and determined that these factors, when viewed together with the other factors considered by the Board, supported a decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Amended Management Agreement.
Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability. The Board considered the proposed fee payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, noting that the fee would be paid by the Adviser and, thus, would not impact the fees paid by the fund. The Board considered the fee payable to the Sub-Adviser in relation to the fee paid to the Adviser by the fund and the respective services provided by the Sub-Adviser and the Adviser. The Board recognized that, because the Sub-Adviser’s fee would be paid by the Adviser, and not the fund, an analysis of profitability was more appropriate in the context of the Board’s consideration of the fund’s Current Management Agreement, and that the Board had received and considered a profitability analysis of the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, at the 15(c) Meeting. The Board concluded that the proposed fee payable to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser was appropriate and the Adviser’s profitability was not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the fund by the Adviser under the Amended Management Agreement and the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Economies of Scale to be Realized. The Board recognized that, because the fee payable to the Sub-Adviser would be paid by the Adviser, and not the fund, an analysis of economies of scale was more appropriate in the context of the Board’s consideration of the Current Management Agreement, which had been done at the 15(c) Meeting. At the 15(c) Meeting, the Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by the Adviser in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Current Management Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
The Board also considered whether there were any ancillary benefits that would accrue to the Sub-Adviser as a result of its relationship with the fund, and such ancillary benefits, if any, were determined to be reasonable.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S AMENDED MANAGEMENT AND NEW SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
In considering the materials and information described above, the Independent Directors received assistance from, and met separately with, their independent legal counsel, and were provided with a written description of their statutory responsibilities and the legal standards that are applicable to the approval of investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements.
After full consideration of the factors discussed above, with no single factor identified as being of paramount importance, the Board members, all of whom are Independent Directors, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement and Amended Management Agreement for the fund effective as of the Effective Date.
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Dreyfus Money Market Fund
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Adviser
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Distributor
BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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Ticker Symbols: | Wealth shares: GMMXX Service shares: GMBXX Premier shares: GMGXX |
Telephone Call your representative or 1-800-373-9387
Mail BNY Mellon Family of Funds to: BNY Mellon Institutional Services, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144
E-mail Send your request to instserv@bnymellon.com
Internet Access Dreyfus Money Market Funds at www.dreyfus.com
The fund will disclose daily, on www.dreyfus.com, the fund’s complete schedule of holdings as of the end of the previous business day. The schedule of holdings will remain on the website for a period of five months. The fund files a monthly schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Forms N-MFP are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies related to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.dreyfus.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.
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© 2023 BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
0196SA0523 
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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.
(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.
| 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 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. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
(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.
General Money Market Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ David J. DiPetrillo
David J. DiPetrillo
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: July 18, 2023
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/ David J. DiPetrillo
David J. DiPetrillo
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: July 18, 2023
By: /s/ James Windels
James Windels
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date: July 18, 2023
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)
