Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
h. | | Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and other distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates. |
i. | | Restricted Cash — Restricted cash represents deposits that are being held by banks as collateral for letters of credit issued in connection with the Fund’s insurance policies. |
3. | | Management Fee, Distribution Services, and Other Transactions — The Manager manages the affairs of the Fund and provides the necessary personnel and facilities. Compensation of all officers of the Fund, all directors of the Fund who are employees of the Manager, and all personnel of the Fund and the Manager is paid by the Manager. The Manager receives a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to 0.50% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, Seligman Advisors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), agent for the distribution of the Fund’s shares and an affiliate of the Manager, received commissions and concessions of $1,102 from sales of Class A and (prior to June 4, 2007) Class C shares. Commissions of $1,869 and $129 were also paid to dealers for sales of Class A and Class C shares, respectively.
The Fund has an Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) with respect to distribution of its shares. Under the Plan, with respect to Class A shares, service organizations can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive a continuing fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, payable quarterly, of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares attributable to the particular service organizations for providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor charges such fees to the Fund pursuant to the Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, fees incurred under the Plan aggregated $44,235, or 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class A shares.
Under the Plan, with respect to Class B shares, Class C shares, Class D shares, and Class R shares, service organizations can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive a continuing fee for providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts of up to 0.25% on an annual basis of the average daily net assets of the Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class R shares for which the organizations are responsible; and, for Class C, Class D, and Class R shares, fees for providing other distribution assistance of up to 0.75% (0.25%, in the case of Class R shares) on an annual basis of such average daily net assets. Such fees are paid monthly by the Fund to the Distributor pursuant to the Plan.
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, fees incurred under the Plan, equivalent to 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class B, Class C, and Class D shares, and 0.50% per annum of average daily net assets of Class R shares amounted to $33,281, $20,369, $53,124, and $3,133, respectively.
The Distributor and Seligman Services, Inc., also an affiliate of the Manager, are eligible to receive distribution and service (12b-1) fees pursuant to the Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Distributor and Seligman Services, Inc. received distribution and service (12b-1) fees of $4,497.
The Distributor is entitled to retain any CDSC imposed on certain redemptions of Class A, Class C, Class D and Class R shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, such charges amounted to $3,241. The Distributor has sold its rights to third parties to collect any CDSC imposed on redemptions of Class B shares.
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, Seligman Data Corp., which is owned by certain associated investment companies, charged the Fund at cost $135,625 for shareholder account services in accordance with a methodology approved by the Fund’s trustees.
Costs of Seligman Data Corp. directly attributable to the Fund were charged to the Fund. The remaining charges were allocated to the Fund by Seligman Data Corp. pursuant to a formula based on the Fund’s net assets, shareholder transaction volume and number of shareholder accounts.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
The Series and certain other associated investment companies (together, the “Guarantors”) have severally but not jointly guaranteed the performance and observance of all the terms and conditions of two leases entered into by Seligman Data Corp., including the payment of rent by Seligman Data Corp. (the “Guaranties”). The leases and the related Guaranties expire in September 2008 and January 2019, respectively. The obligation of the Series to pay any amount due under the Guaranties is limited to a specified percentage of the full amount, which generally is based on the Series’ percentage of the expenses billed by Seligman Data Corp. to all Guarantors in the preceding calendar quarter. As of June 30, 2007, the Series’ potential obligation under the Guaranties is $632,000. As of June 30, 2007, no event has occurred which would result in the Series becoming liable to make any payment under the Guaranties. The Fund would bear a portion of any payments made by the Series under the Guaranties. A portion of the rent paid by Seligman Data Corp. is charged to the Fund as part of Seligman Data Corp.’s shareholder account services cost.
Certain officers and trustees of the Series are officers or directors of the Manager, the Distributor, Seligman Services, Inc., and/or Seligman Data Corp.
The Series has a compensation arrangement under which trustees who receive fees may elect to defer receiving such fees. Trustees may elect to have their deferred fees accrue interest or earn a return based on the performance of the Fund or other funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The cost of such fees and earnings/losses accrued thereon is included in directors’ fees and expenses, and the accumulated balance thereof at June 30, 2007, of $400 is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities. Deferred fees and related accrued earnings are not deductible by the Fund for federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.
4. | | Committed Line of Credit — The Fund is a participant in a joint $375 million committed line of credit that is shared by substantially all open-end funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The trustees have currently limited the Fund’s borrowings to 10% of its net assets. Borrowings pursuant to the credit facility are subject to interest at a rate equal to the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50%. The Fund incurs a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on its share of the unused portion of the credit facility. The credit facility may be drawn upon only for temporary purposes and is subject to certain other customary restrictions. The credit facility commitment expires in June 2008, but is renewable annually with the consent of the participating banks. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not borrow from the credit facility. |
5. | | Purchases and Sales of Securities — Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended June 30, 2007, amounted to $71,739,893 and $77,428,319, respectively. |