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Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
February 28, 2010
Institutional Shares
Institutional Service Shares
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FUND OFFICERS
EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended February 28 or 29 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $9.58 | $9.61 | $9.36 | $9.33 | $9.54 |
Income From Investment Operations: |
Net investment income | 0.15 | 0.301 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.37 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.04 | (0.21) |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.16 |
Less Distributions: |
Distributions from net investment income | (0.15) | (0.37) | (0.48) | (0.46) | (0.37) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $9.80 | $9.58 | $9.61 | $9.36 | $9.33 |
Total Return2 | 3.89% | 3.62% | 8.03% | 5.45% | 1.73% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: |
Net expenses | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
Net investment income | 1.44% | 3.14% | 4.89% | 4.84% | 3.95% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 | 1.69% | 1.50% | 1.33% | 1.23% | 1.15% |
Supplemental Data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $3,346 | $2,127 | $1,777 | $2,476 | $7,327 |
Portfolio turnover | 108% | 287% | 370% | 267% | 175% |
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions) | 62% | 46% | 25% | 157% | 140% |
1 | Per share number has been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
- See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Financial Highlights - Institutional Service Shares
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
Year Ended February 28 or 29 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $9.58 | $9.61 | $9.36 | $9.33 | $9.54 |
Income From Investment Operations: |
Net investment income | 0.12 | 0.281 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts | 0.23 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.03 | (0.21) |
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.71 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
Less Distributions: |
Distributions from net investment income | (0.13) | (0.34) | (0.46) | (0.44) | (0.35) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $9.80 | $9.58 | $9.61 | $9.36 | $9.33 |
Total Return2 | 3.70% | 3.40% | 7.78% | 5.21% | 1.49% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: |
Net expenses | 0.49% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.54% | 0.55% |
Net investment income | 1.27% | 2.91% | 4.66% | 4.66% | 3.57% |
Expense waiver/reimbursement3 | 1.73% | 1.56% | 1.58% | 1.43% | 1.15% |
Supplemental Data: |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $25,386 | $28,373 | $32,371 | $34,618 | $41,425 |
Portfolio turnover | 108% | 287% | 370% | 267% | 175% |
Portfolio turnover (excluding purchases and sales from dollar-roll transactions) | 62% | 46% | 25% | 157% | 140% |
1 | Per share number has been calculated using the average shares method. |
2 | Based on net asset value. |
3 | This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above. |
- See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2009 to February 28, 2010.
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Annual Shareholder ReportBeginning Account Value 9/1/2009 | Ending Account Value 2/28/2010 | Expenses Paid During Period1 |
Actual: |
Institutional Shares | $1,000 | $1,016.00 | $1.50 |
Institutional Service Shares | $1,000 | $1,014.90 | $2.55 |
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses): |
Institutional Shares | $1,000 | $1,023.31 | $1.51 |
Institutional Service Shares | $1,000 | $1,022.27 | $2.56 |
1 | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows: |
Institutional Shares | 0.30% |
Institutional Service Shares | 0.51% |
Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400.
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)
The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period ended February 28, 2010, was 3.89% for the Institutional Shares and 3.70% for the Institutional Service Shares. The total return consisted of 1.59% of taxable dividends and 2.30% appreciation in the net asset value of the shares for the Institutional Shares. The Fund's benchmark, Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Index (Index),1 had a total return of 2.88% during the same period. The Fund's total return for the most recently completed fiscal year reflected actual cash flows, transaction costs and other expenses not reflected in the total return of the Index.
The Fund's investment strategy focused on: (a) duration and yield curve management;2 and (b) allocation among U.S. Treasury, U.S. agency, and U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities.3 During the quarter, the Fund also pursued a strategy of producing the desired duration and yield curve profile in part by using Treasury futures contracts. This strategy allows the Fund to invest a portion of the Fund's assets in floating rate mortgage-backed securities, which outperformed during the reporting period, while maintaining a significant exposure to U.S. Treasury securities.4
1 | The Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Index is an unmanaged index comprised of all publicly issued, non-convertible domestic debt of the U.S. government or any agency thereof, or any quasi-federal corporation and of corporate debt guaranteed by the U.S. government. Only notes and bonds with minimum outstanding principal of $1 million and minimum maturity of one year and maximum maturity of ten years are included. Investments cannot be made in an index. |
2 | Duration is a measure of a security's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than other securities of shorter durations. The yield curve represents the yields of U.S. Treasury securities with different maturities. |
3 | The value of some mortgage-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and although the securities are generally supported by some form of government or private insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations. |
4 | Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices. |
MARKET OVERVIEW
During the 12-month reporting period, the U.S. economy continued to experience the impact of a severe recession. The financial dislocation that resulted from the downturn of the housing market negatively impacted both the willingness and the ability of consumers and businesses to continue spending and investing. The result was a rapid and substantial decline in economic activity. The U.S. federal government and the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) reacted strongly to the onset of the recession by expanding government spending, providing direct support to struggling financial institutions and injecting an unprecedented amount of liquidity into the financial system. The spending programs provided some support to the struggling economy while the actions of the Fed were exceptionally successful in reestablishing financial market liquidity. Economic conditions eased somewhat during the second half of 2009 as the pace of workforce reductions declined and companies began to increase production to offset depleted inventories. As a result, the U.S. economy posted a 5.6% annualized increase in Gross Domestic Product during the fourth quarter of 2009.
Despite the improvement in economic activity, consumer sentiment remained poor with weak payroll growth, and corporations remained cautious about capital investment. In response, the Fed kept short-term interest rates low and indicated it would continue to do so for an extended period in order to give the economy additional time to strengthen. Yields on longer-term Treasury securities have moved up due both to lower risk aversion as well as increased concern about unsustainably high federal deficits. Over the past year, wider spreads between nominal and inflation-adjusted Treasury securities as well as wider spreads between short- and long-term Treasuries both strongly indicated that investor concern was mounting rapidly about high levels of Treasury debt. The U.S. government acknowledged the necessity of reducing deficits but, as of period-end, had not yet taken concrete steps to contain the growth of outstanding federal debt.
Yields ended the reporting period mixed, with two-year Treasury securities lower at 0.81% and 10-year Treasury securities higher at 3.61% at the end of February 2010. The two- to 10-year yield curve steepened substantially, ending the reporting period at 280 basis points versus 204 basis points at the end of February 2009. The 10- to 30-year portion of the curve also steepened to end the reporting period at 95 basis points versus 70 basis points a year earlier.
Management's actions to dynamically adjust the Fund's duration and yield curve exposure added to Fund performance during the 12-month reporting period. The Fund's average duration ended the period at 3.1 years.
Management's strategy of investing a significant portion of the Fund assets in agency and agency-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities resulted in a significant outperformance of the Fund relative to the Fund's benchmark.
Annual Shareholder ReportThe graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. (Institutional Shares) (the “Fund”) from September 11, 2000 (start of performance) to February 28, 2010, compared to the Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Index (BCIG).2
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 2/28/2010 | |
1 Year | 3.89% |
5 Years | 4.52% |
Start of Performance (9/11/2000) | 4.40% |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 | Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BCIG has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index. |
2 | The BCIG is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged and unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT - INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES
The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. (Institutional Service Shares) (the “Fund”) from February 29, 2000 to February 28, 2010, compared to the Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Index (BCIG).2
Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 2/28/2010 | |
1 Year | 3.70% |
5 Years | 4.29% |
10 Years | 4.21% |
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Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.
1 | Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund. The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The BCIG has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index. |
2 | The BCIG is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged, and unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table (unaudited)
At February 28, 2010, the Fund's portfolio composition1 was as follows:
Type of Investment | Percentage of Total Net Assets |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 42.7% |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | 21.5% |
FDIC Guaranteed Debt Securities | 16.9% |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 15.2% |
Derivative Contracts for U.S. Treasury Securities2 | 0.1% |
Cash Equivalents3 | 3.5% |
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net4 | 0.1% |
TOTAL | 100.0% |
1 | See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities and derivative contracts in which the Fund invests. |
2 | Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund's performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract's significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund's direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this report. |
3 | Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements. |
4 | Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2010
Principal Amount or Shares | Value |
Government Agencies – 21.5% |
Federal Home Loan Bank System – 12.9% |
$3,500,000 | 3.625%, 5/29/2013 | 3,715,153 |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – 8.6% |
2,250,000 | 1 | 4.500%, 7/15/2013 | 2,453,770 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $5,966,330) | 6,168,923 |
Mortgage-Backed Security – 0.0% |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – 0.0% |
8,920 | 6.500%, 12/1/2015 (IDENTIFIED COST $8,886) | 9,631 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 42.7% |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. – 6.3% |
1,561,140 | REMIC 2458 FB, 1.231%, 1/15/2032 | 1,580,818 |
233,872 | REMIC 2534 FI, 1.131%, 2/15/2032 | 236,313 |
TOTAL | 1,817,131 |
Federal National Mortgage Association – 36.4% |
479,442 | REMIC 1993-220 FA, 0.850%, 11/25/2013 | 482,790 |
2,763,869 | REMIC 2006-58 FP, 0.529%, 7/25/2036 | 2,713,434 |
2,724,981 | REMIC 2006-85 PF, 0.609%, 9/25/2036 | 2,657,048 |
2,040,632 | REMIC 2007-30 QF, 0.519%, 4/25/2037 | 1,974,310 |
2,666,546 | REMIC 370 F21, 0.529%, 5/25/2036 | 2,620,864 |
TOTAL | 10,448,446 |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (IDENTIFIED COST $12,456,956) | 12,265,577 |
U.S. Treasury – 15.2% |
U.S. Treasury Notes – 15.2% |
1,500,000 | 4.500%, 9/30/2011 | 1,593,059 |
2,000,000 | 2.625%, 12/31/2014 | 2,036,406 |
750,000 | 3.125%, 5/15/2019 | 725,303 |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $4,333,274) | 4,354,768 |
FDIC Guaranteed Debt – 16.9% |
1,750,000 | Citigroup Funding, Inc., 2.000%, 3/30/2012 | 1,783,227 |
3,000,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 2.250%, 12/10/2012 | 3,062,681 |
TOTAL FDIC GUARANTEED DEBT (IDENTIFIED COST $4,775,195) | 4,845,908 |
Principal Amount or Shares | Value |
MUTUAL FUND – 3.5% |
1,021,240 | 2,3 | Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.02% (AT NET ASSET VALUE) | 1,021,240 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8% (IDENTIFIED COST $28,561,881)4 | 28,666,047 |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET — 0.2%5 | 65,779 |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100% | $28,731,826 |
- At February 28, 2010, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description | Number of Contracts | Notional Value | Expiration Date | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
6U.S. Treasury Note 2-Year Long Futures | 5 | $1,087,188 | June 2010 | $2,177 |
6U.S. Treasury Note 10-Year Long Futures | 30 | $3,524,531 | June 2010 | $25,013 |
6U.S. Treasury Bond 30-Year Short Futures | 5 | $ 588,438 | June 2010 | $(6,417) |
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS | $20,773 |
- Net Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities — Net.”
- Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at February 28, 2010.
- Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
- Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
- Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
- The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs |
Level 1 - Quoted Prices and Investments in Mutual Funds | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total |
Debt Securities: |
Government Agencies | $ — | $6,168,923 | $ — | $6,168,923 |
Mortgage-Backed Security | — | 9,631 | — | 9,631 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 12,265,577 | — | 12,265,577 |
U.S. Treasury | — | 4,354,768 | — | 4,354,768 |
FDIC Guaranteed Debt | — | 4,845,908 | — | 4,845,908 |
Mutual Fund | 1,021,240 | — | — | 1,021,240 |
TOTAL SECURITIES | $1,021,240 | $27,644,807 | $ — | $28,666,047 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS* | $20,773 | $ — | $ — | $20,773 |
* | Other financial instruments include futures contracts. |
- The following acronym is used throughout this portfolio:
- REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
- See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2010
Assets: |
Total investments in securities, at value including $1,021,240 of investments in an affiliated issuer (Note 5) (identified cost $28,561,881) | $28,666,047 |
Income receivable | 121,020 |
Receivable for shares sold | 1,178 |
Receivable for daily variation margin | 7,188 |
Other receivables | 3,717 |
TOTAL ASSETS | 28,799,150 |
Liabilities: |
Payable for shares redeemed | $17,902 |
Income distribution payable | 9,806 |
Payable for custodian fees | 2,991 |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | 12,030 |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees | 327 |
Payable for portfolio accounting fees | 14,867 |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5) | 4,143 |
Payable for share registration costs | 2,621 |
Accrued expenses | 2,637 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 67,324 |
Net assets for 2,930,377 shares outstanding | $28,731,826 |
Net Assets Consist of: |
Paid-in capital | $30,705,487 |
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts | 112,406 |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts | (2,087,160) |
Undistributed net investment income | 1,093 |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | $28,731,826 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share |
Institutional Shares: |
$3,345,627 ÷ 341,231 shares outstanding, $0.001 par value, 2,500,000,000 shares authorized | $9.80 |
Institutional Service Shares: |
$25,386,199 ÷ 2,589,146 shares outstanding, $0.001 par value, 2,500,000,000 shares authorized | $9.80 |
- See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year Ended February 28, 2010
Investment Income: |
Interest (including income on securities loaned of $316) | $517,320 |
Dividends received from an affiliated issuer (Note 5) | 4,777 |
TOTAL INCOME | 522,097 |
Expenses: |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) | $118,643 |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5) | 190,000 |
Custodian fees | 8,887 |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses | 46,992 |
Directors'/Trustees' fees | 9,690 |
Auditing fees | 23,500 |
Legal fees | 5,645 |
Portfolio accounting fees | 95,496 |
Distribution services fee — Institutional Service Shares (Note 5) | 13,411 |
Shareholder services fee — Institutional Service Shares (Note 5) | 48,774 |
Account administration fee — Institutional Service Shares | 256 |
Share registration costs | 37,166 |
Printing and postage | 22,249 |
Insurance premiums | 4,030 |
Taxes | 1,452 |
Miscellaneous | 26,244 |
TOTAL EXPENSES | 652,435 |
Waivers and Reimbursements (Note 5): |
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee | $(118,643) |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee | (34,703) |
Waiver of distribution services fee-Institutional Service Shares | (13,411) |
Reimbursement of other operating expenses | (346,212) |
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS | $(512,969) |
Net expenses | $139,466 |
Net investment income | 382,631 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Futures Contracts: |
Net realized gain on investments | 237,053 |
Net realized gain on futures contracts | 150,870 |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments | 257,016 |
Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts | 80,822 |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts | 725,761 |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | $1,108,392 |
- See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year Ended February 28 | 2010 | 2009 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
Operations: |
Net investment income | $382,631 | $952,377 |
Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts | 387,923 | 912,403 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and futures contracts | 337,838 | (792,646) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | 1,108,392 | 1,072,134 |
Distributions to Shareholders: |
Distributions from net investment income |
Institutional Shares | (42,802) | (62,917) |
Institutional Service Shares | (370,699) | (1,139,969) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | (413,501) | (1,202,886) |
Share Transactions: |
Proceeds from sale of shares | 1,978,341 | 2,736,715 |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 259,956 | 738,958 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,701,835) | (6,992,953) |
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (2,463,538) | (3,517,280) |
Change in net assets | (1,768,647) | (3,648,032) |
Net Assets: |
Beginning of period | 30,500,473 | 34,148,505 |
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $1,093 and $(12,011), respectively) | $28,731,826 | $30,500,473 |
- See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
February 28, 2010
Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide total return.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
- Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors (the “Directors”).
- Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).
- Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
- Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Directors.
If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
The Directors have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund Annual Shareholder ReportThe Directors also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
- With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
- Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
- Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.
The Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Directors.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities if necessary to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.
With respect to agreements to repurchase U.S. government securities and cash items, the Fund treats the repurchase agreement as an investment in the underlying securities and not as an obligation of the other party to the repurchase agreement. Other repurchase agreements are treated as obligations of the other party secured by the underlying securities. Nevertheless, the insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.
Annual Shareholder ReportInvestment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions of net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that each class may bear certain expenses unique to that class such as account administration, distribution services and shareholder services fees. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.
Premium and Discount Amortization/Paydown Gains and Losses
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities, other than mortgage-backed securities, are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payment of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended February 28, 2010, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of February 28, 2010, tax years 2007 through 2010 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America, the state of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Annual Shareholder ReportFutures Contracts
The Fund purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage cash flows, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.
Dollar-Roll Transactions
The Fund may engage in dollar-roll transactions in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities with a commitment to buy similar (same type, coupon and maturity), but not identical mortgage-backed securities on a future date at a lower price. Normally, one or both securities involved are TBA mortgage-backed securities. The Fund treats dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales. Dollar-rolls are subject to interest rate risks and credit risks.
Securities Lending
The Fund participates in a securities lending program providing for the lending of government securities to qualified brokers. The Fund normally receives cash collateral for securities loaned that is invested in an affiliated money market fund or in short-term securities including repurchase agreements. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 100% of the market value of investments loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Earnings on collateral are allocated between the securities lending agent, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates.
As of February 28, 2010, the Fund had no outstanding securities on loan.
Annual Shareholder ReportFair Value of Derivative Instruments | ||||
Asset | Liability | |||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Fair Value | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 | ||||
Interest rate contracts | Receivable for daily variation margin | $20,773* | — | $ — |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended February 28, 2010
Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures | |
Interest rate contracts | $150,870 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
Futures | |
Interest rate contracts | $80,822 |
Other
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
The following tables summarize capital stock activity:
Year Ended February 28 | 2010 | 2009 | |
Institutional Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 165,288 | $1,602,140 | 128,874 | $1,228,420 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 358 | 3,479 | 1,319 | 12,414 |
Shares redeemed | (46,488) | (450,134) | (93,127) | (870,172) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | 119,158 | $1,155,485 | 37,066 | $370,662 |
Year Ended February 28 | 2010 | 2009 | |
Institutional Service Shares: | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Shares sold | 38,727 | $376,201 | 159,770 | $1,508,295 |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | 26,362 | 256,477 | 77,106 | 726,544 |
Shares redeemed | (437,592) | (4,251,701) | (644,788) | (6,122,781) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (372,503) | $(3,619,023) | (407,912) | $(3,887,942) |
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS | (253,345) | $(2,463,538) | (370,846) | $(3,517,280) |
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due to differing treatments for dollar-roll transactions.
For the year ended February 28, 2010, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Increase (Decrease) | |
Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
$43,974 | $(43,974) |
Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.
The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, was as follows:
2010 | 2009 |
Ordinary income | $413,501 | $1,202,886 |
As of February 28, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,093 |
Net unrealized appreciation | $190,586 |
Capital loss carryforwards | $(2,165,340) |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for transactions in certain securities on loan.
At February 28, 2010, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $28,475,462.The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized appreciation/depreciation resulting from futures contracts was $190,585. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $447,668 and net unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value of $257,083.
Annual Shareholder ReportExpiration Year | Expiration Amount |
2013 | $144,192 |
2014 | $1,357,540 |
2015 | $663,608 |
The Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $357,033 to offset taxable capital gains realized during the year ended February 28, 2010.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company is the Fund's investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund. For the year ended February 28, 2010, the Adviser voluntarily waived $115,862 of its fee and voluntarily reimbursed $346,212 of other operating expenses.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:
Administrative Fee | Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds |
0.150% | on the first $5 billion |
0.125% | on the next $5 billion |
0.100% | on the next $10 billion |
0.075% | on assets in excess of $20 billion |
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended February 28, 2010, FAS waived $34,703 of its fee. The net fee paid to FAS was 0.524% of average daily net assets of the Fund. The Fund is currently being charged the minimum administrative fee; therefore the fee as a percentage of average daily net assets is greater than the amounts presented in the chart above.
Annual Shareholder ReportThe Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at 0.05% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended February 28, 2010, FSC voluntarily waived its entire fee of $13,411. When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares.
Shareholder Services Fee
The Fund may pay fees (Service Fees) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Institutional Shares and Institutional ServiceShares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended February 28, 2010, FSSC received $1,871 of fees paid by the Fund. For the year ended February 28, 2010, the Fund's Institutional Shares did not incur a shareholder services fee.
Expense Limitation
The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund's Institutional Shares and Institutional Service Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.30% and 0.55% (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, through the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) April 30, 2011; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Directors.
General
Certain Officers and Directors of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
Annual Shareholder ReportAffiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended February 28, 2010, the Adviser reimbursed $2,781. Transactions with the affiliated company during the year ended February 28, 2010, were as follows:
Affiliate | Balance of Shares Held 2/28/2009 | Purchases/ Additions | Sales/ Reductions | Balance of Shares Held 2/28/2010 | Value | Dividend Income |
Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares | 4,975,383 | 16,977,548 | 20,931,691 | 1,021,240 | $1,021,240 | $4,777 |
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the year ended February 28, 2010, were as follows:
Purchases | $4,780,635 |
Sales | $ — |
The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of February 28, 2010, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended February 28, 2010, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of February 28, 2010, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended February 28, 2010, the program was not utilized.
Since October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and related entities (collectively, “Federated”), and various Federated funds (Federated Funds) have been named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated without admitting the validity of any claim has reached a preliminary settlement with the Plaintiffs in these cases. Any settlement would have to be approved by the Court. Federated entities have also been named as defendants in several Annual Shareholder ReportManagement has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no events have occurred that require additional disclosure.
Annual Shareholder ReportReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS and board of directors OF FEDERATED INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND, INC.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of February 28, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. at February 28, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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Boston, Massachusetts
April 21, 2010
Annual Shareholder ReportBoard of Directors and Fund Officers
The Board is responsible for managing the Fund's business affairs and for exercising all the Fund's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Board members) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The address of all Independent Board members listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund comprised one portfolio, and the Federated Fund Complex consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 145 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.
Interested DIRECTORS Background
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) |
John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 DIRECTOR Began serving: April 1991 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Complex's Executive Committee. Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Complex; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling. |
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Began serving: September 1999 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd. |
* | Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries. |
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS Background
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
John T. Conroy, Jr., Ph.D. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 DIRECTOR Began serving: November 1991 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida; Assistant Professor in Theology, Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry. Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. Qualifications: Business management and director experience. |
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA Birth Date: September 3, 1939 DIRECTOR Began serving: February 1998 | Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorship Held: Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services). Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience. |
John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 DIRECTOR Began serving: January 1999 | Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College. Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. Qualifications: Business management and director experience. |
Maureen Lally-Green Birth Date: July 5, 1949 DIRECTOR Began serving: August 2009 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Trustee St. Francis University; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Carlow University. Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge. Qualifications: Legal and director experience. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 DIRECTOR Began serving: October 1991 | Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Complex. Other Directorship Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College. Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience. |
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 DIRECTOR Began serving: September 1999 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant. Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology). Qualifications: Banking, business management, public accounting and director experience. |
R. James Nicholson Birth Date: February 4, 1938 DIRECTOR Began serving: January 2008 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Counsel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schrek, P.C.; Former Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Other Directorships Held: Director, Horatio Alger Association; Director, The Daniels Fund. Previous Positions: Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve; Partner, Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw and Harring, P.C.; General Counsel, Colorado Association of Housing and Building; Chairman and CEO, Nicholson Enterprises, Inc. (real estate holding company); Chairman and CEO, Renaissance Homes of Colorado. Qualifications: Legal, government, business management and mutual fund director experience. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications |
Thomas M. O'Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 DIRECTOR Began serving: October 2006 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting). Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College. Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber). Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience. |
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 DIRECTOR Began serving: September 1999 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. Qualifications: Business management and director experience. |
James F. Will Birth Date: October 12, 1938 DIRECTOR Began serving: April 2006 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; formerly, Vice Chancellor and President, Saint Vincent College. Other Directorships Held: Trustee, Saint Vincent College; Alleghany Corporation. Previous Positions: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Armco, Inc.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Cyclops Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Steel Corporation. Qualifications: Business management, education and director experience. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s) |
John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: March 1991 | Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp. |
Richard A. Novak Birth Date: December 25, 1963 TREASURER Began serving: January 2006 | Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co. |
Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE CHAIRMAN Began serving: August 2002 | Principal Occupations: Vice Chairman or Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp. Previous Positions: President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp. |
Brian P. Bouda Birth Date: February 28, 1947 CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: August 2004 | Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Complex; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin. |
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004 | Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. He has been a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Mr. Ostrowski is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Todd A. Abraham Birth Date: February 10, 1966 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 1998 | Principal Occupations: Todd A. Abraham is Vice President of the Fund. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995 , a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997 and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser beginning 2007. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Abraham served as a Portfolio Analyst at Ryland Mortgage Co. from 1992-1993. Mr. Abraham is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola College. |
Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract - May 2009
Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)
The Fund's Board reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract at meetings held in May 2009. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
In this connection, the Federated funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below. The Board considered that evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.
During its review of the contract, the Board considered compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This included the fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services received by the Adviser from brokers that execute Federated fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with a fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant bearing on the Adviser's services and fees. The Board further considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services, and the cost to the Adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit and profit margins of the Adviser and its affiliates for supplying such services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
Annual Shareholder ReportThe Senior Officer reviewed reports compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are highly important in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees.
For the one-year, three-year and five-year periods covered by the report, the Fund's performance was above the median of the relevant peer group.
The Board also received financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discussed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reports regarding the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.
Annual Shareholder ReportThe Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed a report compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive and the Board agreed.
The Senior Officer's evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, compliance, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.
It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the report, the Fund's investment advisory fee was waived in its entirety. The Board reviewed the contractual fee rate and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.
The Senior Officer's evaluation noted his belief that the information and observations contained in his evaluation supported a finding that the proposed management fees are reasonable, and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract. The Board concluded that the nature, quality and scope of services provided the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates were satisfactory.
Annual Shareholder ReportThe Board based its decision to approve the advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
Annual Shareholder ReportVoting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available from Federated's Web site at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the “Products” section of the Web site, click on the “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” link under “Related Information,” then select the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund; or select the name of the Fund and from the Fund's page, click on the “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” link. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's Web site at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on “Portfolio Holdings” under “Related Information,” then selecting the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund; or select the name of the Fund and from the Fund's page, click on the “Portfolio Holdings” link.
Annual Shareholder ReportMutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
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Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 31420H208
Cusip 31420H109
30325 (4/10)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2010 Federated Investors, Inc.
(1) | The aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant, the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; |
(2) | Such services were not recognized by the registrant, the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and |
(3) | Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee of the issuer and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the board of directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee. |
(f) | NA |
(g) | Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant’s investment adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser: |
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 Company and Affiliated Purchasers |
Not Applicable |
Registrant | Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc. |
By | /S/ Richard A. Novak |
Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer | |
Date | April 21, 2010 |
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/ J. Christopher Donahue |
J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer | |
Date | April 21, 2010 |
By | /S/ Richard A. Novak |
Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer | |
Date | April 21, 2010 |