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 number811-03287
New Alternatives Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
150 Broadhollow Road, Suite PH2
Melville, New York 11747
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
David J. Schoenwald, President
New Alternatives Fund, Inc.
150 Broadhollow Road, Suite PH2
Melville, New York 11747
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 631-423-7373
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2009
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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
(NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC. LOGO)
NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE MUTUAL FUND EMPHASIZING
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 2009
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the
Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a
prospectus for the Fund.
THE FUND 150 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York 11747 (800) 423-8383 (631) 423-7373
Shareholder's Services (PNC) PO Box 9794 Providence, RI 02940 (800) 441-6580 (610) 382-7819
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FOR THE YEAR 2009
FUND PERFORMANCE: The Fund advanced 36.61% for the year ended December 31, 2009.
The Net Asset Value started at $31.41 on January 1, 2009 and increased to $42.54
by year end. A net income distribution of $0.37 was paid to shareholders during
the year and there were no capital gain distributions.
The Fund's net assets grew from approximately $184 million at the beginning of
the year to approximately $283 million by year end. The Fund continued to grow
during the year with the number of shares outstanding rising from 5,866,871 to
6,647,611 for a total increase of 13.3%.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE FUND: In the past, the price of oil and natural gas had an
inverse effect on alternative energy companies. When the prices of these fuels
went down, renewable energy sources become too expensive to compete in the
marketplace and investors pulled out of the sector. When oil and gas prices
rose, alternate fuels became more competitive and investors returned. We feel
this effect has diminished somewhat in the last few years as advances in
renewable energy technology narrowed the production cost gap and by the
increasing societal awareness of the hidden costs from environmental damage of
using fossil fuels.
Oil was a little above $40 per barrel at the end of 2008, after plunging from a
mid-year high of about $150. By the end of 2009 it had risen to $80 per barrel.
Natural gas, which started out 2009 near $6 per million BTUs (mmBTU) fluctuated
during the year, but ended up around $5.35/mmBTU. The marked decline in the cost
of oil at the beginning of the year was a factor in the general economic
recovery and we believe its steady rise during 2009 helped the alternative
energy sector gain strength during the last three quarters.
A significant portion of the Fund's portfolio is denominated in the Euro. In
2008, a significant decline in the value of the Euro against the U.S. dollar
compounded the Fund's losses. In 2009, the Euro started out around $1.40,
dropped to $1.25 in March, then rose to $1.50 at the end of October. By the end
of December it had settled back to around $1.43. As the Fund is likely to
continue to hold a large proportion of European stock, the relative valuation of
the Euro and the dollar will affect our overall performance.
The International Global Environmental conference held in Copenhagen in December
was disappointing to many renewable energy supporters who hoped for a stronger
agreement limiting carbon emissions. We believe that the lack of more
affirmative action by the international community for stronger action on climate
change and renewable energy development has slowed financial support for this
sector in general.
2009 began with stock values continuing the declines of 2008. This downward
trend continued until mid-March. At that point credit markets began to loosen
up, a little, economic stimulus funds were distributed and investors purchased
stocks which they felt had reached more reasonable prices. While substantial
economic recovery is seen as a longer term goal, the remainder of 2009 saw a
significant, if uneven, improvement for investment in general and alternative
energy in particular.
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The year ended with generally upbeat sentiment for solar thermal electricity
projects, concern about subsidies for solar photovoltaic (PV) module production
in Germany, a downdraft for wind turbine manufacturers and substantial
competition from China in the manufacture of solar PV devices and wind turbines.
There was also some hope that China would become a market for such equipment as
well as an exporter.
During the course of the year the market price of solar cells and the silicon
used in their manufacture declined precipitously. Late in the year the price of
new wind turbines declined (approximately 20% according to one publication) due
to decreasing demand and increasing competition among manufacturers. The decline
in the price of solar panels and wind turbines may have been good for the
planet, but not so good for investors.
Investment Tax Credit legislation, which extended and expanded financial support
for alternate energy installations, took effect slowly over the year. U.S.
government agencies began to distribute renewable energy "stimulus" funding,
although in a somewhat haphazard fashion. The Obama administration continues to
appear more supportive of clean energy and environmentally progressive policies
than the Bush administration, but has moderated its position to include nuclear
power and "clean coal" as part of its strategy. The U.S. Congress is divided
once again in its consideration of energy legislation. Congress is considering
both a Cap-and-Trade law and a national Renewable Energy Standard which would
mandate that utilities generate a minimum percentage of their electricity from
renewable power sources.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND CHANGES: At year end, approximately 63.2% of the Fund's
net assets were invested in foreign companies and approximately 2.3% of net
assets were held in cash and cash equivalents.
The largest concentration of the Fund's holdings continued to be in companies
whose business related to the production of electricity from wind. The Fund's
managers were more confident about investment in companies producing renewable
power than those which supply the equipment for renewable energy generation.
Competition among renewable energy equipment suppliers tends to reduce the
profitability of the manufacturers, but also benefit their customers. The next
largest areas of concentration were also unchanged from last year: energy
conservation and the distribution of clean water.
ALTERNATE ENERGY:
WIND/HYDRO POWER: More wind generated electricity was added to power grids in
2009 than in any previous year. This was due to the large number of projects
that were already nearing completion when the financial crisis occurred. New
financing for large wind projects, both in Europe and the U.S., became more
difficult and selective as the year progressed. Earlier in 2009 there were
expectations for increased offshore wind development and several large projects
(over 250 megawatts) are actually proceeding in Europe.
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Proposed U.S. installations have been delayed by environmental concerns or
scaled back due to limited financing. Other obstacles facing wind power and
other renewable energy sources are the limitations of existing power
transmission systems, and proximity between suitable locations for projects and
markets where there is a need for electricity. Existing power grids are in need
of serious upgrades to improve reliability and efficiency. If the U.S. is to
move toward a system that relies on a mixture of renewable sources, this
capacity becomes an absolute necessity. China is using the financial strength it
has developed for this purpose, but European, Japanese and the U.S. economies
are not investing heavily in power grid improvements. This is one key reason
that China is able to make greater progress in developing its wind, solar and
hydro power generation capabilities.
The Fund's wind turbine holdings include Vestas Wind Systems (Denmark), Gamesa
Corporacion Tecnologica (Spain), Nordex (Germany) and Acciona (Spain). These
companies face increasing competition in the manufacture of wind turbines from
new entrants in China and Korea, although several of them (Vestas and Gamesa)
are also establishing themselves in the Chinese market. All of these companies
have opened manufacturing sites in the United States and in some cases have
received stimulus grants to support these facilities. At this moment, Vestas is
the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world. In 2009 it installed
turbines with a total generating capacity of 35,000 megawatts (MW), almost
double the capacity of the next manufacturer. Among the top ten manufacturers
Gamesa is third, Nordex is seventh and Acciona is eighth.
Share prices of companies generating electricity using renewables continued to
be mixed, but generally remained stronger than companies which manufactured
equipment for renewable power generation. This was despite the fact that there
was somewhat lower energy demand in European and U.S. markets due to the weak
global economy.
At year end, the largest portion of the Fund's portfolio was invested in shares
of renewable energy power producers including Iberdrola Renovables (Spain), EDP
Renovaveis SA (Spain), EDF Energies Nouvelles SA (France), Acciona, Brookfield
Asset Management (Canada), TrustPower Ltd. (New Zealand), Hafslund ASA (Norway)
and Ormat Technologies. We have a sense that if the world economy came to a halt
and there wasn't another wind turbine or solar cell produced, as long as the
wind kept blowing, the sun kept shining, streams and rivers kept flowing and hot
steam kept coming out of the ground, power producers would survive as long as
they could cover their existing construction debt and their counterparties
remained solvent. EDP Renovaveis was recently awarded a contract to develop one
of the largest offshore wind farms (1.3 Gigawatts) in the world off the coast of
Scotland. The United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind market as it moves to
meet a renewable energy goal of 15.4% by 2015. We eventually sold all the Fund's
shares of Canadian Hydro Developers (Canada) after it was acquired by TransAlta,
a large Canadian utility with a number of coal-fired generating plants.
SOLAR: Solar PV cell related investments were very volatile during the year.
There is an intense multinational competition in PV module production with
credible companies based in China, Taiwan and Korea and western-based (European
and American) companies in foreign locations with relatively lower wages and
costs of doing business. During the course of the year, we bought and sold
shares in several companies, including First Solar, Q-Cells SE (Germany) and
Applied
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Materials. By the end of the year, we kept Kyocera (Japan) and bought MEMC
Electronic Materials and SolarWorld AG (Germany). The characteristics shared by
these companies include more diversified product lines and wider geographic
manufacturing facilities.
Our solar thermal investments, which include Solar Millennium (Germany), Abengoa
(Spain), and Acciona, have regained much of their former value and continue to
develop and operate new facilities.
GEOTHERMAL: Our two companies in this sector-Ormat Technologies and WFI
Industries (Canada)-have continued to be consistently profitable and their share
prices have climbed at a slow, but steady pace. WFI, also known as WaterFurnance
International, is a leading manufacturer and installer of small geothermal
systems for homes and businesses. WFI recently announced a program under the
provisions of the economic stimulus package offering rebates for homeowners who
install or upgrade geothermal equipment. In addition to grants ranging from
$1-2,000 for this work, the stimulus provisions provide people with state and
local tax incentives. Ormat, which has built and operates utility scale
geothermal generating plants in the U.S., Guatemala, Nicaragua and Kenya, was
awarded a contract to explore potential sites for generating facilities in Chile
which is believed to have significant geothermal resources.
BIO-FUEL: Abengoa continues as the only bio-fuel related company in the Fund's
portfolio in this difficult sector. This is a profitable company which is also
involved in developing solar thermal projects and international water projects.
Ethanol and bio-fuel companies almost completely faded from existence during the
financial upheaval as the technology did not seem to be panning out as
anticipated. There have been some recent positive signs for a renewal of this
fuel source, but we remain cautious about further exposure in this area.
OCEAN & MARINE ENERGY: EDF Energies Nouvelles has been named to develop the
first tidal energy generation facility off the coast of the United Kingdom. The
"tidal farm" will use SeaGen turbines, one of the first utility scale tidal
stream generation systems. We still do not see any public companies devoted to
developing tidal and wave power systems that we believe would be secure
investments at this moment. If several more of these ocean power generating
stations can be brought on line and operated successfully, we may see public
offerings emerge from the privately held companies that presently exist. We will
keep watching for opportunities in this area.
ENERGY CONSERVATION/EFFICIENCY/POWER TRANSMISSION: The Fund now holds shares of
nine companies (approximately 13.5% of net assets) that manufacture energy
conservation materials or develop and install energy efficiency systems. This
sector continues to hold great promise as most analysts still feel that the
fastest and most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate
climate change is through energy efficiency and conservation. Conversely, the
economic crisis, including the collapse of real estate values and development,
has cut down electric usage, brought new building construction to a standstill
and continues to restrict credit availability.
After a very sluggish performance in the early part of 2009, several of these
companies made substantial gains in price. Examples include: Philips Electronics
(Netherlands), which makes
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energy efficient lighting; Owens Corning, which manufactures insulation
materials; Schneider Electric SA (France) and Telvent GIT (Spain), which develop
and install energy management systems. Others have continued to be reasonably
profitable in their operations, but have not seen much (if any) increase in
their share prices. Such companies include: Eaga PLC (United Kingdom), which
installs home energy efficiency systems and manages a government program to help
people reduce their energy bills through conservation; Itron, Inc., which
produces electric, gas and water metering systems; and Stantec (Canada), an
architecture firm that designs energy efficient buildings.
We include in this sector two other U.S. companies--Quanta Services and ITC
Holdings Corp. These companies install power lines and manage power grid
systems. The development of an upgraded and more efficient "smart grid" is
considered a necessity to a future system which incorporates renewable energy as
its major generating source, but it is one area that has proved to be the most
problematic.
Getting power from the areas where it can be most reliably and economically
generated by wind, solar power, hydro, etc. to where it is needed will require
new power lines in many areas. The siting of these systems remains in the
control of local and state authorities who frequently resist new utility
construction. The Supreme Court recently ruled against the federal government,
in the form of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), taking priority
over local authorities in controlling this process. As long as the situation
exists where creation of a new power transmission system is subject to a complex
and decentralized set of rules and regulations, it will be difficult and more
expensive to improve this aspect of the "power puzzle." Quanta and ITC are
relatively small companies and are reasonably profitable, but continue to be
limited in their growth potential until the economy recovers to a greater
extent.
NATURAL GAS UTILITIES: We maintained our investment in natural gas distribution
and utility companies to provide some stability and regular income to the Fund.
In some cases, these types of investments replaced short-term U.S. Treasury
Bills as a component of our portfolio. In addition to maintaining our positions
in South Jersey Industries and Northwest Natural Gas, we added Atmos Energy
Corp. to our portfolio this year. All of these companies integrate energy
conservation programs into their utility services. South Jersey Industries is
included in the KLD Global Climate 100 Index of companies promoting practices to
address climate change.
WATER/RECYCLING: Our water-related and recycling companies changed very little
during the year. We added one water utility, Aqua America, and early in the year
sold Gorman-Rupp Co., a producer of water filter and pumping equipment, and
Commercial Metals Co., a recycling firm. We added shares of American Water Works
and CIA SaneamentoBasico (Brazil), two water utilities, because they provide
regular dividends.
NATURAL FOOD: At year's end we did not have any natural food stocks in the Fund.
After selling our shares of Whole Foods in the third quarter, we not did find
another company in this sector that we felt would be a good purchase. We
continue to look for a strong investment in natural foods.
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CASH AND TREASURY HOLDINGS: We ended the year with approximately 2.3% of net
assets in cash. We owned no short-term U.S. Treasury Bills because the interest
rates were nominal.
Income from Dividends and Interest/Expenses: Investment dividend income
increased in 2009 but interest income decreased substantially. Interest income
decreased by $307,015 or 98.5%, and dividend income (net of any foreign taxes)
increased by $819,652 or 21.2%. The Fund's net ordinary investment income
dividend increased from $0.18 to $0.37 per share this year.
The Fund's cost of operations decreased even though the number of shareholder
accounts and the net assets grew during the year. The amounts paid to the
investment advisor, Accrued Equities Inc. (the "Advisor"), and PNC Global
Investment Servicing ("PNC") (the Fund's accounting agent, transfer agent,
custodian and administrator) are largely based on net assets. The Fund's net
assets were higher during the first half of 2008 and then declined rapidly
through the end of that year. While the net assets recovered substantially in
2009, they did not reach the top level at the beginning of the previous year.
Although PNC, in its role as transfer agent, bases fees on the additional number
of shareholder accounts established during the year, they reduced their overall
expenses for the year. The amount paid to independent counsel and to independent
directors also decreased. Total Fund expenses decreased by $466,308 or 16.8%.
The Fund's operating expense ratio decreased from 1.09% in 2008 to 1.02% in
2009.
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAIN/LOSS: The Fund did not have or distribute
any net realized capital gains during 2009. The Fund ended the year with net
unrealized gains of approximately $16.4 million.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND REGULATORY: Seven of the Fund's Directors (four of whom
are considered "Independent") were re-elected by shareholders at the annual
meeting held on September 25, 2009. The Board held a meeting immediately
following the annual meeting at which it elected a new Independent Director,
Jeffrey E. Perlman, to serve until the next regular annual meeting. Mr. Perlman,
a long-time shareholder, is the founder and President of BrightPower, an energy
efficiency consulting firm. He has a physics degree from Yale University, is a
LEED certified environmental designer and a Certified Energy Manager. David
Schoenwald will continue as President, Treasurer and Chairperson of the Board,
Sharon Reier as Vice-Chairperson, Maurice Schoenwald as Vice-President and
Secretary, and Murray Rosenblith as Assistant Secretary. Joseph Don Angelo
continues to serve as the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer.
The Fund's Directors re-approved the investment advisory agreement with the
Advisor, Accrued Equities, at the annual Directors meeting on June 25, 2009. The
factors considered by the Directors included the Advisor's independent and
purchased research, familiarity and experience with the Fund's area of
concentration and the Fund's reasonable expense ratio given its small size. Also
considered were the Advisor's efforts in coordinating relationships with outside
service providers in the areas of transfer agency, fund accounting, custodial
services and auditing, as well as efforts to obtain reasonable rates for
commissions on trading of the Fund's portfolio securities. The Directors also
considered the Advisor's efforts to maintain good relations and communications
with Fund
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shareholders and its efforts to comply with changing securities regulations.
Fund director Murray Rosenblith joined Maurice and David Schoenwald on the
Accrued Equities staff in January. He recently passed all of the required
licensing exams and is taking a greater role in the expanding work of managing
the Fund. Adam Schoenwald, David's son, joined the Accrued Equities staff in
2009. Adam, who graduated college in December 2008 with an engineering degree,
is upgrading and expanding office technology and information systems.
STRATEGY: The Fund's strategy remains unchanged. We continue to seek long-term
appreciation by investing in companies that are reasonably valued, operate in a
socially responsible manner and promote the Fund's focus on clean, renewable
energy and protecting our environment.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND GROWTH OF $10,000 VS. THE S&P 500(R) INDEX AND THE RUSSELL
2000(R) INDEX
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
Russell
New Alt Fund-No Load New Alt Fund-Load S&P Value 2000
-------------------- ----------------- --------- -------
December 31 1999 10000 9526 10000 10000
December 31 2000 16459.7 14936.4 9091.27 9696.99
December 31 2001 14414.8 13080.7 8010.59 9938.24
December 31 2002 10156.6 9216.58 6240.24 7903.27
December 31 2003 12544.6 11383.6 8030.61 11637.6
December 31 2004 14215.6 12900 8903.8 13769.8
December 31 2005 15485.8 14052.6 9339.32 14398
December 31 2006 20723.7 18805.8 10815.4 17039.6
December 31 2007 27672.6 25111.5 11409.7 16776.2
December 31 2008 15258.5 13846.3 7188.25 11106.5
December 31 2009 19223 18309 9090.52 14125.9
PERFORMANCE QUOTED REPRESENTS PAST PERFORMANCE AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE
RESULTS. INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT SHARES,
WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST. CURRENT
PERFORMANCE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER THAN THAT SHOWN HERE. THE PERFORMANCE QUOTED
REFLECTS A DEDUCTION FOR THE MAXIMUM FRONT-END SALES CHARGE OF 4.75%.
PERFORMANCE DATA CURRENT TO THE MOST RECENT MONTH-END MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
800-423-8383. THE GRAPH AND TABLE DO NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES THAT A
SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES.
The Fund's total annual operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus
are 1.09%*.
The S&P 500(R) and the RusselL 2000(R) indices are unmanaged stock market
indices and do not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management oR
transaction expenses. You cannot invest directly in these indices.
* Per prospectus. The expense ratio presented above may vary from the expense
ratio presented in other sections of this report which is based on expenses
incurred during the period covered by this report.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLE
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction
costs such as the sales charge; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees
and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you 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.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the
period shown (July 1, 2009) and held for the entire six months ended December
31, 2009.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account
values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together
with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid 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 line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Six Months
Ended December 31, 2009" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account
during this period.
Note: The Fund's Transfer Agent, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.), Inc.
charges an annual IRA maintenance fee of $15 for IRA accounts. That fee is not
reflected in the accompanying table.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line 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. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not
be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for
the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of
investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical
example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports
of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your
ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as the sales
charge, redemption fees or exchange fees. The Fund does not charge any
redemption fees or exchange fees, but these may be present in other funds to
which you compare the Fund. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in
comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total
costs of owning different funds. In addition, if transactional costs were
included, your costs would have been higher.
NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
Beginning Ending Expenses Paid During
Account Value Account Value Six Months Ended
July 1, 2009 December 31, 2009 December 31, 2009*
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Actual $1,000.00 $1,176.00 $5.10
Hypothetical
(assumes 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.46 $4.75
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the six-month
period of 0.93%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by the number of days (184) in the most recent fiscal half year,
then divided by the days in the year (365) to reflect the half year period.
The Fund's ending account value on the first line in the table is based on
its actual total return of 17.60% for the six-month period of July 1, 2009
to December 31, 2009.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
% OF NET
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION ASSETS VALUE
- ---------------------- -------- ------------
Alternate Energy:
Renewable Energy Power Producers & Developers 28.4% $ 80,253,671
Wind Turbines 9.2 26,176,195
Geothermal 4.7 13,213,644
Energy Storage 2.9 8,259,447
Water:
Water Utilities 14.1 39,852,750
Water Related 1.2 3,351,948
Energy Conservation 13.9 39,371,284
Natural Gas Distribution 13.5 38,244,000
Solar:
Solar Thermal 4.5 12,683,315
Solar Photovoltaic 1.9 5,564,472
Electric Transmission 2.6 7,293,000
Recycling 0.7 1,950,000
Certificates of Deposit 0.2 500,000
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 2.2 6,091,336
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100.0% $282,805,062
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TOP TEN COMMON STOCK PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
% OF NET
NAME ASSETS
- ---- --------
Schneider Electric SA (France) ................. 5.2%
Abengoa (Spain) ................................ 5.2
American Water Works Co., Inc. ................. 5.0
EDP Renovaveis SA (Spain) ...................... 4.9
South Jersey Industries, Inc. .................. 4.7
Aqua America, Inc. ............................. 4.6
Vestas Wind Systems (Denmark) .................. 4.6
Iberdrola Renovables (Spain) ................... 4.6
Acciona (Spain) ................................ 4.6
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA (France) ............. 4.6
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Total Top Ten ............................... 48.0%
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
SHARES VALUE
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COMMON STOCKS -- 97.6%
ALTERNATE ENERGY -- 45.2%
RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER PRODUCERS & DEVELOPERS -- 28.4%
Abengoa (Spain) 450,000 $ 14,579,182
Acciona (Spain) 100,000 13,059,621
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (Canada) 250,000 5,545,000
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA (France) 250,000 12,905,515
EDP Renovaveis SA (Spain)* 1,450,000 13,781,413
Electrificaciones del Norte (Spain) 100,000 1,632,811
Hafslund ASA, Class A (Norway) 250,000 3,011,762
Iberdrola Renovables (Spain) 2,750,000 13,088,292
TrustPower Ltd. (New Zealand) 500,000 2,650,075
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80,253,671
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WIND TURBINES -- 9.2%
Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica (Spain) 750,000 12,670,771
Nordex AG (Germany)* 25,000 375,590
Vestas Wind Systems (Denmark)* 215,000 13,129,834
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26,176,195
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GEOTHERMAL -- 4.7%
Ormat Technologies, Inc. 300,000 11,352,000
WFI Industries Ltd. (Canada) 75,000 1,861,644
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13,213,644
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ENERGY STORAGE -- 2.9%
NGK Insulators Ltd. (Japan) 50,000 1,084,447
Panasonic Corp. (Japan) ADR 500,000 7,175,000
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8,259,447
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TOTAL ALTERNATE ENERGY 127,902,957
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WATER -- 15.3%
WATER UTILITIES -- 14.1%
American Water Works Co., Inc. 625,000 14,006,250
Aqua America, Inc. 750,000 13,132,500
CIA SaneamentoBasico (Brazil) ADR 325,000 12,714,000
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39,852,750
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2009
SHARES VALUE
----------- ------------
WATER RELATED -- 1.2%
Badger Meter, Inc. 30,000 $ 1,194,600
Befesa Medio Ambiente (Spain)* 30,200 641,172
Hyflux Ltd. (Singapore) 600,000 1,516,176
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3,351,948
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TOTAL WATER 43,204,698
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ENERGY CONSERVATION -- 13.9%
Eaga PLC (United Kingdom) 275,000 637,841
Itron, Inc.* 25,000 1,689,250
Koninklijke Philips Electronics (Netherlands) 250,000 7,360,000
Owens Corning, Inc.* 350,000 8,974,000
Schneider Electric SA (France) 125,000 14,654,443
Stantec, Inc. (Canada)* 75,000 2,157,750
Telvent GIT (Spain) 100,000 3,898,000
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39,371,284
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NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION -- 13.5%
Atmos Energy Corp. 425,000 12,495,000
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 275,000 12,386,000
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 350,000 13,363,000
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38,244,000
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SOLAR -- 6.4%
SOLAR THERMAL -- 4.5%
Solar Millennium (Germany)* 250,000 12,683,315
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC -- 1.9%
Kyocera Corp. (Japan) ADR 25,000 2,213,750
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.* 125,000 1,702,500
Solarworld AG (Germany) 75,000 1,648,222
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5,564,472
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TOTAL SOLAR 18,247,787
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ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION -- 2.6%
ITC Holdings Corp. 100,000 5,209,000
Quanta Services, Inc.* 100,000 2,084,000
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7,293,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)
DECEMBER 31, 2009
SHARES VALUE
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RECYCLING -- 0.7%
Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia) SP ADR 100,000 $ 1,950,000
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $259,839,593) 276,213,726
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PAR
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CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT -- 0.2%
SOCIALLY CONCERNED BANKS -- 0.2%
Alternatives Federal Credit Union 0.34% due 01/31/10 $ 100,000 100,000
Carver Federal Savings Bank 0.01% due 12/23/10 100,000 100,000
South Shore Bank 0.25% due 01/18/10 100,000 100,000
Chittenden Bank 1.09% due 12/03/10 100,000 100,000
Self-Help Credit Union 0.27% due 02/10/10 100,000 100,000
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TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (COST $500,000) 500,000
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (COST $260,339,593) -- 97.8% 276,713,726
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities -- 2.2% 6,091,336
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NET ASSETS -- 100.0% $282,805,062
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* Non-income producing security
ADR -American Depositary Receipt
SP ADR -Sponsored American Depositary Receipts
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 2009
ASSETS
Investment securities at fair value (cost: $260,339,593) (Note 2A) ..... $ 276,713,726
Cash ................................................................... 6,895,575
Receivables:
Capital stock subscribed ............................................ 1,174,754
Dividends ........................................................... 472,000
Tax reclaims ........................................................ 27,047
Interest ............................................................ 348
Prepaid insurance ...................................................... 12,394
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Total Assets ........................................................... 285,295,844
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LIABILITIES
Payables:
Investment securities purchased ..................................... 848,316
Capital stock reacquired ............................................ 798,458
Management fees ..................................................... 119,400
Distributions ....................................................... 566,865
Accrued expenses and other liabilities .............................. 157,743
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Total Liabilities ...................................................... 2,490,782
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NET ASSETS ............................................................. $ 282,805,062
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS
Net capital paid in shares of capital stock ............................ $ 295,979,183
Overdistribution of net investment income .............................. (3,670)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments ........................... (29,545,187)
Net unrealized depreciation of translation of other assets and
liabilities in foreign currency ..................................... 603
Net unrealized appreciation on investments ............................. 16,374,133
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NET ASSETS ............................................................. $ 282,805,062
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Net asset value and redemption price per share
($282,805,062/6,647,611 shares of outstanding capital stock,
40 million shares authorized with a par value of $0.01 per share) ... $ 42.54
=============
Maximum offering price per share (100/95.25 of $42.54) ................. $ 44.66
=============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends (net of $467,804 foreign taxes withheld) ..................... $ 4,686,391
Interest ............................................................... 4,639
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Total Investment Income ................................................ 4,691,030
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EXPENSES:
Management fee (Note 4) ................................................ 1,165,518
Transfer agent fees .................................................... 472,537
Administration and accounting fees ..................................... 236,879
Custodian fees ......................................................... 138,145
Postage and printing fees .............................................. 94,105
Registration fees ...................................................... 53,833
Compliance service fees ................................................ 42,000
Legal fees ............................................................. 38,446
Audit fees ............................................................. 20,499
Directors' fees (Note 5) ............................................... 16,800
Insurance fees ......................................................... 16,523
Other expenses ......................................................... 5,911
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Total Expenses ......................................................... 2,301,196
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME .................................................. 2,389,834
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN
CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS:
REALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED
TRANSACTIONS (NOTES 2B & 6):
Net realized loss from investments ..................................... (9,065,497)
Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions ................... 48,908
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Net Realized Loss ...................................................... (9,016,589)
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NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) OF INVESTMENTS AND
FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS:
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments .... 78,638,035
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency
translations ........................................................ 1,633
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) ................... 78,639,668
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency
Related Transactions ................................................ 69,623,079
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ................... $72,012,913
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE FOR THE
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2009 DECEMBER 31, 2008
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
Net investment income .................................................. $ 2,389,834 $ 1,410,889
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency
transactions ........................................................ (9,016,589) (19,650,921)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and
foreign currency translations ....................................... 78,639,668 (134,754,806)
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Net increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from operations .......... 72,012,913 (152,994,838)
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
Dividends from net investment income ................................... (2,442,455) (1,056,197)
------------ -------------
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders ...................... (2,442,455) (1,056,197)
------------ -------------
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Net increase from capital transactions (Note 3) ........................ 28,977,130 36,658,750
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TOTAL INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS ................................ 98,547,588 (117,392,285)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of the year .................................................. 184,257,474 301,649,759
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END OF THE YEAR* ....................................................... $282,805,062 $ 184,257,474
============ =============
* Includes (overdistributed)/undistributed net investment income of ($3,670)
and $43 for the years ended 12/31/2009 and 12/31/2008, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
STATEMENT OF PER SHARE INCOME AND CAPITAL CHANGES
FOR A SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR
For the Years Ended December 31,
---------------------------------------------------------------
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net asset value at beginning of year $ 31.41 $ 57.28 $ 43.91 $ 34.46 $ 33.48
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INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
Net investment income 0.36 0.24 0.34 0.18 0.18
Net realized & unrealized gain/(loss) on investments 11.14 (25.93) 14.39 11.47 2.81
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total from investment operations 11.50 (25.69) 14.73 11.65 2.99
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DISTRIBUTIONS
From net investment income (0.37) (0.18) (0.34) (0.18) (0.18)
From net realized gain on investments -- -- (1.02) (2.02) (1.83)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total distributions (0.37) (0.18) (1.36) (2.20) (2.01)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net asset value at end of year $ 42.54 $ 31.41 $ 57.28 $ 43.91 $ 34.46
========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Total return
(Sales load not reflected) 36.61% (44.85)% 33.53% 33.83% 8.94%
Net assets, end of the year (in thousands) $ 282,805 $ 184,257 $ 301,650 $ 117,035 $ 64,765
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets 1.02% 1.09% 0.95% 1.25% 1.28%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 1.06% 0.56% 0.82% 0.51% 0.65%
Portfolio turnover 33.94% 25.67% 14.24% 39.83% 52.09%
Number of shares outstanding at end of the year 6,647,611 5,866,871 5,266,358 2,665,296 1,879,695
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
1) ORGANIZATION - New Alternatives Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") was incorporated
under the laws of the State of New York on January 17, 1978 and is registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an
open-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on
September 3, 1982. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term
capital appreciation by investing in common stocks in a wide range of industries
that are oriented to a clean and sustainable environment with a special interest
in alternative energy. The Fund concentrates at least 25% of its total assets in
common stocks of companies which have an interest in alternative energy. The
Fund invests in equity securities of both U.S. and foreign companies. There is
no limitation on the percentage of assets invested in the U.S. or abroad.
2) ACCOUNTING POLICIES - The following is a summary of significant accounting
policies followed by the Fund.
A. PORTFOLIO VALUATION - The Fund's net asset value ("NAV") is calculated
once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE
is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued based on the official
closing price or the last reported sale price on a national securities
exchange or on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic
Quotation System ("NASDAQ") market system where they are primarily traded,
as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued.
That is normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. If there were no sales on that day
or the securities are traded on other over-the-counter markets, the mean of
the last bid and asked prices prior to the market close is used. Short-term
debt securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are
amortized based on their cost.
Non-U.S. equity securities are valued based on their most recent closing
market prices on their primary market and are translated from the local
currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates on the day of
valuation.
If the market price of a security held by the Fund is unavailable at the
time the Fund prices its shares at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Fund will
use the "fair value" of such security as determined in good faith by the
Advisor under methods established by and under the general supervision of
the Fund's Board of Directors. The Fund may use fair value pricing if the
value of a security it holds has been materially affected by events
occurring before the Fund's pricing time but after the close of the primary
markets or exchange on which the security is traded. This most commonly
occurs with foreign securities, but may occur in other cases as well. The
Fund does not invest in unlisted securities.
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The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the
Fund's net assets are summarized into three levels as described in the
hierarchy below:
- Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to
access.
- Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level
1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted
prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market,
prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment
speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar
data.
- Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the
extent relevant observable inputs are not available,
representing the Fund's own assumptions about the
assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the
asset or liability, and would be based on the best
information available.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily
an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2009, in
valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
LEVEL 2 -
TOTAL OTHER LEVEL 3 -
VALUE AT LEVEL 1 - SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT
DECEMBER 31, QUOTED OBSERVABLE UNOBSERVABLE
2009 PRICES INPUTS INPUTS
------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:
Common Stocks* ........... $276,213,726 $276,213,726 $ -- $--
Certificates of Deposit .. 500,000 -- 500,000 --
------------ ------------ -------- ---
Total ................. $276,713,726 $276,213,726 $500,000 $--
============ ============ ======== ===
* See Schedule of Investments for sector diversification.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund held no securities which
measured their fair value using Level 3 inputs.
B. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - Investment securities and other assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S.
dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment
securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies
are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such
transactions. If foreign currency translations are not available, the
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foreign exchange rate(s) will be valued at fair market value using
procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations
resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the
fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such
fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss
from investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of
foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and
settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the
amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on
the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually
received or paid.
Foreign Securities -- There are certain risks resulting from investing in
foreign securities in addition to the usual risks inherent in domestic
investments. Such risks include future political, economic and currency
exchange developments including investment restrictions and changes in
foreign laws.
C. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME - Security
transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date order to buy or sell
is executed). The cost of investments sold is determined by use of a first
in, first out basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in
determining realized gains and losses on investments.
D. INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSE RECOGNITION - Dividend income is recorded
as of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including
amortization/accretion of premium and discount, is accrued daily. Expenses
are accrued on a daily basis.
E. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - Dividends from net
investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if
any, will be declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and
recorded on ex-date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may
differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
F. U.S. TAX STATUS - No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is
the Fund's intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable
to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to
its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income
and excise taxes.
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G. USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
H. OTHER - In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into
contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum
exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made
against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated;
however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is
considered remote.
I. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT - In January 2010, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No.
2010-06 "Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements." ASU No.
2010-06 amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures, to require additional disclosures regarding
fair value measurements. Certain disclosures required by ASU No. 2010-06
are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2009, and other required disclosures are effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within
those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No.
2010-06 will have on its financial statement disclosures.
3) CAPITAL STOCK - There are 40,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value capital stock
authorized. On December 31, 2009, there were 6,647,611 shares outstanding.
Aggregate paid-in capital including reinvestment of dividends was $295,979,183.
Transactions in capital stock were as follows:
FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2009 DECEMBER 31, 2008
----------------------- -------------------------
Shares Amount Shares Amount
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------
Capital stock sold 1,608,858 $58,541,603 2,474,760 $113,180,488
Reinvestment of distributions 44,111 1,876,247 26,295 833,242
Redemptions (872,229) (31,440,720) (1,900,542) (77,354,980)
--------- ----------- ---------- ------------
Net Increase 780,740 $28,977,130 600,513 $ 36,658,750
========= =========== ========== ============
4) MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - Accrued Equities,
Inc. ("Accrued Equities"), an SEC registered investment advisor and
broker-dealer, serves as investment advisor to the Fund pursuant to an
Investment Management and Advisory Agreement, as amended, and as the
co-distributor of the Fund's shares. For it's investment advisory services, the
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Fund pays Accrued Equities an annual management fee of 1.00% of the first $10
million of average net assets; 0.75% of the next $20 million of average net
assets; 0.50% for average net assets more than $30 million and less than $100
million; and 0.45% for average net assets more than $100 million. The annualized
expense ratio for the year ended December 31, 2009 was 1.02%. The Fund pays no
remuneration to its directors, David J. Schoenwald, Maurice L. Schoenwald and
Murray D. Rosenblith, who are also officers or employees of Accrued Equities.
PFPC Distributors, Inc. ("PFPC Distributors") serves as the principal
underwriter of the Fund's shares. PFPC Distributors has entered into a
Sub-Distribution Agreement with Accrued Equities. The Fund charges a maximum
front-end sales charge of 4.75% on most new sales. Of this amount, PFPC
Distributors and Accrued Equities retain the net underwriter commission and pay
out the remaining sales commission to other brokers who actually sell new
shares. Their share of the sales commission may vary. The aggregate underwriter
commissions on all sales of Fund shares during the year ended December 31, 2009
was $172,828, and the amount retained by Accrued Equities and PFPC Distributors
was $115,219 and $57,609, respectively. PFPC Distributors and Accrued Equities
are also entitled to receive sales commissions for the sale of Fund shares. For
the year ended December 31, 2009, Accrued Equities and PFPC Distributors
received $102,670 and $22,743 in sales commissions, respectively, for the sale
of Fund shares. PFPC Distributors is a registered broker-dealer affiliated with
PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., the Fund's administrator, transfer
agent and fund accounting agent.
5) DIRECTORS' FEES - For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund paid
directors' fees and out of pocket expenses of $16,800 to its Directors who are
not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act
(the "Independent Directors").
Each Independent Director receives an annual fee of $3,500 for their services as
Independent Directors of the Fund. As Vice Chairperson of the Fund's Board of
Directors, Sharon Reier receives an additional annual fee of $1,000. Each member
of the Audit Committee receives an additional $500 annual fee and Preston V.
Pumphrey, Chairperson of the Audit Committee, receives an additional annual fee
of $500. The Independent Directors also receive reimbursement of "coach" travel
expenses to attend Board Meetings. The Directors and Officers of the Fund who
are officers and employees of the Advisor do not receive compensation from the
Fund for their services and are paid for their services by the Advisor. The
Fund's Chief Compliance Officer is not an officer or employee of the Advisor and
is compensated directly by the Fund for his services.
6) PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES - For the year ended December 31, 2009, the
aggregate cost of securities purchased totaled $102,732,595. Net realized gains
(losses) were computed on a first in, first out basis. The amount realized on
sales of securities for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $73,886,981.
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7) FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION - At December 31, 2009, the federal tax basis
cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities
held by the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments for tax purposes $261,021,229
------------
Gross tax unrealized appreciation $ 26,598,115
Gross tax unrealized depreciation (10,905,618)
------------
Net unrealized appreciation on investments $ 15,692,497
============
The tax character of distributions paid during 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
Distribution paid from: 2009 2008
- ----------------------- ---------- ----------
Ordinary Income $2,442,455 $1,056,197
Long-term Capital Gain -- --
---------- ----------
$2,442,455 $1,056,197
========== ==========
For federal income tax purposes, distributions from net investment income and
short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends.
The following permanent differences as of December 31, 2009, attributable to
transactions involving foreign securities and currencies, were reclassified to
the following accounts:
Accumulated Net Realized Loss $(48,908)
Undistributed Net Investment Income 48,908
As of December 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis
were as follows:
Overdistribution of Ordinary Income $ (3,670)
Undistributed Capital Gains/(Capital Loss Carryforward) (28,863,551)
** Net Unrealized Appreciation on
Investments and Currencies 15,693,100
------------
$(13,174,121)
============
** The primary difference between distributable earnings on a book and tax
basis is due to wash sales.
As of December 31, 2009, the Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $28,863,551
which can be used to offset future capital gains. The capital loss carryforward
will expire December 31, 2016 ($20,468,433) and December 31, 2017 ($8,395,118)
if not utilized by future capital gains.
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Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax
returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years), and has
concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's
financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax
returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not
expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state
departments of revenue.
8) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent
events on the Fund through February 22, 2010, the date the financial statements
were available to be issued, and has determined that there was the following
subsequent event:
On February 2, 2010, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ("PNC") entered into
a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") with The Bank of New
York Mellon Corporation ("BNY Mellon"). Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, which has been approved by
the board of directors of each company, PNC will sell to BNY Mellon (the "Stock
Sale") 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of PNC Global Investment
Servicing Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of PNC ("GIS").
The Stock Sale includes PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. and PFPC
Distributors, Inc. and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010.
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(BBD LOGO)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of New
Alternatives Fund, Inc., including the schedule of investments, as of December
31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and
the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year
period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the
three year 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. The financial highlights for each of the years in the two
year period ended December 31, 2006 were audited by other auditors whose report
dated February 20, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial
highlights.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2009 by correspondence with
the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. 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 New
Alternatives Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations
for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in
the two year period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the
years in the three year period then ended, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(BBD, LLP)
BBD, LLP
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
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OTHER INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
1) PROXY VOTING - The Fund has proxy voting policies which are available: (1)
without charge, upon request by calling the Fund at 800-423-8383 and (2) on the
SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted
proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available on
form N-PX: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 800-423-8383
and (2) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
2) QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES - The Fund files a complete schedule of
portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal
year (quarters ended March 31 and September 30) on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form
N-Q's are available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed
and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on
the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.
3) SHAREHOLDER MEETING INFORMATION - The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
Fund (the "Meeting") was held on September 25, 2009 pursuant to notice given to
all shareholders of record at the close of business on August 3, 2009. The only
matter proposed for consideration at the Meeting was the election of seven
Directors. All of the Directors on the ballot were approved by the shareholders
of the Fund in the manner required by the Fund's by-laws and the 1940 Act. The
name of each Director elected at the Meeting is listed below.
Proposal: To elect seven Directors to serve for the ensuing year.
For Withhold
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Maurice L. Schoenwald 4,608,732.95 143,078.05
David J. Schoenwald 4,615,514.13 136,296.87
Murray D. Rosenblith 4,616,247.90 135,563.10
Sharon Reier 4,632,242.21 119,568.79
Preston V. Pumphrey 4,618,972.02 132,838.98
Susan Hickey 4,632,412.60 119,398.40
Jonathan D. Beard 4,636,772.36 115,038.64
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NEW ALTERNATIVES FUND, INC.
SHAREHOLDER TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the following dividends and
distributions per share were paid by the Fund:
Ordinary Income $0.37
Long-Term Capital Gains --
The Fund paid foreign taxes of $413,731 and recognized foreign source income of
$1,608,749. Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund will
elect to pass these foreign taxes through to shareholders as a foreign tax
credit and designates such amounts as having been paid in connection with
dividends distributed from investment taxable income during the year ended
December 31, 2009.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, certain dividends may be subject to a
maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2003. For individual shareholders, 100% of their ordinary
income dividends for the Fund qualify for the maximum tax rate of 15%. Complete
information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your Form
1099-DIV.
For corporate shareholders, 73.75% of the ordinary income dividends qualify for
the dividends received deduction.
Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the
tax consequences of their investments in the Fund.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND - Information pertaining to the Directors and Officers of
the Fund is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes
additional information about the Directors and is available without charge, upon
request, by calling the Fund at 800-423-8383 or by visiting our website at
www.newalternativesfund.com. The mailing address for the Directors and Officers
of the Fund is c/o New Alternative Funds, Inc., 150 Broadhollow Road, Suite PH2,
Melville, New York 11747.
DIRECTORS
NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX OTHER
POSITION(S) TERM OF PRINCIPAL TO BE DIRECTORSHIPS
NAME, ADDRESS AND HELD WITH OFFICE AND LENGTH OCCUPATION(S) DURING OVERSEEN BY HELD BY
DATE OF BIRTH THE FUND OF TIME SERVED (1) THE PAST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR (2) DIRECTOR (3)
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INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Maurice L. Schoenwald* Founder, 1982 to present Founder and Director, Accrued 1 None
Longboat Key, FL Director, Vice Equities, Inc.**; Formerly,
Age: 89 President and Chairperson of the Board of the Fund
Secretary (1982-2008).
David J. Schoenwald* Founder, 1982 to present; President and Treasurer, Accrued 1 None
Huntington Bay, NY Director, Chairperson 2008 Equities, Inc.**
Age: 60 President, to present
Treasurer and
Chairperson of
the Board
Murray D. Rosenblith* Director, 2003 to present; Manager, Accrued Equities, Inc. (2008 1 None
Brooklyn, NY Assistant Assistant to present); Formerly, Executive
Age: 58 Secretary Secretary Director, A.J. Muste Memorial
2009 to present Institute, an organization concerned
with exploration of the link between
non-violence and social change (1985
to 2008).
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NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX OTHER
POSITION(S) TERM OF PRINCIPAL TO BE DIRECTORSHIPS
NAME, ADDRESS AND HELD WITH OFFICE AND LENGTH OCCUPATION(S) DURING OVERSEEN BY HELD BY
DATE OF BIRTH FUND OF TIME SERVED (1) THE PAST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR (2) DIRECTOR (3)
- ---------------------- -------------- ------------------ ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
Sharon Reier Director and Director 1982 to Freelance financial journalist; 1 None
Coconut Creek, FL Vice- present; Contributor to the International
and Paris, France Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Herald Tribune since 1995; former
Age: 63 of the Board 2008 to present contributor to Business Week
International; former regional
editor, Financial World; former
editor, Boardroom Reports; former
contributing editor, Institutional
Investor; former staff, Forbes and
American Banker.
Preston V. Pumphrey Director and 2003 to present Registered Principal, C.E. Gaye & 1 None
Syosset, NY Audit Sons Securities, Ltd. (July 2008 to
Age: 75 Committee present); FINRA Dispute Resolution
Chairperson Board of Arbitrators (June 2002 to
present); Formerly, Adjunct Professor
of Finance, C.W. Post College.
Susan Hickey East Director and 2005 to present Accounting Software Developer, 1 None
Northport, NY Audit Accountants World (formerly Micro
Age: 57 Committee Vision Software, Inc.); Former IRS
Member Tax Return Auditor; BA International
Affairs, Stonehill College, North
Easton, MA.
Jonathan D. Beard Director 2005 to present Self-employed Freelance Journalist 1 None
New York, NY for various American and European
Age: 62 Science Magazines; Lifetime Member,
Sierra Club and New York-New Jersey
Trails Conference; Graduate of
Columbia University 1970.
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NUMBER OF
PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX OTHER
POSITION(S) TERM OF PRINCIPAL TO BE DIRECTORSHIPS
NAME, ADDRESS AND HELD WITH OFFICE AND LENGTH OCCUPATION(S) DURING OVERSEEN BY HELD BY
DATE OF BIRTH FUND OF TIME SERVED (1) THE PAST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR (2) DIRECTOR (3)
- ---------------------- -------------- ------------------ ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------
Jeffrey E. Perlman Director 2009 to present President and Founder, Bright Power, 1 None
New York, NY a company advancing clean,
Age: 30 cost-effective energy solutions (2004
to present); Clarinetist/
Saxophonist, Romashka and various
klezmer music ensembles (1996 to
present); Formerly, Consultant,
Capital E, a renewable energy
consulting and investment services
company (2002 to 2005).
OFFICERS OF THE FUND WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
POSITION(S) TERM OF OFFICE
NAME, ADDRESS AND HELD WITH AND LENGTH OF TIME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE
DATE OF BIRTH THE FUND SERVED (1) PAST FIVE YEARS
- ---------------------- -------------- ------------------ -------------------------------------
Joseph A. Don Angelo Chief 2007 to present Accountant and Owner, Don Angelo and
Syosset, NY Compliance Associates, CPAs P.C. (1984 to
Age: 61 Officer present).
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(1) Each Director holds office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at
which Directors are elected following his or her election or appointment
and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
(2) Currently, there is only one portfolio and no fund complex.
(3) Includes directorships of companies required to report to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (i.e., "public companies"), or other investment companies
registered under the 1940 Act.
* "Interested person", as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
Maurice L. Schoenwald is Director and minority shareholder of Accrued
Equities, Inc., the Fund's investment advisor. David J. Schoenwald is
majority shareholder and President of Accrued Equities, Inc. Maurice L.
Schoenwald and David J. Schoenwald are father and son. Murray D. Rosenblith
is considered an "interested person" as a result of his employment with
Accrued Equities, Inc.
** Maurice L. Schoenwald and David J. Schoenwald have no present enterprise,
employment, position or commercial investment activity except for their
positions with Accrued Equities, Inc., the Fund's investment advisor and
Sub-Distributor. At the present time, Accrued Equities, Inc. provides
services only to the Fund. David J. Schoenwald is licensed to practice law
in New York and is President and sole shareholder of Schoenwald and
Schoenwald, P.C.
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
(a) The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report,
has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar
functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by
the registrant or a third party.
(c) There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this
report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the
registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons
performing similar functions, regardless of whether these
individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and
that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.
(d) The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit
waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the
registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons
performing similar functions, regardless of whether these
individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that
relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of
this item's instructions.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
As of the end of the period covered by the report, the Registrant's Board of
Directors has determined that Preston Pumphrey is qualified to serve as an audit
committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is
"independent," as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
AUDIT FEES
(a) The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for
professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the
audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services
that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal
years are $18,750 for 2008 and $18,750 for 2009.
AUDIT-RELATED FEES
(b) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for
assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the
registrant's financial statements and are not reported under
paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2008 and $0 for 2009.
TAX FEES
(c) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for
professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax
compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $2,000 for 2008 and
$2,000 for 2009. The fees billed were for review by the principal
accountant of the registrant's Federal tax returns.
ALL OTHER FEES
(d) The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for
products and services provided by the principal accountant, other
than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this
Item are $0 for 2008 and $0 for 2009.
(e)(1) Disclose the audit committee's pre-approval policies and procedures
described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
The Audit Committee will be responsible for evaluating the
provision of non-audit services to the Company as required by
Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "2002 Act")
and any pre-approval requests submitted by the independent
accountants as required by Section 202 of the 2002 Act.
(e)(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b)
through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee
pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X
are as follows:
(b) Not applicable
(c) 100%
(d) Not applicable
(f) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's
engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the
most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by
persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent
employees was 0%.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant
for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the
registrant's investment 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
adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each
of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2008 and
$0 for 2009.
(h) Not applicable.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable to Registrant, which is an open-end management investment
company.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.
(a) Not applicable. The full Schedule of Investments in securities of
unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as
part of the annual report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not applicable.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to Registrant, which is an open-end management investment
company.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to Registrant, which is an open-end management investment
company.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable to Registrant, which is an open-end management investment
company.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders
may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Directors, where those
changes were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in
response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR
229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)),
or this Item.
The Board of Directors of the Registrant have not established formal policies
with respect to shareholder nominations to the Board of Directors.
Recommendations for consideration by the Registrant's Nominating Committee
should be sent to the Secretary of the Registrant, in writing, together with the
appropriate biographical information concerning each such proposed nominee.
Submissions should be sent to the Secretary of the Registrant at the address
listed on the cover page of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Based on his evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) as of a within 90
days of the filing date of this report, the Registrant's principal
executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded
that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably
designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material
information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to him by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form
N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely
basis.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act
(17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's second
fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of
disclosure required by Item 2 is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (a)(1) of the Registrant's Form N-CSR filed on March 8,
2007 (Accession No. 0001116502-07-000455).
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
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.
(registrant) New Alternatives Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ David J. Schoenwald
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David J. Schoenwald, President and Treasurer
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer)
Date February 8, 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 (Signature and Title)* /s/ David J. Schoenwald
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David J. Schoenwald, President and Treasurer
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer)
Date February 8, 2010
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her
signature.