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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001504304-14-000034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20140822
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140822
GROUP MEMBERS: ANDREW DAKOS
GROUP MEMBERS: BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS: PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN
GROUP MEMBERS: STEVEN SAMUELS
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN SELECT PORTFOLIO INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000908785
IRS NUMBER: 411755339
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN
FISCAL YEAR END: 0831
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52383
FILM NUMBER: 141059511
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 800 NICOLLET MALL
STREET 2: BC- MN-H04N
CITY: MINNEAPOLIS
STATE: MN
ZIP: 55402-3804
BUSINESS PHONE: 612-303-7987
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 800 NICOLLET MALL
STREET 2: BC- MN-H04N
CITY: MINNEAPOLIS
STATE: MN
ZIP: 55402
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Bulldog Investors, LLC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001504304
IRS NUMBER: 270926182
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO
STREET 2: 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708
CITY: SADDLE BROOK
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 07663
BUSINESS PHONE: 201 556-0092
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO
STREET 2: 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708
CITY: SADDLE BROOK
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 07663
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Brooklyn Capital Management LLC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20101026
SC 13G
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
American Select Portfolio
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
029570108
(CUSIP Number)
8/21/14
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
_X_ Rule 13d-1(b)
__ Rule 13d-1(c)
__ Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No.: 029570108
1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of
above persons (entities only).
Bulldog Investors LLC, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and
Steven Samuels
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each reporting Person
With:
5. Sole Voting Power
279,886
6. Shared Voting Power
277,247
7. Sole Dispositive Power
279,886
8. Shared Dispositive Power
277,247
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
557,133 - (footnote 1)
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row ( 9 ) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions)
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row ( 9 )
5.23%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA
Item 1.
(a) The Name of the Issuer is:
American Select Portfolio
(b) The Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Office is:
800 Nicollet Mall
BC-MN-H04N
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3804
Item 2.
(a) The names of the Persons Filing are:
Bulldog Investors LLC, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and
Steven Samuels
(b) The address of principal place of business and
principal office is:
Park 80 West, 250 Pehle Ave. Suite 708
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 029570108
Item 3.
This statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b). The person filing is:
(e) An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
Item 4.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 557,133
(b) Percent of class: 5.23%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 279,886
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 277,247
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 279,886
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 277,247
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following: ____.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC are entitled to receive dividends
and sales proceeds.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
As per the N-CSRS filing on 4/29/2014, there were 10,662,195 shares of
common stock outstanding as of 02/28/14. The percentages set forth
herein were derived using such number. Phillip Goldstein, Andrew
Dakos and Steven Samuels own Bulldog Investors, LLC, a registered
investment adviser. As of August 21, 2014, Bulldog Investors, LLC
is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 557,133 shares of SLA by
virtue of Bulldog Investors, LLC's power to direct the vote of, and
dispose of, these shares. These 557,13 shares of SLA include
279,886 shares (representing 2.62% of SLA's outstanding shares)
that are beneficially owned by Mr. Goldstein and the following
entities over which Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels exercise
control: Opportunity Partners LP, Calapasas West Partners LP,
Full Value Special Situations Fund LP, Full Value Offshore Fund Ltd.,
Full Value Partners LP, and MCM Opportunity Partners LP
(collectively, Bulldog Investors Funds). Bulldog Investors Funds may
be deemed to constitute a group. All other shares included in the
aforementioned 557,133 shares of SLA owned by Bulldog Investors, LLC
(solely by virtue of its power to sell or direct the vote of these
shares) are also beneficially owned by clients of Bulldog Investors,
LLC who are not members of any group. The total number of these
"non-group" shares is 277,247 shares (representing 2.61% of SLA's
outstanding shares).
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are
held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete, and correct.
By: /s/
Name: Phillip Goldstein
Title: Principal, Bulldog Investors LLC
Date: August 22, 2014
By: /s/
Name: Andrew Dakos
Title: Principal, Bulldog Investors LLC
Date: August 22, 2014
By: /s/
Name: Steven Samuels
Title: Principal, Bulldog Investors LLC
Date: August 22, 2014
Bulldog Investors, LLC
By: /s/ Andrew Dakos
Andrew Dakos, Member
Date: August 22, 2014
Footnote 1: The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership
except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Exhibit A: Agreement to make joint filings.
Agreement made as of the 22th day of August, 2014, by and among
Bulldog Investors, LLC, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos, and
Steven Samuels.
WHEREAS, Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides
that whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement containing
the information required by Schedule 13G with respect to the same securities,
only one such statement need be filed, so long as, among other things, such
filing includes as an exhibit an agreement among such persons that such a
statement is filed on behalf of each of them;
WHEREAS, in connection with certain holdings of American Select Portfolio
("SLA"), each of the parties to this Agreement is required to file a
statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G with respect
to the same holdings of SLA;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that one statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each party
hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties
hereto as of the day and year first written above.
By:/s/ Phillip Goldstein By:/s/ Andrew Dakos
Phillip Goldstein Andrew Dakos
BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC
By: /s/ Steven Samuels By: /s/ Andrew Dakos
Steven Samuels Andrew Dakos, Member