-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CjjYYE/ja1KTzACKZLFFVKi3DcwZUmMVCzj8Zv3YDbhW2hIKOPaz07vpNB5ZVc9x 0xzLA7+GorZOu6uIKt9hkA== 0000898432-07-000032.txt : 20070105 0000898432-07-000032.hdr.sgml : 20070105 20070105172414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898432-07-000032 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070105 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070105 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070105 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001276893 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21499 FILM NUMBER: 07515166 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 605 THIRD AVENUE 2ND FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10158 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124768800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 605 THIRD AVENUE 2ND FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10158 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND PLUS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040120 N-CSR 1 form_ncsr.txt As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2007 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number: 811-21499 NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. --------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Charter) c/o Neuberger Berman Management Inc. 605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10158-0180 (Address of Principal Executive Offices - Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800 Peter E. Sundman, Chief Executive Officer c/o Neuberger Berman Management Inc. Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. 605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10158-0180 Arthur C. Delibert, Esq. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP 1601 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-1600 (Names and Addresses of agents for service) Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2006 Date of reporting period: October 31, 2006 Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. {section} 3507. ITEM 1. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 31, 2006 [NEUBERGER BERMAN LOGO] A LEHMAN BROTHERS COMPANY NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 CHAIRMAN'S LETTER Dear Shareholder, I am pleased to present to you this annual report for Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006. The report includes portfolio commentary, a listing of the Fund's investments, and its audited financial statements for the reporting period. The Fund seeks high total return, comprising high current income (a portion of which may be qualified dividend income) and capital appreciation. Securities in the portfolio that meet the requirements for qualified dividend income are taxed at the same federal tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains, which can create a favorable tax situation for shareholders. The Fund is built on a foundation of fundamental research. An Asset Allocation Committee takes responsibility for allocating assets between income-producing securities recommended by the Neuberger Berman, LLC Research Department, and real estate company securities--a structure that we believe provides shareholders with an added level of confidence. Thank you for entrusting your hard-earned assets to Neuberger Berman. We will continue to work hard to preserve and grow your capital. Sincerely, /s/ Peter Sundman - ------------------------------------- PETER SUNDMAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. CONTENTS CHAIRMAN'S LETTER 1 PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY 2 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS/ TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS 6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS/ PER SHARE DATA 20 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 22 DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN 23 DIRECTORY 25 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 26 PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 35 QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE 35 MARYLAND ANTI-TAKEOVER STATUTES 35 NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS 35 BOARD CONSIDERATION OF THE MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS 36 "Neuberger Berman" and the Neuberger Berman logo are service marks of Neuberger Berman, LLC. "Neuberger Berman Management Inc." and the individual fund name in this shareholder report are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. (C)2006 Neuberger Berman Management Inc. All rights reserved. 1 DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, on a net asset value (NAV) basis, Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. (AMEX: NDD) provided a strongly positive return, outperforming both the S&P 500 Index and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index. The Fund includes a mix of 1) income-producing securities that are chosen by Neuberger Berman's in-house research department and a team of experienced portfolio managers and 2) real estate company securities. The portion of the portfolio driven by our in-house research seeks to invest a significant majority of its assets in "buy" rated stocks that have recently had a higher average dividend yield than that of the S&P 500. The remaining assets in this segment are chosen by a team of managers with experience selecting attractive income opportunities. Over the past 12 months, the segment of the portfolio derived from our research department and portfolio management team provided strong returns, outperforming the S&P 500 Index. Gains came from a variety of areas, including the Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Industrial sectors. Utilities, which constitute a significant overweight in the research department driven allocation, also proved beneficial. Looking forward, we believe that utility companies provide a compelling combination of high dividend yields (roughly 3-4% at fiscal year-end) and earnings growth (around 8-10%). Years ago, this component of the market provided little appeal aside from high dividends. With deregulation came substantial changes--as well as the excesses associated with the Enron era. Today, however, many utilities are run by seasoned managers with sensible business plans, while revenue streams look appealing as electricity rates advance for the first time in years. During the reporting period, real estate investment trusts (REITs) benefited from improving commercial real estate fundamentals, increased merger and acquisition activity, and a strong flow of funds from institutional and retail investors. All these factors translated into excellent gains for the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index and for the portfolio's REIT component, which slightly outperformed this benchmark. The Office, Apartment and Diversified sectors were especially strong during the fiscal year. Driven by job growth, office REIT fundamentals continue to improve, with supply/demand dynamics showing particular strength in coastal cities including New York, Washington, DC and Los Angeles. Office occupancy rates have already trended higher, foreshadowing higher lease prices in 2007. High home prices and higher mortgage rates have finally undermined the new housing market, turning more potential buyers into renters and improving the outlook for apartment REITs. We believe this trend will remain intact until the housing market stabilizes. Overall, commercial real estate fundamentals remain healthy. Rising demand and restrained supply growth resulting from an estimated 10% to 20% increase in development costs have translated into higher occupancy rates, increasing rental and lease prices, and above average REIT earnings growth in most property sectors. With REITs currently trading at 19 times earnings versus a historical average P/E of 12.2, strong earnings growth in the year ahead is at least partially discounted in REIT valuations. Also, REITs' 4% average yield is well below the roughly 7% historical average. However, it is important to remember that because REITs must distribute at least 90% of earnings to shareholders, rising earnings translate into dividend increases. REITs have become more fully valued relative to historic average price/earnings ratios and yield. This fiscal year alone, we have seen more than a dozen publicly traded REITs taken over (in dollar volume, in excess of $25 billion), mostly by well-funded real estate opportunity funds. On average, these deals are being done at a 10% to 15% premium to published NAVs--an indication that NAVs should be revised upward to more accurately reflect "real world" economic value. We expect institutional money to continue to flow into alternative investment pools including real estate opportunity funds. Consequently, we expect further consolidation in the REIT market to continue to surface value. Historically REITs have delivered average annual percentage returns in the low teens, with approximately 60% of the return coming from dividends and 40% from price appreciation. In the year ahead, we believe that REITs are capable of matching this historical return average with earnings- and deal activity-driven price appreciation playing a bigger role in the total return equation. REIT preferred stock yields are now in the 7.5% to 8% range, materially higher than the yield on preferred shares in other stock market sectors and still attractive relative to the current 4.6% yield on the 10-year Treasury note. If the economy appears to be heading for a harder than anticipated landing and the Federal Reserve begins to ease monetary policy in 2007, the capital appreciation potential of REIT preferred stocks should improve. Sincerely, NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. ASSET ALLOCATION COMMITTEE 2 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND AMEX TICKER SYMBOL NDD 1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN NAV(1),(3) 38.59% MARKET PRICE(2, 3) 40.66% AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Life of Fund as of October 31, 2006) NAV(1), (3) 27.12% MARKET PRICE(2),(3) 18.15% INCEPTION DATE 03/25/2004 INDUSTRY DIVERSIFICATION (% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS) Aerospace 1.0% Apartments 12.1 Banking & Financial 9.3 Basic Materials 2.1 Chemicals 0.8 Community Centers 4.8 Defense & Aerospace 1.7 Diversified 13.3 Energy 5.4 Entertainment 1.3 Financial Services 1.7 Food & Beverage 4.5 Health Care 7.6 Industrial 6.4 Industrial & Commercial 0.9 Insurance 1.9 Lodging 7.2 Office 16.5 Oil & Gas 0.7 Pharmaceutical 3.9 Publishing & Broadcasting 1.0 Regional Malls 8.0 Restaurants 1.1 Self Storage 1.8 Telecommunications 3.5 Utilities 10.3 Waste Management 1.2 Short-Term Investments 10.8 Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets (40.8) Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continually offered. There is an initial public offering and once issued, common shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. The composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change. Investment return will fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 3 ENDNOTES (1) Returns based on Net Asset Value ("NAV") of the Fund. (2) Returns based on market price of Fund shares on the American Stock Exchange. (3) Neuberger Berman Management Inc. has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the management fees that it is entitled to receive from the Fund. The undertaking lasts until October 31, 2010. Please see the notes to the financial statements for specific information regarding the rate of the management fees waived by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. Absent such a waiver, the performance of the Fund would be lower. (4) Unaudited performance data current to the most recent month-end are available at www.nb.com. 4 GLOSSARY OF INDICES S&P 500 INDEX: The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock markets' performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries. FTSE NAREIT EQUITY REITS INDEX: Tracks the performance of all Equity REITs currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market System and the American Stock Exchange. REITs are classified as Equity if 75% or more of their gross invested book assets are invested directly or indirectly in equity of commercial properties. Please note that the indices do not take into account any fees and expenses or any tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track and that investors cannot invest directly in any index. Data about the performance of each index is prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and includes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. The Fund may invest in securities not included in its indices. 5 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS HOLDING % 1 Simon Property Group 3.3 2 Avalonbay Communities 3.3 3 Host Hotels & Resorts 3.2 4 ProLogis 3.1 5 iStar Financial 2.9 6 Equity Residential 2.8 7 Maguire Properties 2.8 8 Home Properties 2.5 9 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 2.5 10 Equity Office Properties Trust 2.4 MARKET VALUE+ NUMBER OF SHARES (000'S OMITTED) COMMON STOCKS (129.7%) AEROSPACE (1.0%) 35,500 Goodrich Corp. $ 1,565 APARTMENTS (12.1%) 35,000 Archstone-Smith Trust 2,107 41,100 Avalonbay Communities 5,387 17,400 Camden Property Trust 1,405 83,300 Equity Residential 4,549 7,100 Essex Property Trust 946 65,400 Home Properties 4,131 17,000 Mid-America Apartment Communities 1,082 ------- 19,607 BANKING & FINANCIAL (9.3%) 29,000 Bank of America 1,562 44,600 Bank of New York 1,533 32,100 Hartford Financial Services Group 2,798 15,500 HSBC Holdings PLC ADR 1,480! 47,600 Lincoln National 3,013 35,600 Nationwide Financial Services 1,813 51,600 Wachovia Corp. 2,864 ------- 15,063 BASIC MATERIALS (2.1%) 27,600 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 1,669 7,700 Rio Tinto 1,705 ------- 3,374 CHEMICALS (0.8%) 28,300 E. I. du Pont de Nemours 1,296! COMMUNITY CENTERS (4.8%) 9,000 Developers Diversified Realty 548 44,500 Regency Centers 3,211! 107,200 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 3,999 ------- 7,758 DEFENSE & AEROSPACE (1.7%) 68,000 Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica ADR 2,831 DIVERSIFIED (13.3%) 20,400 3M Co. $ 1,608 80,500 Brookfield Asset Management Class A 3,585! 65,500 Colonial Properties Trust 3,301 21,400 Eaton Corp. 1,550 77,200 General Electric 2,711^^ 102,200 iStar Financial 4,735 38,500 Newkirk Realty Trust 652 29,400 Vornado Realty Trust 3,506 ------- 21,648 ENERGY (5.4%) 46,100 Chevron Corp. 3,098! 41,100 ConocoPhillips 2,476 46,000 Exxon Mobil 3,285 ------- 8,859 ENTERTAINMENT (1.3%) 100,400 Regal Entertainment Group 2,081 FINANCIAL SERVICES (1.7%) 40,300 PNC Financial Services Group 2,822 FOOD & BEVERAGE (4.5%) 66,900 Cadbury Schweppes ADR 2,716 22,700 Diageo PLC ADR 1,690 46,720 PepsiCo, Inc. 2,964 ------- 7,370 HEALTH CARE (7.6%) 61,500 Abbott Laboratories 2,922 48,500 Health Care Property Investors 1,523! 111,100 Nationwide Health Properties 3,193 64,400 OMEGA Healthcare Investors 1,087 93,500 Ventas, Inc. 3,645 ------- 12,370 INDUSTRIAL (6.4%) 25,100 AMB Property 1,466 28,200 Dover Corp. 1,339 57,600 First Industrial Realty Trust 2,648 78,800 ProLogis 4,986 ------- 10,439 INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL (0.9%) 44,500 Pentair, Inc. 1,466 6 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. CONT'D MARKET VALUE+ NUMBER OF SHARES (000'S OMITTED) INSURANCE (1.9%) 55,000 Arthur J. Gallagher $ 1,532 44,000 Endurance Specialty Holdings 1,568 -------- 3,100 LODGING (6.9%) 227,100 Host Hotels & Resorts 5,237 54,800 LaSalle Hotel Properties 2,315 26,000 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide 1,553 71,200 Sunstone Hotel Investors 2,098 -------- 11,203 OFFICE (16.5%) 301,700 American Financial Realty Trust 3,521 85,300 Brandywine Realty Trust 2,846 42,900 Brookfield Properties 1,625 53,400 Douglas Emmett 1,274* 91,500 Equity Office Properties Trust 3,889 87,600 Highwoods Properties 3,346 191,100 HRPT Properties Trust 2,274 43,100 Mack-Cali Realty 2,280 105,900 Maguire Properties 4,528 10,000 SL Green Realty 1,211 -------- 26,794 OIL & GAS (0.7%) 45,000 Canadian Oil Sands Trust 1,219! PHARMACEUTICAL (3.9%) 46,200 Johnson & Johnson 3,114 54,600 Novartis AG ADR 3,316 -------- 6,430 PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING (1.0%) 46,300 R.R. Donnelley 1,568 REGIONAL MALLS (8.0%) 26,800 CBL & Associates Properties 1,172 90,500 Glimcher Realty Trust 2,331! 22,000 Macerich Co. 1,768 52,000 Pennsylvania REIT 2,241 55,900 Simon Property Group 5,428 -------- 12,940 RESTAURANTS (1.1%) 41,900 McDonald's Corp. 1,756 SELF STORAGE (1.8%) 32,000 Public Storage $ 2,871 TELECOMMUNICATIONS (3.5%) 44,600 ALLTEL Corp. 2,377 95,700 AT&T Inc. 3,278 -------- 5,655 UTILITIES (10.3%) 36,650 Dominion Resources 2,968 53,000 Duke Energy 1,677 48,000 Exelon Corp. 2,975 33,900 FPL Group 1,729 46,500 NSTAR 1,618 50,300 PNM Resources 1,416 40,800 PPL Corp. 1,408 28,000 Sempra Energy 1,485 69,300 Xcel Energy 1,530 -------- 16,806 WASTE MANAGEMENT (1.2%) 50,500 Waste Management 1,893 -------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $169,903) 210,784 -------- PREFERRED STOCKS (0.3%) LODGING (0.3%) 19,000 LaSalle Hotel Properties, Ser. D (COST $476) 495 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (10.8%) 2,515,368 Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class 2,515@ 14,982,301 Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC 14,982+++ -------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $17,497) 17,497# -------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (140.8%) (COST $187,876) 228,776## Liabilities, less cash, receivables and other assets [(8.5%)] (13,846) Liquidation Value of Auction Market Preferred Shares [(32.3%)] (52,500) -------- TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (100.0%) $162,430 -------- See Notes to Schedule of Investments 7 NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS + Investments in equity securities by Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. (the "Fund") are valued at the latest sale price where that price is readily available; securities for which no sales were reported, unless otherwise noted, are valued at the last available bid price. Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued by the Fund at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. The Fund values all other securities, including securities for which the necessary last sale, asked and/or bid prices are not readily available, by methods the Board of Directors of the Fund (the "Board") has approved on the belief that they reflect fair value. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or ADRs and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent quotation services and expressed in local currency values. Foreign security prices are currently translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of FT Interactive Data Corporation ("FT Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of the Fund's foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities. In this event, FT Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade. However, fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security next trades. Short-term debt securities with less than 60 days until maturity may be valued at cost which, when combined with interest earned, approximates market value. # At cost, which approximates market value. ## At October 31, 2006, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $187,876,000. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $41,019,000 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $119,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $40,900,000, based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes. * Non-income producing security. ^^ All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for interest rate swap contracts. @ Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money") is also managed by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money (see Notes A & E of Notes to Financial Statements). ! All or a portion of this security is on loan (see Note A of Notes to Financial Statements). +++ Managed by an affiliate of Neuberger Berman Management Inc. and could be deemed an affiliate of the Fund (see Notes A & E of Notes to Financial Statements). See Notes to Financial Statements 8
NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DIVIDEND NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVANTAGE (000'S OMITTED EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) FUND ASSETS INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT MARKET VALUE(*)(+) (Notes A & E)--SEE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: Unaffiliated issuers $211,279 Affiliated issuers 17,497 ======================================================================================= 228,776 Interest rate swaps, at market value (Note A) 842 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividends and interest receivable 251 Receivable for securities sold 777 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receivable for securities lending income (Note A) 58 Prepaid expenses and other assets 13 ======================================================================================= TOTAL ASSETS 230,717 ======================================================================================= LIABILITIES Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A) 14,982 Distributions payable--preferred shares 67 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable for securities purchased 478 Payable to investment manager--net (Notes A & B) 71 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable to administrator (Note B) 45 Payable for securities lending fees (Note A) 55 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accrued expenses and other payables 89 ======================================================================================= TOTAL LIABILITIES 15,787 ======================================================================================= AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED SHARES SERIES A & B AT LIQUIDATION VALUE 4,800 shares authorized; 2,100 shares issued and outstanding $.0001 par value; $25,000 liquidation value per share (Note A) 52,500 ======================================================================================= NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS AT VALUE $162,430 ======================================================================================= NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS CONSIST OF: Paid-in capital--common shares $108,409 Distributions in excess of net investment income (94) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments 12,400 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments 41,715 ======================================================================================= NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS AT VALUE $162,430 ======================================================================================= COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING ($.0001 PAR VALUE; 999,995,200 SHARES AUTHORIZED) 5,805 ======================================================================================= NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE OUTSTANDING $ 27.98 ======================================================================================= (+)SECURITIES ON LOAN, AT MARKET VALUE: $ 14,610 ======================================================================================= (*)COST OF INVESTMENTS: Unaffiliated issuers $170,379 Affiliated issuers 17,497 ======================================================================================= TOTAL COST OF INVESTMENTS $187,876 =======================================================================================
See Notes to Financial Statements 9
NEUBERGER BERMAN FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2006 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DIVIDEND NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVANTAGE (000'S OMITTED) FUND INVESTMENT INCOME INCOME (Note A): Dividend income--unaffiliated issuers $ 5,692 Income from investments in affiliated issuers (Note E) 315 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from securities loaned--net (Note E) 32 ======================================================================================= Foreign taxes withheld (14) ======================================================================================= Total income 6,025 ======================================================================================= EXPENSES: Investment management fees (Notes A & B) 1,171 Administration fees (Note B) 488 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auction agent fees (Note B) 133 Audit fees 46 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic maintenance expense (Note B) 25 Custodian fees (Note B) 104 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directors' fees and expenses 31 Insurance expense 9 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal fees 34 Shareholder reports 44 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock exchange listing fees 3 Stock transfer agent fees 35 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous 31 ======================================================================================= Total expenses 2,154 Investment management fees waived (Notes A & B) (396) Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset and commission recapture arrangements (Note B) (15) ======================================================================================= Total net expenses 1,743 ======================================================================================= Net investment income (loss) 4,282 ======================================================================================= REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS (NOTE A) Net realized gain (loss) on: Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers 17,526 Interest rate swap contracts 391 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of: - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaffiliated investment securities 24,917 Interest rate swap contracts (90) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net gain (loss) on investments 42,744 ======================================================================================= Distributions to Preferred Shareholders (2,453) ======================================================================================= NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $44,573 =======================================================================================
See Notes to Financial Statements 10
NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND NEUBERGER BERMAN YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, (000'S OMITTED) 2006 2005 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS: FROM OPERATIONS: Net investment income (loss) $ 4,282 $ 3,595 Net realized gain (loss) on investments 17,917 15,600 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 24,827 5,666 =============================================================================================== DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS FROM (Note A): Net investment income (549) (702) Net realized gain on investments (1,904) (855) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total distributions to preferred shareholders (2,453) (1,557) =============================================================================================== Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations 44,573 23,304 =============================================================================================== DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM (Note A): Net investment income (4,109) (3,141) Net realized gain on investments (14,238) (3,825) =============================================================================================== Total distributions to common shareholders (18,347) (6,966) =============================================================================================== FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (Note D): Preferred shares offering costs -- 5 Total net proceeds from capital share transactions -- 5 =============================================================================================== NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS 26,226 16,343 NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS: Beginning of year 136,204 119,861 =============================================================================================== End of year $162,430 $136,204 =============================================================================================== Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of year $ (94) $ (47) ===============================================================================================
See Notes to Financial Statements 11 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. NOTE A--SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: 1 GENERAL: Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. (the "Fund") was organized as a Maryland corporation on January 29, 2004 as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Board of Directors of the Fund (the "Board") may classify or re-classify any unissued shares of capital stock into one or more classes of preferred stock without the approval of shareholders. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 2 PORTFOLIO VALUATION: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments. 3 SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations. 4 INCOME TAX INFORMATION: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund as a whole. As determined on October 31, 2006, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting for distributions in excess of earnings and income recognized on interest rate swaps were reclassified at fiscal year-end. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value applicable to common shareholders or net asset value per common share of the Fund. The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2006 and October 31, 2005 was as follows: DISTRIBUTIONS PAID FROM:
ORDINARY INCOME LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN TAX RETURN OF CAPITAL TOTAL 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 $9,900,305 $8,522,886 $10,899,234 $-- $-- $-- $20,799,539 $8,522,886
12 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 As of October 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows: UNDISTRIBUTED UNREALIZED LOSS UNDISTRIBUTED LONG-TERM APPRECIATION CARRYFORWARDS ORDINARY INCOME GAIN (DEPRECIATION) AND DEFERRALS TOTAL $-- $12,399,614 $41,688,001 $-- $54,087,615 The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is attributable primarily to timing differences of distribution payments and income recognized on interest rate swaps. 5 FOREIGN TAXES: Foreign taxes withheld represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable. 6 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: The Fund earns income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. It is the policy of the Fund to declare and pay quarterly distributions to common shareholders. The Fund has adopted a policy to pay common shareholders a stable quarterly distribution. The Fund's ability to satisfy its policy will depend on a number of factors, including the stability of income received from its investments, the availability of capital gains, distributions paid on preferred shares and the level of expenses. In an effort to maintain a stable distribution amount, the Fund may pay distributions consisting of net investment income, realized gains and paid-in-capital. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay distributions of a particular size, or that a distribution will consist solely of net investment income and realized capital gains. The composition of the Fund's distributions for the calendar year 2006 will be reported to Fund shareholders on IRS Form 1099DIV. The Fund may pay distributions in excess of those required by its stable distribution policy to avoid excise tax or to satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-date. Net realized capital gains, if any, will be offset to the extent of any available capital loss carryforwards. Any such offset will not reduce the level of the stable distribution paid by the Fund. Distributions to preferred shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note A-8. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities issued by real estate companies, including real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). The distributions the Fund receives from REITs are generally comprised of income, capital gains, and return of capital, but the REITs do not report this information to the Fund until the following calendar year. At October 31, 2006, the Fund estimated these amounts within the financial statements since the information is not available from the REITs until after the Fund's fiscal year-end. For the year ended October 31, 2006 the character of distributions paid to shareholders is disclosed within the Statement of Changes and is also based on these estimates. All estimates are based upon REIT information sources available to the Fund together with actual IRS Forms 1099DIV received to date. Based on past experience it is probable that a portion of the Fund's distributions during the current fiscal year will be considered tax return of capital but the actual amount of tax return of capital, if any, is not determinable until after the Fund's fiscal year-end. After calendar year-end, when the Fund learns the nature of the distributions paid by REITs during that year, distributions previously identified as income are often recharacterized as return of capital and/or capital gain. After all applicable REITs have informed the 13 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. CONT'D Fund of the actual breakdown of distributions paid to the Fund during its fiscal year, estimates previously recorded are adjusted on the books of the Fund to reflect actual results. As a result, the composition of the Fund's distributions as reported herein may differ from the final composition determined after calendar year-end and reported to Fund shareholders on IRS Form 1099DIV. Subsequent to October 31, 2006, the Fund on November 15, 2006 declared a distribution to common shareholders in the amount of $0.30 per share payable December 15, 2006, to shareholders of record on November 27, 2006, with an ex-date of November 22, 2006. 7 EXPENSE ALLOCATION: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributed to the Fund are allocated among the Fund and the other investment companies in the complex or series thereof on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each investment company in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. 8 REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES: On March 4, 2004, the Fund re-classified 4,800 unissued shares of capital stock as Series A Auction Market Preferred Shares and Series B Auction Market Preferred Shares ("AMPS"). On June 28, 2004, the Fund issued 1,050 Series A AMPS and 1,050 Series B AMPS. All AMPS have a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid distributions, whether or not earned or declared by the Fund, but excluding interest thereon ("Liquidation Value"). Except when the Fund has declared a special rate period, distributions to preferred shareholders, which are cumulative, are accrued daily and paid every 7 days for Series A AMPS and every 28 days for Series B AMPS. Distribution rates are reset every 7 days for Series A AMPS and every 28 days for Series B AMPS based on the results of an auction, except during special rate periods. For the year ended October 31, 2006, distribution rates ranged from 3.65% to 5.17% for Series A and 3.85% to 5.35% for Series B AMPS. The Fund declared distributions to preferred shareholders for the period November 1, 2006 to November 30, 2006 of $109,931 and $113,158 for Series A and Series B AMPS, respectively. The Fund may redeem AMPS, in whole or in part, on the second business day preceding any distribution payment date at Liquidation Value. The Fund is also subject to certain restrictions relating to the AMPS. Failure to comply with these restrictions could preclude the Fund from declaring any distributions to common shareholders or repurchasing common shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of AMPS at Liquidation Value. The holders of AMPS are entitled to one vote per share and will vote with holders of common shares as a single class, except that the AMPS will vote separately as a class on certain matters, as required by law or the Fund's charter. The holders of the AMPS, voting as a separate class, are entitled at all times to elect two Directors of the Fund, and to elect a majority of the Directors of the Fund if the Fund fails to pay distributions on AMPS for two consecutive years. 9 INTEREST RATE SWAPS: The Fund may enter into interest rate swap transactions, with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy, to reduce the risk that an increase in short-term interest 14 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 rates could reduce common share net earnings as a result of leverage. Under the terms of the interest rate swap contracts, the Fund agrees to pay the swap counter party a fixed-rate payment in exchange for the counter party's paying the Fund a variable-rate payment that is intended to approximate all or a portion of the Fund's variable-rate payment obligation on the Fund's AMPS. The fixed-rate and variable-rate payment flows are netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other on a monthly basis. The Fund segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the Fund's net payment obligations under any swap transaction, marked to market daily. Risks may arise if the counter party to a swap contract fails to comply with the terms of its contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counter party is generally limited to the net interest payment to be received by the Fund and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Additionally, risks may arise from movements in interest rates unanticipated by Management. Periodic expected interim net interest payments or receipts on the swaps are recorded as an adjustment to unrealized gains/losses, along with the fair value of the future periodic payment streams on the swaps. The unrealized gains/losses associated with the periodic interim net interest payments are reclassified to realized gains/losses in conjunction with the actual net receipt or payment of such amounts. The reclassifications do not impact the Fund's total net assets applicable to common shareholders or its total net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations. At October 31, 2006, the Fund had outstanding interest rate swap contracts as follows:
RATE TYPE -------------------------- FIXED-RATE VARIABLE-RATE ACCRUED SWAP PAYMENTS PAYMENTS NET INTEREST UNREALIZED COUNTER NOTIONAL TERMINATION MADE BY RECEIVED BY RECEIVABLE APPRECIATION TOTAL PARTY AMOUNT DATE THE FUND THE FUND(1) (PAYABLE) (DEPRECIATION) FAIR VALUE Merrill Lynch $40,000,000 July 16, 2008 3.818% 5.320% $26,702 $815,768 $842,470
(1) 30 day LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) at October 12, 2006. 10 SECURITY LENDING: Since 2005, a third party, eSecLending, has assisted the Fund in conducting a bidding process to identify agents/principals that would pay a guaranteed amount to the Fund in consideration of the Fund entering into an exclusive securities lending arrangement. From September 13, 2005 to September 12, 2006, the Fund lent its securities to a single principal borrower that was selected through the bidding process. Through another bidding process in August 2006, and pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund selected Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger"), an affiliate of the Fund, to be its exclusive lending agent for a specified period. Under the agreement entered into between the Fund and Neuberger, Neuberger pays a guaranteed amount to the Fund. Under the securities lending arrangements arranged through eSecLending, the Fund receives cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). The Fund may invest all the cash collateral 15 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. CONT'D in Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC ("Quality Fund"), a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, as approved by the Board. Net income from the applicable lending program represents the guaranteed amount plus income earned on the cash collateral invested in Quality Fund or in other investments, less cash collateral fees and other expenses associated with the loans. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Fund received net income under the securities lending arrangements of approximately $32,000, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from securities loaned-net." For the year ended October 31, 2006, "Income from securities loaned-net" consisted of approximately $1,344,000 in income earned on cash collateral and guaranteed amounts (including approximately $910,000 of interest income earned from the Quality Fund and $5,000 in guaranteed amounts received from Neuberger), less fees and expenses paid of approximately $1,312,000 (including approximately $3,500 retained by Neuberger). 11 REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that Management has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. The Fund requires that the securities purchased in a repurchase agreement be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the Fund to assert a perfected security interest in those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the securities transferred to ensure that their value, including accrued interest, is greater than amounts owed to the Fund under each such repurchase agreement. 12 TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.: Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in a money market fund managed by Management or an affiliate. The Fund invests in Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund ("Prime Money"), as approved by the Board. Prime Money seeks to provide the highest available current income consistent with safety and liquidity. For any cash that the Fund invests in Prime Money, Management waives a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it receives from Prime Money on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the year ended October 31, 2006, management fees waived under this Arrangement amounted to $5,489 and are reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the year ended October 31, 2006, income earned under this Arrangement amounted to $315,339, and is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Income from investments in affiliated issuers." 13 CONCENTRATION OF RISK: Under normal market conditions, the Fund's investments will be primarily concentrated in 1) income-producing securities recommended by the Neuberger Research Department that, at the time of investment, have a dividend yield greater than the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 Composite Stock Index and 2) income-producing common equity securities, preferred equity securities, securities convertible into equity securities and non-convertible debt securities issued by companies deriving the majority of their revenue from the ownership, construction, financing, management and/or sale of commercial, industrial, and/or residential real estate. The value of the Fund's shares may fluctuate more due to economic, legal, cultural, geopolitical or technological developments affecting the United States real estate industry, or a segment of the real estate industry in which the Fund owns a substantial position, than would the shares of a fund not concentrated in the real estate industry. 16 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 14 INDEMNIFICATIONS: Like many other companies, the Fund's organizational documents provide that its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Fund. NOTE B--MANAGEMENT FEES, ADMINISTRATION FEES, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES: The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.60% of its average daily Managed Assets. Managed Assets equal the total assets of the Fund, less liabilities other than the aggregate indebtedness entered into for purposes of leverage. For purposes of calculating Managed Assets, the Liquidation Value of any AMPS outstanding is not considered a liability. Management has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the management fees it is entitled to receive from the Fund at the following annual rates: YEAR ENDED % OF AVERAGE OCTOBER 31, DAILY MANAGED ASSETS ---------------------------------- 2006 - 2008 0.20 2009 0.14 2010 0.07 Management has not contractually agreed to waive any portion of its fees beyond October 31, 2010. For the year ended October 31, 2006, such waived fees amounted to $390,329. The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of its average daily Managed Assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under the agreement. Management and Neuberger, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange and sub-adviser to the Fund, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman"), a publicly-owned holding company. Neuberger is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are officers and/or Directors of the Fund are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management. The Fund has entered into a commission recapture program, which enables it to pay some of its operational expenses by recouping a portion of the commissions it pays to a broker that is not a related party of the Fund. Expenses paid through this program may include costs of custodial, transfer agency or accounting services. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $13,566. 17 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. CONT'D The Fund has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $1,006. In connection with the settlement of each AMPS auction, the Fund pays, through the auction agent, a service fee to each participating broker-dealer based upon the aggregate liquidation preference of the AMPS held by the broker-dealer's customers. For any auction preceding a rate period of less than one year, the service fee is paid at the annual rate of 1/4 of 1%; for any auction preceding a rate period of one year or more, the service fee is paid at a rate agreed to by the Fund and the broker-dealer. In order to satisfy rating agencies' requirements, the Fund is required to provide each rating agency a report on a monthly basis verifying that the Fund is maintaining eligible assets having a discounted value equal to or greater than the Preferred Shares Basic Maintenance Amount, which is a minimum level set by each rating agency as one of the conditions to maintain the AAA/Aaa rating on the AMPS. "Discounted value" refers to the fact that the rating agencies require the Fund, in performing this calculation, to discount portfolio securities below their face value, at rates determined by the rating agencies. The Fund pays a fee to State Street for the preparation of this report which is reflected in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Basic maintenance expense." NOTE C--SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS: During the year ended October 31, 2006, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding short-term securities and interest rate swap contracts) of $105,975,638 and $114,476,350, respectively. During the year ended October 31, 2006, brokerage commissions on securities transactions amounted to $291,339, of which Neuberger received $140, Lehman Brothers Inc. received $46,294, and other brokers received $244,905. NOTE D--CAPITAL: At October 31, 2006, the common shares outstanding and the common shares of the Fund owned by Neuberger were as follows: COMMON SHARES COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING OWNED BY NEUBERGER 5,805,236 5,236 There were no transactions in common shares for the years ended October 31, 2006 and October 31, 2005. 18
NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 NOTE E--INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES*: INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS BALANCE OF BALANCE OF IN AFFILIATED SHARES HELD GROSS GROSS SHARES HELD VALUE ISSUERS OCTOBER 31, PURCHASES SALES AND OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, INCLUDED IN NAME OF ISSUER 2005 AND ADDITIONS REDUCTIONS 2006 2006 TOTAL INCOME Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund Trust Class** 8,307,241 69,568,958 75,360,831 2,515,368 $ 2,515,368 $ 315,339 Neuberger Berman Securities Lending Quality Fund, LLC*** 15,643,047 99,642,135 100,302,881 14,982,301 14,982,301 909,622 ----------- ---------- TOTAL $17,497,669 $1,224,961 ----------- ----------
* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act. ** Prime Money is also managed by Management and may be considered an affiliate since it has the same officers, Board members, and investment manager as the Fund and because, at times, the Fund may own 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Prime Money. *** The Quality Fund, a fund managed by Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Management, is used to invest cash the Fund receives as collateral for securities loans as approved by the Board. Because all shares of the Quality Fund are held by funds in the related investment management complex, the Quality Fund may be considered an affiliate of the Fund. NOTE F--RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS: On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released FASB Interpretation No. 48 "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes, by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires that a "more-likely-than-not" threshold be met before the benefit of a tax position may be recognized in the financial statements and prescribes how such benefit should be measured. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. At this time, Management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48 and its impact in the financial statements has not yet been determined. In September 2006, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurement" ("SFAS 157"), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management believes the adoption of SFAS 157 will not have a material impact on the Fund's financial positions or results of operations. 19 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements.
PERIOD FROM MARCH 30, 2004^ YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, TO OCTOBER 31, ---------------------- --------------- 2006 2005 2004 COMMON SHARE NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 23.46 $ 20.65 $ 19.10 -------- ------- ------- INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS: NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)~ .74 .62 .39 NET GAINS OR LOSSES ON SECURITIES (BOTH REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) 7.36 3.66 1.99 COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS FROM: NET INVESTMENT INCOME~ (.09) (.12) (.03) NET CAPITAL GAINS~ (.33) (.15) (.00) TAX RETURN OF CAPITAL~ -- -- (.02) -------- ------- ------- TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS (.42) (.27) (.05) -------- ------- ------- TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS 7.68 4.01 2.33 -------- ------- ------- LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM: NET INVESTMENT INCOME (.71) (.54) (.32) NET CAPITAL GAINS (2.45) (.66) (.09) TAX RETURN OF CAPITAL -- -- (.19) -------- ------- ------- TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (3.16) (1.20) (.60) -------- ------- ------- LESS CAPITAL CHARGES FROM: ISSUANCE OF COMMON SHARES -- -- (.04) ISSUANCE OF PREFERRED SHARES -- -- (.14) -------- ------- ------- TOTAL CAPITAL CHARGES -- -- (.18) -------- ------- ------- COMMON SHARE NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 27.98 $ 23.46 $ 20.65 -------- ------- ------- COMMON SHARE MARKET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 24.21 $ 20.00 $ 18.69 -------- ------- ------- TOTAL RETURN, COMMON SHARE NET ASSET VALUE+ +38.59% +20.57% +11.83%** TOTAL RETURN, COMMON SHARE MARKET VALUE+ +40.66% +13.57% -3.33%** RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA++ NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS, END OF PERIOD (IN MILLIONS) $ 162.4 $ 136.2 $ 119.9 PREFERRED SHARES, AT LIQUIDATION VALUE ($25,000 PER SHARE LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE) (IN MILLIONS) $ 52.5 $ 52.5 $ 52.5 RATIO OF GROSS EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS# 1.23% 1.30% 1.14%* RATIO OF NET EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS+++ 1.22% 1.28% 1.12%* RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) EXCLUDING PREFERRED SHARE DISTRIBUTIONS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS 3.00% 2.72% 3.47%* RATIO OF PREFERRED SHARE DISTRIBUTIONS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS 1.72% 1.18% .47%* RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING PREFERRED SHARE DISTRIBUTIONS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS 1.28% 1.54% 3.00%* PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE 56% 63% 28%** ASSET COVERAGE PER PREFERRED SHARE, END OF PERIOD@ $102,380 $89,880 $82,086
See Notes to Financial Highlights 20 NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC. + Total return based on per share net asset value reflects the effects of changes in net asset value on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Total return based on per share market value assumes the purchase of common shares at the market price on the first day and sales of common shares at the market price on the last day of the period indicated. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's distribution reinvestment plan. Results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns may fluctuate and shares when sold may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not waived a portion of the investment management fee. # The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements. +++ After waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. Had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets applicable to common shareholders would have been: PERIOD FROM YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED MARCH 30, 2004 TO OCTOBER 31, 2006 OCTOBER 31, 2005 OCTOBER 31, 2004 1.50% 1.57% 1.38% ^ The date investment operations commenced. * Annualized. ** Not annualized. @ Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (excluding accumulated unpaid distributions on AMPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing by the number of AMPS outstanding. ++ Expense ratios do not include the effect of distributions to holders of AMPS. Income ratios include income earned on assets attributable to AMPS outstanding. ~ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period. 21 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. (the "Fund"), including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2006, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc., at October 31, 2006, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Boston, Massachusetts December 8, 2006 22 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN The Bank of New York ("Plan Agent") will act as Plan Agent for shareholders who have not elected in writing to receive dividends and distributions in cash (each a "Participant"), will open an account for each Participant under the Distribution Reinvestment Plan ("Plan") in the same name as their then current Shares are registered, and will put the Plan into effect for each Participant as of the first record date for a dividend or capital gains distribution. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or distribution with respect to the common stock of the Fund ("Shares"), each Participant will receive such dividends and distributions in additional Shares, including fractional Shares acquired by the Plan Agent and credited to each Participant's account. If on the payment date for a cash dividend or distribution, the net asset value is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent shall automatically receive such Shares, including fractions, for each Participant's account. Except in the circumstances described in the next paragraph, the number of additional Shares to be credited to each Participant's account shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend or distribution payable on their Shares by the greater of the net asset value per Share determined as of the date of purchase or 95% of the then current market price per Share on the payment date. Should the net asset value per Share exceed the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions on the payment date for a cash dividend or distribution, the Plan Agent or a broker-dealer selected by the Plan Agent shall endeavor, for a purchase period lasting until the last business day before the next date on which the Shares trade on an "ex-dividend" basis, but in no event, except as provided below, more than 30 days after the payment date, to apply the amount of such dividend or distribution on each Participant's Shares (less their PRO RATA share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of such dividend or distribution) to purchase Shares on the open market for each Participant's account. No such purchases may be made more than 30 days after the payment date for such dividend or distribution except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with applicable provisions of federal securities laws. If, at the close of business on any day during the purchase period the net asset value per Share equals or is less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will not make any further open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of such dividend or distribution. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend or distribution amount through open-market purchases during the purchase period, the Plan Agent shall request that, with respect to the uninvested portion of such dividend or distribution amount, the Fund issue new Shares at the close of business on the earlier of the last day of the purchase period or the first day during the purchase period on which the net asset value per Share equals or is less than the market price per Share, plus estimated brokerage commissions, such Shares to be issued in accordance with the terms specified in the third paragraph hereof. These newly issued Shares will be valued at the then-current market price per Share at the time such Shares are to be issued. For purposes of making the reinvestment purchase comparison under the Plan, (a) the market price of the Shares on a particular date shall be the last sales price on the New York Stock Exchange (or if the Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, such other exchange on which the Shares are principally traded) on that date, or, if there is no sale on such Exchange (or if not so listed, in the over-the-counter market) on that date, then the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations for such Shares on such Exchange on such date and (b) the net asset value per Share on a particular date shall be the net asset value per Share most recently calculated by or on behalf of the Fund. All dividends, distributions and other payments (whether made in cash or Shares) shall be made net of any applicable withholding tax. Open-market purchases provided for above may be made on any securities exchange where the Fund's Shares are traded, in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions and may be on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Plan Agent shall determine. Each Participant's uninvested funds held by the Plan Agent will not bear interest, and it is understood that, in any event, the Plan Agent shall have no liability in connection with any inability to purchase Shares within 30 days after the initial date of such purchase as herein provided, or with the timing of any purchases effected. The Plan Agent shall have no responsibility as to the value of the Shares acquired for each Participant's account. For the purpose of cash investments, the Plan Agent may commingle each Participant's funds with those of other shareholders of the Fund for whom the Plan Agent similarly acts as agent, and the average price (including brokerage commissions) of all Shares purchased by the Plan Agent as Plan Agent shall be the price per Share allocable to each Participant in connection therewith. 23 DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN CONT'D The Plan Agent may hold each Participant's Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan together with the Shares of other shareholders of the Fund acquired pursuant to the Plan in noncertificated form in the Plan Agent's name or that of the Plan Agent's nominee. The Plan Agent will forward to each Participant any proxy solicitation material and will vote any Shares so held for each Participant only in accordance with the instructions set forth on proxies returned by the Participant to the Fund. The Plan Agent will confirm to each Participant each acquisition made for their account as soon as practicable but not later than 60 days after the date thereof. Although each Participant may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal places) in a Share, no certificates for a fractional Share will be issued. However, dividends and distributions on fractional Shares will be credited to each Participant's account. In the event of termination of a Participant's account under the Plan, the Plan Agent will adjust for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value of the Shares at the time of termination, less the PRO RATA expense of any sale required to make such an adjustment. Any Share dividends or split Shares distributed by the Fund on Shares held by the Plan Agent for Participants will be credited to their accounts. In the event that the Fund makes available to its shareholders rights to purchase additional Shares or other securities, the Shares held for each Participant under the Plan will be added to other Shares held by the Participant in calculating the number of rights to be issued to each Participant. The Plan Agent's service fee for handling capital gains distributions or income dividends will be paid by the Fund. Participants will be charged their PRO RATA share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases. Each Participant may terminate their account under the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing. Such termination will be effective immediately if the Participant's notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten days prior to any dividend or distribution record date, otherwise such termination will be effective the first trading day after the payment date for such dividend or distribution with respect to any subsequent dividend or distribution. The Plan may be terminated by the Plan Agent or the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Fund. These terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Plan Agent or the Fund at any time or times but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to each Participant appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Agent receives written notice of the termination of their account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Plan Agent in its place and stead of a successor Plan Agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Agent under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of any Plan Agent for the purpose of receiving dividends and distributions, the Fund will be authorized to pay to such successor Plan Agent, for each Participant's account, all dividends and distributions payable on Shares held in their name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor Plan Agent as provided in these terms and conditions. The Plan Agent shall at all times act in good faith and agrees to use its best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure the accuracy of all services performed under this Agreement and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused by the Plan Agent's negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees. These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland. 24 DIRECTORY INVESTMENT MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATOR Neuberger Berman Management Inc. 605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10158-0180 877.461.1899 or 212.476.8800 SUB-ADVISER Neuberger Berman, LLC 605 Third Avenue New York, NY 10158-3698 CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 STOCK TRANSFER AGENT The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street, 11-E New York, NY 10286 LEGAL COUNSEL Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP 1601 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 25 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The following tables set forth information concerning the directors and officers of the Fund. All persons named as directors and officers also serve in similar capacities for other funds administered or managed by Management and Neuberger. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund directors as of the time of the Fund's most recent public offering and is available upon request, without charge, by calling (877) 461-1899. INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY NAME, AGE, ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME FUND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD OUTSIDE AND POSITION(2) WITH FUND SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(4) DIRECTOR(5) FUND COMPLEX BY FUND DIRECTOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASS I INDEPENDENT FUND DIRECTORS Faith Colish (71) Since the Counsel, Carter Ledyard & 56 Advisory Director, ABA Retirement Director Inception of Milburn LLP (law firm) since Funds (formerly, American Bar the Fund(3) October 2002; formerly, Retirement Association (ABRA)) since Attorney-at-Law and President, 1997 (not-for-profit membership Faith Colish, A Professional association). Corporation, 1980 to 2002. Cornelius T. Ryan (75) Since the Founding General Partner, 56 None. Director Inception of Oxford Partners and Oxford the Fund(3) Bioscience Partners (venture capital investing) and President, Oxford Venture Corporation since 1981. Peter P. Trapp (62) Since the Regional Manager for 56 None. Director Inception of Mid-Southern Region, Ford Motor the Fund(3) Credit Company since September 1997; formerly, President, Ford Life Insurance Company, April 1995 to August 1997.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY NAME, AGE, ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME FUND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD OUTSIDE AND POSITION(2) WITH FUND SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(4) DIRECTOR(5) FUND COMPLEX BY FUND DIRECTOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FUND DIRECTOR WHO IS AN "INTERESTED PERSON" Peter E. Sundman* (47) Since the Executive Vice President, 56 Director and Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Inception of Neuberger Berman Inc. (holding Neuberger & Berman Agency, Inc. Director and Chairman the Fund(3) company) since 1999; Head of since 2000; formerly, Director, of the Board Neuberger Berman Inc.'s Mutual Neuberger Berman Inc. (holding Funds Business (since 1999) and company), October 1999 to March Institutional Business (1999 to 2003; Trustee, Frost Valley YMCA; October 2005); responsible for Trustee, College of Wooster. Managed Accounts Business and intermediary distribution since October 1999; President and Director, Management since 1999; Managing Director, Neuberger since 2005; formerly, Executive Vice President, Neuberger, 1999 to December 2005; formerly, Principal, Neuberger, 1997 to 1999; formerly, Senior Vice President, Management, 1996 to 1999. CLASS II** INDEPENDENT FUND DIRECTORS John Cannon (76) Since the Consultant; formerly, Chairman, 56 Independent Trustee or Director of Director Inception of CDC Investment Advisers three series of Oppenheimer Funds: the Fund(3) (registered investment Limited Term New York Municipal adviser), 1993 to January 1999; Fund, Rochester Fund Municipals, and formerly, President and Chief Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Executive Officer, AMA Fund since 1992. Investment Advisors, an affiliate of the American Medical Association. C. Anne Harvey (69) Since the President, C.A. Harvey 56 Formerly, President, Board of Director Inception of Associates since October 2001; Associates to The National the Fund(3) formerly, Director, AARP, 1978 Rehabilitation Hospital's Board of to December 2001. Directors, 2001 to 2002; formerly, Member, Individual Investors Advisory Committee to the New York Stock Exchange Board of Directors, 1998 to June 2002.
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NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY NAME, AGE, ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME FUND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD OUTSIDE AND POSITION(2) WITH FUND SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(4) DIRECTOR(5) FUND COMPLEX BY FUND DIRECTOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom D. Seip (56) Since the General Partner, Seip 56 Director, H&R Block, Inc. (financial Director Inception of Investments LP (a private services company) since May 2001; the Fund(3) investment partnership); Director, America One Foundation formerly, President and CEO, since 1998; formerly, Director, Westaff, Inc. (temporary Forward Management, Inc. (asset staffing), May 2001 to January management company), 1999 to 2006; 2002; formerly, Senior formerly Director, E-Bay Zoological Executive at the Charles Schwab Society, 1999 to 2003; formerly, Corporation, 1983 to 1999, Director, General Magic (voice including Chief Executive recognition software), 2001 to 2002; Officer, Charles Schwab formerly, Director, E-Finance Investment Management, Inc. and Corporation (credit decisioning Trustee, Schwab Family of Funds services), 1999 to 2003; formerly, and Schwab Investments, 1997 to Director, Save-Daily.com (micro 1998, and Executive Vice investing services), 1999 to 2003. President-Retail Brokerage, Charles Schwab Investment Management, 1994 to 1997. FUND DIRECTOR WHO IS AN "INTERESTED PERSON" Jack L. Rivkin* (66) Since 2002(3) Executive Vice President and 56 Director, Dale Carnegie and President and Director Chief Investment Officer, Associates, Inc. (private company) Neuberger Berman Inc. (holding since 1998; Director, Solbright, company) since 2002 and 2003, Inc. (private company) since 1998. respectively; Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Neuberger since December 2005 and 2003, respectively; formerly, Executive Vice President, Neuberger, December 2002 to 2005; Director and Chairman, Management since December 2002; formerly, Executive Vice President, Citigroup Investments, Inc., September 1995 to February 2002; formerly, Executive Vice President, Citigroup Inc., September 1995 to February 2002.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY NAME, AGE, ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME FUND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD OUTSIDE AND POSITION(2) WITH FUND SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(4) DIRECTOR(5) FUND COMPLEX BY FUND DIRECTOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASS III INDEPENDENT FUND DIRECTORS Robert A. Kavesh (79) Since the Marcus Nadler Professor 56 Director, The Caring Community Director Inception of Emeritus of Finance and (not-for-profit); formerly, the Fund(3) Economics, New York University Director, DEL Laboratories, Inc. Stern School of Business; (cosmetics and pharmaceuticals), formerly, Executive 1978 to 2004; formerly, Director, Secretary-Treasurer, American Apple Bank for Savings, 1979 to Finance Association, 1961 to 1990; formerly, Director, Western 1979. Pacific Industries, Inc., 1972 to 1986 (public company). Howard A. Mileaf (69) Since the Retired; formerly, Vice 56 Director, Webfinancial Corporation Director Inception of President and General Counsel, (holding company) since December the Fund(3) WHX Corporation (holding 2002; formerly, Director WHX company), 1993 to 2001. Corporation (holding company), January 2002 to June 2005; formerly, Director, State Theatre of New Jersey (not-for-profit theater), 2000 to 2005; formerly, Director, Kevlin Corporation (manufacturer of microwave and other products). Edward I. O'Brien (78) Since the Formerly, Member, Investment 56 Director, Legg Mason, Inc. Director Inception of Policy Committee, Edward Jones, (financial services holding company) the Fund(3) 1993 to 2001; President, since 1993; formerly, Director, Securities Industry Association Boston Financial Group (real estate ("SIA") (securities industry's and tax shelters), 1993 to 1999. representative in government relations and regulatory matters at the federal and state levels), 1974 to 1992; Adviser to SIA, November 1992 to November 1993.
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NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY NAME, AGE, ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME FUND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD OUTSIDE AND POSITION(2) WITH FUND SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(4) DIRECTOR(5) FUND COMPLEX BY FUND DIRECTOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William E. Rulon (74) Since the Retired; formerly, Senior Vice 56 Formerly, Director, Pro-Kids Golf Director Inception of President, Foodmaker, Inc. and Learning Academy (teach golf and the Fund(3) (operator and franchiser of computer usage to "at risk" restaurants) until January children), 1998 to 2006; formerly, 1997. Director, Prandium, Inc. (restaurants), March 2001 to July 2002. Candace L. Straight (59) Since the Private investor and consultant 56 Director, Montpelier Re (reinsurance Director Inception of specializing in the insurance company) since 2006; Director, the Fund(3) industry; formerly, Advisory National Atlantic Holdings Director, Securitas Capital LLC Corporation (property and casualty (a global private equity insurance company) since 2004; investment firm dedicated to Director, The Proformance Insurance making investments in the Company (personal lines property and insurance sector), 1998 to casualty insurance company) since December 2003. March 2004; formerly, Director, Providence Washington Insurance Company (property and casualty insurance company), December 1998 to March 2006; formerly, Director, Summit Global Partners (insurance brokerage firm), 2000 to 2005.
(1) The business address of each listed person is 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158. (2) The Board of Directors shall at times be divided as equally as possible into three classes of Directors designated Class I, Class II, and Class III. The terms of office of Class I, Class II, and Class III Directors shall expire at the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2009, 2007, and 2008, respectively, and at each third annual meeting of stockholders thereafter. (3) The Director has served since the Fund's inception except for Mr. Rivkin who has served as a Director since December 2002 for the Funds with an inception date of 2002. The inception date of Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., and Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. is 2002. The inception date of Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. and Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is 2003. The inception date of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. is 2004. (4) Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the positions shown for at least the last five years. (5) For funds organized in a master-feeder structure, we count the master fund and its associated feeder funds as a single portfolio. * Indicates a Fund Director who is an "interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Mr. Sundman and Mr. Rivkin are interested persons of the Fund by virtue of the fact that they are officers and/or directors of Management and Neuberger. ** Barry Hirsch was elected as a Class II Director at the annual shareholder meeting on April 19, 2006. Mr. Hirsch passed away in July 2006. In August 2006, C. Anne Harvey, formerly a Class I Director of the Fund, was appointed as a Class II Director of the Fund. 30
NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICERS OF THE FUND POSITION AND NAME, AGE, AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew B. Allard (45) Anti-Money Laundering Senior Vice President, Neuberger Compliance Officer since since 2006; Deputy General inception Counsel, Neuberger since 2004; formerly, Vice President, Neuberger, 2000 to 2006; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Neuberger, 1999 to 2004; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (seven since 2002, three since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). Michael J. Bradler (36) Assistant Treasurer since Vice President, Neuberger since 2005 2006; Employee, Management since 1997; Assistant Treasurer, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (fifteen since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). Claudia A. Brandon (50) Secretary since the Fund's Vice President-Mutual Fund Board inception(3) Relations, Management since 2000 and Assistant Secretary since 2004; Vice President, Neuberger since 2002 and Employee since 1999; Secretary, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (three since 1985, four since 2002, three since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006).
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POSITION AND NAME, AGE, AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Conti (50) Vice President since the Senior Vice President, Neuberger Fund's inception(3) since 2003; formerly, Vice President, Neuberger, 1999 to 2003; Senior Vice President, Management since 2000; Vice President, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (three since 2000, four since 2002, three since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). Brian J. Gaffney (53) Vice President since the Managing Director, Neuberger Fund's inception(3) since 1999; Senior Vice President, Management since 2000; Vice President, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (three since 2000, four since 2002, three since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). Maxine L. Gerson (56) Chief Legal Officer since Senior Vice President, Neuberger 2005 (only for purposes of since 2002; Deputy General sections 307 and 406 of Counsel and Assistant Secretary, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of Neuberger since 2001; formerly, 2002) Vice President, Neuberger, 2001 to 2002; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Neuberger, 2001; formerly, Counsel, Neuberger, 2000; Secretary and General Counsel, Management since 2004; Chief Legal Officer (only for purposes of sections 307 and 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (fifteen since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006).
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POSITION AND NAME, AGE, AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sheila R. James (41) Assistant Secretary since Employee, Neuberger since 1999; the Fund's inception(3) Assistant Secretary, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (seven since 2002, three since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). Kevin Lyons (51) Assistant Secretary since Employee, Neuberger since 1999; 2003(4) Assistant Secretary, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (ten since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). John M. McGovern (36) Treasurer and Principal Vice President, Neuberger since Financial and Accounting 2004; Employee, Management since Officer since 2005; prior 1993; Treasurer and Principal thereto, Assistant Financial and Accounting Officer, Treasurer since the Fund's fifteen registered investment inception(3) companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (fifteen since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006); formerly, Assistant Treasurer, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator, 2002 to 2005. Frank Rosato (35) Assistant Treasurer since Vice President, Neuberger since 2005 2006; Employee, Management since 1995; Assistant Treasurer, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (fifteen since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006).
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POSITION AND NAME, AGE, AND ADDRESS(1) LENGTH OF TIME SERVED PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederic B. Soule (60) Vice President since the Senior Vice President, Neuberger Fund's inception(3) since 2003; formerly, Vice President, Neuberger, 1999 to 2003; Vice President, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (three since 2000, four since 2002, three since 2003, four since 2004 and one since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2006). Chamaine Williams (35) Chief Compliance Officer Vice President, Lehman Brothers since 2005 Inc. since 2003; Chief Compliance Officer, fifteen registered investment companies for which Management acts as investment manager and administrator (fifteen since 2005) and one registered investment company for which Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. acts as investment adviser (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer, Lehman Brothers Asset Management Inc. since 2003; Chief Compliance Officer, Lehman Brothers Alternative Investment Management LLC since 2003; formerly, Vice President, UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc. (formerly, Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PaineWebber Inc.), 1997 to 2003.
(1) The business address of each listed person is 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158. (2) Except as otherwise indicated, each individual has held the positions shown for at least the last five years. (3) The officer has served since the Fund's inception. The inception date of Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., and Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. is 2002. The inception date of Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. and Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is 2003. The inception date of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. is 2004. (4) For Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc., the officer has served since the Fund's inception in May. 34 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and on Management's website at www.nb.com. QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free). MARYLAND ANTI-TAKEOVER STATUTES By resolution of the Board of Directors, the Fund has opted into the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act and the Maryland Business Combination Act. In general, the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act provides that "control shares" of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition may not be voted except to the extent approved by shareholders at a special meeting by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter (excluding shares owned by the acquiror and by officers or directors who are employees of the corporation). "Control shares" are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within certain statutorily-defined ranges (one-tenth but less than one-third, one-third but less than a majority, and more than a majority of the voting power). In general, the Maryland Business Combination Act prohibits an interested shareholder (a shareholder that holds 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding stock of the corporation) of a Maryland corporation from engaging in a business combination (generally defined to include a merger, consolidation, share exchange, sale of a substantial amount of assets, a transfer of the corporation's securities and similar transactions to or with the interested shareholder or an entity affiliated with the interested shareholder) with the corporation for a period of five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder. The Fund is not aware of any shareholder that holds control shares or that is an interested shareholder under the statutes. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS The Fund hereby designates $10,899,234 as a capital gain distribution. For Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund, 2.56% of dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 qualifies for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. 35 BOARD CONSIDERATION OF THE MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS At a meeting held on September 27, 2006, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. ("Fund"), including the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund ("Independent Fund Directors"), approved continuance of the Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements ("Agreements") for the Fund. In evaluating the Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Fund Directors, reviewed materials furnished by Neuberger Berman Management Inc. ("Management") and Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger") in response to questions submitted by counsel to the Independent Fund Directors, and met with senior representatives of Management and Neuberger regarding their personnel and operations. The Independent Fund Directors were advised by counsel that is experienced in Investment Company Act of 1940 matters and that is independent of Management and Neuberger. The Independent Fund Directors received a memorandum from independent counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuance of the Agreements. They met with such counsel separately from representatives of Management to discuss the annual contract review. The annual contract review extends over two regular meetings of the Board to ensure that Management and Neuberger have time to respond to any questions the Independent Fund Directors may have on their initial review of the report and that the Independent Fund Directors have time to consider those responses. In addition, during this process, the Board held a separate meeting devoted to reviewing and discussing Fund performance. The Board considered the following factors, among others, in connection with its approval of the continuance of the Agreements: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Management and Neuberger; (2) the performance of the Fund compared to a peer group of investment companies; (3) the costs of the services provided and profits historically realized by Management and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund; (4) the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows; and (5) whether fee levels reflect those potential economies of scale for the benefit of investors in the Fund. In their deliberations, the Board members did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and each Director may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Board evaluated the terms of the Agreements and whether the Agreements were in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided under the Agreements and the overall fairness of the Agreements to the Fund. With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services provided, the Board considered the performance of the Fund and the degree of risk undertaken by the portfolio managers. The Board considered the experience and staffing of portfolio management and the investment research personnel of Management and Neuberger dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The Board noted that Management also provides certain administrative services, including fund accounting and compliance oversight. The Board also considered Management's and Neuberger's policies and practices regarding brokerage and allocation of portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the quality of brokerage execution provided by Management and its affiliates. The Board's Portfolio Transactions and Pricing Committee from time to time reviews the quality of the brokerage services that Neuberger and Lehman Brothers Inc. provide, and has reviewed studies by an independent firm engaged to review and evaluate the quality of brokerage execution received by the Fund. The Board also reviewed whether Management and Neuberger used brokers to execute Fund transactions that provide research and other services to Management and Neuberger, and the types of benefits potentially derived by Management, Neuberger, the Fund and by other clients of Management and Neuberger from such services. In addition, the Board noted the positive compliance history of Management and Neuberger, as each firm has been free of significant compliance problems. With respect to the performance of the Fund, the Board considered the performance of the Fund on both a market return and net asset value basis relative to a peer group of investment companies pursuing broadly similar strategies. The Board also considered the performance in relation to the degree of risk undertaken by the portfolio managers. The Board noted the difficulty of constructing an appropriate peer group. 36 NEUBERGER BERMAN OCTOBER 31, 2006 With respect to the overall fairness of the Agreements, the Board considered the fee structure of the Agreements as compared to a peer group of comparable funds and any fall-out benefits likely to accrue to Management or Neuberger or their affiliates. The Board also considered the profitability of Management and its affiliates from their association with the Fund. The Board reviewed a comparison of the Fund's management fee and overall expense ratio to a peer group of comparable funds. The Board considered the mean and median of the management fees and expense ratios of the peer group. With regard to the sub-advisory fee paid to Neuberger, the Board noted that this fee is reflective of an "at cost" basis and there is no profit to Neuberger with regard to these fees. The Board considered the Fund's overall expenses in relation to the overall expenses of the peer group mean and median. In addition, the Board considered the contractual waiver of a portion of the management fee undertaken by Management. The Board considered whether there were other funds that were sub-advised by Management or its affiliates or separate accounts managed by Management with similar investment objectives, policies and strategies as the Fund. The Board noted that there were no comparable sub-advised funds or separate accounts. The Board also evaluated any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services Management provides to the Fund. The Board considered that the Fund was a closed-end fund that is not continuously offering shares and that, without daily inflows and outflows of capital, there were not at this time significant economies of scale to be realized by Management in managing the Fund's assets. In concluding that the benefits accruing to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in comparison with the costs of providing the investment advisory services and the benefits accruing to the Fund, the Board reviewed specific data as to Management's profit on the Fund for a recent period and the trend in profit or loss over time. The Board also carefully examined Management's cost allocation methodology and had an independent consultant review the methodology. It also reviewed an analysis from an independent data service on investment management profitability margins. The Board recognized that Management should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for services it provides to the Fund and, based on its review, concluded it was satisfied that Management's level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not excessive. CONCLUSIONS In approving the Agreements, the Board concluded that the terms of each Agreement are fair and reasonable and that approval of the Agreements is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In reaching this determination, the Board considered that Management and Neuberger could be expected to provide a high level of service to the Fund; that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory over time; that the Fund's fee structure appeared to the Board to be reasonable given the nature and quality of services expected to be provided; and that the benefits accruing to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in comparison with the costs of providing the investment advisory services and the benefits accruing to the Fund. 37 This page has been left blank intentionally This page has been left blank intentionally This page has been left blank intentionally Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. [NEUBERGER BERMAN LOGO] A LEHMAN BROTHERS COMPANY NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC. 605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10158-0180 INTERNAL SALES & SERVICES 877.461.1899 www.nb.com [GRAPHIC] E0100 12/06 ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS The Board of Directors ("Board") of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. ("Registrant") 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 ("Code of Ethics"). For the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no amendments to the Code of Ethics and there were no waivers from the Code of Ethics granted to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Code of Ethics was included as an exhibit to Registrant's Form N- CSR filed on July 10, 2006. The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free). ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT The Board has determined that the Registrant has two audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. The Registrant's audit committee financial experts are John Cannon and Howard Mileaf. Mr. Cannon and Mr. Mileaf are independent directors as defined by Form N-CSR. ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES Ernst & Young, LLP ("E&Y") serves as independent registered public accounting firm to the Registrant. (a) Audit Fees ---------- The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by E&Y for the audit of the annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by E&Y in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $31,250 and $33,500 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. (b) Audit-Related Fees ------------------ The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for assurance and related services by E&Y that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported above in AUDIT FEES were $6,000 and $6,250 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. The nature of the services provided involved agreed upon procedures relating to the Preferred Shares. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X. The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for assurance and related services by E&Y that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. (c) Tax Fees -------- The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for professional services rendered by E&Y for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $8,700 and $9,500 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. The nature of the services provided was tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The Audit Committee approved 0% and 0% of these services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X. The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning by E&Y that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. (d) All Other Fees -------------- The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for products and services provided by E&Y, other than services reported in AUDIT FEES, AUDIT-RELATED FEES, and TAX FEES were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. The fees billed to other entities in the investment company complex for products and services provided by E&Y, other than services reported in AUDIT FEES, AUDIT- RELATED FEES, and TAX FEES that the Audit Committee was required to approve because the engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. (e) Audit Committee's Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures ------------------------------------------------------ (1) The Audit Committee's pre-approval policies and procedures for the Registrant to engage an accountant to render audit and non-audit services delegate to each member of the Committee the power to pre-approve services between meetings of the Committee. (2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. (f) Hours Attributed to Other Persons --------------------------------- Not applicable. (g) Non-Audit Fees -------------- Non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant were $14,700 and $15,750 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. Non-audit fees billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $160,650 and $126,000 for the fiscal years ended 2005 and 2006, respectively. (h) The Audit Committee of the Board considered whether the provision of non- audit services rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee because the engagement did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant is compatible with maintaining E&Y's independence. ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS The Board has established a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"). Its members are John Cannon, Howard A. Mileaf, Cornelius T. Ryan (Chairman), Tom D. Seip, and Peter P. Trapp. ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS The complete schedule of investments for each series is disclosed in the Registrant's Annual Report, which is included as Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES The Board has delegated to Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger Berman") the responsibility to vote proxies related to the securities held in the Registrant's portfolio. Under this authority, Neuberger Berman is required by the Board to vote proxies related to portfolio securities in the best interests of the Registrant and its stockholders. The Board permits Neuberger Berman to contract with a third party to obtain proxy voting and related services, including research of current issues. Neuberger Berman has implemented written Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures ("Proxy Voting Policy") that are designed to reasonably ensure that Neuberger Berman votes proxies prudently and in the best interest of its advisory clients for whom Neuberger Berman has voting authority, including the Registrant. The Proxy Voting Policy also describes how Neuberger Berman addresses any conflicts that may arise between its interests and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting. Neuberger Berman's Proxy Committee is responsible for developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Policy, overseeing the proxy voting process and engaging and overseeing any independent third-party vendors as voting delegate to review, monitor and/or vote proxies. In order to apply the Proxy Voting Policy noted above in a timely and consistent manner, Neuberger Berman utilizes Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") to vote proxies in accordance with Neuberger Berman's voting guidelines. Neuberger Berman's guidelines adopt the voting recommendations of ISS. Neuberger Berman retains final authority and fiduciary responsibility for proxy voting. Neuberger Berman believes that this process is reasonably designed to address material conflicts of interest that may arise between Neuberger Berman and a client as to how proxies are voted. In the event that an investment professional at Neuberger Berman believes that it is in the best interests of a client or clients to vote proxies in a manner inconsistent with Neuberger Berman's proxy voting guidelines or in a manner inconsistent with ISS recommendations, the Proxy Committee will review information submitted by the investment professional to determine that there is no material conflict of interest between Neuberger Berman and the client with respect to the voting of the proxy in that manner. If the Proxy Committee determines that the voting of a proxy as recommended by the investment professional presents a material conflict of interest between Neuberger Berman and the client or clients with respect to the voting of the proxy, the Proxy Committee shall: (i) take no further action, in which case ISS shall vote such proxy in accordance with the proxy voting guidelines or as ISS recommends; (ii) disclose such conflict to the client or clients and obtain written direction from the client as to how to vote the proxy; (iii) suggest that the client or clients engage another party to determine how to vote the proxy; or (iv) engage another independent third party to determine how to vote the proxy. ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES (a)(1) The following Portfolio Managers have day-to-day management responsibility of the Registrant's portfolio as of the date of the filing of this report. STEVEN BROWN is a Vice President of NB Management and a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. He has been a Portfolio Manager with the firm since 2002 and has been a Portfolio Manager with the firm since 2002 and has been part of the Registrant's management team since its inception. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Brown was a co-portfolio manager at an investment firm specializing in securities of REITs. RICHARD LEVINE is a Vice President of NB Management and a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. He has been a Portfolio Manager with the firm since 1989 and has been part of the Registrant's management team since its inception. MICHELLE STEIN is a Vice President of NB Management and a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman. She has been a Portfolio Manager at Neuberger Berman since 1983 and has been part of the Registrant's management team since its inception. (a)(2) The table below describes the other accounts for which each Portfolio Manager has day-to-day management responsibility as of October 31, 2006.
NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS ASSETS MANAGED FOR WHICH NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS MANAGED FOR WHICH ADVISORY FEE IS ACCOUNTS MANAGED ADVISORY FEE IS PERFORMANCE-BASED TYPE OF ACCOUNT MANAGED ($ MILLIONS) PERFORMANCE-BASED ($ MILLIONS) STEVEN BROWN Registered Investment Companies* 6 2,385 0 0 Other Pooled Investment Vehicles 0 0 0 0 Other Accounts** 135 55.5 0 0 RICH LEVINE Registered Investment Companies* 1 20 0 0 Other Pooled Investment Vehicles 0 0 0 0 Other Accounts** 3,463 3,190 0 0 MICHELLE STEIN Registered Investment Companies* 0 0 0 0 Other Pooled Investment Vehicles 0 0 0 0 Other Accounts 3,463 3,190 0 0
Other Accounts** *Registered Investment Companies include: Mutual Funds. **Other Accounts include: Institutional Separate Accounts, Sub-Advised, and Managed Accounts (WRAP). Conflicts of Interest - --------------------- Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a Portfolio Manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund or other account. The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different or similar objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as the Portfolio Manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. The Portfolio Manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by the Registrant. Moreover, if a Portfolio Manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one fund or other account, the Registrant may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity. Securities selected for funds or accounts other than the Registrant may outperform the securities selected for the Registrant. NB Management, Neuberger Berman and the Registrant have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises. (a)(3) Compensation (as of October 31, 2006) ------------------------------------- A portion of the compensation paid to each Portfolio Manager is determined by comparisons to pre-determined peer groups and benchmarks, as opposed to a system dependent on a percent of management fees. The Portfolio Managers are paid a base salary that is not dependent on performance. Each Portfolio Manager also has a "target bonus," which is set each year and can be increased or decreased prior to payment based in part on performance measured against the relevant peer group and benchmark. Performance is measured on a three-year rolling average in order to emphasize longer-term performance. There is also a subjective component to determining the bonus, which consists of the following factors: (i) the individual's willingness to work with the marketing and sales groups; (ii) his or her effectiveness in building a franchise; and (iii) client servicing. Senior management determines this component in appropriate cases. There are additional components that comprise the Portfolio Managers' compensation packages, including: (i) whether the manager was a partner/principal of Neuberger Berman prior to Neuberger Berman Inc.'s initial public offering; (ii) for more recent hires, incentives that may have been negotiated at the time the Portfolio Manager joined the Neuberger Berman complex; and (iii) the total amount of assets for which the Portfolio Manager is responsible. NB Management's Portfolio Managers have always had a degree of independence that they would not get at other firms that have, for example, investment committees. NB Management believes that its Portfolio Managers are retained not only through compensation and opportunities for advancement, but also by a collegial and stable money management environment. In addition, there are additional stock and option award programs available. NB Management believes the measurement versus the peer groups on a three-year rolling average basis creates a meaningful disincentive to try and beat the peer group and benchmark in any given year by taking undue risks in portfolio management. The incentive is to be a solid performer over the longer-term, not necessarily to be a short-term winner in any given year. (a)(4) Ownership of Securities ----------------------- Set forth below is the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Portfolio Manager in the Registrant as of October 31, 2006. ---------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO MANAGER DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES OWNED IN THE REGISTRANT ---------------------------------------------------------- STEVEN BROWN A ---------------------------------------------------------- RICH LEVINE A ---------------------------------------------------------- MICHELLE STEIN A ---------------------------------------------------------- A = None E = $100,001-$500,000 B = $1-$10,000 F = $500,001-$1,000,000 C = $10,001 - $50,000 G = $1,000,001 or More D =$50,001-$100,000 (b) Not applicable. ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS No reportable purchases for the period covered by this report. ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS There were no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board. ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a) Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act")) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document, the Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. (b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 12. EXHIBITS (a)(1)A copy of the Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to Registrant's Form N-CSR, Investment Company Act file number 811-21499 (filed July 10, 2006). (a)(2)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley Act") are filed herewith. (a)(3)Not applicable to the Registrant. (b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith. The certifications provided pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) of the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates them by reference. 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. Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. By: /s/ Peter E. Sundman ------------------------- Peter E. Sundman Chief Executive Officer Date: January 4, 2007 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Peter E. Sundman ------------------------- Peter E. Sundman Chief Executive Officer Date: January 4, 2007 By: /s/ John M. McGovern -------------------- John M. McGovern Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Date: January 4, 2007 EX-99.CERT 2 exh99cert.txt CERTIFICATIONS I, Peter E. Sundman, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. ("Registrant"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 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; and 5. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: January 4, 2007 By: /s/ Peter E. Sundman -------------------- Peter E. Sundman Chief Executive Officer I, John M. McGovern, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. ("Registrant"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and d) disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 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; and 5. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Dated: January 4, 2007 By: /s/ John M. Mcgovern ------------------------ John M. McGovern Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer EX-99.906CERT 3 exh99-906cert.txt SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS We, Peter E. Sundman, Chief Executive Officer and John M. McGovern, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc. ("Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 enacted under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge: 1. The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2006 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and 2. The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. Dated: January 4, 2007 /s/ Peter E. Sundman -------------------- Peter E. Sundman Chief Executive Officer /s/ John M. Mcgovern -------------------- John M. McGovern Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----