-----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, N/U8Wi523dYzo81pMPmlfg0SMgEtynYj5T1EcC/48VZEEB4qZqXBwE86wzkepPjt DrW0j6fgScmzT4uZ//SCEw== 0001080084-07-000181.txt : 20070726 0001080084-07-000181.hdr.sgml : 20070726 20070726123612 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001080084-07-000181 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17F2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070726 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070726 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070726 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030146 IRS NUMBER: 136021175 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00523 FILM NUMBER: 071001654 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226832 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DREYFUS CORP STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NESBETT FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680607 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030146 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 136021175 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226832 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DREYFUS CORP STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NESBETT FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680607 40-17F2 1 bxfund.txt Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Directors Dreyfus Fund Incorporated, The We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that Dreyfus Fund Incorporated, The's (the "Company") complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of April 30, 2007, with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of April 30, 2007, and with respect to agreement of security and similar investment purchases and sales, for the period from December 31, 2006 (the date of our last examination) through April 30, 2007; Count and inspection of all securities and similar investments located in the vault of Mellon Bank in New York, without prior notice to management; Confirmation of all securities and similar investments held by institutions in book entry form (i.e., the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Depository Trust Company and the Participant Trust Company); Reconciliation of confirmation results as to all such securities and investments to the books and records of the Company and Mellon Bank; Confirmation of all repurchase agreements, if any, with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying collateral with Mellon Bank's records; We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company's compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that Dreyfus Fund Incorporated, The complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of April 30, 2007 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Fund Incorporated, The and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. ERNST & YOUNG LLP New York, New York July 26, 2007 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-17f-2 Certificate of Accounting or Securities and Similar Investments in the Custody of Management Investment Companies Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CRF 270.17f-2] 1. Investment Company Act File Date examination Number: completed: 811- 0523 July 26, 2007 2. State Identification Number: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MI NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PUERTO RICO Other Specify: 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) 200 Park Avenue, 55th Floor , New York, NY 10166 INSTRUCTIONS The Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments Investment Company 1. All items must be completed by the investment company. 2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examine securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company. Accountant 3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commissions's principal office in Washington D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company's principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable. THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 We, as members of management of Dreyfus Fund Incorporated, The (the "Company"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of April 30, 2007. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of April 30, 2007 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company. Dreyfus Fund Incorporated, The By: /s/Jim Windels Jim Windels, Treasurer The Dreyfus Corporation -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----