PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP served as the independent public accountants for the
Fund's last fiscal year. The client-auditor relationship between
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the Fund ceased as of May 18, 2000. The cessation
of the client-auditor relationship between the Fund and PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP was based solely on a possible future business relationship by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with an affiliate of the Fund's investment adviser.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's reports on the financial statements for the Fund
during the Fund's last two fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion, nor was such report qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the last two fiscal
years and any subsequent interim period, there were no disagreements with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
would have caused PricewaterhouseCooper LLP to make reference to the subject
matter of the disagreement in connection with its report.