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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

811-3721

 

 

 

Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Janette E. Farragher, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

5/31

 

Date of reporting period:

11/30/11

 

             

 

 


 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.      Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus 
Intermediate Municipal 
Bond Fund, Inc. 

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT November 30, 2011




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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value 

 



 

Contents

 

THE FUND

2     

A Letter from the Chairman and CEO

3     

Discussion of Fund Performance

6     

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

6     

Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses With Those of Other Funds

7     

Statement of Investments

32     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

33     

Statement of Operations

34     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

35     

Financial Highlights

36     

Notes to Financial Statements

44     

Information About the Renewal of the Fund’s Management Agreement

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover



Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund, Inc.

The Fund


A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this semiannual report for Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., covering the six-month period from June 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Investors were encouraged by expectations of a more robust economic recovery into the first quarter of 2011, but sentiment subsequently deteriorated due to disappointing economic data, an escalating sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a contentious debate regarding taxes, spending and borrowing in the United States. Market volatility was particularly severe in August and September after a major credit rating agency downgraded long-term U.S. government debt. While most fixed-income securities proved volatile in this tumultuous environment, municipal bonds held up relatively well due to robust demand for a limited supply of newly issued securities.

The economic outlook currently remains clouded by uncertainty regarding the ability of European policymakers to contain the region’s debt crisis. However, conditions in the United States seem to be improving as inflationary pressures have receded, consumer confidence has strengthened and the unemployment rate has declined.To assess the potential impact of these and other developments on your investments, we encourage you, as always, to speak with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
December 15, 2011

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of June 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011, as provided by Steven Harvey, Portfolio Manager

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2011, Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund achieved a total return of 3.60%.1 The Barclays Capital 7-Year Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, achieved a total return of 3.88% for the same period.2

Despite intensifying economic uncertainty during the reporting period, municipal bonds fared relatively well as a reduced supply of newly issued securities was met by robust investor demand.The fund’s returns were slightly lower than its benchmark due primarily to a higher allocation to bonds rated double-A and triple-A.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks the maximum amount of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal personal income tax.

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds rated A or higher, or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in municipal bonds rated below A, including bonds rated below investment grade (“high yield” or “junk” bonds) or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund’s portfolio ranges between three and 10 years.

We focus on identifying undervalued sectors and securities, and we minimize the use of interest rate forecasting. We select municipal bonds by using fundamental credit analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and to exploit pricing inefficiencies in the municipal bond market.We actively trade among various sectors, such as pre-refunded, general obligation and revenue, based on their apparent relative values.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Municipal Bonds Held Up Relatively Well Amid Uncertainty

Investor confidence generally was shaken in the spring of 2011 when Greece appeared headed for default on its sovereign debt, U.S. economic data disappointed and a contentious political debate regarding U.S. government spending and borrowing intensified. Consequently, investors shifted their focus to traditionally defensive investments, producing bouts of heightened volatility in many financial markets.Turbulence was particularly severe in August and September, after a major credit-rating agency downgraded its assessment of long-term U.S. debt securities. Securities that had been hard-hit in late summer rebounded to a degree in October and November as certain macroeconomic concerns eased.

Positive supply-and-demand forces helped intermediate-term municipal bonds gain some value despite these developments. New issuance volumes fell sharply in 2011 after a flood of new supply in late 2010 when issuers sought to lock in federal subsidies provided by the expiring Build America Bonds program. Political pressure to reduce spending and borrowing also led to fewer capital projects requiring financing during the reporting period.Yet, demand for municipal bonds remained steadily robust from individual and institutional investors seeking higher levels of tax-exempt income.

Although many states and municipalities continued to struggle with budget shortfalls, tax revenues generally have trended upwards, helping to relieve fiscal stresses.

Revenue Bonds Supported Relative Performance

Early in the reporting period, the fund established positions in the general obligation bonds of certain states—including California, Illinois and New Jersey—that we believed were punished too severely at the end of 2010.These securities subsequently rebounded, contributing positively to the fund’s relative performance. We also favored income-oriented bonds backed by dedicated revenues from municipal projects.The fund benefited during the reporting period from revenue bonds backed by health care facilities, airports and corporations. In addition, the fund’s relative results were buoyed by underweighted exposure to low yielding escrowed bonds, which fell out of favor among investors.

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The fund also benefited during much of the reporting period from an average duration that was modestly longer than market averages. The fund’s duration posture enabled it to capture incrementally higher levels of income and to participate more fully in market rallies.We generally focused on bonds with eight- to 10-year maturities, and we maintained underweighted exposure to bonds maturing in three years or less.

On the other hand, the fund’s relative performance was mildly undermined by our ongoing efforts to improve its overall credit profile. A shift toward higher-rated bonds prevented the fund from benefiting more fully from relative strength among lower-rated securities. A small weighting in tobacco securitization bonds lagged on weaker-than-expected consumption trends.

Maintaining Credit Discipline

We believe the fund remains well positioned for an environment of subpar economic growth and heightened market volatility. We have maintained an emphasis on revenue bonds with strong credit characteristics, particularly those backed by essential services facilities.We also are encouraged by the market’s longer-term prospects. In our judgment, municipal bonds appear likely to be the focus of demand from investors seeking tax-advantaged income as they grow more concerned about persistently low interest rates and potential tax increases.

December 15, 2011

  Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying 
  degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors 
  being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause 
  price declines. 
1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no 
  guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon 
  redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Income may be subject 
  to state and local taxes, and some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax 
  (AMT) for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable. 
2  SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital 
  gain distributions.The Barclays Capital 7-Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged total 
  return performance benchmark for the investment-grade, geographically unrestricted 7-year tax- 
  exempt bond market, consisting of municipal bonds with maturities of 6-8 years. Index returns do 
  not reflect fees and expenses associated with operating a mutual fund. 

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. from June 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment 
assuming actual returns for the six months ended November 30, 2011 

 

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.92 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,036.00 

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended November 30, 2011

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.89 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,021.15 

 

† Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .77%, multiplied by the average account value over the 
period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 
November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments—98.2%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Alabama—2.0%         
Alabama Port Authority,         
Docks Facilities Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  10/1/22  5,000,000  5,099,650 
Alabama Public School and         
College Authority, Capital         
Improvement Bonds  5.00  12/1/24  2,500,000  2,768,450 
Birmingham Water Works Board,         
Water Revenue (Insured;         
Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/17  6,310,000  7,232,522 
Jefferson County,         
Limited Obligation         
School Warrants  5.25  1/1/17  2,500,000  2,401,475 
Alaska—.5%         
Alaska Industrial Development and         
Export Authority, Revolving         
Fund Revenue  5.25  4/1/24  3,780,000  4,242,332 
Arizona—3.8%         
Arizona Transportation Board,         
Highway Revenue  5.00  7/1/21  10,990,000  12,533,875 
Arizona Transportation Board,         
Transportation Excise Tax         
Revenue (Maricopa County         
Regional Area Road Fund)  5.00  7/1/17  6,000,000  7,114,080 
Phoenix Civic Improvement         
Corporation, Junior Lien Water         
System Revenue  5.00  7/1/23  4,290,000  5,074,641 
Pima County,         
Sewer System Revenue         
Obligations (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/23  3,250,000  3,714,913 
Pima County Industrial Development         
Authority, Education Revenue         
(American Charter Schools         
Foundation Project)  5.13  7/1/15  2,680,000  2,628,383 
Salt River Project Agricultural         
Improvement and Power         
District, Salt River Project         
Electric System Revenue  5.00  12/1/27  2,500,000  2,833,375 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
California—13.8%           
ABAG Finance Authority for           
Nonprofit Corporations,           
Revenue (San Diego           
Hospital Association)  5.13  3/1/18  200,000   208,604 
Arcadia Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  0.00  8/1/20  1,635,000 a  1,111,898 
Bay Area Toll Authority,           
San Francisco Bay Area Toll           
Bridge Revenue  5.25  4/1/24  6,000,000   6,801,660 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  10/1/20  18,060,000   20,901,380 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  3/1/22  1,250,000   1,427,588 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.63  4/1/25  3,500,000   3,906,595 
California Department of Water           
Resources, Power Supply Revenue  5.00  5/1/22  4,300,000   5,015,262 
California Department of Water           
Resources, Water System           
Revenue (Central Valley Project)  5.00  12/1/24  2,500,000   2,810,675 
California Health Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Providence Health and Services)  6.25  10/1/24  3,000,000   3,504,510 
California Health Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Sutter Health)  5.25  8/15/22  3,000,000   3,286,530 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue  4.55  8/1/21  3,810,000   3,578,390 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue  4.60  8/1/21  2,580,000   2,449,994 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue           
(Insured; FGIC)  4.40  2/1/18  3,300,000   3,207,897 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue           
(Insured; FGIC)  4.40  8/1/18  3,310,000   3,206,728 
California State University           
Trustees, Systemwide Revenue  5.00  11/1/22  5,000,000   5,828,100 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
California (continued)           
Clovis Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/22  10,415,000  a  6,480,213 
Coast Community College District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/20  1,855,000  a  1,299,576 
Los Angeles Department of           
Airports, Subordinate           
Revenue (Los Angeles           
International Airport)  5.25  5/15/25  1,845,000    2,000,755 
Los Angeles Harbor Department,           
Revenue  5.00  8/1/19  1,425,000    1,646,245 
Sacramento City Unified School           
District, GO (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  0.00  7/1/23  5,065,000  a  2,861,370 
San Diego County Water Authority,           
Water Revenue  5.00  5/1/21  2,725,000    3,288,966 
San Diego County Water Authority,           
Water Revenue  5.00  5/1/28  5,000,000    5,527,500 
San Diego Public Facilities           
Financing Authority,           
Water Revenue  5.00  8/1/24  7,560,000    8,568,126 
San Francisco City and County           
Airport Commission, Second           
Series Revenue (San Francisco           
International Airport)  5.00  5/1/17  5,000,000    5,515,600 
Southern California Public Power           
Authority, Revenue (Canyon           
Power Project)  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000    5,665,200 
Southern California Public Power           
Authority, Revenue (Windy           
Point/Windy Flats Project)  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000    5,697,050 
Tobacco Securitization           
Authority of Southern           
California, Tobacco           
Settlement Asset-Backed           
Bonds (San Diego           
County Tobacco Asset           
Securitization Corporation)  4.75  6/1/25  1,860,000    1,574,062 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
California (continued)           
Tuolumne Wind Project Authority,           
Revenue (Tuolumne           
Company Project)  5.00  1/1/22  2,000,000   2,229,940 
University of California Regents,           
General Revenue  5.25  5/15/23  2,500,000   2,823,925 
Colorado—.9%           
Colorado Health Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Catholic           
Health Initiatives)  6.00  10/1/23  5,355,000   6,171,156 
E-470 Public Highway Authority,           
Senior Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  9/1/18  3,000,000 a  2,104,170 
Connecticut—.3%           
Connecticut Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(Wesleyan University Issue)  5.00  7/1/26  1,000,000   1,124,990 
Connecticut Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(Wesleyan University Issue)  5.00  7/1/27  1,000,000   1,115,490 
District of Columbia—1.8%           
District of Columbia,           
HR (Children’s Hospital           
Obligated Group Issue)           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  7/15/18  2,000,000   2,300,620 
District of Columbia,           
Income Tax Secured Revenue  5.00  12/1/25  2,500,000   2,843,300 
District of Columbia,           
Revenue (Howard University           
Issue) (Insured; AMBAC)           
(Prerefunded)  5.00  10/1/16  2,545,000 b  3,012,491 
District of Columbia,           
Revenue (Howard University           
Issue) (Insured; AMBAC)           
(Prerefunded)  5.00  10/1/16  2,660,000 b  3,148,615 
Washington Metropolitan Area           
Transit Authority, Gross           
Revenue Transit Bonds  5.25  7/1/23  3,725,000   4,255,850 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Florida—13.8%         
Bay County,         
Sales Tax Revenue         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  9/1/24  2,375,000  2,513,724 
Brevard County,         
Local Option Fuel Tax Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  8/1/23  1,260,000  1,291,286 
Broward County,         
Port Facilities Revenue  5.00  9/1/21  4,340,000  4,653,999 
Citizens Property Insurance         
Corporation, Coastal Account         
Senior Secured Revenue  5.00  6/1/19  3,000,000  3,264,960 
Citizens Property Insurance         
Corporation, High-Risk Account         
Senior Secured Revenue  5.25  6/1/17  7,500,000  8,275,275 
Collier County,         
Gas Tax Revenue         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.25  6/1/19  2,190,000  2,267,964 
Collier County School Board,         
COP (Master Lease Program         
Agreement) (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  2/15/20  3,500,000  4,056,640 
Collier County School Board,         
COP (Master Lease Program         
Agreement) (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  2/15/22  2,000,000  2,306,520 
Florida Education System,         
University of Florida         
Housing Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  2,055,000  2,223,489 
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund         
Finance Corporation, Revenue  5.00  7/1/16  2,250,000  2,489,175 
Florida Municipal Power Agency,         
Revenue (Stanton II Project)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  10/1/15  3,635,000  3,765,678 
Florida Water Pollution Control         
Financing Corporation,         
Water PCR  5.25  1/15/21  2,545,000  2,752,290 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Hillsborough County,           
GO (Unincorporated Area Parks           
and Recreation Program)           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  1,155,000   1,419,668 
Hillsborough County,           
Junior Lien Utility Revenue           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  8/1/14  3,205,000   3,582,389 
Indian River County,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/20  2,265,000   2,475,962 
Jacksonville,           
Guaranteed Entitlement           
Improvement Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.38  10/1/16  3,080,000   3,179,638 
Jacksonville Aviation Authority,           
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  10/1/19  3,220,000   3,425,661 
Jacksonville Economic Development           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities Revenue (Florida           
Proton Therapy Institute Project)  6.00  9/1/17  2,545,000 c  2,681,030 
Lakeland,           
Energy System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/18  6,250,000   7,342,750 
Lee County,           
Transportation Facilities           
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  10/1/15  2,500,000   2,505,150 
Martin County,           
Utilities System Revenue           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  10/1/12  1,065,000   1,106,663 
Martin County,           
Utilities System Revenue           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  10/1/13  1,485,000   1,602,003 
Miami-Dade County,           
Aviation Revenue (Miami           
International Airport)  5.50  10/1/25  2,500,000   2,756,125 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Miami-Dade County,           
Transit System Sales Surtax           
Revenue (Insured; XLCA)  5.00  7/1/24  2,330,000   2,459,641 
Miami-Dade County,           
Water and Sewer System Revenue  5.38  10/1/24  5,000,000   5,617,700 
Miami-Dade County,           
Water and Sewer System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  10/1/17  5,000,000   5,887,150 
Miami-Dade County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Purchase           
Agreement) (Insured; FGIC)  5.25  10/1/17  5,000,000   5,405,150 
Miami-Dade County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Purchase           
Agreement) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  8/1/15  5,000,000   5,234,150 
Orlando Utilities Commission,           
Utility System Revenue  5.00  10/1/23  2,500,000   2,836,125 
Orlando-Orange County Expressway           
Authority, Revenue (Insured;           
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/17  2,105,000   2,428,749 
Palm Bay,           
Educational Facilities Revenue           
(Patriot Charter School Project)  6.75  7/1/22  3,000,000 d  809,940 
Palm Beach County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Purchase           
Agreement) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.38  8/1/14  4,000,000   4,398,800 
Pasco County,           
Solid Waste Disposal and Resource           
Recovery System Revenue  5.00  10/1/16  3,000,000   3,302,160 
Polk County,           
Constitutional Fuel Tax           
Improvement Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  12/1/19  580,000   629,056 
Polk County,           
Utility System Revenue           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  10/1/18  2,000,000   2,125,960 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Sarasota County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Program           
Agreement) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/15  1,000,000    1,116,170 
Seminole County,           
Water and Sewer Revenue  5.00  10/1/21  1,050,000    1,154,748 
Tampa,           
Solid Waste System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/16  2,690,000    2,958,381 
Volusia County School Board,           
Sales Tax Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.38  10/1/15  4,000,000    4,126,000 
Georgia—3.6%           
Athens Housing Authority,           
Student Housing LR (University           
of Georgia Real Estate           
Foundation East Campus           
Housing, LLC Project)           
(Insured; AMBAC) (Prerefunded)  5.25  12/1/12  2,560,000  b  2,685,056 
Athens Housing Authority,           
Student Housing LR (University           
of Georgia Real Estate           
Foundation East Campus           
Housing, LLC Project)           
(Insured; AMBAC) (Prerefunded)  5.25  12/1/12  2,700,000  b  2,831,895 
Atlanta,           
Water and Wastewater Revenue  6.00  11/1/20  3,000,000    3,687,840 
Atlanta,           
Water and Wastewater Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  11/1/15  5,000,000    5,526,900 
DeKalb County,           
Water and Sewerage Revenue  5.25  10/1/25  4,000,000    4,430,440 
Municipal Electric Authority of           
Georgia, Combustion Turbine           
Project Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  11/1/16  5,000,000    5,187,950 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Georgia (continued)         
Municipal Electric Authority of         
Georgia, Revenue (Project One         
Subordinated Bonds)  5.75  1/1/19  2,660,000  3,197,107 
Private Colleges and Universities         
Authority, Revenue         
(Emory University)  5.00  9/1/16  3,235,000  3,792,035 
Hawaii—1.1%         
Hawaii,         
Airports System Revenue  5.00  7/1/18  6,000,000  6,712,560 
Honolulu City and County,         
Wastewater System         
Revenue (Second         
Bond Resolution)  5.00  7/1/22  2,500,000  2,879,025 
Idaho—.2%         
Idaho Health Facilities Authority,         
Revenue (Trinity Health         
Credit Group)  6.13  12/1/28  1,450,000  1,627,639 
Illinois—3.4%         
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)  5.00  1/1/17  2,500,000  2,835,700 
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)         
(Insured; CIFG)  5.50  1/1/15  6,450,000  6,930,138 
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  1/1/17  2,000,000  2,272,880 
Chicago,         
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/17  2,500,000  2,708,100 
Chicago,         
GO (Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  1/1/20  1,450,000  1,577,788 

 

The Fund  15 

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Illinois (continued)           
Cook County Community High School           
District Number 219, GO           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/24  2,020,000   2,144,553 
Illinois,           
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  6/15/18  1,700,000   1,982,557 
Illinois Toll Highway Authority,           
Toll Highway Senior Revenue  5.00  1/1/25  5,000,000   5,448,700 
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition           
Authority, Dedicated State Tax           
Revenue (McCormick Place           
Expansion Project) (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  0/5.55  6/15/21  2,500,000 e  2,647,450 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement           
Authority, Tobacco           
Settlement Revenue  5.00  6/1/18  1,500,000   1,625,760 
Indiana—1.9%           
Indiana Finance Authority,           
First Lien Wastewater Utility           
Revenue (CWA Authority Project)  5.25  10/1/23  2,500,000   2,912,225 
Indiana Health Facility Financing           
Authority, Revenue (Ascension           
Health Subordinate Credit Group)  5.00  5/1/13  1,000,000   1,060,300 
Indianapolis,           
Gas Utility Distribution           
System Second Lien Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  8/15/23  3,500,000   3,867,465 
Indianapolis,           
Thermal Energy System First           
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/18  7,700,000   8,993,600 
Kansas—1.2%           
Wyandotte County/Kansas City           
Unified Government,           
Utility System Revenue           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.65  9/1/18  9,130,000   10,521,777 

 

16



Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Kentucky—.5%         
Kentucky Municipal Power Agency,         
Power System Revenue (Prairie         
State Project) (Insured;         
National Public Finance         
Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  9/1/19  2,000,000  2,290,380 
Pikeville,         
Hospital Improvement         
Revenue (Pikeville Medical         
Center, Inc. Project)  6.25  3/1/23  2,195,000  2,487,352 
Louisiana—.2%         
Louisiana State University Board         
of Supervisors and         
Agricultural and Mechanical         
College, Auxiliary Revenue  5.00  7/1/25  2,000,000  2,192,020 
Maryland—1.6%         
Maryland,         
GO (State and Local         
Facilities Loan)  5.00  8/1/16  4,340,000  5,125,627 
Maryland,         
GO (State and Local         
Facilities Loan)  5.00  8/1/21  2,500,000  3,016,325 
Maryland Economic Development         
Corporation, EDR         
(Transportation         
Facilities Project)  5.38  6/1/25  1,500,000  1,492,605 
Prince George’s County,         
Consolidated Public         
Improvement GO  5.00  9/15/22  3,340,000  4,107,098 
Massachusetts—2.0%         
Massachusetts,         
Consolidated Loan  5.00  4/1/24  7,500,000  8,793,225 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Bentley         
University Issue)  5.00  7/1/23  2,550,000  2,746,172 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Tufts Medical         
Center Issue)  5.50  1/1/22  2,990,000  3,168,503 

 

The Fund  17 

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Massachusetts (continued)         
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  10/15/23  2,500,000  2,973,950 
Michigan—2.8%         
Detroit,         
Sewage Disposal System         
Senior Lien Revenue  6.50  7/1/24  4,765,000  5,396,077 
Detroit,         
Water Supply System Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  5,000,000  5,156,700 
Detroit School District,         
School Building and Site         
Improvement Bonds (GO—         
Unlimited Tax) (Insured; FGIC)  6.00  5/1/19  2,965,000  3,435,516 
Michigan,         
GO (Environmental Program)  5.00  11/1/19  2,000,000  2,369,180 
Michigan Building Authority,         
Revenue (State Police         
Communications System)  5.25  10/1/13  1,945,000  2,114,565 
Michigan Strategic Fund,         
LOR (State of Michigan         
Cadillac Place Office         
Building Project)  5.00  10/15/15  1,040,000  1,151,862 
Wayne County Airport Authority,         
Airport Revenue (Detroit         
Metropolitan Wayne         
County Airport)  5.00  12/1/18  2,500,000  2,726,100 
Wayne County Airport Authority,         
Junior Lien Airport Revenue         
(Detroit Metropolitan Wayne         
County Airport) (Insured;         
National Public Finance         
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  12/1/22  2,500,000  2,544,325 
Minnesota—1.6%         
Minneapolis-Saint Paul         
Metropolitan Airports Commission,         
Subordinate Airport Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  1/1/25  5,000,000  5,224,350 

 

18



Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Minnesota (continued)           
Minnesota Public Facilities           
Authority, Clean Water           
Revenue (Prerefunded)  5.00  3/1/17  7,500,000 b  8,947,725 
Mississippi—.5%           
Mississippi Development Bank,           
Special Obligation Revenue           
(Madison County Highway           
Construction Project)           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  1/1/22  3,875,000   4,242,040 
Missouri—.4%           
Missouri Development Finance           
Board, Infrastructure           
Facilities Revenue (Branson           
Landing Project)  6.00  6/1/20  3,160,000   3,541,823 
Nevada—1.6%           
Clark County,           
Airport System Revenue  5.00  7/1/22  3,300,000   3,706,428 
Clark County School District,           
Limited Tax GO  5.00  6/15/25  4,950,000   5,250,069 
Director of the State of Nevada           
Department of Business and           
Industry, SWDR (Republic           
Services, Inc. Project)  5.63  6/1/18  5,000,000   5,557,150 
New Jersey—3.1%           
Camden County Improvement           
Authority, Health Care           
Redevelopment Project           
Revenue (The Cooper           
Health System Obligated           
Group Issue)  5.25  2/15/20  3,000,000   3,032,370 
Casino Reinvestment Development           
Authority, Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  6/1/19  5,000,000   5,203,400 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue  5.38  6/15/15  3,300,000   3,523,080 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue  5.50  6/15/16  1,000,000   1,077,420 

 

The Fund  19 

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New Jersey (continued)           
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, School Facilities           
Construction Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corporation)  5.00  9/1/18  5,500,000   6,046,425 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(South Jersey Hospital Issue)  6.00  7/1/12  775,000   786,230 
New Jersey Higher Education           
Student Assistance Authority,           
Student Loan Revenue (Insured;           
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.88  6/1/21  4,070,000   4,460,232 
New Jersey Transportation Trust           
Fund Authority (Transportation           
System) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  12/15/18  2,930,000   3,267,976 
New Mexico—1.2%           
Jicarilla,           
Apache Nation Revenue  5.00  9/1/13  1,840,000   1,910,674 
New Mexico Hospital Equipment           
Loan Council, Hospital System           
Revenue (Presbyterian           
Healthcare Services)  6.00  8/1/23  7,500,000   8,484,825 
New York—7.1%           
Long Island Power Authority,           
Electric System General           
Revenue (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  4.32  9/1/15  3,000,000 f  2,992,740 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/17  2,000,000   2,355,580 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/18  5,000,000   5,712,150 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  4/1/20  2,500,000   2,753,400 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/20  2,655,000   3,188,177 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  4/1/22  4,810,000   5,297,542 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/22  3,000,000   3,453,480 

 

20



Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
New York (continued)         
New York City Health and         
Hospitals Corporation,         
Health System Revenue  5.00  2/15/22  4,385,000  4,893,923 
New York City Transitional Finance         
Authority, Future Tax Secured         
Subordinate Revenue  5.00  2/1/24  3,000,000  3,467,610 
New York Local Government         
Assistance Corporation, GO  5.25  4/1/16  3,425,000  3,885,183 
New York State Dormitory         
Authority, Mortgage Hospital         
Revenue (The Long Island         
College Hospital)         
(Collateralized; FHA)  6.00  8/15/15  1,970,000  2,022,205 
New York State Dormitory         
Authority, Revenue (New York         
University Hospitals Center)  5.25  7/1/24  700,000  728,805 
New York State Dormitory         
Authority, State Personal         
Income Tax Revenue         
(General Purpose)  5.25  2/15/21  2,500,000  2,956,425 
New York State Dormitory         
Authority, State Personal         
Income Tax Revenue         
(General Purpose)  5.00  3/15/22  3,340,000  3,992,001 
New York State Thruway Authority,         
Second General Highway and         
Bridge Trust Fund Bonds         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  4/1/18  5,000,000  5,610,550 
New York State Urban Development         
Corporation, Corporate Purpose         
Subordinate Lien  5.13  7/1/19  2,000,000  2,149,960 
Niagara County Industrial         
Development Agency, Solid         
Waste Disposal Facility Revenue         
(American Ref-Fuel Company         
of Niagara, L.P. Facility)  5.45  11/15/12  2,000,000  2,022,320 
Suffolk Tobacco Asset         
Securitization Corporation,         
Tobacco Settlement         
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.38  6/1/28  2,815,000  2,350,919 

 

The Fund  21 

 



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
New York (continued)         
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel         
Authority, General Revenue         
(MTA Bridges and Tunnels)  5.00  1/1/19  2,500,000  2,984,975 
North Carolina—2.8%         
North Carolina,         
Limited Obligation Bonds  5.00  11/1/20  3,900,000  4,764,045 
North Carolina Eastern Municipal         
Power Agency, Power         
System Revenue  5.13  1/1/14  3,000,000  3,129,810 
North Carolina Eastern Municipal         
Power Agency, Power         
System Revenue  5.00  1/1/21  1,200,000  1,481,448 
North Carolina Medical Care         
Commission, Retirement         
Facilities First Mortgage         
Revenue (The United Methodist         
Retirement Homes Project)  4.75  10/1/13  1,000,000  1,000,980 
North Carolina Medical Care         
Commission, Retirement         
Facilities First Mortgage         
Revenue (The United Methodist         
Retirement Homes Project)  5.13  10/1/19  1,250,000  1,245,525 
North Carolina Municipal Power         
Agency Number 1, Catawba         
Electric Revenue (Insured;         
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  1/1/16  2,540,000  2,666,670 
North Carolina Municipal Power         
Agency Number 1, Catawba         
Electric Revenue (Insured;         
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  1/1/17  10,000,000  10,496,400 
Ohio—3.1%         
Cuyahoga County,         
Revenue (Cleveland Clinic         
Health System Obligated Group)  6.00  1/1/17  5,000,000  5,357,400 
Knox County,         
Hospital Facilities Revenue         
(Knox Community Hospital)         
(Insured; Radian)  5.00  6/1/12  405,000  409,819 
Montgomery County,         
Revenue (Miami Valley Hospital)  5.75  11/15/22  2,970,000  3,464,861 

 

22



Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Ohio (continued)           
Ohio Higher Educational Facility           
Commission, Higher Educational           
Facility Revenue (Xavier           
University Project) (Insured;           
CIFG) (Prerefunded)  5.25  5/1/16  3,230,000 b  3,800,838 
Ohio Water Development Authority,           
PCR (Buckeye Power, Inc.           
Project) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  5/1/22  4,030,000   4,302,750 
Ohio Water Development Authority,           
Water Pollution Control           
Loan Fund Revenue           
(Water Quality Series)  5.00  12/1/23  5,000,000   5,768,650 
Ross County,           
Hospital Facilities Revenue           
(Adena Health System)  5.75  12/1/22  3,835,000   4,189,968 
Pennsylvania—3.8%           
Allegheny County Airport           
Authority, Airport Revenue           
(Pittsburgh International           
Airport) (Insured; FGIC)  5.00  1/1/19  3,395,000   3,581,148 
Chester County Industrial           
Development Authority,           
Revenue (Avon Grove           
Charter School Project)  5.65  12/15/17  790,000   784,486 
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge           
Commission, Bridge Revenue  5.25  7/1/13  2,500,000   2,657,975 
Delaware Valley Regional           
Finance Authority,           
Local Government Revenue  5.75  7/1/17  6,830,000   7,751,640 
Erie Higher Education Building           
Authority, College Revenue           
(Mercyhurst College Project)  5.13  3/15/23  2,045,000   2,176,146 
Montgomery County Higher Education           
and Health Authority, HR           
(Abington Memorial Hospital)           
(Insured; AMBAC)  6.10  6/1/12  1,750,000   1,796,165 
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental           
Cooperation Authority, Special           
Tax Revenue (City of           
Philadelphia Funding Program)  5.00  6/15/17  4,000,000   4,723,800 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Pennsylvania (continued)           
Philadelphia,           
GO (Insured; XLCA)  5.25  2/15/13  5,535,000   5,784,795 
Philadelphia Authority for           
Industrial Development,           
Revenue (Independence           
Charter School Project)  5.38  9/15/17  2,000,000   2,020,120 
Philadelphia School District,           
GO  5.00  9/1/17  1,160,000   1,312,981 
Sayre Health Care Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Guthrie           
Health Issue) (Prerefunded)  6.00  12/1/11  525,000 b  530,334 
Rhode Island—.4%           
Rhode Island Student Loan           
Authority, Student Loan           
Program Revenue           
(Insured; AMBAC)  4.80  12/1/21  3,600,000   3,561,444 
South Carolina—3.1%           
Berkeley County School District,           
Installment Purchase Revenue           
(Securing Assets for Education)  5.25  12/1/21  9,395,000   9,951,184 
Charleston Educational Excellence           
Financing Corporation,           
Installment Purchase Revenue           
(Charleston County School           
District, South Carolina Project)  5.25  12/1/21  4,500,000   5,016,555 
Hilton Head Island Public           
Facilities Corporation, COP           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  3/1/13  1,065,000   1,116,961 
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency,           
Electric Revenue  5.00  1/1/20  5,000,000   5,742,150 
South Carolina Public Service           
Authority, Revenue Obligations           
(Santee Cooper)  5.00  12/1/21  3,600,000   4,347,180 
Tobacco Settlement Revenue           
Management Authority, Tobacco           
Settlement Asset-Backed           
Refunding Bonds  5.00  6/1/18  1,300,000   1,301,573 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Texas—4.9%         
Austin,         
Electric Utility System Revenue  5.00  11/15/23  1,550,000  1,753,546 
Dallas and Fort Worth,         
Joint Revenue (Dallas/Fort         
Worth International Airport)         
(Insured; XLCA)  6.13  11/1/18  4,580,000  4,588,565 
Dallas-Fort Worth International         
Airport Facility Improvement         
Corporation, Revenue         
(Learjet Inc. Project)  6.15  1/1/16  4,000,000  4,000,440 
Fort Bend Independent School         
District, Unlimited Tax School         
Building Bonds (Permanent         
School Fund Guarantee Program)  5.00  8/15/23  7,105,000  8,354,485 
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal         
Authority, Bayport Area System         
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  10/1/14  2,065,000  2,224,377 
Houston,         
Combined Utility System First         
Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/20  2,725,000  3,280,355 
North Texas Tollway Authority,         
First Tier System Revenue  6.00  1/1/23  3,000,000  3,401,670 
Port of Corpus Christi Industrial         
Development Corporation,         
Revenue (Valero Refining and         
Marketing Company Project)  5.40  4/1/18  1,280,000  1,280,333 
San Antonio,         
Electric and Gas         
Systems Revenue  5.00  2/1/23  5,000,000  5,561,450 
Tarrant County Health Facilities         
Development Corporation,         
Health Resources System         
Revenue (Insured; National         
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.75  2/15/14  5,000,000  5,535,950 
Texas Water Development Board,         
State Revolving Fund         
Subordinate Lien Revenue  5.00  7/15/23  2,000,000  2,370,720 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
University of Texas System           
Board of Regents,           
Financing System Revenue  5.00  8/15/20  1,000,000   1,228,150 
Utah—.4%           
Utah Building Ownership Authority,           
LR (State Facilities Master           
Lease Program)  5.00  5/15/17  1,825,000   1,975,782 
Utah Building Ownership Authority,           
LR (State Facilities Master           
Lease Program) (Prerefunded)  5.00  5/15/14  1,125,000 b  1,246,230 
Virginia—.5%           
Tobacco Settlement Financing           
Corporation of Virginia,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds           
(Prerefunded)  5.25  6/1/12  425,000 b  435,646 
Virginia College Building           
Authority, Educational           
Facilities Revenue (21st           
Century College and           
Equipment Programs)  5.00  2/1/22  3,000,000   3,612,990 
Washington—4.5%           
Energy Northwest,           
Columbia Generating Station           
Electric Revenue  5.00  7/1/21  5,000,000   5,618,400 
Energy Northwest,           
Columbia Generating Station           
Electric Revenue  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000   5,494,650 
Franklin County,           
GO (Pasco School District           
Number 1) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)           
(Prerefunded)  5.25  6/1/13  5,000,000 b  5,365,950 
Goat Hill Properties,           
LR (Government Office Building           
Project) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  12/1/20  2,360,000   2,542,286 
Port of Seattle,           
Intermediate Lien Revenue  5.00  2/1/18  2,500,000   2,815,725 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Virginia (continued)         
Port of Seattle,         
Limited Tax GO  5.75  12/1/25  1,000,000  1,166,040 
Port of Seattle,         
Limited Tax GO (Insured;         
Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  11/1/16  5,000,000  5,347,350 
Port of Tacoma,         
Limited Tax GO (Insured;         
Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/20  3,025,000  3,470,220 
Washington,         
GO  5.75  10/1/12  465,000  481,982 
Washington,         
GO  5.75  10/1/12  5,000  5,230 
Washington,         
GO (Various Purpose)  5.00  2/1/22  2,500,000  3,036,575 
Washington,         
GO (Various Purpose)         
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  1/1/19  3,600,000  4,051,044 
West Virginia—.2%         
West Virginia University Board         
of Governors, University         
Improvement Revenue (West         
Virginia University Projects)  5.00  10/1/22  1,475,000  1,710,292 
Wisconsin—.4%         
Wisconsin Public Power Inc.,         
Power Supply System Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/19  2,950,000  3,224,852 
U.S. Related—3.2%         
Puerto Rico Commonwealth,         
Public Improvement GO  5.25  7/1/23  1,500,000  1,530,510 
Puerto Rico Electric Power         
Authority, Power Revenue  5.00  7/1/22  2,500,000  2,682,900 
Puerto Rico Highways and         
Transportation Authority, Highway         
Revenue (Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  7/1/13  1,630,000  1,712,527 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
U.S. Related (continued)         
Puerto Rico Highways and         
Transportation Authority,         
Transportation Revenue  5.50  7/1/24  1,750,000  1,858,693 
Puerto Rico Highways and         
Transportation Authority,         
Transportation Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  7/1/12  2,440,000  2,448,198 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure         
Financing Authority, Special         
Tax Revenue  5.00  7/1/16  510,000  548,969 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure         
Financing Authority, Special         
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  7/1/18  3,000,000  3,312,960 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure         
Financing Authority, Special         
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  7/1/23  2,670,000  2,841,841 
Puerto Rico Public Buildings         
Authority, Government Facilities         
Revenue (Insured; XLCA)  5.25  7/1/20  2,000,000  2,129,960 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing         
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue         
(First Subordinate Series)  5.50  8/1/21  8,000,000  9,083,200 
Total Long-Term Municipal Investments       
(cost $824,755,013)        866,594,664 

 

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Short-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal      
Investments—.2%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)     Value ($) 
California—.2%             
California,             
GO Notes             
(Kindergarten-University)             
(LOC: California State             
Teachers Retirement             
System and Citibank NA)  0.09  12/1/11  1,400,000  g   1,400,000 
New York—.0%             
New York City,             
GO Notes (LOC; JPMorgan             
Chase Bank)  0.12  12/1/11  400,000  g   400,000 
Total Short-Term Municipal Investments           
(cost $1,800,000)            1,800,000 
 
Total Investments (cost $826,555,013)      98.4 %    868,394,664 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      1.6 %    13,782,239 
Net Assets      100.0 %    882,176,903 

 

a Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount. 
b These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are 
collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on 
the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date. 
c Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.This security may be resold in 
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At November 30, 2011, this security 
was valued at $2,681,030 or 0.3% of net assets. 
d Non-income producing—security in default. 
e Zero coupon until a specified date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until maturity. 
f Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change. 
g Variable rate demand note—rate shown is the interest rate in effect at November 30, 2011. Maturity date represents 
the next demand date, or the ultimate maturity date if earlier. 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

Summary of Abbreviations     
 
ABAG  Association of Bay Area Governments  ACA  American Capital Access 
AGC  ACE Guaranty Corporation  AGIC  Asset Guaranty Insurance Company 
AMBAC  American Municipal Bond  ARRN  Adjustable Rate Receipt Notes 
  Assurance Corporation     
BAN  Bond Anticipation Notes  BPA  Bond Purchase Agreement 
CIFG  CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty  COP  Certificate of Participation 
CP  Commercial Paper  EDR  Economic Development Revenue 
EIR  Environmental Improvement Revenue  FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance 
      Company 
FHA  Federal Housing Administration  FHLB  Federal Home Loan Bank 
FHLMC  Federal Home Loan Mortgage  FNMA  Federal National 
  Corporation    Mortgage Association 
GAN  Grant Anticipation Notes  GIC  Guaranteed Investment Contract 
GNMA  Government National  GO  General Obligation 
  Mortgage Association     
HR  Hospital Revenue  IDB  Industrial Development Board 
IDC  Industrial Development Corporation  IDR  Industrial Development Revenue 
LOC  Letter of Credit  LOR  Limited Obligation Revenue 
LR  Lease Revenue  MFHR  Multi-Family Housing Revenue 
MFMR  Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue  PCR  Pollution Control Revenue 
PILOT  Payment in Lieu of Taxes  PUTTERS  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts 
RAC  Revenue Anticipation Certificates  RAN  Revenue Anticipation Notes 
RAW  Revenue Anticipation Warrants  RRR  Resources Recovery Revenue 
SAAN  State Aid Anticipation Notes  SBPA  Standby Bond Purchase Agreement 
SFHR  Single Family Housing Revenue  SFMR  Single Family Mortgage Revenue 
SONYMA  State of New York Mortgage Agency  SWDR  Solid Waste Disposal Revenue 
TAN  Tax Anticipation Notes  TAW  Tax Anticipation Warrants 
TRAN  Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes  XLCA  XL Capital Assurance 

 

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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)   
 
Fitch  or  Moody’s  or  Standard & Poor’s  Value (%) 
AAA    Aaa    AAA  28.9 
AA    Aa    AA  43.0 
A    A    A  19.2 
BBB    Baa    BBB  7.0 
BB    Ba    BB  .5 
B    B    B  .3 
F1    MIG1/P1    SP1/A1  .2 
Not Ratedh    Not Ratedh    Not Ratedh  .9 
          100.0 

 

  Based on total investments. 
h  Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to 
  be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

  Cost  Value  
Assets ($):       
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  826,555,013  868,394,664  
Cash    731,910  
Interest receivable    12,185,714  
Receivable for investment securities sold    1,518,267  
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    224,116  
Prepaid expenses    166,717  
    883,221,388  
Liabilities ($):       
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    524,430  
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    419,016  
Accrued expenses    101,039  
    1,044,485  
Net Assets ($)    882,176,903  
Composition of Net Assets ($):       
Paid-in capital    840,290,386  
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    152,001  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    (105,135 ) 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation       
   (depreciation) on investments    41,839,651  
Net Assets ($)    882,176,903  
Shares Outstanding       
(300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    63,966,892  
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    13.79  
 
See notes to financial statements.       

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 
Six Months Ended November 30, 2011 (Unaudited) 

 

Investment Income ($):     
Interest Income  17,746,608  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  2,610,075  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  519,433  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c)  64,977  
Professional fees  39,931  
Custodian fees—Note 3(b)  33,332  
Registration fees  17,071  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  16,209  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  5,682  
Miscellaneous  31,142  
Total Expenses  3,337,852  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(b)  (187 ) 
Net Expenses  3,337,665  
Investment Income—Net  14,408,943  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  4,465,966  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  11,988,146  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  16,454,112  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  30,863,055  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Six Months Ended      
  November 30, 2011   Year Ended  
  (Unaudited)   May 31, 2011  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  14,408,943   30,635,816  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  4,465,966   4,221,440  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  11,988,146   (5,269,250 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  30,863,055   29,588,006  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (14,256,942 )  (30,552,597 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  39,679,831   101,505,301  
Dividends reinvested  10,842,896   23,223,511  
Cost of shares redeemed  (43,103,963 )  (128,054,855 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  7,418,764   (3,326,043 ) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  24,024,877   (4,290,634 ) 
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  858,152,026   862,442,660  
End of Period  882,176,903   858,152,026  
Undistributed investment income—net  152,001    
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  2,894,889   7,509,367  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  791,494   1,726,097  
Shares redeemed  (3,148,468 )  (9,586,589 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  537,915   (351,125 ) 
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

Six Months Ended                      
November 30, 2011       Year Ended May 31,      
  (Unaudited)   2011   2010   2009   2008   2007  
Per Share Data ($):                         
Net asset value,                         
beginning of period  13.53   13.52   13.06   13.12   13.21   13.18  
Investment Operations:                         
Investment income—neta  .23   .48   .49   .51   .50   .49  
Net realized and unrealized                         
gain (loss) on investments  .25   .00 b  .45   (.07 )  (.09 )  .03  
Total from Investment Operations  .48   .48   .94   .44   .41   .52  
Distributions:                         
Dividends from                         
investment income—net  (.22 )  (.47 )  (.48 )  (.50 )  (.50 )  (.49 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.79   13.53   13.52   13.06   13.12   13.21  
Total Return (%)  3.60 c  3.65   7.42   3.44   3.16   4.03  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                         
Ratio of total expenses                         
to average net assets  .77 d  .75   .75   .78   .81   .80  
Ratio of net expenses                         
to average net assets  .77 d  .75   .75   .77   .79   .80  
Ratio of interest and expense                         
related to floating rates notes                         
issued to average net asstes        .02   .05   .06  
Ratio of net investment income                         
to average net assets  3.31 d  3.53   3.68   3.94   3.81   3.72  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  10.72 c  21.46   13.22   22.75   28.89   23.87  
Net Assets, end of period                         
($ x 1,000)  882,177   858,152   862,443   785,392   831,359   734,048  

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end. 
b  Amount represents less than $.01 per share. 
c  Not annualized. 
d  Annualized. 
See notes to financial statements. 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified open-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to seek the maximum amount of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

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(Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board of Directors. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All preceding securities are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board of Directors. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2011 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Municipal Bonds    867,584,724  809,940  868,394,664 

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

  Municipal Bonds ($)  
Balance as of 5/31/2011   
Realized gain (loss)   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (90,060 ) 
Purchases   
Sales     
Transfers into Level 3  900,000  
Transfers out of Level 3   
Balance as of 11/30/2011  809,940  
The amount of total gains (losses) for the     
period included in earnings attributable     
to the change in unrealized gains (losses)     
relating to investments still held at 11/30/2011  (684,900 ) 

 

  Transfers into Level 3 represents the value at the date of transfer.The transfer into Level 3 for the 
  current period was due to the lack of observable inputs following the issuer’s default. 

 

In May 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common FairValue Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements.The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when issued or delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the three-year period ended May 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

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The fund has an unused capital loss carryover of $5,397,021 available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to May 31, 2011. If not applied, $1,169,736 of the carryover expires in fiscal 2016, $3,912,775 expires in fiscal 2017 and $314,510 expires in fiscal 2018.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”), the fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. However, the 2010 Act requires post-enactment losses to be utilized before the utilization of losses incurred in taxable years prior to the effective date of the 2010 Act. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryovers related to taxable years beginning prior to the effective date of the 2010 Act may be more likely to expire unused.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 was as follows: tax exempt income $30,552,249 and ordinary income $348.The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $225 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund reimburses the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquires regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. During the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund was charged $296,874, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the fund. During the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund was charged $102,249 pursuant to the transfer agency agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund has arrangements with the custodian and cash management bank whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody and cash management fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund was charged $12,650 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $187.

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The fund also compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund was charged $33,332 pursuant to the custody agreement.

During the period ended November 30, 2011, the fund was charged $2,981 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $432,194, custodian fees $23,293, chief compliance officer fees $4,743 and transfer agency per account fees $64,200.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended November 30, 2011, amounted to $98,768,430 and $91,954,044, respectively.

At November 30, 2011, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $41,839,651, consisting of $45,729,814 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,890,163 gross unrealized depreciation.

At November 30, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE 
FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) 

 

At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on November 7-8, 2011, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Management Agreement with Dreyfus pursuant to which Dreyfus provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of Dreyfus. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below.The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.

Analysis of Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund.The Board considered information previously provided to them in a presentation from Dreyfus representatives regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the Dreyfus representative fund complex, and Dreyfus representatives confirmed that there had been no material changes in this information. Dreyfus provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. Dreyfus also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the Dreyfus fund complex and Dreyfus’ corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each distribution channel, including the distribution channel(s) for the fund.

The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that Dreyfus also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements.The Board also considered Dreyfus’ extensive administrative, accounting, and compliance infrastructures.

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Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio.The Board reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, which included information comparing (1) the fund’s performance with the performance of a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended September 30, 2011, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of a group of comparable funds (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of funds (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Lipper as of September 30, 2011. Dreyfus previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Lipper used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.

Dreyfus representatives stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds. The Board discussed the results of the comparisons and noted that the fund’s total return performance was variously at or below the Performance Group median and above the Performance Universe median in all but one of the various time periods.

The Board also noted that the fund’s yield performance was above the Performance Group median, in eight of the past ten 1-year periods, and above the Performance Universe median for each 1- year the various time periods. Dreyfus also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s Lipper category average.

The Board received a presentation from the fund’s portfolio managers, who described how the dramatic changes to the municipal bond market over the prior several years, evidenced by historically high priced volatil-

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S 
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

ity and liquidity challenges, suggest an increased focus on downside risk in the fund’s portfolio.The portfolio manager also discussed the strategy implemented for the fund in 2009, quantitative risk management tools applied to overseeing the fund, the fund’s current structure to defend against interest rate volatility, and credit review policies and strategies that seek to mitigate credit risk. The portfolio managers also explained the fund’s performance relative to its duration structure, credit structure, and the market and economic environment.The Board noted the generally compressed spread among the returns of the Performance Group funds and that 50 basis points or less (depending on the time period) separated the fund’s total return from the performance group median in periods where the fund achieved a total return that was below the median.

The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. They noted that the fund’s contractual management fee was above the Expense Group median, the fund’s actual management fee was above the Expense Group median and the Expense Universe median, and the fund’s actual total expenses were above the Expense Group median and the Expense Universe median.

Dreyfus representatives reviewed with the Board members the management or investment advisory fees paid to Dreyfus or its affiliates by funds in the same Lipper category as the fund, or by separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios managed by Dreyfus or Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, a Dreyfus affiliate and the primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio managers, considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Accounts”), and explained the nature of the Similar Accounts. Dreyfus representatives noted that neither Dreyfus nor Standish advise any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund.They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant

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factors. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Accounts to evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of the fund’s management fee.

Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Dreyfus’ representatives reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by Dreyfus and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not unreasonable given the services rendered and service levels provided by Dreyfus.The Board previously had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding Dreyfus’ approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire Dreyfus fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.

The Board’s counsel stated that the Board should consider the profitability analysis (1) as part of their evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement bear a reasonable relationship to the mix of services provided by Dreyfus, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Dreyfus representatives noted that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that Dreyfus may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Dreyfus representatives also noted, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the Dreyfus funds complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level.The Board also considered potential benefits to Dreyfus

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S 
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

from acting as investment adviser and noted that there were no soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.

At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.

  • The Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Dreyfus are adequate and appropriate.

  • The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s overall perfor- mance (particularly in recent periods), in light of the considerations described above.

  • The Board concluded that the fee paid to Dreyfus was reasonable in light of the considerations described above.

  • The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to Dreyfus and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by Dreyfus in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.

The Board considered these conclusions and determinations, along with information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year. In addition, it should be noted that the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for this fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of prior or similar agreements during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and Dreyfus representatives. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the same or similar arrangements in prior years.The Board determined that renewal of the Agreement was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

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For More Information


Ticker Symbol: DITEX

Telephone 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at: http://www.dreyfus.com

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.


 

 

Item 2.      Code of Ethics.

                  Not applicable.

Item 3.      Audit Committee Financial Expert.

                  Not applicable.

Item 4.      Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

                  Not applicable.

Item 5.      Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.      Investments.

(a)              Not applicable.

Item 7.      Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.      Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.      Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

                  Not applicable.  [CLOSED END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 10.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

                  There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.    Controls and Procedures.

(a)        The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 


 

 

(b)        There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 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)   Not applicable.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

 

 

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.

Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

January 17, 2012

 

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/ Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

January 17, 2012

 

By: /s/ James Windels

James Windels,

Treasurer

 

Date:

January 17, 2012

 

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)