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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 811-4103

                        Seligman High Income Fund Series
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

                                 100 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                                Lawrence P. Vogel
                                 100 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (212) 850-1864


Date of fiscal year end:          12/31

Date of reporting period:         6/30/05



ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

Seligman

High-Yield Bond Series

 


 

 

 

Mid-Year Report

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Seeking to Maximize

 

Current Income by

 

Investing in a Diversified

 

Portfolio of High-Yielding

 

Corporate Bonds


 

 

 

(SELIGMAN LOGO)

 

J. & W. SELIGMAN & CO.

 

INCORPORATED
ESTABLISHED 1864

 

100 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017



 

 

Seligman

141 Years of Investment Experience


J. & W. Seligman Co. Incorporated is a firm with a long tradition of investment expertise, offering a broad array of investment choices to help today’s investors seek their long-term financial goals.

Established in 1864, Seligman has a history of providing financial services marked not by fanfare, but rather by a quiet and firm adherence to financial prudence. While the world has changed dramatically in the 141 years since Seligman first opened its doors, the firm has continued to offer its clients high-quality investment solutions through changing times.

In the late 19th century, as the country grew, Seligman helped finance the westward expansion of the railroads, the construction of the Panama Canal, and the launching of urban transit systems. In the early 20th century, the firm helped fund the growing capital needs of new industries, including the nascent automobile and steel industries.

With the formation of Tri-Continental Corporation in 1929 — today, one of the nation’s largest diversified publicly-traded closed-end equity investment companies — Seligman began shifting its emphasis to investment management. In 1930, Seligman established what would be the first in an impressive lineup of mutual funds.

Seligman is proud of its distinctive past and of the traditional values that continue to shape the firm’s business decisions and investment judgment. While much has changed over the years, the firm’s commitment to providing prudent investment management that seeks to build wealth for clients over time is an enduring value that will continue to guide Seligman.

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

To The Shareholders

 

1

 

 

Performance and Portfolio Overview

 

2

 

 

Understanding and Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses

 

7

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

8

 

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

15

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

 

16

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

17

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

18

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

25

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

31

 

 

 

Trustees and Executive Officers

 

32

 

 

 

Additional Fund Information

 

back cover



 

 

To The Shareholders


Your mid-year report for Seligman High-Yield Bond Series follows this letter. This report contains the Fund’s investment results and financial statements, as well as a portfolio of investments.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Fund delivered a total return of 0.55% based on the net asset value of Class A shares. During the same time period, the Fund’s benchmarks, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Average and the Citigroup US High-Yield Market Index, returned 0.27% and 0.82%, respectively.

We are pleased to announce that, effective April 28, 2005, J. Eric Misenheimer joined Seligman as the Fund’s Portfolio Manager. Mr. Misenheimer was previously Senior Vice President and Director of Taxable High-Yield for Northern Trust Global Investments and served as portfolio manager of the Northern High-Yield Fixed Income Fund.

A special meeting of shareholders has been scheduled for September 27, 2005. The proposals to be considered at such meeting are described in a proxy statement that has been mailed to all shareholders of record as of July 5, 2005.

We appreciate your continued support of Seligman High-Yield Bond Series and look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

By Order of the Trustees,

-s- William C. Morris

William C. Morris
Chairman

-s- Brian T. Zino

Brian T. Zino
President

August 10, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager

 

Shareholder Service Agent

 

Important Telephone Numbers

J. & W. Seligman & Co.

 

Seligman Data Corp.

 

(800) 221-2450

Shareholder Services

Incorporated

 

100 Park Avenue

 

(800) 445-1777

Retirement Plan

100 Park Avenue

 

New York, NY 10017

 

 

Services

New York, NY 10017

 

 

 

(212) 682-7600

Outside the

 

 

General Counsel

 

 

United States

General Distributor

 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

 

(800) 622-4597

24-Hour Automated

Seligman Advisors, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Telephone Access

100 Park Avenue

 

Independent Registered

 

 

Service

New York, NY 10017

 

Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

1


 

 

Performance and Portfolio Overview


This section of the report is intended to help you understand the performance of Seligman High-Yield Bond Series (the “Fund”) and to provide a summary of the Fund’s portfolio characteristics.

Performance data quoted in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future investment results. The rates of return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total returns of the Fund as of the most recent month-end will be available at www.seligman.com1 by the seventh business day following that month-end. Calculations assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance data quoted does not reflect the deduction of taxes that an investor may pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.

Returns for Class A shares are calculated with and without the effect of the initial 4.75% maximum sales charge. Returns for Class B shares are calculated with and without the effect of the maximum 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), charged on redemptions made within one year of purchase, declining to 1% in the sixth year and 0% thereafter. The return from inception for Class B shares reflects automatic conversion to Class A shares approximately eight years after inception date. Returns for Class C shares are calculated with and without the effect of the initial 1% maximum sales charge and the 1% CDSC that is charged on redemptions made within 18 months of purchase. Returns for Class D and Class R shares are calculated with and without the effect of the 1% CDSC, charged on redemptions made within one year of purchase. Returns for Class I shares do not have sales charges.


 

 

1

The reference to Seligman’s website is an inactive textual reference and information contained in or otherwise accessible through Seligman’s website does not form a part of this report or the Seligman Portfolios’ prospectus.

2


Performance and Portfolio Overview

Investment Results
Total Returns
For Periods Ended June 30, 2005


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Six
Months*

 

One
Year

 

Five
Years

 

Ten
Years

 

Class B
Since
Inception
4/22/96

 

Class C
Since
Inception
5/27/99

 

Class I
Since
Inception
11/30/01

 

Class R
Since
Inception
4/30/03

 


Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


With Sales Charge

 

 

(4.36

)%

 

2.99

%

 

(1.78

)%

 

2.55

%

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Without Sales Charge

 

 

0.55

 

 

8.15

 

 

(0.81

)

 

3.06

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Class B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


With CDSC†

 

 

(4.66

)

 

2.68

 

 

(1.79

)

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Without CDSC

 

 

0.19

 

 

7.68

 

 

(1.54

)

 

n/a

 

 

 

1.31

%†††

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


With Sales Charge and CDSC††

 

 

(1.61

)

 

5.74

 

 

(1.73

)

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

(2.05

)%

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Without Sales Charge and CDSC

 

 

0.48

 

 

7.67

 

 

(1.53

)

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

(1.89

)

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Class D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


With 1% CDSC

 

 

(0.50

)

 

6.67

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Without CDSC

 

 

0.48

 

 

7.67

 

 

(1.53

)

 

2.31

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Class I

 

 

1.06

 

 

8.92

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

6.41

%

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


With 1% CDSC

 

 

(0.25

)

 

7.20

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 


Without CDSC

 

 

0.72

 

 

8.20

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

8.49

%

 


Lipper High Current Yield Funds Average**

 

 

0.27

 

 

8.94

 

 

5.47

 

 

5.85

 

 

 

5.31

#

 

 

 

4.32

 

 

 

 

8.78

 

 

 

 

10.38

 

 


Citigroup US High-Yield Market Index**

 

 

0.82

 

 

10.38

 

 

7.70

 

 

7.28

 

 

 

7.05

##

 

 

 

5.99

###

 

 

 

10.44

 

 

 

 

11.41

 

 


 

 


See footnotes on page 4.

3


Performance and Portfolio Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Per Share
and Yield Information

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Periods Ended June 30, 2005

 


 


 

 

 

6/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

6/30/04

 

Dividendsø

 

SEC 30-Day
Yields
øø

 


 


 

Class A

 

 

$

3.40

 

 

 

$

3.51

 

 

 

$

3.39

 

 

 

$

0.1277

 

 

 

 

6.09

%

 


 


 

Class B

 

 

 

3.41

 

 

 

 

3.52

 

 

 

 

3.39

 

 

 

 

0.1152

 

 

 

 

5.59

 

 


 


 

Class C

 

 

 

3.42

 

 

 

 

3.52

 

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

 

0.1152

 

 

 

 

5.57

 

 


 


 

Class D

 

 

 

3.42

 

 

 

 

3.52

 

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

 

0.1152

 

 

 

 

5.63

 

 


 


 

Class I

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

 

3.51

 

 

 

 

3.39

 

 

 

 

0.1349

 

 

 

 

6.82

 

 


 


 

Class R

 

 

 

3.41

 

 

 

 

3.51

 

 

 

 

3.39

 

 

 

 

0.1235

 

 

 

 

6.17

 

 


 


 

 


 

 

 

*

 

Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

**

 

The Citigroup US High-Yield Market Index (Citigroup Index) and the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Average (Lipper Average) are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of all distributions and exclude the effect of taxes and sales charges, and the Citigroup Index also excludes the effect of fees. The Lipper Average is an average of funds that aim at high (relative) current yield from fixed income securities, has no quality or maturity restrictions, and tend to invest in lower-grade debt instruments. The Citigroup Index captures the performance of below investment-grade debt issues of corporations domiciled in the United States or Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or an index.

ø

 

Represents per share amount paid or declared during the period ended June 30, 2005.

øø

 

Current yield, representing the annualized yield for the 30-day period ended June 30, 2005, has been computed in accordance with SEC regulations and will vary.

 

The CDSC is 5% for periods of one year or less and 2% for the five-year period.

††

 

The CDSC is 1% for periods up to 18 months.

†††

 

Return from inception of Class B shares reflects automatic conversion to Class A shares approximately eight years after inception date.

#

 

From April 25, 1996.

##

 

From April 30, 1996.

###

 

From May 31, 1999.

4


Performance and Portfolio Overview

 

Largest Industries

June 30, 2005


(HIGH-YIELD BOND SERIES BAR CHART)

Largest Portfolio Changes

 

 

 

During Past Six Months

 

 


Largest Purchases

 

Largest Sales


 


Williams Companies 7.5%, 1/15/2031*

 

Huntsman ICI Chemicals 10.125%, 7/1/2009


 


Coventry Health Care 8.125%, 2/15/2012*

 

Calpine 9.625%, 9/30/2014**


 


Chesapeake Energy 7%, 8/15/2014*

 

Crown Castle International 10.75%, 8/1/2011**


 


Denny’s 10%, 10/1/2012

 

Charter Communications 0% (11.75%), 5/15/2011**


 


Intrawest 7.5%, 10/15/2013

 

Rite Aid 8.125%, 5/1/2010


 


HCA-The Healthcare 6.375%, 1/15/2015*

 

SBA Telecommunications 0% (9.75%), 12/15/2011


 


Ainsworth Lumber 7.25%, 10/1/2012

 

AK Steel 7.875%, 2/15/2009**


 


CITGO Petroleum 6%, 10/15/2011*

 

Williams Companies 8.125%, 3/15/2012**


 


Frontier Oil 6.625%, 10/1/2011

 

Hollywood Entertainment 9.625%, 3/15/2011**


 


AK Steel 7.75%, 6/15/2012*

 

Georgia-Pacific 7.5%, 5/15/2006


 


Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.


 

 

*

Position added during the period.

**

Position eliminated during the period.

5


Performance and Portfolio Overview

 

Top Ten Companies

June 30, 2005


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Percent of
Net Assets

 


 

Dex Media

 

$

11,522,250

 

 

 

2.3

 

 


 

Qwest Services

 

 

10,643,000

 

 

 

2.1

 

 


 

AES

 

 

7,280,000

 

 

 

1.4

 

 


 

United States Steel

 

 

6,500,450

 

 

 

1.3

 

 


 

Williams Companies

 

 

6,361,875

 

 

 

1.3

 

 


 

SBA Telecommunications

 

 

6,135,525

 

 

 

1.2

 

 


 

Edison Mission Energy

 

 

5,849,594

 

 

 

1.2

 

 


 

Pilgrim’s Pride

 

 

5,798,000

 

 

 

1.1

 

 


 

El Paso

 

 

5,563,125

 

 

 

1.1

 

 


 

Western Financial Bank

 

 

5,557,125

 

 

 

1.1

 

 


 

The amounts shown for the top ten companies represent the value of the Fund’s investments in securities of all types issued by the companies or their affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratings§
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

Weighted
Average Maturity

 


 


 

 

 

Moody’s

 

7.38 years

 


 


 

Aaa

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

 


 

 

 

Ba

 

 

20.1

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

B

 

 

59.4

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Caa

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Ca

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Non-rated

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


§ Credit ratings are those issued by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”). Percentages are based on the market values of long-term holdings.

6


Understanding and Comparing
Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The information below is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare them with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (also known as loads) on certain purchases or redemptions. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help you to determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. In addition, if transactional costs were included, your total expenses would have been higher.

The table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of January 1, 2005 and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2005.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual expenses and actual account values. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value at the beginning of the period by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for the Fund’s share class that you own to estimate the expenses that you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical expenses and hypothetical account values based on the actual expense ratio of each class and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of any class of the Fund. The hypothetical expenses and account values may not be used to estimate the ending account value or the actual expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/05

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
*

 

Ending
Account
Value
6/30/05

 

Expenses Paid
During Period
**
1/1/05 to 6/30/05

 

Ending
Account
Value
6/30/05

 

Expenses Paid
During Period
**
1/1/05 to 6/30/05

 


Class A

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

   1.35%

 

$

1,005.50

 

 

$

6.71

 

 

$

1,018.10

 

 

$

6.76

 

 


Class B

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

2.10

 

 

1,001.90

 

 

 

10.42

 

 

 

1,014.38

 

 

 

10.49

 

 


Class C

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

2.10

 

 

1,004.80

 

 

 

10.44

 

 

 

1,014.38

 

 

 

10.49

 

 


Class D

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

2.10

 

 

1,004.80

 

 

 

10.44

 

 

 

1,014.38

 

 

 

10.49

 

 


Class I

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1.00

 

 

1,010.60

 

 

 

4.99

 

 

 

1,019.84

 

 

 

5.01

 

 


Class R

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

1.61

 

 

1,007.20

 

 

 

8.01

 

 

 

1,016.81

 

 

 

8.05

 

 



 

 


*

Expenses of Class B, Class C, Class D, Class I and Class R shares differ from the expenses of Class A shares due to the differences in 12b-1 fees and other class-specific expenses paid by each share class. See the Fund’s prospectus for a description of each share class and its expenses and sales charges.

**

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio based on actual expenses for the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (number of days in the period).

7


Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

Corporate Bonds 93.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Aerospace 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Hexcel 6.75%, 2/1/2015

 

$

2,825,000

 

$

2,839,125

 


K&F Acquisition 7.75%, 11/15/2014

 

 

2,450,000

 

 

2,517,375

 


Sequa 9%, 8/1/2009

 

 

4,550,000

 

 

5,039,125

 


TD Funding 8.375%, 7/15/2011

 

 

2,650,000

 

 

2,822,250

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

13,217,875

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Goodyear Tire & Rubber 7.857%, 8/15/2011

 

 

4,450,000

 

 

4,349,875

 


Stoneridge 11.5%, 5/1/2012

 

 

2,675,000

 

 

2,741,875

 


Tenneco Automotive 10.25%, 7/15/2013

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

2,014,625

 


TRW Automotive Acquisition 9.375%, 2/15/2013

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

3,337,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

12,443,875

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcasting 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Nextmedia Operating 10.75%, 7/1/2011

 

 

3,625,000

 

 

3,955,781

 


Sinclair Broadcast Group 8%, 3/15/2012

 

 

2,300,000

 

 

2,369,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

6,324,781

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Associated Materials 9.75%, 4/15/2012

 

 

2,775,000

 

 

2,886,000

 


Texas Industries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


10.25%, 6/15/2011

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

2,065,656

 


7.25%, 7/15/2013*

 

 

100,000

 

 

103,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

5,054,656

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Charter Communications Holdings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


8.625%, 4/1/2009

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,018,250

 


10.25%, 9/15/2010

 

 

5,300,000

 

 

5,386,125

 


CSC Holdings 7.875%, 12/15/2007

 

 

3,725,000

 

 

3,864,688

 


Insight Midwest/Insight Capital 10.5%, 11/1/2010

 

 

2,475,000

 

 

2,635,875

 


Mediacom Broadband 11%, 7/15/2013

 

 

2,200,000

 

 

2,392,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

16,297,438

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Blount 8.875%, 8/1/2012

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

2,741,250

 


Columbus McKinnon 10%, 8/1/2010

 

 

2,675,000

 

 

2,915,750

 


JLG Industries 8.375%, 6/15/2012

 

 

1,425,000

 

 

1,492,688

 


NMHG Holding 10%, 5/15/2009

 

 

2,050,000

 

 

2,162,750

 


Norcross Safety Products 9.875%, 8/15/2011

 

 

3,100,000

 

 

3,255,000

 


Park-Ohio Industries 8.375%, 11/15/2014

 

 

3,050,000

 

 

2,737,375

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

15,304,813

 




See footnotes on page 14.

8


Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Value

 

Chemicals 8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ARCO Chemical 9.8%, 2/1/2020

 

$

4,500,000

 

$

5,062,500

 


Huntsman ICI Chemicals 10.125%, 7/1/2009

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,169

 


Huntsman International 7.375%, 1/1/2015*

 

 

4,025,000

 

 

3,994,813

 


International Specialty Holdings 10.625%, 12/15/2009

 

 

4,125,000

 

 

4,455,000

 


KI Holdings 0% (9.875%†), 11/15/2014*

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

1,579,500

 


Koppers 9.875%, 10/15/2013

 

 

1,750,000

 

 

1,898,750

 


Lyondell Chemical 11.125%, 7/15/2012

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

2,052,000

 


Millennium America 9.25%, 6/15/2008

 

 

2,825,000

 

 

3,072,188

 


Nalco Finance Holdings 0% (9%†), 2/1/2014

 

 

4,445,000

 

 

3,305,969

 


Polyone 10.625%, 5/15/2010

 

 

2,650,000

 

 

2,815,625

 


Resolution Performance Products 9.5%, 4/15/2010

 

 

3,525,000

 

 

3,648,375

 


Rockwood Specialties Group 10.625%, 5/15/2011

 

 

3,525,000

 

 

3,903,938

 


Terra Capital 11.5%, 6/1/2010

 

 

3,283,000

 

 

3,759,035

 


UAP Holding 0% (10.75%†), 7/15/2012

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

2,970,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

42,522,862

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Jostens:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


7.625%, 10/1/2012

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

1,761,687

 


0% (10.25%†), 12/1/2013*

 

 

5,425,000

 

 

3,851,750

 


Playtex Products 9.375%, 6/1/2011

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

1,877,063

 


Rayovac 8.5%, 10/1/2013

 

 

3,575,000

 

 

3,753,750

 


R.J. Reynolds 7.3%, 7/15/2015*

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

1,809,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

13,053,250

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BWAY 10%, 10/15/2010

 

 

2,675,000

 

 

2,775,312

 


Crown Cork & Seal 8%, 4/15/2023

 

 

4,475,000

 

 

4,385,500

 


Owens-Illinois:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


7.5%, 5/15/2010

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

3,798,000

 


7.8%, 5/15/2018

 

 

4,025,000

 

 

4,246,375

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

15,205,187

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers and Packaging 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


AEP Industries 7.875%, 3/15/2013*

 

 

2,800,000

 

 

2,820,199

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Qwest Services 13.5%, 12/15/2010

 

 

9,175,000

 

 

10,643,000

 


Qwest 7.875%, 9/1/2011*

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

2,618,750

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

13,261,750

 




See footnotes on page 14.

9


Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Electric 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Aquila, Inc. 14.875%, 7/1/2012

 

$

1,800,000

 

$

2,367,000

 









CMS Energy 7.5%, 1/15/2009

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,855,250

 









MSW Energy Holdings 8.5%, 9/1/2010

 

 

2,475,000

 

 

2,629,687

 









Nevada Power 8.25%, 6/1/2011

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

2,038,500

 









Sierra Pacific 8.625%, 3/15/2014

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

1,998,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

11,888,437

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Citgo Petroleum 6%, 10/15/2011*

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

3,609,000

 









Dynegy Holdings 8.75%, 2/15/2012

 

 

1,925,000

 

 

2,107,875

 









Dynergy 7.125%, 5/15/2018

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

1,723,500

 









El Paso 7.875%, 6/15/2012

 

 

5,375,000

 

 

5,563,125

 









El Paso Production Holdings 7.75%, 6/1/2013

 

 

4,550,000

 

 

4,879,875

 









Frontier Oil 6.625%, 10/1/2011*

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

3,622,500

 









Reliant Energy 6.75%, 12/15/2014

 

 

3,125,000

 

 

3,070,312

 









Williams Companies 7.5%, 1/15/2031

 

 

5,850,000

 

 

6,361,875

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

30,938,062

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Allied Waste North America 8.5%, 12/1/2008

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,529,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Western Financial Bank 9.625%, 5/15/2012

 

 

5,075,000

 

 

5,557,125

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food and Beverage 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Land O’ Lakes 8.75%, 11/15/2011

 

 

3,550,000

 

 

3,594,375

 









Pilgrim’s Pride 9.25%, 11/15/2013

 

 

5,200,000

 

 

5,798,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

9,392,375

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food and Drug 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Rite Aid 8.125%, 5/1/2010

 

 

1,850,000

 

 

1,914,750

 









Roundy’s 8.875%, 6/15/2012*

 

 

3,125,000

 

 

3,234,375

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

5,149,125

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaming 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Harrah’s Operating 7.875%, 12/15/2005

 

 

925,000

 

 

941,188

 









Mandalay Resort Group 9.375%, 2/15/2010

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

3,086,875

 









MGM Grand 9.75%, 6/1/2007

 

 

3,950,000

 

 

4,300,563

 









Park Place Entertainment 9.375%, 2/15/2007

 

 

2,025,000

 

 

2,181,937

 









Station Casinos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









6%, 4/1/2012*

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

1,810,500

 









6.875%, 3/1/2016

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

1,393,875

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

13,714,938

 











See footnotes on page 14.

10



Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Health Care Facilities and Supplies 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Alliance Imaging 7.25%, 12/15/2012*

 

$

3,575,000

 

$

3,396,250

 









Coventry Health Care 8.125%, 2/15/2002

 

 

3,850,000

 

 

4,177,250

 









DaVita 7.25%, 3/15/2015*

 

 

2,575,000

 

 

2,658,688

 









Fisher Scientific 6.125%, 7/1/2015*

 

 

3,150,000

 

 

3,169,688

 









HCA-The Healthcare:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









6.375%, 1/15/2015

 

 

3,525,000

 

 

3,666,381

 









7.5%, 11/6/2033

 

 

900,000

 

 

972,482

 









Healthsouth 8.375%, 10/1/2011

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,693,250

 









Universal Hospital Services 10.125%, 11/1/2011

 

 

3,525,000

 

 

3,577,875

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

24,311,864

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Reddy Ice Holdings 0% (10.5%†), 11/1/2012*

 

 

6,650,000

 

 

4,821,250

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Intrawest 7.5%, 10/15/2013

 

 

3,525,000

 

 

3,635,156

 









Six Flags 8.875%, 2/1/2010

 

 

3,175,000

 

 

3,111,500

 









Town Sports International 9.625%, 4/15/2011

 

 

3,575,000

 

 

3,718,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

10,464,656

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodging 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Felcor Lodging 9%, 6/1/2011

 

 

2,625,000

 

 

2,880,937

 









Host Marriot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









9.5%, 1/15/2007

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,556,000

 









6.375%, 3/15/2015*

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

1,791,000

 









John Q. Hammons Hotels 8.875%, 5/15/2012

 

 

2,325,000

 

 

2,545,875

 









MeriStar Hospitality 9.125%, 1/15/2011

 

 

4,125,000

 

 

4,351,875

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

14,125,687

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals and Mining 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









AK Steel 7.75%, 6/15/2012

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

2,975,000

 









Aleris International 9%, 11/15/2014

 

 

450,000

 

 

468,000

 









Earle M. Jorgensen 9.75%, 6/1/2012

 

 

3,050,000

 

 

3,309,250

 









Gerdau AmeriSteel 10.375%, 7/15/2011

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

3,815,000

 









IMCO Recycling 10.375%, 10/15/2010

 

 

3,575,000

 

 

3,941,437

 









Neenah Foundry 11%, 9/30/2010

 

 

3,950,000

 

 

4,305,500

 









Novelis 7.25%, 2/15/2015*

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,723,625

 









Ryerson Tull 8.25%, 12/15/2011*

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,750,000

 









UCAR Finance 10.25%, 2/15/2012

 

 

3,475,000

 

 

3,674,813

 









United States Steel 10.75%, 8/1/2008

 

 

5,830,000

 

 

6,500,450

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

33,463,075

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Chesapeake Energy 7%, 8/15/2014

 

 

4,050,000

 

 

4,313,250

 











See footnotes on page 14.

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Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Oil Equipment 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Ocean Rig 8.375%, 7/1/2013*

 

$

450,000

 

$

457,875

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper and Forest Products 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Ainsworth Lumber 7.25%, 10/1/2012*

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

3,351,250

 









Bowater 6.5%, 6/15/2013

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

1,786,500

 









Buckeye Technologies 8%, 10/15/2010

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,605,500

 









Caraustar Industries 9.875%, 4/1/2011

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

3,493,125

 









Georgia-Pacific:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









7.5%, 5/15/2006

 

 

1,750,000

 

 

1,802,500

 









8.875%, 5/15/2031

 

 

2,775,000

 

 

3,447,937

 









Jefferson Smurfit 8.25%, 10/1/2012

 

 

4,250,000

 

 

4,292,500

 









Longview Fibre 10%, 1/15/2009

 

 

2,800,000

 

 

2,996,000

 









Newark Group 9.75%, 3/15/2014

 

 

1,800,000

 

 

1,665,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

25,440,312

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publishing 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Dex Media 0% (9%†), 11/15/2013*

 

 

14,225,000

 

 

11,522,250

 









Houghton Mifflin 9.875%, 2/1/2013

 

 

4,425,000

 

 

4,745,812

 









Primedia 8.875%, 5/15/2011

 

 

4,850,000

 

 

5,104,625

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

21,372,687

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Railroads 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Progress Rail Services 7.75%, 4/1/2012

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,747,250

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Denny’s 10%, 10/1/2012*

 

 

3,575,000

 

 

3,735,875

 









Domino’s 8.25%, 7/1/2011

 

 

2,186,000

 

 

2,339,020

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

6,074,895

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









DIRECTV Holdings 8.375%, 3/15/2013

 

 

1,771,000

 

 

1,970,238

 









EchoStar 5.75%, 10/1/2008

 

 

5,200,000

 

 

5,193,500

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

7,163,738

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Cenveo 9.625%, 3/15/2012

 

 

2,675,000

 

 

2,902,375

 









Corrections Corporation America 6.25%, 3/15/2013

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

2,543,625

 









Mobile Mini 9.5%, 7/1/2013

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

1,389,063

 









Petro Stopping 9%, 2/15/2012

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,727,000

 









Service Corporation International 7%, 6/15/2017*

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,787,750

 









Williams Scotsman:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









9.875%, 6/1/2007

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

1,306,500

 









10%, 8/15/2008

 

 

900,000

 

 

994,617

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

14,650,930

 











See footnotes on page 14.

12



Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Stores 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Asbury Auto Group 9%, 6/15/2012

 

$

3,575,000

 

$

3,673,313

 









Central Garden & Pet 9.125%, 2/1/2013

 

 

2,675,000

 

 

2,889,000

 









J.C. Penney 7.4%, 4/1/2037

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

2,929,500

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

9,491,813

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Corning 6.2%, 3/15/2016

 

 

2,575,000

 

 

2,701,378

 









Xerox 9.75%, 1/15/2009

 

 

2,625,000

 

 

2,995,781

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

5,697,159

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles and Apparel 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Russell 9.25%, 5/1/2010

 

 

3,800,000

 

 

4,028,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tower 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









American Tower:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









   9.375%, 2/1/2009

 

 

203,000

 

 

213,911

 









   7.5%, 5/1/2012

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

3,861,000

 









SBA Telecommunications 0% (9.75%†), 12/15/2011

 

 

6,633,000

 

 

6,135,525

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

10,210,436

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









AES 9.375%, 9/15/2010

 

 

6,400,000

 

 

7,280,000

 









Calpine:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









   8.25%, 8/15/2005

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

1,348,312

 









   8.5%, 2/15/2011

 

 

2,700,000

 

 

1,863,000

 









Calpine Canada Energy 8.5%, 5/1/2008

 

 

900,000

 

 

652,500

 









Edison Mission Energy 7.73%, 6/15/2009

 

 

5,525,000

 

 

5,849,594

 









National Waterworks (Series B) 10.5%, 12/1/2012

 

 

1,775,000

 

 

2,005,750

 









Midland Funding 11.75%, 7/23/2005

 

 

1,247,545

 

 

1,251,272

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

20,250,428

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Alamosa Holdings 11%, 7/31/2010

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

4,505,000

 









Centennial Cellular Operating 10.75%, 12/15/2008

 

 

723,000

 

 

754,631

 









Centennial Communications 8.125%, 2/1/2014

 

 

2,590,000

 

 

2,771,300

 









Nextel Communications 7.375%, 8/1/2015

 

 

3,575,000

 

 

3,878,875

 









Nextel Partners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









   12.5%, 11/15/2009

 

 

1,404,000

 

 

1,532,115

 









   8.125%, 7/1/2011

 

 

1,750,000

 

 

1,907,500

 









Western Wireless 9.25%, 7/15/2013

 

 

4,550,000

 

 

5,204,062

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

20,553,483

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $455,855,321)

 

 

 

 

 

474,314,536

 











See footnotes on page 14.

13



Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

 

 

or Shares

 

Value

 

US Government Securities 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









US Treasury Bond 5.375%, 2/15/2031 (Cost $4,061,971)

 

$

3,450,000

 

$

4,072,080

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publishing 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Primedia 8.625% (Cost $2,622,000)

 

 

28,500

shs.

 

2,814,375

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-Time Deposit 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Rabobank Nederland 3.35%, 7/1/2005 (Cost $24,982,000)

 

$

24,982,000

 

 

24,982,000

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $487,521,292) 99.8%

 

 

 

 

 

506,182,991

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,145,411

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

507,328,402

 











 

 

*

The security may be offered and sold only to a “qualified institutional buyer” under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

Deferred-interest debentures pay no interest for a stipulated number of years, after which they pay the indicated coupon rate.

See Notes to Financial Statements

14



Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 






Investments, at value:

 

 

 

 






Corporate bonds (cost $455,855,321)

 

$

474,314,536

 






US Government securities (cost $4,061,971)

 

 

4,072,080

 






Preferred stocks (cost $2,622,000)

 

 

2,814,375

 






Fixed-time deposit (cost $24,982,000)

 

 

24,982,000

 






Total investments (cost $487,521,292)

 

 

506,182,991

 






Cash

 

 

15

 






Receivable for securities sold

 

 

11,772,936

 






Receivable for dividends and interest

 

 

9,430,105

 






Receivable for shares of Beneficial Interest sold

 

 

97,868

 






Expenses prepaid to shareholder service agent

 

 

96,790

 






Other

 

 

23,012

 






Total Assets

 

 

527,603,717

 






 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 






Payable for securities purchased

 

 

15,666,766

 






Payable for shares of Beneficial Interest repurchased

 

 

2,682,892

 






Dividends payable

 

 

1,129,849

 






Distribution and service fees payable

 

 

286,356

 






Management fee payable

 

 

273,475

 






Accrued expenses and other

 

 

235,977

 






Total Liabilities

 

 

20,275,315

 






Net Assets

 

$

507,328,402

 






 

 

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets:

 

 

 

 






Shares of Beneficial Interest, at par (unlimited shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

$0.001 par value; 148,824,123 shares outstanding):

 

 

 

 






Class A

 

$

61,259

 






Class B

 

 

48,938

 






Class C

 

 

11,484

 






Class D

 

 

24,946

 






Class I

 

 

1,970

 






Class R

 

 

227

 






Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,941,488,425

 






Dividends in excess of net investment income

 

 

(2,183,632

)






Accumulated net realized loss

 

 

(1,450,786,914

)






Net unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

18,661,699

 






Net Assets

 

$

507,328,402

 







 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share:

 

 

 

 






Class A ($208,470,061 ÷ 61,259,358 shares)

$  3.40

Class D

($85,220,664 ÷ 24,946,034 shares)

$                      3.42  






Class B ($166,924,224 ÷ 48,938,088 shares)

$  3.41

Class I

($6,707,329 ÷ 1,970,216 shares)

$                      3.40  






Class C ($39,234,164 ÷ 11,483,736 shares)

$  3.42

Class R

($771,960 ÷ 226,691 shares)

$                      3.41  






 

 

 

 

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

15


Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 






Interest

 

$

22,340,735

 






Dividends

 

 

141,234

 






Other Income

 

 

737,237

 






Total Investment Income

 

 

23,219,206

 






 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 






Distribution and service fees

 

 

1,905,338

 






Management fee

 

 

1,763,508

 






Shareholder account services

 

 

830,076

 






Custody and related services

 

 

85,816

 






Shareholders’ meeting expenses

 

 

67,122

 






Registration

 

 

63,628

 






Shareholder reports and communications

 

 

40,255

 






Auditing and legal fees

 

 

29,317

 






Directors’ fees and expenses

 

 

20,386

 






Miscellaneous

 

 

82,173

 






Total Expenses

 

 

4,887,619

 






Net Investment Income

 

 

18,331,587

 






 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

 

 

 

 






Net realized gain on investments

 

 

8,156,851

 






Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

(24,699,001

)






Net Loss on Investments

 

 

(16,542,150

)






Increase in Net Assets from Operations

 

$

1,789,437

 







 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 







Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income

 

$

18,331,587

 

$

48,594,095

 









Net realized gain on investments

 

 

8,156,851

 

 

485,357

 









Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

(24,699,001

)

 

(9,176,202

)









Increase in Net Assets from Operations

 

 

1,789,437

 

 

39,903,250

 










Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Class A

 

 

(7,430,844

)

 

(17,359,276

)









Class B

 

 

(6,277,802

)

 

(19,048,076

)









Class C

 

 

(1,396,197

)

 

(3,778,097

)









Class D

 

 

(2,959,025

)

 

(7,890,350

)









Class I

 

 

(245,102

)

 

(481,679

)









Class R

 

 

(22,617

)

 

(36,617

)









Total

 

 

(18,331,587

)

 

(48,594,095

)









Dividends in excess of net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Class A

 

 

(352,999

)

 

(402,543

)









Class B

 

 

(298,223

)

 

(441,705

)









Class C

 

 

(66,326

)

 

(87,610

)









Class D

 

 

(140,567

)

 

(182,968

)









Class I

 

 

(11,643

)

 

(11,169

)









Class R

 

 

(1,074

)

 

(849

)









Total

 

 

(870,832

)

 

(1,126,844

)









Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

 

 

(19,202,419

)

 

(49,720,939

)









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

14,101,832

 

 

37,308,067

 









Investment of dividends

 

 

10,043,428

 

 

25,652,341

 









Exchanged from associated funds

 

 

13,009,326

 

 

32,527,537

 









Total

 

 

37,154,586

 

 

95,487,945

 









Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(95,846,761

)

 

(195,607,794

)









Exchanged into associated funds

 

 

(22,980,402

)

 

(45,731,586

)









Total

 

 

(118,827,163

)

 

(241,339,380

)









Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(81,672,577

)

 

(145,851,435

)









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets

 

 

(99,085,559

)

 

(155,669,124

)









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Beginning of period

 

 

606,413,961

 

 

762,083,085

 









End of Period (includes dividends in excess of net investment income of $2,183,632 and $1,312,800, respectively)

 

$

507,328,402

 

$

606,413,961

 










 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

17


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

1.

Multiple Classes of Shares — Seligman High-Yield Bond Series (the “Fund”) is a series of Seligman High Income Fund Series (the “Series”). The Fund offers the following six classes of shares:

 

 

 

Class A shares are sold with an initial sales charge of up to 4.75% and a continuing service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis. Class A shares purchased in an amount of $1,000,000 or more are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on redemptions within 18 months of purchase.

 

 

 

Class B shares are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 5% on redemptions in the first year of purchase, declining to 1% in the sixth year and 0% thereafter. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after their date of purchase. If Class B shares of the Fund are exchanged for Class B shares of another Seligman mutual fund, the holding period of the shares exchanged will be added to the holding period of the shares acquired, both for determining the applicable CDSC and the conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares.

 

 

 

Class C shares are sold primarily with an initial sales charge of up to 1%, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 1% imposed on redemptions made within 18 months of purchase. Shares purchased through certain financial intermediaries may be bought without an initial sales charge and with a 1% CDSC on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. All Class C shares are subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.75% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis.

 

 

 

Class D shares are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.75% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 1% imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase.

 

 

 

Class I shares are offered to certain institutional clients. Class I shares are sold without any sales charges and are not subject to distribution and service fees.

 

 

 

Class R shares are offered to certain employee benefit plans and are not available to all investors. They are sold without an initial sales charge, but are subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.25% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 1% on redemptions made within one year of a plan’s initial purchase of Class R shares.

 

 

 

All classes of shares represent interests in the same portfolio of investments, have the same rights and are generally identical in all respects except that each class bears its own class-specific expenses, and has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matter on which a separate vote of any class is required.

 

 

2.

Significant Accounting Policies — The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates. These interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim period presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

 

 

 

a.

Security Valuation — Securities traded on an exchange are valued at the last sales price on the primary exchange or market on which they are traded. Securities not listed on an exchange or security market are valued by independent pricing services based on bid prices, which consider such factors as coupons, maturities, credit ratings, liquidity, specific terms and features, and the US Treasury yield curve, or are valued by J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the “Manager”) based on quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or (are otherwise no longer valid or reliable) are valued at fair value determined in accordance with procedures

18


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

approved by the Trustees. This can occur in the event of, among other things, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, market disruptions, intra-day trading halts, and extreme market volatility in the US markets. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.

 

 

 

 

b.

Federal Taxes — There is no provision for federal income tax. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company and intends to distribute substantially all taxable net income and net gain realized.

 

 

 

 

c.

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income — Investment transactions are recorded on trade dates. Identified cost of investments sold is used for both financial reporting and federal income tax purposes. Dividends receivable are recorded on ex-dividend dates. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. The Fund amortizes discount and premium on portfolio securities for financial reporting purposes.

 

 

 

 

d.

Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with commercial banks and with broker/dealers deemed to be creditworthy by the Manager. Securities received as collateral subject to repurchase agreements are deposited with the Fund’s custodian and, pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. Procedures have been established to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of repurchase agreements’ underlying securities to ensure the existence of the proper level of collateral.

 

 

 

 

e.

Multiple Class Allocations — All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative value of shares of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include distribution and service fees and any other items that are specifically attributable to a particular class, are charged directly to such class. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, distribution and service fees, shareholder account services and registration expenses were class-specific expenses.

 

 

 

 

f.

Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Other distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on ex-dividend dates.

 

 

 

3.

Management Fee, Distribution Services, and Other Transactions — The Manager manages the affairs of the Fund and provides the necessary personnel and facilities. Compensation of all officers of the Fund, all trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Manager, and all personnel of the Fund and the Manager is paid by the Manager. The Manager receives a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to 0.65% per annum of the first $1 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.55% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The management fee reflected in the Statement of Operations represents 0.65% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

 

 

Seligman Advisors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), agent for the distribution of the Fund’s shares, and an affiliate of the Manager, received concessions of $5,462 from sales of Class A shares. Commissions of $38,361 and $8,073 were paid to dealers from sales of Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

 

 

 

The Fund has an Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) with respect to distribution of its shares. Under the Plan, with respect to Class A shares, service organizations can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive a continuing fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, payable monthly, of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares attributable to the particular service organizations for providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor charges such fees to the Fund pursuant to the Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, fees incurred under the Plan aggregated $259,537 or 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class A shares.


19


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

Under the Plan, with respect to Class B shares, Class C shares, Class D shares, and Class R shares, service organizations can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive a continuing fee for providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts of up to 0.25% on an annual basis of the average daily net assets of the Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class R shares for which the organizations are responsible; and, for Class C, Class D, and Class R shares, fees for providing other distribution assistance of up to 0.75% (0.25%, in the case of Class R shares) on an annual basis of such average daily net assets. Such fees are paid monthly by the Fund to the Distributor pursuant to the Plan.

 

 

 

With respect to Class B shares, a distribution fee of 0.75% on an annual basis of average daily net assets is payable monthly by the Fund to the Distributor; however, the Distributor has sold its rights to this fee with respect to a substantial portion of Class B shares to third parties (the “Purchasers”), which provide funding to the Distributor to enable it to pay commissions to dealers at the time of the sale of the related Class B shares. Distribution fees retained by the Distributor, for the six months ended June 30, 2005, amounted to $1,375.

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, fees incurred under the Plan, equivalent to 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class B, Class C, and Class D shares, and 0.50% per annum of average daily net assets of Class R shares, amounted to $971,044, $216,011, $457,098, and $1,648, respectively.

 

 

 

The Distributor is entitled to retain any CDSC imposed on certain redemptions of Class A , Class C, Class D and Class R shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, such charges amounted to $34,876. The Distributor has sold its rights to collect any CDSC imposed on redemptions of Class B shares to the Purchasers.

 

 

 

Seligman Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Manager, is eligible to receive commissions from certain sales of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund, as well as distribution and service fees pursuant to the Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, Seligman Services, Inc. received commissions of $2,739 from the sales of shares of the Fund. Seligman Services, Inc. also received distribution and service fees of $10,982, pursuant to the Plan.

 

 

 

Seligman Data Corp., which is owned by certain associated investment companies, charged the Fund at cost $830,076 for shareholder account services in accordance with a methodology approved by the Fund’s trustees. Class I shares receive more limited shareholder services than the Fund’s other classes of shares (the “Retail Classes”). Seligman Data Corp. does not allocate to Class I the costs of any of its departments that do not provide services to the Class I shareholders.

 

 

 

Costs of Seligman Data Corp. directly attributable to the Retail Classes of the Fund were charged to those classes in proportion to their respective net asset values. Costs directly attributable to Class I shares were charged to Class I. The remaining charges were allocated to the Retail Classes and Class I by Seligman Data Corp. pursuant to a formula based on their net assets, shareholder transaction volumes and number of shareholder accounts.

 

 

 

The Series and certain other associated investment companies (together, the “Guarantors”) have severally but not jointly guaranteed the performance and observance of all the terms and conditions of two leases entered into by Seligman Data Corp., including the payment of rent by Seligman Data Corp. (the “Guaranties”). The leases and the Guaranties expire in September 2008 and January 2009. The obligation of the Series to pay any amount due under either Guaranty is limited to a specified percentage of the full amount, which generally is based on the Series’ percentage of the expenses billed by Seligman Data Corp. to all Guarantors in the preceding calendar quarter. As of June 30, 2005, the Series’ potential obligation under the Guaranties is $396,900. As of June 30, 2005, no event has occurred which would result in the Series becoming liable to make any payment under a Guaranty. The Fund would bear a portion of any payments made by the Series under the Guaranties. A portion of rent paid by Seligman Data Corp. is charged to the Fund as part of Seligman Data Corp.’s shareholder account services cost.


20


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are officers or directors of the Manager, the Distributor, Seligman Services, Inc., and/or Seligman Data Corp.

 

 

 

The Fund has a compensation arrangement under which trustees who receive fees may elect to defer receiving such fees. Trustees may elect to have their deferred fees accrue interest or earn a return based on the performance of the Fund or other funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The cost of such fees and earnings/loss accrued thereon is included in trustees’ fees and expenses, and the accumulated balance thereof at June 30, 2005, of $27,587 is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities. Deferred fees and related accrued earnings are not deductible by the Fund for federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.

 

 

4.

Committed Line of Credit — The Fund is a participant in a joint $400 million committed line of credit that is shared by substantially all open-end funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The trustees have currently limited the Fund’s borrowings to 10% of its net assets. Borrowings pursuant to the credit facility are subject to interest at a rate equal to the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50%. The Fund incurs a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on its share of the unused portion of the credit facility. The credit facility may be drawn upon only for temporary purposes and is subject to certain other customary restrictions. The credit facility commitment expires in June 2006, but is renewable annually with the consent of the participating banks. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Fund did not borrow from the credit facility.

 

 

5.

Purchases and Sales of Securities — Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended June 30, 2005, amounted to $166,725,657 and $255,372,707, respectively.

 

 

6.

Federal Tax Information — Certain components of income, expense and realized capital gain and loss are recognized at different times or have a different character for federal income tax purposes and for financial reporting purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of net assets based on their characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value per share of the Fund. As a result of the differences described above, the treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their treatment for federal income tax purposes. Further, the cost of investments also can differ for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

The tax basis information presented below is based on operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and will vary from the final tax information as of the Fund’s year-end.

 

 

 

At June 30, 2005, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $489,690,403. The tax basis cost was greater than the cost for financial reporting purposes due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales in the amount of $56,000 and the amortization of premium for financial reporting purposes of $2,113,111.

 

 

 

At June 30, 2005, the tax basis components of accumulated losses were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities

 

$

20,825,140

 

 






 

Gross unrealized depreciation of portfolio securities

 

 

(4,332,552

)

 






 

Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities

 

 

16,492,588

 

 






 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

(1,458,558,386

)

 






 

Current period net realized gains

 

 

6,589,926

 

 






 

Undistributed income

 

 

1,194,615

 

 






 

Total accumulated losses

 

$

(1,434,281,257

)

 







21


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

At December 31, 2004, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $1,458,558,386, which are available for offset against future taxable net capital gains, with $88,447,879 expiring in 2007, $255,659,981 expiring in 2008, $668,622,539 expiring in 2009, $444,283,739 expiring in 2010, and $1,544,248 expiring in 2012. The amount was determined after adjustments for certain differences between financial reporting and tax purposes, such as wash sale losses. Accordingly, no capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net capital gains have been realized in excess of the available capital loss carryforwards.

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004, the tax characterization of distributions to shareholders was the same as for financial reporting purposes.

 

 

7.

Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest — The Fund has authorized unlimited shares of $0.001 par value Shares of Beneficial Interest. Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

 





 

Class A

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

 









 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

3,018,993

 

$

10,224,957

 

 

6,970,061

 

$

24,300,202

 

 













 

Investment of dividends

 

 

1,183,051

 

 

4,050,349

 

 

2,679,139

 

 

9,278,265

 

 













 

Exchanged from associated funds

 

 

2,561,563

 

 

8,638,065

 

 

6,850,834

 

 

23,699,984

 

 













 

Converted from Class B*

 

 

5,440,370

 

 

18,667,648

 

 

5,156,128

 

 

17,770,888

 

 













 

Total

 

 

12,203,977

 

 

41,581,019

 

 

21,656,162

 

 

75,049,339

 

 













 

Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(10,109,624

)

 

(34,620,023

)

 

(20,375,894

)

 

(70,767,341

)

 













 

Exchanged into associated funds

 

 

(4,346,262

)

 

(14,946,699

)

 

(7,964,360

)

 

(27,599,893

)

 













 

Total

 

 

(14,455,886

)

 

(49,566,722

)

 

(28,340,254

)

 

(98,367,234

)

 













 

Decrease

 

 

(2,251,909

)

$

(7,985,703

)

 

(6,684,092

)

$

(23,317,895

)

 













 

Class B

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

 









 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

194,383

 

$

668,893

 

 

981,042

 

$

3,427,329

 

 













 

Investment of dividends

 

 

883,493

 

 

3,029,289

 

 

2,586,426

 

 

8,978,336

 

 













 

Exchanged from associated funds

 

 

579,352

 

 

2,005,461

 

 

1,482,105

 

 

5,149,932

 

 













 

Total

 

 

1,657,228

 

 

5,703,643

 

 

5,049,573

 

 

17,555,597

 

 













 

Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(10,723,578

)

 

(36,854,142

)

 

(21,273,936

)

 

(73,910,560

)

 













 

Exchanged into associated funds

 

 

(1,469,625

)

 

(5,070,293

)

 

(3,576,498

)

 

(12,429,316

)

 













 

Converted to Class A*

 

 

(5,419,394

)

 

(18,641,510

)

 

(5,137,476

)

 

(17,747,493

)

 













 

Total

 

 

(17,612,597

)

 

(60,565,945

)

 

(29,987,910

)

 

(104,087,369

)

 













 

Decrease

 

 

(15,955,369

)

$

(54,862,302

)

 

(24,938,337

)

$

(86,531,772

)

 













 

Class C

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

 









 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

343,246

 

$

1,182,870

 

 

1,158,719

 

$

4,083,443

 

 













 

Investment of dividends

 

 

241,140

 

 

828,069

 

 

626,767

 

 

2,177,803

 

 













 

Exchanged from associated funds

 

 

263,835

 

 

910,726

 

 

350,697

 

 

1,225,061

 

 













 

Total

 

 

848,221

 

 

2,921,665

 

 

2,136,183

 

 

7,486,307

 

 













 

Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(2,541,498

)

 

(8,724,634

)

 

(4,538,222

)

 

(15,763,557

)

 













 

Exchanged into associated funds

 

 

(454,017

)

 

(1,544,316

)

 

(795,234

)

 

(2,769,302

)

 













 

Total

 

 

(2,995,515

)

 

(10,268,950

)

 

(5,333,456

)

 

(18,532,859

)

 













 

Decrease

 

 

(2,147,294

)

$

(7,347,285

)

 

(3,197,273

)

$

(11,046,552

)

 














 

 

 
 

See footnote on page 23.

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2004

 

 





 

Class D

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

 









 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

410,432

 

$

1,416,978

 

 

883,302

 

$

3,072,468

 

 













 

Investment of dividends

 

 

540,305

 

 

1,854,882

 

 

1,350,531

 

 

4,693,220

 

 













 

Exchanged from associated funds

 

 

420,974

 

 

1,455,074

 

 

687,056

 

 

2,410,932

 

 













 

Total

 

 

1,371,711

 

 

4,726,934

 

 

2,920,889

 

 

10,176,620

 

 













 

Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(4,435,944

)

 

(15,258,865

)

 

(9,776,462

)

 

(34,014,496

)

 













 

Exchanged into associated funds

 

 

(417,603

)

 

(1,418,999

)

 

(847,479

)

 

(2,933,075

)

 













 

Total

 

 

(4,853,547

)

 

(16,677,864

)

 

(10,623,941

)

 

(36,947,571

)

 













 

Decrease

 

 

(3,481,836

)

$

(11,950,930

)

 

(7,703,052

)

$

(26,770,951

)

 













 

Class I

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

 









 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

94,370

 

$

322,722

 

 

481,981

 

$

1,683,385

 

 













 

Investment of dividends

 

 

75,248

 

 

257,191

 

 

141,815

 

 

490,350

 

 













 

Total

 

 

169,618

 

 

579,913

 

 

623,796

 

 

2,173,735

 

 













 

Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(51,389

)

 

(176,750

)

 

(315,154

)

 

(1,074,498

)

 













 

Increase

 

 

118,229

 

$

403,163

 

 

308,642

 

$

1,099,237

 

 













 

Class R

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

Shares   

 

Amount

 

 









 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

75,444

 

$

259,274

 

 

205,237

 

$

717,845

 

 













 

Investment of dividends

 

 

6,923

 

 

23,648

 

 

10,004

 

 

34,367

 

 













 

Exchanged from associated funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,894

 

 

41,628

 

 













 

Total

 

 

82,367

 

 

282,922

 

 

227,135

 

 

793,840

 

 













 

Cost of shares repurchased

 

 

(60,896

)

 

(212,347

)

 

(22,356

)

 

(77,342

)

 













 

Exchanged into associated funds

 

 

(27

)

 

(95

)

 

 

 

 

 













 

Total

 

 

(60,923

)

 

(212,442

)

 

 

 

 

 













 

Increase

 

 

21,444

 

$

70,480

 

 

204,779

 

$

716,498

 

 














 

 

 


 

* Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares approximately eight years after the initial purchase date. The amount of dividends accrued on Class B shares between the last dividend payment date and the conversion date is invested in Class A shares and is included in the conversion from Class B amount.

 

 

8.

Other Matters — The Manager conducted an extensive internal review in response to developments regarding disruptive or illegal trading practices within the mutual fund industry. As of September 2003, the Manager had one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in the Seligman registered investment companies (“Seligman Funds”). This arrangement was in the process of being closed down by the Manager before the first proceedings relating to trading practices within the mutual fund industry were publicly announced. Based on a review of the Manager’s records for 2001 through 2003, the Manager identified three other arrangements that had permitted frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. All three had already been terminated prior to the end of September 2002. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Attorney General of the State of New York also are reviewing these matters.

 

 

 

The Manager also reviewed its practice of placing some of the Seligman Funds’ orders to buy and sell portfolio securities with brokerage firms in recognition of their sales of Seligman Funds. At the time such orders were placed, this practice was permissible when done properly; however, the Manager believes that it may have violated applicable requirements for certain of such orders as a result of compensation arrangements the Manager had with certain brokerage firms. The Manager discontinued this practice

23


 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

entirely in October 2003. The Manager is confident that the execution of all such orders was consistent with its best execution obligations and that the Seligman Funds did not pay higher brokerage commissions than they would otherwise have paid for comparable transactions. The Manager also responded fully to information requests from the SEC and the NASD relating to the Manager’s use of revenue sharing and fund portfolio brokerage commissions and will continue to provide additional information if, and as, requested.

   
 

The results of the Manager’s internal reviews were presented to the Independent Trustees of the Seligman Funds. In order to resolve matters with the Independent Trustees relating to the four arrangements that permitted frequent trading, which did not adversely affect Seligman High-Yield Bond Series, in May 2004, the Manager made payments to three funds and agreed to waive a portion of its management fee with respect to another fund. In order to resolve matters with the Independent Trustees with regard to portfolio brokerage commissions, in May 2004, the Manager made payments to each of twenty-four funds in an amount equal to the commissions paid by each such fund during the period from 1998 through 2003 to certain brokerage firms in recognition of sales of fund shares. Seligman High-Yield Bond Series generally does not pay brokerage commissions and thus did not receive any payment from the Manager.

24


Financial Highlights

The tables below are intended to help you understand each Class’s financial performance for the periods presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of Beneficial Interest of a Class that was held throughout the periods shown. Per share amounts are calculated using average shares outstanding. “Total Return” shows the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in each Class, assuming you reinvested all your dividends and capital gain distributions. Total returns do not reflect any taxes or sales charges and are not annualized for periods of less than one year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Six Months
Ended
6/30/05

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001ø

 

2000

 















Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

3.51

 

$

3.55

 

$

3.16

 

$

3.69

 

$

4.99

 

$

6.26

 





















Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.28

 

 

0.47

 

 

0.64

 





















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.04

)

 

0.40

 

 

(0.47

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.21

)





















Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.66

 

 

(0.19

)

 

(0.74

)

 

(0.57

)





















Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.12

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.64

)





















Dividends in excess of net  investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

øø

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)





















Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.04

)





















Total Distributions

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.70

)





















Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

3.40

 

$

3.51

 

$

3.55

 

$

3.16

 

$

3.69

 

$

4.99

 





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

0.55

%

 

7.03

%

 

21.84

%

 

(5.35

)%

 

(15.91

)%

 

(10.02

)%





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

 

$

208,470

 

$

222,827

 

$

248,869

 

$

254,191

 

$

360,394

 

$

584,944

 





















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.35

%†

 

1.28

%

 

1.30

%

 

1.31

%

 

1.16

%

 

1.09

%





















Ratio of net investment income to  average net assets

 

 

7.21

%†

 

7.78

%

 

7.88

%

 

8.53

%

 

10.61

%

 

11.08

%





















Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

31.52

%

 

53.38

%

 

141.00

%

 

117.82

%

 

53.04

%

 

27.45

%






















 


See footnotes on page 30.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















 

 

Six Months
Ended
6/30/05

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001ø

 

2000

 















Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

3.52

 

$

3.55

 

$

3.17

 

$

3.70

 

$

5.00

 

$

6.26

 





















Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.43

 

 

0.59

 





















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.02

)

 

0.39

 

 

(0.48

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.20

)





















Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.63

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.61

)





















Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.59

)





















Dividends in excess of net  investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)





















Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.04

)





















Total Distributions

 

 

(0.12

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.65

)





















Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

3.41

 

$

3.52

 

$

3.55

 

$

3.17

 

$

3.70

 

$

5.00

 





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

0.19

%

 

6.53

%

 

20.64

%

 

(6.07

)%

 

(16.58

)%

 

(10.66

)%





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

 

$

166,924

 

$

228,229

 

$

319,267

 

$

326,688

 

$

483,041

 

$

723,751

 





















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

2.10

%†

 

2.03

%

 

2.05

%

 

2.06

%

 

1.91

%

 

1.84

%





















Ratio of net investment income to  average net assets

 

 

6.46

%†

 

7.03

%

 

7.13

%

 

7.78

%

 

9.86

%

 

10.33

%





















Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

31.52

%

 

53.38

%

 

141.00

%

 

117.82

%

 

53.04

%

 

27.45

%






















 


See footnotes on page 30.

26


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















 

 

Six Months
Ended
6/30/05

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001ø

 

2000

 















Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

3.52

 

$

3.56

 

$

3.17

 

$

3.70

 

$

5.00

 

$

6.27

 





















Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.43

 

 

0.59

 





















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.03

)

 

0.40

 

 

(0.48

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.21

)





















Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.02

 

 

(0.21

)

 

0.64

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.62

)





















Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.59

)





















Dividends in excess of net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)





















Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.04

)





















Total Distributions

 

 

(0.12

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.65

)





















Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

3.42

 

$

3.52

 

$

3.56

 

$

3.17

 

$

3.70

 

$

5.00

 





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

0.48

%

 

6.22

%

 

20.98

%

 

(6.08

)%

 

(16.59

)%

 

(10.81

)%





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

 

$

39,234

 

$

48,012

 

$

59,892

 

$

52,709

 

$

78,721

 

$

87,204

 





















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

2.10

%†

 

2.03

%

 

2.05

%

 

2.06

%

 

1.91

%

 

1.84

%





















Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

6.46

%†

 

7.03

%

 

7.13

%

 

7.78

%

 

9.86

%

 

10.33

%





















Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

31.52

%

 

53.38

%

 

141.00

%

 

117.82

%

 

53.04

%

 

27.45

%






















 


See footnotes on page 30.

27


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















 

 

Six Months
Ended
6/30/05

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001ø

 

2000

 















Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

3.52

 

$

3.56

 

$

3.17

 

$

3.70

 

$

5.00

 

$

6.27

 





















Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.43

 

 

0.59

 





















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.03

)

 

0.40

 

 

(0.48

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.21

)





















Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.21

 

 

0.64

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.62

)





















Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.59

)





















Dividends in excess of net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)





















Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.04

)





















Total Distributions

 

 

(0.12

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.65

)





















Net Asset Value, End of period

 

$

3.42

 

$

3.52

 

$

3.56

 

$

3.17

 

$

3.70

 

$

5.00

 





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

0.48

%

 

6.22

%

 

20.98

%

 

(6.08

)%

 

(16.59

)%

 

(10.81

)%





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

 

$

85,221

 

$

100,125

 

$

128,582

 

$

135,595

 

$

217,133

 

$

369,286

 





















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

2.10

%†

 

2.03

%

 

2.05

%

 

2.06

%

 

1.91

%

 

1.84

%





















Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

6.46

%†

 

7.03

%

 

7.13

%

 

7.78

%

 

9.86

%

 

10.33

%





















Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

31.52

%

 

53.38

%

 

141.00

%

 

117.82

%

 

53.04

%

 

27.45

%






















 


See footnotes on page 30.

28


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















 

 

Six Months
Ended
6/30/05

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

11/30/01*
to
12/31/01
ø

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 













Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

3.51

 

$

3.55

 

$

3.16

 

$

3.69

 

$

3.77

 


















Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net investment income

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.28

 

 

0.29

 

 

0.02

 


















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(0.11

)

 

(0.04

)

 

0.40

 

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.05

)


















Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.68

 

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.03

)


















Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.01

)


















Dividends in excess of net investment income

 

 

øø

 

øø

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 


















Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.04

)


















Total Distributions

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.05

)


















Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

3.40

 

$

3.51

 

$

3.55

 

$

3.16

 

$

3.69

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

1.06

%

 

7.46

%

 

22.38

%

 

(5.02

)%

 

(0.91

)%


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

 

$

6,707

 

$

6,500

 

$

5,472

 

$

3,085

 

$

53

 


















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.00

%†

 

0.85

%

 

0.95

%

 

0.93

%

 

0.78

%†


















Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

7.56

%†

 

8.21

%

 

8.23

%

 

8.91

%

 

11.48

%†


















Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

31.52

%

 

53.38

%

 

141.00

%

 

117.82

%

 

53.04

%**


















Without expense reimbursement:‡‡

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.98

%

 

1.43

%†


















Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.86

%

 

10.83

%†



















 


See footnotes on page 30.

29


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

 

Six Months

 

Year

 

4/30/03*

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

to

 

 

 

6/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

12/31/03

 









Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

 

$

3.51

 

 

 

$

3.55

 

 

 

$

3.37

 

 


















Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net investment income

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

 

0.17

 

 


















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

0.19

 

 


















Total from Investment Operations

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

0.23

 

 

 

 

0.36

 

 


















Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Dividends from net investment income

 

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

 

(0.17

)

 


















Dividends in excess of net investment income

 

 

 

øø

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 


















Total Distributions

 

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

 

(0.18

)

 


















Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

 

$

3.41

 

 

 

$

3.51

 

 

 

$

3.55

 

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

 

 

0.72

%

 

 

 

6.76

%

 

 

 

10.99

%

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

 

 

$

772

 

 

 

$

720

 

 

 

$

2

 

 


















Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

 

1.61

%†

 

 

 

1.53

%

 

 

 

1.56

%†

 


















Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

 

6.95

%†

 

 

 

7.53

%

 

 

 

7.64

%†

 


















Portfolio turnover rate

 

 

 

31.52

%

 

 

 

53.38

%

 

 

 

141.00

%‡

 



















 

 

 

 

Annualized.

*

 

Commencement of offering of shares.

**

 

For the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2003.

‡‡

 

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed certain expenses of Class I shares.

ø

 

As required, effective January 1, 2001, the Fund adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premium on debt securities. The effect of this change for the year ended December 31, 2001, was to decrease net investment income per share by $0.01 for Classes A, B, C and D, decrease net realized and unrealized loss on investments per share by $0.01 for Classes A, B, C and D, and decrease the ratios of net investment income to average net assets from 10.77% to 10.61% for Class A, from 10.02% to 9.86% for Classes B, C, and D, and from 11.53% to 11.48% for Class I. The effect of this change per share for Class I was less than $0.01. The ratios for periods prior to January 1, 2001, have not been restated.

øø

 

Less than + or - $0.01

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

The Trustees and Shareholders,
Seligman High-Yield Bond Series of
Seligman High Income Fund Series:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Seligman High-Yield Bond Series, one of the funds constituting Seligman High Income Fund Series (the “Fund”) as of June 30, 2005, and the related statements of operations for the six months then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for the six months then ended and for the year ended December 31, 2004, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Seligman High-Yield Bond Series of Seligman High Income Fund Series as of June 30, 2005, the results of its operations for the six months then ended, the changes in its net assets for the six months then ended and for the year ended December 31, 2004, and the financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
August 24, 2005

31


Trustees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert B. Catell 2, 3

 

Leroy C. Richie 1, 3


 


Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, KeySpan Corporation

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Q Standards Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Director, Kerr-McGee Corporation

John R. Galvin 1, 3

 

 

 


 

Robert L. Shafer 2, 3

Dean Emeritus,

 


 

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts
University

 

Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice S. Ilchman 2, 3

 

James N. Whitson 1, 3


 


President Emerita, Sarah Lawrence College

 

Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Sammons Enterprises, Inc.

Director, Jeannette K. Watson Summer Fellowship

 

Trustee, Committee for Economic Development

 

Director, CommScope, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Frank A. McPherson 2, 3

 

Brian T. Zino


 


Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kerr-McGee   Director and President, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated
  Corporation   Chairman, Seligman Data Corp.

Director, ConocoPhillips

 

Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company

Director, Integris Health

 

Member of the Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute

 

 

 

 

 

Betsy S. Michel 1, 3

 


 


Trustee, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

 

Member:

1 Audit Committee

 

 

 

 

2 Trustee Nominating Committee

William C. Morris

 

 

3 Board Operations Committee


 

 

 

Chairman, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated

 

 

 

Chairman, Carbo Ceramics Inc.

 

 

 

Executive Officers

 

 

 

William C. Morris

 

Thomas G. Rose


 


Chairman

 

Vice President

 

 

 

Brian T. Zino

 

Lawrence P. Vogel


 


President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

Eleanor T.M. Hoagland

 

Frank J. Nasta


 


Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

 

Secretary

 

 

 

J. Eric Misenheimer

 

 


 


Vice President

 

 

32


Additional Fund
Information

Quarterly Schedule of Investments

A complete schedule of portfolio holdings owned by the Fund will be filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, and will be available to shareholders (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 221-2450 in the US or collect (212) 682-7600 outside the US or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Certain of the information contained in the Fund’s Form N-Q is also made available to shareholders on Seligman’s website at www.seligman.com.1

Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures used by the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year will be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 221-2450 in the US or collect (212) 682-7600 outside the US and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.2

This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the offering prospectus covering shares of Beneficial Interest of Seligman High-Yield Bond Series, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund, each of which should be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains information about these factors, should be read carefully before investing or sending money.


 

 

1

The reference to Seligman’s website is an inactive textual reference and information contained in or otherwise accessible through Seligman’s website does not form a part of this report or the Fund’s prospectus.

 

 

2

Information for each new 12-month period ending June 30 will be available no later than August 31 of that year.

TXHY3 6/05





Seligman

141 Years of Investment Experience

J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated is a firm with a long tradition of investment expertise, offering a broad array of investment choices to help today’s investors seek their long-term financial goals.

Established in 1864, Seligman has a history of providing financial services marked not by fanfare, but rather by a quiet and firm adherence to financial prudence. While the world has changed dramatically in the 141 years since Seligman first opened its doors, the firm has continued to offer its clients high-quality investment solutions through changing times.

In the late 19th century, as the country grew, Seligman helped finance the westward expansion of the railroads, the construction of the Panama Canal, and the launching of urban transit systems. In the early 20th century, the firm helped fund the growing capital needs of new industries, including the nascent automobile and steel industries.

With the formation of Tri-Continental Corporation in 1929 — today, one of the nation’s largest diversified publicly-traded closed-end equity investment companies — Seligman began shifting its emphasis to investment management. In 1930, Seligman established what would be the first in an impressive lineup of mutual funds.

Seligman is proud of its distinctive past and of the traditional values that continue to shape the firm’s business decisions and investment judgment. While much has changed over the years, the firm's commitment to providing prudent investment management that seeks to build wealth for clients over time is an enduring value that will continue to guide Seligman.

Table of Contents     
     
To The Shareholders    1 
     
Performance and     
Portfolio Overview    2 
     
Understanding and     
Comparing Your     
Fund’s Expenses    5 
     
Portfolio of Investments    6 
     
Statement of     
Assets and Liabilities    7 
     
Statement of Operations    8 
     
Statements of     
Changes in Net Assets    9 
     
Notes to Financial     
Statements    10 
     
Financial Highlights    16 
     
Trustees and Executive     
Officers    21 
     
Additional Fund     
Information    back 
    cover 


To The Shareholders

Your mid-year report for Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series follows this letter. The report contains the Fund’s investment results and financial statements, including a portfolio of investments.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Fund delivered a total return of 1.43% based on the net asset value of Class A shares. During the same time period, the Fund’s peers, as measured by the Lipper General US Government Funds Average, returned 2.73%, and the Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index returned 2.93% .

A special meeting of shareholders has been scheduled for September 27, 2005. The proposals to be considered at such meeting are described in a proxy statement that has been mailed to all shareholders of record as of July 5, 2005.

We thank you for your continued support of Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series and look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

By Order of the Trustees,


William C. Morris
Chairman

 


Brian T. Zino
President

August 16, 2005

Manager  Shareholder Service Agent  Important Telephone Numbers 
J. & W. Seligman & Co.  Seligman Data Corp.  (800) 221-2450   Shareholder Services 
Incorporated  100 Park Avenue  (800) 445-1777   Retirement Plan 
100 Park Avenue  New York, NY 10017   
Services 
New York, NY 10017    (212) 682-7600   Outside the 
     
United States 
General Distributor  General Counsel  (800) 622-4597   24-Hour Automated 
Seligman Advisors, Inc.  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP   
Telephone Access 
100 Park Avenue     
Service 
New York, NY 10017       

1


Performance and Portfolio Overview

This section of the report is intended to help you understand the performance of Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series (the “Fund”) and to provide a summary of the Fund’s portfolio characteristics.

Performance data quoted in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future investment results. The rates of return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total returns of the Fund as of the most recent month end will be available at www.seligman.com1 by the seventh business day following that month end. Calculations assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance data quoted does not reflect the deduction of taxes that an investor may pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.

Returns for Class A shares are calculated with and without the effect of the initial 4.75% maximum sales charge. Returns for Class B shares are calculated with and without the effect of the maximum 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), charged on redemptions made within one year of purchase, declining to 1% in the sixth year and 0% thereafter. The return from inception for Class B shares reflects automatic conversion to Class A shares approximately eight years after inception date. Returns for Class C shares are calculated with and without the effect of the initial 1% maximum sales charge and the 1% CDSC that is charged on redemptions made within 18 months of purchase. Returns for Class D and Class R shares are calculated with and without the effect of the 1% CDSC, charged on redemptions made within one year of purchase.

__________
1
The reference to Seligman’s website is an inactive textual reference and information contained in or otherwise accessible through Seligman’s website does not form a part of this report or the Fund’s prospectus.

2


Performance and Portfolio Overview

Investment Results

Total Returns

For Periods Ended June 30, 2005


       
Average Annual
     









 
          Class B   Class C   Class R  
         
Since
Since
Since
 
 
Six
  One   Five   Ten  
Inception
Inception
Inception
 
 
Months*
  Year   Years   Years  
1/1/97
5/27/99
4/30/03
 














 
Class A               














 
With Sales Charge  (3.34 )%  (1.49 )%  4.39 %  4.57 %  n/a   n/a   n/a  














 
Without Sales Charge  1.43   3.38   5.42   5.08   n/a   n/a   n/a  














 
Class B               














 
With CDSC†  (3.94 )  (2.39 )  4.29  
n/a
  n/a   n/a   n/a  














 
Without CDSC  1.05   2.61   4.63  
n/a
  4.41 %‡  n/a   n/a  














 
Class C               














 
With Sales Charge and CDSC††  (0.78 )  0.76   4.41  
n/a
  n/a   4.00 %  n/a  














 
Without Sales Charge and CDSC  1.19   2.76   4.63  
n/a
  n/a   4.18   n/a  














 
Class D               














 
With 1% CDSC  0.19   1.76  
n/a
 
n/a
  n/a   n/a   n/a  














 
Without CDSC  1.19   2.76   4.63   4.30   n/a   n/a   n/a  














 
Class R               














 
With 1% CDSC  0.44   2.06  
n/a
 
n/a
  n/a   n/a   n/a  














 
Without CDSC  1.44   3.06  
n/a
 
n/a
  n/a   n/a   1.02 % 














 
Lehman Brothers               
Government Bond Index**  2.93   6.65   7.06   6.63   6.71 #  6.58   3.34  














 
Lipper General US               
Government Funds Average**  2.73   6.51   6.19   5.71   5.74 ##  5.57   2.79  














 
 
 

See footnotes on page 4.               

3


Performance and Portfolio Overview

Net Asset Value Per Share 
    Dividends Per Share and Yield Information  
 
6/30/05 
12/31/04 
6/30/04 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
 





 
          Dividends Paidø    SEC 30-Day Yieldsøø  






 
Class A  $7.09  $7.10  $7.07    $0.110   
2.89
% 
 






 
Class B  7.11  7.12  7.09    $0.084   
2.29
   






 
Class C  7.11  7.11  7.08    $0.084   
2.28
   






 
Class D  7.11  7.11  7.08    $0.084   
2.30
   






 
Class R  7.10  7.10  7.08    $0.101   
2.76
   






 

Weighted Average Maturity 20.3 years


*
Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
**
The Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index (the “Lehman Index”) and the Lipper General US Government Funds Average (the “Lipper Average”) are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of dividends and exclude the effect of taxes and sales charges. The Lehman Index also excludes the effect of fees. The Lipper Average includes funds that invest at least 65% of its assets in US government and government agency issues. The Lehman Index is a benchmark index made up of the Treasury Bond Index and the Agency Bond Index as well as the 1-3 Year Government Index and 20+ Year Treasury Index. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or an index.
   
The CDSC is 5% for periods of one year or less, and 2% for the five-year period.
   
††
The CDSC is 1% for periods up to 18 months.
 
Returns from inception for Class B shares reflects automatic conversion to Class A shares approximately eight years after inception date.
 
ø
Represents per share amount paid or declared for the six months ended June 30, 2005.
 
øø
Current yield, representing the annualized yield for the 30-day period ended June 30, 2005, has been computed in accor- dance with SEC regulations and will vary.
   
#
From December 31, 1996
   
##
From January 2, 1997
   
An investment in the Fund is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
   
 
 

 

Composition of Net Assets

June 30, 2005  


 
Percent of Portfolio 

  6/30/05 
12/31/04 



US Treasury  20.9  6.8 



Other US Full Faith and Credit Obligations  72.6  83.2 



Agency Obligations  5.7  6.6 



Short-Term Holding and Other Assets Less Liabilities  0.8  3.4 



Total  100.0  100.0 





4

Understanding and Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The information below is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare them with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (also known as loads) on certain purchases or redemptions. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help you to determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. In addition, if transactional costs were included, your total expenses would have been higher.

The table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of January 1, 2005 and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2005.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual expenses and actual account values. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value at the beginning of the period by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for the Fund’s share class that you own to estimate the expenses that you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical expenses and hypothetical account values based on the actual expense ratio of each class and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of any class of the Fund. The hypothetical expenses and account values may not be used to estimate the ending account value or the actual expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

   
Actual             
Hypothetical 



  Beginning 
Ending 
 
Ending 
 
Account Annualized
Account
Expenses Paid
Account
Expenses Paid
Value Expense
Value
During Period**
Value
During Period**
1/1/05 Ratio*
6/30/05
1/1/05 to 6/30/05
6/30/05
1/1/05 to 6/30/05







Class A 
$1,000.00 
  1.41%
$1,014.30 
$ 7.04   
$1,017.80  
$ 7.05 







Class B 
1,000.00 
2.16
1,010.50 
10.77   
1,014.08
10.79 







Class C 
1,000.00 
2.16
1,011.90 
10.77   
1,014.08
10.79 







Class D 
1,000.00 
2.16
1,011.90 
10.77   
1,014.08
10.79 







Class R 
1,000.00 
1.67
1,014.40 
8.34   
1,016.51
8.35 









*
Expenses of Class B, Class C, Class D and Class R shares differ from the expenses of Class A shares due to the differences in 12b-1 fees paid by each share class. See the Fund’s prospectus for a description of each share class and its expenses and sales charges.
**     
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio based on actual expenses for the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (number of days in the period).
 

5


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2005

 
Principal 
 
 
Amount 
Value
 
US Full Faith and Credit Obligations 93.5% 
 



 
US Treasury Notes: 
 




   3.625%, 1/15/2010 
$ 4,270,000 
$ 4,251,152
 




   4.25%, 11/15/2014 
13,755,000 
14,082,231
 




Ginnie Mae: 
 




   4%, 1/20/2034 
1,776,275 
1,750,508
 




   5%, 1/20/2014 
2,600,805 
2,650,732
 




   5%, 4/16/2018 
3,759,544 
3,838,888
 




   5%, 5/20/2025 
3,350,000 
3,358,820
 




   4%, 12/16/2028 
3,137,784 
3,119,808
 




   5%, 5/20/2029 
500,000 
505,809
 




   5%, 5/20/2029 
7,258,612 
7,325,697
 




   5%, 7/20/2032 
3,400,000 
3,431,751
 




   5%, 7/20/2032 
16,000,000 
16,093,144
 




   3.625%, 4/16/2033 
4,334,574 
4,165,549
 




   5.5%, 10/20/2033 
5,000,000 
5,142,106
 




   5.5%, 2/20/2033 
4,270,013 
4,434,922
 




   4.5%, 5/20/2034 
2,417,034 
2,430,589
 




Small Business Administration 5.199%, 8/1/2012
1,691,828 
1,735,749
 




US Government Guaranteed Title XI (Vessel Management) 
 
   6.75%, 7/15/2025 
1,640,000 
1,906,062
 




US Trade Funding 4.26%, 11/15/2014
1,737,367 
1,743,516
 




 
Total US Full Faith and Credit Obligations (Cost $81,696,831) 
81,967,033
 




 
Agency Obligations 5.7%
 




Fannie Mae 4.5%, 1/25/2032 
4,900,000 
4,836,090
 




Freddie Mac 6%, 11/1/2010* 
190,713 
198,426
 




 
Total Agency Obligations  (Cost $4,916,802) 
5,034,516
 




 
Repurchase Agreement  1.0%
 




State Street Corporation 2.65%, dated 6/30/2005 maturing 
 
7/1/2005 in the amount of $851,000, collateralized by $845,000 
 
US Treasury Notes 4.25%, due 8/15/2014, with a fair market 
 
value of $876,688 (Cost $851,000)
851,000 
851,000
 




 
Total Investments (Cost $87,464,633) 100.2%
87,852,549
 




 
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.2)%
(139,655
) 




 
Net Assets 100.0% 
$87,712,894
 





* Investments in mortgage-backed securities are subject to principal paydowns. As a result of prepayments from refinancing or satisfaction of the underlying mortgage instruments, the average life may be less than the original maturity. This in turn may impact the ultimate yield realized from these investments.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

6


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2005

Assets:  


 
Investments, at value:   


 
   US full faith and credit obligations (cost $81,696,831)  $81,967,033  


 
   Agency obligations (cost $4,916,802)  5,034,516  


 
   Short-term investments (cost $851,000)  851,000  


 
Total investments (cost $87,464,633)  87,852,549  


 
Receivable for interest  456,859  


 
Receivable for shares of Beneficial Interest sold  49,531  


 
Expenses prepaid to shareholder service agent  20,258  


 
Other  1,979  


 
Total Assets  88,381,176  


 
 
Liabilities:   


 
Bank overdraft  157  


 
Payable for shares of Beneficial Interest repurchased  462,921  


 
Dividends payable  81,231  


 
Distribution and service fees payable  42,906  


 
Management fee payable  36,311  


 
Accrued expenses and other  44,756  


 
Total Liabilities  668,282  


 
Net Assets  $87,712,894  


 
 
Composition of Net Assets:   


 
Shares of Beneficial Interest, at par ($0.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized;   
12,355,524 shares outstanding):   


 
   Class A  $        6,764  


 
   Class B  2,675  


 
   Class C  1,115  


 
   Class D  1,718  


 
   Class R  84  


 
Additional paid-in capital  94,391,145  


 
Dividends in excess of net investment income  (132,547 ) 


 
Accumulated net realized loss  (6,945,976 ) 


 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments  387,916  


 
Net Assets  $87,712,894  


 
 
Net Asset Value Per Share:   


 
Class A ($47,974,880 ÷ 6,764,101 shares)  $7.09  


 
Class B ($19,012,869 ÷ 2,674,787 shares)  $7.11  


 
Class C ($7,920,126 ÷ 1,114,552 shares)  $7.11  


 
Class D ($12,205,855 ÷ 1,717,669 shares)  $7.11  


 
Class R ($599,164 ÷ 84,415 shares)  $7.10  


 
 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.   

7


Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
Investment Income:   


 
Interest  $1,957,600  


 
   
Expenses:   


 
Distribution and service fees  273,244  


 
Management fee  225,894  


 
Shareholder account services  195,031  


 
Custody and related services  50,035  


 
Auditing and legal fees  19,055  


 
Shareholder reports and communications  10,149  


 
Registration  8,876  


 
Directors’ fees and expenses  6,246  


 
Miscellaneous  7,662  


 
Total Expenses  796,192  


 
Net Investment Income  1,161,408  


 
   
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:   


 
Net realized loss on investments  (553,200 ) 


 
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments  513,271  


 
Net Loss on Investments  (39,929 ) 


 
Increase in Net Assets from Operations  $1,121,479  


 
 

     
See Notes to Financial Statements.   

8


Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
Year Ended
 
 
June 30, 2005
December 31, 2004
 




 
Operations: 
 




 
Net investment income  $   1,161,408
$   2,496,531  




 
Net realized loss on investments  (553,200
) 
(2,198,295 ) 




 
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments  513,271
437,869  




 
Increase in Net Assets from Operations  1,121,479
736,105  




 
 
Distribution to Shareholders: 
 




 
Net investment income: 
 




 
   Class A  (685,566
) 
(1,387,965 ) 




 
   Class B  (234,924
) 
(600,395 ) 




 
   Class C  (97,242
) 
(250,925 ) 




 
   Class D  (137,006
) 
(249,344 ) 




 
   Class R  (6,670
) 
(7,902 ) 




 
Total  (1,161,408
) 
(2,496,531 ) 




 
Dividends in excess of net investment income: 
 




 
   Class A  (48,372
) 
(159,849 ) 




 
   Class B  (16,576
) 
(69,146 ) 




 
   Class C  (6,861
) 
(28,898 ) 




 
   Class D  (9,667
) 
(28,716 ) 




 
   Class R  (471
) 
(910 ) 




 
Total  (81,947
) 
(287,519 ) 




 
Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions  (1,243,355
) 
(2,784,050 ) 




 
 
Capital Share Transactions: 
 




 
Net proceeds from sales of shares  3,748,217
7,388,003  




 
Investment of dividends  1,018,485
2,188,905  




 
Exchanged from associated funds  7,055,958
16,694,284  




 
Total  11,822,660
26,271,192  




 
Cost of shares repurchased  (14,675,976
) 
(41,135,646 ) 




 
Exchanged into associated funds  (2,669,861
) 
(23,578,197 ) 




 
Total  (17,345,837
) 
(64,713,843 ) 




 
Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions  (5,523,177
) 
(38,442,651 ) 




 
Decrease in Net Assets  (5,645,053
) 
(40,490,596 ) 




 
 
Net Assets: 
 




 
Beginning of period  93,357,947
133,848,543  




 
End of Period (net of dividends in excess of 
 
net investment income of $132,547 and $50,600, respectively)  $87,712,894
$93,357,947  




 
 
 

 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements. 
 

9


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

1.      Multiple Classes of Shares — Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series (the “Fund”) is a series of Seligman High Income Fund Series (the “Series”). The Fund offers the following five classes of shares:
 
  Class A shares are sold with an initial sales charge of up to 4.75% and a continuing service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis. Class A shares purchased in an amount of $1,000,000 or more are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on redemptions within 18 months of purchase.
 
  Class B shares are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 5% on redemptions in the first year of purchase, declining to 1% in the sixth year and 0% thereafter. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after their date of purchase. If Class B shares of the Fund are exchanged for Class B shares of another Seligman mutual fund, the holding period of the shares exchanged will be added to the holding period of the shares acquired, both for determining the applicable CDSC and the conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares.
 
  Class C shares are sold primarily with an initial sales charge of up to 1%, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 1% imposed on redemptions made within 18 months of purchase. Shares purchased through certain financial intermediaries may be bought without an initial sales charge and with a 1% CDSC on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase. All Class C shares are subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.75% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis.
 
  Class D shares are sold without an initial sales charge but are subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.75% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 1% imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase.
 
  Class R shares are offered to certain employee benefit plans and are not available to all investors. They are sold without an initial sales charge, but are subject to a distribution fee of up to 0.25% and a service fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, and a CDSC, if applicable, of 1% on redemptions made within one year of a plan’s initial purchase of Class R shares.
 
  All classes of shares represent interests in the same portfolio of investments, have the same rights and are generally identical in all respects except that each class bears its separate distribution and certain other class-specific expenses, and has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matter on which a separate vote of any class is required.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies — The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates. These unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim period presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
  a.      Security Valuation — Investments in US Government and Government agency obligations are valued at current market values or, in their absence, at fair values determined in accordance with procedures approved by the trustees. Securities traded on an exchange are valued at last sales prices or, in their absence and in the case of over-the-counter securities, at the mean of bid and asked prices. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.
 
  b.      Federal Taxes — There is no provision for federal income tax. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company and intends to distribute substantially all taxable net income and net realized gain.
 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

  c.      Security Transactions and Related Investment Income — Investment transactions are recorded on trade dates. Identified cost of investments sold is used for both financial reporting and federal income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and discounts on purchases of portfolio securities for financial reporting purposes.
 
  d.      Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with commercial banks and with broker/dealers deemed to be creditworthy by J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the “Manager”). Securities received as collateral subject to repurchase agreements are deposited with the Fund’s custodian and, pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreements, must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest at all times. Procedures have been established to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of repurchase agreements’ underlying securities to ensure the existence of the proper level of collateral.
 
  e.      Multiple Class Allocations — All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative value of shares of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include distribution and service fees and any other items that are specifically attributable to a particular class, are charged directly to such class. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, distribution and service fees were the only class-specific expenses.
 
  f.      Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates.
 
3.      Management Fee, Distribution Services, and Other Transactions — The Manager manages the affairs of the Fund and provides the necessary personnel and facilities. Compensation of all officers of the Fund, all directors of the Fund who are employees of the Manager, and all personnel of the Fund and the Manager is paid by the Manager. The Manager receives a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, equal to 0.50% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
  Seligman Advisors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), agent for the distribution of the Fund’s shares and an affiliate of the Manager, received concessions of $381 from sales of Class A shares. Commissions of $3,308 and $985 were paid to dealers for sales of Class A and Class C shares, respectively.
 
  The Fund has an Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) with respect to distribution of its shares. Under the Plan, with respect to Class A shares, service organizations can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive a continuing fee of up to 0.25% on an annual basis, payable quarterly, of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares attributable to the particular service organizations for providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor charges such fees to the Fund pursuant to the Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, fees incurred under the Plan aggregated $58,810, or 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class A shares.
 
  Under the Plan, with respect to Class B shares, Class C shares, Class D shares, and Class R shares, service organizations can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive a continuing fee for providing personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts of up to 0.25% on an annual basis of the average daily net assets of the Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class R shares for which the organizations are responsible; and, for Class C, Class D, and Class R shares, fees for providing other distribution assistance of up to 0.75% (0.25%, in the case of Class R shares) on an annual basis of such average daily net assets. Such fees are paid monthly by the Fund to the Distributor pursuant to the Plan.
 
  With respect to Class B shares, a distribution fee of 0.75% on an annual basis of average daily net assets is payable monthly by the Fund to the Distributor; however, the Distributor has sold its rights to this fee with respect to a substantial portion of Class B shares to third parties (the “Purchasers”), which provide funding to
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

the Distributor to enable it to pay commissions to dealers at the time of the sale of the related Class B shares. Distribution fees retained by the Distributor, for the six months ended June 30, 2005, amounted to $87.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, fees incurred under the Plan, equivalent to 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class B, Class C, and Class D shares, and 0.50% per annum of average daily net assets of Class R shares amounted to $106,876, $44,133, $62,157, and $1,268, respectively.

The Distributor is entitled to retain any CDSC imposed on certain redemptions of Class A, Class C, Class D and Class R shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, such charges amounted to $3,763. The Distributor has sold its rights to collect any CDSC imposed on redemptions of Class B shares to the Purchasers.

Seligman Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Manager, is eligible to receive commissions from certain sales of shares of the Fund, as well as distribution and service fees pursuant to the Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, Seligman Services, Inc. received commissions of $631 from the sales of shares of the Fund. Seligman Services, Inc. also received distribution and service fees of $5,384 pursuant to the Plan.

Seligman Data Corp., which is owned by certain associated investment companies, charged the Fund at cost $195,031 for shareholder account services in accordance with a methodology approved by the Fund’s trustees.

Costs of Seligman Data Corp. directly attributable to the Fund were charged to the Fund. The remaining charges were allocated to the Fund by Seligman Data Corp. pursuant to a formula based on the Fund’s net assets, shareholder transaction volume and number of shareholder accounts.

The Series and certain other associated investment companies (together, the “Guarantors”) have severally but not jointly guaranteed the performance and observance of all the terms and conditions of two leases entered into by Seligman Data Corp., including the payment of rent by Seligman Data Corp. (the “Guaranties”). The leases and the Guaranties expire in September 2008 and January 2009. The obligation of the Series to pay any amount due under either Guaranty is limited to a specified percentage of the full amount, which generally is based on the Series’ percentage of the expenses billed by Seligman Data Corp. to all Guarantors in the preceding calendar quarter. As of June 30, 2005, the Series’ potential obligation under the Guaranties is $396,900. As of June 30, 2005, no event has occurred which would result in the Series becoming liable to make any payment under a Guaranty. The Fund would bear a portion of any payments made by the Series under the Guaranties. A portion of rent paid by Seligman Data Corp. is charged to the Fund as part of Seligman Data Corp.’s shareholder account services cost.

Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are officers or directors of the Manager, the Distributor, Seligman Services, Inc., and/or Seligman Data Corp.

The Fund has a compensation arrangement under which trustees who receive fees may elect to defer receiving such fees. Trustees may elect to have their deferred fees accrue interest or earn a return based on the performance of the Fund or other funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The cost of such fees and earnings/loss accrued thereon is included in trustees’ fees and expenses and the accumulated balance thereof at June 30, 2005, of $12,811 is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities. Deferred fees and related accrued earnings are not deductible by the Fund for federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

4.      Committed Line of Credit — The Fund is a participant in a joint $400 million committed line of credit that is shared by substantially all open-end funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The trustees have currently limited the Fund’s borrowings to 10% of its net assets. Borrowings pursuant to the credit facility are subject to interest at a rate equal to the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50%. The Fund incurs a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on its share of the unused portion of the credit facility. The credit facility may be drawn upon only for temporary purposes and is subject to certain other customary restrictions. The credit facility commitment expires in June 2006, but is renewable annually with the consent of the participating banks. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Fund did not borrow from the credit facility.
 
5.      Purchases and Sales of Securities — Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended June 30, 2005, amounted to $91,199,961 and $94,283,117, respectively.
 
6.      Federal Tax Information — Certain components of income, expense and realized capital gain and loss are recognized at different times or have a different character for federal income tax purposes and for financial reporting purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of net assets based on their characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value per share of the Fund. As a result of the differences described above, the treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their treatment for federal income tax purposes. Further, the cost of investments also can differ for federal income tax purposes.
 
  The tax basis information presented below is based on operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and will vary from the final tax information as of the Fund’s year end.
 
  At June 30, 2005, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $87,490,080. The tax basis cost was greater than the cost for financial reporting purposes due to the amortization of premium for financial reporting purposes of $25,447.
 
  At June 30, 2005, the tax basis components of accumulated losses were as follows:
 
  Gross unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities  $      699,118  
 

 
  Gross unrealized depreciation of portfolio securities  (336,649 ) 
 

 
  Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities  362,469  
 

 
  Capital loss carryforward  (6,090,424 ) 
 

 
  Current period net realized loss  (962,652 ) 
 

 
  Total accumulated losses  $(6,690,607 ) 
 

 
       
  At December 31, 2004, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $6,090,424, which is available for offset against future taxable net capital gains, with $522,463 expiring in 2005, $1,359,544 expiring in 2007, $1,438,163 expiring in 2008 and $2,770,254 expiring in 2012. Accordingly, no capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net capital gains have been realized in excess of the available capital loss carryforward.  

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

7.      Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest — The Fund has authorized unlimited shares of $0.001 par value Shares of Beneficial Interest. Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest were as follows:
 
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended  
  June 30, 2005   December 31, 2004  




Class A 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
 











Net proceeds from sales of shares  307,806  
$
2,171,924   626,724  
$ 
4,501,534  











Investment of dividends  85,996  
607,475   173,268  
1,244,369  











Exchanged from associated funds  409,786  
2,897,394   1,708,703  
12,328,090  











Converted from Class B*  192,583  
1,357,045   202,247  
1,440,730  











Total  996,171  
7,033,838   2,710,942  
19,514,723  











Cost of shares repurchased  (821,468 ) 
(5,803,124
)  (2,175,736 ) 
(15,651,488
) 










Exchanged into associated funds  (108,229 ) 
(765,916
)  (2,087,961 ) 
(15,016,179
) 










Total  (929,697 ) 
(6,569,040
)  (4,263,697 ) 
(30,667,667
) 










Increase (decrease)  66,474  
$
464,798   (1,552,755 ) 
$ 
(11,152,944
) 










   
   
 
Class B   
   
 











Net proceeds from sales of shares  33,316  
$
235,853   73,811  
$ 
533,094  











Investment of dividends  26,447  
187,238   66,905  
482,170  











Exchanged from associated funds  157,012  
1,111,624   235,238  
1,695,274  











Total  216,775  
1,534,715   375,954  
2,710,538  











Cost of shares repurchased  (607,764 ) 
(4,295,183
)  (1,746,161 ) 
(12,527,793
) 










Exchanged into associated funds  (121,499 ) 
(860,185
)  (658,913 ) 
(4,754,738
) 











Converted to Class A*  (192,053 ) 
(1,356,552
)  (201,759 ) 
(1,440,139
) 











Total  (921,316 ) 
(6,511,920
)  (2,606,833 ) 
(18,722,670
) 










Decrease  (704,541 ) 
$
(4,977,205
)  (2,230,879 ) 
$ 
(16,012,132
) 










   
   
 
Class C   
   
 











Net proceeds from sales of shares  32,769  
$
231,671   66,731  
$ 
483,662  











Investment of dividends  11,869  
83,969   29,734  
214,298  











Exchanged from associated funds  21,827  
154,709   131,313  
941,842  











Total  66,465  
470,349   227,778  
1,639,802  











Cost of shares repurchased  (286,280 ) 
(2,029,449
)  (1,215,884 ) 
(8,753,403 ) 











Exchanged into associated funds  (38,305 ) 
(271,587
)  (225,660 ) 
(1,627,979 ) 











Total  (324,585 ) 
(2,301,036
)  (1,441,544 ) 
(10,381,382
) 










Decrease  (258,120 ) 
$
(1,830,687
)  (1,213,766 ) 
$ 
(8,741,580 ) 











   
   
 
Class D   
   
 











Net proceeds from sales of shares  129,105  
$
913,392   195,546  
$ 
1,404,763  











Investment of dividends  18,760  
132,709   33,323  
239,801  











Exchanged from associated funds  406,288  
2,873,868   236,920  
1,717,005  











Total  554,153  
3,919,969   465,789  
3,361,569  











Cost of shares repurchased  (351,845 ) 
(2,487,694
)  (580,541 ) 
(4,167,381 ) 











Exchanged into associated funds  (109,282 ) 
(772,173 )  (301,853 ) 
(2,179,301 ) 











Total  (461,127 ) 
(3,259,867
)  (882,394 ) 
(6,346,682 ) 











Increase (decrease)  93,026  
$
660,102   (416,605 ) 
$ 
(2,985,113 ) 











 
 

           
See footnote on page 15.   
   
 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

  Six Months Ended  
Year Ended
 
  June 30, 2005  
December 31, 2004
 




 
Class R  Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount  










 
Net proceeds from sales of shares  27,525   $ 194,884   63,771   $ 464,359  










 
Investment of dividends  1,004   7,094   1,156   8,267  










 
Exchanged from associated funds  2,586   18,363   1,696   12,073  










 
Total  31,115   220,341   66,623   484,699  










 
Cost of shares repurchased  (8,571 )  (60,526 )  (5,006 )  (35,581 ) 










 
Increase  22,544   $ 159,815   61,617   $ 449,118  










 

*   Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares approximately eight years after the initial purchase date. The amount of dividends accrued on Class B shares between the last dividend payment date and the conversion date is invested in Class A shares and is included in the conversion from Class B amount.
 
8.      Other Matters — The Manager conducted an extensive internal review in response to developments regarding disruptive or illegal trading practices within the mutual fund industry. As of September 2003, the Manager had one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in the Seligman registered investment companies (“Seligman Funds”). This arrangement was in the process of being closed down by the Manager before the first proceedings relating to trading practices within the mutual fund industry were publicly announced. Based on a review of the Manager’s records for 2001 through 2003, the Manager identified three other arrangements that had permitted frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. All three had already been terminated prior to the end of September 2002. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Attorney General of the State of New York also are reviewing these matters.
 
  The Manager also reviewed its practice of placing some of the Seligman Funds’ orders to buy and sell portfolio securities with brokerage firms in recognition of their sales of Seligman Funds. At the time such orders were made, this practice was permissible when done properly; however, the Manager believes that it may have violated applicable requirements for certain of such orders as a result of compensation arrangements the Manager had with certain brokerage firms. The Manager discontinued this practice entirely in October 2003. The Manager is confident that the execution of all such orders was consistent with its best execution obligations and that the Seligman Funds did not pay higher brokerage commissions than they would otherwise have paid for comparable transactions. The Manager also responded fully to information requests from the SEC and the NASD relating to the Manager’s use of revenue sharing and fund portfolio brokerage commissions and will continue to provide additional information if, and as, requested.
 
  The results of the Manager’s internal reviews were presented to the Independent Trustees of the Seligman Funds. In order to resolve matters with the Independent Trustees relating to the four arrangements that permitted frequent trading, which did not adversely affect Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series, in May 2004, the Manager made payments to three funds and agreed to waive a portion of its management fee with respect to another fund. In order to resolve matters with the Independent Trustees with regard to portfolio brokerage commissions, in May 2004, the Manager made payments to each of twenty-four funds in an amount equal to the commissions paid by each such fund during the period from 1998 through 2003 to certain brokerage firms in recognition of sales of fund shares. Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series does not pay brokerage commissions and thus did not receive any payment from the Manager.
 

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

The tables below are intended to help you understand each Class’s financial performance for the periods presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of Beneficial Interest of a Class that was held throughout the periods shown. Per share amounts are calculated using average shares outstanding. “Total Return” shows the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in each Class, assuming you reinvested all your dividends. Total returns do not reflect any taxes or sales charges and are not annualized for periods of less than one year.

Class A             



















             
  Six Months     Year Ended December 31,    
Ended
 







 
6/30/05
2004
2003
2002
2001ø 
2000
 



















Per Share Data:             



















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $ 7.10   $ 7.23   $ 7.39   $ 6.97   $ 6.91   $ 6.50  



















Income (Loss) from Investment             
Operations:             



















Net investment income  0.10   0.19   0.18   0.26   0.32   0.36  



















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)             
on investments    (0.11 )  (0.14 )  0.45   0.08   0.41  



















Total from Investment Operations  0.10   0.08   0.04   0.71   0.40   0.77  



















Less Distributions:             



















Dividends from net investment income  (0.10 )  (0.19 )  (0.18 )  (0.26 )  (0.32 )  (0.36 ) 



















Dividends in excess of net investment income  (0.01 )  (0.02 )  (0.02 )  (0.03 )  (0.02 )   



















Total Distributions  (0.11 )  (0.21 )  (0.20 )  (0.29 )  (0.34 )  (0.36 ) 



















Net Asset Value, End of Period  $ 7.09   $ 7.10   $ 7.23   $ 7.39   $ 6.97   $ 6.91  



















 
Total Return  1.43 %  1.09 %  0.55 %  10.45 %  5.95 %  12.26 % 



















 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             



















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)  $ 47,975   $ 47,553   $ 59,660   $ 80,556   $ 81,722   $ 62,982  



















Ratio of expenses to average net assets  1.41 %†  1.31 %  1.27 %  1.24 %  1.16 %  1.21 % 



















Ratio of net investment income to             
average net assets  2.92 %†  2.66 %  2.38 %  3.68 %  4.59 %  5.49 % 



















Portfolio turnover rate  104.68 %  133.02 %  250.49 %  184.24 %  66.84 %  37.42 % 



















 
See footnotes on page 20.             

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class B              


               
 
Six Months
    Year Ended December 31,    
Ended
 







 
6/30/05
 
2004
2003
2002
2001ø  
2000
 



















Per Share Data:             



















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $ 7.12   $ 7.25   $ 7.40   $ 6.98   $ 6.93   $ 6.51  



















Income (Loss) from Investment             
Operations:             



















Net investment income  0.08   0.14   0.12   0.21   0.27   0.32  



















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)             
on investments  (0.01 )  (0.11 )  (0.13 )  0.45   0.07   0.42  



















Total from Investment Operations  0.07   0.03   (0.01 )  0.66   0.34   0.74  



















Less Distributions:             



















Dividends from net investment income  (0.08 )  (0.14 )  (0.12 )  (0.21 )  (0.27 )  (0.32 ) 



















Dividends in excess of net investment             
income    (0.02 )  (0.02 )  (0.03 )  (0.02 )   



















Total Distributions  (0.08 )  (0.16 )  (0.14 )  (0.24 )  (0.29 )  (0.32 ) 



















Net Asset Value, End of Period  $ 7.11   $ 7.12   $ 7.25   $ 7.40   $ 6.98   $ 6.93  



















 
Total Return  1.05 %  0.34 %  (0.08 )%  9.63 %  5.01 %  11.59 % 



















 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             



















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)  $ 19,013   $ 24,045   $ 40,659   $ 66,563   $ 44,557   $ 30,064  



















Ratio of expenses to average net assets  2.16 %†  2.06 %  2.03 %  1.99 %  1.91 %  1.96 % 



















Ratio of net investment income to             
average net assets  2.17 %†  1.91 %  1.62 %  2.93 %  3.84 %  4.74 % 



















Portfolio turnover rate  
104.68
%  
133.02
%  
250.49
%  
184.24
%  
66.84
%  
37.42
%
















 

             
See footnotes on page 20.             

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Class C              



















               
 
Six Months
    Year Ended December 31,    
Ended
 







 
6/30/05
2004
2003
2002
2001ø 
2000
 



















Per Share Data:             



















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $ 7.11   $ 7.25   $ 7.40   $ 6.98   $ 6.92   $ 6.51  



















Income (Loss) from Investment             
Operations:             



















Net investment income  0.08   0.14   0.12   0.21   0.27   0.32  



















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)             
on investments    (0.12 )  (0.13 )  0.45   0.08   0.41  



















Total from Investment Operations  0.08   0.02   (0.01 )  0.66   0.35   0.73  



















Less Distributions:             



















Dividends from net investment income  (0.08 )  (0.14 )  (0.12 )  (0.21 )  (0.27 )  (0.32 ) 



















Dividends in excess of net investment             
income    (0.02 )  (0.02 )  (0.03 )  (0.02 )   



















Total Distributions  (0.08 )  (0.16 )  (0.14 )  (0.24 )  (0.29 )  (0.32 ) 



















Net Asset Value, End of Period  $ 7.11   $ 7.11   $ 7.25   $ 7.40   $ 6.98   $ 6.92  



















 
Total Return  1.19 %  0.20 %  (0.08 )%  9.63 %  5.16 %  11.43 % 



















 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             



















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)  $ 7,920   $ 9,764   $ 18,739   $ 25,488   $ 15,961   $ 4,714  



















Ratio of expenses to average net assets  2.16 %†  2.06 %  2.03 %  1.99 %  1.91 %  1.96 % 



















Ratio of net investment income to             
average net assets  2.17 %†  1.91 %  1.62 %  2.93 %  3.84 %  4.74 % 



















Portfolio turnover rate  
104.68
%  
133.02
%  
250.49
%  
184.24
%  
66.84
%  
37.42
%
















 

             
See footnotes on page 20.             

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class D              



















               
 
Six Months
    Year Ended December 31,    
Ended
 







 
6/30/05
 
2004
2003
2002
2001ø 
2000
 



















Per Share Data:             



















Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $ 7.11   $ 7.24   $ 7.40   $ 6.98   $ 6.92   $ 6.51  



















Income (Loss) from Investment             
Operations:             



















Net investment income  0.08   0.14   0.12   0.21   0.27   0.32  



















Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)             
on investments    (0.11 )  (0.14 )  0.45   0.08   0.41  



















Total from Investment Operations  0.08   0.03   (0.02 )  0.66   0.35   0.73  



















Less Distributions:             



















Dividends from net investment income  (0.08 )  (0.14 )  (0.12 )  (0.21 )  (0.27 )  (0.32 ) 



















Dividends in excess of net investment             
income    (0.02 )  (0.02 )  (0.03 )  (0.02 )   



















Total Distributions  (0.08 )  (0.16 )  (0.14 )  (0.24 )  (0.29 )  (0.32 ) 



















Net Asset Value, End of Period  $ 7.11   $ 7.11   $ 7.24   $ 7.40   $ 6.98   $ 6.92  



















 
Total Return  1.19 %  0.34 %  (0.22 )%  9.63 %  5.16 %  11.43 % 



















 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             



















Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)  $ 12,206   $ 11,556   $ 14,789   $ 23,768   $ 20,106   $ 15,138  



















Ratio of expenses to average net assets  2.16 %†  2.06 %  2.03 %  1.99 %  1.91 %  1.96 % 



















Ratio of net investment income to             
average net assets  2.17 %†  1.91 %  1.62 %  2.93 %  3.84 %  4.74 % 



















Portfolio turnover rate  104.68 %  133.02 %  250.49 %  184.24 %  66.84 %  37.42 % 



















 

             
See footnotes on page 20.             

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Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

Class R
         








           
 
Six Months Ended
Year Ended
4/30/03* to 
 
 
6/30/05
12/31/04
12/31/03
 










Per Share Data:       










Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $ 7.10   $ 7.23   $ 7.36  










Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:       










Net investment income  0.09   0.17   0.10  










Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)       
on investments  0.01   (0.11 )  (0.10 ) 










Total from Investment Operations  0.10   0.06    










Less Distributions       










Dividends from net investment income  (0.09 )  (0.17 )  (0.10 ) 










Dividends in excess of net investment income  (0.01 )  (0.02 )  (0.03 ) 










Total Distributions  (0.10 )  (0.19 )  (0.13 ) 










Net Asset Value, End of Period  $ 7.10   $ 7.10   $ 7.23  










 
Total Return  1.44 %  0.82 %  (0.05 )% 










 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:       










Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)  $ 599   $ 440   $ 2  










Ratio of expenses to average net assets  1.67 %†  1.56 %  1.57 %† 










Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets  2.66 %†  2.41 %  2.01 %† 










Portfolio turnover rate  104.68 %  133.02 %  250.49 %†† 












             
*    Commencement of offering of shares. 
    Annualized. 
††    For the year ended December 31, 2003. 
ø    As required, effective January 1, 2001, the Fund adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for 
    Investment Companies and began amortizing premium on debt securities. The effect of this change for the year ended 
    December 31, 2001, was to decrease net investment income per share by $0.02, increase net realized and unrealized 
    gain (loss) on investments by $0.02 for each class and decrease the ratios of net investment income to average net 
    assets from 4.83% to 4.59% for Class A, and from 4.08% to 3.84% for Classes B, C, and D. The per share data and 
    ratios for periods prior to January 1, 2001, have not been restated. 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


Trustees

Robert B. Catell 2, 3 

    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, 
    KeySpan Corporation 
 
John R. Galvin 1, 3 

    Dean Emeritus, 
    Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts 
    University 
 
Alice S. Ilchman 2, 3 

    President Emerita, Sarah Lawrence College 
    Director, Jeannette K. Watson Summer 
    Fellowship 
    Trustee, Committee for Economic Development 
 
Frank A. McPherson 2, 3 

    Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief 
    Executive Officer, Kerr-McGee Corporation 
    Director, ConocoPhillips 
    Director, Integris Health 
 
Betsy S. Michel 1, 3 

    Trustee, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation 
 
William C. Morris 

    Chairman, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated 
    Chairman, Carbo Ceramics Inc. 

 

Leroy C. Richie 1, 3 

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
    Q Standards Worldwide, Inc. 
    Director, Kerr-McGee Corporation 
 
Robert L. Shafer 2, 3 

    Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the 
    Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United 
    Nations 
 
James N. Whitson 1, 3 

    Retired Executive Vice President and Chief 
    Operating Officer, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. 
    Director, CommScope, Inc. 
 
Brian T. Zino 

    Director and President, 
    J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated 
    Chairman, Seligman Data Corp. 
    Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company 
    Member of the Board of Governors, 
    Investment Company Institute 
   
     

Member:   1 Audit Committee 
   
2 Trustee Nominating Committee
   
3 Board Operations Committee 

Executive Officers 
 
William C. Morris 

Chairman 
 
Brian T. Zino 

President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
Eleanor T.M. Hoagland 

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer 
 
Christopher J. Mahony 

Vice President 


Thomas G. Rose 

Vice President 
 
Lawrence P. Vogel 

Vice President and Treasurer 
 
Frank J. Nasta 

Secretary 

 

21


Additional Fund Information

Quarterly Schedule of Investments

A complete schedule of portfolio holdings owned by the Fund will be filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, and will be available to shareholders (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 221-2450 in the US or collect (212) 682-7600 outside the US or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Certain of the information contained in the Fund’s form N-Q is also made available to shareholders on Seligman’s website at www.seligman. com.1

Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures used by the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year will be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 221-2450 in the US or collect (212) 682-7600 outside the US and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.2

This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the offering prospectus covering shares of Beneficial Interest of Seligman U.S. Government Securities Series, which contains information about the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund, each of which should be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains information about these factors, should be read carefully before investing or sending money.



 
1      The reference to Seligman’s website is an inactive textual reference and information contained in or otherwise accessible through Seligman’s website does not form a part of
this report of the Fund’s prospectus.
 
2      Information for each new 12-month period ending June 30 will be available no later than August 31 of that year.
 

TXUSG3 6/05


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.    SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
                Included in Item 1 above.

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
           COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
                Not applicable.

ITEM 10.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

     The Board of Directors of the Registrant has a adopted a Nominating
Committee Charter which provides that the Nominating Committee (the "Committee")
may consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders
if a vacancy among the Independent Directors of the Registrant occurs and if,
based on the Board's then current size, composition and structure, the Committee
determines that the vacancy should be filled. The Committee will consider
candidates submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and
evaluates candidates recommended by other sources. A copy of the qualifications
and procedures that must be met or followed by shareholders to properly submit a
nominee candidate to the Committee may be obtained by submitting a request in
writing to the Secretary of the Registrant.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a)  The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial
     officer have concluded, based upon their evaluation of the registrant's
     disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the
     filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures
     provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be
     disclosed by the registrant in the report it files or submits on Form N-CSR
     is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
     specified in the


Commission's rules and forms and that such material information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. (b) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 12. EXHIBITS. (a)(1) Not applicable. (a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (a)(3) Not applicable. (b) Certifications of chief executive officer and chief financial officer 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. SELIGMAN HIGH INCOME FUND SERIES By: /S/ BRIAN T. ZINO Brian T. Zino President and Chief Executive Officer Date: September 7, 2005 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/ BRIAN T. ZINO Brian T. Zino President and Chief Executive Officer Date: September 7, 2005 By: /S/ LAWRENCE P. VOGEL Lawrence P. Vogel Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: September 7, 2005

SELIGMAN HIGH INCOME FUND SERIES EXHIBIT INDEX (a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (b) Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.