N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC. Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

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

   811-5221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

(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: 12/31/07


FORM N-CSR

 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


 

 

 

Seligman

Portfolios, Inc.

Annual Report    

December 31, 2007    

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Dear Contract Owner:

We are pleased to present the annual shareholder report for Seligman Portfolios, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2007. The report contains a discussion of each Portfolio’s performance, investment results, portfolio of investments, and financial statements.

Thank you for your continued support of Seligman Portfolios. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Respectfully,

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William C. Morris

Chairman

J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated

February 27, 2008

 

Manager

J. & W. Seligman & Co.

Incorporated

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

General Distributor

Seligman Advisors, Inc.

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

  

Subadviser

(to Seligman International

Growth Portfolio)

Wellington Management Company, LLP 75 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

 

General Counsel

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

  

Custodians

JPMorgan Chase Bank

State Street Bank and

Trust Company

 

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Quarterly Schedules of Investments

Complete schedules 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 on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.1 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 on Form N-Q is also made available 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) 221-7844 in the US or collect (212) 850-1864 outside the US and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.1 Information for each new 12-month period ending June 30 will be available no later than August 31 of that year.

 

 

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These website references are inactive textual references and information contained in or otherwise accessible through these websites does not form a part of this report or the Seligman Portfolios’ prospectus or statement of additional information.


 

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Performance and Portfolio Overview

This section of the report is intended to help you understand the performance of each Portfolio of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. (the “Fund”), and to provide a summary of their portfolio characteristics.

Performance data quoted in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee or indicate 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, if any. Returns for Class 1 and Class 2 shares are calculated without any sales charges. Performance data quoted are net of all portfolio operating expenses, but do not include any charges imposed on contract owners by the insurance companies’ separate account or by any pension or retirement plan. If these additional charges were included, performance would have been lower. Total returns do not reflect any fees or charges that investors will incur in purchasing or selling units of the Variable Accounts.

The chart for each Portfolio compares a $10,000 hypothetical investment made in Class 1 shares, to $10,000 hypothetical investments made in the appropriate benchmark indices, for the ten-year or since-inception period through December 31, 2007. For those Portfolios that issued Class 2 shares, the performance of Class 2 shares, which commenced on a later date, is not shown in the charts, but is included in the tables of returns. The performance of Class 2 shares will differ from the performance shown for Class 1 shares, based on the differences in fees paid by each class. The averages and indices are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of distributions. The performance of the averages excludes the effect of taxes and sales charges, and the performance of the indices excludes the effect of taxes, fees, and sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or index. The charts and total returns do not reflect any fees or charges that investors will incur in purchasing or selling units of the Variable Accounts.

An investment in the Portfolios is subject to certain risks, including the possible loss of principal. There are specific risks associated with global investing, such as currency fluctuation, foreign taxation, differences in financial reporting practices, and rapid changes in political and economic conditions. Investing on one economic sector, such as technology, may be subject to greater price fluctuations than a portfolio of diversified investments. A portfolio with fewer holdings may be subject to greater volatility than a portfolio with a greater number of holdings. The stocks of smaller companies may be subject to above-average price fluctuations.

For certain Portfolios, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the “Manager”) has voluntarily undertaken to reimburse expenses. Such reimbursement can be discontinued at any time at the Manager’s discretion, except in the case of Seligman International Growth Portfolio, for which the undertaking is contractual through at least April 30, 2008. Absent such reimbursement, returns would have been lower. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements on page 46 of this report for additional information.

An investment in a Portfolio is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Prior to March 31, 2000, the Manager employed subadvisers that were responsible for providing all or a portion of the portfolio management services with respect to the investments of Seligman Global Technology Portfolio and Seligman International Growth Portfolio. For the period following, until September 15, 2003, in the case of Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the assets of these Portfolios were managed exclusively by the Manager. Since September 15, 2003, Wellington Management Company, LLP has acted as subadviser to provide portfolio management services for Seligman International Growth Portfolio. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements on page 46 of this report for additional information.

Accompanying each chart is a discussion of the factors that affected the Portfolio during the past year.

 

 

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

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Capital Portfolio

 

 

The year 2007 can be characterized by a series of advances and sharp retreats. After eight consecutive months of positive returns for the S&P 500 Index, US equities experienced a sharp decline in February 2007 as a tumbling market in China triggered a wave of sell-offs in markets around the world. Despite subprime mortgage fears, a weakening housing market, and continued rising oil prices, the markets continued to move forward. Investors’ positive reactions to various earnings reports, as well as continued mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity further fueled activity.

 

Subprime concerns intensified during the summer months, which led to a tightening of the reins by credit lenders and a sell-off in the markets. M&A activity cooled significantly as market liquidity dried up and it became increasingly difficult to secure financing. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) sought to ease concerns by reducing the federal funds target rate by half of a percentage point in September to 4.75%, and by an additional quarter of a percentage point in October to 4.5%. (Subsequent to year end, the federal funds target rate was lowered to 3.0%.) While investors showed signs of renewed interest following the Fed’s September rate cut, the subprime issues proved much worse than anticipated, and some of the write-offs that brokerage firms and banks announced in late summer were multiplied substantially by October. The result was a significant flight-to-quality in November and December as investors became increasingly risk averse. Overall, investors appeared to be seeking companies maintaining higher growth rates and with more earnings reliability. This approach led growth stocks to outperform value stocks during the period.

The Portfolio received its largest positive contribution to investment results from the industrials sector. Although the Portfolio remained underweight in this well-performing sector during the year, relative to the benchmark, superior stock selection strongly helped the Portfolio’s return. Among the Portfolio’s top contributing holdings during the year were AGCO, a farm equipment manufacturer and distributor, and McDermott International, an engineering and construction company that specializes in the energy and power industries.

 

One of the Portfolio’s largest sector overweights, versus the benchmark, was health care. Our investment strategy within health care was to continue to focus on companies that we believe are creating impressive treatments and devices for many medical conditions and that have the potential to have a significant impact in their particular areas of expertise. This is reflected in our overweight in the sub-sectors of biotechnology and health care equipment and supplies. The Portfolio garnered strong results from its exposure to, and stock selection within, the sector, outperforming its benchmark to a sizable degree.

The Portfolio’s largest weighting during the year — and largest overweight, relative to the benchmark — was information technology, as we believed that technology spending would persist as many companies continued to update their infrastructure. Stock selection led the Portfolio to lag the benchmark’s results, and the sector ended the year as the Portfolio’s largest area of detraction, compared to the benchmark. SAVVIS, a network-outsourcing provider, was one of the largest negative contributors to the Portfolio’s investment results, as its stock price suffered on news that the company was going to incur additional costs to expand its overseas operations. Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry, however, was a notable bright spot, ending the year among the Portfolio’s top contributors.

The Portfolio’s consumer staples allocation also detracted from investment results during the year, in particular, the Portfolio’s position in Rite-Aid. The company saw its stock sell off sharply following news that its recent acquisition of the Brooks Eckerd drug store chain was weaker than expected. Drug stores, in general, have experienced weaker sales in recent months as consumer spending has slowed in response to the weaker economy and lighter store foot traffic.

Stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector, aside from NutriSystem, enabled the Portfolio to outperform the benchmark in the worst performing sector of the benchmark for the year. The Portfolio also outperformed the benchmark in the telecommunication services sector, despite a detraction from NII Holdings. NII Holdings, a wireless telecommunication services provider with operations in Latin America, had weaker than expected new subscriptions, particularly within Mexico. This surprised investors and led to a sharp sell-off of the company’s stock. The company’s stock continued to sell-off further in November and December as investors became increasingly risk averse.

The Portfolio benefited from its energy and financials allocations. The energy sector delivered strong returns for the year, as energy prices — oil, in particular — continued to rise. The Portfolio maintained a benchmark weighting and outperformed the benchmark considerably within the energy sector. While the financials sector was plagued by subprime issues, the Portfolio’s notable underweight, relative to the benchmark, coupled with strong stock selection, enabled the Portfolio to substantially outperform the benchmark within the sector. The Portfolio also recognized sizeable gains from its holdings in the materials sector, in particular Mosaic, an agricultural chemical company that saw profits soar during the period as global prices for grain reached record levels.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Class 2
Since
Inception
8/30/00
 
    Seligman Capital Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 23,517    16.48 %   15.49 %   8.93 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    16.25     15.20     n/a     (1.65 )%
    Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Average*      n/a    9.27     15.98     8.41     3.46
    Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average*      n/a    16.48     16.44     7.78     0.37
    Russell Midcap Growth Index*      20,775    11.43     17.89     7.58     0.18  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

† From August 31, 2000.

   

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Capital Portfolio (continued)

 

 

Diversification of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

                Percent  of  Net  Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value     2007       2006  
Common Stocks:                        
Aerospace and Defense   2   $ 243,098   $ 277,981   2.6   3.0
Airlines               1.3
Auto Components   1     218,401     194,718   1.8  
Biotechnology   5     476,487     559,694   5.2   2.0
Capital Markets               5.0
Chemicals   2     324,492     388,449   3.6  
Commercial Services and Supplies               1.8
Communications Equipment   4     551,405     479,816   4.4   3.3
Computers and Peripherals               0.7
Construction and Engineering   2     283,049     289,570   2.7  
Containers and Packaging               1.3
Diversified Financial Services   1     77,952     96,250   0.9  
Diversified Telecommunication Services   2     212,405     215,639   2.0  
Electric Utilities   1     183,068     197,470   1.8  
Electrical Equipment               1.9
Electronic Equipment and Instruments   1     55,469     48,384   0.4  
Energy Equipment and Services   5     769,596     962,368   8.9   5.6
Food and Staples Retailing   1     344,229     198,090   1.8   3.5
Food Products               1.6
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   4     371,044     388,999   3.6   5.6
Health Care Providers and Services   4     422,835     460,375   4.2   7.8
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure   2     269,949     243,024   2.2   7.1
Household Durables               1.0
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders               1.1
Industrial Conglomerates   2     454,452     557,800   5.1  
Internet Software and Services   3     624,029     541,800   5.0   2.9
IT Services               4.5
Life Sciences Tools and Services   2     210,456     239,594   2.2   3.3
Machinery   3     584,388     671,172   6.2   2.6
Media   1     493,059     450,772   4.2   2.8
Metals and Mining   3     327,727     410,543   3.8   1.1
Multiline Retail   1     239,240     206,100   1.9  
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   2     238,105     348,854   3.2   1.4
Pharmaceuticals   1     141,915     130,758   1.2   2.8
Road and Rail               1.7
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment   3     409,757     346,559   3.2   5.5
Software   4     688,736     813,459   7.5   4.2
Specialty Retail   2     340,532     315,948   2.9   6.5
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods   1     237,826     201,828   1.9   2.7
Wireless Telecommunication Services   4     465,867     382,618   3.5   3.5
    69     10,259,568     10,618,632   97.9   99.1
Short-Term Holding and
Other Assets Less Liabilities
  1     229,769     229,769   2.1   0.9
Net Assets   70   $ 10,489,337   $ 10,848,401   100.0   100.0

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Largest Purchases
Cummins*
Kohl’s*
Gemstar-TV Guide International
Coach*
Activision*
Synopsys*
Rite Aid
Zumiez*
Quanta Services*
Raytheon*
Largest Sales
Research In Motion
Gen-Probe**
Wynn Resorts**
Apollo Group (Class A)**
Precision Castparts**
Urban Outfitters**
Iconix Brand Group**
FormFactor**
Shire (ADR)**
Business Objects (ADR)**

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio

 

 

Amid concerns over a ballooning subprime mortgage crisis and a severe tightening of liquidity in the credit markets, the US Federal Reserve Board began to ease monetary policy in September 2007 with the first in a series of cuts in the federal funds target rate, the rate banks charge one another on overnight loans. The rate, which had stood at 5.25% for the first nine months of the year, was decreased to 4.75% in September, to 4.5% in October, and to 4.25% in December. Subsequent to the close of the reporting period, the rate was decreased an additional 125 bps, and stands at 3% as of February 2008.

The Portfolio’s strategy is to maintain a portfolio of very high quality instruments with short maturities and, as a result, the portfolio was not exposed to any of the problematic credit issues that dominated the headlines during the year.

The US Treasury yield curve was inverted for much of the year and short-term rates fell quite a bit. For a while, we extended the maturities of the Portfolio’s holdings in order to lock in higher rates. As the Treasury yield curve became increasingly inverted, we stopped extending maturities and decided to keep the maturities short. (Generally, we maintain short maturities in the Portfolio’s portfolio, so “longer” maturities were still relatively short.)

As short-term rates fell during the year, we decreased the Portfolio’s allocation to US Government securities slightly and increased the Portfolio’s allocation to agency securities and time deposits. Our strategy was to increase the Portfolio’s exposure to instruments that offered higher yield than US Treasuries to help lock in more spread.

The Portfolio was able to deliver a higher yield to investors in 2007 than in 2006, while continuing to offer a high-quality portfolio, high liquidity, and stability of principal.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendations for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

Summary of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

 

            Percent of Net Assets
December 31,
                    Percent of Net Assets
December 31,
    Issues   Value     2007        2006             Issues   Value       2007         2006  
Short-Term Holdings:                                                 
US Government Securities   2   $ 1,488,165   15.0    16.6     Repurchase Agreement   1   $ 173,000     1.8     8.3
Government Agency Securities   4     3,306,179   33.4    21.9         17     9,921,790     100.2     91.7
Fixed Time Deposits   7     3,451,000   34.8    29.9     Other Assets Less Liabilities       (16,182 )   (0.2 )   8.3
Commercial Paper   3     1,503,446   15.2    15.0     Net Assets   17   $ 9,905,608     100.0     100.0

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio

 

 

The year 2007 was marked by a series of advances and sharp retreats. After eight consecutive months of positive returns for the S&P 500 Index, US equities experienced a sharp decline in February 2007, which we viewed as a healthy pullback. Despite subprime mortgage fears, a weakening housing market, and continued rising oil prices, the markets continued to move forward. Solid corporate profits further fueled equity advances.

 

Subprime concerns came to light during the summer months and led to a tightening of the reins by credit lenders and a sell-off in the markets. Merger and acquisition activity, which had been robust in recent years, cooled significantly as market liquidity dried up and financing became increasingly difficult to secure. The Federal Reserve Board sought to ease concerns by reducing the discount rate in August and subsequently again in September. The Fed lowered the fed funds target rate by half of a percentage point in September to 4.75%, and by an additional quarter of a percentage point in October to 4.5%. (Subsequent to year-end, the fed funds target rate was lowered to 3.0%.) While investors showed signs of renewed interest following the Fed’s September rate cut, it would not prove to be long lasting. The sub-prime issues proved much worse than anticipated, and some of the write-offs that brokerage firms and banks announced in late summer were multiplied substantially by October. The result was a significant flight-to-quality in November and December as investors became increasingly risk averse.

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the year, due primarily to stock selection and, to a lesser degree, sector allocation. As investors became less risk tolerant in November and December, sectors that are generally considered to be defensive in nature — energy, consumer staples, and utilities — outperformed. The Portfolio was underweight, relative to the benchmark in these areas, as we believed valuations, particularly for consumer staples and energy stocks, to be excessive. Sectors in which the Portfolio was more heavily concentrated versus the benchmark, such as information technology, and to a modest degree, consumer discretionary, underperformed during this time. The best-performing sector of the benchmark for the year was energy. The worst-performing sector for the year, an area that performed abysmally throughout the year, was financials. The Portfolio maintained an underweight in the financial sector for the entire year.


The area that had the largest positive impact on the Portfolio's investment results for the year, relative to the benchmark, was the health care sector. Biotech firm Pharmion ended the year as the largest individual contributor to Portfolio performance. In August, news that Pharmion's cancer treatment drug, Vidaza, demonstrated significant extended survivorship in a study of patients led the company’s stock higher. In November, Celgene agreed to acquire Pharmion at an attractive premium, further driving up the company’s stock price. The Portfolio’s position in Pharmion was eliminated by the end of the reporting period.

The area that detracted the most from the Portfolio’s investment results for the year was the information technology sector. The sector was the Portfolio’s largest weighting, and largest overweighting, versus the benchmark. The Portfolio underperformed the benchmark by a considerable degree, particularly within communications equipment and semiconductors. Apple, however, within the computers and peripheral industry, delivered strong results, ending the year among the Portfolio’s top contributors. The Portfolio continues to hold a position in Apple.

Surging oil prices continued to benefit top-ten holding Exxon Mobil, which also ended the year among the Portfolio’s top contributors to investment results. Altria, also a top-ten holding, saw its stock price rise as it spun off Kraft Foods early in the year, and announced late in the year that it will separate its international tobacco and domestic tobacco businesses. This was met with enthusiasm, as the separation should enable investors to value the different businesses more appropriately. Both Exxon Mobil and Altria remain in the Portfolio’s portfolio.

Among the largest performance detractors during the year were OfficeMax, Rite Aid, NII Holdings, and Gemstar-TV Guide International. Office superstore OfficeMax saw its stock suffer as concerns about a weaker US economy and a slowdown in consumer and small business spending weighed heavily on the company’s stock. We continue to find OfficeMax attractive, from a valuation perspective, and continue to hold the stock in the Portfolio’s portfolio. Rite Aid, which was among the Portfolio’s top contributors as of June 30, saw its stock sell off sharply in the second half of 2007 following news that its recent acquisition of the Brooks Eckerd drug store chain was weaker than expected. Drug stores, in general, have experienced weaker sales in recent months as consumer spending has slowed in response to the weaker economy and lighter store foot traffic. We do believe that Rite Aid’s integration effort with Brooks Eckerd is on track and that there is still upside to the stock. As such, the Portfolio continues to hold Rite Aid in its portfolio.

NII Holdings is a Latin America-based wireless telecommunication service provider. While the sector has seen substantial growth, the company had weaker than expected new subscriptions, particularly within Mexico, which surprised investors and led to a sharp sell-off of the company’s stock. The company’s stock continued to sell-off further in November and December as investors became increasingly focused on risk. While NII Holdings remains in the Portfolio’s portfolio, the position has been scaled back. Gemstar-TV Guide International, the media company responsible for the cable television channel guide service, put itself up for auction over the summer following receipt of an unsolicited offer to be purchased. After several potential offers, Gemstar agreed to be acquired — but by a weaker-than-expected purchaser. The deal disappointed many investors, and the stock subsequently sold off. The Portfolio continues to hold Gemstar, as our analysis gives us reason to believe there remains an attractive upside to the stock.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                     Average Annual Total Returns  
            Value at
12/31/07
     One
Year
     Five
Years
     Ten
Years
 
    Seligman Common Stock Portfolio                  
    Class 1      $ 13,420      (1.60 )%    10.80 %    2.98 %
    Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average*        n/a      5.73      11.70      5.04  
    S&P 500 Index*        17,746      5.50      12.81      5.90  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)

 

Diversification of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

 

                Percent of
Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value   2007   2006
Common Stocks:                        

Aerospace and Defense

  3   $ 134,359   $ 168,716   3.0   3.3
Air Freight and Logistics   1     35,534     32,720   0.6   0.6
Airlines   3     93,030     66,492   1.2  
Auto Components   1     67,027     64,906   1.1  
Automobiles   1     29,615     22,401   0.4  
Beverages               1.3
Biotechnology   2     95,352     88,932   1.6   3.0
Capital Markets   5     282,334     232,872   4.1   2.7
Chemicals               0.9
Commercial Banks   2     88,671     69,614   1.2   3.5
Commercial Services and Supplies   2     65,562     61,287   1.1   0.8
Communications Equipment   4     339,801     325,905   5.7   6.4
Computers and Peripherals   5     231,540     250,994   4.4   3.5
Construction and Engineering   2     69,772     68,504   1.2  
Consumer Finance   3     87,058     62,858   1.1   2.3
Containers and Packaging   1     149,792     133,003   2.3   0.9
Diversified Financial Services   3     237,584     227,121   4.0   5.7
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3     139,576     138,997   2.4   2.1
Electric Utilities   1     41,097     40,820   0.7  
Electrical Equipment   1     27,363     28,800   0.5  
Energy Equipment and Services   4     161,956     181,185   3.2   1.5
Food and Staples Retailing   2     188,349     132,662   2.3   4.2
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   2     60,429     60,952   1.1   1.9
Health Care Providers and Services   3     100,749     101,850   1.8   3.6
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure   1     76,821     53,222   0.9  
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders   1     34,609     36,363   0.6   0.6
                Percent of
Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value   2007   2006
         
           
Industrial Conglomerates   2   $ 133,059   $ 144,008   2.5   4.5
Insurance   3     144,037     145,479   2.6   2.7
Internet Software and Services   2     166,173     132,299   2.3   1.6
IT Services               1.0
Life Sciences Tools and Services   1     31,481     30,528   0.5  
Machinery   1     46,650     65,820   1.2   0.7
Media   2     185,289     155,693   2.7   1.9
Metals and Mining   2     104,252     127,676   2.2   1.3
Multiline Retail   2     126,809     103,280   1.8   0.7
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   8     424,866     555,466   9.8   8.2
Pharmaceuticals   6     315,960     315,248   5.5   3.3
Real Estate Investment Trusts   1     22,542     18,692   0.3  
Road and Rail               0.9
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment   4     210,854     203,515   3.6   0.9
Software   4     158,247     180,962   3.2   2.3
Specialty Retail   1     135,017     68,178   1.2   3.7
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods   1     40,774     33,638   0.6  
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance               1.1
Tobacco   1     123,452     148,137   2.6   3.4
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1     133,865     91,808   1.6   1.2
Total Common Stocks   98     5,341,307     5,171,603   90.7   88.2
Options Purchased   21     125,242     60,303   1.1   3.3
Equity-Linked Notes   10     471,000     321,710   5.7   3.7
Short-Term Holding and
Other Assets Less Liabilities
  1     145,869     145,881   2.5   4.8
Net Assets   130   $ 6,083,418   $ 5,699,497   100.0   100.0

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Largest Purchases

  

Largest Sales

NII Holdings*

  

Intel*

  

BEA Systems**

  

Urban Outfitters**

Gemstar-TV Guide International

  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber*

  

General Electric

  

Boston Scientific**

Kohl’s*

  

AT&T*

  

Pharmion**

  

Capital One Financial

SAVVIS*

  

Maxim Integrated Products*

  

Las Vegas Sands**

  

Google (Class A)**

Fortress Investment Group (Class A)*

  

Abbott Laboratories*

  

Citigroup**

  

Wachovia

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio

 

 

The technology sector held up relatively well during the period, given the level of market volatility. Compelled over the past few years to increase efficiency and cut costs, many tech companies found themselves with balance sheets flush with cash and we continued to see shareholder-friendly activity, such as large share repurchases, which impacted stock prices positively. While mergers and acquisition activity cooled significantly across many sectors as market liquidity dried up and it became increasingly difficult to secure financing, private investors and leveraged buyout firms continued to find the more mature and relatively stable tech sector attractive. In addition to strategic acquisitions, we saw many tech companies globalizing in an effort to cut costs and increase margins. Demand for technology has grown worldwide and suppliers are relocating manufacturing and service operations abroad to get closer to their customers. These companies benefit from reduced labor and shipping costs, increased inventory efficiency, and, often, advantageous tax and other incentives offered by local governments.

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the S&P GSTI Composite Index for the year ended December 31, 2007. The Portfolio’s largest industry weighting was software, a weighting considerably larger than that of the benchmark. The industry delivered strong absolute returns for both the benchmark and the Portfolio (ending the year as the Portfolio’s largest contributor to absolute results). On a relative basis, however, stock selection resulted in a return for the Portfolio below that of the benchmark in the software industry.

 

 

The communications equipment industry had the greatest positive impact on the Portfolio’s investment results, relative to the benchmark, due primarily to strong stock selection. The Portfolio’s weighting was less than that of the benchmark during the year, but the Portfolio recognized a return in the industry nearly three times that of the benchmark. The Portfolio also garnered strong investment results from the Internet software and services industry (a relative overweight) and the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry (a relative underweight), outperforming the benchmark’s returns in both industries for the year.

The largest specific contributors to investment results included McAfee (Internet software and services), Apple (computer hardware), VeriSign (Internet software and services), and EMC (computer storage and peripherals). Apple continued to see strong growth during the period as a result of its strong product offerings. Security software company McAfee continued to post solid revenue growth, as did VeriSign, which provides security software services that include securing online financial transactions. EMC saw its stock price rise on strong revenue growth and following the sale of a stake in VMware in August in one of the most anticipated initial public offerings of a tech company since Google.

The Portfolio’s largest area of relative detraction was the computers and peripherals industry. While the industry delivered solid gains for the Portfolio, the Portfolio’s underweight in the industry, as compared to the benchmark, left the Portfolio’s return for the year short of the benchmark’s return. IT consulting was also an area of detraction, on an absolute basis as well as compared to the benchmark. The Portfolio’s weighting was in line with the benchmark’s weighting, but stock selection resulted in negative performance for the Portfolio within the industry for the year.

Among the largest specific detractors were Symantec (Internet software and services), Network Appliance (computer storage and peripherals), Seagate Technology (computer storage and peripherals), and Cymer (semiconductor equipment). Symantec, which provides software and services for information security, availability, compliance, information technology, and systems performance, struggled during the period over concerns of missed earnings, increased competition from rivals, and costly acquisitions. Network Appliance, a network storage and data management company, saw its stock decline on lower-than-expected earnings. Cymer, which develops and manufactures laser light sources that are used in the manufacture of semiconductors, delivered disappointing results for the period. Seagate Technology produces disk drives, an area in which increased competition has pressured prices lower.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendations for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Class 2
Since
Inception
5/1/00
 
    Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 26,621    15.37 %   19.55 %   10.29 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    15.11     19.25     n/a     (1.39 )%
    Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average*      n/a    14.92     16.12     7.12     (8.92 )†
    S&P 500 Index*      17,746    5.50     12.81     5.90     1.69  
   

S&P GSTI Composite Index*

     17,480    16.94     15.57     5.74     (8.23 )†
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

† From April 30, 2000.

Note: Investing in one economic sector, such as technology, may be subject to greater price fluctuations than owning a portfolio of diversified investments. In addition, the securities in which the Portfolio invests may be subject to greater government regulation and limited liquidity.

   

   

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio (continued)

 

 

Diversification of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

                Percent  of  Net  Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value     2007       2006  
Common Stocks:                        
Advertising   1   $ 568,522   $ 568,100   1.0  
Application Software   5     2,183,086     2,211,550   3.9   5.4
Communications Equipment   6     5,713,059     6,108,780   10.7   9.3
Computer Hardware   3     1,572,116     1,985,886   3.5   4.0
Computer Storage and Peripherals   5     4,757,488     4,527,963   7.9   10.4
Consumer Software               1.4
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers               1.4
Electronic Manufacturing Services   1     214,217     241,644   0.4   1.2
Health Care Equipment   3     972,279     939,588   1.6   2.8
Health Care Equipment and Supplies               0.4
Health Care Services   2     421,690     447,977   0.8  
Integrated Telecommunication Services   1     290,328     315,856   0.6  
Internet Software and Services   5     6,214,148     6,737,418   11.8   22.6
IT Consulting and Other Services   3     4,751,578     5,045,171   8.9   5.7
Life Sciences Tools and Services               0.5
Pharmaceuticals   1     696,830     735,565   1.3  
Semiconductor Equipment   2     1,714,110     1,693,376   3.0   10.7
Semiconductors   9     8,040,349     7,920,054   13.9   4.3
Systems Software   4     8,467,707     8,906,127   15.6   4.0
Technical Software   2     5,832,682     5,934,561   10.4   8.9
Technology Distributors   1     300,032     290,251   0.5   0.5
Wireless Telecommunication Services   2     1,270,261     1,042,904   1.8   1.3
    56     53,980,482     55,652,771   97.6   94.8
Put Option Purchased   1     19,197     1,107    
Short-Term Holding and
Other Assets Less Liabilities
  1     1,325,986     1,348,294   2.4   5.2
Net Assets   58   $ 55,325,665   $ 57,002,172   100.0   100.0

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Largest Purchases
Marvell Technology Group
Intel*
Maxim Integrated Products
Seagate Technology*
Citrix Systems*
Check Point Software Technologies
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR)*
Symantec
Electronics for Imaging
Abbott Laboratories*
Largest Sales
KLA-Tencor**
Business Objects (ADR)**
Apple
BEA Systems
C.R. Bard**
Adobe Systems**
Digital River**
Cisco Systems
Texas Instruments**
EMC

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio

 

 

While the markets during the period were rattled on a broad scale stemming from the US subprime mortgage crisis, we believe the technology sector continued to offer attractive opportunities. Mergers and acquisition activity continued as private investors and leveraged buyout firms continued to find the more mature and relatively stable tech sector attractive. In addition to strategic acquisitions, we saw many tech companies globalizing in an effort to cut costs and increase margins. Demand for technology has grown worldwide and suppliers are relocating manufacturing and service operations abroad to get closer to their customers. These companies benefit from reduced labor and shipping costs, increased inventory efficiency, and often, advantageous tax and other incentives offered by local governments. The US, however, continues to be the dominant technology market and, as such, accounted for the Portfolio’s largest geographical allocation. Taiwan and India were the second and third largest country allocations on December 31, 2007.

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio’s investment results were in line with those of its benchmark, the MSCI World IT Index for the year ended December 31, 2007. From an allocation standpoint, the Portfolio’s largest weighting was in the software industry. The area delivered solid absolute returns for the Portfolio, though on a relative basis, investment results lagged those of the benchmark, despite the Portfolio’s relative overweighting.

The Portfolio’s largest contribution to investment results versus the benchmark came from its allocation to the communications equipment industry. The Portfolio was considerably underweight (approximately half the benchmark’s weighting) during the year, but strong stock selection enabled the Portfolio to outperform the benchmark by a sizable margin. The Portfolio also garnered solid returns, on an absolute and relative basis, in the Internet software and services industry, as well as the IT services industry. Both were areas in which the Portfolio maintained overweight position, as compared to the benchmark, and results in both industries aided the Portfolio’s return.

From an individual security standpoint, McAfee (Internet software and services), Apple (computer hardware), VeriSign (Internet software and services), and Rolta India (IT consulting and other services) were among the top contributors to performance. McAfee, a security software company, continued to post solid revenue growth during the period, as did VeriSign, which provides security software services that include securing online financial transactions. Apple delivered strong results during the period on continued growth as a result of its strong product offerings. Rolta India manufactures and markets computer hardware and software products. The company, headquartered in Mumbai, India, delivered strong results for the period as it recorded robust revenue growth. The Portfolio’s position in Rolta was eliminated by year-end.

The largest area of overall detraction from relative investment results came from the computers and peripherals industry. The industry delivered strong returns for the benchmark, but the Portfolio’s underweight position and stock selection led investment results to lag those of the benchmark for the year.

Detractors from investment results during the year included Symantec (Internet software and services), Seagate Technology (computer storage and peripherals), Network Appliance (computer storage and peripherals), and Amdocs (IT consulting and other services). Symantec, which provides software and services for information security, availability, compliance, information technology, and systems performance, struggled during the period over concerns of missed earnings, increased competition from rivals, and costly acquisitions. Seagate Technology produces disk drives, an area in which increased competition has pressured prices lower. Network Appliance, a network storage and data management company, saw its stock decline on lower-than-expected earnings. Amdocs, which provides billing software to the communications service industry, lagged during the year, largely as a result of the slower-than-expected adoption of its software across several client platforms amid acquisition activity.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendations for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Class 2
Since
Inception
5/1/00
 
    Seligman Global Technology Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 25,341    15.45 %   15.81 %   9.74 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    15.29     15.65     n/a     (3.82 )%
    Lipper Global Funds Average*      n/a    11.07     17.22     7.73     4.16
    Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average*      n/a    14.92     16.12     7.12     (8.92 )†
    MSCI World Index*      20,518    9.57     17.51     7.44     4.03
    MSCI World IT Index*      17,241    15.33     15.11     5.60     (8.52 )†
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

† From April 30, 2000.

Note: An investment in this Portfolio is subject to certain risks, including the possible loss of principal. There are specific risks associated with global investing, such as currency fluctuation, foreign taxation, difference in financial reporting practices, and rapid changes in political and economic conditions. Investing in one economic sector, such as technology, may be subject to greater price fluctuations than owning a portfolio of diversified investments.

   

   

    

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio (continued)

 

 

Diversification of Net Assets by Industry

December 31, 2007

 

                Percent  of  Net  Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value     2007       2006  
Common Stocks:                        
Advertising   1   $ 100,562   $ 107,939   1.3  
Application Software   7     350,552     361,422   4.2   8.4
Communications Equipment   9     839,485     917,909   10.7   9.6
Computer Hardware   3     296,670     375,841   4.4   4.5
Computer Storage and Peripherals   4     430,550     413,200   4.8   9.1
Consumer Electronics   3     173,734     173,747   2.0   1.8
Consumer Software               1.3
Electrical Components and Equipment   1     14,538     20,943   0.2  
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers   3     163,496     176,922   2.1   4.2
Electronic Manufacturing Services   1     72,936     75,775   0.9   1.8
Health Care Equipment   2     87,641     83,967   1.0   1.8
Health Care Services   2     46,609     49,109   0.6  
Health Care Supplies               0.4
Integrated Telecommunication Services   1     22,919     24,936   0.3  
Internet Software and Services   9     886,553     1,025,579   12.0   18.4
IT Consulting and Other Services   5     770,516     824,537   9.7   7.5
Life Sciences Tools and Services               0.5
Office Electronics               1.2
Pharmaceuticals   1     73,459     78,610   0.9  
Photographic Products   1     39,465     39,487   0.5  
Semiconductor Equipment   3     186,675     180,894   2.1   9.2
Semiconductors   10     1,161,599     1,092,804   12.8   6.6
Specialty Chemicals               0.5
Systems Software   6     1,144,243     1,200,709   14.1   3.9
Technical Software   2     599,544     599,231   7.0   5.4
Technology Distributors   1     43,412     41,964   0.5   0.5
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1     62,121     62,320   0.7   1.3
Total Common Stocks   76     7,567,279     7,927,845   92.8   97.9
Option Purchased   1     2,844     164    
Other Assets Less Liabilities       611,529     614,582   7.2   2.1
Net Assets   77   $ 8,181,652   $ 8,542,591   100.0   100.0

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Largest Purchases
Seagate Technology*
Maxim Integrated Products
Symantec*
Citrix Systems*
Marvell Technology Group
Check Point Software Technologies
Intel*
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing*
Amdocs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR)*
Largest Sales
KLA-Tencor**
Business Objects (ADR)**
Rolta India**
Apple
BEA Systems**
EMC
Adobe Systems**
Canon**
ASML Holding (NY shares)**
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ADR)**

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman International Growth Portfolio

 

 

Global equity markets posted strong returns during the year despite the volatility that emerged in the latter part of the period due to concerns associated with the US subprime mortgage market. Within the benchmark MSCI EAFE Growth Index, Materials, Telecommunication Services, and Energy led all sectors, while Financials, Health Care, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary lagged the Index returns for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

The Fund outperformed the benchmark MSCI EAFE Growth Index during the period. Security selection was the main driver of relative performance during the period. Stock selection was particularly strong in Information Technology, Financials, and Industrials, but was slightly offset by weaker performance in Consumer stocks. The leading contributors to relative performance during the period were Research In Motion, Nokia, and Vestas Wind Systems.

Consumer electronic device company Research in Motion moved higher with expectations of market share gains. Finnish handset maker Nokia saw its stock price climb steadily throughout the year on increased market share and strong margins. The world’s largest producer of wind turbines, Vestas Wind Systems of Denmark delivered substantial results on increased sales during the year. As of the end of the period, we maintained our position in all three securities.


Top detractors from the Fund’s relative performance included Arcandor, Rakuten, and Vallourec. German retailer Arcandor saw disappointing sales in its department store unit. Japanese online retailer and brokerage firm Rakuten reported results that were below expectations due to margin pressure resulting from higher overhead costs. The brokerage and credit business segments also performed below expectations. The Fund’s position was eliminated before the close of the reporting period. Shares of French steel tube manufacturer Vallourec struggled due to decelerating earnings growth and lighter profit margins.

As a result of bottom-up fundamental research, the Fund’s largest overweight positions at the end of the year were Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology. Materials and Health Care continue to be two of the Fund’s largest underweight positions. Within Health Care, we continue to underweight large pharmaceutical companies, as we believe increased generic competition and limited pricing power will reduce potential growth. Our focus remains on stock and sector selections that result from intense bottom-up research, diligently meeting with the management of leading global companies, and leveraging the strong research capabilities of our firm. We have strong conviction in our holdings and process and are optimistic about the Fund’s positioning.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
 
    Seligman International Growth Portfolio            
    Class 1    $ 16,464    22.67 %   21.38 %   5.11 %
    Lipper International Funds Average*      n/a    12.44     20.80     8.79  
    MSCI EAFE Index*      23,750    11.63     22.07     9.03  
    MSCI EAFE Growth Index      19,224    16.84     20.23     6.75  
    Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average*      n/a    15.42     21.93     9.23  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

Note: An investment in this Portfolio is subject to certain risks, including the possible loss of principal. There are specific risks associated with global investing, such as currency fluctuation, foreign taxation, difference in financial reporting practices, and rapid changes in political and economic conditions.

   

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman International Growth Portfolio (continued)

 

Diversification of Net Assets by Industry

December 31, 2007

 

 

                Percent of
Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value   2007   2006
Common Stocks:                        
Aerospace and Defense               0.2
Airlines   2   $ 78,302   $ 79,084   1.7   1.5
Automobiles   1     135,521     138,610   3.0   2.1
Beverages               1.1
Biotechnology   1     32,522     36,707   0.8  
Capital Markets   4     364,175     403,366   8.9   4.1
Chemicals   1     69,018     86,376   1.9   2.6
Commercial Banks   1     32,556     36,166   0.8   4.0
Commercial Services and Supplies               0.5
Communications Equipment   2     122,732     200,648   4.4   4.0
Computers and Peripherals   1     116,556     137,970   3.0   2.9
Construction and Engineering   2     51,461     51,092   1.1   0.9
Consumer Finance               0.7
Distributors   1     14,391     16,771   0.4  
Diversified Financial Services   2     116,750     132,870   2.9   2.4
Diversified Telecommunication Services   2     132,063     165,582   3.6   1.4
Electrical Equipment   4     274,650     420,393   9.2   3.6
Electronic Equipment and Instruments               1.9
Energy Equipment and Services   2     44,222     45,240   1.0  
Food and Staples Retailing   1     192,449     203,792   4.5   4.8
Food Products   2     219,561     222,918   4.9   2.9
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   1     104,263     123,270   2.7   1.8
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure               0.5
Household Durables   2     110,053     114,621   2.5   3.3
Household Products   1     66,133     87,173   1.9   1.6
                Percent of
Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value   2007     2006
         
           
Industrial Conglomerates   2   $ 81,712   $ 82,217   1.8  
Insurance               1.6
Internet and Catalog Retail               1.2
Internet Software and Services   1     58,751     49,098   1.1   0.5
Machinery   2     26,782     33,249   0.7   3.2
Media   3     41,047     40,802   0.9   1.7
Metals and Mining   3     115,034     121,632   2.7   5.5
Multi-Utilities   1     113,806     166,471   3.7   3.0
Multiline Retail   1     138,487     102,531   2.3   1.0
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   4     188,892     225,096   4.9   2.1
Pharmaceuticals   2     129,509     131,117   2.9   3.6
Real Estate Investment Trusts               2.1
Real Estate Management and Development   1     30,800     42,024   0.9   4.0
Road and Rail               0.5
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment   2     140,518     154,353   3.4   5.1
Software   1     17,860     60,715   1.3   3.0
Specialty Retail   2     129,493     129,812   2.9   3.1
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods   1     55,168     49,161   1.1   1.1
Tobacco   1     50,392     59,294   1.3   3.8
Wireless Telecommunication Services   3     183,607     233,830   5.2   3.4
    63     3,779,236     4,384,051   96.3   98.3
Other Assets Less Liabilities       168,387     169,440   3.7   1.7
Net Assets   63   $ 3,947,623   $ 4,553,491   100.0   100.0

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Largest Purchases

  

Largest Sales

Tesco

  

Research In Motion

Logitech International*

  

Continental**

Unilever

  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce “CVRD” (ADR)

Phonak Holding

  

BASF**

Schroders*

  

China Merchants Bank**

DaimlerChrysler

  

Renewable Energy**

Carphone Warehouse Group

  

Infineon Technologies**

OAO Gazprom (ADR)*

  

Smith & Nephew**

Telefonica*

  

Cable & Wireless**

Orascom Telecom (GDR)*

  

Wacker Chemie**

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio

 

 

Fixed income in 2007 was characterized by high volatility and a severe lack of liquidity as creditors tightened the reins amid subprime mortgage concerns. Growing delinquencies and losses among segments of the subprime mortgage market affected collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), which were backed by similar subprime mortgages. A number of banks and broker dealers had accumulated large CDO positions, and they have been forced to report large realized and unrealized losses. At the same time, the rapid growth in leveraged lending to finance private equity corporate takeovers and recapitalizations came to a halt as high yield spreads widened significantly, and investors backed away from leveraged loans. The widespread reduction of liquidity in the capital markets due to investor risk aversion and the unwinding of leveraged positions was exacerbated as large special investment vehicles (SIVs), off balance sheet entities holding a variety of assets and sponsored by commercial banks, dealers, and hedge funds, faced funding problems in the commercial paper market.

In response to a slowing US economy and dislocations in the credit markets, the US Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) began to ease monetary policy in September with the first in a series of decreases in the federal funds target rate (the rate banks charge one another on overnight loans). This influential short-term rate stood at 5.25% prior to Fed action and by year-end stood at 4.25%. (Subsequent to the close of the reporting period, the rate was decreased an additional 125 bps, and stands at 3% as of February 2008.) The yield curve moved from a moderately inverted shape to one that was fairly steep by year-end. Prior to Fed easing, the inverted yield curve offered little incentive for investors to extend maturities from money market funds. US Treasury securities outperformed agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, and other sectors for the year as investors sought a safe haven for their cash. An underweight versus the benchmark in Treasuries contributed to the Portfolio's underperformance for the year.

In addition to avoiding CDOs and securities issued by SIVs, the Portfolio was structured to avoid excessive exposure to sectors or individual names that we believed might be subject to takeover activity. Private equity and hedge funds sought companies with relatively light debt levels and strong cash flows, which could be highly leveraged through widely available and cheap borrowing sources. This often leads to more debt heavy balance sheets as available cash is used — a disadvantage for a company’s debtholders.

The Portfolio was overweight the benchmark in the corporate bond sector. The Portfolio was diversified away from names we thought might be subject to corporate activity such as special dividends and leveraged buyouts. Within corporates, the Fund was overweighted with the debt of real estate investment trusts (REITs). We find REIT debt more attractive as it tends to have more protective leverage restrictions that would serve to mitigate risk.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
 
    Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio            
    Class 1    $15,640    5.59 %   3.44 %   4.57 %
    Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index*    17,937    7.23     4.44     6.02  
    Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average*    n/a    4.27     5.54     5.42  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

                       

 

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Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)

 

 

Diversification of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

            Percent of Net  Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Value   2007   2006
US Government Securities   15   $ 634,688   32.7   26.6
Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   11     221,449   11.4   12.5
Government Agency Securities   3     36,004   1.8   14.1
Corporate Bonds:                  
Air Freight and Logistics           1.4
Airlines   1     18,692   1.0  
Automobiles   1     19,922   1.0   0.9
Building Products           0.9
Beverages   2     35,548   1.8  
Capital Markets   4     45,100   2.3   2.8
Chemicals   2     35,425   1.8   0.9
Commercial Banks           4.3
Commercial Services and Supplies   1     4,601   0.2   0.2
Consumer Finance   2     36,060   1.9   3.3
Diversified Financial Services   5     70,209   3.6   0.7
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3     35,213   1.8   1.7
Electric Utilities   4     49,207   2.5   1.9
Food and Staples Retailing   2     35,901   1.8   1.2
Food Products   1     20,828   1.1  
Health Care Providers and Services   1     20,366   1.0  
Household Products   2     20,535   1.1  
Industrial Conglomerates   1     20,290   1.0   0.9
Insurance   1     9,479   0.5   0.7
Machinery           0.7
Media   2     30,078   1.6   0.7
Metals and Mining           1.0
Multi-Utilities   1     14,784   0.8   1.2
Multiline Retail   3     58,718   3.0  
Office Electronics   2     30,789   1.6  
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   6     87,311   4.5   3.2
Real Estate Investment Trusts   3     37,978   2.0   2.6
Real Estate Management and Development           1.9
Road and Rail   1     10,362   0.5  
Specialty Retail           0.7
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance   1     13,753   0.7   3.7
Trading Companies and Distributors           0.7
Water Utilities   1     19,969   1.0  
Wireless Telecommunication Services           0.7
Total Corporate Bonds   53     781,118   40.1   38.9
CMOs and Asset-Backed Securities   8     167,895   8.6   6.9
Foreign Government Agency Securities   1     14,876   0.8  
Short-Term Holdings and Other
Assets Less Liabilities
  2     86,859   4.6   1.0
Net Assets   93   $ 1,942,889   100.0   100.0

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Largest Purchases
US Treasury Notes:

4.25%, 9/30/2012*

4.75%, 8/15/2017*

Fannie Mae 6.5%, 9/1/2037*
US Treasury STRIPS 7.5%, 11/15/2024*
US Treasury Bonds 4.75%, 2/15/2037*
US Treasury Notes 4.25%, 11/15/2017*
Safeway 6.35%, 8/15/2017*
US Treasury Notes 4%, 2/15/2014*
US Treasury Notes 4%, 8/31/2009*
American Water Capital 6.085%,10/15/2017**
Largest Sales
US Treasury Notes:

4.75%, 1/31/2012**

4.5%, 5/15/2017**

4.625% 2/15/2017**

Pemex Project Funding 8%, 11/15/2011**
US Treasury Bonds 5.375%, 2/15/2031
Fannie Mae 5.5%, 10/15/2011**
FedEx 5.5%, 8/15/2009**
US Treasury Bonds 4.5%, 2/15/2036**
Federal Home Loan Bank 5.25%, 7/24/2018**
Residential Capital 5.86%, 6/9/2008**

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio delivered strong investment results, outperforming its benchmark and peers in a year that was a particularly challenging for investors. As the year began to unfold, there was a general sentiment that the US would see a significant slowdown in GDP activity. After eight consecutive months of positive returns for the S&P 500 Index, US equities experienced a sharp decline in February 2007 as a tumbling market in China triggered a wave of sell-offs in markets around the world. Despite subprime mortgage fears, a weakening housing market, and continued rising oil prices, the markets continued to move forward. Solid corporate profits, as well as continued mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, further fueled equity advances.

 

Subprime concerns intensified during the summer months, which led to a tightening of the reins by credit lenders and a sell-off in the markets. M&A activity cooled significantly as market liquidity dried up and it became increasingly difficult to secure financing. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) sought to ease concerns by reducing the federal funds target rate by half of a percentage point in September to 4.75%, and by an additional quarter of a percentage point in October to 4.5%. (Subsequent to year-end, the federal funds rate was lowered to 3.0%.) While investors showed signs of renewed interest following the Fed’s September rate cut, the subprime issues proved much worse than anticipated, and some of the write-offs that brokerage firms and banks announced in late summer were multiplied substantially by October. The result was a significant flight-to-quality in November and December as investors became increasingly risk averse.

The Portfolio’s investment results far exceeded those of its benchmark for the year as a result of judicious stock selection and our strong commitment to a long-term investing strategy. Oftentimes, holdings that have the largest negative impact one year have the largest positive impact the next. The detractors were far outweighed by the contributors, which enabled the Portfolio to garner strong returns on an absolute, as well as relative, basis during the year.

 

We believed that, even though the US economy was slowing because of what has been a severe housing debacle and the subprime mortgage disaster, foreign economies would continue to perform fairly well. As such, we believed that those US companies that could benefit from selling into foreign markets would continue to do well. With this in mind, we positioned the Portfolio with an overweighting in cyclical stocks, such as materials and machinery companies. We also positioned the Portfolio with a close-to-market weighting in energy, a sector that benefited as energy prices — in particular oil — continued to rise throughout the year.

The Portfolio’s largest sector weighting during the year was financials, a sector that accounts for approximately a third of the benchmark’s weighting. The sector performed dismally throughout 2007, and the benchmark’s nearly one-third weighting dragged the benchmark’s investment results down. The Portfolio, however, maintained a strategic underweight in the sector, and outperformed the benchmark to a large degree as a result, despite the Portfolio’s holding in Washington Mutual which detracted from the Portfolio’s investment results during the year. The stock was sold prior to the year’s close, as we became increasingly concerned about a sharp dividend cut. (Subsequent to the sale, Washington Mutual did slash its dividend and the stock’s price declined drastically.)

The Portfolio heavily overweighted the industrials sector, relative to the benchmark. The sector performed well, and the Portfolio’s stock selection contributed to performance as well, on a relative and absolute basis. Honeywell International, in particular, aided the Portfolio’s investment results. This diversified company in the aerospace and defense industry realizes about half of its earnings from overseas business. Many of the themes that worked well in 2007 — international, aerospace and defense, and energy efficiency controls — are central to Honeywell’s business, and in turn, were reflected in the company’s stock price.

Another area in which the Portfolio was significantly overweight, relative to its benchmark, was information technology. Given an economic slowdown, we believed this sector would likely demonstrate more growth than others. We were rewarded on an absolute and relative basis, outperforming the benchmark considerably. Particularly notable contributors were Juniper Networks and BEA Systems. Always viewed as second to its competitor, Cisco, Juniper unveiled products that rivaled those of Cisco’s and boosted its business. Investors took notice, and Juniper’s stock rose nicely in 2007. BEA Systems, an enterprise software provider, received a takeover bid from Oracle, sending its share price higher. The Portfolio subsequently sold its shares in the software company. The Portfolio’s holding in Symantec detracted slightly from investment results. The company, which provides Internet security technology, saw a slowdown in its business. We believe that its fundamentals remain strong, and the Portfolio continues to hold a position in the stock. The detraction from Symantec, however, was more than offset by the Portfolio’s gains from Juniper and BEA.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One Year     Five Years     Since
Inception
5/1/98
 
    Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio            
    Class 1    $ 16,315    9.43 %   16.44 %   5.19 %
    Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average*      n/a    2.25     13.09     5.30
    Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average*      n/a    0.08     13.72     6.43
    Russell 1000 Value Index*      18,424    (0.17 )   14.62     6.52  
    S&P 500 Index*      15,293    5.50     12.81     4.49  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

† From April 30, 1998.

   

   

 

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Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)

 

 

The Portfolio’s largest area of detraction, relative to its benchmark, was the utilities sector. The sector delivered solid returns for the benchmark, but the Portfolio’s underweighting, combined with stock selection — Dynegy, in particular — led the Portfolio to underperform within the sector for the year. Dynegy is an independent power producer that we believe continues to offer significant upside potential, regardless of its disappointing performance in 2007.

J.C. Penney also detracted from the Portfolio’s investment results. Consumer spending as a result of a slowing US economy had a large impact on retailers in general during the year, and the consumer discretionary sector was among the poorest performing in the benchmark. J.C. Penney has historically been a strong stock for the Portfolio, and we believe it will regain its strength when the economy begins to pick up.

Praxair, an industrial gas company in the materials sector, was among the Portfolio’s top contributors during the period. The company’s products allow for a more efficient production of steel and for a cleaner, less expensive refining of crude oil. With a shortage of these types of plants, and with contracts all over the world, Praxair saw continued earnings growth during the year.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

Diversification of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

                Percent of
Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value     2007       2006  
Common Stocks:                        
Aerospace and Defense   2   $ 113,220   $ 237,950   6.2   6.2
Capital Markets   2     237,068     249,315   6.5   3.4
Chemicals   3     234,646     336,097   8.7   8.3
Commercial Banks   1     91,460     111,090   2.9   3.1
Communications Equipment   1     64,189     116,200   3.0   6.4
Computers and Peripherals   1     109,969     114,750   3.0  
Diversified Financial Services   2     180,557     216,401   5.6   6.5
Food and Staples Retailing   1     61,603     118,592   3.1   3.1
Food Products   2     110,726     128,101   3.3   1.8
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   2     186,788     241,775   6.3   8.9
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders   1     59,946     106,950   2.8   3.1
Industrial Conglomerates   1     91,185     111,210   2.9   3.2
Insurance   4     378,569     472,198   12.2   9.7
Machinery   1     53,944     108,840   2.8   2.7
Multiline Retail   1     31,068     74,783   1.9   3.4
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   4     232,936     512,999   13.3   11.7
Pharmaceuticals   1     133,246     110,475   2.9   2.8
Road and Rail   2     105,564     235,570   6.1   6.0
Specialty Retail   1     125,191     127,680   3.3   3.0
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance               3.1
Tobacco   1     46,163     120,928   3.1   3.3
    34     2,648,038     3,851,904   99.9   99.7
Short-Term Holding and Other Assets Less Liabilities   1     5,403     5,403   0.1   0.3
Net Assets   35   $ 2,653,441   $ 3,857,307   100.0   100.0

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Purchases
Morgan Stanley*
MetLife*
Seagate Technology*
Bank of America
Largest Sales
Motorola**
Washington Mutual**
Juniper Networks
Boston Scientific**
Praxair
Costco Wholesale
General Electric
United Technologies
Union Pacific
Marathon Oil

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.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio delivered strong investment results, outperforming its benchmark and peers to a considerable degree in a year that was a particularly challenging for investors. As the year began to unfold, there was a general sentiment that the US would see a significant slowdown in GDP activity. After eight consecutive months of positive returns for the S&P 500 Index, US equities experienced a sharp decline in February 2007 as a tumbling market in China triggered a wave of sell-offs in markets around the world. Despite subprime mortgage fears, a weakening housing market, and continued rising oil prices, the markets continued to move forward. Solid corporate profits, as well as continued mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, further fueled equity advances.

 

Subprime concerns intensified during the summer months, which led to a tightening of the reins by credit lenders and a sell-off in the markets. M&A activity cooled significantly as market liquidity dried up and it became increasingly difficult to secure financing. The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) sought to ease concerns by reducing the federal funds target rate by half of a percentage point in September to 4.75%, and by an additional quarter of a percentage point in October to 4.5%. (Subsequent to year-end, the federal funds rate was lowered to 3.0%.) While investors showed signs of renewed interest following the Fed’s September rate cut, the subprime issues proved much worse than anticipated, and some of the write-offs that brokerage firms and banks announced in late summer were multiplied substantially by October. The result was a significant flight-to-quality in November and December as investors became increasingly risk averse.

 

The Portfolio’s investment results far exceeded those of its benchmark for the year as a result of judicious stock selection and our strong commitment to a long-term investing strategy. Oftentimes, holdings that have the largest negative impact one year have the largest positive impact the next. Detractors from the Portfolio’s investment results during the year were far outweighed by the contributors, which enabled the Portfolio to garner strong returns on an absolute, as well as relative, basis during the year.

We felt that, even though the US economy was slowing because of what has been a severe housing debacle and the subprime mortgage disaster, foreign economies would continue to perform fairly well. As such, we believed that those US companies that could benefit from selling into foreign markets would continue to do well. With this in mind, we positioned the Portfolio with an overweighting in cyclical stocks that derive business from foreign operations, in particular, such as materials and machinery companies.

 

The Portfolio’s largest sector weighting during the year was in industrials. The area was the Portfolio’s largest over- weight, relative to the benchmark. The benchmark eked a barely positive return within the benchmark, while stock selection, in particular Cubic, enabled the Portfolio a double-digit return in the sector for the year. Cubic, a company in the aerospace and defense industry, produces automatic entry systems such as those used in the New York subway system and the London Underground. The company provides not only the gating systems, but the underlying technology as well. Increased demand as a result of a heightened global focus on defense and security has driven the company’s stock price higher. Another Portfolio holding, Continental Airlines, weighed on the Portfolio’s investment results during the year, however. While we believe Continental has done an excellent job in managing its business in an industry plagued by high fuel costs, and despite the fact that airline capacity is finally equaling pre-9/11 figures, the stock continues to reflect the rising price of oil and suffered during the year, detracting from Portfolio performance.

The Portfolio recognized its largest contribution to investment results from the information technology sector. The sector, in general, returned disappointing results for the benchmark. Though the Portfolio was overweight, relative to the benchmark, stock selection, in particular Cypress Semiconductor, boosted the Portfolio’s performance considerably for the year. Cypress is a majority owner of a solar power company that saw its stock soar last year. This was, in turn, reflected in Cypress’ stock price, benefiting the Portfolio’s performance nicely.

The largest area of detraction came from the health care sector. The sector, in general, performed well, delivering positive results for the benchmark. The Portfolio was overweight the benchmark, but stock selection led the Portfolio to underperform the benchmark. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals was among the Portfolio’s largest individual detractors. Keryx’s lead drug, Sulonex, which is used to treat diabetic neuropathy, underwent a critical phase three blind trial. While the results have not yet been announced, investors seemed to lose their nerve and the stock suffered as a result.

The consumer discretionary sector was particularly hard-hit in 2007 and ended the year as the worst performing sector for both the Portfolio and the benchmark. Despite the Portfolio’s underweighting, relative to the benchmark, and its holdings in Coldwater Creek and Ruby Tuesday, which were among the worst-performing stocks held by the Portfolio, other stock selection within the sector enabled the Portfolio to mitigate relative losses to a fair degree. Coldwater Creek is a catalog company with few stores nationwide. The company continued to expand throughout the year, despite disappointing sales, and the result weighed heavily on the company’s stock price. Ruby Tuesday also suffered from slowing consumer spending in the face of a weakening economy. The company has continued its efforts to improve the business, changing the face and improving the quality of the menu. Higher energy costs have hit the consumer hard, taking away from available discretionary spending, and the effects were reflected in Ruby Tuesday’s stock performance.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/07
   One Year     Five Years     Class 1
Since
Inception
5/1/98
    Class 2
Since
Inception
5/1/01
 
    Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 34,037    4.14 %   16.87 %   13.50 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    3.96     16.62     n/a     12.62 %
    Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average*      n/a    (1.00 )   15.47     7.30   9.42 ††
    Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Average*      n/a    (5.54 )   14.94     8.05   10.36 ††
    Russell 2000 Value Index*      21,743    (9.78 )   15.79     8.36     10.71  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 19 and 20.

† From April 30, 1998.

†† From May 3, 2001.

Note: A portfolio with fewer holdings may be subject to greater volatility than a portfolio with a greater number of holdings. The stocks of smaller companies may be subject to above-average market fluctuations.

   

   

  

  

 

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Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)

 

 

The Portfolio realized positive contributions from the consumer staples and materials sectors, both overweights relative to the benchmark, and both areas in which the Portfolio outperformed the benchmark considerably. Notable within consumer staples was Central European Distributors, a beverage company whose business comes wholly from Europe. With the materials sector, Owens-Illinois, the largest glass manufacturer in the world, was a standout for the Portfolio for the year. The company is under the helm of a new CEO focused on cutting wasteful capital spending. In addition, the industry has consolidated greatly and manufacturing capacity has been cut. In an environment of tightening supply and spiking demand, Owens-Illinois’ stock price soared. Further contributing to the Portfolio’s relative investment results during the year was its significant underweighting in the financials sector. The sector languished throughout 2007, and the benchmark’s nearly one-third weighting dragged the benchmark’s investment results down. The Portfolio’s relative overweight in energy also made a positive contribution to investment results as continued rising energy prices drove the sector’s returns higher during the year.

 

 

The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

Diversification of Net Assets

December 31, 2007

 

                Percent of Net Assets
December 31,
 
     Issues   Cost   Value     2007       2006    
Common Stocks:                          
Aerospace and Defense   1   $ 4,197,672   $ 7,448,000   4.0   2.8  
Airlines   1     1,742,440     3,337,500   1.8   2.7  
Auto Components               1.9  
Beverages   1     3,618,802     8,712,000   4.6   2.4  
Biotechnology   1     5,663,122     3,486,000   1.8   4.1  
Chemicals   2     8,615,649     11,406,750   6.0   8.2  
Commercial Banks               1.6  
Commercial Services and Supplies   4     11,103,154     18,767,400   9.9   9.2  
Communications Equipment   1     4,499,653     4,563,200   2.4   2.8  
Computers and Peripherals   1     5,067,092     2,988,000   1.6   1.4  
Construction and Engineering   1     1,982,577     5,439,600   2.9   3.1  
Diversified Consumer Services   1     1,519,325     4,572,000   2.4   2.4  
Electrical Equipment   3     10,142,947     12,974,284   6.9   2.9  
Electronic Equipment and Instruments   1     1,631,619     4,838,400   2.6   4.7  
Energy Equipment and Services   2     7,870,148     11,449,700   6.1   5.0  
Food Products               2.5  
Health Care Providers and Services   2     9,265,844     7,742,638   4.1   3.8  
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure   3     8,999,854     8,380,950   4.4   6.1  
Household Durables               2.0  
Insurance   5     18,040,629     23,911,830   12.7   8.8  
IT Services   1     4,720,471     4,477,000   2.4    
Machinery   1     4,715,199     4,203,550   2.2   4.8  
Media               2.7  
Multiline Retail   1     6,672,606     3,081,600   1.6   1.7  
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels               1.4  
Personal Products   1     3,589,924     4,430,800   2.4    
Pharmaceuticals   1     4,851,543     4,320,000   2.3    
Real Estate Investment Trusts   1     4,656,794     2,884,150   1.5    
Road and Rail   1     993,363     710,400   0.4    
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment   2     4,266,476     9,202,150   4.9   2.8  
Software   2     8,571,885     9,986,600   5.3   2.1  
Specialty Retail   2     9,366,556     4,899,432   2.6   6.3  
    43     156,365,344     188,213,934   99.8   100.2  
Short-Term Holding and Other Assets Less Liabilities   1     455,000     455,000   0.2   (0.2 )
Net Assets   44   $ 156,820,344   $ 188,668,934   100.0   100.0  

 

 

Reclassified to conform to current year’s presentation.

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

July 1 to December 31, 2007

 

Purchases
Belden*
TETRA Technologies*
Coldwater Creek
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group*
WellCare Health Plans
FelCor Lodging Trust
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals
Largest Sales
Exterran Holdings
Guitar Center**
PolyMedica**
Shaw Group
PDL BioPharma**
Cubic
South Financial Group**
Trimble Navigation
Cypress Semiconductor
Ruby Tuesday

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.

 

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Benchmarks

Lipper Averages

 

Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated is an average of funds that invest primarily in corporate and government debt issues rated in the top four grades.

Global Funds is an average of funds that invest at least 25% of their portfolios in equity securities traded outside of the US and that may own US securities as well.

International Funds is an average of funds that invest their assets in securities with primary trading markets outside of the US.

International Multi-Cap Growth Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies strictly outside of the US with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than the 250th-largest company in the S&P/Citigroup World ex-US Broad Market Index (BMI). Multi-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-cash flow ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared to the S&P/Citigroup World ex-US BMI.

Large-Cap Core Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($16.0 billion as of December 31, 2007). Large-cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index.

Large-Cap Value Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($16.0 billion as of December 31, 2007). Large-cap value funds typically have a below average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index.

Mid-Cap Funds is an average of funds that by prospectus or portfolio practice invest primarily in companies with market capitalizations less than $5 billion at the time of purchase.

 

Mid-Cap Growth Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($16.0 billion as of December 31, 2007). Mid-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

Multi-Cap Value Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have between 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) over 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($16.0 billion as of December 31, 2007). Multi-cap value funds typically have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index.

Science & Technology Funds is an average of funds that invest at least 65% of their equity portfolios in science and technology stocks.

Small-Cap Core Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($3.6 billion as of December 31, 2007). Small-cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

Small-Cap Value Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($3.6 billion as of December 31, 2007). Small-cap value funds typically have a below average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.


 

 

See footnotes on page 20.

 

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Benchmarks

Indices

 

Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index is composed of all bonds that are investment grade (rated Baa or higher by Moody’s or BBB or higher by S&P, if unrated by Moody’s), with at least one year to maturity.

Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (“MSCI EAFE Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Growth Index (“MSCI EAFE Growth Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures stock market performance of developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East with a greater-than-average growth orientation.

Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (“MSCI World Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed equity performance.

Morgan Stanley Capital International World Information Technology Index (“MSCI World IT Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure information technology stock performance in the global developed equity markets.

Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values, as determined by the Frank Russell Company.

 

Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values, as determined by the Frank Russell Company.

Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted values, as determined by the Frank Russell Company. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”) measures the performance of 500 of the largest US companies based on market capitalization.

S&P GSTI Composite Index is a modified capitalization-weighted index based on a universe of technology-related stocks.

 

 

Adapted from materials of Lipper, Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Frank Russell, and Standard & Poor’s.

The averages and indices are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of distributions. The performance of the averages and indices excludes the effect of taxes and sales charges. The performance of the indices also excludes fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or an index.

Note: Lipper currently classifies certain Seligman Portfolios as follows:

Seligman Capital Portfolio — Mid-cap growth fund

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio — Science and technology fund

Seligman International Growth Portfolio — International multi-cap growth fund

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio — Multi-cap value fund

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio — Small-cap core fund


 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Understanding and Comparing

Your Portfolio’s Expenses

As an investor in a Portfolio of the Fund, you incur ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other fund expenses. The information below is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in a Portfolio 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 of investing in a Portfolio only and do not reflect any costs that may be charged by insurance companies’ separate accounts or by any pension or retirement plan. 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 these 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 July 1, 2007 and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2007.

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 share class of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s class and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of any Portfolio. 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 a Portfolio 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
Portfolio    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/07
   Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
     Ending
Account
Value
12/31/07
  

Expenses Paid
During Period

7/1/07 to
12/31/07**

   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/07
  

Expenses Paid
During Period

7/1/07 to
12/31/07**

Capital:                                      
Class 1    $ 1,000.00    1.12 %    $ 1,010.08    $  5.67    $ 1,019.56    $  5.70
Class 2      1,000.00    1.37        1,009.04    6.94      1,018.30    6.97
Cash Management      1,000.00    0.70        1,020.80    3.57      1,021.68    3.57
Common Stock      1,000.00    1.22        914.17    5.89      1,019.06    6.21
Communications and Information:                                      
Class 1      1,000.00    1.09        1,045.75    5.62      1,019.71    5.55
Class 2      1,000.00    1.34        1,045.01    6.91      1,018.45    6.82
Global Technology:                                      
Class 1      1,000.00    1.90        1,043.50    9.79      1,015.63    9.65
Class 2      1,000.00    2.05        1,042.26    10.55      1,014.87    10.41
International Growth      1,000.00    2.00        1,111.50    10.64      1,015.12    10.16
Investment Grade      1,000.00    0.85        1,048.56    4.39      1,020.92    4.33
Large-Cap Value      1,000.00    1.46        982.89    7.30      1,017.85    7.43
Smaller-Cap Value:                                      
Class 1      1,000.00    1.07        943.10    5.24      1,019.81    5.45
Class 2      1,000.00    1.27        942.10    6.22      1,018.80    6.46

 

 

*   Expenses of Class 2 shares differ from the expenses of Class 1 shares due to the differences in 12b-1 fees paid. See the Fund’s prospectus for a description of each share class and its expenses. The Manager has undertaken to reimburse expenses (other than management and 12b-1 fees, interest on borrowings, and extraordinary expenses, including litigation expenses) that exceed a certain rate per annum of the average daily net assets of certain Portfolios. Absent such reimbursement, the expense ratios and expenses paid for the period would have been higher. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements on page 46 of this report for additional information.
**   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio based on actual expenses for the period July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (number of days in the period).

 

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Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2007

Seligman Capital Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value
Common Stocks 97.9%           
Aerospace and Defense 2.6%           

Goodrich

   1,100   $   77,671

Raytheon

   3,300     200,310
        
            277,981
        
Auto Components 1.8%           

Goodyear Tire & Rubber*

   6,900     194,718
        
Biotechnology 5.2%           

BioMarin Pharmaceutical*

   1,900     67,260

Cephalon*

   1,500     107,640

Cepheid*

   8,000     210,800

ImClone Systems*

   2,200     94,600

Millennium Pharmaceuticals*

   5,300     79,394
        
       559,694
        
Chemicals 3.6%           

The Mosaic*

   1,800     169,812

Zoltek*

   5,100     218,637
        
       388,449
        
Communications Equipment 4.4%           

Comverse Technology*

   10,500     181,387

Harris

   1,300     81,484

OpNext*

   11,700     103,545

Research In Motion*

   1,000     113,400
        
       479,816
        
Construction and Engineering 2.7%           

Foster Wheeler*

   700     108,514

Quanta Services*

   6,900     181,056
        
       289,570
        
Diversified Financial Services 0.9%           

IntercontinentalExchange*

   500     96,250
        
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.0%           

Qwest Communications International

   16,000     112,160

Time Warner Telecom (Class A)*

   5,100     103,479
        
       215,639
        
Electric Utilities 1.8%           

ITC Holdings

   3,500     197,470
        
Electronic Equipment and Instruments 0.4%           

Trimble Navigation*

   1,600     48,384
        
Energy Equipment and Services 8.9%           

Cameron International*

   3,800     182,894

Diamond Offshore Drilling

   2,500     355,000

FMC Technologies*

   2,000     113,400

National Oilwell Varco*

   1,900     139,574

Weatherford International*

   2,500     171,500
        
       962,368
        
     Shares   Value
            
Food and Staples Retailing 1.8%           

Rite Aid*

   71,000   $ 198,090
        
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 3.6%           

Beckman Coulter

   1,000     72,800

DENTSPLY International

   2,400     108,048

ResMed*

   1,100     57,783

St. Jude Medical*

   3,700     150,368
        
            388,999
        
Health Care Providers and Services 4.2%           

Express Scripts*

   1,500     109,500

Health Net*

   2,300     111,090

Patterson*

   2,700     91,665

Quest Diagnostics

   2,800     148,120
        
       460,375
        
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 2.2%           

Life Time Fitness*

   2,900     144,072

Pinnacle Entertainment*

   4,200     98,952
        
       243,024
        
Industrial Conglomerates 5.1%           

McDermott International*

   8,000     472,240

Textron

   1,200     85,560
        
       557,800
        
Internet Software and Services 5.0%           

Equinix*

   2,400     242,568

SAVVIS*

   8,700     242,817

VeriSign*

   1,500     56,415
        
       541,800
        
Life Sciences Tools and Services 2.2%           

Applied Biosystems Group

   3,800     128,896

Waters*

   1,400     110,698
        
       239,594
        
Machinery 6.2%           

AGCO*

   3,600     244,728

Cummins

   2,000     254,740

ITT

   2,600     171,704
        
       671,172
        
Media 4.2%           

Gemstar-TV Guide International*

   94,700     450,772
        
Metals and Mining 3.8%           

Agnico-Eagle Mines

   3,300     180,279

Century Aluminum*

   1,800     97,092

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

   1,300     133,172
        
       410,543
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2007

Seligman Capital Portfolio (continued)

 

       
  
Shares
    Value
Multiline Retail 1.9%             

Kohl’s*

   4,500     $      206,100
        
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 3.2%             

Newfield Exploration*

   3,300       173,910

Noble Energy

   2,200       174,944
        
       348,854
        
Pharmaceuticals 1.2%             

Mylan Laboratories

   9,300       130,758
        
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 3.2%             

ANADIGICS*

   10,300       119,171

Maxim Integrated Products

   2,400       63,552

Microsemi*

   7,400       163,836
        
       346,559
        
Software 7.5%             

Activision*

   11,300       335,610

Cognos*

   2,400       138,168

Compuware*

   14,600       129,648

Synopsys*

   8,100       210,033
        
       813,459
        
Specialty Retail 2.9%             

Tween Brands*

   5,400       142,992

Zumiez*

   7,100       172,956
        
       315,948
        
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods 1.9%                 

Coach*

     6,600  shs.   $ 201,828  
          
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.5%                 

Millicom International Cellular*

     400       47,176  

NII Holdings*

     3,600       173,952  

SBA Communications (Class A)*

     2,500       84,600  

TIM Participacoes (ADR)

     2,200       76,890  
          
       382,618  
          

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $10,259,568)

       10,618,632  
          
Repurchase Agreement 2.3%                 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, dated 12/31/2007, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $246,039, collateralized by: $220,000 Fannie Mae 6.25%, 5/15/2029, with a fair market value of $258,775
(Cost $246,000)

   $ 246,000       246,000  
          

Total Investments 100.2% (Cost $10,505,568)

       10,864,632  
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.2)%        (16,231 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%            $ 10,848,401  

 

 

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio

 

     Annualized
Yield on
Purchase
Date
    Principal
Amount
  Value
US Government and Government Agency Securities 48.4%                   
US Government Securities 15.0%                   

US Treasury Bills:

      

3.90%, 2/21/2008

   3.95 %   $ 1,000,000   $ 994,475

3.985%, 4/24/2008

   4.04       500,000     493,690
          
         1,488,165
          
     Annualized
Yield on
Purchase
Date
    Principal
Amount
  Value
Government Agency Securitiesø 33.4%                   

Fannie Mae 4.28%, 2/8/2008

   4.34 %   $ 900,000   $ 895,934

Federal Farm Credit 4.25%, 1/28/2008

   4.31       566,000     564,196

Federal Home Loan Bank 4.25%, 1/30/2008

   4.31       950,000     946,748

Freddie Mac 4.66%, 1/7/2008

   4.72       900,000     899,301
          
         3,306,179
          

Total US Government and Government Agency Securities (Cost $4,794,344)

  

      4,794,344
          

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2007

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio (continued)

 

     Annualized
Yield on
Purchase
Date
    Principal
Amount
  Value
Fixed Time Deposits 34.8%                   

ABN AMRO Bank, Grand Cayman 4%, 1/3/2008

   4.06 %   $ 493,000   $ 493,000

Bank of Montreal, Toronto 4.2%, 1/4/2008

   4.26       493,000     493,000

Bank of Novia Scotia, Toronto 4.25%, 1/3/2008

   4.31       493,000     493,000

BNP Paribas, Grand Cayman 3%, 1/2/2008

   3.04       493,000     493,000

Citibank, Nassau 4%, 1/3/2008

   4.06       493,000     493,000

JPMorgan Chase, Nassau 4.188%, 1/4/2008

   4.25       493,000     493,000

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, London 3%, 1/2/2008

   3.04       493,000     493,000
          

Total Fixed Time Deposits (Cost $3,451,000)

         3,451,000
          
Commercial Paper 15.2%                   

AIG Funding 4.65%, 1/25/2008

   4.71       500,000     498,450

American Express Credit
4.35%, 2/20/2008

   4.41       495,000     492,009
    Annualized
Yield on
Purchase
Date
    Principal
Amount
  Value  
Commercial Paper (continued)                    

General Electric Capital
4.54%, 2/1/2008

  4.60 %   $ 515,000   $ 512,987  
           

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,503,446)

        1,503,446  
           
Repurchase Agreement 1.8%                    

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, dated 12/31/2007, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $173,027, collateralized by: $180,000 Freddie Mac 6%, 4/16/2037, with a fair market value of $181,125
(Cost $173,000)

  2.89       173,000     173,000  
           

Total Investments 100.2% (Cost $9,921,790)

        9,921,790  
           
Other Assets Less
Liabilities 
(0.2)%
        (16,182 )
           
Net Assets 100.0%               $ 9,905,608  

 

 

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value

Common Stocks 90.7%

          
Aerospace and Defense 3.0%           

Boeing

   700   $      61,222

Honeywell International

   1,000     61,570

United Technologies

   600     45,924
        
       168,716
        
Air Freight and Logistics 0.6%           

TNT (ADR)

   800     32,720
        
Airlines 1.2%           

AMR*

   1,400     19,642

Delta Air Lines*

   1,100     16,379

Northwest Airlines*

   2,100     30,471
        
       66,492
        
Auto Components 1.1%           

Goodyear Tire & Rubber*

   2,300     64,906
        
Automobiles 0.4%           

General Motors

   900     22,401
        
     Shares   Value

 

          
Biotechnology 1.6%           

Cephalon*

   700   $ 50,232

ImClone Systems*

   900     38,700
        
            88,932
        
Capital Markets 4.1%           

E*TRADE Financial*

   7,500     26,625

Fortress Investment Group (Class A)

   3,800     59,204

Goldman Sachs Group

   125     26,881

Lehman Brothers Holdings

   700     45,808

Morgan Stanley

   1,400     74,354
        
       232,872
        
Commercial Banks 1.2%           

PNC Financial Services Group

   400     26,260

Wachovia

   1,140     43,354
        
       69,614
        
Commercial Services and Supplies 1.1%           

Avery Dennison

   600     31,884

Waste Management

   900     29,403
        
       61,287
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2007

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares   Value
Communications Equipment 5.7%           

Cisco Systems*

   3,370   $ 91,226

Comverse Technology*

   7,971        137,699

QUALCOMM

   1,600     62,960

Research In Motion*

   300     34,020
        
       325,905
        
Computers and Peripherals 4.4%           

Apple*

   300     59,424

Dell*

   1,200     29,412

Hewlett-Packard

   1,400     70,672

International Business Machines

   400     43,240

Seagate Technology

   1,892     48,246
        
       250,994
        
Construction and Engineering 1.2%           

Fluor

   200     29,144

Quanta Services*

   1,500     39,360
        
       68,504
        
Consumer Finance 1.1%           

American Express

   400     20,808

Capital One Financial

   459     21,692

Discover Financial Services

   1,350     20,358
        
       62,858
        
Containers and Packaging 2.3%           

Smurfit-Stone Container*

   12,595     133,003
        
Diversified Financial Services 4.0%           

Bank of America

   2,140     88,296

CIT Group

   800     19,224

JPMorgan Chase

   2,740     119,601
        
       227,121
        
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.4%           

AT&T

   1,500     62,340

Qwest Communications International

   5,436     38,106

Time Warner Telecom (Class A)*

   1,900     38,551
        
       138,997
        
Electric Utilities 0.7%           

Exelon

   500     40,820
        
Electrical Equipment 0.5%           

ABB (ADR)

   1,000     28,800
        
Energy Equipment and Services 3.2%           

Halliburton

   2,200     83,402

National Oilwell Varco*

   200     14,692

Noble

   600     33,906

Schlumberger

   500     49,185
        
       181,185
        
Food and Staples Retailing 2.3%           

Rite Aid*

   27,106     75,626

Wal-Mart Stores

   1,200     57,036
        
       132,662
        
     Shares   Value
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 1.1%           

C.R. Bard

   300   $      28,440

St. Jude Medical*

   800     32,512
        
       60,952
        
Health Care Providers and Services 1.8%           

Health Net*

   400     19,320

Quest Diagnostics

   900     47,610

UnitedHealth Group

   600     34,920
        
       101,850
        
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 0.9%           

Starbucks*

   2,600     53,222
        
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders 0.6%           

AES*

   1,700     36,363
        
Industrial Conglomerates 2.5%           

3M

   600     50,592

General Electric

   2,520     93,416
        
       144,008
        
Insurance 2.6%           

American International Group

   920     53,636

Hartford Financial Services Group

   700     61,033

MetLife

   500     30,810
        
       145,479
        
Internet Software and Services 2.3%           

SAVVIS*

   2,000     55,820

Yahoo!*

   3,288     76,479
        
       132,299
        
Life Sciences Tools and Services 0.5%           

Applied Biosystems Group

   900     30,528
        
Machinery 1.2%           

Joy Global

   1,000     65,820
        
Media 2.7%           

Gemstar-TV Guide International*

   26,500     126,140

Time Warner

   1,790     29,553
        
       155,693
        
Metals and Mining 2.2%           

Alcoa

   1,251     45,724

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

   800     81,952
        
       127,676
        
Multiline Retail 1.8%           

Kohl’s*

   1,600     73,280

Target

   600     30,000
        
       103,280
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)

 

    

Shares

  Value
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 9.8%           

Chevron

   1,000   $ 93,330

ConocoPhillips

   1,080     95,364

El Paso

   3,140     54,134

Exxon Mobil

   1,860     174,263

Sunoco

   500     36,220

Tesoro

   600     28,620

Valero Energy

   500     35,015

XTO Energy

   750     38,520
        
            555,466
        
Pharmaceuticals 5.5%           

Abbott Laboratories

   1,000     56,150

Bristol-Myers Squibb

   2,200     58,344

Johnson & Johnson

   500     33,350

Mylan Laboratories

   2,100     29,526

Pfizer

   1,400     31,822

Wyeth

   2,400     106,056
        
       315,248
        
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.3%           

SL Green Realty

   200     18,692
        
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 3.6%           

Intel

   3,000     79,980

Marvell Technology Group*

   2,898     40,515

Maxim Integrated Products

   2,000     52,960

Texas Instruments

   900     30,060
        
       203,515
        
Software 3.2%           

Activision*

   1,500     44,550

Adobe Systems*

   400     17,092

Microsoft

   2,210     78,676

Oracle*

   1,800     40,644
        
       180,962
        
Specialty Retail 1.2%           

OfficeMax

   3,300     68,178
        
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods 0.6%           

Coach*

   1,100     33,638
        
Tobacco 2.6%           

Altria Group

   1,960     148,137
        
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.6%           

NII Holdings*

   1,900     91,808
        

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $5,341,307)

       5,171,603
        
     Shares Subject
to Call
  Value
Options Purchased* 1.1%           
Biotechnology 0.0%           

Amgen, Call expiring January 2009
at $60

   1,000   $ 2,300
        
Capital Markets 0.1%           

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Call expiring January 2009 at $80

   1,000     5,800
        
Communications Equipment 0.2%           

Comverse Technology, Call expiring January 2008 at $20

   5,800     725

JDS Uniphase, Call expiring January 2009 at $15*

   2,500     3,875

Motorola, Call expiring January 2009
at $20

   2,700     1,917

QUALCOMM, Call expiring January 2009 at $40

   700     4,095
        
            10,612
        
Containers and Packaging 0.0%           

Smurfit-Stone Container, Call expiring January 2008 at $10

   2,500     2,125
        
Diversified Financial Services 0.0%           

CIT Group, Call expiring January 2009
at $35

   800     1,640
        
Food and Staples Retailing 0.0%           

Rite Aid, Call expiring January 2009 at $5

   8,700     2,175
        
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 0.0%           

Starbucks, Call expiring January 2009
at $30

   1,500     900
        
Insurance 0.0%           

American International Group, Call expiring January 2008 at $60

   1,100     1,122
        
Internet Software and Services 0.1%           

Yahoo!:

    

Call expiring January 2009 at $25

   900     3,177

Call expiring January 2009 at $30

   1,400     2,702
        
       5,879
        
Metals and Mining 0.0%           

Alcoa, Call expiring January 2008 at $35

   700     1,680
        
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 0.1%           

Marvell Technology Group, Call expiring January 2009 at $20

   2,100     1,890

Micron Technology, Call expiring January 2009 at $15

   5,500     550
        
       2,440
        
Software 0.1%           

BEA Systems, Call expiring January 2008 at $10

   500     2,900
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares Subject
to Call, or
Principal
Amount
    Value
Specialty Retail 0.1%               

OfficeMax, Call expiring February 2008 at $32.50

     700  shs.   $ 245
        
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance 0.2%               

Fannie Mae, Call expiring
January 2008 at $30

     1,100       11,440
        
Tobacco 0.2%               

Altria Group, Call expiring January 2008 at $85

     600       8,100
        
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.0%               

NII Holdings, Call expiring March 2008 at $60

     600       945
        

Total Options Purchased*
(Cost $125,242)

            60,303
        
Short-Term Holdings 7.4%        
Equity-Linked Notes††ø 5.7%               

Deutsche Bank:

    

33.25%, 2/1/2008(a)

   $ 47,000       27,546

Goldman Sachs Group:

    

40%, 2/19/2008(b)

     47,000       31,570

40%, 3/19/2008(c)

     46,000       36,053

35.5%, 4/21/2008(d)

     50,000       35,288
         
    
Principal
Amount
  Value
Equity-Linked Notes††ø (continued)             

Lehman Brothers Holdings:

    

41.66%, 2/9/2008(e)

   $ 47,000   $ 26,178

39.35%, 3/5/2008(f)

     47,000     41,655

37.51%, 3/19/2008(g)

     46,000     38,265

Morgan Stanley:

    

44.61%, 2/15/2008(h)

     47,000     17,628

44%, 3/18/2008(i)

     48,000     29,268

43.3%, 5/15/2008(j)

     46,000     38,259
        
       321,710
        
Repurchase Agreement 1.7%             

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, dated 12/31/2007, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $98,016, collateralized by: $105,000 Freddie Mac 6%, 4/16/2037, with a fair market value of $105,656

     98,000     98,000
        

Total Short-Term Holdings
(Cost $569,000)

       419,710
        

Total Investments 99.2%
(Cost $6,035,549)

       5,651,616
Other Assets Less
Liabilities
 0.8%
       47,881
        
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 5,699,497

 

 

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio

 

     Shares     Value
Common Stocks 97.6%             
Advertising 1.0%             

Focus Media Holding (ADR)*

   10,000     $ 568,100
        
Application Software 3.9%             

Autodesk*

   18,123       901,800

BEA Systems*

   7,400       116,772

Mentor Graphics*

   42,100       453,838

Microsoft

   19,900       708,440

Voltaire*

   5,000       30,700
        
       2,211,550
        
Communications Equipment 10.7%             

Cisco Systems*

   64,000       1,732,480

Corning

   22,700       544,573

NICE Systems (ADR)*

   7,900       271,128

Nokia (ADR)

   18,600       714,054

QUALCOMM

   61,100       2,404,285

Research In Motion*

   3,900     442,260
        
       6,108,780
        
     Shares     Value
              
Computer Hardware 3.5%             

Apple*

   3,300   $ 653,664

Hewlett-Packard

   12,900       651,192

International Business Machines

   6,300       681,030
        
       1,985,886
        
Computer Storage and Peripherals 7.9%             

Electronics for Imaging*

   64,400       1,447,712

EMC*

   14,300       264,979

Network Appliance*

   52,200       1,302,912

Seagate Technology

   52,200       1,331,100

Western Digital*

   6,000       181,260
        
       4,527,963
        
Electronic Manufacturing Services 0.4%             

HON HAI Precision Industry

   38,800       241,644
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio (continued)

 

    

Shares

  Value
Health Care Equipment 1.6%           

Advanced Medical Optics*

   14,800   $ 363,044

St. Jude Medical*

   7,200     292,608

Stryker

   3,800     283,936
        
       939,588
        
Health Care Services 0.8%           

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings*

   3,900     294,567

Quest Diagnostics

   2,900     153,410
        
       447,977
        
Integrated Telecommunication Services 0.6%           

AT&T

   7,600     315,856
        
Internet Software and Services 11.8%           

GigaMedia*

   6,700     125,625

Google (Class A)*

   1,200     829,776

McAfee*

   87,600     3,285,000

Symantec*

   86,900     1,402,566

VeriSign*

   29,100     1,094,451
        
       6,737,418
        
IT Consulting and Other Services 8.9%           

Amdocs*

   105,000     3,619,350

Satyam Computer Services

   62,460     715,164

Tata Consultancy Services

   26,450     710,657
        
       5,045,171
        
Pharmaceuticals 1.3%           

Abbott Laboratories

   13,100     735,565
        
Semiconductor Equipment 3.0%           

Cymer*

   29,400     1,144,542

Verigy*

   20,200     548,834
        
       1,693,376
        
Semiconductors 13.9%           

Analog Devices

   9,100     288,470

CSR*

   21,374     255,283

Intel

   53,100     1,415,646

Intersil (Class A)*

   23,800     582,624

Marvell Technology Group*

   121,500     1,698,570

Maxim Integrated Products

   56,300     1,490,824

Monolithic Power Systems*

   22,300     478,781

ON Semiconductor*

   93,400     829,392

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR)

   88,400     880,464
        
         7,920,054
        
     Shares,
Shares Subject
to Put or
Principal Amount
    Value  
Systems Software 15.6%                 

BMC Software*

     101,600  shs.   $ 3,621,024  

Check Point Software Technologies*

     101,400       2,226,744  

Citrix Systems*

     32,700       1,242,927  

Oracle*

     80,400       1,815,432  
          
       8,906,127  
          
Technical Software 10.4%                 

Cadence Design Systems*

     87,300       1,484,973  

Synopsys*

     171,600       4,449,588  
          
       5,934,561  
          
Technology Distributors 0.5%                 

Avnet*

     8,300       290,251  
          
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.8%                 

NII Holdings*

     13,200       637,824  

Syniverse Holdings*

     26,000       405,080  
          
       1,042,904  
          

Total Common Stocks (Cost $53,980,482)

       55,652,771  
          

Put Option Purchased 0.0%

    (Cost $19,197)

                

Research In Motion, expiring January 2008 at $93.375*

     2,700       1,107  
          
Repurchase Agreement 3.6%                 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, dated 12/31/2007, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $2,044,324, collateralized by: $2,095,000 Freddie Mac 6%, 4/16/2037, with a fair market value of $2,108,094 (Cost $2,044,000)

   $ 2,044,000       2,044,000  
          

Total Investments 101.2% (Cost $56,043,679)

       57,697,878  
Other Assets Less
Liabilities
(1.2)%
       (695,706 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%            $ 57,002,172  

 

 

Schedule of Options Written

December 31, 2007

 

     Shares
Subject
to Call
  Value  
Call Options Written             

Apple, expiring January 2008 at $195*

   2,100   $ (22,575 )

Research In Motion, expiring January 2008 at $120*

   2,700     (7,830 )
          
Total Call Options Written
    (Premiums received $49,799)
       $ (30,405 )

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio

 

     Shares     Value

Common Stocks 92.8%

    
Canada 1.4%             

Absolute Software* (Application Software)

   1,900     $        70,614

Research In Motion* (Communications Equipment)

   400     45,360
        
       115,974
        
China 2.5%             

Focus Media Holding (ADR)* (Advertising)

   1,900       107,939

JA Solar Holdings (ADR)* (Electrical Components and Equipment)

   300       20,943

Longtop Financial Technologies (ADR)* (Application Software)

   1,800       42,624

VanceInfo Technologies (ADR)* (Application Software)

   4,400       39,600
        
       211,106
        
Finland 0.9%             

Nokia (ADR) (Communications Equipment)

   1,900       72,941
        
France 1.6%             

Cap Gemini (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   1,836       114,093

Ingenico (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   784       24,823
        
       138,916
        
Germany 1.1%             

Infineon Technologies* (Semiconductors)

   3,700       43,263

Utimaco Safeware (Systems Software)

   3,200       47,226
        
       90,489
        
India 4.0%             

3i Infotech (Systems Software)

   18,300       67,280

Satyam Computer Services (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   12,080       137,561

Tata Consultancy Services (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   5,100       136,577
        
       341,418
        
Israel 3.7%             

Check Point Software Technologies* (Systems Software)

   12,500       274,501

NICE Systems (ADR)* (Communications Equipment)

   1,100       37,752

Voltaire* (Application Software)

   800       4,912
        
       317,165
        
Japan 2.7%             

Matsushita Electric Industrial (Consumer Electronics)

   4,000       81,833

Sony (Consumer Electronics)

   800       43,414

TDK (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   900       66,749

Tokyo Electron (Semiconductor Equipment)

   600       36,650
        
       228,646
        
Norway 0.5%             

Tandberg (Communications Equipment)

   2,000       41,212
        
     Shares     Value
South Korea 0.1%             

Daum Communications* (Internet Software
and Services)

   150     $        12,319
        
Taiwan 7.8%             

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (Semiconductors)

   91,000       90,400

Foxconn International Holdings* (Communications Equipment)

   12,000       26,806

GigaMedia* (Internet Software and Services)

   2,600       48,750

HON HAI Precision Industry (Electronic Manufacturing Services)

   12,267       75,775

Largan Precision (Photographic Products)

   3,000       39,487

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (Semiconductors)

   66,000       125,524

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR) (Semiconductors)

   8,900       88,644

Unimicron Technology (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   48,960       85,350

Wistron (Computer Hardware)

   49,000       90,409
        
       671,145
        
United Kingdom 1.5%             

CSR* (Semiconductors)

   3,481       41,241

Northgate Information Solutions (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   23,707       43,348

Telecity Group* (Internet Software and Services)

   7,874       46,579
        
       131,168
        
United States 65.0%             

Abbott Laboratories (Pharmaceuticals)

   1,400       78,610

Advanced Medical Optics* (Health Care Equipment)

   1,900       46,607

Amdocs* (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   11,400       392,958

Apple* (Computer Hardware)

   600     118,848

Ariba* (Internet Software and Services)

   5,000       55,750

AT&T (Integrated Telecommunication Services)

   600       24,936

Autodesk (Application Software)

   2,500       124,400

Avnet* (Technology Distributors)

   1,200       41,964

BMC Software* (Systems Software)

   10,900       388,476

Cadence Design Systems* (Technical Software)

   11,600       197,316

Cisco Systems* (Communications Equipment)

   8,000       216,560

Citrix Systems* (Systems Software)

   4,600       174,846

Comverse Technology* (Communications Equipment)

   3,600       62,100

Corning (Communications Equipment)

   3,200       76,768

Cymer* (Semiconductor Equipment)

   2,100       81,753

Electronics for Imaging* (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   2,600       58,448

EMC* (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   2,200       40,766

Garmin (Consumer Electronics)

   500       48,500

Google (Class A)* (Internet Software
and Services)

   150       103,722

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio (continued)

 

    

Shares

  Value
United States (continued)           

Hewlett-Packard (Computer Hardware)

   3,300   $      166,584

Intel (Semiconductors)

   5,300     141,298

Intersil (Class A) (Semiconductors)

   1,700     41,616

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings* (Health Care Services)

   300     22,659

Marvell Technology Group* (Semiconductors)

   15,500     216,690

Maxim Integrated Products (Semiconductors)

   8,400     222,432

McAfee* (Internet Software and Services)

   11,629     436,088

Mentor Graphics* (Application Software)

   2,400     25,872

Microsoft (Application Software)

   1,500     53,400

Network Appliance* (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   4,100     102,336

ON Semiconductor* (Semiconductors)

   9,200     81,696

Oracle* (Systems Software)

   11,000     248,380

QUALCOMM (Communications Equipment)

   8,600     338,410

Quest Diagnostics (Health Care Services)

   500     26,450

Seagate Technology (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   8,300     211,650
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     Shares or
Shares Subject
to Put
  Value
United States (continued)           

SonicWALL* (Internet Software and Services)

   6,245   $      66,946

Stryker (Health Care Equipment)

   500     37,360

Symantec* (Internet Software and Services)

   10,000     161,400

Syniverse Holdings* (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   4,000     62,320

Synopsys* (Technical Software)

   15,500     401,915

Verigy* (Semiconductor Equipment)

   2,300     62,491

VeriSign* (Internet Software and Services)

   2,500     94,025
        
       5,555,346
        

Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,567,279)

       7,927,845
        
Put Option Purchased 0.0%           

Research In Motion, expiring January 2008 at $93.375* (Communications Equipment) (Cost $2,844)

   4,000     164
        

Total Investments 92.8% (Cost $7,570,123)

       7,928,009
Other Assets Less Liabilities 7.2%        614,582
        
Net Assets 100.0%        $ 8,542,591

 

 

Schedule of Options Written

December 31, 2007

 

    

Shares

Subject

to Call

  Value
Call Options Written           

Apple, expiring January 2008 at $195*

   300   $      (3,225)

Research In Motion, expiring January 2008 at $120*

   400     (1,160)
        
Total Call Options Written     (Premiums received $7,233)        $ (4,385)

 


 

 

Seligman International Growth Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value
Common Stocks 96.3%           
Australia 1.8%           

CSL (Biotechnology)

   1,155   $      36,707

Leighton Holdings (Construction and Engineering)

   666     35,506
        
       72,213
        
     Shares   Value
            
Belgium 0.8%           

Hansen Transmissions International* (Machinery)

   4,297   $      24,634

SES Global (FDR) (Media)

   540     14,160
        
       38,794
        

 

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman International Growth Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares   Value
Brazil 2.4%           

Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros* (Diversified Financial Services)

   3,600   $      50,562

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce “CVRD” (ADR) (Metals and Mining)

   800     26,136

Petroleo Brasileiro “Petrobras” (ADR) (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels)

   300     34,572
        
       111,270
        
Canada 3.1%           

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (Chemicals)

   600     86,376

Research In Motion* (Communications Equipment)

   200     22,680

Suncor Energy (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels)

   300     32,801
        
       141,857
        
China 4.1%           

Alibaba.com* (Internet Software and Services)

   13,600     49,098

China Communications Construction (Construction and Engineering)

   6,000     15,586

China Resources Enterprise (Distributors)

   4,000     16,771

Focus Media Holding (ADR)* (Media)

   100     5,681

Suntech Power Holdings (ADR)* (Electrical Equipment)

   1,200     98,784
        
          185,920
        
Denmark  3.3%           

Vestas Wind Systems* (Electrical Equipment)

   1,400     149,662
        
Egypt 1.6%           

Orascom Telecom (GDR) (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   900     74,535
        
Finland 3.9%           

Nokia (Communications Equipment)

   4,622     177,968
        
France 9.9%           

Alstom (Electrical Equipment)

   515     109,440

Compagne Generale de Geophysique-Veritas “CGG-Veritas”* (Energy Equipment and Services)

   41     11,532

France Telecom (Diversified Telecommunication Services)

   2,088     74,932

Publicis Groupe (Media)

   539     20,961

Sanofi-Aventis (Pharmaceuticals)

   665     60,781

Vallourec (Machinery)

   32     8,615

Veolia Environnement (Multi-Utilities)

   1,833     166,471
        
       452,732
        
Germany 8.4%           

Arcandor (Multiline Retail)

   4,328     102,531

Daimler (Automobiles)

   1,431     138,610

Deutsche Boerse (Diversified Financial Services)

   417     82,308

Salzgitter (Metals and Mining)

   145     21,348

Siemens (Industrial Conglomerates)

   246     38,619
        
       383,416
        
Greece 0.8%           

National Bank of Greece (Commercial Banks)

   525     36,166
        
     Shares   Value
Hong Kong 0.9%           

Sun Hung Kai Properties (Real Estate Management and Development)

   2,000   $      42,024
        
Ireland 2.3%           

Elan (ADR)* (Pharmaceuticals)

   3,200     70,336

Ryanair Holdings (ADR)* (Airlines)

   900     35,496
        
       105,832
        
Japan 4.6%           

Japan Tobacco (Tobacco)

   10     59,294

Nintendo (Software)

   100     60,715

Sony (Household Durables)

   1,200     65,121

Yamada Denki (Specialty Retail)

   210     23,903
        
       209,033
        
Luxembourg 2.6%           

Millicom International Cellular* (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   1,000     117,940
        
Netherlands 6.2%           

ASML Holding* (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment)

   3,433     107,882

Philips Electronics (Industrial Conglomerates)

   1,006     43,598

Unilever (Food Products)

   3,573     130,817
        
       282,297
        
Norway 0.7%           

Seadrill* (Energy Equipment and Services)

   1,400     33,708
        
Russia 1.9%           

OAO Gazprom (ADR)† (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels)

   1,500     84,468
        
South Korea 1.1%           

LG Electronics (Household Durables)

   470     49,500
        
Spain 5.0%           

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica (Electrical Equipment)

   1,351     62,507

Iberdrola* (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels)

   8,868     73,255

Telefonica (Diversified Telecommunication Services)

   2,805     90,650
        
       226,412
        
Switzerland 11.1%           

Julius Baer Holding (Capital Markets)

   988     80,308

Logitech International* (Computers and Peripherals)

   3,800     137,970

Nestle (Food Products)

   201     92,101

Sonova Holding (Health Care Equipment and Supplies)

   1,102     123,270

Xstrata (Metals and Mining)

   1,053     74,148
        
       507,797
        
Turkey 0.9%           

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri (ADR) (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   1,500     41,355
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman International Growth Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares   Value
United Kingdom 18.9%           

ARM Holdings (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment)

   18,956   $ 46,471

Burberry Group (Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods)

   4,367     49,161

Carphone Warehouse Group (Specialty Retail)

   15,526     105,909

easyJet* (Airlines)

   3,595     43,588

Invesco (Capital Markets)

   4,057     127,293

Man Group (Capital Markets)

   10,570     121,582

Reckitt Benckiser Group (Household Products)

   1,509     87,173
     Shares   Value
United Kingdom (continued)           

Schroders (Capital Markets)

   2,883   $ 74,183

Tesco (Food and Staples Retailing)

   21,582     203,792
        
       859,152
        

Total Investments 96.3%
(Cost $3,779,236)

       4,384,051
Other Assets Less Liabilities 3.7%        169,440
        
Net Assets 100.0%        $ 4,553,491

 

 

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio

 

     Principal
Amount
  Value

US Government and Government Agency Securities 45.9%

            
US Government Securities 32.7%             

US Treasury Bonds:

    

5.375%, 2/15/2031

   $ 26,000   $ 29,301

4.75%, 2/15/2037

     25,000     26,172

US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 2.375%, 1/15/2017

     20,720     21,852

US Treasury Notes:

    

4.75%, 2/28/2009

     15,000     15,281

4.5%, 3/31/2009

     35,000     35,596

4.875%, 5/31/2009

     45,000     46,125

4%, 8/31/2009

     20,000     20,300

4.75%, 2/15/2010

     25,000     25,871

4.25%, 9/30/2012

     180,000     186,371

3.875%, 10/31/2012

     5,000     5,100

4.25%, 8/15/2013

     85,000     88,128

4%, 2/15/2014

     20,000     20,439

4.75%, 8/15/2017

     45,000     47,542

4.25%, 11/15/2017

     25,000     25,443

US Treasury STRIPS 7.5%, 11/15/2024

     90,000     41,167
        
          634,688
        
Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities††ø 11.4%             

Fannie Mae:

    

8.5%, 9/1/2015

     2,693     2,979

4.5%, 12/1/2020

     19,242     18,931

5.45%, 12/25/2020

     26,936     27,201

5.349%, 4/1/2036#

     23,755     23,744

5.983%, 8/1/2036#

     24,731     25,111

6.061%, 8/1/2036#

     31,297     31,869

5.861%, 6/1/2037#

     9,805     9,961

6.5%, 9/1/2037

     38,924     39,720

Freddie Mac Gold:

    

8%, 12/1/2023

     2,305     2,458

6.161%, 8/1/2036#

     19,999     20,475

5.962%, 4/1/2037#

     18,771     19,000
        
       221,449
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value

    

    

            
Government Agency Securitiesø 1.8%             

Fannie Mae:

    

4.75%, 11/19/2012

   $ 10,000   $ 10,360

5%, 7/9/2018

     15,000     14,891

Tennessee Valley Authority 5.5%, 7/18/2017

     10,000     10,753
        
       36,004
        

Total US Government and Government Agency Securities (Cost $868,935)

       892,141
        
Corporate Bonds 40.1%             
Airlines 1.0%             

Continental Airlines (Series A)
5.983%, 4/19/2022

     20,000     18,692
        
Automobiles 1.0%             

Daimler Finance North America
4.875%, 6/15/2010

     20,000     19,922
        
Beverages 1.8%             

Coca-Cola 5.35%, 11/15/2017

     15,000     15,397

Diageo Capital 5.75%, 10/23/2017

     20,000     20,151
        
       35,548
        
Capital Markets 2.3%             

The Bank of New York Mellon 4.95%, 11/1/2012

     15,000     15,016

Bear Stearns 5.35%, 2/1/2012

     10,000     9,748

Lehman Brothers Holdings 5.75%, 5/17/2013

     5,000     5,033

Merrill Lynch 6.05%, 5/15/2012

     15,000     15,303
        
       45,100
        
Chemicals 1.8%             

E.I. duPont de Nemours 5%, 1/15/2013

     15,000     15,111

Praxair 5.375%, 11/1/2016

     20,000     20,314
        
       35,425
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
  Value
Commercial Services and Supplies 0.2%             

Cintas No. 2 6.15%, 8/15/2036

   $ 5,000   $ 4,601
        
Consumer Finance 1.9%             

American Express 6.15%, 8/28/2017

     5,000     5,141

Nissan Motor Acceptance 5.625%, 3/14/2011†

     30,000     30,919
        
       36,060
        
Diversified Financial Services 3.6%             

CIT Group Funding 5.193%, 3/12/2009#

     15,000     14,355

Genworth Global Funding Trusts 5.2%, 10/8/2010

     15,000     15,225

JPMorgan Chase 5.375%, 10/1/2012

     10,000     10,188

Prudential Financial 6.625%, 12/1/2037

     15,000     15,175

Wells Fargo 5.25%, 10/23/2012

     15,000     15,266
        
            70,209
        
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.8%             

BellSouth 5.2%, 9/15/2014

     20,000     19,988

Embarq 7.082%, 6/1/2016

     5,000     5,160

Verizon Communications 5.5%, 4/1/2017

     10,000     10,065
        
       35,213
        
Electric Utilities 2.5%             

Exelon Generation 6.2%, 10/1/2017

     10,000     9,956

FPL Group Capital 5.85%, 5/1/2037

     5,000     5,009

Indiana Michigan Power 6.05%, 3/15/2037

     15,000     14,144

Pacific Gas and Electric 5.625%, 11/30/2017

     20,000     20,098
        
       49,207
        
Food and Staples Retailing 1.8%             

McDonald’s 6.3%, 10/15/2037

     15,000     15,609

Yum! Brands 6.25%, 3/15/2018

     20,000     20,292
        
       35,901
        
Food Products 1.1%             

Corn Products 6%, 4/15/2017

     20,000     20,828
        
Health Care Providers and Services 1.0%             

UnitedHealth Group 6.625%, 11/15/2037†

     20,000     20,366
        
Household Products 1.1%             

Clorox 5.95%, 10/15/2017

     10,000     9,980

Kimberly-Clark 6.125%, 8/1/2017

     10,000     10,555
        
       20,535
        
Industrial Conglomerates 1.0%             

General Electric Capital 5.375%, 10/20/2016

     20,000     20,290
        
Insurance 0.5%             

Chubb 6%, 5/11/2037

     10,000     9,479
        
Media 1.6%             

Time Warner Cable 5.4%, 7/2/2012

     20,000     20,060

Viacom 6.125%, 10/5/2017

     10,000     10,018
        
       30,078
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value
Multi-Utilities 0.8%             

Dominion Resources 5.6%, 11/15/2016

   $ 15,000   $ 14,784
        
Multiline Retail 3.0%             

J.C. Penney 6.375%, 10/15/2036

     20,000     17,927

Safeway 6.35%, 8/15/2017

     25,000     26,104

Target 5.375%, 5/1/2017

     15,000     14,687
        
       58,718
        
Office Electronics 1.6%             

Xerox:

    

5.5%, 5/15/2012

     20,000     20,352

7.625%, 6/15/2013

     10,000     10,437
        
       30,789
        
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 4.5%             

Amerada Hess 7.125%, 3/15/2033

     10,000     11,041

Encana 5.9%, 12/1/2017

     20,000     20,498

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust 5.75%, 3/1/2018†

     20,000     20,050

Petrobras International Finance 5.875%, 3/1/2018

     10,000     9,995

TransCanada Pipelines 6.2%, 10/15/2037

     10,000     9,962

XTO Energy 6.25%, 8/1/2017

     15,000     15,765
        
            87,311
        
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.0%             

Health Care Properties 6%, 1/30/2017

     15,000     14,150

Hospitality Properties Trust 6.7%, 1/15/2018

     10,000     9,894

ProLogis Trust 5.625%, 11/15/2016

     15,000     13,934
        
       37,978
        
Road and Rail 0.5%             

PacifiCorp 6.25%, 10/15/2037

     10,000     10,362
        
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance 0.7%             

MGIC Investment 5.625%, 9/15/2011

     15,000     13,753
        
Water Utilities 1.0%             

American Water Capital 6.085, 10/15/2017†

     20,000     19,969
        

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $778,134)

       781,118
        
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations
†† 5.2%
            

Bank of America Mortgage Securities 5.66%, 7/25/2034#

     8,340     8,379

GS Mortgage Loan Trust 5.32%, 7/25/2035#

     19,134     19,063

Homestar Mortgage Acceptance 5.185%, 3/25/2034#

     11,102     11,059

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 6.18%, 3/25/2036#†

     32,032     32,055

Wells Fargo 4.73%, 7/25/2034#

     31,577     30,835
        

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $100,825)

    101,391
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities†† 3.4%             

Centex Home Equity 6.915%, 12/25/2032#

   $ 21,990   $ 14,519

Irwin Home Equity 5.245%, 2/25/2034#

     13,795     13,379

Structured Asset Securities 4.04%,** 6/25/2033

     39,887     38,606
        

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $74,557)

       66,504
        
Foreign Government Agency Securities 0.8%             

Corporacion Andina de Fomento 5.75%, 1/12/2017
(Cost $14,931)

     15,000     14,876
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value
Short-Term Holdings 3.9%             
Repurchase Agreement 3.8%             

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, dated 12/31/2007, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $73,012, collateralized by: $80,000 Fannie Mae 5.5%, 7/14/2028, with a fair market value of $80,200

   $ 73,000   $ 73,000
        
Government Agency Security 0.1%             

Fannie Mae 7%, 7/1/2008††ø

     1,010     1,019
        

Total Short-Term Holdings
(Cost $74,017)

       74,019
        

Total Investments 99.3%
(Cost $1,911,399)

       1,930,049
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.7%        12,840
        
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 1,942,889

 

 

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value
Common Stocks 99.9%           
Aerospace and Defense 6.2%           

Honeywell International

   2,000   $ 123,140

United Technologies

   1,500     114,810
        
          237,950
        
Capital Markets 6.5%           

Bank of New York Mellon

   2,499     121,851

Morgan Stanley

   2,400     127,464
        
       249,315
        
Chemicals 8.7%           

E. I. duPont de Nemours

   2,600     114,634

Praxair

   1,300     115,323

Rohm and Haas

   2,000     106,140
        
       336,097
        
Commercial Banks 2.9%           

U.S. Bancorp

   3,500     111,090
        
Communications Equipment 3.0%           

Juniper Networks*

   3,500     116,200
        
Computers and Peripherals 3.0%           

Seagate Technology

   4,500     114,750
        
Diversified Financial Services 5.6%           

Bank of America

   2,600     107,276

JPMorgan Chase

   2,500     109,125
        
       216,401
        
     Shares     Value
              
Food and Staples Retailing 3.1%             

Costco Wholesale

   1,700     $    118,592
        
Food Products 3.3%             

Kraft Foods (Class A)

   1,107       36,121

Tyson Foods (Class A)

   6,000       91,980
        
       128,101
        
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 6.3%             

Baxter International

   2,000       116,100

Medtronic

   2,500       125,675
        
       241,775
        
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders 2.8%             

AES*

   5,000       106,950
        
Industrial Conglomerates 2.9%             

General Electric

   3,000       111,210
        
Insurance 12.2%             

MetLife

   2,000       123,240

Prudential Financial

   1,200       111,648

Travelers

   2,200       118,360

UnumGroup

   5,000       118,950
        
       472,198
        
Machinery 2.8%             

Caterpillar

   1,500       108,840
        
Multiline Retail 1.9%             

J.C. Penney

   1,700       74,783
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2007

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)

 

         
    
Shares
  Value
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 13.3%           

Chevron

   1,500   $     139,995

Marathon Oil

   2,000     121,720

Valero Energy

   1,800     126,054

Williams Companies

   3,500     125,230
        
       512,999
        
Pharmaceuticals 2.9%           

Wyeth

   2,500     110,475
        
Road and Rail 6.1%           

CSX

   2,500     109,950

Union Pacific

   1,000     125,620
        
       235,570
        
Specialty Retail 3.3%           

The Gap

   6,000     127,680
        
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Tobacco 3.1%                 

Altria Group

     1,600  shs.   $ 120,928  
          

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,648,038)

       3,851,904  
          
Repurchase Agreement 0.4%          

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $16,003, collateralized by: $20,000 Fannie Mae 5.5%, 7/14/2028, with a fair market value of $20,050 (Cost $16,000)

   $ 16,000       16,000  
          

Total Investments 100.3%
(Cost $2,664,038)

       3,867,904  
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.3)%        (10,597 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%            $ 3,857,307  

 

 

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value
Common Stocks 99.8%           
Aerospace and Defense 4.0%           

Cubic

   190,000   $ 7,448,000
        
Airlines 1.8%           

Continental Airlines (Class B)*

   150,000     3,337,500
        
Beverages 4.6%           

Central European Distribution*

   150,000     8,712,000
        
Biotechnology 1.8%           

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals*

   415,000     3,486,000
        
Chemicals 6.0%           

Hercules

   330,000     6,385,500

Minerals Technologies

   75,000     5,021,250
        
       11,406,750
        
Commercial Services and Supplies 9.9%      

Brink’s

   90,000     5,376,600

Korn/Ferry International*

   235,000     4,422,700

School Specialty*

   112,000     3,869,600

Waste Connections*

   165,000     5,098,500
        
       18,767,400
        
Communications Equipment 2.4%           

F5 Networks*

   160,000     4,563,200
        
Computers and Peripherals 1.6%           

Hypercom*

   600,000     2,988,000
        
Construction and Engineering 2.9%           

Shaw Group*

   90,000     5,439,600
        
     Shares   Value
            
Diversified Consumer Services 2.4%           

Sotheby’s Holdings (Class A)

   120,000   $ 4,572,000
        
Electrical Equipment 6.9%           

Belden

   85,000     3,782,500

EnerSys*

   276,900     6,911,424

Thomas & Betts*

   46,500     2,280,360
        
       12,974,284
        
Electronic Equipment and Instruments 2.6%           

Trimble Navigation*

   160,000     4,838,400
        
Energy Equipment and Services 6.1%           

Exterran Holdings*

   100,000     8,180,000

TETRA Technologies*

   210,000     3,269,700
        
       11,449,700
        
Health Care Providers and Services 4.1%           

HealthSouth*

   203,500     4,273,500

WellCare Health Plans*

   81,800     3,469,138
        
           7,742,638
        
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 4.4%           

Panera Bread (Class A)*

   50,000     1,791,000

Penn National Gaming*

   90,000     5,359,500

Ruby Tuesday

   126,200     1,230,450
        
       8,380,950
        

 

 

See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2007

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)

 

        
    
Shares
    Value
Insurance 12.7%            

Aspen Insurance Holdings

  200,000     $ 5,768,000

W.R. Berkley

  150,000       4,471,500

Endurance Specialty Holdings

  116,000       4,840,680

Hanover Insurance Group

  110,000       5,038,000

Infinity Property and Casualty

  105,000       3,793,650
       
      23,911,830
       
IT Services 2.4%            

CACI International (Class A)*

  100,000       4,477,000
       
Machinery 2.2%            

Mueller Industries

  145,000       4,203,550
       
Multiline Retail 1.6%            

Fred’s (Class A)

  320,000       3,081,600
       
Personal Products 2.4%            

Herbalife

  110,000       4,430,800
       
Pharmaceuticals 2.3%            

Par Pharmaceutical*

  180,000       4,320,000
       
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.5%            

FelCor Lodging Trust

  185,000       2,884,150
       
Road and Rail 0.4%            

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group*

  30,000       710,400
       

Semiconductors and

Semiconductor Equipment 4.9%

           

Cypress Semiconductor*

  200,000       7,206,000

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates*

  53,950       1,996,150
       
      9,202,150
       
    Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Software 5.3%                

Lawson Software*

    390,000  shs.   $ 3,993,600  

Quest Software*

    325,000       5,993,000  
         
      9,986,600  
         
Specialty Retail 2.6%                

Coldwater Creek*

    257,800       1,724,682  

Pacific Sunwear of California*

    225,000       3,174,750  
         
      4,899,432  
         

Total Common Stocks (Cost $156,365,344)

      188,213,934  
         
Repurchase Agreement 0.8%                

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation 2.85%, dated 12/31/2007, maturing 1/2/2008, in the amount of $1,577,250, collateralized by: $1,615,000 Freddie Mac 6%, 4/16/2037, with a fair market value of $1,625,094 (Cost $1,577,000)

  $ 1,577,000       1,577,000  
         

Total Investments 100.6% (Cost $157,942,344)

      189,790,934  
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.6)%       (1,122,000 )
         
Net Assets 100.0%           $ 188,668,934  

 

 

*   Non-income producing security.             ** Current rate of step bond.
  The security may be offered and sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
††   Investments in mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities are subject to principal paydowns. As a result of prepayments from refinancing or satisfaction of the underlying instruments, the average life may be less than the original maturity. This in turn may impact the ultimate yield realized from these investments.
#   Floating rate security; the interest rate is reset periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2007.
##   This security pays a fixed rate for a stipulated number of years, after which it pays a floating interest rate.

ø

 

Securities issued by these agencies are neither guaranteed nor insured by the US Government.

øø

 

The Equity-Linked Notes are exchangeable at maturity, based on the terms of the respective notes, for shares of common stock of a company or cash at a maturity value which is generally determined as follows:

    The principal amount of the notes plus or minus the lesser of A) the lowest return of the companies’ respective stock prices determined at maturity from the date of purchase of the notes, or B) the percent limit indicated below in parentheses:
 

(a)

Gemstar–TV Guide International, OfficeMax and Qwest Communications International (+20%)

 

(b)

Delta Air Lines, Discover Financial Services and SAVVIS (no limit)

 

(c)

Gemstar–TV Guide International, UTI Worldwide and Yahoo! (no limit)

 

(d)

Comverse Technology, Northwest Airlines and Qwest Communications International (no limit)

 

(e)

Network Appliance, Rite Aid and Yahoo! (+20%)

 

(f)

Boston Scientific, Comverse Technology and Marvell Technology (no limit)

 

(g)

Comverse Technology, Kohl’s and Marvell Technology (no limit)

 

(h)

QIMONDA (ADR), Rite Aid and Washington Mutual (+20%)

 

(i)

Boston Scientific, Fortress Investment and Rite Aid (no limit)

 

(j)

NII Holdings, Office Depot and Qwest Communications International (no limit)

  All or part of the security is held as collateral for options written. As of December 31, 2007, the value of securities held as collateral was $722,148 and $104,784 on Communications and Information Portfolio and Global Technology Portfolio, respectively.

ADR – American Depositary Receipts.            FDR – Fiduciary Depositary Receipts.            GDR – Global Depositary Receipts.

Country and industry classifications have not been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

    Seligman
Capital
Portfolio
    Seligman
Cash
Management
Portfolio
   Seligman
Common
Stock
Portfolio
     Seligman
Communications
and Information
Portfolio
     Seligman
Global
Technology
Portfolio
 
Assets:                                    
Investments, at value (see portfolios of investments):                                         
Long-term holdings   $ 10,618,632          $ 5,171,603      $ 55,652,771      $ 7,927,845  
Options purchased                60,303        1,107        164  
Repurchase agreements     246,000     $ 173,000      98,000        2,044,000         
Other short-term holdings           9,748,790      321,710                
Total investments*     10,864,632       9,921,790      5,651,616        57,697,878        7,928,009  
Cash denominated in US dollars**     781       2,147      1,045        754        535,008  
Cash denominated in foreign currencies†                       399,739        84,279  
Receivable for Capital Stock sold     14,648                   14,400        5,195  
Receivable for dividends and interest     2,215       1,421      22,086        11,002        1,844  
Receivable for securities sold                190,706        442,766        25,703  
Receivable from the Manager (Note 4)           609                    24,763  
Other     476       1,227      308        3,107        4,235  
Total Assets     10,882,752       9,927,194      5,865,761        58,569,646        8,609,036  
Liabilities:                                         
Payable for securities purchased                145,506        1,298,572        14,963  
Management fee payable     3,676       3,365      1,985        36,532        7,090  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees payable     3,431                   11,462        1,007  
Payable for Capital Stock redeemed     334       48      365        132,746        6,650  
Options written, at value††                       30,405        4,385  
Accrued expenses and other     26,910       18,173      18,408        57,757        32,350  
Total Liabilities     34,351       21,586      166,264        1,567,474        66,445  
Net Assets   $ 10,848,401     $ 9,905,608    $ 5,699,497      $ 57,002,172      $ 8,542,591  
Composition of Net Assets:                                         
Capital Stock, $0.001 at par   $ 643     $ 9,907    $ 467      $ 2,918      $ 465  
Additional paid-in capital     16,656,318       9,894,615      6,797,950        68,954,023        17,502,501  
Undistributed/accumulated net investment
income (loss)
    (785 )          185,103        (914 )      (778 )
Undistributed/accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (6,166,839 )     1,086      (900,090 )      (13,630,362 )      (9,320,536 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency transactions and options written     359,064            (383,933 )      1,676,507        360,939  
Net Assets   $ 10,848,401     $ 9,905,608    $ 5,699,497      $ 57,002,172      $ 8,542,591  
Class 1   $ 5,394,498     $ 9,905,608    $ 5,699,497      $ 38,407,375      $ 5,643,885  
Class 2   $ 5,453,903                     $ 18,594,797      $ 2,898,706  
Shares of Capital Stock Outstanding:                                         
Class 1     316,702       9,906,907      467,408        1,953,236        305,788  
Class 2     325,798                       965,146        158,853  
Net Asset Value per Share:                                         
Class 1     $17.03       $1.00      $12.19        $19.66        $18.46  
Class 2     $16.74                       $19.27        $18.25  

 

            
*  

Cost of total investments are as follows:

    $10,505,568       $9,921,790      $6,035,549        $56,043,679        $7,570,123  
**  

Includes restricted cash as follows:

    $300       $200      $1,000                
 

Cost of foreign currencies as follows:

                      $396,825        $84,024  
††  

Premiums from options written are as follows:

                      $49,799        $7,233  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

    Seligman
International
Growth
Portfolio
    Seligman
Investment Grade
Fixed Income
Portfolio
     Seligman
Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
     Seligman
Smaller-Cap
Value
Portfolio
 
Assets:                              
Investments, at value (see portfolios of investments):                                  
Long-term holdings   $ 4,384,051     $ 1,856,030      $ 3,851,904      $ 188,213,934  
Repurchase agreements           73,000        16,000        1,577,000  
Other short-term holdings           1,019                
Total Investments*     4,384,051       1,930,049        3,867,904        189,790,934  
Cash denominated in US dollars**     179,521       3,466        684        4,118  
Receivable for Capital Stock sold           720               202,324  
Receivable for dividends and interest     8,659       20,142        4,793        93,125  
Receivable for securities sold     9,540                      
Receivable from the Manager (Note 4)     3,637       3,968                
Paydown receivable           623                
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts     2                      
Other     179       86        186        9,758  
Total Assets     4,585,589       1,959,054        3,873,567        190,100,259  
Liabilities:                                  
Payable for securities purchased     7,824                     492,380  
Management fee payable     3,895       652        2,656        162,612  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees payable                         20,752  
Payable for Capital Stock redeemed     17       3        20        631,353  
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts     183                      
Accrued expenses and other     20,179       15,510        13,584        124,228  
Total Liabilities     32,098       16,165        16,260        1,431,325  
Net Assets   $ 4,553,491     $ 1,942,889      $ 3,857,307      $ 188,668,934  
Composition of Net Assets:                                  
Capital Stock, $0.001 at par   $ 258     $ 227      $ 270      $ 10,988  
Additional paid-in capital     4,433,271       1,976,748        2,688,108        113,018,892  
Undistributed/accumulated net investment income (loss)     (586 )     89,023        21,820        (1,365 )
Undistributed/accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (485,320 )     (141,759 )      (56,757 )      43,791,829  
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency transactions     605,868       18,650        1,203,866        31,848,590  
Net Assets   $ 4,553,491     $ 1,942,889      $ 3,857,307      $ 188,668,934  
Class 1   $ 4,553,491     $ 1,942,889      $ 3,857,307      $ 147,774,570  
Class 2                             $ 40,894,364  
Shares of Capital Stock Outstanding:                                  
Class 1     258,089       226,814        269,954        8,586,229  
Class 2                               2,401,471  
Net Asset Value per Share:                                  
Class 1     $17.64       $8.57        $14.29        $17.21  
Class 2                               $17.03  

 

         
*  

Cost of total investments are as follows:

    $3,779,236       $1,911,399        $2,664,038        $157,942,344  
**  

Includes restricted cash as follows:

          $500               $500  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Seligman
Capital
Portfolio
     Seligman
Cash
Management
Portfolio
     Seligman
Common
Stock
Portfolio
     Seligman
Communications
and Information
Portfolio
     Seligman
Global
Technology
Portfolio
 
Investment Income:                                        
Dividends*    $ 30,526      $      $ 93,580      $ 169,019      $ 33,664  
Interest      7,885        541,117        169,922        122,627        5,372  
Total Investment Income      38,411        541,117        263,502        291,646        39,036  
Expenses:                                             
Management fees      44,328        43,269        28,080        430,167        85,706  
Shareholder account services      27,998                      45,338        27,328  
Custody and related services      15,430        14,433        23,298        64,088        91,154  
Auditing fees      15,041        17,618        13,401        43,075        28,386  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees — Class 2      13,018                      42,312        3,649  
Shareholder reports and communications      12,815        2,001        2,263        18,837        11,206  
Directors’ fees and expenses      5,646        5,643        5,562        6,602        5,594  
Legal fees      3,742        3,706        3,249        9,667        3,436  
Registration      2,793        334        393        5,713        4,802  
Miscellaneous      2,694        2,449        2,127        9,139        2,647  
Total Expenses Before Reimbursement      143,505        89,453        78,373        674,938        263,908  
Reimbursement of expenses (Note 4)             (13,801 )                    (97,403 )
Total Expenses After Reimbursement      143,505        75,652        78,373        674,938        166,505  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (105,094 )      465,465        185,129        (383,292 )      (127,469 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Options Written and Foreign
Currency Transactions:
                                            
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions      2,197,691        1,173        756,711        10,928,794        1,683,512  
Net realized gain (loss) on options written                    6,894        (53,948 )      (9,134 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, options written and foreign currency transactions      (415,940 )             (951,413 )      (2,330,916 )      (331,585 )
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions      1,781,751        1,173        (187,808 )      8,543,930        1,342,793  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations    $ 1,676,657      $ 466,638      $ (2,679 )    $ 8,160,638      $ 1,215,324  

 

              
* Net of foreign tax withheld as follows:      $16               $144        $2,348        $2,725  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

39   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Seligman
International
Growth
Portfolio
     Seligman
Investment Grade
Fixed Income
Portfolio
     Seligman
Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
     Seligman
Smaller-Cap
Value
Portfolio
 
Investment Income:                                
Dividends*    $ 77,096             $ 81,804      $ 1,182,035  
Interest      2,238      $ 105,834        886        54,844  
Total Investment Income      79,334        105,834        82,690        1,236,879  
Expenses:                                    
Management fees      42,745        7,934        34,194        2,203,083  
Shareholder account services                           43,600  
Custody and related services      105,210        18,080        2,043        67,825  
Auditing fees      11,305        11,170        12,296        97,651  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees — Class 2                           82,767  
Shareholder reports and communications      1,998        1,769        1,993        33,558  
Directors’ fees and expenses      5,505        5,458        5,506        9,950  
Legal fees      2,887        2,591        2,889        30,761  
Registration      332        447        56        5,618  
Miscellaneous      1,701        1,634        1,752        31,397  
Total Expenses Before Reimbursement      171,683        49,083        60,729        2,606,210  
Reimbursement of expenses (Note 4)      (86,100 )      (32,224 )              
Total Expenses After Reimbursement      85,583        16,859        60,729        2,606,210  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (6,249 )      88,975        21,961        (1,369,331 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions:
                                   
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions      1,054,645        8,799        427,789        45,163,398  
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency transactions      (197,572 )      8,473        (47,269 )      (33,203,206 )
Net Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions      857,073        17,272        380,520        11,960,192  
Increase in Net Assets from Operations    $ 850,824      $ 106,247      $ 402,481      $ 10,590,861  

 

           
* Net of foreign tax withheld as follows:      $5,451                       

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Seligman
Capital
Portfolio
     Seligman
Cash Management
Portfolio
     Seligman
Common Stock
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,  
      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007      2006  
Operations:                                                      
Net investment income (loss)    $ (105,094 )    $ (52,819 )    $ 465,465      $ 549,537      $ 185,129      $ 87,853  
Net realized gain on investments      2,197,691        1,240,014        1,173               756,711        659,942  
Net realized gain on options written                                  6,894        26,657  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and
options written
     (415,940 )      (504,003 )                    (951,413 )      425,949  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations      1,676,657        683,192        466,638        549,537        (2,679 )      1,200,401  
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                      
Net investment income — Class 1                    (465,465 )      (549,537 )      (80,216 )      (91,364 )
Net realized gain on investments — Class 1                    (87 )                     
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions                    (465,552 )      (549,537 )      (80,216 )      (91,364 )
Capital Share Transactions:                                                      
Proceeds from sale of shares:                                                      

Class 1

     382,563        436,299        2,353,343        2,174,064        406,508        439,419  

Class 2

     832,446        557,876                              
Investment of distributions — Class 1                    465,552        549,537        80,216        91,364  
Total      1,215,009        994,175        2,818,895        2,723,601        486,724        530,783  
Cost of shares redeemed:                                                      

Class 1

     (1,858,782 )      (3,119,625 )      (4,917,930 )      (5,874,515 )      (2,399,969 )      (2,163,284 )

Class 2

     (1,112,579 )      (989,458 )                            
Total      (2,971,361 )      (4,109,083 )      (4,917,930 )      (5,874,515 )      (2,399,969 )      (2,163,284 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions      (1,756,352 )      (3,114,908 )      (2,099,035 )      (3,150,914 )      (1,913,245 )      (1,632,501 )
Decrease in Net Assets      (79,695 )      (2,431,716 )      (2,097,949 )      (3,150,914 )      (1,996,140 )      (523,464 )
Net Assets:                                                      
Beginning of year      10,928,096        13,359,812        12,003,557        15,154,471        7,695,637        8,219,101  
End of Year*    $ 10,848,401      $ 10,928,096      $ 9,905,608      $ 12,003,557      $ 5,699,497      $ 7,695,637  

 

                 

*   Including undistributed net investment income (net of accumulated net investment loss) as follows:

     $(785 )                           $185,103        $80,189  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Seligman
Communications
and Information
Portfolio
     Seligman
Global Technology
Portfolio
     Seligman
International Growth
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,  
      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007      2006  
Operations:                                                      
Net investment loss    $ (383,292 )    $ (346,397 )    $ (127,469 )    $ (123,691 )    $ (6,249 )    $ (21,420 )
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions**      10,928,794        6,889,847        1,683,512        1,268,462        1,054,645        566,440  
Net realized gain (loss) on options written      (53,948 )      19,054        (9,134 )                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, options written and foreign currency transactions**      (2,330,916 )      4,969,406        (331,585 )      287,180        (197,572 )      282,916  
Increase in Net Assets From Operations      8,160,638        11,531,910        1,215,324        1,431,951        850,824        827,936  
Capital Share Transactions:                                                      
Proceeds from sale of shares:                                                      

Class 1

     943,241        1,351,973        353,047        450,730        661,856        1,347,382  

Class 2

     7,811,284        4,812,456        1,274,885        2,165,779                
Total      8,754,525        6,164,429        1,627,932        2,616,509        661,856        1,347,382  
Cost of shares redeemed:                                                      

Class 1

     (10,022,537 )      (15,574,015 )      (2,076,085 )      (1,684,705 )      (1,325,987 )      (1,591,055 )

Class 2

     (7,340,545 )      (3,415,523 )      (935,845 )      (2,181,105 )              
Total      (17,363,082 )      (18,989,538 )      (3,011,930 )      (3,865,810 )      (1,325,987 )      (1,591,055 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions      (8,608,557 )      (12,825,109 )      (1,383,998 )      (1,249,301 )      (664,131 )      (243,673 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      (447,919 )      (1,293,199 )      (168,674 )      182,650        186,693        584,263  
Net Assets:                                                      
Beginning of year      57,450,091        58,743,290        8,711,265        8,528,615        4,366,798        3,782,535  
End of Year*    $ 57,002,172      $ 57,450,091      $ 8,542,591      $ 8,711,265      $ 4,553,491      $ 4,366,798  

 

                 

*   Net of accumulated net investment loss as follows:

     $(914)               $(778)               $(586)        $(3,373 )

**   Certain amounts for 2006 were reclassified to conform to current period’s presentation.

    

  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Seligman
Investment Grade
Fixed Income
Portfolio
     Seligman
Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
     Seligman
Smaller-Cap
Value
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,      Year Ended December 31,  
      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007      2006  
Operations:                                                      
Net investment income (loss)    $ 88,975      $ 108,341      $ 21,961      $ 31,811      $ (1,369,331 )    $ (1,571,672 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments      8,799        (49,694 )      427,789        337,701        45,163,398        22,312,281  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments      8,473        4,745        (47,269 )      219,631        (33,203,206 )      22,984,720  
Increase in Net Assets From Operations      106,247        63,392        402,481        589,143        10,590,861        43,725,329  
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                      
Net investment income — Class 1      (101,781 )      (130,257 )      (27,291 )      (36,581 )              
Net realized gain on investments                                                      

Class 1

                                 (16,069,942 )      (16,033,594 )

Class 2

                                 (4,513,257 )      (3,438,712 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions      (101,781 )      (130,257 )      (27,291 )      (36,581 )      (20,583,199 )      (19,472,306 )
Capital Share Transactions:                                                      
Proceeds from sale of shares:                                                      

Class 1

     167,866        388,831        423,743        475,262        32,967,097        19,880,909  

Class 2

                                 7,361,369        7,398,663  
Investment of dividends:                                                      

Class 1

     101,781        130,257        27,291        36,581                
Investment of gain distributions:                                                      

Class 1

                                 16,069,942        16,033,594  

Class 2

                                 4,513,257        3,438,712  
Total      269,647        519,088        451,034        511,843        60,911,665        46,751,878  
Cost of shares redeemed:                                                      

Class 1

     (474,934 )      (1,066,713 )      (1,565,387 )      (1,657,558 )      (82,019,727 )      (67,982,145 )

Class 2

                                 (8,859,738 )      (9,354,747 )
Total      (474,934 )      (1,066,713 )      (1,565,387 )      (1,657,558 )      (90,879,465 )      (77,336,892 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions      (205,287 )      (547,625 )      (1,114,353 )      (1,145,715 )      (29,967,800 )      (30,585,014 )
Decrease in Net Assets      (200,821 )      (614,490 )      (739,163 )      (593,153 )      (39,960,138 )      (6,331,991 )
Net Assets:                                                      
Beginning of year      2,143,710        2,758,200        4,596,470        5,189,623        228,629,072        234,961,063  
End of Year*    $ 1,942,889      $ 2,143,710      $ 3,857,307      $ 4,596,470      $ 188,668,934      $ 228,629,072  

 

                 

*Including undistributed net investment income (net of accumulated net investment loss) as follows:

     $89,023        $101,767        $21,820        $27,150        $(1,365 )       

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization — Seligman Portfolios, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company consisting of 9 separate portfolios (the “Portfolios”): Seligman Capital Portfolio (“Capital Portfolio”), Seligman Cash Management Portfolio (“Cash Management Portfolio”), Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (“Common Stock Portfolio”), Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio (“Communications and Information Portfolio”), Seligman Global Technology Portfolio (“Global Technology Portfolio”), Seligman International Growth Portfolio (“International Growth Portfolio”), Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (“Investment Grade Portfolio”), Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio (“Large-Cap Value Portfolio”), and Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio (“Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio”), each designed to meet different investment goals. Shares of the Fund are provided as an investment medium for variable annuity and life insurance separate accounts offered by various insurance companies. Class 2 shares of the Communications and Information Portfolio are also offered to qualified pension or retirement plans.

 

2. Multiple Classes of Shares — The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class 1 shares do not pay a distribution and service fee (“12b-1 fee”). Class 2 shares pay an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. The two 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 class-specific expenses, and has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matter on which a separate vote of any class is required.

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies — The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

 

  a. Security Valuation and Risk — Net asset value per share is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Securities traded on an exchange are valued at the last sales price on the primary exchange or market on which they are traded. Fixed income 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. Equity securities not listed on an exchange or security market, or equity securities for which there are no last sales price, are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices or are valued by the Manager based on quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Notwithstanding these valuation methods, the Global Technology Portfolio and International Growth Portfolio may adjust the value of securities as described below in order to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the US close prior to the close of the NYSE; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after the local market close but before the close of the NYSE. The Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved fair value procedures under which a third-party pricing service on a regular basis recommends adjustments to the local closing prices of certain foreign equity securities. The adjustments are based on a statistical analysis of the historical relationship between the price movements of a security and independent variables such as US market movements, sector movements, movements in the ADR of a security (if any), and movements in country or regional exchange-traded funds or futures contracts. The factors used vary with each security, depending on which factors have been most important historically.

Other 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 approved by the Board. 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. The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments. As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other mutual funds to determine net asset value or the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security.

Short-term holdings that mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are valued at current market quotations or amortized cost if the Manager believes it approximates fair value.

Investments held by the Cash Management Portfolio are generally valued using the amortized cost method which approximates fair value. Investments of certain other funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies purchased by the Cash Management Portfolio to offset its liability for deferred directors’ fees are valued at net asset values or for closed-end funds, closing market prices.

The following risks apply to some or all of the Portfolios. A Portfolio may concentrate its investments in stocks of large-, medium- or small-capitalization companies. At times, one or more of these groups of stocks has experienced periods of volatility and negative performance. During such periods, the value of such stocks may decline and the performance of a Portfolio investing in such companies may be negatively affected. The products of technology companies may be subject to severe competition and rapid obsolescence, and technology stocks may be subject to greater price fluctuation, government regulation, and limited liquidity as compared to other investments. To the extent that a Portfolio invests a substantial percentage of its assets in an industry, the Portfolio’s performance may be negatively affected if that industry falls out of favor. A portfolio with fewer holdings may be subject to greater volatility than a portfolio with a greater number of holdings. US Government and fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and market risk. Securities that are not guaranteed by the US Government may have increased credit risk, including, but not limited to, the risk of non-payment of principal or interest. A Portfolio may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers that hold mortgage- and asset-backed securities and direct investments in securities backed by commercial and residential mortgage loans and other financial assets. Continuing shifts in the market’s perception of credit quality

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

on securities backed by commercial and residential mortgage loans and other financial assets may result in increased volatility of market price and periods of illiquidity that can negatively impact the valuation of certain issuers held by such Portfolio. The value and related income of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults.

 

  b. Foreign Securities — Investments in foreign securities are subject to certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, foreign taxation, differences in financial reporting practices, and rapid changes in political and economic conditions. Investments in foreign securities will be traded primarily in foreign currencies, and certain Portfolios may temporarily hold funds in foreign currencies. The books and records of the Portfolios are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into US dollars on the following basis:
  (i) market value of investment securities, other assets, and liabilities, at the daily rate of exchange as reported by a pricing service;
  (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses, at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The net asset values per share of Portfolios which invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies will be affected by changes in currency exchange rates. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may also affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on sales of securities, and net investment income and losses. The rate of exchange between the US dollar and other currencies is determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets.

The Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held in the portfolios. Similarly, the Portfolios do not isolate the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period. Such fluctuations are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments and foreign currency transactions.

 

  c. Equity-Linked Notes — The Portfolios may purchase notes created by a counterparty, typically an investment bank. The notes bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. At maturity, the notes must be exchanged for an amount based on the value of one or more equity securities (“Underlying Stocks”) of third party issuers. The exchange value may be limited to an amount less than the actual value of the Underlying Stocks at the maturity date. Any difference between the exchange amount and the original cost of the notes will be a gain or loss.

 

  d. Securities Purchased and Sold on a TBA Basis — The Portfolios may purchase or sell securities (typically mortgage-backed securities) on a to-be-announced (TBA) basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at fair value in accordance with the procedures for security valuation described above. The Portfolios segregate securities as collateral for their obligations to purchase TBA mortgage securities.

 

  e. Mortgage Dollar Rolls — The Portfolios may enter into mortgage dollar roll transactions using TBAs in which a Portfolio sells a mortgage-backed security to a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Each mortgage dollar roll is treated as a sale and purchase transaction, with any gain or loss recognized at the time of each sale. The Portfolio may be exposed to market or credit risk if the price of the security changes unfavorably or the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the agreement.

 

  f. Options — Each Portfolio, other than Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Portfolio, is authorized to write and purchase put and call options. When a Portfolio writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Portfolio is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Portfolio enters into a closing transaction), the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium paid or received). The Portfolio, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing investments.

 

  g. Repurchase Agreements — The Portfolios may enter into repurchase agreements. Generally, securities received as collateral subject to repurchase agreements are deposited with the Portfolio’s custodians 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. On a daily basis, the market value of securities held as collateral for repurchase agreements is monitored to ensure the existence of the proper level of collateral.

 

  h. Restricted Cash — Restricted cash represents deposits that are being held by banks as collateral for letters of credit issued in connection with the Fund’s insurance policies.

 

  i.

Forward Currency Contracts — Each Portfolio, other than Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Portfolio, may enter into forward currency contracts in order to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings, or other amounts receivable or payable in foreign currency. A forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Certain risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The contracts are valued daily at current or forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain or loss is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and forward currency transactions. The gain or loss, if any, arising from the difference between the settlement value of the forward contract and the closing of such contract, is included in net realized gain or loss on investments and foreign currency transactions. For federal

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

income tax purposes, certain open forward currency contracts are treated as sold during the fiscal year and any gains or losses are recognized immediately. As a result, the amount of income distributable to shareholders may vary from the amount recognized for financial reporting purposes.

 

  j. Multiple Class Allocations — All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses of a Portfolio are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative value of shares of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include 12b-1 fees and any other items that are specifically attributable to a particular class, are charged directly to such class. For the year ended December 31, 2007, 12b-1 fees were the only class-specific expenses.

 

  k. Security Transactions and Related Investment Income — Investment transactions are recorded on trade dates. Identified cost of investments sold is used for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. The Portfolios amortize discount and premium on debt securities. Dividends receivable and payable are recorded on ex-dividend dates, except that certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are recorded as soon as a Portfolio is informed of the dividend.

 

  l. Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and other distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates.

 

  m. Taxes — The Portfolios’ policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to Regulated Investment Companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable net income and net gain realized to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for Federal income or excise taxes are required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest, and for certain countries, taxes on the sale of foreign securities have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolios’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

On January 1, 2007, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 requires the Fund to recognize in its financial statements the impact of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) on an income tax return if such position will more likely than not be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund files income tax returns in the US Federal jurisdiction, as well as the New York State and New York City jurisdictions. Based upon its review of tax positions for the Fund’s open tax years of 2004-2007 in these jurisdictions, the Fund has determined that FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

4. Management Fee, Distribution Services, and Other Transactions — The Manager manages the affairs of the Fund and provides or arranges for the necessary personnel and facilities. The Manager’s fee, which is calculated daily and payable monthly, is equal to 0.40%, on an annual basis, of each of Capital, Cash Management, Common Stock and Investment Grade Portfolios’ average daily net assets; and equal to 0.75%, on an annual basis, of Communications and Information Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Manager’s fee for the Global Technology Portfolio is equal to 1.00% per annum of the first $2 billion of average daily net assets, 0.95% per annum of the next $2 billion of average daily net assets, and 0.90% per annum in excess of $4 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The Manager’s fee for the Large-Cap Value Portfolio is equal to 0.80% per annum of the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.70% per annum of the next $500 million of average daily net assets, and 0.60% per annum in excess of $1 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The Manager’s fee for the Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio is equal to 1.00% per annum of the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.90% per annum of the next $500 million of average daily net assets, and 0.80% per annum in excess of $1 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The Manager’s fee for the International Growth Portfolio is equal to 1.00% per annum on the first $50 million of average daily net assets, 0.95% per annum on the next $1 billion of average daily net assets, and 0.90% per annum in excess of $1.05 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, the management fees for Global Technology Portfolio, International Growth Portfolio, Large-Cap Value Portfolio, and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio were equal to 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.80%, and 1.00%, respectively, per annum of the average daily net assets of each of these Portfolios.

Wellington Management Company, LLP (the “Subadviser”), is the subadviser to the International Growth Portfolio and is responsible for furnishing investment advice, research and assistance. Under the subadvisory agreement, the Manager pays the Subadviser a subadvisory fee determined as follows: the Subadviser receives 0.45% on the first $50 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets and 0.40% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $50 million.

The Manager has undertaken to waive its management fees and/or reimburse certain Portfolios’ expenses to the extent that such Portfolios’ “other expenses” (i.e. those expenses other than management fees, 12b-1 fees, interest on borrowings and extraordinary expenses, including litigation expenses), exceed a certain rate per annum of the average daily net assets of the following Portfolios:

 

Portfolio    Rate      Portfolio    Rate  
Cash Management    0.30 %    International Growth    1.00 %
Global Technology    0.90      Investment Grade    0.45  

Such reimbursements may be terminated at any time, except in the case of International Growth Portfolio, the undertaking for which is contractual and will remain in effect through at least April 30, 2008.

The amounts of these reimbursements, where applicable, for the year ended December 31, 2007, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations, and such amounts receivable from the Manager at December 31, 2007 are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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. Seligman Advisors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Manager, acts as distributor of shares of the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Under an Administration, Shareholder Services and Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Fund with respect to Class 2 shares of each Portfolio, insurance companies or their affiliates can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25%, on an annual basis, of the average daily net assets of Class 2 shares attributable to the particular insurance company or qualified plan for providing, among other things, personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Such fees are paid quarterly by each Portfolio to Seligman Advisors pursuant to the Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2007, fees incurred under the Plan aggregated $13,018 or 0.25% per annum; $42,312 or 0.25% per annum; $3,649 or 0.15% per annum; and $82,767 or 0.19% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class 2 shares of Capital Portfolio, Communications and Information Portfolio, Global Technology Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, respectively.

Certain officers and directors of the Fund are officers or directors of the Manager and the Distributor.

The Fund has a compensation arrangement under which directors who receive fees may elect to defer receiving such fees. Directors may elect to have their deferred fees accrue interest or earn a return based on the performance of certain other funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. Deferred fees and related accrued earnings are not deductible by the Fund for federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid. The cost of such fees and the earnings/loss accrued thereon is included in directors’ fees and expenses, and the accumulated balances thereof at December 31, 2007, are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities as follows:

 

Portfolio    Amount    Portfolio    Amount    Portfolio    Amount
Capital    $ 785    Communications and Information    $ 914    Investment Grade    $ 760
Cash Management      786    Global Technology      778    Large-Cap Value      767
Common Stock      774    International Growth      767    Smaller-Cap Value      1,365

 

5. Purchases and Sales of Securities — Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding US Government obligations and short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

Portfolio    Purchases    Sales    Portfolio    Purchases    Sales
Capital    $ 21,578,226    $ 23,567,990    International Growth    $ 9,945,033    $ 10,704,370
Common Stock      7,329,601      9,350,064    Investment Grade      2,022,097      3,110,719
Communications and Information      108,441,480      115,744,995    Large-Cap Value      461,558      1,570,675
Global Technology      16,238,051      18,169,148    Smaller-Cap Value      58,480,876      111,328,373

For the year ended December 31, 2007, purchases and sales of US Government obligations were $3,343,169 and $2,444,408, respectively, for the Investment Grade Portfolio.

 

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 any Portfolio. 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 investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes.

The tax basis cost of certain Portfolios was greater than the cost for financial reporting purposes primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies. At December 31, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes for each Portfolio was as follows:

 

Portfolio    Tax Basis Cost      Portfolio    Tax Basis Cost
Capital    $ 10,581,477      International Growth    $ 3,783,482
Common Stock      6,049,067      Investment Grade      1,911,526
Communications and Information      56,266,316      Large-Cap Value      2,664,038
Global Technology      7,619,713      Smaller-Cap Value      157,942,344

The tax basis components of accumulated earnings (losses) at December 31, 2007 are presented below. Undistributed ordinary income primarily consists of net investment income and net realized short-term gain.

 

        Capital      Cash
Management
     Common
Stock
     Communications
and Information
     Global
Technology
 
Gross unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities*      $ 1,088,092             $ 388,746      $ 3,921,843      $ 605,678  
Gross unrealized depreciation of portfolio securities*        (804,937 )             (786,197 )      (2,467,973 )      (294,329 )
Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities*        283,155               (397,451 )      1,453,870 *      311,349 *
Undistributed ordinary income             $ 1,872        185,877                
Capital loss carryforward        (6,090,930 )             (886,572 )      (13,407,725 )      (9,270,946 )
Total accumulated earnings (losses)      $ (5,807,775 )    $ 1,872      $ (1,098,146 )    $ (11,953,855 )    $ (8,959,597 )
 
  * Includes the effects of options written and foreign currency translations, if any.

 

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        International
Growth
     Investment
Grade
     Large-Cap
Value
     Smaller-Cap
Value
 
Gross unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities*      $ 671,733      $ 36,476      $ 1,254,994      $ 54,779,694  
Gross unrealized depreciation of portfolio securities*        (70,111 )      (17,953 )      (51,128 )      (22,931,104 )
Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities*        601,622        18,523        1,203,866        31,848,590  
Undistributed ordinary income               89,910        22,587        6,230,092  
Undistributed net realized gain/(capital loss carryforward)        (481,074 )      (141,759 )      (56,757 )      37,561,737  
Total accumulated earnings (losses)      $ 120,548      $ (33,326 )    $ 1,169,696      $ 75,640,419  
 
  * Includes the effects of options written and foreign currency translations, if any.

At December 31, 2007, the Portfolios listed below had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes which are available for offset against future taxable net capital gains. The amounts were 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 of these Portfolios until future net capital gains have been realized in excess of the available capital loss carryforwards. There is no assurance that any Portfolio will be able to utilize all of its capital loss carryforwards before they expire. These loss carryforwards expire in amounts and fiscal years as follows:

 

Fiscal
Year
     Capital      Common
Stock
     Communications
and Information
     Global
Technology
     International
Growth
     Investment
Grade
     Large-Cap
Value
2009                           $ 4,220,678                     
2010      $ 6,090,930      $ 520,011      $ 7,829,523        4,941,506      $ 481,074              
2011               366,561        5,578,202        108,762                    $ 56,757
2012                                         $ 1,136       
2013                                           65,533       
2014                                           75,090       
Total      $ 6,090,930      $ 886,572      $ 13,407,725      $ 9,270,946      $ 481,074      $ 141,759      $ 56,757

During the year 2007, the Portfolios below utilized prior years’ capital loss carryforwards to offset current year’s net realized gains as follows:

 

Portfolio    Loss Carryforward Utilized      Portfolio    Loss Carryforward Utilized
Capital    $  2,268,840     

International Growth

   $1,050,077
Common Stock    743,577     

Investment-Grade

   8,450
Communications and Information    10,929,731     

Large-Cap Value

   427,789

Global Technology

   1,618,770            

 

7. Outstanding Forward Exchange Currency Contracts — At December 31, 2007, the International Growth Portfolio had outstanding forward exchange currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies as follows:

 

Contract      Foreign
Currency
     In Exchange
for US$
     Settlement
Date
     Value
US$
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bought:                                       
British pounds      3,931      7,845      1/2/08      7,824      $ (21 )
Sold:                                       
British pounds      2,750      4,023      1/2/08      4,021        2  
South African Rand      37,718      5,356      1/2/08      5,519        (162 )
Total                                  $ (181 )

 

8. Capital Stock Transactions — At December 31, 2007, there were 100,000,000 shares of Capital Stock authorized for each of Capital, Cash Management, Common Stock, Global Technology, International Growth, Investment Grade and Large-Cap Value Portfolios; 150,000,000 for each of Communications and Information and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolios, all at a par value of $0.001 per share. Transactions in shares of Capital Stock were as follows:

 

     Capital Portfolio     Cash
Management
Portfolio
    Common
Stock
Portfolio
 
     Class 1     Class 2      
     Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     

2007

    2006    

2007

    2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Sale of shares    22,553     30,469     50,375     40,350     2,353,353     2,174,065     31,074     37,964  
Investment of distributions                    465,552     549,537     6,448     7,240  
Total    22,553     30,469     50,375     40,350     2,818,905     2,723,602     37,522     45,204  
Shares redeemed    (112,707 )   (221,425 )   (70,482 )   (71,032 )   (4,917,930 )   (5,874,515 )   (182,961 )   (188,290 )
Decrease in shares    (90,154 )   (190,956 )   (20,107 )   (30,682 )   (2,099,025 )   (3,150,913 )   (145,439 )   (143,086 )

 

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     Communications and Information Portfolio     Global Technology Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2  
     Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Sale of shares    51,627     87,004     421,842     316,094     19,487     30,367     71,211     148,401  
Shares redeemed    (542,021 )   (1,017,425 )   (401,068 )   (226,860 )   (118,149 )   (115,731 )   (54,176 )   (146,938 )
Increase (decrease) in shares    (490,394 )   (930,421 )   20,774     89,234     (98,662 )   (85,364 )   17,035     1,463  

 

     International
Growth
Portfolio
    Investment
Grade
Portfolio
    Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2007      2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Sale of shares    41,523      106,792     19,151     43,853     29,861     38,805  
Investment of distributions             12,002     15,146     1,881     2,750  
Total    41,523      106,792     31,153     58,999     31,742     41,555  
Shares redeemed    (87,195 )    (127,425 )   (54,570 )   (122,139 )   (111,329 )   (136,801 )
Decrease in shares    (45,672 )    (20,633 )   (23,417 )   (63,140 )   (79,587 )   (95,246 )

 

    Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio  
    Class 1     Class 2  
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
Sale of shares   1,759,315     1,096,869     376,091     411,353  
Investment of distributions   925,688     867,150     262,704     187,396  
Total   2,685,003     1,964,019     638,795     598,749  
Shares redeemed   (4,247,824 )   (3,773,499 )   (458,345 )   (524,120 )
Increase (decrease) in shares   (1,562,821 )   (1,809,480 )   180,450     74,629  

 

9. Committed Line of Credit — All of the Portfolios, except the Cash Management Portfolio, are participants in a joint $375 million committed line of credit that is shared by substantially all open-end funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The directors have currently limited each Portfolio’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%. Each participating Portfolio 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 2008, but is renewable annually with the consent of the participating banks. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund did not borrow from the credit facility.

 

10.   Options Written — Transactions in options written during the year ended December 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

Common Stock Portfolio      Shares Subject
to Call/Put
       Premium  
Options outstanding, December 31, 2006      400        $ 3,552  
Options written      14,300          24,810  
Options expired      (4,300 )        (6,521 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions      (100 )        (283 )
Options exercised      (10,300 )        (21,558 )
Options outstanding, December 31, 2007                
Communications and Information Portfolio                    
Options outstanding, December 31, 2006                
Options written      18,800        $ 132,527  
Options expired      (7,700 )        (13,926 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions      (6,300 )        (68,802 )
Options outstanding, December 31, 2007      4,800        $ 49,799  

 

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Global Technology Portfolio      Shares Subject
to Call/Put
       Premium  
Options outstanding, December 31, 2006                
Options written      2,400        $ 17,624  
Options expired      (800 )        (562 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions      (900 )        (9,829 )
Options outstanding, December 31, 2007      700        $ 7,233  

 

11.   Other Matters — In late 2003, the Manager conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. The Manager’s review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by the Manager (the “Seligman Funds”); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by the Manager before September 2003. The Manager identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, the Manager, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. The Manager also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York (“NYAG”).

In September 2005, the New York staff of the SEC indicated that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against the Manager and the Distributor relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. The Manager responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that the Manager had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds.

In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against the Manager, the Distributor, Seligman Data Corp. (shareholder service agent and affiliate of certain registered companies managed by the Manager) and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the “Seligman Parties”), alleging, in substance, that, in addition to the four arrangements noted above, the Seligman Parties permitted other persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies managed by the Manager is and has been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by the Manager to the Seligman Funds were excessive. The NYAG is seeking damages of at least $80 million and restitution, disgorgement, penalties and costs and injunctive relief. The Seligman Parties answered the complaint in December 2006 and believe that the claims are without merit.

Any resolution of these matters may include the relief noted above or other sanctions or changes in procedures. Any damages would be paid by the Manager and not by the Seligman Funds. If the NYAG obtains injunctive relief, the Manager and its affiliates could, in the absence of the SEC in its discretion granting exemptive relief, be enjoined from providing advisory and underwriting services to the Seligman Funds and other registered investment companies.

The Manager does not believe that the foregoing legal action or other possible actions will have a material adverse impact on the Manager or its clients, including the Seligman Funds and other investment companies managed by it; however, there can be no assurance of this or that these matters and any related publicity will not affect demand for shares of the Seligman Funds and such other investment companies or have other adverse consequences.

 

12.   Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement — In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS No. 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 but believes the impact will be limited to expanded disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The tables below are intended to help you understand the financial performance of each class of each Portfolio for the years presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share 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 Portfolio, assuming you reinvested all your dividends and capital gain distributions. Total returns do not reflect any administrative fees or asset-based sales charges that are associated with variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

Capital Portfolio

 

CLASS 1      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 14.62      $ 13.78      $ 12.25      $ 11.28      $ 8.29
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.14)        (0.05)        (0.06)        (0.05)        (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments      2.55        0.89        1.59        1.02        3.02
Total from Investment Operations      2.41        0.84        1.53        0.97        2.99
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 17.03      $ 14.62      $ 13.78      $ 12.25      $ 11.28
Total Return      16.48%        6.10%        12.49%        8.60%        36.07%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $5,394        $5,947        $8,235        $9,821        $12,486
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.18%        1.05%        1.03%        0.92%        0.82%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.83)%        (0.33)%        (0.50)%        (0.46)%        (0.33)%
Portfolio turnover rate      196.31%        202.54%        173.99%        213.08%        140.59%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                          0.96%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets                                          (0.47)%

 

CLASS 2      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 14.40      $ 13.61      $ 12.13      $ 11.20      $ 8.25
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.18)        (0.08)        (0.09)        (0.08)        (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments      2.52        0.87        1.57        1.01        3.00
Total from Investment Operations      2.34        0.79        1.48        0.93        2.95
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 16.74      $ 14.40      $ 13.61      $ 12.13      $ 11.20
Total Return      16.25%        5.80%        12.20%        8.30%        35.76%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $5,454        $4,981        $5,125        $5,385        $4,353
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.43%        1.30%        1.28%        1.17%        1.07%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (1.08)%        (0.58)%        (0.75)%        (0.71)%        (0.58)%
Portfolio turnover rate      196.31%        202.54%        173.99%        213.08%        140.59%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                          1.21%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets                                          (0.72)%

 

 

ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses for the year presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Cash Management Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000
Income from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.043        0.041        0.024        0.006        0.004
Total from Investment Operations      0.043        0.041        0.024        0.006        0.004
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.043)        (0.041)        (0.024)        (0.006)        (0.004)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000
Total Return      4.38%        4.24%        2.41%        0.62%        0.38%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $9,906        $12,004        $15,154        $1,828        $4,034
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.70%        0.70%        0.70%        0.70%        0.70%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      4.30%        4.13%        2.71%        0.56%        0.39%
Without management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.83%        0.71%        0.73%        1.14%        0.83%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      4.17%        4.12%        2.68%        0.12%        0.26%

Common Stock Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 12.56      $ 10.87      $ 10.84      $ 9.72      $ 7.80
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.34        0.14        0.10        0.13        0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.54)        1.70        0.12        1.10        1.97
Total from Investment Operations      (0.20)        1.84        0.22        1.23        2.05
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.17)        (0.15)        (0.19)        (0.11)        (0.13)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 12.19      $ 12.56      $ 10.87      $ 10.84      $   9.72
Total Return      (1.60)%        16.92%        2.03%        12.65%        26.30%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $5,699        $7,696        $8,219        $10,792        $12,297
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.12%        0.90%        0.86%        0.69%        0.73%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      2.64%        1.14%        0.95%        1.30%        0.92%
Portfolio turnover rate      117.36%        95.96%        70.36%        42.68%        127.26%

 

 

ø

The Manager, at its discretion, waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the years presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Communications and Information Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 17.04      $ 13.93      $ 12.92      $ 11.62      $ 8.05
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.11)        (0.08)        (0.10)        (0.02)        (0.07)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign
currency transactions
     2.73        3.19        1.11        1.32        3.64
Total from Investment Operations      2.62        3.11        1.01        1.30        3.57
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 19.66      $ 17.04      $ 13.93      $ 12.92      $ 11.62
Total Return      15.37%        22.33%        7.82%        11.19%        44.35%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $38,407        $41,642        $47,010        $58,646        $62,903
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.10%        1.05%        1.10%        1.00%        1.01%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.59)%        (0.54)%        (0.77)%        (0.15)%        (0.78)%
Portfolio turnover rate      199.12%        181.03%        133.04%        127.69%        105.53%
CLASS 2                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 16.74      $ 13.72      $ 12.76      $ 11.51      $ 7.99
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.15)        (0.12)        (0.13)        (0.05)        (0.10)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign
currency transactions
     2.68        3.14        1.09        1.30        3.62
Total from Investment Operations      2.53        3.02        0.96        1.25        3.52
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 19.27      $ 16.74      $ 13.72      $ 12.76      $ 11.51
Total Return      15.11%        22.01%        7.52%        10.86%        44.06%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $18,595        $15,808        $11,733        $12,243        $11,280
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.35%        1.30%        1.35%        1.25%        1.26%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.84)%        (0.79)%        (1.02)%        (0.40)%        (1.03)%
Portfolio turnover rate      199.12%        181.03%        133.04%        127.69%        105.53%

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Global Technology Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 15.99      $ 13.56      $ 12.54      $ 12.06      $ 8.86
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.25)        (0.20)        (0.19)        (0.13)        (0.11)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign
currency transactions*
     2.72        2.63        1.21        0.61        3.31
Total from Investment Operations      2.47        2.43        1.02        0.48        3.20
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 18.46      $ 15.99      $ 13.56      $ 12.54      $ 12.06
Total Return      15.45%        17.92%        8.13%        3.98%        36.12%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $5,644        $6,466        $6,641        $8,446        $10,047
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.90%        1.90%        1.90%        1.90%        1.61%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (1.44)%        (1.37)%        (1.53)%        (1.10)%        (1.14)%
Portfolio turnover rate      197.73%        204.73%        155.29%        146.96%        188.00%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      3.04%        2.57%        2.49%        2.39%        2.39%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (2.58)%        (2.04)%        (2.12)%        (1.59)%        (1.92)%
CLASS 2                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 15.83      $ 13.45      $ 12.46      $ 12.00      $ 8.82
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.28)        (0.22)        (0.21)        (0.15)        (0.13)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign
currency transactions*
     2.70        2.60        1.20        0.61        3.31
Total from Investment Operations      2.42        2.38        0.99        0.46        3.18
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 18.25      $ 15.83      $ 13.45      $ 12.46      $ 12.00
Total Return      15.29%        17.69%        7.95%        3.83%        36.05%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $2,899        $2,245        $1,888        $2,210        $2,470
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.05%        2.05%        2.05%        2.05%        1.76%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (1.59)%        (1.52)%        (1.68)%        (1.25)%        (1.29)%
Portfolio turnover rate      197.73%        204.73%        155.29%        146.96%        188.00%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      3.19%        2.72%        2.64%        2.54%        2.54%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (2.73)%        (2.19)%        (2.27)%        (1.74)%        (2.07)%

 

 

* Per share amounts for the years ended December 31, 2003-2006 were reclassified to conform to current year’s presentation.

ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed certain expenses for the years presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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International Growth Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 14.38      $ 11.66      $ 11.10      $ 8.97      $ 6.72
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income (loss)      (0.02)        (0.07)        (0.03)        (0.04)        0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions*      3.28        2.79        0.59        2.21        2.20
Total from Investment Operations      3.26        2.72        0.56        2.17        2.25
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income                           (0.04)       
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 17.64      $ 14.38      $ 11.66      $ 11.10      $ 8.97
Total Return      22.67%        23.33%        5.04%        24.19%        33.48%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $4,553        $4,367        $3,783        $3,749        $3,490
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.00%        2.00%        2.00%        2.00%        1.64%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.15)%        (0.54)%        (0.24)%        (0.40)%        0.67%
Portfolio turnover rate      234.50%        166.33%        189.00%        213.83%        285.08%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      4.02%        3.94%        5.05%        4.08%        3.45%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (2.17)%        (2.48)%        (3.29)%        (2.48)%        (1.14)%

Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006       2005       2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 8.57      $ 8.80      $ 9.27      $ 10.85      $ 10.80
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.39        0.41        0.34        0.34        0.34
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.08        (0.09)        (0.26)        (0.07)        0.17
Total from Investment Operations      0.47        0.32        0.08        0.27        0.51
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.47)        (0.55)        (0.55)        (0.91)        (0.46)
Distributions from net realized capital gain                           (0.94)       
Total Distributions      (0.47)        (0.55)        (0.55)        (1.85)        (0.46)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 8.57      $ 8.57      $ 8.80      $ 9.27      $ 10.85
Total Return      5.59%        3.61%        0.95%        2.41%        4.72%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $1,943        $2,144        $2,758        $3,561        $6,025
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.85%        0.85%        0.85%        0.85%        0.85%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      4.49%        4.59%        3.67%        3.13%        3.08%
Portfolio turnover rate      280.64%        768.29%        596.99%        184.46%        445.98%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.48%        2.38%        1.70%        1.11%        0.91%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      2.86%        3.06%        2.82%        2.87%        3.02%

 

 

* Per share amounts for the years ended December 31, 2003-2006 were reclassified to conform to current year’s presentation.

ø

The Manager reimbursed certain expenses for the years presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Large-Cap Value Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.15      $ 11.67      $ 10.65      $ 9.27      $ 7.02
Income from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.07        0.08        0.07        0.09        0.11
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments      1.17        1.50        1.06        1.41        2.27
Total from Investment Operations      1.24        1.58        1.13        1.50        2.38
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.10)        (0.10)        (0.11)        (0.12)        (0.13)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 14.29      $ 13.15      $ 11.67      $ 10.65      $ 9.27
Total Return      9.43%        13.57%        10.63%        16.25%        33.91%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $3,857        $4,596        $5,190        $5,342        $5,456
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.42%        1.32%        1.34%        1.26%        1.18%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      0.51%        0.67%        0.65%        0.89%        1.34%
Portfolio turnover rate      10.83%        14.17%        27.35%        15.09%        16.60%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                          1.29%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets                                          1.23%

 

 

ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses for the year presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 18.51      $ 16.67      $ 19.40      $ 16.20      $ 10.87
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income (loss)      (0.11)        (0.12)        (0.07)        0.08        (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
     0.90        3.66        (0.71)        3.15        5.48
Total from Investment Operations      0.79        3.54        (0.78)        3.23        5.43
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income                    (0.11)              
Distributions from net realized capital gain      (2.09)        (1.70)        (1.84)        (0.03)        (0.10)
Total Distributions      (2.09)        (1.70)        (1.95)        (0.03)        (0.10)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 17.21      $ 18.51      $ 16.67      $ 19.40      $ 16.20
Total Return      4.14%        21.25%        (3.98)%        19.95%        49.94%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $147,775        $187,833        $199,357        $268,410        $214,525
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.14%        1.13%        1.14%        1.14%        1.16%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.58)%        (0.66)%        (0.37)%        0.47%        (0.42)%
Portfolio turnover rate      26.86%        31.98%        23.01%        45.24%        18.31%

 

CLASS 2                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2007      2006      2005      2004      2003
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 18.37      $ 16.59      $ 19.26      $ 16.13      $ 10.85
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income (loss)      (0.15)        (0.15)        (0.10)        0.05        (0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
     0.90        3.63        (0.70)        3.11        5.46
Total from Investment Operations      0.75        3.48        (0.80)        3.16        5.38
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income                    (0.03)              
Distributions from net realized capital gain      (2.09)        (1.70)        (1.84)        (0.03)        (0.10)
Total Distributions      (2.09)        (1.70)        (1.87)        (0.03)        (0.10)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 17.03      $ 18.37      $ 16.59      $ 19.26      $ 16.13
Total Return      3.96%        20.99%        (4.13)%        19.60%        49.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $40,894        $40,796        $35,604        $34,582        $19,978
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.33%        1.32%        1.33%        1.33%        1.35%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.77)%        (0.85)%        (0.56)%        0.28%        (0.61)%
Portfolio turnover rate      26.86%        31.98%        23.01%        45.24%        18.31%

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders,

Seligman Capital Portfolio,

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio,

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, and

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio of

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Seligman Capital Portfolio, Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, and Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, (collectively, the “Portfolios”), four of the Portfolios constituting Seligman Portfolios, Inc., as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The statements of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period ended December 31, 2006 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated February 23, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.

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 Portfolios are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their 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 Portfolios’ 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 December 31, 2007, 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 each of the Portfolios referred to above of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2008

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders,

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio,

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio,

Seligman International Growth Portfolio,

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, and

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio of

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments of Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, Seligman International Growth Portfolio, Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, and Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio, (collectively, the “Portfolios”), five of the Portfolios constituting Seligman Portfolios, Inc., as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolios’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The statements of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period ended December 31, 2006 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated February 23, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.

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 Portfolios are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their 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 Portfolios’ 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 December 31, 2007, 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 each of the Portfolios referred to above of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

February 27, 2008

 

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Matters Relating to the Directors’ Consideration of the Continuance of the Management Agreement

 

In this section, the term “Portfolios” refers to the Seligman Capital Portfolio, the Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, the Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, the Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, the Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, the Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio and the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio.

At a meeting held on November 15, 2007, the directors of the Portfolios unanimously approved the continuances of the Management Agreements between the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, and the Manager and, in the case of the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, which is sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Subadviser” or “Wellington”), the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement between the Manager and Subadviser.

Prior to the approval of the Management Agreements between the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, and the Manager and, in the case of the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the Subadvisory Agreement between the Manager and the Subadviser, the directors requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager and Subadviser. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Management Agreements with the Manager and the proposed continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement with the Manager and the Subadviser, and with experienced counsel who advised on the legal standards for their consideration. The independent directors also discussed the proposed continuance in a private session with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser to the Portfolios gained from their experience as directors or trustees of each fund in the Seligman Group of Funds, their overall confidence in the Manager’s and Subadviser’s integrity and competence gained from that experience, the Manager’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Manager’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Seligman Group of Funds. The directors noted that the Board has six regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information presented by the Manager and receive presentations from the Manager on the investment results of those funds in the Seligman Group of Funds of which a corresponding Portfolio is a “clone” (each such fund, a “Corresponding Fund”). The Manager also furnishes such materials and presentations with respect to the Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, which does not have a Corresponding Fund. A Portfolio’s investment portfolio closely tracks that of its Corresponding Fund.

The directors also considered all other factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and directors attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Manager, and in the case of the International Growth Portfolio, the Subadviser, to manage the Portfolios, and the overall arrangements between the Portfolios, the Manager and the Subadviser as provided in the Management and Subadvisory Agreements, including the management and subadvisory fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determination included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser. The directors considered the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Manager and the Subadviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Portfolios. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Portfolio’s management team and other senior personnel of the Manager. The directors also considered the Manager’s and Subadviser’s selection of brokers and dealers for portfolio transactions and noted that they receive regular reports from the Manager concerning such selection. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Portfolio’s other service providers (including the Subadviser), also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolios under the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement.

On an ongoing basis, the Manager reports to the directors on the status of various matters described in the Portfolios’ prospectuses relating to market timing activity, allegations of excessive fees and related matters for certain funds in the Seligman Group of Funds. In connection with the continuance review, the Manager provided an update on those matters. After discussion with the Manager, the Manager’s counsel, the directors’ special counsel and other counsel independent of the Manager, and consideration of the potential consequences of the various matters, the independent directors concluded that they retained confidence in the integrity of the Manager and its ability to provide management services to the Portfolios.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed information on profitability of the Manager’s and Subadviser’s investment advisory and investment company activities and the Manager’s financial condition based on historical information and estimates for the current year, as well as historical and estimated profitability data for the Portfolios. The directors reviewed with the Chief Financial Officer of the Manager, the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Manager in preparing the profitability data. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. In reviewing profitability information, the directors considered the effect of fall-out benefits on the Manager’s and Subadviser’s expenses, as well as the “revenue sharing”

 

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arrangements the Manager has entered into with certain entities that distribute the shares of the Seligman Group of Funds. In the case of the Subadviser, the directors reviewed a statement of partnership income itemizing revenues from the International Growth Portfolio. The directors focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Portfolios before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s level of profitability from its relationships with the Portfolios, and the Subadviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with International Growth Portfolio, were not excessive.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered that the Manager benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby it receives brokerage and research services from brokers that execute the Seligman Group of Funds’ purchases and sales of securities on an agency basis. They reviewed information about the Manager’s practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage for brokerage and research services. The directors recognized that the Subadviser also had benefited from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the International Growth Portfolio. The directors further recognized that the Manager’s and Subadviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors noted that the Manager and Subadviser may derive reputational and other benefits from their association with the Fund.

Investment Results

The Manager reminded the directors that each Portfolio, other than Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, is a “clone” of its Corresponding Fund and as a result the investment performance of a Portfolio and its Corresponding Fund closely track each other. Consistent with prior practice, the directors evaluated the investment performance of each Portfolio with a Corresponding Fund when they evaluated the investment performance of its Corresponding Fund, and their evaluation and conclusions in respect of such Portfolio’s relative investment performance over time is reflected in the discussion of its Corresponding Fund. The directors reviewed performance information for the Corresponding Fund covering a wide range of periods, including the first nine months of the calendar year, the preceding seven calendar years and annualized rolling periods ranging from one to ten years ending September 30, 2007, as applicable.

Seligman Capital Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Capital Fund (the “Capital Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Capital Portfolio, compared to the Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Average, the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average and the Russell Midcap Growth Index, as well as performance of the Capital Fund relative to the other funds in the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Capital Fund’s performance ranked above the median within its Lipper category for each of the periods presented and the Fund’s results were above the Lipper benchmarks for the five- and three- year periods, although lower than the Russell Index and competitor average benchmarks in those periods. They further noted the recent improvement in the Capital Fund’s relative performance and that the Capital Fund’s results were significantly above all its benchmarks for the first nine months of 2007. The Manager noted that a new portfolio manager had been hired in the fall of 2006. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Capital Portfolio’s investment results were satisfactory.

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio — The directors considered the twelve-month trailing average yield of Seligman Cash Management Fund (the “Cash Management Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, as compared to an average of money market funds prepared by a third party provider of money market mutual fund information for the period from 1998 through September 30, 2007. The comparative information showed that the Cash Management Fund’s returns had consistently been below its index by varying, but relatively small, amounts. The Manager explained that the Cash Management Fund is managed conservatively, and that its average portfolio quality is higher than that of many other money market funds. He added that, while the Manager’s emphasis on quality tended to reduce the Cash Management Fund’s investment returns, the Cash Management Fund and the Cash Management Portfolio had not been adversely affected by the recent credit market issues relating to subprime loans. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Cash Management Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Common Stock Fund (the “Common Stock Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, compared to the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500”), as well as performance of the Common Stock Fund relative to the other funds in the Lipper Large-Cap Core Fund Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Common Stock Fund’s results were below its benchmarks for the five-year period, although its relative performance had improved in recent periods and the Common Stock Fund’s results were above each of its benchmarks in 2006. For the first nine months of 2007, the Common Stock Fund’s results trailed that of its benchmarks by relatively small amounts. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Common Stock Portfolio’s investment results were satisfactory.

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Communications and Information Fund (the “C&I Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, compared to the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average, the S&P GSTI Composite Index and the S&P 500, as well as performance of the C&I Fund relative to the other funds in the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the C&I Fund’s performance ranked above the Lipper median for all periods presented, and that the C&I Fund’s results were above its benchmarks for the five- and three-year periods and generally for the more recent periods presented, although for the first nine months of 2007, the C&I Fund’s results were below its benchmarks other than the S&P 500. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Communications and Information Portfolio’s investment results were highly satisfactory.

 

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Seligman Global Technology Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Global Technology Fund (the “Global Technology Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, compared to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Information Technology Index (the “MSCI WIT Index”), the MSCI World Index, the Lipper Science & Technology Fund Average and the Lipper Global Funds Average, as well as performance of the Global Technology Fund relative to the other funds in the Lipper Science & Technology Fund Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Global Technology Fund’s performance ranked above the median within its Lipper category for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, and that its results were also above the MSCI WIT Index, MSCI World Index and Lipper Global Funds Average for the five-year period and above each of its benchmarks for the three-year period. The directors also noted that the Global Technology Fund’s results were above the MSCI WIT Index, Lipper Global Funds Average and the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average benchmarks for 2004 through 2006. For the first nine months of 2007, the Global Technology Fund’s results were below its benchmarks, other than the MSCI World Index and Lipper Global Funds Average. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Global Technology Portfolio’s investment results were satisfactory.

Seligman International Growth Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman International Growth Fund (the “International Growth Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, compared to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (the “MSCI EAFE Index”), the MSCI EAFE Growth Index, the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average and the Lipper International Funds Average, as well as performance of the International Growth Fund relative to the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The Manager reminded the directors that the Subadviser had assumed portfolio management responsibilities for the International Growth Fund and International Growth Portfolio in September 2003. The directors noted the International Growth Fund had substantial and positive returns for the periods since 2003 and that the International Growth Fund’s results exceeded each of its benchmarks in 2004 and the first nine months of 2007, although its results were below the benchmarks in the other periods presented. Taking into account these additional factors, the directors concluded that they continued to have confidence in the Subadviser’s ability to manage the International Growth Portfolio’s portfolio.

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of the Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio compared to the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average and to the Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index, as well as performance relative to the other funds in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that although the Portfolio’s results were above certain benchmarks in some of the periods shown, the Portfolio’s results were generally below its benchmarks. The Manager noted that the leadership of the team managing the Portfolio had changed in 2006. Taking into account these factors, the directors concluded that they retained confidence in the Manager’s capabilities to manage the Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio.

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of the Seligman Large-Cap Value Fund (the “Large-Cap Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio, compared to the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average, the Russell 1000 Value Index, the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average, as well as performance of the Large-Cap Fund relative to the other funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Large-Cap Fund ranked above the median within its Lipper category for the one-, three- and five-year periods and that the Large-Cap Fund’s results were above its benchmarks for the five- and three- year periods as well. The directors also noted that the Large-Cap Fund had varyingly performed above or below its benchmarks in the other periods shown, and that for or the first nine months of 2007, the Large-Cap Fund’s results were above each of its benchmarks. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Large-Cap Value Portfolio’s investment results were satisfactory.

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio — The directors reviewed information showing performance of the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Fund (the “Smaller-Cap Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, compared to the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average, Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Average and the Russell 2000 Value Index, as well as performance of the Smaller-Cap Fund relative to the other funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Smaller-Cap Fund’s performance ranked above the median within its Lipper category for each of the periods presented and that the Smaller-Cap Fund’s results were above its benchmarks for the three- and five-year periods and for the first nine months of 2007, although they were varyingly above and below the benchmarks for the other periods presented. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio’s investment results were satisfactory.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the management fee rate paid by each Portfolio to the Manager and the subadvisory fee rate paid by the Manager to the Subadviser for its services to International Growth Portfolio. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds.

The Manager also reminded the directors that the management fee rate paid by each Portfolio with a Corresponding Fund is the same as the fee rate paid by its Corresponding Fund, except for certain Portfolios which had a lower fee rate than their Corresponding Funds primarily for historical reasons and except for the International Growth Portfolio, which had a slightly higher fee rate than its Corresponding Fund. The directors noted that the management fee rates for the two Value Portfolios include breakpoints (which had not been reached), whereas the fee rates for the Corresponding Funds do not.

 

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The Manager also manages accounts for institutional clients with investment objectives similar to those of certain Portfolios. The fee rates payable by the Manager’s institutional clients are lower, and in some cases much lower, than the rates paid by the Portfolios. The Manager reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides the Portfolios relative to institutional clients. He also noted that since the open-end funds, such as the Portfolios, are constantly issuing and redeeming shares, they are more difficult to manage than institutional accounts, where the assets are relatively stable. The directors acknowledged these considerations and gave appropriate weight to these fee comparisons.

The directors also considered the fees the Manager and the Subadviser charge other clients with investment objectives similar to those of certain of the Portfolios. Certain of the Manager’s clients are unregistered investment companies whose shares are sold primarily outside the United States. In each such case, the fee rates charged to these companies are equal to or higher than those charged to the comparable Portfolios.

The directors also compared the management fee rate payable by each Portfolio to the rate paid by other funds in its peer group, which consisted of the appropriate Lipper category for funds that are purchased by insurance company separate accounts, or a subset thereof of funds with net assets more nearly comparable to those of the Portfolio. In the case of Capital Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Common Stock Portfolio, Communications and Information Portfolio and Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, the directors noted that the management fee paid to the Manager was below the average and median management fee for the peer group. The directors noted that the Large-Cap Value Portfolio’s management fee was higher than the median, but lower than the average, for the peer group. The directors also noted that in the case of International Growth Portfolio, Global Technology Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, the management fees were somewhat higher than their respective peer group median and average, although within the range of fees paid by other funds in the respective peer group.

With respect to the total expense ratios, the directors noted that the total expense ratio of each of Common Stock Portfolio and Communications and Information Portfolio was lower than the median and average expense ratios of the funds in the corresponding Lipper peer group. The directors also noted that Capital Portfolio, Cash Management Portfolio, Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio had expense ratios that were somewhat higher than the Lipper peer group, while Global Technology Portfolio, International Growth Portfolio and Large-Cap Value Portfolio had expense ratios that were materially higher than the Lipper peer group. The directors noted the Manager’s concerns regarding the expense comparisons of the International Growth Portfolio and its Lipper peer group due to the nature of the funds comprising the peer group.

The directors discussed the total expense ratios with the Manager, who explained that the relatively high expense ratios of certain Portfolios are attributable in large part to their relatively small sizes, and would be expected to decline if assets increase. The Manager also explained that the Global Technology Portfolio and International Growth Portfolio incur relatively high custody fees as a percentage of their net assets because of their relatively small sizes. The directors noted that the Manager had voluntarily agreed to reimburse the expenses of certain portfolios. The directors were satisfied that each Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable in the Portfolio’s particular circumstances.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain of the Portfolios contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels and that the management fee schedules for other Portfolios do not contain breakpoints. The directors further noted that none of the Portfolios was likely to have net assets above the initial breakpoint level in the fee schedule for the Portfolios with breakpoints in the foreseeable future. The directors recognized that there is no direct relationship between the economies of scale realized by funds and those realized by their investment adviser as assets increase. The directors do not believe that there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to fund specific services provided by the Manager or Subadviser. They also observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Portfolios, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply, and that the advisory agreements for many competitor funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that each Portfolio’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable under that Portfolio’s circumstances.

 

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Directors and Officers

Information pertaining to the Directors and Officers of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. is set forth below.

 

Independent Directors

 

Name, (Age), Position(s)
held with Fundø
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Directorships and Other Information

Maureen Fonseca (52) 3

Ÿ Director: July 2007 to Date

Ÿ Oversees 59 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Head of School, The Masters School (educational training); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds (with the exception of Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc. and Seligman New Technologies Fund II, Inc.); Trustee, New York State Association of Independent Schools and Greens Farms Academy (educational training); and Commissioner, Middle States Association (educational training).

John R. Galvin (78) 1,3

Ÿ Director: 1995 to Date

Ÿ  Oversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Dean Emeritus, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Chairman Emeritus, American Council on Germany. Formerly, Director, Raytheon Co. (defense and commercial electronics), Governor of the Center for Creative Leadership, and Trustee, Institute for Defense Analyses. From February 1995 until June 1997, Director, USLIFE Corporation (life insurance). From June 1987 to June 1992, Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, and Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command.

John F. Maher (64) 1,3

Ÿ Director: December 2006 to Date

Ÿ Oversees 59 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, and former Director, Great Western Financial Corporation (bank holding company) and its principal subsidiary, Great Western Bank (a federal savings bank); and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds (with the exception of Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc. and Seligman New Technologies Fund II, Inc.). From 1989 to 1999, Director, Baker Hughes (energy products and services).

Frank A. McPherson (74) 2,3

Ÿ Director: 1995 to Date

Ÿ Oversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Kerr-McGee Corporation (diversified energy and chemical company); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Director, DCP Midstream GP, LLP (natural gas processing and transporting), Integris Health (owner of various hospitals), Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in Education, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Formerly, Director, ConocoPhillips (integrated international oil corporation), Kimberly-Clark Corporation (consumer products), Oklahoma Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and BOK Financial (bank holding company). From 1990 until 1994, Director, the Federal Reserve System’s Kansas City Reserve Bank.

Betsy S. Michel (65) 2,3

Ÿ Director: 1988 to Date

Ÿ  Oversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Attorney; Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Trustee, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (charitable foundation), and Drew University (Madison, NJ). Formerly, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. George’s School (Newport, RI); and Trustee, World Learning, Inc. (international educational training), and Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.

Leroy C. Richie (66) 1,3

Ÿ Director: 2000 to Date

Ÿ  Oversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Counsel, Lewis & Munday, P.C. (law firm); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Director, Vibration Control Technologies, LLC (auto vibration technology) and OGE Energy Corp.; Lead Outside Director, Digital Ally Inc. (digital imaging) and Infinity, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and production); Director and Chairman, Highland Park Michigan Economic Development Corp.; and Chairman, Detroit Public Schools Foundation. Formerly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Q Standards Worldwide, Inc. (library of technical standards); Director, Kerr-McGee Corporation (diversified energy and chemical company); Trustee, New York University Law Center Foundation; and Vice Chairman, Detroit Medical Center and Detroit Economic Growth Corp. From 1990 until 1997, Vice President and General Counsel, Automotive Legal Affairs, Chrysler Corporation.

Robert L. Shafer (75) 2,3

Ÿ Director: 1988 to Date

Ÿ  Oversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations; and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds. From May 1987 until June 1997, Director, USLIFE Corporation (life insurance) and from December 1973 until January 1996, Vice President, Pfizer Inc. (pharmaceuticals).

 

 

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Independent Directors (continued)

 

Name, (Age), Position(s)
held with Fundø
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Directorships and Other Information

James N. Whitson (72) 1,3

ŸDirector: 1993 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. (a diversified holding company); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Director, CommScope, Inc. (manufacturer of coaxial cable). Formerly, Director and Consultant, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. and Director, C-SPAN (cable television networks).

Interested Directors and Principal Officers

 

William C. Morris (69)*

ŸDirector and Chairman of the Board: 1988 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Chairman and Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Chairman of the Board and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Chairman and Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc., Seligman Services, Inc. and Carbo Ceramics Inc. (manufacturer of ceramic proppants for oil and gas industry); Director, Seligman Data Corp.; and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Opera Association. Formerly, Director, Kerr-McGee Corporation (diversified energy and chemical company) and Chief Executive Officer of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds.

Brian T. Zino (55)*

ŸDirector: 1993 to Date

ŸPresident: 1995 to Date

ŸChief Executive Officer: 2002 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Director and President, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; Chairman, Seligman Data Corp.; and Member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute. Formerly, Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company.

John B. Cunningham (43)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager: 2004 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Common Stock Portfolio; Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Tri-Continental Corporation, Seligman Common Stock Fund, Inc., and Seligman Income and Growth Fund, Inc.; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager, Seligman TargetHorizon ETF Portfolios, Inc. Formerly, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Salomon Brothers Asset Management.

Ajay Diwan (42)

ŸVice President and Co-Portfolio Manager: 2006 to Date

  Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; and Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager, Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc. Formerly, Vice President, Equity Research, Goldman Sachs.

Neil T. Eigen (64)

ŸVice President and Co-Portfolio Manager: 1997 to Date

  Co-Portfolio Manager of Large-Cap Value Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio; Director and Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager, Seligman Value Fund Series, Inc. Formerly, Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, and Director of Equity Investing, Bear Stearns Asset Management.

Eleanor T. M. Hoagland (56)

ŸVice President and Chief Compliance Officer: 2004 to Date

  Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds.

Francis L. Mustaro (57)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager: 2006 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Seligman Cash Management Fund, Inc. and Seligman Core Fixed Income Fund, Inc.; Vice President, Seligman High Income Fund Series and Portfolio Manager of its U.S. Government Securities Fund; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman Income and Growth Fund, Inc.; Formerly, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Core Fixed Income Group, Citigroup Asset Management.

 

 

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Interested Directors and Principal Officers (continued)

 

Name, (Age), Position(s)
held with Fundø
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Directorships and Other Information

Richard M. Parower (42)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager:
2006 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Global Technology Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President of Seligman Global Fund Series, Inc. and Portfolio Manager of its Global Technology Fund; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc. and Seligman New Technologies Fund II, Inc. Formerly, Senior Analyst with Citibank Global Asset Management covering Global IT Services from June 1998 to April 2000.

Thomas G. Rose (50)

ŸVice President: 2000 to Date

  Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Senior Vice President, Finance, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Data Corp.; Vice President of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds, Seligman Services, Inc. and Seligman International, Inc.

Richard S. Rosen (49)

ŸVice President and Co-Portfolio Manager: 1997 to Date

  Co-Portfolio Manager of Large-Cap Value Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager, Seligman Value Fund Series, Inc. Formerly, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Bear Stearns Asset Management.

Reema D. Shah (35)

ŸVice President and Co-Portfolio Manager:
2006 to Date

  Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; and Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager, Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc., Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc., and Seligman New Technologies Fund II, Inc. Formerly, Senior Transaction Processing Analyst, CS First Boston.

Lawrence P. Vogel (51)

ŸVice President: 1992 to Date

ŸTreasurer: 2000 to Date

  Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Investment Companies, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Treasurer of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds and Treasurer, Seligman Data Corp.

Erik J. Voss (40)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager:
2006 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Capital Portfolio and Co-Portfolio Manager of Common Stock Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Seligman Capital Fund, Inc. and Seligman Growth Fund, Inc. Formerly, Portfolio Manager, Wells Capital Management Incorporated, and prior thereto, Strong Capital Management.

Paul H. Wick (45)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager: 1994 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Communications and Information Portfolio; Director and Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; Vice President, and Portfolio Manager, Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc.

Frank J. Nasta (43)

ŸSecretary: 1994 to Date

  Director, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Secretary of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Director and Corporate Secretary, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; and Corporate Secretary, Seligman International, Inc. and Seligman Data Corp.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request. You may call toll-free (800) 221-2450 in the US or call collect (212) 682-7600 outside the US to request a copy of the SAI, to request other information about the Fund, or to make shareholder inquiries.

 

 

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The address for each of the directors and officers is 100 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Each director serves for an indefinite term, until the election and qualification of a successor or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal. Each officer is elected annually by the Board of Directors.

  The Seligman Group of Funds consists of 24 registered investment companies.
*   Messrs. Morris and Zino are considered “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of their positions with J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated and its affiliates.

 

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

 

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SELIGMAN ADVISORS, INC.

an affiliate of

LOGO

J. & W. SELIGMAN & CO.

INCORPORATED

ESTABLISHED 1864

100 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017

This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the offering prospectus covering shares of Capital Stock of Seligman Portfolios, Inc., which contains information about the management fees and other costs. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of December 31, 2007, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and principal financial officers.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Registrant’s board of directors has determined that Mr. James N. Whitson, a member of its audit committee, is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Whitson is “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Changes in Registrant’s Principal Accountant

On July 18, 2007, Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) resigned as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm, and Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”) was appointed as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2007 fiscal year. For further disclosure of this change, see the response to Item 77K of the Registrant’s Form N-SAR for the six months ended June 30, 2007 filed on August 28, 2007.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

     2007(1)    2007(2)    2006(1)    2006(2)

Audit Fees

   $ 160,506      —        —      $ 175,000

Audit-Related Fees

     15,000    $ 20,000      —        30,000

Tax Fees

     25,275      25,000    $ 28,313      25,000

All Other Fees

     —        —        —        —  

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts for review of quarterly compliance procedures regarding diversification requirements of the Registrant. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.

Aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the last two fiscal years for non-audit services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including a sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registered investment company, where the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant, were as follows:

 

     2007(1)    2006

Audit-Related Fees

     —      —  

Tax Fees

     —      —  

All Other Fees

   $ 15,000    —  
 
  (1) Deloitte & Touche
  (2) Ernst & Young


Other fees include the amounts for services related to the assessment of procedures for compliance with anti-money laundering regulations by certain of the registrant’s affiliates.

(e) (1) The Audit Committee is required to preapprove audit and non-audit services performed for the Registrant by the principal accountant in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the principal accountant’s independence. The Audit Committee also is required to preapprove certain non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and certain of the adviser’s affiliates that provide services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. Unless a type of service to be provided by the principal accountant has received preapproval, it will require specific preapproval by the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, under certain circumstances, preapproval of non-audit services of a de minimis amount is not required.

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to the waiver provisions of paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) or (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant, its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $100,275 and $83,313, respectively, for Deloitte & Touche, $55,275 and $28,313, respectively, and for Ernst & Young, $45,000 and $55,000, respectively.

(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the Registrant’s audit committee. Accordingly, the audit committee considered whether these services were compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

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.

Not applicable.

 

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)    Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers.
(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 PORTFOLIOS, INC.
By:  

/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO

  Brian T. Zino
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 7, 2008

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: March 7, 2008

 

By:  

/S/ LAWRENCE P. VOGEL

  Lawrence P. Vogel
  Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 7, 2008


SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(a)(1)    Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers.
(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.