40-17F2 1 rbb17f.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-17f-2 Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Investments in the Custody of Management Investment Companies Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2] 1. Investment Company Act Rule Number: 811-5518 2. State identification Number: 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: THE RBB FUND, INC. 4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, Zip code): 400 BELLEVUE PARKWAY WILMINGTON, DE 19809 Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 September 29, 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 We, as members of management of the Money Market Portfolio (hereafter referred to as the "Fund") are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies, of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Fund's compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of July 31, 2003, and from March 31, 2003 through July 31, 2003. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Fund was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2003, and from March 31, 2003 through July 31, 2003, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Fund. The RBB Fund, Inc. By: Edward J. Roach Edward J. Roach President and Treasurer, The RBB Fund, Inc. Report of Independent Accountants To the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc.: We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, about the Money Market Portfolio's (the "Fund") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of July 31, 2003. Management is responsible for the Fund's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Fund's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Fund's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed, without prior notice to management, as of July 31, 2003, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from March 31, 2003 (the date of our last examination), through July 31, 2003: - Confirmation of all securities held by institutions in book entry form, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, The Depository Trust Company and Bankers Trust. For a sample of securities on the safekeeping reports of PNC Bank, National Association, we noted that the quantities and descriptions of such securities listed on the safekeeping reports agreed with the confirmations or that the discrepancies were resolved; - Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the Fund and the Custodian, PNC Bank, National Association; - Confirmation of all repurchase agreements with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying collateral with the custodian records or alternative procedures; and - As a supplement done to the satisfactory testing reported in the PFPC Inc. Fund Accounting and Administration Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness issued pursuant to SAS No. 70, agreement of one security purchase and one security sale or maturity since our last report from the books and records of the Fund to broker confirmations. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Fund's compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that the Money Market Portfolio was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2003 with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Fund is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Directors, management, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia, PA October 13, 2003