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: 811-07964
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Joseph J. Mantineo
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2007
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2007
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
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ANNUAL REPORT
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund
September 30, 2007
Annual Report
Investment Products Offered
| Are Not FDIC Insured |
| May Lose Value |
| Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
You may obtain a description of the Funds proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernsteins web site at www.alliancebernstein.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions (the Commission) web site at www.sec.gov, or call AllianceBernstein® at (800) 227-4618.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the Commissions web site at www.sec.gov. The Funds Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commissions Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the manager of the AllianceBernstein funds, and is a member of FINRA.
AllianceBernstein® and the AB Logo are registered trademarks and service marks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
November 26, 2007
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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
An Important Note About the Value of Historical Performance
The performance on page 6 represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund Shareholder Information
The Funds NYSE trading symbol is ADF. Weekly comparative net asset value (NAV) and market price information about the Fund is published each Monday in The Wall Street Journal, each Sunday in The New York Times and each Saturday in Barrons and in other newspapers in a table called Closed-End Funds. For additional shareholder information regarding this Fund, please see page 50.
Benchmark Disclosure
The unmanaged J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (JPM EMBI Global) and the unmanaged Credit Suisse First Boston High Yield (CSFBHY) Index do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The JPM EMBI Global tracks total returns for U.S.-dollar denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds. The CSFBHY Index is a standard measure of lower-rated, fixed-income, non-convertible U.S. dollar-denominated securities meeting certain criteria developed by Credit Suisse designed to enable the index to reflect the high yield market. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.
A Word About Risk
The Fund may use certain investment techniques that have increased risks. For example, the Fund may use leverage, through borrowings, to enhance its returns. For this purpose the Fund may use reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, which are considered borrowings, as part of its investment strategy. Borrowings allow the Fund to increase the amount of money available to invest in debt securities. As long as the income from the securities financed is greater than the interest cost of the borrowings, the Funds investors benefit from higher returns than if the Fund were not leveraged.
Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a fund of portfolio assets concurrently with an agreement by the fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. During the reverse repurchase agreement period, the fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on these securities. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that a fund can recover all or most of the cash invested in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while it will be able to keep the interest income associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous only if the interest cost to a fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the cost of otherwise obtaining the cash.
The Fund may enter into dollar rolls in which the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the drop) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale.
The use of leverage, which is usually considered speculative, involves certain risks to stockholders. These include a higher volatility of the NAV of the common stock caused by favorable or adverse changes in interest rates. In addition, fluctuations in the interest rates on a funds borrowings will affect the return to stockholders, with increases in interest rates decreasing the funds return.
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Historical Performance
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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To the extent that the current interest rates on a funds borrowings approaches the net return on the leveraged portion of the funds investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to stockholders will be reduced. If the current interest rate on the borrowings were to exceed the net return on that portion of the funds portfolio, the funds leverage would result in a lower rate of return to stockholders and in a lower NAV than if a fund were not leveraged.
Part of the Funds assets will be invested in foreign and emerging markets fixed-income securities which may magnify asset value fluctuations due to changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of substantial volatility due to political and economic uncertainties in foreign countries. This may have a significant effect on the Funds asset value. Price fluctuations may be caused by changes in the general level of interest rates or changes in bond credit quality ratings. Please note, as interest rates rise, existing bond prices fall and can cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decline. Changes in interest rates have a greater effect on bonds with longer maturities than on those with shorter maturities. High yield bonds (i.e., junk bonds) involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than other bonds. Investing in below-investment grade securities presents special risks, including credit risk. While the Fund invests principally in fixed-income securities, in order to achieve its investment objectives, the Fund may at times use certain types of investment derivatives, such as options, forwards and swaps. These instruments involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments.
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Historical Performance
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
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THE FUND VS. ITS BENCHMARK PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 |
Returns | |||||
6 Months | 12 Months | |||||
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund (NAV)* |
1.00% | 8.34% | ||||
65% JPM EMBI Global / 35% CSFBHY Index |
0.97% | 7.80% | ||||
JPM EMBI Global |
1.12% | 7.51% | ||||
CSFBHY Index |
0.70% | 8.34% | ||||
* Reflects the positive impact of proceeds related to class action settlements that were originated from individual fund holdings. For further information, please visit: www.alliancebernstein.com/CmsObjectABD/PDF/HistoricalPricing/settlements.pdf. | ||||||
The Funds Market Price per share on September 30, 2007 was $7.31. The Funds Net Asset Value Price per share on September 30, 2007 was $8.29. For additional Financial Highlights, please see page 39.
See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on pages 4-5.
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Historical Performance
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
September 30, 2007
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
Net Assets ($mil): $161.3
* | All data are as of September 30, 2007. The Funds security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time. |
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Portfolio Summary
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2007
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
CORPORATES NON-INVESTMENT GRADES 46.6% |
||||||
Industrial 34.5% |
||||||
Basic 3.3% |
||||||
Arch Western Finance LLC |
US$ | 165 | $ | 161,700 | ||
Basell AF SCA |
369 | 336,713 | ||||
Citigroup (JSC Severstal) |
464 | 498,605 | ||||
Equistar Chemicals Funding LP |
277 | 286,003 | ||||
10.625%, 5/01/11 |
83 | 86,735 | ||||
Evraz Group SA |
665 | 666,662 | ||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. |
550 | 600,875 | ||||
Hexion US Fin/Nova Scotia |
115 | 126,500 | ||||
Hexion US Fin/Nova Scotia |
115 | 118,450 | ||||
Huntsman International LLC |
195 | 207,675 | ||||
Ineos Group Holdings PLC |
385 | 368,637 | ||||
Jefferson Smurfit Corp. US |
8 | 8,020 | ||||
Lyondell Chemical Co. |
255 | 280,500 | ||||
8.25%, 9/15/16 |
280 | 315,700 | ||||
The Mosaic Co. |
445 | 474,481 | ||||
NewPage Corp. |
285 | 299,963 | ||||
Novelis, Inc. |
5 | 4,825 | ||||
Peabody Energy Corp. |
415 | 419,150 | ||||
5,261,194 | ||||||
Capital Goods 4.5% |
||||||
Alion Science and Technology Corp. |
40 | 36,300 | ||||
Allied Waste North America, Inc. |
610 | 611,525 | ||||
Series B |
440 | 449,900 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Associated Materials, Inc. |
US$ | 440 | $ | 277,200 | ||
Ball Corp. |
450 | 455,625 | ||||
Berry Plastics Holding Corp. |
155 | 158,488 | ||||
10.25%, 3/01/16 |
130 | 127,400 | ||||
Bombardier, Inc. |
505 | 494,900 | ||||
8.00%, 11/15/14(a) |
350 | 360,500 | ||||
Case Corp. |
370 | 382,950 | ||||
Case New Holland, Inc. |
270 | 276,750 | ||||
Crown Americas |
450 | 461,813 | ||||
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc. |
355 | 348,787 | ||||
L-3 Communications Corp. |
420 | 403,200 | ||||
Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc. |
330 | 325,462 | ||||
8.875%, 2/15/09 |
655 | 664,825 | ||||
Plastipak Holdings, Inc. |
135 | 139,725 | ||||
Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. |
365 | 45,667 | ||||
Sequa Corp. |
235 | 244,400 | ||||
Trinity Industries, Inc. |
535 | 513,600 | ||||
United Rentals North America, Inc. |
538 | 554,140 | ||||
7,333,157 | ||||||
Communications Media 5.4% |
||||||
Allbritton Communications Co. |
275 | 277,750 | ||||
C&M Finance Ltd. |
250 | 248,125 | ||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. |
435 | 421,950 | ||||
CanWest MediaWorks, Inc. |
2 | 1,960 | ||||
Charter Communications Operations LLC |
990 | 985,050 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
US$ | 545 | $ | 427,914 | ||
5.75%, 1/15/13 |
290 | 242,724 | ||||
CSC Holdings, Inc. |
485 | 463,175 | ||||
Series WI |
325 | 312,813 | ||||
Dex Media West LLC |
180 | 184,950 | ||||
DirecTV Holdings LLC |
605 | 573,994 | ||||
EchoStar DBS Corp. |
325 | 326,625 | ||||
6.625%, 10/01/14 |
455 | 457,275 | ||||
7.125%, 2/01/16 |
160 | 164,400 | ||||
Idearc, Inc. |
410 | 408,975 | ||||
Insight Midwest LP |
153 | 153,191 | ||||
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd. |
577 | 618,111 | ||||
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd. |
285 | 290,700 | ||||
Lamar Media Corp. |
200 | 193,000 | ||||
Liberty Media Corp. |
120 | 123,502 | ||||
8.25%, 2/01/30 |
150 | 147,000 | ||||
Quebecor Media, Inc. |
570 | 543,638 | ||||
Rainbow National Services LLC |
205 | 212,688 | ||||
RH Donnelley Corp. |
252 | 238,140 | ||||
RH Donnelley, Inc. |
6 | 6,337 | ||||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. |
2 | 2,045 | ||||
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. |
190 | 188,575 | ||||
Univision Communications, Inc. |
270 | 270,000 | ||||
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. |
170 | 170,425 | ||||
8,655,032 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Communications Telecommunications 2.8% |
||||||
Alltel Corp. |
US$ | 285 | $ | 230,918 | ||
American Tower Corp. |
100 | 100,375 | ||||
7.125%, 10/15/12 |
427 | 436,607 | ||||
Citizens Communications Co. |
490 | 477,750 | ||||
Cricket Communications, Inc. |
325 | 329,875 | ||||
Digicel Ltd. |
349 | 358,598 | ||||
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. |
143 | 151,759 | ||||
Dobson Communications Corp. |
185 | 197,025 | ||||
Inmarsat Finance PLC |
372 | 383,160 | ||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. |
575 | 566,375 | ||||
12.25%, 3/15/13 |
276 | 304,290 | ||||
PanAmSat Corp. |
313 | 322,390 | ||||
Rural Cellular Corp. |
165 | 171,187 | ||||
Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc. |
100 | 103,750 | ||||
Windstream Corp. |
198 | 208,395 | ||||
8.625%, 8/01/16 |
231 | 246,304 | ||||
4,588,758 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Automotive 3.8% |
||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. |
380 | 377,566 | ||||
7.00%, 10/01/13 |
443 | 400,339 | ||||
7.45%, 7/16/31 |
816 | 640,560 | ||||
8.11%, 1/13/12(b) |
630 | 595,293 | ||||
General Motors Acceptance Corp. |
200 | 181,275 | ||||
6.875%, 9/15/11 |
765 | 728,023 | ||||
8.00%, 11/01/31 |
260 | 255,081 | ||||
General Motors Corp. |
740 | 647,500 | ||||
8.375%, 7/15/33(c) |
720 | 630,900 | ||||
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
59 | 61,655 | ||||
9.00%, 7/01/15(c) |
338 | 360,815 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. |
US$ | 310 | $ | 252,650 | ||
Lear Corp. |
210 | 176,400 | ||||
8.50%, 12/01/13 |
80 | 76,600 | ||||
8.75%, 12/01/16 |
420 | 394,800 | ||||
Visteon Corp. |
385 | 299,338 | ||||
6,078,795 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Other 4.7% |
||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp. |
155 | 159,263 | ||||
Broder Brothers Co. |
142 | 123,540 | ||||
Gaylord Entertainment Co. |
350 | 354,812 | ||||
Greektown Holdings LLC |
240 | 237,600 | ||||
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc |
800 | 636,000 | ||||
5.75%, 10/01/17 |
38 | 29,070 | ||||
6.50%, 6/01/16 |
272 | 221,680 | ||||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP |
185 | 184,537 | ||||
Host Marriott LP |
590 | 584,100 | ||||
KB Home |
230 | 217,925 | ||||
Levi Strauss & Co. |
225 | 231,750 | ||||
MGM Mirage |
620 | 588,225 | ||||
8.375%, 2/01/11 |
620 | 646,350 | ||||
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Auth |
155 | 154,225 | ||||
7.125%, 8/15/14 |
250 | 250,625 | ||||
NCL Corp. |
130 | 130,975 | ||||
Park Place Entertainment |
305 | 317,962 | ||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc. |
280 | 283,500 | ||||
Six Flags, Inc. |
150 | 123,938 | ||||
Station Casinos, Inc. |
540 | 452,250 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprise |
US$ | 300 | $ | 306,000 | ||
Universal City Development Partners |
335 | 350,075 | ||||
Universal City Florida Holding Co. |
110 | 110,825 | ||||
William Lyon Homes, Inc. |
206 | 152,440 | ||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Corp. |
770 | 754,600 | ||||
7,602,267 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Retailers 1.0% |
||||||
Autonation, Inc. |
55 | 52,525 | ||||
The Bon-Ton Dept Stores, Inc. |
235 | 219,725 | ||||
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. |
130 | 121,550 | ||||
Couche-Tard, Inc. |
333 | 338,827 | ||||
GSC Holdings Corp. |
460 | 478,400 | ||||
Rite Aid Corp. |
230 | 189,750 | ||||
9.25%, 6/01/13 |
210 | 199,500 | ||||
1,600,277 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 3.9% |
||||||
Albertsons, Inc. |
510 | 490,928 | ||||
ARAMARK Corp. |
310 | 316,200 | ||||
Chaoda Modern Agriculture |
519 | 499,019 | ||||
Community Health Systems, Inc. |
294 | 302,085 | ||||
DaVita, Inc. |
250 | 250,625 | ||||
Dole Food Co., Inc |
5 | 4,725 | ||||
8.625%, 5/01/09 |
180 | 180,450 | ||||
8.875%, 3/15/11 |
92 | 89,700 | ||||
Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp. |
590 | 578,200 | ||||
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. |
190 | 194,750 |
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 13 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
HCA, Inc. |
US$ | 5 | $ | 4,425 | ||
6.375%, 1/15/15 |
415 | 353,787 | ||||
6.50%, 2/15/16 |
290 | 246,500 | ||||
6.75%, 7/15/13 |
10 | 9,000 | ||||
7.875%, 2/01/11 |
415 | 407,737 | ||||
9.625%, 11/15/16(a)(h) |
485 | 517,737 | ||||
Healthsouth Corp. |
50 | 52,625 | ||||
IASIS Healthcare Corp. |
345 | 349,313 | ||||
Select Medical Corp. |
285 | 255,075 | ||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc. |
125 | 96,250 | ||||
Stater Brothers Holdings |
165 | 168,094 | ||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
270 | 228,825 | ||||
9.875%, 7/01/14 |
150 | 137,250 | ||||
Ventas Realty LP/CAP CRP |
157 | 156,608 | ||||
Viant Holdings, Inc. |
168 | 156,240 | ||||
Visant Corp. |
210 | 213,675 | ||||
6,259,823 | ||||||
Energy 1.1% |
||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
185 | 190,087 | ||||
7.75%, 1/15/15 |
485 | 498,944 | ||||
CIE Gener De Geophysique |
145 | 149,350 | ||||
7.75%, 5/15/17 |
25 | 25,750 | ||||
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. |
100 | 97,750 | ||||
PetroHawk Energy Corp. |
217 | 228,935 | ||||
Range Resources Corp. |
265 | 270,300 | ||||
Tesoro Corp. |
400 | 401,000 | ||||
1,862,116 | ||||||
Other Industrial 0.2% |
||||||
RBS Global, Inc. and Rexnord Corp. |
285 | 294,263 | ||||
11.75%, 8/01/16(c) |
115 | 121,900 | ||||
416,163 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Services 0.4% |
||||||
Noble Group Ltd. |
US$ | 401 | $ | 371,338 | ||
Realogy Corp. |
175 | 149,188 | ||||
West Corp. |
80 | 82,600 | ||||
603,126 | ||||||
Technology 2.4% |
||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc. |
250 | 252,500 | ||||
Avago Technologies Finance |
230 | 247,250 | ||||
CA, Inc. |
200 | 199,550 | ||||
Flextronics International Ltd. |
435 | 415,425 | ||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. |
580 | 559,700 | ||||
10.125%, 12/15/16(c) |
220 | 204,600 | ||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. |
410 | 383,350 | ||||
Nortel Networks Ltd. |
235 | 241,756 | ||||
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC |
170 | 157,887 | ||||
9.50%, 10/15/15 |
180 | 167,850 | ||||
Seagate Technology HDD Holding |
298 | 292,785 | ||||
Serena Software, Inc. |
270 | 278,100 | ||||
Sungard Data Systems, Inc. |
490 | 509,600 | ||||
3,910,353 | ||||||
Transportation Airlines 0.4% |
||||||
AMR Corp. |
242 | 245,630 | ||||
Continental Airlines, Inc. |
260 | 249,600 | ||||
Series RJO3 |
84 | 82,536 | ||||
577,766 | ||||||
Transportation Services 0.6% |
||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental |
415 | 406,700 |
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 15 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Hertz Corp. |
US$ | 305 | $ | 314,150 | ||
10.50%, 1/01/16 |
235 | 253,800 | ||||
974,650 | ||||||
55,723,477 | ||||||
Utility 5.3% |
||||||
Electric 4.1% |
||||||
The AES Corp. |
630 | 639,450 | ||||
8.75%, 5/15/13(a) |
75 | 78,469 | ||||
Allegheny Energy Supply |
280 | 294,000 | ||||
8.25%, 4/15/12(a) |
345 | 370,013 | ||||
CMS Energy Corp. |
215 | 230,891 | ||||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. |
475 | 454,219 | ||||
8.375%, 5/01/16 |
425 | 427,125 | ||||
Edison Mission Energy |
200 | 197,000 | ||||
7.50%, 6/15/13 |
500 | 512,500 | ||||
7.75%, 6/15/16 |
170 | 175,950 | ||||
Mirant Americas Generation LLC |
400 | 381,000 | ||||
NRG Energy, Inc. |
85 | 85,212 | ||||
7.375%, 2/01/16 1/15/17 |
920 | 921,187 | ||||
Reliant Energy, Inc. |
185 | 186,387 | ||||
7.875%, 6/15/17 |
225 | 226,406 | ||||
Sierra Pacific Resources |
260 | 275,216 | ||||
TECO Energy, Inc. |
425 | 440,872 | ||||
TXU Corp. |
475 | 383,092 | ||||
Series Q |
379 | 303,769 | ||||
6,582,758 | ||||||
Natural Gas 1.2% |
||||||
El Paso Corp. |
330 | 340,560 | ||||
Enterprise Products Operating LP |
460 | 472,766 | ||||
Regency Energy Partners |
98 | 102,655 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Williams Cos, Inc. |
US$ | 930 | $ | 996,263 | ||
1,912,244 | ||||||
8,495,002 | ||||||
Non Corporate Sectors 4.6% |
||||||
Structured Note 4.6% |
||||||
High Yield Total Return Trust 2007-1 |
2,990 | 2,906,764 | ||||
Racers SER 06-6-T |
4,200 | 4,011,366 | ||||
Trains HY-1-2006 |
476 | 466,523 | ||||
7,384,653 | ||||||
Credit Default Index Holdings 1.3% |
||||||
DJ CDX.NA.HY-100 1.3% |
||||||
CDX North America High Yield |
1,100 | 1,062,875 | ||||
Dow Jones CDX HY |
945 | 973,016 | ||||
2,035,891 | ||||||
Financial Institutions 0.9% |
||||||
Banking 0.5% |
||||||
ALB Finance BV |
273 | 244,764 | ||||
Kazkommerts International BV |
350 | 331,142 | ||||
RS Finance (RSB) |
270 | 241,258 | ||||
817,164 | ||||||
Finance 0.2% |
||||||
Residential Capital LLC |
280 | 232,400 | ||||
7.875%, 6/30/15 |
225 | 181,688 | ||||
414,088 | ||||||
Insurance 0.2% |
||||||
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. |
220 | 209,000 | ||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. |
95 | 88,153 | ||||
297,153 | ||||||
1,528,405 | ||||||
Total Corporates Non-Investment Grades |
75,167,428 | |||||
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 17 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
EMERGING MARKETS NON-INVESTMENT GRADES 40.4% |
||||||
Sovereign 39.1% |
||||||
Argentina 2.2% |
||||||
Republic of Argentina |
US$ | 1,273 | $ | 1,151,802 | ||
5.389%, 8/03/12(b) |
2,462 | 2,211,072 | ||||
Series V |
275 | 258,645 | ||||
3,621,519 | ||||||
Brazil 8.6% |
||||||
Republic of Brazil |
1,373 | 1,391,536 | ||||
7.125%, 1/20/37(j) |
5,272 | 5,891,460 | ||||
8.25%, 1/20/34 |
2,414 | 3,041,640 | ||||
8.75%, 2/04/25 |
515 | 659,200 | ||||
8.875%, 10/14/19 |
2,329 | 2,899,605 | ||||
13,883,441 | ||||||
Colombia 1.8% |
||||||
Republic of Colombia |
950 | 1,043,575 | ||||
10.75%, 1/15/13 |
237 | 289,140 | ||||
11.75%, 2/25/20 |
1,028 | 1,506,020 | ||||
2,838,735 | ||||||
Costa Rica 0.3% |
||||||
Republic of Costa Rica |
181 | 197,109 | ||||
8.11%, 2/01/12(a) |
188 | 203,510 | ||||
400,619 | ||||||
Dominican Republic 0.3% |
||||||
Dominican Republic |
370 | 410,700 | ||||
Ecuador 0.5% |
||||||
Republic of Ecuador |
835 | 772,375 | ||||
El Salvador 0.6% |
||||||
El Salvador Government International Bond |
150 | 169,500 | ||||
Republic of El Salvador |
355 | 398,488 | ||||
8.50%, 7/25/11(a) |
400 | 437,600 | ||||
1,005,588 | ||||||
Indonesia 2.2% |
||||||
Republic of Indonesia |
420 | 401,625 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
6.75%, 3/10/14(a) |
US$ | 945 | $ | 974,768 | ||
6.875%, 3/09/17(a)(j) |
378 | 394,538 | ||||
7.25%, 4/20/15(a) |
976 | 1,034,560 | ||||
7.50%, 1/15/16(a) |
270 | 290,655 | ||||
8.50%, 10/12/35(a) |
390 | 460,200 | ||||
3,556,346 | ||||||
Jamaica 0.3% |
||||||
Government of Jamaica |
100 | 112,000 | ||||
10.625%, 6/20/17 |
270 | 321,570 | ||||
433,570 | ||||||
Lebanon 0.6% |
||||||
Lebanese Republic |
325 | 308,750 | ||||
10.125%, 8/06/08(a) |
556 | 561,838 | ||||
11.625%, 5/11/16(a) |
146 | 161,330 | ||||
1,031,918 | ||||||
Pakistan 0.2% |
||||||
Republic of Pakistan |
438 | 383,250 | ||||
Panama 3.1% |
||||||
Republic of Panama |
3 | 3,079 | ||||
7.125%, 1/29/26(j) |
927 | 1,001,160 | ||||
7.25%, 3/15/15 |
1,728 | 1,855,872 | ||||
8.875%, 9/30/27 |
724 | 923,100 | ||||
9.375%, 7/23/12-4/01/29 |
1,028 | 1,283,614 | ||||
5,066,825 | ||||||
Peru 3.5% |
||||||
Republic of Peru |
2,611 | 2,983,067 | ||||
8.375%, 5/03/16 |
778 | 912,205 | ||||
8.75%, 11/21/33 |
1,299 | 1,706,886 | ||||
9.875%, 2/06/15 |
19 | 23,750 | ||||
5,625,908 | ||||||
Philippines 4.9% |
||||||
Republic of Philippines |
700 | 769,125 | ||||
7.75%, 1/14/31 |
340 | 379,270 | ||||
8.25%, 1/15/14 |
226 | 251,764 | ||||
8.375%, 2/15/11 |
31 | 33,557 | ||||
8.875%, 3/17/15 |
1,888 | 2,194,800 | ||||
9.00%, 2/15/13 |
44 | 50,160 | ||||
9.50%, 2/02/30 |
431 | 562,455 | ||||
9.875%, 1/15/19(j) |
2,628 | 3,344,130 | ||||
10.625%, 3/16/25 |
205 | 287,512 | ||||
7,872,773 | ||||||
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 19 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Russia 0.1% |
||||||
Alfa Bond Issuance PLC |
US$ | 225 | $ | 216,900 | ||
Turkey 5.4% |
||||||
Republic of Turkey |
1,611 | 1,536,491 | ||||
7.00%, 6/05/20(j) |
1,950 | 1,959,750 | ||||
7.375%, 2/05/25 |
1,523 | 1,586,204 | ||||
9.50%, 1/15/14 |
151 | 174,971 | ||||
11.00%, 1/14/13 |
1,469 | 1,779,693 | ||||
11.50%, 1/23/12 |
1,447 | 1,736,400 | ||||
8,773,509 | ||||||
Ukraine 0.4% |
||||||
Government of Ukraine |
217 | 231,105 | ||||
Ukraine Government International Bond |
334 | 338,676 | ||||
569,781 | ||||||
Uruguay 1.2% |
||||||
Republic of Uruguay |
140 | 149,450 | ||||
7.875%, 1/15/33(h)(j) |
1,083 | 1,199,476 | ||||
8.00%, 11/18/22 |
54 | 59,947 | ||||
9.25%, 5/17/17 |
505 | 597,920 | ||||
2,006,793 | ||||||
Venezuela 2.9% |
||||||
Republic of Venezuela |
1,225 | 1,034,703 | ||||
6.00%, 12/09/20 |
233 | 186,983 | ||||
6.36%, 4/20/11(a)(b) |
120 | 111,852 | ||||
7.00%, 12/01/18(a) |
610 | 542,900 | ||||
7.65%, 4/21/25 |
995 | 895,500 | ||||
8.50%, 10/08/14 |
1,165 | 1,167,912 | ||||
9.25%, 9/15/27 |
367 | 379,845 | ||||
9.375%, 1/13/34 |
274 | 285,645 | ||||
4,605,340 | ||||||
63,075,890 | ||||||
Corporate Sector 1.3% |
||||||
Industrial 0.7% |
||||||
Communications Media 0.1% |
||||||
Gallery Capital SA |
249 | 236,176 | ||||
Communications Telecommunications 0.4% |
||||||
Mobile Telesystems Finance |
625 | 631,250 | ||||
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Consumer Cyclical Other 0.2% |
||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
US$ | 235 | $ | 244,664 | ||
1,112,090 | ||||||
Financial Institutions 0.6% |
||||||
Banking 0.3% |
||||||
Banco BMG SA |
350 | 373,013 | ||||
9.15%, 1/15/16 |
100 | 105,750 | ||||
478,763 | ||||||
Finance 0.3% |
||||||
IIRSA Norte Finance Ltd. |
408 | 482,437 | ||||
961,200 | ||||||
2,073,290 | ||||||
Total Emerging Markets Non-Investment Grades |
65,149,180 | |||||
GOVERNMENT-RELATED NON-U.S. ISSUERS 14.0% |
||||||
Sovereigns 14.0% |
||||||
Bulgaria 0.3% |
||||||
Republic of Bulgaria |
355 | 414,463 | ||||
Malaysia 1.6% |
||||||
Malaysia |
2,441 | 2,645,490 | ||||
Mexico 5.8% |
||||||
United Mexican States |
5,135 | 6,233,890 | ||||
11.375%, 9/15/16 |
1,296 | 1,830,600 | ||||
Series A |
1,000 | 1,213,500 | ||||
9,277,990 | ||||||
Russia 6.1% |
||||||
Russian Federation |
7,119 | 7,955,583 | ||||
11.00%, 7/24/18(a) |
435 | 611,827 | ||||
Russian Ministry of Finance |
1,000 | 981,300 | ||||
Series VII |
380 | 347,700 | ||||
9,896,410 | ||||||
South Africa 0.2% |
||||||
Republic of South Africa |
200 | 196,750 |
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 21 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
7.375%, 4/25/12 |
US$ | 142 | $ | 153,360 | ||
350,110 | ||||||
Total Government-Related Non-U.S. Issuers |
22,584,463 | |||||
CORPORATES INVESTMENT GRADES 6.0% |
||||||
Industrial 3.9% |
||||||
Basic 0.6% |
||||||
Southern Copper Corp. |
300 | 325,713 | ||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. |
404 | 416,228 | ||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
315 | 316,061 | ||||
1,058,002 | ||||||
Communications Telecommunications 1.1% |
||||||
Qwest Corp. |
1,360 | 1,484,100 | ||||
Sprint Capital Corp. |
250 | 241,274 | ||||
1,725,374 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.8% |
||||||
Cadbury Schweppes US Finance LLC |
180 | 171,984 | ||||
Reynolds American, Inc. |
825 | 873,473 | ||||
7.625%, 6/01/16 |
290 | 308,764 | ||||
1,354,221 | ||||||
Energy 1.3% |
||||||
Gazprom |
1,200 | 1,187,880 | ||||
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. |
207 | 203,875 | ||||
TNK-BP Finance SA |
575 | 570,838 | ||||
Tyumen Oil |
70 | 70,210 | ||||
2,032,803 | ||||||
Technology 0.1% |
||||||
Electronic Data Systems Corp. |
178 | 179,589 | ||||
6,349,989 | ||||||
Financial Institutions 1.0% |
||||||
Banking 0.1% |
||||||
Russia Agriculture Bank Rshb C |
163 | 154,002 | ||||
22 | ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Shares or Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
Brokerage 0.4% |
||||||
The Bear Stearns Co, Inc. |
US$ | 265 | $ | 250,152 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
355 | 341,172 | ||||
591,324 | ||||||
Finance 0.3% |
||||||
Countrywide Financial Corp. |
180 | 162,894 | ||||
Series MTN |
62 | 58,112 | ||||
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. |
6 | 5,372 | ||||
SLM Corp. |
130 | 121,697 | ||||
5.125%, 8/27/12 |
195 | 176,528 | ||||
524,603 | ||||||
Insurance 0.2% |
||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. |
280 | 273,865 | ||||
1,543,794 | ||||||
Non Corporate Sectors 0.9% |
||||||
Agencies Not Government Guaranteed 0.9% |
||||||
Gazprom |
100 | 98,530 | ||||
Gazprom OAO |
680 | 787,508 | ||||
Petronas Capital Ltd. |
614 | 656,857 | ||||
1,542,895 | ||||||
Utility 0.2% |
||||||
Electric 0.2% |
||||||
AES El Salvador Trust |
270 | 265,276 | ||||
Total Corporates Investment Grades |
9,701,954 | |||||
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS 0.2% |
||||||
Financial Institutions 0.2% |
||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust 0.2% |
||||||
Sovereign REIT |
185 | 267,499 | ||||
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 23 |
Portfolio of Investments
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | |||||
WARRANTS 0.2% |
||||||
Central Bank of Nigeria, |
1,000 | $ | 255,000 | |||
Republic of Venezuela, |
7,140 | 0 | ||||
Total Warrants |
255,000 | |||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.4% |
||||||
Investment Companies 0.4% |
||||||
AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income |
707,053 | 707,053 | ||||
Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral 107.8% |
173,832,577 | |||||
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED 3.1% |
||||||
Short Term Investments 3.1% |
||||||
UBS Private Money Market Fund, LLC |
5,073,957 | 5,073,957 | ||||
Total Investments 110.9% |
178,906,534 | |||||
Other assets less liabilities (10.9)% |
(17,589,640 | ) | ||||
Net Assets 100.0% |
$ | 161,316,894 | ||||
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS (see Note C)
Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation |
Notional Amount (000) |
Interest Rate |
Termination Date |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
||||||||
Sale Contracts: |
||||||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
$ | 510 | 4.95 | % | 3/20/09 | $ | 32,937 | |||||
JP Morgan Chase |
1,490 | 1.04 | 10/20/10 | 13,210 | ||||||||
Lehman Brothers |
1,920 | 0.69 | 4/20/08 | (2,534 | ) |
24 | ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (see Note C)
Broker | Interest Rate |
Maturity | Amount | |||||
ABN Securities, Ltd. |
3.75 | % | 12/31/07 | $ | 385,053 | |||
ABN Securities, Ltd. |
4.95 | 12/31/07 | 1,168,882 | |||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
4.60 | 12/31/07 | 1,173,640 | |||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
4.65 | 12/31/07 | 1,193,877 | |||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
4.80 | 12/31/07 | 992,539 | |||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
4.80 | 12/31/07 | 5,860,768 | |||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
5.00 | 12/31/07 | 6,449,380 | |||||
$ | 17,224,139 | |||||||
(a) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $44,157,263 or 27.4% of net assets. |
(b) | Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at September 30, 2007. |
(c) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note F for securities lending information. |
(d) | Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at September 30, 2007. |
(e) | Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity. |
(f) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security, which represents 0.03% of net assets as of September 30, 2007, is considered illiquid and restricted. |
Restricted Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost |
Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
|||||||
Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. 9.00%, 11/30/08 |
2/26/99 | $ | 4,895,369 | $ | 45,667 | 0.03 | % |
(g) | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
(h) | Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). |
(i) | Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of September 30, 2007. |
(j) | Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements. The aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $21,176,206. |
(k) | Non-income producing security. |
(l) | Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. |
See notes to financial statements. |
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 25 |
Portfolio of Investments
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
September 30, 2007
Assets | ||||
Investments in securities, at value |
||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $173,495,440 including investment cash collateral for securities loaned of $5,073,957) |
$ | 178,199,481 | (a) | |
Affiliated issuers (cost $707,053) |
707,053 | |||
Cash |
11,661 | |||
Due from broker |
10,385,571 | |||
Interest receivable |
3,215,933 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold |
48,479 | |||
Unrealized appreciation of swap agreements |
46,147 | |||
Total assets |
192,614,325 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable for reverse purchase agreements |
17,224,139 | |||
Payable for investment securities purchased |
8,568,102 | |||
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
5,073,957 | |||
Advisory fee payable |
97,976 | |||
Tender fees payable |
37,809 | |||
Administrative fee payable |
30,000 | |||
Unrealized depreciation of swap contracts |
2,534 | |||
Transfer Agent fee payable |
316 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
262,598 | |||
Total liabilities |
31,297,431 | |||
Net Assets |
$ | 161,316,894 | ||
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Capital stock, at par |
$ | 194,690 | ||
Additional paid-in capital |
245,772,036 | |||
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
(136,644 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions |
(89,260,842 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments |
4,747,654 | |||
$ | 161,316,894 | |||
Net Asset Value Per Share300 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.01 par value
(based on 19,469,017 common shares outstanding) |
$ | 8.29 | |
(a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $4,842,926 (see Note F). |
See notes to financial statements. |
26 | ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND |
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2007
Investment Income | |||||||
Interest |
$ | 13,215,474 | |||||
Dividends: |
|||||||
Affiliated issuers |
217,537 | ||||||
Unaffiliated issuers |
52,189 | $ | 13,485,200 | ||||
Expenses | |||||||
Advisory fee (see Note B) |
1,267,930 | ||||||
Administrative |
162,878 | ||||||
Printing |
126,366 | ||||||
Custodian |
105,937 | ||||||
Audit |
80,213 | ||||||
Legal |
72,370 | ||||||
Directors fees |
48,981 | ||||||
Registration fees |
24,037 | ||||||
Transfer agency |
13,891 | ||||||
Miscellaneous |
14,210 | ||||||
Total expenses before interest expense |
1,916,813 | ||||||
Interest expense |
726,139 | ||||||
Total expenses |
2,642,952 | ||||||
Net investment income |
10,842,248 | ||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions |
|||||||
Net realized gain on: |
|||||||
Investment transactions |
3,475,235 | ||||||
Swap contracts |
244,799 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: |
|||||||
Investments |
(1,584,296 | ) | |||||
Swap contracts |
(238,892 | ) | |||||
Net gain on investment transactions |
1,896,846 | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations |
$ | 12,739,094 | |||||
See notes to financial statements.
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 27 |
Statement of Operations
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended September 30, 2007 |
Year Ended September 30, 2006 |
|||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 10,842,248 | $ | 12,305,592 | ||||
Net realized gain on investment transactions |
3,720,034 | 13,142,432 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments |
(1,823,188 | ) | (14,430,530 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets from operations |
12,739,094 | 11,017,494 | ||||||
Dividends to Shareholders from | ||||||||
Net investment income |
(11,291,892 | ) | (12,533,183 | ) | ||||
Common Stock Transactions | ||||||||
Tender offer (resulting in the redemption of 1,024,685 and 1,078,616 shares of common stock, respectively) |
(8,515,132 | ) | (8,434,777 | ) | ||||
Tender offer costs |
(64,461 | ) | (160,449 | ) | ||||
Total decrease |
(7,132,391 | ) | (10,110,915 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
168,449,285 | 178,560,200 | ||||||
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($136,644) and ($384,956), respectively) |
$ | 161,316,894 | $ | 168,449,285 | ||||
See notes to financial statements.
28 | ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2007
NOTE A
Significant Accounting Policies
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on August 10, 1993 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.
1. Security Valuation
Portfolio securities are valued at their current market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Funds Board of Directors.
In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows. Securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed put or call options are valued at the last sale price. If there has been no sale on that day, such securities will be valued at the closing bid prices on that day; open futures contracts and options thereon are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; securities traded in the over-the-counter market, (OTC) are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or other comparable sources; U.S. Government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less; or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed-income securities, including mortgage backed and asset backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/dealer quotes are obtained, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the Adviser) may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND | 29 |
Notes to Financial Statements
daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security; and OTC and other derivatives are valued on the basis of a quoted bid price or spread from a major broker/dealer in such security.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuers financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities.
2. Taxes
It is the Funds policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.
3. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income.
4. Dividends and Distributions
Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.
5. Repurchase Agreements
It is the Funds policy that its custodian or designated subcustodian take control of securities as collateral under repurchase agreements and to determine on a daily basis that the value of such securities are sufficient to cover the value of the
30 | ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND |
Notes to Financial Statements
repurchase agreements. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
NOTE B
Advisory, Administrative Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates
Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an Advisory fee at an annual rate of .75 of 1% of the average weekly adjusted net assets of the Fund. Such fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
Under the terms of the Shareholder Inquiry Agency Agreement with AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (ABIS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, the Fund reimburses ABIS for costs relating to servicing phone inquiries on behalf of the Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2007, the Fund reimbursed $280 to ABIS.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fund held on November 2, 2006, the Board appointed the Adviser as the Funds administrator, effective April 1, 2007, to act pursuant to the terms of an Administration Agreement. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement the Fund reimburses the Adviser for its costs incurred for providing administrative services. For the period April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007, the Fund reimbursed the Adviser $60,000 for such services.
From October 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, under the terms of an Administrative Agreement, the Fund paid Princeton Administrators, LLC (the Administrator) a fee at an annual rate of .12 of 1% of the average weekly net assets of the Fund, but in no event less than $12,500 per month. Such fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Administrator prepares certain financial and regulatory reports for the Fund and provides clerical and other services.
The Fund may invest in the AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. Prime STIF Portfolio and the AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. Government STIF Portfolio (collectively, the STIF Portfolios), open-end management investment companies managed by the Adviser. The STIF Portfolios are offered as cash management options to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by the Adviser, and are not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The STIF Portfolios pay no investment management fees.
NOTE C
Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended September 30, 2007 were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||
Investment securities (excluding |
$ | 74,571,216 | $ | 86,021,788 | ||
U.S. government securities |
0 | 0 |
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Notes to Financial Statements
The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding swap contracts) are as follows:
Cost |
$ | 174,491,161 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 11,536,370 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(7,120,997 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 4,415,373 | ||
1. Option Transactions
For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets.
The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.
When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from options written. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value. For the year ended September 30, 2007, the Fund had no transactions in written options.
2. Swap Agreements
The Fund may enter into swaps on sovereign debt obligations to hedge its exposure to interest rates and credit risk or for investment purposes. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices
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or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.
Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities.
The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swap contracts on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of assets and liabilities. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/loss on swaps, in addition to realized gain/loss recorded upon the termination of swap contracts on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments.
The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. The Fund may purchase credit protection on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap (Buy Contract) or provide credit protection on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap (Sale Contract). A sale/(buy) in a credit default swap provides upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined in the swap agreement, for the Fund to buy/(sell) from/(to) the counterparty at the notional amount (the Notional Amount) and receive/(deliver) the principal amount of the referenced obligation. If a credit event occurs, the maximum payout amount for a Sale Contract is limited to the Notional Amount of the swap contract (Maximum Payout Amount). During the term of the swap agreement, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon interest rate applied to the Notional Amount. These interim payments are recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of assets and liabilities.
Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, it will lose its investment. In addition, if the Fund is a seller and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
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At September 30, 2007, the Fund had Sale Contracts outstanding with Maximum Payout Amounts aggregating $3,920,000, with net unrealized appreciation of $43,613, and terms of less than one year to 3 years, as reflected in the portfolio of investments.
In certain circumstances, the Fund may hold Sale Contracts on the same referenced obligation and with the same counterparty it has purchased credit protection, which may reduce its obligation to make payments on Sale Contracts, if a credit event occurs. As of September 30, 2007, the Fund did not have Buy Contracts outstanding with respect to the same referenced obligation and same counterparty of certain Sale Contracts outstanding.
3. Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish a segregated account with the custodian containing liquid assets having a value at least equal to the repurchase price.
For the year ended September 30, 2007, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $12,291,530 and the daily weighted average annualized interest rate was 4.52%.
NOTE D
Capital Stock
During the year ended September 30, 2007 and the year ended September 30, 2006, the Fund did not issue any shares in connection with the Funds dividend reinvestment plan.
On June 6, 2007, the Fund purchased and retired 1,024,685 shares of its outstanding common stock for $8.31 per share pursuant to a tender offer. The Fund incurred costs of $116,500, which were charged to additional paid in capital. The purpose of the tender offer was to fulfill an undertaking made in connection with the initial public offering price of the Funds shares. At September 30, 2007, 19,469,017 shares of common stock were outstanding.
NOTE E
Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund
Interest Rate Risk and Credit Risk Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Funds investments in fixed-income debt securities such as bonds or notes. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of the Funds investments to decline. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, will be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to
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otherwise honor its obligations. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit risk rating. Credit risk is greater for medium quality and lower-rated securities. Lower-rated debt securities and similar unrated securities (commonly known as junk bonds) have speculative elements or are predominantly speculative risks.
Foreign Securities Risk Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks which include changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the possibility of future political and economic developments which could adversely affect the value of such securities. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.
The Fund invests in the sovereign debt obligations of countries that are considered emerging market countries at the time of purchase. Therefore, the Fund is susceptible to governmental factors and economic and debt restructuring developments adversely affecting the economics of these emerging market countries. In addition, these debt obligations may be less liquid and subject to greater volatility than debt obligations of more developed countries.
Leverage Risk The Fund may use certain investment techniques that have increased risks. For example, the Fund may use leverage, through borrowings, to enhance its returns. For this purpose, the Fund may use reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, which are considered borrowings, as part of its investment strategy. Borrowings allow the Fund to increase the amount of money available to invest in debt securities. As long as the income from the securities financed is greater than the interest cost of the borrowings, the Funds investors benefit from higher returns than if the Fund were not leveraged.
The use of leverage, which is usually considered speculative, involves certain risks to stockholders. These include a higher volatility of the NAV of the common stock caused by favorable or adverse changes in interest rates. In addition, fluctuations in the interest rates on a funds borrowings will affect the return to stockholders, with increases in interest rates decreasing the funds return.
To the extent that the current interest rate on a funds borrowings approaches the net return on the leveraged portion of the funds investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to stockholders will be reduced. If the current interest rate on the borrowings were to exceed the net return on that portion of the funds portfolio, the funds leverage would result in a lower rate of return to stockholders and in a lower NAV than if a fund were not leveraged.
Indemnification Risk In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote.
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NOTE F
Securities Lending
The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with AG Edwards & Sons, Inc. (the Lending Agent). Under the terms of the agreement, the Lending Agent, on behalf of the Fund, administers the lending of portfolio securities to certain broker-dealers. In return, the Fund receives fee income from the lending transactions or it retains a portion of interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive dividends or interest on the securities loaned. Under the terms of the securities lending agreement, security voting rights pass to the borrower, although the Fund can at will terminate a loan and regain the right to vote. Unrealized gain or loss on the value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be reflected in the accounts of the Fund. All loans are continuously secured by collateral exceeding the value of the securities loaned. All collateral consists of either cash or U.S. government securities. The Lending Agent may invest the cash collateral received in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Fund in one or more of the following investments: U.S. government or U.S. government agency obligations, bank obligations, corporate debt obligations, asset-backed securities, investment funds, structured products, repurchase agreements and an eligible money market fund. The Lending Agent will indemnify the Fund for any loss resulting from a borrowers failure to return a loaned security when due. As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had loaned securities with a value of $4,842,926 and received cash collateral which was invested in short-term securities valued at $5,073,957 as included in the accompanying portfolio of investments. For the year ended September 30, 2007, the Fund earned fee income of $13,889 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations.
NOTE G
Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 were as follows:
2007 | 2006 | |||||
Distributions paid from: |
||||||
Ordinary income |
$ | 11,291,892 | $ | 12,533,183 | ||
Total taxable distributions |
$ | 11,291,892 | $ | 12,533,183 | ||
Total distributions paid |
$ | 11,291,892 | $ | 12,533,183 | ||
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As of September 30, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Accumulated capital and other losses |
$ | (89,007,860 | )(a) | |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
4,358,028 | (b) | ||
Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) |
$ | (84,649,832 | ) | |
(a) |
On September 30, 2007, the Fund had a net capital less carryforward of $89,007,860 of which $24,635,181 expires in the year 2008, $10,899,598 expires in the year 2009, $33,249,705 expires in 2010 and $20,223,376 expires in the year 2011. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforward, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforward of $3,238,089. In addition, the Fund had $23,566,647 of capital loss carryforward expire in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. |
(b) |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium and the difference between book and tax treatment of swap in income. |
During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to a taxable overdistribution, paydown reclassification, the tax treatment of swap income, the tax treatment of bond premium and a capital loss carryover expiration, resulted in a net decrease in distributions in excess of net investment income, a net decrease in accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions, and a net decrease in additional paid in capital. This reclassification had no effect on net assets.
NOTE H
Legal Proceedings
As has been previously reported, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) have been investigating practices in the mutual fund industry identified as market timing and late trading of mutual fund shares. Certain other regulatory authorities have also been conducting investigations into these practices within the industry and have requested that the Adviser provide information to them. The Adviser has been cooperating and will continue to cooperate with all of these authorities. The shares of the Fund are not redeemable by the Fund, but are traded on an exchange at prices established by the market. Accordingly, the Fund and its shareholders are not subject to the market timing and late trading practices that are the subject of the investigations mentioned above or the lawsuits described below.
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the Adviser and certain other defendants in which plaintiffs make claims purportedly based on or related to the same practices that are the subject of the SEC and NYAG investigations referred to above. Some of these lawsuits name the Fund as a party. The lawsuits are now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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pursuant to a ruling by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring and centralizing all of the mutual funds involving market and late trading in the District of Maryland (the Mutual Fund MDL).
The Adviser believes that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the Advisers ability to perform advisory services relating to the Fund.
NOTE I
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing a funds tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded in the current period. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. On December 22, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission notified the industry that the implementation of FIN 48 by registered investment companies could be delayed until the last business day of the first required financial statement reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004(a) | 2003 | |||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 8.22 | $ 8.28 | $ 7.87 | $ 7.68 | $ 5.58 | ||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations |
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Net investment income(b) |
.54 | .58 | .65 | .76 | .81 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
.09 | (.05 | ) | .43 | .23 | 2.10 | |||||||||
Net increase in net asset value from operations |
.63 | .53 | 1.08 | .99 | 2.91 | ||||||||||
Less: Dividends |
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Dividends from net investment income |
(.56 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.67 | ) | (.80 | ) | (.81 | ) | |||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 8.29 | $ 8.22 | $ 8.28 | $ 7.87 | $ 7.68 | ||||||||||
Market value, end of period |
$ 7.31 | $ 7.37 | $ 7.74 | $ 7.87 | $ 8.15 | ||||||||||
Premium/(Discount) |
(11.82 | ) % | (10.34 | ) % | (6.52 | ) % | 0.00 | % | 6.12 | % | |||||
Total Return |
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Total investment return based on:(c) |
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Market value |
6.55 | % | 3.07 | % | 7.10 | % | 6.91 | % | 45.71 | % | |||||
Net asset value |
8.34 | % | 7.46 | % | 14.57 | % | 13.45 | % | 54.77 | % | |||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period |
$ 161,316 | $ 168,449 | $ 178,560 | $ 178,735 | $ 173,182 | ||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: |
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Expenses |
1.56 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.72 | % | |||||
Expenses, excluding interest expense(d) |
1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.21 | % | |||||
Net investment income |
6.42 | % | 7.10 | % | 8.06 | % | 9.76 | % | 11.88 | % | |||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
42 | % | 55 | % | 63 | % | 95 | % | 80 | % |
See footnote summary on page 40.
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Financial Highlights
(a) | As of October 1, 2003, the Fund has adopted the method of accounting for interim payments on swap contracts in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133. These interim payments are reflected within net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts, however, prior to October 1, 2003, these interim payments were reflected within interest income/expense on the statement of operations. The effect of this change for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, was to decrease net investment income per share by $0.01 and increase net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions per share by $0.01 and decrease the ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.15%. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | Excludes net interest expense of .43%, .61%, .36%, .29% and .51%, respectively, on borrowings. |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of September 30, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds 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 Funds 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 and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. 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 ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. at September 30, 2007, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
New York, New York
November 27, 2007
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)
45.4% of the ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, qualify as interest related dividends for non-U.S. shareholders.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (unaudited)
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund
Shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names may elect to be participants in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan), pursuant to which distributions to shareholders will be paid in or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Agent) will act as agent for participants under the Plan. Shareholders whose shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee should contact such broker or nominee to determine whether or how they may participate in the Plan.
If the Board declares a distribution payable either in shares or in cash, as holders of the Common Stock may have elected, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of the Fund valued as follows:
(i) | If the shares of Common Stock are trading at net asset value or at a premium above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of net asset value or 95% of the then current market price. |
(ii) | If the shares of Common Stock are trading at a discount from net asset value at the time of valuation, the Agent will receive the distribution in cash and apply it to the purchase of the Funds shares of Common Stock in the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the participants accounts. Such purchases will be made on or shortly after the payment date for such distribution and in no event more than 30 days after such date except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with Federal securities laws. If, before the Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value of a share of Common Stock, the average purchase price per share paid by the Agent may exceed the net asset value of the Funds shares of Common Stock, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. |
The Agent will maintain all shareholders accounts in the Plan and furnish written confirmation of all transactions in the account, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Agent in non-certificate form in the name of the participant, and each shareholders proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan.
There will be no charges with respect to shares issued directly by the Fund to satisfy the reinvestment requirements. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Agents open market purchases of shares. In each case, the cost per share of shares purchased for each shareholders accounts will be the average cost, including brokerage commissions, of any shares purchased in the open market plus the cost of any shares issued by the Fund.
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Additional Information
The automatic reinvestment of distributions will not relieve participants of any income taxes that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on distributions.
Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable. Accordingly, the Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to participants in the Plan at least 90 days before the record date for such distribution. The Plan may also be amended or terminated by the Agent on at least 90 days written notice to participants in the Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Agent at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940-3010.
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Additional Information
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William H. Foulk, Jr.,(1) Chairman | Michael J. Downey(1) | |
Marc O. Mayer, President and Chief Executive Officer |
D. James Guzy(1) Nancy P. Jacklin(1) | |
David H. Dievler(1) | Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1) | |
John H. Dobkin(1) | Earl D. Weiner(1) |
OFFICERS
Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer Paul J. DeNoon(2), Vice President Gershon Distenfeld(2), Vice President |
Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Vincent S. Noto, Controller |
Administrator(3) AllianceBernstein L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105
Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111
Dividend Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar Computershare Trust Company, N.A. P.O. Box 43010 Providence, RI 02940-3010 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036
Legal Counsel Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Independent Directors Committee. |
(2) | The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Funds portfolio are made by the Global Fixed Income and Global Credit Teams. While all members of the team work jointly to determine the majority of the investment strategy including security selection for the Fund, Messrs. Paul J. DeNoon and Gershon M. Distenfeld, members of the Global Fixed Income Emerging Market Investment Team and Global Credit Team, respectively, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio. |
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase at market prices from time to time shares of its Common Stock in the open market. |
This report, including the financial statements therein, is transmitted to the shareholders of ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund for their information. The financial information included herein is taken from the records of the Fund. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report. |
Annual Certifications As required, on April 26, 2007, the Fund submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual certification of the Funds Chief Executive Officer certifying that he is not aware of any violation of the NYSEs Corporate Governance listing standards. The Fund also has included the certifications of the Funds Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to the Funds Form N-CSR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period. |
(3) | Prior to April 1, 2007, the Funds Administrator was Princeton Administrators, L.P., P.O. Box 9095, Princeton, NJ 08543-9095. |
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Board of Directors
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Board of Directors Information
The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Funds Directors is set forth below.
NAME, ADDRESS* (FIRST YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
INTERESTED DIRECTOR | ||||||
Marc O. Mayer, *** 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 50 (2003) |
Executive Vice President of AllianceBernstein L. P. (AllianceBernstein) since 2001 and Executive Managing Director of AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) since 2003; prior thereto he was head of AllianceBernstein Institutional Investments, a unit of AllianceBernstein, from 2001-2003. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC (institutional research and brokerage arm of Bernstein & Co. LLC) and its predecessor since prior to 2002. | 107 | SCB Partners, Inc. and SCB Inc. | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS | ||||||
William H. Foulk, Jr., #, + Chairman of the Board 75 (1993) |
Investment Adviser and an Independent Consultant. He was formerly Senior Manager of Barrett Associates, Inc., a registered investment adviser, with which he had been associated since prior to 2002. He was formerly Deputy Comptroller and Chief Investment Officer of the State of New York and, prior thereto, Chief Investment Officer of the New York Bank for Savings. | 109 | None | |||
David H. Dievler, # 78 (1993) |
Independent Consultant. Until December 1994 he was Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Corporation (AB Corp.) (formerly, Alliance Capital Management Corporation) responsible for mutual fund administration. Prior to joining AB Corp. in 1984, he was Chief Financial Officer of Eberstadt Asset Management since 1968. Prior to that, he was a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse & Co. Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1953. | 108 | None |
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Management of the Fund
NAME, ADDRESS* (FIRST YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued) |
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John H. Dobkin, # 65 (1993) |
Consultant. Formerly, President of Save Venice, Inc. (preservation organization) from 2001-2002, a Senior Advisor from June 1999-June 2000 and President of Historic Hudson Valley (historic preservation) from December 1989-May 1999. Previously, Director of the National Academy of Design and during 1988-1992, Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of AB Corp. | 107 | None | |||
Michael J. Downey, # 63 (2005) |
Consultant since January 2004. Formerly, managing partner of Lexington Capital, LLC (investment advisory firm) from December 1997 until December 2003. Prior thereto, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management from 1987 to 1993. | 107 | Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. and The Merger Fund | |||
D. James Guzy, # 71 (2005) |
Chairman of the Board of PLX Technology (semi-conductors) and of SRC Computers Inc., with which he has been associated since prior to 2002. He is also President of the Arbor Company (private family investments). | 107 | Intel Corporation (semi-conductors) and Cirrus Logic Corporation (semi- conductors) |
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Management of the Fund
NAME, ADDRESS* OF DIRECTOR (FIRST YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued) |
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Nancy P. Jacklin, # 59 (2006) |
Formerly, U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. | 107 | None | |||
Marshall C. Turner, Jr., # 66 (2005) |
Consultant. Formerly, President and CEO, Toppan Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing services), 2005-2006, and Chairman and CEO from 2003 until 2005, when the company was acquired and renamed from Dupont Photomasks, Inc. Principal, Turner Venture Associates (venture capital and consulting) 1993-2003. | 107 | Xilinx, Inc. (semi-conductors) and MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (semi-conductor substrates) | |||
Earl D. Weiner, # 68 (2007) |
Of Counsel and Partner from 19762006, of the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, specializing in investment management, corporate and securities law; member of ABA Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Task Force on Fund Directors Guidebook. | 107 | None |
* | The address for the Funds disinterested Directors is AllianceBernstein L.P., c/o Philip Kirstein, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. |
** | There is no stated term of office for the Funds Directors. |
*** | Mr. Mayer is an interested person, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his position as an Executive Vice President of the Adviser. |
# | Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Independent Directors Committee. |
+ | Member of the Fair Value Pricing Committee. |
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Management of the Fund
Officers of the Fund
Certain information concerning the Funds Officers is listed below.
NAME, ADDRESS* AND AGE |
POSITION(S) HELD WITH FUND |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING PAST 5 YEARS** | ||
Marc O. Mayer, |
President and Chief Executive Officer | See biography above. | ||
Philip L. Kirstein, 62 |
Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer | Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer of the AllianceBernstein Funds with which he has been associated since October 2004. Prior thereto, he was Of Counsel to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP from October 2003 to October 2004, and General Counsel of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. since prior to 2002 until March 2003. | ||
Paul J. DeNoon, 45 |
Vice President | Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2002. | ||
Gershon Distenfeld, 31 |
Vice President | Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2002. | ||
Emilie D. Wrapp, 52 |
Secretary | Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2002. | ||
Joseph J. Mantineo 48 |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (ABIS)** with which he has been associated since prior to 2002. | ||
Vincent S. Noto, 42 |
Controller | Vice President of ABIS**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2002. |
* | The address for each of the Funds Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. |
** | The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund. |
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Management of the Fund
SUMMARY OF GENERAL INFORMATION
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Summary of General Information
THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN FAMILY OF FUNDS
Retirement Strategies Funds
2000 Retirement Strategy |
2020 Retirement Strategy |
2040 Retirement Strategy | ||
2005 Retirement Strategy |
2025 Retirement Strategy |
2045 Retirement Strategy | ||
2010 Retirement Strategy |
2030 Retirement Strategy |
2050 Retirement Strategy | ||
2015 Retirement Strategy |
2035 Retirement Strategy |
2055 Retirement Strategy |
We also offer Exchange Reserves,** which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any AllianceBernstein fund/portfolio carefully before investing. For free copies of our prospectuses, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
* | Prior to January 26, 2007, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund was named Alliance World Dollar Government Fund II and AllianceBernstein Income Fund was named ACM Income Fund. Prior to March 1, 2007, Global Real Estate Investment Fund was named Real Estate Investment Fund. Prior to May 18, 2007, AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund was named National Municipal Income Fund. Prior to November 5, 2007, Diversified Yield Fund was named Global Strategic Income Trust and Global Bond Fund was named Global Government Income Trust. |
** | An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. |
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AllianceBernstein Family of Funds
NOTES
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Privacy Notice (This information is not part of the Shareholder Report.)
AllianceBernstein L.P., the AllianceBernstein Family of Funds and AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (collectively, AllianceBernstein or we) understand the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of our clients nonpublic personal information. Nonpublic personal information is personally identifiable financial information about our clients who are natural persons. To provide financial products and services to our clients, we may collect information about clients from sources, including: (1) account documentation, including applications or other forms, which may contain information such as a clients name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income, and other household information, (2) clients transactions with us and others, such as account balances and transactions history, and (3) information from visitors to our websites provided through online forms, site visitorship data, and online information collecting devices known as cookies.
It is our policy not to disclose nonpublic personal information about our clients (or former clients) except to our affiliates, or to others as permitted or required by law. From time to time, AllianceBernstein may disclose nonpublic personal information that we collect about our clients (or former clients), as described above, to non-affiliated third parties, including those that perform processing or servicing functions and those that provide marketing services for us or on our behalf under a joint marketing agreement that requires the third party provider to adhere to AllianceBernsteins privacy policy. We have policies and procedures to safeguard nonpublic personal information about our clients (and former clients) that include restricting access to such nonpublic personal information and maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards, that comply with applicable standards, to safeguard such nonpublic personal information.
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
800.221.5672
ACMV-0151-0907 |
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the registrants code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 12(a)(1).
(b) During the period covered by this report, no material amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.
(c) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The registrants Board of Directors has determined that independent directors David H. Dievler and William H. Foulk, Jr. qualify as audit committee financial experts.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
(a) - (c) The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, for the Funds last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Funds annual financial statements included in the Funds annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Funds financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues and quarterly press release review (for those Funds that issue quarterly press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation.
Audit - Related | |||||||||||
Audit Fees | Fees | Tax Fees | |||||||||
ACM Managed Dollar |
2006 | $ | 56,000 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 19,375 | ||||
2007 | $ | 56,000 | $ | 5,960 | $ | 19,875 |
(d) Not applicable.
(e) (1) Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Funds Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Funds independent registered public accounting firm. The Funds Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.
(e) (2) All of the amounts for Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees in the table under Item 4 (a) (c) are for services pre-approved by the Funds Audit Committee.
(f) Not applicable.
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(g) The following table sets forth the aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Funds Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund, which include conducting an annual internal control report pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (Service Affiliates):
All Fees for Non-Audit Services Provided to the Portfolio, the and Service Affiliates |
Total Amount of Foregoing Column Pre- approved by the Audit Committee (Portion Comprised of Audit Related Fees) (Portion Comprised of Tax Fees) |
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ACM Managed Dollar |
2006 | $ | 691,479 | $ | 161,506 | ||||
$ | (142,131 | ) | |||||||
$ | (19,375 | ) | |||||||
2007 | $ | 1,099,570 | $ | 25,835 | |||||
$ | (5,960 | ) | |||||||
$ | (19,875 | ) |
(h) The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Funds independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditors independence.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The audit committee members are as follows:
David H. Dievler | William H. Foulk, Jr | |||||
John H. Dobkin Michael J. Downey |
D. James Guzy Nancy P. Jacklin Marshall C. Turner, Jr. |
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
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Statement of Policies and Procedures for
Proxy Voting
October 2006
1. Introduction
As a registered investment adviser, AllianceBernstein L.P. (AllianceBernstein, we or us) has a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of our clients. We recognize that this duty requires us to vote client securities in a timely manner and make voting decisions that are in the best interests of our clients. Consistent with these obligations, we will disclose our clients voting records only to them and as required by mutual fund vote disclosure regulations. In addition, the proxy committees may, after careful consideration, choose to respond to surveys regarding past votes.
This statement is intended to comply with Rule 206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It sets forth our policies and procedures for voting proxies for our discretionary investment advisory clients, including investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This statement applies to AllianceBernsteins growth, value and blend investment groups investing on behalf of clients in both US and non-US securities.
2. Proxy Policies
This statement is designed to be responsive to the wide range of proxy voting subjects that can have a significant effect on the investment value of the securities held in our clients accounts. These policies are not exhaustive due to the variety of proxy voting issues that we may be required to consider. AllianceBernstein reserves the right to depart from these guidelines in order to avoid voting decisions that we believe may be contrary to our clients best interests. In reviewing proxy issues, we will apply the following general policies:
2.1 Corporate Governance
AllianceBernsteins proxy voting policies recognize the importance of good corporate governance in ensuring that management and the board of directors fulfill their obligations to the shareholders. We favor proposals promoting transparency and accountability within a company. We will vote for proposals providing for equal access to the proxy materials so that shareholders can express their views on various proxy issues. We also support the appointment of a majority of independent directors on key committees and separating the positions of chairman and chief executive officer. Finally, because we believe that good corporate governance requires shareholders to have a meaningful voice in the affairs of the company, we will support shareholder proposals that request that companies amend their by-laws to provide that director nominees be elected by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.
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2.2 Elections of Directors
Unless there is a proxy fight for seats on the Board or we determine that there are other compelling reasons for withholding votes for directors, we will vote in favor of the management proposed slate of directors. That said, we believe that directors have a duty to respond to shareholder actions that have received significant shareholder support. We may withhold votes for directors (or vote against in non-US markets) that fail to act on key issues such as failure to implement proposals to declassify boards, failure to implement a majority vote requirement, failure to submit a rights plan to a shareholder vote or failure to act on tender offers where a majority of shareholders have tendered their shares. In addition, we will withhold votes for directors who fail to attend at least seventy-five percent of board meetings within a given year without a reasonable excuse. Finally, we may abstain or vote against directors of non-U.S. issuers where there is insufficient information about the nominees disclosed in the proxy statement.
2.3 Appointment of Auditors
AllianceBernstein believes that the company remains in the best position to choose the auditors and will generally support managements recommendation. However, we recognize that there may be inherent conflicts when a companys independent auditor performs substantial non-audit related services for the company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibited certain categories of services by auditors to US issuers, making this issue less prevalent in the US. Nevertheless, in reviewing a proposed auditor, we will consider the fees paid for non-audit services relative to total fees as well as if there are other reasons to question the independence of the auditors.
2.4 Changes in Legal and Capital Structure
Changes in a companys charter, articles of incorporation or by-laws are often technical and administrative in nature. Absent a compelling reason to the contrary, AllianceBernstein will cast its votes in accordance with the companys management on such proposals. However, we will review and analyze on a case-by-case basis any non-routine proposals that are likely to affect the structure and operation of the company or have a material economic effect on the company. For example, we will generally support proposals to increase authorized common stock when it is necessary to implement a stock split, aid in a restructuring or acquisition or provide a sufficient number of shares for an employee savings plan, stock option or executive compensation plan. However, a satisfactory explanation of a companys intentions must be disclosed in the proxy statement for proposals requesting an increase of greater than one hundred percent of the shares outstanding. We will oppose increases in authorized common stock where there is evidence that the shares will be used to implement a poison pill or another form of anti-takeover device. We will support shareholder proposals that seek to eliminate dual class voting structures.
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2.5 Corporate Restructurings, Mergers and Acquisitions
AllianceBernstein believes proxy votes dealing with corporate reorganizations are an extension of the investment decision. Accordingly, we will analyze such proposals on a case-by-case basis, weighing heavily the views of our research analysts that cover the company and our investment professionals managing the portfolios in which the stock is held.
2.6 Proposals Affecting Shareholder Rights
AllianceBernstein believes that certain fundamental rights of shareholders must be protected. We will generally vote in favor of proposals that give shareholders a greater voice in the affairs of the company and oppose any measure that seeks to limit those rights. However, when analyzing such proposals we will weigh the financial impact of the proposal against the impairment of shareholder rights.
2.7 Anti-Takeover Measures
AllianceBernstein believes that measures that impede corporate transactions such as takeovers or entrench management not only infringe on the rights of shareholders but may also have a detrimental effect on the value of the company. We will generally oppose proposals, regardless of whether they are advanced by management or shareholders, the purpose or effect of which is to entrench management or excessively or inappropriately dilute shareholder ownership. Conversely, we support proposals that would restrict or otherwise eliminate anti-takeover or anti-shareholder measures that have already been adopted by corporate issuers. For example, we will support shareholder proposals that seek to require the company to submit a shareholder rights plan to a shareholder vote. We will evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, proposals to completely redeem or eliminate such plans. Furthermore, we will generally oppose proposals put forward by management (including the authorization of blank check preferred stock, classified boards and supermajority vote requirements) that appear to be anti-shareholder or intended as management entrenchment mechanisms.
2.8 Executive Compensation
AllianceBernstein believes that company management and the compensation committee of the board of directors should, within reason, be given latitude to determine the types and mix of compensation and benefit awards offered to company employees. Whether proposed by a shareholder or management, we will review proposals relating to executive compensation plans on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the long-term interests of management and shareholders are properly aligned. In general, we will analyze the proposed plan to ensure that shareholder equity will not be excessively diluted taking into account
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shares available for grant under the proposed plan as well as other existing plans. We generally will oppose plans that have below market value grant or exercise prices on the date of issuance or permit repricing of underwater stock options without shareholder approval. Other factors such as the companys performance and industry practice will generally be factored into our analysis. We generally will support shareholder proposals seeking additional disclosure of executive and director compensation. This policy includes proposals that seek to specify the measurement of performance based compensation. In addition, we will support proposals requiring managements to submit severance packages that exceed 2.99 times the sum of an executive officers base salary plus bonus that are triggered by a change in control to a shareholder vote. Finally, we will support shareholder proposals requiring companies to expense stock options because we view them as a large corporate expense that should be appropriately accounted for.
2.9 Social and Corporate Responsibility
AllianceBernstein will review and analyze on a case-by-case basis proposals relating to social, political and environmental issues to determine whether they will have a financial impact on shareholder value. We will vote against proposals that are unduly burdensome or result in unnecessary and excessive costs to the company. We may abstain from voting on social proposals that do not have a readily determinable financial impact on shareholder value.
3. Proxy Voting Procedures
3.1 Proxy Voting Committees
Our growth and value investment groups have formed separate proxy voting committees to establish general proxy policies for AllianceBernstein and consider specific proxy voting matters as necessary. These committees periodically review these policies and new types of corporate governance issues, and decide how we should vote on proposals not covered by these policies. When a proxy vote cannot be clearly decided by an application of our stated policy, the proxy committee will evaluate the proposal. In addition, the committees, in conjunction with the analyst that covers the company, may contact corporate management and interested shareholder groups and others as necessary to discuss proxy issues. Members of the committee include senior investment personnel and representatives of the Legal and Compliance Department. The committees may also evaluate proxies where we face a potential conflict of interest (as discussed below). Finally, the committees monitor adherence to these policies.
3.2 Conflicts of Interest
AllianceBernstein recognizes that there may be a potential conflict of interest when we vote a proxy solicited by an issuer whose retirement plan we manage, or we administer, who distributes
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AllianceBernstein sponsored mutual funds, or with whom we or an employee has another business or personal relationship that may affect how we vote on the issuers proxy. Similarly, AllianceBernstein may have a potential material conflict of interest when deciding how to vote on a proposal sponsored or supported by a shareholder group that is a client. We believe that centralized management of proxy voting, oversight by the proxy voting committees and adherence to these policies ensures that proxies are voted with only our clients best interests in mind. Additionally, we have implemented procedures to ensure that our votes are not the product of a material conflict of interests, including: (i) on an annual basis, the proxy committees will take reasonable steps to evaluate the nature of AllianceBernsteins and our employees material business and personal relationships (and those of our affiliates) with any company whose equity securities are held in client accounts and any client that has sponsored or has material interest in a proposal upon which we will be eligible to vote; (ii) requiring anyone involved in the decision making process to disclose to the chairman of the appropriate proxy committee any potential conflict that they are aware of (including personal relationships) and any contact that they have had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote; (iii) prohibiting employees involved in the decision making process or vote administration from revealing how we intend to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties; and (iv) where a material conflict of interests exists, reviewing our proposed vote by applying a series of objective tests and, where necessary, considering the views of third party research services to ensure that our voting decision is consistent with our clients best interests. Because under certain circumstances AllianceBernstein considers the recommendation of third party research services, the proxy committees will take reasonable steps to verify that any third party research service is in fact independent based on all of the relevant facts and circumstances. This includes reviewing the third party research services conflict management procedures and ascertaining, among other things, whether the third party research service (i) has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues; and (ii) can make such recommendations in an impartial manner and in the best interests of our clients.
3.3 Proxies of Certain Non-US Issuers
Proxy voting in certain countries requires share blocking. Shareholders wishing to vote their proxies must deposit their shares shortly before the date of the meeting with a designated depositary. During this blocking period, shares that will be voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares are returned to the clients custodian banks. Absent compelling reasons to the contrary, AllianceBernstein believes that the benefit to the client of exercising the vote does not outweigh the cost of voting (i.e. not being able to sell the shares during this period). Accordingly, if share blocking is required we generally abstain from voting those shares.
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In addition, voting proxies of issuers in non-US markets may give rise to a number of administrative issues that may prevent AllianceBernstein from voting such proxies. For example, AllianceBernstein may receive meeting notices without enough time to fully consider the proxy or after the cut-off date for voting. Other markets require AllianceBernstein to provide local agents with power of attorney prior to implementing AllianceBernsteins voting instructions. Although it is AllianceBernsteins policy to seek to vote all proxies for securities held in client accounts for which we have proxy voting authority, in the case of non-US issuers, we vote proxies on a best efforts basis.
3.4 Loanned Securities
Many clients of AllianceBernstein have entered into securities lending arrangements with agent lenders to generate additional revenue. AllianceBernstein will not be able to vote securities that are on loan under these types of arrangements. However, under rare circumstances, for voting issues that may have a significant impact on the investment, we may request that clients recall securities that are on loan if we determine that the benefit of voting outweighs the costs and lost revenue to the client or fund and the administrative burden of retrieving the securities.
3.5 Proxy Voting Records
You may obtain information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernsteins web site at www.alliancebernstein.com, go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions web site at www.sec.gov or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Funds portfolio are made by the Global Fixed Income Team and Global Credit Team. While all members of the teams work jointly to determine the majority of the investment strategy including security selection for the Fund, Messrs. Paul J. DeNoon and Gershon M. Distenfeld, members of the Global Fixed Income Emerging Market Investment Team and Global Credit Team, respectively, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio.
The following table sets forth when each person became involved in the management of the Fund, and each persons principal occupation during the past five years:
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Employee; Year; Title | Principal Occupation During the Past Five (5) Years
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Gershon Distenfeld; since May 2005-Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (AB)
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Vice President of AB with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position since prior to 2001.
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Paul DeNoon; since 2001-Senior Vice President of AB |
Senior Vice President of AB, with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position since prior to 2001 and Director of Emerging Market Debt.
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(a) (2) The following tables provide information regarding registered investment companies other than the Fund, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts over which the Funds portfolio managers also have day-to-day management responsibilities. The tables provide the numbers of such accounts, the total assets in such accounts and the number of accounts and total assets whose fees are based on performance. The information is provided as of the Funds fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. |
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REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES (excluding the Fund) | ||||||||
Portfolio Manager |
Total Number of Registered Investment Companies Managed |
Total Assets of Registered Investment Companies Managed |
Number of Registered Investment Companies Managed with Performance-based Fees |
Total Assets of Registered Investment Companies Managed with Performance-based Fees | ||||
Paul DeNoon
|
16
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$5,809,000,000
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1
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$27,000,000
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Gershon Distenfeld |
4 | $1,346,000,000 | NONE | NONE | ||||
POOLED INVESTMENT VEHICLES
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Portfolio Manager |
Total Number of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed |
Total Assets of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed |
Number of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed with Performance-based Fees |
Total Assets of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed with Performance-based Fees | ||||
Paul DeNoon
|
24
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$17,300,000,000
|
1
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$248,000,000
| ||||
Gershon Distenfeld | 3 | $1,232,000,000 | NONE | NONE | ||||
OTHER ACCOUNTS
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Portfolio Manager |
Total Number of Other Accounts Managed |
Total Assets of Other Accounts Managed |
Number of Other Accounts Managed with Performance-based Fees |
Total Assets of Other Accounts with Performance-based Fees | ||||
Paul DeNoon
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143
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$28,730,000,000
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6
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$2,722,000,000
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Gershon Distenfeld | 38 | $5,150,000,000 | NONE | NONE |
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Investment Professional Conflict of Interest Disclosure
As an investment adviser and fiduciary, Alliance owes its clients and shareholders an undivided duty of loyalty. We recognize that conflicts of interest are inherent in our business and accordingly have developed policies and procedures (including oversight monitoring) reasonably designed to detect, manage and mitigate the effects of actual or potential conflicts of interest in the area of employee personal trading, managing multiple accounts for multiple clients, including AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, and allocating investment opportunities. Investment professionals, including portfolio managers and research analysts, are subject to the above-mentioned policies and oversight monitoring to ensure that all clients are treated equitably. We place the interests of our clients first and expect all of our employees to meet their fiduciary duties.
Employee Personal Trading. Alliance has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is designed to detect and prevent conflicts of interest when investment professionals and other personnel of Alliance own, buy or sell securities which may be owned by, or bought or sold for, clients. Personal securities transactions by an employee may raise a potential conflict of interest when an employee owns or trades in a security that is owned or considered for purchase or sale by a client, or recommended for purchase or sale by an employee to a client. Subject to the reporting requirements and other limitations of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Alliance permits its employees to engage in personal securities transactions, and also allows them to acquire investments in the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds through direct purchase, 401K/profit sharing plan investment and/or notionally in connection with deferred incentive compensation awards. Alliances Code of Ethics and Business Conduct requires disclosure of all personal accounts and maintenance of brokerage accounts with designated broker-dealers(expect transactions in open-end mutual funds) approved by Alliance. The Code also requires preclearance of all securities transactions and imposes a one-year holding period for securities purchased by employees to discourage short-term trading.
Managing Multiple Accounts for Multiple Clients. Alliance has compliance policies and oversight monitoring in place to address conflicts of interest relating to the management of multiple accounts for multiple clients. Conflicts of interest may arise when an investment professional has responsibilities for the investments of more than one account because the investment professional may be unable to devote equal time and attention to each account. The investment professional or investment professional teams for each client may have responsibilities for managing all or a portion of the investments of multiple accounts with a common investment strategy, including other registered investment companies, unregistered investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, pension plans, separate accounts, collective trusts and charitable foundations. Among other things, Alliances policies and procedures provide for the prompt dissemination to investment professionals of initial or changed investment recommendations by analysts so that investment professionals are better able to develop investment strategies for all accounts they manage. In addition, investment decisions by investment professionals are reviewed for the purpose of maintaining uniformity among similar accounts and ensuring that accounts are treated equitably. No investment professional that manages client accounts carrying performance
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fees is compensated directly or specifically for the performance of those accounts. Investment professional compensation reflects a broad contribution in multiple dimensions to long-term investment success for our clients and is not tied specifically to the performance of any particular clients account, nor is it directly tied to the level or change in level of assets under management.
Allocating Investment Opportunities. Alliance has policies and procedures intended to address conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that information relevant to investment decisions is disseminated promptly within its portfolio management teams and investment opportunities are allocated equitably among different clients. The investment professionals at Alliance routinely are required to select and allocate investment opportunities among accounts. Portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar accounts, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities. Nevertheless, investment opportunities may be allocated differently among accounts due to the particular characteristics of an account, such as size of the account, cash position, tax status, risk tolerance and investment restrictions or for other reasons.
Alliances procedures are also designed to prevent potential conflicts of interest that may arise when Alliance has a particular financial incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, relating to an account. An investment professional may perceive that he or she has an incentive to devote more time to developing and analyzing investment strategies and opportunities or allocating securities preferentially to accounts for which Alliance could share in investment gains.
To address these conflicts of interest, Alliances policies and procedures require, among other things, the prompt dissemination to investment professionals of any initial or changed investment recommendations by analysts; the aggregation of orders to facilitate best execution for all accounts; price averaging for all aggregated orders; objective allocation for limited investment opportunities (e.g., on a rotational basis) to ensure fair and equitable allocation among accounts; and limitations on short sales of securities. These procedures also require documentation and review of justifications for any decisions to make investments only for select accounts or in a manner disproportionate to the size of the account.
(a) (3) Portfolio Manager Compensation
Alliances compensation program for investment professionals is designed to be competitive and effective in order to attract and retain the highest caliber employees. The compensation program for investment professionals is designed to reflect their ability to generate long-term investment success for our clients, including shareholders of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. Investment professionals do not receive any direct compensation based upon the investment returns of any individual client account, nor is compensation tied directly to the level or change in level of assets under management. Investment professionals annual compensation is comprised of the following:
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(i) Fixed base salary: This is generally the smallest portion of compensation. The base salary is a relatively low, fixed salary within a similar range for all investment professionals. The base salary is determined at the outset of employment based on level of experience, does not change significantly from year-to-year and hence, is not particularly sensitive to performance.
(ii) Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash bonus: Alliances overall profitability determines the total amount of incentive compensation available to investment professionals. This portion of compensation is determined subjectively based on qualitative and quantitative factors. In evaluating this component of an investment professionals compensation, Alliance considers the contribution to his/her team or discipline as it relates to that teams overall contribution to the long-term investment success, business results and strategy of Alliance. Quantitative factors considered include, among other things, relative investment performance (e.g., by comparison to competitor or peer group funds or similar styles of investments, and appropriate, broad-based or specific market indices), and consistency of performance. There are no specific formulas used to determine this part of an investment professionals compensation and the compensation is not tied to any pre-determined or specified level of performance. Alliance also considers qualitative factors such as the complexity and risk of investment strategies involved in the style or type of assets managed by the investment professional; success of marketing/business development efforts and client servicing; seniority/length of service with the firm; management and supervisory responsibilities; and fulfillment of Alliances leadership criteria.
(iii) Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of awards under Alliances Partners Compensation Plan (deferred awards): Alliances overall profitability determines the total amount of deferred awards available to investment professionals. The deferred awards are allocated among investment professionals based on criteria similar to those used to determine the annual cash bonus. There is no fixed formula for determining these amounts. Deferred awards, for which there are various investment options, vest over a four-year period and are generally forfeited if the employee resigns or Alliance terminates his/her employment. Investment options under the deferred awards plan include many of the same AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds offered to mutual fund investors, thereby creating a close alignment between the financial interests of the investment professionals and those of Alliances clients and mutual fund shareholders with respect to the performance of those mutual funds. Alliance also permits deferred award recipients to allocate up to 50% of their award to investments in Alliances publicly traded equity securities.1
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Prior to 2002, investment professional compensation also included discretionary long-term incentive in the form of restricted grants of Alliance Capitals Master Limited Partnership Units. |
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(iv) Contributions under Alliances Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan: The contributions are based on Alliances overall profitability. The amount and allocation of the contributions are determined at the sole discretion of Alliance.
(a) (4) The dollar range of the Funds equity securities owned directly or beneficially by the Funds portfolio managers as of the Funds fiscal year ended September 31, 2007 is set forth below:
DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FUND | ||||
Gershon Distenfeld | None | |||
Paul DeNoon | None |
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period | (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased |
(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) |
(c) * Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
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June 1, 2007- June 30, 2007 | 1,024,685 | $8.31 | 1,024,685 | None | ||||
* On May 21, 2007, ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) announced the basic terms of a tender offer conducted during the second quarter of 2007. Under the terms approved by the Funds Board of Directors, the Fund, pursuant to due notification, commenced a tender offer on May 25, 2007 for 1,024,685 shares of its common stock representing approximately 5% of the Funds outstanding shares. The offer was for cash at a price equal to the net asset value per share determined as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange on the date after the date the offer expired. The offer expired at 12:00 Midnight Eastern Time on June 22, 2007. A total of 2,203,747 shares were properly tendered and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 26, 2007, the final date for withdrawals. The Fund accepted 1,024,685 |
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shares for payment at $8.31 per share. On a pro rated basis, in accordance with the terms of the tender offer, 46.4985% of the shares so tendered by each tendering stockholder were accepted for payment. The offer was in fulfillment of an undertaking in connection with the initial public offering of shares stated in the Funds prospectus dated October 22, 1993.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Funds Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |||||
12 (a) (1) | Code of Ethics that is subject to the disclosure of Item 2 hereof | |||||
12 (b) (1) | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |||||
12 (b) (2) | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |||||
12 (c) | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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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.
(Registrant): ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc.
By: | /s/ Marc O Mayer | |
Marc O. Mayer President |
Date: November 26, 2007
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/ Marc O Mayer | |
Marc O. Mayer President | ||
Date: | November 26, 2007 | |
By: | /s/ Joseph J.Mantineo | |
Joseph J. Mantineo Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: | November 26, 2007 |
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