Form N-Csr - Certified Shareholder Report Of Registered Management Investment Companies Page 13

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(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________
[Signature]
[Title]
Instruction to paragraph (a)(2).
Until the earlier of June 30, 2005, or the date that the registrant has filed its first report on Form N-Q (17 CFR 249.332;
17 CFR 274.130), in paragraph 4(d) of the certification required by Item 11(a)(2), the registrant’s certifying officers must
certify that they have disclosed in the report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting.
(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during
the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.
(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b)
under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b)
or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit.
A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange
Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that
the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
Instruction to Item 11.
Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence that they appear in this item.
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