N-CSR 1 msi.htm ANNUAL REPORT

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                   FORM N-CSR

Investment Company Act file number 811-2341

                    MONTGOMERY STREET INCOME SECURITIES, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                       101 California Street, Suite 4500
                            San Francisco, CA 94111
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2663
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                               Salvatore Schiavone
                             Two International Place
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Date of fiscal year end:        12/31

Date of reporting period:       12/31/04



ITEM 1.  REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

Montgomery Street
Income Securities

Annual Report to Stockholders

December 31, 2004

Portfolio Management Review

 

 

In the following interview, Portfolio Manager Gary Bartlett discusses the market environment and strategy in managing Montgomery Street Income Securities during the annual period ended December 31, 2004.

The investments of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the "fund") provided a total return based on net asset value (NAV) of 6.86% for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2004.1 The total return based on the fund's NYSE market price was 5.82% for the same period. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance of the fund. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate.

1 NAV returns reflect changes in net asset value per share during each period and assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, were reinvested. These percentages are not an indication of the performance of a shareholder's investment in the fund based on market price.

The NAV total return of the fund exceeded the return of the unmanaged Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, which posted a total return of 4.34% for the 12-month period.2

2 The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index representing domestic taxable investment grade bonds, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities with average maturities of one year or more. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends, and unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

The fund paid quarterly dividends totaling $1.23 for the year. The fund's market price stood at $18.36 as of December 31, 2004, compared with $18.55 at the close of 2003. The market price discount of the shares, as a percentage of NAV, was 6.9% on December 31, 2004. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to net asset value. The price of the fund's shares is determined by a number of factors, several of which are beyond the control of the fund. Therefore, the fund cannot predict whether its shares will trade at, below or above net asset value.

Q:  How did the bond market perform during 2004?

A:  The pundits finally got it right...almost. Interest rates rose in 2004. But, for many market participants, the surprise was that only in the short end of the yield curve did rates move higher. Even in the face of five separate 25-basis-point increases in the Federal Funds rate during the second half of the year, the benchmark ten-year Treasury note was essentially unchanged for the year, while 30-year Treasuries ended the year lower than where they began.

Fixed income returns ebbed and flowed during the year as the markets had a series of severe reactions to surprising employment reports. Yet, for the year, the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index returned 4.34%, as the Treasury sector as measured by Lehman Brothers produced a 3.54% return and all spread sectors3 as measured by Lehman Brothers outperformed their Treasury benchmarks on an equal duration basis,4 accordingly.

3 Spread sectors are non-Treasury bond sectors of the fixed-income market.

The credit sectors, despite beginning the year at relatively full valuations, once again produced the highest excess returns.5 The Lehman Brothers Credit Index,6 which started the year at +89 basis points over treasuries, managed another 14 basis points of tightening during the year and produced +159 basis points

4 Duration is a measure of bond price volatility. Duration can be defined as the approximate percentage change in price for a 100 basis point (one single percentage point) change in market interest rate levels. A duration of 5, for example, means that the price of a bond should rise by approximately 5% for a one percentage point drop in interest rates, and fall by 5% for a one percentage point rise in interest rates.

5 The credit sector encompasses corporate bonds. Investment-grade sectors include those bonds rated BBB or above by major rating agencies.

Excess returns are returns in excess of those produced through investments in a Treasury security of equal duration.

6 The Lehman Brothers Credit Index is an unmanaged index providing a general measure of the performance in the corporate bond sectors. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends, and unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Treasury Bond Yield Curve (as of 12/31/03 and 12/31/04)

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Source: Bloomberg as of 12/31/04

Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results.

of excess returns (+86 basis points excess in Q4 alone). Lower quality issues continued their recent positive performance, as BBB's produced +219 basis points of excess returns, as compared with +144 for A-rated bonds and +68 for AA's.

Despite several spikes in rates during the year, mortgage volatility calmed significantly. This phenomenon was central to good performance in single-family mortgage-backed securities, which produced +142 basis points of excess returns.7 Concerns about another spike in prepayments diminished during the latter part of the year as ten-year treasury yields moved slightly higher after breaking below 4% early in Q4. This helped mortgages outperform treasuries by a significant margin (+84 basis points excess) in the final quarter of the year.8

7 Source: Lehman Brothers.

8 Source: Lehman Brothers.

9 The CS First Boston High Yield Index is an unmanaged, trader-priced portfolio constructed to mirror the global high-yield debt market. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends, and unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

High yield significantly outperformed investment-grade bonds during the year, as measured by the CSFB High Yield Index which returned 11.95%.9 This credit sensitive sector benefited to an even greater extent from the positive market backdrop described above. Demand for higher yielding assets, continued improvements in credit quality, and a measured pace of monetary policy tightening all supported the sector.

Q:  What were the biggest contributors to fund performance during the 12-month period?

A:  Our investment in high yield bonds, which represented approximately 23% of the portfolio for much of the year, made the largest contribution to performance during the period. In addition to the factors supporting the credit sectors cited above, a low rate of corporate defaults by historic standards, about 2% on a trailing 12-month basis as of year end, was evidence of improved credit quality among high yield issuers.

The credit sector represented the largest portion of the portfolio throughout the year. Individual security selection, the hallmark of our investment style, led us to significant holdings in several of the best performing portions of the investment grade credit and high yield sectors. Our investments in sovereign debt, basic industries and utilities were among our top-performing investment grade bonds. Holdings in utilities, steel, chemicals and manufacturing helped high yield performance. From a quality perspective, our significant exposure to BBB-rated bonds, which outperformed higher rated issues for the year, was a positive factor for investment grade performance. Similarly, an emphasis on middle-tier issues within the high yield portfolio (as opposed to upper-tier) produced good results.

The overweight position in mortgage pass-through securities aided performance in the relatively low volatility environment of 2004.

Sector Distribution

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Corporate Bonds

US Government Agency
Sponsored Pass-Throughs

US Government Backed

Municipal Investments

Foreign Bonds — US$
Denominated

40%


20%

9%

7%

6%

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Asset Backed

Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations

Commercial and Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

Repurchase Agreements

Government National Mortgage
Association

6%


6%


3%

2%

1%

As of December 31, 2004

Sector distribution is subject to change.

Percentages are based on total market value of the investment portfolio.

Quality Distribution

 

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AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

Treasuries

Agencies

Not Rated

17%

2%

8%

15%

7%

11%

9%

28%

3%

 

As of December 31, 2004

Quality distribution is subject to change.

Percentages are based on total market value of the investment portfolio.

The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody's Investor Services, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") credit ratings. The ratings of Moody's and S&P represent these companies' opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and not absolute standards of quality. The fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.

We maintained less than benchmark exposure to GNMA issues in response to what we viewed as full valuations. This decision negatively impacted results, somewhat, as GNMAs became even more expensive in response to strong foreign demand and declining supply.

Q:  How is the fund positioned?

A:  As of December 31, 2004, the portfolio continued to maintain a large allocation to high yield bonds. Despite significant recent tightening of spreads, we believe that high yield valuations remain attractive relative to high quality bonds on a risk adjusted basis. While we anticipate further spread tightening to be limited, we do expect further outperformance generated primarily from incremental yield. Thus, we are maintaining significant exposure to the sector. We also are cognizant of the potential macroeconomic risks (e.g. unwinding of the carry trade [where investors borrow short term and invest longer term in fixed-income instruments to capture higher yields], hard landing in China, disorderly dollar decline, geopolitical factors and Federal Reserve Board tightening that is not measured) that could alter the risk/return profile for risky assets. Despite the risks, we believe in maintaining an exposure to high yield bonds, and that the potential performance outweighs the risks.

As spreads have grown tighter, a portion of our investment grade credit holdings have reached their intrinsic value targets, which has led to a gradual reduction in our exposure to the sector. We, nonetheless, maintain a large position in the sector owing to a positive fundamental backdrop and a belief that yield will likely be an important factor in returns in the upcoming period.

We have utilized this year's benign volatility environment to add opportunistically to our holdings of well-structured collateralized mortgage securities (CMO's). This is designed to aid performance in various rate environments, particularly if volatility increases.

The fund continued to be managed with leverage. Outstanding mortgage dollar rolls on a gross basis were approximately 22% of net assets as of December 31, 2004. The market environment for leverage continued to be marginally favorable, despite the flattening of the yield curve during the year. Leverage is created primarily through mortgage dollar (MBS) roll transactions, whereby mortgage pass-through securities are sold for current delivery, and corresponding purchases are simultaneously made at a somewhat lower price for future settlement. The sale proceeds are then invested in additional securities for the portfolio. While the process continued to be a reasonably efficient way to create leverage, the advantage of MBS rolls has diminished during the second half of the year as the treasury curve flattened and market volatility declined. Thus, the increase in the effective financing rate had a less positive effect on the fund's total return.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation.

Fund shares are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Fund shares involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

This report is sent to stockholders of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular, or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the fund or of any securities mentioned in the report.

Other Information

 

 

Dividends Paid

The fund paid dividends of $0.31 per share on April 30, 2004, $0.31 per share on July 30, 2004, $0.31 per share on October 29, 2004, and $0.30 per share on December 31, 2004. The decrease in dividends paid on December 31, 2004 primarily resulted from reduced investment income due to the continued low interest rate environment and narrow credit spreads.

Limited Share Repurchases

The fund is authorized to repurchase a limited number of shares of the fund's common stock from time to time when the shares are trading at less than 95% of their NAV. Repurchases are limited to a number of shares each calendar quarter approximately equal to the number of new shares issued under the fund's Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan with respect to income earned for the second preceding calendar quarter. There were 4,000 shares repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2004 and 44,000 shares repurchased during the year ended December 31, 2004. Up to 13,000 shares may be repurchased during the first quarter of 2005.

Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Option

The fund maintains an optional Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the automatic reinvestment of your dividends and capital gain distributions in the shares of the fund. Stockholders who participate in the Plan can also purchase additional shares of the fund through the Plan's voluntary cash investment feature. We recommend that you consider enrolling in the Plan to build your investment. The Plan's features, including the voluntary cash investment feature, are described beginning on page 40 of this report.

Investment Portfolio

Following the fund's first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Certifications

The fund's chief executive officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that, as of August 3, 2004, he was not aware of any violation by the fund of applicable NYSE corporate governance listing standards. The fund's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms N-CSR, N-CSRS, and N-Q contain certifications by the fund's chief executive officer and chief financial officer that relate to the fund's disclosure in such reports and that are required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act, as amended (the "1940 Act").

Proxy Voting

Information about how the fund voted any proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the fund investment manager's Web site — scudder.com (type "proxy voting" in the search field) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov.

Net Asset Value

The fund's NAV is available daily on our Web site at www.MontgomeryStreetIncome.com or visit our Direct Link www.cef.scudder.com. The fund's NAV is published weekly on Monday and the fund's market value is published every weekday in The Wall Street Journal under the heading "Closed End Funds." The fund's market value is also published daily in The New York Times and weekly in Barron's. The fund's NAV is also published weekly in Barron's.

Securities Lending Program

Effective January 1, 2005, the fund intends to commence a securities lending program. Under the program, the fund may lend its portfolio securities to institutional borrowers to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1940 Act. The fund retains beneficial ownership of the securities it loans and continues to receive interest and dividends paid on the securities and to participate in any changes in the market value of the securities. The fund requires the borrower of the securities to maintain collateral with the fund in the form of cash and/or government securities at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees from the borrower or by earning interest or dividends on invested cash collateral net of amounts rebated to the borrower and fees paid to the lending agent. The fund currently intends to invest any cash collateral in a money market fund managed by the fund's investment advisor, for which management the investment advisor will receive advisory and other fees. Either the fund or the borrower may terminate a loan at any time. Voting rights generally pass to the borrower with the loaned securities; however, the fund is required to call the loan to vote on any material events affecting the fund's investment. There may be risks of delay in recovery of the loaned securities, or even loss of rights in the collateral, should the borrower fail financially. The fund is also subject to operational and regulatory risks related to the program and risks associated with the investment of cash collateral, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk.

Investment Objectives and Policies

 

 

Investment Objectives

Your fund is a closed-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), investing and reinvesting its assets in a portfolio of selected securities. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek as high a level of current income as is consistent with prudent investment risks, from a diversified portfolio primarily of debt securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

Principal Investment Policies Effective as of December 31, 2004

Investment of your fund is guided by the following principal investment policies:

Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in income producing securities.1 1 The fund will provide stockholders with at least 60 days' notice prior to making any changes to this 80% investment policy.

At least 70% of total assets must be invested in: straight debt securities (other than municipal securities) rated within the four highest grades assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation; bank debt of comparable quality; US government or agency securities; commercial paper; cash; cash equivalents; or Canadian government, provincial, or municipal securities (not in excess of 25% of total assets).

Up to 30% of total assets (the "30% basket") may be invested in other US or foreign straight debt securities; convertible securities; and preferred stocks.

Not more than 25% of total assets may be invested in securities of any one industry (finance companies as a whole are not considered an "industry" for the purposes of this limitation).

Not more than 5% of total assets may be invested in securities of any one issuer, other than US government or agency securities.

The fund may invest money pursuant to repurchase agreements so long as the fund is initially wholly secured with collateral consisting of securities in which the fund can invest under its investment objectives and policies. In addition, investment in repurchase agreements must not, at the time of any such loan, be as a whole more than 20% — and be as to any one borrower more than 5% — of the fund's total assets.

The fund may lend its portfolio securities to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, as it may be amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The fund may borrow funds to purchase securities, provided that the aggregate amount of such borrowings may not exceed 30% of the fund's assets (including aggregate borrowings), less liabilities (excluding such borrowings).

The fund may enter into forward foreign currency sale contracts to hedge portfolio positions, provided, among other things, that such contracts have a maturity of one year or less or that at the time of purchase, the fund's obligations under such contracts do not exceed either the market value of portfolio securities denominated in the foreign currency or 15% of the fund's total assets.

Subject to adoption of Board guidelines, the fund may enter into interest rate futures contracts and purchase or write options on interest rate futures contracts, provided, among other things, that the fund's obligations under such instruments may not exceed the market value of the fund's assets not subject to the 30% basket.

It is the intention of the fund to invest exclusively in non-voting securities. Under normal circumstances, the fund does not intend to exercise conversion, exchange or other rights to purchase common stock or other equity securities, or otherwise to hold voting securities. In the unlikely event that the fund does come into possession of any voting securities, the fund intends to dispose of such securities as soon as it is reasonably practicable and prudent to do so.

Investment Policies Clarified Effective January 1, 2005:

On October 15, 2004, the Board of Directors clarified the principal investment policies listed on page 13 to read as follows, effective as of January 1, 2005 (additions are underlined, and deletions are struckout):

At least 70% of total assets must be invested in: straight debt securities (other than municipal securities), including US dollar-denominated debt securities of foreign issuers, rated within the four highest grades assigned by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation; bank debt of comparable quality; US government or agency securities; commercial paper; cash; cash equivalents; or Canadian government, provincial, or municipal securities (not in excess of 25% of total assets).

Up to 30% of total assets (the "30% basket") may be invested in other US or foreign securities that are straight debt securities;, whether or not rated, convertible securities; and preferred stocks.

Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2004

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Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Corporate Bonds 47.0%

Consumer Discretionary 5.6%

Adesa, Inc., 7.625%, 6/15/2012

120,000

126,600

Auburn Hills Trust, 12.375%, 5/1/2020

103,000

161,552

Bally Total Fitness Holdings Corp., 10.5%, 7/15/2011

145,000

146,088

Cablevision Systems New York Group, 144A, 6.669%*, 4/1/2009

160,000

169,600

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/2007

145,000

159,863

Carrols Corp., 144A, 9.0%, 1/15/2013

40,000

41,400

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 3/15/2013

86,000

106,046

Comcast MO of Delaware, Inc., 9.0%, 9/1/2008

1,326,000

1,548,938

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 144A, 8.375%, 12/15/2014

55,000

54,863

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/2007

200,000

214,500

DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/2008

260,000

265,552

Dex Media East LLC/Financial, 12.125%, 11/15/2012

556,000

677,625

DIMON, Inc.:

 

 

7.75%, 6/1/2013

75,000

78,750

Series B, 9.625%, 10/15/2011

395,000

432,525

Dura Operating Corp.:

 

 

Series B, 8.625%, 4/15/2012

95,000

98,800

Series D, 9.0%, 5/1/2009

110,000

108,900

EchoStar DBS Corp., 144A, 6.625%, 10/1/2014

170,000

172,125

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.5%, 1/15/2022

125,000

137,500

Friendly Ice Cream Corp., 8.375%, 6/15/2012

215,000

210,969

General Motors Corp., 8.25%, 7/15/2023

190,000

197,918

Jacobs Entertainment Co., 11.875%, 2/1/2009

335,000

378,550

Kellwood Co., 7.625%, 10/15/2017

85,000

93,482

Mediacom LLC, 9.5%, 1/15/2013

265,000

265,994

MGM MIRAGE:

 

 

8.375%, 2/1/2011

285,000

321,337

9.75% , 6/1/2007

45,000

49,950

NCL Corp., 144A, 10.625%, 7/15/2014

185,000

185,000

PEI Holding, Inc., 11.0%, 3/15/2010

215,000

250,475

Petro Stopping Centers, 9.0%, 2/15/2012

290,000

306,675

Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC/Finance, 10.75%, 2/1/2012

130,000

142,025

PRIMEDIA, Inc.:

 

 

7.665%*, 5/15/2010

245,000

259,700

8.875%, 5/15/2011

185,000

195,637

Rent-Way, Inc., 11.875%, 6/15/2010

95,000

106,994

Restaurant Co., 11.25%, 5/15/2008

167,930

170,029

Schuler Homes, Inc., 10.5%, 7/15/2011

235,000

267,312

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.:

 

 

8.0%, 3/15/2012

400,000

425,000

8.75%, 12/15/2011

145,000

157,869

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/2013

270,000

287,887

Toys "R" Us, Inc.:

 

 

7.375%, 10/15/2018

345,000

319,125

7.875%, 4/15/2013

145,000

143,912

TRW Automotive, Inc., 11.0%, 2/15/2013

265,000

319,325

United Auto Group, Inc., 9.625%, 3/15/2012

190,000

209,950

Venetian Casino Resort LLC, 11.0%, 6/15/2010

205,000

233,956

Virgin River Casino Corp., 144A, 9.0%, 1/15/2012

10,000

10,400

Visteon Corp.:

 

 

7.0%, 3/10/2014

130,000

124,150

8.25%, 8/1/2010

170,000

178,075

Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/2009

165,000

175,725

Williams Scotsman, Inc., 9.875%, 6/1/2007

275,000

275,000

Worldspan LP/WS Finance Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/2011

145,000

144,275

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 144A, 6.625%, 12/1/2014

345,000

341,550

 

11,449,473

Consumer Staples 0.6%

Agrilink Foods, Inc., 11.875%, 11/1/2008

46,000

47,898

Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 144A, 6.0%, 12/15/2012

155,000

157,712

Duane Reade, Inc., 144A, 7.01%*, 12/15/2010

55,000

55,825

Pierre Foods, Inc., 144A, 9.875%, 7/15/2012

70,000

72,450

Pinnacle Foods Holding Corp.:

 

 

144A, 8.25%, 12/1/2013

40,000

38,100

144A, 8.25%, 12/1/2013

175,000

166,687

Standard Commercial Corp., 8.0%, 4/15/2012

140,000

143,850

Swift & Co., 12.5%, 1/1/2010

165,000

186,450

VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.5%, 4/15/2011

100,000

100,500

Wornick Co., 10.875%, 7/15/2011

150,000

162,750

 

1,132,222

Energy 4.5%

Avista Corp., 9.75%, 6/1/2008

265,000

307,257

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Series B, 7.875%, 4/1/2013

750,000

891,442

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

6.875%, 1/15/2016

135,000

141,412

9.0%, 8/15/2012

140,000

159,950

CITGO Petroleum Corp., 144A, 6.0%, 10/15/2011

125,000

124,375

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 144A, 9.875%, 7/15/2010

225,000

251,438

Edison Mission Energy, 7.73%, 6/15/2009

400,000

430,000

El Paso Production Holding Corp., 7.75%, 6/1/2013

175,000

183,313

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 6.375%, 2/1/2013

2,000,000

2,143,652

FirstEnergy Corp., Series C, 7.375%, 11/15/2031

2,000,000

2,283,968

National Fuel Gas Co., 6.7%, 11/21/2011

1,000,000

1,108,575

Newpark Resources, Inc., Series B, 8.625%, 12/15/2007

215,000

218,225

Southern Natural Gas, 8.875%, 3/15/2010

155,000

173,600

Stone Energy Corp.:

 

 

144A, 6.75%, 12/15/2014

70,000

69,825

8.25%, 12/15/2011

245,000

264,600

Williams Cos., Inc.:

 

 

8.125%, 3/15/2012

255,000

294,525

8.75%, 3/15/2032

160,000

183,800

 

9,229,957

Financials 10.9%

Agfirst Farm Credit Bank, 8.393%*, 12/15/2016

1,500,000

1,727,343

Ahold Finance USA, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/2009

165,000

171,600

American General Finance Corp.:

 

 

2.75%, 6/15/2008

1,775,000

1,706,538

Series H, 4.0%, 3/15/2011

1,150,000

1,115,276

AmeriCredit Corp., 9.25%, 5/1/2009

345,000

370,013

BF Saul Real Estate Investment Trust, 7.5%, 3/1/2014 (REIT)

260,000

267,800

Capital One Bank, 4.875%, 5/15/2008

40,000

41,081

Downey Financial Corp., 6.5%, 7/1/2014

1,600,000

1,665,456

Duke Capital LLC, 4.302%, 5/18/2006

800,000

809,656

E*TRADE Financial Corp., 144A, 8.0%, 6/15/2011

280,000

301,000

Farmers Insurance Exchange, 144A, 8.625%, 5/1/2024

300,000

353,868

Ford Motor Credit Co.:

 

 

5.8%, 1/12/2009

486,000

496,761

6.875%, 2/1/2006

2,272,000

2,340,614

FPL Group Capital, Inc., 4.086%, 2/16/2007

785,000

793,316

General Motors Acceptance Corp.:

 

 

5.625%, 5/15/2009

740,000

740,027

6.875%, 9/15/2011

478,000

489,851

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2013

536,000

530,391

HSBC Bank USA:

 

 

3.875%, 9/15/2009

510,000

505,554

5.875%, 11/1/2034

250,000

253,149

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.125%, 9/15/2014

345,000

347,263

MBNA America Bank NA, 6.75%, 3/15/2008

330,000

355,903

Morgan Stanley, 4.0%, 1/15/2010

521,000

515,081

NiSource Finance Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/2010

1,500,000

1,763,368

North Front Pass-Through Trust, 144A, 5.81%*, 12/15/2024

750,000

762,686

OMX Timber Finance Investments LLC, 144A, 5.54%*, 1/29/2020

1,000,000

994,040

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/2011

205,000

210,638

PXRE Capital Trust I, 8.85%, 2/1/2027

185,000

185,000

R.H. Donnelly Finance Corp., 10.875%, 12/15/2012

120,000

142,500

RAM Holdings Ltd., 144A, 6.875%, 4/1/2024

1,105,000

1,085,209

Republic New York Corp., 5.875%, 10/15/2008

285,000

303,348

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., 8.0%, 5/15/2013

115,000

122,188

TIG Capital Holdings Trust, 144A, 8.597%, 1/15/2027

190,000

166,725

UGS Corp., 144A, 10.0%, 6/1/2012

175,000

199,063

Universal City Development, 11.75%, 4/1/2010

260,000

307,125

Universal City Florida Holding Co., 144A, 7.2%*, 5/1/2010

50,000

52,000

 

22,191,431

Health Care 1.6%

AmerisourceBergen Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/2012

70,000

78,225

Cinacalcet Royalty Subordinated LLC, 8.0%, 3/30/2017

170,000

170,850

Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/1/2011

60,000

53,700

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., 10.375%, 2/15/2009

140,000

144,550

Health Care Service Corp., 144A, 7.75%, 6/15/2011

1,500,000

1,755,003

HEALTHSOUTH Corp., 10.75%, 10/1/2008

235,000

247,925

InSight Health Services Corp., Series B, 9.875%, 11/1/2011

120,000

121,200

Interactive Health LLC, 144A, 8.0%, 4/1/2011

145,000

126,150

National Mentor, Inc., 144A, 9.625%, 12/1/2012

50,000

53,125

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.375%, 12/1/2011

510,000

473,025

 

3,223,753

Industrials 3.4%

Allied Waste North America, Inc., Series B, 5.75%, 2/15/2011

478,000

449,320

AMI Semiconductor, Inc., 10.75%, 2/1/2013

112,000

131,600

BAE System 2001 Asset Trust, "B", Series 2001, 144A, 7.156%, 12/15/2011

676,498

734,294

Browning-Ferris Industries:

 

 

7.4%, 9/15/2035

105,000

91,875

9.25%, 5/1/2021

105,000

111,825

Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/1/2013

185,000

172,050

Clean Harbors, Inc., 144A, 11.25%, 7/15/2012

95,000

106,400

Collins & Aikman Floor Cover, Series B, 9.75%, 2/15/2010

300,000

322,500

Collins & Aikman Products, 10.75%, 12/31/2011

170,000

173,400

Cornell Companies, Inc., 10.75%, 7/1/2012

200,000

213,750

Corrections Corp. of America, 9.875%, 5/1/2009

225,000

249,750

Dana Corp., 7.0%, 3/1/2029

265,000

264,337

Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., 9.75%, 9/1/2013

45,000

45,000

Erico International Corp., 8.875%, 3/1/2012

175,000

183,750

ISP Chemco, Inc., Series B, 10.25%, 7/1/2011

255,000

288,150

Joy Global, Inc., Series B, 8.75%, 3/15/2012

15,000

16,800

Kansas City Southern:

 

 

7.5%, 6/15/2009

310,000

325,500

9.5%, 10/1/2008

160,000

181,800

Laidlaw International, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/2011

170,000

198,475

Millennium America, Inc.:

 

 

7.625%, 11/15/2026

280,000

275,800

9.25%, 6/15/2008

265,000

301,437

Sea Containers Ltd., 10.5%, 5/15/2012

85,000

89,463

Securus Technologies, Inc., 144A, 11.0%, 9/1/2011

160,000

160,000

Ship Finance International Ltd., 8.5%, 12/15/2013

195,000

200,850

SPX Corp.:

 

 

6.25%, 6/15/2011

45,000

47,475

7.5%, 1/1/2013

250,000

271,250

Technical Olympic USA, Inc.:

 

 

7.5%, 3/15/2011

80,000

80,600

10.375%, 7/1/2012

190,000

212,800

Texas Genco LLC, 144A, 6.875%, 12/15/2014

210,000

217,088

The Brickman Group Ltd., Series B, 11.75%, 12/15/2009

120,000

140,400

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

 

 

6.5%, 2/15/2012

205,000

199,875

7.0%, 2/15/2014

170,000

158,950

7.75%, 11/15/2013

145,000

142,100

Westlake Chemical Corp., 8.75%, 7/15/2011

83,000

93,790

 

6,852,454

Information Technology 0.4%

Activant Solutions, Inc., 10.5%, 6/15/2011

165,000

177,375

Itron, Inc., 144A, 7.75%, 5/15/2012

170,000

172,975

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.45%, 3/15/2029

465,000

420,825

 

771,175

Materials 2.9%

ARCO Chemical Co., 9.8%, 2/1/2020

640,000

729,600

Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/1/2011

100,000

108,500

Dayton Superior Corp., 10.75%, 9/15/2008

170,000

181,900

Georgia-Pacific Corp.:

 

 

8.0%, 1/15/2024

410,000

475,600

9.375%, 2/1/2013

230,000

267,950

Hercules, Inc.:

 

 

6.75%, 10/15/2029

170,000

175,525

11.125%, 11/15/2007

220,000

261,800

Huntsman Advanced Materials, 144A, 11.0%, 7/15/2010

215,000

255,850

Huntsman LLC, 11.625%, 10/15/2010

240,000

283,800

IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 8/1/2013

100,000

125,000

International Steel Group, Inc., 6.5%, 4/15/2014

345,000

370,012

Lubrizol Corp., 6.5%, 10/1/2034

689,000

701,717

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 11.25%, 6/1/2010

235,000

264,375

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, 8.25%, 5/15/2013

115,000

126,500

Pliant Corp.:

 

 

Step-up Coupon, 0% to 12/15/2006, 11.125% to 6/15/2009

85,000

78,519

11.125%, 9/1/2009

200,000

218,000

Sheffield Steel Corp., 144A, 11.375%, 8/15/2011

115,000

118,450

TriMas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/2012

405,000

429,300

United States Steel LLC:

 

 

9.75%, 5/15/2010

207,000

235,980

10.75%, 8/1/2008

35,000

41,213

Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.875%, 12/15/2033

455,000

509,371

 

5,958,962

Telecommunication Services 2.6%

AT&T Corp.:

 

 

9.05%, 11/15/2011

220,000

253,275

9.75%, 11/15/2031

210,000

250,687

Bell Atlantic New Jersey, Inc., Series A, 5.875%, 1/17/2012

728,000

773,475

BellSouth Corp., 5.2%, 9/15/2014

525,000

535,092

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 1/15/2014

550,000

556,875

Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., 144A, 6.96%*, 11/1/2011

75,000

77,625

GCI, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/2014

180,000

180,000

Insight Midwest LP, 9.75%, 10/1/2009

105,000

109,988

MCI, Inc., 8.735%, 5/1/2014

455,000

489,125

Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.95%, 3/15/2014

155,000

160,425

Nextel Partners, Inc., 8.125%, 7/1/2011

190,000

210,900

Northern Telecom Capital, 7.875%, 6/15/2026

210,000

207,900

PanAmSat Corp., 144A, 9.0%, 8/15/2014

300,000

334,875

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

7.25%, 9/15/2025

1,125,000

1,094,062

144A, 7.875%, 9/1/2011

115,000

124,775

 

5,359,079

Utilities 14.5%

AES Corp., 144A, 8.75%, 5/15/2013

100,000

113,625

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 144A, 8.25%, 4/15/2012

150,000

167,625

American Electric Power Co., Inc., Series A, 6.125%, 5/15/2006

1,726,000

1,788,797

Appalachian Power Co., 6.8%, 3/1/2006

1,000,000

1,039,595

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 5.65%, 12/15/2013

635,000

658,566

CMS Energy Corp., 8.5%, 4/15/2011

90,000

102,263

Consolidated Edison, Inc., 8.125%, 5/1/2010

1,115,000

1,321,977

Consumers Energy Co., 6.25%, 9/15/2006

2,500,000

2,610,148

Dayton Power & Light Co., 144A, 5.125%, 10/1/2013

890,000

909,297

DPL, Inc., 6.875%, 9/1/2011

405,000

442,313

DTE Energy Co., Series A, 6.65%, 4/15/2009

1,275,000

1,393,071

Duke Energy Corp., Series D, 7.375%, 3/1/2010

1,500,000

1,704,830

Kansas City Power & Light Co., 7.125%, 12/15/2005

1,300,000

1,346,778

Midwest Generation LLC, 8.75%, 5/1/2034

125,000

141,875

New York State Gas & Electric, 4.375%, 11/15/2007

1,240,000

1,259,914

NorthWestern Corp., 144A, 5.875%, 11/1/2014

135,000

138,101

NRG Energy, Inc., 144A, 8.0%, 12/15/2013

530,000

577,700

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.05%, 3/1/2034

695,000

721,838

PP&L Capital Funding, 7.75%, 4/15/2005

2,000,000

2,023,932

Progress Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/2006

2,050,000

2,127,195

PSE&G Energy Holdings LLC:

 

 

8.5%, 6/15/2011

195,000

222,544

10.0%, 10/1/2009

180,000

212,850

PSI Energy, Inc.:

 

 

8.57%, 12/27/2011

1,250,000

1,540,065

8.85%, 1/15/2022

1,225,000

1,646,182

Puget Energy, Inc., 7.02%, 12/1/2027

1,000,000

1,164,835

Rochester Gas & Electric, 6.375%, 9/1/2033

1,600,000

1,763,200

TNP Enterprises, Inc., Series B, 10.25%, 4/1/2010

250,000

266,875

Xcel Energy, Inc., 7.0%, 12/1/2010

2,000,000

2,254,460

 

29,660,451

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $93,365,783)

95,828,957

 

Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated 7.7%

Consumer Discretionary 0.7%

Grupo Posadas SA de CV, 144A, Series A, 8.75%, 10/4/2011

55,000

58,713

Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc., 10.75%, 5/15/2011

275,000

310,750

Kabel Deutschland GmbH, 144A, 10.625%, 7/1/2014

255,000

293,250

Shaw Communications, Inc.:

 

 

7.25%, 4/6/2011

130,000

143,325

8.25%, 4/11/2010

345,000

392,437

Vitro Envases Norteamerica SA, 144A, 10.75%, 7/23/2011

120,000

124,500

Vitro SA de CV, Series A, 144A, 11.75%, 11/1/2013

170,000

164,475

 

1,487,450

Consumer Staples 0.4%

Burns Philip Capital Property Ltd., 10.75%, 2/15/2011

170,000

191,250

Fage Dairy Industry SA, 9.0%, 2/1/2007

425,000

427,125

Grupo Cosan SA, 144A, 9.0%, 11/1/2009

100,000

104,500

 

722,875

Energy 0.7%

Gazprom OAO, 144A, 9.625%, 3/1/2013

290,000

342,200

Luscar Coal Ltd., 9.75%, 10/15/2011

230,000

261,050

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, 10.0%, 11/5/2010

610,000

695,400

Secunda International Ltd., 144A, 9.76%*, 9/1/2012

145,000

142,100

 

1,440,750

Financials 1.8%

Conproca SA de CV, 12.0%, 6/16/2010

125,000

157,500

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 8.75%, 6/15/2030

650,000

858,298

Eircom Funding, 8.25%, 8/15/2013

210,000

232,050

Korea First Bank, 144A, 5.75%*, 3/10/2013

279,000

290,155

Mizuho Financial Group, 8.375%, 12/29/2049

1,255,000

1,375,354

New ASAT (Finance) Ltd., 144A, 9.25%, 2/1/2011

155,000

140,663

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 144A, 5.647%*, 7/1/2023

610,000

599,127

 

3,653,147

Health Care 0.1%

Biovail Corp., 7.875%, 4/1/2010

170,000

175,950

Elan Financial PLC, 144A, 7.75%, 11/15/2011

65,000

69,225

 

245,175

Industrials 0.7%

CP Ships Ltd., 10.375%, 7/15/2012

205,000

236,519

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV:

 

 

10.25%, 6/15/2007

420,000

447,300

11.75%, 6/15/2009

245,000

249,594

12.5%, 6/15/2012

120,000

140,100

LeGrand SA, 8.5%, 2/15/2025

125,000

147,500

Stena AB:

 

 

144A, 7.0%, 12/1/2016

120,000

118,800

9.625%, 12/1/2012

110,000

124,300

Tyco International Group SA, 6.75%, 2/15/2011

28,000

31,382

 

1,495,495

Information Technology 0.2%

Flextronics International Ltd., 144A, 6.25%, 11/15/2014

250,000

247,500

Magnachip Semiconductor SA:

 

 

144A, 6.875%, 12/15/2011

60,000

61,800

144A, 8.0%, 12/15/2014

55,000

57,338

 

366,638

Materials 0.9%

Alrosa Finance SA, 144A, 8.875%, 11/17/2014

165,000

169,538

Cascades, Inc.:

 

 

7.25%, 2/15/2013

265,000

280,900

144A, 7.25%, 2/15/2013

10,000

10,600

Citigroup (JSC Severstal), 144A, 9.25%, 4/19/2014

240,000

238,800

Citigroup Global (Severstal), 8.625%, 2/24/2009

24,000

24,098

Crown Euro Holdings SA, 10.875%, 3/1/2013

165,000

195,112

ISPAT Inland ULC, 9.75%, 4/1/2014

182,000

224,770

Sino-Forest Corp., 144A, 9.125%, 8/17/2011

125,000

136,563

Tembec Industries, Inc., 8.5%, 2/1/2011

590,000

592,950

 

1,873,331

Sovereign Bonds 0.5%

Aries Vermogensverwaltung GmbH, 144A, Series C, 9.6%, 10/25/2014

250,000

307,500

Federative Republic of Brazil, 8.875%, 10/14/2019

225,000

237,150

Republic of Turkey:

 

 

7.25%, 3/15/2015

140,000

143,850

9.0%, 6/30/2011

145,000

165,662

Russian Ministry of Finance, Series VII, 3.0%, 5/14/2011

150,000

126,495

 

980,657

Telecommunication Services 1.2%

Axtel SA, 11.0%, 12/15/2013

225,000

242,437

Embratel, Series B, 11.0%, 12/15/2008

170,000

193,800

Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.625%, 6/30/2012

195,000

202,800

Innova S. de R.L., 9.375%, 9/19/2013

155,000

176,313

INTELSAT, 6.5%, 11/1/2013

190,000

172,900

Millicom International Cellular SA, 144A, 10.00%, 12/1/2013

310,000

324,337

Mobifon Holdings BV, 12.5% , 7/31/2010

40,000

47,450

Mobile Telesystems Financial, 144A, 8.375%, 10/14/2010

170,000

173,400

Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/1/2023

155,000

145,700

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.125%, 2/15/2006

570,000

579,975

Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/2014

160,000

158,400

 

2,417,512

Utilities 0.5%

PacifiCorp Australia LLC, 144A, 6.15%, 1/15/2008

1,000,000

1,067,280

Total Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated (Cost $15,153,042)

15,750,310

 

Asset Backed 7.9%

Automobile Receivables 1.2%

Drive Auto Receivables Trust, "A4", Series 2002-1, 144A, 4.09%, 1/15/2008

775,000

779,341

MMCA Automobile Trust, "A4", Series 2002-2, 4.3%, 3/15/2010

1,585,189

1,590,943

 

2,370,284

Credit Card Receivables 3.9%

Bank One Issuance Trust, "A1", Series 2002-A1, 2.59%*, 1/15/2010

8,000,000

8,018,657

Home Equity Loans 2.2%

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity, "A", Series 2003-HE2, 144A, 7.0%, 4/17/2033

43,330

43,439

Park Place Securities NIM Trust, "A", Series 2004-MCW1, 144A, 4.458%, 9/25/2034

691,667

691,666

Residential Asset Securities Corp., "AI6", Series 2000-KS1, 7.905%, 2/25/2031

1,249,079

1,301,279

Sail Net Interest Margin Notes, "A", Series 2004-4A, 144A, 5.0%, 4/27/2034

1,239,579

1,244,855

Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corp., "A8", Series 1998-2, 6.37%, 7/25/2029

1,130,637

1,128,805

 

4,410,044

Industrials 0.6%

Delta Air Lines, Inc., "G-2", Series 2002-1, 6.417%, 7/2/2012

1,230,000

1,284,026

Total Asset Backed (Cost $16,136,592)

16,083,011

 

US Government Backed 11.1%

US Treasury Bond, 6.0%, 2/15/2026

2,114,000

2,421,604

US Treasury Note:

 

 

1.5%, 3/31/2006

13,290,000

13,073,001

3.25%, 1/15/2009

1,746,000

1,730,859

7.0%, 7/15/2006

5,027,000

5,329,796

Total US Government Backed (Cost $22,319,619)

22,555,260

 

US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs 24.7%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.0%, 5/1/2017

2,451,415

2,567,768

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

 

4.5%, 5/1/2018 (c)

9,000,000

8,969,058

5.0%, 1/1/2018 (c)

13,000,000

13,203,125

6.0% with various maturities from 1/1/2023 until 6/1/2032 (c)

13,817,524

14,289,320

6.5% with various maturities from 5/1/2017 until 5/1/2030 (c)

10,169,443

10,671,088

7.5%, 2/1/2033

95,352

100,351

9.0%, 5/1/2009

527,846

569,327

Total US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs (Cost $50,288,668)

50,370,037

 

Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.3%

Bank of America-First Union Commercial Mortgage, Inc., "A1", Series 2001-3, 4.89%, 4/11/2037

749,416

766,312

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, "1A1", Series 2004-J8, 7.0%, 9/25/2034

999,840

1,044,936

DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., "A1B", Series 1997-CF2, 144A, 6.82%, 10/15/2030

651,888

693,152

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., "A3", Series 1997-C1, 6.869%, 7/15/2029

621,466

657,476

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, "A2A", Series 2003-C1, 3.59%, 1/10/2040

689,000

685,794

Master Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

"3A1", Series 2004-5, 6.5%, 6/25/2034

659,335

686,327

"8A1", Series 2004-3, 7.0%, 4/25/2034

414,640

433,168

Structured Asset Securities Corp., "2A1", Series 2003-1, 6.0%, 2/25/2018

343,110

355,977

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, "A5", Series 2004-C11, 5.22%, 1/15/2041

1,450,000

1,492,855

Total Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $6,852,335)

6,815,997

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 6.5%

Fannie Mae Whole Loan:

 

 

"2A", Series 2002-W1, 7.5%, 2/25/2042

602,145

643,279

"5A", Series 2004-W2, 7.5%, 3/25/2044

1,147,447

1,228,255

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

 

"LC", Series 2682, 4.5%, 7/15/2032

865,000

835,796

"ME", Series 2691, 4.5%, 4/15/2032

1,305,000

1,248,763

"EG", Series 2836, 5.0%, 12/15/2032

895,000

887,440

"PD", Series 2844, 5.0%, 12/15/2032

1,640,000

1,623,098

"PQ", Series 2844, 5.0%, 5/15/2023

1,540,000

1,586,539

"TE", Series 2780, 5.0%, 1/15/2033

1,130,000

1,123,528

"TE", Series 2881, 5.0%, 7/15/2033

870,000

862,029

"CH", Series 2390, 5.5%, 12/15/2016

590,000

611,851

"LA", Series 1343, 8.0%, 8/15/2022

423,093

445,323

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

 

"QC", Series 2002-11, 5.5%, 3/25/2017

855,000

889,042

"A2", Series 2002-T19, Grantor Trust, 7.0%, 7/25/2042

290,081

307,394

"A1", Series 2001-T7, 7.5%, 2/25/2041

833,282

892,102

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $13,129,892)

13,184,439

 

Municipal Investments 7.8%

Delaware, NJ, Port Authority Revenue, Port District Project, Series A, 7.46%, 1/1/2011 (b)

1,000,000

1,157,840

Fultondale, AL, Core City, General Obligation, 6.4%, 2/1/2022 (b)

1,340,000

1,444,118

Guin, AL, County General Obligation, Series B, 8.25%, 6/1/2027 (b)

1,515,000

1,785,609

Idaho, Higher Education Revenue, Nazarene College Facilities, 8.34%, 11/1/2016 First Security Bank (d)

1,000,000

1,065,390

Illinois, State General Obligation, 4.95%, 6/1/2023

665,000

646,187

Metropolitan Washington, DC, Apartment Authority System, Series C, 5.39%, 10/1/2015 (b)

1,365,000

1,400,790

Pell City, AL, Core City General Obligation, 5.4%, 8/1/2017 (b)

1,385,000

1,384,308

Reeves County, TX, County General Obligation Lease, Certificate of Participation, Series IBC, 7.25%, 6/1/2011 (b)

1,040,000

1,082,567

Richmond, CA, General Obligation, Limited Pension Obligations, Series A, 7.19%, 8/1/2009 (b)

1,070,000

1,208,019

St. Paul, MN, Sales & Special Tax Revenue, Series A, 6.94%, 11/1/2019 (b)

2,000,000

2,181,720

Texas, Multi Family Housing Revenue, Housing & Community Affairs Multi-Family, 6.85%, 12/1/2020 (b)

1,500,000

1,614,660

Washington, Industrial Development Revenue, 4.0%, 10/1/2012 (b)

915,000

883,259

Total Municipal Investments (Cost $15,955,935)

15,854,467

 

Convertible Bonds 0.1%

DIMON, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/2007

240,000

225,000

HIH Capital Ltd., 144A, Series DOM, 7.5%, 9/25/2006

40,000

39,600

Total Convertible Bond (Cost $255,763)

264,600

 


Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Preferred Stock 0.3%

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 7.561%, Series 1 (Cost $490,000)

490,000

504,088

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association 1.6%

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

 

6.0%, 7/20/2034

1,153,966

1,195,378

6.5% with various maturities from 11/20/2033 until 8/20/2034

2,015,761

2,118,959

Total Government National Mortgage Association (Cost $3,307,257)

3,314,337

 


Units

Value ($)

 

 

Other Investment 0.0%

Hercules Trust II, (Bond Unit) (Cost $55,060)

90,000

75,600

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Repurchase Agreement 2.9%

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 1.30%, dated 12/31/2004, to be repurchased at $5,874,728 on 1/3/2005 (e) (Cost $5,874,092)

5,874,092

5,874,092

 

% of Net Assets

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $243,184,038) (a)

120.9

246,475,195

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

(20.9)

(42,670,198)

Net Assets

100.0

203,804,997

* Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of December 31, 2004.

(a) The cost for federal income tax purposes was $244,744,644. At December 31, 2004, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $1,730,551. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $3,626,352 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $1,895,801.

(b) Bond is insured by one of these companies:

Insurance Coverage

As a % of total investment portfolio

AMBAC

AMBAC Assurance Corp.

.7

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

.6

FSA

Financial Security Assurance

1.3

MBIA

Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

2.4

RADIAN

RADIAN Asset Assurance, Inc.

.7

(c) Mortgage dollar rolls included.

(d) Security incorporates a letter of credit from a major bank.

(e) Repurchase agreement is collateralized by $4,250,000 US Treasury Bond, 8.75%, maturing on 5/15/2017 with a value of $5,993,269.

Included in the portfolio are investments in mortgage or asset-backed securities which are interests in separate pools of mortgages or assets. Effective maturities of these investments may be shorter than stated maturities due to prepayments. Some separate investments in the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Government National Mortgage Association issues which have similar coupon rates have been aggregated for presentation purposes in the investment portfolio.

144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Statements

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2004

Assets

Investments in securities, at value (cost $243,184,038)

$ 246,475,195

Receivable for investments sold

24,327

Interest receivable

2,699,739

Due from Advisor

10,135

Other assets

3,273

Total assets

249,212,669

Liabilities

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

13,612

Payable for investments purchased — mortgage dollar rolls

45,161,688

Deferred mortgage dollar roll income

11,302

Accrued management and investment advisory fee

83,197

Other accrued expenses and payables

137,873

Total liabilities

45,407,672

Net assets, at value

$ 203,804,997

Net Assets

Net assets consist of:

Undistributed net investment income

27,098

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

3,291,157

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

(2,341,954)

Paid-in capital

202,828,696

Net assets, at value

$ 203,804,997

Net Asset Value per share ($203,804,997 ÷ 10,388,517 shares of common stock outstanding, $.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized)

$ 19.62

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004

Investment Income

Income:

Interest

 

$ 10,449,430

Mortgage dollar roll income

1,708,281

Dividends

49,074

Total Income

12,206,785

Expenses:

Management and investment advisory fee

940,268

Services to shareholders

34,073

Custodian fees

33,210

Auditing

52,289

Legal

175,573

Directors' fees and expenses

95,679

Reports to shareholders

164,511

NYSE listing fee

22,512

Other

13,878

Total expenses, before expense reductions

1,531,993

Expense reductions

(66,052)

Total expenses, after expense reductions

1,465,941

Net investment income

10,740,844

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

3,224,398

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on investments

(1,323,951)

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

1,900,447

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 12,641,291

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2004

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

Investment income received

$ 12,067,751

Mortgage dollar roll income

465,454

Payment of operating expenses

(1,485,805)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

909,123,681

Purchases of investments

(904,855,499)

Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments

(2,877,092)

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

$ 12,438,490

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

Net increase (decrease) in payable for investments purchased — mortgage dollar rolls

$ 360,591

Distributions paid (net of reinvestment of distributions)

(11,858,899)

Cost of shares repurchased

(864,053)

Cash provided (used) by financing activities

(12,362,361)

Increase (decrease) in cash

76,129

Cash at beginning of period*

(76,129)

Cash at end of period

$ —

Reconciliation of Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 12,641,291

Net increase (decrease) in cost of investments

(1,954,713)

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

1,323,951

(Increase) decrease in receivable for investments sold

157,720

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

366,981

(Increase) decrease in other assets

(10,151)

Increase (decrease) in payable for investments purchased

(11,513)

Increase (decrease) in deferred mortgage dollar roll income

(65,363)

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses and payables

(9,713)

Cash provided (used) by operating activities

$ 12,438,490

Non-Cash Financing Activities:

 

Reinvestment of distributions

$ 899,869

* Includes foreign currency

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31,

2004

2003

Operations:

Net investment income

$ 10,740,844

$ 11,213,776

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

3,224,398

6,475,254

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on investment transactions

(1,323,951)

(2,106,834)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

12,641,291

15,582,196

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(12,757,701)

(13,372,988)

Fund share transactions:

Reinvestment of distributions

899,869

945,395

Cost of shares repurchased

(877,655)

(460,013)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

22,214

485,382

Increase (decrease) in net assets

(94,196)

2,694,590

Net assets at beginning of period

203,899,193

201,204,603

Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $27,098 and $134,519, respectively)

$ 203,804,997

$ 203,899,193

Other Information

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

10,383,340

10,357,412

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

49,177

51,228

Shares repurchased

(44,000)

(25,300)

Net increase (decrease) in Fund shares

5,177

25,928

Shares outstanding at end of period

10,388,517

10,383,340

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

2004

2003

2002

2001a

2000

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.64

$ 19.43

$ 19.00

$ 18.83

$ 18.37

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Incomeb

1.18

1.20

1.36

1.45

1.48

Operating expensesb

(.14)

(.12)

(.14)

(.14)

(.13)

Net investment incomeb

1.04

1.08

1.22

1.31

1.35

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.17

.42

.54

.20

.46

Total from investment operations

.1.21

1.50

1.76

1.51

1.81

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(1.23)

(1.29)

(1.33)

(1.34)

(1.35)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 19.62

$ 19.64

$ 19.43

$ 19.00

$ 18.83

Per share market value, end of period

$ 18.36

$ 18.55

$ 19.02

$ 18.53

$ 17.38

Price range on New York Stock Exchange for each share of Common Stock outstanding during the period (Unaudited):

High ($)

19.39

20.45

19.67

19.95

17.38

Low ($)

16.55

17.50

17.91

17.65

15.06

Total Return

Based on market value (%)c

5.82

4.53

10.12

14.57

21.65

Based on net asset value (%)c

6.86e

8.22

9.71

8.49

11.21

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

204

204

201

196

193

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

.75

.63

.72

.71

.69

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.72

.63

.72

.71

.69

Ratio of net investment income (%)

5.26

5.47

6.36

6.78

7.32

Portfolio turnover rate (%)d

149

160

259

143

131

a As required, effective January 1, 2001, the Fund adopted the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began amortizing premiums on debt securities. In addition, paydowns on mortgage-backed securities which were included in realized gain/loss on investment transactions prior to January 1, 2001 are included as interest income. The effect of this change for the period ended December 31, 2001 was to decrease net investment income by $0.03, increase net realized and unrealized gains and losses per share by $0.03, and decrease the ratio of net investment income to average net assets from 6.92% to 6.78%. Per share, ratios and supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c Total return based on net asset value reflects changes in the Fund's net asset value during the period. Total return based on market value reflects changes in market value. Each figure includes reinvestment of dividends. These figures will differ depending upon the level of any discount from or premium to net asset value at which the Fund's shares trade during the period.

d The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions are stated in the Financial Highlights. The portfolio turnover rates including mortgage dollar roll transactions were 376%, 426%, 520%, 356% and 335%, for the periods ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2003, December 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

Notes to Financial Statements  

 

 

A. Significant Accounting Policies

Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a closed-end, diversified management investment company.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services approved by the Directors of the Fund. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, the securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from a broker-dealer. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes.

Money market instruments purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less, maturing at par, are valued at amortized cost.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Directors.

Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker/dealers whereby the Fund, through its custodian or sub-custodian bank, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the amount of which at the time of purchase and each subsequent business day is required to be maintained at such a level that the market value is equal to at least the principal amount of the repurchase price plus accrued interest. The custodian or agent bank holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, the Fund has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, the Fund's claims on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells to a bank or broker/dealer (the "counterparty") mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase similar, but not identical, securities on a fixed date. The counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including prepayments, made on the security while it is the holder. The Fund receives compensation as consideration for entering into the commitment to repurchase. The compensation is paid in the form of a lower price for the security upon its repurchase, or alternatively, a fee. Mortgage dollar rolls may be renewed with a new sale and repurchase price and a cash settlement made at each renewal without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract.

Mortgage dollar rolls may be treated for purposes of the 1940 Act as borrowings by the Fund because they involve the sale of a security coupled with an agreement to repurchase. A mortgage dollar roll involves costs to the Fund. For example, while the Fund receives compensation as consideration for agreeing to repurchase the security, the Fund forgoes the right to receive all principal and interest payments while the counterparty holds the security. These payments to the counterparty may exceed the compensation received by the Fund, thereby effectively charging the Fund interest on its borrowing. Further, although the Fund can estimate the amount of expected principal prepayment over the term of the mortgage dollar roll, a variation in the actual amount of prepayment could increase or decrease the cost of the Fund's borrowing.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into mortgage dollar rolls from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments. Additionally, the value of such securities may change adversely before the Fund is able to repurchase them. There can be no assurance that the Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a mortgage dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds its borrowing costs.

Delayed Delivery Securities. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security is reflected in the net asset value. The price of such security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the Fund until payment takes place. At the time the Fund enters into this type of transaction it is required to segregate cash or other liquid assets at least equal to the amount of the commitment.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into delayed delivery securities from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.

At December 31, 2004, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $781,000, which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until December 31, 2010, the expiration date, whichever occurs first.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are made quarterly. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually. An additional distribution may be made to the extent necessary to avoid the payment of a four percent federal excise tax. The Fund uses the specific identification method for determining realized gain or loss on investments sold for both financial and federal income tax reporting purposes.

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to investments in mortgage-backed securities, foreign-denominated securities and premium amortization on debt securities. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

At December 31, 2004, the Fund's components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income*

$ 38,400

Undistributed net long-term capital gains

$ —

Capital loss carryforwards

$ (781,000)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

$ 1,730,551

In addition, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Fund is as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31,

2004

2003

Distributions from ordinary income*

$ 12,757,701

$ 13,372,988

* For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

Statement of Cash Flows. Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt and disbursement of cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows represents the cash position in the Fund's custodian bank at December 31, 2004. Significant non-cash activity from market discount accretion and premium amortization has been excluded from the Statement of Cash Flows.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.

B. Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the year ended December 31, 2004, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding US Treasury obligations, short-term investments and mortgage dollar roll transactions) aggregated $181,996,159 and $172,709,677, respectively. Purchases and sales of US Treasury obligations aggregated $177,890,874 and $189,920,985, respectively. Purchases and sales of mortgage dollar roll transactions aggregated $544,956,953 and $544,641,953, respectively.

C. Related Parties

Management and Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Management and Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Fund agrees to pay the Advisor for the services rendered, an annual fee, payable monthly, equal to 0.50 of 1% of the value of net assets of the Fund up to and including $100 million; 0.45 of 1% of the value of the net assets of the Fund over $100 million and up to and including $150 million; 0.40 of 1% of the value of the net assets of the Fund over $150 million and up to and including $200 million; and 0.35 of 1% of the value of the net assets of the Fund over $200 million.

The Agreement also provides that the Advisor will reimburse the Fund for all expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses) borne by the Fund in any fiscal year in excess of 1.50% of the first $30 million of average net assets and 1.00% of average net assets in excess of $30 million. Further, if annual expenses as defined in the Agreement exceed 25% of the Fund's annual gross income, the excess will be reimbursed by the Advisor.

For the year ended December 31, 2004, the fees pursuant to the Agreement amounted to $940,268, equivalent to an effective annual rate of 0.46% of the Fund's average monthly net assets.

The Fund paid insurance premiums to an unaffiliated insurance broker in 2002 and 2003. This broker in turn paid a portion of its commissions to an affiliate of the Advisor, which performed certain insurance brokerage services for the broker. The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Fund in 2005 for the portion of commissions (plus interest) paid to the affiliate of the Advisor attributable to the premiums paid by the Fund. The amounts for 2002 and 2003 were $75 and $66, respectively.

Service Provider Fees. Scudder Investments Service Company ("SISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer, dividend-paying and shareholder service agent for the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the amount charged to the Fund by SISC aggregated $23,101, of which $4,156 is unpaid at December 31, 2004.

Directors' Fees and Expenses. The Fund pays each Director not affiliated with the Advisor retainer fees plus specified amounts for attended board and committee meetings.

D. Expense Reductions

For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor agreed to reimburse the Fund $2,376, which represents a portion of the fee savings expected to be realized by the Advisor related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider.

In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2004, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Fund $63,676 for expenses.

E. Share Repurchases

The Fund is authorized to effect periodic repurchases of its shares in the open market from time to time when the Fund's shares trade at a discount to their net asset value. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Fund purchased 44,000 shares of common stock on the open market at a total cost of $877,655.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (the Fund), including the investment portfolio, as of December 31, 2004, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statement 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 Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2004, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers 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 Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. at December 31, 2004, the results of its operations and its cash flows 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.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2005

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Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan

 

 

All registered stockholders of the fund's Common Stock are offered the opportunity of participating in a Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). Registered stockholders, on request or on becoming registered stockholders, are mailed information regarding the Plan, including a form by which they may elect to participate in the Plan and thereby cause their future net investment income dividends and capital gains distributions to be invested in shares of the fund's Common Stock. UMB Bank, N.A. is the agent (the "Plan Agent") for stockholders who elect to participate in the Plan.

If a stockholder chooses to participate in the Plan, the stockholder's dividends and capital gains distributions will be promptly invested, automatically increasing the stockholder's holdings in the fund. If the fund declares a dividend or capital gains distributions payable either in cash or in stock of the fund, the stockholder will automatically receive stock. If the market price per share on the payment date for the dividend (the "Valuation Date") equals or exceeds the net asset value per share, the fund will issue new shares to the stockholder at the greater of the following on the Valuation Date: (a) net asset value per share or (b) 95% of the market price per share. If the market price per share on the Valuation Date is less than the net asset value per share, the fund will issue new shares to the stockholder at the market price per share on the Valuation Date. In either case, for federal income tax purposes the stockholder will be deemed to receive a distribution equal to the market value on the Valuation Date of the new shares issued. If dividends or capital gains distributions are payable only in cash, then the stockholder will receive shares purchased on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise on the open market. In this event, for federal income tax purposes the amount of the distribution will equal the cash distribution paid. State and local taxes may also apply. All reinvestments are in full and fractional shares, carried to three decimal places.

Stockholders participating in the Plan can also purchase additional shares quarterly in any amount from $100 to $5,000 (a "Voluntary Cash Investment") by sending in a check together with the cash remittance slip, which will be sent with each statement of the stockholder's account, to Scudder Investments Service Company, the fund's transfer agent or its delegate (the "Transfer Agent"). Such additional shares will be purchased on the open market by the Plan Agent. The purchase price of shares purchased on the open market, whether pursuant to a reinvestment of dividends payable only in cash or a Voluntary Cash Investment, will be the average price (including brokerage commissions) of all shares purchased by the Plan Agent on the date such purchases are effected. In addition, stockholders may be charged a service fee in an amount up to 5% of the value of the Voluntary Cash Investment. Although subject to change, stockholders are currently charged $1 for each Voluntary Cash Investment.

Stockholders may terminate their participation in the Plan at any time and elect to receive dividends and other distributions in cash by notifying the Transfer Agent in writing. Such notification must be received not less than 10 days prior to the record date of any distribution. There is no charge or other penalty for such termination. The Plan may be terminated by the fund upon written notice mailed to the stockholders at least 30 days prior to the record date of any distribution. Upon termination, the fund will issue certificates for all full shares held under the Plan and cash for any fractional share.

Alternatively, stockholders may request the Transfer Agent to instruct the Plan Agent to sell any full shares and remit the proceeds, less a $2.50 service fee and less brokerage commissions. The sale of shares (including fractional shares) will be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes and may be taxable for state and local tax purposes.

The Plan may be amended by the fund at any time. Except when required by law, written notice of any amendment will be mailed to stockholders at least 30 days prior to its effective date. The amendment will be deemed accepted unless written notice of termination is received by the Transfer Agent prior to the effective date.

An investor holding shares in its own name can participate directly in the Plan. An investor holding shares in the name of a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee should contact that nominee, or any successor nominee, to determine whether the nominee can participate in the Plan on the investor's behalf and to make any necessary arrangements for such participation.

Additional information, including a copy of the Plan and its Terms and Conditions and an enrollment form, can be obtained from the Transfer Agent by writing Scudder Investments Service Company, P.O. Box 219066, Kansas City, MO 64121-9066, or by calling 800-294-4366.

For annual report requests, please call Shareholder Services at 800-349-4281 or the Transfer Agent at 800-294-4366.

Directors and Officers

 

 

The following table presents certain information regarding the Directors and Officers of Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. as of December 31, 2004. Each Director's and Officer's age is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Director and Officer has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity, and (ii) the address of each Director is c/o Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., 101 California Street, Suite 4500, San Francisco, California 94111. The term of office for each Director is until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until the election and qualification of a successor. Officers are appointed annually by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors.

Non-Interested Directors

Name, Age, Position(s) Held with the Fund and Length of Time Served1

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and
Other Directorships Held in Public Companies

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

Richard J. Bradshaw (56)

Chairman and Director

1991-present (2004 to present as Chairman)

Executive Director, Cooley Godward LLP (law firm)

 

1

Maryellie K. Johnson (69)

Director

1989-present

 

Private investor; formerly, Director, London and Overseas Freighters, Ltd. (oil tanker operator) (1989-1998)

1

Wendell G. Van Auken (60)

Director

1994-present

 

General Partner of several venture capital funds affiliated with Mayfield Fund. Directorship: Advent Software (portfolio software company)

1

James C. Van Horne (69)

Director

1985-present

A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Directorships: Suntron Corporation (electronic manufacturing services) ,Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Opportunity Fund Group, Inc. (registered investment company). Formerly, Chairman of the Board of the fund (1991-2004)

1

Interested Director

Name, Age, Position(s) Held with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and
Other Directorships Held

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

John T. Packard1 (71)

Director

2001-present

 

Managing Director, Weiss, Peck & Greer LLC (investment adviser and broker-dealer) (2002-2004)2; Advisory Managing Director of the same firm (2000-2002); formerly, Advisory Managing Director, Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. (the fund's advisor) (1999-2000), Managing Director of the same firm (1985-1998), and President of the fund (1988-2000)

1

Officers

Name, Age, Position(s) Held with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and
Other Directorships Held

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

Julian F. Sluyters3(44)

President and Chief Executive Officer

2004-present

Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since May 2004); President and Chief Executive Officer of the Scudder Funds (since various dates in 2004); President and Chief Executive Officer, UBS Fund Services (2001-2003); Chief Administrative Officer (1998-2001) and Senior Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Operations (1991-1998), UBS Global Asset Management

n/a

Paul H. Schubert3 (41)

Chief Financial Officer

2004-present

Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since July 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and Treasurer for UBS Global Asset Management's Family of Funds (1994-2004)

n/a

Gary W. Bartlett4 (45)

Vice President

2002-present

 

Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management

n/a

Andrew P. Cestone4 (34)

Vice President

2003-present

 

Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management

n/a

Bruce A. Rosenblum5 (44)

Vice President and Secretary

2004-present

Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2002-present); prior thereto, Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (2000-2002), and partner with the law firm of Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds (1994-1999)

n/a

Charles A. Rizzo6 (46)

Treasurer

2003-present

Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2000 to present); formerly, Vice President, Department Head, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated (now Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) (1998-1999)

 

n/a

Philip Gallo3 (42)

Chief Compliance Officer

2004-present

Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (2003-present); formerly, Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Legal (1994-2003)

n/a

1 Effective January 1, 2005, Mr. Packard will be designated a Non-Interested Director of the fund. Prior to January 1, 2005, Mr. Packard may have been considered an "interested person" of the fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by reason of his past relationships with the fund and the Advisor.

2 Effective January 1, 2005, Mr. Packard's principal occupation will be as an Executive Vice President of McWilliams Packard LLC d/b/a Mt. Eden Investment Advisors.

3 Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York

4 Address: 150 South Independence Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5 Address: One South Street, Baltimore, Maryland

6 Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts

DIRECTORS

RICHARD J. BRADSHAW

Chairman

MARYELLIE K. JOHNSON

JOHN T. PACKARD

WENDELL G. VAN AUKEN

JAMES C. VAN HORNE

OFFICERS

JULIAN F. SLUYTERS

President and Chief Executive Officer

PAUL H. SCHUBERT

Chief Financial Officer

GARY W. BARTLETT

Vice President

ANDREW P. CESTONE

Vice President

BRUCE A. ROSENBLUM

Vice President and Secretary

CHARLES A. RIZZO

Treasurer

PHILIP GALLO

Chief Compliance Officer

General Information

 

 

Investment Manager

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154

Transfer Agent

Scudder Investments Service Company
P.O. Box 219066
Kansas City, MO 64121-9066

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Legal Counsel

Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin PC
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116



ITEM 2.         CODE OF ETHICS.

As of the end of the period, December 31, 2004, Montgomery Street Income
Securities has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR,
that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of
ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure
under Item 2.

A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 3.         AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Fund's Board of Directors has determined that the Fund has at least one
"audit committee financial expert" serving on its audit committee: Mr. Wendell
G. Van Auken, Mr. James C. Van Horne, and Mr. John T. Packard. Each of these
audit committee members is "independent," meaning that he is not an "interested
person" of the Fund (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940) and he does not accept any consulting, advisory,
or other compensatory fee from the Fund (except in the capacity as a Board or
committee member).

An "audit committee financial expert" is not an "expert" for any purpose,
including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result
of being designated as an "audit committee financial expert." Further, the
designation of a person as an "audit committee financial expert" does not mean
that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those
imposed on the person without the "audit committee financial expert"
designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an "audit committee
financial expert" does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any
other member of the audit committee or board of directors.


ITEM 4.         PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.



                 MONTGOMERY STREET INCOME SECURITIES FUND, INC.
                      FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES

The  following  table  shows the  amount of fees that  Ernst  &  Young,  LLP
("E&Y"),  the Fund's auditor,  billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two
fiscal years. For engagements with E&Y entered into on or after May 6, 2003,
the Audit  Committee  approved  in  advance  all audit  services  and  non-audit
services that E&Y provided to the Fund.

The Audit Committee has delegated certain  pre-approval  responsibilities to its
Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

               Services that the Fund's Auditor Billed to the Fund

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Fiscal Year       Audit Fees    Audit-Related    Tax Fees       All Other
      Ended            Billed       Fees Billed     Billed to      Fees Billed
   December 31,       to Fund         to Fund         Fund          to Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004                  $56,000          $0            $5,900           $0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2003                  $46,800          $0            $7,500           $0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The above "Tax Fees" were  billed for  professional  services  rendered  for tax
compliance and tax return preparation.


           Services that the Fund's Auditor Billed to the Adviser and
                        Affiliated Fund Service Providers

The  following  table  shows the amount of fees  billed by  E&Y to  Deutsche
Investment Management Americas,  Inc. ("DeIM" or the "Adviser"),  and any entity
controlling,   controlled  by  or  under  common  control  with  DeIM  ("Control
Affiliate") that provides ongoing services to the Fund ("Affiliated Fund Service
Provider"),  for  engagements  directly  related  to the Fund's  operations  and
financial reporting, during the Fund's last two fiscal years.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Audit-Related          Tax Fees           All Other
                        Fees Billed           Billed to        Fees Billed
                        to Adviser           Adviser and      to Adviser and
  Fiscal              and Affiliated         Affiliated         Affiliated
 Year Ended            Fund Service         Fund Service       Fund Service
December 31,            Providers             Providers          Providers
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004                    $347,500               $0                    $0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2003                    $112,900               $0                    $0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The  "Audit-Related  Fees"  were  billed for  services  in  connection  with the
assessment of internal controls and additional related procedures.






                               Non-Audit Services

The  following  table shows the amount of fees that  E&Y  billed  during the
Fund's last two fiscal years for non-audit  services.  For  engagements  entered
into on or after May 6, 2003,  the Audit  Committee  pre-approved  all non-audit
services that E&Y  provided to the Adviser and any  Affiliated  Fund Service
Provider that related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting.
The Audit Committee  requested and received  information  from E&Y about any
non-audit  services that E&Y  rendered during the Fund's last fiscal year to
the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider.  The Committee  considered
this information in evaluating E&Y's independence.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Total
                                   Non-Audit
                                Fees billed to
                                  Adviser and
                                Affiliated Fund         Total
                               Service Providers      Non-Audit
                                 (engagements        Fees billed
                                    related        to Adviser and
                                directly to the    Affiliated Fund
                    Total       operations and         Service
                  Non-Audit        financial         Providers
                Fees Billed        reporting         (all other       Total of
   Fiscal         to Fund        of the Fund)       engagements)      (A), (B
 Year Ended
December 31,         (A)              (B)                (C)           and (C)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004             $5,900               $0              $331,601         $337,501
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2003             $7,500               $0             $3,742,000       $3,749,500
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All other  engagement  fees were  billed for  services in  connection  with risk
management  and  process  improvement  initiatives  for DeIM and  other  related
entities that provide support for the operations of the fund.

                                       ***

E&Y  recently advised the Fund's Audit Committee that various E&Y member
firms  provided  certain  non-audit  services  to  Deutsche  Bank  entities  and
affiliates  (collectively,  the "DB entities")  between 2003 and 2005 that raise
issues under the SEC auditor  independence rules. The DB entities are within the
"Investment  Company Complex" (as defined by SEC rules) and therefore covered by
the SEC auditor independence rules applicable to the Fund.

First,  E&Y  advised the Audit  Committee that in connection  with providing
permitted  expatriate  tax compliance  services for DB entities  during 2003 and
2004,  member firms in China and Japan  ("E&Y  China" and  "E&Y  Japan,"
respectively)  received  funds  from the DB  entities  that  went  into  E&Y
"representative  bank trust  accounts"  and were used to pay the foreign  income
taxes of the expatriates.  E&Y has advised the Audit Committee that handling
those  funds  was  in  violation  of  Rule  2-01  of   Regulation   S-X.   (Rule
2-01(c)(4)(viii)  provides that an accountant's  independence is impaired if the
accountant has custody of assets of the audit client.)



Second,  E&Y  advised the Audit  Committee that in connection with providing
monthly  payroll  services to employees of certain DB entities  from May 2003 to
February 2005, a member firm in Chile ("E&Y  Chile") received funds from the
DB entities that went into an E&Y trust account and were used to pay the net
salaries and social security taxes of executives of the DB entities. E&Y has
advised the Audit  Committee  that handling those funds was in violation of Rule
2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Third,  E&Y  advised the Audit  Committee that in connection  with providing
certain  services in  assisting a DB entity with  various  regulatory  reporting
requirements,  a  member  firm in  France  ("E&Y  France")  entered  into an
engagement with the DB entity that resulted in E&Y France staff  functioning
under the direct responsibility and direction of a DB entity supervisor. E&Y
advised the Audit Committee that, although the services provided were "permitted
services" under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, the structure of the engagement was
in violation of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. (Rule 2-01(c)(4)(vi)  provides that
an  accountant's  independence is impaired if the accountant acts as an employee
of an audit client.)

The Audit Committee was informed that E&Y China received approximately
$1,500, E&Y Japan received approximately $41,000, E&Y Chile received
approximately $12,000 and E&Y France received approximately $100,000 for the
services they provided to the DB entities. E&Y advised the Audit Committee
that it conducted an internal review of the situation and, in view of the fact
that similar expatriate tax compliance services were provided to a number of
E&Y audit clients unrelated to DB or the Fund, E&Y has advised the SEC
and the PCAOB of the independence issues arising from those services. E&Y
advised the Audit Committee that E&Y believes its independence as auditors
for the Fund was not impaired during the period the services were provided. In
reaching this conclusion, E&Y noted a number of factors, including that none
of the E&Y personnel who provided the non-audit services to the DB entities
were involved in the provision of audit services to the Fund, the E&Y
professionals responsible for the Fund's audits were not aware that these
non-audit services took place, and that the fees charged were not significant to
E&Y overall or to the fees charged to the Investment Company Complex.
E&Y also noted that E&Y China, E&Y Japan and E&Y Chile are no
longer providing these services and that the E&Y France engagement has been
restructured.

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,
as amended. The registrant's audit committee consists of Wendell G. Van Auken
(Chairman), James C. Van Horne, and John T. Packard.

ITEM 6.         SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

                Not Applicable

ITEM 7.         DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
                CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

The Fund has delegated proxy voting  responsibilities to its investment advisor,
subject to the Board's general oversight. The Fund has delegated proxy voting to
the advisor with the direction that proxies should be voted  consistent with the
Fund's best  economic  interests.  The advisor has adopted its own Proxy  Voting
Policies and Procedures ("Policies"), and Proxy Voting Guidelines ("Guidelines")
for this  purpose.  The  Policies  address,  among other  things,  conflicts  of
interest that may arise between the interests of the Fund,  and the interests of
the advisor and its affiliates,  including the Fund's principal underwriter. The
Guidelines set forth the advisor's general position on various  proposals,  such
as:

          o    Shareholder   Rights  --  The  advisor  generally  votes  against
               proposals that restrict shareholder rights.

          o    Corporate   Governance  --  The  advisor   generally   votes  for
               confidential  and  cumulative  voting and  against  supermajority
               voting requirements for charter and bylaw amendments.

          o    Anti-Takeover   Matters  --  The  advisor   generally  votes  for
               proposals that require  shareholder  ratification of poison pills
               or  that  request  boards  to  redeem  poison  pills,  and  votes
               "against"  the adoption of poison pills if they are submitted for
               shareholder  ratification.  The advisor  generally votes for fair
               price proposals.

          o    Routine   Matters  --  The  advisor   generally   votes  for  the
               ratification  of  auditors,  procedural  matters  related  to the
               annual meeting,  and changes in company name, and against bundled
               proposals and adjournment.

The general provisions described above do not apply to investment companies. The
advisor generally votes proxies solicited by investment  companies in accordance
with the  recommendations  of an  independent  third-party,  except for  proxies
solicited by or with respect to investment companies for which the advisor or an
affiliate  serves as investment  advisor or principal  underwriter  ("affiliated
investment companies").  The advisor votes affiliated investment company proxies
in  the  same  proportion  as  the  vote  of  the  investment   company's  other
shareholders  (sometimes called "mirror" or "echo" voting).  Master fund proxies
solicited from feeder funds are voted in accordance with applicable requirements
of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Although the  Guidelines  set forth the advisor's  general  voting  positions on
various proposals,  the advisor may,  consistent with the Fund's best interests,
determine under some circumstances to vote contrary to those positions.

The  Guidelines  on a  particular  issue  may or may  not  reflect  the  view of
individual members of the board, or of a majority of the board. In addition, the
Guidelines may reflect a voting position that differs from the actual  practices
of  the  public  companies  within  the  Deutsche  Bank  organization  or of the
investment  companies for which the advisor or an affiliate serves as investment
advisor or sponsor.

The  advisor  may  consider  the views of a portfolio  company's  management  in
deciding how to vote a proxy or in establishing general voting positions for the
Guidelines, but management's views are not determinative.

As mentioned above, the Policies  describe the way in which the advisor resolves
conflicts  of  interest.  To  resolve  conflicts,   the  advisor,  under  normal
circumstances,  votes proxies in accordance with its Guidelines.  If the advisor
departs  from  the  Guidelines  with  respect  to a  particular  proxy or if the
Guidelines do not specifically  address a certain proxy proposal, a proxy voting
committee established by the advisor will vote the proxy. Before voting any such
proxy,  however,  the  advisor's  conflicts  review  committee  will  conduct an
investigation to determine whether any potential  conflicts of interest exist in
connection with the particular proxy proposal. If the conflicts review committee
determines  that the advisor has a material  conflict  of  interest,  or certain
individuals on the proxy voting committee



should be recused from  participating in a particular proxy vote, it will inform
the  proxy  voting  committee.  If  notified  that the  advisor  has a  material
conflict,  or fewer than three voting members are eligible to participate in the
proxy vote, typically the advisor will engage an independent third party to vote
the proxy or follow the proxy voting  recommendations  of an  independent  third
party. Under certain circumstances,  the advisor may not be able to vote proxies
or the advisor may find that the expected  economic  costs from voting  outweigh
the  benefits  associated  with voting.  For  example,  the advisor may not vote
proxies on certain foreign securities due to local restrictions or customs.  The
advisor generally does not vote proxies on securities  subject to share blocking
restrictions.

ITEM 8.         PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
                INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       (a)             (b)       (c)              (d)
                       Total Number  Average     Total Number     Maximum Number
Period                 of Shares     Price Paid  of Shares        of Shares that
                       Purchased     per Share   Purchased as     May Yet Be
                                                 Part of          Purchased
                                                 Publicly         Under
                                                 Plans Announced  the Plans
                                                 or Programs      or Programs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

January 1 through
     January 31, 2004     10,000     $ 18.934       n/a                n/a
February 1 through
     February 29, 2004     4,000     $ 18.842       n/a                n/a
March 1 through
     March 31, 2004           0          $ -        n/a                n/a
April 1 through
     April 30, 2004           0          $ -        n/a                n/a
May 1 through
     May 31, 2004        12,000     $ 17.177        n/a                n/a
June 1 through
     June 30, 2004        1,000     $ 17.861        n/a                n/a
July 1 through
     July 31, 2004            0          $ -        n/a                n/a
August 1 through
     August 31, 2004     13,000     $ 18.578        n/a                n/a
September 1 through
     September 30, 2004       0          $ -        n/a                n/a
October 1 through
     October 31, 2004         0          $ -        n/a                n/a
November 1 through
     November 30, 2004        0          $ -        n/a                n/a
December 1 through
     December 31, 2004    4,000      $ 18.359       n/a                n/a


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                    44,000      $ 18.265       n/a                n/a
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ITEM 9.         SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Board of Directors does not have a nominating committee or a charter
relating to the nomination of Directors. The full Board considers possible
candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors, reviews the
qualifications of candidates recommended by stockholders and others, and
recommends the slate of nominees to be proposed for election by stockholders at
the annual meeting. Individuals who would be considered Independent Directors,
if elected, are selected and nominated solely by the Independent Directors of
the Fund (currently, Messrs. Bradshaw, Van Auken and Van Horne and Ms. Johnson).
In light of the fact that 80% of the Board of Directors is composed of
Independent Directors and the remaining Director (Mr. Packard) is not presently
affiliated with the Investment Manager, the Board believes that it is
appropriate for the full Board to participate in the consideration of Director
candidates. Stockholders wishing to recommend any Director candidate should
submit in writing a brief description of the candidate's business experience and
other information relevant to the candidate's qualifications to serve as a
Director. Submissions should be addressed to the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc., 101 California Street,
Suite 4100, San Francisco, CA 94111.

ITEM 10.        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's
Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the
Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing
date of this report.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 11.        EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)   Code of Ethics  pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and  attached
         hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)(2)   Certification  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the  Investment  Company
         Act of 1940 (17 CFR  270.30a-2(a))  is filed  and  attached  hereto  as
         Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b)      Certification  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the  Investment  Company
         Act of 1940 (17 CFR  270.30a-2(b))  is furnished and attached hereto as
         Exhibit 99.906CERT.




Form N-CSR Item F

                                   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:                         Montgomery Street Income Securities


By:                                 /s/Julian Sluyters
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Julian Sluyters
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               February 28, 2005


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Registrant:                          Montgomery Street Income Securities

By:                                 /s/Julian Sluyters
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Julian Sluyters
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               February 28, 2005



By:                                 /s/Paul Schubert
                                    ---------------------------
                                    Paul Schubert
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Date:                               February 28, 2005