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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811- 3721

 

 

 

DREYFUS INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

John Pak, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 922-6000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

5/31

 

Date of reporting period:

5/31/13

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                        Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

Dreyfus

Intermediate Municipal

Bond Fund, Inc.

ANNUAL REPORT May 31, 2013




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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of Dreyfus or any other person in the Dreyfus organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Dreyfus disclaims any responsibility to update such views.These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Dreyfus fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Dreyfus fund.

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value



Contents
 
  THE FUND 
2  A Letter from the President 
3  Discussion of Fund Performance 
6  Fund Performance 
7  Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses 
7  Comparing Your Fund’s Expenses 
With Those of Other Funds
8  Statement of Investments 
32  Statement of Assets and Liabilities 
33  Statement of Operations 
34  Statement of Changes in Net Assets 
35  Financial Highlights 
36  Notes to Financial Statements 
46  Report of Independent Registered 
  Public Accounting Firm 
47  Important Tax Information 
48  Board Members Information 
51  Officers of the Fund 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION

  Back Cover 

 



Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund, Inc.

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., covering the 12-month period from June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

The U.S. economic recovery gained traction over the reporting period, but remained slower than historical norms. On one hand, the expansion has been fueled by gradually falling unemployment, recovering housing markets, rapid growth in domestic oil and gas production, and, perhaps most significant, the aggressively stimulative monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”). On the other hand, several factors have weighed on the nation’s economic growth rate, including relatively sluggish demand for exports to Europe and the emerging markets, higher tax rates for some Americans, and more restrictive fiscal policies stemming from sequestration.Yields of longer term municipal bonds climbed in response to these developments, partly offsetting price gains achieved earlier in the reporting period.

In our analysis, real GDP growth seems poised to accelerate modestly over the remainder of 2013. In fact, we expect the relatively mild economic expansion to remain intact domestically and globally over the next several years. The moderate pace of the recovery implies that the risks of consumer price inflation are limited, making it unlikely that the Fed will adopt expansion-threatening, restrictive policies anytime soon. As always, we encourage you to discuss our observations with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
June 17, 2013

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013, as provided by Steven Harvey, Portfolio Manager

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2013, Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund achieved a total return of 2.28%.1 The Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, achieved a total return of 2.07% for the same period.2

Selling pressure at the end of 2012 stemming from changing capital gains tax rates and dealers’ reluctance to maintain inventories dampened municipal bond market returns for the reporting period overall, as did rising long-term interest rates in 2013. An emphasis on revenue bonds with maturities at the longer end of the intermediate-term spectrum enabled the fund to outperform its benchmark.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks the maximum amount of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests substantially all of its assets in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal personal income tax.

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds rated A or higher, or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus.The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in municipal bonds rated below A, including bonds rated below investment grade (“high yield” or “junk” bonds) or the unrated equivalent as determined by Dreyfus. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the fund’s portfolio ranges between three and 10 years.

We focus on identifying undervalued sectors and securities, and we minimize the use of interest rate forecasting. We select municipal bonds by using fundamental credit analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and to exploit pricing inefficiencies in the municipal bond market. We actively trade among various sectors, such as pre-refunded, general obligation, and revenue, based on their apparent relative values.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Selling Pressure in Advance of Tax Changes

Municipal bonds were supported at the start of the reporting period by robust demand for a limited supply of newly issued securities as investors sought competitive after-tax yields in a low interest rate environment. However, municipal securities generally began to lose value at the end of 2012 when investors took profits in anticipation of higher capital gains tax rates for 2013.At the same time, municipal bond dealers proved reluctant to absorb the rising supply of securities in the secondary market as they sought to maintain light inventories of unsold securities at year-end.

While the supply of newly issued municipal bonds continued to moderate over the opening months of 2013, robust investor demand failed to rematerialize. In addition, yields of U.S.Treasury securities generally climbed in response to improved economic trends and mounting expectations that the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) might back away from its ongoing quantitative easing program sooner than many had expected. These expectations intensified in May, when remarks by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke were widely interpreted as a signal of the central bank’s intention to move toward a less accommodative monetary policy. The resulting downward pressure on municipal bond prices erased some, but not all, of the gains achieved earlier in the reporting period.

In this environment, longer term and lower rated municipal bonds provided higher returns than their shorter maturity and higher rated counterparts, on average.

Fund Strategies Produced Positive Relative Results

The fund benefited throughout the reporting period from overweighted exposure to revenue bonds backed by hospitals, airports, and the states’ settlement of litigation with U.S. tobacco companies. Results were particularly strong among revenue bonds with maturities in the 10- to 15-year range, which lie at the long end of the intermediate-term spectrum. The fund’s holdings of bonds with credit ratings toward the lower end of the investment-grade range also fared relatively well. Our interest rate strategies also generally proved beneficial, as a modestly long average duration enabled the fund to participate more fully in relative strength among longer term securities early in the reporting period.

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On the other hand, relative performance was dampened to a degree by higher quality revenue bonds backed by essential municipal services, such as water and sewer facilities.

We successfully employed interest rate swaps at times during the reporting period to take advantage of changing price disparities between municipal bonds and U.S. Treasury securities.

Maintaining a Selective Approach

We have been encouraged by recently improved economic data, but the U.S. economy remains vulnerable to domestic fiscal uncertainty and unexpected global developments. In addition, while credit fundamentals are improving for most states, many localities face ongoing fiscal pressures.Therefore, we have maintained a long-term perspective in which our research-intensive credit selection process seeks to identify attractively valued opportunities among fundamentally sound issuers. Over the near term, we believe that bouts of heightened market volatility may provide opportunities to purchase municipal bonds at more attractive valuations as yield differences widen along the market’s maturity spectrum.

June 17, 2013

Bond funds are subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are
more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related
to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.
High yield bonds involve increased credit and liquidity risks compared with investment grade bonds and are considered
speculative in terms of the issuer’s ability to pay interest and repay principal on a timely basis.
The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly
in the underlying assets. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value, and there is the risk that
changes in the value of a derivate held by the fund will not correlate with the underlying instruments or the fund’s
other instruments.

1 Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more
or less than their original cost. Income may be subject to state and local taxes, and some income may be subject to the
federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are fully taxable.
2 SOURCE: LIPPER INC. — Reflects reinvestment of dividends and, where applicable, capital gain distributions.
The Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged total return performance benchmark for the
investment-grade, geographically unrestricted 7-year tax-exempt bond market, consisting of municipal bonds with
maturities of 6-8 years. Index returns do not reflect fees and expenses associated with operating a mutual fund.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 5/31/13             
  1 Year  5 Years   10 Years  
Fund  2.28 %  5.03 %  3.82 % 
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index  2.07 %  5.83 %  4.59 % 

 

Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The above graph compares a $10,000 investment made in Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. on 5/31/03 to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”) on that date.All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund invests primarily in municipal securities and maintains a portfolio with a weighted average maturity ranging between 3 and 10 years.The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account fees and expenses.The Index, unlike the fund, is an unmanaged total return performance benchmark for the investment-grade, geographically unrestricted 7-year tax-exempt bond market, consisting of municipal bonds with maturities of 6-8 years.These factors can contribute to the Index potentially outperforming or underperforming the fund. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds.You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. from December 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming actual returns for the six months ended May 31, 2013

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.57 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 988.40 

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds.All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended May 31, 2013

Expenses paid per $1,000  $ 3.63 
Ending value (after expenses)  $ 1,021.34 

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .72%, multiplied by the average account value over the
period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS       
May 31, 2013         
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments—98.9%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Alabama—2.9%         
Alabama Port Authority,         
Docks Facilities Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  10/1/22  5,000,000  5,430,800 
Alabama Public School and         
College Authority, Capital         
Improvement Bonds  5.00  12/1/24  2,500,000  2,908,400 
Birmingham Water Works Board,         
Water Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/17  6,310,000  7,149,672 
Jefferson County,         
Limited Obligation         
School Warrants  5.25  1/1/17  5,050,000  5,050,656 
University of Alabama Board of         
Trustees, General Revenue         
(The University of Alabama)  5.00  7/1/24  6,025,000  7,269,283 
Alaska—.5%         
Alaska Industrial Development and         
Export Authority, Revolving         
Fund Revenue  5.25  4/1/24  3,780,000  4,398,824 
Arizona—3.0%         
Arizona Transportation Board,         
Transportation Excise Tax         
Revenue (Maricopa County         
Regional Area Road Fund)  5.00  7/1/17  6,000,000  7,005,180 
Arizona Water Infrastructure         
Finance Authority, Water         
Quality Revenue  5.00  10/1/19  1,965,000  2,386,296 
Phoenix Civic Improvement         
Corporation, Junior Lien Water         
System Revenue  5.00  7/1/23  4,290,000  5,131,226 
Pima County,         
Sewer System Revenue         
Obligations (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/23  3,250,000  3,810,138 
Pima County Industrial Development         
Authority, Education Revenue         
(American Charter Schools         
Foundation Project)  5.13  7/1/15  2,055,000  2,083,462 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Arizona (continued)           
Salt River Project Agricultural           
Improvement and Power           
District, Salt River Project           
Electric System Revenue  5.00  12/1/17  2,650,000   3,128,829 
Salt River Project Agricultural           
Improvement and Power           
District, Salt River Project           
Electric System Revenue  5.00  12/1/27  4,500,000   5,287,320 
California—14.5%           
Arcadia Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  0.00  8/1/20  1,635,000 a  1,261,174 
Bay Area Toll Authority,           
San Francisco Bay Area Toll           
Bridge Revenue  5.00  4/1/22  3,500,000   4,278,120 
Bay Area Toll Authority,           
San Francisco Bay Area Toll           
Bridge Revenue  5.25  4/1/24  6,000,000   7,158,600 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  10/1/20  18,060,000   21,713,177 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  3/1/22  1,250,000   1,484,312 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.63  4/1/25  3,500,000   4,122,370 
California Department of           
Water Resources,           
Water System Revenue           
(Central Valley Project)  5.00  12/1/24  2,500,000   2,924,750 
California Health Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Providence Health and Services)  6.25  10/1/24  3,500,000   4,248,580 
California Health Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Sutter Health)  5.25  8/15/22  3,000,000   3,511,530 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue  4.55  8/1/21  375,000   379,140 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue  4.60  8/1/21  1,450,000   1,467,820 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
California (continued)           
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue           
(Insured; FGIC)  4.40  2/1/18  3,300,000    3,399,924 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue           
(Insured; FGIC)  4.40  8/1/18  3,310,000    3,404,500 
California State Public Works           
Board, LR (Judicial Council of           
California) (Various Judicial           
Council Projects)  5.00  3/1/26  1,500,000    1,700,580 
California State University           
Trustees, Systemwide Revenue  5.00  11/1/22  5,000,000    6,067,300 
Clovis Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/22  10,415,000  a  7,902,173 
Coast Community College District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/20  1,855,000  a  1,547,960 
Los Angeles Department of           
Airports, Subordinate           
Revenue (Los Angeles           
International Airport)  5.25  5/15/25  1,845,000    2,121,160 
Los Angeles Harbor Department,           
Revenue  5.00  8/1/19  1,425,000    1,695,807 
Sacramento City Unified School           
District, GO (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  0.00  7/1/23  5,065,000  a  3,414,266 
San Diego County Water Authority,           
Water Revenue  5.00  5/1/21  2,725,000    3,352,649 
San Diego County Water Authority,           
Water Revenue  5.00  5/1/28  5,000,000    5,751,200 
San Diego Public Facilities           
Financing Authority, Subordinated           
Water Revenue (Payable Solely           
from Subordinated Installment           
Payments Secured by Net           
System Revenues of the           
Water Utility Fund)  5.00  8/1/28  3,540,000    4,126,755 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
California (continued)           
San Diego Public Facilities Financing           
Authority, Water Revenue  5.00  8/1/24  7,560,000   8,932,367 
San Francisco City and County           
Airport Commission, Second           
Series Revenue (San Francisco           
International Airport)  5.00  5/1/17  5,000,000   5,784,800 
Southern California Public Power           
Authority, Revenue (Canyon           
Power Project)  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000   5,929,350 
Southern California Public Power           
Authority, Revenue (Windy           
Point/Windy Flats Project)  5.00  7/1/23  1,850,000   2,183,759 
Tobacco Securitization Authority           
of Southern California,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds (San Diego           
County Tobacco Asset           
Securitization Corporation)  4.75  6/1/25  1,785,000   1,789,230 
Tuolumne Wind Project Authority,           
Revenue (Tuolumne           
Company Project)  5.00  1/1/22  2,000,000   2,310,300 
University of California Regents,           
General Revenue  5.25  5/15/23  2,500,000   2,918,375 
University of California Regents,           
General Revenue  5.00  5/15/24  8,575,000   10,535,845 
Colorado—.9%           
Colorado Health Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Catholic           
Health Initiatives)  6.00  10/1/23  5,355,000   6,429,909 
E-470 Public Highway Authority,           
Senior Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  9/1/18  3,000,000 a  2,583,810 
Connecticut—.2%           
Connecticut Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(Wesleyan University Issue)  5.00  7/1/26  1,000,000   1,148,410 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Connecticut (continued)           
Connecticut Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(Wesleyan University Issue)  5.00  7/1/27  1,000,000   1,141,130 
District of Columbia—2.4%           
District of Columbia,           
HR (Children’s Hospital           
Obligated Group Issue)           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  7/15/18  2,000,000   2,259,640 
District of Columbia,           
Income Tax Secured Revenue  5.00  12/1/25  2,500,000   2,955,850 
District of Columbia,           
Revenue (Howard University           
Issue) (Insured; AMBAC)           
(Prerefunded)  5.00  10/1/16  2,545,000 b  2,902,649 
District of Columbia,           
Revenue (Howard University           
Issue) (Insured; AMBAC)           
(Prerefunded)  5.00  10/1/16  2,660,000 b  3,033,810 
District of Columbia Water and           
Sewer Authority, Public Utility           
Subordinate Lien Revenue  5.00  10/1/27  5,980,000   6,998,872 
Washington Metropolitan Area           
Transit Authority, Gross           
Revenue Transit Bonds  5.25  7/1/23  3,725,000   4,414,907 
Florida—10.3%           
Bay County,           
Sales Tax Revenue           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  9/1/24  2,375,000   2,648,244 
Brevard County,           
Local Option Fuel Tax Revenue           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  8/1/23  1,260,000   1,347,104 
Broward County,           
Port Facilities Revenue  5.00  9/1/21  4,340,000   5,081,185 
Citizens Property Insurance           
Corporation, Coastal Account           
Senior Secured Revenue  5.00  6/1/19  3,000,000   3,526,440 
Citizens Property Insurance           
Corporation, High-Risk Account           
Senior Secured Revenue  5.25  6/1/17  7,500,000   8,674,200 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Citizens Property Insurance           
Corporation, Personal Lines           
Account/Commercial Lines           
Account Senior Secured Revenue  5.00  6/1/21  5,000,000   5,891,450 
Collier County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Program           
Agreement) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  2/15/20  3,500,000   4,130,980 
Collier County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Program           
Agreement) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  2/15/22  2,000,000   2,379,800 
Florida Education System,           
University of Florida Housing           
Revenue (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  2,055,000   2,264,713 
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund           
Finance Corporation, Revenue  5.00  7/1/16  2,250,000   2,546,077 
Florida Water Pollution Control           
Financing Corporation, Water PCR  5.25  1/15/21  2,545,000   2,621,350 
Hillsborough County,           
GO (Unincorporated Area Parks           
and Recreation Program)           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  1,155,000   1,426,922 
Indian River County,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/20  2,265,000   2,540,175 
Jacksonville Aviation Authority,           
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  10/1/19  3,220,000   3,565,409 
Jacksonville Economic Development           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities Revenue (Florida           
Proton Therapy Institute Project)  6.00  9/1/17  2,245,000 c  2,531,821 
Jacksonville Electric Authority,           
Revenue (Saint Johns River           
Power Park System)  5.00  10/1/20  2,000,000   2,399,960 
Lakeland,           
Energy System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/18  6,250,000   7,336,437 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Miami-Dade County,           
Subordinate Special           
Obligation Revenue  5.00  10/1/26  1,000,000   1,138,790 
Miami-Dade County,           
Transit System Sales Surtax           
Revenue (Insured; XLCA)  5.00  7/1/24  2,330,000   2,601,002 
Miami-Dade County,           
Water and Sewer System Revenue  5.38  10/1/24  5,000,000   5,862,950 
Miami-Dade County,           
Water and Sewer System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  10/1/17  5,000,000   5,860,600 
Miami-Dade County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Purchase           
Agreement) (Insured; FGIC)  5.25  10/1/17  5,000,000   5,276,200 
Orlando Utilities Commission,           
Utility System Revenue  5.00  10/1/23  2,500,000   2,930,075 
Orlando-Orange County Expressway           
Authority, Revenue (Insured;           
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/17  2,105,000   2,439,716 
Palm Bay,           
Educational Facilities Revenue           
(Patriot Charter School Project)  6.75  7/1/22  3,000,000 d  899,520 
Pasco County,           
Solid Waste Disposal and Resource           
Recovery System Revenue  5.00  10/1/16  3,000,000   3,381,330 
Polk County,           
Constitutional Fuel Tax           
Improvement Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  12/1/19  580,000   651,183 
Sarasota County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Program           
Agreement) (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/15  1,000,000   1,089,000 
Seminole County,           
Water and Sewer Revenue  5.00  10/1/21  1,050,000   1,153,142 
Tampa,           
Solid Waste System Revenue           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/16  2,690,000   3,019,686 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Georgia—2.8%         
Atlanta,         
Water and Wastewater Revenue  6.00  11/1/20  3,000,000  3,749,550 
Atlanta,         
Water and Wastewater Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  11/1/15  5,000,000  5,337,150 
DeKalb County,         
Water and Sewerage Revenue  5.25  10/1/25  4,000,000  5,014,760 
DeKalb County School District,         
GO Sales Tax Bonds  4.00  11/1/17  5,000,000  5,650,250 
Municipal Electric Authority of         
Georgia, Revenue (Project One         
Subordinated Bonds)  5.75  1/1/19  2,660,000  3,200,432 
Private Colleges and Universities         
Authority, Revenue         
(Emory University)  5.00  9/1/16  3,235,000  3,690,682 
Hawaii—1.0%         
Hawaii,         
Airports System Revenue  5.00  7/1/18  6,000,000  6,995,460 
Honolulu City and County,         
Wastewater System Revenue         
(Second Bond Resolution)  5.00  7/1/22  2,500,000  2,912,800 
Idaho—.2%         
Idaho Health Facilities Authority,         
Revenue (Trinity Health         
Credit Group)  6.13  12/1/28  1,450,000  1,719,279 
Illinois—4.6%         
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)  5.00  1/1/17  2,500,000  2,844,950 
Chicago,         
General Airport Third Lien         
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare         
International Airport)         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  1/1/17  2,000,000  2,295,020 
Chicago,         
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/17  2,500,000  2,673,275 

 

The Fund 15



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Illinois (continued)         
Chicago,         
GO (Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  1/1/20  1,450,000  1,650,839 
Chicago,         
GO (Project and Refunding         
Series) (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  1/1/26  1,720,000  1,840,073 
Cook County Community High School         
District Number 219, GO         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/24  2,020,000  2,335,605 
Illinois,         
GO  5.00  4/1/22  3,750,000  4,231,125 
Illinois,         
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  8/1/20  4,900,000  5,610,255 
Illinois,         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  6/15/18  1,700,000  2,011,015 
Illinois Toll Highway Authority,         
Toll Highway Senior Revenue  5.00  1/1/25  5,000,000  5,733,100 
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition         
Authority, Dedicated State Tax         
Revenue (McCormick Place         
Expansion Project) (Insured;         
National Public Finance         
Guarantee Corp.)  5.55  6/15/21  2,500,000  2,849,550 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco         
Settlement Revenue  5.00  6/1/18  2,290,000  2,657,156 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco         
Settlement Revenue  5.25  6/1/21  3,300,000  3,942,048 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco         
Settlement Revenue  5.50  6/1/23  2,750,000  3,290,155 
Indiana—2.0%         
Indiana Finance Authority,         
Educational Facilities Revenue         
(Butler University Project)  5.00  2/1/30  1,400,000  1,486,324 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Indiana (continued)         
Indiana Finance Authority,         
First Lien Wastewater Utility         
Revenue (CWA Authority Project)  5.25  10/1/23  2,500,000  3,025,700 
Indiana Finance Authority, Private         
Activity Bonds (Ohio River         
Bridges East End Crossing Project)  5.00  1/1/19  1,750,000  1,928,727 
Indianapolis,         
Gas Utility Distribution         
System Second Lien Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  8/15/23  3,500,000  3,990,070 
Indianapolis,         
Thermal Energy System First         
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/18  7,700,000  9,029,867 
Iowa—.3%         
Iowa Finance Authority,         
State Revolving Fund Revenue  5.00  8/1/24  2,000,000  2,424,080 
Kansas—1.4%         
Kansas Department of         
Transportation, Highway Revenue  5.00  9/1/20  2,500,000  3,079,225 
Wyandotte County/Kansas City         
Unified Government, Utility         
System Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.65  9/1/18  9,130,000  10,125,900 
Kentucky—.5%         
Kentucky Municipal Power Agency,         
Power System Revenue (Prairie         
State Project) (Insured; National         
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  9/1/19  2,000,000  2,275,320 
Pikeville,         
Hospital Improvement         
Revenue (Pikeville Medical         
Center, Inc. Project)  6.25  3/1/23  2,195,000  2,627,876 
Louisiana—.2%         
Louisiana State University         
Board of Supervisors and         
Agricultural and Mechanical         
College, Auxiliary Revenue  5.00  7/1/25  2,000,000  2,278,840 

 

The Fund 17



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Maryland—2.4%         
Baltimore Mayor and City Council,         
Consolidated Public         
Improvement GO  5.00  10/15/17  1,230,000  1,445,287 
Maryland,         
GO (State and Local         
Facilities Loan)  5.00  8/1/16  4,340,000  4,950,551 
Maryland,         
GO (State and Local         
Facilities Loan)  5.00  8/1/21  2,500,000  3,024,325 
Maryland,         
GO (State and Local         
Facilities Loan)  5.00  8/1/21  5,000,000  6,113,850 
Maryland Economic Development         
Corporation, EDR (Transportation         
Facilities Project)  5.38  6/1/25  1,500,000  1,702,650 
Maryland Health and Higher         
Educational Facilities Authority,         
Revenue (The Johns Hopkins         
Health System Obligated         
Group Issue)  5.00  7/1/24  1,155,000  1,387,802 
Prince George’s County,         
Consolidated Public         
Improvement GO  5.00  9/15/22  3,340,000  4,101,821 
Massachusetts—4.1%         
Massachusetts,         
GO (Consolidated Loan)  5.00  4/1/24  7,500,000  8,951,175 
Massachusetts College Building         
Authority, Revenue  5.00  5/1/27  1,800,000  2,107,692 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Bentley         
University Issue)  5.00  7/1/23  2,550,000  2,817,546 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Partners         
HealthCare System Issue)  5.00  7/1/25  1,000,000  1,164,440 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Tufts Medical         
Center Issue)  5.50  1/1/22  2,990,000  3,446,453 
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  8/15/23  5,000,000  6,098,000 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Massachusetts (continued)         
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  10/15/23  2,500,000  3,018,075 
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  8/15/24  5,000,000  6,051,250 
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  8/15/28  5,000,000  5,875,900 
Michigan—4.8%         
Detroit,         
Sewage Disposal System         
Senior Lien Revenue  6.50  7/1/24  4,765,000  5,587,630 
Detroit,         
Sewage Disposal System Senior         
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  7/1/19  1,635,000  1,883,782 
Detroit,         
Water Supply System Senior         
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  5,000,000  5,256,150 
Detroit,         
Water Supply System Senior         
Lien Revenue (Insured; National         
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/18  1,750,000  1,885,520 
Detroit School District,         
School Building and Site         
Improvement Bonds (GO—         
Unlimited Tax) (Insured; FGIC)  6.00  5/1/19  2,965,000  3,625,869 
Michigan,         
GO (Environmental Program)  5.00  11/1/19  2,000,000  2,426,860 
Michigan Finance Authority,         
Clean Water Revolving Fund         
Subordinate Revenue  5.00  10/1/18  2,000,000  2,401,780 
Michigan Finance Authority,         
Unemployment Obligation         
Assessment Revenue  5.00  7/1/18  3,500,000  4,193,210 
Michigan Finance Authority,         
Unemployment Obligation         
Assessment Revenue  5.00  7/1/21  10,000,000  11,762,800 

 

The Fund 19



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Michigan (continued)           
Michigan Strategic Fund,           
LOR (State of Michigan Cadillac           
Place Office Building Project)  5.00  10/15/15  1,040,000   1,138,051 
Wayne County Airport Authority,           
Airport Revenue (Detroit           
Metropolitan Wayne           
County Airport)  5.00  12/1/18  2,500,000   2,914,975 
Wayne County Airport Authority,           
Junior Lien Airport Revenue           
(Detroit Metropolitan Wayne           
County Airport) (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  12/1/22  2,500,000   2,801,550 
Minnesota—.6%           
Minneapolis-Saint Paul           
Metropolitan Airports           
Commission, Subordinate           
Airport Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  1/1/25  5,000,000   5,575,800 
Mississippi—.5%           
Mississippi Development Bank,           
Special Obligation Revenue           
(Madison County Highway           
Construction Project) (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.) (Prerefunded)  5.00  7/1/16  3,875,000 b  4,391,886 
Missouri—.4%           
Missouri Development Finance           
Board, Infrastructure           
Facilities Revenue (Branson           
Landing Project)  6.00  6/1/20  3,160,000   3,585,652 
Nebraska—.1%           
Nebraska Public Power District,           
General Revenue  5.00  1/1/19  1,000,000   1,189,430 
Nevada—1.8%           
Clark County,           
Airport System Revenue  5.00  7/1/22  3,300,000   3,797,937 
Clark County School District,           
Limited Tax GO  5.00  6/15/25  4,950,000   5,582,313 

 

20



Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Nevada (continued)           
Director of the State of Nevada           
Department of Business and           
Industry, SWDR (Republic           
Services, Inc. Project)  5.63  6/1/18  5,000,000   5,725,050 
Las Vegas Valley Water District,           
Limited Tax GO (Additionally           
Secured by Southern           
Nevada Water Authority           
Pledged Revenues)  5.00  6/1/25  2,100,000   2,474,157 
New Jersey—1.8%           
Camden County Improvement           
Authority, Health Care           
Redevelopment Project Revenue           
(The Cooper Health System           
Obligated Group Issue)  5.25  2/15/20  3,000,000   3,165,330 
Casino Reinvestment Development           
Authority, Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  6/1/19  5,000,000   5,284,650 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, Cigarette Tax Revenue  5.50  6/15/16  1,000,000   1,147,970 
New Jersey Economic Development           
Authority, School Facilities           
Construction Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corporation)  5.00  9/1/18  5,500,000   6,022,005 
New Jersey Higher Education           
Student Assistance Authority,           
Student Loan Revenue (Insured;           
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.88  6/1/21  1,210,000   1,350,771 
New Mexico—.9%           
New Mexico Hospital Equipment           
Loan Council, Hospital System           
Revenue (Presbyterian           
Healthcare Services)  6.00  8/1/23  7,500,000   8,937,975 
New York—7.1%           
Long Island Power Authority,           
Electric System General           
Revenue (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  2.51  9/1/15  3,000,000 e  3,048,480 

 

The Fund 21



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New York (continued)           
Metropolitan Transportation           
Authority, Transportation Revenue  5.00  11/15/17  2,800,000   3,273,564 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/17  2,000,000   2,327,900 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/18  5,000,000   5,660,600 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  4/1/20  590,000   637,884 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/20  2,655,000   3,206,258 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  4/1/22  1,145,000   1,237,264 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/28  5,000,000   5,776,550 
New York City,           
GO (Prerefunded)  5.00  4/1/15  1,910,000 b  2,070,688 
New York City Health and           
Hospitals Corporation,           
Health System Revenue  5.00  2/15/22  4,385,000   5,082,741 
New York City Industrial           
Development Agency, Senior           
Airport Facilities Revenue           
(Transportation Infrastructure           
Properties, LLC Obligated Group)  5.00  7/1/20  3,035,000   3,255,311 
New York City Transitional Finance           
Authority, Future Tax Secured           
Subordinate Revenue  5.00  11/15/18  5,750,000   6,947,438 
New York City Transitional Finance           
Authority, Future Tax Secured           
Subordinate Revenue  5.00  2/1/24  3,000,000   3,540,630 
New York Local Government           
Assistance Corporation, GO  5.25  4/1/16  3,425,000   3,764,657 
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, Revenue (New York           
University Hospitals Center)  5.25  7/1/24  600,000   658,644 
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, State Personal Income           
Tax Revenue (General Purpose)  5.25  2/15/21  2,500,000   2,980,425 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
New York (continued)           
New York State Thruway Authority,           
Second General Highway and           
Bridge Trust Fund Bonds           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  4/1/18  5,000,000   5,509,550 
New York State Urban Development           
Corporation, Corporate Purpose           
Subordinate Lien  5.13  7/1/19  2,000,000   2,100,920 
New York State Urban Development           
Corporation, State Personal           
Income Tax Revenue           
(General Purpose)  5.00  3/15/20  2,500,000   3,031,200 
Suffolk Tobacco Asset           
Securitization Corporation,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.38  6/1/28  810,000   800,483 
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel           
Authority, General Revenue           
(MTA Bridges and Tunnels)  5.00  1/1/19  2,500,000   2,980,975 
North Carolina—1.4%           
North Carolina,           
Capital Improvement Limited           
Obligation Bonds  5.00  5/1/30  4,000,000   4,567,480 
North Carolina Eastern Municipal           
Power Agency, Power           
System Revenue  5.00  1/1/21  1,200,000   1,468,668 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Retirement           
Facilities First Mortgage           
Revenue (The United Methodist           
Retirement Homes Project)  5.13  10/1/19  1,250,000   1,310,525 
Wake County Industrial Facilities           
and Pollution Control Financing           
Authority, PCR (Carolina Power           
and Light Company Project)           
(Insured; AMBAC)  0.26  10/1/22  6,500,000 e  6,061,250 
Ohio—1.9%           
Montgomery County,           
Revenue (Miami Valley Hospital)  5.75  11/15/22  2,970,000   3,617,193 

 

The Fund 23



STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Ohio (continued)           
Ohio Higher Educational Facility           
Commission, Higher Educational           
Facility Revenue (Xavier University           
Project) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Corp.) (Prerefunded)  5.25  5/1/16  3,230,000 b  3,658,750 
Ohio Water Development Authority,           
PCR (Buckeye Power, Inc.           
Project) (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  5/1/22  4,030,000   4,182,939 
Ohio Water Development Authority,           
Water Pollution Control           
Loan Fund Revenue           
(Water Quality Series)  5.00  12/1/23  3,000,000   3,599,640 
University of Cincinnati,           
General Receipts Bonds           
(Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  6/1/17  2,500,000   2,715,850 
Oklahoma—.1%           
Oklahoma City Water Utilities           
Trust, Water and Sewer           
System Revenue  5.00  7/1/19  1,060,000   1,283,522 
Pennsylvania—4.6%           
Allegheny County Airport           
Authority, Airport Revenue           
(Pittsburgh International           
Airport) (Insured; FGIC)  5.00  1/1/19  3,395,000   3,897,596 
Chester County Industrial           
Development Authority,           
Revenue (Avon Grove           
Charter School Project)  5.65  12/15/17  595,000   631,366 
Delaware Valley Regional           
Finance Authority,           
Local Government Revenue  5.75  7/1/17  6,830,000   7,835,239 
Erie Higher Education Building           
Authority, College Revenue           
(Mercyhurst College Project)  5.13  3/15/23  2,045,000   2,233,263 
Montgomery County Higher           
Education and Health Authority,           
HR (Abington Memorial Hospital           
Obligated Group)  5.00  6/1/21  6,585,000   7,873,948 
Pennsylvania Economic Development           
Financing Authority, Unemployment           
Compensation Revenue  5.00  7/1/21  10,000,000   11,667,700 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Pennsylvania (continued)           
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental           
Cooperation Authority, Special           
Tax Revenue (City of Philadelphia           
Funding Program)  5.00  6/15/17  4,000,000   4,644,880 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,           
Turnpike Revenue  5.00  12/1/27  1,800,000   2,067,858 
Philadelphia Authority for           
Industrial Development,           
Revenue (Independence           
Charter School Project)  5.38  9/15/17  1,710,000   1,805,863 
Philadelphia School District,           
GO  5.00  9/1/17  1,160,000   1,326,959 
South Carolina—2.2%           
Berkeley County School District,           
Installment Purchase           
Revenue (Securing           
Assets for Education)  5.25  12/1/21  9,395,000   9,618,319 
Charleston Educational Excellence           
Financing Corporation,           
Installment Purchase Revenue           
(Charleston County School           
District, South Carolina           
Project) (Prerefunded)  5.25  12/1/15  4,500,000 b  5,035,950 
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency,           
Electric Revenue  5.00  1/1/20  5,000,000   5,925,950 
Texas—7.0%           
Austin,           
Electric Utility System Revenue  5.00  11/15/23  1,550,000   1,820,723 
Dallas Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax Bonds           
(Permament School Fund           
Guarantee Program)  5.00  2/15/23  1,295,000   1,565,862 
Dallas-Fort Worth International           
Airport Facility Improvement           
Corporation, Revenue           
(Learjet Inc. Project)  6.15  1/1/16  4,000,000   4,007,120 
Fort Bend Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax           
School Building Bonds           
(Permanent School Fund           
Guarantee Program)  5.00  8/15/23  7,105,000   8,488,486 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal           
Authority, Bayport Area System           
Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.00  10/1/14  2,065,000   2,166,908 
Harris County Metropolitan           
Transit Authority, Sales and           
Use Tax Revenue  5.00  11/1/27  2,500,000   2,894,925 
Houston,           
Combined Utility System First           
Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/20  2,725,000   3,321,312 
Houston,           
Combined Utility System First           
Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/29  2,500,000   2,888,100 
Lewisville Independent School           
District, Unlimited Tax School           
Building Bonds (Permament           
School Fund Guarantee Program)  5.00  8/15/22  7,825,000   9,350,406 
Love Field Airport Modernization           
Corporation, Special Facilities           
Revenue (Southwest Airlines           
Company—Love Field Modernization           
Program Project)  5.00  11/1/15  2,840,000   3,019,204 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
First Tier System Revenue  6.00  1/1/23  3,000,000   3,510,780 
San Antonio,           
Electric and Gas Systems           
Revenue (Prerefunded)  5.00  2/1/16  5,000,000 b  5,589,100 
San Antonio,           
Municipal Drainage Utility           
System Revenue  5.00  2/1/28  5,000,000   5,890,950 
San Antonio,           
Water System Revenue  5.00  5/15/29  1,355,000   1,545,418 
Texas,           
GO (College Student Loan Bonds)  5.50  8/1/19  3,500,000   4,252,010 
Texas Water Development Board,           
State Revolving Fund           
Subordinate Lien Revenue  5.00  7/15/23  2,000,000   2,396,740 
University of Houston System           
Board of Regents,           
Consolidated Revenue  5.00  2/15/18  2,500,000   2,939,300 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Texas (continued)           
University of Texas System           
Board of Regents, Financing           
System Revenue  5.00  8/15/20  1,000,000   1,227,870 
Utah—.4%           
Intermountain Power Agency,           
Subordinated Power           
Supply Revenue  5.00  7/1/18  3,000,000   3,567,120 
Virginia—1.0%           
Virginia,           
GO  4.00  6/1/15  3,000,000   3,221,910 
Virginia College Building           
Authority, Educational Facilities           
Revenue (21st Century College           
and Equipment Programs)  5.00  2/1/17  2,450,000   2,822,400 
Virginia College Building           
Authority, Educational Facilities           
Revenue (21st Century College           
and Equipment Programs)  5.00  2/1/22  3,000,000   3,616,500 
Washington—5.1%           
Energy Northwest,           
Columbia Generating Station           
Electric Revenue  5.00  7/1/21  5,000,000   5,636,750 
Energy Northwest,           
Columbia Generating Station           
Electric Revenue  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000   5,636,750 
Goat Hill Properties,           
LR (Government Office           
Building Project) (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.25  12/1/20  2,360,000   2,527,654 
Port of Seattle,           
Intermediate Lien Revenue  5.00  2/1/18  2,500,000   2,916,025 
Port of Seattle,           
Intermediate Lien Revenue  5.00  8/1/28  2,485,000   2,870,945 
Port of Seattle,           
Limited Tax GO  5.75  12/1/25  830,000   1,005,620 
Port of Seattle,           
Limited Tax GO (Prerefunded)  5.75  6/1/21  170,000 b  211,723 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Washington (continued)           
Port of Tacoma,           
Limited Tax GO (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/20  3,025,000   3,499,411 
Seattle,           
Drainage and Wastewater           
Improvement Revenue  5.00  9/1/27  5,025,000   5,881,009 
Seattle,           
Unlimited Tax GO  5.00  12/1/17  5,050,000   5,982,129 
Washington,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.00  7/1/16  5,000,000   5,671,900 
Washington,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.00  2/1/22  2,500,000   2,992,100 
Washington,           
GO (Various Purpose) (Insured;           
AMBAC) (Prerefunded)  5.00  1/1/16  3,600,000 b  4,015,764 
West Virginia—.2%           
West Virginia University Board of           
Governors, University           
Improvement Revenue (West           
Virginia University Projects)  5.00  10/1/22  1,475,000   1,764,587 
Wisconsin—.3%           
Wisconsin Public Power Inc.,           
Power Supply System Revenue           
(Insured; AMBAC and Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)           
(Prerefunded)  5.00  7/1/15  2,950,000 b  3,226,386 
U.S. Related—2.5%           
Puerto Rico Commonwealth,           
Public Improvement GO  5.25  7/1/23  1,500,000   1,530,480 
Puerto Rico Electric Power           
Authority, Power Revenue  5.00  7/1/22  2,500,000   2,559,800 
Puerto Rico Highways and           
Transportation Authority,           
Highway Revenue (Insured;           
National Public Finance           
Guarantee Corp.)  5.50  7/1/13  745,000   748,271 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
U.S. Related (continued)           
Puerto Rico Highways and           
Transportation Authority,           
Transportation Revenue  5.50  7/1/24  1,750,000   1,801,170 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure           
Financing Authority, Special           
Tax Revenue  5.00  7/1/16  510,000   533,149 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure           
Financing Authority, Special           
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  7/1/18  3,000,000   3,210,780 
Puerto Rico Infrastructure           
Financing Authority, Special           
Tax Revenue (Insured; AMBAC)  5.50  7/1/23  2,670,000   2,765,025 
Puerto Rico Public Buildings           
Authority, Government Facilities           
Revenue (Insured; XLCA)  5.25  7/1/20  2,000,000   2,091,920 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing           
Corporation, Sales Tax Revenue           
(First Subordinate Series)  5.50  8/1/21  8,000,000   9,005,360 
 
Total Investments (cost $887,181,538)      98.9 %  943,525,507 
 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      1.1 %  10,234,716 
 
Net Assets      100.0 %  953,760,223 

 

a Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
b These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are
collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on
the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
c Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.This security may be
resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.At May 31, 2013, this
security was valued at $2,531,821 or .3% of net assets.
d Non-income producing—security in default.
e Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Summary of Abbreviations     
 
ABAG  Association of Bay Area  ACA  American Capital Access 
  Governments     
AGC  ACE Guaranty Corporation  AGIC  Asset Guaranty Insurance Company 
AMBAC  American Municipal Bond  ARRN  Adjustable Rate 
  Assurance Corporation    Receipt Notes 
BAN  Bond Anticipation Notes  BPA  Bond Purchase Agreement 
CIFG  CDC Ixis Financial Guaranty  COP  Certificate of Participation 
CP  Commercial Paper  DRIVERS  Derivative Inverse 
      Tax-Exempt Receipts 
EDR  Economic Development  EIR  Environmental Improvement 
  Revenue    Revenue 
FGIC  Financial Guaranty  FHA  Federal Housing 
  Insurance Company    Administration 
FHLB  Federal Home  FHLMC  Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
  Loan Bank    Corporation 
FNMA  Federal National  GAN  Grant Anticipation Notes 
  Mortgage Association     
GIC  Guaranteed Investment  GNMA  Government National Mortgage 
  Contract    Association 
GO  General Obligation  HR  Hospital Revenue 
IDB  Industrial Development Board  IDC  Industrial Development Corporation 
IDR  Industrial Development  LIFERS  Long Inverse Floating 
  Revenue    Exempt Receipts 
LOC  Letter of Credit  LOR  Limited Obligation Revenue 
LR  Lease Revenue  MERLOTS  Municipal Exempt Receipts 
      Liquidity Option Tender 
MFHR  Multi-Family Housing Revenue  MFMR  Multi-Family Mortgage Revenue 
PCR  Pollution Control Revenue  PILOT  Payment in Lieu of Taxes 
P-FLOATS  Puttable Floating Option  PUTTERS  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts 
  Tax-Exempt Receipts     
RAC  Revenue Anticipation Certificates  RAN  Revenue Anticipation Notes 
RAW  Revenue Anticipation Warrants  ROCS  Reset Options Certificates 
RRR  Resources Recovery Revenue  SAAN  State Aid Anticipation Notes 
SBPA  Standby Bond Purchase Agreement  SFHR  Single Family Housing Revenue 
SFMR  Single Family Mortgage Revenue  SONYMA  State of New York Mortgage Agency 
SPEARS  Short Puttable Exempt  SWDR  Solid Waste Disposal Revenue 
  Adjustable Receipts     
TAN  Tax Anticipation Notes  TAW  Tax Anticipation Warrants 
TRAN  Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes  XLCA  XL Capital Assurance 

 

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Summary of Combined Ratings (Unaudited)   
 
Fitch  or  Moody’s  or  Standard & Poor’s  Value (%) 
AAA    Aaa    AAA  15.2 
AA    Aa    AA  52.4 
A    A    A  24.2 
BBB    Baa    BBB  6.3 
BB    Ba    BB  .7 
B    B    B  .5 
Not Ratedf    Not Ratedf    Not Ratedf  .7 
          100.0 

 

Based on total investments.
f Securities which, while not rated by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, have been determined by the Manager to
be of comparable quality to those rated securities in which the fund may invest.

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

May 31, 2013

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  887,181,538  943,525,507 
Cash    551,420 
Interest receivable    12,896,066 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    18,217 
Prepaid expenses    189,035 
    957,180,245 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    605,758 
Payable for investment securities purchased    1,874,234 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    836,443 
Accrued expenses    103,587 
    3,420,022 
Net Assets ($)    953,760,223 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    891,773,669 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    5,642,585 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation     
(depreciation) on investments    56,343,969 
Net Assets ($)    953,760,223 
Shares Outstanding     
(300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    67,586,166 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    14.11 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended May 31, 2013

Investment Income ($):     
Interest Income  32,652,985  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  5,784,574  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  885,390  
Professional fees  90,686  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c)  78,551  
Custodian fees—Note 3(b)  75,202  
Registration fees  43,452  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  36,894  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  9,244  
Interest expense—Note 2  293  
Miscellaneous  70,863  
Total Expenses  7,075,149  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(b)  (1,312 ) 
Net Expenses  7,073,837  
Investment Income—Net  25,579,148  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  7,962,333  
Net realized gain (loss) on swap transactions  480,114  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)  8,442,447  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (11,906,619 ) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (3,464,172 ) 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  22,114,976  
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

      Year Ended May 31,  
  2013   2012  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  25,579,148   28,391,275  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  8,442,447   5,863,434  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  (11,906,619 )  38,399,083  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  22,114,976   72,653,792  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (25,311,916 )  (28,111,406 ) 
Net realized gain on investments  (4,583,403 )   
Total Dividends  (29,895,319 )  (28,111,406 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  117,453,239   109,950,878  
Dividends reinvested  23,374,566   21,440,491  
Cost of shares redeemed  (124,816,462 )  (88,556,558 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  16,011,343   42,834,811  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  8,231,000   87,377,197  
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  945,529,223   858,152,026  
End of Period  953,760,223   945,529,223  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  8,226,551   7,867,352  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  1,635,697   1,540,058  
Shares redeemed  (8,741,511 )  (6,370,958 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  1,120,737   3,036,452  
 
See notes to financial statements.         

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions.These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

      Year Ended May 31,      
  2013   2012   2011   2010   2009  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value, beginning of period  14.23   13.53   13.52   13.06   13.12  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .38   .44   .48   .49   .51  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  (.05 )  .70   .00 b  .45   (.07 ) 
Total from Investment Operations  .33   1.14   .48   .94   .44  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from investment income—net  (.38 )  (.44 )  (.47 )  (.48 )  (.50 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments  (.07 )         
Total Distributions  (.45 )  (.44 )  (.47 )  (.48 )  (.50 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  14.11   14.23   13.53   13.52   13.06  
Total Return (%)  2.28   8.53   3.65   7.42   3.44  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .73   .76   .75   .75   .78  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .73   .76   .75   .75   .77  
Ratio of interest and expense related                     
to floating rates notes issued                     
to average net assets          .02  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  2.65   3.17   3.53   3.68   3.94  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  20.26   15.11   21.46   13.22   22.75  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  953,760   945,529   858,152   862,443   785,392  

 

a Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.
b Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified open-end management investment company. The fund’s investment objective is to seek the maximum amount of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital.The Dreyfus Corporation (the “Manager” or “Dreyfus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”) serves as the fund’s investment adviser. MBSC Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions.Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value.This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unad-

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justed quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements.These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Other investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All of the preceding securities are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in swap transactions are valued each business day by the Service. Swaps are valued by the Service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads on interest rates. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by Dreyfus under the general supervision of the Board.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers.These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2013 in valuing the fund’s investments:

    Level 2—Other  Level 3—   
  Level 1—  Significant  Significant   
  Unadjusted  Observable  Unobservable   
  Quoted Prices  Inputs  Inputs  Total 
Assets ($)         
Investments in Securities:       
Municipal Bonds    942,625,987  899,520  943,525,507 

 

At May 31, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

  Municipal Bonds ($) 
Balance as of 5/31/2012  810,030 
Realized gain (loss)   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  89,490 
Purchases   
Sales   
Transfers into Level 3   
Transfers out of Level 3   
Balance as of 5/31/2013  899,520 
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period   
included in earnings attributable to the change in   
unrealized gains (losses) relating to investments   
still held at 5/31/2013  89,490 

 

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income, adjusted for accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when issued or delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(c) Dividends to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(d) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, which can distribute tax-exempt dividends, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended May 31, 2013, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions.The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended May 31, 2013 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At May 31, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed tax-exempt income $742,426, undistributed ordinary income $354,195, undistributed capital gains $4,251,983 and unrealized appreciation $57,380,376.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended May 31, 2013 and May 31, 2012 were as follows: tax-exempt income $25,311,916 and $28,111,406, ordinary income $781,667 and $0, and long-term capital gains $3,801,736 and $0, respectively.

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During the period ended May 31, 2013, as a result of permanent book to tax differences, primarily due to the tax treatment for amortization adjustments, the fund decreased accumulated undistributed investment income-net by $267,232, increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $257,560 and increased paid-in capital by $9,672. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

(e) New Accounting Pronouncement: In January 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01 (“ASU 2013-01”), “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, which replaced Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-

11 (“ASU 2011-11”), “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. ASU 2013-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2011-11 was intended to enhance disclosure requirements on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities.ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements, and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offset in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. Management is currently evaluating the application of ASU 2013-01 and its impact on the fund’s financial statements.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $210 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of Dreyfus (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Prior to October 10, 2012, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank, N.A. was $225 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended May 31, 2013 was approximately $26,100 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.12%.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions With Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with the Manager, the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .60% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly.

(b) Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the fund reimburses the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts.The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquires regarding the fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. During the period ended May 31, 2013, the fund was charged $509,792, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.

The fund has arrangements with the transfer agent and the custodian whereby the fund may receive earnings credits when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset transfer agency and custody fees. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes net earnings credits as an expense offset in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensates DreyfusTransfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency services for the fund and cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended May 31, 2013, the fund was charged $258,968 for transfer agency services and $8,815 for cash management services. Cash management fees were

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partially offset by earnings credits of $1,264.These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

The fund compensatesThe Bank of NewYork Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. During the period ended May 31, 2013, the fund was charged $75,202 pursuant to the custody agreement.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a cash management agreement for performing certain cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions.The Bank of New York Mellon also provides shareholder redemption draft processing services. During the period ended May 31, 2013, the fund was charged $5,444 pursuant to the cash management agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. These fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $48.

During the period ended May 31, 2013, the fund was charged $8,527 for services performed by the Chief Compliance Officer and his staff.

The components of “Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees $493,169, Shareholder Services Plan fees $43,000, custodian fees $19,201, Chief Compliance Officer fees $3,830 and transfer agency fees $46,558.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds within the Dreyfus complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and swap transactions, during the period ended May 31, 2013, amounted to $210,168,713 and $192,452,987, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended May 31, 2013 is discussed below.

Swap Transactions:The fund enters into swap agreements to exchange the interest rate on, or return generated by, one nominal instrument for the return generated by another nominal instrument.The fund enters into these agreements to hedge certain market or interest rate risks, to managing the interest rate sensitivity (sometimes called duration) of fixed income securities, to provide a substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities or to increase potential returns.

The fund accrues for the interim payments on swap agreements on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as a realized gain (loss) on swaps, in addition to realized gain (loss) recorded upon the termination of swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. Upfront payments made and/or received by the fund, are recorded as an asset and/or liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain or loss ratably over the agreement’s term/event with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps which are recorded as realized gains or losses on the termination date. Fluctuations in the value of swap agreements are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap transactions.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional principal amount.The fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional prin-

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cipal amount. The net interest received or paid on interest rate swap agreements is included within realized gain (loss) on swap contracts in the Statement of Operations. Interest rate swap agreements are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and interest rate risk. For financial reporting purposes, forward rate agreements are classified as interest rate swaps. At May 31, 2013, there were no interest rate swap agreements outstanding.

The following summarizes the average notional value of swap contracts outstanding during the period ended May 31, 2013:

  Average Notional Value ($) 
Interest rate swap contracts  4,000,000 

 

At May 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $886,145,131; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $57,380,376, consisting of $60,964,536 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,584,160 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and Board of Directors

Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., including the statement of investments, as of May 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations 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.We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and others.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 Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. at May 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

New York, New York
July 26, 2013

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

In accordance with federal tax law, the fund hereby reports all the dividends paid from investment income-net during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013 as “exempt-interest dividends” (not generally subject to regular federal income tax).Where required by federal tax law rules, shareholders will receive notification of their portion of the fund’s taxable ordinary dividends (if any), capital gains distributions (if any) and tax-exempt dividends paid for the 2013 calendar year on Form 1099-DIV, which will be mailed in early 2014. Also, the fund hereby reports $.0116 per share as a short-term capital gain distribution and $.0564 per share as a long-term capital gain distribution paid on December 13, 2012.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)


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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)


Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80.The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, NewYork, NewYork 10166.Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from Dreyfus free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-DREYFUS.

David W. Burke, Emeritus Board Member
Arnold S. Hiatt, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)


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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)


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For More Information


Ticker Symbol: DITEX

Telephone 1-800-DREYFUS

Mail The Dreyfus Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144 E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at: http://www.dreyfus.com

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-DREYFUS.


© 2013 MBSC Securities Corporation 

 

 

Item 2.                        Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.                        Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that Ehud Houminer, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").   Mr. Houminer is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.                        Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $31,401 in 2012 and $32,149 in 2013.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $12,000 in 2012 and $6,000 in 2013. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were  $0 in 2012 and $0 in 2013.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $3,370 in 2012 and $3,040 in 2013. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments; (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2012 and $0 in 2013.

 

 


 

 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $1,129 in 2012 and $0 in 2013. These services consisted of a review of the Registrant's anti-money laundering program.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were  $0 in 2012 and $200,000 in 2013. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note: None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal account's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $35,054,975 in 2012 and $49,714,645 in 2013. 

 

Auditor Independence. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.                        Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 6.                        Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

Item 7.            Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 8.                        Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY, beginning with reports for periods ended on and after December 31, 2005]

 


 

 

Item 9.            Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

                        Not applicable.  [CLOSED-END FUNDS ONLY]

Item 10.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.

Item 11.          Controls and Procedures.

(a)        The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)        There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 12.          Exhibits.

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)   Not applicable.

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DREYFUS INTERMEDIATE  MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

July 24, 2013

 

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

 

By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak

Bradley J. Skapyak,

President

 

Date:

July 24, 2013

 

By: /s/ James Windels

James Windels,

Treasurer

 

Date:

July 24, 2013

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)   Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)   Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)

 


 

 

Exhibit (a)(1)

[INSERT CODE OF ETHICS]