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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:

5/31/15

 

             

 

 


 

 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.                         Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 


 

Dreyfus

Intermediate Municipal

Bond Fund, Inc.

ANNUAL REPORT May 31, 2015



 

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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

28     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

29     

Statement of Operations

30     

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

31     

Financial Highlights

32     

Notes to Financial Statements

40     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

41     

Important Tax Information

42     

Board Members Information

45     

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, 2014, through May 31, 2015. 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.

Municipal bonds produced moderately positive total returns over the reporting period, on average. Developments in overseas markets during 2014 — including plummeting oil prices and ongoing economic concerns in Europe, Japan, and China — sparked a flight to quality among global investors, who turned away from foreign sovereign bonds in favor of U.S. assets. In addition, aggressively accommodative monetary policies in Europe and Japan made yields of U.S. fixed-income securities relatively attractive. Consequently, intensifying demand put downward pressure on U.S. bond yields, including municipal bonds, over much of the reporting period. This trend reversed in early 2015, giving back some of the market’s previous gains when the supply of newly issued municipal bonds increased substantially in the low interest rate environment.

We remain optimistic regarding the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy generally and municipal bonds in particular. We believe labor markets have continued to strengthen, oil prices have climbed from previous lows, and foreign currency exchange rates have become less volatile. Meanwhile, credit conditions appear to have continued to improve for most states and municipalities, and demand remains strong from investors seeking tax-advantaged investment income.As always, we urge you to discuss these observations with your financial advisor, who can help you assess their implications for your investment portfolio.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.


J. Charles Cardona
President
The Dreyfus Corporation
June 15, 2015

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

For the period of June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015, as provided by Thomas Casey and Christine Todd, Portfolio Managers

Fund and Market Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2015, Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund achieved a total return of 2.00%.1 In comparison, the Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, achieved a total return of 2.12% for the same period.2

Positive returns from municipal bonds stemming from falling long-term interest rates over the reporting period’s first half were followed by relatively flat returns over the second half.The fund modestly lagged its benchmark, mainly due to its focus on longer maturities when yields climbed during the spring of 2015.

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 The Dreyfus Corporation (“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)

Falling Long-Term Rates Supported Bond Prices

Long-term interest rates generally fell over the first half of the reporting period, supporting municipal bond prices and sending yields lower despite expectations that an expanding domestic economy would drive prices lower. Global investors seeking more competitive yields than were available in Europe and Japan flocked to higher yielding investments in the United States, and the resulting supply-and-demand imbalance put downward pressure on yields and upward pressure on prices of U.S. fixed-income securities.

This trend began to reverse over the reporting period’s second half, when longer term interest rates drifted higher amid stronger-than-expected employment data and expectations of short-term rate hikes later this year. An economic soft patch during the winter of 2015 caused yields to moderate temporarily, but longer term interest rates resumed their climb when economic growth re-accelerated in the spring, resulting in generally flat market returns over the first five months of 2015. Likewise, after benefiting from favorable supply-and-demand dynamics during 2014, issuance volumes climbed over the opening months of 2015 as issuers rushed to refinance existing debt before expected increases in short-term interest rates.

Underlying credit conditions have improved for most municipal bond issuers as tax revenues have climbed beyond pre-recession levels for many state and local governments. However, isolated credit problems have persisted for Puerto Rico and—in the wake of a recent court ruling against pension reform legislation—Illinois and other states with high levels of unfunded pension liabilities.

Interest Rate Strategies Dampened Relative Results

Over much of the reporting period, the fund’s focus on maturities at the longer end of the intermediate-term range fully captured the benefits of falling long-term interest rates and narrowing yield differences along the market’s maturity spectrum. However, this strategy proved counterproductive when interest rates rose during the spring of 2015, mildly constraining relative performance for the reporting period overall.

Our security selection strategy proved more beneficial, as we maintained overweighted exposure to BBB-rated revenue-backed bonds and an underweighted position in lower yielding general obligation bonds and AAA-rated securities.The fund achieved

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especially strong results from revenue bonds backed by hospitals, industrial development projects, and the states’ settlement of litigation with U.S. tobacco companies. The fund held no Illinois securities affected by the adverse court ruling, avoiding credit-related weakness. In contrast, laggards for the reporting period included higher quality bonds from special tax districts, providers of essential municipal services, and electric utilities.

A More Cautious Interest Rate Posture

The U.S. economic recovery has gained traction, issuance volumes have increased recently, and investors expect higher short-term interest rates later this year.Therefore, in anticipation of bouts of heightened market volatility, we have adopted a somewhat more cautious interest rate posture by adjusting the fund’s average duration to a position that is only modestly longer than the benchmark.We are more optimistic regarding the market’s longer term prospects in light of robust investor demand and improving credit fundamentals, and we have retained the fund’s emphasis on revenue bonds with strong income characteristics.

June 15, 2015

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 derivative 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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Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment in Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. and the Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index

Average Annual Total Returns as of 5/31/15             
  1 Year  5 Years   10 Years  
Fund  2.00 %  3.86 %  3.85 % 
Barclays 7-Year Municipal Bond Index  2.12 %  4.16 %  4.58 % 

 

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 5/31/05 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, 2014 to May 31, 2015. 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, 2015

Expenses paid per $1,000  $  3.65 
Ending value (after expenses)  $  1,003.70 

 

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, 2015

Expenses paid per $1,000  $  3.68 
Ending value (after expenses)  $  1,021.29 

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .73%; 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, 2015         
 
 
 
 
Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments—99.0%  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Alabama—3.4%         
Alabama Port Authority,         
Docks Facilities Revenue         
(Insured; National Public         
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  10/1/22  5,000,000  5,270,950 
Alabama Public School and College         
Authority, Capital Improvement         
Revenue  5.00  1/1/26  1,500,000  1,797,765 
Birmingham Water Works Board,         
Water Revenue (Insured;         
Assured Guaranty Corp.)  5.00  1/1/17  5,000,000  5,339,900 
Jefferson County,         
Limited Obligation         
School Warrants  5.25  1/1/17  5,050,000  5,100,551 
Jefferson County,         
Limited Obligation         
School Warrants  5.25  1/1/19  2,150,000  2,171,522 
University of Alabama Board of         
Trustees, General Revenue (The         
University of Alabama)  5.00  7/1/24  6,025,000  7,117,935 
Alaska—.6%         
Alaska Industrial Development and         
Export Authority, Revolving         
Fund Revenue  5.25  4/1/24  3,780,000  4,373,611 
Arizona—2.0%         
Phoenix Civic Improvement         
Corporation, Junior Lien         
Wastewater System Revenue  5.00  7/1/28  5,000,000  5,859,700 
Pima County,         
Sewer System Revenue         
Obligations (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/23  3,250,000  3,739,028 
Pima County Industrial Development         
Authority, Education Revenue         
(American Charter Schools         
Foundation Project)  5.13  7/1/15  720,000  720,526 
Salt River Project Agricultural         
Improvement and Power         
District, Salt River Project         
Electric System Revenue  5.00  12/1/27  4,500,000  5,295,600 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Arkansas—.6%           
University of Arkansas Board of           
Trustees, Various Facility           
Revenue (Fayetteville Campus)  5.00  11/1/35  2,685,000   3,049,650 
University of Arkansas Board of           
Trustees, Various Facility           
Revenue (Fayetteville Campus)  5.00  11/1/36  1,585,000   1,796,154 
California—15.4%           
Arcadia Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  0.00  8/1/20  1,635,000 a  1,367,236 
Bay Area Toll Authority,           
San Francisco Bay Area Subordinate           
Lien Toll Bridge Revenue  5.00  4/1/27  1,750,000   2,027,917 
Bay Area Toll Authority,           
San Francisco Bay Area Toll           
Bridge Revenue  5.00  4/1/22  3,500,000   4,192,720 
Bay Area Toll Authority,           
San Francisco Bay Area Toll           
Bridge Revenue           
(Prerefunded)  5.25  4/1/19  6,000,000 b  6,928,500 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  10/1/20  18,060,000   21,084,689 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.25  3/1/22  1,250,000   1,470,637 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.00  9/1/23  2,500,000   2,992,275 
California,           
GO (Various Purpose)  5.63  4/1/25  3,500,000   4,054,995 
California Health Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Providence Health and           
Services) (Prerefunded)  6.25  10/1/18  3,500,000 b  4,099,305 
California Health Facilities           
Financing Authority, Revenue           
(Sutter Health)  5.25  8/15/22  3,000,000   3,387,420 
California Housing Finance Agency,           
Home Mortgage Revenue           
(Insured; FGIC)  4.40  2/1/18  3,300,000   3,372,336 

 

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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  8/1/18  3,310,000    3,376,068 
California State Public Works           
Board, LR (Judicial Council of           
California) (Various Judicial           
Council Projects)  5.00  3/1/26  1,500,000    1,738,050 
California State Public Works           
Board, LR (Various           
Capital Projects)  5.00  12/1/26  4,355,000    5,153,054 
California State University           
Trustees, Systemwide Revenue  5.00  11/1/22  5,000,000    5,981,300 
Clovis Unified School District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/22  10,415,000  a  8,706,315 
Coast Community College District,           
GO (Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  8/1/20  1,855,000  a  1,663,731 
Los Angeles Harbor Department,           
Revenue  5.00  8/1/19  1,425,000    1,617,689 
Orange County Transportation           
Authority, Senior Lien Toll           
Road Revenue (91 Express Lanes)  5.00  8/15/28  2,500,000    2,880,825 
Sacramento City Unified School           
District, GO (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  0.00  7/1/23  5,065,000  a  4,056,204 
San Diego County Water Authority,           
Water Revenue  5.00  5/1/28  5,000,000    5,803,550 
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  2,000,000    2,319,260 
San Diego Public Facilities           
Financing Authority, Water           
Revenue  5.00  8/1/24  7,560,000    8,871,206 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
California (continued)           
Southern California Public Power           
Authority, Revenue (Canyon           
Power Project)  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000    5,754,000 
Southern California Public Power           
Authority, Revenue (Windy           
Point/Windy Flats Project)  5.00  7/1/23  1,850,000    2,175,526 
Tobacco Securitization Authority           
of Southern California,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds (San Diego           
County Tobacco Asset           
Securitization Corporation)  4.75  6/1/25  1,210,000    1,210,012 
Tuolumne Wind Project Authority,           
Revenue (Tuolumne           
Company Project)  5.00  1/1/22  2,000,000    2,251,140 
University of California Regents,           
General Revenue  5.25  5/15/23  125,000    137,353 
University of California Regents,           
General Revenue (Prerefunded)  5.25  5/15/17  2,375,000  b  2,608,201 
Colorado—3.5%           
City and County of Denver,           
Airport System Subordinate           
Revenue  5.50  11/15/26  15,640,000    18,486,480 
Colorado Health Facilities           
Authority, Revenue (Catholic           
Health Initiatives)  6.00  10/1/23  5,355,000    6,102,611 
E-470 Public Highway Authority,           
Senior Revenue (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  0.00  9/1/18  3,000,000  a  2,798,670 
Connecticut—2.1%           
Connecticut,           
Special Tax Obligation Revenue           
(Transportation Infrastructure           
Purposes)  5.00  1/1/30  7,130,000    8,091,195 
Connecticut,           
Special Tax Obligation Revenue           
(Transportation Infrastructure           
Purposes)  5.00  9/1/32  5,500,000    6,320,655 

 

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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  7/1/26  1,000,000   1,147,330 
Connecticut Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(Wesleyan University Issue)  5.00  7/1/27  1,000,000   1,147,330 
District of Columbia—2.5%           
District of Columbia,           
HR (Children’s Hospital           
Obligated Group Issue)           
(Insured; Assured Guaranty           
Municipal Corp.)  5.25  7/15/18  1,650,000   1,763,603 
District of Columbia,           
Income Tax Secured Revenue  5.00  12/1/25  2,500,000   2,881,000 
District of Columbia Water and           
Sewer Authority, Public           
Utility Subordinate Lien           
Revenue  5.00  10/1/27  5,980,000   6,965,624 
Metropolitan Washington Airports           
Authority, Airport System           
Revenue  5.00  10/1/25  3,000,000   3,502,890 
Washington Metropolitan Area           
Transit Authority, Gross           
Revenue Transit Bonds  5.25  7/1/23  3,725,000   4,254,583 
Florida—8.3%           
Bay County,           
Sales Tax Revenue (Insured;           
AMBAC) (Prerefunded)  5.00  9/1/16  2,375,000 b  2,510,351 
Broward County,           
Airport System Revenue  5.00  10/1/22  3,605,000   4,190,019 
Broward County,           
Port Facilities Revenue  5.00  9/1/21  4,340,000   5,007,058 
Citizens Property Insurance           
Corporation, Coastal Account           
Senior Secured Revenue  5.00  6/1/25  16,000,000   18,610,560 
Citizens Property Insurance           
Corporation, Personal Lines           
Account/Commercial Lines           
Account Senior Secured Revenue  5.00  6/1/21  5,000,000   5,721,100 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Collier County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Program           
Agreement) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  2/15/20  3,500,000   4,043,690 
Collier County School Board,           
COP (Master Lease Program           
Agreement) (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  2/15/22  2,000,000   2,379,300 
Hillsborough County,           
GO (Unincorporated Area Parks           
and Recreation Program)           
(Insured; National Public           
Finance Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  7/1/22  1,155,000   1,374,542 
Jacksonville Economic Development           
Commission, Health Care           
Facilities Revenue           
(Florida Proton Therapy           
Institute Project)  6.00  9/1/17  1,375,000 c  1,501,720 
Lee County,           
Transportation Facilities           
Revenue (Insured; Assured           
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/24  2,500,000   2,999,725 
Miami-Dade County,           
Seaport Revenue  5.75  10/1/28  1,500,000   1,758,465 
Miami-Dade County,           
Subordinate Special Obligation           
Revenue  5.00  10/1/26  1,000,000   1,143,040 
Miami-Dade County,           
Transit System Sales Surtax           
Revenue (Insured; XLCA)           
(Prerefunded)  5.00  7/1/16  2,330,000 b  2,446,733 
Miami-Dade County,           
Water and Sewer System Revenue           
(Prerefunded)  5.38  10/1/18  5,000,000 b  5,682,850 
Orlando Utilities Commission,           
Utility System Revenue  5.00  10/1/23  2,500,000   2,816,700 
Orlando-Orange County Expressway           
Authority, Revenue (Insured;           
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/17  2,105,000   2,290,072 

 

The Fund 13


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Florida (continued)           
Palm Bay,           
Educational Facilities           
Revenue (Patriot Charter           
School Project)  6.75  7/1/22  3,000,000 d  900,060 
Georgia—2.2%           
Atlanta,           
Water and Wastewater Revenue  5.00  11/1/31  4,000,000   4,626,280 
Atlanta,           
Water and Wastewater Revenue           
(Prerefunded)  6.00  11/1/19  3,000,000 b  3,595,110 
Atlanta Development Authority,           
Senior Lien Revenue           
(New Downtown Atlanta           
Stadium Project)  5.00  7/1/27  1,000,000   1,162,110 
DeKalb County,           
Water and Sewerage Revenue  5.25  10/1/25  4,000,000   4,959,520 
Municipal Electric Authority of           
Georgia, Revenue           
(Project One           
Subordinated Bonds)  5.75  1/1/19  2,660,000   3,032,134 
Hawaii—.9%           
Hawaii,           
Airports System Revenue  5.00  7/1/18  6,000,000   6,641,040 
Idaho—.2%           
Idaho Health Facilities Authority,           
Revenue (Trinity Health Credit           
Group) (Prerefunded)  6.13  12/1/18  1,450,000 b  1,696,776 
Illinois—8.7%           
Chicago,           
Customer Facility Charge           
Senior Lien Revenue (Chicago           
O’Hare International Airport)  5.50  1/1/26  3,300,000   3,781,371 
Chicago,           
General Airport Senior Lien           
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare           
International Airport)  5.00  1/1/18  4,250,000   4,605,937 
Chicago,           
General Airport Senior Lien           
Revenue (Chicago O’Hare           
International Airport)  5.00  1/1/23  3,530,000   4,013,610 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Illinois (continued)         
Chicago,         
Second Lien Wastewater         
Transmission Revenue         
Project Bonds  5.00  1/1/26  2,500,000  2,700,875 
Chicago Park District,         
Limited Tax GO  5.00  1/1/28  1,000,000  1,049,060 
Chicago Park District,         
Limited Tax GO  5.00  1/1/30  2,060,000  2,138,568 
Cook County Community High School         
District Number 219, GO         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/24  2,020,000  2,202,608 
Illinois,         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  6/15/18  1,700,000  1,881,407 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (Advocate Health         
Care Network)  5.00  6/1/28  9,005,000  10,230,220 
Illinois Finance Authority,         
Revenue (Rush University         
Medical Center Obligated Group)  5.00  11/15/33  2,140,000  2,367,182 
Illinois Toll Highway Authority,         
Toll Highway Senior Revenue  5.00  1/1/25  5,000,000  5,603,150 
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  2,667,125 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco Settlement         
Revenue  5.00  6/1/18  2,290,000  2,519,710 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco Settlement         
Revenue  5.25  6/1/21  3,300,000  3,835,821 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco Settlement         
Revenue  5.50  6/1/23  2,750,000  3,198,828 
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement         
Authority, Tobacco Settlement         
Revenue  6.00  6/1/28  2,385,000  2,818,521 

 

The Fund 15


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Illinois (continued)         
University of Illinois Board of         
Trustees, Auxiliary Facilities         
System Revenue (University         
of Illinois)  5.00  4/1/26  7,595,000  8,643,186 
University of Illinois Board of         
Trustees, Auxiliary Facilities         
System Revenue (University         
of Illinois)  5.00  4/1/32  3,655,000  4,077,372 
Indiana—2.5%         
Indiana Finance Authority,         
Educational Facilities Revenue         
(Butler University Project)  5.00  2/1/30  1,400,000  1,544,074 
Indiana Finance Authority,         
First Lien Wastewater Utility         
Revenue (CWA Authority Project)  5.25  10/1/23  2,500,000  2,954,050 
Indianapolis,         
Gas Utility Distribution         
System Second Lien Revenue         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  8/15/23  3,500,000  4,013,415 
Indianapolis,         
Thermal Energy System First         
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  10/1/18  7,700,000  8,572,872 
Richmond Hospital Authority,         
Revenue (Reid Hospital Project)  5.00  1/1/28  2,440,000  2,743,292 
Iowa—.3%         
Iowa Finance Authority,         
State Revolving Fund Revenue  5.00  8/1/24  2,000,000  2,351,060 
Kentucky—1.2%         
Kentucky Public Transportation         
Infrastructure Authority,         
Subordinate Toll Revenue, BAN         
(Downtown Crossing Project)  5.00  7/1/17  6,250,000  6,764,125 
Pikeville,         
Hospital Improvement         
Revenue (Pikeville Medical         
Center, Inc. Project)  6.25  3/1/23  2,195,000  2,624,540 

 

16


 

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Louisiana—2.6%         
Louisiana State University Board         
of Supervisors and         
Agricultural and Mechanical         
College, Auxiliary Revenue  5.00  7/1/25  2,000,000  2,263,560 
Tobacco Settlement Financing         
Corporation of Louisiana,         
Tobacco Settlement         
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.00  5/15/27  17,500,000  18,342,275 
Maryland—.6%         
Maryland Economic Development         
Corporation, EDR         
(Transportation         
Facilities Project)  5.38  6/1/25  1,500,000  1,637,820 
Maryland Health and Higher         
Educational Facilities         
Authority, Revenue         
(Peninsula Regional         
Medical Center Issue)  5.00  7/1/31  1,740,000  1,933,766 
Maryland Health and Higher         
Educational Facilities         
Authority, Revenue (The Johns         
Hopkins Health System         
Obligated Group Issue)  5.00  7/1/24  1,155,000  1,358,719 
Massachusetts—4.1%         
Massachusetts,         
Federal Highway GAN         
(Accelerated Bridge Program)  5.00  6/15/23  3,250,000  3,890,250 
Massachusetts College Building         
Authority, Revenue  5.00  5/1/27  1,800,000  2,124,936 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Bentley         
University Issue)  5.00  7/1/23  2,550,000  2,878,185 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Partners         
HealthCare System Issue)  5.00  7/1/25  1,000,000  1,147,370 
Massachusetts Development Finance         
Agency, Revenue (Tufts Medical         
Center Issue)  5.50  1/1/22  2,990,000  3,415,716 

 

The Fund 17


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Massachusetts (continued)         
Massachusetts Educational         
Financing Authority, Education         
Loan Revenue (Issue K)  5.00  7/1/22  6,645,000  7,440,606 
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  10/15/23  2,500,000  2,983,450 
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  8/15/24  5,000,000  5,965,550 
Massachusetts School Building         
Authority, Senior Dedicated         
Sales Tax Revenue  5.00  8/15/28  2,000,000  2,360,180 
Michigan—3.6%         
Detroit,         
Sewage Disposal System Senior         
Lien Revenue (Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.25  7/1/19  1,635,000  1,847,403 
Detroit School District,         
School Building and Site         
Improvement Bonds (GO—         
Unlimited Tax) (Insured; FGIC)  6.00  5/1/19  2,965,000  3,428,429 
Michigan,         
GO (Environmental Program)  5.00  11/1/19  2,000,000  2,307,320 
Michigan Finance Authority,         
HR (Beaumont Health Credit         
Group)  5.00  8/1/25  3,180,000  3,690,485 
Michigan Finance Authority,         
HR (Oakwood Obligated Group)  5.00  8/15/30  3,870,000  4,241,907 
Michigan Finance Authority,         
Local Government Loan Program         
Revenue (Detroit Water and         
Sewerage Department, Sewage         
Disposal System Revenue Senior         
Lien Local Project Bonds)         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/30  1,000,000  1,110,950 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Michigan (continued)         
Michigan Finance Authority,         
Local Government Loan Program         
Revenue (Detroit Water and         
Sewerage Department, Water         
Supply System Revenue Senior         
Lien Local Project Bonds)         
(Insured; Assured Guaranty         
Municipal Corp.)  5.00  7/1/23  5,000,000  5,756,100 
Wayne County Airport Authority,         
Airport Revenue (Detroit         
Metropolitan Wayne         
County Airport)  5.00  12/1/18  2,500,000  2,774,775 
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  2,686,200 
Minnesota—.8%         
Minneapolis-Saint Paul         
Metropolitan Airports         
Commission, Subordinate         
Airport Revenue (Insured;         
National Public Finance         
Guarantee Corp.)  5.00  1/1/25  5,000,000  5,325,950 
Western Minnesota Municipal Power         
Agency, Power Supply         
Revenue  5.00  1/1/24  1,000,000  1,206,730 
Missouri—2.4%         
Kansas City,         
General Improvement Airport         
Revenue  5.00  9/1/19  4,000,000  4,546,520 
Missouri Development Finance         
Board, Infrastructure         
Facilities Revenue (Branson         
Landing Project)  5.00  6/1/28  1,495,000  1,665,938 

 

The Fund 19


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Missouri (continued)           
Missouri Development Finance           
Board, Infrastructure           
Facilities Revenue (Branson           
Landing Project)  5.00  6/1/30  2,425,000   2,678,825 
Missouri Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Health           
Facilities Revenue (CoxHealth)  5.00  11/15/35  3,705,000   4,077,390 
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric           
Utility Commission,           
Power Project Revenue           
(Iatan 2 Project)  5.00  1/1/32  1,550,000   1,733,334 
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric           
Utility Commission,           
Power Project Revenue           
(Prairie State Project)  5.00  12/1/30  3,270,000   3,722,503 
Nebraska—.3%           
Nebraska Public Power District,           
General Revenue  5.00  1/1/33  2,000,000   2,295,200 
Nevada—2.2%           
Clark County,           
Airport System Revenue  5.00  7/1/22  3,300,000   3,783,450 
Clark County School District,           
Limited Tax GO  5.00  6/15/25  4,950,000   5,396,836 
Director of the State of Nevada           
Department of Business and           
Industry, SWDR (Republic           
Services, Inc. Project)  5.63  6/1/18  5,000,000   5,490,800 
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   2,446,731 
New Hampshire—.6%           
New Hampshire Business Finance           
Authority, PCR (The United           
Illuminating Company Project)           
(Insured; AMBAC)  0.37  10/1/33  5,000,000 e  4,675,000 
New Jersey—1.0%           
Rutgers, The State University,           
GO  5.00  5/1/29  6,840,000   7,870,925 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
New Mexico—2.1%           
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan           
Council, Hospital System           
Revenue (Presbyterian           
Healthcare Services)           
(Prerefunded)  6.00  8/1/18  7,500,000  b  8,639,025 
New Mexico Municipal Energy           
Acquisition Authority, Gas           
Supply Revenue  0.87  8/1/19  5,000,000  e  5,003,650 
New Mexico Municipal Energy           
Acquisition Authority, Gas           
Supply Revenue (SBPA; Royal           
Bank of Canada)  0.77  2/1/19  2,500,000  e  2,494,500 
New York—6.7%           
Long Island Power Authority,           
Electric System General           
Revenue (Insured; National           
Public Finance Guarantee Corp.)  1.52  9/1/15  3,000,000  e  2,999,610 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/20  2,655,000    3,096,765 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  3/1/25  3,300,000    3,949,440 
New York City,           
GO  5.00  8/1/28  5,000,000    5,681,350 
New York City,           
GO (Prerefunded)  5.00  8/1/16  50,000  b  52,700 
New York City Health and Hospitals           
Corporation, Health System           
Revenue  5.00  2/15/22  4,385,000    5,019,992 
New York City Industrial           
Development Agency, Senior           
Airport Facilities Revenue           
(Transportation Infrastructure           
Properties, LLC Obligated Group)  5.00  7/1/20  3,035,000    3,383,873 
New York City Transitional Finance           
Authority, Future Tax Secured           
Subordinate Revenue  5.00  5/1/28  4,400,000    5,116,804 
New York Liberty Development           
Corporation, Revenue           
(Goldman Sachs           
Headquarters Issue)  5.25  10/1/35  2,000,000    2,361,040 

 

The Fund 21


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal     
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)    Value ($) 
New York (continued)           
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, Revenue (New York           
University Hospitals Center)           
(Prerefunded)  5.25  7/1/17  400,000  b  428,364 
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, State Personal           
Income Tax Revenue           
(General Purpose)  5.25  2/15/21  2,490,000    2,849,830 
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, State Personal           
Income Tax Revenue           
(General Purpose)  5.00  2/15/25  3,925,000    4,725,347 
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, State Personal           
Income Tax Revenue           
(General Purpose)  5.00  3/15/32  5,000,000    5,728,200 
New York State Dormitory           
Authority, State Personal           
Income Tax Revenue (General           
Purpose) (Prerefunded)  5.25  2/15/19  10,000  b  11,477 
Suffolk Tobacco Asset           
Securitization Corporation,           
Tobacco Settlement           
Asset-Backed Bonds  5.38  6/1/28  810,000    799,940 
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel           
Authority, General Revenue           
(MTA Bridges and Tunnels)  5.00  1/1/19  1,500,000    1,693,695 
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel           
Authority, General Revenue           
(MTA Bridges and Tunnels)  0.47  12/3/19  5,000,000  e  4,929,800 
North Carolina—.9%           
North Carolina,           
Capital Improvement Limited           
Obligation Bonds  5.00  5/1/30  4,000,000    4,601,880 
North Carolina Eastern Municipal           
Power Agency, Power System           
Revenue (Escrowed to Maturity)  5.00  1/1/21  1,200,000    1,396,344 
North Carolina Medical Care           
Commission, Retirement           
Facilities First Mortgage           
Revenue (The United Methodist           
Retirement Homes Project)  5.13  10/1/19  1,250,000    1,259,463 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Ohio—.5%         
Montgomery County,         
Revenue (Miami Valley Hospital)  5.75  11/15/22  2,970,000  3,528,449 
Oregon—.1%         
Port of Portland,         
Revenue (Portland         
International Airport)  5.00  7/1/35  1,000,000  1,142,080 
Pennsylvania—3.5%         
Allegheny County Airport         
Authority, Airport Revenue         
(Pittsburgh International         
Airport) (Insured; FGIC)  5.00  1/1/19  3,395,000  3,783,422 
Chester County Industrial         
Development Authority, Revenue         
(Avon Grove Charter         
School Project)  5.65  12/15/17  265,000  276,138 
Delaware Valley Regional Finance         
Authority, Local Government         
Revenue  5.75  7/1/17  6,830,000  7,461,707 
Montgomery County         
Higher Education         
and Health Authority, HR         
(Abington Memorial Hospital         
Obligated Group)  5.00  6/1/21  6,585,000  7,546,278 
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental         
Cooperation Authority, Special         
Tax Revenue (City of         
Philadelphia Funding Program)  5.00  6/15/17  4,000,000  4,342,440 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,         
Turnpike Revenue  5.00  12/1/27  1,800,000  2,073,618 
Philadelphia Authority for         
Industrial Development,         
Revenue (Independence Charter         
School Project)  5.38  9/15/17  1,080,000  1,127,002 
Philadelphia School District,         
GO  5.00  9/1/17  1,160,000  1,255,758 
South Carolina—1.1%         
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency,         
Electric Revenue  5.00  1/1/20  5,000,000  5,718,200 
South Carolina Public Service         
Authority, Revenue Obligations         
(Santee Cooper)  5.00  12/1/25  2,320,000  2,753,306 

 

The Fund 23


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Texas—6.3%           
Austin,           
Electric Utility System Revenue  5.00  11/15/23  1,550,000   1,799,007 
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent           
School District, Unlimited Tax           
School Building Bonds           
(Permanent School Fund           
Guarantee Program)  5.00  2/15/27  5,000,000   5,948,650 
Harris County Metropolitan Transit           
Authority, Sales and Use Tax           
Revenue  5.00  11/1/27  2,500,000   2,908,900 
Harris County-Houston Sports           
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/28  2,500,000   2,840,500 
Harris County-Houston Sports           
Authority, Senior Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/29  2,325,000   2,631,807 
Houston,           
Airport System Subordinate           
Lien Revenue (Insured; XLCA)  0.37  7/1/32  1,900,000 e  1,793,125 
Houston,           
Combined Utility System First           
Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/20  2,725,000   3,198,905 
Houston,           
Combined Utility System First           
Lien Revenue  5.00  11/15/29  2,500,000   2,870,725 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
First Tier System Revenue  6.00  1/1/23  385,000   428,097 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
First Tier System Revenue           
(Prerefunded)  6.00  1/1/18  2,615,000 b  2,938,632 
North Texas Tollway Authority,           
Second Tier System Revenue  5.00  1/1/31  5,000,000   5,571,800 
San Antonio,           
Municipal Drainage Utility           
System Revenue  5.00  2/1/28  5,000,000   5,790,000 
San Antonio,           
Water System Revenue  5.00  5/15/29  1,355,000   1,546,380 
Texas,           
GO (College Student Loan Bonds)  5.50  8/1/19  3,500,000   4,068,925 
Texas Transportation Commission,           
Central Texas Turnpike System           
Second Tier Revenue  5.00  8/15/31  2,500,000   2,751,600 

 

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Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal   
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)  Value ($) 
Texas (continued)         
Texas Water Development Board,         
State Revolving Fund         
Subordinate Lien Revenue  5.00  7/15/23  2,000,000  2,298,820 
Virginia—.4%         
Virginia College Building         
Authority, Educational         
Facilities Revenue (21st         
Century College and         
Equipment Programs)  5.00  2/1/22  3,000,000  3,533,400 
Washington—3.8%         
Port of Seattle,         
Intermediate Lien Revenue  5.00  2/1/18  2,500,000  2,752,825 
Port of Seattle,         
Intermediate Lien Revenue  5.00  8/1/28  2,485,000  2,843,486 
Port of Seattle,         
Limited Tax GO  5.75  12/1/25  830,000  992,713 
Port of Tacoma,         
Limited Tax GO         
(Insured; Assured         
Guaranty Municipal Corp.)  5.00  12/1/20  3,025,000  3,343,018 
Seattle,         
Drainage and Wastewater         
Improvement Revenue  5.00  9/1/27  5,025,000  5,859,100 
Washington,         
GO (Various Purpose)  5.00  2/1/22  2,500,000  2,876,025 
Washington,         
Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax GO  5.00  7/1/23  5,030,000  6,074,681 
Washington,         
Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax GO  5.00  2/1/24  4,315,000  5,155,691 
West Virginia—.6%         
West Virginia University Board of         
Governors, University         
Improvement Revenue         
(West Virginia         
University Projects)  5.00  10/1/22  1,475,000  1,736,208 
West Virginia Water Development         
Authority, Infrastructure         
Excess Lottery Revenue         
(Chesapeake Bay/Greenbrier         
River Projects)  5.00  7/1/34  2,610,000  2,966,865 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Long-Term Municipal  Coupon  Maturity  Principal    
Investments (continued)  Rate (%)  Date  Amount ($)   Value ($) 
Wisconsin—.4%           
Wisconsin Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Health           
Facilities Revenue           
(UnityPoint Health)  5.00  12/1/28  1,890,000   2,159,854 
Wisconsin Health and Educational           
Facilities Authority, Revenue           
(ProHealth Care, Inc.           
Obligated Group)  5.00  8/15/33  1,250,000   1,365,088 
 
Total Investments (cost $739,136,174)      99.0 %  778,145,709 
Cash and Receivables (Net)      1.0 %  8,234,954 
Net Assets      100.0 %  786,380,663 

 

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, 2015, this
security was valued at $1,501,720 or .2% of net assets.
d Non-income producing—security in default.
e Variable rate security—interest rate subject to periodic change.

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)     
 
  Value (%)    Value (%) 
Transportation Services  20.5  Lease  2.3 
Education  14.1  Housing  1.3 
Utility-Water and Sewer  11.3  Pollution Control  1.3 
Health Care  9.6  County  1.1 
Utility-Electric  8.3  Industrial  1.1 
Special Tax  7.2  Resource Recovery  1.0 
City  4.2  Asset-Backed  .3 
Prerefunded  3.4  Other  9.2 
State/Territory  2.8    99.0 
 
† Based on net assets.       

 

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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  RIB  Residual Interest Bonds 
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  SPEARS  Short Puttable Exempt 
  Mortgage Agency    Adjustable Receipts 
SWDR  Solid Waste Disposal Revenue  TAN  Tax Anticipation Notes 
TAW  Tax Anticipation Warrants  TRAN  Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes 
XLCA  XL Capital Assurance     
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

May 31, 2015

  Cost  Value 
Assets ($):     
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments  739,136,174  778,145,709 
Cash    18,330,522 
Interest receivable    9,488,708 
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed    42,809 
Prepaid expenses    17,236 
    806,024,984 
Liabilities ($):     
Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates—Note 3(b)    491,270 
Payable for investment securities purchased    18,342,560 
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed    710,161 
Accrued expenses    100,330 
    19,644,321 
Net Assets ($)    786,380,663 
Composition of Net Assets ($):     
Paid-in capital    743,108,571 
Accumulated undistributed investment income—net    111,187 
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments    4,151,370 
Accumulated net unrealized appreciation     
(depreciation) on investments    39,009,535 
Net Assets ($)    786,380,663 
Shares Outstanding     
(300 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)    56,704,658 
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($)    13.87 
 
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended May 31, 2015

Investment Income ($):     
Interest Income  27,056,242  
Expenses:     
Management fee—Note 3(a)  4,767,848  
Shareholder servicing costs—Note 3(b)  680,801  
Professional fees  83,494  
Directors’ fees and expenses—Note 3(c)  60,675  
Custodian fees—Note 3(b)  59,046  
Registration fees  37,263  
Prospectus and shareholders’ reports  27,288  
Loan commitment fees—Note 2  7,839  
Miscellaneous  63,746  
Total Expenses  5,788,000  
Less—reduction in fees due to earnings credits—Note 3(b)  (428 ) 
Net Expenses  5,787,572  
Investment Income—Net  21,268,670  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):     
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  3,035,318  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (8,461,908 ) 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments  (5,426,590 ) 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  15,842,080  
See notes to financial statements.     

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

      Year Ended May 31,  
  2015   2014  
Operations ($):         
Investment income—net  21,268,670   23,974,227  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments  3,035,318   4,239,311  
Net unrealized appreciation         
(depreciation) on investments  (8,461,908 )  (8,872,526 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
Resulting from Operations  15,842,080   19,341,012  
Dividends to Shareholders from ($):         
Investment income—net  (20,951,270 )  (23,631,959 ) 
Net realized gain on investments    (9,202,475 ) 
Total Dividends  (20,951,270 )  (32,834,434 ) 
Capital Stock Transactions ($):         
Net proceeds from shares sold  56,864,837   35,518,818  
Dividends reinvested  16,586,488   26,371,198  
Cost of shares redeemed  (85,281,746 )  (198,836,543 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         
from Capital Stock Transactions  (11,830,421 )  (136,946,527 ) 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  (16,939,611 )  (150,439,949 ) 
Net Assets ($):         
Beginning of Period  803,320,274   953,760,223  
End of Period  786,380,663   803,320,274  
Undistributed investment income—net  111,187   62,050  
Capital Share Transactions (Shares):         
Shares sold  4,057,966   2,595,906  
Shares issued for dividends reinvested  1,185,014   1,937,805  
Shares redeemed  (6,097,063 )  (14,561,136 ) 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding  (854,083 )  (10,027,425 ) 
 
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,      
  2015   2014   2013   2012   2011  
Per Share Data ($):                     
Net asset value, beginning of period  13.96   14.11   14.23   13.53   13.52  
Investment Operations:                     
Investment income—neta  .37   .40   .38   .44   .48  
Net realized and unrealized                     
gain (loss) on investments  (.09 )  (.00 )b  (.05 )  .70   .00 b 
Total from Investment Operations  .28   .40   .33   1.14   .48  
Distributions:                     
Dividends from investment income—net  (.37 )  (.39 )  (.38 )  (.44 )  (.47 ) 
Dividends from net realized                     
gain on investments    (.16 )  (.07 )     
Total Distributions  (.37 )  (.55 )  (.45 )  (.44 )  (.47 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  13.87   13.96   14.11   14.23   13.53  
Total Return (%)  2.00   2.99   2.28   8.53   3.65  
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):                     
Ratio of total expenses                     
to average net assets  .73   .73   .73   .76   .75  
Ratio of net expenses                     
to average net assets  .73   .73   .73   .76   .75  
Ratio of net investment income                     
to average net assets  2.68   2.90   2.65   3.17   3.53  
Portfolio Turnover Rate  19.54   22.74   20.26   15.11   21.46  
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)  786,381   803,320   953,760   945,529   858,152  

 

a Based on average shares outstanding.
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 Dreyfus, 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 (“ASC”) 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 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

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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 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; indica-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

tions as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. All of the preceding 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 generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2015 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    777,245,649  900,060  778,145,709 
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.   

 

At May 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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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 5/31/2014  900,180  
Realized gain (loss)   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (120 ) 
Purchases   
Sales   
Transfers into Level 3   
Transfers out of Level 3   
Balance as of 5/31/2015  900,060  
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 5/31/2015  (120 ) 

 

(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.

(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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

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, 2015, 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 ended May 31, 2015, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended May 31, 2015 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At May 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed tax-exempt income $762,964, undistributed ordinary income $149,562, undistributed capital gains $2,665,619 and unrealized appreciation $40,345,723.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 were as follows: tax-exempt income $20,951,270 and $23,547,971, ordinary income $0 and $447,267, and long-term capital gains $0 and $8,839,196, respectively.

During the period ended May 31, 2015, 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 $268,263, increased accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments by $258,247 and increased paid-in capital by $10,016. Net assets and net asset value per share were not affected by this reclassification.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed funds in a $430 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York

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Mellon (each, a “Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Prior to October 8, 2014, the unsecured credit facility with Citibank , N.A. was $265 million. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for each Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended May 31, 2015, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to a management agreement with Dreyfus, 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 at an amount not to exceed an annual rate of .25% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets for the provision of certain services. 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, 2015, the fund was charged $374,686 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 Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, under a transfer agency agreement for providing transfer agency and cash management services for the fund. The

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

majority of transfer agency fees are comprised of amounts paid on a per account basis, while cash management fees are related to fund subscriptions and redemptions. During the period ended May 31, 2015, the fund was charged $202,676 for transfer agency services and $9,703 for cash management services. These fees are included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations. Cash management fees were partially offset by earnings credits of $428.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon under a custody agreement for providing custodial services for the fund. These fees are determined based on net assets, geographic region and transaction activity. During the period ended May 31, 2015, the fund was charged $59,046 pursuant to the custody agreement.

The fund compensates The Bank of New York Mellon for performing certain cash management services related to fund subscriptions and redemptions, including shareholder redemption draft processing, under a cash management agreement. During the period ended May 31, 2015, the fund was charged $7,393 pursuant to the agreement, which is included in Shareholder servicing costs in the Statement of Operations.

During the period ended May 31, 2015, the fund was charged $10,891 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 $400,410, Shareholder Services Plan fees $30,698, custodian fees $20,158, Chief Compliance Officer fees $2,113 and transfer agency fees $37,891.

(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.

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NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended May 31, 2015, amounted to $153,073,025 and $156,220,115, respectively.

At May 31, 2015, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $737,799,986; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $40,345,723, consisting of $44,547,550 gross unrealized appreciation and $4,201,827 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, 2015, 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, 2015 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, 2015, 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 28, 2015

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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, 2015 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 2015 calendar year on Form 1099-DIV, which will be mailed in early 2016.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (71)
Chairman of the Board (1995)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

• Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

  • CBIZ (formerly, Century Business Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing functions for small and medium size companies, Director (1997-present)

  • The Newark Group, a provider of a national market of paper recovery facilities, paperboard mills and paperboard converting plants, Director (2000-2010)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 147

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Joni Evans (73)
Board Member (2006)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

  • Chief Executive Officer, www.wowOwow.com an online community dedicated to women’s conversations and publications (2007-present)

  • Principal, Joni Evans Ltd. (publishing) (2006-present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 26

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Ehud Houminer (74)
Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

• Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia Business School, Columbia University (1992-present)

Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5 Years:

• Avnet, Inc., an electronics distributor, Director (1993-2012)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 63

———————

Hans C. Mautner (77)
Board Member (1980)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

  • President—International Division and an Advisory Director of Simon Property Group, a real estate investment company (1998-2010)

  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simon Global Limited, a real estate company (1999-2010)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 26

42


 

Robin A. Melvin (51)
Board Member (1995)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

  • Co-chairman, Illinois Mentoring Partnership, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the quantity and quality of mentoring services in Illinois; (2014-present; served as a board member since 2013)

  • Director, Boisi Family Foundation, a private family foundation that supports youth-serving organi- zations that promote the self sufficiency of youth from disadvantaged circumstances (1995-2012)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 115

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Burton N. Wallack (64)
Board Member (2006)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

  • President and Co-owner of Wallack Management Company, a real estate management company (1987-present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 26

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John E. Zuccotti (77)
Board Member (1980)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

  • Chairman of Brookfield Properties, Inc. (1996-present)

  • Senior Counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (1997-present)

Other Public Company Board Membership During Past 5 Years:

• Wellpoint, Inc., a health benefits company, Director (2005-2010)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 26

The Fund 43


 

BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER

Gordon J. Davis (73)
Board Member (2006)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

  • Partner in the law firm of Venable LLP (2012-present)

  • Partner in the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (1994-2012)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

  • Consolidated Edison, Inc., a utility company, Director (1997-2014)

  • The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a life insurance company, Director (2000-2014)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 64

Gordon J. Davis is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined under the Act) of the fund as a result of his affiliation with Venable LLP, which provides legal services to the fund.

———————

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, New York, New York 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.

William Hodding Carter III, Emeritus Board Member
Arnold S. Hiatt, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)


The Fund 45


 

OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)


46


 


 

NOTES


 


 

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.


© 2015 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 $32,792 in 2014 and $33,612 in 2015.

 

(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 $6,120 in 2014 and $6,273 in 2015. 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 2014 and $0 in 2015.

 

(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 $4,249 in 2014 and $2,901 in 2015. 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; and (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 2014 and $0 in 2015.

 

 

 

 


 

 

(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 $2,315 in 2014 and $3,774 in 2015. These services included 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 2014 and $0 in 2015. 

 

(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 $40,974,357 in 2014 and $20,773,877 in 2015. 

 

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 20, 2015

 

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 20, 2015

 

By: /s/ James Windels

     James Windels,

    Treasurer

 

Date:

July 20, 2015

 

 

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]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Exhibit A

Persons Covered by the Code of Ethics

 

 

Bradley J. Skapyak

President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

James Windels

 

Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

Revised as of January 1, 2010