N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC. Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

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

   811-5221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York

  10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Lawrence P. Vogel

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 850-1864

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/06


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 



 

Seligman

Portfolios, Inc.

Annual Report

December 31, 2006

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Dear Contract Owner:

J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, Manager of Seligman Portfolios, Inc., is pleased to provide the enclosed annual report for the year ended December 31, 2006. This report contains a discussion of performance, investment results, a portfolio of investments, and audited financial statements for each of the Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

In October 2006, Erik J. Voss joined Seligman as Portfolio Manager of Seligman Capital Portfolio and Head of the Seligman Growth Team. Prior to joining Seligman, Mr. Voss was a portfolio manager at Wells Capital Management Incorporated, and prior thereto, Strong Capital Management, Inc.

Thank you for your continued support of Seligman Portfolios. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Respectfully,

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William C. Morris

Chairman

J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated

February 23, 2007

 

Manager

J. & W. Seligman & Co.

Incorporated

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

General Distributor

Seligman Advisors, Inc.

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

  

Subadviser

(to Seligman International

Growth Portfolio)

Wellington Management Company, LLP 75 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

 

General Counsel

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

  

Custodians

JPMorgan Chase Bank

State Street Bank and

Trust Company

 

Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

Quarterly Schedules of Investments

Complete schedules of portfolio holdings owned by the Fund will be filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.1 In addition, the Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Certain of the information contained on Form N-Q is also made available on Seligman’s website at www.seligman.com.1

 


Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures used by the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year will be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 221-7844 in the US or collect (212) 850-1864 outside the US and (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.1 Information for each new 12-month period ending June 30 will be available no later than August 31 of that year. Individual insurance contract owners may also contact participating insurance companies for more information. Plan participants may contact their plan administrator.

 


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These website references are inactive textual references and information contained in or otherwise accessible through these websites does not form a part of this report or the Seligman Portfolios’ prospectus or statement of additional information.


 

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Performance and Portfolio Overview

This section of the report is intended to help you understand the performance of each Portfolio of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. (the “Fund”), and to provide a summary of their portfolio characteristics.

Performance data quoted in this Annual Report represents past performance and does not guarantee or indicate future investment results. The rates of return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares, if redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total returns of the Fund as of the most recent month-end will be available at www.seligman.com1 by the seventh business day following that month-end. Calculations assume reinvestment of distributions. Returns for Class 1 and Class 2 shares are calculated without any sales charges. Performance data quoted are net of all portfolio operating expenses, but do not include any charges imposed on contract owners by the insurance companies’ separate account or by any pension or retirement plan. If these additional charges were included, performance would have been lower. For certain Portfolios, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the “Manager”) voluntarily reimbursed expenses. Such reimbursement can be discontinued at any time at the Manager’s discretion. Absent such reimbursement, returns would have been lower.

The chart for each Portfolio compares a $10,000 hypothetical investment made in Class 1 shares, to $10,000 hypothetical investments made in the appropriate benchmark indices, for the ten-year or since-inception period through December 31, 2006. For those Portfolios that issued Class 2 shares, the performance of Class 2 shares, which commenced on a later date, is not shown in the charts, but is included in the tables of returns. The performance of Class 2 shares will differ from the performance shown for Class 1 shares, based on the differences in fees paid by each class. The averages and indices are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of distributions. The performance of the averages excludes the effect of taxes and sales charges, and the performance of the indices excludes the effect of taxes, fees, and sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or index. The charts and total returns do not reflect any fees or charges that investors will incur in purchasing or selling units of the Variable Accounts.

An investment in a Portfolio is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Prior to March 31, 2000, the Manager employed subadvisers that were responsible for providing all or a portion of the portfolio management services with respect to the investments of Seligman Global Technology Portfolio and Seligman International Growth Portfolio. For the period following, until September 15, 2003, in the case of Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the assets of these Portfolios were managed exclusively by the Manager. Since September 15, 2003, Wellington Management Company, LLP has acted as subadviser to provide portfolio management services for Seligman International Growth Portfolio. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements on page 46 of this report for additional information.

Accompanying each chart is a discussion of the factors that affected the Portfolio during the past year.


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The website reference is an inactive textual reference and information contained in or otherwise accessible through the website does not form a part of this report or the Portfolios’ prospectus or statement of additional information.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Capital Portfolio


 

Despite some ups and downs, the market has been relatively strong overall. The year began on a strong note with the market delivering solid gains through mid-May and several of the major indices hitting five-year highs. Concerns over slowing economic growth, consumer spending, and the housing market, coupled with inflationary fears and uncertainty over further Fed action, led to a change in investors’ risk tolerance, and we saw a bout of profit taking. Oil prices hit an all-time high in mid-July as Middle East tensions flared over Lebanon’s attack on Israel and Iran’s potential nuclear ambitions, further fueling the summer sell-off.

 

August, however, brought a sharp retreat in oil prices as a UN-sanctioned cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel and a slowing US economy relieved some of the upward price pressure. We also saw a decrease in longer-term interest rates as the 10-Year US Treasury Bond rate declined considerably over a relatively short period of time. Inflation remained in check, and the Fed’s pause in raising the Federal Funds rate in August and at the subsequent Federal Open Market Committee meeting in September signaled to investors that it might be finished with its interest rate raising campaign.

With a favorable backdrop of lower oil prices and longer-term interest rates, we saw a renewal of investor interest, and the market began to trade up from the year’s low. Stocks continued to rally through the end of the fourth quarter, led in particular by growth stocks and technology stocks.

We continued to see strong corporate profits announcements, though decelerating slightly from previous record levels. The cash reserves so many companies have currently amassed on their balance sheets have dramatically increased corporate leverage throughout the world. The driving force behind the stock market was mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Rather than starting new companies, we are seeing buyouts of existing companies. M&A activity continued to accelerate with the total value of deals completed in 2006 setting a record annual high at $4 trillion.

 

The Portfolio's largest weighting during the period was in the Information Technology sector. Relative to other sectors in the benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, the sector delivered generally weak performance. Sector selection — a relative overweight — as well as stock selection contributed negatively to the Portfolio’s investment results. Portfolio holdings Cogent and SanDisk were two of the largest performance detractors for the period. Cogent, a biometric company specializing in fingerprint technology, saw its stock price suffer following several earnings disappointments during the year. SanDisk, which supplies flash-memory storage chips used in consumer electronics, posted negative performance for the period, faced with an inventory glut and acquisition-related charges. Broadcom, a leading supplier of integrated circuits used in broadband communications, was a bright spot among the Portfolio’s Information Technology holdings, as its performance earned it a top spot in the Portfolio’s leading performance contributors for the year.

The Industrials sector made the largest overall contribution to Portfolio performance for the year. The Portfolio was modestly underweight, relative to the benchmark, though strong stock selection within the sector, notably Herman Miller and Corrections Corp. of America, led to the Portfolio’s relative outperformance. Herman Miller delivered strong investment results for the year, as orders for its office furnishings were up over 20% for the year. Corrections Corp. of America, a private prison company, saw its stock soar as an intensifying focus on border security, an increasing population, and a lack of new prisons being built has resulted in demand severely outstripping available supply.

The Portfolio had sizable weightings in the Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors, and while both delivered positively for the Portfolio on an absolute basis, stock selection within each led to performance lower than that of the benchmark. Specialty retailer Chico’s saw its stock price tumble over 50% in 2006, landing it among the Portfolio’s top performance detractors.

Energy was the bottom-performing sector in the benchmark, delivering negatively for both the benchmark and the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s relative underweight was offset by stock selection, in particular BJ Services, and the Portfolio underperformed on a relative basis. An oil services provider, BJ Services posted disappointing performance for the year as a result of less-than-expected activity due to a mild 2006 winter as well as declining natural gas prices.

The three top performing areas of the benchmark, Telecomm Services, Materials, and Utilities, accounted for the smallest benchmark weightings. While the Portfolio only outperformed the benchmark within Utilities, all three sectors made a positive contribution to the Portfolio’s investment results for the period.

The largest individual contributor to Portfolio performance came from NBTY in the Consumer Staples sector. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and retailing of nutritional supplements. Strong sales, reduced costs, and improving manufacturing efficiencies drove the stock up over 120% in 2006.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/06
   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Class 2
Since
Inception
8/30/00
 
    Seligman Capital Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 24,491    6.10 %   3.40 %   9.37 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    5.80     3.14     n/a     (4.21 )%
    Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Average*      n/a    11.21     8.05     8.75     2.06
    Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average*      n/a    8.54     5.88     7.52     (2.14 )†
    Russell Midcap Growth Index*      22,845    10.66     8.21     8.61     (1.90 )
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

† From August 31, 2000.

   

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Capital Portfolio (continued)


 

Diversification of Net Assets (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


      Issues    Cost    Value    Percent of Net Assets
December 31,
            2006    2005
Common Stocks:                             
Aerospace and Defense    2    $ 260,432    $ 321,862    3.0    1.4
Air Freight and Logistics                    0.4
Airlines    1      149,098      142,000    1.3    1.0
Auto Components                    2.3
Biotechnology    2      221,180      221,955    2.0    4.3
Capital Markets    3      525,675      542,907    5.0    3.1
Chemicals                    1.7
Commercial Banks                    0.8
Commercial Services and Supplies    1      160,447      199,980    1.8    5.3
Communications Equipment    2      321,670      354,665    3.3    0.6
Computers and Peripherals    1      93,451      81,757    0.7    3.4
Construction and Engineering                    3.1
Containers and Packaging    1      96,651      139,191    1.3    1.3
Diversified Financial Services                    1.6
Electrical Equipment    2      208,811      212,844    1.9    0.5
Electronic Equipment and Instruments                    0.9
Energy Equipment and Services    4      619,915      608,109    5.6    2.6
Food and Staples Retailing    2      339,573      378,398    3.5   
Food Products    1      155,670      177,576    1.6    3.2
Gas Utilities                    0.3
Health Care Equipment and Supplies    5      594,502      616,829    5.6    3.8
Health Care Providers and Services    5      804,206      854,058    7.8    4.5
Health Care Technology                    0.8
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure    4      653,220      773,543    7.1    5.7
Household Durables    1      113,654      109,901    1.0   
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders    1      93,361      121,220    1.1    0.6
Insurance                    2.3
Internet and Catalog Retail                    0.7
Internet Software and Services    2      309,169      322,266    2.9    0.9
IT Services    3      470,197      496,990    4.5    5.0
Life Sciences Tools and Services    3      357,429      355,018    3.3   
Machinery    2      274,272      282,408    2.6    0.5
Media    2      269,124      304,260    2.8    0.5
Metals and Mining    1      121,751      117,033    1.1    1.0
Multiline Retail                    1.5
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels    1      100,899      152,117    1.4    5.2
Personal Products                    2.7
Pharmaceuticals    2      299,155      308,944    2.8    4.6
Road and Rail    1      188,302      185,922    1.7   
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment    5      551,954      605,932    5.5    4.6
Software    5      474,485      455,617    4.2    4.8
Specialty Retail    4      617,303      710,231    6.5    7.7
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods    2      266,002      295,216    2.7    0.3
Wireless Telecommunication Services    2      349,043      386,856    3.5    1.3
     73      10,060,601      10,835,605    99.1    96.8
Short-Term Holding and Other Assets Less Liabilities    1      92,491      92,491    0.9    3.2
Net Assets    74    $ 10,153,092    $ 10,928,096    100.0    100.0

 


Restated to conform to current year’s classification.

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
OfficeMax*
Hilton Hotels*
Gen-Probe*
SAVVIS*
Ensco International*
Urban Outfitters*
Coventry Health Care*
Health Net
NII Holdings
E*TRADE Financial
Largest Sales
NBTY**
Corrections Corporation of America**
Cintas**
Limited Brands**
International Flavors and Fragrances**
Family Dollar Stores**
T. Rowe Price Group**
Smith International**
Herman Miller
Cogent**

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*   Position added during the period.
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio


 

Summary of Net Assets (unaudited) December 31, 2006

 

     Value    Percent of
Net Assets
Short-Term Holdings:            
US Government Securities    $ 1,998,081    16.6
US Government Agency Securities      2,630,603    21.9
Fixed Time Deposits      3,590,000    29.9
Commercial Paper      1,802,297    15.0
     Value    Percent of
Net Assets
Repurchase Agreement    $ 991,000    8.3
Total Short-Term Holdings      11,011,981    91.7
Other Assets Less Liabilities      991,576    8.3
Net Assets    $ 12,003,557    100.0

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio


Despite some ups and downs, the market was relatively strong overall. The year began on a strong note with the market delivering solid gains through mid-May and several of the major indices hitting five-year highs. Concerns over slowing economic growth, consumer spending, and the housing market, coupled with inflationary fears and uncertainty over further Fed action, led to a change in investors’ risk tolerance, and we saw a bout of profit taking. Oil prices hit an all-time high in mid-July as Middle East tensions flared over Lebanon’s attack on Israel and Iran’s potential nuclear ambitions, further fueling the summer sell-off.

August, however, brought a sharp retreat in oil prices as a UN-sanctioned cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel and a slowing US economy relieved some of the upward price pressure. We also saw a decrease in longer-term interest rates as the 10-year US Treasury Bond rate declined considerably over a relatively short period of time. Inflation remained in check, and the Fed’s pause in raising the federal funds rate in August and at subsequent Federal Open Market Committee meetings signaled to investors that it might be finished with its interest rate raising campaign, at least for the time being.

 

With a favorable backdrop of lower oil prices and longer-term interest rates, we saw a renewal of investor interest, and the market began to trade up from the year's low. Stocks continued to rally through the end of the fourth quarter, led in particular by growth stocks and technology stocks. We continued to see strong corporate profits announcements, though decelerating slightly from previous record levels. Mergers and acquisitions activity continued to accelerate with the total value of deals completed in 2006 setting a record annual high at $4 trillion.

There were no major changes made to our investment strategy during the year. The portfolio, however, began to reap rewards from changes that had already been implemented. We think we were well positioned, as far as sector allocation, and our stock selection really began to pay off.

The Portfolio’s largest sector allocation during the period was Information Technology, an overweight position relative to the benchmark S&P 500 Index. On the whole, the sector was one of the poorest performing sectors in the benchmark for the period; however, as the market began to rebound following the Federal Reserve’s pause in August, technology stocks took off and led the benchmark from August through year-end. Stock selection led to the Portfolio’s relative outperformance within the sector, in particular software company Mercury Interactive, which was acquired during the period at an attractive premium, and Cisco Systems. A communications equipment company, Cisco began the year at a fairly low stock price. We added to the position and the stock soared in the second half, ending the year with a return in excess of 60%. Stock selection in Information Technology wasn’t without its disappointments as Cogent and Intel ended the period among the top performance detractors. A biometric company specializing in fingerprint technology, Cogent’s stock price suffered following a number of earnings disappointments. Intel’s stock lagged as it struggled in a price war with competitors.

The largest area of contribution came from the Consumer Staples sector. The sector delivered moderate returns for the benchmark, and though relatively underweight, the Portfolio garnered returns more than double that of the benchmark due to strong stock selection. Altria Group in particular benefited investment results as an improving litigation environment and investor enthusiasm regarding the potential spin-off of Kraft Foods and subsequent restructuring drove stock performance higher.

The Portfolio received a sizable contribution from the Energy sector. Despite the fall-off in energy prices during the second half of the year, Exxon Mobil had a strong year as tremendous cash flows and generous stock repurchases enabled the stock to maintain its upward momentum. The energy giant was a top ten holding in the Portfolio’s portfolio for much of the year and was the largest single contributor to investment results for the year.

Telecomm Services, Financials, and Consumer Discretionary also contributed to the Portfolio’s investment results. While the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark slightly in the Financials and Telecomm Services sectors, it outperformed significantly in Consumer Discretionary, and all three sectors delivered solid returns for the year for the Portfolio as well as the benchmark.

The largest area of detraction was Materials, the smallest weighting in the benchmark. The sector delivered positively for the benchmark, but stock selection, in particular Smurfit-Stone, led the Portfolio’s investment results into negative territory within the sector. The containerboard company has undergone a change in management and has been restructuring to cut costs and strengthen capacity. The stock disappointed in 2006, but we continue to believe it has attractive potential.

Health Care was another area that detracted from the Portfolio’s investment results. The sector was the bottom-performing area of the benchmark, and while the portfolio was overweight, relative to the benchmark, and outperformed the benchmark, Boston Scientific’s disappointing performance in 2006 negatively impacted Portfolio performance. The price of this medical devices company that specializes in stents suffered downward pressure following its acquisition of Guidant earlier this year. We believe however that is valuation remains attractive and that the company is positioned well for the coming year.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                     Average Annual Total Returns  
            Value at
12/31/06
     One
Year
     Five
Years
     Ten
Years
 
    Seligman Common Stock Portfolio                  
   

Class 1

     $ 16,544      16.92 %    4.33 %    5.16 %
    Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average*        n/a      13.53      4.83      6.87  
    S&P 500 Index*        22,434      15.78      6.18      8.41  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)


Diversification of Net Assets (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


 

                Percent of
Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value   2006   2005

Common Stocks and Warrants:

Aerospace and Defense   3   $ 205,130   $ 250,746       3.3       1.5
Air Freight and Logistics   1     41,266     43,448   0.6   0.5
Beverages   2     92,538     97,818   1.3   2.0
Biotechnology   3     221,032     228,178   3.0   1.7
Building Products               0.4
Capital Markets   4     168,614     210,336   2.7   2.6
Chemicals   1     56,534     68,194   0.9   2.4
Commercial Banks   2     253,225     270,057   3.5   3.3
Commercial Services and Supplies   1     53,406     58,832   0.8   1.8
Communications Equipment   8     483,304     495,070   6.4   6.0
Computers and Peripherals   5     247,723     268,039   3.5   4.0
Consumer Finance   1     178,467     173,536   2.3  
Containers and Packaging   1     84,155     72,864   0.9   1.2
Diversified Consumer Services               0.5
Diversified Financial Services   3     378,139     438,879   5.7   5.3
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3     143,694     162,082   2.1   2.5
Energy Equipment and Services   3     116,851     117,860   1.5  
Food and Staples Retailing   4     286,573     320,047   4.2   3.7
Food Products               0.3
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   2     176,211     146,873   1.9   1.3
Health Care Providers and Services   3     263,277     281,374   3.6   1.4
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure               1.1
Household Products               0.5
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders   1     51,688     48,789   0.6  
Industrial Conglomerates   2     309,995     346,916   4.5   5.0
               

Percent of
Net Assets

December 31,

     Issues   Cost   Value    2006      2005  

Common Stocks and Warrants:

Insurance   2   $ 178,497   $ 210,802   2.7   3.2
Internet Software and Services   3     120,789     125,064   1.6   2.3
IT Services   2     66,377     74,462   1.0   0.8
Machinery   1     56,774     55,197   0.7   1.5
Media   2     110,184     145,018   1.9   5.3
Metals and Mining   2     102,434     100,316   1.3   0.6
Multi-Utilities               0.4
Multiline Retail   1     63,181     54,604   0.7   1.6
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   5     496,583     630,523   8.2   4.9
Personal Products               0.4
Pharmaceuticals   3     243,516     250,982   3.3   10.3
Road and Rail   1     65,905     70,493   0.9  
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment   2     76,161     68,606   0.9   2.3
Software   2     204,721     179,855   2.3   4.4
Specialty Retail   4     276,365     285,761   3.7   1.9
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance   1     76,904     81,882   1.1   1.3
Tobacco   1     191,175     263,467   3.4   3.2
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1     99,775     90,672   1.2   2.5
    86     6,241,163     6,787,642   88.2   95.9
Options Purchased   29     250,444     253,884   3.3   1.9
US Government and Government Agency Securities               0.4
Short-Term Holdings and Other Assets Less Liabilities   8     636,550     654,111   8.5   1.8
Net Assets   123   $ 7,128,157   $ 7,695,637   100.0   100.0

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
Foot Locker*
Comverse Technology*
Wachovia
Rite Aid*
Capital One Financial*
3M*
Washington Mutual*
El Paso*
Windstream*
Hartford Financial Services Group*

 

Largest Sales
Mercury Interactive**
Citigroup
American Tower (Class A)**
Sunoco**
Cogent**
Procter & Gamble**
Abercrombie and Fitch (Class A)**
Cisco Systems
Forest Labs**
Hewlett-Packard**

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


* Position added during the period.

 

**  Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio


 

Technology markets ended the year on a solid note, but not without presenting many challenges along the way. Tech stocks peaked very early in January of 2006 and then remained relatively benign through May. Investor uncertainty over rising global interest rates and inflation, as well as waning consumer sentiment, led to a general equity market sell-off that lasted from mid-May through July. Technology markets declined precipitously as a result. We took advantage of the pullback, viewing it as an opportunity to purchase attractive companies at depressed valuations. Concerns over inventory overbuilds disappeared and, in late July, tech stocks began to trade up, gaining momentum through the remainder of the year.

Consolidation played a tremendous role in tech’s success in 2006. We continued to see strong corporate profits announcements, though decelerating slightly from previous record levels. Many tech companies, flush with cash, have found themselves under pressure from shareholders to put it to work, either through share repurchases or acquisitions. Rather than starting new companies, we are seeing buyouts of existing companies. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity continued to accelerate with the total value of deals completed in 2006 setting a record annual high at $4 trillion. We expect that this activity will continue. Industry fundamentals have been generally strong and we are beginning to see the leading tech companies getting back to their previous peak margin levels.

 

The Portfolio's investment results, relative to the unmanaged benchmark, the Goldman Sachs Technology Indexes, is a prime example of the benefits of an actively managed portfolio, as stock selection was the driving force behind the Portfolio's considerable outperformance. The Portfolio's largest industry allocation, and by far the largest contributing area to the Portfolio's robust investment results for the year, was Software. The industry was the strongest performing area of the benchmark Goldman Sachs Technology Index for the period, and the Portfolio's considerable overweight (double that of the benchmark) compounded with excellent stock selection was rewarded handsomely (more than double that of the benchmark). We believe that, in general, software companies have presented very attractive margin characteristics given the cost of goods sold on incremental sales is minimal and that they tend to have strong cash flows given the limited capital expenditures required. Further, while the industry has matured and growth has moderated, maintenance has become a larger part of the business. Long-term maintenance contracts are a source of recurring revenue, especially appealing to valuation-conscious investors. Three of the largest individual contributors to performance were software companies: Mercury Interactive, Synopsys, and Amdocs. The Portfolio benefited from a sizable position in Mercury Interactive, which was acquired at an attractive premium during the year by Hewlett-Packard. Synopsys, a company that writes software used to design semiconductors, delivered strong performance in 2006, likely a result of their cost cutting and improving operating margins. Amdocs is a leading customer care and billing services subcontractor. The company experienced strong revenue growth in 2006 through strategic product development and M&A activity and it was reflected in its stock price. Though we unwound our position in Microsoft during the first half of the year, its disappointing performance dragged on the Portfolio’s investment results enough to warrant it a spot among the top performance detractors for the year.

The Portfolio also benefited from its exposure to the Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment industry, an area in which it was relatively overweight as well as an area that delivered negative results for the benchmark. Faced with an inventory correction, semiconductors were hard hit in 2006. As tech stocks largely rebounded in the second half of the year, semiconductors were unable to fully recover, such as Marvell Technology Group, the largest individual lag on the Portfolio’s performance in 2006. Apart from Marvell, a position that was eliminated from the portfolio during the second half, stock selection was elemental to the Portfolio’s strong performance. MEMC Electronic Materials, a company that supplies bare silicon wafers to virtually every chip maker in the world, was among the top contributors to Portfolio performance for the year. Also one of the largest contributors to the Portfolio’s performance in 2005, MEMC Electronic Materials delivered strong results for the Portfolio before its position was eliminated in the first half of 2006.

SanDisk and Avid Technology in the Computers and Peripherals industry were among the portfolio’s bottom-performers. SanDisk, which supplies flash-memory storage chips used in consumer electronics, posted negative performance, faced with an inventory glut and acquisition-related charges. The stock of Avid Technology, which makes film and music editing equipment, also ended the year in negative territory. The company, which recorded a loss for the year, found itself weighed down by various charges and missed earnings expectations. Both positions had been eliminated from the portfolio by year-end.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/06
   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Class 2
Since
Inception
5/1/00
 
    Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 28,201    22.33 %   6.24 %   10.92 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    22.01     5.96     n/a     (3.65 )%
    Goldman Sachs Technology Indexes (GSTI)*      18,465    8.98     1.05     6.32     (11.50 )†
    Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average*      n/a    7.20     1.03     6.80     (12.12 )†
    S&P 500 Index*      22,434    15.78     6.18     8.41     1.13  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19 .

† From April 30, 2000.

Note: Investing in one economic sector, such as technology, may be subject to greater price fluctuations than a portfolio of diversified investments. In addition, the securities in which the Portfolio invests may be subject to greater government regulation and limited liquidity.

   

   

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio (continued)


 

Our exposure to Internet Software and Services, an area that delivered negative results for the benchmark, had a positive impact on Portfolio performance as a result of superior stock selection. The weakest areas of performance for the Portfolio were the Portfolio’s lightest weightings: Health Care Equipment and Supplies, and Wireless Telecomm. The impact on overall Portfolio performance, however, was negligible, given the significant outperformance in the heavily weighted Software industry.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

Diversification of Net Assets (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


                Percent of Net Assets
December 31,
     Issues   Cost   Value     2006       2005  
Common Stocks:                        
Application Software   5   $ 3,031,678   $ 3,112,666   5.4   11.8
Broadcasting and Cable TV               0.9
Communications Equipment   5     4,926,377     5,357,341   9.3   7.6
Computer Hardware   2     2,186,521     2,313,042   4.0   4.0
Computer Storage and Peripherals   4     5,171,948     5,956,618   10.4   7.3
Consumer Software   1     757,719     780,480   1.4   1.0
Data Processing and
Outsourced Services
              0.5
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers   1     758,191     778,464   1.4   3.1
Electronic Manufacturing Services   2     589,204     699,637   1.2   0.6
Health Care Equipment   3     1,503,000     1,629,950   2.8   4.4
Health Care Supplies   1     201,277     204,243   0.4  
Integrated Telecommunication Services               0.6
Internet Retail               1.9
Internet Software and Services   7     12,455,835     12,996,127   22.6   13.3
IT Consulting and Other Services   2     2,531,356     3,243,345   5.7   6.0
Life Sciences Tools and Services   1     304,772     306,774   0.5   0.6
Semiconductor Equipment   5     5,945,759     6,154,430   10.7   7.7
Semiconductors   6     2,422,709     2,478,272   4.3   10.3
Systems Software   3     2,306,590     2,320,308   4.0   8.7
Technical Software   2     4,348,433     5,098,068   8.9   7.4
Technology Distributors   1     288,770     293,415   0.5  
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1     730,678     734,616   1.3   0.9
    52     50,460,817     54,457,796   94.8   98.6
Short-Term Holdings and
Other Assets Less Liabilities
  2     2,981,851     2,992,295   5.2   1.4
Net Assets   54   $ 53,442,668   $ 57,450,091   100.0   100.0

 


Restated to conform to current year’s classification.

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
QUALCOMM
Hewlett-Packard
BMC Software
Applied Materials*
Parametric Technology*
THQ*
Yahoo!*
Cytyc*
Satyam Computer Services*
EMC
Largest Sales
Mercury Interactive**
Oracle**
Maxim Integrated Products**
Lam Research**
Motorola**
Quest Software**
Freescale Semiconductor (Class A)**
Integrated Device Technology
Amphenol (Class A)**
Marvell Technology Group**

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*   Position added during the period.
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio


 

Technology markets ended the year on a solid note, but not without presenting many challenges along the way. Tech peaked very early in January and then remained relatively benign through May. Investor uncertainty over rising global interest rates and inflation, as well as waning consumer sentiment, led to a general equity market sell-off mid-May through July that resulted in a precipitous decline in technology markets. Concerns over inventory overbuilds disappeared and, in late July, tech took off again, gaining momentum through the remainder of the year. We were able to use the pullback as an opportunity to buy attractive companies at depressed valuations and our active management enabled the Portfolio to significantly outperform its benchmark, the MSCI World IT Index.

From a geographic standpoint, the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark in all regional allocations. Over 70% of the Portfolio’s portfolio was invested in US companies as the US continues to remain the dominant technology market. Japan accounted for the second largest geographical allocation, with a weighting of 7.4% of the Portfolio’s net assets on December 31, 2006. Japanese markets underperformed relative to other regional markets, and our reduced exposure benefited the Portfolio’s relative performance. The Portfolio benefited from its exposure to companies located in emerging Asian countries such as India, China, and Taiwan, areas we find extremely attractive and in which the benchmark does not currently invest.

 

The Portfolio's largest industry weighting, Semi-conductors and Semiconductor Equipment, was also the largest area of contribution to the Portfolio's investment results. We increased the Portfolio's Semiconductor weighting in March and through the summer as we saw opportunities arise. The Portfolio was overweight, relative to the benchmark, and while the industry delivered negative returns for the benchmark, exceptional stock selection was rewarded with considerable investment results for the Portfolio. MEMC Electronic Materials, a company that supplies bare silicon wafers to virtually every chip maker in the world, delivered substantial investment results and ended the year as one of the Portfolio’s top performance contributors. Marvell Technology Group and Maxim Integrated Products were exceptions, ending the year as two of the bottom-performing stocks within the Portfolio.

The second largest industry allocation was Software. The industry delivered strong absolute performance for the fiscal year and stock selection, in particular Mercury Interactive and Amdocs, enabled the Portfolio to double the benchmark’s investment results within the industry. During the year, Mercury Interactive was acquired by Hewlett-Packard at an attractive premium to its stock price. Amdocs, a leading customer care and billing services subcontractor, delivered strong performance for the year as strategic product development and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity led to strong revenue growth.

The Portfolio also received a significant contribution from Internet Software and Services, an industry that delivered negative results for the benchmark. Despite the Portfolio’s weighting of more than double that of the benchmark, stock selection, in particular Digital River, enabled the Portfolio to garner solid investment results.

Communications Equipment and Computers and Peripherals both had a negative impact on Portfolio performance in 2006. The Portfolio was underweight, relative to the benchmark, in both areas and, while it posted modest absolute returns within both industries, the Portfolio underperformed in both on a relative basis. Two of the Portfolio’s largest individual performance detractors came from within the Computers and Peripherals industry. SanDisk, a company that supplies flash-memory storage chips used in consumer electronics, posted negative performance for the year, faced with an inventory glut and acquisition-related charges. Avid Technology, which makes film and editing equipment, recorded a loss for the year, weighed down by various charges and missed earnings expectations.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/06
   One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Class 2
Since
Inception
5/1/00
 
    Seligman Global Technology Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 26,236    17.92 %   4.29 %   10.13 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    17.69     4.13     n/a     (6.40 )%
    Lipper Global Funds Average*      n/a    18.90     10.07     8.16     3.29
    Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average*      n/a    7.20     1.03     6.80     (12.12 )†
    MSCI World Index*      21,767    20.65     10.48     8.08     3.23
    MSCI World IT Index*      18,429    9.52     1.48     6.30     (11.64 )†
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

† From April 30, 2000.

Note: An investment in this Portfolio is subject to certain risks, including the possible loss of principal. There are specific risks associated with global investing, such as currency fluctuation, foreign taxation, difference in financial reporting practices, and rapid changes in political and economic conditions. Investing in one economic sector, such as technology, may be subject to greater price fluctuations than a portfolio of diversified investments.

   

   

    

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio (continued)


 

Diversification of Net Assets by Industry (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


               

Percent of Net Assets

December 31,

     Issues   Cost   Value     2006       2005  
Common Stocks:                        
Application Software   7   $ 724,347   $ 728,821   8.4   10.2
Biotechnology               0.5
Communications Equipment   8     756,412     833,409   9.6   9.2
Computer Hardware   4     359,369     392,209   4.5   5.3
Computer Storage and Peripherals   5     686,247     790,339   9.1   7.0
Consumer Electronics   2     152,780     157,988   1.8  
Consumer Software   1     113,438     117,072   1.3   2.3
Data Processing and Outsourced Services               0.5
Diversified Commercial and Professional               0.5
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers   6     339,608     373,171   4.2   5.0
Electronic Manufacturing Services   1     114,449     147,987   1.8   1.3
Health Care Equipment   3     153,429     155,579   1.8   2.6
Health Care Supplies   1     30,755     31,422   0.4  
Integrated Telecommunication Services               0.5
Internet Retail               1.8
Internet Software and Services   8     1,495,628     1,601,862   18.4   8.9
IT Consulting and Other Services   8     542,874     655,119   7.5   8.0
Life Sciences Tools and Services   1     46,446     46,683   0.5   0.5
Office Electronics   1     78,494     101,948   1.2   1.0
Semiconductor Equipment   6     754,911     803,885   9.2   7.7
Semiconductors   11     561,706     577,830   6.6   8.2
Specialty Chemicals   1     42,144     45,393   0.5   0.6
Specialty Finance               0.6
Systems Software   3     341,554     343,950   3.9   7.1
Technical Software   2     394,801     468,450   5.4   4.2
Technology Distributors   1     42,334     44,170   0.5  
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1     103,084     109,548   1.3   1.3
    81     7,834,810     8,526,835   97.9   94.8
Other Assets Less Liabilities       183,931     184,430   2.1   5.2
Net Assets   81   $ 8,018,741   $ 8,711,265   100.0   100.0

 


Restated to conform to current year’s classification.

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
BMC Software
KLA-Tencor
QUALCOMM
Parametric Technology*
Hewlett-Packard
Sony*
THQ*
Yahoo!*
Texas Instruments
Satyam Computer Services*
Largest Sales
Mercury Interactive**
Oracle**
Maxim Integrated Products**
Lam Research**
TomTom**
Integrated Device Technology
Amphenol (Class A)**
Freescale Semiconductor (Class A)**
Motorola**
Silicon Laboratories**

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*   Position added during the period.
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman International Growth Portfolio


 

Global equity markets were up significantly during the period, buoyed by a pause in the US Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle and lessening fears of excessive global inflation. Global equities, which showed signs of strength in late 2005, gained momentum, and then dipped. The markets then rebounded in the third quarter as prices of energy-related commodities dropped significantly. Within the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index, Utilities, Materials, and Consumer Staples led all sectors, while Energy and Information Technology performed well but lagged the index returns for the year.

 

While the Portfolio slightly underperformed its benchmark during the period, its absolute performance was aided by strong stock selection across many sectors. Vallourec (Capital Goods), Research in Motion (Technology Hardware), and Unibail (Real Estate Investment Trusts) were the top three relative contributors owned by the Portfolio. We initiated a position in French-based steel tube producer, Vallourec, after the company declined on macro-economic fears of inflation and higher interest rates. Shares of the company’s stock surged due to increased demand for exploration from oil and gas companies benefiting from earlier price increases. Shares of wireless communications device maker Research In Motion increased as third-quarter results exceeded expectations due to continued strong subscriber growth. The company continues to experience accelerating growth as it expands its geographic reach, subscription base, and product line. Strong leasing activity led Unibail, a French-based commercial property company, to deliver robust performance.

 

Avoidance of Energy names like BP PLC also helped performance with the price of oil flattening compared with where it was a year ago. The leading detractors from the Portfolio's relative and absolute performance were Statoil (Energy), SoftBank (Internet Software and Services), and Hana Financial Group (Commercial Banks). Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil reported lower-than-expected quarterly profits and reduced guidance for full-year production volumes. SoftBank, a Japanese telecommunications and media company delivered disappointing results amid a volatile year for Japanese markets. South Korean holding company, Hana Financial Group, also posted negative results for the Portfolio. All three positions had been eliminated from the Portfolio by year end.

We expect this pendulum swing in sector leadership from cyclical to growth to continue. In the meantime we continue to pick stocks one at a time, focusing on fundamental bottom-up research. As usual, the Portfolio is positioned for growth. The Portfolio’s overweight in the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors, two of the strongest areas of growth, are a result of our bottom-up research and stock analysis. Despite the Portfolio’s challenging relative performance earlier in the year, our process has not wavered. Our focus remains on stock and sector selections that result from intense bottom-up research, diligently meeting with the management of leading global companies, and leveraging the strong research capabilities of our firm. We have strong conviction in our holdings and process and are optimistic about the Portfolio’s positioning.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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           Value at
12/31/06
   Average Annual Total Returns  
             One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
    Seligman International Growth Portfolio            
    Class 1    $ 14,543    23.33 %   12.38 %   3.82 %
    Lipper International Funds Average*      n/a    24.84     13.92     8.11  
    Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average*      n/a    23.95     13.25     7.49  
    MSCI EAFE Index*      21,713    26.86     15.42     8.06  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

Note: An investment in this Portfolio is subject to certain risks, including the possible loss of principal. There are specific risks associated with global investing, such as currency fluctuation, foreign taxation, difference in financial reporting practices, and rapid changes in political and economic conditions.

   

   

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman International Growth Portfolio (continued)


Diversification of Net Assets by Industry (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


 

               

Percent of
Net Assets

December 31,

     Issues   Cost   Value   2006   2005

Common Stocks:

Aerospace and Defense   2   $ 8,874   $ 9,012   0.2  
Air Freight and Logistics               0.9
Airlines   1     36,597     65,200   1.5   1.2
Automobiles   2     79,327     93,074   2.1   1.9
Beverages   1     36,575     46,304   1.1  
Biotechnology               2.0
Capital Markets   3     142,531     179,736   4.1   2.1
Chemicals   4     109,610     112,709   2.6   1.5
Commercial Banks   5     153,836     175,634   4.0   11.7
Commercial Services and Supplies   1     21,807     21,855   0.5  
Communications Equipment   2     125,201     172,484   4.0   4.6
Computers and Peripherals   1     95,970     127,079   2.9   1.1
Construction and Engineering   1     22,067     39,967   0.9   0.9
Consumer Finance   1     29,312     29,017   0.7  
Diversified Financial Services   1     87,492     103,911   2.4   1.0
Diversified Telecommunication Services   2     60,785     62,846   1.4  
Electrical Equipment   3     140,944     154,957   3.6   1.0
Electronic Equipment and Instruments   1     62,781     81,409   1.9   5.0
Food and Staples Retailing   2     179,393     211,332   4.8   1.2
Food Products   2     120,945     128,105   2.9   2.4
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   2     69,973     80,135   1.8   1.7
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure   1     19,464     23,094   0.5  
Household Durables   2     131,670     145,323   3.3   3.8
Household Products   1     55,607     68,124   1.6   1.7
Industrial Conglomerates               0.8
               

Percent of
Net Assets

December 31,

     Issues   Cost   Value   2006     2005

Common Stocks:

Insurance   2   $ 59,327   $ 71,840   1.6   3.4
Internet and Catalog Retail   1     50,986     53,794   1.2  
Internet Software and Services   1     21,908     22,544   0.5   1.0
IT Services               0.7
Machinery   2     97,283     139,422   3.2   3.9
Marine               1.2
Media   1     71,194     76,246   1.7   8.4
Metals and Mining   4     208,049     241,626   5.5   3.9
Multi-Utilities   1     85,774     129,492   3.0   1.4
Multiline Retail   1     40,006     42,286   1.0   0.9
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   2     77,001     92,213   2.1   3.3
Pharmaceuticals   4     138,922     157,394   3.6   6.5
Real Estate Investment Trusts   1     28,241     89,470   2.1   1.5
Real Estate Management and Development   3     132,921     173,380   4.0   0.4
Road and Rail   1     21,771     23,609   0.5   1.2
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment   4     200,765     220,625   5.1   2.6
Software   1     87,069     129,632   3.0   2.0
Specialty Retail   2     103,102     134,041   3.1   3.0
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods   1     36,674     48,739   1.1   3.9
Tobacco   2     137,040     164,847   3.8  
Wireless Telecommunication Services   2     100,853     149,952   3.4   2.3
    77     3,489,647     4,292,459   98.3   98.0
Other Assets Less Liabilities       73,711     74,339   1.7   2.0
Net Assets   77   $ 3,563,358   $ 4,366,798   100.0   100.0

 


Restated to conform to current year’s classification.

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases      
Tesco    ABB*
Deutsche Boerse*    Alstom*
Research In Motion*    Elpida Memory*
Royal Numico “Koninklijke Numico”*    Nobel Biocare Holding*
Kesa Electricals*    JFE Holdings*

 

Largest Sales     
Groupe Danone**   Statoil**
Sanofi Aventis**   Roche Holdings**
AstraZeneca**   Grupo Televisa (ADR)**
Commerzbank**   LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton**
Euronext**   Suncor Energy**

 

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*  Position added during the period.

 
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio


 

The US Federal Reserve Board continued its campaign of monetary tightening through the first half of 2006 in an effort to contain inflation and maintain price stability, through targeted increases in the federal funds rate, the rate banks charge each other on overnight loans. This influential short-term rate increased incrementally from 4.25% at the beginning of the year to 5.25% at the end of June. Signaling to investors that is was comfortable with the level of inflation and economic growth, the Fed halted its two-year tightening campaign at the August meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee and left the fed funds rate unchanged at each subsequent meeting in 2006.

Fixed income in 2006 was driven by the search for higher yield with returns skewed toward lower-quality securities, a challenging environment for the Fund as it participates in the highest-quality government securities segment of the market. The range of interest rates was very narrow and various sector yield spreads to Treasuries were at record tight levels. Longer-term rates typically move higher as short-term rates move up. In 2005, we witnessed an atypical response to increasing short-term rates as longer-term rates remained relatively unchanged and the longest end of the yield curve (30-year bonds) actually moved lower, resulting in an inverted yield curve. This characterization continued in 2006 as short-term bonds continued to yield more than longer-term bonds. We saw this trend begin to dissipate in the second half of 2006, and while the curve at year-end remained inverted, it was less so than earlier in the year.

 

One of our investment philosophies is to avoid taking large duration risks on a frequent basis, as it is extremely difficult to capture how interest rates will move over a given period of time. We may lengthen or shorten duration somewhat, to take advantage of a perceived trend in rates, and we may structure the Portfolio’s portfolio to lean in the direction of a yield curve flattening or steepening. The portfolio is currently positioned for a flattening curve, though only modestly, as we do not anticipate a recession or a genuine trend developing for lower rates.

The biggest change in the portfolio during the period was to increase the allocation to spread products (fixed-income securities that offer more yield than comparable US Treasury securities), as we believe we are in a relatively stable environment with fairly low volatility. In particular, we have increased the Portfolio’s exposure to asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. We believe these securities typically do not have the same credit risk as corporate bonds, while offering attractive liquidity and increased spread to the portfolio. Accordingly, the sustained low level of US market volatility has contributed to positive returns for mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds, contributing positively to Portfolio performance.

We believe the high-grade credit sector, overall, presents higher risk, given the current amount of leveraged buyout and restructuring activity in the marketplace. There has been a great deal of pressure on corporations with high cash flow or relatively light debt levels to pay out special dividends, increase dividends, or engage in large stock repurchases in order to increase returns to shareholders. This type of shareholder-friendly activity can lead to more debt-heavy balance sheets as available cash is used, which is disadvantageous to the debt holders. Additionally, large pools of private equity devoted to corporate buyouts have been accumulated. We believe this may present a potential threat to bondholders, as we have seen ratings and valuations deteriorate in anticipation of leveraged situations. As a result, the Portfolio maintains a broad diversification policy, and we have been adding our credit-sensitive issues on a name-by-name, bottom-up basis with an eye toward avoiding such risks where possible.

From a sector standpoint, the Portfolio was underweight the benchmark in energy and overweight in areas we believe to be stable, liquid credits, such as brokerage companies, insurance-related issuers and real estate investment trusts (REITs). Investing in REITs allows us the opportunity to own debt that typically has more protective covenants than other issuers allow in a sector with healthy fundamentals. The relatively uneventful passing of the hurricane season, combined with strong financial trends, enabled the insurance sector to outperform by late summer. We reduced our position in insurance-related issuers a bit towards year end, as we believed the area began to lose some of its luster.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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           Value at
12/31/06
   Average Annual Total Returns  
             One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
    Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio            
    Class 1    $ 16,143    3.61 %   4.26 %   4.91 %
    Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index*      18,359    3.78     5.17     6.26  
    Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Average*      n/a    4.76     5.97     6.01  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

                         

 

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Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)


 

Diversification of Net Assets (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


           

Percent of Net Assets

December 31,

     Issues   Value     2006       2005  
US Government and Government Agency Securities   30   $ 1,139,664   53.2   42.5
Corporate Bonds:                  
Air Freight and Logistics   1     30,132   1.4  
Airlines           1.2
Automobiles   1     19,511   0.9  
Beverages           0.7
Biotechnology           0.5
Building Products   1     19,861   0.9  
Capital Markets   4     60,714   2.8   0.5
Chemicals   1     19,953   0.9  
Commercial Banks   6     91,935   4.3   2.2
Commercial Services and Supplies   1     5,142   0.2  
Consumer Finance   3     71,263   3.3   3.9
Diversified Financial Services   1     15,123   0.7   1.6
Diversified Telecommunication Services   3     35,782   1.7   0.7
Electric Utilities   3     40,101   1.9   4.9
Food and Staples Retailing   1     26,061   1.2   2.4
Food Products           1.1
Health Care Equipment and Supplies           0.8
Health Care Providers and Services           2.5
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure           1.3
Household Durables           4.3
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders           1.5
Industrial Conglomerates   1     20,064   0.9  
Insurance   1     14,976   0.7   3.0
Machinery   1     14,938   0.7  
Media   1     14,979   0.7   0.7
Metals and Mining   1     20,191   1.0  
Multi-Utilities   2     24,910   1.2   1.3
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   3     69,444   3.2   4.3
Pharmaceuticals           1.1
Real Estate Investment Trusts   4     55,115   2.6   0.7
Real Estate Management and Development   2     39,991   1.9  
Specialty Retail   1     14,771   0.7   0.2
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance   3     80,491   3.7   1.3
Trading Companies and Distributors   1     14,919   0.7  
Wireless Telecommunication Services   1     14,646   0.7   0.5
Total Corporate Bonds   48     835,013   38.9   43.2
CMOs and Asset-Backed Securities   4     148,094   6.9   2.9
Short-Term Holding and Other
Assets Less Liabilities
  1     20,939   1.0   11.4
Net Assets   83   $ 2,143,710   100.0   100.0

 


Restated to conform to current year’s classification.

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
US Treasury Notes 4.625%, 11/15/2016*
US Treasury Bonds 4.5%, 2/15/2036*
US Treasury Notes:
      4.25%, 8/15/2013
      4.5%, 11/30/2011*
Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust
      6.218%, 3/25/2036*
Structured Asset Securities 4.04%, 6/25/2033*
Fannie Mae 6.125%, 8/1/2036*
Centex Home Equity 7.4%, 12/25/2032*
Fannie Mae 5.994%, 8/1/2036*
FedEx 5.5%, 8/15/2009*
Largest Sales
US Treasury Notes 3.5%, 2/15/2010**
US Treasury Notes:
      4.5%, 2/15/2009**
      5.125%, 5/15/2016**
Peco Energy Transition Trust 6.05%, 3/1/2009**
US Treasury Notes 4.875%, 5/15/2009**
US Treasury Bonds 5.375%, 2/15/2031
Freddie Mac 5.4%, 2/28/2011**
UnitedHealth Group 3.3%, 1/30/2008**
ConocoPhillips Australia Funding 5.5%, 4/15/2013**
Verizon Communications 5.35%, 2/15/2011**

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*   Position added during the period.
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio


 

We believe 2006 was a year in which many investors expected an economic slowdown, and we finally saw signs that this was beginning to occur late in the year as a result of the two-year period of monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. It was believed that the Fed’s actions would finally have an effect on the economy, and to a large extent, we think it has.

The year was characterized by tremendous earnings growth in corporate America in the face of what we believed to be a so-so economy. The driving force behind the stock market was mergers and acquisitions activity. Many companies have currently amassed large cash reserves on their balance sheets, and rather than starting new companies, we are seeing buyouts of existing companies.

The Portfolio’s largest weighting during the period was in Financials. The sector was also the largest benchmark allocation, with an average weighting during the period of over 35%. From a prudency perspective, we were not comfortable allocating such a significant portion of the Portfolio’s assets to one sector. While the sector delivered solid returns for the Portfolio, the Portfolio maintained a considerable relative underweight and underperformed the benchmark in the sector for the period.

Much of the underweight in Financials was diverted into Industrials, the Portfolio’s second largest sector weighting and nearly triple the weighting of the benchmark. Railroad operator CSX delivered robust investment results for the year, contributing nicely to Portfolio performance. Results elsewhere in the sector, however, were not enough to outperform the benchmark overall within Industrials.

The largest area of contribution came from the Consumer Discretionary sector. The Portfolio was underweight relative to the benchmark, but strong stock selection led the Portfolio to outperform, delivering strong absolute and relative performance within the sector. Retailer J.C. Penney, a top holding, was up significantly for the year and was the second largest contributor to performance.

Health Care was the weakest performing sector for the benchmark and the largest detractor from Portfolio performance for the period. The Portfolio was overweight, relative to the benchmark, though stock selection led to underperformance. The Portfolio did eke out a positive return in the sector for the period. Medical device company Boston Scientific and healthcare provider HCA both posted disappointing results for the Portfolio during the period. We sold our position in HCA early in the year, but continue to hold Boston Scientific as we strongly believe that it is a solid company with attractive potential.

The Utilities sector posted the largest gain for the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s sector allocation was small — nearly half that of the benchmark. A top holding in the portfolio during the year, and at year-end, the lone utility in the portfolio, AES made the largest individual contribution to Portfolio performance. The company came under new management in the last four to five years and has really demonstrated its ability to execute, nearly doubling the benchmark’s investment results for the year.

Portfolio performance for the period was also aided by worldwide energy company Chevron. Dow Chemical in Materials, however, led the laggards, followed by Sprint Nextel in the Telecommunications sector.

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/06
   One Year     Five Years     Since
Inception
5/1/98
 
    Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio            
    Class 1    $ 14,910    13.57 %   5.90 %   4.71 %
    Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average*      n/a    17.96     7.84     5.68
    Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average*      n/a    17.43     9.06     6.50
    Russell 1000 Value Index*      18,455    22.25     10.86     7.32  
    S&P 500 Index*      14,496    15.78     6.18     4.38  
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

† From April 30, 1998.

                         

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)


 

Diversification of Net Assets (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


                Percent of Net Assets
December 31,
 
     Issues   Cost   Value     2006       2005    
Common Stocks:                          
Aerospace and Defense   2   $ 162,399   $ 283,380   6.2   6.3  
Capital Markets   1     141,000     157,480   3.4   3.1  
Chemicals   3     278,025     383,767   8.3   10.5  
Commercial Banks   1     104,551     144,760   3.1   6.6  
Communications Equipment   2     296,257     295,440   6.4    
Computers and Peripherals               2.9  
Diversified Financial Services   2     209,211     298,713   6.5   3.4  
Food and Staples Retailing   1     97,839     142,749   3.1   2.9  
Food Products   1     70,898     80,605   1.8    
Health Care Equipment and Supplies   3     370,371     408,107   8.9   6.2  
Health Care Providers and Services               2.6  
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders   1     64,818     143,260   3.1   2.4  
Industrial Conglomerates   1     121,720     148,840   3.2   4.9  
Insurance   3     360,657     444,971   9.7   9.3  
IT Services               3.2  
Machinery   1     71,327     122,660   2.7   3.0  
Multiline Retail   1     36,524     154,720   3.4   3.2  
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels   4     344,907     538,212   11.7   8.6  
Pharmaceuticals   1     133,246     127,300   2.8   3.2  
Road and Rail   2     160,907     275,750   6.0   7.0  
Specialty Retail   1     145,554     136,500   3.0   2.4  
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance   1     94,593     141,019   3.1   2.9  
Tobacco   1     66,770     154,476   3.3   3.2  
Wireless Telecommunication Services               2.5  
    33     3,331,574     4,582,709   99.7   100.3  
Short-Term Holding and
Other Assets Less Liabilities
  1     13,761     13,761   0.3   (0.3 )
Net Assets   34   $ 3,345,335   $ 4,596,470   100.0   100.0  

 


Restated to conform to current year’s classification.

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
Motorola*
Marathon Oil*
Tyson Foods (Class A)*
Largest Sales
International Business Machines**
Dow Chemical**
Sprint Nextel**
United Technologies
Bank of America
Chevron
St. Paul Travelers Companies
Valero Energy
AES
Wyeth

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*   Position added during the period.
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio


 

We believe 2006 was a year in which many investors expected an economic slowdown, and we finally saw signs that it was beginning to occur late in the year as a result of the two-year period of monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. It was believed that the Fed’s actions would finally have an effect on the economy, and to a large extent, we think it has.

The year was characterized by tremendous earnings growth in corporate America in the face of what we believed to be a so-so economy. The driving force behind the stock market was mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Many companies have currently amassed large cash reserves on their balance sheets, and rather than starting new companies, we are seeing buyouts of existing companies.

The Fund’s largest allocation was to the Industrials sector. The sector was among the top performing sectors of the benchmark, and the Portfolio’s considerable overweight relative to the benchmark aided the Portfolio’s investment results. Exceptional stock selection within the sector enabled the Portfolio to outperform the benchmark to a significant degree. Especially beneficial to the Portfolio’s performance were its holdings in Continental Airlines, Terex, and Stewart & Stevenson Services. Continental Airlines delivered exceptional returns for the period, as airlines in general have been able to take advantage of increased traffic and pricing power. The stock of Terex Corp., a machinery company that produces industrial and farm equipment, was up over 117% for the year. Stewart & Stevenson, an Industrials company whose principal business is producing and retrofitting military tactical vehicles for the US Army, was acquired at an attractive premium earlier in the year.

 

The Fund also had a sizable allocation to the Consumer Discretionary sector. The sector was among the bottom-performing sectors in the benchmark for the period, and the Portfolio’s large relative overweight had a negative effect on Fund performance. Stock selection, to a lesser degree, was detrimental to Portfolio performance, in particular specialty retailer Finish Line. Though the Portfolio’s position in the stock was eliminated earlier in the year, its disappointing performance was enough to qualify the stock as one of the largest individual detractors for the period. Stock selection was not without its winners however, as top holding Sotheby's delivered impressive investment results, making a significant contribution to Portfolio performance.

Health Care was the largest area of negative contribution. The sector was among the weaker performing sectors for the period, and while the Portfolio’s large overweight worked against its favor, the Portfolio’s relative underperformance within the sector can be attributed primarily to stock selection. Biotech firm PDL BioPharma posted negative investment results for the period, ending the period as one of the Portfolio’s largest negative contributors. Adverse stock selection within the Materials sector also worked against the Portfolio’s investment results. While the sector delivered considerable performance for the benchmark, the Portfolio significantly underperformed despite its relative overweight in the sector. We attribute this relative underperformance to a case in which the benchmark included a materials company that delivered exceptional returns that the Portfolio did not own, as there were no notable detractors owned by the Portfolio within the sector.

As the year progressed, we increased the quality of technology names the portfolio owns. We believed that, as technology rebounded, the performance of lower-quality cheap tech stocks would pick up, followed by higher-quality names, as we have historically seen happen. This was not the case, however, and the performance of lower-quality names stayed down. As such, the Information Technology sector was an area of relative underperformance. Semiconductor and Semiconductor Equipment company Credence Systems and Computer and Peripherals company Hypercom both delivered negative returns, dragging Portfolio performance downward relative to the benchmark. The Portfolio’s position in Credence Systems was eliminated earlier in the year. Though not enough to offset earlier losses, Portfolio performance within Information Technology improved dramatically during the fourth quarter as our shift to higher-quality names began to show some reward.

Strong stock selection within Energy aided performance. Though it was up just over 16%, the sector was the weakest performing sector within the benchmark. The Portfolio’s energy holdings, however, enabled it to deliver investment results double that of the benchmark for the year.

While the benchmark’s total return for the period exceeded that of the Portfolio, we saw a big turn-around in the final three months of the year, moving from a total return of around 6% at the end of the third quarter to over 20% by the end of the year. We believe the companies we own are strong, earnings growth remains attractive, and valuations are not excessive. They have done well for us, and we believe they still have a long way to go.

 

 


The views and opinions expressed are those of the Portfolio Manager(s), are provided for general information only, and do not constitute specific tax, legal, or investment advice to, or recommendation for, any person. There can be no guarantee as to the accuracy of market forecasts. Opinions, estimates, and forecasts may be changed without notice.

 

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                 Average Annual Total Returns  
          Value at
12/31/06
   One Year     Five Years     Class 1
Since
Inception
5/1/98
    Class 2
Since
Inception
5/1/01
 
    Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio              
    Class 1    $ 32,683    21.25 %   12.12 %   14.63 %   n/a  
    Class 2      n/a    20.99     11.88     n/a     14.22 %
    Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average*      n/a    14.87     11.44     8.43   11.00 ††
    Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Average*      n/a    16.57     13.66     9.65   13.60 ††
    Russell 2000 Value Index*      24,102    23.48     15.37     10.67     14.78   
   

* See benchmark descriptions on pages 18 and 19.

† From April 30, 1998.

†† From May 3, 2001.

Note: A portfolio with fewer holdings may be subject to greater volatility than a portfolio with a greater number of holdings. The stocks of smaller companies may be subject to above-average market fluctuations.

   

   

  

  

 

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Performance and Portfolio Overview

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)


 

Diversification of Net Assets (unaudited)

December 31, 2006


                     

Percent of Net Assets

December 31,

 
      Issues    Cost     Value       2006         2005    
Common Stocks:                                  
Aerospace and Defense    1    $ 5,332,442     $ 6,510,000     2.8     2.5  
Airlines    1      1,742,440       6,187,500     2.7     3.6  
Auto Components    1      4,029,073       4,449,600     1.9      
Beverages                       1.8  
Biotechnology    2      8,353,406       9,283,210     4.1     4.2  
Chemicals    3      14,010,230       18,778,200     8.2     11.9  
Commercial Banks    1      3,914,720       3,749,190     1.6      
Commercial Services and Supplies    4      11,927,135       21,069,000     9.2     7.2  
Communications Equipment    1      4,788,957       6,307,850     2.8     1.5  
Computers and Peripherals    1      4,464,046       3,175,000     1.4      
Construction and Engineering    1      4,531,826       7,035,000     3.1      
Containers and Packaging                       1.4  
Diversified Consumer Services    1      2,002,404       5,583,600     2.4     3.1  
Electrical Equipment    2      5,538,780       6,628,920     2.9     1.7  
Electronic Equipment and Instruments    2      5,662,186       10,659,900     4.7     2.4  
Energy Equipment and Services    2      6,014,611       11,445,800     5.0     4.7  
Food and Staples Retailing    1      4,399,245       5,494,500     2.4      
Food Products    1      1,669,270       5,800,800     2.5     2.2  
Health Care Providers and Services    2      8,319,830       8,743,275     3.8     4.0  
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure    3      12,542,211       13,820,166     6.1     7.1  
Household Durables    1      1,030,820       4,495,950     2.0     2.1  
Insurance    4      12,460,174       20,110,680     8.8     7.0  
IT Services                       1.4  
Machinery    2      6,595,061       11,054,500     4.8     7.8  
Media    1      2,825,922       6,105,000     2.7     2.3  
Multiline Retail    1      6,672,606       3,852,800     1.7     2.2  
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels    1      678,184       3,232,800     1.4     1.6  
Paper and Forest Products                       0.8  
Pharmaceuticals                       2.0  
Road and Rail                       2.4  
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment    2      5,568,307       6,428,186     2.8     5.7  
Software    1      4,651,615       4,761,250     2.1      
Specialty Retail    3      14,324,280       14,338,900     6.3     5.6  
     46      164,049,781       229,101,577     100.2     100.2  
Short-Term Holding and Other Assets Less Liabilities    1      (472,505 )     (472,505 )   (0.2 )   (0.2 )
Net Assets    47    $ 163,577,276     $ 228,629,072     100.0     100.0  

 

Largest Portfolio Changes

During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2006


Largest Purchases
Quest Software*
Cypress Semiconductor*
School Specialty*
Tenneco*
Shaw Group*
Guitar Center*
Central European Distribution
Thomas & Betts*
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals
Hypercom
Largest Sales
WMS Industries**
Andrx**
Constellation Brands (Class A)**
J.B. Hunt Transport Services**
Skyworks Solutions**
Continental Airlines
Apria Healthcare Group**
Blockbuster (Class A)**
General Cable**
Smurfit-Stone Container**

Largest portfolio changes from the previous period to the current period are based on cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, listed in descending order.

 


*   Position added during the period.
**   Position eliminated during the period.

 

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Benchmarks

Lipper Averages

 

Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated is an average of funds that invest primarily in corporate and government debt issues rated in the top four grades.

Global Funds is an average of funds that invest at least 25% of their portfolios in equity securities traded outside of the US and that may own US securities as well.

International Funds is an average of funds that invest their assets in securities with primary trading markets outside of the US.

International Multi-Cap Growth Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies strictly outside of the US with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than the 250th-largest company in the S&P/Citigroup World ex-US Broad Market Index. Multi-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-cash flow ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared to the S&P/Citigroup World ex-US BMI.

Large-Cap Core Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($15.7 billion as of December 31, 2006). Large-cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index.

Large-Cap Value Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($15.7 billion as of December 31, 2006). Large-cap value funds typically have a below average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index.

Mid-Cap Funds is an average of funds that by prospectus or portfolio practice invest primarily in companies with market capitalizations less than $5 billion at the time of purchase.

 

Mid-Cap Growth Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($15.7 billion as of December 31, 2006). Mid-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

Multi-Cap Value Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have between 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) over 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($15.7 billion as of December 31, 2006). Multi-cap value funds typically have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index.

Science & Technology Funds is an average of funds that invest at least 65% of their equity portfolios in science and technology stocks.

Small-Cap Core Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($3.9 billion as of December 31, 2006). Small-cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

Small-Cap Value Funds is an average of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index ($3.9 billion as of December 31, 2006). Small-cap value funds typically have a below average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

 

 

 

 


See footnotes on page 19.

 

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Benchmarks

Indices

 

Goldman Sachs Technology Indexes are a family of equity indexes designed as equity benchmarks for US traded technology and internet-related securities.

Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index is composed of all bonds that are investment grade (rated Baa or higher by Moody’s or BBB or higher by S&P, if unrated by Moody’s), with at least one year to maturity.

Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (“MSCI EAFE Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Growth Index (“MSCI EAFE Growth Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures stock market performance of developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East with a greater-than-average growth orientation.

Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (“MSCI World Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed equity performance.

Morgan Stanley Capital International World Information Technology Index (“MSCI World IT Index”) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure information technology stock performance in the global developed equity markets.

Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index (“S&P 500 Index”) measures the performance of 500 of the largest US companies based on market capitalization.

 


Adapted from materials of Lipper, Goldman Sachs, Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Frank Russell, and Standard & Poor’s.

The averages and indices are unmanaged benchmarks that assume reinvestment of distributions. The performance of the averages and indices excludes the effect of taxes and sales charges. The performance of the indices also excludes fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or an index.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Understanding and Comparing

Your Portfolio’s Expenses

As an investor in a Portfolio of the Fund, you incur ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other fund expenses. The information below is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in a Portfolio and to compare them with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses of investing in a Portfolio only and do not reflect any costs that may be charged by insurance companies’ separate accounts or by any pension or retirement plan. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help you to determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. In addition, if these costs were included, your total expenses would have been higher.

The table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of July 1, 2006 and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2006.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual expenses and actual account values. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value at the beginning of the period by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for the share class of the Portfolio that you own to estimate the expenses that you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical expenses and hypothetical account values based on the actual expense ratio of each Portfolio’s class and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of any Portfolio. The hypothetical expenses and account values may not be used to estimate the ending account value or the actual expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing expenses of investing in a Portfolio and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

 

                      Actual    Hypothetical
Portfolio    Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/06
   Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
    Annualized
Expense
Reimbursement
Ratio
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/06
  

Expenses Paid
During Period**

7/1/06 to
12/31/06

   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/06
  

Expenses Paid
During Period**

7/1/06 to
12/31/06

Capital                                               
Class 1    $ 1,000.00    1.08 %         $ 1,071.10    $ 5.64    $ 1,019.76    $ 5.50
Class 2      1,000.00    1.33             1,069.00      6.94      1,018.50      6.77
Cash Management      1,000.00    0.70     0.02 %     1,022.60      3.57      1,021.67      3.57
Common Stock      1,000.00    0.87             1,153.30      4.72      1,020.82      4.43
Communications and Information                                               
Class 1      1,000.00    1.05             1,168.70      5.74      1,019.91      5.35
Class 2      1,000.00    1.30             1,167.40      7.10      1,018.65      6.61
Global Technology                                               
Class 1      1,000.00    1.90     0.84       1,160.40      10.35      1,015.63      9.65
Class 2      1,000.00    2.05     0.84       1,158.90      11.16      1,014.87      10.41
International Growth      1,000.00    2.00     1.96       1,151.30      10.84      1,015.12      10.16
Investment Grade      1,000.00    0.85     1.61       1,051.70      4.40      1,020.92      4.33
Large-Cap Value      1,000.00    1.31             1,097.20      6.92      1,018.60      6.67
Smaller-Cap Value                                               
Class 1      1,000.00    1.12             1,131.10      6.02      1,019.56      5.70
Class 2      1,000.00    1.31             1,130.20      7.03      1,018.60      6.67

 


*   Expenses of Class 2 shares differ from the expenses of Class 1 shares due to the differences in 12b-1 fees paid. See the Fund’s prospectus for a description of each share class and its expenses.
**   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio based on actual expenses for the period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (number of days in the period).
  The Manager, at its discretion, has agreed to reimburse expenses, other than management and 12b-1 fees, that exceed a certain rate per annum of the average daily net assets of certain Portfolios. Absent such reimbursement, the expense ratios and expenses paid for the period would have been higher. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements on page 46 of this report for additional information.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2006

Seligman Capital Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value

Common Stocks 99.1%

    
Aerospace and Defense 3.0%           

Precision Castparts

   3,000   $ 234,840

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings (Class A)*

   2,600     87,022
        
       321,862
        
Airlines 1.3%           

JetBlue Airways*

   10,000          142,000
        
Biotechnology 2.0%           

Cepheid*

   6,500     55,250

MedImmune*

   5,150     166,705
        
       221,955
        
Capital Markets 5.0%           

Bear Stearns

   700     113,946

E*TRADE Financial*

   10,200     228,684

Northern Trust

   3,300     200,277
        
       542,907
        
Commercial Services and Supplies 1.8%           

Herman Miller

   5,500     199,980
        
Communications Equipment 3.3%           

Comverse Technology*

   5,300     111,883

Research In Motion*

   1,900     242,782
        
       354,665
        
Computers and Peripherals 0.7%           

SanDisk*

   1,900     81,757
        
Containers and Packaging 1.3%           

Pactiv*

   3,900     139,191
        
Electrical Equipment 1.9%           

First Solar

   2,700     80,460

Thomas & Betts*

   2,800     132,384
        
       212,844
        
Energy Equipment and Services 5.6%           

BJ Services

   5,400     158,328

Ensco International

   4,200     210,252

Grant Prideco*

   3,100     123,287

National Oilwell Varco*

   1,900     116,242
        
       608,109
        
Food and Staples Retailing 3.5%           

Rite Aid*

   36,700     199,648

SUPERVALU

   5,000     178,750
        
       378,398
        
Food Products 1.6%           

Dean Foods*

   4,200     177,576
        

 

     Shares   Value
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 5.6%           

DENTSPLY International

   5,100   $ 152,235

Gen-Probe*

   4,600     240,902

Hologic*

   1,300     61,464

Northstar Neuroscience*

   3,400     48,892

St. Jude Medical*

   3,100     113,336
        
            616,829
        
Health Care Providers and Services 7.8%           

Coventry Health Care*

   3,600     180,180

DaVita*

   2,100     119,448

Health Net*

   5,900     287,094

Psychiatric Solutions*

   4,300     161,336

Quest Diagnostics

   2,000     106,000
        
       854,058
        
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 7.1%           

Hilton Hotels

   8,500     296,650

International Game Technology

   4,000     184,800

Sonic*

   5,150     123,343

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

   2,700     168,750
        
       773,543
        
Household Durables 1.0%           

Harman International Industries

   1,100     109,901
        
Independent Power Producers
and Energy Traders
1.1%
          

AES*

   5,500     121,220
        
Internet Software and Services 2.9%           

SAVVIS*

   6,600     235,686

VeriSign*

   3,600     86,580
        
       322,266
        
IT Services 4.5%           

Amdocs*

   6,200     240,250

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Class A)*

   2,200     169,752

Paychex

   2,200     86,988
        
       496,990
        
Life Sciences Tools and Services 3.3%           

Nektar Therapeutics*

   4,400     66,924

Pharmaceutical Product Development

   3,600     115,992

Thermo Fisher Scientific*

   3,800     172,102
        
       355,018
        
Machinery 2.6%           

AGCO*

   2,700     83,538

ITT

   3,500     198,870
        
       282,408
        

 


See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2006

Seligman Capital Portfolio (continued)

 

         
Shares
  Value
Media 2.8%           

Liberty Global (Class A)*

   7,400   $ 215,710

Univision Communications (Class A)*

   2,500     88,550
        
       304,260
        
Metals and Mining 1.1%           

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (Class B)

   2,100     117,033
        
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 1.4%           

Noble Energy

   3,100     152,117
        
Pharmaceuticals 2.8%           

Allergan

   1,900     227,506

Penwest Pharmaceuticals*

   4,900     81,438
        
       308,944
        
Road and Rail 1.7%           

CSX

   5,400     185,922
        
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 5.5%           

Integrated Device Technology*

   4,300     66,564

Intersil (Class A)*

   3,400     81,328

KLA-Tencor

   3,600     179,100

NVIDIA*

   5,200     192,452

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates*

   1,900     86,488
        
       605,932
        
Software 4.2%           

BEA Systems*

   7,900     99,382

Business Objects (ADR)*

   2,200     86,790

Citrix Systems*

   5,000     135,250

Electronic Arts*

   1,000     50,360

salesforce.com*

   2,300     83,835
        
       455,617
        
Specialty Retail 6.5%           

Advance Auto Parts*

   1,900     67,564

GameStop (Class A)*

   2,000     110,220

OfficeMax

   5,900     292,935

Urban Outfitters*

   10,400     239,512
        
       710,231
        
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods 2.7%           

Coach*

   2,900     124,584

Iconix Brand Group

   8,800     170,632
        
       295,216
        
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.5%           

American Tower (Class A)*

   4,500     167,760

NII Holdings*

   3,400     219,096
        
       386,856
        

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $10,060,601)

       10,835,605
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value  
Repurchase Agreement 2.0%               

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $217,105, collateralized by: $225,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a fair market value of $225,844
(Cost $217,000)

   $ 217,000   $ 217,000  
          

Total Investments 101.1%
(Cost $10,277,601)

       11,052,605  
Other Assets Less
Liabilities
(1.1)%
       (124,509 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 10,928,096  

 


See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2006

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio

 

     Annualized
Yield on
Purchase
Date
    Principal
Amount
  Value

US Government and

Government Agency

Securities 38.5%

                  
US Government Securities 16.6%              

US Treasury Bills
4.984%, 1/4/2007

   5.05 %   $ 1,000,000   $ 999,599

US Treasury Notes
3.125%, 1/31/2007

   3.17       1,000,000     998,482
          
           1,998,081
          
Government Agency Securities 21.9%                   

Fannie Mae
5.243%, 2/5/2007

   5.32       1,000,000     995,012

Federal Home Loan Bank 5.267%, 1/10/2007

   5.34       841,000     839,931

Freddie Mac
5.393%, 2/8/2007

   5.47       800,000     795,660
          
         2,630,603
          

Total US Government and Government Agency Securities
(Cost $4,628,684)

   

      4,628,684
          
Fixed Time Deposits 29.9%              

ABN AMRO Bank, Grand Cayman 5.13%, 1/3/2007

   5.20       598,000     598,000

Bank of Montreal, Toronto 5.15%, 1/3/2007

   5.22       598,000     598,000

BNP Paribas, Grand Cayman 5.29%, 1/2/2007

   5.36       599,000     599,000

Citibank, Nassau
5.19%, 1/3/2007

   5.26       598,000     598,000

Rabobank Nederland, Grand Cayman 5.29%, 1/2/2007

   5.36       599,000     599,000

Royal Bank of Scotland, London 5.20%, 1/3/2007

   5.27       598,000     598,000
          

Total Fixed Time Deposits
(Cost $3,590,000)

  

      3,590,000
          

 

     Annualized
Yield on
Purchase
Date
    Principal
Amount
  Value

 

Commercial Paper 15.0%

 

           

AIG Funding
5.289%, 2/1/2007

   5.36 %   $ 600,000   $ 597,305

American Express Credit 5.274%, 1/23/2007

   5.35       600,000     598,082

General Electric Capital 5.28%, 2/5/2007

   5.35       610,000     606,910
          

Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,802,297)

         1,802,297
          
Repurchase Agreement 8.3%              

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $991,479, collateralized by: $1,020,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a fair market value of $1,023,825
(Cost $991,000)

   4.41       991,000     991,000
          

Total Investments 91.7%
(Cost $11,011,981)

  

      11,011,981
Other Assets Less
Liabilities
8.3%
         991,576
          
Net Assets 100.0%                $ 12,003,557

 


See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2006

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio

 

     Shares or
Warrants
    Value

Common Stocks 88.2%

    
Aerospace and Defense 3.3%             

Boeing

   1,200  shs.   $    106,608

General Dynamics

   600       44,610

Honeywell International

   2,200       99,528
        
       250,746
        
Air Freight and Logistics 0.6%             

FedEx

   400       43,448
        
Beverages 1.3%             

Coca-Cola

   800       38,600

Coca-Cola Enterprises

   2,900       59,218
        
       97,818
        
Biotechnology 3.0%             

Amgen*

   1,400       95,634

Genentech*

   700       56,791

Pharmion*

   2,943       75,753
        
       228,178
        
Capital Markets 2.7%             

Bank of New York

   1,900       74,803

Legg Mason

   700       66,535

Merrill Lynch

   400       37,240

Morgan Stanley

   390       31,758
        
       210,336
        
Chemicals 0.9%             

E. I. du Pont de Nemours

   1,400       68,194
        
Commercial Banks 3.5%             

KeyCorp

   1,800       68,454

Wachovia

   3,540       201,603
        
       270,057
        
Commercial Services and Supplies 0.8%             

Waste Management

   1,600       58,832
        
Communications Equipment 6.4%             

Alcatel-Lucent (ADR)*

   4,172       59,326

Alcatel-Lucent* (exercise price
of $2.75, expiring 12/10/2007)

   36,720  wts.     11,200

Cisco Systems*

   1,470  shs.     40,175

Comverse Technology*

   6,100       128,771

Corning*

   2,791       52,220

Motorola

   2,500        51,400

Nokia (ADR)

   1,900       38,608

QUALCOMM

   3,000       113,370
        
       495,070
        
Computers and Peripherals 3.5%             

EMC*

   2,900       38,280

International Business Machines

   920       89,378

Palm*

   3,900       54,951

SanDisk*

   1,000       43,030

Seagate Technology

   1,600     42,400
        
          268,039
        
     Shares   Value
    
Consumer Finance 2.3%           

Capital One Financial

   2,259   $ 173,536
        
Containers and Packaging 0.9%           

Smurfit-Stone Container*

   6,900     72,864
        
Diversified Financial Services 5.7%           

Bank of America

   3,140     167,645

Citigroup

   2,060     114,742

JPMorgan Chase

   3,240     156,492
        
       438,879
        
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.1%           

AT&T

   1,100     39,325

Citizens Communications

   3,100     44,547

Windstream

   5,500     78,210
        
       162,082
        
Energy Equipment and Services 1.5%           

Halliburton

   1,700     52,785

Tidewater

   1,000     48,360

Weatherford International*

   400     16,715
        
       117,860
        
Food and Staples Retailing 4.2%           

CVS

   1,800     55,638

Rite Aid*

   23,300     126,752

SUPERVALU

   1,900     67,925

Wal-Mart Stores

   1,510     69,732
        
       320,047
        
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 1.9%           

Boston Scientific*

   4,500     77,310

Medtronic

   1,300     69,563
        
       146,873
        
Health Care Providers and Services 3.6%           

Aetna

   2,500     107,950

Health Net*

   1,300     63,258

WellPoint*

   1,400     110,166
        
       281,374
        
Independent Power Producers and
Energy Traders
0.6%
          

TXU

   900     48,789
        
Industrial Conglomerates 4.5%           

3M

   1,200     93,516

General Electric

   6,810     253,400
        
       346,916
        
Insurance 2.7%           

American International Group

   1,900        136,154

Hartford Financial Services Group

   800     74,648
        
       210,802
        
Internet Software and Services 1.6%           

Google (Class A)*

   75     34,536

McAfee*

   1,300     36,894

Yahoo!*

   2,100     53,634
        
       125,064
        

 


See footnotes on page 36.

 

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Portfolios of Investments

December 31, 2006

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)

 

         
    
    
Shares
  Value
IT Services 1.0%           

First Data

   1,600   $ 40,832

Western Union*

   1,500     33,630
        
       74,462
        
Machinery 0.7%           

Caterpillar

   900     55,197
        
Media 1.9%           

News Corp. (Class B)

   2,300     49,404

Time Warner

   4,390     95,614
        
       145,018
        
Metals and Mining 1.3%           

Alcoa

   1,300     39,013

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (Class B)

   1,100     61,303
        
       100,316
        
Multiline Retail 0.7%           

Dollar General

   3,400     54,604
        
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 8.2%           

Chevron

   1,800     132,354

ConocoPhillips

   2,000     143,900

El Paso

   5,600     85,568

Exxon Mobil

   2,750     210,732

Murphy Oil

   1,140     57,969
        
          630,523
        
Pharmaceuticals 3.3%           

Pfizer

   3,500     90,650

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

   2,300     39,652

Wyeth

   2,370     120,680
        
       250,982
        
Road and Rail 0.9%           

Avis Budget Group

   3,250     70,493
        
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 0.9%           

Maxim Integrated Products

   1,300     39,806

Texas Instruments

   1,000     28,800
        
       68,606
        
Software 2.3%           

Business Objects (ADR)*

   1,100     43,395

Microsoft

   4,570     136,460
        
       179,855
        
Specialty Retail 3.7%           

Best Buy

   800     39,352

Foot Locker

   5,600     122,808

Home Depot

   1,300     52,208

Urban Outfitters*

   3,100     71,393
        
       285,761
        
        
Shares or
Shares Subject
to Call/Put
  Value
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance 1.1%          

Washington Mutual

  1,800   $ 81,882
       
Tobacco 3.4%          

Altria Group

  3,070     263,467
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.2%      

Sprint Nextel

  4,800     90,672
       

Total Common Stocks and Warrants
(Cost $6,241,163)

      6,787,642
       
Options Purchased* 3.3%          
Beverages 0.1%          

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Call expiring January 2008 at $15

  1,400     8,540
       
Communications Equipment 0.4%          

Comverse Technology, Call expiring
January 2008 at $20

  5,800     23,200

QUALCOMM, Call expiring
January 2009 at $40

  1,000     7,700
       
      30,900
       
Computers and Peripherals 0.2%          

Dell, Call expiring January 2008 at $25

  2,300     8,510

Palm, Call expiring January 2008 at $17.50

  3,500     5,775

Seagate Technology, Call expiring
January 2008 at $17.50

  400     4,080
       
      18,365
       
Consumer Finance 0.1%          

Capital One Financial, Call expiring
January 2008 at $80

  1,100     9,504
       
Food and Staples Retailing 0.0%          

Wal-Mart Stores, Call expiring
January 2007 at $50

  1,500     150
       
Food Products 0.0%          

Kraft Foods (Class A), Put expiring March 2007 at $30

  800     100
       
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 0.3%      

Bausch & Lomb, Call expiring
January 2008 at $50

  1,000     8,900

Boston Scientific, Call expiring
January 2009 at $20

  3,200     8,960

St. Jude Medical, Call expiring
January 2008 at $35

  1,200     7,140
       
           25,000
       
Health Care Providers and Services 0.2%          

Aetna, Call expiring January 2008 at $42.50

  1,000     6,250

Coventry, Call expiring January 2009 at $50

  800     7,720
       
      13,970
       

 


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Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (continued)

 

    Shares
Subject to
Call/Put
  Value
Index Derivatives 0.2%          

S&P 500 Index, Put expiring March 2007 at $1,350

  150   $      15,450
       
Industrial Conglomerates 0.1%          

3M, Call expiring January 2009 at $80

  500     4,650
       
Internet Software and Services 0.2%          

eBay, Call expiring January 2008 at $30

  900     4,770

Yahoo!, Call expiring January 2009 at $30

  2,200     8,140
       
      12,910
       
Machinery 0.1%          

Caterpillar, Call expiring January 2009 at $80

  1,300     5,590
       
Multiline Retail 0.2%          

Dollar General, Call expiring January 2008 at $15

  5,500     14,300
       
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 0.1%          

Murphy Oil, Call expiring January 2008 at $50

  700     4,970
       
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 0.3%          

Intel, Call expiring January 2009 at $20

  2,400     9,360

Marvell Technology Group, Call expiring January 2009 at $20

  1,600     8,640

Maxim Integrated Products, Call expiring January 2008 at $35

  1,100     2,860
       
      20,860
       
Software 0.0%          

Business Objects, Call expiring April 2007 at $40

  900     2,385
       
Specialty Retail 0.0%          

Foot Locker, Call expiring January 2008 at $25

  2,200     2,970
       
Tobacco 0.7%          

Altria Group, Call expiring January 2008 at $80

  2,400     24,960

Altria Group, Call expiring January 2008 at $85

  3,900     28,080
       
      53,040
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.1%          

Sprint Nextel, Call expiring January 2009 at $20

  3,100     10,230
       

Total Options Purchased
(Cost $250,444)

      253,884
       
         
Principal
Amount
  Value  
Short-Term Holdings 8.6%               
Repurchase Agreement 4.9%               

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $376,182, collateralized by: $390,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a fair market value of $391,463

   $ 376,000   $ 376,000  
          
Equity-Linked Notes 3.7%               

Goldman Sachs Group:

    

8.25%, 7/27/2007(1)

     34,999     35,570  

13.75%, 8/2/2007(2)

     36,004     38,376  

9.80%, 9/27/2007(3)

     35,342     38,631  

Merrill Lynch 13.60%, 3/27/2007(4)

     35,080     38,383  

Morgan Stanley:

    

10.60%, 3/27/2007(5)

     35,088     38,247  

8.08%, 5/1/2007(1)

     38,456     40,149  

10.25%, 8/25/2007(5)

     56,264     59,526  
          
       288,882  
          

Total Short-Term Holdings
(Cost $647,233)

       664,882  
          

Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $7,138,840)

       7,706,408  
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.1)%        (10,771 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 7,695,637  
     Shares
Subject to
Call
  Value  
Options Written 0.0%
    
(Premium received $3,552)
              

Seagate Technology,
expiring January 2007 at $17.50

     400   $ (3,640 )

 


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Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value

Common Stocks 94.8%

    
Application Software 5.4%           

Autodesk*

   27,900   $ 1,128,834

Business Objects (ADR)*

   23,300     919,185

Kronos*

   6,600     242,484

Parametric Technology*

   43,400     782,068

salesforce.com*

   1,100     40,095
        
         3,112,666
        
Communications Equipment 9.3%           

Cisco Systems*

   49,800     1,361,034

Corning*

   41,500     776,465

Nokia (ADR)

   16,300     331,216

QUALCOMM

   69,000     2,607,510

Research In Motion*

   2,200     281,116
        
       5,357,341
        
Computer Hardware 4.0%           

Apple*

   9,300     789,012

Hewlett-Packard

   37,000     1,524,030
        
       2,313,042
        
Computer Storage and Peripherals 10.4%           

Electronics for Imaging*

   45,300     1,204,074

EMC*

   123,000     1,623,600

Komag*

   18,800     712,144

Seagate Technology

   91,200     2,416,800
        
       5,956,618
        
Consumer Software 1.4%           

THQ*

   24,000     780,480
        
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers 1.4%           

Orbotech*

   30,600     778,464
        
Electronic Manufacturing Services 1.2%           

Hon Hai Precision Industry

   89,000     634,837

IPG Photonics*

   2,700     64,800
        
       699,637
        
Health Care Equipment 2.8%           

American Medical Systems Holdings*

   21,700     401,884

Cytyc*

   24,700     699,010

Stryker

   9,600     529,056
        
       1,629,950
        
Health Care Supplies 0.4%           

Gen-Probe*

   3,900     204,243
        
     Shares   Value
Internet Software and Services 22.6%           

Digital River*

   25,500   $   1,422,645

Google (Class A)*

   1,000     460,480

McAfee*

   137,300     3,896,574

Sina*

   5,400     154,980

Symantec*

   173,183     3,610,865

VeriSign*

   119,900     2,883,595

Yahoo!*

   22,200     566,988
        
       12,996,127
        
IT Consulting and Other Services 5.7%           

Amdocs*

   66,500     2,576,875

Satyam Computer Services

   60,640     666,470
        
       3,243,345
        
Life Sciences Tools and Services 0.5%           

PerkinElmer

   13,800     306,774
        
Semiconductor Equipment 10.7%           

Applied Materials

   48,300     891,135

ASML Holding (NY shares)*

   31,000     763,530

Cymer*

   43,600     1,916,220

FEI*

   11,000     290,070

KLA-Tencor

   46,100     2,293,475
        
       6,154,430
        
Semiconductors 4.3%           

ARM Holdings

   129,550     319,082

Integrated Device Technology*

   9,000     139,320

Monolithic Power Systems*

   25,200     279,972

ON Semiconductor*

   39,300     297,501

Semtech*

   23,100     301,917

Texas Instruments

   39,600     1,140,480
        
       2,478,272
        
Systems Software 4.0%           

BMC Software*

   45,800     1,474,760

Check Point Software Technologies*

   13,400     293,728

Citrix Systems*

   20,400     551,820
        
       2,320,308
        
Technical Software 8.9%           

Cadence Design Systems*

   76,600     1,371,906

Synopsys*

   139,400     3,726,162
        
       5,098,068
        
Technology Distributors 0.5%           

Arrow Electronics*

   9,300     293,415
        

 


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December 31, 2006

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio (continued)

 

    

Shares or

Principal
Amount

    Value
Wireless Telecommunication
Services
1.3%
              

NII Holdings (Class B)*

     11,400  shs.   $ 734,616
        

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $50,460,817)

       54,457,796
        
Short-Term Holdings 5.7%               
Fixed Time Deposit 5.0%               

BNP Paribas, Grand Cayman
5.15%, 1/3/2007

   $ 2,900,000       2,900,000
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value  
Repurchase Agreement 0.7%               

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $378,183, collateralized by: $390,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a fair market value of $391,463

   $ 378,000   $ 378,000  
          

Total Short-Term Holdings
(Cost $3,278,000)

       3,278,000  
          

Total Investments 100.5%
(Cost $53,738,817)

       57,735,796  
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.5)%        (285,705 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 57,450,091  

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value

Common Stocks 97.9%

    
Canada 0.4%           

Research In Motion* (Communications Equipment)

   300   $        38,334
        
China 0.8%           

Tencent Holdings* (Internet Software and Services)

   19,000     67,694
        
Finland 1.0%           

Nokia (ADR) (Communications Equipment)

   4,300     87,376
        
France 2.1%           

Business Objects (ADR)* (Application Software)

   4,600     181,470
        
Germany 0.9%           

Infineon Technologies* (Semiconductors)

   5,400     75,806
        
India 2.7%           

Hexaware Technologies (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   5,500     24,545

Rolta India (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   4,900     28,178

Rolta India (GDR)* (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   2,447     14,095

Rolta India (GDR)†* (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   12,300     70,848

Satyam Computer Services (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   8,780     95,918
        
       233,584
        
Israel 1.5%           

Check Point Software Technologies* (Systems Software)

   2,000     43,840

Orbotech* (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   3,300     83,952
        
       127,792
        

 

     Shares   Value
Japan 7.4%           

Canon (Office Electronics)

   1,800   $    101,948

Hoya (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   1,800     70,275

Keyence (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   200     49,422

Matsushita Electric Industrial (Consumer Electronics)

   2,100     42,237

Murata Manufacturing (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   1,300     88,105

Shinko Electric Industries (Semiconductors)

   1,700     44,509

Sony (Consumer Electronics)

   2,700     115,751

Tokuyama (Specialty Chemicals)

   3,000     45,393

Tokyo Electron (Semiconductor Equipment)

   1,100     86,874
        
       644,514
        
Netherlands 1.2%           

ASML Holding (NY shares)* (Semiconductor Equipment)

   4,300     105,909
        
Singapore 0.5%           

STATS ChipPAC* (Semiconductors)

   6,100     46,848
        
South Korea 0.6%           

Daum Communications* (Internet Software and Services)

   360     22,198

Samsung Electronics (Semiconductors)

   50     32,746
        
       54,944
        

 


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December 31, 2006

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares   Value
Taiwan 5.2%           

Acer (Computer Hardware)

   25,000   $ 52,269

Catcher Technology (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   6,000     58,235

Hon Hai Precision Industry (Electronic Manufacturing Services)

   20,723        147,987

Mitac International (Computer Hardware)

   40,000     48,412

Siliconware Precision Industries (Semiconductors)

   36,000     56,628

Sonix Technology (Semiconductors)

   5,000     13,131

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR) (Semiconductors)

   1     11

Unimicron Technology Corporation (Electronic Equipment Manufacturers)

   52,000     71,817
        
       448,490
        
United Kingdom 1.4%           

ARM Holdings (Semiconductors)

   30,460     74,958

Xansa (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   29,800     50,405
        
       125,363
        
United States 72.2%           

Amdocs* (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   7,800     302,250

American Medical Systems Holdings* (Health Care Equipment)

   2,300     42,596

Apple* (Computer Hardware)

   1,300     110,292

Applied Materials (Semiconductor Equipment)

   2,400     44,280

Arrow Electronics* (Technology Distributors)

   1,400     44,170

Autodesk* (Application Software)

   4,100     165,886

Avocent* (Communications Equipment)

   1,300     44,005

BMC Software* (Systems Software)

   6,800     218,960

Cadence Design Systems* (Technical Software)

   7,500     134,325

Cisco Systems* (Communications Equipment)

   5,800     158,514

Citrix Systems* (Systems Software)

   3,000     81,150

Comverse Technology* (Communications Equipment)

   2,900     61,219

Corning* (Communications Equipment)

   6,100     114,131

Cymer* (Semiconductor Equipment)

   3,900     171,405

Digital River* (Internet Software and Services)

   3,600     200,844

Electronics for Imaging* (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   3,400     90,372

EMC* (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   18,500     244,200

FEI* (Semiconductor Equipment)

   1,600     42,192

Gen-Probe* (Health Care Supplies)

   600     31,422

Google (Class A)* (Internet Software and Services)

   100     46,048

Hewlett-Packard (Computer Hardware)

   4,400     181,236

Home Diagnostics* (Health Care Equipment)

   3,900     41,340

Hyperion Solutions* (Application Software)

   1,600     57,504

Integrated Device Technology* (Semiconductors)

   1,300     20,124

IPG Photonics* (Electronic Manufacturing Services)

   400     9,600

KLA-Tencor (Semiconductor Equipment)

   7,100     353,225

Komag* (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   1,400     53,032
     Shares   Value
United States 72.2% (continued)           

Kronos (Application Software)

   2,400   $ 88,176

McAfee* (Internet Software and Services)

   15,700     445,566

MSC.Software* (Application Software)

   2,382     36,278

NII Holdings* (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   1,700     109,548

ON Semiconductor* (Semiconductors)

   5,700     43,149

Optium* (Communications Equipment)

   800     19,952

Parametric Technology* (Application Software)

   6,600     118,932

PerkinElmer (Life Sciences Tools and Services)

   2,100     46,683

QUALCOMM (Communications Equipment)

   8,200     309,878

Quest Software* (Application Software)

   5,500     80,575

RightNow Technologies* (IT Consulting and Other Services)

   4,000     68,880

Seagate Technology (Computer Storage and Peripherals)

   13,000     344,500

Stryker (Health Care Equipment)

   1,300     71,643

Symantec* (Internet Software and Services)

   18,076     376,885

Synopsys* (Technical Software)

   12,500     334,125

Texas Instruments (Semiconductors)

   5,900     169,920

THQ* (Consumer Software)

   3,600     117,072

VeriSign* (Internet Software and Services)

   14,900     358,345

Yahoo!* (Internet Software and Services)

   3,300     84,282
        
       6,288,711
        

Total Investments 97.9%
(Cost $7,834,810)

       8,526,835
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.1%        184,430
        
Net Assets 100.0%        $ 8,711,265

 


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Seligman International Growth Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value

Common Stocks 98.3%

    
Australia 1.6%           

Aristocrat Leisure (Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure)

   1,843   $      23,094

Brambles* (Commercial Services and Supplies)

   2,158     21,855

Toll Holdings (Road and Rail)

   1,642     23,609
        
       68,558
        
Austria 1.5%           

Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen (Commercial Banks)

   855     65,316
        
Belgium 1.3%           

KBC Groep (Commercial Banks)

   299     36,600

UCB (Pharmaceuticals)

   323     22,146
        
       58,746
        
Brazil 1.1%           

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce “CVRD” (ADR) (Metals and Mining)

   1,600     47,584
        
Canada 7.0%           

Cameco (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels)

   1,200     48,540

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (Chemicals)

   200     28,696

Research In Motion* (Communications Equipment)

   1,000     127,780

Rogers Communications (Class B) (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   2,000     59,512

SNC-Lavalin Group (Construction and Engineering)

   1,481     39,967
        
       304,495
        
China 0.5%           

Baidu.com (ADR)* (Internet Software and Services)

   200     22,544
        
Denmark 0.5%           

Vestas Wind Systems (Electrical Equipment)

   500     20,981
        
Finland 1.0%           

Nokia (ADR) (Communications Equipment)

   2,200     44,704
        
France 10.5%           

Alstom* (Electrical Equipment)

   471     63,812

Essilor International (Health Care Equipment and Supplies)

   196     21,023

Iliad (Internet Software and Services)

   403     34,844

SAFRAN (Aerospace and Defense)

   7     162

Unibail (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

   367     89,470

Vallourec (Machinery)

   413     119,278

Veolia Environnement (Multi-Utilities)

   1,680     129,492
        
       458,081
        
     Shares   Value
Germany 6.8%           

Allianz (Insurance)

   280   $      57,189

Deutsche Boerse (Diversified Financial Services)

   565     103,911

Salzgitter (Metals and Mining)

   570     74,506

Symrise (Chemicals)

   772     19,872

Wacker Chemie* (Chemicals)

   323     42,007
        
       297,485
        
Hong Kong 1.4%           

Shun Tak Holdings (Real Estate Management and Development)

   40,000     61,215
        
Ireland 2.5%           

Elan (ADR)* (Pharmaceuticals)

   3,000     44,250

Ryanair Holdings (ADR)* (Airlines)

   800     65,200
        
       109,450
        
Japan 19.7%           

Daiichi Sankyo (Pharmaceuticals)

   800     25,008

Eisai (Pharmaceuticals)

   1,200     65,990

Elpida Memory* (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment)

   1,200     66,105

Japan Tobacco (Tobacco)

   21     101,310

JFE Holdings (Metals and Mining)

   1,200     61,511

Komatsu (Machinery)

   1,000     20,144

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (Commercial Banks)

   3     37,328

Nintendo (Software)

   500     129,632

Nomura Holdings (Capital Markets)

   3,000     56,762

ORIX (Consumer Finance)

   100     29,017

Rakuten (Internet and Catalog Retail)

   115     53,794

Sharp (Household Durables)

   2,000     34,492

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Commercial Banks)

   2     20,404

Sumitomo Realty & Development (Real Estate Management and Development)

   2,000     64,322

Suzuki Motor (Automobiles)

   1,900     53,717

Toyota Motor (Automobiles)

   600     39,357
        
       858,893
        
Mexico 3.1%           

America Movil (Class L)(ADR) (Wireless Telecommunication Services)

   2,000     90,440

Fomento Economico Mexicano (ADR) (Beverages)

   400     46,304
        
       136,744
        
Netherlands 5.5%           

ASML Holding* (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment)

   2,551     63,069

Philips Electronics (Household Durables)

   2,940     110,831

Royal Numico “Koninklijke Numico”* (Food Products)

   1,279     68,527
        
       242,427
        

 


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Seligman International Growth Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares   Value
Norway 0.6%           

Telenor (Diversified Telecommunication Services)

   1,500   $      28,002
        
Russia 1.0%           

Gazprom (ADR)† (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels)

   950     43,673
        
South Korea 1.0%           

Samsung Electronics (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment)

   67     43,880
        
Sweden 1.5%           

Swedish Match* (Tobacco)

   3,400     63,537
        
Switzerland 9.9%           

ABB* (Electrical Equipment)

   3,915     70,164

Logitech International* (Computers and Peripherals)

   4,427     127,079

Nestle (Food Products)

   168     59,578

Nobel Biocare Holding (Health Care Equipment and Supplies)

   200     59,112

Swatch Group (Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods)

   1,090     48,739

Syngenta (Chemicals)

   119     22,134

UBS (Capital Markets)

   740     44,803
        
       431,609
        
Taiwan 1.9%           

Hon Hai Precision Industry (Electronic Equipment and Instruments)

   11,400     81,409
        
     Shares   Value
United Kingdom 18.4%           

Admiral Group (Insurance)

   683   $ 14,651

Alliance Boots (Food and Staples Retailing)

   4,858     79,476

ARM Holdings (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment)

   19,331     47,571

British Land (Real Estate Management and Development)

   1,429     47,843

Carphone Warehouse Group (Specialty Retail)

   10,756     66,076

Debenhams (Multiline Retail)

   11,411     42,286

EMI Group (Media)

   14,712     76,246

Kesa Electricals (Specialty Retail)

   10,269     67,965

Man Group (Capital Markets)

   7,642     78,171

Reckitt Benckiser (Household Products)

   1,491     68,124

Rolls-Royce Group (Aerospace and Defense)

   1,010     8,850

Standard Chartered (Commercial Banks)

   550     15,986

Tesco (Food and Staples Retailing)

   16,686     131,856

Xstrata (Metals and Mining)

   1,163     58,025
        
       803,126
        

Total Investments 98.3%
(Cost $3,489,647)

       4,292,459
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.7%        74,339
        
Net Assets 100.0%        $ 4,366,798

 


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Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio

 

     Principal
Amount
  Value
US Government and Government Agency Securities 53.2%             
US Government Securities 26.6%             

US Treasury Bonds:

    

8.125%, 8/15/2021

   $ 15,000   $      20,024

5.375%, 2/15/2031

     80,000     85,719

4.5%, 2/15/2036

     95,000     90,369

US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 2.5%, 7/15/2016

     14,996     15,114

US Treasury Notes:

    

4.5%, 9/30/2011

     15,000     14,873

4.5%, 11/30/2011

     65,000     64,441

4.25%, 8/15/2013

     150,000     146,285

4.25%, 11/15/2014

     25,000     24,260

4.875%, 8/15/2016

     10,000     10,123

4.625%, 11/15/2016

     100,000     99,375
        
       570,583
        
Government Agency Securitiesø 14.1%             

Fannie Mae:

    

5.4%, 4/13/2009

     75,000     75,025

5.5%, 2/22/2011

     90,000     90,008

Freddie Mac:

    

5.2%, 3/5/2019

     80,000     77,950
        
       242,983
        
Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securitiesø 12.5%             

Fannie Mae:

    

7%, 7/1/2008

     4,000     4,033

7%, 2/1/2012

     2,369     2,388

8.5%, 9/1/2015

     3,461     3,677

6.5%, 5/1/2017

     13,860     14,199

5.5%, 2/1/2018

     24,807     24,862

4.5%, 12/1/2020

     22,331     21,575

7%, 1/1/2032

     13,057     13,440

7%, 5/1/2032

     30,009     30,895

5.5%, 10/1/2035

     26,176     25,885

5.351%, 4/1/2036#

     24,375     24,367

5.994%, 8/1/2036#

     29,604     29,986

6.125%, 8/1/2036#

     39,788     40,210

6%, 9/1/2036#

     24,735     24,910

TBA 5.5%, 1/2007

     30,000     29,653

Freddie Mac Gold:

    

6%, 11/1/2010

     4,091     4,164

8%, 12/1/2023

     2,762     2,904

TBA 5%, 1/2007

     30,000     28,950
        
       326,098
        

Total US Government and
Government Agency Securities
(Cost $1,138,722)

    1,139,664
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value
Corporate Bonds 38.9%             
Air Freight and Logistics 1.4%             

FedEx 5.5%, 8/15/2009

   $ 30,000   $      30,132
        
Automobiles 0.9%             

DaimlerChrysler North America
4.875%, 6/15/2010

     20,000     19,511
        
Building Products 0.9%             

USG 6.3%, 11/15/2016†

     20,000     19,861
        
Capital Markets 2.8%             

Bear Stearns 5.7%, 11/15/2014

     15,000     15,251

Goldman Sachs Group 5.35%, 1/15/2016

     10,000     9,888

Lehman Brothers Holdings:

    

5.75%, 5/17/2013

     25,000     25,428

5.75%, 1/3/2017

     10,000     10,147
        
       60,714
        
Chemicals 0.9%             

Praxair 5.375%, 11/1/2016

     20,000     19,953
        
Commercial Banks 4.3%             

Bank of America 6.25%, 4/15/2012

     25,000     26,124

KeyCorp 5.55%, 6/2/2008#

     20,000     20,055

National City Bank of Pittsburgh
6.25%, 3/15/2011

     10,000     10,353

Republic New York 5.875%, 10/15/2008

     15,000     15,128

Suntrust Preferred Capital 1
5.853%, Perpetual##

     10,000     10,087

Wachovia 5.7%, 8/1/2013

     10,000     10,188
        
       91,935
        
Commercial Services and Supplies 0.2%             

Cintas No. 2 6.15%, 8/15/2036

     5,000     5,142
        
Consumer Finance 3.3%             

Aiful 6%, 12/12/2011†

     30,000     29,710

General Motors Acceptance 8%, 11/1/2031

     10,000     11,514

Nissan Motor Acceptance 5.625%, 3/14/2011†

     30,000     30,039
        
       71,263
        
Diversified Financial Services 0.7%             

CIT Group Funding 5.6%, 11/2/2011

     15,000     15,123
        
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.7%             

BellSouth 5.2%, 9/15/2014

     20,000     19,549

Embarq 7.082%, 6/1/2016

     10,000     10,198

Sprint Capital 8.75%, 3/15/2032

     5,000     6,035
        
       35,782
        
Electric Utilities 1.9%             

FPL Group Capital 6.35%, 10/1/2066#

     10,000     10,156

Indiana Michigan Power Company
6.05%, 3/15/2037

     15,000     14,773

MidAmerican Energy Holdings
6.125%, 4/1/2036

     15,000     15,172
        
       40,101
        

 


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Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
  Value
Food and Staples Retailing 1.2%             

Wal-Mart Stores 6.875%, 8/10/2009

   $ 25,000   $      26,061
        
Industrial Conglomerates 0.9%             

General Electric Capital 5.375%, 10/20/2016

     20,000     20,064
        
Insurance 0.7%             

Endurance Specialty Holdings
6.15%, 10/15/2015

     15,000     14,976
        
Machinery 0.7%             

Joy Global 6%, 11/15/2016†

     15,000     14,938
        
Media 0.7%             

Time Warner 6.5%, 11/15/2036

     15,000     14,979
        
Metals and Mining 1.0%             

Vale Overseas 6.25%, 1/23/2017

     20,000     20,191
        
Multi-Utilities 1.2%             

Consolidated Edison 5.5%, 9/15/2016

     10,000     10,004

Dominion Resources 5.6%, 11/15/2016

     15,000     14,906
        
       24,910
        
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 3.2%             

Canadian Natural Resources 6.5%, 2/15/2037

     10,000     10,065

Pemex Project Funding 8%, 11/15/2011

     40,000     44,100

Plains All American Pipeline 6.65%, 1/15/2037†

     15,000     15,279
        
       69,444
        
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.6%             

iStar Financial 5.95%, 10/15/2013†

     15,000     15,096

Nationwide Health Properties 6.5%, 7/15/2011

     15,000     15,341

Prologis Trust 5.625%, 11/15/2016

     15,000     14,916

Simon Property Group 5.25%, 12/1/2016

     10,000     9,762
        
       55,115
        
Real Estate Management and
Development
1.9%
            

AMB Property 5.9%, 8/15/2013

     15,000     15,237

ERP Operating 5.2%, 4/1/2013

     25,000     24,754
        
       39,991
        
Specialty Retail 0.7%             

Home Depot 5.875%, 12/16/2036

     15,000     14,771
        
     Principal
Amount
  Value  
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance 3.7%               

Countrywide Funding
5.625%, 7/15/2009

   $ 40,000   $      40,347  

Residential Capital:

    

5.85%, 6/9/2008#

     25,000     24,958  

6.375%, 6/30/2010

     15,000     15,186  
          
       80,491  
          
Trading Companies and
Distributors
0.7%
              

GATX Financial 5.5%, 2/15/2012

     15,000     14,919  
          
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.7%               

Sprint Nextel 6%, 12/1/2016

     15,000     14,646  
          

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $826,469)

       835,013  
          
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations
†† 5.6%
              

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust
6.218%, 3/25/2036#

     40,799     41,411  

Structured Asset Securities
4.04%, 6/25/2033#

     44,110     42,540  

Wells Fargo 4.732%, 7/25/2034#

     37,275     36,368  
          

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $119,625)

       120,319  
          

Asset-Backed Securities†† 1.3%
(Cost $27,778)

              

Centex Home Equity 7.4%, 12/25/2032#

     27,731     27,775  
          
Repurchase Agreement 3.3%               

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $71,034, collateralized by: $75,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a
fair market value of $75,281
(Cost $71,000)

     71,000     71,000  
          

Total Investments 102.3%
(Cost $2,183,594)

       2,193,771  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (2.3)%

       (50,061 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 2,143,710  

 


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Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio

 

         
    
Shares
  Value

Common Stocks 99.7%

    
Aerospace and Defense 6.2%           

Honeywell International

   3,500   $    158,340

United Technologies

   2,000     125,040
        
       283,380
        
Capital Markets 3.4%           

Bank of New York

   4,000     157,480
        
Chemicals 8.3%           

E. I. du Pont de Nemours

   3,100     151,001

Praxair

   2,200     130,526

Rohm and Haas

   2,000     102,240
        
       383,767
        
Commercial Banks 3.1%           

U.S. Bancorp

   4,000     144,760
        
Communications Equipment 6.4%           

Juniper Networks*

   8,000     151,520

Motorola

   7,000     143,920
        
       295,440
        
Diversified Financial Services 6.5%           

Bank of America

   2,700     144,153

JPMorgan Chase

   3,200     154,560
        
       298,713
        
Food and Staples Retailing 3.1%           

Costco Wholesale

   2,700     142,749
        
Food Products 1.8%           

Tyson Foods (Class A)

   4,900     80,605
        
Health Care Equipment and Supplies 8.9%           

Baxter International

   3,300     153,087

Boston Scientific*

   5,500     94,490

Medtronic

   3,000     160,530
        
       408,107
        
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders 3.1%           

AES*

   6,500     143,260
        
Industrial Conglomerates 3.2%           

General Electric

   4,000     148,840
        
Insurance 9.7%           

Prudential Financial

   1,800     154,548

St. Paul Travelers Companies

   2,700     144,963

UnumProvident

   7,000     145,460
        
       444,971
        
Machinery 2.7%           

Caterpillar

   2,000     122,660
        
     Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Multiline Retail 3.4%                 

J.C. Penney

     2,000  shs.   $    154,720  
          
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 11.7%                 

Chevron

     2,000       147,060  

Marathon Oil

     1,400       129,500  

Valero Energy

     2,000       102,320  

Williams Companies

     6,100       159,332  
          
       538,212  
          
Pharmaceuticals 2.8%                 

Wyeth

     2,500       127,300  
          
Road and Rail 6.0%                 

CSX

     4,000       137,720  

Union Pacific

     1,500       138,030  
          
       275,750  
          
Specialty Retail 3.0%                 

The Gap

     7,000       136,500  
          
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance 3.1%                 

Washington Mutual

     3,100       141,019  
          
Tobacco 3.3%                 

Altria Group

     1,800       154,476  
          

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,331,574)

       4,582,709  
          
Repurchase Agreement 0.6%                 

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $26,013, collateralized by: $30,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a fair market value of $30,113
(Cost $26,000)

   $ 26,000       26,000  
          

Total Investments 100.3%
(Cost $3,357,574)

       4,608,709  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.3)%

       (12,239 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%            $ 4,596,470  

 


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Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio

 

     Shares   Value

Common Stocks 100.2%

    
Aerospace and Defense 2.8%           

Cubic

   300,000   $     6,510,000
        
Airlines 2.7%           

Continental Airlines*

   150,000     6,187,500
        
Auto Components 1.9%           

Tenneco*

   180,000     4,449,600
        
Biotechnology 4.1%           

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals*

   349,700     4,651,010

PDL BioPharma*

   230,000     4,632,200
        
       9,283,210
        
Chemicals 8.2%           

Cabot

   150,000     6,535,500

Hercules*

   360,000     6,951,600

Minerals Technologies

   90,000     5,291,100
        
       18,778,200
        
Commercial Banks 1.6%           

South Financial Group

   141,000     3,749,190
        
Commercial Services and Supplies 9.2%           

Brink’s

   90,000     5,752,800

Korn/Ferry International*

   235,000     5,395,600

School Specialty*

   115,000     4,311,350

Waste Connections*

   135,000     5,609,250
        
       21,069,000
        
Communications Equipment 2.8%           

F5 Networks*

   85,000     6,307,850
        
Computers and Peripherals 1.4%           

Hypercom*

   500,000     3,175,000
        
Construction and Engineering 3.1%           

Shaw Group*

   210,000     7,035,000
        
Diversified Consumer Services 2.4%           

Sotheby’s Holdings (Class A)

   180,000     5,583,600
        
Electrical Equipment 2.9%           

EnerSys*

   276,900     4,430,400

Thomas & Betts*

   46,500     2,198,520
        
       6,628,920
        
Electronic Equipment and
Instruments
4.7%
          

Symbol Technologies

   340,000     5,079,600

Trimble Navigation*

   110,000     5,580,300
        
       10,659,900
        
     Shares   Value
Energy Equipment and Services 5.0%           

Hanover Compressor*

   310,000   $     5,855,900

Universal Compression Holdings*

   90,000     5,589,900
        
       11,445,800
        
Food and Staples Retailing 2.4%           

Central European Distribution*

   185,000     5,494,500
        
Food Products 2.5%           

Bunge

   80,000     5,800,800
        
Health Care Providers and Services 3.8%           

HealthSouth*

   203,500     4,609,275

WellCare Health Plans*

   60,000     4,134,000
        
       8,743,275
        
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure 6.1%           

Landry’s Restaurants

   97,400     2,930,766

Penn National Gaming*

   110,000     4,578,200

Ruby Tuesday

   230,000     6,311,200
        
       13,820,166
        
Household Durables 2.0%           

Harman International Industries

   45,000     4,495,950
        
Insurance 8.8%           

W.R. Berkley

   150,000     5,176,500

Endurance Specialty Holdings

   116,000     4,243,280

Hanover Insurance Group

   110,000     5,368,000

Infinity Property and Casualty

   110,000     5,322,900
        
       20,110,680
        
Machinery 4.8%           

Mueller Industries

   145,000     4,596,500

Terex*

   100,000     6,458,000
        
       11,054,500
        
Media 2.7%           

Cadmus Communications

   250,000     6,105,000
        
Multiline Retail 1.7%           

Fred’s

   320,000     3,852,800
        
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels 1.4%           

Peabody Energy

   80,000     3,232,800
        
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment 2.8%           

Cypress Semiconductor*

   275,000     4,639,250

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates*

   39,300     1,788,936
        
       6,428,186
        
Software 2.1%           

Quest Software*

   325,000     4,761,250
        

 


See footnotes on page 36.

 

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December 31, 2006

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio (continued)

 

     Shares    Value
Specialty Retail 6.3%           

Claire’s Stores

   190,000   $ 6,296,600

Guitar Center*

   80,000     3,636,800

Pacific Sunwear of California*

   225,000     4,405,500
        
       14,338,900
        

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $164,049,781)

       229,101,577
        
     Principal
Amount
 

Value

 
Repurchase Agreement 0.2%               

State Street Bank 4.35%, dated 12/29/2006, maturing 1/2/2007, in the amount of $400,193, collateralized by: $415,000 US Treasury Notes 4.5%, 2/15/2016, with a fair market value of $416,556
(Cost $400,000)

   $ 400,000   $ 400,000  
          

Total Investments 100.4%
(Cost $164,449,781)

       229,501,577  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.4)%

       (872,505 )
          
Net Assets 100.0%          $ 228,629,072  

 


*   Non-income producing security.
  The security may be offered and sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
††   Investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to principal paydowns. As a result of prepayments from refinancing or satisfaction of the underlying instruments, the average life may be less than the original maturity. This in turn may impact the ultimate yield realized from these investments.

Ø

 

Securities issued by these agencies are neither guaranteed nor insured by the US Government.

(1)

 

These notes are exchangeable at maturity for the values of the common stock of Yahoo! (Internet Software and Services). The maturity value of the stock is limited to 120% of the stock’s price at the date of purchase of the notes.

(2)

 

These notes are exchangeable at maturity for the values of the common stock of Marvell Technology Group (Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment). The maturity value of the stock is limited to 120% of the stock’s price at the date of purchase of the notes.

(3)

 

These notes are exchangeable at maturity for the values of the common stock of Seagate Technology (Computers and Peripherals). The maturity value of the stock is limited to 120% of the stock’s price at the date of purchase of the notes.

(4)

 

These notes are exchangeable at maturity for the values of the common stock of Peabody Energy (Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels). The maturity value of the stock is limited to 120% of the stock’s price at the date of purchase of the notes.

(5)

 

These notes are exchangeable at maturity for the values of the common stock of eBay (Internet Software and Services). The maturity value of the stock is limited to 120% of the stock’s price at the date of purchase of the notes.

  At December 31, 2006, 400 shares of Seagate Technology, with a value of $10,600, were held as collateral for options written.
#   Floating rate security; the interest rate is reset periodically. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect at December 31, 2006.
##   This security pays a fixed rate for a stipulated number of years, after which it pays a floating interest rate.
ADR – American Depositary Receipts.
GDR – Global Depositary Receipts.
MDR – Mortgage dollar rolls.
TBA – To-be-announced.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2006

 

     Seligman
Capital
Portfolio
     Seligman
Cash
Management
Portfolio
   Seligman
Common
Stock
Portfolio
     Seligman
Communications
and Information
Portfolio
     Seligman
Global
Technology
Portfolio
 
Assets:                                      
Investments, at value (see portfolios of investments):                                 
Long-term holdings    $10,835,605         $6,787,642      $54,457,796      $8,526,835  
Options purchased            253,884            
Repurchase agreements    217,000      $      991,000    376,000      378,000       
Other short-term holdings         10,020,981    288,882      2,900,000       
Total Investments*    11,052,605      11,011,981    7,706,408      57,735,796      8,526,835  
Cash denominated in US dollars**    783      999    3,361      98       
Cash denominated in foreign currencies†                 665,382      369,582  
Dividends and interest receivable    4,816      30,171    8,233      14,733      2,325  
Receivable for securities sold/matured    3,150      1,000,000         162,423      82,552  
Receivable for Capital Stock sold    77              7,539      120  
Receivable from the Manager (Note 4)         540              4,546  
Other    612      677    373      2,782      4,037  
Total Assets    11,062,043      12,044,368    7,718,375      58,588,753      8,989,997  
Liabilities:                                 
Payable for securities purchased    86,503              1,002,126      92,979  
Payable for Capital Stock redeemed    11,945      20,402    424      37,646      4,938  
Management fee payable    3,800      4,100    2,614      37,339      7,442  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees payable    3,160              9,643      911  
Bank overdraft                      129,448  
Options written, at value (premium received — $3,552)            3,640            
Accrued expenses and other    28,539      16,309    16,060      51,908      43,014  
Total Liabilities    133,947      40,811    22,738      1,138,662      278,732  
Net Assets    $10,928,096      $12,003,557    $7,695,637      $57,450,091      $8,711,265  
Composition of Net Assets:                                 
Capital Stock, $0.001 at par    $             753      $        12,006    $            613      $         3,388      $            546  
Additional paid-in capital    18,516,866      11,991,551    8,711,049      77,944,015      19,008,007  
Undistributed/accumulated net investment income (loss)            80,189            
Accumulated net realized loss    (8,364,527 )       (1,663,694 )    (24,504,735 )    (10,989,812 )
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and options written    775,004         567,480      4,007,423      687,315  
Net unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and forward currency contracts                      5,209  
Net Assets    $10,928,096      $12,003,557    $7,695,637      $57,450,091      $8,711,265  
Class 1    $5,946,774      $12,003,557    $7,695,637      $41,642,157      $6,466,279  
Class 2    $4,981,322                  $15,807,934      $2,244,986  
Shares of Capital Stock Outstanding:                                 
Class 1    406,856      12,005,932    612,847      2,443,630      404,450  
Class 2    345,905                  944,372      141,818  
Net Asset Value per Share:                                 
Class 1    $14.62      $1.00    $12.56      $17.04      $15.99  
Class 2    $14.40                  $16.74      $15.83  

 

*  Cost of total investments are as follows:

   $10,277,601      $11,011,981    $7,138,840      $53,738,817      $7,834,810  

**  Includes restricted cash as follows:

   $300      $200    $1,000            

†  Cost of foreign currencies as follows:

                $654,938      $369,083  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2006

 

     Seligman
International
Growth
Portfolio
     Seligman
Investment
Grade
Fixed
Income
Portfolio
     Seligman
Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
     Seligman
Smaller-Cap
Value
Portfolio
Assets:                              
Investments, at value (see portfolios of investments):                          
Long-term holdings    $ 4,292,459      $ 2,122,771      $ 4,582,709      $ 229,101,577
Repurchase agreements         71,000      26,000      400,000
Total Investments*    4,292,459      2,193,771      4,608,709      229,501,577
Cash denominated in US dollars**    64,861      1,320      627      1,131
Cash denominated in foreign currencies†    3,158               
Dividends and interest receivable    5,177      24,363      7,558      6,145
Receivable for securities sold    41,016               
Receivable for Capital Stock sold                   25,404
Receivable from the Manager (Note 4)    1,803      1,144          
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts    20               
Other    211      380      239      11,299
Total Assets    4,408,705      2,220,978      4,617,133      229,545,556
Liabilities:                          
Payable for securities purchased    163      59,241          
Payable for Capital Stock redeemed    7,118      740      5,552      583,470
Management fee payable    3,648      733      3,145      195,108
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees payable                   18,838
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts    104               
Accrued expenses and other    30,874      16,554      11,966      119,068
Total Liabilities    41,907      77,268      20,663      916,484
Net Assets    $4,366,798      $2,143,710      $4,596,470      $228,629,072
Composition of Net Assets:                          
Capital Stock, $0.001 at par    $          304      $          250      $          350      $         12,370
Additional paid-in capital    5,112,534      2,182,012      3,802,381      142,985,310
Undistributed/accumulated net investment income (loss)    (3,373 )    101,767      27,150     
Undistributed/accumulated net realized gain (loss)    (1,546,107 )    (150,496 )    (484,546 )    20,579,596
Net unrealized appreciation of investments    733,862      10,177      1,251,135      65,051,796
Net unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and forward currency contracts    69,578               
Net Assets    $4,366,798      $2,143,710      $4,596,470      $228,629,072
Class 1    $ 4,366,798      $ 2,143,710      $ 4,596,470      $187,833,085
Class 2                         $   40,795,987
Shares of Capital Stock Outstanding:                          
Class 1    303,761      250,231      349,541      10,149,050
Class 2                         2,221,021
Net Asset Value per Share:                          
Class 1    $14.38      $8.57      $13.15      $18.51
Class 2                         $18.37

 

*  Cost of total investments are as follows:

   $ 3,489,647      $ 2,183,594      $ 3,357,574      $ 164,449,781

**  Includes restricted cash as follows:

        $500           $500

†  Cost of foreign currencies as follows:

   $3,187               

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

     Seligman
Capital
Portfolio
     Seligman
Cash
Management
Portfolio
     Seligman
Common
Stock
Portfolio
   Seligman
Communications
and Information
Portfolio
     Seligman
Global
Technology
Portfolio
 
Investment Income:                                      
Dividends*    $ 72,744      $      $ 146,049    $ 157,173      $ 36,506  
Interest      14,645        643,277        11,172      142,581        11,325  
Total Investment Income      87,389        643,277        157,221      299,754        47,831  
Expenses:                                           
Management fees      48,784        53,225        30,887      436,632        88,392  
Shareholder account services      27,259                    42,783        26,868  
Custody and related services      18,331        16,126        15,053      53,683        67,505  
Auditing fees      16,047        13,950        14,455      49,568        28,600  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees — Class 2      12,644                    33,785        3,578  
Shareholder reports and communications      8,074        1,997        1,057      9,381        7,425  
Directors’ fees and expenses      4,072        4,095        3,974      5,088        3,997  
Legal fees      2,736        2,901        2,327      6,244        2,464  
Miscellaneous      2,261        2,730        1,615      8,987        1,482  
Total Expenses Before Reimbursement      140,208        95,024        69,368      646,151        230,311  
Reimbursement of expenses (Note 4)             (1,284 )                  (58,789 )
Total Expenses After Reimbursement      140,208        93,740        69,368      646,151        171,522  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (52,819 )      549,537        87,853      (346,397 )      (123,691 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Investments and
Foreign Currency Transactions:
                                          
Net realized gain on investments      1,240,014               659,942      6,889,847        1,239,575  
Net realized gain on options written                    26,657      19,054         
Net realized gain on foreign
currency transactions
                               28,887  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation of investments
     (504,003 )             425,949      4,969,406        269,605  
Net change in unrealized depreciation
on translation of assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies and forward currency contracts
                               17,575  
Net Gain on Investments and
Foreign Currency Transactions
     736,011               1,112,548      11,878,307        1,555,642  
Increase in Net Assets from Operations    $ 683,192      $ 549,537      $ 1,200,401    $ 11,531,910      $ 1,431,951  

 

* Net of foreign tax withheld as follows:

                   $399      $5,285        $2,161  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

39   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

     Seligman
International
Growth
Portfolio
     Seligman
Investment
Grade Fixed
Income
Portfolio
     Seligman
Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
   Seligman
Smaller-Cap
Value
Portfolio
 
Investment Income:                              
Dividends*    $ 56,668      $      $ 93,195    $ 1,028,223  
Interest      2,180        128,410        1,324      47,682  
Total Investment Income      58,848        128,410        94,519      1,075,905  
Expenses:                                  
Management fees      40,134        9,445        37,894      2,279,238  
Shareholder account services                         45,570  
Custody and related services      92,476        26,292        3,322      77,005  
Auditing fees      17,719        12,684        13,338      93,939  
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees—Class 2                         71,698  
Shareholder reports and communications      926        843        947      18,570  
Directors’ fees and expenses      3,893        3,855        3,907      8,839  
Legal fees      2,089        1,947        2,134      18,594  
Miscellaneous      984        1,102        1,166      34,124  
Total Expenses Before Reimbursement      158,221        56,168        62,708      2,647,577  
Reimbursement of expenses (Note 4)      (77,953 )      (36,099 )            
Total Expenses After Reimbursement      80,268        20,069        62,708      2,647,577  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (21,420 )      108,341        31,811      (1,571,672 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions:                                  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments      477,747        (49,694 )      337,701      22,312,281  
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions      88,693                     
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments      119,139        4,745        219,631      22,984,720  
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and forward currency contracts      163,777                     
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments and
Foreign Currency Transactions
     849,356        (44,949 )      557,332      45,297,001  
Increase in Net Assets from Operations    $ 827,936      $ 63,392      $ 589,143    $ 43,725,329  

 

* Net of foreign tax withheld as follows:

     $5,286                    $3,562  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Seligman
Capital
Portfolio
     Seligman
Cash Management
Portfolio
     Seligman
Common Stock
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
     Year Ended
December 31,
     Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006      2005  
Operations:                                                      
Net investment income (loss)    $ (52,819 )    $ (81,432 )    $ 549,537      $ 301,663      $ 87,853      $ 89,584  
Net realized gain on investments      1,240,014        2,014,808                      659,942        960,502  
Net realized gain on options written                                  26,657        58,922  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments      (504,003 )      (360,164 )                    425,949        (985,632 )
Increase in Net Assets From Operations      683,192        1,573,212        549,537        301,663        1,200,401        123,376  
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                      
Net investment income — Class 1                    (549,537 )      (301,663 )      (91,364 )      (143,752 )
Capital Share Transactions:                                                      
Proceeds from sale of shares:                                                      

Class 1

     436,299        648,138        2,174,064        22,528,542        439,419        992,550  

Class 2

     557,876        520,068                              
Investment of dividends — Class 1                    549,537        301,663        91,364        143,752  
Total      994,175        1,168,206        2,723,601        22,830,205        530,783        1,136,302  
Cost of shares redeemed:                                                      

Class 1

     (3,119,625 )      (3,216,959 )      (5,874,515 )      (9,504,002 )      (2,163,284 )      (3,689,103 )

Class 2

     (989,458 )      (1,370,650 )                            
Total      (4,109,083 )      (4,587,609 )      (5,874,515 )      (9,504,002 )      (2,163,284 )      (3,689,103 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions      (3,114,908 )      (3,419,403 )      (3,150,914 )      13,326,203        (1,632,501 )      (2,552,801 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      (2,431,716 )      (1,846,191 )      (3,150,914 )      13,326,203        (523,464 )      (2,573,177 )
Net Assets:                                                      
Beginning of year      13,359,812        15,206,003        15,154,471        1,828,268        8,219,101        10,792,278  
End of Year*    $ 10,928,096      $ 13,359,812      $ 12,003,557      $ 15,154,471      $ 7,695,637      $ 8,219,101  

 

* Including undistributed net investment income (net of accumulated net investment loss) as follows:

            $(4,929 )                    $80,189        $83,700  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

41   


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Seligman
Communications
and Information
Portfolio
     Seligman
Global Technology
Portfolio
     Seligman
International Growth
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
     Year Ended
December 31,
     Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006      2005  
Operations:                                                      
Net investment loss    $ (346,397 )    $ (499,605 )    $ (123,691 )    $ (136,748 )    $ (21,420 )    $ (8,429 )
Net realized gain on investments      6,889,847        8,134,445        1,239,575        1,260,856        477,747        408,932  
Net realized gain on options written      19,054                                     
Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions                    28,887        18,374        88,693        (39,609 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments      4,969,406        (3,683,330 )      269,605        (467,685 )      119,139        81,214  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and forward currency contracts                    17,575        (151,367 )      163,777        (277,026 )
Increase in Net Assets From Operations      11,531,910        3,951,510        1,431,951        523,430        827,936        165,082  
Capital Share Transactions:                                                      
Proceeds from sale of shares:                                                      

Class 1

     1,351,973        2,895,060        450,730        335,944        1,347,382        1,102,588  

Class 2

     4,812,456        1,316,607        2,165,779        597,041                
Total      6,164,429        4,211,667        2,616,509        932,985        1,347,382        1,102,588  
Cost of shares redeemed:                                                      

Class 1

     (15,574,015 )      (17,669,176 )      (1,684,705 )      (2,546,604 )      (1,591,055 )      (1,234,304 )

Class 2

     (3,415,523 )      (2,638,953 )      (2,181,105 )      (1,037,266 )              
Total      (18,989,538 )      (20,308,129 )      (3,865,810 )      (3,583,870 )      (1,591,055 )      (1,234,304 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions      (12,825,109 )      (16,096,462 )      (1,249,301 )      (2,650,885 )      (243,673 )      (131,716 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      (1,293,199 )      (12,144,952 )      182,650        (2,127,455 )      584,263        33,366  
Net Assets:                                                      
Beginning of year      58,743,290        70,888,242        8,528,615        10,656,070        3,782,535        3,749,169  
End of Year*      $57,450,091        $58,743,290      $ 8,711,265      $ 8,528,615      $ 4,366,798      $ 3,782,535  

 

* Net of accumulated net investment loss as follows:

            $(5,057)               $(3,893)        $(3,373)        $(4,967)  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Seligman
Investment Grade
Fixed Income
Portfolio
    Seligman
Large-Cap Value
Portfolio
    Seligman
Smaller-Cap Value
Portfolio
 
    

Year Ended

December 31,

   

Year Ended

December 31,

   

Year Ended

December 31,

 
      2006     2005     2006     2005     2006      2005  
Operations:                                                  
Net investment income (loss)    $ 108,341     $ 122,579     $ 31,811     $ 34,875     $ (1,571,672 )    $ (1,017,638 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments      (49,694 )     (84,983 )     337,701       429,238       22,312,281        20,382,569  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments      4,745       (8,871 )     219,631       58,369       22,984,720        (33,615,826 )
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations      63,392       28,725       589,143       522,482       43,725,329        (14,250,895 )
Distributions to Shareholders:                                                  
Net investment income:                                                  

Class 1

     (130,257 )     (165,952 )     (36,581 )     (48,933 )            (1,235,756 )

Class 2

                                    (58,214 )
Total      (130,257 )     (165,952 )     (36,581 )     (48,933 )            (1,293,970 )
Net realized short-term gain on investments:                                                  

Class 1

                             (3,866,926 )       

Class 2

                             (829,336 )       
Total                              (4,696,262 )       
Net realized long-term gain on investments:                                                  

Class 1

                             (12,166,668 )      (20,089,240 )

Class 2

                             (2,609,376 )      (3,564,658 )
Total                              (14,776,044 )      (23,653,898 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions      (130,257 )     (165,952 )     (36,581 )     (48,933 )     (19,472,306 )      (24,947,868 )
Capital Share Transactions:                                                  
Proceeds from sale of shares:                                                  

Class 1

     388,831       792,326       475,262       1,470,806       19,880,909        18,071,480  

Class 2

                             7,398,663        10,160,903  
Investment of dividends:                                                  

Class 1

     130,257       165,952       36,581       48,933              1,235,756  

Class 2

                                    58,214  
Investment of gain distributions:                                              

Class 1

                             16,033,594        20,089,240  

Class 2

                             3,438,712        3,564,658  
Total      519,088       958,278       511,843       1,519,739       46,751,878        53,180,251  
Cost of shares redeemed:                                                  

Class 1

     (1,066,713 )     (1,623,823 )     (1,657,558 )     (2,145,389 )     (67,982,145 )      (74,254,204 )

Class 2

                             (9,354,747 )      (7,758,428 )
Total      (1,066,713 )     (1,623,823 )     (1,657,558 )     (2,145,389 )     (77,336,892 )      (82,012,632 )
Decrease in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions      (547,625 )     (665,545 )     (1,145,715 )     (625,650 )     (30,585,014 )      (28,832,381 )
Decrease in Net Assets      (614,490 )     (802,772 )     (593,153 )     (152,101 )     (6,331,991 )      (68,031,144 )
Net Assets:                                                  
Beginning of year      2,758,200       3,560,972       5,189,623       5,341,724       234,961,063        302,992,207  
End of Year*    $ 2,143,710     $ 2,758,200     $ 4,596,470     $ 5,189,623     $ 228,629,072      $ 234,961,063  

 

* Including undistributed net investment income (net of accumulated net investment loss) as follows:

     $101,767       $123,967       $27,150       $31,920              $(3,094)  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization — Seligman Portfolios, Inc. (the “Fund”) is an open-end diversified management investment company consisting of 9 separate portfolios (the “Portfolios”): Seligman Capital Portfolio (“Capital Portfolio”), Seligman Cash Management Portfolio (“Cash Management Portfolio”), Seligman Common Stock Portfolio (“Common Stock Portfolio”), Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio (“Communications and Information Portfolio”), Seligman Global Technology Portfolio (“Global Technology Portfolio”), Seligman International Growth Portfolio (“International Growth Portfolio”), Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio (“Investment Grade Portfolio”), Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio (“Large-Cap Value Portfolio”), and Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio (“Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio”), each designed to meet different investment goals. Shares of the Fund are provided as an investment medium for variable annuity and life insurance separate accounts offered by various insurance companies. Class 2 shares of the Communications and Information Portfolio are also offered to qualified pension or retirement plans.

 

2. Multiple Classes of Shares — The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class 1 shares do not pay a distribution and service fee (“12b-1 fee”). Class 2 shares pay an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. The two classes of shares represent interests in the same portfolio of investments, have the same rights, and are generally identical in all respects except that each class bears its separate class-specific expenses, and has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matter on which a separate vote of any class is required.

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies — The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States (“US”) generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

 

  a. Security Valuation — Net asset value per share is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Securities traded on an exchange are valued at the last sales price on the primary exchange or market on which they are traded. Fixed income securities not listed on an exchange or security market are valued by independent pricing services based on bid prices which consider such factors as coupons, maturities, credit ratings, liquidity, specific terms and features, and the US Treasury yield curve, or are valued by J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the “Manager”) based on quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Equity securities not listed on an exchange or security market, or equity securities for which there are no last sales price, are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices or are valued by the Manager based on quotations provided by primary market makers in such securities. Notwithstanding these valuation methods, the Global Technology Portfolio and International Growth Portfolio may adjust the value of securities as described below in order to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the US close prior to the close of the NYSE; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after the local market close but before the close of the NYSE. The Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved “fair value” procedures under which a third-party service on a regular basis recommends adjustments to the local closing prices of certain foreign equity securities. The adjustments are based on a statistical analysis of the historical relationship between the price movements of a security and independent variables such as US market movements, sector movements, movements in the ADR of a security (if any), and movements in country or regional exchange-traded funds or futures contracts. The factors used vary with each security, depending on which factors have been most important historically.

Other securities for which market quotations are not readily available (or are otherwise no longer valid or reliable) are valued at fair value determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. This can occur in the event of, among other things, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, market disruptions, intra-day trading halts and extreme market volatility. The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments. As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other mutual funds to determine net asset value or the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security.

Short-term holdings that mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term holdings maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. Investments held by the Cash Management Portfolio are generally valued using the amortized cost method which approximates fair value.

 

  b. Foreign Securities — The Portfolios may invest up to 10% of their total assets in foreign securities (except Global Technology Portfolio and International Growth Portfolio (together, the “Seligman International Portfolios”), which may invest up to 100% of their total assets in foreign securities). Investments in foreign securities will primarily be traded in foreign currencies, and the Portfolios may temporarily hold funds in foreign currencies. The Portfolios may also invest in US dollar-denominated American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”), American Depositary Shares (“ADS”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDR”), Fiduciary Depositary Receipts (“FDR”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDR”), and Global Depositary Shares (“GDS”). ADR and ADS are issued by domestic banks or trust companies and evidence ownership of securities issued by foreign corporations. ADR and ADS are traded on United States exchanges or over-the-counter and are not included in the 10% limitation. EDR, FDR, GDR, and GDS are receipts similar to ADR and ADS and are typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies and traded in Europe. The books and records of the Portfolios are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into US dollars on the following basis:
  (i) market value of investment securities, other assets, and liabilities, at the daily rate of exchange as reported by a pricing service;
  (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses, at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

The net asset values per share of Portfolios which invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies will be affected by changes in currency exchange rates. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may also affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on sales of securities, and net investment income and losses. The rate of exchange between the US dollar and other currencies is determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets.

Net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and from the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolios’ books, and the US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of portfolio securities and other foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Seligman International Portfolios separate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held in the portfolios. Similarly, these Portfolios separate the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period.

 

  c. Forward Currency Contracts — Each Portfolio, other than Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Portfolio, may enter into forward currency contracts in order to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings, or other amounts receivable or payable in foreign currency. A forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Certain risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The contracts are valued daily at current or forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain or loss is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and forward currency contracts. The gain or loss, if any, arising from the difference between the settlement value of the forward contract and the closing of such contract, is included in net realized gain or loss from foreign currency transactions. For federal income tax purposes, certain open forward currency contracts are treated as sold during the fiscal year and any gains or losses are recognized immediately. As a result, the amount of income distributable to shareholders may vary from the amount recognized for financial reporting purposes.

 

  d. Options — Each Portfolio, other than Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Portfolio, is authorized to write and purchase put and call options. When a Portfolio writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Portfolio is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Portfolio enters into a closing transaction), the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium paid or received). The Portfolio, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing investments.

 

  e. Taxes — The Portfolios’ policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to Regulated Investment Companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable net income and net gain realized to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for Federal income or excise taxes are required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest, and for certain countries, taxes on the sale of foreign securities have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolios’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

  f. Security Transactions and Related Investment Income — Investment transactions are recorded on trade dates. Identified cost of investments sold is used for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. The Portfolios amortize discount and premium on debt securities. Dividends receivable and payable are recorded on ex-dividend dates, except that certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are recorded as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend.

 

  g. Multiple Class Allocations — All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses of a Portfolio are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative value of shares of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include 12b-1 fees and any other items that are specifically attributable to a particular class, are charged directly to such class. For the year ended December 31, 2006, 12b-1 fees were the only class-specific expenses.

 

  h. Repurchase Agreements — The Portfolios may enter into repurchase agreements. Generally, securities received as collateral subject to repurchase agreements are deposited with the Portfolio’s custodians and, pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreement, must have an aggregate market value greater than or equal to the repurchase price, plus accrued interest, at all times. On a daily basis, the market value of securities held as collateral for repurchase agreements is monitored to ensure the existence of the proper level of collateral.

 

  i. Equity-Linked Notes — The Portfolios may purchase notes created by a counterparty, typically an investment bank. The notes bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. At maturity, the notes must be exchanged for an amount based on the value of one or more equity securities (“Index Stocks”) of third party issuers. The exchange value may be limited to an amount less than the actual value of the Index Stocks at the maturity date. Any difference between the exchange amount and the original cost of the notes will be a gain or loss.

 

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  j. Securities Purchased and Sold on a TBA Basis — The Portfolios may purchase or sell securities (typically mortgage-backed securities) on a to-be-announced (TBA) basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and are subject to the risk that the value at delivery may be more or less than the trade date purchase price. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at fair value in accordance with the procedures for security valuation described above.

 

  k. Mortgage Dollar Rolls — The Portfolios may enter into mortgage dollar roll transactions using TBAs in which a Portfolio sells a mortgage-backed security to a counterparty and simultaneously enters into an agreement with the same counterparty to buy back a similar security on a specific future date at a predetermined price. Each mortgage dollar roll is treated as a sale and purchase transaction, with any gain or loss recognized at the time of such sale. The Portfolio may be exposed to market or credit risk if the price of the security changes unfavorably or the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the agreement.

 

  l. Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and other distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates.

 

  m. Restricted Cash — Restricted cash represents deposits that are being held by banks as collateral for letters of credit issued in connection with the Fund’s insurance policies.

 

4. Management Fee, Distribution Services, and Other Transactions — The Manager manages the affairs of the Fund and provides or arranges for the necessary personnel and facilities. The Manager’s fee, which is calculated daily and payable monthly, is equal to 0.40%, on an annual basis, of each of Capital, Cash Management, Common Stock and Investment Grade Portfolios’ average daily net assets; and equal to 0.75%, on an annual basis, of Communications and Information Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Manager’s fee for the Global Technology Portfolio is equal to 1.00% per annum of the first $2 billion of average daily net assets, 0.95% per annum of the next $2 billion of average daily net assets, and 0.90% per annum in excess of $4 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The Manager’s fee for the Large-Cap Value Portfolio is equal to 0.80% per annum of the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.70% per annum of the next $500 million of average daily net assets, and 0.60% per annum in excess of $1 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The Manager’s fee for the Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio is equal to 1.00% per annum of the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.90% per annum of the next $500 million of average daily net assets, and 0.80% per annum in excess of $1 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The Manager’s fee for the International Growth Portfolio is equal to 1.00% per annum on the first $50 million of average daily net assets, 0.95% per annum on the next $1 billion of average daily net assets, and 0.90% per annum in excess of $1.05 billion of average daily net assets of the Portfolio.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the management fees for Global Technology Portfolio, International Growth Portfolio, Large-Cap Value Portfolio, and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio were equal to 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.80%, and 1.00%, respectively, per annum of the average daily net assets of each of these Portfolios.

Wellington Management Company, LLP (the “Subadviser”), is the subadviser to the International Growth Portfolio and is responsible for furnishing investment advice, research and assistance. Under the subadvisory agreement, the Manager pays the Subadviser a subadvisory fee determined as follows: the Subadviser receives 0.45% on the first $50 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets and 0.40% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $50 million.

The Manager reimburses expenses, other than management and 12b-1 fees, that exceed a certain rate per annum of the average daily net assets of the following Portfolios:

 

Portfolio    Rate      Portfolio    Rate  
Cash Management    0.30 %    International Growth    1.00 %
Global Technology    0.90      Investment Grade    0.45  

Such reimbursements may be terminated at any time.

The amounts of these reimbursements, where applicable, for the year ended December 31, 2006, are disclosed in the Statements of Operations, and such amounts receivable from the Manager at December 31, 2006 are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Compensation of all officers of the Fund, all directors of the Fund who are employees of the Manager, and all personnel of the Fund and the Manager is paid by the Manager. Seligman Advisors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Manager, acts as distributor of shares of the Fund.

Under a Rule 12b-1 plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Fund with respect to Class 2 shares of each Portfolio, insurance companies or their affiliates can enter into agreements with the Distributor and receive 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25%, on an annual basis, of the average daily net assets of Class 2 shares attributable to the particular insurance company or qualified plan for providing, among other things, personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Such fees are paid quarterly by each Portfolio to Seligman Advisors pursuant to the Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2006, fees incurred under the Plan aggregated $12,644, or 0.25% per annum; $33,785, or 0.25% per annum; $3,578 or 0.15% per annum; and $71,698 or 0.19% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class 2 shares of Capital Portfolio, Communications and Information Portfolio, Global Technology Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, respectively.

Certain officers and directors of the Fund are officers or directors of the Manager and the Distributor.

The Fund has a compensation arrangement under which directors who receive fees may elect to defer receiving such fees. Directors may elect to have their deferred fees accrue interest or earn a return based on the performance of the other funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. Deferred fees and related accrued earnings are not deductible by the Fund for federal income tax

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

purposes until such amounts are paid. The following accumulated balances at December 31, 2005 included each Portfolio’s proportionate share of the accumulated balance of six other portfolios of the Fund that were closed as of May 31, 2005, and were paid to the participating director in January 2006:

 

Portfolio    Amount    Portfolio    Amount    Portfolio    Amount
Capital    $ 7,688    Communications and Information    $ 7,908    Investment Grade    $ 7,442
Cash Management      7,429    Global Technology      6,086    Large-Cap Value      4,189
Common Stock      7,922    International Growth      7,789    Smaller-Cap Value      4,849

As of December 31, 2006, no directors were participating in the deferred compensation arrangement.

 

5. Purchases and Sales of Securities — Purchase and sales of portfolio securities, excluding US Government obligations and short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2006, were as follows:

 

Portfolio    Purchases    Sales    Portfolio    Purchases    Sales
Capital    $24,171,432    $  26,976,947    International Growth    $  6,609,415    $    6,872,314
Common Stock    7,103,958    8,857,256    Investment Grade    7,016,107    6,660,666
Communications and Information    99,505,908    114,831,849    Large-Cap Value    669,726    1,812,070
Global Technology    16,869,435    17,990,638    Smaller-Cap Value    73,170,075    124,792,744

For the year ended December 31, 2006, purchases and sales of US Government obligations were $0 and $29,627, respectively, for the Common Stock Portfolio $10,736,324 and $11,266,670, respectively, for the Investment Grade Portfolio.

 

6. Federal Tax Information — Certain components of income, expense and realized capital gain and loss are recognized at different times or have a different character for federal income tax purposes and for financial reporting purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of net assets based on their characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset value per share of any Portfolio. As a result of the differences described above, the treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. The tax characterization of the distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, is the same for financial reporting purposes, except for Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio whose distribution of net realized short-term gains is treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. Further, the cost of investments also can differ for federal income tax purposes.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, certain Portfolios reclassified their accumulated net investment loss and/or accumulated net realized loss to decrease additional paid-in capital or, in the case of Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, to decrease net realized short-term gains, as follows:

 

Portfolio  

Accumulated Net
Investment Loss

  Accumulated Net
Realized Loss
     Portfolio  

Accumulated Net
Investment Loss

 

Accumulated Net
Realized Loss

Capital   $ 57,748         

International Growth

  $ 23,014   $ 2,838
Communications and Information     351,454   $ 44,645     

Smaller-Cap Value

    1,574,766    
Global Technology     127,584     8,739                   

The tax basis cost of certain Portfolios was greater than the cost for financial reporting purposes primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. At December 31, 2006, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes for each Portfolio was as follows:

 

Portfolio    Tax Basis Cost      Portfolio    Tax Basis Cost
Capital    $ 10,282,358      International Growth    $ 3,508,061
Common Stock      7,172,385      Investment Grade      2,183,558
Communications and Information      53,906,096      Large-Cap Value      3,357,574
Global Technology      7,934,906      Smaller-Cap Value      164,449,781

The tax basis components of accumulated earnings (losses) at December 31, 2006 are presented below. Undistributed ordinary income primarily consists of net investment income and net realized short-term gain.

 

        Capital      Common
Stock
     Communications
and Information
     Global
Technology
 
Gross unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities      $ 955,310      $ 761,128      $ 4,585,605 **    $ 765,666 **
Gross unrealized depreciation of portfolio securities        (185,063 )      (227,193 )*      (745,461 )**      (173,737 )**
Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities        770,247        533,935 *      3,840,144 **      591,929 **
Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currencies and forward currency contracts                             499  
Undistributed ordinary income               80,189                
Capital loss carryforward        (8,359,770 )      (1,630,149 )      (24,337,456 )      (10,889,716 )
Total accumulated losses      $ (7,589,523 )    $ (1,016,025 )    $ (20,497,312 )    $ (10,297,288 )

 

             

*  Includes the effect of options written.

             

**  Includes the effect of foreign currency translations.

             

 

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        International
Growth
     Investment
Grade
     Large-Cap
Value
     Smaller-Cap
Value
 
Gross unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities      $ 811,069 **    $ 19,226      $ 1,317,365      $ 72,534,675  
Gross unrealized depreciation of portfolio securities        (26,671 )**      (9,013 )      (66,230 )      (7,482,879 )
Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio securities        784,398 **      10,213        1,251,135        65,051,796  
Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currencies and forward currency contracts        712                       
Undistributed ordinary income               101,732        27,150        1,813,476  
Undistributed net realized gain/(capital loss carryforward)        (1,531,151 )      (150,209 )      (484,546 )      18,766,120  
Timing differences (post-October losses)               (287 )              
Total accumulated earnings (losses)      $ (746,041 )    $ (38,551 )    $ 793,739      $ 85,631,392  

 

 
  **   Includes the effect of foreign currency translations.

At December 31, 2006, the Portfolios listed below had net capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes which are available for offset against future taxable net capital gains. The amounts were determined after adjustments for certain differences between financial reporting and tax purposes, such as wash sale losses. Accordingly, no capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders of these Portfolios until future net capital gains have been realized in excess of the available capital loss carryforwards. There is no assurance that any Portfolio will be able to utilize all of its capital loss carryforwards before they expire. These loss carryforwards expire in amounts and fiscal years as follows:

 

Fiscal
Year
     Capital      Common
Stock
     Communications
and Information
     Global
Technology
     International
Growth
     Investment
Grade
     Large-Cap
Value
2009      $ 1,724,209                    $ 5,839,448      $ 624,283              
2010        6,635,561      $ 1,263,588      $ 18,759,254        4,941,506        906,868              
2011               366,561        5,578,202        108,762                    $ 484,546
2012                                         $ 9,586       
2013                                           65,533       
2014                                           75,090       
Total      $ 8,359,770      $ 1,630,149      $ 24,337,456      $ 10,889,716      $ 1,531,151      $ 150,209      $ 484,546

During the year 2006, the Portfolios listed below utilized previous years’ capital loss carryforwards to offset current net capital gains realized, as follows:

 

Portfolio    Loss Carryforward Utilized      Portfolio    Loss Carryforward Utilized
Capital    $1,223,436      Global Technology    $1,254,220
Common Stock    690,487      International Growth    584,234
Communications and Information    6,635,766      Large-Cap Value    337,701

In addition, from November 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006, the Investment Grade Portfolio incurred $287 of net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Portfolio intends to elect to defer these losses and treat them as arising in the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

7. Outstanding Forward Exchange Currency Contracts — At December 31, 2006, the International Growth Portfolio had outstanding forward exchange currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies as follows:

 

Contract      Foreign
Currency
     In Exchange
for US$
     Settlement
Date
     Value
US$
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bought:                                       
Euros      123      163      1/4/07      163         
Sold:                                       
British pounds      2,515      4,919      1/2/07      4,924      $ (5 )
British pounds      3,308      6,497      1/3/07      6,478        19  
British pounds      2,600      5,090      1/4/07      5,092        (2 )
Euros      8,778      11,525      1/2/07      11,587        (62 )
Euros      9,073      11,941      1/3/07      11,976        (35 )
Hong Kong dollars      7,471      961      1/2/07      960        1  
Total                                  $ (84 )

 

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8. Capital Stock Transactions — At December 31, 2006, there were 100,000,000 shares of Capital Stock authorized for each of Capital, Cash Management, Common Stock, Global Technology, International Growth, Investment Grade and Large-Cap Value Portfolios; 150,000,000 for each of Communications and Information and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolios, all at a par value of $0.001 per share. Transactions in shares of Capital Stock were as follows:

 

     Capital Portfolio     Cash
Management
Portfolio
    Common
Stock
Portfolio
 
     Class 1     Class 2      
     Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005  
Sale of shares    30,469     50,636     40,350     41,264     2,174,065     22,528,542     37,964     92,731  
Investment of dividends                    549,537     301,663     7,240     13,104  
Total    30,469     50,636     40,350     41,264     2,723,602     22,830,205     45,204     105,835  
Shares redeemed    (221,425 )   (254,499 )   (71,032 )   (108,619 )   (5,874,515 )   (9,504,002 )   (188,290 )   (345,881 )
Increase (decrease) in shares    (190,956 )   (203,863 )   (30,682 )   (67,355 )   (3,150,913 )   13,326,203     (143,086 )   (240,046 )

 

     Communications and Information Portfolio     Global Technology Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2     Class 1     Class 2  
     Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005     2006     2005  
Sale of shares    87,004     223,357     316,094     105,675     30,367     26,408     148,401     51,647  
Shares redeemed    (1,017,425 )   (1,388,527 )   (226,860 )   (210,254 )   (115,731 )   (210,010 )   (146,938 )   (88,691 )
Increase (decrease) in shares    (930,421 )   (1,165,170 )   89,234     (104,579 )   (85,364 )   (183,602 )   1,463     (37,044 )

 

     International
Growth
Portfolio
      

Investment Grade

Fixed Income
Portfolio

       Large-Cap
Value
Portfolio
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
       Year Ended
December 31,
       Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2006      2005        2006      2005        2006      2005  
Sale of shares    106,792      103,884        43,853      84,888        38,805      135,875  
Investment of dividends                15,146      19,031        2,750      4,218  
Total    106,792      103,884        58,999      103,919        41,555      140,093  
Shares redeemed    (127,425 )    (117,148 )      (122,139 )    (174,730 )      (136,801 )    (197,004 )
Decrease in shares    (20,633 )    (13,264 )      (63,140 )    (70,811 )      (95,246 )    (56,911 )

 

       Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio  
       Class 1        Class 2  
       Year Ended
December 31,
       Year Ended
December 31,
 
        2006      2005        2006      2005  
Sale of shares      1,096,869      1,005,656        411,353      568,414  
Investment of dividends           74,443             3,524  
Investment of gain distributions      867,150      1,210,195        187,396      215,778  
Total      1,964,019      2,290,294        598,749      787,716  
Shares redeemed      (3,773,499 )    (4,168,017 )      (524,120 )    (436,623 )
Increase (decrease) in shares      (1,809,480 )    (1,877,723 )      74,629      351,093  

 

9. Committed Line of Credit — All of the Portfolios, except the Cash Management Portfolio, are participants in a joint $400 million committed line of credit that is shared by substantially all open-end funds in the Seligman Group of Investment Companies. The directors have currently limited each Portfolio’s borrowings to 10% of its net assets. Borrowings pursuant to the credit facility are subject to interest at a rate equal to the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50%. Each participating Portfolio incurs a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on its share of the unused portion of the credit facility. The credit facility may be drawn upon only for temporary purposes and is subject to certain other customary restrictions. The credit facility commitment expires in June 2007, but is renewable annually with the consent of the participating banks. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund did not borrow from the credit facility.

 

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10. Indemnification — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations or that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would include future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

11. Options Written — Transactions in options written during the year ended December 31, 2006, were as follows:

 

Common Stock Portfolio      Shares Subject
to Call/Put
       Premium  
Options outstanding, December 31, 2005      4,500        $ 14,464  
Options written      44,000          59,877  
Options expired      (20,400 )        (23,941 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions      (1,600 )        (9,238 )
Options exercised      (26,100 )        (37,610 )
Options outstanding, December 31, 2006      400        $ 3,552  
Communications and Information Portfolio                    
Options outstanding, December 31, 2005             $  
Options written      13,500          19,266  
Options expired      (12,300 )        (17,304 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions      (1,200 )        (1,962 )
Options outstanding, December 31, 2006             $  

 

12. Other Matters — In late 2003, the Manager conducted an extensive internal review in response to public announcements concerning frequent trading in shares of open-end mutual funds. As of September 2003, the Manager had one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in the Seligman mutual funds. This arrangement was in the process of being closed down by the Manager before the first proceedings relating to trading practices within the mutual fund industry were publicly announced. Based on a review of the Manager’s records for 2001 through 2003, the Manager identified three other arrangements that had permitted frequent trading in the Seligman mutual funds. All three had already been terminated prior to the end of September 2002.

The results of the Manager’s internal review were presented to the Independent Directors of all the Seligman registered investment companies (the “Seligman Funds”). In order to resolve matters with the Independent Directors relating to the four arrangements that permitted frequent trading, the Manager, in May 2004, made payments to three mutual funds and agreed to waive a portion of its management fee with respect to another mutual fund (none of which was a Portfolio of Seligman Portfolios, Inc.).

Beginning in February 2004, the Manager was in discussions with the New York staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Office of the New York Attorney General (“Attorney General”) in connection with their review of frequent trading in certain of the Seligman Funds. No late trading is involved. This review was apparently stimulated by the Manager’s voluntary public disclosure of the foregoing arrangements in January 2004. In March 2005, negotiations to settle the matter were initiated by the New York staff of the SEC. After several months of negotiations, tentative agreement was reached, both with the New York staff of the SEC and the Attorney General, on the financial terms of a settlement. However, settlement discussions with the Attorney General ended when the Attorney General sought to impose operating conditions on the Manager that were unacceptable to the Manager, would have applied in perpetuity and were not requested or required by the SEC. Subsequently, the New York staff of the SEC indicated that, in lieu of moving forward under the terms of the tentative financial settlement, the staff was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against the Manager, the Distributor and Seligman Data Corp. (together, “Seligman”).

Seligman believes that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds.

Immediately after settlement discussions with the Attorney General ended, the Attorney General issued subpoenas to certain of the Seligman Funds and their directors. The subpoenas sought various Board materials and information relating to the deliberations of the Independent Directors as to the advisory fees paid by the Seligman Funds to the Manager. The Manager objected to the Attorney General’s seeking of such information and, on September 6, 2005, filed suit in federal district court seeking to enjoin the Attorney General from pursuing a fee inquiry. Seligman believes that the Attorney General’s inquiry is improper because Congress has vested exclusive regulatory oversight of investment company advisory fees in the SEC.

At the end of September 2005, the Attorney General indicated that it intended to file an action at some time in the future alleging, in substance, that the Manager permitted other persons to engage in frequent trading other than the arrangements described above and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure of the Seligman Funds is and has been misleading.

On September 26, 2006, the Attorney General commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, Seligman Advisors, Inc., Seligman Data Corp. and Brian T. Zino (President of the Manager and the Seligman Funds), reiterating, in substance, the foregoing claims and various other related matters. The Attorney General also claims that the fees

 

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charged by Seligman are excessive. The Attorney General is seeking damages and restitution, disgorgement, penalties and costs (collectively, “Damages”), including Damages of at least $80 million relating to alleged timing occurring in the Seligman Funds and disgorgement of profits and management fees, and injunctive relief. Seligman and Mr. Zino believe that the claims are without merit and intend to defend themselves vigorously.

Any resolution of these matters with regulatory authorities may include, but not be limited to, sanctions, penalties, injunctions regarding Seligman, restitution to mutual fund shareholders or changes in procedures. Any damages will be paid by Seligman and not by the Seligman Funds. If Seligman is unsuccessful in its defense of these proceedings, it and its affiliates could be barred from providing services to the Seligman Funds, including serving as an investment adviser for the Seligman Funds and principal underwriter for the open-end Seligman Funds. If these results occur, Seligman will seek exemptive relief from the SEC to permit it and its affiliates to continue to provide services to the Seligman Funds. There is no assurance that such exemptive relief will be granted.

Seligman does not believe that the foregoing legal action or other possible actions should have a material adverse impact on Seligman or the Seligman Funds; however, there can be no assurance of this, or that these matters and any related publicity will not result in reduced demand for shares of the Seligman Funds or other adverse consequences.

 

13. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements — In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions, if any, should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Recent SEC guidance allows implementing FIN 48 in net asset value (“NAV”) calculations as late as the last NAV calculation in the first required financial statement reporting period beginning after December 15, 2006. As a result, the Fund will incorporate the effects, if any, of FIN 48 in its semi-annual report for the six months ending June 30, 2007. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying the various provisions of FIN 48.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS No. 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 but believes the impact will be limited to expanded disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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The tables below are intended to help you understand the financial performance of each class of each Portfolio for the years presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share that was held throughout the periods shown. Per share amounts are calculated using average shares outstanding. Total return shows the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in each Portfolio, assuming you reinvested all your dividends and capital gain distributions. Total returns do not reflect any administrative fees or asset-based sales charges that are associated with variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

Capital Portfolio

 

CLASS 1      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.78      $ 12.25      $ 11.28      $ 8.29      $ 12.37
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.05)        (0.06)        (0.05)        (0.03)        (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.89        1.59        1.02        3.02        (4.03)
Total from Investment Operations      0.84        1.53        0.97        2.99        (4.08)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 14.62      $ 13.78      $ 12.25      $ 11.28      $ 8.29
Total Return      6.10%        12.49%        8.60%        36.07%        (32.98)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $5,947        $8,235        $9,821        $12,486        $11,833
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.05%        1.03%        0.92%        0.82%        0.80%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.33)%        (0.50)%        (0.46)%        (0.33)%        (0.47)%
Portfolio turnover rate      202.54%        173.99%        213.08%        140.59%        129.07%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                 0.96%        0.81%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets                                 (0.47)%        (0.48)%

 


ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses for certain years presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Capital Portfolio (continued)

 

CLASS 2                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.61      $ 12.13      $ 11.20      $ 8.25      $ 12.34
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.08)        (0.09)        (0.08)        (0.05)        (0.07)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      0.87        1.57        1.01        3.00        (4.02)
Total from Investment Operations      0.79        1.48        0.93        2.95        (4.09)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 14.40      $ 13.61      $ 12.13      $ 11.20      $ 8.25
Total Return      5.80%        12.20%        8.30%        35.76%        (33.14)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $4,981        $5,125        $5,385        $4,353        $2,891
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.30%        1.28%        1.17%        1.07%        1.05%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.58)%        (0.75)%        (0.71)%        (0.58)%        (0.72)%
Portfolio turnover rate      202.54%        173.99%        213.08%        140.59%        129.07%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                 1.21%        1.06%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets                                 (0.72)%        (0.73)%

Cash Management Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000
Income from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.041        0.024        0.006        0.004        0.010
Total from Investment Operations      0.041        0.024        0.006        0.004        0.010
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.041)        (0.024)        (0.006)        (0.004)        (0.010)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000      $ 1.000
Total Return      4.24%        2.41%        0.62%        0.38%        1.00%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $12,004        $15,154        $1,828        $4,034        $7,870
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.70%        0.70%        0.70%        0.70%        0.69%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      4.13%        2.71%        0.56%        0.39%        0.98%
Without management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.71%        0.73%        1.14%        0.83%         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      4.12%        2.68%        0.12%        0.26%         

 


ø

The Manager, at its discretion, waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses for certain years presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stock Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 10.87      $ 10.84      $ 9.72      $ 7.80      $ 10.84
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.14        0.10        0.13        0.08        0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      1.70        0.12        1.10        1.97        (3.02)
Total from Investment Operations      1.84        0.22        1.23        2.05        (2.94)
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.15)        (0.19)        (0.11)        (0.13)        (0.10)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 12.56      $ 10.87      $ 10.84      $   9.72      $ 7.80
Total Return      16.92%        2.03%        12.65%        26.30%        (27.16)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $7,696        $8,219        $10,792        $12,297        $12,931
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.90%        0.86%        0.69%        0.73%        0.60%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      1.14%        0.95%        1.30%        0.92%        0.88%
Portfolio turnover rate      95.96%        70.36%        42.68%        127.26%        131.95%

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Communications and Information Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.93      $ 12.92      $ 11.62      $ 8.05      $ 12.59
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.08)        (0.10)        (0.02)        (0.07)        (0.07)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
     3.19        1.11        1.32        3.64        (4.47)
Total from Investment Operations      3.11        1.01        1.30        3.57        (4.54)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 17.04      $ 13.93      $ 12.92      $ 11.62      $ 8.05
Total Return      22.33%        7.82%        11.19%        44.35%        (36.06)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $41,642        $47,010        $58,646        $62,903        $53,769
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.05%        1.10%        1.00%        1.01%        0.98%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.54)%        (0.77)%        (0.15)%        (0.78)%        (0.76)%
Portfolio turnover rate      181.03%        133.04%        127.69%        105.53%        91.37%
CLASS 2                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.72      $ 12.76      $ 11.51      $ 7.99      $ 12.53
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.12)        (0.13)        (0.05)        (0.10)        (0.10)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
     3.14        1.09        1.30        3.62        (4.44)
Total from Investment Operations      3.02        0.96        1.25        3.52        (4.54)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 16.74      $ 13.72      $ 12.76      $ 11.51      $ 7.99
Total Return      22.01%        7.52%        10.86%        44.06%        (36.23)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $15,808        $11,733        $12,243        $11,280        $7,544
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.30%        1.35%        1.25%        1.26%        1.23%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (0.79)%        (1.02)%        (0.40)%        (1.03)%        (1.01)%
Portfolio turnover rate      181.03%        133.04%        127.69%        105.53%        91.37%

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Global Technology Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.56      $ 12.54      $ 12.06      $ 8.86      $  12.96
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.20)        (0.19)        (0.13)        (0.11)        (0.11)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      2.54        1.40        0.51        2.98        (4.32)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions      0.09        (0.19)        0.10        0.33        0.33
Total from Investment Operations      2.43        1.02        0.48        3.20        (4.10)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 15.99      $ 13.56      $ 12.54      $ 12.06      $ 8.86
Total Return      17.92%        8.13%        3.98%        36.12%        (31.64)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $6,466        $6,641        $8,446        $10,047        $9,361
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.90%        1.90%        1.90%        1.61%        1.40%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (1.37)%        (1.53)%        (1.10)%        (1.14)%        (1.06)%
Portfolio turnover rate      204.73%        155.29%        146.96%        188.00%        144.18%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.57%        2.49%        2.39%        2.39%        1.80%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (2.04)%        (2.12)%        (1.59)%        (1.92)%        (1.46)%
CLASS 2                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 13.45      $ 12.46      $ 12.00      $ 8.82      $  12.93
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment loss      (0.22)        (0.21)        (0.15)        (0.13)        (0.13)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      2.51        1.39        0.51        2.98        (4.31)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions      0.09        (0.19)        0.10        0.33        0.33
Total from Investment Operations      2.38        0.99        0.46        3.18        (4.11)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 15.83      $ 13.45      $ 12.46      $ 12.00      $ 8.82
Total Return      17.69%        7.95%        3.83%        36.05%        (31.79)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $2,245        $1,888        $2,210        $2,470        $1,598
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.05%        2.05%        2.05%        1.76%        1.55%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (1.52)%        (1.68)%        (1.25)%        (1.29)%        (1.21)%
Portfolio turnover rate      204.73%        155.29%        146.96%        188.00%        144.18%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.72%        2.64%        2.54%        2.54%        1.95%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (2.19)%        (2.27)%        (1.74)%        (2.07)%        (1.61)%

 


ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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International Growth Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 11.66      $ 11.10      $ 8.97      $ 6.72      $  8.05
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income (loss)      (0.07)        (0.03)        (0.04)        0.05        0.04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      1.99        1.53        1.79        1.41        (2.13)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions      0.80        (0.94)        0.42        0.79        0.76
Total from Investment Operations      2.72        0.56        2.17        2.25        (1.33)
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income                    (0.04)              
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 14.38      $ 11.66      $ 11.10      $ 8.97      $ 6.72
Total Return      23.33%        5.04%        24.19%        33.48%        (16.52)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $4,367        $3,783        $3,749        $3,490        $3,315
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.00%        2.00%        2.00%        1.64%        1.40%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.54)%        (0.24)%        (0.40)%        0.67%        0.49%
Portfolio turnover rate      166.33%        189.00%        213.83%        285.08%        183.86%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      3.94%        5.05%        4.08%        3.45%        1.96%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets      (2.48)%        (3.29)%        (2.48)%        (1.14)%        (0.07)%

 


ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006       2005       2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 8.80      $ 9.27      $ 10.85      $ 10.80      $ 10.25
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.41        0.34        0.34        0.34        0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      (0.09)        (0.26)        (0.07)        0.17        0.58
Total from Investment Operations      0.32        0.08        0.27        0.51        1.00
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.55)        (0.55)        (0.91)        (0.46)        (0.45)
Distributions from net realized capital gain                    (0.94)              
Total Distributions      (0.55)        (0.55)        (1.85)        (0.46)        (0.45)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 8.57      $ 8.80      $ 9.27      $ 10.85      $ 10.80
Total Return      3.61%        0.95%        2.41%        4.72%        9.83%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $2,144        $2,758        $3,561        $6,025        $9,067
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      0.85%        0.85%        0.85%        0.85%        0.82%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      4.59%        3.67%        3.13%        3.08%        3.94%
Portfolio turnover rate      768.29%        596.99%        184.46%        445.98%        291.98%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      2.38%        1.70%        1.11%        0.91%         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      3.06%        2.82%        2.87%        3.02%         

 


ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses for certain years presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Large-Cap Value Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 11.67      $ 10.65      $ 9.27      $ 7.02      $ 10.46
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income      0.08        0.07        0.09        0.11        0.10
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments      1.50        1.06        1.41        2.27        (3.43)
Total from Investment Operations      1.58        1.13        1.50        2.38        (3.33)
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income      (0.10)        (0.11)        (0.12)        (0.13)        (0.11)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 13.15      $ 11.67      $ 10.65      $ 9.27      $ 7.02
Total Return      13.57%        10.63%        16.25%        33.91%        (31.90)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $4,596        $5,190        $5,342        $5,456        $4,692
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.32%        1.34%        1.26%        1.18%        1.16%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets      0.67%        0.65%        0.89%        1.34%        1.12%
Portfolio turnover rate      14.17%        27.35%        15.09%        16.60%        21.83%
Without expense reimbursement:ø                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                 1.29%         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets                                 1.23%         

 


ø

The Manager, at its discretion, reimbursed expenses for the period presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio

 

CLASS 1                                      
     Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:    2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year    $ 16.67      $ 19.40      $ 16.20      $ 10.87      $ 13.04
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                           
Net investment income (loss)      (0.12)        (0.07)        0.08        (0.05)        (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
     3.66        (0.71)        3.15        5.48        (1.94)
Total from Investment Operations      3.54        (0.78)        3.23        5.43        (2.00)
Less Distributions:                                           
Dividends from net investment income             (0.11)                     
Distributions from net realized capital gain      (1.70)        (1.84)        (0.03)        (0.10)        (0.17)
Total Distributions      (1.70)        (1.95)        (0.03)        (0.10)        (0.17)
Net Asset Value, End of Year    $ 18.51      $ 16.67      $ 19.40      $ 16.20      $ 10.87
Total Return      21.25%        (3.98)%        19.95%        49.94%        (15.37)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                           
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $187,833        $199,357        $268,410        $214,525        $103,770
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.13%        1.14%        1.14%        1.16%        1.18%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.66)%        (0.37)%        0.47%        (0.42)%        (0.51)%
Portfolio turnover rate      31.98%        23.01%        45.24%        18.31%        56.74%

 

CLASS 2                                        
       Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Data:      2006      2005      2004      2003      2002
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year      $16.59      $19.26      $16.13      $10.85      $13.04
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                   
Net investment income (loss)      (0.15)      (0.10)      0.05      (0.08)      (0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
     3.63      (0.70)      3.11      5.46      (1.94)
Total from Investment Operations      3.48      (0.80)      3.16      5.38      (2.02)
Less Distributions:                                   
Dividends from net investment income           (0.03)               
Distributions from net realized capital gain      (1.70)      (1.84)      (0.03)      (0.10)      (0.17)
Total Distributions      (1.70)      (1.87)      (0.03)      (0.10)      (0.17)
Net Asset Value, End of Year      $18.37      $16.59      $19.26      $16.13      $10.85
Total Return      20.99%      (4.13)%      19.60%      49.57%      (15.52)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                   
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)      $40,796      $35,605      $34,582      $19,978      $8,554
Ratio of expenses to average net assets      1.32%      1.33%      1.33%      1.35%      1.37%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.85)%      (0.56)%      0.28%      (0.61)%      (0.70)%
Portfolio turnover rate      31.98%      23.01%      45.24%      18.31%      56.74%

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Directors and Shareholders,

Seligman Portfolios, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. (comprising respectively, Seligman Capital Portfolio, Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, Seligman International Growth Portfolio, Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio, and Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, and collectively referred to as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2006, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the 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 December 31, 2006, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies were not received from brokers. 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 each of the respective portfolios constituting Seligman Portfolios, Inc. at December 31, 2006, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their 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.

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February 23, 2007

 

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Matters Relating to the Directors’ Consideration of the Continuance of the Management Agreement

 

In this section, the term “Portfolios” refers to the Seligman Capital Portfolio, the Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, the Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, the Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, the Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, the Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio and the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio.

At a meeting held on November 15, 2006, the directors of the Portfolios unanimously approved the continuances of the Management Agreements between the Portfolios and the Manager and, in the case of the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, which is sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Subadviser” or “Wellington”), the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement between the Manager and Subadviser.

Prior to the approval of the Management Agreements and the Subadvisory Agreement, the directors requested and evaluated extensive materials from the Manager and Subadviser. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Management Agreement with the Manager and, where relevant, the Subadviser, and with experienced counsel who advised on the legal standards for their consideration. The independent directors also discussed the proposed continuance in a private session with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser to the Portfolios gained from their experience as directors and/or trustees of the Seligman Group of Funds, their overall confidence in the Manager’s and Subadviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Manager’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Manager’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Seligman Group of Funds. The directors noted that the Board has six regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information presented by the Manager and receive presentations from the Manager on the investment results of those funds in the Seligman Group of Funds of which a corresponding Portfolio is a “clone” (each such fund, a “Corresponding Fund”). A Portfolio’s investment portfolio closely tracks that of its Corresponding Fund.

The directors also considered all other factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and directors attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Manager, and in the case of the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the Subadviser, to manage the Portfolios, and the overall arrangements between the Portfolios, the Manager and the Subadviser as provided in the Management and Subadvisory Agreements, including the management and subadvisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determination included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Manager and the Subadviser. The directors considered the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Manager and the Subadviser and the other resources they have dedicated to performing services for the Portfolios. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Portfolio’s management team and other senior personnel of the Manager. At prior meetings the directors had also considered the Manager’s and Subadviser’s selection of brokers and dealers for portfolio transactions. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Portfolio’s other service providers (including the Subadviser), also were considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Portfolios under the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement.

On an ongoing basis, the Manager reports to the directors on the status of various matters relating to market timing activity affecting certain funds in the Seligman Group of Funds. In connection with the continuance review, the Manager and its counsel and the directors’ special counsel also addressed, among other matters: the action brought in September 2005 by the Manager and its president against the Attorney General of the State of New York seeking an order enjoining the Attorney General from, among other things, investigating the fees paid by the funds in the Seligman Group of Funds to the Manager; and the action brought in September 2006 by the Attorney General against the Manager, Seligman Data Corp., the president of the Manager and Seligman Advisors, Inc. (“Seligman Advisors”) relating to market timing and also claiming that the fees charged by the Manager are excessive. The directors also noted the indication in September 2005 by the Staff of the New York Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that it was considering recommending that the SEC institute a formal action against the Manager and Seligman Advisors relating to market timing. After a detailed presentation by the Manager and further discussion with the Manager, the Manager’s counsel, the directors’ special counsel and other counsel independent of the Manager, and consideration of the potential consequences of the various matters referred to above, the independent directors concluded that they retained confidence in the integrity of the Manager and its ability to provide management services to the Portfolios.

The directors also considered information provided by Wellington about certain regulatory matters affecting it and concluded that they retained confidence in Wellington’s integrity and ability to provide subadvisory services to the Seligman International Growth Portfolio.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed information concerning profitability of the Manager’s and Subadviser’s investment advisory and investment company activities and the Manager’s financial condition based on historical information and estimates for the current year, as well as historical and estimated profitability data for the Portfolios. The directors reviewed with the chief financial officer of the Manager the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Manager in preparing the profitability data. The directors recognized that it is difficult

 

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to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. In considering profitability information, the directors considered the effect of fall-out benefits on the Manager’s and Subadviser’s expenses, as well as the “revenue sharing” arrangements the Manager has entered into with certain entities that distribute the shares of the Seligman Group of Funds. In the case of Wellington, the directors reviewed a pro forma statement of partnership income itemizing revenues from the Seligman International Growth Portfolio. The directors focused on profitability of the Manager’s relationships with the Portfolios before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager’s (and similarly, the Subadviser’s) level of profitability from its relationship with the Portfolios was not excessive.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered that the Manager benefits from soft dollar arrangements whereby it receives brokerage and research services from brokers that execute the Seligman Group of Funds’ purchases and sales of securities. They reviewed a description of the Manager’s practices with respect to allocating portfolio brokerage for brokerage and research services, data on the dollar amount of commissions allocated for third-party research and brokerage services and for proprietary research and brokerage services, and a current list of firms providing third-party research and brokerage to the Manager. The directors recognized that the Subadviser also had benefited from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of the Seligman International Growth Portfolio. The directors further recognized that the Manager’s and Subadviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors noted that the Manager and similarly the Subadviser may derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund. The directors concluded that the fall-out benefits realized by the Manager from its relationship with the Funds were appropriate.

Investment Results

The Manager reminded the directors that each Portfolio is a “clone” of its Corresponding Fund and as a result the investment performance of a Portfolio and its Corresponding Fund closely track each other. Consistent with prior practice, the directors evaluated the investment performance of each Portfolio when they evaluated the investment performance of its Corresponding Fund. The directors reviewed performance information for the Corresponding Fund covering a wide range of periods, including the first nine months of 2006, the preceding six calendar years and annualized rolling periods ranging from one to ten years ending September 30, 2006, as applicable. The directors also reviewed information about portfolio turnover rates of each Portfolio (other than the Seligman Cash Management Portfolio) compared to other investment companies with similar investment objectives.

Seligman Capital Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Capital Fund (the “Capital Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Capital Portfolio, to the other funds in the Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Average, Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Capital Fund’s Lipper ranking was above the median for the ten-year period presented, but were generally below the benchmarks in the more recent periods, although the results did exceed the benchmarks in certain years. The Manager noted that a new portfolio manager had been hired for the Capital Fund and Seligman Capital Portfolio in the fall of 2006. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Capital Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

Seligman Cash Management Portfolio

The directors considered the twelve-month trailing average yield of Seligman Cash Management Fund (the “Cash Management Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, as compared to an average of money market funds prepared by a third party provider of money market mutual fund information for the period from 1998 through September 30, 2006. The comparative information showed that the Cash Management Fund’s returns had consistently been below its index by varying, but relatively small, amounts. The Manager explained that the Cash Management Fund and Seligman Cash Management Portfolio are managed conservatively, and that its average portfolio quality is higher than that of many other money market funds, which tends to reduce its investment returns. The directors also noted that the Manager had from time to time voluntarily reimbursed expenses of the Portfolio and that the Portfolio had successfully maintained a stable net asset value of one dollar at all times. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Cash Management Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

Seligman Common Stock Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Common Stock Fund (the “Common Stock Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Lipper Large Cap Core Fund Average, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that while the Common Stock Fund’s results were below its benchmarks for the five-year period, in subsequent periods the Common Stock Fund’s results would varyingly exceed certain of its benchmarks while trailing others in the same period. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Common Stock Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

 

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Matters Relating to the Directors’ Consideration of the Continuance of the Management Agreement

 

Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Communications and Information Fund (the “C & I Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Average, the Goldman Sachs Technology Indexes, the S&P 500 and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the C & I Fund’s results were significantly above its benchmarks and competitor average for the three- and five-year periods and for the first nine months of 2006. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio’s investment results over time had been highly satisfactory.

Seligman Global Technology Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman Global Technology Fund (the “Global Technology Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Information Technology Index (the “MSCI WIT Index”), the MSCI World Index, the Lipper Science & Technology Fund Average, the Lipper Global Funds Average and a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Global Technology Fund ranked above its Lipper median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, and that its results were also above the MSCI WIT Index, Lipper Science & Technology Fund Average and competitor average for the five-year periods, and the comparative information showed further improvement against all benchmarks in the recent periods. For the first nine months of 2006, the Global Technology Fund’s results were above each benchmark, except for the MSCI World Index and Lipper Global Funds Average. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Global Technology Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

Seligman International Growth Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of Seligman International Growth Fund (the “International Growth Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman International Growth Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Asia and Far East Index (the “MSCI EAFE Index”), the MSCI EAFE Growth Index, the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average, the Lipper International Funds Average and a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The Manager reminded the directors that Wellington had assumed portfolio management responsibilities for the International Growth Fund and Seligman International Growth Portfolio in September 2003. The directors noted that the International Growth Fund’s results were below its benchmarks for the five-year periods as well as for the first nine months of 2006, although it had a positive rate of return for those periods. The directors noted their concerns regarding the performance of the International Growth Fund and Seligman International Growth Portfolio with the Manager and a representative of Wellington at the meeting. The Manager noted that the Manager would also be raising performance issues directly with Wellington. The Manager further stated that for periods prior to 2004 the Manager believed it was appropriate to consider the favorable historical results achieved by Wellington in the International Growth Fund’s and Seligman International Growth Portfolio’s asset class, which had been an important factor in selecting Wellington as the Portfolio’s Subadviser. He noted that in 2004, the first full year in which Wellington had performed portfolio management services for the International Growth Fund and Seligman International Growth Portfolio, the International Growth Fund’s results had exceeded all of its benchmarks. Taking into account these additional factors, the directors concluded that they continued to have confidence in Wellington’s ability to manage the Seligman International Growth Portfolio’s portfolio.

Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of the Seligman Core Fixed Income Fund (the “Core Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Lipper Corporate Debt BBB-Rated Funds Average, the Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Index and a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Core Fund’s results were generally below its benchmarks for the periods shown. The Manager noted that the leadership of the team managing the Core Fund and the Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio had changed in 2006. Taking into account these factors, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Manager was addressing their concerns regarding the Core Fund’s and Seligman Core Portfolio’s performance and retained confidence in the Manager’s capabilities to manage the Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio.

Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of the Seligman Large-Cap Value Fund (the “Large-Cap Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Lipper Large-Cap Value Fund Average, the Russell 1000 Value Index, the S&P 500 Index, the S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index, the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Average and a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The comparative information showed that the Large-Cap Fund’s Lipper ranking was above or only slightly below the median for the one- and three-periods, and that the Fund had varyingly performed above or below its benchmarks in the periods shown. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio

The directors reviewed information showing performance of the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Fund (the “Smaller-Cap Fund”), the Corresponding Fund for the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio, compared to other funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average, Lipper

 

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Small-Cap Value Funds Average, the Russell 2000 Value Index and to a group of competitor funds selected by the Manager. The directors noted that the Smaller-Cap Fund’s results were below its benchmarks for the five-year periods, but had been above them in other periods shown. For the first nine months of 2006, the Smaller-Cap Fund’s results were above the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average and below the other benchmarks. The directors also noted that the Smaller-Cap Fund’s Lipper ranking was in the first quartile for the one-year period ended September 30, 2006, although it was significantly lower in the corresponding three- and five-year periods. Taking into account these comparisons and the other factors considered, the directors concluded that the Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio’s investment results over time had been satisfactory.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the management fee rate paid by each Portfolio to the Manager and the subadvisory fee rate paid by the Manager to the Subadviser. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management and subadvisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors also considered the fees the Manager and the Subadviser charge other clients with investment objectives similar to those of certain of the Portfolios.

The Manager reminded the directors that the management fee rate paid by each Portfolio is the same as the fee rate paid by its Corresponding Fund, except for certain Portfolios which had a lower fee rate than their Corresponding Funds primarily for historical reasons. The Manager explained that the lower fee rates applicable to certain Portfolios were largely the result of fee rate increases at their Corresponding Fund that had not been sought for the corresponding Portfolios. This was because, in view of the small size of most of the Portfolios and the fact that, at various times, all of such funds had been subsidized by the Manager, the Manager had determined not to recommend fee rate increases for the Portfolios to match those recommended for its Corresponding Fund. The directors noted that the management fee rates for the two Value Portfolios include breakpoints (which had not been reached), whereas the fee rates for the Corresponding Funds do not. Certain of the Manager’s clients are unregistered investment companies whose shares are sold primarily outside the United States. In each such case, with the exception of certain classes of those funds offered exclusively to institutional investors, the fee rates charged to these companies are equal to or higher than those charged to the comparable Portfolios.

The Manager also manages accounts for institutional clients with investment objectives similar to those of certain Portfolios. The fee rates payable by the Manager’s institutional clients are typically, but not always, lower, and in some cases much lower, than the rates paid by the Portfolios. The Manager reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides the Portfolios relative to institutional clients. He also noted that since open-end funds, such as the Portfolios, are constantly issuing and redeeming shares, they are more difficult to manage than an institutional account, where the assets are relatively stable. The directors acknowledged and understood these considerations and accordingly gave appropriate weight to these fee comparisons.

The directors also compared the management fee rate payable by each Portfolio to the rate paid by other funds in its peer group, which consisted of the appropriate Lipper category for funds that are purchased by insurance company separate accounts, or a subset thereof of funds with net assets more nearly comparable to those of the Portfolio. In the case of Seligman Capital Portfolio, Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Common Stock Portfolio, Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio, Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio, Seligman Global Technology Portfolio and Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio, the directors noted that the management fee paid to the Manager was similar to or below the average and median management fee for the peer group. The directors also noted that the management fee rate of Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio and Seligman International Growth Portfolio was somewhat higher. However, the directors noted that in each case the management fee rate paid by a Portfolio was well within the range of fees paid by other funds in that Portfolio’s peer group.

With respect to the total expense ratios, the directors noted that the total expense ratio of each of Seligman Common Stock Portfolio and Seligman Communications and Information Portfolio was significantly lower than the median and average expense ratios of the funds in the corresponding Lipper peer group. The directors also noted that Seligman Capital Portfolio had an expense ratio that was slightly higher than the average but slightly lower than the median for its Lipper peer group, Seligman Cash Management Portfolio, Seligman Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio and Seligman Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio had expense ratios that were somewhat higher than the Lipper peer group, while Seligman Global Technology Portfolio, Seligman International Growth Portfolio and Seligman Large-Cap Value Portfolio had expense ratios that were materially higher than their Lipper peer group.

The directors discussed the total expense ratios with the Manager, who explained that the relatively high expense ratios of certain Portfolios are attributable in large part to their small sizes, and would be expected to decline if assets increase. The Manager also explained that Seligman Global Technology Portfolio and Seligman International Growth Portfolio incur relatively high custody fees because of their relatively small sizes. The directors noted that the Manager had voluntarily agreed to reimburse the expenses of certain portfolios. The directors were satisfied that each Portfolio’s expense ratio was acceptable in the Portfolio’s particular circumstances.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the management fee schedules for some Portfolios contain breakpoints that reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The directors recognized that there is no direct relationship between the economies of scale realized by funds and those realized by their investment adviser as assets increase. The directors do not believe that there is a uniform methodology for establishing breakpoints that give effect to fund specific services provided by the Manager or Subadviser. They also observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Portfolios, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply, and that the advisory agreements for many competitor funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that each Portfolio’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable under that Portfolio’s circumstances.

 

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Directors and Officers

Information pertaining to the Directors and Officers of Seligman Portfolios, Inc. is set forth below.

 

Independent Directors

 

Name, (Age), Position(s)
held with Fundø
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Directorships and Other Information

John R. Galvin (77)1,3

ŸDirector: 1995 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Dean Emeritus, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Chairman Emeritus, American Council on Germany. Formerly, Director, Raytheon Co. (defense and commercial electronics), Governor of the Center for Creative Leadership, and Trustee, Institute for Defense Analyses. From February 1995 until June 1997, he was a Director, USLIFE Corporation (life insurance). From June 1987 to June 1992, Mr. Galvin was the Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, and the Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command.

John F. Maher (63)1,3

ŸDirector: December 2006
to Date**

ŸOversees 57 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Western Financial Corporation and its principal subsidiary, Great Western Bank (a federal savings bank); and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds (with the exception of Seligman Cash Management Fund, Inc., Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc., Seligman New Technologies Fund II, Inc., and Seligman Quality Municipal Fund, Inc.).

Frank A. McPherson (73)2,3

ŸDirector: 1995 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Kerr-McGee Corporation (diversified energy and chemical company); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Director, DCP Midstream GP, LLP (natural gas processing), Integris Health (owner of various hospitals), Oklahoma Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation, and Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in Education. Formerly, Director, ConocoPhillips (integrated international oil corporation), Kimberly-Clark Corporation (consumer products) and BOK Financial (bank holding company). From 1990 until 1994, Director, the Federal Reserve System’s Kansas City Reserve Bank.

Betsy S. Michel (64)1,3

ŸDirector: 1988 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Attorney; Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Trustee, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (charitable foundation). Formerly, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. George’s School (Newport, RI); and Trustee, World Learning, Inc. (international educational training), and Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.

Leroy C. Richie (65)1,3

ŸDirector: 2000 to Date

ŸOversees 60 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Counsel, Lewis & Munday, P.C. (law firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Q Standards Worldwide, Inc. (library of technical standards); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds (with the exception of Seligman Cash Management Fund, Inc.); Director, Kerr-McGee Corporation (diversified energy and chemical company), Infinity, Inc. (oil and gas services and exploration), and Vibration Control Technologies, LLC (auto vibration technology); Lead Outside Director, Digital Ally Inc. (digital imaging); Director and Chairman, Highland Park Michigan Economic Development Corp.; and Chairman, Detroit Public Schools Foundation. Formerly, Trustee, New York University Law Center Foundation; and Vice Chairman, Detroit Medical Center and Detroit Economic Growth Corp. From 1990 until 1997, Vice President and General Counsel, Automotive Legal Affairs, Chrysler Corporation.

Robert L. Shafer (74)2,3

ŸDirector: 1988 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations; and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds. From May 1987 until June 1997, Director, USLIFE Corporation (life insurance) and from 1973 until January 1996, Vice President, Pfizer Inc. (pharmaceuticals).

James N. Whitson (71)1,3

ŸDirector: 1993 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. (a diversified holding company); Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Director, CommScope, Inc. (manufacturer of coaxial cable). Formerly, Director and Consultant, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. and Director, C-SPAN (cable television networks).

 


See footnotes on page 68.

 

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Directors and Officers

 

Interested Directors and Principal Officers

 

Name, (Age), Position(s)
held with Fundø
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Directorships and Other Information

William C. Morris* (68)

ŸDirector and Chairman of the Board: 1988 to Date

ŸOversees 61 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Chairman and Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Chairman of the Board and Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Chairman and Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc., Seligman Services, Inc. and Carbo Ceramics Inc. (manufacturer of ceramic proppants for oil and gas industry); Director, Seligman Data Corp.; and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Opera Association. Formerly, Director, Kerr-McGee Corporation (diversified energy and chemical company) and Chief Executive Officer of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds.

Brian T. Zino* (54)

ŸDirector: 1993 to Date

ŸPresident: 1995 to Date

ŸChief Executive Officer: 2002 to Date

ŸOversees 60 Portfolios in Fund Complex

  Director and President, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; President, Chief Executive Officer, and, with the exception of Seligman Cash Management Fund, Inc., Director or Trustee of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; and Chairman, Seligman Data Corp. Formerly, Member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute; and Director (formerly Chairman), ICI Mutual Insurance Company.

John B. Cunningham (42)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager

  Portfolio Manager of Common Stock Portfolio; Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer,
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Tri-Continental Corporation and Seligman Common Stock Fund, Inc. and Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman Income and Growth Fund, Inc. and Seligman TargetHorizon ETF Portfolios, Inc. Formerly, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager of Salomon Brothers Asset Management.

Neil T. Eigen (63)

ŸVice-President and Co-Portfolio Manager: 1997 to Date

  Co-Portfolio Manager of Large-Cap Value Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio; Director and Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman Value Fund Series, Inc. Formerly, Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, and Director of Equity Investing, Bear Stearns Asset Management.

Eleanor T.M. Hoagland (55)

ŸVice President and Chief Compliance Officer:
2004 to Date

  Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; and Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds.

Francis L. Mustaro (56)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager: April 2006 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Cash Management Portfolio and Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman Core Fixed Income Fund; Vice President, Seligman High Income Fund Series and Portfolio Manager of its U.S. Government Securities Fund; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman Income and Growth Fund, Inc. Formerly, Director and Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management, and Senior Portfolio Manager, Core Fixed Income Group, Citigroup Asset Management.

Richard M. Parower (41)

ŸVice-President and Portfolio Manager: 2002 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Global Technology Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President of Seligman Global Fund Series, Inc. and Portfolio Manager of its Global Technology Portfolio; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman New Technologies Fund, Inc. and Seligman New Technologies Fund II, Inc. Formerly Senior Vice President, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Senior Analyst with Citibank Global Asset Management covering Global IT Services from June 1998 to April 2000.

Thomas G. Rose (49)

ŸVice President:
2000 to Date

  Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Senior Vice President, Finance, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Data Corp.; Vice President of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds, Seligman Services, Inc. and Seligman International, Inc.

 


See footnotes on page 68.

 

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Directors and Officers

 

Interested Directors and Principal Officers (continued)
Name, (Age), Position(s)
held with Fundø
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Directorships and Other Information

Richard S. Rosen (48)

ŸVice President and Co-Portfolio Manager:
1997 to Date

  Co-Portfolio Manager of Large-Cap Value Portfolio and Smaller-Cap Value Portfolio; Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Seligman Value Fund Series, Inc. Formerly, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Bear Stearns Asset Management.

Lawrence P. Vogel (50)

ŸVice President: 1992 to Date

ŸTreasurer: 2000 to Date

  Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Investment Companies, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Treasurer of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; and Treasurer, Seligman Data Corp.

Erik J. Voss (39)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager: October 2006 to date

  Portfolio Manager of Capital Portfolio, Managing Director, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Seligman Capital Fund, Inc. and Seligman Growth Fund, Inc. Formerly, Portfolio Manager, Wells Capital Management Incorporated, and prior thereto, Strong Capital Management, Inc.

Paul H. Wick (44)

ŸVice President and Portfolio Manager: 1994 to Date

  Portfolio Manager of Communications and Information Portfolio; Director and Managing Director,
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Director, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc.

Frank J. Nasta (42)

ŸSecretary: 1994 to Date

  Director, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Secretary of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds; Director and Corporate Secretary, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.; and Corporate Secretary, Seligman International, Inc. and Seligman Data Corp.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about Fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request. You may call toll-free (800) 221-2450 in the US or call collect (212) 682-7600 outside the US to request a copy of the SAI, to request other information about the Fund, or to make shareholder inquiries.

 


ø

 

The address for each of the directors and officers is 100 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Each director serves for an indefinite term, until the election and qualification of a successor or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal. Each officer is elected annually by the Board of Directors.

  The Seligman Group of Funds consists of 24 registered investment companies.
*   Messrs. Morris and Zino are considered “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of their positions with J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated and its affiliates.
**   Mr. Maher was appointed to the Board on December 18, 2006.

Member: 1 Audit Committee

2 Director Nominating Committee

3 Board Operations Committee

 

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SELIGMAN ADVISORS, INC.

an affiliate of

LOGO

J. & W. SELIGMAN & CO.

INCORPORATED

ESTABLISHED 1864

100 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017

This report is intended only for the information of shareholders or those who have received the offering prospectus covering shares of Capital Stock of Seligman Portfolios, Inc., which contains information about the management fees and other costs. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

 

SP2 12/06   Printed on Recycled Paper


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of December 31, 2006, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and principal financial officers.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that Mr. James N. Whitson, a member of its audit committee, is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Whitson is “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

     2006    2005

Audit Fees

   $ 175,000    $ 160,000

Audit-Related Fees

     30,000      40,000

Tax Fees

     25,000      49,350

All Other Fees

     —        —  

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts for review of quarterly compliance procedures regarding diversification requirements of the registrant. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.

(e) (1) The Audit Committee is required to preapprove audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the principal accountant in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the principal accountant’s independence. The Audit Committee also is required to preapprove certain non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and certain of the adviser’s affiliates that provide services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Unless a type of service to be provided by the principal accountant has received preapproval, it will require specific preapproval by the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, under certain circumstances, preapproval of non-audit services of a de minimis amount is not required.

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to the waiver provisions of paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) or (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser (not including any sub-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 were $55,000 and $89,350, respectively.

(h) All non-audit services rendered in (g) above were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Accordingly, the audit committee considered whether these services were compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included in Item 1 above.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based upon their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the report it files or submits on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that such material information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management,


including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

  (a)(1) Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers.

 

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

 

  (a)(3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications of chief executive officer and chief financial officer 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.

SELIGMAN PORTFOLIOS, INC.

 

By:

 

/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO

  Brian T. Zino
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   March 9, 2007

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

 

By:  

/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO

  Brian T. Zino
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   March 9, 2007

 

By:  

/S/ LAWRENCE P. VOGEL

  Lawrence P. Vogel
  Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 9, 2007


Seligman Portfolios, Inc.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  (a)(1) Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers.

 

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

 

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