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Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. – ‘NSAR-A’ for 9/30/02

On:  Wednesday, 11/27/02, at 2:35pm ET   ·   Effective:  11/27/02   ·   For:  9/30/02   ·   Accession #:  897802-2-5   ·   File #:  811-07528

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Semi-Annual Report by an Investment Company   —   Form N-SAR   —   ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NSAR-A      Answer File                                           11     46K 
 3: EX-99       Legal Letter                                           1      4K 
 2: EX-99.77Q3 CERT  Certification Letter                              3±    12K 


‘NSAR-A’   —   Answer File




SEC Info rendering:  Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR


Form N-SAR
 
Semi-Annual Report by a Closed-End Investment Company
 
Report 
 
      Registrant:   Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc.List all N-SARs

Semi-Annual Report (at mid-year) for the 1st-half period ended:  9/30/02

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing?  None Found
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant?  Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report?  No
Is this a change to a previous Report?      No
 
Registrant 
 
 1.SEC CIK:      897802
SEC File #:   811-07528

Telephone #:  212-882-5000
 
 2.Address:      51 West 52nd Street
              New York, NY  10019
 
 3.Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 4.Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 
Funds/Series Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
 7.Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company?  No
 
Investment Adviser 
 
 8.1Name:         UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc.
Role:         Adviser
SEC File #:   801-13219
Location:     New York, NY
 
Administrator 
 
10.1Name:         UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc.
SEC File #:   801-13219
Location:     New York, NY
 
Principal Underwriter 
 
11.1Name:         UBS Painewebber, Inc.
SEC File #:   008-16267
Location:     New York, NY
 
Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent 
 
12.1Name:         PFPC, Inc.
SEC File #:   084-01761
Location:     Providence, RI
 
Independent Public Accountant 
 
13.1Name:         Ernst & Young LLP
Location:     New York, NY
 
Affiliated Broker/Dealer 
 
14.1Name:         Cantrade Private Bank (Ci) Ltd.
 
14.2Name:         Gam Services, Inc.
SEC File #:   008-42036
 
14.3Name:         J.C. Bradford & Co.
SEC File #:   008-03953
 
14.4Name:         Correspondent Services Corp.
SEC File #:   008-42167
 
14.5Name:         Giubergia UBS Warburg Sim SpA
 
14.6Name:         Pt UBS Warburg Indonesia
 
14.7Name:         Schroder Munchmeyer Hengst AG
 
14.8Name:         UBS Americas Inc.
 
14.9Name:         UBS Bunting Warburg Inc.
 
14.10Name:         UBS Fund Services (USA) LLC
SEC File #:   008-49596
 
14.11Name:         UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc.
SEC File #:   008-21901
 
14.12Name:         UBS International Inc.
SEC File #:   008-53059
 
14.13Name:         UBS Painewebber Inc.
SEC File #:   008-16267
 
14.14Name:         UBS Painewebber Services Inc.
SEC File #:   008-51404
 
14.15Name:         UBS Painewebber Specialists Inc.
 
14.16Name:         UBS Painewebber International (U.K.) Ltd.
 
14.17Name:         UBS Painewebber International (Singapore) PTE
 
14.18Name:         UBS Painewebber Inc. of Puerto Rico
SEC File #:   008-28475
 
14.19Name:         UBS Painewebber Asia Ltd.
 
14.20Name:         Painewebber Residuals Trading LLC
 
14.21Name:         UBS (Bahamas) Ltd.
 
14.22Name:         UBS (Cayman Islands) Ltd.
 
14.23Name:         UBS (Monaco) SA
 
14.24Name:         UBS Futures & Options Ltd.
 
14.25Name:         UBS Securities (Canada) Inc.
 
14.26Name:         UBS Warburg LLC
SEC File #:   008-22651
 
14.27Name:         UBS Warburg (France) SA
 
14.28Name:         UBS Warburg (Futures & Options) PTE Ltd.
 
14.29Name:         UBS Warburg (Israel) Ltd.
 
14.30Name:         UBS Warburg (Japan) Ltd. Branch Tokyo
 
14.31Name:         UBS Warburg (Nederland) BV
 
14.32Name:         UBS Warburg AG
 
14.33Name:         UBS Warburg Asia Ltd.
 
14.34Name:         UBS Warburg Australia Equities Ltd.
 
14.35Name:         UBS Warburg Australia Ltd.
 
14.36Name:         UBS Warburg Corretora De Cambio E Valores
 
14.37Name:         UBS Warburg Derivatives Ltd.
 
14.38Name:         UBS Warburg Futures Inc.
 
14.39Name:         UBS Warburg Hong Kong Ltd.
 
14.40Name:         UBS Warburg New Zealand Equities Ltd.
 
14.41Name:         UBS Warburg New Zealand Ltd.
 
14.42Name:         UBS Warburg Private Clients Pty., Ltd.
 
14.43Name:         UBS Warburg Securities, (Espana), SV
 
14.44Name:         UBS Warburg Securities (South Africa) (Pty)
 
14.45Name:         UBS Warburg Securities Co., Ltd.
 
14.46Name:         UBS Warburg Securities India Private Ltd.
 
14.47Name:         UBS Warburg Securities Ltd.
 
14.48Name:         UBS Warburg Securities Ltd. Seoul Branch
 
14.49Name:         UBS Warburg Securities Ltd. Taiwan Branch
 
14.50Name:         UBS Warburg Securities Philippines, Inc.
 
14.51Name:         UBS Warburg Trading SA
 
14.52Name:         Zao Brunswick UBS Warburg
 
14.53Name:         UBS Warburg Sociedad de Bolsa SA
 
Custodian 
 
15.1Name:         State Street Corp.
Role:         Custodian
Location:     Boston, MA

Type of custody:  Section 17(f)(1) — Bank
 
18.Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4?  Yes
 
Family of Investment Companies 
 
19.Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies?  Yes

Total number of registered management investment companies, Series
and portfolios (excluding any Unit Investment Trusts) in the family:  82

The Identification Code of the family for Form N-SAR Filings:  UBSGLOBLAM
 
Portfolio Transactions with Entities Acting as Principals 
 
22.The entities acting as principals with whom the Registrant did the
largest amount of portfolio transactions, based on total value of
principal, during the period:
 
22.1Entity:       Morgan Stanley Co., Inc.
IRS #:        13-2655998
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)24,315
Registrant’s sales ($000s)25,700
 
22.2Entity:       JP Morgan Chase Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-3224016
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)7,500
Registrant’s sales ($000s)12,990
 
22.3Entity:       Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.
IRS #:        13-3082694
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)10,364
Registrant’s sales ($000s)7,181
 
22.4Entity:       Stephens, Inc.
IRS #:        71-0211822
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)10,224
 
22.5Entity:       Bear Sterns Securities Corp.
IRS #:        13-3299429
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)6,554
 
22.6Entity:       Raymond James & Associates
IRS #:        59-1237041
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)4,273
 
22.7Entity:       Abn Amro
IRS #:        13-3227945
Registrant’s sales ($000s)3,377
 
22.8Entity:       Cibc World Markets Corp.
Registrant’s sales ($000s)2,820
 
22.9Entity:       Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner
IRS #:        13-5674085
Registrant’s sales ($000s)2,300
 
22.10Entity:       Lehman Brothers, Inc.
IRS #:        13-2518466
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)1,100
Registrant’s sales ($000s)1,100
 
23.Total purchase/sale transactions by the Registrant during the period:
   Aggregate purchases ($000s)65,630
   Aggregate sales ($000s)56,769
 
Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers 
 
24.At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities?  No
 
Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers 
 
26.Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ...............................  No
Receipt of investment research and statistical info ....................  Yes
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations .........................  No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
  and execution ........................................................  Yes
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................  No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person .........................  No
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
  profits thereon...
    To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
      affiliated person of either ......................................  No
    To the Registrant ..................................................  No
Other ..................................................................  No
 
Investment Company Type 
 
27.Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company?  No, Closed-End
 
Advisory Fee 
 
45.Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period?  Yes
 
46.Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period?  No
 
47.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets?  Yes
 
48.Fee (single rate or step rates) applied to the Registrant’s/Series’
assets based on the advisory contract:
    Single-fee rate:  0.9%
    Step-fee rates:
      For 1st $000s:  0
        Annual rate:  0.0%
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  No
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  No
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  Yes

Was the limitation that applied during the period based on...
    Assets?   Yes
    Income?   No
 
54.Indicated below are whether services were supplied or paid for wholly or
in substantial part by Investment Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) in
connection with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which
the Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:

Provided to the Registrant?
Occupancy and office rental ............................................  Yes
Clerical and bookkeeping services ......................................  Yes
Accounting services ....................................................  No
Services of independent auditors .......................................  No
Services of outside counsel ............................................  No
Registration and filing fees ...........................................  No
Stationery, supplies and printing ......................................  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s interested Directors ...........  Yes
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s disinterested Directors ........  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s Officers who aren’t Directors ..  Yes
Reports to current shareholders ........................................  No
Determination of offering and redemption prices ........................  No
Trading department .....................................................  Yes
Prospectus preparation and printing for current shareholders ...........  No
Other ..................................................................  Yes
 
Miscellaneous Info 
 
55.Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
    Overdrafts?  No
    Bank loans?  No
 
56.During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies?  Yes
 
57.Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend?  No
 
Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  Yes

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  Yes
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $0
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  Yes

The percentage of net assets in each type at period end:

Debt — Short-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
Repurchase agreements .......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............      3.1
Bank certificates of deposit – domestic .....      0.0
Bank certificates of deposit – foreign ......      0.0
Bankers acceptances .........................      0.0
Commercial paper – taxable ..................      0.0
Time deposits ...............................      0.0
Options .....................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Debt — Intermediate & Long-Term Maturities
U.S. Treasury ...............................      0.0%
U.S. Government Agency ......................      0.0
State and Municipal – tax-free ..............  140.5
Corporate ...................................      0.0
All other ...................................      0.0

Non-Debt
Investments other than debt securities ......      0.0%
 
63.The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity at period end in days or,
if longer than one year, in years (to one decimal place):
    Days:     0
    Years:    12.9
 
64.Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
instruments listed in Item 62 insured or guaranteed by an entity other
than the issuer?  Yes

Is the issuer of any instrument covered in Item 62 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at period end?  No
 
66.Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities?  No
 
67.Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund?  No
 
68.Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
    Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals?  No
    Located primarily in countries other than the United States?  No
 
69.Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund?  No
 
Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on equities?             No        
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        No        
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes      No
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             No        
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  No        
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes      No
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes      No
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            Yes      No
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes      No
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes      No
Margin purchases?                                        Yes      No
Short selling?                                           Yes      No
 
Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)27,430
Sales ($000s):      19,979

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)455,522

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  4%
 
Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  6

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
12,392
Net dividend income ..............................................
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income .................................................

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
2,123
Administrator fees ...............................................
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 10
Custodian fees ................................................... 142
Postage .......................................................... 16
Printing expenses ................................................ 17
Directors’ fees .................................................. 4
Registration fees ................................................
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service ..........
Auditing fees .................................................... 17
Legal fees ....................................................... 18
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments ..
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ................................................... 279
Total expenses ................................................... 2,626

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   295

Net investment income ($000s):    10,061

Realized capital gains ($000s):   182
Realized capital losses ($000s)0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)16,183
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)8,664

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)0
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $0.4200

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 210
Repurchase agreements ............................................
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 10,100
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 462,575
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock .....................................................
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ......................
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 7,136
All other assets ................................................. 8
Total assets ..................................................... 480,029

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 304
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 461

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
150,000
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 329,264

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   20,628

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $15.96

Total number of shareholder accounts:  326

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)462,575
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)320,642
 
76.Market price per share at period end:  $14.51
 
Additional Disclosures 
 
77.Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)?  Yes

EX-99.77C:  Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security HoldersYes

EX-99.77D:  Policies re: Security InvestmentsYes

EX-99.77Q1: Other DisclosureYes

EX-99.77Q3: Other InfoYes
 
Subsidiaries 
 
78.Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report?  No
 
Fidelity Bond in Effect at Fiscal Year End 
 
82.Does the mandatory coverage of the fidelity bond have a deductible?  No
 
83.Were any claims with respect to this Registrant/Series filed under the
bond during the period?  No
 
84.Were any losses incurred with respect to this Registrant/Series that
could have been filed as a claim under the fidelity bond but were not?  No
 
85.Are the Registrant’s/Series’ Officers and Directors covered as Officers
and Directors of the Registrant/Series under any errors and omissions
insurance policy owned by the Registrant/Series or anyone else?  Yes

Were any claims filed under such policy during the period with respect
to the Registrant/Series?  No
 
Sales, Repurchases and Redemptions 
 
86.Sales, repurchases and redemptions of the Registrant’s securities:
 
Common Stock
Sales:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration received ($000s)0
Repurchases:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration paid ($000s):      0

Preferred Stock
Sales:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration received ($000s)0
Repurchases and redemptions:
    Number of shares (000s):   0
    Net consideration paid ($000s):      0

Debt Securities
Sales:
    Principal amount ($000s)0
    Net consideration received ($000s)0
Repurchases and redemptions:
    Principal amount ($000s)0
    Net consideration paid ($000s):      0
 
Securities Outstanding 
 
87.Securities of the Registrant that are registered on a national
securities exchange or listed on Nasdaq:
 
Title of class:  Common Stock
    CUSIP/CINS:  45809F·10·4
        Symbol:  PIF
 
88.Did the Registrant have any of the following outstanding which exceeded
1% of aggregate net assets at any time during the period:

Notes or bonds?     No
Uncovered options?  No
Margin loans?       No
Preferred stock?    Yes
 
 Signature  Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
/s/      Paul Schubert      
Name:   Paul Schubert
Title:  Treasurer

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