-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BgDEWyzF9gQsoRj3Gl7GtKRwUuCOUc0WXzH9kaWCDcpVPUWmq46ySKPN1F4XkNrQ umEzdhgechiFoO23RYfxHA== 0001080084-03-000216.txt : 20031017 0001080084-03-000216.hdr.sgml : 20031017 20031017144922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001080084-03-000216 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17F2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031017 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20031017 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS BALANCED FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890341 IRS NUMBER: 133682949 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07068 FILM NUMBER: 03945703 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: C/O DREYFUS CORP CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226838 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS BALANCED FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890341 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133682949 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: C/O DREYFUS CORP CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226838 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 40-17F2 1 hbfi.txt Independent Accountant's Report To the Board of Directors Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc. We have examined management's assertion about Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc.'s (the "Company") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of March 31, 2002, with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of March 31, 2002, and with respect to agreement of security and similar investments purchases and sales, for the period from November 30, 2001 (the date of last examination) through March 31, 2002; Count and inspection of all securities and similar investments located in the vault of Mellon Bank in New York, without prior notice to management; Confirmation of all securities and similar investments held by institutions in book entry form (i.e., the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Depository Trust Company and the Participant Trust Company); Reconciliation of confirmation results as to all such securities and investments to the books and records of the Company and Mellon Bank; Confirmation of all repurchase agreements, if any, with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying collateral with Mellon Bank's records; Agreement of investment purchases and sales or maturities since our last examination from the books and records of the Company to broker confirmations. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company's compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc. was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of March 31, 2002 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be used for any other purpose. ERNST & YOUNG LLP New York, New York May 30, 2002 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-17f-2 Certificate of Accounting or Securities and Similar Investments in the Custody of Management Investment Companies Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CRF 270.17f-2] 1. Investment Company Act File Date examination Number: completed: 811- 7068 05-30-02 2. State Identification Number: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MI NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PUERTO RICO Other Specify: 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) 200 Park Avenue, 55th Floor , New York, NY 10166 INSTRUCTIONS The Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments Investment Company 1. All items must be completed by the investment company. 2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examine securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company. Accountant 3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commissions's principal office in Washington D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company's principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable. THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 We, as members of management of Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc. (the "Company"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of March 31, 2002. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of March 31, 2002 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company. Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc. By: /s/Jim Windels Jim Windels, Treasurer The Dreyfus Corporation -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----