Premiums for the Bond have been paid through the period ending December 31,
2007.  This filing includes the following exhibits:

Exhibit A - Copy of the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond
Exhibit B - Copy of the Joint Insureds Agreement
Exhibit C - Copy of the Resolutions of a Majority of the Independent Fund
Trustees/Directors
Exhibit D - Amount of a Single Insured Bond for each Fund, if a Joint Insured
Fidelity Bond were not used





                                                                       Exhibit A




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                                  P.O. Box 730
                        Burlington, Vermont  05402-0730

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND







                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  P.O. Box 730
                         Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730

                                  DECLARATIONS

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ITEM 1. Name of Insured (the "Insured")                           Bond Number
        NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                          87164106B
        (Continued on Rider No. 1)

        Principal Address:      605 Third Avenue
                                21st Floor
                                New York, NY 10158-3698

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ITEM 2. Bond  Period:  from 12:01 a.m. on  DECEMBER  31, 2006 , to 12:01 a.m. on
        DECEMBER 31, 2007 , or the earlier  effective date of the termination of
        this Bond,  standard  time at the  Principal  Address as to each of said
        dates.

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ITEM 3. Limit of Liability--
        Subject to Sections 9, 10, and 12 hereof:
                                                                      LIMIT OF      DEDUCTIBLE
                                                                      LIABILITY       AMOUNT
                                                                            
        Insuring Agreement A- FIDELITY                              $20,000,000      $150,000
        Insuring Agreement B- AUDIT EXPENSE                             $50,000       $10,000
        Insuring Agreement C- ON PREMISES                           $20,000,000      $150,000
        Insuring Agreement D- IN TRANSIT                            $20,000,000      $150,000
        Insuring Agreement E- FORGERY OR ALTERATION                 $20,000,000      $150,000
        Insuring Agreement F- SECURITIES                            $20,000,000      $150,000
        Insuring Agreement G- COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY                  $20,000,000      $150,000
        Insuring Agreement H- UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT            $25,000        $5,000
        Insuring Agreement I- PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS         $20,000,000      $150,000


        If "Not Covered" is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such
        Insuring  agreement  and any  reference  thereto  shall be  deemed to be
        deleted from this Bond.

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ITEM 4. Offices or Premises Covered--All the Insured's offices or other premises
        in existence at the time this Bond becomes  effective  are covered under
        this Bond,  except  the  offices or other  premises  excluded  by Rider.
        Offices or other premises  acquired or  established  after the effective
        date of this Bond are covered subject to the terms of General  Agreement
        A.
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ITEM 5. The liability of ICI Mutual  Insurance  Company (the  "Underwriter")  is
        subject to the terms of the following Riders attached hereto:

        Riders:1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12

        and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
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                                           By:     /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
                                              -------------------------------
                                                Authorized Representative




Bond (12/03)
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                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the "Underwriter"),  in consideration of an agreed
premium,  and  in  reliance  upon  the  Application  and all  other  information
furnished to the Underwriter by the Insured, and subject  to  and  in accordance
with   the   Declarations,   General   Agreements,  Provisions,  Conditions  and
Limitations and other terms of this bond (including all riders hereto) ("Bond"),
to the extent of the Limit of Liability  and  subject  to the Deductible Amount,
agrees  to  indemnify  the Insured for the loss, as described  in  the  Insuring
Agreements, sustained by  the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond
Period.


                              INSURING AGREEMENTS

A. FIDELITY

   Loss (including loss of  Property)  caused by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act
   or Theft committed by an Employee anywhere,  alone or in collusion with other
   persons (whether or not Employees), during the  time  such  Employee  has the
   status  of  an  Employee  as  defined  herein,  and  even if such loss is not
   discovered  until  after he or she ceases to be an Employee,  EXCLUDING  loss
   covered under Insuring Agreement B.

B. AUDIT EXPENSE

   Expense incurred by  the  Insured  for  that  part  of audits or examinations
   required  by  any  governmental  regulatory  authority  or   Self  Regulatory
   Organization  to  be  conducted by such authority or Organization  or  by  an
   independent accountant  or  other  person, by reason of the discovery of loss
   sustained by the Insured and covered by this Bond.

C. ON PREMISES

   Loss of Property (including damage thereto or destruction thereof) located or
   reasonably believed by the Insured to be located within the Insured's offices
   or premises, caused by Theft or by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or through
   Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.

D. IN TRANSIT

   Loss of Property (including damage thereto  or destruction thereof) while the
   Property is in transit in the custody of any  person authorized by an Insured
   to act as a messenger, except while in the mail  or  with  a carrier for hire
   (other  than  a  Security  Company),  EXCLUDING  loss covered under  Insuring
   Agreement A.  Property is "in transit" beginning immediately  upon receipt of
   such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately upon delivery
   at the specified destination.

E. FORGERY OR ALTERATION

   Loss caused by the Forgery or Alteration of or on (1) any bills  of exchange,
   checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay certain  sums in
   money,  acceptances,  certificates  of  deposit,  due bills, money orders, or
   letters   of  credit;  or  (2)  other  written  instructions,   requests   or
   applications  to  the  Insured,  authorizing  or  acknowledging the transfer,
   payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of Property, or giving notice of any
   bank account, which instructions or requests or applications  purport to have

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   been  signed  or  endorsed  by  (a) any customer of the Insured, or  (b)  any
   shareholder of or subscriber to shares  issued  by any Investment Company, or
   (c) any financial or banking institution or stockbroker;  or  (3)  withdrawal
   orders   or   receipts  for  the  withdrawal  of  Property,  or  receipts  or
   certificates of  deposit  for Property and bearing the name of the Insured as
   issuer or of another Investment Company for which the Insured acts as agent.

   This Insuring Agreement E does not cover loss caused by Forgery or Alteration
   of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.

F. SECURITIES

   Loss resulting from the Insured,  in  good  faith,  in the ordinary course of
   business, and in any capacity whatsoever, whether for  its own account or for
   the  account  of others, having acquired, accepted or received,  or  sold  or
   delivered, or given  any  value, extended any credit or assumed any liability
   on the faith of any Securities,  where  such  loss results from the fact that
   such Securities (1) were Counterfeit, or (2) were  lost  or  stolen,  or  (3)
   contain  a  Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding whether or not the act
   of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution, by-laws, rules or
   regulations of  any  Self Regulatory Organization, whether or not the Insured
   was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.

G. COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY

   Loss caused by the Insured  in good faith having received or accepted (1) any
   money orders which prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2)
   paper currencies or coin of the  United  States  of  America  or Canada which
   prove to be Counterfeit.

   This  Insuring  Agreement  G  does  not  cover  loss  covered  under Insuring
   Agreement A.

H. UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT

   Loss  resulting  from  the  payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares  or
   redemptions or exchanges permitted  from  an  account  with  the  Fund  as  a
   consequence of

   (1)  uncollectible  Items of Deposit  of a Fund's  customer,  shareholder  or
        subscriber  credited by the Insured or its agent to such  person's  Fund
        account,  or
   (2)  any Item of Deposit processed through an automated  clearing house which
        is reversed  by a Fund's  customer,  shareholder  or  subscriber  and is
        deemed uncollectible by the Insured;

   PROVIDED, that (a) Items of Deposit  shall  not be deemed uncollectible until
   the  Insured's collection procedures have failed,  (b)  exchanges  of  shares
   between Funds with exchange privileges shall be covered hereunder only if all
   such Funds are insured by the Underwriter for uncollectible Items of Deposit,
   and (c)  the  Insured  Fund shall have implemented and maintained a policy to
   hold  Items  of  Deposit for  the  minimum  number  of  days  stated  in  its
   Application (as amended  from  time  to  time)  before paying any dividend or
   permitting any withdrawal with respect to such Items  of  Deposit (other than
   exchanges  between Funds).  Regardless of the number of transactions  between
   Funds in an  exchange  program, the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit
   must be held shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit was first credited
   to any Insured Fund.

   This  Insuring Agreement  H  does  not  cover  loss  covered  under  Insuring
   Agreement A.

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I. PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

   Loss caused  by  a  Phone/Electronic  Transaction, where the request for such
   Phone/Electronic Transaction:

   (1)  is  transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone
        or by Electronic Transmission; and
   (2)  is  made  by an  individual  purporting  to  be a  Fund  shareholder  or
        subscriber or an authorized  agent of a Fund  shareholder or subscriber;
        and
   (3)  is  unauthorized  or fraudulent and is made with the manifest  intent to
        deceive;

   PROVIDED,  that  the  entity  receiving such request generally maintains  and
   follows  during the Bond Period  all  Phone/Electronic  Transaction  Security
   Procedures with respect to all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and

   EXCLUDING loss resulting from:

   (1)  the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or

   (2)  any redemption of Investment  Company  shares which had been  improperly
        credited to a shareholder's  account where such  shareholder (a) did not
        cause,  directly  or  indirectly,  such  shares to be  credited  to such
        account,  and (b) directly or indirectly  received any proceeds or other
        benefit from such redemption; or

   (3)  any  redemption  of shares  issued by an  Investment  Company  where the
        proceeds of such redemption were requested to be paid or made payable to
        other than (a) the  Shareholder  of Record,  or (b) any other  person or
        bank  account  designated  to  receive  redemption  proceeds  (i) in the
        initial  account  application,  or  (ii)  in  writing  (not  to  include
        Electronic Transmission) accompanied by a signature guarantee; or

   (4)  any  redemption  of shares  issued by an  Investment  Company  where the
        proceeds of such  redemption were requested to be sent to other than any
        address for such account which was designated (a) in the initial account
        application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission),
        where  such  writing  is  received  at least  one (1) day  prior to such
        redemption  request, or (c) by voice over the telephone or by Electronic
        Transmission at least fifteen (15) days prior to such redemption; or

   (5)  the  intentional  failure  to  adhere  to one or  more  Phone/Electronic
        Transaction Security Procedures; or

   (6)  a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or
        transmitted   by  any  method  not   subject  to  the   Phone/Electronic
        Transaction Security Procedures; or

   (7)  the failure or  circumvention  of any physical or electronic  protection
        device, including any firewall, that imposes restrictions on the flow of
        electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System.

   This  Insuring  Agreement  I  does  not  cover  loss  covered  under Insuring
   Agreement A, "Fidelity" or Insuring Agreement J, "Computer Security".

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                               GENERAL AGREEMENTS

A. ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES--CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER--NOTICE

   1.   Except as  provided in  paragraph 2 below,  this Bond shall apply to any
        additional  office(s)  established by the Insured during the Bond Period
        and to all  Employees  during the Bond Period,  without the need to give
        notice thereof or pay  additional  premiums to the  Underwriter  for the
        Bond Period.

   2.   If during the Bond Period an Insured  Investment  Company shall merge or
        consolidate  with an  institution in which such Insured is the surviving
        entity,  or purchase  substantially  all the assets or capital  stock of
        another  institution,   or  acquire  or  create  a  separate  investment
        portfolio,  and shall  within  sixty (60) days  notify  the  Underwriter
        thereof,  then this Bond shall  automatically  apply to the Property and
        Employees  resulting  from such merger,  consolidation,  acquisition  or
        creation from the date thereof;  provided, that the Underwriter may make
        such coverage contingent upon the payment of an additional premium.

B. WARRANTY

   No statement made  by  or  on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the
   Application or otherwise, shall  be  deemed  to  be an absolute warranty, but
   only a warranty that such statement is true to the  best  of the knowledge of
   the person responsible for such statement.

C. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES

   The Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable
   attorneys'  fees  incurred and paid by the Insured in defense  of  any  legal
   proceeding brought  against  the  Insured claiming that the Insured is liable
   for any loss, claim or damage which,  if  established  against  the  Insured,
   would  constitute a loss sustained by the Insured covered under the terms  of
   this Bond;  provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this
   indemnity shall apply only in the event that

   1.   an  Employee  admits  to  having  committed  or is  adjudicated  to have
        committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent  Act or Theft which caused the loss;
        or

   2.   in the absence of such an admission or  adjudication,  an  arbitrator or
        arbitrators  acceptable  to the Insured and the  Underwriter  concludes,
        after a review of an agreed  statement  of facts,  that an Employee  has
        committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss.

   The Insured shall promptly give notice to the  Underwriter  of any such legal
   proceeding and upon request shall furnish the Underwriter with  copies of all
   pleadings  and  other  papers  therein.   At  the Underwriter's election  the
   Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct  the  defense  of  such legal
   proceeding  in  the  Insured's  name,  through attorneys of the Underwriter's
   selection.  In such event, the Insured shall  give all reasonable information
   and  assistance  which the Underwriter shall deem  necessary  to  the  proper
   defense of such legal proceeding.

   If the amount of the  Insured's  liability  or  alleged liability in any such
   legal  proceeding  is  greater than the amount which  the  Insured  would  be
   entitled to recover under  this  Bond  (other  than  pursuant to this General
   Agreement C), or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the indemnity
   liability of the Underwriter under this General Agreement C is limited to the
   proportion  of  court  costs and attorneys' fees incurred  and  paid  by  the
   Insured or by the Underwriter  that  the  amount  which  the Insured would be

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   entitled  to  recover  under this Bond (other than pursuant to  this  General
   Agreement C) bears to the  sum  of  such  amount  plus  the  amount which the
   Insured is not entitled to recover.  Such indemnity shall be in  addition  to
   the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement.

             THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS
              AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
                    PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:

SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS

The  following  terms  used  in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this
Section:

   A.   "ALTERATION"  means the marking,  changing or altering in a material way
        of the terms,  meaning or legal effect of a document  with the intent to
        deceive.

   B.   "APPLICATION"  means the Insured's  application (and any attachments and
        materials   submitted  in   connection   therewith)   furnished  to  the
        Underwriter for this Bond.

   C.   "COMPUTER   SYSTEM"   means  (1)  computers   with  related   peripheral
        components,  including storage components,  (2) systems and applications
        software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related  communications  networks or
        customer   communication  systems,  and  (5)  related  electronic  funds
        transfer systems; by which data or monies are electronically  collected,
        transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved.

   D.   "COUNTERFEIT" means, with respect to any item, one which is false but is
        intended to deceive and to be taken for the original authentic item.

   E.   "DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT" means, with respect to any Insuring  Agreement,  the
        amount set forth under the heading  "Deductible Amount" in Item 3 of the
        Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement,  applicable to
        each Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement.

   F.   "DEPOSITORY"  means any "securities  depository" (other than any foreign
        securities  depository)  in which an Investment  Company may deposit its
        Securities in accordance  with Rule 17f-4 under the  Investment  Company
        Act of 1940.

   G.   "DISHONEST  OR FRAUDULENT  ACT" means any  dishonest or fraudulent  act,
        including  "larceny  and  embezzlement"  as defined in Section 37 of the
        Investment  Company Act of 1940,  committed with the conscious  manifest
        intent  (1) to cause  the  Insured  to  sustain a loss and (2) to obtain
        financial  benefit for the  perpetrator  or any other person (other than
        salaries,  commissions,  fees, bonuses, awards, profit sharing, pensions
        or other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean
        or include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act.

   H.   "ELECTRONIC  TRANSMISSION" means any transmission effected by electronic
        means, including but not limited to a transmission effected by telephone
        tones, Telefacsimile, wireless device, or over the Internet.

   I.   "EMPLOYEE" means:

        (1)  each  officer,  director,  trustee,  partner  or  employee  of  the
             Insured, and

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        (2)  each  officer,  director,  trustee,  partner  or  employee  of  any
             predecessor of the Insured whose  principal  assets are acquired by
             the Insured by  consolidation or merger with, or purchase of assets
             or capital stock of, such predecessor, and
        (3)  each attorney  performing  legal  services for the Insured and each
             employee of such attorney or of the law firm of such attorney while
             performing services for the Insured, and
        (4)  each student who is an authorized  intern of the Insured,  while in
             any of the Insured's offices, and
        (5)  each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of
             (a)  an investment adviser,
             (b)  an underwriter (distributor),
             (c)  a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
             (d)  an  administrator  authorized  by  written  agreement  to keep
                  financial and/or other required records,

         for an Investment Company  named as an Insured, but only while (i) such
         officer, partner or employee is performing acts coming within the scope
         of the usual duties of an officer  or  employee  of an Insured, or (ii)
         such officer, director, trustee, partner or employee  is  acting  as  a
         member  of  any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit
         or have custody  of  or access to the Property of the Insured, or (iii)
         such director or trustee  (or  anyone  acting in a similar capacity) is
         acting outside the scope of the usual duties  of a director or trustee;
         provided,  that  the  term  "Employee" shall not include  any  officer,
         director, trustee, partner or employee of a transfer agent, shareholder
         accounting  recordkeeper  or  administrator   (x)   which   is  not  an
         "affiliated  person"  (as  defined  in  Section  2(a) of the Investment
         Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named  as  Insured  or of
         the adviser or underwriter of such Investment Company, or (y) which  is
         a  "Bank"  (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of
         1940), and
        (6)  each individual  assigned,  by contract or by any agency furnishing
             temporary  personnel,  in either case on a contingent  or part-time
             basis,  to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office of
             the Insured, and
        (7)  each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee
             or officer of any entity  authorized by written  agreement with the
             Insured to perform  services as electronic data processor of checks
             or  other  accounting  records  of the  Insured,  but  excluding  a
             processor  which  acts as  transfer  agent or in any  other  agency
             capacity for the Insured in issuing  checks,  drafts or securities,
             unless included under subsection (5) hereof, and
        (8)  each officer, partner or employee of
             (a)  any Depository or Exchange,
             (b)  any nominee in whose name is registered any Security  included
                  in  the  systems  for  the  central   handling  of  securities
                  established and maintained by any Depository, and
             (c)  any recognized  service company which provides clerks or other
                  personnel to any  Depository or Exchange on a contract  basis,
                  while such officer, partner or employee is performing services
                  for any Depository in the operation of systems for the central
                  handling of securities, and
        (9)  in the case of an Insured  which is an "employee  benefit plan" (as
             defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
             of 1974 ("ERISA")) for officers,  directors or employees of another
             Insured ("In-House Plan"), any "fiduciary" or other "plan official"
             (within the meaning of Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House Plan,
             provided that such  fiduciary or other plan official is a director,
             partner,  officer, trustee or employee of an Insured (other than an
             In-House Plan).

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   Each  employer  of  temporary  personnel  and  each  entity  referred  to  in
   subsections (6) and (7) and their respective partners, officers and employees
   shall  collectively  be  deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this
   Bond.

   Brokers, agents, independent  contractors,  or  representatives  of  the same
   general  character  shall not be considered Employees, except as provided  in
   subsections (3), (6), and (7).

   J.   "EXCHANGE" means any national  securities  exchange registered under the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   K.   "FORGERY"  means  the  physical  signing  on a  document  of the name of
        another person (whether real or fictitious)  with the intent to deceive.
        A  Forgery  may  be  by  means  of  mechanically   reproduced  facsimile
        signatures as well as handwritten  signatures.  Forgery does not include
        the signing of an individual's own name, regardless of such individual's
        authority, capacity or purpose.

   L.   "ITEMS OF DEPOSIT" means one or more checks or drafts.

   M.   "INVESTMENT  COMPANY" or "FUND" means an investment  company  registered
        under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

   N.   "LIMIT OF LIABILITY" means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement,  the
        limit of  liability  of the  Underwriter  for any Single Loss covered by
        such  Insuring  Agreement  as set  forth  under  the  heading  "Limit of
        Liability"  in  Item 3 of the  Declarations  or in any  Rider  for  such
        Insuring Agreement.

   O.   "MYSTERIOUS  DISAPPEARANCE"  means any  disappearance of Property which,
        after  a  reasonable   investigation  has  been  conducted,   cannot  be
        explained.

   P.   "NON-FUND" means any corporation,  business trust, partnership, trust or
        other entity which is not an Investment Company.

   Q.   "PHONE/ELECTRONIC   TRANSACTION   SECURITY  PROCEDURES"  means  security
        procedures for  Phone/Electronic  Transactions as provided in writing to
        the Underwriter.

   R.   "PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION" means any (1) redemption of shares issued
        by an  Investment  Company,  (2) election  concerning  dividend  options
        available to Fund  shareholders,  (3) exchange of shares in a registered
        account of one Fund into shares in an identically  registered account of
        another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange  privileges of the
        two Funds,  or (4) purchase of shares issued by an  Investment  Company,
        which redemption,  election,  exchange or purchase is requested by voice
        over the telephone or through an Electronic Transmission.

   S.   "PROPERTY"  means the  following  tangible  items:  money,  postage  and
        revenue  stamps,  precious  metals,   Securities,   bills  of  exchange,
        acceptances,  checks,  drafts,  or other written orders or directions to
        pay sums certain in money,  certificates  of deposit,  due bills,  money
        orders,  letters of credit,  financial  futures  contracts,  conditional
        sales  contracts,   abstracts  of  title,  insurance  policies,   deeds,
        mortgages,  and assignments of any of the foregoing,  and other valuable
        papers, including books of account and other records used by the Insured
        in the conduct of its business,  and all other instruments similar to or
        in the  nature  of the  foregoing  (but  excluding  all data  processing
        records),  in which the  Insured has an interest or in which the Insured
        acquired   or  should   have   acquired  an  interest  by  reason  of  a

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        predecessor's  declared financial condition at the time of the Insured's
        consolidation  or merger with, or purchase of the  principal  assets of,
        such  predecessor or which are held by the Insured for any purpose or in
        any capacity.

   T.   "SECURITIES" means original  negotiable or non-negotiable  agreements or
        instruments which represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership or
        debt  (including  stock  certificates,   bonds,  promissory  notes,  and
        assignments  thereof),  which are in the ordinary course of business and
        transferable  by  physical  delivery  with  appropriate  endorsement  or
        assignment.   "Securities"   does  not   include   bills  of   exchange,
        acceptances,  certificates of deposit,  checks, drafts, or other written
        orders or  directions  to pay sums  certain in money,  due bills,  money
        orders, or letters of credit.

   U.   "SECURITY COMPANY" means an entity which provides or purports to provide
        the   transport  of  Property  by  secure  means,   including,   without
        limitation, by use of armored vehicles or guards.

   V.   "SELF  REGULATORY  ORGANIZATION"  means any  association  of  investment
        advisers or securities  dealers  registered under the federal securities
        laws, or any Exchange.

   W.   "SHAREHOLDER  OF RECORD"  means the record owner of shares  issued by an
        Investment  Company or, in the case of joint  ownership  of such shares,
        all record owners, as designated (1) in the initial account application,
        or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee,  or (3) pursuant
        to procedures as set forth in the Application.

   X.   "SINGLE LOSS" means:
        (1)  all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft committed
             by one person, or
        (2)  all loss  caused by any one act (other  than a Theft or a Dishonest
             or Fraudulent Act) committed by one person, or
        (3)  all loss caused by Dishonest or  Fraudulent  Acts  committed by one
             person, or
        (4)  all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination,
             or
        (5)  all loss  caused by any one  occurrence  or event  other than those
             specified in subsections (1) through (4) above.

     All acts or omissions of one or more persons which  directly  or indirectly
     aid  or, by failure to report or otherwise, permit the continuation  of  an
     act referred  to  in  subsections (1) through (3) above of any other person
     shall be deemed to be the  acts  of  such other person for purposes of this
     subsection.

     All acts or occurrences or events which  have  as  a common nexus any fact,
     circumstance,  situation,  transaction  or series of facts,  circumstances,
     situations, or transactions shall be deemed  to be one act, one occurrence,
     or one event.

   Y.   "TELEFACSIMILE"  means a system of transmitting  and  reproducing  fixed
        graphic  material  (as,  for  example,  printing)  by means  of  signals
        transmitted over telephone lines or over the Internet.

   Z.   "THEFT" means  robbery,  burglary or hold-up,  occurring with or without
        violence or the threat of violence.

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SECTION 2.  EXCLUSIONS

THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:

   A.   Loss  resulting  from (1) riot or civil  commotion  outside  the  United
        States of America  and  Canada,  or (2) war,  revolution,  insurrection,
        action by armed forces, or usurped power, wherever occurring;  except if
        such  loss  occurs in  transit,  is  otherwise  covered  under  Insuring
        Agreement  D, and when such  transit was  initiated,  the Insured or any
        person  initiating such transit on the Insured's behalf had no knowledge
        of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution,  insurrection, action by
        armed forces, or usurped power.

   B.   Loss in time of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion or
        radioactivity,  or  biological or chemical  agents or hazards,  or fire,
        smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any of the foregoing.

   C.   Loss  resulting  from any Dishonest or  Fraudulent  Act committed by any
        person  while  acting  in the  capacity  of a  member  of the  Board  of
        Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured or of any other entity.

   D.   Loss  resulting  from any  nonpayment  or other  default  of any loan or
        similar  transaction  made  by the  Insured  or  any  of  its  partners,
        directors,  officers or employees, whether or not authorized and whether
        procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent  Act, unless
        such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.

   E.   Loss  resulting  from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of
        any law, or any rule or regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self
        Regulatory  Organization,  regulating the issuance,  purchase or sale of
        securities,  securities transactions upon security exchanges or over the
        counter markets,  Investment Companies,  or investment advisers,  unless
        such loss,  in the  absence of such law,  rule or  regulation,  would be
        covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.

   F.   Loss of Property  while in the custody of any Security  Company,  unless
        such loss is  covered  under  this  Bond and is in excess of the  amount
        recovered or received by the Insured  under (1) the  Insured's  contract
        with such Security  Company,  and (2) insurance or indemnity of any kind
        carried  by such  Security  Company  for the  benefit  of, or  otherwise
        available to, users of its service,  in which case this Bond shall cover
        only such  excess,  subject to the  applicable  Limit of  Liability  and
        Deductible Amount.

   G.   Potential  income,  including but not limited to interest and dividends,
        not realized by the Insured  because of a loss covered  under this Bond,
        except when covered under Insuring Agreement H.

   H.   Loss in the form of (1)  damages  of any type for which the  Insured  is
        legally liable, except direct compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines,
        or penalties,  including without limitation  two-thirds of treble damage
        awards pursuant to judgments under any statute or regulation.

   I.   Loss resulting from the surrender of Property away from an office of the
        Insured as a result of a threat
        (1)  to do bodily harm to any person, except loss of Property in transit
             in the custody of any person  acting as  messenger as a result of a
             threat to do bodily  harm to such  person,  if the  Insured  had no
             knowledge of such threat at the time such transit was initiated, or

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        (2)  to do damage to the  premises or Property  of the  Insured,  unless
             such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.

   J.   All  costs,   fees  and  other  expenses  incurred  by  the  Insured  in
        establishing the existence of or amount of loss covered under this Bond,
        except to the extent  certain audit  expenses are covered under Insuring
        Agreement B.

   K.   Loss resulting  from payments made to or  withdrawals  from any account,
        involving funds erroneously  credited to such account,  unless such loss
        is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.

   L.   Loss resulting from uncollectible  Items of Deposit which are drawn upon
        a  financial  institution  outside  the United  States of  America,  its
        territories and possessions, or Canada.

   M.   Loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent  Acts,  Theft,  or other
        acts or omissions of an Employee primarily engaged in the sale of shares
        issued by an  Investment  Company  to  persons  other  than (1) a person
        registered as a broker under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or (2)
        an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under
        the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual.

   N.   Loss  resulting  from  the  use  of  credit,   debit,  charge,   access,
        convenience,  identification,  cash  management or other cards,  whether
        such cards were  issued or purport to have been issued by the Insured or
        by anyone else,  unless such loss is otherwise  covered  under  Insuring
        Agreement A.

   O.   Loss resulting  from any purchase,  redemption or exchange of securities
        issued  by  an  Investment  Company  or  other  Insured,  or  any  other
        instruction, request,  acknowledgement,  notice or transaction involving
        securities  issued by an  Investment  Company  or other  Insured  or the
        dividends in respect  thereof,  when any of the  foregoing is requested,
        authorized  or directed or  purported  to be  requested,  authorized  or
        directed  by voice over the  telephone  or by  Electronic  Transmission,
        unless such loss is  otherwise  covered  under  Insuring  Agreement A or
        Insuring Agreement I.

   P.   Loss resulting  from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft  committed
        by an Employee as defined in Section 1.I(2),  unless such loss (1) could
        not have been reasonably  discovered by the due diligence of the Insured
        at or prior to the time of  acquisition  by the  Insured  of the  assets
        acquired  from a  predecessor,  and (2) arose out of a lawsuit  or valid
        claim  brought  against  the Insured by a person  unaffiliated  with the
        Insured or with any person affiliated with the Insured.

   Q.   Loss resulting from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion
        or  destruction  of data in, or the change of data  elements or programs
        within, any Computer System, unless such loss is otherwise covered under
        Insuring Agreement A.

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SECTION 3.  ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

   Upon payment to the Insured hereunder for any loss,  the Underwriter shall be
   subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the  Insured's  rights and
   claims  in connection with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter
   shall not  be subrogated to any such rights or claims one named Insured under
   this Bond may  have  against  another  named Insured under this Bond.  At the
   request of the Underwriter, the Insured  shall  execute  all  assignments  or
   other documents and take such action as the Underwriter may deem necessary or
   desirable  to  secure  and  perfect  such  rights  and  claims, including the
   execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter  to  bring suit in
   the name of the Insured.

   Assignment  of  any  rights  or  claims  under  this Bond shall not bind  the
   Underwriter without the Underwriter's written consent.

SECTION 4.  LOSS--NOTICE--PROOF--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   This Bond is for the use and benefit only of the  Insured and the Underwriter
   shall not be liable hereunder for loss sustained by  anyone  other  than  the
   Insured, except that if the Insured includes such other loss in the Insured's
   proof  of  loss,  the  Underwriter shall consider its liability therefor.  As
   soon as practicable and  not more than sixty (60) days after discovery of any
   loss covered hereunder, the Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice
   thereof and, as soon as practicable and within one year after such discovery,
   shall also furnish to the  Underwriter  affirmative  proof  of loss with full
   particulars.  The Underwriter may extend the sixty day notice  period  or the
   one  year proof of loss period if the Insured requests an extension and shows
   good cause therefor.

   See also General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys' Fees).

   The Underwriter  shall  not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless
   each of the Securities is  identified  in such proof of loss by a certificate
   or  bond  number  or by such identification  means  as  the  Underwriter  may
   require.  The Underwriter  shall  have a reasonable period after receipt of a
   proper affirmative proof of loss within  which  to investigate the claim, but
   where the loss is of Securities and is clear and undisputed, settlement shall
   be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves Securities of
   which duplicates may be obtained.

   The  Insured  shall not bring legal proceedings against  the  Underwriter  to
   recover any loss  hereunder  prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof
   of loss or subsequent to twenty-four  (24) months after the discovery of such
   loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding to recover hereunder on account of
   any judgment against the Insured in or  settlement  of  any suit mentioned in
   General Agreement C or to recover court costs or attorneys'  fees paid in any
   such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the final judgment in or
   settlement of such suit.  If any limitation in this Bond is prohibited by any
   applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended  to be equal to
   the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law.

   Notice  hereunder  shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability  Claims,
   ICI Mutual Insurance Company, P.O. Box 730, Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730.

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SECTION 5.  DISCOVERY

   For all purposes under  this  Bond,  a loss is discovered, and discovery of a
   loss occurs, when the Insured
   (1)  becomes aware of facts, or
   (2)  receives  notice of an actual or potential  claim by a third party which
        alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances,
   which  would cause a reasonable person to assume that loss  covered  by  this
   Bond has  been  or  is likely to  be incurred even though the exact amount or
   details of loss may not be known.

SECTION 6.  VALUATION OF PROPERTY

   For the purpose of determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value of
   any Property shall be  the  market  value  of  such  Property at the close of
   business on the first business day before the discovery  of such loss; except
   that
   (1)  the value of any Property  replaced by the Insured  prior to the payment
        of a claim therefor shall be the actual market value of such Property at
        the time of  replacement,  but not in excess of the market value of such
        Property on the first  business day before the  discovery of the loss of
        such Property;
   (2)  the value of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription,
        conversion,  redemption or deposit  privileges shall be the market value
        of such privileges  immediately  preceding the expiration thereof if the
        loss of such Securities is not discovered  until after such  expiration,
        but if there is no quoted or other  ascertainable  market price for such
        Property or privileges  referred to in clauses (1) and (2),  their value
        shall be fixed by agreement between the parties or by arbitration before
        an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and
   (3)  the value of books of accounts or other  records  used by the Insured in
        the conduct of its business shall be limited to the actual cost of blank
        books,  blank  pages or other  materials  if the  books or  records  are
        reproduced  plus the cost of labor for the  transcription  or copying of
        data furnished by the Insured for reproduction.

SECTION 7.  LOST SECURITIES

   The maximum liability of the Underwriter hereunder  for lost Securities shall
   be the payment for, or replacement of, such Securities  having  an  aggregate
   value  not  to  exceed the applicable Limit of Liability.  If the Underwriter
   shall make payment  to  the  Insured  for any loss of securities, the Insured
   shall  assign  to  the Underwriter all of  the  Insured's  right,  title  and
   interest in and to such Securities.  In lieu of such payment, the Underwriter
   may, at its option,  replace  such  lost  Securities,  and  in  such case the
   Insured   shall   cooperate  to  effect  such  replacement.   To  effect  the
   replacement of lost  Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the
   issuance of a lost instrument bond.  If the value of such Securities does not
   exceed the applicable  Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the
   loss), the Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument
   bond and will indemnify  the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense
   that it may sustain because of the issuance of such bond.

   If the value of such Securities exceeds the applicable  Deductible Amount (at
   the time of discovery of the loss),  the Insured will pay a proportion of the
   usual premium charged for the lost instrument  bond,  equal to the percentage
   that the applicable  Deductible  Amount bears to the value of such Securities
   upon  discovery  of the  loss,  and will  indemnify  the  issuer of such bond
   against all loss and expense that is not recovered from the Underwriter under

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   the terms and  conditions of this Bond,  subject to the  applicable  Limit of
   Liability.

SECTION 8.  SALVAGE

   If  any  recovery  is made, whether by the Insured  or  the  Underwriter,  on
   account of any loss  within  the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the
   Underwriter  shall be entitled  to  the  full  amount  of  such  recovery  to
   reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such
   loss.  If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on
   account of any  loss in excess of the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder
   plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any source other than
   suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security or indemnity taken by or for the
   benefit of the Underwriter,  the  amount  of such recovery, net of the actual
   costs and expenses of recovery, shall be applied  to reimburse the Insured in
   full for the portion of such loss in excess of such  Limit  of Liability, and
   the  remainder, if any, shall be paid first to reimburse the Underwriter  for
   all amounts  paid hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured
   to the extent  of the portion of such loss within the Deductible Amount.  The
   Insured shall execute  all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or
   desirable to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.

SECTION 9.  NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY

   Prior to its termination,  this  Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit
   of   Liability   for  each  Insuring  Agreement   for   each   Single   Loss,
   notwithstanding any previous loss (other than such Single Loss) for which the
   Underwriter may have  paid  or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however,
   that regardless of the number  of years this Bond shall continue in force and
   the number of premiums which shall  be  payable or paid, the liability of the
   Underwriter under this Bond with respect  to any Single Loss shall be limited
   to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of the total amount of such
   Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in  amounts from year to year or from
   period to period.

SECTION 10.  MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES

   The maximum liability of the Underwriter for  any  Single Loss covered by any
   Insuring Agreement under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable
   to such Insuring Agreement, subject to the applicable  Deductible  Amount and
   the other provisions of this Bond.  Recovery for any Single Loss may  not  be
   made  under  more  than  one  Insuring Agreement.  If any Single Loss covered
   under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part because of an
   unexpired discovery period under  any  other  bonds or policies issued by the
   Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor  in interest of the Insured,
   the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the  greater  of either (1)
   the  applicable  Limit  of  Liability  under  this  Bond,  or (2) the maximum
   liability of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies.

SECTION 11.  OTHER INSURANCE

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any loss  covered by this
   Bond shall also be covered by other insurance or suretyship for  the  benefit
   of  the  Insured,  the  Underwriter  shall  be  liable hereunder only for the
   portion  of such loss in excess of the amount recoverable  under  such  other
   insurance  or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable Limit of Liability
   of this Bond.

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SECTION 12.  DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT

   The Underwriter  shall  not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the
   amount of the loss covered  thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all
   reimbursement and/or recovery  received  by  the Insured with respect to such
   loss (other than from any other bond, suretyship or insurance policy or as an
   advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed  the applicable Deductible
   Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall be liable  only  for  such excess,
   subject  to  the  applicable  Limit of Liability and the other terms of  this
   Bond.

   No Deductible Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement
   A sustained by any Investment Company named as an Insured.

SECTION 13.  TERMINATION

   The Underwriter may terminate this  Bond  as  to  any Insured or all Insureds
   only  by written notice to such Insured or Insureds  and,  if  this  Bond  is
   terminated  as  to  any  Investment  Company, to each such Investment Company
   terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
   D.C., in all cases not less than sixty  (60) days prior to the effective date
   of termination specified in such notice.

   The Insured may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the Underwriter
   not less than sixty (60) days prior to the  effective date of the termination
   specified in such notice.  Notwithstanding the  foregoing,  when  the Insured
   terminates  this  Bond  as  to any Investment Company, the effective date  of
   termination  shall be not less  than  sixty  (60)  days  from  the  date  the
   Underwriter  provides   written  notice  of  the  termination  to  each  such
   Investment Company terminated  thereby  and  to  the  Securities and Exchange
   Commission, Washington, D.C.

   This Bond will terminate as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and
   without notice upon (1) the takeover of such Insured's  business by any State
   or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator,  or  (2) the
   filing  of  a  petition  under  any  State  or  Federal  statute  relative to
   bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of
   creditors of the Insured.

   Premiums are earned until the effective date of termination.  The Underwriter
   shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance  with
   the  Underwriter's  standard  short  rate cancellation tables if this Bond is
   terminated by the Insured or pro rata  if  this  Bond  is  terminated  by the
   Underwriter.

   Upon  the  detection  by  any  Insured  that  an  Employee  has committed any
   Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft, the Insured shall immediately remove
   such  Employee  from  a position that may enable such Employee to  cause  the
   Insured to suffer a loss  by any subsequent Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or
   Theft.  The Insured, within  two  (2)  business days of such detection, shall
   notify the Underwriter with full and complete  particulars  of  the  detected
   Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.

   For purposes of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer,  or
   supervisory  employee  of  any  Insured,  who  is  not in collusion with such
   Employee,  becomes  aware that the Employee has committed  any  Dishonest  or
   Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.

   This Bond shall terminate  as  to  any  Employee  by  written notice from the
   Underwriter  to  each  Insured  and, if such Employee is an  Employee  of  an
   Insured Investment Company, to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all
   cases  not  less  than  sixty  (60) days  prior  to  the  effective  date  of
   termination specified in such notice.

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SECTION 14.  RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION

   At any time prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to any
   Insured, such Insured may, by written  notice  to  the  Underwriter, elect to
   purchase  the right under this Bond to an additional period  of  twelve  (12)
   months within  which  to discover loss sustained by such Insured prior to the
   effective date of such  termination  and  shall  pay  an  additional  premium
   therefor as the Underwriter may require.

   Such  additional  discovery  period  shall  terminate immediately and without
   notice upon the takeover of such Insured's business  by  any State or Federal
   official  or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator.  Promptly  after  such
   termination the Underwriter shall refund to the Insured any unearned premium.

   The right to  purchase  such additional discovery period may not be exercised
   by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator,
   acting or appointed to take over the Insured's business.

SECTION 15.  CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES

   The Underwriter shall not  be  liable for loss in connection with the central
   handling of securities within the  systems  established and maintained by any
   Depository ("Systems"), unless the amount of  such  loss  exceeds  the amount
   recoverable  or  recovered  under  any  bond  or policy or participants' fund
   insuring the Depository against such loss (the  "Depository's  Recovery"); in
   such  case  the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the  Insured's
   share of such  excess loss, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability, the
   Deductible Amount and the other terms of this Bond.

   For determining  the  Insured's  share  of  such excess loss, (1) the Insured
   shall  be  deemed  to  have an interest in any certificate  representing  any
   security included within  the  Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured
   then has in all certificates representing  the  same security included within
   the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably  and fairly apportioned
   the Depository's Recovery among all those having an interest  as  recorded by
   appropriate  entries  in  the books and records of the Depository in Property
   involved  in  such loss, so that  each  such  interest  shall  share  in  the
   Depository's Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears
   to the total value of all such interests; and (3) the Insured's share of such
   excess loss shall be the amount of the Insured's interest in such Property in
   excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository.

   This Bond does  not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange or
   any nominee in whose  name  is  registered  any  security included within the
   Systems.

SECTION 16.  ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED

   If more than one entity is named as the Insured:

   A.   the total  liability of the  Underwriter  hereunder for each Single Loss
        shall not exceed the Limit of  Liability  which would be  applicable  if
        there were only one named  Insured,  regardless of the number of Insured
        entities which sustain loss as a result of such Single Loss,

   B.   the Insured  first named in Item 1 of the  Declarations  shall be deemed
        authorized to make,  adjust, and settle, and receive and enforce payment
        of, all claims  hereunder  as the agent of each other  Insured  for such
        purposes  and for the  giving or  receiving  of any notice  required  or
        permitted to be given hereunder;  provided,  that the Underwriter  shall
        promptly furnish each named Insured  Investment  Company with (1) a copy

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        of this  Bond  and any  amendments  thereto,  (2) a copy of each  formal
        filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured,  and (3)  notification
        of the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution
        of such settlement,

   C.   the  Underwriter  shall not be responsible or have any liability for the
        proper  application  by  the  Insured  first  named  in  Item  1 of  the
        Declarations of any payment made hereunder to the first named Insured,

   D.   for the purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge  possessed or discovery
        made by any  partner,  officer or  supervisory  Employee  of any Insured
        shall constitute knowledge or discovery by every named Insured,

   E.   if the first  named  Insured  ceases for any reason to be covered  under
        this Bond, then the Insured next named shall thereafter be considered as
        the first named Insured for the purposes of this Bond, and

   F.   each named  Insured shall  constitute  "the Insured" for all purposes of
        this Bond.

SECTION 17.  NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL

   Within  thirty  (30)  days  after learning that there has been  a  change  in
   control of an Insured by transfer  of  its  outstanding voting securities the
   Insured shall give written notice to the Underwriter of:

   A.   the  names  of the  transferors  and  transferees  (or the  names of the
        beneficial  owners if the voting  securities  are  registered in another
        name), and

   B.   the total number of voting  securities  owned by the transferors and the
        transferees  (or the beneficial  owners),  both  immediately  before and
        after the transfer, and

   C.   the total number of outstanding voting securities.

   As used in this Section, "control" means  the power to exercise a controlling
   influence over the management or policies of the Insured.

SECTION 18.  CHANGE OR MODIFICATION

   This Bond may only be modified by written Rider  forming  a  part hereof over
   the  signature  of  the Underwriter's authorized representative.   Any  Rider
   which modifies the coverage  provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a
   manner which adversely affects  the  rights  of an Insured Investment Company
   shall  not  become  effective  until  at  least sixty  (60)  days  after  the
   Underwriter has given written notice thereof  to  the Securities and Exchange
   Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment Company affected
   thereby.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has caused this Bond  to  be executed on the
Declarations Page.

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                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 1


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INSURED                                                       BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                              87164106B
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EFFECTIVE DATE                BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
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In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the
following:

     Neuberger Berman, LLC
     Lehman Brothers Asset Management, Inc.
     Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC
     Lehman Brothers First Trust Opportunity Fund
     Institutional Liquidity Trust, a series fund consisting of:
         o Money Market Master Series
         o Prime Master Series
         o Treasury Master Series
         o Treasury Reserves Master Series
         o Government Master Series
         o Government Reserves Master Series
         o Municipal Master Series
         o Tax-Exempt Master Series
         o New York Municipal Master Series
     Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity Series, a series fund consisting
     of:
            o  Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity Fund
            o  Lehman Brothers Prime Money Fund
            o  Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Fund
     Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust, a series fund consisting of:
        o  AMT Balanced Portfolio
        o  AMT Fasciano Portfolio
        o  AMT Focus Portfolio
        o  AMT Growth Portfolio
        o  AMT Guardian Portfolio
        o  AMT High Income Bond Portfolio
        o  AMT International Large Cap Portfolio
        o  AMT International Portfolio
        o  AMT Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
        o  AMT Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

                                       2




        o  AMT Partners Portfolio
        o  AMT Real Estate Portfolio
        o  AMT Regency Portfolio
        o  AMT Socially Responsive Portfolio
     Neuberger Berman Equity Funds, a series fund consisting of:
        o  Neuberger Berman Century Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Fasciano Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Focus Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman International Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman International Institutional Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Manhattan Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Millennium Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Partners Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Regency Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund
        o  International Large Cap Fund
        o  All Cap Growth Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Equity-Income Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Premier Research Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Premier Convergence Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Premier Dividend Fund
        o  Neuberger Berman Premier Energy Fund
     Neuberger Berman Income Funds, a series fund consisting of:
       o  Lehman Brothers Core Bond Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Cash Reserves Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Government Money Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity Bond Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Municipal Money Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Municipal Securities Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman National Municipal Money Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Money Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund
       o  Neuberger Berman Tax-Free Money Fund
     Neuberger Berman Institutional Liquidity Series, a series fund
     consisting of:
               o   Neuberger Berman Institutional Cash Fund
               o   Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund
     Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund
     Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund, Inc.
     Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc.
           Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund, Inc.
     Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund, Inc.

                                       3




     Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc.
     Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.
     Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund Inc.
     Lehman Brothers Reserve Liquidity Funds, a series fund consisting of:
               o   Lehman Brothers Reserve Liquidity Fund
               o   Lehman Brothers Prime Reserve Money Fund
               o   Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Reserve Fund
     Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity Funds, a series fund
     consisting of:
        o Money Market Portfolio
        o Prime Portfolio
        o Treasury Portfolio
        o Treasury Reserves Portfolio
        o Government Portfolio
        o Government reserves Portfolio
        o Municipal Portfolio
        o Tax-Exempt Portfolio
        o New York Municipal Master Series

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter,  waive  or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.










                                                                 RN1.0-00 (1/02)

                                       4




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 2


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
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EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD            AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In  consideration  of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that this  Bond  (other  than  Insuring  Agreements C and D) does not
cover loss resulting from or in connection with any business,  activities,  acts
or  omissions  of  (including  services rendered by) any Insured which is NOT an
Insured Fund ("Non-Fund") or any  Employee of a Non-Fund, EXCEPT loss, otherwise
covered by the terms of this Bond, resulting from or in connection with

   (1)  services  rendered  by  a  Non-Fund  to  an  Insured  Fund,  or  to
        shareholders   of  such  Fund  in  connection  with  the  issuance,
        transfer, or redemption of their Fund shares; or

   (2)  Investment   Advisory   Services   rendered  by  Neuberger   Berman
        Management Inc.  ("Entity") to an investment advisory client of the
        Entity; or

   (3)  Personal  Financial  Planning  Services  by  Neuberger  Berman Fund
        Advisory Service to any of its clients who are individuals,

   (4)  in the case of a Non-Fund  substantially  all of whose  business is
        rendering the services  described in (1) or (2) above,  the general
        business,  activities or operations of such Non-Fund, EXCLUDING (a)
        the rendering of services (other than those described in (1) or (2)
        above) to any  person,  or (b) the sale of goods or property of any
        kind.

It is further understood and agreed that with respect to  any Non-Fund, Insuring
Agreements C and D only cover loss of Property which a Non-Fund  uses  or holds,
or  in  which  a  Non-Fund has an interest, in each case wholly or partially  in
connection with the rendering of services described in (1), (2) or (3) above.

As used herein, "Investment  Advisory Services" means (a) advice with respect to
the desirability of investing  in,  purchasing  or  selling  securities or other
property,  including  the power to determine what securities or  other  property
shall be purchased or sold,  but  NOT  including furnishing ONLY statistical and
other factual information (such as economic  factors  and  trends);  and (b) the
provision of financial, economic or investment management services, but  only if
ancillary and related to the advice referred to in clause (a) above.

                                       5




It  is  further  understood  and agreed that as used herein, "Personal Financial
Planning  Services" means the personal  financial  planning  services  that  are
specifically  described  in the Application, but not including solely Investment
Advisory Services.

Except as above stated, nothing  herein  shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.







                                                            RN3.4-00 (1/02)

                                       6




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 3


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006   DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007  /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for  this  Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond, this Bond
shall  not  cover loss resulting from or in connection  with  the  discretionary
voting by any Insured of securities owned or held by any client of such Insured,
where such securities  are  issued  by  (1)  such  Insured,  or  (2)  any entity
controlling,   controlled  by,  or  under  common  control  with  such  Insured,
("Affiliated Entity"),  or  (3) any Fund to which such Insured or any Affiliated
Entity provides any services.

Except as above stated, nothing  herein  shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.







                                                                RN12.0-01 (1/02)

                                       7




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 4


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In consideration of the premium charged for  this  Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that the exclusion set forth at Section 2.M  of  this  Bond shall not
apply  with  respect  to  loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent  Acts,
Theft, or other acts or omissions  of  an  Employee in connection with offers or
sales  of  securities issued by an Insured Fund  if  such  Employee  (a)  is  an
employee of  that  Fund  or of its investment adviser, principal underwriter, or
affiliated transfer agent,  and  (b)  is  communicating  with purchasers of such
securities  only  in  person in an office of an Insured or by  telephone  or  in
writing, and (c) does not receive commissions on such sales; PROVIDED, that such
Dishonest or Fraudulent  Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions do not involve,
and such loss does not arise  from,  a  statement or representation which is not
(1) contained in a currently effective prospectus  or  Statement  of  Additional
Information  regarding such securities, which has been filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission,  or  (2)  made  as  part  of  a  scripted response to a
question regarding that Fund or such securities, if the script  has  been  filed
with,  and  not  objected to by, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., and if the entire  scripted  response  has been read to the caller, and if
any response concerning the performance of such securities is not outdated.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be  held  to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.





                                                               RNV26.0-00 (9/02)

                                       8




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 5


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it  is  hereby understood
and  agreed  that  the  Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E,  Forgery  or
Alteration, and Insuring  Agreement  F, Securities, shall not apply with respect
to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following documents:

        (1)  letter  requesting  redemption  of $50,000 or less  payable by
             check  to the  shareholder  of  record  and  addressed  to the
             address of record; or,

        (2)  letter  requesting  redemption  of  $50,000  or  less  by wire
             transfer to the record  shareholder's  bank account of record;
             or

        (3)  written  request to a trustee or  custodian  for a  Designated
             Retirement  Account  ("DRA")  which holds shares of an Insured
             Fund,  where such  request  (a)  purports to be from or at the
             instruction  of the Owner of such DRA,  and (b)  directs  such
             trustee or custodian to transfer $50,000 or less from such DRA
             to a trustee or custodian for another DRA  established for the
             benefit of such Owner;

PROVIDED, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described above shall
be $50,000 and that the Insured shall bear  20%  of  each such loss.  This Rider
shall not apply in the case of any such Single Loss which  exceeds  $50,000;  in
such  case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set forth in Item 3 of
the Declarations shall control.

For purposes of this Rider:

        (A)  "Designated  Retirement  Account" means any retirement plan or
             account described or qualified under the Internal Revenue Code
             of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount thereof.

        (B)  "Owner" means the  individual  for whose benefit the DRA, or a
             subaccount thereof, is established.

                                       9




Except  as  above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.




                                                                RN27.0-02 (1/02)

                                       10




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 6


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In consideration  of  the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and  agreed that this Bond  does  not  cover  any  loss  resulting  from  or  in
connection with the acceptance of any Third Party Check, unless

   (1)  such Third Party Check is used to open or increase an account which
        is  registered  in the  name of one or more of the  payees  on such
        Third Party Check, and

   (2)  reasonable  efforts  are  made  by the  Insured,  or by the  entity
        receiving  Third Party Checks on behalf of the  Insured,  to verify
        all  endorsements on all Third Party Checks made payable in amounts
        greater than $100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated failure
        to make such  efforts in a  particular  instance  will not preclude
        coverage, subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond),

and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.

For purposes of this Rider, "Third Party Check" means a check  made  payable  to
one or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.

It  is  further  understood  and  agreed  that  notwithstanding  anything to the
contrary  above  or  elsewhere  in the Bond, this Bond does not cover  any  loss
resulting from or in connection with  the  acceptance  of  a  Third  Party Check
where:

   (1)  any payee on such  Third  Party  Check  reasonably  appears to be a
        corporation or other entity; or

   (2)  such Third Party Check is made  payable in an amount  greater  than
        $100,000  and does not include the  purported  endorsements  of all
        payees on such Third Party Check.

It is further understood and agreed that this Rider shall not apply with respect
to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity."

Except  as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or  extend
any of the terms of this Bond.



                                                                RN30.0-01 (1/02)

                                       11




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 7



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INSURED                                                          BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                 87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In consideration  of  the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in General Agreement A
of  this Bond, Item 1 of  the  Declarations  shall  include  any  Newly  Created
Investment  Company  or  portfolio provided that the Insured shall submit to the
Underwriter within fifteen  (15)  days after the end of each calendar quarter, a
list of all Newly Created Investment  Companies  or  portfolios,  the  estimated
annual assets of each Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio, and  copies
of  any  prospectuses  and statements of additional information relating to such
Newly Created Investment  Companies  or portfolios, unless said prospectuses and
statements of additional information have  been previously submitted.  Following
the end of a calendar quarter, any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio
created within the preceding calendar quarter  will  continue  to  be an Insured
only  if  the  Underwriter  is  notified  as  set  forth in this paragraph,  the
information required herein is provided to the Underwriter,  and the Underwriter
acknowledges the addition of such Newly Created Investment Company  or portfolio
to the Bond by a Rider to this Bond.

For purposes of this Rider, Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio  shall
mean any Investment Company or portfolio for which registration with the SEC has
been declared effective for a time period of less than one calendar quarter.

Except  as  above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.







                                                                RN33.0-00 (1/02)

                                       12




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 8


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INSURED                                                          BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                 87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007  /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In consideration  for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including
Insuring Agreement  I), this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from any On-
Line Redemption(s) or  On-Line  Purchase(s)  involving  an  aggregate  amount in
excess  of  $250,000  per  shareholder  account  per  day,  unless  before  such
redemption(s)  or purchase(s), in a procedure initiated by the Insured or by the
entity  receiving   the  request  for  such  On-Line  Redemption(s)  or  On-Line
Purchase(s):

   (a)  (i) the Shareholder of Record  verifies,  by some method other than
        an Electronic  Transmission effected by  computer-to-computer  over
        the Internet or utilizing modem or similar  connections,  that each
        such redemption or purchase has been  authorized,  and (ii) if such
        redemption  or  purchase  is to be  effected  by  wire to or from a
        particular  bank account,  a duly  authorized  employee of the bank
        verifies  the  account  number  to or from  which  funds  are being
        transferred,  and that the name on the  account  is the same as the
        name of the intended recipient of the proceeds.

It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the Limit of Liability
set  forth  herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit  of  Liability
with respect  to  any  Single Loss caused by an On-Line Transaction shall be Ten
Million  Dollars ($10,000,000)  and  the  On-Line  Deductible  with  respect  to
Insuring Agreement I is Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).

It is further  understood  and  agreed  that  notwithstanding  Section  8,  Non-
Reduction  and  Non-Accumulation  of Liability and Total Liability, or any other
provision of this Bond, the Aggregate  Limit  of  Liability  of  the Underwriter
under  this  Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused  by  On-Line
Transactions shall  be an aggregate of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for the
Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.

For purposes of this  Rider,  the  following  terms  shall  have  the  following
meanings:

"On-Line Purchase" means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company,
which  purchase  is  requested  by  computer-to-computer  transmissions over the
Internet  (including  any  connected  or  associated  intranet or  extranet)  or
utilizing modem or similar connections.

                                       13




"On-Line  Redemption"  means any redemption of shares issued  by  an  Investment
Company, which redemption  is  requested  by  computer-to computer transmissions
over the Internet (including any connected or associated  intranet  or extranet)
or utilizing modem or similar connections.

"On-Line  Transaction"  means  any  Phone/Electronic  Transaction  requested  by
computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or
associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive  or  extend
any of the terms of this Bond.





                                                                 RN38.0-02(8/02)

                                       14




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 9


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In  consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed  that,  with  respect  to  Insuring  Agreement I only, the Deductible
Amount  set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations ("Phone/Electronic  Deductible")
shall not  apply  with  respect  to a Single Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring
Agreement I, caused by:

   (1)  a  Phone/Electronic  Redemption  requested to be paid or made payable by
        check to the Shareholder of Record at the address of record; or

   (2)  a  Phone/Electronic  Redemption  requested to be paid or made payable by
        wire transfer to the Shareholder of Record's bank account of record,

PROVIDED, that the Limit of Liability for a Single  Loss  as described in (1) or
(2)  above  shall  be  the lesser of 80% of such loss or $40,000  and  that  the
Insured shall bear the remainder  of each such Loss.  This Rider shall not apply
if the application of the Phone/Electronic  Deductible  to the Single Loss would
result  in  coverage of greater than $40,000 or more; in such  case  the  Phone-
initiated Deductible  and  Limit  of  Liability  set  forth  in  Item  3  of the
Declarations shall control.

For  purposes  of this Rider, "Phone/Electronic Redemption" means any redemption
of shares issued  by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by
voice over the telephone,  (b)  through  an  automated  telephone  tone or voice
response system, (c) by Telefacsimile, or (d) by transmission over the  Internet
(including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing  modem
or similar connections.

Except  as  above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.




                                                                RN39.0-02 (8/02)



                                       15




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 10


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In consideration  of  the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including
Insuring  Agreement  I),   this   Bond   does   not   cover  loss  caused  by  a
Phone/Electronic Transaction requested:

   o    by  wireless  device  transmissions  over the  Internet  (including  any
        connected or associated intranet or extranet),

except insofar as such loss is covered under Insuring Agreement  A "Fidelity" of
this Bond.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive  or  extend
any of the terms of this Bond.






                                                            RN48.0-00 (1/02)




                                       16




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 11


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In  consideration  of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Section 1.I. Definition of Employee is amended to include

   "(10) each individual assigned temporarily by an Insured to perform the usual
        duties of an employee in any office of the Insured provided that such an
        individual has  successfully  completed a background check consisting of
        all of the following:
            (a) contacting previous employers,
            (b) contacting personal references, and
            (c) utilizing private investigation agency"

Except as above stated, nothing herein  shall  be held to alter, waive or extend
any of the terms of this Bond.






                                                                RM36.0-00 (8/98)

                                       17




                          ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

                        INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

                                  RIDER NO. 12


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INSURED                                                           BOND NUMBER

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.                                  87164106B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EFFECTIVE DATE                 BOND PERIOD             AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

DECEMBER 31, 2006  DECEMBER 31, 2006 TO DECEMBER 31, 2007   /S/ CATHERINE DALTON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Most  property  and casualty insurers, including ICI  Mutual  Insurance  Company
("ICI Mutual"), are  subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (the "Act").  The Act establishes a Federal insurance backstop under
which ICI Mutual and these  other  insurers  will  be  partially  reimbursed for
future "INSURED LOSSES" resulting from certified "ACTS OF TERRORISM."   (Each of
these  BOLDED  TERMS  is  defined  by  the  Act.)   The  Act also places certain
disclosure and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.

Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI Mutual caused  by  certified "ACTS
OF TERRORISM" will be partially reimbursed by the United States government under
a  formula  established  by  the  Act.   Under  this formula, the United  States
government will reimburse ICI Mutual for 90% of ICI Mutual's "INSURED LOSSES" in
excess of a statutorily established deductible until total insured losses of all
participating insurers reach $100 billion.  If total  "insured  losses"  of  all
property  and casualty insurers reach $100 billion during any applicable period,
the Act provides  that  the insurers will not be liable under their policies for
their  portions of such losses  that  exceed  such  amount.   Amounts  otherwise
payable under this bond may be reduced as a result.

This bond has no express  exclusion for "ACTS OF TERRORISM."  However,  coverage
under  this  bond  remains  subject  to all  applicable  terms,  conditions  and
limitations of the bond (including  exclusions)  that are permissible  under the
Act. The portion of the premium that is attributable to any coverage potentially
available under the bond for "ACTS OF TERRORISM" is one percent (1%).




                                                     RN53.0-00 (3/03)

                                       18



                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                                    AGREEMENT
                                    ---------

        Agreement  made as of December  19, 2006 by and among  Neuberger  Berman
Income  Funds,   Neuberger  Berman  Equity  Funds,   Neuberger  Berman  Advisers
Management Trust,  Institutional  Liquidity Trust, Lehman Brothers Institutional
Liquidity Series, Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity Funds, Lehman Brothers
Reserve  Liquidity  Series and Neuberger Berman  Institutional  Liquidity Series
(collectively,  "Trusts"), on behalf on each of the series ("Series") as well as
certain closed end funds managed by Neuberger  Berman  Management Inc.  ("Closed
End Funds)  listed on Appendix A, as amended from time to time;  the  investment
adviser,  investment  manager,  administrator  and/or distributor of the Series,
Neuberger Berman Management Inc.  ("NBMI") and Neuberger Berman,  LLC ("NBLLC"),
and Lehman Brothers Asset Management,  LLC ("LBAM")  sub-advisers of the Series;
all of which are named insureds on a certain  fidelity bond policy  underwritten
by ICI Mutual  Insurance  Company  covering  certain acts relating to the Series
("Joint Fidelity Bond"):

        WHEREAS,  each  Trust  and  Closed  End Fund has  registered  under  the
Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended (the "1940 Act"),  as an investment
company; and

        WHEREAS,  Rule  17g-1(f)  under the 1940 Act requires  that a registered
management investment company named as an insured on a joint fidelity bond enter
into a certain agreement with the other named insureds; and

        WHEREAS,  the Series,  Closed End Funds, NBMI, NBLLC, and LBAM each will
benefit  from their  respective  participations  in the Joint  Fidelity  Bond in
compliance with this Rule:

        NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:

        1.   In the event any recovery under the Joint Fidelity Bond is received
as a result of a loss  sustained  by any Series or Closed End Fund and by one or
more other named insureds,  then each Series  sustaining such loss shall receive
an equitable  and  proportionate  share of the recovery,  said  proportion to be
established by the ratio that its claim bears to the total amount claimed by all
participants, but at least equal to the amount which each such Series would have
received had it provided and  maintained a single  insured bond with the minimum
coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1) under the 1940 Act.

        2.   This Agreement is made by the Trust, on behalf of each Series,  and
the Closed End Funds,  pursuant to authority  granted by the  Trustees,  and the
obligations  created hereby are not binding on any of the Trustees or holders of
beneficial  interests  of the Series or Closed End Fund  individually,  but bind
only the property of that Closed End Fund or Series and no other.

        3.   This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts.



Signed on behalf of the following entities:

NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME FUNDS
NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS
NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST
NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC
LEHMAN BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
NEUBERGER BERMAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN REALTY INCOME FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INCOME FUND INC.
LEHMAN BROTHERS FIRST TRUST INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY TRUST
LEHMAN BROTHERS INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY SERIES
LEHMAN BROTHERS INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS
NEUBERGER BERMAN INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS
LEHMAN BROTHERS RESERVE LIQUIDITY SERIES


By: /s/ Robert Corti
    ------------------------------------


LEHMAN BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Peter Sundman
    ------------------------------------

                                      -20-


                                   APPENDIX A

         The Series currently subject to this Agreement are as follows:

NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME FUNDS

Lehman Brothers Core Bond Fund
Lehman Brothers Municipal Money Fund
Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Money Fund
Neuberger Berman Cash Reserves
Neuberger Berman Government Money Fund
Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity Bond Fund
Neuberger Berman Municipal Securities Trust
Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund
National Municipal Money Fund
Tax-Free Money Fund


NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS

Neuberger Berman All Cap Growth Fund
Neuberger Berman Century Fund
Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund
Neuberger Berman Fasciano Fund
Neuberger Berman Focus Fund
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund
Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund
Neuberger Berman International Fund
Neuberger Berman Institutional International Fund
Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund
Neuberger Berman Manhattan Fund
Neuberger Berman Millennium Fund
Neuberger Berman Partners Fund
Neuberger Berman Premier Analysts Fund
Neuberger Berman Premier Convergence Fund
Neuberger Berman Premier Dividend Fund
Neuberger Berman Premier Energy Fund
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund
Neuberger Berman Regency Fund
Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund

                                      -21-


                                   APPENDIX A
                                   (CONTINUED)

NEUBERGER BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST

Balanced Portfolio
Fasciano Portfolio
Growth Portfolio
Guardian Portfolio
High Income Bond Portfolio
International Large Cap Portfolio
International Portfolio
Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Partners Portfolio
Real Estate Portfolio
Regency Portfolio
Socially Responsive Portfolio


INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY TRUST (MASTER)

Money Market Master Series
Prime Master Series
Treasury Reserve Master Series
Treasury Master Series
Government Master Series
Government Reserves Master Series
Tax-Exempt Master Series
New York Municipal Master Series
Municipal Master Series


LEHMAN BROTHERS INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS (FEEDER)

Money Market Portfolio
Prime Portfolio
Treasury Portfolio
Treasury Reserves Portfolio
Government Portfolio
Municipal Portfolio
Tax-Exempt Portfolio
New York Municipal Portfolio
Government Reserves Portfolio

                                      -22-


LEHMAN BROTHERS INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY SERIES (FEEDER)

Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity Fund
Lehman Brothers Prime Money Fund
Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Fund


NEUBERGER BERMAN INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY SERIES (FEEDER)

Neuberger Berman Institutional Cash Fund
Neuberger Berman Prime Money Fund

LEHMAN BROTHERS RESERVE LIQUIDITY SERIES (FEEDER)

Lehman Brothers Reserve Liquidity Fund
Lehman Brothers Prime Reserve Money Fund
Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Reserve Fund


CLOSED END FUNDS MANAGED BY NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT INC.

Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc.
Lehman Brothers First Trust Income Opportunity Fund

Amended as of December 19, 2006

                                      -23-



EXHIBIT C

             RESOLVED,  the  Board  approves  the  amount, type, form and
       coverage of the Bond, issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company ("ICI
       Mutual")  and naming as insured parties the Fund,  NB  Management,
       NB, and the  other  investment  companies  for which NB Management
       serves as investment manager, administrator or distributor, in the
       aggregate  amount  of  at least 20 Million Dollars  ($20,000,000),
       with management having discretion  to  increase  it  to 25 Million
       Dollars  as  management  may  deem necessary, for the period  from
       December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006; and be it further

             RESOLVED, having taken into account  (i) the number of other
       parties named as insureds under  the Bond,  (ii) the nature of the
       business  activities of such other  insured  parties,   (iii)  the
       aggregate amount  of  the  Bond,  (iv) the total amount of premium
       for the Bond,  (v) the ratable allocation of the premium among all
       the insured parties, and  (vi)  the  extent  to which the share of
       the  premium  allocable to the Fund is less than  the  premium  it
       would have had  to  pay if it had provided and maintained a single
       insured bond, the Board  approves  the  method  of  allocating the
       premium among the Fund and such other insured parties as presented
       to the Board and the amount of the premium to be paid by the Fund,
       and  approves  the  action  taken by the officers of the  Fund  in
       arranging for the Bond and in  paying  such  allocated  premium on
       behalf of the Fund; and be it further

             RESOLVED, the proper officers of the Fund are authorized and
       directed  to  execute and deliver an agreement among the Fund  and
       the other insured  parties under the Bond setting forth the manner
       of disposition of any  recovery  received  under  the Bond and the
       manner  of  allocation  of the premium for the Bond, in  the  form
       presented to the Board and  with  such  changes  as  such officers
       shall,  with  the  advice  of counsel, deem appropriate, any  such
       determination to be conclusively  evidenced  by such execution and
       delivery; and be it further

                                     - 24 -



                                   EXHIBIT D
(Amount of a Single Insured Bond which each Fund would have provided, had it not
                 been named as an Insured under the Joint Bond)



    Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust                        $2,100,000
    Neuberger Berman Income Funds                                     $2,300,000
    Neuberger Berman Equity Funds                                     $2,500,000
    Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.                 $  750,000
    Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.      $  600,000
    Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc.        $  750,000
    Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc.                     $  750,000
    Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc.                     $  600,000
    Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.          $1,000,000
    Neuberger Berman Realty Income Fund Inc.                          $1,250,000
    Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc.                     $  600,000
    Lehman Brothers First Trust Income Opportunity Fund               $  750,000
    Institutional Liquidity Trust   (Master)                          $2,500,000
      Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity
       Series (Feeder)                                                       na
      Neuberger Berman Institutional Liquidity Series (Feeder)               na
      Lehman Brothers Reserve Liquidity Series   (Feeder)                    na
      Lehman Brothers Institutional Liquidity
       Funds (Feeder)                                                        na