Form N-23C-1
Report for Calendar month Ending September 20, 2002
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Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc
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Approximate asset value
Number of or approximate asset Name of
Date of each Identification of shares Price per coverage per share at Seller or of
transaction each security purchased share time of purchase Sellers Broker
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Swiss Helvetia
Fund-(Cusip-
9/20/02 870875101) 100,000 9.45 9.45 NYSE
Total 100,000