UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21485

 

 

Cohen & Steers Select Utility Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue
New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Francis C. Poli
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 



 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT UTILITY FUND, INC.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

COMMON STOCK 122.7%

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED OIL & GAS 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Duncan Energy Partners LP

 

66,900

 

$

1,236,312

 

Targa Resources Partners LP

 

240,000

 

5,580,000

 

 

 

 

 

6,816,312

 

OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Exterran Partners LP

 

105,000

 

3,045,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Spectra Energy Income Fund (Canada)

 

283,850

 

3,111,026

 

Spectra Energy Income Fund, 144A (Canada)(a)

 

272,000

 

2,981,148

 

 

 

 

 

6,092,174

 

OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORATION 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

DCP Midstream Partners LP

 

272,000

 

7,888,000

 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

 

5,600

 

266,280

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

 

169,400

 

7,736,498

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

322,500

 

9,578,250

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

 

155,400

 

8,498,826

 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

 

94,000

 

3,807,000

 

SemGroup Energy Partners LP

 

107,800

 

2,721,950

 

Spectra Energy Corp.

 

1,374,664

 

31,273,606

 

Teekay LNG Partners LP

 

110,400

 

3,170,688

 

Teekay Offshore Partners LP

 

129,000

 

2,986,350

 

Williams Partners LP

 

501,500

 

15,797,250

 

 

 

 

 

93,724,698

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

109,678,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

908,000

 

9,524,920

 

Fairpoint Communications

 

594,376

 

5,361,272

 

 

 

 

 

14,886,192

 

 

1



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

UTILITIES 111.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES 73.1%

 

 

 

 

 

American Electric Power Co.

 

387,200

 

$

16,119,136

 

Cleco Corp.

 

271,400

 

6,019,652

 

DPL

 

252,200

 

6,466,408

 

Duke Energy Corp.(b)

 

4,374,128

 

78,078,185

 

E.ON AG (ADR) (Germany)

 

838,916

 

52,033,765

 

Electricite de France (France)

 

313,700

 

27,293,420

 

Entergy Corp.

 

849,150

 

92,625,282

 

Exelon Corp.

 

1,547,164

 

125,738,018

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 

902,000

 

61,895,240

 

Fortum Oyj (Finland)

 

308,000

 

12,550,232

 

FPL Group

 

1,169,000

 

73,343,060

 

Great Plains Energy

 

172,200

 

4,244,730

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

177,600

 

9,245,856

 

Northeast Utilities

 

408,500

 

10,024,590

 

Pepco Holdings

 

1,366,200

 

33,772,464

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

 

622,600

 

21,840,808

 

PPL Corp.

 

808,300

 

37,117,136

 

Progress Energy

 

580,750

 

24,217,275

 

Scottish and Southern Energy PLC (United Kingdom)

 

937,930

 

26,134,946

 

Southern Co.

 

1,952,500

 

69,528,525

 

 

 

 

 

788,288,728

 

GAS UTILITIES 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

AGL Resources

 

162,100

 

5,563,272

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

 

210,500

 

5,367,750

 

Equitable Resources

 

1,046,302

 

61,627,188

 

 

 

 

 

72,558,210

 

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Constellation Energy Group

 

134,000

 

11,828,180

 

 

2



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

MULTI UTILITIES 30.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Ameren Corp.(c)

 

599,400

 

$

26,397,576

 

Consolidated Edison

 

721,200

 

28,631,640

 

Dominion Resources

 

755,200

 

30,842,368

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

168,500

 

6,552,965

 

NSTAR

 

346,339

 

10,539,096

 

OGE Energy Corp.

 

451,000

 

14,057,670

 

PG&E Corp.

 

1,156,000

 

42,563,920

 

Public Service Enterprise Group

 

1,302,800

 

52,359,532

 

Puget Energy

 

68,900

 

1,782,443

 

RWE AG (Germany)

 

81,479

 

10,015,511

 

Sempra Energy

 

621,504

 

33,113,733

 

TECO Energy

 

317,900

 

5,070,505

 

United Utilities PLC (United Kingdom)

 

840,651

 

11,520,292

 

Vectren Corp.

 

431,067

 

11,565,528

 

Xcel Energy

 

2,062,500

 

41,146,875

 

 

 

 

 

326,159,654

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

1,198,834,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Identified cost—$980,409,611)

 

 

 

1,323,399,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE 20.1%

 

 

 

 

 

BANK 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevy Chase Bank, 8.00%, Series C

 

145,500

 

3,084,600

 

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.60%

 

201,000

 

4,974,750

 

HSBC USA, 6.50%, Series H

 

83,375

 

1,875,938

 

Sovereign Bancorp, 7.30%, Series C

 

200,000

 

4,200,000

 

Sovereign Capital Trust V, 7.75%, due 5/22/36

 

132,000

 

2,481,600

 

SunTrust Capital IX, 7.875%

 

31,900

 

781,550

 

Wachovia Capital Trust X, 7.85%, due 12/1/67

 

99,300

 

2,482,500

 

Wachovia Corp., 7.25%, Series A

 

90,000

 

2,131,200

 

Wells Fargo Capital XII, 7.875%

 

141,100

 

3,569,830

 

Zions Bancorporation, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)

 

80,000

 

1,358,000

 

 

 

 

 

26,939,968

 

 

3



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

BANK—FOREIGN 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.35%, Series N

 

130,700

 

$

2,885,856

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.60%, Series S

 

28,278

 

630,599

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.25%, Series T

 

116,948

 

2,861,718

 

Santander Finance Preferred, 6.50%

 

80,000

 

1,700,000

 

Santander Finance Preferred, 4.00%, Series 6 (FRN)

 

200,000

 

3,460,000

 

 

 

 

 

11,538,173

 

ELECTRIC—INTEGRATED 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 7.60%, due 4/1/32

 

172,063

 

4,339,429

 

FPL Group Capital, 7.45%, due 9/1/67, Series E

 

120,000

 

3,103,200

 

 

 

 

 

7,442,629

 

FINANCE 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.25%

 

66,900

 

1,608,945

 

Freddie Mac, 8.375%, Series Z

 

42,500

 

1,037,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,645,945

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, 8.125%, Series AA

 

155,000

 

3,726,200

 

JP Morgan Chase Capital X, 7.00%, due 2/15/32

 

30,394

 

750,732

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, 7.95%, Series J

 

343,575

 

7,070,774

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., 4.00%, Series 5 (FRN)

 

12,180

 

171,981

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.25%

 

84,000

 

1,702,680

 

 

 

 

 

13,422,367

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER—FOREIGN 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Guernsey, 7.90% (Switzerland)

 

80,000

 

1,996,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORTGAGE LOAN/BROKER 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Capital V, 7.00%

 

59,026

 

985,734

 

TOTAL FINANCE

 

 

 

19,050,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAS—DISTRIBUTION 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Union Co., 7.55%, Series A

 

100,000

 

2,477,000

 

 

4



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

INSURANCE 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

ING Groep N.V., 7.375%

 

400,000

 

$

9,824,000

 

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd., 7.80%, Series C

 

170,000

 

4,205,800

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 8.00%

 

60,000

 

1,531,200

 

 

 

 

 

5,737,000

 

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.401%, Series A

 

100,000

 

2,155,000

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 7.25%, Series A

 

64,200

 

1,498,428

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 7.50%, Series B ($100 par value)

 

40,000

 

3,925,000

 

 

 

 

 

7,578,428

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

23,139,428

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone & Data Systems, 7.60%, due 12/1/41, Series A

 

131,694

 

2,747,137

 

United States Cellular Corp., 7.50%, due 6/15/34

 

91,177

 

1,975,805

 

 

 

 

 

4,722,942

 

MEDIA—DIVERSIFIED SERVICES 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., 7.00%, due 9/15/55, Series B

 

305,856

 

7,202,909

 

REAL ESTATE 9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Realty Corp., 8.375%, Series O

 

77,300

 

1,901,580

 

Forest City Enterprises, 7.375%, Class A

 

80,800

 

1,809,112

 

iStar Financial, 7.875%, Series E

 

300,700

 

4,645,815

 

iStar Financial, 7.80%, Series F

 

120,000

 

1,668,000

 

iStar Financial, 7.65%, Series G

 

125,000

 

1,695,000

 

iStar Financial, 7.50%, Series I

 

113,940

 

1,526,796

 

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, 8.05%, Series B

 

75,000

 

1,593,750

 

 

 

 

 

14,840,053

 

HEALTH CARE 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care REIT, 7.875%, Series D

 

72,550

 

1,773,848

 

Health Care REIT, 7.625%, Series F(d)

 

218,800

 

5,249,012

 

 

5



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

LTC Properties, 8.00%, Series F

 

398,074

 

$

9,625,429

 

 

 

 

 

16,648,289

 

HOTEL 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Ashford Hospitality Trust, 8.55%, Series A

 

156,500

 

2,895,250

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, 8.875%, Series E

 

100,000

 

2,515,000

 

W2007 Grace Acquisition I, 8.75%, Series B(e)

 

44,300

 

443,000

 

 

 

 

 

5,853,250

 

MORTGAGE 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Newcastle Investment Corp., 8.05%, Series C

 

80,000

 

945,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 8.375%, Series C

 

508,300

 

12,951,484

 

Brandywine Realty Trust, 7.50%, Series C

 

75,819

 

1,561,113

 

Digital Realty Trust, 8.50%, Series A

 

56,000

 

1,287,440

 

Maguire Properties, 7.625%, Series A

 

36,714

 

433,225

 

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.625%, Series C

 

247,000

 

5,599,490

 

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.875%, Series D

 

347,333

 

7,964,346

 

 

 

 

 

29,797,098

 

OFFICE/INDUSTRIAL 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

PS Business Parks, 7.00%, Series H

 

75,700

 

1,653,288

 

PS Business Parks, 6.875%, Series I

 

54,950

 

1,156,697

 

PS Business Parks, 7.95%, Series K

 

230,000

 

5,485,500

 

 

 

 

 

8,295,485

 

RESIDENTIAL—APARTMENT 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 8.00%, Series V

 

87,000

 

1,953,150

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co., 7.875%, Series Y

 

93,000

 

2,063,670

 

 

 

 

 

4,016,820

 

SELF STORAGE 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Public Storage, 6.45%, Series X

 

150,000

 

3,082,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHOPPING CENTER 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY CENTER 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Cedar Shopping Centers, 8.875%, Series A

 

128,104

 

2,961,764

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 7.50%, Series I

 

302,000

 

6,795,000

 

Kimco Realty Corp., 7.75%, Series G

 

160,000

 

3,824,000

 

 

6



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

Saul Centers, 8.00%, Series A

 

67,500

 

$

1,653,750

 

 

 

 

 

15,234,514

 

REGIONAL MALL 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CBL & Associates Properties, 7.75%, Series C

 

126,931

 

2,614,779

 

TOTAL SHOPPING CENTER

 

 

 

17,849,293

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

 

 

101,328,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTILITIES—ELECTRIC UTILITIES 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

American Electric Power Co., 8.75%

 

83,816

 

2,124,736

 

Entergy Arkansas, 6.45%

 

79,000

 

2,004,625

 

Entergy Corp., 7.625% ($50 par value)

 

40,200

 

2,623,452

 

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%

 

100,000

 

2,437,500

 

Xcel Energy, 7.60%

 

160,000

 

3,968,000

 

 

 

 

 

13,158,313

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$238,948,072)

 

 

 

216,999,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO—FOREIGN 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Porsche International Finance PLC, 7.20%, due 2/28/49

 

4,000,000

 

3,969,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK—FOREIGN 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.434%, due 9/29/49, 144A(a)

 

2,000,000

 

1,811,170

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.64%, due 3/31/49

 

3,250,000

 

2,803,320

 

 

 

 

 

4,614,490

 

ELECTRIC 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI UTILITIES 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, 7.50%, due 6/30/66, Series A

 

6,000,000

 

5,546,658

 

Dominion Resources Capital Trust I, 7.83%, due 12/1/27

 

2,000,000

 

2,092,732

 

 

 

 

 

7,639,390

 

UTILITIES 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

DPL Capital Trust II, 8.125%, due 9/1/31

 

3,000,000

 

3,523,110

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC

 

 

 

11,162,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCE 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT CARD 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Capital III, 7.686%, due 8/15/36

 

3,500,000

 

2,724,866

 

 

7



 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Webster Capital Trust IV, 7.65%, due 6/15/37

 

2,500,000

 

$

1,706,057

 

INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Chase Capital XVIII, 6.95%, due 8/17/36, Series R

 

2,000,000

 

1,847,572

 

TOTAL FINANCE

 

 

 

6,278,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875%, 144A(a),(e),(f)

 

52,500

 

4,363,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAS UTILITIES 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Union Co., 7.20%, due 11/1/66

 

8,600,000

 

7,267,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/15/37, 144A(a)

 

5,000,000

 

4,226,080

 

Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697%, due 10/15/97, 144A(a)

 

6,000,000

 

5,649,156

 

 

 

 

 

9,875,236

 

MULTI-LINE 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

AFC Capital Trust I, 8.207%, due 2/3/27, Series B(e)

 

7,000,000

 

5,500,215

 

Catlin Insurance Co., 7.249%, due 12/1/49, 144A(a)

 

4,000,000

 

3,343,800

 

Old Mutual Capital Funding, 8.00%, due 5/29/49, (Eurobond)

 

9,350,000

 

8,835,750

 

 

 

 

 

17,679,765

 

TOTAL INSURANCE

 

 

 

27,555,001

 

OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 8.375%, due 8/1/66

 

5,580,000

 

5,439,328

 

PPL Capital Funding, 6.70%, due 3/30/67, Series A

 

4,000,000

 

3,406,924

 

 

 

 

 

8,846,252

 

OIL—EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 7.75%, due 9/28/49

 

5,000,000

 

5,081,250

 

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$88,695,357)

 

 

 

79,137,625

 

 

8



 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BANK 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 8.00%, due 12/29/49

 

$

6,000,000

 

$

6,017,340

 

PNC Preferred Funding Trust I, 8.70%, due 2/28/49, 144A(a)

 

6,000,000

 

5,775,000

 

State Street Capital Trust III, 8.25%, due 12/29/49

 

3,000,000

 

3,016,290

 

Wachovia Corp., 7.98%, due 2/28/49

 

1,500,000

 

1,478,300

 

 

 

 

 

16,286,930

 

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, 7.375%, due 1/15/17

 

3,000,000

 

2,925,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co., 7.125%, due 3/15/19

 

3,000,000

 

2,640,000

 

Citizens Communications Co., 9.00%, due 8/15/31

 

7,550,000

 

6,644,000

 

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, due 6/1/36

 

5,000,000

 

4,578,280

 

 

 

 

 

13,862,280

 

MEDIA 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.00%, due 4/15/12

 

2,600,000

 

2,541,500

 

Rogers Cable, 8.75%, due 5/1/32

 

7,000,000

 

7,775,817

 

 

 

 

 

10,317,317

 

OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Partners LP, 7.25%, due 2/1/17

 

2,500,000

 

2,525,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 8.05%, due 10/1/37

 

3,000,000

 

2,765,967

 

Williams Cos. (The), 7.75%, due 6/15/31

 

3,000,000

 

3,202,500

 

 

 

 

 

5,968,467

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$54,384,333)

 

 

 

51,884,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

San Paolo US Financial, 1.30%, due 4/1/08
(Identified cost—$64,100,000)

 

64,100,000

 

64,100,000

 

 

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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$1,426,537,373)

 

160.9

%

 

 

$

1,735,521,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

(0.5

)%

 

 

(5,209,521

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIQUIDATION VALUE OF PREFERRED SHARES

 

(60.4

)%

 

 

(652,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES
(Equivalent to $24.89 per share based on 43,320,750 shares of common stock outstanding)

 

100.0

%

 

 

$

1,078,312,042

 

 

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

FRN

Floating Rate Note

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 


Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets applicable to common shares of the fund.

(a) Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors.  Aggregate holdings equal 2.6% of net assets applicable to common shares.

(b) 300,000 shares segregated as collateral for interest rate swap transactions.

(c) 310,000 shares segregated as collateral for interest rate swap transactions.

(d) 40,000 shares segregated as collateral for interest rate swap transactions.

(e) Illiquid security.  Aggregate holdings equal 1.0% of net assets applicable to common shares.

(f) Fair valued security.  Aggregate holdings equal 0.4% of net assets applicable to common shares.

 

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Interest rate swaps outstanding at March 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed

 

Floating Rate(a)

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Notional

 

Rate

 

(reset monthly)

 

Termination

 

Appreciation/

 

Counterparty

 

Amount

 

Payable

 

Receivable

 

Date

 

(Depreciation)

 

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

40,000,000

 

3.823

%

3.119

%

June 1, 2008

 

$

(98,780

)

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

35,000,000

 

4.085

%

2.654

%

May 27, 2009

 

(723,620

)

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

40,000,000

 

3.995

%

3.075

%

July 7, 2009

 

(868,576

)

Merrill Lynch Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products AG

 

$

35,000,000

 

3.510

%

2.599

%

December 22, 2012

 

(525,193

)

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

35,000,000

 

3.890

%

2.559

%

May 19, 2008

 

(75,686

)

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

30,000,000

 

4.077

%

3.119

%

June 1, 2009

 

(639,650

)

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

35,000,000

 

3.525

%

2.818

%

October 17, 2012

 

(593,044

)

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

72,000,000

 

3.615

%

2.704

%

March 29, 2014

 

(697,629

)

UBS AG

 

$

32,500,000

 

3.977

%

2.818

%

June 17, 2008

 

(104,639

)

UBS AG

 

$

20,000,000

 

5.224

%

2.536

%

February 20, 2010

 

(1,092,265

)

UBS AG

 

$

25,000,000

 

4.550

%

3.111

%

April 4, 2010

 

(1,107,495

)

UBS AG

 

$

32,000,000

 

4.153

%

2.606

%

May 26, 2010

 

(1,172,643

)

UBS AG

 

$

35,000,000

 

2.905

%

2.599

%

May 25, 2012

 

176,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(7,523,092

)

 


(a) Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate).  Represents rates in effect at March 31, 2008.

 

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Note 1. Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the day or, if no asked price is available, at the bid price.

 

Securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges or admitted to trading on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, Inc. (Nasdaq) national market system are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the business day as of which such value is being determined as reflected on the tape at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities.

 

Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the advisor) to be over-the-counter, but excluding securities admitted to trading on the Nasdaq National List, are valued at the official closing prices as reported by Nasdaq, the National Quotation Bureau, or such other comparable sources as the Board of Directors deem appropriate to reflect their fair market value. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the day, or if no asked price is available, at the bid price. Where securities are traded on more than one exchange and also over-the-counter, the securities will generally be valued using the quotations the Board of Directors believes most closely reflect the value of such securities.

 

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the advisor determines that bid and/or asked price does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value pursuant to procedures approved by the fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

 

The fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

 

Short-term debt securities, which have a maturity date of 60 days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with

 

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an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. FAS 157 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value.  The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

·

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

·

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2008 Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices In

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Active Market for

 

Other Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Investments in Securities

 

$

1,735,521,563

 

$

1,529,592,819

 

$

193,794,107

 

$

12,134,637

 

Other Financial Instruments*

 

(7,523,092

)

 

(7,523,092

)

 

Total

 

$

1,727,998,471

 

$

1,529,592,819

 

$

186,271,015

 

$

12,134,637

 

 


* Other financial instruments include interest rate swap contracts.

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as of December 31, 2007

 

$

9,716,400

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

(2

)

Realized gain (loss)

 

(2,319,768

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

1,839,644

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

4,902,988

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

(2,004,625

)

Balance as of March 31, 2008

 

$

12,134,637

 

 

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Note 2. Income Tax Information

 

As of March 31, 2008, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

360,845,403

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(51,861,213

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

308,984,190

 

 

 

 

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

1,426,537,373

 

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                                  The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

 

(b)                                 During the last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

COHEN & STEERS SELECT UTILITY FUND, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

Title: President

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2008

 

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

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

By:

/s/ James Giallanza

 

 

Name: Adam M. Derechin

 

 

Name: James Giallanza

 

Title: President and principal

 

 

Title: Treasurer and principal

 

executive officer

 

 

financial officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2008