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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-5399

 

The New America High Income Fund, Inc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

33 Broad Street Boston, MA

 

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Ellen E. Terry, 33 Broad St., Boston, MA 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

617-263-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

1/1/08 - 6/30/08

 

 

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Item 1 -  Report to Shareholders

 



August 7, 2008

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

Throughout the first half of 2008, the U.S. economy and financial markets continued to grapple with the fall-out of the crises in the sub-prime mortgage and collateralized debt obligation markets that began a year ago. The effects of the credit crisis, reduced liquidity, and concerns about a recession have resulted in greater volatility and uncertainty in the high yield bond market. While the Fund's investment adviser, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("TRP" or the "Adviser"), has invested the portfolio in a relatively defensive posture within the high yield bond universe, the net asset value (the "NAV") of the portfolio has declined with the market. The decline in the market price of the Fund's shares has been greater than the decline in the NAV due to high yield investors demanding a greater risk premium. The Adviser continues to monitor closely the Fund's portfolio and believes that the portfolio is appropriately positioned in the current environment. During the first half of the year there was only one new issuer default out of the hundreds of issuers in the portfolio.

In our past shareholder reports, we have discussed the Fund's leverage which is in the form of an Auction Term Preferred Stock (the "ATP"). The ATP provides a relatively low-cost way for the Fund to leverage, which enables the Fund to pay a higher common stock dividend than would otherwise be possible. The dividend rate the Fund must pay on the ATP resets monthly through an auction procedure and has generally floated around one month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), a widely used money market reference rate. Unfortunately, as we reported in our last shareholder letter, the disruptions in the financial markets resulted in a significant reduction in the number of investors willing to buy the auction rate securities of most issuers, including closed-end funds like ours. In an unprecedented development, since February the auctions for most auction rate securities, including the Fund's ATP have failed. As a result of the auction failures, the holders of the Fund's ATP have not been able to sell the ATP. In a failed auction, the ATP dividend is set according to the terms of the ATP prospectus at 150% of the AA-rated 30 day commercial paper rate. As a result of the failed auction on June 30, 2008, the ATP dividend was set at 3.623%. The ATP continue to be rated Aaa/AAA by Moody's Investor Services and Fitch. The Fund's leverage and a related interest rate swap contributed approximately 15% of the common stock dividend as of June 30, 2008. Of course, the Fund's use of leverage is not without risk. The Fund's leverage increases the volatility of the Fund's NAV, and if the high yield bond market declines significantly, the Fund may have to reduce the leverage and reduce the common stock dividend.

Although the Fund has been and is in compliance with the terms of the ATP, The Fund's Board continues to examine potential solutions to the liquidity crises affecting the Fund's ATP investors, bearing in mind that before taking any action in this area they must determine that it is in the best interest of the Fund as a whole.

Performance Update

The Fund paid monthly dividends totaling $.07 per share during the first half of 2008.

Of course, in the future, the dividend may fluctuate, as it has in the past, depending upon portfolio results, the cost of leverage, market conditions, and other factors.

The Fund's net asset value per share (the "NAV") ended the period at $1.81. The market price for the Fund's shares on the New York Stock Exchange closed at $1.60 on June 30, 2008, representing a market price discount of 11.6% from the NAV. During times of market turmoil, it is common for the market price discount to the NAV to widen as investors demand a greater risk premium.


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    Total Returns for the Periods Ending June 30, 2008  
    1 Year   3 Years Cumulative  
New America High Income Fund
(Stock Price and Dividends)*
    (18.79 %)     2.17 %  
New America High Income Fund
(NAV and Dividends)
    (6.68 %)     14.85 %  
Lipper Closed-End Fund Leveraged
High Yield Average
    (15.66 %)     4.16 %  
Credit Suisse High Yield Index     (2.12 %)     15.25 %  
Citigroup 10 Year Treasury Index     12.57 %     11.37 %  

 

Sources: Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Lipper, The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total return assumes the reinvestment of dividends.

*  Because the Fund's shares may trade at either a discount or premium to the Fund's net asset value per share, returns based upon the stock price and dividends will tend to differ from those derived from the underlying change in net asset value and dividends.

High Yield Market Update

The environment for high yield bonds turned ugly over the past six months. The challenges, both at the macro level — relating to the economy and capital markets — and issues specific to the asset class, created the worst environment for high-yield investing in recent memory. Although defaults remained at historically low levels, yields on high-yield bonds surged to a wide premium over risk-free Treasuries, and the asset class has witnessed a dramatic increase in volatility. Despite a significant rally in high yield bonds in March and April on the back of JP Morgan's purchase of Bear Stearns and additional emergency measures by the Fed and other government agencies to stabilize the financial system, investors continue absorb large aftershocks from the credit crisis impacting the marketplace. In what was widely feared to be a replay of the Bear Stearns episode, Lehman Brothers came under heavy suspicion during the second quarter with respect to the accuracy of the marks on its balance sheet. Investors have come to expect that banks and brokers, both large and small, face additional write-downs and will need fresh capital. Demonstrating troubles in the broader economy, confidence among US consumers fell in May to the lowest level in almost 28 years and consumers and businesses a like are struggling under the dual burden of rising commodity costs and a slowing economy.

As measured by the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, the market for high yield bonds is down 1.14% for the six month period ended June. This modest loss masks the wide swings witnessed over the time period. For the first quarter the market was down nearly 3.00%, including a 1.65% decline in January, before racing back, with April's nearly 4.00% gain absorbing all the losses for the year. May delivered an additional positive contribution of roughly .40%, before the June decline of 2.41%. The adverse move in spreads for high yield bonds (a measure of their yield advantage versus Treasuries, expressed in basis points) was equally dramatic. On July first of 2007, the high yield market stood at a spread of 326 basis points over Treasuries as measured by the JP Morgan High Yield Index, one broadly watched market barometer. This Index ended June 2008 at a spread of 713 basis points, a 387 basis point change that included a sprint to 842 basis points over Treasuries in the days leading up to the Bear Stearns rescue and 214 basis points of tightening after the broker was pushed into the arms of JP Morgan. By this measure, the market stands 123 basis points wider at the end of June than where it began the year. Each 20 basis point change in spread equates to roughly 1 bond point, or $10 per $1,000 of par. When coupled with six months worth of annual coupon income of approximately 10%, the 123 basis points of spread widening — roughly


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a 6% loss in principal — nets to first half performance of a negative 1% for the broader market. This compares with a 12.82% decline in stocks over the same period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, and a 2.08% gain for the 10 year Treasury, according to Citigroup.

Strategy Update

The difficult climate of the past six months has presented both challenges and opportunities. Among the challenges, many of the bonds associated with the mega cap leveraged buyouts (LBOs) of recent years declined significantly in price. Concurrently, many bonds for companies we have concluded to be sound from a credit perspective are available at attractive yields and some recent deals have included valuable collateral or attractive terms not seen in many years.

One name in the portfolio we elected to reduce exposure was the restaurant company Outback Steakhouse. While we like the company's portfolio of brands and think they are positioned to endure through all but the most severe of recessions, the bonds carried a high level of volatility that we felt was only going to grow in intensity with the consumer outlook remaining so challenging. During the quarter we also made a meaningful reduction in the portfolio's exposure to General Motors. The auto sector faces a very challenging climate and GM and Ford are among the most difficult investments our team has ever had to analyze.

Despite the crisis playing out across the fixed income markets, we continue to look for ways to capitalize and invest the fund's assets. For example, we own two shorter-dated maturities in investment grade-rated SLM, commonly known as Sallie Mae, one due in 2009 and one due in 2011. At the time of purchase, the 2011 issue offered a 9.00% yield, and while the market for student lending faces enormous challenges, in our view the company is amply solvent through the life of these bonds. Recently, home builder K. Hovnanian and discount online broker E-Trade approached the high yield market in need of capital to address challenges on their balance sheets. While these deals came with greater stigma than most high yield offerings, they also offered attractive collateral, ranked high in the capital structure and provided attractive yields. The Hovnanian issue is rated Ba3/B+ by Moody's and S&P. E-Trade's latest debt offering is not currently rated by the major agencies, but it carries a springing lien that ranks it ahead of the company's older Ba3/B rated issues. Situations like these do not require us to reach to the very bottom of the credit quality spectrum to earn high rates of income and they are secured by attractive collateral. As of the June month-end, both bonds traded at a premium, reflecting the companies' moderately improved prospects. The Hovnanian issue has a coupon of 11.50% and yields 10.42% while E-Trade's issue carries a 12.50% coupon and yields 11.00%. We expect to have the opportunity to pursue more bonds like these in the months ahead.

Overall, the portfolio remains defensively postured and we have achieved this through a variety of tactics. We have continued to emphasize defensive industries, overweighting utilities, energy, service and healthcare companies while de-emphasizing consumer related industries including homebuilders, retailers and consumer products companies. We have sought to play shorter-dated maturities as they tend to behave defensively in a volatile market. We have also looked to reduce the portfolio's sensitivity to an adverse move in rates by continuing to emphasize bank debt and floating rate instruments, combined they now represent nearly 10% of the fund's holdings. While these floating rate securities hurt performance in January in the face of aggressive rate cuts from the Fed, they have been among our best performing holdings in the second quarter as the market began anticipating the threat of higher interest rates. We think they help insure the portfolio against the damaging effects of a sharp move in Treasuries off historically low levels.


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Outlook

In what we hope is the beginning of a significant trend, June brought the return of merger and acquisition activity in high yield, and this time the buyers were not private equity firms intent on levering up their prey but corporate buyers pursuing credit enhancing strategic transactions. We began the month with news that one the portfolio's largest holdings, CCC-rated Alltel, would be acquired by AA-rated Verizon Wireless. Perhaps most stunning about this transaction is that Alltel had been through a leveraged buyout within the last year. The pleasant surprises continued during the month with word that PNA was to be acquired by Reliance and Allied Waste was merging with Republic Services. The Fund's holdings in PNA and Allied gained sharply on these announcements. We're encouraged that the transactions confirmed our credit work and we hope that it is the beginning of a significant trend. In each of these deals the buyers were of higher credit quality than their targets. Perhaps now that corporate managements are no longer competing with inflated bids from the private equity firms they will be willing to pursue credit and value enhancing strategic transactions.

Aside from this recent positive development, the high yield market has much to be concerned about, including the specter of inflation and rising cost pressures as well as lingering concerns about the health of the financial system and broader economy. We expect corporate defaults will rise in this climate and indeed through May they have surpassed the rate achieved for all of last year. Market forecasters anticipate defaults will rise steadily throughout the year, perhaps to 2 to 3%, before peaking in 2009 at around 8%. In our view, high yield spreads have further to go to price in this prospect, but we remain mindful that spreads have historically tended to come in dramatically before the default rate peaks. In the meantime, we will look to short-dated, high yielding situations for opportunities, with the focus as always on the Fund's investment objective of providing high current income, while seeking to preserve principal.

Sincerely,

   
Robert F. Birch
President
The New America High Income Fund, Inc.
  Mark Vaselkiv
Vice President
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
 
   
Ellen E. Terry
Vice President
The New America High Income Fund, Inc.
  Paul Karpers
Vice President
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
 

 

The views expressed in this update are as of the date of this letter. These views and any portfolio holdings discussed in the update are subject to change at any time based on market or other conditions. The Fund and the Adviser disclaim any duty to update these views, which may not be relied upon as investment advice. In addition, references to specific companies' securities should not be regarded as investment recommendations.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Industry Summary
June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)
  As a Percent of
Total Investments
 
Oil and Gas     11.47 %  
Telecommunications     9.04 %  
Utilities     7.94 %  
Broadcasting and Entertainment     7.70 %  
Healthcare, Education and Childcare     7.50 %  
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals     6.62 %  
Electronics     6.44 %  
Finance     5.71 %  
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming     5.17 %  
Containers, Packaging and Glass     4.30 %  
Retail Stores     2.61 %  
Automobile     2.58 %  
Building and Real Estate     2.50 %  
Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services     2.49 %  
Printing and Publishing     2.28 %  
Diversified/Conglomerate Service     2.14 %  
Ecological     1.92 %  
Aerospace and Defense     1.68 %  
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber     1.12 %  
Insurance     0.99 %  
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing     0.94 %  
Personal Non-Durable Consumer Products     0.92 %  
Cargo Transport     0.76 %  
Banking     0.71 %  
Machinery     0.56 %  
Beverage, Food and Tobacco     0.51 %  
Textiles and Leather     0.32 %  
Personal Transportation     0.29 %  
Leisure, Amusement and Entertainment     0.26 %  
Furnishings, Housewares, Durable
Consumer Products
    0.04 %  
Short-Term Investments     2.49 %  
      100.00 %  
Moody's Investors Service Ratings
June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)
  As a Percent of
Total Investments
 
Short Term Prime-1     2.49 %  
Baa2     0.76 %  
Baa3     2.78 %  
Total Baa     3.54 %  
Ba1     2.27 %  
Ba2     9.49 %  
Ba3     14.90 %  
Total Ba     26.66 %  
B1     17.11 %  
B2     11.87 %  
B3     22.12 %  
Total B     51.10 %  
Caa1     11.28 %  
Caa2     1.58 %  
Caa3     0.11 %  
Total Caa     12.97 %  
Unrated     1.86 %  
Equity     1.38 %  
Total Investments     100.00 %  

 


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — 141.69% (d)      
Aerospace and Defense — 2.58%      
$ 650     BE Aerospace Inc., Senior Notes,
8.50%, 07/01/18
  Baa3   $ 654    
  1,625     GenCorp Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.50%, 08/15/13
  B1     1,617    
  925     Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
Company LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.50%, 04/01/15
  B3     930    
  425     Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
Company LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.875%, 04/01/15
  B3     430    
  300     Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
Company LLC,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.75%, 04/01/17
  Caa1     301    
  625     Moog, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 06/15/18 (g)
  Ba3     616    
  825     TransDigm Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.75%, 07/15/14
  B3     815    
      5,363    
Automobile — 3.86%      
  450     Accuride Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.50%, 02/01/15
  B3     330    
  1,425     Allison Transmission, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
11.25%, 11/01/15 (g)
  Caa1     1,226    
  850     Cooper Standard Automotive Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.375%, 12/15/14
  Caa1     629    
  1,325     General Motors Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.20%, 01/15/11
  Caa1     1,020    
  935     Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company, Senior Notes,
8.625%, 12/01/11
  Ba3     937    
  525     KAR Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes,
6.873%, 05/01/14
  B3     438    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 700     KAR Holdings, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10%, 05/01/15
  Caa1   $ 590    
  950     SPX Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.625%, 12/15/14 (g)
  Ba2     974    
  550     Tenneco Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.625%, 11/15/14
  B3     487    
  375     TRW Automotive Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7%, 03/15/14 (g)
  Ba3     323    
  1,000     TRW Automotive Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.25%, 03/15/17 (g)
  Ba3     835    
  275     United Components, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.375%, 06/15/13
  Caa1     259    
      8,048    
Beverage, Food and Tobacco — .51%      
  1,050     Del Monte Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.625%, 12/15/12
  B2     1,066    
Broadcasting and Entertainment — 11.67%      
  1,650     Allbritton Communications Company,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.75%, 12/15/12
  B1     1,609    
  350     Barrington Broadcasting Group
LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.50%, 08/15/14
  Caa1     303    
  450     Bonten Media Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9%, 06/01/15 (g)
  Caa1     333    
  425     Canadian Satellite Radio,
Senior Notes,
12.75%, 02/15/14
  (e)     366    
  400     Clear Channel Communications,
Senior Notes,
4.25%, 05/15/09
  Baa3     384    
  300     Clear Channel Communications,
Senior Notes,
4.50%, 01/15/10
  Baa3     276    
  2,075     Clear Channel Communications,
Senior Notes,
6.25%, 03/15/11
  Baa3     1,759    
  100     CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.625%, 07/15/18
  B1     92    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,075     CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes,
8.125%, 07/15/09
  B1   $ 1,083    
  625     CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.625%, 04/01/11
  B1     612    
  325     DIRECTV Holdings LLC,
Senior Notes,
7.625%, 05/15/16 (g)
  Ba3     319    
  1,303     DIRECTV Holdings LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 03/15/13
  Ba3     1,339    
  150     EchoStar DBS Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.375%, 10/01/11
  Ba3     146    
  1,128     EchoStar DBS Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.625%, 10/01/14
  Ba3     1,032    
  775     EchoStar DBS Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7%, 10/01/13
  Ba3     745    
  525     EchoStar DBS Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.75%, 05/31/15 (g)
  Ba3     512    
  1,050     Gaylord Entertainment,
Senior Notes,
6.75%, 11/15/14
  Caa1     955    
  425     Gaylord Entertainment,
Senior Notes,
8%, 11/15/13
  Caa1     408    
  475     Kabel Deutschland GmbH,
Senior Notes,
10.625%, 07/01/14
  B2     487    
  2,450     Lamar Media Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.625%, 08/15/15
  Ba3     2,229    
  125     Lamar Media Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes, Series B,
6.625%, 08/15/15
  Ba3     114    
  50     Lamar Media Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
Series C, 6.625%, 08/15/15
  Ba3     45    
  1,300     Liberty Media Corporation,
7.875%, 07/15/09
  Ba2     1,318    
  350     Local TV Finance, LLC,
Senior Notes,
9.25%, 06/15/15 (g)
  Caa1     273    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 1,025     Mediacom Broadband LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.50%, 10/15/15
  B3   $ 912    
  975     Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes
7%, 01/15/14
  Caa1     858    
  250     Rainbow National Services LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.75%, 09/01/12 (g)
  B1     253    
  300     Rogers Cable Inc., Senior
Secured Notes,
6.75%, 03/15/15
  Baa3     305    
  300     Shaw Communications Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.25%, 04/11/10
  Ba1     308    
  1,795     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated
Notes, 8%, 03/15/12
  Ba3     1,813    
  1,125     Umbrella Acquisition, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.75%, 03/15/15 (g)
  B3     821    
  650     Univision Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.85%, 07/15/11
  Ba3     613    
  250     Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes,
6.375%, 12/15/15
  Ba2     232    
  1,475     Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes,
6.875%, 01/15/14
  Ba2     1,434    
  25     Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes,
9.125%, 04/15/18 (g)
  Ba2     27    
      24,315    
Building and Real Estate — 3.84%      
  1,125     American Real Estate
Partnership, Senior Note,
7.125%, 02/15/13
  Ba3     1,018    
  500     AMH Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Discount Notes,
11.25%, 03/01/14 (b)
  Caa2     330    
  625     B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment
Trust, Senior Secured Notes,
7.50%, 03/01/14
  Ba3     552    
  675     Builders FirstSource, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
6.926%, 02/15/12
  B3     462    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 500     FelCor Lodging Limited
Partnership, Senior Notes,
8.50%, 06/01/11
  Ba3   $ 489    
  1,725     Host Marriott, L.P., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 06/01/16
  Ba1     1,537    
  700     K. Hovnanian Enterprises,
Senior Notes,
11.50%, 05/01/13 (g)
  Ba3     721    
  950     Texas Industries, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.25%, 07/15/13
  Ba3     945    
  925     United Rentals (North America),
Inc., Senior Subordianted
Notes, 6.50%, 02/15/12
  B1     834    
  375     U.S. Concrete, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.375%, 04/01/14
  B3     335    
  800     Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership,
Senior Notes,
6.50%, 06/01/16
  Ba1     770    
      7,993    
Cargo Transport — 1.17%      
  1,125     American Railcar Industries, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.50%, 03/01/14
  B1     1,043    
  825     Greenbrier Companies, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 05/15/15
  B2     767    
  600     Swift Transportation Co., Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
12.50%, 05/15/17 (g)
  Caa2     204    
  400     TFM, S.A. de C.V., Senior Notes,
9.375%, 05/01/12
  B2     420    
      2,434    
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 1.72%      
  1,225     INVISTA S.A.R.L., Senior Notes
9.25%, 05/01/12 (g)
  Ba3     1,256    
  1,300     KI Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes,
9.875%, 11/15/14 (b).
  B2     1,163    
  500     Koppers Inc., Senior
Secured Notes,
9.875%, 10/15/13
  Ba3     528    
  650     Nalco Company, Senior Notes,
7.75%, 11/15/11
  B1     647    
      3,594    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
Containers, Packaging and Glass — 6.60%      
$ 825     AEP Industries, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.875%, 03/15/13
  B1   $ 751    
  350     Berry Plastics Holding Corporation,
Senior Secured Notes,
6.651%, 09/15/14
  Caa1     282    
  125     Berry Plastics Holding Corporation,
Senior Secured Notes,
8.875%, 09/15/14
  Caa1     108    
  567     Boise Cascade, LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes, Notes,
7.125%, 10/15/14
  B2     458    
  950     BWAY Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10%, 10/15/10
  B3     950    
  550     Clondalkin Acquisition BV,
Senior Notes,
4.776%, 12/15/13 (g)
  Ba3     484    
  275     Domtar Inc., Senior Notes,
5.375%, 12/01/13
  B1     246    
  1,100     Domtar Inc., Senior Notes,
7.125%, 08/15/15
  B1     1,064    
  100     Domtar Inc., Senior Notes,
9.50%, 08/01/16
  B1     102    
  775     Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7%, 01/15/15 (g)
  Ba3     732    
  150     Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.70%, 06/15/15
  B2     142    
  1,200     Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8.125%, 05/15/11
  B2     1,188    
  1,150     International Paper Company,
Senior Notes,
7.40%, 06/15/14
  Baa3     1,152    
  750     JSG Funding, PLC,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.75%, 04/01/15
  B2     686    
  675     NewPage Corporation, Senior
Secured Notes,
10%, 05/01/12
  B2     685    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 675     NewPage Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
12%, 05/01/13
  B3   $ 682    
  975     Owens-Brockway Glass
Container, Inc., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 12/01/14
  Ba3     968    
  575     Plastipak Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.50%, 12/15/15 (g)
  B3     532    
  475     Rock-Tenn Company,
Senior Notes,
8.20%, 08/15/11
  Ba3     488    
  450     Rock-Tenn Company,
Senior Notes,
9.25%, 03/15/16 (g)
  Ba3     477    
  900     Stone Container Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 07/01/12
  B3     792    
  375     Stone Container Finance
Company of Canada II,
Senior Notes,
7.375%, 07/15/14
  B3     299    
  525     Verso Paper Holdings LLC,
Senior Secured Notes,
6.623%, 08/01/14
  B2     488    
      13,756    
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.44%      
  725     Bombardier Inc., Senior Notes,
6.30%, 05/01/14 (g)
  Ba2     691    
  500     Hawk Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.75%, 11/01/14
  B3     507    
  1,350     RBS Global, Inc., Senior Notes,
9.50%, 08/01/14
  B3     1,309    
  275     RBS Global, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
11.75%, 08/01/16
  Caa1     263    
  250     Trinity Systems, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
6.50%, 03/15/14
  Baa3     241    
      3,011    
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 2.53%      
  1,850     First Data Corporation,
Senior Notes,
9.875%, 09/24/15 (g)
  B3     1,619    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 1,250     Hertz Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.875%, 01/01/14
  B1   $ 1,147    
  525     Hertz Corporation, Senior Notes,
10.50%, 01/01/16
  B2     483    
  1,100     Mobile Services Group, Inc.
Senior Notes,
9.75%, 08/01/14
  B2     1,056    
  275     Rental Services Corporation,
Senior Notes
9.50%, 12/01/14
  Caa1     230    
  925     Sunstate Equipment Co, LLC,
Senior Secured Notes,
10.50%, 04/01/13 (g)
  Caa1     726    
      5,261    
Ecological — 2.95%      
  250     Allied Waste North America, Inc.,
Senior Secured
6.875%, 06/01/17
  B1     246    
  2,525     Allied Waste North America, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
7.25%, 03/15/15
  B1     2,519    
  950     Allied Waste North America, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
7.875%, 04/15/13
  B1     967    
  1,625     Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated
Notes, 9.75%, 02/01/13
  B3     1,617    
  800     WCA Waste Corporation,
Senior Notes,
9.25%, 06/15/14
  B3     798    
      6,147    
Electronics — 8.20%      
  800     Avego Technologies Finance
Pte. Ltd., Senior Notes,
10.125%, 12/01/13
  B1     857    
  875     Celestica Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.875%, 07/01/11
  B3     873    
  675     Dycom Investments, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.125%, 10/15/15
  Ba3     646    
  575     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
6.651%, 12/15/14
  B2     454    
  1,350     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.875%, 12/15/14
  B2     1,097    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 375     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.125%, 12/15/14
  B2   $ 289    
  375     General Cable Corporation,
Senior Notes,
5.166%, 04/01/15
  B1     332    
  800     General Cable Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.125%, 04/01/17
  B1     760    
  825     iPayment Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.75%, 05/15/14
  Caa1     720    
  783     iPayment Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
12.75%, 07/15/14 (g)(i)
  (e)     815    
  725     Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
Senior Notes
6.45%, 03/15/29
  Ba3     551    
  1,275     Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
Senior Notes
6.50%, 01/15/28
  Ba3     969    
  1,850     Nortel Networks Limited,
Senior Notes,
6.963%, 07/15/11
  B3     1,748    
  975     NXP B.V., Senior Secured Notes,
5.463%, 10/15/13
  Ba3     853    
  950     NXP B.V., Senior Secured Notes,
9.50%, 10/15/15
  B3     822    
  389     Sanmina-SCI Corporation,
Senior Notes,
5.526%, 06/15/10 (g)
  B1     384    
  350     Serena Software, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.375%, 03/15/16
  Caa1     328    
  450     Spansion Technology, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
11.25%, 01/15/16 (g)
  Caa2     286    
  300     SS&C Technologies, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
11.75%, 12/01/13
  Caa1     316    
  350     STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 11/15/11
  Ba1     368    
  325     STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Senior Notes,
7.50%, 07/19/10
  Ba1     353    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 1,950     Sungard Data Systems Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.125%, 08/15/13
  Caa1   $ 1,969    
  825     Superior Essex Communications
LLC, Senior Notes,
9%, 04/15/12
  B1     844    
  450     Unisys Corporation, Senior Notes,
12.50%, 01/15/16
  B2     453    
      17,087    
Finance — 8.77%      
  200     E*Trade Financial Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8%, 06/15/11
  Ba3     184    
  1,900     E*Trade Financial Corporation,
Senior Notes,
12.50%, 11/30/17 (g)
  (e)     2,042    
  75     Ford Motor Credit Company,
Senior Notes,
5.70%, 01/15/10
  B1     64    
  5,250     Ford Motor Credit Company,
Senior Notes,
7.163%, 04/15/12
  B1     5,015    
  225     Ford Motor Credit Company,
Senior Notes,
7.375%, 10/28/09
  B1     207    
  1,800     GMAC LLC, Senior Notes,
5.625%, 05/15/09
  B3     1,665    
  3,750     GMAC LLC, Senior Notes,
6.875%, 08/28/12
  B3     2,528    
  125     GMAC LLC, Senior Notes,
7.75%, 01/19/10
  B3     109    
  975     Mobile Mini, Inc. Senior Notes,
6.875%, 05/01/15
  B2     829    
  425     Nuveen Investments, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
5%, 09/15/10
  B3     378    
  1,400     Nuveen Investments, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
5.50%, 09/15/15
  B3     994    
  900     Nuveen Investments, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
10.50%, 11/15/15 (g)
  B3     830    
  1,500     SLM Corporation,
Senior Medium Term Notes,
3.06%, 07/27/09
  Baa2     1,407    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,125     SLM Corporation,
Senior Medium Term Notes,
5.45%, 04/25/11
  Baa2   $ 1,033    
  1,025     Sears Roebuck Acceptance
Corporation, Senior Notes,
6.75%, 08/15/11
  Ba2     986    
      18,271    
Furnishings, Housewares, Durable Consumer Products — .06%      
  150     Simmons Company,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.875%, 01/15/14
  B2     128    
Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 10.07%      
  1,050     Cengage Learning Acquisitions,
Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
13.25%, 07/15/15 (b)(g)
  Caa2     777    
  4,000     CHS/Community Health Systems,
Inc., Senior Notes,
8.875%, 07/15/15
  B3     4,030    
  375     CRC Health Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.75%, 02/01/16
  Caa1     308    
  300     DaVita, Inc., Senior Notes,
6.625%, 03/15/13
  B1     290    
  1,925     DaVita, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.25%, 03/15/15
  B2     1,877    
  925     Education Management LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.75%, 06/01/14
  B2     865    
  3,000     HCA, Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
9.25%, 11/15/16
  B2     3,097    
  300     HCA, Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
9.625%, 11/15/16
  B2     311    
  2,475     Health Management Associates,
Inc., Senior Notes,
6.125%, 04/15/16
  (e)     2,166    
  775     Healthsouth Corporation,
Senior Notes,
10.75%, 06/15/16
  Caa1     834    
  500     IASIS Healthcare LLC,
Senior Subordinated
Notes, 8.75%, 06/15/14
  B3     505    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 350     Omnicare, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.75%, 12/15/13
  B1   $ 326    
  1,500     Omnicare, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.875%, 12/15/15
  B1     1,387    
  500     Symbion, Inc., Senior Notes,
11%, 08/23/15 (g)
  Caa1     378    
  875     United Surgical Partners
International, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.875%, 05/01/17
  Caa1     814    
  450     Universal Hospital Services, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
6.303%, 06/01/15
  B3     422    
  200     Universal Hospital Services, Inc.,
Senior Secured
8.50%, 06/01/15
  B3     200    
  713     US Oncology Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.949%, 03/15/12 (i)
  Caa1     581    
  250     US Oncology, Inc., Senior Notes,
9%, 08/15/12
  B2     248    
  375     US Oncology, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10.75%, 08/15/14
  B3     372    
  1,175     Vanguard Health Holding
Company II, LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9%, 10/01/14
  Caa1     1,181    
      20,969    
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 7.94%      
  1,025     Caesar's Entertainment, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.125%, 05/15/11
  Caa1     828    
  200     Chukchansi Economic
Development Authority,
Senior Notes,
6.328%, 11/15/12 (g)
  B2     165    
  550     Fontainebleau Las Vegas, LLC,
2nd Mortgage Notes,
10.25%, 06/15/15 (g)
  Caa1     366    
  1,325     Harrah's Operating Company,
Senior Notes,
5.375%, 12/15/13
  Caa1     808    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 2,217     Harrah's Operating Company,
Senior Notes,
5.50%, 07/01/10
  Caa1   $ 1,992    
  1,075     Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.,
Senior Notes
7%, 03/01/14
  B3     763    
  1,225     Las Vegas Sands Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.375%, 02/15/15
  Ba3     1,035    
  525     Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Senior Notes,
10.25%, 02/15/14 (g)
  B2     483    
  2,525     MGM MIRAGE,
Senior Secured Notes,
8.50%, 09/15/10
  Ba2     2,500    
  1,100     Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8%, 04/01/12
  Ba3     1,006    
  975     Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated
7.50%, 06/15/15
  B3     748    
  875     Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.25%, 03/15/12
  B3     855    
  1,300     Pokagon Gaming Authority,
Senior Notes,
10.375%, 06/15/14 (g)
  B3     1,391    
  1,100     Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming
Authority, Senior Secured Notes,
9.375%, 06/15/15 (g)
  B3     924    
  100     Station Casinos, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
6%, 04/01/12
  B2     80    
  600     Station Casinos, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.75%, 08/15/16
  B2     459    
  2,325     Wynn Las Vegas LLC,
Senior Notes,
6.625%, 12/01/14
  Ba2     2,127    
      16,530    
Insurance — 1.53%      
  575     Centene Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.25%, 04/01/14
  Ba3     543    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 975     Hub International Limited,
Senior Notes,
9%, 12/15/14 (g)
  B3   $ 887    
  1,675     Hub International Limited,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.25%, 06/15/15 (g)
  Caa1     1,382    
  425     USI Holdings Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.75%, 05/15/15 (g)
  Caa1     367    
      3,179    
Machinery — .86%      
  1,125     Columbus McKinnon Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.875%, 11/01/13
  B1     1,178    
  725     Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8%, 07/01/13
  B2     611    
      1,789    
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 10.16%      
  675     Arch Western Finance LLC,
Senior Notes,
6.75%, 07/01/13
  B1     661    
  350     ESCO Corporation, Senior Notes,
6.651%, 12/15/13 (g)
  B2     321    
  1,225     ESCO Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.625%, 12/15/13 (g)
  B2     1,231    
  1,125     Foundation PA Coal Company,
Senior Notes,
7.25%, 08/01/14
  Ba3     1,122    
  1,375     Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold Inc., Senior Notes,
8.25%, 04/01/15
  Ba2     1,420    
  6,675     Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold Inc., Senior Notes,
8.375%, 04/01/17
  Ba2     7,059    
  750     Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation,
Senior Notes,
10.375%, 07/15/11
  Ba1     776    
  1,750     Gibraltar Industries, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8%, 12/01/15
  B2     1,461    
  675     International Coal Group, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
10.25%, 07/15/14
  Caa2     687    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 250     Metals USA, Inc., Senior Notes,
8.791%, 07/01/12
  Caa1   $ 231    
  550     Metals USA, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
11.125%, 12/01/15
  B3     567    
  850     Novelis, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 02/15/15
  B3     799    
  350     Peabody Energy Corporation,
Convertible Junior
Subordinated Debentures,
4.75%, 12/15/66
  Ba3     583    
  450     Peabody Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.375%, 11/01/16
  Ba1     450    
  350     PNA Group, Incorporated,
Senior Notes,
10.75%, 09/01/16
  B3     412    
  925     Ryerson, Inc., Senior Notes,
12%, 11/01/15 (g)
  B2     918    
  575     Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
6.75%, 04/01/15
  Ba2     556    
  1,150     Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.375%, 11/01/12 (g)
  Ba2     1,150    
  825     Tube City IMS Corporation.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.75%, 02/01/15
  B3     759    
      21,163    
Oil and Gas — 17.38%      
  75     AmeriGas Partners, L.P.,
Senior Notes,
7.125%, 05/20/16
  B1     70    
  1,650     AmeriGas Partners, L.P.,
Senior Notes,
7.25%, 05/20/15
  B1     1,545    
  875     Bristow Group, Inc.
Senior Notes,
7.50%, 09/15/17
  Ba2     879    
  950     CHC Helicopter Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.375%, 05/01/14
  B1     988    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 50     Chesapeake Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.375%, 06/15/15
  Ba3   $ 47    
  2,825     Chesapeake Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.50%, 08/15/17
  Ba3     2,634    
  50     Chesapeake Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.875%, 01/15/16
  Ba3     48    
  1,000     Cimarex Energy Company,
Senior Notes,
7.125%, 05/01/17
  B1     975    
  200     Compagnie Generale De
Geophysique-Veritas, Senior
Notes, 7.50%, 05/15/15
  Ba3     201    
  1,275     Compagnie Generale De
Geophysique-Veritas, Senior
Notes, 7.75%, 05/15/17
  Ba3     1,275    
  1,250     Complete Production Services, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8%, 12/15/16
  B2     1,250    
  1,075     Compton Petroleum Finance
Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.625%, 12/01/13
  B2     1,054    
  1,075     Connacher Oil and Gas Limited,
Senior Notes,
10.25%, 12/15/15 (g)
  B1     1,145    
  1,175     Copano Energy, LLC, Senior
Notes, 8.125%, 03/01/16
  B1     1,184    
  550     Denbury Resources, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 04/01/13
  B1     547    
  250     Denbury Resources, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 12/15/15
  B1     249    
  575     Encore Acquisition Company,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.25%, 04/15/14
  B1     546    
  1,075     Encore Acquisition Company,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.25%, 12/01/17
  B1     1,051    
  500     Energy Partners Ltd.,
Senior Notes,
9.75%, 04/15/14
  Caa2     468    
  525     Ferrellgas, L.P., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 05/01/14
  Ba3     482    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
13



The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,575     Ferrellgas Partners L.P.,
Senior Notes,
8.75%, 06/15/12
  B2   $ 1,547    
  1,950     Forest Oil Corp., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 06/15/19
  B1     1,877    
  1,450     Hilcorp Energy I, L.P.,
Senior Notes,
7.75%, 11/01/15 (g)
  B3     1,392    
  450     Key Energy Services, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 12/01/14 (g)
  B1     465    
  875     Offshore Logistics, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
6.125%, 06/15/13
  Ba2     840    
  950     OPTI Canada Inc., Senior
Secured Notes,
7.875%, 12/15/14
  B1     943    
  875     OPTI Canada Inc., Senior
Secured Notes,
8.25%, 12/15/14
  B1     875    
  200     PetroHawk Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.875%, 06/01/15 (g)
  B3     195    
  1,275     PetroHawk Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes,
9.125%, 07/15/13
  B3     1,304    
  1,050     Plains Exploration & Production
Co., Senior Notes,
7%, 03/15/17
  B1     1,008    
  350     Plains Exploration & Production
Co., Senior Notes,
7.625%, 06/01/18
  B1     349    
  250     Plains Exploration & Production
Co., Senior Notes,
7.75%, 06/15/15
  B1     251    
  975     Quicksilver Resources, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.75%, 08/01/15
  Ba3     968    
  525     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.375%, 03/15/15
  Ba3     503    
  175     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.25%, 05/01/18
  Ba3     173    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 75     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.375%, 07/15/13
  Ba3   $ 76    
  575     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 05/15/16
  Ba3     572    
  825     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 10/01/17
  Ba3     819    
  750     SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
6.416%, 04/01/14 (g)
  B3     729    
  175     SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8%, 06/01/18 (g)
  B3     175    
  1,525     SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.625%, 04/01/15 (g)(i)
  B3     1,563    
  750     Southwestern Energy Company,
7.50%, 02/01/18 (g)
  Ba2     769    
  750     Stewart & Stevenson, LLC,
Senior Notes,
10%, 07/15/14
  B3     752    
  1,050     Tesoro Corporation, Senior Notes,
6.25%, 11/01/12
  Ba1     992    
  425     Venoco, Inc., Senior Notes,
8.75%, 12/15/11
  Caa1     413    
      36,188    
Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services — 3.72%      
  400     ARAMARK Corporation,
Senior Notes,
5%, 06/01/12
  B3     348    
  1,450     ARAMARK Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.373%, 02/01/15
  B3     1,363    
  750     FTD, Inc., Senior Subordinated
Notes, 7.75%, 02/15/14
  B3     750    
  800     FTI Consulting, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.625%, 06/15/13
  Ba2     812    
  750     FTI Consulting, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.75%, 10/01/16
  Ba2     771    
  1,100     Mac-Gray Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.625%, 08/15/15
  B3     1,050    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 850     O'Charleys, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9%, 11/01/13
  B1   $ 778    
  925     OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
10%, 06/15/15 (g)
  Caa1     610    
  475     Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
10%, 04/01/10
  B1     447    
  900     West Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.50%, 10/15/14
  Caa1     812    
      7,741    
Personal Non-Durable Consumer Products — 1.37%      
  800     ACCO Brands Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.625%, 08/15/15
  B2     732    
  1,400     Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated,
Senior Notes,
9.875%, 11/01/15 (g)
  Caa1     1,421    
  50     Jostens Holding Corporation,
Senior Notes,
10.25%, 12/01/13 (b)
  B3     48    
  675     Jostens Intermediate
Holding Corp., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.625%, 10/01/12
  B1     661    
      2,862    
Personal Transportation — .45%      
  593     AirTran Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Convertible Notes,
7%, 07/01/23
  Caa2     377    
  759     AMR Corporation,
Senior Convertible Notes,
4.50%, 02/15/24
  (e)     565    
      942    
Printing and Publishing — 3.30%      
  451     Affinity Group Holding, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
10.875%, 02/15/12 (i)
  Caa2     419    
  850     Affinity Group Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9%, 02/15/12
  Caa1     774    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 853     CanWest Media Works, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8%, 09/15/12
  B3   $ 759    
  850     Deluxe Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.375%, 06/01/15
  Ba2     746    
  475     Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.,
Senior Notes
7.426%, 05/15/15
  Caa1     351    
  1,050     Idearc, Inc., Senior Notes,
8%, 11/15/16
  B3     661    
  425     Nielsen Finance LLC,
Senior Notes,
10%, 08/01/14 (g)
  Caa1     438    
  1,100     R.H. Donnelley Finance
Corporation III, Senior Notes,
6.875%, 01/15/13
  B3     652    
  500     R.H. Donnelley Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.875%, 10/15/17 (g)
  B3     295    
  1,250     Valassis Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.25%, 03/01/15
  B3     1,134    
  925     Windstream Regatta Holdings,
Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
11%, 12/01/17(g)
  Caa1     638    
      6,867    
Retail Stores — 4.01%      
  1,675     Ace Hardware Corporation,
Senior Notes,
9.125%, 06/01/16 (g)
  Ba2     1,591    
  1,275     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 12/15/13
  Ba2     1,269    
  1,150     Leslie's Poolmart, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.75%, 02/01/13
  B2     1,075    
  1,400     Nebraska Book Company, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.625%, 03/15/12
  B3     1,162    
  800     Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9%, 10/15/15
  B2     786    
  800     Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.375%, 10/15/15
  B3     798    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,000     Pantry, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.75%, 02/15/14
  B3   $ 755    
  800     Sally Holdings, LLC, Senior Notes,
9.25%, 11/15/14
  B3     764    
  150     Sally Holdings, LLC, Senior Notes,
10.50%, 11/15/16
  Caa1     143    
      8,343    
Telecommunications — 13.10%      
  625     Alamosa, Inc., Senior Notes,
8.50%, 01/31/12
  Baa3     621    
  425     ALLTEL Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.50%, 11/01/13
  Caa1     425    
  2,125     ALLTEL Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7%, 07/01/12
  Caa1     2,168    
  1,050     American Tower Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7%, 10/15/17 (g)
  Ba1     1,045    
  875     Broadview Networks Holdings,
Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
11.375%, 09/01/12
  B3     788    
  525     Centennial Communications Corp.,
Senior Notes,
8.541%, 01/01/13
  Caa1     504    
  1,200     Centennial Communications Corp.,
Senior Notes,
10%, 01/01/13
  Caa1     1,212    
  725     Citizens Communications
Company, Senior Notes,
7.125%, 03/15/19
  Ba2     653    
  75     Cricket Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.375%, 11/01/14
  B3     72    
  1,750     Cricket Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.375%, 11/01/14
  B3     1,673    
  1,200     Digicel Group Limited,
Senior Notes,
8.875%, 01/15/15 (g)
  Caa2     1,140    
  1,475     Digicel Limited, Senior Notes,
9.25%, 09/01/12 (g)
  B3     1,527    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 500     Fairpoint Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes
13.125%, 04/01/18 (g)
  B3   $ 493    
  900     GCI, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 02/15/14
  B3     774    
  875     iPCS, Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
4.998%, 05/01/13
  B1     796    
  825     iPCS, Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
6.123%, 05/01/14
  Caa1     693    
  192     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Subordinated Notes,
6%, 09/15/09
  Caa3     184    
  183     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Subordinated Notes,
6%, 03/15/10
  Caa3     170    
  625     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Subordinated Notes,
12.25%, 03/15/13
  Caa1     631    
  1,825     MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.25%, 11/01/14
  Caa1     1,752    
  1,750     Nordic Telephone Company
Holdings ApS., Senior Notes,
8.875%, 05/01/16 (g)
  B2     1,732    
  1,000     PAETEC Holding Corporation,
Senior Notes,
9.50%, 07/15/15
  Caa1     924    
  500     Qwest Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.875%, 09/01/11
  Ba1     500    
  150     Qwest Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.875%, 03/15/12
  Ba1     153    
  875     Sprint Capital Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.625%, 01/30/11
  Baa3     860    
  625     Sprint Capital Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 03/15/12
  Baa3     626    
  2,275     Sprint Nextel Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6%, 12/01/16
  Baa3     1,954    
  500     Valor Telecommunications
Enterprise, LLC, Senior Notes,
7.75%, 02/15/15
  Baa3     513    
  1,525     Wind Acquistion Finance S.A.,
Senior Notes,
10.75%, 12/01/15 (g)
  B2     1,611    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,000     Windstream Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8.125%, 08/01/13
  Ba3   $ 988    
  100     Windstream Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8.625%, 08/01/16
  Ba3     100    
      27,282    
Textiles and Leather — .49%      
  500     AGY Holding Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes,
11%, 11/15/14 (g)
  B2     468    
  100     Interface, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.50%, 02/01/14
  B3     104    
  759     Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
11.25%, 06/15/11
  B3     440    
      1,012    
Utilities — 11.41%      
  50     AES Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.75%, 03/01/14
  B1     50    
  1,075     AES Corporation, Senior Notes,
9.375%, 09/15/10
  B1     1,135    
  1,350     Dynegy Holdings Inc.,
Senior Notes
7.50%. 06/01/15
  B2     1,249    
  1,450     Dynegy Holdings Inc.,
Senior Notes
7.75%, 06/01/19
  B2     1,327    
  2,750     Energy Future Holding
Corporation, Senior Notes,
10.875%, 11/01/17 (g)
  B3     2,777    
  4,050     Energy Future Holding
Corporation, Senior Notes,
11.25%, 11/01/17 (g)
  B3     4,070    
  925     Mirant Americas Generation, LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.30%, 05/01/11
  B3     957    
  1,175     Mirant North America, LLC,
Senior Notes,
7.375%, 12/31/13
  B1     1,169    
  1,275     NRG Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 02/01/14
  B1     1,218    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
$ 3,000     NRG Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.375%, 02/01/16
  B1   $ 2,835    
  1,650     Orion Power Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
12%, 05/01/10
  Ba3     1,778    
  675     PNM Resources, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.25%, 05/15/15
  Ba2     697    
  650     Reliant Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 12/15/14
  Ba3     658    
  900     Reliant Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.625%, 06/15/14
  B1     878    
  800     Reliant Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.875%, 06/15/17
  B1     784    
  225     Sierra Pacific Resources,
Senior Notes,
7.803%, 06/15/12
  Ba3     231    
  1,050     Sierra Pacific Resources,
Senior Notes,
8.625%, 03/15/14
  Ba3     1,101    
  675     Texas Competitive Electric
Holdings, Senior Notes,
10.50%, 11/01/16 (g)
  B3     662    
  175     Williams Companies, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.625%, 07/15/19
  Baa3     185    
      23,761    
    Total Corporate Debt Securities
(Total cost of $308,581)
        295,102    
BANK DEBT SECURITIES — 5.92% (d)      
Automobile — .10%      
  249     Ford Motor Company,
5.48%, 12/15/13 (h)
  Ba3     201    
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — .77%      
  1,741     First Data Corporation,
5.261%, 09/24/14 (h)
  Ba3     1,602    
Electronics — 1.11%      
  739     Infor Global Solutions
Holdings, Ltd.,
6.55%, 07/28/12 (h)
  B3     635    
  500     Infor Global Solutions,
Holdings, Ltd.,
9.05%, 03/15/14 (h)
  Caa2     349    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
BANK DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,990     Palm Inc.
5.99%, 04/24/14 (h)
  B2   $ 1,333    
      2,317    
Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 1.45%      
  1,493     Laureate Education, Inc.,
5.733%, 08/17/14 (h)
  B1     1,400    
  1,734     HCA, Inc.,
4.801%, 11/18/12 (h)
  Ba3     1,622    
      3,022    
Leisure, Amusement and Entertainment — .40%      
  992     Town Sports International LLC,
4.313%, 08/27/13 (h)
  Ba2     844    
Oil and Gas — .23%      
  500     Dresser, Inc.,
8.469%, 05/04/15 (h)
  B3     480    
Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services — .10%      
  241     OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.,
4.927%, 05/09/14 (h)
  B1     206    
Printing and Publishing — .20%      
  495     Penton Media, Inc.,
5.141%, 02/01/13 (h)
  B1     412    
Telecommunications — .78%      
  998     Telesat Canada,
5.841%, 11/05/14 (h)
  B1     961    
  750     Trilogy International Partners LLC,
6.301%, 06/27/12 (h)
  B2     656    
      1,617    
Utilities — .78%      
  1,750     Texas Competitive Electric
Holdings Co., LLC,
6.168%, 10/10/14 (h)
  Ba3     1,618    
    Total Bank Debt Securities
(Total cost of $13,440)
        12,319    

 

Shares       Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.80% (d)      
Banking — 1.09%      
  1,000     Bank of America Corporation,
Series L, Convertible,
Preferred Stock,
7.25%
  A1   $ 888    
  31,700     Citigroup Inc., Series T,
Convertible, Preferred Stock,
6.50%
  A2     1,379    
  57,935     WestFed Holdings, Inc.,
Cumulative, Series A,
Preferred Stock,
15.50% (a)(c)
  (e)        
      2,267    
Broadcasting and Entertainment — .15%      
  483     Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.,
Series B, Preferred Stock,
10.75%
  Caa2     314    
Electronics — .56%      
  1,500     Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I,
Convertible Preferred Stock,
7.75%
  B2     1,178    
    Total Preferred Stock
(Total cost of $9,067)
        3,759    
COMMON STOCK and WARRANTS — .31% (d)      
  32,675     B&G Foods, Inc., Enhanced Income
Securities
      556    
  27,474     WestFed Holdings, Inc.,
Common Stock (a)(c)
         
  10,052     WKI Holding Company, Inc.,
Common Stock (c)(f)(h)
      90    
    Total Common Stock and
Warrants (Total cost of $2,980)
        646    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2008 (Unaudited) — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1)
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.82% (d)      
$ 2,000     Australia and New Zealand
Banking Grp. Ltd,
Commercial Paper, Due 08/04/08,
Discount of 2.51%
  P-1   $ 1,995    
  978     Bryant Park Funding LLC,
Commercial Paper, Due 07/01/08,
Discount of 2.80% (g)
  P-1     978    
  2,000     Coca-Cola Company,
Commercial Paper, Due 08/07/08,
Discount of 2.06%
  P-1     1,996    
  2,000     Grampian Funding Limited,
Commercial Paper, Due 08/19/08,
Discount of 2.795% (g)
  P-1     1,993    
  1,000     Variable Funding Capital
Corporation, Commercial Paper,
Due 09/02/08,
Discount of 2.60%
  P-1     995    
        Total Short-Term Investments
(Total cost of $7,957)
        7,957    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Total cost of $342,025)
      $ 319,783    

 

(a)  Denotes issuer is in bankruptcy proceedings. Income is not being accrued.

(b)  Securities are step interest bonds. Interest on these bonds accrues based on the effective interest method which results in a constant rate of interest being recognized.

(c)  Security is valued at fair value using methods determined by the Board of Directors. The total value of these securities at June 30, 2008 was $90.

(d)  Percentages indicated are based on total net assets to common shareholders of $208,271.

(e)  Not rated.

(f)  Non-income producing.

(g)  Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Unless otherwise noted, 144A Securities are deemed to be liquid. See Note 1of the Note to Schedule of Investments for vaulation policy. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $58,973 as of June 30, 2008.

(h)  Restricted as to public resale. At the date of acquisition, these securities were valued at cost. The total value of restricted securities owned at June 30, 2008 was $12,409 or 5.96% of total net assets to common shareholders.

(i)  Pay-In-Kind Security

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
19




The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Assets:  
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, at value (Identified
cost of $342,025 see Schedule of Investments
and Notes 1 and 2)
  $ 319,783    
CASH     160    
RECEIVABLES:  
Investment securities sold     2,821    
Interest and dividends     5,905    
PREPAID EXPENSES     112    
Total assets   $ 328,781    
Liabilities:  
PAYABLES:  
Investment securities purchased   $ 3,811    
Dividend on common stock     210    
Swap settlement     110    
Dividend on preferred stock     103    
INTEREST RATE SWAP, at fair value (Note 6)     1,100    
ACCRUED EXPENSES (Note 3)     176    
Total liabilities   $ 5,510    
Auction Term Preferred Stock:  
$1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
4,600 shares issued and outstanding,
liquidation preference of $25,000 per share
(Notes 4 and 5)
  $ 115,000    
Net Assets   $ 208,271    
Represented By:  
COMMON STOCK:  
$0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
115,092,801 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 1,151    
CAPITAL IN EXCESS OF PAR VALUE     386,942    
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
(Note 2)
    497    
ACCUMULATED NET REALIZED LOSS FROM
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS (Note 2)
    (156,977 )  
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON
INVESTMENTS AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS
    (23,342 )  
Net Assets Applicable To Common Stock
(Equivalent to $1.81 per share, based on
115,092,801 shares outstanding)
  $ 208,271    

 

Statement of Operations
For the Six Month Period Ended
June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

Investment Income: (Note 1)  
Interest income   $ 13,916    
Dividend income     147    
Total investment income   $ 14,063    
Expenses:  
Cost of leverage:  
Preferred and auction fees (Note 5)   $ 151    
Total cost of leverage   $ 151    
Professional services:  
Management (Note 3)   $ 563    
Custodian and transfer agent     116    
Legal (Note 8)     98    
Audit     28    
Total professional services   $ 805    
Administrative:  
General administrative (Note 8)   $ 251    
Directors     108    
NYSE     54    
Shareholder communications     23    
Shareholder meeting     20    
Miscellaneous     18    
Total administrative   $ 474    
Total expenses   $ 1,430    
Net investment income   $ 12,633    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Activities:  
Realized loss on investments, net   $ (11,571 )  
Net swap settlement disbursements (Note 6)   $ (332 )  
Change in net unrealized depreciation on
investments
  $ (4,380 )  
Change in unrealized depreciation on interest rate
swap agreement
    (811 )  
Total change in net unrealized depreciation on
investments and interest rate swap
  $ (5,191 )  
Net loss on investments and interest rate swap   $ (17,094 )  
Cost of Preferred Leverage  
Distributions to preferred stockholders   $ (2,516 )  
Net decrease in net assets resulting
from operations
  $ (6,977 )  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 
From Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 12,633     $ 25,221    
Realized gain (loss) on investments, net     (11,571 )     1,913    
Net swap settlement receipts (disbursements)     (332 )     1,988    
Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments and other
financial instruments
    (5,191 )     (21,831 )  
Distributions from net investment income related to preferred stock  
Dividends to preferred stockholders     (2,516 )     (7,366 )  
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (6,977 )   $ (75 )  
From Fund Share Transactions:  
Proceeds from rights offering (18,593,349 shares), net of $385 of offering costs (Note 10)   $     $ 33,641    
Net asset value of 1,001,260 shares issued to common stockholders
for reinvestment of dividends in 2007.
          2,204    
Increase in net assets resulting from fund share transactions in 2007   $     $ 35,845    
Distributions to Common Stockholders:  
From net investment income ($.07 and $.21 per share in 2008 and 2007, respectively)   $ (8,574 )   $ (20,947 )  
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ (15,551 )   $ 14,823    
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock:  
Beginning of period   $ 223,822     $ 208,999    
End of period (Including $497 of undistributed net investment income and $(917) of
accumulated deficit of net investment income at June 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively)
  $ 208,271     $ 223,822    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios
For Each Share of Common Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period

    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2008
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003 (b)  
NET ASSET VALUE:  
Beginning of period   $ 1.94     $ 2.19     $ 2.13     $ 2.26     $ 2.19     $ 1.89    
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     .11       .25 #     .25       .25       .26       .26 #  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
    (.15 )     (.20 )#     .07       (.11 )     .09       .34    
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME RELATED
TO PREFERRED STOCK:
    (.02 )     (.05 )     (.05 )     (.05 )     (.05 )     (.06 )  
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     (.06 )           .27       .09       .30       .54    
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:  
From net investment income     (.07 )     (.21 )     (.21 )     (.22 )     (.23 )     (.22 )  
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS     (.07 )     (.21 )     (.21 )     (.22 )     (.23 )     (.22 )  
Effect of rights offering and related expenses; and Auction Term
Preferred Stock offering costs and sales load
          (.04 )                       (.02 )  
NET ASSET VALUE:  
End of period   $ 1.81     $ 1.94     $ 2.19     $ 2.13     $ 2.26     $ 2.19    
PER SHARE MARKET VALUE:  
End of period   $ 1.60     $ 1.71     $ 2.26     $ 2.03     $ 2.19     $ 2.16    
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN†     (2.19 )%     (16.34 )%     22.82 %     2.47 %     12.80 %     19.23 %  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios
For Each Share of Common Stock Outstanding Throughout the Period — Continued

    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2008
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003 (b)  
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD, APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK (a)   $ 208,271     $ 223,822     $ 208,999     $ 200,549     $ 212,165     $ 204,705    
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD, APPLICABLE TO PREFERRED STOCK (a)   $ 115,000     $ 130,000     $ 130,000     $ 130,000     $ 130,000     $ 130,000    
TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED
STOCK, END OF PERIOD (a)
  $ 323,271     $ 353,822     $ 338,999     $ 330,549     $ 342,165     $ 334,705    
EXPENSE RATIOS:  
Ratio of preferred and other leverage expenses to average net assets*     .14 %**     .15 %     .16 %     .16 %     .15 %     .16 %  
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets*     1.22 %**     1.19 %     1.21 %     1.23 %     1.27 %     1.56 %  
RATIO OF TOTAL EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS*     1.36 %**     1.34 %     1.37 %     1.39 %     1.42 %     1.72 %  
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS*     12.06 %**     11.66 %     11.54 %     11.48 %     12.02 %     12.81 %  
RATIO OF TOTAL EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE
TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
    .88 %**     .84 %     .84 %     .85 %     .87 %     1.05 %  
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
APPLICABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
    7.77 %**     7.28 %     7.05 %     7.03 %     7.38 %     7.79 %  
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE     33.66 %     67.25 %     64.08 %     61.54 %     70.90 %     120.47 %  

 

  (a)  Dollars in thousands.

  (b)  The Fund issued Series C ATP on October 17, 2003. The per share data and ratios for the year ended December 31, 2003 reflect this transaction.

  *  Ratios calculated on the basis of expenses and net investment income applicable to the common shares relative to the average net assets of the common stockholders only.

  **  Annualized

  #  Calculation is based on average shares outstanding during the indicated period due to the per share effect of the Fund's August, 2003 and September, 2007 rights offering.

  †  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the current market value on the first day and a sale at the current market value on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the dividend reinvestment plan. This calculation does not reflect brokerage commissions.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Information Regarding
Senior Securities

    June 30,
2008
  As of December 31,  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
TOTAL AMOUNT OUTSTANDING:
Preferred Stock
  $ 115,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000    
ASSET COVERAGE:
Per Preferred Stock Share (1)
  $ 70,276     $ 68,043     $ 65,192     $ 63,567     $ 65,801     $ 64,366    
INVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE:
Per Preferred Stock Share (2)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000    
APPROXIMATE MARKET VALUE:
Per Preferred Stock Share (2)
  $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000     $ 25,000    

 

  (1)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities from the Fund's total assets and dividing such amount by the number of Preferred Shares outstanding.

  (2)  Plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

(1) Significant Accounting and Other Policies

The New America High Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was organized as a corporation in the state of Maryland on November 19, 1987 and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a diversified, closed-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund commenced operations on February 26, 1988. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide high current income while seeking to preserve stockholders' capital through investment in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of "high yield" fixed-income securities.

The Fund invests primarily in fixed maturity corporate debt securities that are rated less than investment grade. Risk of loss upon default by the issuer is significantly greater with respect to such securities compared to investment grade securities because these securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors of the issuer and because these issuers usually have high levels of indebtedness and are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as a recession, than are investment grade issuers. In some cases, the collection of principal and timely receipt of interest is dependent upon the issuer attaining improved operating results, selling assets or obtaining additional financing.

The Fund may focus its investments in certain industries, subjecting it to greater risk than a Fund that is more diversified. See the schedule of investments for information on individual securities as well as industry diversification and credit quality ratings.

The Fund's financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for investment companies that require the management of the Fund to, among other things, make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund, which are in conformity with those generally accepted in the investment company industry.

(a)  Valuation of Investments—Investments for which market quotations are readily available are stated at market value, which is determined by using the most recently quoted bid price provided by an independent pricing service or principal market maker. Independent pricing services provide market quotations based primarily on quotations from dealers and brokers, market transactions, accessing data from quotations services, offering sheets obtained from dealers and various relationships between securities. Short-term investments with original maturities of 60 days or less are stated at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Following procedures approved by the Board of Directors, investments for which market quotations are not readily available (primarily fixed-income corporate bonds and notes) are stated at fair value on the basis of subjective valuations furnished by securities dealers and brokers. Other investments, for which market quotations are not readily available with a cost of approximately $7,214,000 and a value of $90,000, are valued in good faith at fair market value using methods determined by the Board of Directors.

(b)  Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income—Securities transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of securities are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is accrued on a daily basis. Discount on short-term investments is amortized to investment income. Premiums or discounts on corporate debt securities are amortized based on the interest method for financial reporting purposes. All income on original issue


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

discount and step interest bonds is accrued based on the effective interest method. The Fund does not amortize market premiums or discounts for tax purposes. Dividend payments received in the form of additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date.

(c)  Federal Income Taxes—It is the Fund's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders each year. Accordingly, no federal income tax provision is required.

Management has reviewed the Fund's tax positions for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004-2007) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements.

(d)  Fair Value Measurement—In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("FAS 157"). This standard establishes the definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 was effective for the Fund's fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008.

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FAS 157 are described below:

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

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 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 June 30, 2008 in valuing the Fund's investments:

Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other
Financial
Instruments
 
Level 1—Quoted Prices   $ 555,000     $    
Level 2—Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    319,138,000       (1,100,000 )  
Level 3—Significant Unobservable
Inputs
    90,000          
Total   $ 319,783,000     $ (1,100,000 )  

 

The following is a reconciliation of Fund investments using Level 3 inputs for the period:

Balance, December 31, 2007   $ 90,000    
Net purchases (sales)        
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        
Realized gain (loss)        
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3        
Balance, June 30, 2008   $ 90,000    

 

(2) Tax Matters and Distributions

At June 30, 2008, the total cost of securities (including temporary cash investments) for federal income tax purposes was approximately $342,632,000. Aggregate gross unrealized gain on securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was approximately $2,678,000. Aggregate unrealized loss on securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was approximately $25,527,000. Net unrealized loss on investments for tax purposes at June 30, 2008 was approximately $22,849,000.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

At December 31, 2007, the Fund had approximate capital loss carryovers available to offset future capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations:

Carryover Available   Expiration Date  
$ 21,821,000     December 31, 2008  
  67,043,000     December 31, 2009  
  45,239,000     December 31, 2010  
  7,387,000     December 31, 2011  
  125,000     December 31, 2012  
  954,000     December 31, 2013  
  1,481,000     December 31, 2014  
$ 144,050,000      

 

It is the policy of the Fund to reduce future distributions of realized gains to shareholders to the extent of the unexpired capital loss carry forward.

The tax character of distributions paid to common and preferred shareholders of approximately $28,257,000 and $26,777,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively, was from ordinary income.

As of December 31, 2007, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were approximately:

Undistributed Net Investment Income   $ 208,000    
Undistributed Long-Term Gain        
Unrealized Loss   $ (19,020,000 )  
Post-October Losses   $ (1,137,000 )  
Preferred Dividend Payable   $ (272,000 )  
Capital Losses Carry Forward   $ (144,050,000 )  

 

The difference between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to market discount adjustments, and deductibility of preferred stock dividends. The Fund has recorded several reclassifications in the capital accounts to present undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized losses on a tax basis. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2007, permanent differences between book and tax accounting have been reclassified as follows:

Increase (decrease) in:

Undistributed net investment income   $ 1,726,000    
Accumulated net realized loss from
securities transactions
  $ 32,515,000    
Capital in excess of par value   $ (34,241,000 )  

 

Distributions on common stock are declared based upon annual projections of the Fund's investment company taxable income. The Fund records all dividends and distributions payable to shareholders on the ex-dividend date and declares and distributes income dividends monthly.

The Fund was required to amortize market discounts and premiums for financial reporting purposes beginning January 1, 2001. This new accounting policy results in additional interest income in some years and decreased interest income in others for financial reporting purposes only. The Fund does not amortize market discounts or premiums for tax purposes. Therefore, the additional or decreased interest income for financial reporting purposes does not result in additional or decreased common stock dividend income.

(3) Investment Advisory Agreement

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price), the Fund's Investment Advisor, earned approximately $563,000 in management fees during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Management fees paid by the Fund to T. Rowe Price were calculated at 0.50% on the first $50,000,000 of the Fund's average weekly net assets, 0.40% on the next $50 million and 0.30% on average weekly net assets in excess of $100 million. T. Rowe Price's fee is calculated based on assets attributable to the Fund's common and auction term preferred stock. At June 30, 2008, the fee payable to T. Rowe Price was approximately $93,000, which was included in accrued expenses on the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

(4) Auction Term Preferred Stock (ATP)

The Fund had 4,600 shares of ATP issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008. The ATP's dividends are cumulative at a rate determined at an auction, and dividend periods will typically be 28 days unless notice is given for periods to be longer or shorter than 28 days. Dividend rates ranged from 2.03% – 6.35% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The average dividend rate as of June 30, 2008 was 3.41%.

The ATP is redeemable, at the option of the Fund, or subject to mandatory redemption (if the Fund is in default of certain coverage requirements) at a redemption price equal to $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The ATP has a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Fund is required to maintain certain asset coverages with respect to the ATP under the Fund's Charter and the 1940 Act in order to maintain the Fund's Aaa/AAA ratings by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch, Inc., respectively.

(5) ATP Auction-Related Matters

Bankers Trust Company (BTC) serves as the ATP's auction agent pursuant to an agreement entered into on January 4, 1994. The term of the agreement is unlimited and may be terminated by either party. BTC may resign upon notice to the Fund, such resignation to be effective on the earlier of the 90th day after the delivery of such notice and the date on which a successor auction agent is appointed by the Fund. The Fund may also replace BTC as auction agent at any time.

After each auction, BTC will pay to each broker-dealer, from funds provided by the Fund, a maximum service charge at the annual rate of 0.25 of 1% or such other percentage subsequently agreed to by the Fund and the broker-dealers, of the purchase price of shares placed by such broker-dealers at such auction. In the event an auction scheduled to occur on an auction date fails to occur for any reason, the broker-dealers will be entitled to service charges as if the auction had occurred and all holders of shares placed by them had submitted valid hold orders. The Fund incurred approximately $151,000 for service charges for the six months ended June 30, 2008. This amount is included under the caption preferred and auction fees in the accompanying statement of operations.

(6) Interest Rate Swaps

The Fund entered into an interest payment swap arrangement with Fleet National Bank (Fleet) for the purpose of partially hedging its dividend payment obligations with respect to the ATP. Pursuant to the Swap Arrangement the Fund makes payments to Fleet on a monthly basis at a fixed annual rate. In exchange for such payment Fleet makes payments to the Fund on a monthly basis at a variable rate determined with reference to one month LIBOR. The variable rates ranged from 2.45% – 5.25% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The effective date, notional amount, maturity and fixed rate of the swap is as follows:

Effective
Date
  Notional
Contract
Amount
  Maturity   Fixed
Annual
Rate
 
  11/5/04       $115 million       11/5/09       3.775 %  

 

Swap transactions, which involve future settlement, give rise to credit risk. Credit risk is the amount of loss the Fund would incur in the event counterparties failed to perform according to the terms of the contractual commitments. In the event of nonperformance by the counterparty, the Fund's dividend payment obligation with respect to the ATP would no longer be partially hedged. Therefore, the ATP dividend would no longer be partially fixed. In an unfavorable interest rate environment, the Fund would be subject to higher net ATP dividend payments, resulting in less income available for the common share dividend. The Fund does not anticipate nonperformance by any counterparty. While notional contract amounts are used to express the volume of interest rate swap agreements, the amounts potentially subject to credit risk, in the event of nonperformance by counterparties, are substantially smaller.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

The Fund recognizes all freestanding derivative instruments in the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities and measures them at fair value. Any change in the unrealized gain or loss is recorded in current earnings. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Fund's obligation under the swap agreement was more than the amount received from Fleet by approximately $332,000 and such amount is included in the accompanying statement of operations.

The estimated fair value of the interest rate swap agreement at June 30, 2008 amounted to approximately $1,100,000 of unrealized loss and is presented in the accompanying balance sheet.

(7) Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and proceeds of sales or maturities of long-term securities during the six months ended June 30, 2008 were approximately:

Cost of purchases   $ 105,900,000    
Proceeds of sales or maturities   $ 118,818,000    

 

(8) Related Party Transactions

A partner of Goodwin Procter LLP, counsel to the Fund, serves as a Director of the Fund. Fees earned by Goodwin Procter LLP amounted to approximately $80,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

The Fund paid approximately $147,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2008 to two officers of the Fund for the provision of certain administrative services.

(9) Investments in Restricted Securities

(Dollars in thousands)

The Fund is permitted to invest in restricted securities. The total restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) at June 30, 2008 amounts to $12,409 and represents 5.96% of net assets to common shareholders.

Description   Acquisition
Date
  Principal
Amount/
Shares
  Acquisition
Cost
  Value  
Dresser, Inc.,
8.469%, 05/04/15
  5/4/07   $ 500     $ 500     $ 480    
First Data
Corporation,
5.261%, 09/24/14
  11/1/2007-11/6/07     1,741       1,678       1,602    
Ford Motor Company,
5.48%, 12/15/13
  4/1/08     249       206       201    
HCA, Inc.,
4.801%, 11/18/12
  3/18/08-4/2/08     1,734       1,578       1,622    
Infor Global Solutions
Holdings, Ltd.,
6.55%, 07/28/12
  7/25/06     739       739       635    
Infor Global Solutions
Holdings, Ltd.,
9.05%, 03/15/14
  3/1/07     500       505       349    
Laureate Education,
Inc.,
5.733%, 08/17/14
  9/20/07     1,493       1,437       1,400    
OSI Restaurant
Partners, Inc.,
4.927%, 05/09/14
  5/4/07     241       241       206    
Palm Inc.
5.99%, 04/24/14
  11/1/07     1,990       1,791       1,333    
Penton Media, Inc.,
5.141%, 02/01/13
  2/6/07     495       495       412    
Telesat Canada,
5.841%, 11/05/14
  10/15/07-1/24/08     998       975       961    
Texas Competitive
Electric Holdings
Co., LLC
6.168%, 10/10/14
  4/1/08     1,750       1,597       1,618    
Town Sports
International LLC,
4.313%, 08/27/13
  9/21/07     992       948       844    
Trilogy International
Partners LLC,
6.301%, 06/27/12
  6/22/07-6/27/07     750       750       656    
WKI Holding
Company, Inc.,
Common Stock
  3/13/03     10       2,295       90    
Total   $ 12,409    

 


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

(10) Rights Offering

The Fund issued to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 24, 2007, rights to subscribe for an aggregate of 32,143,181 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Fund. One right was issued for each three full shares of common stock beneficially held on the record date. Due to market conditions the Fund extended the expiration date of its transferable rights offering from August 20, 2007 to September 17, 2007. The rights entitled a stockholder to acquire at the subscription price of $1.83 per share one share for each right held. The subscription price was 94% of the average of the last reported sales price of a share on the New York Stock Exchange on the expiration date (September 17, 2007) and on the previous 9 business days. On September 21, 2007 the Fund completed its rights offering. Proceeds of approximately $34,026,000 and shares of 18,593,349 were recorded. Deferred offering expense of approximately $385,000 was netted against the rights offering proceeds.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)

Availability of Portfolio Holdings

The Fund provides a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings quarterly. The lists of holdings as of the end of the second and fourth quarters appear in the Fund's semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders, respectively. The schedules of portfolio holdings as of the end of the first and third quarters are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on Form N-Q (the "Forms") within 60 days of the end of the first and third quarters. Shareholders can look up the Forms on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. The Forms may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC's web site and their public reference room. In addition, the Forms may be reviewed on the Fund's web site at www.newamerica-hyb.com

Compliance Certifications

On May 5, 2008, your Fund submitted a CEO annual certification to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on which the Fund's principal executive officer certified that he was not aware, as of that date, of any violation by the Fund of the NYSE's Corporate Governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Fund's principal executive and principal financial officers have made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q, relating to, among other things, the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.

Common and Auction Term Preferred Stock Transactions

From time to time in the future, the Fund may effect redemptions and/or repurchases of its ATP as provided in the applicable constituent instruments or as agreed upon by the Fund and sellers. The Fund intends to effect such redemptions and/or repurchases to the extent necessary to maintain applicable asset coverage requirements.

The Fund may purchase shares of its Common Stock in the open market when the Common Stock trades at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are in the best interest of its stockholders. There can be no assurance that the Fund will take such action in the event of a market discount to net asset value or that Fund purchases will reduce a discount.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Directors

Robert F. Birch
Joseph L. Bower
Richard E. Floor
Bernard J. Korman
Ernest E. Monrad
Marguerite A. Piret

Officers

Robert F. Birch – President
Ellen E. Terry – Vice President, Treasurer
Richard E. Floor – Secretary

Investment Advisor

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Administrator

The New America High Income Fund, Inc.
33 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 263-6400

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
(866) 624-4105
Web site: www.amstock.com

Listed: NYSE
Symbol: HYB
Web site: www.newamerica-hyb.com


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American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038

The New
America
High Income
Fund, Inc.

Semi-Annual

Report

June 30, 2008




 

Item 2 -

Code of Ethics - Not required in semi-annual filing.

 

 

Item 3 -

Audit Committee Financial Experts - Not required in a semi-annual filing.

 

 

Item 4 -

Principal Accountant Fees and Services - Not required in semi-annual filing.

 

 

Item 5 -

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant - Not required in semi-annual filing.

 

 

Item 6 -

Schedule of Investments - Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

 

Item 7 -

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies - Not required in semi-annual filing.

 

 

Item 8 -

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies - Not required in semi-annual filing.

 

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Item 9 -

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers - Not applicable.

 

 

Item 10 -

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Fund disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the Fund on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Fund’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) There was no change in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Fund’s second fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)

 Not Applicable.

 

 

(a)(2)

 The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act.

 

 

(a)(3)

 Not Applicable.

 

 

(b)

 The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act.

 

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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.

 

The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert F. Birch

 

Name:

Robert F. Birch

 

Title:

President and Director

 

Date:

September 4, 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/ Robert F. Birch

 

Name:

Robert F. Birch

 

Title:

President

 

Date:

September 4, 2008

 

 

By:

/s/ Ellen E. Terry

 

Name:

Ellen E. Terry

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

Date:

September 4, 2008

 

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