EXHIBIT 10 (b)
RULE 30a-2(b) CERTIFICATION

In connection with this report on Form N-CSR for the registrant as furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

 

 

 

 

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.


 

By:

/S/ BRIAN T. ZINO

 

 

Brian T. Zino

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 5, 2004

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ LAWRENCE P. VOGEL

 

 

Lawrence P. Vogel

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 5, 2004