UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

 811-05399

 

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 Street

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:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006

 

 




Item 1 - Report to Shareholders




February 1, 2007

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

We are pleased to report to our fellow shareholders on the results of The New America High Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Fund and the high yield market turned in a fourth consecutive year of positive performance.

Highlights of 2006 include:

•  The Fund's monthly dividend continued unchanged at $.0175 per share. The regular monthly dividend has been at this level since February 2003. Of course, in the future, the dividend may fluctuate, as it has in the past, depending on portfolio results, market conditions and other factors. For a number of years, in January in lieu of a regular monthly distribution, the Fund has paid a special dividend, which has varied depending upon the amount of undistributed net investment income available at year-end. The special dividend paid in January, 2007 was $.021 per share. The total distributions paid to record date shareholders in 2006 were $.2135 per share.

•  The net asset value (the "NAV") was relatively stable for the year, increasing from $2.13 as of December 31, 2005 to $2.19 at the end of 2006.

•  The market price for the Fund's shares improved from $2.03 at the beginning of the year to close at $2.26 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2006, which represented a market price premium of 3.2% over the Fund's NAV at year-end. Annualizing the Fund's monthly dividend of $.0175 during the year, at the opening stock price on January 2, 2006 of $2.10, would have produced a dividend yield of 10%.

•  Over the one and three year periods ended December 31, 2006, the Fund's total return has outperformed the Lipper Closed-End Fund Leveraged High Yield universe, the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, and the Citigroup 10 Year Treasury Index.

While the high yield market has provided positive returns in recent years, none of us knows how long the favorable market conditions will continue until there is a correction or a downturn due to economic or other external factors. We are shareholders of a Fund with two major types of risk. The Fund's portfolio of high yield corporate bonds has more credit risk than investment grade debt. In an effort to mitigate the credit risk, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("TRP"), the Fund's investment advisor, has followed a strategy of investing in a highly diversified, relatively high quality portfolio of high yield bonds.

The Fund's leveraged capital structure is a second major source of risk. The use of leverage, in the form of the Fund's Auction Term Preferred Stock (the "ATP"), increases the volatility of the NAV. If the high yield bond market declines significantly, the Fund may have to reduce the leverage and reduce the common stock dividend. In favorable market conditions, the leverage enables the Fund to pay a higher common stock dividend than is possible with an unleveraged capital structure. The ATP dividend resets monthly in an auction procedure and has generally floated around one month LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate), a widely used money market reference rate. Fund management entered into an interest rate swap in November 2004 in anticipation of rising interest rates to hedge against an expected increase in the ATP dividend. Under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund pays a fixed rate of 3.775% on a notional amount equal to the amount of ATP outstanding. The Fund receives a payment that fluctuates with one month LIBOR. As a result, to the extent LIBOR exceeds 3.775%, as it did during the period, the Fund receives the difference. If LIBOR is less than 3.775%, the Fund pays the difference to the swap counterparty. The swap agreement terminates in November 2009. Approximately 23% of the Fund's 2006 taxable income was attributable to the Fund's leveraged structure and the Fund's interest rate swap.



    Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2006  
    1 Year   3 Years Cumulative  
New America High Income Fund
(Stock Price and Dividends)*
    22.82 %     41.96 %  
New America High Income Fund
(NAV and Dividends)
    13.54 %     35.53 %  
Lipper Closed-End Fund Leveraged
High Yield Average
    12.89 %     35.36 %  
Credit Suisse High Yield Index     11.92 %     28.13 %  
Citigroup 10 Year Treasury Index     1.38 %     8.49 %  

 

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.

Below, the Fund's investment advisor, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., reviews the performance of the high yield market and the Fund in 2006 and the outlook going forward.

High Yield Market Update

As measured by the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, the high yield market earned a total return of 11.92% return for the year. In our view, this result is impressive relative to expectations at the beginning of the year and was in part driven by a robust new issue calendar and continued healthy credit environment. Investors eagerly absorbed some of the largest deals in the history of the high yield asset class, indicating ongoing strong demand for below investment grade bonds. Private equity sponsored buyouts accounted for the most prominent transactions, and we expect this trend to continue in 2007.

Current valuations for high yield bonds have led to considerable debate regarding prospects for 2007. The pessimists argue that the yield spread, a measure of the differential in yield for the high yield asset class versus comparable-duration Treasury obligations, which ended the year around 300 basis points, leaves little potential for another good year of performance and provides investors precious little in the way of compensation for bearing the risks of this asset class. Optimists have countered that JP Morgan's 12 month rolling default rate for high yield issues came in at less than 1% in 2006 — the lowest level seen in many years. With high yield issuers largely demonstrating solid balance sheets, ample liquidity, and healthy earnings and cash flow, these high yield market bulls believe defaults will not go much higher over the next twelve months. Prospects for the U.S. economy factor heavily into this discussion, and uncertainty has also arisen on the direction of interest rates and the strategy of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Portfolio Update

We held a constructive outlook on high yield bonds into the final months of 2006 and chose to manage opportunistically as the year came to a close. Our participation in the new issue market was significant, and we added about 20 new positions to the portfolio during the fourth quarter. One of the most important deals that we purchased was HCA, which issued high yield bonds to fund the company's leveraged buyout. The company's decision to go private, announced early in the third quarter, led to meaningful losses for holders of HCA's existing bonds, including the Fund, and created additional collateral damage in the market as other health care issuers' bonds traded off on news of the deal. Buying the deal was the right decision as the new HCA bonds appreciated over 6% by year-end, allowing the Fund to recoup about half the losses it incurred in the existing HCA position when the going private transaction was announced.

Other notable purchases included Cricket Communications and MetroPCS, two new wireless services entrants targeting lower income consumers. Both companies' bonds appreciated 5% from issue, with coupons exceeding 9%. We worked closely with our firm's equity analysts on these ideas, as both companies have announced initial public offerings and are executing well. Another strong performer was a new issue from Goodyear Tire, and this purchase continued our theme of capitalizing on positive developments in the auto sector. For the year, our auto


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industry allocation earned nearly 20%, with GM and Ford being the top two contributors to performance in 2006. The Fund ended the year with about 6% exposure to high yield bank debt (also known as syndicated loans) and floating rate notes. Generally, bank loans offer investors greater downside protection versus bonds of the same issuer and carry variable interest rates that re-set periodically based on the LIBOR or some other reference instrument. In the current market, with the spread for high yield issues as tight as we noted earlier, we find high yield bank debt to be an attractive alternative to high yield bonds. While bank loans will likely offer less upside potential than their bond counterparts, they should help protect the Fund's principal. We view the prevailing climate as an attractive time to trade a portion of the Fund's bond exposure for the greater credit and interest rate protection and attractive yields available in select bank debt issues.

Overall, strong fundamentals in telecommunications, autos, technology, forest products and service companies led to double digit returns in each of these sectors for 2006. We intentionally avoided overweight exposures in several areas of the market where we lagged the benchmark on a relative basis in 2006, but we believe ultimately should help us avoid losses down the road. Bonds of homebuilders, for example, enjoyed a big bounce in the fourth quarter, even though fundamentals here remain challenging and the jury is still out on the recovery of this sector. We were also cautious in retailing, where private equity sponsors were very busy in taking companies private. The new issues in the retail sector, with very generous coupons, all performed well, but long term, we believe this industry is not well-suited to absorb the extreme amounts of financial leverage associated with these going private transactions.

Outlook

Repeating 2006's absolute returns will be a difficult achievement, and would likely require taking on an inordinate amount of risk. Nevertheless, we remain cautiously optimistic on the high yield market for the new-year, and are hopeful for another twelve months of reasonable market returns. We expect that corporate earnings growth will slow in 2007, but we are more focused on the cash flow generating capability, and the reasonably conservative financial positions, as measured by relatively low levels of long term debt, which we continue to observe at many of the companies in the Fund's portfolio.

Thank you for your continued interest in the Fund.

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
December 31, 2006
  As a Percent of
Total Investments
 
Telecommunications     11.04 %  
Oil and Gas     9.95 %  
Broadcasting and Entertainment     8.09 %  
Utilities     7.68 %  
Electronics     7.30 %  
Containers, Packaging and Glass     5.63 %  
Printing and Publishing     5.46 %  
Automobile     5.27 %  
Healthcare, Education and Childcare     4.41 %  
Diversified/Conglomerate Service     4.03 %  
Finance     3.37 %  
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming     3.32 %  
Retail Stores     3.04 %  
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals     2.66 %  
Building and Real Estate     2.61 %  
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber     2.51 %  
Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services     2.00 %  
Aerospace and Defense     1.91 %  
Beverage, Food and Tobacco     1.52 %  
Leisure, Amusement and Entertainment     1.29 %  
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing     1.24 %  
Furnishings, Housewares,
Durable Consumer Products
    0.79 %  
Personal Non-Durable Consumer Products     0.63 %  
Machinery     0.61 %  
Ecological     0.58 %  
Textiles and Leather     0.42 %  
Cargo Transport     0.37 %  
Grocery     0.26 %  
Farming and Agriculture     0.25 %  
Personal Transportation     0.21 %  
Short-Term Investments     1.55 %  
      100.00 %  
Moody's Investors Service Ratings
December 31, 2006 (unaudited)
  As a Percent of
Total Investments
 
Short Term Prime-1     1.55 %  
Baa3     0.77 %  
Ba1     6.53 %  
Ba2     9.95 %  
Ba3     9.49 %  
Total Ba     25.97 %  
B1     16.03 %  
B2     22.99 %  
B3     18.02 %  
Total B     57.04 %  
Caa1     9.47 %  
Caa2     1.93 %  
Caa3     0.10 %  
Total Caa     11.50 %  
Unrated     1.99 %  
Equity     1.18 %  
Total Investments     100.00 %  

 


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — 151.15% (d)      
Aerospace and Defense — 3.02%      
$ 1,100     BE Aerospace, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.875%, 05/01/11
  B3   $ 1,141    
  1,625     GenCorp Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.50%, 08/15/13
  B1     1,718    
  1,225     L3 Communications Corp.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.375%, 10/15/15
  Ba3     1,216    
  775     Moog, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.25%, 01/15/15
  Ba3     756    
  600     Sequa Corporation, Senior Notes,
9%, 08/01/09
  B2     640    
  825     TransDigm Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.75%, 07/15/14
  B3     850    
      6,321    
Automobile — 6.57%      
  800     Accuride Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.50%, 02/01/15
  B3     772    
  800     ADESA, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.625%, 06/15/12
  B1     826    
  600     Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.375%, 12/15/14
  Caa1     476    
  4,350     Ford Motor Credit Company,
Senior Notes,
9.824% 04/15/12
  B1     4,620    
  356     Ford Motor Company,
Senior Notes, 4.25%, 12/15/36
  Caa1     381    
  1,850     General Motors Corporation,
Senior Notes, 8.375%, 7/15/33
  Caa1     1,711    
  300     The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company, Senior Notes,
7.857%, 08/15/11
  B3     302    
  1,475     The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company, Senior Notes,
8.675%, 12/01/11 (g)
  B2     1,519    
  775     IAAI Finance Corp., Senior Notes,
11%, 04/01/13
  Caa1     868    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 1,175     Lear Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.75%, 12/01/16 (g)
  B3   $ 1,138    
  1,100     Tenneco Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.625%, 11/15/14
  B3     1,126    
      13,739    
Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 2.40%      
  925     B&G Foods, Inc., Senior Notes,
8%, 10/01/11
  B1     937    
  1,025     Del Monte Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.625%, 12/15/12
  B2     1,079    
  525     NPI Merger Corporation,
Senior Notes,
9.40% 10/15/13 (g)
  B3     541    
  775     NPI Merger Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.75%, 04/15/14 (g)
  Caa1     847    
  1,050     Reynolds American, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.25%, 06/01/13
  Ba3     1,097    
  475     Reynolds American, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
7.625%, 06/01/16
  Ba3     508    
      5,009    
Broadcasting and Entertainment — 12.53%      
  1,650     Allbritton Communications
Company, Senior Subordinated
Notes, 7.75%, 12/15/12
  B1     1,667    
  75     AMC Entertainment, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8%, 03/01/14
  B3     75    
  1,350     AMC Entertainment, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
11%, 02/01/16
  B3     1,515    
  325     Barrington Broadcasting Group,
LLC, Senior Subordinated
Notes, 10.50%, 08/15/14 (g)
  B3     330    
  425     Canadian Satellite Radio, Senior
Notes, 12.75%, 02/15/14
  (e)     428    
  2,475     Charter Communications
Operating, LLC, Senior Secured
Notes, 8%, 04/30/12 (g)
  B3     2,568    
  250     Cinemark, Inc., Senior Discount
Notes, 9.75%, 03/15/14 (b)(g)
  B3     214    

 

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 — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 2,125     Cinemark, Inc., Senior Discount
Notes, 9.75%, 03/15/14 (b)
  B3   $ 1,822    
  775     Cinemark USA, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9%, 02/01/13
  B2     818    
  1,000     CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 07/15/08
  B2     1,009    
  1,303     DIRECTV Holdings, LLC, Senior
Notes, 8.375%, 03/15/13
  Ba3     1,355    
  500     EchoStar DBS Corporation,
Senior Notes,
6.625%, 10/01/14
  Ba3     487    
  775     EchoStar DBS Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7%, 10/01/13
  Ba3     774    
  175     Fisher Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.625%, 09/15/14
  B2     186    
  850     Gray Television, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.25%, 12/15/11
  B1     889    
  195     Insight Midwest, L.P., Senior
Notes, 9.75%, 10/01/09
  B2     199    
  500     Intelsat Subsidiary Holding
Company, Ltd., Senior Notes,
8.25%, 01/15/13
  B2     511    
  800     Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd., Senior
Notes, 10.484%, 01/15/12
  B2     812    
  475     Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Senior
Notes, 10.625%, 07/01/14
  B2     520    
  1,325     Liberty Media Corporation, Senior
Notes, 4%, 11/15/29
  Ba2     866    
  625     Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes
7%, 01/15/14
  B3     592    
  1,200     Nexstar Holdings, Inc., Senior
Notes, 11.375%, 04/01/13 (b)
  Caa1     1,077    
  924     Panamsat Corp., Senior Notes,
9%, 08/15/14
  B2     977    
  500     Quebecor World, Inc., Senior
Notes, 9.75%, 01/15/15 (g)
  B2     504    
  250     Rainbow National Services LLC,
Senior Notes,
8.75%, 09/01/12 (g)
  B2     263    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 500     Rogers Cable Inc., Senior
Secured Notes,
6.75%, 03/15/15
  Ba2   $ 518    
  300     Shaw Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.25%, 04/11/10
  Ba2     319    
  950     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated
Notes, 8%, 03/15/12
  B1     981    
  1,075     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated
Notes, 8.75%, 12/15/11
  Ba3     1,123    
  875     Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., Senior
Notes, 9.625%, 08/01/13
  Caa1     861    
  250     Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes,
6.375%, 12/15/15
  Ba2     245    
  825     Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes,
6.875%, 01/15/14
  Ba2     833    
  850     XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Senior
Notes 9.75%, 05/01/14
  Caa1     846    
      26,184    
Building and Real Estate — 4.12%      
  225     AMH Holdings, Inc., Senior
Discount Notes,
11.25%, 03/01/14 (b)
  Caa2     152    
  625     B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment
Trust, Senior Secured Notes,
7.50%, 03/01/14
  B2     637    
  1,250     Building Materials Corporation of
America, Senior Notes,
7.75%, 08/01/14
  B3     1,131    
  1,050     Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings,
Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.75%, 02/15/10
  B3     1,076    
  475     FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership,
Senior Notes, 8.50%, 06/01/11
  Ba3     505    
  100     Host Marriott, L.P., Senior Notes,
6.375%, 03/15/15
  Ba1     99    
  2,700     Host Marriott, L.P., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 06/01/16
  Ba1     2,707    
  550     Host Marriott, L.P., Senior Notes,
7.125%, 11/01/13
  Ba1     560    
  875     Texas Industries, Inc., Senior
Notes, 7.25%, 07/15/13
  Ba3     892    
  500     Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership,
Senior Notes, 6.50%, 06/01/16
  Ba2     513    

 

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 — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 325     Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership,
Senior Notes, 6.75%, 06/01/10
  Ba2   $ 335    
      8,607    
Cargo Transport — .59%      
  725     American Commercial Lines LLC,
Senior Notes, 9.50%, 02/15/15
  B3     802    
  400     TFM, S.A. de C.V., Senior Notes,
9.375%, 05/01/12
  B3     427    
      1,229    
Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 3.96%      
  1,490     BCP Caylux Holdings Luxembourg
S.C.A., Senior Subordinated
Notes, 9.625%, 06/15/14
  B3     1,643    
  550     Hercules, Incorporated, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.75%, 10/15/29
  Ba3     542    
  1,225     Huntsman International LLC,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.875%, 11/15/14 (g)
  B3     1,231    
  1,175     Ineos Group Holdings, plc, Senior
Notes, 8.50%, 02/15/16 (g)
  B2     1,128    
  1,000     INVISTA S.A.R.L., Senior Notes
9.25%, 05/01/12 (g)
  B1     1,070    
  500     Koppers Inc., Senior Secured
Notes, 9.875%, 10/15/13
  B2     544    
  1,300     Nell AF S.a.r.l. Senior Notes,
8.375%, 08/15/15 (g)
  B2     1,336    
  525     PolyOne Corporation, Senior
Notes, 10.625%, 05/15/10
  B2     556    
  213     Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.625%, 05/15/11
  B3     227    
      8,277    
Containers, Packaging and Glass — 8.90%      
  825     Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., Senior
Notes, 8.55%, 08/01/10
  B2     792    
  650     Ball Corporation, Senior Notes,
6.875%, 12/15/12
  Ba1     662    
  575     Berry Plastics Holding Corporation,
Senior Secured Notes,
8.875%, 09/15/14 (g)
  B2     588    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 350     Berry Plastics Holding Corporation,
Senior Secured Notes,
9.235%, 09/15/14 (g)
  B2   $ 355    
  950     Boise Cascade, LLC, Senior
Subordinated, Notes,
7.125%, 10/15/14
  B2     921    
  775     BWAY Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10%, 10/15/10
  B3     814    
  525     Covalence Specialty Materials,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.25%, 03/01/16 (g)
  B3     480    
  275     Domtar Inc., Senior Notes,
5.375%, 12/01/13
  B2     249    
  525     Domtar Inc., Senior Notes,
7.875%, 10/15/11
  B2     545    
  100     Domtar Inc., Senior Notes,
9.50%, 08/01/16
  B2     111    
  375     Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Senior
Notes, 7%, 01/15/15 (g)
  Ba3     374    
  1,300     Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Senior Notes,
7.125%, 01/15/17 (g)
  Ba3     1,297    
  525     Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Senior
Notes, 7.70%, 06/15/15
  B2     537    
  525     Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Senior
Notes, 8.125%, 05/15/11
  B2     550    
  175     Graham Packaging Company, Senior
Notes, 8.50%, 10/15/12
  Caa1     177    
  450     Graphic Packaging International Inc.,
Senior Notes, 8.50%, 08/15/11
  B2     467    
  325     Graphic Packaging International Inc.,
Senior Subordinated, Notes,
9.50%, 08/15/13
  B3     344    
  350     Greif Brothers Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.875%, 08/01/12
  Ba3     367    
  350     JSG Funding PLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.75%, 04/01/15
  Caa1     336    
  1,410     MDP Acquisitions Plc, Senior
Notes, 9.625%, 10/01/12
  B3     1,496    
  125     NewPage Corporation, Senior
Secured Notes,
10%, 05/01/12
  B2     132    

 

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 — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 625     NewPage Corporation, Senior
Secured Notes,
11.621%, 05/01/12
  B2   $ 675    
  475     NewPage Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
12%, 05/01/13
  B3     504    
  700     Norske Skog Canada Ltd., Senior
Notes 7.375%, 03/01/14
  B2     664    
  1,175     Owens-Brockway Glass Container,
Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
8.75%, 11/15/12
  Ba2     1,243    
  1,225     Owens-Brockway Glass Container,
Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
8.875%, 02/15/09
  Ba2     1,253    
  375     Silgan Holdings Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.75%, 11/15/13
  B1     367    
  325     Stone Container Corporation,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 07/01/12
  B2     323    
  700     Stone Container Finance Company
of Canada, Senior Notes,
7.375%, 07/15/14
  B2     651    
  175     Verso Paper Holdings, LLC, Senior
Notes, 9.121%, 08/01/14 (g)
  B2     178    
  350     Verso Paper Holdings, LLC, Senior
Notes, 9.125%, 08/01/14 (g)
  B2     367    
  750     Verso Paper Holdings, LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11.375%, 08/01/16 (g)
  B3     784    
      18,603    
Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.96%      
  850     Bombardier Inc., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 05/01/12 (g)
  Ba2     833    
  850     Case New Holland Inc., Senior
Notes, 9.25%, 08/01/11
  Ba3     901    
  500     Hawk Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.75%, 11/01/14
  B3     498    
  175     Manitowoc Company, Inc., Senior
Notes, 7.125%, 11/01/13
  Ba3     176    
  1,625     RBS Global, Inc., Senior Notes,
9.50%, 08/01/14 (g)
  B3     1,688    
      4,096    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 6.37%      
$ 1,525     Brand Services, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
12%, 10/15/12
  Caa1   $ 1,685    
  1,225     The Brickman Group, Ltd., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11.75%, 12/15/09
  Ba3     1,306    
  2,100     Education Management, LLC,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.25%, 06/01/16 (g)
  Caa1     2,221    
  825     H&E Equipment Services, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.375%, 07/15/16 (g)
  B3     866    
  1,000     Hertz Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.875%, 01/01/14 (g)
  B1     1,050    
  800     IKON Office Solutions, Inc., Senior
Notes, 7.75%, 09/15/15
  Ba3     840    
  550     Interline Brands, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.125%, 06/15/14
  B3     567    
  910     Invensys plc, Senior Notes,
9.875%, 03/15/11 (g)
  B2     987    
  504     Mobile Mini, Inc., Senior Notes,
9.50%, 07/01/13
  B1     538    
  650     Mobile Services Group, Inc., Senior
Notes, 9.75%, 08/01/14 (g)
  B3     682    
  750     Neff Rental LLC, Senior Notes,
11.25%, 06/15/12
  Caa1     815    
  825     Rental Service Corporation, Senior
Notes, 9.50%, 12/01/14 (g)
  Caa1     852    
  850     Sunstate Equipment Co, LLC,
Senior Secured Notes,
10.50%, 04/01/13 (g)
  B3     899    
      13,308    
Ecological — .92%      
  1,250     Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.75%, 02/01/13
  B3     1,314    
  575     WCA Waste Corporation, Senior
Notes, 9.25%, 06/15/14
  B3     599    
      1,913    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
8



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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
Electronics — 10.88%      
$ 825     Celestica Inc., Senior Subordinated
Notes, 7.875%, 07/01/11
  B2   $ 819    
  675     Conexant Systems, Inc., Senior
Notes 9.126%, 11/15/10 (g)
  B1     687    
  675     Dycom Investments, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.125%, 10/15/15
  Ba3     702    
  500     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
9.244%, 12/15/14 (g)
  B1     496    
  1,375     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
Senior Notes,
8.875%, 12/15/14 (g)
  B1     1,372    
  1,600     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.125%, 12/15/16 (g)
  B2     1,604    
  825     General Cable Corporation,
Senior Notes, 9.50%, 11/15/10
  B1     882    
  900     iPayment Inc., Senior Subordinated
Notes, 9.75%, 05/15/14
  Caa1     926    
  650     iPayment Investors LP, Senior
Notes, 12.75%, 07/15/14 (g)(i)
  (e)     692    
  1,125     Nortel Networks, Ltd., Senior
Notes, 9.624%, 07/15/11 (g)
  B3     1,181    
  675     NXP, B.V., Senior Notes,
8.118%, 10/15/23 (g)
  Ba2     686    
  1,650     NXP, B.V., Senior Notes,
9.50%, 10/15/15 (g)
  B2     1,704    
  350     Serena Software, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.375%, 03/15/16
  Caa1     374    
  550     Spansion Technology, Inc., Senior
Notes, 11.25%, 01/15/16 (g)
  Caa1     577    
  300     SS&C Technologies, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11.75%, 12/01/13
  Caa1     326    
  350     STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Senior
Notes, 6.75%, 11/15/11
  Ba2     344    
  325     STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Senior
Notes, 7.50%, 07/19/10
  Ba2     328    
  1,425     Sunguard Data Systems, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 9.125%, 08/15/13
  Caa1     1,502    
  475     Sunguard Data Systems, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 9.973%, 08/15/13
  Caa1     494    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 475     Superior Essex Communications,
Senior Notes, 9%, 04/15/12
  B3   $ 494    
  825     TDS Investor Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11.875%, 09/01/16 (g)
  Caa1     848    
  1,024     UGS Capital Corporation, II, Senior
Notes, 10.348%, 06/01/11 (g)(i)
  Caa1     1,045    
  1,050     UGS Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10%, 06/01/12
  B3     1,143    
  325     Unisys Corporation, Senior Notes,
6.875%, 03/15/10
  B2     320    
  425     Unisys Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.875%, 04/01/08
  B2     424    
  250     Unisys Corporation, Senior Notes,
8%, 10/15/12
  B2     248    
  900     Xerox Corp., Senior Notes,
6.40%, 03/15/16
  Baa3     918    
  1,225     Xerox Corp., Senior Notes,
6.75%, 02/01/17
  Baa3     1,271    
  325     Xerox Corp., Senior Notes,
7.625%, 06/15/13
  Baa3     340    
      22,747    
Farming and Agriculture — .39%      
  750     Terra Capital, Inc., Senior Notes,
11.50%, 06/01/10
  B2     812    
Finance — 5.32%      
  2,825     General Motors Acceptance
Corporation, Senior Notes,
6.75%, 12/01/14
  Ba1     2,910    
  5,250     General Motors Acceptance
Corporation, Senior Notes,
8%, 11/01/31
  Ba1     6,038    
  1,015     Global Cash Access LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.75%, 03/15/12
  B3     1,070    
  1,100     Leucadia National Corporation,
Senior Notes, 7%, 08/15/13
  Ba2     1,111    
      11,129    
Furnishings, Housewares, Durable Consumer Products — 1.15%      
  1,050     Sealy Mattress Company, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.25%, 06/15/14
  B2     1,101    
  1,025     Simmons Company, Senior
Discount Notes,
10%, 12/15/14 (b)
  Caa1     800    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 500     Simmons Company, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.875%, 01/15/14
  B3   $ 507    
      2,408    
Grocery — .41%      
  850     Pathmark Stores, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.75%, 02/01/12
  Caa2     850    
Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 6.97%      
  700     Biovail Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.875%, 04/01/10
  B1     715    
  525     Community Health Systems, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.50%, 12/15/12
  B2     517    
  1,425     Concentra Operating Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.50%, 08/15/10
  B3     1,498    
  625     CRC Health Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10.75%, 02/01/16
  Caa1     682    
  600     DaVita, Inc., Senior Notes,
6.625%, 03/15/13
  B2     602    
  550     DaVita, Inc., Senior Subordinated
Notes, 7.25%, 03/15/15
  B3     562    
  575     Fresenius Medical Care Capital
Trust IV, 7.875%, 06/15/11
  B1     595    
  1,125     Genesis Healthcare Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8%, 10/15/13
  B1     1,178    
  1,400     HCA Inc., Senior Notes,
8.75%, 09/01/10
  Caa1     1,459    
  2,175     HCA Inc., Senior Notes,
9.25%, 11/15/16 (g)
  B2     2,322    
  350     Omnicare, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.75%, 12/15/13
  Ba3     346    
  725     Team Health, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11.25%, 12/01/13
  Caa1     752    
  825     Triad Hospitals, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7%, 11/15/13
  B2     827    
  850     US Oncology, Inc., Senior Notes,
9%, 08/15/12
  B2     901    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 1,000     Vanguard Health Holding
Company II, LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9%, 10/01/14
  Caa1   $ 1,014    
  575     VWR International, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8%, 04/15/14
  B3     594    
      14,564    
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 4.77%      
  1,025     American Casino & Entertainment
Properties LLC, Senior Secured
Notes, 7.85%, 02/01/12
  B3     1,048    
  25     Boyd Gaming Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.75%, 04/15/12
  Ba3     26    
  775     Buffalo Thunder Development
Authority, Senior Notes,
9.375%, 12/15/14 (g)
  B2     785    
  475     Chukchansi Economic
Development Authority, Senior
Notes, 8.877%, 11/15/12 (g)
  B2     492    
  525     Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Senior Notes,
10.25%, 02/15/14 (g)
  B2     528    
  1,500     MGM MIRAGE, Senior Notes,
8.50%, 09/15/10
  Ba2     1,609    
  1,100     Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8%, 04/01/12
  Ba2     1,145    
  225     MTR Gaming Group, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
9%, 06/01/12 (g)
  B3     231    
  925     Penn National Gaming, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.75%, 03/01/15
  B1     913    
  900     Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior
Notes, 10.375%, 06/15/14 (g)
  B3     985    
  975     Poster Financial group, Inc., Senior
Notes, 8.75%, 12/01/11
  B3     1,018    
  700     Trump Entertainment
ResortsHoldings, L.P., Senior
Secured Notes, 8.50%, 06/01/15
  Caa1     700    
  475     Tunica Biloxi Gaming Authority,
Senior Notes, 9%, 11/15/15 (g)
  B2     492    
      9,972    

 

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 — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
Leisure, Amusement and Entertainment — 2.04%      
$ 800     AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
Senior Subordinated Notes,
10%, 03/01/10
  B3   $ 833    
  850     Eastman Kodak Company, Senior
Notes, 7.25%, 11/15/13
  B2     846    
  775     K2 Inc., Senior Notes,
7.375%, 07/01/14
  B1     785    
  513     Town Sports International, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 9.625%, 04/15/11
  B2     539    
  1,175     Universal City Development
Partners, Ltd., Senior Notes,
11.75%, 04/01/10
  B2     1,260    
      4,263    
Machinery — .96%      
  1,125     Columbus McKinnon Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.875%, 11/01/13
  B2     1,188    
  775     Terex Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.25%, 07/15/11
  B1     811    
      1,999    
Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 4.21%      
  650     Aleris International, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10%, 12/15/16 (g)
  Caa1     655    
  825     Alpha Natural Resources, LLC,
Senior Notes, 10%, 06/01/12
  B3     897    
  575     Arch Western Finance LLC, Senior
Notes, 6.75%, 07/01/13
  B1     570    
  450     Century Aluminum Company, Senior
Notes, 7.50%, 08/15/14
  B1     455    
  625     ESCO Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.625%, 12/15/13 (g)
  B2     639    
  350     ESCO Corporation, Senior
Floating Rate Notes,
9.235%, 12/15/13 (g)
  B2     356    
  1,125     Foundation PA Coal Company,
Senior Notes, 7.25%, 08/01/14
  Ba3     1,142    
  750     Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation,
Senior Notes,
10.375%, 07/15/11
  Ba2     802    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 1,075     Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8%, 12/01/15
  Ba3   $ 1,053    
  500     Indalex Holding Corporation,
Senior Secured Notes,
11.50%, 02/01/14 (g)
  Caa1     520    
  375     Metals USA, Inc., Senior Notes,
11.125%, 12/01/15
  B3     413    
  850     Novelis, Inc., Senior Notes,
8.25%, 02/15/15 (g)
  B2     818    
  450     Peabody Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes, 7.375%, 11/01/16
  Ba1     478    
      8,798    
Oil and Gas — 14.53%      
  1,650     AmeriGas Partners, L.P., Senior
Notes, 7.25%, 05/20/15
  B1     1,666    
  750     Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., Senior
Notes, 8.125%, 12/15/15
  B2     771    
  1,050     Chaparral Energy, Inc., Senior
Notes, 8.50%, 12/01/15
  B3     1,053    
  1,100     CHC Helicopter Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.375%, 05/01/14
  B1     1,064    
  550     Chesapeake Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes, 6.50%, 08/15/17
  Ba2     536    
  1,900     Chesapeake Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes, 6.875%, 11/15/20
  Ba2     1,862    
  300     Colorado Interstate Gas Company,
Senior Notes, 5.95%, 03/15/15
  Ba1     298    
  1,450     Colorado Interstate Gas Company,
Senior Notes, 6.80%, 11/15/15
  Ba1     1,508    
  675     Complete Production Services, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 8%, 12/15/16 (g)
  B2     690    
  1,075     Compton Petroleum Finance
Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.625%, 12/01/13
  B2     1,037    
  750     Copano Energy, LLC, Senior
Notes , 8.125%, 03/01/16
  B2     776    
  725     Denbury Resources, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 04/01/13
  B1     732    
  350     Denbury Resources, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 12/15/15
  B1     355    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
11



The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 850     Encore Acquisition Company,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.25%, 12/01/17
  B1   $ 820    
  900     Ferrellgas Partners L.P., Senior
Notes, 8.75%, 06/15/12
  B2     921    
  1,000     Hanover Compressor Company,
Senior Notes, 7.50%, 04/15/13
  B2     1,007    
  500     Hanover Equipment Trust, Senior
Secured Notes, 8.75%, 09/01/11
  Ba3     521    
  1,250     Hilcorp Energy I, L.P., Senior
Notes, 7.75%, 11/01/15 (g)
  B3     1,230    
  650     Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 9.60%, 03/15/12
  B1     683    
  850     Mission Energy Holding Company,
Senior Notes, 13.50%, 07/15/08
  B2     940    
  200     Northwest Pipeline Corporation,
Senior Notes, 8.125%, 03/01/10
  Ba1     208    
  875     Offshore Logistics, Inc., Senior
Notes, 6.125%, 06/15/13
  Ba2     827    
  775     OPTI Canada, Inc., Senior Notes,
8.25%, 12/15/14 (g)
  B1     792    
  650     Petrohawk Energy Corporation,
Senior Notes, 9.125%, 07/15/13
  B3     679    
  525     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.375%, 03/15/15
  B1     512    
  325     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.375%, 07/15/13
  B1     333    
  475     Range Resources Corporation,
Senior Subordinated
7.50%, 05/15/16
  B1     489    
  1,125     Southern Natural Gas Company,
Senior Notes, 8.875%, 03/15/10
  Ba1     1,181    
  750     Stewart & Stevenson, LLC, Senior
Notes, 10%, 07/15/14 (g)
  B3     790    
  825     Stone Energy Corporation, Senior
Notes, 8.124%, 07/15/10 (g)
  B3     820    
  400     Swift Energy Company, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.375%, 05/01/12
  B2     422    
  700     Williams Clayton Energy, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 7.75%, 08/01/13
  B3     642    
  175     Williams Companies, Inc., Senior
Notes, 7.625%, 07/15/19
  Ba2     187    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 3,725     Williams Companies, Inc., Senior
Notes, 8.125%, 03/15/12
  Ba2   $ 4,023    
      30,375    
Personal, Food and Miscellaneous Services — 3.16%      
  225     American Greetings Corporation,
Senior Notes, 7.375%, 06/01/16
  Ba2     231    
  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     826    
  525     FTI Consulting, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.75%, 10/01/16 (g)
  Ba2     544    
  600     Mac-Gray Corporation, Senior
Notes, 7.625%, 08/15/15
  B2     609    
  850     O'Charleys, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9%, 11/01/13
  B1     892    
  475     Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., Senior
Notes, 10.25%, 04/01/10
  Ba2     501    
  900     Restaurant Company, Senior
Notes, 10%, 10/01/13
  B3     846    
  350     West Corporation, Senior Notes,
9.50%, 10/15/14 (g)
  Caa1     350    
  1,050     West Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11%, 10/15/16 (g)
  Caa1     1,063    
      6,612    
Personal Non-Durable Consumer Products — .99%      
  800     ACCO Brands Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.625%, 08/15/15
  B2     786    
  519     American Achievement Group
Holding Corp., Senior Notes,
12.75%, 10/01/12 (i)
  Caa1     550    
  50     Jostens Holding Corporation, Senior
Notes, 10.25%, 12/01/13 (b)
  B3     44    
  675     Jostens Intermediate Holding Corp.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.625%, 10/01/12
  B2     685    
      2,065    
Personal Transportation — .33%      
  675     Continental Airlines, Inc., Senior
Notes, 8.75%, 12/01/11
  Caa1     678    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
12



The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
Printing and Publishing — 8.63%      
$ 1,225     Advanstar Communications Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
10.75%, 08/15/10
  B1   $ 1,317    
  575     Advanstar Communications Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
12%, 02/15/11
  Caa1     601    
  675     Advanstar Inc., Senior Discount
Debentures, 15%, 10/15/11
  (e)     700    
  406     Affinity Group Holding, Inc., Senior
Notes, 10.875%, 02/15/12 (i)
  B3     400    
  850     Affinity Group Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9%, 02/15/12
  B2     845    
  1,053     CanWest Media, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8%, 09/15/12
  B2     1,095    
  1,137     Dex Media East LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
12.125%, 11/15/12
  B2     1,255    
  75     Dex Media Inc., Senior Discount
Notes, 9%, 11/15/13 (b)
  B3     67    
  800     Dex Media West LLC, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
9.875%, 08/15/13
  B2     875    
  725     Haights Cross Communications
Operating Company, Senior
Notes, 11.75%, 08/15/11
  Caa2     743    
  3,025     Idearc, Inc., Senior Notes,
8%, 11/15/16 (g)
  B2     3,082    
  1,750     Lamar Publishing Corporation,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.625%, 08/15/15
  Ba3     1,737    
  225     MediaNews Group, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.375%, 04/01/14
  B2     195    
  650     MediaNews Group, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
6.875%, 10/01/13
  B2     588    
  1,000     Morris Publishing Group, LLC,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7%, 08/01/13
  B1     950    
  1,450     R.H. Donnelley Finance Corporation,
Senior Notes, 8.875%, 01/15/16
  B3     1,522    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 1,900     R.H. Donnelley Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
10.875%, 12/15/12
  B2   $ 2,071    
      18,043    
Retail Stores — 4.81%      
  1,000     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
7.50%, 12/15/13
  Ba2     1,025    
  300     AutoNation, Inc. Senior Notes,
7%, 04/15/14
  Ba2     301    
  275     AutoNation, Inc. Senior Notes,
7.374%, 04/15/13
  Ba2     276    
  700     Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 10.25%, 03/15/14
  B3     718    
  2,925     GameStop Corporation, Senior
Notes, 8%, 10/01/12
  B1     3,049    
  125     General Nutrition Centers, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 8.625%, 01/15/11
  B1     130    
  525     General Nutrition Centers, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.50%, 12/01/10
  B3     538    
  250     Gregg Appliances, Inc., Senior
Notes, 9%, 02/01/13
  B2     240    
  1,150     Leslie's Poolmart, Inc., Senior
Notes, 7.75%, 02/01/13
  B3     1,141    
  1,400     Nebraska Book Company, Inc.,
Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.625%, 03/15/12
  B3     1,344    
  50     Payless Shoesource, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
8.25%, 08/01/13
  B1     52    
  800     Sally Holdings, LLC, Senior Notes,
9.25%, 11/15/14 (g)
  B2     815    
  388     Stripes Acquisition, LLC, Senior
Notes, 10.625%, 12/15/13 (g)
  B2     419    
      10,048    
Telecommunications — 17.46%      
  100     American Cellular Corporation,
Senior Notes, 10%, 08/01/11
  B3     106    
  150     American Towers, Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes,
7.25%, 12/01/11
  Ba2     155    
  475     Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
11.375%, 09/01/12 (g)
  B3     494    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
$ 1,075     Centennial Cellular Operating Co.
LLC, Senior Notes,
10.125%, 06/15/13
  B2   $ 1,164    
  475     Centennial Communications Corp.,
Senior Notes, 10%, 01/01/13
  Caa1     505    
  450     Citizens Communications Company,
Senior Notes, 6.25%, 01/15/13
  Ba2     442    
  400     Citizens Communications
Company, Senior Notes,
7.875%, 01/15/27 (g)
  Ba2     404    
  2,000     Citizens Communications
Company, Senior Notes,
9%, 08/15/31
  Ba2     2,165    
  1,025     Cricket Communications, Inc., Senior
Notes, 9.375%, 11/01/14 (g)
  Caa2     1,081    
  1,050     Digicel Limited, Senior Notes,
9.25%, 09/01/12 (g)
  B3     1,114    
  600     Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes,
9.875%, 11/01/12
  B1     654    
  725     Dobson Communications
Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.875%, 10/01/13
  Caa2     741    
  850     GCI, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 02/15/14
  B1     842    
  850     Hellas Telecommuncations II S.a.r.l.,
Senior Notes,
11.115%, 01/15/15 (g)
  Caa1     853    
  425     Horizon PCS Escrow Company,
Senior Notes, 11.375%, 07/15/12
  B3     474    
  450     iPCS Escrow Company, Senior
Notes, 11.50%, 05/01/12
  B3     501    
  192     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Convertible Subordinated Bonds,
6%, 09/15/09
  Caa3     180    
  183     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Convertible Subordinated Notes,
6%, 03/15/10
  Caa3     168    
  475     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 9.25%, 11/01/14 (g)
  B2     484    
  800     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 11.50%, 03/01/10
  Caa2     846    
  725     Lucent Technologies, Inc., Senior
Notes 6.45%, 03/15/29
  Ba3     669    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
$ 1,275     Lucent Technologies, Inc., Senior
Notes 6.50%, 01/15/28
  Ba3   $ 1,179    
  1,550     MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Senior
Notes, 9.25%, 11/01/14 (g)
  Caa2     1,620    
  2,675     Nordic Telephone Company
Holdings ApS., Senior Notes,
8.875%, 05/01/16 (g)
  B2     2,849    
  1,250     Qwest Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.50%, 10/01/14
  Ba1     1,323    
  1,025     Qwest Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.875%, 09/01/11
  Ba1     1,092    
  825     Qwest Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.61%, 06/15/13
  Ba1     893    
  975     Qwest Corporation, Senior Notes,
8.875%, 03/15/12
  Ba1     1,086    
  375     Rogers Wireless Inc., Senior
Secured Notes, 7.50%, 03/15/15
  Ba2     409    
  2,400     Rogers Wireless Inc., Senior
Secured Notes, 8%, 12/15/12
  B1     2,562    
  1,000     Rogers Wireless Inc., Senior
Secured Notes,
9.625%, 05/01/11
  Ba2     1,135    
  475     Rural Cellular Corporation, Senior
Notes, 9.875%, 02/01/10
  B3     508    
  325     Rural Cellular Corporation, Senior
Subordinated Notes,
11.121%, 11/01/12
  Caa2     339    
  850     Syniverse Technologies, Inc.,
Senior Subordianted Notes,
7.75%, 08/15/13
  B1     844    
  100     Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc.,
Senior Notes, 9.25%, 02/15/14
  B3     107    
  500     Valor Telecommunications
Enterprise, L.L.C., Senior Notes,
7.75%, 02/15/15
  Ba1     536    
  1,525     Wind Acquistion Finance S.A.,
Senior Notes,
10.75%, 12/01/15 (g)
  B2     1,735    
  3,850     Windstream Corporation, Senior
Notes, 8.625%, 08/01/16 (g)
  Ba3     4,235    
      36,494    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES — continued      
Textiles and Leather — .66%      
$ 500     AGY Holding Corporation, Senior
Notes, 11%, 11/15/14 (g)
  B2   $ 500    
  100     Interface, Inc., Senior Subordinated
Notes, 9.50%, 02/01/14
  B3     105    
  760     Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc., Senior
Secured, 11.25%, 06/15/11(g)
  B2     775    
      1,380    
Utilities — 12.14%      
  350     The AES Corporation, Senior
Notes, 7.75%, 03/01/14
  B1     369    
  1,075     The AES Corporation, Senior
Notes, 9.375%, 09/15/10
  B1     1,169    
  3,100     The AES Corporation, Senior
Secured Notes, 9%, 05/15/15 (g)
  Ba3     3,340    
  1,050     Allegheny Energy Supply
Company, LLC, Senior Notes,
8.25%, 04/15/12 (g)
  Ba3     1,152    
  1,700     Midwest Generation, LLC, Senior
Secured Notes, 8.75%, 05/01/34
  Ba2     1,849    
  825     Mirant Americas Generation, LLC,
Senior Notes, 8.30%, 05/01/11
  Caa1     846    
  3,250     Mirant North America, LLC, Senior
Notes, 7.375%, 12/31/13
  B2     3,307    
  1,275     NRG Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.25%, 02/01/14
  B1     1,281    
  4,800     NRG Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7.375%, 02/01/16
  B1     4,824    
  1,650     Orion Power Holdings, Inc., Senior
Notes, 12%, 05/01/10
  B2     1,877    
  700     Roseton-Danskammer 2001, Senior
Secured Notes, 7.27%, 11/08/10
  Ba3     716    
  225     Sierra Pacific Resources, Senior
Notes, 7.803%, 06/15/12
  B1     233    
  2,050     Sierra Pacific Resources, Senior
Notes, 8.625%, 03/15/14
  B1     2,201    
  1,500     TECO Energy, Inc., Senior Notes,
7%, 05/01/12
  Ba2     1,581    
  600     Utilicorp Canada Financial
Corporation, Senior Notes,
7.75%, 06/15/11
  B2     635    
      25,380    
    Total Corporate Debt Securities
(Total cost of $309,656)
        315,903    

 

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
BANK DEBT 2.57% (d) (Note 9)      
Automobile — .24%      
$ 500     The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company, 8.89%, 03/01/11 (h)
  (e)   $ 508    
Electronics — .65%      
  750     Infor Enterprise Solutions
Holdings, Inc.,
9.12%, 07/28/12 (h)
  (e)     756    
  600     Sanmina-SCI Corporation,
7.88%, 01/31/08 (h)
  Ba2     604    
      1,360    
Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — .48%      
  1,000     Lakes Gaming And Resorts, LLC,
11.615%, 06/21/10 (h)
  (e)     1,001    
Oil and Gas — 1.20%      
  500     Lyondell Chemical Company,
7.121%, 08/16/13 (h)
  (e)     502    
  2,000     SandRidge Energy, Inc.,
9.853%, 03/12/07 (h)
  (e)     2,000    
      2,502    
    Total Bank Debt
(Total cost of $5,345)
        5,371    
Shares  
PREFERRED STOCK 1.78% (d)      
Automobile — 1.52%      
  18,100     Ford Motor Company Capital
Trust II, Convertible, Preferred
Stock, 6.50%,
  Caa2     615    
  120,925     General Motors Corporation, Senior
Convertible, Series B, Preferred
Stock, 5.25%
  Caa1     2,559    
      3,174    
Banking — 0.00%      
  57,935     WestFed Holdings, Inc., Cumulative,
Series A, Preferred Stock,
15.50% (a)(c)
  (e)        
Broadcasting and Entertainment — .26%      
  483     Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.,
Series B, Preferred
Stock, 10.75%
  B3     536    
    Total Preferred Stock
(Total cost of $8,392)
        3,710    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006 — Continued (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

Principal
Amount/Units
      Moody's
Rating
(Unaudited)
  Value
(Note 1(a))
 
COMMON STOCK and WARRANTS .10% (d)      
$ 27,474     WestFed Holdings, Inc.,
Common Stock (a)(c)
      $    
  10,052     WKI Holding Company, Inc.,
Common Stock (c)(f)(h) (Note 9)
      201    
    Total Common Stock and
Warrants (Total cost of $2,295)
        201    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.44% (d)      
  1,123     Old Line Funding LLC, Commercial
Paper, Due 01/05/07,
Discount of 5.36%
  P-1     1,122    
  2,000     Park Avenue Receivables
Company LLC, Commercial Paper,
Due 02/01/07,
Discount of 5.27% (g)
  P-1     1,991    
  2,000     Ranger Funding Company LLC,
Commercial Paper, Due 01/10/07,
Discount of 5.26%
  P-1     1,998    
        Total Short-Term Investments
(Total cost of $5,111)
        5,111    
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(Total cost of $330,799)
      $ 330,296    

 

(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 December 31, 2006 was $201.

(d)  Percentages indicated are based on total net assets to common shareholders of $208,999.

(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 $80,127 as of December 31, 2006.

(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 December 31, 2006 was $5,572 or 2.67% of total net assets to common shareholders.

(i)  Payment-In-Kind Security.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2006

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Assets:  
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, at value (Identified
cost of $330,799 see Schedule of Investments
and Notes 1 and 2)
  $ 330,296    
INTEREST RATE SWAP, at fair value (Note 6)     4,183    
CASH     26    
RECEIVABLES:  
Investment securities sold     754    
Interest and dividends     6,352    
Swap settlement     154    
PREPAID EXPENSES     29    
Total assets   $ 341,794    
Liabilities:  
PAYABLES:  
Investment securities purchased   $ 97    
Dividend on common stock     2,264    
Dividend on preferred stock     217    
ACCRUED EXPENSES (Note 3)     217    
Total liabilities   $ 2,795    
Auction Term Preferred Stock:  
$1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
5,200 shares issued and outstanding,
liquidation preference of $25,000 per share
(Notes 4 and 5)
  $ 130,000    
Net Assets   $ 208,999    
Represented By:  
COMMON STOCK:  
$0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
95,498,192 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 955    
CAPITAL IN EXCESS OF PAR VALUE     385,536    
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
(Note 2)
    (1,539 )  
ACCUMULATED NET REALIZED LOSS FROM
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS (Note 2)
    (179,633 )  
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON
INVESTMENTS AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS
    3,680    
Net Assets Applicable To Common Stock
(Equivalent to $2.19 per share, based on
95,498,192 shares outstanding)
  $ 208,999    

 

Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2006
(Dollars in thousands)

Investment Income: (Note 1)  
Interest income   $ 25,608    
Other income     504    
Dividend income     188    
Total investment income   $ 26,300    
Expenses:  
Cost of leverage:  
Preferred and auction (Note 5)   $ 338    
Total cost of leverage   $ 338    
Professional services:  
Management (Note 3)   $ 1,151    
Custodian and transfer agent     246    
Legal (Note 8)     95    
Audit     56    
Total professional services   $ 1,548    
Administrative:  
General administrative (Note 8)   $ 489    
Directors     217    
NYSE     89    
Shareholder communications     40    
Shareholder meeting     40    
Miscellaneous     35    
Total administrative   $ 910    
Total expenses   $ 2,796    
Net investment income   $ 23,504    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Activities:  
Realized gain on investments, net   $ 556    
Net swap settlement receipts (Note 6)   $ 1,680    
Change in net unrealized depreciation on
investments
  $ 7,319    
Change in unrealized appreciation on interest rate
swap agreement
    (305 )  
Total change in net unrealized depreciation on
investments and interest rate swap
  $ 7,014    
Net gain on investments and interest rate swap   $ 9,250    
Cost of Preferred Leverage  
Distributions to preferred stockholders   $ (6,557 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
  $ 26,197    

 

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)

    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2006
  For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005
 
From Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 23,504     $ 23,606    
Realized gain on investments, net     556       1,761    
Net swap settlement receipts (disbursements)     1,680       (643 )  
Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments and other
financial instruments
    7,014       (12,511 )  
Distributions from net investment income related to preferred stock  
Dividends to preferred stockholders     (6,557 )     (4,364 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 26,197     $ 7,849    
From Fund Share and Auction Term Preferred Stock Transactions:  
Net asset value of 1,173,203 shares and 456,871 shares issued to common stockholders
for reinvestment of dividends in 2006 and 2005, respectively
    2,527       993    
Increase in net assets resulting from fund share transactions   $ 2,527     $ 993    
Distributions to Common Stockholders:  
From net investment income ($.21 and $.22 per share in 2006 and 2005, respectively)   $ (20,274 )   $ (20,458 )  
Total net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ 8,450     $ (11,616 )  
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock:  
Beginning of period   $ 200,549     $ 212,165    
End of period (Including $(1,539) and $(1,304) of accumulated deficit of net investment
income at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively)
  $ 208,999     $ 200,549    

 

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 Years Ended December 31,  
    2006   2005   2004   2003 (b)   2002  
NET ASSET VALUE:  
Beginning of period   $ 2.13     $ 2.26     $ 2.19     $ 1.89     $ 2.61    
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     .25       .25       .26       .26 #     .37    
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
    .07       (.11 )     .09       .34       (.72 )  
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME RELATED
TO PREFERRED STOCK:
    (.05 )     (.05 )     (.05 )     (.06 )     (.08 )  
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     .27       .09       .30       .54       (.43 )  
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:  
From net investment income     (.21 )     (.22 )     (.23 )     (.22 )     (.29 )  
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS     (.21 )     (.22 )     (.23 )     (.22 )     (.29 )  
Effect of rights offering and related expenses; and Auction Term
Preferred Stock offering costs and sales load
                      (.02 )        
NET ASSET VALUE:  
End of period   $ 2.19     $ 2.13     $ 2.26     $ 2.19     $ 1.89    
PER SHARE MARKET VALUE:  
End of period   $ 2.26     $ 2.03     $ 2.19     $ 2.16     $ 2.01    
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN†     22.82 %     2.47 %     12.80 %     19.23 %     (12.97 )%  

 

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 Years Ended December 31,  
    2006   2005   2004   2003 (b)   2002  
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD, APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK (a)   $ 208,999     $ 200,549     $ 212,165     $ 204,705     $ 131,170    
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD, APPLICABLE TO PREFERRED STOCK (a)   $ 130,000     $ 130,000     $ 130,000     $ 130,000     $ 100,000    
TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK,
END OF PERIOD (a)
  $ 338,999     $ 330,549     $ 342,165     $ 334,705     $ 231,170    
EXPENSE RATIOS:  
Ratio of preferred and other leverage expenses to average net assets* .     .16 %     .16 %     .15 %     .16 %     .18 %  
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets*     1.21 %     1.23 %     1.27 %     1.56 %     1.46 %  
RATIO OF TOTAL EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS*     1.37 %     1.39 %     1.42 %     1.72 %     1.64 %  
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS*     11.54 %     11.48 %     12.02 %     12.81 %     16.48 %  
RATIO OF TOTAL EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
    .84 %     .85 %     .87 %     1.05 %     .89 %  
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
APPLICABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
    7.05 %     7.03 %     7.38 %     7.79 %     8.91 %  
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE     64.08 %     61.54 %     70.90 %     120.47 %     82.47 %  

 

  (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.

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

    As of December 31,  
    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002  
TOTAL AMOUNT OUTSTANDING:
Preferred Stock
  $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 130,000,000     $ 100,000,000    
ASSET COVERAGE:
Per Preferred Stock Share (1)
  $ 65,192     $ 63,567     $ 65,801     $ 64,366     $ 57,793    
INVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE:
Preferred Stock Share (2)
  $ 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    

 

  (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
December 31, 2006

(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 $201,000, 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
December 31, 2006

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.

(d)  New Accounting Pronouncements—In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, a clarification of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 establishes financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. FIN 48 is to be implemented no later than June 29, 2007 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the date of effectiveness. At this time, management believes that the adoption of FIN 48 will have no impact on the financial statements of the Fund.

In September 2006, the FASB released the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157 ("FAS 157"), Fair Value Measurements. FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value and establishes the framework for measuring fair value, as well as proper disclosure of this methodology in the financial statements. It will be effective for the Fund's fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. Management is evaluating the effects of FAS 157; however it is not expected to have a material impact on the Fund's net assets or results of operations.

(2) Tax Matters and Distributions

At December 31, 2006, the total cost of securities (including temporary cash investments) for federal income tax purposes was approximately $332,534,000. Aggregate gross unrealized gain on securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was approximately $7,415,000. Aggregate unrealized loss on securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was approximately $9,653,000. Net unrealized loss on investments for tax purposes at December 31, 2006 was approximately $2,238,000

At December 31, 2006, 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  
$ 35,581,000     December 31, 2007  
  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  
$ 179,631,000      

 

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 $26,777,000 and $24,790,000 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, was from ordinary income.

As of December 31, 2006, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were approximately:

Undistributed Net Investment Income   $ 411,000    
Undistributed Long-Term Gain        
Unrealized Gain   $ 1,946,000    
Capital Losses Carry Forward   $ (179,631,000 )  

 


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006

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. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund reclassed $1,412,000 between undistributed income and accumulated net realized losses from transactions relating to permanent differences between financial and tax reporting.

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 $1,151,000 in management fees during the year ended December 31, 2006. 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 a tributable to the Fund's common and auction term preferred stock. At December 31, 2006, the fee payable to T. Rowe Price was approximately $99,000, which was included in accrued expenses on the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities.

(4) Auction Term Preferred Stock (ATP)

The Fund had 5,200 shares of ATP issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006. 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 4.25% – 5.30% for the year ended December 31, 2006. The average dividend rate as of December 31, 2006 was 5.27%.

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 as auction agent will pay to each broker-dealer, from funds provided by the Fund, a maximum service charge at the annual rate of 0.25 of


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006

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 $338,000 for service charges for the year ended December 31, 2006. 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 4.31% to 5.41% for the year ended December 31, 2006. 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       $130 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.

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 year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund's obligations under the swap agreements were less than the amount received from Fleet by approximately $1,680,000 and such amount is included in the accompanying statement of operations.

The estimated fair value of the interest rate swap agreement at December 31, 2006 amounted to approximately $4,183,000 of unrealized gain 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 year ended December 31, 2006 were approximately:

Cost of purchases   $ 208,975,000    
Proceeds of sales or maturities   $ 205,057,000    

 

(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 $95,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.

The Fund paid approximately $299,000 during the year ended December 31, 2006 to two officers of the Fund for the provision of certain administrative services.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
December 31, 2006

(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 December 31, 2006 amounts to $5,572 and represents 2.67% of net assets to common shareholders.

Description   Acquistition
Date
  Principal
Amount/
Shares
  Acquisition
Cost
  Value  
The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company,
8.89%, 03/01/11
  7/17/06-7/26/06   $ 500     $ 505     $ 508    
Infor Enterprise
Solutions
Holdings, Inc.
9.12%, 07/28/12
  07/25/06     750       750       756    
Lakes Gaming And
Resorts, LLC,
11.615%, 06/21/10
  06/07/06     1,000       990       1,001    
Lyondell Chemical
Company,
7.121%, 08/16/13
  09/28/06     500       500       502    
SandRidge
Energy, Inc.
9.853%, 03/12/07
  11/20/06     2,000       2,000       2,000    
Sanmina-SCI
Corporation
7.88%, 01/31/08
  10/19/06     600       600       604    
WKI Holding
Company, Inc.
  03/13/03     10       2,295       201    
Total   $ 5,572    

 


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)

Information About the Review and Approval of the Fund's Investment Advisory Agreement

On October 31, 2006 the Board of Directors, including all of the Directors that are not "interested persons" of the Fund (the "Independent Directors"), approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser. In considering this action, the Directors requested and reviewed a variety of materials relating to the Fund and the Adviser, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for a group of closed-end high yield debt funds with leveraged capital structures selected by Fund management to be representative of the Fund's principal competitors (the "Peer Group"). The Directors also requested and reviewed performance information for the Lipper CEFHY Leveraged Index, the Lipper CEFHY Non-Leveraged Index, the Lipper High Yield Index, the Credit Suisse High Yield Index, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, the Merrill Lynch High Yield Index, the J. P. Morgan Global High Yield Index and the Citigroup BB-B Index (the "Indices") and other information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser. The Directors also took into account performance, fee, expense and other information regarding the Fund provided to them by the Adviser and Fund management on a quarterly basis throughout the year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Directors reviewed information relating to the Adviser's operations and personnel. Among other things, the Investment Manager provided financial information, biographical information on its portfolio management and other professional staff and descriptions of its organizational and management structure, its trade placement policies and its compliance practices. The Directors also took into account information provided periodically since the Board's last renewal of the Advisory Agreement by the Adviser relating to the performance of its duties with respect to the Fund and Fund management, and the Directors' familiarity with the Adviser's management through Board meetings, discussions and reports. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Advisory Agreement, the Directors evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by the Adviser in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Adviser's personnel; and (c) the Adviser's compliance programs. The Directors also took into account the financial condition of the Adviser with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Advisory Agreement. After consideration of the foregoing, the Directors concluded that: (1) the Adviser is a large, well capitalized organization with substantial resources and personnel; (2) the Adviser has demonstrated that it possesses the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement; (3) the Adviser's personnel are qualified to manage the Fund's assets in accordance with its investment objectives and policies; (4) the Adviser's disciplined but flexible investment approach is appropriate for the Fund; (5) the Adviser has demonstrated an appropriate awareness of the special requirements associated with the Fund's leveraged structure; and (6) the Adviser maintains appropriate compliance programs.

Fund Performance. The Directors noted that according to Lipper Inc., the Fund's total return based on its net asset value (which reflects the effect both of the Fund's fees and expenses and of the costs and effects of the Fund's leverage) was above the median, above the median and below the median for total return performance based on net asset value for funds in the Peer Group for the one year, two year and three year periods ended September 30, 2006, respectively. In addition, the Directors noted that the Fund's total return calculated without taking into account the effect of any fees and expenses or the costs or effects of the Fund's leverage ("gross performance") exceeded the performance of all the Lipper Indices for one year, two year and three year periods ended September 30, 2006 except


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)

for the three year performance of the Lipper CEFHY Non-Leveraged Index; the Fund's gross performance exceeded that of the Citigroup BB-B Index, the Index deemed to be most comparable to the Fund's general investment focus under the Adviser's management, for the one and two year periods ended September 30, 2006, but not for the three year period ended September 30, 2006; and the Fund's gross performance for the one, two and three year periods ended September 30, 2006 was below that of the other non-Lipper Indices. In analyzing the Adviser's performance, the Directors took note of the fact that the Adviser commenced its tenure on December 2, 2002 managing an investment portfolio created by the Fund's prior adviser; the Directors also took into account conditions in the high yield debt market during the period since the Adviser was retained and the Adviser's responsiveness to the Board's emphasis on maintaining dividend stability. On the basis of the foregoing, among other considerations associated with the Fund's performance, such as the limitations imposed on portfolio management by the diversification and asset coverage requirements associated with the credit rating for the Fund's auction term preferred stock, the Directors concluded that the Fund's performance is reasonable given the investment/risk profile the Fund has sought to maintain and prevailing conditions in the high yield debt market.

Costs of Services/Adviser Profitability. The Directors determined that information relating to the cost to the Adviser of the services it provides under the Advisory Agreement and the profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with the Fund were not relevant to their consideration of the Advisory Agreement's continuation, since (a) during all relevant time periods there has been no affiliation or other relationship between Fund management or the Directors on one hand and the Adviser on the other hand, that would compromise the complete independence of Fund management and the Directors from the Adviser and (b) the process of selecting the Adviser to succeed Wellington Management Company was characterized by independent evaluation of potential successor firms and arm's length bargaining between Fund management and the Board on one hand, and the Adviser on the other, to determine the terms of, and the fee rate to be paid under, the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale. Given the Fund's advisory fee structure under the Advisory Agreement (which provides for breakpoints), and the Fund's current and anticipated size, the Directors concluded that the Fund's advisory fee adequately reflects any economies of scale the Adviser might enjoy in managing the Fund.

Advisory Fee. In considering the fee payable to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, the Directors reviewed information relating to the fees paid by open-end funds for which the Adviser serves as investment manager or subadviser, the fee schedule for separate account clients of the Adviser and data from Lipper Inc. on advisory fees paid by funds in the Peer Group. Among other things, the Directors noted that (a) as of September 30, 2006, the effective advisory fee rate for the Fund was lower than the advisory fees the Adviser charges its open-end fund clients; (b) the Fund's advisory fee rate schedule is more favorable than the Adviser's standard fee schedules for high yield debt separate accounts; and (c) the Fund's advisory fee is below those charged by a substantial majority of the Peer Group. The Directors concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Fund's performance, and the other considerations noted above with respect to the Adviser, the Fund's advisory fees are reasonable.

Based on the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Director not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Directors concluded


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)

that approval of the Advisory Agreement would be in the interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on October 31, 2006 the Directors, including all of the Independent Directors, voted to approve continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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 June 1, 2006, 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.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The New America High Income Fund, Inc., as of December 31, 2006, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 17, 2005, expressed an unqualified opinion.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (US). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2006, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The New America High Income Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2006, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years indicated thereon, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

  TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 2 , 2007


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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

Independent Registered Public Accountants

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Information About the Fund's Directors and Officers

Independent Directors

Name,
Address1, and
Date of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term of Office2
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During
Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex3
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director
 
Joseph L. Bower
DOB: 09/21/38
  Director   Director
since 1988
  Professor, Harvard Business School since 1963 – as Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration since 1986, Senior Associate Dean, Chair of the Doctoral Programs, Chair of the General Management Area, and currently, Chair of the General Manager Program.     1     Director of Anika Therapeutics, Inc., Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, Loews, Corporation (a conglomerate), and Brown Shoe Company, Inc., and Trustee of TH Lee-Putnam Emerging Opportunities Portfolio.  
Bernard J. Korman
DOB: 10/13/31
  Director   Director
since 1987
  Chairman of the Board of Directors of Philadelphia Health Care Trust (non-profit corporation supporting healthcare delivery, education and research).     1     Director of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (real estate investment trust), Medical Nutrition USA, Inc. (develops and distributes nutritional products), and Nutramax Products, Inc. (a consumer healthcare products company).  

 

  1  The address for each Director is c/o The New America High Income Fund, Inc., 33 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109.

  2  Each Director serves as such until the next annual meeting of the Fund's stockholders and until the Director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

  3  The New America High Income Fund, Inc. is not part of any fund complex.


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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.

Information About the Fund's Directors and Officers — Continued

Name,
Address1, and
Date of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term of Office2
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During
Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex3
Overseen
by Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director
 
Ernest E. Monrad
DOB: 5/30/30
  Director   Director
since 1988*
  Trustee since 1960 and Chairman of the Trustees from 1969 to May 2001 of Northeast Investors Trust; Chairman, Assistant Treasurer and a Director since 1981 of Northeast Investors Growth Fund; Director and Vice President of Northeast Investment Management, Inc., until 12/31/06, and Director of Northeast Management & Research Company, Inc.     1        
Marguerite A. Piret
DOB: 5/10/48
  Director   Director
since 2004
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Newbury, Piret & Company, Inc., (an investment bank).     1     Trustee of Pioneer Funds.  
Interested Directors and Officers  
Robert F. Birch4
DOB: 3/12/36
  Director and President   Director
since 1992
  Mutual Fund Director     1     Director of Hyperion Funds and the Brandywine Funds.  
Richard E. Floor5
DOB: 8/3/40
  Director and Secretary   Director
since 1987
  Partner through his professional corporation with the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts.     1     Director of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.  

 

  1  The address for each Director is c/o The New America High Income Fund, Inc., 33 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109.

  2  Each Director serves as such until the next annual meeting of the Fund's stockholders and until the Director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

  3  The New America High Income Fund, Inc. is not part of any fund complex.

  4  As the Fund's President, Mr. Birch is an interested person of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").

  5  Mr. Floor is an interested person of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act because, through his professional corporation, Mr. Floor is a partner of Goodwin Procter LLP, counsel to the Fund.

  *  Includes service as Director Emeritus from April 2005 until July 2005.

Ellen E. Terry (D.O.B. 4/9/59), Vice President and Treasurer of the Fund since February 18, 1992, is the only executive officer of the Fund not named in the above table of interested Directors. Ms. Terry served as Acting President and Treasurer of the Fund from October 1991 through February 18, 1992, and as Vice President of the Fund prior to such time. Ms. Terry's address is: c/o The New America High Income Fund, 33 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109. A Fund officer holds office until the officer's successor is duly elected and qualified, until the officer's death or until the officer resigns or has been removed.


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

The New
America
High Income
Fund, Inc.

Annual

Report

December 31, 2006




ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of December 31, 2003, the Fund has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer/Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Manager of Accounting and Finance.  The code of ethics is posted on the Fund’s web site at
www.newamerica-hyb.com.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Fund’s Audit and Nominating Committee is comprised solely of Directors who are “independent” as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  The Board of Directors (a) has determined that each member of the Audit and Nominating Committee is “financially literate” and has “accounting or related financial management experience” as these terms are used in the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange and (b) believes that each has substantial experience relating to the review of financial statements and the operations of audit committees.  In addition, the Board of Directors has determined that based upon their review of her experience and education, Ms. Piret qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”, as that term has been defined by the instructions to this Item.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item regarding principal accountants, fees and services appears under the caption “Independent Accountants and Fees” in the Fund’s Proxy Statement dated February 27, 2007 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 27, 2007, which was filed with the SEC via EDGAR on February 22, 2007.  The information under that caption is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

The information required by this Item regarding the audit committee of the Fund appears under the caption “Committees of the Board of Directors and Meetings—Audit and Nominating Committee” in the Fund’s Proxy Statement dated February 27, 2007 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 27, 2007, which was filed with the SEC via EDGAR on February 22, 2007.  The information under that caption is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6.

This schedule is 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.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

At its June 26, 2003 meeting, the Fund’s Board of Directors authorized and directed T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), the Fund’s investment adviser, to vote proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities in accordance with T. Rowe Price’s proxy voting policies and procedures. T. Rowe Price, as an investment adviser with a fiduciary responsibility to the Fund, analyzes the proxy statements of issuers whose stock is owned by the Fund, if any.




RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE PROXIES

T. Rowe Price recognizes and adheres to the principle that one of the privileges of owning stock in a company is the right to vote in the election of the company’s directors and on matters affecting certain important aspects of the company’s structure and operations that are submitted to shareholder vote. As an investment adviser with a fiduciary responsibility to its clients, T. Rowe Price analyzes the proxy statements of issuers whose stock is owned by the U.S.-registered investment companies which it sponsors and serves as investment adviser (“T. Rowe Price Funds”) and by institutional and private counsel clients who have requested that T. Rowe Price be involved in the proxy process. T. Rowe Price has assumed the responsibility for voting proxies on behalf of the T. Rowe Price Funds and certain counsel clients who have delegated such responsibility to T. Rowe Price. In addition, T. Rowe Price makes recommendations regarding proxy voting to counsel clients who have not delegated the voting responsibility but who have requested voting advice.

T. Rowe Price has adopted these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Policies and Procedures”) for the purpose of establishing formal policies and procedures for performing and documenting its fiduciary duty with regard to the voting of client proxies.

Fiduciary Considerations. It is the policy of T. Rowe Price that decisions with respect to proxy issues will be made in light of the anticipated impact of the issue on the desirability of investing in the portfolio company from the viewpoint of the particular client or Price Fund. Proxies are voted solely in the interests of the client, Price Fund shareholders or, where employee benefit plan assets are involved, in the interests of plan participants and beneficiaries. Our intent has always been to vote proxies, where possible to do so, in a manner consistent with our fiduciary obligations and responsibilities. Practicalities and costs involved with international investing may make it impossible at times, and at other times disadvantageous, to vote proxies in every instance.

Consideration Given Management Recommendations. One of the primary factors T. Rowe Price considers when determining the desirability of investing in a particular company is the quality and depth of its management. The Policies and Procedures were developed with the recognition that a company’s management is entrusted with the day-to-day operations of the company, as well as its long-term direction and strategic planning, subject to the oversight of the company’s board of directors. Accordingly, T. Rowe Price believes that the recommendation of management on most issues should be given weight in determining how proxy issues should be voted. However, the position of the company’s management will not be supported in any situation where it is found to be not in the best interests of the client, and the portfolio manager may always elect to vote contrary to management when he or she believes a particular proxy proposal may adversely affect the investment merits of owning stock in a portfolio company.




ADMINISTRATION OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Proxy Committee. T. Rowe Price’s Proxy Committee (“Proxy Committee”) is responsible for establishing positions with respect to corporate governance and other proxy issues, including those involving social responsibility issues. The Proxy Committee also reviews questions and responds to inquiries from clients and mutual fund shareholders pertaining to proxy issues of corporate responsibility. While the Proxy Committee sets voting guidelines and serves as a resource for T. Rowe Price portfolio management, it does not have proxy voting authority for any Price Fund  or counsel client. Rather, this responsibility is held by the Chairperson of the Fund’s Investment Advisory Committee or counsel client’s portfolio manager.

Investment Services Group. The Investment Services Group (“Investment Services Group”) is responsible for administering the proxy voting process as set forth in the Policies and Procedures.

Proxy Administrator. The Investment Services Group will assign a Proxy Administrator (“Proxy Administrator”) who will be responsible for ensuring that all meeting notices are reviewed and important proxy matters are communicated to the portfolio managers and regional managers for consideration.

HOW PROXIES ARE REVIEWED, PROCESSED AND VOTED

In order to facilitate the proxy voting process, T. Rowe Price has retained Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) as an expert in the proxy voting and corporate governance area. ISS specializes in providing a variety of fiduciary-level proxy advisory and voting services. These services include in-depth research, analysis, and voting recommendations as well as vote execution, reporting, auditing and consulting assistance for the handling of proxy voting responsibility and corporate governance-related efforts. While the Proxy Committee relies upon ISS research in  establishing T. Rowe Price’s proxy voting guidelines, and many of our guidelines are consistent with ISS positions, T. Rowe Price does at times deviate from ISS recommendations on general policy issues or specific proxy proposals.

Meeting Notification

T. Rowe Price utilizes ISS’ voting agent services to notify us of upcoming shareholder meetings for portfolio companies held in client accounts and to transmit votes to the various custodian banks of our clients. ISS tracks and reconciles T. Rowe Price holdings against incoming proxy ballots. If ballots do not arrive on time, ISS procures them from the appropriate custodian or proxy distribution agent. Meeting and record date information is updated daily, and transmitted to T. Rowe Price through ProxyMaster.com, an ISS web-based application. ISS is also responsible for maintaining copies of all proxy statements received by issuers and to promptly provide such materials to T. Rowe Price upon request.

Vote Determination

ISS provides comprehensive summaries of proxy proposals (including social responsibility




issues), publications discussing key proxy voting issues, and specific vote recommendations regarding portfolio company proxies to assist in the proxy research process. Upon request, portfolio managers may receive any or all of the above-mentioned research materials to assist in the vote determination process. The final authority and responsibility for proxy voting decisions remains with T. Rowe Price. Decisions with respect to proxy matters are made primarily in light of the anticipated impact of the issue on the desirability of investing in the company from the viewpoint of our clients.

Portfolio managers may decide to vote their proxies consistent with T. Rowe Price’s policies as set by the Proxy Committee and instruct our Proxy Administrator to vote all proxies accordingly. In such cases, he or she may request to review the vote recommendations and sign-off on all the proxies before the votes are cast, or may choose only to sign-off on those votes cast against management. The portfolio managers are also given the option of reviewing and determining the votes on all proxies without utilizing the vote guidelines of the Proxy Committee. In all cases, the portfolio managers may elect to receive current reports summarizing all proxy votes in his or her client accounts. Portfolio managers who vote their proxies inconsistent with T. Rowe Price guidelines are required to document the rationale for their vote. The Proxy Administrator is responsible for maintaining this documentation and assuring that it adequately reflects the basis for any vote which is cast in opposition to T. Rowe Price policy.

T. Rowe Price Voting Policies

Specific voting guidelines have been adopted by the Proxy Committee for routine anti-takeover, executive compensation and corporate governance proposals, as well as other common shareholder proposals, and are available to clients upon request. The following is a summary of the significant T. Rowe Price policies:

Election of Directors – T. Rowe Price generally supports slates with a majority of independent directors. T. Rowe Price withholds votes for outside directors that do not meet certain criteria relating to their independence or their inability to dedicate sufficient time to their board duties due to their commitments to other boards. We also withhold votes for inside directors serving on compensation, nominating and audit committees and for directors who miss more than one-fourth of the scheduled board meetings. We vote against management efforts to stagger board member terms by withholding votes from directors because a staggered board may act as a deterrent to takeover proposals. T. Rowe Price supports shareholder proposals calling for a majority vote threshold for the election of directors.

Anti-takeover and Corporate Governance Issues – T. Rowe Price generally opposes anti-takeover measures since they adversely impact shareholder rights and limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions. Such anti-takeover mechanisms include classified boards, supermajority voting requirements, dual share classes, and poison pills.  We also oppose proposals that give management a “blank check” to create new classes of stock with disparate rights and privileges. We generally support proposals to permit cumulative voting and those that seek to prevent potential acquirers from receiving a takeover premium for their shares. When voting on corporate governance proposals, T. Rowe Price will consider the dilutive impact to shareholders and




the effect on shareholder rights. With respect to proposals for the approval of a company’s auditor, we typically oppose auditors who have a significant non-audit relationship with the company.

Executive Compensation Issues – T. Rowe Price’s goal is to assure that a company’s equity-based compensation plan is aligned with shareholders’ long-term interests. While we evaluate most plans on a case-by-case basis, T. Rowe Price generally opposes compensation packages that provide what we view as excessive awards to a few senior executives or that contain excessively dilutive stock option grants based on a number of criteria such as the costs associated with the plan, plan features, burn rates which are excessive in relation to the company’s peers, dilution to shareholders and comparability to plans in the company’s peer group. We generally oppose efforts to reprice options in the event of a decline in value of the underlying stock.

Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues - Vote determinations for corporate responsibility issues are made by the Proxy Committee using ISS voting recommendations. T. Rowe Price generally votes with a company’s management on the following social issues unless the issue has substantial economic implications for the company’s business and operations which have not been adequately addressed by management:

·                      Corporate environmental practices;

·                      Board diversity;

·                      Employment practices and employment opportunity;

·                      Military, nuclear power and related energy issues;

·                      Tobacco, alcohol, infant formula and safety in advertising practices;

·                      Economic conversion and diversification;

·                      International labor practices and operating policies;

·                      Genetically-modified foods;

·                      Animal rights; and

·                      Political contributions/activities and charitable contributions.

Global Portfolio Companies – ISS applies a two-tier approach to determining and applying global proxy voting policies. The first tier establishes baseline policy guidelines for the most fundamental issues, which span the corporate governance spectrum without regard to a company’s domicile. The second tier takes into account various idiosyncrasies of different countries, making allowances for standard market practices, as long as they do not violate the fundamental goals of good corporate governance. The goal is to enhance shareholder value through effective use of shareholder franchise, recognizing that application of policies developed for U.S. corporate governance issues are not necessarily appropriate for foreign markets. The Proxy Committee has reviewed ISS’ general global policies and has developed international proxy voting guidelines which in most instances are consistent with ISS recommendations.

Votes Against Company Management – Where ISS recommends a vote against management on any particular proxy issue, the Proxy Administrator ensures that the portfolio manager reviews such recommendations before a vote is cast. Consequently, if a portfolio manager believes that management’s view on a particular proxy proposal may adversely affect the investment merits of owning stock in a particular company, he/she may elect to vote contrary to management. Also, our research analysts are asked to present their voting recommendations in such situations to our




portfolio managers.

Index and Passively Managed Accounts – Proxy voting for index and other passively-managed portfolios is administered by the Investment Services Group using ISS voting recommendations when their recommendations are consistent with T. Rowe Price’s policies as set by the Proxy Committee. If a portfolio company is held in both an actively managed account and an index account, the index account will default to the vote as determined by the actively managed proxy voting process.

Divided Votes – In the unusual situation where a decision is made which is contrary to the policies established by the Proxy Committee, or differs from the vote for any other client or Price Fund, the Investment Services Group advises the portfolio managers involved of the divided vote. The persons representing opposing views may wish to confer to discuss their positions. Opposing votes will be cast only if it is determined to be prudent to do so in light of each client’s investment program and objectives. In such instances, it is the normal practice for the portfolio manager to document the reasons for the vote if it is against T. Rowe Price policy. The Proxy Administrator is responsible for assuring that adequate documentation is maintained to reflect the basis for any vote which is cast in opposition to T. Rowe Price policy.

Shareblocking – Shareblocking is the practice in certain foreign countries of “freezing” shares for trading purposes in order to vote proxies relating to those shares. In markets where shareblocking applies, the custodian or sub-custodian automatically freezes shares prior to a shareholder meeting once a proxy has been voted. Shareblocking typically takes place between one and fifteen (15) days before the shareholder meeting, depending on the market. In markets where shareblocking applies, there is a potential for a pending trade to fail if trade settlement takes place during the blocking period. Depending upon market practice and regulations, shares can sometimes be unblocked, allowing the trade to settle but negating the proxy vote. T. Rowe Price’s policy is generally to vote all shares in shareblocking countries unless, in its experience, trade settlement would be unduly restricted.

Securities on Loan – The T. Rowe Price Funds and our institutional clients may participate in securities lending programs to generate income. Generally, the voting rights pass with the securities on loan; however, lending agreements give the lender the right to terminate the loan and pull back the loaned shares provided sufficient notice is given to the custodian bank in advance of the voting deadline. T. Rowe Price’s policy is generally not to vote securities on loan unless the portfolio manager has knowledge of a material voting event that could affect the value of the loaned securities. In this event, the portfolio manager has the discretion to instruct the Proxy Administrator to pull back the loaned securities in order to cast a vote at an upcoming shareholder meeting.

Vote Execution and Monitoring of Voting Process

Once the vote has been determined, the Proxy Administrator enters votes electronically into ISS’s ProxyMaster system. ISS then transmits the votes to the proxy agents or custodian banks and




sends electronic confirmation to T. Rowe Price indicating that the votes were successfully transmitted.

On a daily basis, the Proxy Administrator queries the ProxyMaster system to determine newly announced meetings and meetings not yet voted. When the date of the stockholders’ meeting is approaching, the Proxy Administrator contacts the applicable portfolio manager if the vote for a particular client or Price Fund has not yet been recorded in the computer system.

Should a portfolio manager wish to change a vote already submitted, the portfolio manager may do so up until the deadline for vote submission, which varies depending on the company’s domicile.

Monitoring and Resolving Conflicts of Interest

The Proxy Committee is also responsible for monitoring and resolving possible material conflicts between the interests of T. Rowe Price and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting. We have adopted safeguards to ensure that our proxy voting is not influenced by interests other than those of our fund shareholders. While membership on the Proxy Committee is diverse, it does not include individuals whose primary duties relate to client relationship management, marketing, or sales. Since T. Rowe Price’s voting guidelines are pre-determined by the Proxy Committee using recommendations from ISS, an independent third party, application of the T. Rowe Price guidelines by fund portfolio managers to vote fund proxies should in most instances adequately address any possible conflicts of interest. However, the Proxy Committee reviews all proxy votes that are inconsistent with T. Rowe Price guidelines to determine whether the portfolio manager’s voting rationale appears reasonable. The Proxy Committee also assesses whether any business or other relationships between T. Rowe Price and a portfolio company could have influenced an inconsistent vote on that company’s proxy. Issues raising possible conflicts of interest are referred to designated members of the Proxy Committee for immediate resolution prior to the time T. Rowe Price casts its vote. With respect to personal conflicts of interest, T. Rowe Price’s Code of Ethics and Conduct requires all employees to avoid placing themselves in a “compromising position” in which their interests may conflict with those of our clients and restricts their ability to engage in certain outside business activities. Portfolio managers or Proxy Committee members with a personal conflict of interest regarding a particular proxy vote must recuse themselves and not participate in the voting decisions with respect to that proxy.

Specific Conflict of Interest Situations - Voting of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. common stock (sym: TROW) by certain T. Rowe Price Index Funds will be done in all instances in accordance with T. Rowe Price policy and votes inconsistent with policy will not be permitted. In addition, T. Rowe Price has voting authority for proxies of the holdings of certain T. Rowe Price funds that invest in other T. Rowe Price funds. In cases where the underlying fund of a T. Rowe Price fund-of -funds holds a proxy vote, T. Rowe Price will mirror vote the fund shares held by the fund-of-funds in the same proportion as the votes cast by the shareholders of the underlying funds.




REPORTING AND RECORD RETENTION

Vote Summary Reports will be generated for each client that requests T. Rowe Price to furnish proxy voting records. The report specifies the portfolio companies, meeting dates, proxy proposals, and votes which have been cast for the client during the period and the position taken with respect to each issue. Reports normally cover quarterly or annual periods. All client requests for proxy information will be recorded and fulfilled by the Proxy Administrator.

T. Rowe Price retains proxy solicitation materials, memoranda regarding votes cast in opposition to the position of a company’s management, and documentation on shares voted differently. In addition, any document which is material to a proxy voting decision such as the T. Rowe Price voting guidelines, Proxy Committee meeting materials, and other internal research relating to voting decisions will be kept. Proxy statements received from issuers (other than those which are available on the SEC’s EDGAR database) are kept by ISS in its capacity as voting agent and are available upon request. All proxy voting materials and supporting documentation are retained for six years.




Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Item 8(a)(1)

The New America High Income Fund (the “Fund”) is managed by an Investment Advisory Committee co-chaired by Mark J. Vaselkiv and Paul Karpers.  Messrs. Vaselkiv and Karpers share day-to-day responsibility for managing the Fund and work with the Committee in developing and executing the Fund’s investment program.  Their biographies are as follows:

Mark J. Vaselkiv

Mark Vaselkiv is a Vice President of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and a Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income Group, heading taxable high-yield bond management.  He serves as President of the T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund and Chairman of the High Yield Fund Investment Advisory Committee.  Prior to joining the firm in 1988, he was employed as a Vice President, analyzing and trading high-yield debt securities for Shenkman Capital Management, Inc., New York, and a Private Placement Credit Analyst in the Capital Markets Group of Prudential Insurance Company.  Mark earned a B.A. in Political Science from Wheaton College, Illinois, and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University.

Paul A. Karpers, CFA

Paul Karpers is a Vice President of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and a High Yield Portfolio Manager/Analyst in the Fixed Income Group.  Prior to joining the firm in 1995, he was an Analyst with the Vanguard Group in Philadelphia.  Paul earned a B.S. in Finance from LaSalle University and an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Information Systems from New York University.  He has also achieved the Chartered Financial Analyst accreditation and is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and the Baltimore Securities Analyst Society.




Item 8(a)(2)

Other Accounts:

Mark Vaselkiv:

 

Number of
Accounts

 

TOTAL Assets

 

·      registered investment companies:

 

10

 

$

6,067.7 million

 

·      other pooled investment vehicles:

 

7

 

$

2,688.6 million

 

·      other accounts:

 

13

 

$

1,748.3 million

 

As of 12/31/2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Karpers:

 

Number of
Accounts

 

TOTAL Assets

 

·      registered investment companies:

 

1

 

$

337.1 million

 

·      other pooled investment vehicles:

 

0

 

 

·      other accounts:

 

0

 

 

As of 12/31/2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

None of the accounts listed above have performance-based fees.

Conflicts of Interest

Portfolio managers at T. Rowe Price typically manage multiple accounts.  These accounts may include, among others, mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions such as pension funds, colleges and universities, foundations), and commingled trust accounts.  Portfolio managers make investment decisions for each portfolio based on the investment objectives, policies, practices and other relevant investment considerations that the managers believe are applicable to that portfolio.  Consequently, portfolio managers may purchase (or sell) securities for one portfolio and not another portfolio.   T. Rowe Price has adopted brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures which it believes are reasonably designed to address any potential conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients.  Also, as disclosed under the “Portfolio Manager’s Compensation” section, our portfolio managers’ compensation is determined in the same manner with respect to all portfolios managed by the portfolio manager.




Item 8(a)(4)

Ownership of Securities

Portfolio Manager

 

Fund

 

Dollar Range of Equity
Securities
Beneficially Owned*

 

 

 

 

 

Mark J. Vaselkiv

 

New America High Income Fund

 

None

Paul A. Karpers

 

New America High Income Fund

 

None

 


* As of 12/31/2006.

Item 8(b) – Not applicable.




ITEM 9. PURCHASE 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 of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)

The Fund’s Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers was filed with the SEC via Edgar on March 7, 2005 as Exhibit 99 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR (File No. 811-05399) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

(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.

 




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:

February 27, 2007

 

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:

February 27, 2007

 

 

By:

 /s/ Ellen E. Terry

 

Name:

 Ellen E. Terry

 

Title:

 Treasurer

 

Date:

February 27, 2007