UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-06495
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FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PREFERRED INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 720
PASADENA, CA 91101
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Donald F. Crumrine
Flaherty & Crumrine Inc.
301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 720
PASADENA, CA 91101
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 626-795-7300
Date of fiscal year end: NOVEMBER 30, 2004
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Date of reporting period: AUGUST 31, 2004
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Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small
business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of
this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after
the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use
the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review,
inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and
the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required
to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the
Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control
number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information
collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the
clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.
ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
The Schedule of Investments is attached herewith.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2004 (UNAUDITED)
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SHARES/$ PAR VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- 93.7%
BANKING -- 23.6%
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ABN AMRO North America, Inc.:
1,165 6.46% Pfd., 144A*** .......................................................... $ 1,223,174*
3,500 6.59% Pfd., 144A*** .......................................................... 3,721,602*
$150,000 BT Capital Trust B, 7.90% 01/15/27, Capital Security ........................... 167,575(1)
$660,000 BT Preferred Capital Trust II, 7.875% 02/25/27 Capital Security ................ 736,501(1)
Citigroup, Inc.:
82,435 5.864% Pfd., Series M ........................................................ 4,195,117*
7,700 6.213% Pfd., Series G ........................................................ 402,941*
46,000 6.231% Pfd., Series H ........................................................ 2,425,120*
31,850 6.365% Pfd., Series F ........................................................ 1,683,432*
Cobank, ACB:
45,000 7.00% Pfd., 144A*** .......................................................... 2,437,425*
75,000 Adj. Rate Pfd., 144A*** ...................................................... 4,228,125*
$500,000 Comerica (Imperial) Capital Trust I, 9.98% 12/31/26 Capital Security, Series B . 610,860
$2,250,000 First Hawaiian Capital I, 8.343% 07/01/27 Capital Security, Series B ........... 2,577,127(1)
$719,000 First Union Institutional Capital I, 8.04% 12/01/26 Capital Security ........... 806,420
$1,885,000 First Union Institutional Capital II, 7.85% 01/01/27 Capital Security .......... 2,092,661
$4,349,000 GreenPoint Capital Trust I, 9.10% 06/01/27 Capital Security .................... 5,019,681
9,900 HSBC USA, Inc., $2.8575 Pfd. ................................................... 512,721*
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.:
36,500 6.625% Pfd., Series H ........................................................ 1,946,545*
132,425 Series A, Adj. Rate Pfd. ..................................................... 12,183,100*
$1,350,000 Keycorp Institutional Capital B, 8.25% 12/15/26 Capital Security ............... 1,521,207
$1,500,000 North Fork Capital Trust I, 8.70% 12/15/26 Capital Security .................... 1,708,995
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50,200,329
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FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 13.4%
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The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.:
63,750 5.49% Pfd., Series G ......................................................... 3,049,800*
100,323 5.72% Pfd., Series F ......................................................... 5,056,781*
Freddie Mac:
6,975 5.00% Pfd., Series F ......................................................... 310,841*
25,500 5.10% Pfd., Series H ......................................................... 1,159,102*
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:
60,150 5.67% Pfd., Series D ......................................................... 2,909,155*
159,505 5.94% Pfd., Series C ......................................................... 7,947,337*
64,000 6.50% Pfd., Series F ......................................................... 1,668,160*
113,400 SLM Corporation, 6.97% Pfd., Series A .......................................... 6,366,276*
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28,467,452
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
AUGUST 31, 2004 (UNAUDITED)
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SHARES/$ PAR VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
INSURANCE -- 7.8%
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15,850 Everest Re Capital Trust II, 6.20% Pfd. Series B ............................... $ 377,943(1)
$4,395,000 MMI Capital Trust I, 7.625% 12/15/27 Capital Security, Series B ................ 4,765,674
18 Premium Assets, Series A, Zurich RegCaPS Variable Inverse Pfd., Pvt. ........... 1,996,798*
$5,734,000 Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405% 03/15/38 Capital Security .................. 5,138,066
Zurich RegCaPS Funding Trust:
2,600 6.01% Pfd., 144A*** .......................................................... 2,640,300*
1,600 6.58% Pfd., 144A*** .......................................................... 1,657,808*
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16,576,589
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UTILITIES -- 41.4%
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Alabama Power Company:
4,980 4.60% Pfd. ................................................................... 447,079*
6,485 4.72% Pfd. ................................................................... 597,366*
868 4.92% Pfd. ................................................................... 83,345*
43,400 5.20% Pfd. ................................................................... 1,051,148*
225,000 5.30% Pfd. ................................................................... 5,429,250*
2,049 Appalachian Power Company, 5.92% Sinking Fund Pfd. ............................. 206,047*
23,750 Avista Corporation, $6.95 Sinking Fund Pfd., Series K .......................... 2,380,225*
6,000 Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, 6.70% Pfd., Series 1993 ...................... 628,680*
10,000 Boston Edison Company, 4.78% Pfd. .............................................. 943,300*
1,628 Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, 4.35% Pfd., Series D, Pvt. .......... 131,420*
10,000 Central Illinois Light Company, 4.64% Pfd. ..................................... 898,550*
8,160 Central Illinois Public Service Company, 4.90% Pfd. ............................ 773,731*
3,798 Central Maine Power Company, 4.75% Pfd. ........................................ 325,963*
22,238 Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, 8.30% Pvt. Sinking Fund Pfd. ....... 2,314,197*
Connecticut Light & Power Company:
900 4.50% Pfd. ................................................................... 34,447*
2,900 $2.20 Pfd., Series 1949 ...................................................... 115,275*
8,502 $3.24 Pfd. ................................................................... 444,910*
2,000 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, 4.65% Pfd., Series C .................. 184,310*
Duke Energy Corporation:
8,004 4.50% Pfd., Series C, Pvt. ................................................... 680,820*
11,256 6.75%, Sinking Fund Pfd., Series X ........................................... 1,170,399*
34,943 7.85% Pfd., Series S ......................................................... 3,624,463*
Duquesne Light Company:
15,030 3.75% Pfd. ................................................................... 477,653*
25,775 6.50% Pfd. ................................................................... 1,326,897*
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
AUGUST 31, 2004 (UNAUDITED)
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SHARES/$ PAR VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
UTILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
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5,000 Energy East Capital Trust I, 8.25% Pfd. ........................................ $ 133,175
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.:
2,840 4.56% Pfd. ................................................................... 223,196*
3,050 4.56% Pfd., Series 1965 ...................................................... 239,699*
1,050 6.08% Pfd. ................................................................... 105,598*
13,500 7.40% Pfd. ................................................................... 1,405,687*
5,880 7.80% Pfd. ................................................................... 615,489*
2,000 7.88% Pfd. ................................................................... 208,890*
23,914 $1.96 Pfd. ................................................................... 598,448*
2,441 Entergy Gulf States, Inc., 7.56% Pfd. .......................................... 248,726*
Entergy Louisiana, Inc.:
299 5.16% Pfd. ................................................................... 25,810*
705 6.44% Pfd. ................................................................... 71,822*
4,074 7.36% Pfd. ................................................................... 424,287*
175,000 8.00% Pfd., Series 92 ........................................................ 4,417,000*
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.:
3,791 4.36% Pfd. ................................................................... 276,516*
8,500 7.44% Pfd. ................................................................... 881,493*
10,900 Enterprise Capital Trust I, 7.44% Pfd., Series A ............................... 274,626
Florida Power Company:
10,000 4.58% Pfd. ................................................................... 867,400*
2,000 4.75% Pfd. ................................................................... 179,050*
Great Plains Energy, Inc.:
1,625 4.20% Pfd. ................................................................... 118,479*
2,000 4.35% Pfd. ................................................................... 151,030*
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.:
1,411 5.00% Pfd., Series D ......................................................... 25,984*
6,688 5.00% Pfd., Series E ......................................................... 123,160*
$3,750,000 Houston Light & Power, Capital Trust II, 8.257%, 02/01/37 Capital Security ..... 3,959,850
5,291 Idaho Power Company, 7.68% Pfd., Series 1 ...................................... 547,248*
8,000 Indiana Michigan Power Company, 6.875% Sinking Fund Pfd. ....................... 797,320*
30,500 Indianapolis Power & Light Company, 5.65% Pfd. ................................. 2,757,963*
340,000 Interstate Power & Light Company, 8.375% Pfd., Series B ........................ 10,825,600*
2,588 New York State Electric & Gas, $4.50 Pfd., Series 1949 ......................... 213,251*
12,265 Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Series A, Adj. Rate Pfd. .............. 631,954*
Ohio Power Company:
3,018 4.20% Pfd. ................................................................... 240,731*
1,251 4.40% Pfd. ................................................................... 104,540*
1,724 5.90% Sinking Fund Pfd. ...................................................... 172,460*
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
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SHARES/$ PAR VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
UTILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
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Pacific Enterprises:
13,680 $4.36 Pfd. ................................................................... $ 1,099,804*
24,985 $4.50 Pfd. ................................................................... 2,073,255*
15,730 $4.75 Pfd., Series 53 ........................................................ 1,377,791*
PacifiCorp:
5,672 $4.56 Pfd. ................................................................... 483,708*
6,458 $4.72 Pfd. ................................................................... 570,080*
12,250 $7.48 Sinking Fund Pfd. ...................................................... 1,282,085*
PECO Energy Company:
1,100 $4.30 Pfd., Series B ......................................................... 88,732*
5,000 $4.40 Pfd., Series C ......................................................... 412,700*
17,537 Portland General Electric, 7.75% Sinking Fund Pfd. ............................. 1,822,270*
19,209 Potomac Electric Power Company, $3.40 Sinking Fund Pfd. ........................ 962,083*
14,020 Public Service Electric & Gas Company, 5.28% Pfd., Series E .................... 1,332,531*
25,921 REI Trust I, 7.20% Pfd., Series C .............................................. 639,989
San Diego Gas & Electric Company:
55,210 $1.70 Pfd .................................................................... 1,443,189*
34,000 $1.7625 Sinking Fund Pfd. .................................................... 880,600*
60,000 Savannah Electric & Gas Company, 6.00% Pfd. .................................... 1,625,400*
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company:
14,226 5.125% Purchase Fund Pfd., Pvt. .............................................. 749,212*
7,774 6.00% Purchase Fund Pfd., Pvt. ............................................... 396,552*
60,000 Southern Union Company, 7.55% Pfd. ............................................. 1,641,900*
$750,000 TXU Electric Capital V, 8.175% 01/30/37 Capital Security ....................... 832,931
10,000 TXU US Holdings Company, $4.00 Pfd., Series TES ................................ 716,400*
5,600 Union Electric Company, 4.56% Pfd. ............................................. 500,892*
Virginia Electric & Power Company:
1,665 $4.04 Pfd. ................................................................... 132,509*
2,270 $4.20 Pfd. ................................................................... 187,808*
1,673 $4.80 Pfd. ................................................................... 158,182*
2,878 $6.98 Pfd. ................................................................... 297,197*
12,500 $7.05 Pfd. ................................................................... 1,291,313*
2,262 Washington Gas & Light Company, $4.25 Pfd. ..................................... 192,541*
12,863 Wisconsin Power & Light Company, 6.20% Pfd. .................................... 1,321,159*
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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
AUGUST 31, 2004 (UNAUDITED)
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SHARES/$ PAR VALUE
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PREFERRED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED)
UTILITIES -- (CONTINUED)
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Xcel Energy, Inc.:
15,000 $4.08 Pfd., Series B ......................................................... $ 1,092,375*
20,040 $4.10 Pfd., Series C ......................................................... 1,466,527*
35,510 $4.11 Pfd., Series D ......................................................... 2,582,465*
17,750 $4.16 Pfd., Series E ......................................................... 1,318,026*
10,000 $4.56 Pfd., Series G ......................................................... 813,900*
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87,922,063
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OIL AND GAS -- 4.8%
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17,200 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 5.46% Pfd. ..................................... 1,726,536*
6,650 Apache Corporation, 5.68% Pfd., Series B ....................................... 678,799*
6,125 EOG Resources, Inc., 7.195% Pfd., Series B ..................................... 6,704,823*
10,000 Lasmo America Limited, 8.15% Pfd., 144A*** ..................................... 1,152,800*
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10,262,958
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) -- 1.0%
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40,000 Health Care Property Investments, 7.10% Pfd., REIT, Series F ................... 1,014,200
40,000 Regency Centers Corporation, 7.25% Pfd., REIT .................................. 1,011,400
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2,025,600
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MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES -- 1.7%
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13,600 E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, $4.50 Pfd., Series B ...................... 1,176,944*
36,200 Farmland Industries, Inc., 8.00% Pfd., 144A*** ................................. --+
30,500 Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25% Pfd., 144A*** ............................. 2,536,075*
26,000 Touch America Holdings, $6.875 Pfd. ............................................ --+
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3,713,019
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TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
(Cost $182,124,539) .......................................................... 199,168,010
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CORPORATE DEBT SECURITY -- 1.0%
OIL AND GAS -- 1.0%
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85,900 Nexen, Inc., 7.35% Subordinated Notes .......................................... 2,231,682(1)
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TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT SECURITY
(Cost $2,245,426) ............................................................ 2,231,682
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
AUGUST 31, 2004 (UNAUDITED)
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SHARES/$ PAR VALUE
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COMMON STOCK AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES -- 4.2%
INSURANCE -- 0.4%
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25,000 UnumProvident Corporation, 8.25% Mandatory Convertible, 05/16/06 ............... $ 831,375
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UTILITIES -- 3.8%
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97,500 Duke Energy Corporation ........................................................ 2,160,112*
80,000 FPL Group, Inc., 8.50% Mandatory Convertible, Series A, 02/16/05 ............... 4,606,800
30,000 TXU Corporation, 8.75% Mandatory Convertible, 11/16/05 ......................... 1,371,150
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8,138,062
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TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
(Cost $8,266,366) ............................................................ 8,969,437
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OPTION CONTRACTS -- 0.1%
1,325 October Put Options on December U.S. Treasury Bond Futures, Expiring 9/25/04 ... 135,547+
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TOTAL OPTION CONTRACTS
(Cost $1,054,346) ............................................................ 135,547
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
AUGUST 31, 2004 (UNAUDITED)
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MONEY MARKET FUND -- 0.5%
960,933 BlackRock Provident Institutional, TempFund .................................... $ 960,933
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND
(Cost $960,933) .............................................................. 960,933
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $194,651,610**) ........................................... 99.5% 211,465,609
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Net) ................................................ 0.5% 1,002,374
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TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK .......................... 100.0%++ $ 212,467,983
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MONEY MARKET CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK(TM)(MMP(R)) REDEMPTION VALUE ......................... (70,000,000)
ACCUMULATED UNDECLARED DISTRIBUTIONS TO MMP(R) ............................................... (62,383)
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TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCK ................................................... $ 142,405,600
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* Securities eligible for the Dividends Received Deduction and distributing
Qualified Dividend Income.
** Aggregate cost of securities held.
*** Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration to qualified institutional buyers.
(1) Foreign issuer.
+ Non-income producing.
++ The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of
that category as a percentage of net assets available to Common and
Preferred Stock.
ABBREVIATIONS:
REIT -- Real Estate Investment Trust
PFD. -- Preferred Securities
PVT. -- Private Placement Securities
Capital Securities are treated as debt instruments for financial
statement purposes and the amounts shown in the Shares/$ Par column
are dollar amounts of par value.
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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers,
or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within
90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure
required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these
controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act
(17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or
240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act
(17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last
fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
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.
(Registrant) FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PREFERRED INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INCORPORATED
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By (Signature and Title)* /S/ DONALD F. CRUMRINE
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Donald F. Crumrine, Director, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Date OCTOBER 8, 2004
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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 (Signature and Title)* /S/ DONALD F. CRUMRINE
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Donald F. Crumrine, Director, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Date OCTOBER 8, 2004
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By (Signature and Title)* /S/ R. ERIC CHADWICK
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R. Eric Chadwick, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer, Vice President and Secretary
(principal financial officer)
Date OCTOBER 8, 2004
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.