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                                   FORM N-SAR
                               SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
                      FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Report for six month period ending:         09/30/95         (a)
               or fiscal year ending:         /  /           (b)

Is this a transition report? (Y/N)                 N
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Is this an amendment to a previous filing? (Y/N)            N
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Those items or sub-items with a box "[ ]" after the item number should be
completed only if the answer has changed from the previous filing on this form.

                                                                                            
1.       A. Registrant Name:               Capital Southwest Venture Corporation

         B. File Number:                   811-1947

         C.   Telephone Number:            (214) 233-8242

2.       A.      Street:                   12900 Preston Road, Suite 700
         B.      City: Dallas              C.      State: Texas              D.      Zip Code: 75230       Zip Ext: 1314
         E.      Foreign Country:                                            Foreign Postal Code:

3.       Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N)                       N
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4.       Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N)                        N
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5.       Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)? (Y/N)                  Y
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6.       Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)? (Y/N)                               N
         [If answer is "Y" (Yes), complete only items 89 through 110.]                ----------


7.       A.      Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company? (Y/N)              N
                 [If answer is "N" (No), go to item 8.]                               ----------

         B.      How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have at the end of the period?   
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SCREEN NUMBER: 01 PAGE NUMBER: 01 SEC2100 (5/90) 2 ----------------------- If filing more than one Page 40, "X" box: [ ] ----------------------- For period ending 09/30/95 ----------------- File Number 811-1947 -----------------
FINANCIAL INFORMATION 97. A. How many months do the answers to items 97 and 98 cover? 6 Months ----- INCOME For period covered by this form ($000's omitted) ------------------------------- B. Net interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 817 --------- C. Net dividend income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 598 --------- D. Account maintenance fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- E. Net other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- EXPENSES F. Gross advisory fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- G. Gross administrator(s) fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (Negative answers allowed for 97H through 97S) --------- H. Salaries and other compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- I. Shareholder servicing agent fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- J. Custodian fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- K. Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- L. Printing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- M. Directors' fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- N. Registration fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- 0. Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6 --------- P. Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 497 --------- Q. Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service . . . . . $ --------- R. Auditing fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2 --------- S. Legal fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ---------
SCREEN NUMBER: 48 PAGE NUMBER: 40 SEC2100 (5/90) 3 ----------------------- If filing more than one Page 41, "X" box: [ ] ----------------------- For period ending 09/30/95 ----------------- File Number 811-1947 ----------------- Expenses (Negative answers allowed on this screen for 97T through 97W and 97Z only)
For period covered by this form ($000's omitted) ------------------------------- T. Marketing/distribution payments including payments pursuant to a Rule l2b-1 plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- U. Amortization of organization expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- V. Shareholder meeting expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- W. Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 102 --------- X. Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 607 --------- Y. Expense reimbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- Z. Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 808* --------- AA. Realized capital gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- BB. Realized capital losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- CC. 1. Net unrealized appreciation during the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,363 --------- 2. Net unrealized depreciation during the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- DD. Total income dividends for which record date passed during the period . . . . . . . $ --------- EE. Total capital gains distributions for which record date passed during the period . . $ 9,418 --------- 98. Payments per share outstanding during the entire current period: A. Dividends from net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ** --------- NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared. B. Distributions of capital gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9.418** --------- C. Other distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared. * Negative answer permitted in this field. ** Items 98A and 98B should be of the form mn.nnnn (where n = integer).
SCREEN NUMBER: 49 PAGE NUMBER: 41 SEC2100 (5/90) 4 ----------------------- If filing more than one Page 42, "X" box: [ ] ----------------------- For period ending 09/30/95 -------------- File Number 811-1947 --------------
As of the end of current reporting period (000's omitted) ------------------------ 99. Assets, liabilities, shareholders' equity: A. Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 226 --------- B. Repurchase agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- C. Short-term debt securities other than repurchase agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 80,100 --------- D. Long-term debt securities including convertible debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,241 --------- E. Preferred, convertible preferred and adjustable rate preferred stock . . . . . . . . $ 4,965 --------- F. Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,484 --------- G. Options on equities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 756 --------- H. Options on all futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- I. Other investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- J. Receivables from portfolio instruments sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- K. Receivables from affiliated persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38 --------- L. Other receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 105 --------- M. All other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 74 --------- N. Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 159,989 ---------
SCREEN NUMBER: 50 PAGE NUMBER: 42 SEC2100 (5/90) 5 ----------------------- If filing more than one Page 43, "X" box: [ ] ----------------------- For period ending 09/30/95 -------------- File Number 811-1947 --------------
As of the end of current reporting period (000's omitted except for per share amounts and number of accounts) ------------------------- 0. Payables for portfolio instruments purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- P. Amounts owed to affiliated persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75,159 --------- Q. Senior long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,000 --------- R. All other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,757 --------- S. Senior equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- T. Net assets of common shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54,073 --------- U. Number of shares outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000 --------- V. Net asset value per share (to nearest cent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54.07* --------- W. Mark-to-market net asset value per share for money market funds only (to 4 decimals) . . $ ** --------- X. Total number of shareholder accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1 --------- Y. Total value of assets in segregated accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- 100. Monthly average net assets during current reporting period ($000's omitted) . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,422 --------- 101. Market price per share at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ --------- * Net asset value per share must be of the form nnn.nn (where n = integer). ** Value must be of the form nnn.nnnn (where n = integer).
SCREEN NUMBER: 51 PAGE NUMBER: 43 SEC2100 (5/90) 6 ----------------------- If filing more than one Page 44 "X" box: [ ] ----------------------- For period ending 09/30/95 ----------------- File Number 811-1947 ----------------- 102. A. Is the Registrant filing any of the following attachments with the current filing of Form N-SAR? N --------- Y/N NOTE: If answer is "Y" (Yes), mark those items below being filed as an attachment to this form or incorporate by reference. B. Matters submitted to a vote of security holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- C. Policies with respect to security investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- D. Legal proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- E. Changes in security for debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- F. Defaults and arrears on senior securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- G. Changes in control of Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- H. Terms of new or amended securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- I. Revaluation of assets or restatement of capital share account . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- J. Changes in Registrant's certifying accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- K. Changes in accounting principles and practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- L. Mergers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- M. Actions required to be reported pursuant to Rule 2a-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- N. Transactions effected pursuant to Rule 10f-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------- 0. Information required to be filed pursuant to existing exemptive orders . . . . . . . . . --------- Attachment Information (Cont. on Screen 53)
SCREEN NUMBER: 52 PAGE NUMBER: 44 SEC2100 (5/90) 7 This report is signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on the of November, 1995. -------- CAPITAL SOUTHWEST VENTURE CORPORATION By: /s/ TIM SMITH ----------------------------------------------- Tim Smith, Vice President & Secretary-Treasurer Witness: /s/ WILLIAM R. THOMAS ------------------------------------------ William R. Thomas, President