UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ____5___)*
Excelsior Income Shares
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
268953106
(CUSIP Number)
07/31/2001
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:
[X Rule 13d-1(b)
]
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 268953106
1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons
(entities only).
First Union Corporation 56-0898180
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
North Carolina
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power
700
6. Shared Voting Power
0
7. Sole Dispositive Power
500
8. Shared Dispositive Power
700
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person. 1200
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
Certain Shares (See Instructions) Not Applicable.
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
0.06
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
Parent Holding Company
(HC)
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Excelsior Income Shares
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
First Union Corporation
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if
none, Residence
One First Union Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0137
(c) Citizenship
North Carolina
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 per share
(e) CUSIP Number
337358105
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is
a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered
under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section
3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined
in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered
under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in
accordance with 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or
endowment fund in accordance
with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [X ] A parent holding company or
control person in accordance
with 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings associations as
defined in Section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is
excluded from the definition
of an investment company
under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number
and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer
identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
______1200_____________.
(b) Percent of class:
______0.06%___________________.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to
direct the vote 700______.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to
direct the vote
0__________________.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of
500_________________.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of
700_______________.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification
(a) The following certification shall be included
if the statement is filed pursuant to
240.13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were
acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or
with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
_____9/18/2001 02/14/2000
Date
________________________________
Signature
Vice President and Trust Officer
Name/Title