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Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Dear Sir:
We have read and agree with the statements contained in Sub-Item 77k of
Form N-SAR for the semi-annual period ended September 30, 1999 of the
Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.
Very truly yours,
Deloitte & Touche LLP
77C. Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders
The Special Meeting of Shareholders of Federated Municipal Securities Fund,
Inc. (the "Fund") was held on June 30, 1999. The following items were
approved by shareholders at this meeting.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. 1
Shares Voted Affirmatively
Shares Withheld
John F. Cunningham
44,127,562
979,099
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
44,149,187
957,474
John S. Walsh
44,174,466
932,195
1 The following Directors continued their terms as Directors: John F. Donahue,
Thomas G. Bigley, John T. Conroy, Nicholas P. Constantakis, J. Christopher
Donahue, Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D., Peter E. Madden, John E. Murray, Jr., and
Marjorie P. Smuts.
2. TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE FUND'S INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
43,345,620
362,713
1,398,328
3. TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES:
a. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
diversification.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
33,876,423
1,291,520
2,370,152
b. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
borrowing money and issuing senior securities.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,868,723
2,323,780
2,645,593
c. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
investments in real estate.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
33,022,028
2,301,341
2,514,727
d. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy concerning
investments in commodities.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,332,705
2,849,503
2,655,888
e. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
underwriting securities.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
33,281,313
2,018,272
2,538,510
f. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
lending by the Fund.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,707,007
2,370,372
2,760,716
g. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
concentration of the Fund's investments in the securities of companies in the
same industry.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
33,219,925
2,099,241
2,518,930
h. To approve amending the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
investments in municipal securities.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
34,024,862
1,504,770
2,308,464
i. To approve amending and making non-fundamental, the Fund's fundamental
investment policy regarding buying securities on margin.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
31,970,723
3,055,625
2,811,747
j. To approve amending and making non-fundamental, the Fund's fundamental
investment policy regarding pledging assets.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,178,686
2,881,539
2,777,871
k. To make non-fundamental the Fund's current fundamental investment policies
regarding permissible investments.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,640,857
2,353,418
2,844,820
l. To make non-fundamental the Fund's current fundamental investment policy
regarding temporary investments.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,983,279
2,128,564
2,726,252
m. To make non-fundamental the Fund's current fundamental investment policy
regarding engaging in when-issued and delayed delivery transactions.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,873,734
2,046,460
2,917,902
n. To make non-fundamental the Fund's current fundamental investment policy
regarding investing in securities of other investment companies.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,676,806
2,342,71
2,818,619
o. To approve eliminating the Fund's fundamental investment policy on
investments in oil, gas and minerals.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,613,713
2,701,398
2,522,984
p. To approve eliminating the Fund's fundamental investment policy on selling
securities short.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,181,728
2,969,319
2,687,049
q. To approve eliminating the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
trading portfolio securities.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,856,376
2,289,302
2,692,418
(4) To approve amendments to the Fund's Articles of Incorporation to permit
the Board of Directors to liquidate assets of a series or class without
seeking shareholder approval to the extent permitted under Maryland law.
SHARES VOTED AFFIRMATIVELY
SHARES VOTED NEGATIVELY
SHARES ABSTAINING
32,192,752
3,130,435
2,514,909
Item 77K
Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
On May 19, 1999, the Fund's Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, requested and subsequentially
accepted the resignation of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("D & T") as the Fund's
independent auditors. During the six month period ending September 30, 1999
(the "Period"), (i ) D & T did not issue any report on the Fund's financial
statements, (ii) there were no disagreements with D & T on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of D & T, would have caused them to make reference to the
subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their report on the
financial statements for such period, and (iii) there were no "reportable
events" of the kind described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Fund, by action of its Board of Directors, engaged Ernst & Young LLP
("E & Y) as the independent auditors for purposes of auditing the Fund's
financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000. During the
Period, neither the Fund, nor anyone on the Fund's behalf has consulted E & Y
on items which (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a
specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit
opinion that might be rendered on the Fund's financial statements or (ii)
concerned the subject of a disagreement ( as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv)
of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events ( as described in
paragraph (a)(1)(v)of said Item 304).
