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SIGNATURE SUSAN E. BRYANT
TITLE SECRETARY
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AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND
File No. 811-2565
Attachment for the period ending December 31, 1996
Item 77c.
(a) The Special Meeting of the Shareholders of Aetna
GET Fund ("the Fund") was held on July 19, 1996.
(b) At the meeting, the following Directors were elected:
Morton Ehrlich
Maria T. Fighetti
David L. Grove
Timothy A. Holt
Daniel P. Kearney
Sidney Koch
Shaun P. Mathews
Corine T. Norgaard
Richard G. Scheide
(c) Shareholders were asked vote on the following proposals:
1) To elect nine Directors to serve until their successors are
elected and qualified.
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES NEGATIVE VOTES
Morton Ehrlich 25,348,148.610 1,029,931.898
Maria T. Fighetti 25,326,247.933 1,051,832.575
David L. Grove 25,266,698.429 1,111,382.079
Timothy A. Holt 25,332,048.838 1,046,031.670
Daniel P. Kearney 25,315,173.568 1,062,906.940
Sidney Koch 25,330,412.869 1,047,667.639
Shaun P. Mathews 25,330,788.261 1,047,292.247
Corine T. Norgaard 25,304,059.659 1,074,020.849
Richard G. Scheide 25,330,203.675 1,047,876.833
2) Approve or disapprove a Subadvisory Agreement among the Fund,
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("Aetna"), and Aetna's
affiliate, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES NEGATIVE VOTES
23,496,242.583 1,267,328.678
3) Approve or disapprove a new Investment Advisory Agreement
between the Fund and Aetna, the Fund's current investment
adviser.
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES NEGATIVE VOTES
23,666,865.152 1,123,519.938
4) Approve or disapprove an amendment to the Fund's Declaration of Trust
to modify the Fund's liability and indemnification provisions.
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES NEGATIVE VOTES
23,155,962.850 1,385,334.486
EX99.169
