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SIGNATURE PATRICK F. QUAN
TITLE SECRETARY
IFA RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETING (Unaudited)
Held December 1, 1999
Shares Outstanding on September 15, 1999 (record date) 1,302,921,461
Shares Voting on December 1, 1999 973,113,821 (74.7%)
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR VOTES FOR PERCENT OF VOTES PERCENT OF
SHARES VOTING WITHHELD SHARES
FOR WITHHELD
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert A. Fox 955,564,157 98% 17,549,664 2%
Roberta L. Hazard 954,924,864 98 18,188,956 2
Leonade D. Jones 955,372,360 98 17,741,461 2
John G. McDonald 955,457,604 98 17,656,217 2
Robert G. O'Donnell 955,742,725 98 17,371,096 2
James K. Peterson 955,367,301 98 17,746,520 2
James W. Ratzlaff 955,443,593 98 17,670,228 2
Henry E. Riggs 955,759,447 98 17,354,374 2
Walter P. Stern 955,299,948 98 17,813,873 2
Patricia K. Woolf 955,291,088 98 17,822,733 2
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PROPOSAL 2: AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO
CREATE NEW CLASSES AND SERIES OF CAPITAL STOCK
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VOTES FOR PERCENT OF VOTES AGAINST PERCENT OF ABSTENTIONS PERCENT OF
SHARES VOTING SHARES VOTING SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
697,210,407 72% 28,882,495 3% 36,695,341 4%
</TABLE>
(Broker Non-Votes = 210,325,578)
PROPOSAL 3: AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION REDUCING THE PAR VALUE PER
SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VOTES FOR PERCENT OF VOTES AGAINST PERCENT OF ABSTENTIONS PERCENT OF
SHARES VOTING SHARES VOTING SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
872,683,098 90% 51,083,260 5% 49,347,463 5%
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PROPOSAL 4: ELIMINATE OR REVISE CERTAIN OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
VOTES FOR PERCENT OF VOTES PERCENT OF ABSTENTIONS PERCENT OF
SHARES AGAINST SHARES SHARES
VOTING FOR VOTING ABSTAINING
AGAINST
4A. 666,724,857 69% 46,892,823 5% 49,170,563 5%
Borrowing
(Broker Non-Votes = 210,325,578)
4B. 671,237,969 69% 43,627,904 4% 47,922,369 5%
Investments
in Real
Estate/
Mineral
Leases
(Broker Non-Votes = 210,325,578)
4C. 664,675,272 68% 47,955,595 5% 50,157,376 5%
Lending
Activities
(Broker Non-Votes = 210,325,578)
4D. 660,229,534 68% 49,487,346 5% 53,071,363 5%
Unseasoned
Issuers
(Broker Non-Votes = 210,325,578)
4E. 676,130,737 69% 35,936,045 4% 50,721,461 5%
Purchasing
Securities
of Other
Investment
Companies
(Broker Non-Votes = 210,325,578)
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PROPOSAL 5: RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VOTES FOR PERCENT OF VOTES AGAINST PERCENT OF ABSTENTIONS PERCENT OF
SHARES VOTING SHARES VOTING SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
931,227,813 96% 8,648,707 1% 33,237,301 3%
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WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
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