A special meeting of the fund's shareholders
was held on June 16, 1999. The results of
votes taken among shareholders on proposals
before them are reported below. Each vote
reported represents one dollar of net asset
value held on the record date for the
meeting.
PROPOSAL 1(a)
To eliminate certain
fundamental
investment policies
of the fund.
# of % of
Votes CastVote
s Cast
Affirmative
218,298,394.14
79.170
Against 40
,319,702.00
14.622
Abstain 17
,116,370.91
6.208
TOTAL 27
5,734,467.05
100.000
PROPOSAL 1(b)
To approve an
amended management
contract for the
fund.
# of % of
Votes CastVote
s Cast
Affirmative
190,684,652.43
69.155
Against 67
,795,111.38
24.587
Abstain 17
,254,703.24
6.258
TOTAL 27
5,734,467.05
100.000
