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SIGNATURE THOMAS G. ROSE
TITLE TREASURER
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Sub-item 77C: Submission of matters to a vote of security holders
Seligman Frontier Fund Shareholders voted on the following proposals at the
Special Meeting of Shareholders held on December 12, 1995, in New York, New
York. Each Director was elected, and all other proposals were approved. The
description of each proposal and number of shares voted are as follows:
FOR WITHHELD VOTE
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Election of Directors:
Fred E. Brown 14,833,917 413,505
John R. Galvin 14,816,572 430,839
Alice S. Ilchman 14,838,792 408,634
Frank A. McPherson 14,822,662 424,747
John E. Merow 14,844,707 402,721
Betsy S. Michel 14,845,377 402,052
William C. Morris 14,845,265 402,166
James C. Pitney 14,844,414 403,016
James Q. Riordan 14,842,632 404,793
Ronald T. Schroeder 14,846,429 401,002
Robert L. Shafer 14,818,209 429,206
James N. Whitson 14,847,029 400,402
Brian T. Zino 14,845,757 401,673
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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Approval of amendment to the Management
Agreement to increase management fee
payable by the Fund: 10,351,561 3,845,074 1,051,323
Approval of amendment to the Subadvisory
Agreement to increase the subadvisory fee
payable by J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated: 10,290,366 3,843,269 1,114,322
Approval of amendment of the Fund's fundamental
investment policy to increase the amount that
may be borrowed to 15% of the market value
of the Fund's total assets: 12,284,559 1,968,357 995,001
Approval to eliminate Fund's fundamental
investment policy prohibiting participation
in joint securities trading account: 12,283,291 1,793,062 1,171,667
Approval of amendment of Fund's fundamental
investment policy prohibiting the purchase
of put options: 12,515,453 1,582,692 1,150,733
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