The First Australia Prime Income Fund, Inc.
For the six month period ended 4/30/00
File number 811-4611
SUB-ITEM 77C
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The
First Australia Prime Income Fund, Inc. was held
on March 22, 2000. At such meeting the
shareholders of the Fund approved the following
proposals:
A. Proposal that David L. Elsum, Laurence S.
Freedman, Michael R. Horsburgh, William J.
Potter and Peter J. O'Connell serve as
Class III Directors for a three-year term
expiring in 2003;
Votes For
Votes Withheld
David L. Elsum 234,084,022
5,484,302
Laurence S. Freedman 229,217,234
10,351,090
Michael R. Horsburgh 233,175,900
6,392,425
William J. Potter 233,853,843
5,714,482
Peter J. O'Connell 233,299,577
6,268,748
B. Proposal that David Manor and Marvin Yontef
serve as Directors to represent the
interests of the holders of preferred stock
for the ensuing year:
Votes For
Votes Withheld
David Manor 16,777
1,517
Marvin Yontef 16,777
1,517
Directors whose term of office continued
beyond this meeting are as follows:
Anthony E. Aaronson, Rt. Hon. Malcolm
Fraser, Harry A. Jacobs, Howard A. Knight,
David Manor, Neville J. Miles, Peter D.
Sacks, Anton E. Schrafl, John T. Sheehy,
Brian M. Sherman and Marvin Yontef.
C. Proposal that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
serve as independent public accountants of
the Fund for the fiscal year ending October
31, 2000.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
235,129,120 2,426,400
2,012,805
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