Item 77 C -- Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
A Special Meeting of Shareholders of Federated Bond Fund was held on November
13, 1999. The following items, which are required to be reported under this
Item 77C, were approved at the meeting:
AGENDA ITEM 1: To elect three (3) Directors;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED
FOR WITHHELD
John F. Cunningham 59,274,445 1,248,414
C.F. Mansfield, Jr. 59,271,960 1,250,899
John S. Walsh 59,295,390 1,227,469
AGENDA ITEM 2A: To amend the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
borrowing money and issuing senior securities;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
46,321,556 1,685,958 2,198,350
AGENDA ITEM 2B: To amend the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
investments in real estate;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
45,993,662 2,064,066 2,153,470
AGENDA ITEM 2C: To amend the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
investments in commodities;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
45,087,424 2,916,815 2,201,625
AGENDA ITEM 2D: To amend the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
underwriting securities;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
46,053,051 1,917,472 2,235,341
AGENDA ITEM 2E: To amend the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
lending assets;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
45,711,303 2,256,788 2,237,773
AGENDA ITEM 2F: To amend the Fund's fundamental investment policy regarding
concentration of the Fund's investments;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
46,398,227 1,604,174 2,203,463
AGENDA ITEM 2G: To amend, and to make non-fundamental, the Fund's fundamental
investment policy regarding buying securities on margin;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
44,650,509 3,145,359 2,409,996
AGENDA ITEM 2H: To amend, and to make non-fundamental, the fund's fundamental
investment policy regarding pledging assets;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
44,941,499 2,995,635 2,268,730
AGENDA ITEM 3: To eliminate the Fund's fundamental investment policy on
selling securities short;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
44,942,649 2,961,326 2,307,223
AGENDA ITEM 4A: To require the approval of a "1940 Act" majority of
shareholders in the event of the sale or conveyance of the assets of the
corporation to another corporation or trust, to the extent permitted under
Maryland law;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
45,824,422 2,324,222 2,062,554
AGENDA ITEM 4B: To permit the Board of Directors to liquidate the assets of
the corporation, or of a series or class, and distribute the proceeds of such
assets to the holders of such shares representing such interests, without
seeking shareholder approval, to the extent permitted under Maryland law;
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED SHARES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
43,312,551 4,848,974 2,044,339
The Definitive Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting held on November 13,
1999, was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13,
1999, and is incorporated by reference. (File No. 811-0721)
