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SIGNATURE STEPHANIE D. PIERCE
TITLE VP & ASST. TREASURER
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
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THE DREYFUS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GROWTH FUND, INC.
Exhibit 1
Sub-Item: 77C
A Special Meeting of the Stockholders of The Dreyfus Socially
Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") was held on April 14, 1999. Out
of 16,039,030 shares of the Fund outstanding and entitled to vote at the
meeting, 15,183,803 shares of common stock were represented in person or by
proxy. The following matter was duly approved by vote of the holders of the
Fund's outstanding shares as follows:
A proposal to approve a new sub-investment advisory agreement
between The Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus") and NCM Capital
Management Group, Inc. ("NCM"), the terms of which are identical to
the terms of the current sub-investment advisory agreement between
Dreyfus and NCM, in all material respects.
Affirmative Votes Negative Votes Abstained
13,773,423 284,901 1,125,478
