Results of October 5, 2000 shareholder meeting
(Unaudited)
A meeting of shareholders of the fund was held on October 5,
2000. At the meeting, each of the nominees for Trustees was
elected, as follows:
Common Shares
Votes
Votes for withheld
Jameson Adkins Baxter 4,330,090 41,961
Hans H. Estin 4,328,648 43,403
R.J. Jackson 4,329,090 42,961
Paul L. Joskow 4,330,890 41,161
Elizabeth T. Kennan 4,326,990 45,061
Lawrence J. Lasser 4,330,890 41,161
John H. Mullin III 4,329,090 42,961
George Putnam, III 4,330,190 41,861
A.J.C. Smith 4,328,548 43,503
W. Thomas Stephens 4,330,890 41,161
W. Nicholas Thorndike 4,330,348 41,703
Preferred Shares
Votes
Votes for withheld
John A. Hill 320 0
Robert E. Patterson 320 0
A proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the independent auditors of your fund was approved as
follows:
4,319,227 votes for, and 10,428 votes against, with 42,396
abstentions.
All tabulations are rounded to nearest whole number.
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