The February 26, 1999 annual meeting for Heritage U. S. Government Income Fund
has been adjourned until March 26, 1999 at 8:30 a.m., 880 Carillon Parkway, St.
Petersburg FL, 33716. The meeting was adjourned to permit further solicitation
of proxy votes. Your vote is very important to us. Please complete, sign and
return the enclosed proxy card in the prepaid postage envelope. To avoid
additional expense to the Fund, we ask your cooperation in mailing the proxy
card promptly.
If you have already voted, please disregard this proxy statement.
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PROXY
HERITAGE U.S. GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND
Reconvened Annual Meeting of Shareholders - March 26, 1999
The undersigned hereby appoints as proxies Stephen G. Hill, K.C. Clark and
Donald H. Glassman, each with the power of substitution, to vote for the
undersigned all shares of beneficial interest of the undersigned at the
aforementioned meeting and any adjournment thereof with all the power the
undersigned would have if personally present. The shares represented by this
proxy will be voted as instructed. Unless indicated to the contrary, this proxy
shall be deemed to indicate authority to vote "FOR" all proposals. This proxy is
solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
Please date and sign this proxy and return it in the enclosed postage paid
envelope to: 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716.
Please indicate your vote by placing an "X" in the appropriate box below.
The Board of Trustees recommends a vote "FOR"
1. Election of Class I Trustees:
Donald W. Burton, David M. Phillips
FOR _______ AGAINST _______ ABSTAIN ______
FOR, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s):
2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants of the Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1999.
FOR _______ AGAINST _______ ABSTAIN ______
This proxy will not be voted unless it is dated and signed exactly as instructed
below.
Date
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Signature
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Signature
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If shares are held jointly, each
shareholder named should sign; if only
one signs, his signature will be
binding. If the shareholder is a
corporation, the President or Vice
President should sign in her own name,
indicating title. If the shareholder is
a partnership, a partner should sign in
his own name, indicating that he is a
"Partner."
