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SIGNATURE THOMAS G. ROSE
TITLE TREASURER
PROXY RESULTS
Tri-Continental Corporation Stockholders voted on the following proposals at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 21, 1998, in St. Louis, MO. The
description of each proposal and the voting results are stated below. Each
nominee for Director was elected, and the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
auditors for 1998 was ratified. None of the Stockholder proposals passed.
For Withheld
--------- ---------
Election of Directors:
Alice S. Ilchman 80,687,629 2,930,919
Frank A. McPherson 80,668,319 2,950,229
Richard R. Schmaltz 80,718,557 2,899,991
Brian T. Zino 80,749,828 2,868,720
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Broker
For Against Abstain Non-Vote
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Touche LLP as auditors 81,286,987 1,566,694 764,867 n/a
Stockholder proposal relating to:
1) Allowing access
to stockholder lists 8,936,795 51,789,543 3,003,048 19,889,162
2) Additional qualifications
for potential Directors 11,964,664 48,455,671 3,309,053 19,889,160
3) Open-ending 9,471,028 50,919,460 3,338,901 19,889,159
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