EXHIBIT 99.77C

               SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

A Special  Meeting of  Shareholders  of the Fund was held on April 17, 2008,  at
which the shareholders  approved a new investment advisory agreement between the
Fund and J.J.B. Hilliard,  W.L. Lyons, LLC. Details regarding the new investment
advisory  agreement  and the  special  shareholder  meeting are  contained  in a
definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
February 22, 2008.  The votes cast at the special  shareholders  meeting were as
follows:

                              For                Withheld               Abstain
                              ---                --------               -------

Common Shares             931,074,857           13,368,655            21,320,185