<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000922423-01-500770.txt : 20011008
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000922423-01-500770
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010919

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EXCELSIOR INCOME SHARES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000033934
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
		IRS NUMBER:				132727013
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-02363
		FILM NUMBER:		1740169

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		114 W 47TH ST
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128523732
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<FILENAME>kl09020_pr.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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                                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                EIS FUND POSTPONES ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 11 - The Board of Directors of EIS Fund (NYSE:  EIS) today
announced  that it has postponed  tomorrow's  scheduled  Annual  Shareholder's
Meeting,  due to the current  emergency  situation in New York City. The Board
of Directors will reschedule the meeting as soon as events permit.

EIS Fund is the name under which Excelsior Income Shares, Inc., a closed-end
bond fund organized under the laws of New York, does business.

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