EX-99.77C VOTES 2 q77c_votingmatters.htm PROXY VOTING

A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on June 20, 2007. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposal before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.

PROPOSAL 1

To approve an amended management contract that includes adding a performance adjustment component to the fund's management fee and giving the Trustees the authority to change the fund's performance adjustment index going forward, without a shareholder vote, subject to applicable law.

# of
Votes

% of
Votes

Affirmative

18,264,506.19

70.232

Against

5,787,863.47

22.256

Abstain

1,953,547.42

7.512

TOTAL

26,005,917.08

100.000