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held on August 22, 2008. The purpose of the Meeting is to approve a new
Investment Management Agreement and elect trustees for the Funds. If you have
not voted yet, we urge you to vote as soon as possible in order to allow the
Funds to obtain a sufficient number of votes to hold the Meeting as scheduled.

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