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Exhibit 99.77
 
2008 Annual Shareholder Meeting

The Fund’s 2008 annual meeting of shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) was held on April 16, 2009, for the following purposes:

 
1.
To elect a Board of seven (7) Directors.

 
2.
To ratify the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accountants of the Fund for the calendar year ending December 31, 2009.

The following directors were elected under Proposal 1: Robert M. Bilkie, Jr., Phillip J. Hanrahan, Carl A. Holth, Peggy L. Schmeltz, Luke E. Sims, Benedict J. Smith, and Neal F. Zalenko.  Under Proposal 2, shareholders ratified the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Fund’s independent registered public accountants for the 2009 calendar year.

Tabulation Report
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 
For
Withheld
Robert M. Bilkie, Jr.
1,847,089
105,663
Phillip J. Hanrahan
1,818,414
134,338
Carl A. Holth
1,839,751
113,001
Peggy L. Schmeltz
1,840,604
112,147
Luke E. Sims
1,838,010
114,742
Benedict J. Smith
1,839,639
113,112
Neal F. Zalenko
1,833,225
119,527

Proposal 2 –  Selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC

 
For
Against
Abstain
Withheld
 
1,849,702
59,080
37,804
0

Total shares issued and outstanding on record date: 2,975,426