EX-99.77C 2 d72633_ex99-77c.htm MATTERS SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

2007 Annual Shareholder Meeting

 

The Fund’s 2007 annual meeting of shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) was held on May 31, 2007, for the following purposes:

 

 

1.

To elect a Board of five (5) Directors.

 

 

2.

To ratify or reject the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accountants of the Fund for the calendar year ending December 31, 2007.

 

 

3.

To approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and Sims Capital Management LLC.

 

The following directors were elected under Proposal 1: Robert M. Bilkie, Jr., Carl A. Holth, Peggy L. Schmeltz, Luke E. Sims, and Benedict J. Smith. Under Proposal 2, shareholders ratified the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Fund’s independent registered public for the 2007 calendar year. Under Proposal 3, the shareholders approved the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and its new investment advisor.

 

Tabulation Report

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

 

For

Against

Abstain

Withheld

Robert M. Bilkie, Jr.

1,927,529

121,726

 

Carl A. Holth

1,917,994

131,261

 

Peggy L. Schmeltz

1,907,857

141,398

 

Luke E. Sims

1,903,176

146,079

 

Benedict J. Smith

1,899,039

150,216

 

 

 

Proposal 2 – Selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC

 

For

Against

Abstain

Withheld

 

1,909,866

91,928

24,288

 

 

Proposal 3 – Approval of new Investment Advisory Agreement

 

For

Against

Abstain

Withheld

 

1,401,249

112,801

46,954

 

 

 

Total shares issued and outstanding on record date: 2,792,336