EX-99.77C VOTES 3 shareholderupdate.txt VOTING RESULTS Shareholder UPDATE (Unaudited) Annual Meeting Results An annual meeting of the Funds shareholders was held on October 1, 2002. Each matter voted upon at that meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes with respect to such matters, are set forth below. (1) The Funds shareholders elected the following eight directors: Shares Shares Withholding Voted For Authority to Vote Roger A. Gibson ........ 3,710,620 348,044 Andrew M. Hunter III(A). 3,961,806 96,858 Leonard W. Kedrowski.... 3,961,806 96,858 John M. Murphy, Jr.(B).. 3,712,226 346,438 Richard K. Riederer .... 3,968,706 89,958 Joseph D. Strauss ...... 3,953,615 100,049 Virginia L. Stringer ... 3,959,749 98,915 James M. Wade .......... 3,964,006 94,658 (A) Andrew M. Hunter III tendered his resignation from the board of directors, effective December 2002. (B) John M. Murphy, Jr. tendered his resignation from the board of directors, effective May 2003. (2) The Funds shareholders ratified the selection by the Funds Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent public accountants for the Fund for the most recently completed fiscal year ended November 30, 2002. The following votes were cast regarding this matter: Shares Shares Broker Voted For Voted Against Abstentions Non-Votes 3,767,149 268,338 23,176 -