SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS

A Special Meeting of the fund’s shareholders was held on August 15, 2014 for ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA. Each matter voted upon at the meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes (if any) with respect to such matters, are set forth below.

(1) For each fund, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which each fund will merge with and into DRAIF Merger Sub, LLC (the “Merger Sub”), a Massachusetts limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diversified Real Asset Income Fund, a newly organized Massachusetts business trust (the “Acquiring Fund”), with shareholders of each fund receiving newly issued common shares of the Acquiring Fund in exchange for their fund shares (with cash being distributed in lieu of any fractional Acquiring Fund common shares). The following votes were cast regarding this matter:

Fund	Shares Voted “For”		Shares Voted “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
ASP		2,189,927		85,018		44,043		—
BSP		10,505,256		330,188		80,882		—
CSP		14,125,350		260,660		108,453		—
SLA		5,917,874		212,413		114,264		—

(2) (a) To approve a new sub-advisory agreement between USBAM and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. The following votes were cast regarding this matter:

Fund	Shares Voted “For”		Shares Voted “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
ASP		2,202,011		74,236		42,741		—
BSP		10,517,660		307,643		91,023		—
CSP		14,156,364		216,737		121,362		—
SLA		5,944,506		182,407		117,638		—

(2) (b) To approve a new sub-advisory agreement between USBAM and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. The following votes were cast regarding this matter:

Fund	Shares Voted “For”		Shares Voted “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
ASP		2,200,135		72,812		46,041		—
BSP		10,521,217		302,058		93,051		—
CSP		14,158,427		217,067		118,969		—
SLA		5,944,460		187,403		112,688		—

Also on August 15, 2014, ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA each held an annual meeting of shareholders to consider the election of directors. The number of votes cast for and the number of votes withheld are set forth below.

	ASP				BSP
	Shares Voted “For”		Shares Withholding Authority to Vote		Shares Voted “For”		Shares Withholding Authority to Vote
Roger A. Gibson		3,109,795		158,100		12,785,623		589,179
John P. Kayser		3,111,026		156,869		12,784,856		589,946
Leonard W. Kedrowski		3,109,757		158,138		12,792,837		581,965
Richard K. Riederer		3,109,795		158,100		12,775,103		599,699
James M. Wade		3,109,757		158,138		12,778,628		596,174
	CSP				SLA
	Shares Voted “For”		Shares Withholding Authority to Vote		Shares Voted “For”		Shares Withholding Authority to Vote
Roger A. Gibson		17,985,838		363,539		8,600,962		304,848
John P. Kayser		17,984,748		364,629		8,594,147		311,663
Leonard W. Kedrowski		17,985,057		364,320		8,596,999		308,811
Richard K. Riederer		17,977,985		371,392		8,593,669		312,141
James M. Wade		17,979,723		369,654		8,593,789		312,021