SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
                Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. ___)

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[_]  Soliciting Materials Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12

                               Sequoia Fund, Inc.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)


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                   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,
                          if other than the Registrant)

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It is anticipated that the attached material will be released on or around
December 22, 2005.

                                 COMPUTERSHARE
                                 FUND SERVICES
             SEQUOIA/ WO#15998: TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE VOTING SCRIPT
                              "Sequoia Fund, Inc."
                          EXPECTED MAIL DATE: xx/xx/xx
                     MEETING DATE: Friday, February 24, 2006
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                   TEST CONTROL NUMBER (s): 998 99999 001 001

OPENING:
WHEN CONNECTED TO THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1-866-241-6192,
THE SHAREHOLDER WILL HEAR:
"Welcome! Please enter the number located in the shaded box on your proxy card."

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THE NUMBER, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"To proceed, please enter your 5 or 9 digit zip code exactly as it appears
within your address printed on your proxy card or voting instruction card.
Please omit the dash"

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THE ZIPCODE, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"This is the automated telephone voting site for the Special Meeting of
Stockholders of the Sequoia Fund, Inc."

"Proposal 1:        To VOTE, press 1.     AGAINST, press 9   ABSTAIN, press 0

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER HAS COMPLETED VOTING ON THE PROPOSALS, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"To hear how you have voted, press 1." "To cancel your vote, press 2." "To save
how you have voted, press 3." "Your vote will be saved automatically should you
decide to hang up during vote playback."
"Your vote has been cast as follows (vote for the proposal is given)."
"To hear how you have voted, press 1."
"To cancel your vote, press 2."
"To save how you have voted, press 3."


IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, HE/SHE WILL HEAR A REPEAT OF HOW THEY VOTED.


IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Your vote has been canceled."
"If you would like to start the voting process again, press 1 now."
"To end this call, press 0 now."


IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 3, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Your vote has been saved."
"If you would like to start the voting process again, press 1 now."
"To end this call, press 0 now."


If the shareholder elects to vote another proxy, he/she is returned to the above
speech "PLEASE ENTER THE NUMBER".

IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END THE CALL HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Thank you for voting."
Call is terminated.




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