EX-99.77C VOTES 3 item77c.txt Additional Shareholder Information (unaudited) Results of a Special Meeting of Shareholders On December 11, 2006, a Special Meeting of Shareholders was held to vote on various proposals recently approved by the Fund's Board Members. The following tables provide the number of votes cast for, against, and authority withheld as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to the following proposals: (1) elect Board Members and and (2) Revise Fundamental Investment Policies. Proposal 1: Elect Board Members Item Voted On Votes For Authority Withheld Abstention s Nominees: Paul R. Ades 196,058,679.7 5,172,629.280 0.000 56 Andrew L. Breech 196,141,192.2 5,090,116.828 0.000 08 Dwight B. Crane 195,969,518.1 5,261,790.855 0.000 81 Robert M. Frayn, Jr. 195,862,116.9 5,369,192.106 0.000 30 Frank G. Hubbard 196,052,095.1 5,179,213.850 0.000 86 Howard J. Johnson 195,987,868.4 5,243,440.584 0.000 52 David E. Maryatt 195,968,957.6 5,262,351.420 0.000 16 Jerome H. Miller 196,006,770.0 5,224,538.998 0.000 38 Ken Miller 196,030,638.5 5,200,670.513 0.000 23 John J. Murphy 196,009,971.8 5,221,337.217 0.000 19 Thomas F. Schlafly 196,014,643.3 5,216,665.681 0.000 55 Jerry A. Viscione 196,055,807.5 5,175,501.521 0.000 15 R. Jay Gerken 195,973,513.1 5,257,795.919 0.000 17 Proposal 2: Revise Fundamental Investment Policies Broker Items Voted On Votes For Votes Against Non-Votes Abstention s Borrowing Money 184,234,659.5 5,082,993.491 4,486,003. 7,427,652. 57 988 000 Underwriting 184,648,738.6 4,606,140.468 4,548,777. 7,427,652. 91 877 000 Lending 184,452,113.4 5,009,226.827 4,342,316. 7,427,652. 71 738 000 Issuing Senior 184,712,053.2 4,674,284.811 4,417,318. 7,427,652. Securities 29 996 000 Real Estate 184,948,003.8 4,472,934.105 4,382,719. 7,427,652. 18 113 000 Commodities 184,566,016.5 4,851,818.903 4,385,821. 7,427,652. 77 556 000 Concentration 184,708,735.0 4,633,352.858 4,461,569. 7,427,652. 70 108 000 Diversification 184,545,476.0 4,947,006.118 4,311,174. 7,427,652. 77 841 000 Non-Fundamental 183,624,667.2 5,774,101.889 4,404,887. 7,427,652. 77 870 000