EX-99.(17)(A) 3 dex9917a.htm PROXY CARD

Proxy Card

Exhibit (17)(a)

PROXY TABULATOR		To vote by Internet
P.O. BOX 9112
FARMINGDALE, NY 11717		1)		Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.
		2)		Go to website www.proxyvote.com
		3)		Follow the instructions provided on the website.
		To vote by Telephone
		1)		Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.
		2)		Call 1-800-690-6903
		3)		Follow the instructions.
		To vote by Mail
		1)		Read the Proxy Statement.
		2)		Check the appropriate boxes on the proxy card below.
		3)		Sign and date the proxy card.
		4)		Return the proxy card in the envelope provided or return it to Proxy Tabulator, P.O. Box 9173, Farmingdale, NY 11735.

TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

M16017-S48186                KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

Vote on Proposals

For

Against

Abstain

PROPOSAL 1:

To approve the merger of Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) with and into Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law.

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The appointed proxies will vote in their discretion on any other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Stockholders of the Fund of record at the close of business on December 17, 2009 are entitled to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting:

The Proxy Statement is available at www.proxyvote.com.

M16018-S48186

COHEN & STEERS

280 PARK AVENUE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017

PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Revoking such prior appointments, the undersigned appoints Lester J. Lay and Lisa R. Savitzky (or, if only one shall act, then that one) proxies with the power of substitution to vote all the stock of the Cohen & Steers fund, referenced on the reverse side of card, registered in the name of the undersigned at the Reconvened Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the offices of Cohen & Steers, 280 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 on February 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., and at any adjournments thereof.

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the books of the Fund. Joint owners should sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.

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