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      elect a Class One Director (term expires in
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      elect Class Three Directors (terms expire in
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.77E LEGAL
<SEQUENCE>3
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77E</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Legal
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been previously reported, the staff of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Commission
(&#8220;SEC&#8221;) and the Office of the New York Attorney General</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(&#8220;NYAG&#8221;)
have been investigating practices in the mutual fund industry
identified</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">as
&#8220;market timing&#8221; and &#8220;late trading&#8221; of mutual fund shares. Certain
other</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">regulatory
authorities have also been conducting investigations into these
practices</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">within
the industry and have requested that the Adviser provide
information</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to them.
The Adviser has been cooperating and will continue to cooperate
with</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">all of
these authorities. The shares of the Fund are not redeemable by the
Fund,</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">but are
traded on an exchange at prices established by the market.
Accordingly,</font></div>
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and its shareholders are not subject to the market timing and late
trading</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">practices
that are the subject of the investigations mentioned above or the</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">lawsuits
described below.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Numerous
lawsuits have been filed against the Adviser and certain other
defendants</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">in which
plaintiffs make claims purportedly based on or related to the same</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">practices
that are the subject of the SEC and NYAG investigations referred to</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">above.
Some of these lawsuits name the Fund as a party. The lawsuits are
now</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">pending
in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
pursuant</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to a
ruling by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring
and</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">centralizing
all of the mutual funds involving market and late trading in the
District</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">of
Maryland.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Adviser believes that these matters are not likely to have a material
adverse</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">effect on
the Fund or the Adviser&#8217;s ability to perform advisory services relating
to</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
Fund.</font></div><br><br></body>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.77M MERGERS
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>ghif77m.htm
<DESCRIPTION>MERGERS
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Global High Income
Fund&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibit
77M&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>On September 25, 2009,
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the &#8220;Acquiring Fund&#8221;) acquired
the assets and liabilities of AllianceBernstein Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc.
(the &#8220;Acquisition&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The Board of Directors of the Acquiring Fund
approved the Acquisition on March 11, 2009.&#160;&#160;The Acquisition was
approved by the stockholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on
August 21, 2009.&#160;&#160;The related Plan of Acquisition and Liquidation for
the Acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 77Q1.</font></div>
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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">EXHIBIT
77Q1</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">811-07732</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF ACQUISITION AND LIQUIDATION</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">BETWEEN
ACM MANAGED DOLLAR INCOME FUND, INC. AND ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME
FUND, INC.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
Agreement and Plan of Acquisition and Liquidation (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) is made as of
this 8th day of May, 2009, by and between AllianceBernstein Global High Income
Fund, Inc. (the &#8220;Acquiring Fund&#8221;), a Maryland corporation, ACM Managed Dollar
Income Fund, Inc. (the &#8220;Acquired Fund&#8221;), a Maryland corporation, and
AllianceBersntein L.P. (the &#8220;Adviser&#8221;).</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund are closed-end management investment
companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the&#160;&#8220;1934&#160;Act&#8221;) and
shares of common stock of each Fund are currently purchased and sold on the New
York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;);</font></div>
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the parties desire that the Acquiring Fund acquire the assets and assume the
liabilities of the Acquired Fund in exchange for shares of equal net asset value
of the Acquiring Fund (&#8220;Acquisition Shares&#8221;) and the distribution of such shares
of the Acquiring Fund to the stockholders of the Acquired Fund (the
&#8220;Acquisition&#8221;) and that the Acquired Fund thereafter dissolve; and</font></div>
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the parties intend that the Acquisition qualify as a &#8220;reorganization&#8221; within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), and any successor provisions, and that with respect to the
Acquisition, the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund will each be a &#8220;party to a
reorganization&#8221; within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;</font></div>
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therefore, the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund agree as
follows:</font></div>
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addition to the terms elsewhere defined herein, each of the following terms
shall have the meaning indicated for that term as follows:</font></div>
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      Act&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt"></font>Securities Act of 1933, as
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      assets of any kind and all interests, rights, privileges and powers of or
      attributable to the Acquired Fund or its shares, as appropriate, whether
      or not determinable at the appropriate Effective Time and wherever
      located, including, without limitation, all cash, cash equivalents,
      securities, claims (whether absolute or contingent, known or unknown,
      accrued or unaccrued or conditional or unmatured), contract rights and
      receivables (including dividend and interest receivables) owned by the
      Acquired Fund or attributable to its shares and any deferred or prepaid
      expense, other than unamortized organizational expenses, shown as an asset
      on the Acquired Fund&#8217;s books.</font></div>
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      may agree to in writing.</font></div>
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      audited financial statements of the relevant Fund for its most recently
      completed fiscal year and, if applicable, the unaudited financial
      statements of that Fund for its most recently completed semi-annual
      period.</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund and/or the Acquired Fund, as the case may
    be.</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Liabilities<font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt"></font></font></div>
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      liabilities, expenses and obligations of any kind whatsoever of the
      Acquired Fund, whether known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, absolute or
      contingent or conditional or unmatured.</font></div>
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      Registration Statement of the Acquiring Fund on Form N-14 under the 1940
      Act that will register the Acquisition Shares to be issued in the
      Acquisition.</font></div>
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      purposes of the Plan, the Acquiring Fund determines its net asset value
      per&#160;&#160;Acquisition Share and the Acquired Fund determines the net
      value of the Assets.</font></div>
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      then subtracting liabilities and then dividing the balance by the number
      of shares that are outstanding.</font></div>
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Acquiring Fund shall promptly prepare and file the N-14 Registration Statement
with the SEC, and the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund also shall make any
other required or appropriate filings with respect to the actions contemplated
hereby.</font></div>
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      soon as practicable after the effective date of the N-14 Registration
      Statement, the Acquired Fund shall hold a stockholders meeting to consider
      and approve the Acquisition and this Plan and such other matters as the
      Board of Directors may determine.&#160;&#160;Such approval by the
      stockholders of the Acquired Fund shall, to the extent necessary to permit
      the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein without violating
      any investment objective, policy or restriction of the Acquired Fund, be
      deemed to constitute approval by the stockholders of a temporary amendment
      of any investment objective, policy or restriction that would otherwise be
      inconsistent with or violated upon the consummation of such transactions
      solely for the purpose of consummating such
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Fund shall take the following steps with respect to the Acquisition, as
applicable:</font></div>
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      the payment of all of the Liabilities, expenses, costs and charges of or
      attributable to the Acquired Fund that are known to the Acquired Fund and
      that are due and payable prior to or as of the Closing
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      to the Effective Time, except to the extent prohibited by Rule 19b-1 under
      the 1940 Act, the Acquired Fund will declare to Acquired Fund stockholders
      of record a dividend or dividends which, together with all previous such
      dividends, shall have the effect of distributing (a) all the excess of (i)
      Acquired Fund's investment income excludable from gross income under
      Section 103(a) of the Code over (ii) Acquired Fund's deductions disallowed
      under Section 265 and 171(a)(2) of the Code, (b) all of Acquired Fund's
      investment company taxable income (as defined in Code Section 852),
      (computed in each case without regard to any deduction for dividends
      paid), and (c) all of Acquired Fund's net realized capital gain (as
      defined in Code Section 1222), if any (after reduction for any capital
      loss carryover), in each case for both the taxable year ended on September
      30, 2008, and for the short taxable year beginning on October 1, 2008, and
      ending on the Closing Date.&#160;&#160;Such dividends will be declared and
      paid to ensure continued qualification of the Acquired Fund as a
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      the Effective Time, pursuant to Articles of Transfer accepted for record
      by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the
      &#8220;SDAT&#8221;), the Acquired Fund shall assign, transfer, deliver and convey the
      Assets to the Acquiring Fund, subject to the Liabilities.&#160;&#160;The
      Acquiring Fund shall then accept the Assets and assume the Liabilities
      such that at and after the Effective Time (i) the Assets at or after the
      Effective Time shall become and be assets of the Acquiring Fund, and (ii)
      the Liabilities at the Effective Time shall attach to the Acquiring Fund,
      and shall be enforceable against the Acquiring Fund to the same extent as
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Fund.</font></div>
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      a reasonable time prior to the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund shall
      provide, if requested, a list of the Assets to the Acquiring
      Fund.&#160;&#160;The Acquired Fund may sell any asset on such list prior
      to the Effective Time.&#160;&#160;After the Acquired Fund provides such
      list, the Acquired Fund will not acquire any additional securities or
      permit to exist any encumbrances, rights, restrictions or claims not
      reflected on such list, without the approval of the Acquiring
      Fund.&#160;&#160;Within a reasonable time after receipt of the list and
      prior to the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund will advise the Acquired
      Fund in writing of any investments shown on the list that the Acquiring
      Fund has determined to be inconsistent with its investment objective,
      policies and restrictions.&#160;&#160;The Acquired Fund will dispose of
      any such securities prior to the Closing Date to the extent practicable
      and consistent with applicable legal requirements, including the Acquired
      Fund&#8217;s investment objectives, policies and restrictions.&#160;&#160;In
      addition, if the Acquiring Fund determines that, as a result of the
      Acquisition, the Acquiring Fund would own an aggregate amount of an
      investment that would exceed a percentage limitation applicable to the
      Acquiring Fund, the Acquiring Fund will advise the Acquired Fund in
      writing of any such limitation and the Acquired Fund shall dispose of a
      sufficient amount of such investment as may be necessary to avoid the
      limitation as of the Effective Time, to the extent practicable and
      consistent with applicable legal requirements, including the Acquired
      Fund&#8217;s investment objectives, policies and
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      Acquiring Fund at the Effective Time on the following
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      value of the Assets less the Liabilities of the Acquired Fund, determined
      as of the Valuation Time, shall be divided by the then NAV of
      one&#160;&#160;Acquisition Share, and, in exchange for the transfer of the
      Assets, the Acquiring Fund shall simultaneously issue and deliver to the
      Acquired Fund the number of full&#160;&#160;Acquisition Shares so
      determined that are allocable to all shares held by or for those
      stockholders of the Acquired Fund on a stockholder by stockholder basis
      plus fractional&#160;&#160;Acquisition Shares, rounded to the second
      decimal place or such other decimal place as the parties may agree to in
      writing, allocable to those stockholders of the Acquired Fund that at the
      Effective Time participate in the Acquired Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment
      Plan (&#8220;DRIP Stockholders&#8221;), regardless of whether the shares of the
      Acquired Fund with respect to which such fractional Acquisition Shares are
      to be issued and delivered are held by or for the DRIP Stockholders
      directly or in the Acquired Fund&#8217;s Dividend Reinvestment
      Plan.&#160;&#160;The Acquiring Fund shall at the same time deliver to the
      Acquired Fund cash in lieu of any fractional Acquisition Shares allocable
      to those stockholders of the Acquired Fund that are not DRIP
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      NAV of the Acquisition Shares to be delivered to the Acquired Fund shall
      be determined as of the Valuation Time in accordance with the Acquiring
      Fund&#8217;s then applicable valuation procedures, and the net value of the
      Assets to be conveyed to the Acquiring Fund shall be determined as of the
      Valuation Time in accordance with the then applicable valuation procedures
      of the Acquired Fund; and</font></div>
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      portfolio securities of the Acquired Fund shall be made available by the
      Acquired Fund to The Bank of New York, as custodian for the Acquiring Fund
      (the &#8220;Custodian&#8221;), for examination no later than five business days
      preceding the Valuation Time.&#160;&#160;On the Closing Date, such
      portfolio securities and all the Acquired Fund's cash shall be delivered
      by the Acquired Fund to the Custodian for the account of the Acquiring
      Fund, such portfolio securities to be duly endorsed in proper form for
      transfer in such manner and condition as to constitute good delivery
      thereof in accordance with the custom of brokers or, in the case of
      portfolio securities held in the U.S. Treasury Department's book-entry
      system or by The Depository Trust Company, Participants Trust Company or
      other third party depositories, by transfer to the account of the
      Custodian in accordance with Rule 17f-4, Rule 17f-5 or Rule 17f-7, as the
      case may be, under the 1940 Act and accompanied by all necessary federal
      and state stock transfer stamps or a check for the appropriate purchase
      price thereof.&#160;&#160;The cash delivered shall be in the form of
      currency or certified or official bank checks, payable to the order of the
      Custodian, or shall be wired to an account pursuant to instructions
      provided by the Acquiring Fund.</font></div>
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      after the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund will deliver to the Acquiring
      Fund a Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Acquired Fund as of the
      Closing Date.</font></div>
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      Dissolution of the Acquired Fund, Registration of Acquisition Shares and
      Access to Records</font>.</font></div>
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Fund also shall take the following steps, as applicable:</font></div>
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or as soon as reasonably practical after the Effective Time, the Acquired Fund
shall liquidate by transferring pro rata to its stockholders of record, the
Acquisition Shares and cash it receives pursuant to Section 4(e)(1) of this
Plan.&#160;&#160;The Acquiring Fund shall establish accounts on its share
records and note on such accounts the names of the former Acquired Fund
stockholders and the amounts of Acquisition Shares that the former Acquired Fund
stockholders are due based on their respective holdings of shares of the
Acquired Fund as of the close of business on the Closing
Date.&#160;&#160;Fractional Acquisition Shares shall be carried to the second
decimal place.&#160;&#160;The Acquiring Fund shall not issue certificates
representing Acquisition Shares in connection with such exchange.&#160;&#160;All
issued and outstanding shares in connection with such exchange will be
simultaneously cancelled on the books of the Acquired Fund.&#160;&#160;Ownership
of Acquired Fund&#8217;s shares will be shown on the books of the Acquiring Fund&#8217;s
transfer agent.</font></div>
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distribution by the Acquired Fund to its stockholders of all the Acquisition
Shares delivered to the Acquired Fund, the Acquired Fund shall wind up its
affairs and shall take all steps as are necessary and proper to dissolve as soon
as is reasonably possible after the Effective Time, including filing of Articles
of Dissolution with SDAT.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
      and after the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund shall provide the Acquiring
      Fund and its transfer agent with immediate access to: (i) all records
      containing the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of all
      of the Acquired Fund&#8217;s stockholders and the number and percentage
      ownership of the outstanding shares of the Acquired Fund owned by
      stockholders as of the Effective Time, and (ii) all original documentation
      (including all applicable Internal Revenue Service forms, certificates,
      certifications and correspondence) relating to the Acquired Fund
      stockholders&#8217; taxpayer identification numbers and their liability for or
      exemption from back-up withholding.&#160;&#160;The Acquired Fund shall
      preserve and maintain, or shall direct its service providers to preserve
      and maintain, records with respect to the Acquired Fund as required by
      Section 31 of, and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under, the 1940
    Act.</font></div>
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Warranties of the Acquired Fund</font>.</font></div>
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warrants to the Acquiring Fund as follows:</font></div>
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      Acquired Fund is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
      good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland.&#160;&#160;The
      Acquired Fund is registered with the SEC as a closed-end management
      investment company under the 1940 Act and is duly registered with the SEC
      under the 1934 Act, and such registrations will be in full force and
      effect as of the Effective Time.</font></div>
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      Acquired Fund has the power and all necessary federal, state and local
      qualifications and authorizations to own all of the Assets, to carry on
      its business, to enter into this Plan and to consummate the transactions
      contemplated herein.</font></div>
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      Board of Directors of the Acquired Fund has duly authorized the execution
      and delivery of this Plan and the transactions contemplated
      herein.&#160;&#160;Duly authorized officers of the Acquired Fund have
      executed and delivered the Plan.&#160;&#160;The Plan represents a valid
      and binding contract, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as
      to enforcement to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement,
      moratorium, and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or
      affecting creditors&#8217; rights and to general equity
      principles.&#160;&#160;The execution and delivery of this Plan does not,
      and, subject to the approval of stockholders referred to in Section 3
      hereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Plan
      will not, violate the Acquired Fund&#8217;s Charter (the &#8220;Acquired Fund
      Charter&#8221;), its Bylaws (the &#8220;Acquired Fund Bylaws&#8221;) or any material
      agreement to which the Acquired Fund is subject.&#160;&#160;Except for the
      approval of its stockholders, the Acquired Fund does not need to take any
      other action to authorize its officers to effectuate this Plan and the
      transactions contemplated herein.</font></div>
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      Acquired Fund has qualified as a regulated investment company under Part I
      of Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1, of the Code, in respect of each
      taxable year since the commencement of its operations and intends to
      continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for its taxable year
      ending upon its liquidation.</font></div>
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      Registration Statement when filed with the SEC, when Part A of the N-14
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      and the rules and regulations thereunder and applicable state securities
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      business, in each case under which no material default exists, and this
      Plan, the Acquired Fund is not a party to or subject to any material
      contract or other commitments, that if terminated, may result in material
      liability to the Acquired Fund or under which (whether or not terminated)
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      years for which such returns are due and has paid all taxes payable
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      liabilities will have been adequately provided for on its
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      deficiency or liability asserted against it or question with respect
      thereto raised, and it will not be under audit by the Internal Revenue
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      investment company,&#8221; and the provisions of Sections 851 through 855 of the
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      year beginning October 1, 2008, and will continue to apply through the
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      policies and investment restrictions set forth in its prospectus or
      prospectuses and statement or statements of additional information as in
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      Acquired Fund stockholder of record, which Form W-8 or Form W-9 can be
      associated with reportable payments made by the Acquired Fund to such
      stockholder, and/or (ii) has otherwise timely instituted the appropriate
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      affecting creditors&#8217; rights and to general equity
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      N-14 Registration Statement is distributed to stockholders, at the time of
      the stockholder meeting of the Acquired Fund for approval of the
      Acquisition and at the Effective Time, insofar as it relates to the
      Acquiring Fund shall (i) comply in all material respects with the
      applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act, and
      the rules and regulations thereunder and applicable state securities laws
      and (ii) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
      state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
      the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which
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      outstanding Acquisition Shares, and all such shares are fully paid and
      non-assessable and were offered for sale and sold in conformity with the
      registration requirements of all applicable federal and state securities
      laws.&#160;&#160;The Acquiring Fund has duly authorized the Acquisition
      Shares referred to in Section 4(e) hereof to be issued and delivered to
      the Acquired Fund as of the Effective Time.&#160;&#160;When issued and
      delivered, such Acquisition Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and
      non-assessable, and no stockholder of the Acquiring Fund shall have any
      preemptive right of subscription or purchase in respect of any such
      share.&#160;&#160;There are no outstanding options, warrants or other
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      writing to the Acquiring Fund, no claims, actions, suits, investigations
      or proceedings of any type are pending or threatened against the Acquiring
      Fund or any of its properties or assets or any person whom the Acquiring
      Fund may be obligated to indemnify in connection with such litigation,
      proceeding or investigation.&#160;&#160;Subject to the foregoing, there
      are no facts that the Acquiring Fund currently has reason to believe are
      likely to form the basis for the institution of any such claim, action,
      suit, investigation or proceeding against the Acquiring
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      provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental
      body that adversely affects, or is reasonably likely to adversely affect
      its financial condition, results of operations, its assets or its ability
      to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
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      business, in each case under which no material default exists, the
      Acquiring Fund is not a party to or subject to any material contract, debt
      instrument, employee benefit plan, lease, franchise, license or permit of
      any kind or nature whatsoever.</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund has filed its federal income tax returns, copies of which
      have been previously made available to the Acquired Fund, for all taxable
      years for which such returns are due and has paid all taxes payable
      pursuant to such returns.&#160;&#160;All of the Acquiring Fund's tax
      liabilities will have been adequately provided for on its
      books.&#160;&#160;No such return is currently under audit and no unpaid
      assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns.&#160;&#160;To
      the best of the Acquiring Fund's knowledge, it will not have any tax
      deficiency or liability asserted against it or question with respect
      thereto raised, and it will not be under audit by the Internal Revenue
      Service or by any state or local tax authority for taxes in excess of
      those already paid.&#160;&#160;The Acquiring Fund will timely file its
      federal income tax return for each subsequent taxable year including its
      current taxable year.</font></div>
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      federal income tax purposes, the Acquiring Fund qualifies as a &#8220;regulated
      investment company,&#8221; and the provisions of Sections 851 through 855 of the
      Code apply to the Acquiring Fund for the remainder of its current taxable
      year beginning April 1, 2008, and will continue to apply through the
      Closing Date.</font></div>
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      Financial Statements of the Acquiring Fund, a copy of which has been
      previously delivered to the Acquired Fund, fairly present the financial
      position of the Acquiring Fund's most recent fiscal year-end and the
      results of the Acquiring Fund's operations and changes in the Acquiring
      Fund's net assets for the period
indicated.</font></div>
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      no material adverse change in its financial condition, results of
      operations, business or assets.&#160;&#160;Negative investment performance
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      Acquiring Fund's investment operations from inception to the date hereof
      have been in compliance in all material respects with the investment
      policies and investment restrictions set forth in its prospectus or
      prospectuses and statement or statements of additional information as in
      effect from time to time, except as previously disclosed in writing to the
      Acquired Fund.</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund will use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and
      authorizations required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such other state
      securities laws as it may deem appropriate in order to continue its
      operations after the Closing Date.</font></div>
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      the manner required by the Acquired Fund Charter, the Acquired Fund Bylaws
      and applicable law.&#160;&#160;If stockholders of the Acquired Fund fail
      to approve the Acquisition as required, that failure shall release the
      Funds of their obligations under this
Plan.</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund shall have delivered to the other
      party a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and executed in its name
      by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, in a form reasonably
      satisfactory to the receiving party, stating that the representations and
      warranties of the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund, as applicable, in
      this Plan that apply to the Acquisition are true and correct in all
      material respects at and as of the Valuation
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      Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund shall have performed and complied in
      all material respects with each of its representations and warranties
      required by this Plan to be performed or complied with by it prior to or
      at the Valuation Time and the Effective
Time.</font></div>
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      operations, business, properties or assets of the Acquiring Fund or the
      Acquired Fund since the date of the most recent Financial
      Statements.&#160;&#160;Negative investment performance shall not be
      considered a material adverse
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      Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund shall have received an opinion of
      Seward &amp; Kissel LLP reasonably satisfactory to each of them,
      substantially to the effect that for federal income tax
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      Acquisition will constitute a &#8220;reorganization&#8221; within the meaning of
      Section 368(a) of the Code and that the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired
      Fund will each be &#8220;a party to a reorganization&#8221; within the meaning of
      Section 368(b) of the Code;</font></div>
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      exchange of the stockholder&#8217;s shares of the Acquired Fund solely
      for&#160;&#160;Acquisition Shares, except with respect to cash received in
      lieu of a fractional share of the Acquiring Fund in connection with the
      Acquisition;</font></div>
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      the Acquired Fund nor the Acquiring Fund will recognize any gain or loss
      upon the transfer of all of the Assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange
      for Acquisition Shares (plus cash in lieu of fractional shares) and the
      assumption by Acquiring Fund of the Liabilities pursuant to this Plan or
      upon the distribution of Acquisition Shares and cash to stockholders of
      the Acquired Fund in exchange for their respective shares of the Acquired
      Fund;</font></div>
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      (including any fractional share to which the stockholder may be entitled)
      will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Acquired
      Fund surrendered in exchange therefor, decreased by any cash received and
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      holding period of the Acquisition Shares received in connection with the
      Acquisition by each stockholder of the Acquired Fund (including any
      fractional share to which the stockholder may be entitled) will include
      the holding period of the shares of the Acquired Fund surrendered in
      exchange therefor, provided that such Acquired Fund shares constitute
      capital assets in the hands of the stockholder as of the Closing
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      Acquiring Fund will succeed to the capital loss carryovers of the Acquired
      Fund, if any, under Section 381 of the Code, but the use by the Acquiring
      Fund of any such capital loss carryovers (and of capital loss carryovers
      of the Acquiring Fund) may be subject to limitation under Section 383 of
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      gain or loss realized by a stockholder of the Acquired Fund upon the sale
      of a fractional share of the Acquiring Fund to which the stockholder is
      entitled will be recognized to the stockholder and measured by the
      difference between the amount of cash received and the basis of the
      fractional share and, provided that the Acquired Fund shares surrendered
      constitute capital assets in the hands of the stockholder, will be a
      capital gain or loss.</font></div>
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opinion will be based on certain factual certifications made by officers of the
Funds and will also be based on customary assumptions and subject to certain
qualifications.&#160;&#160;The opinion is not a guarantee that the tax
consequences of the Acquisition will be as described above.</font></div>
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this subparagraph (e), Seward &amp; Kissel LLP will express no view with respect
to the effect of the Acquisition on any transferred asset as to which any
unrealized gain or loss is required to be recognized at the end of a taxable
year (or on the termination or transfer thereof) under federal income tax
principles.&#160;&#160;Each Fund shall agree to make and provide additional
representations to Seward &amp; Kissel LLP with respect to the Funds that are
reasonably necessary to enable Seward &amp; Kissel LLP to deliver the tax
opinion.&#160;&#160;Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary,
neither Fund may waive in any material respect the conditions set forth under
this subparagraph (e).</font></div>
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      N-14 Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act
      as to the Acquisition Shares, and the SEC shall not have instituted and to
      the knowledge of the Acquiring Fund is not contemplating instituting, any
      stop order suspending the effectiveness of the N-14 Registration
      Statement.</font></div>
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      action, suit or other proceeding shall be threatened or pending before any
      court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or
      prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, the
      Acquisition.</font></div>
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      SEC shall not have issued any unfavorable advisory report under Section
      25(b) of the 1940 Act nor instituted any proceeding seeking to enjoin
      consummation of the Acquisition under Section 25(c) of the 1940
      Act.</font></div>
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      pursuant to Section 13 of this
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      NYSE shall have approved, upon official notice of issuance, the listing of
      the Acquisition Shares to be issued and delivered to the Acquired Fund
      pursuant hereto.</font></div>
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obligations of the Acquired Fund with respect to the Acquisition shall be
subject to the following conditions precedent:</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Acquired Fund shall have received an opinion of Seward &amp; Kissel LLP,
      counsel to the Acquiring Fund, in form and substance reasonably
      satisfactory to the Acquired Fund and dated as of the Closing Date,
      substantially to the effect that:</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund is a corporation duly incorporated, existing and in good
      standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is a closed-end,
      management investment company registered under the 1940 Act and duly
      registered under the 1934 Act;</font></div>
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      Plan has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Acquiring
      Fund and, assuming the N-14 Registration Statement referred to in Section
      2 of this Plan does not contain any material misstatements or omissions,
      and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Plan by the
      Acquired Fund, represents a legal, valid and binding contract, enforceable
      in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy,
      insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and transfer and similar
      laws relating to or affecting creditors&#8217; rights generally and court
      decisions with respect thereto, and further subject to the application of
      equitable principles in any proceeding, whether at law or in equity or
      with respect to the enforcement of provisions of the Plan and the effect
      of judicial decisions which have held that certain provisions are
      unenforceable when their enforcement would violate an implied covenant of
      good faith and fair dealing or would be commercially unreasonable or when
      default under the Plan is not
material;</font></div>
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      Acquisition Shares to be delivered as provided for by this Plan are duly
      authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Plan and the
      resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing the issuance thereof,
      will be validly issued, fully paid and
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      execution and delivery of this Plan did not, and the consummation of the
      Acquisition will not, violate the Acquiring Fund Charter or the Acquiring
      Fund Bylaws or any agreement of the Acquiring Fund known to such counsel,
      after reasonable inquiry; and</font></div>
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      the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or
      order of any federal or state court or administrative or regulatory
      agency, other than the acceptance of record of Articles of Transfer by the
      SDAT, is required for the Acquiring Fund to enter into this Plan or carry
      out its terms, except those that have been obtained under the 1933 Act,
      the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations under those Acts
      or that may be required under state securities laws or subsequent to the
      Effective Time or when the failure to obtain the consent, approval,
      authorization or order would not have a material adverse effect on the
      operation of the Acquiring Fund.</font></div>
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rendering such opinion, Seward &amp; Kissel LLP may (i) rely on the opinion of
Venable LLP as to matters of Maryland law to the extent set forth in such
opinion, (ii) make assumptions regarding the authenticity, genuineness and/or
conformity of documents and copies thereof without independent verification
thereof, (iii) limit such opinion to applicable federal and state law, (iv)
define the word &#8220;knowledge&#8221; and related terms to mean the knowledge of attorneys
then with such firm who have devoted substantive attention to matters directly
related to this Plan and (v) rely on certificates of officers or directors of
the Acquiring Fund as to factual matters.</font></div>
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      Acquired Fund shall have received a letter from the Adviser with respect
      to insurance matters in form and substance satisfactory to the Acquired
      Fund.</font></div>
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obligations of the Acquiring Fund with respect to the Acquisition shall be
subject to the following conditions precedent:</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund shall have received an opinion of Seward &amp; Kissel LLP,
      counsel to the Acquired Fund, in form and substance reasonably
      satisfactory to the Acquiring Fund and dated as of the Closing Date,
      substantially to the effect that:</font></div>
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      Acquired Fund is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
      good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is a closed-end
      management investment company registered under the 1940 act and duly
      registered under the 1934 Act;</font></div>
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      Plan has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Acquired Fund
      and, assuming the N-14 Registration Statement referred to in Section 2 of
      this Plan does not contain any material misstatements or omissions, and
      assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Plan by the
      Acquiring Fund, represents a legal, valid and binding contract,
      enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of
      bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and transfer and
      similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&#8217; rights generally and
      court decisions with respect thereto, and further subject to the
      application of equitable principles in any proceeding, whether at law or
      in equity or with respect to the enforcement of provisions of the Plan and
      the effect of judicial decisions which have held that certain provisions
      are unenforceable when their enforcement would violate an implied covenant
      of good faith and fair dealing or would be commercially unreasonable or
      when default under the Plan is not
material;</font></div>
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      execution and delivery of this Plan did not, and the consummation of the
      Acquisition will not, violate the Acquired Fund Charter or the Acquired
      Fund Bylaws or any agreement of the Acquired Fund known to such counsel,
      after reasonable inquiry; and</font></div>
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      the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or
      order of any federal or state court or administrative or regulatory
      agency, other than the acceptance of record of Articles of Transfer by the
      SDAT, is required for the Acquired Fund to enter into the Plan or carry
      out its terms, except those that have been obtained under the 1933 Act,
      the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations under those Acts
      or that may be required under state securities laws or subsequent to the
      Effective Time or when the failure to obtain the consent, approval,
      authorization or order would not have a material adverse effect on the
      operation of the Acquired Fund.</font></div>
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rendering such opinion, Seward &amp; Kissel LLP may (i) rely on the opinion of
Venable LLP as to matters of Maryland law, (ii) make assumptions regarding the
authenticity, genuineness and/or conformity of documents and copies thereof
without independent verification thereof, (iii) limit such opinion to applicable
federal and state law, (iv) define the word &#8220;knowledge&#8221; and related terms to
mean the knowledge of attorneys then with such firm who have devoted substantive
attention to matters directly related to this Plan and (v) rely on certificates
of officers or directors of the Acquired Fund as to factual
matters.</font></div>
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      Acquiring Fund shall have received a letter from the Adviser agreeing to
      indemnify the Acquiring Fund in respect of certain liabilities of the
      Acquired Fund in form and substance satisfactory to the Acquiring
      Fund.</font></div>
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      Closing shall be held at the offices of the Funds, 1345 Avenue of the
      Americas, New York, New York 10105, or at such other time place as the
      parties may agree.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      the event that at the Valuation Time (a) the NYSE shall be closed to
      trading or trading thereon shall be restricted, or (b) trading or the
      reporting of trading on said Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so
      that accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Acquired
      Fund or the Acquiring Fund is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be
      postponed until the first business day after the day when trading shall
      have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored; provided
      that if trading shall not be fully resumed and reporting restored within
      three business days of the Valuation Time, this Plan may be terminated by
      either the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund upon the giving of written
      notice to the other party.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Acquiring Fund will provide to the Acquired Fund evidence satisfactory to
      the Acquired Fund that the Acquisition Shares issuable pursuant to the
      Acquisition have been credited to the Acquired Fund's account on the books
      of the Acquiring Fund.&#160;&#160;After the Closing Date, the Acquiring
      Fund will provide to the Acquired Fund evidence satisfactory to the
      Acquired Fund that such Shares have been credited pro rata to open
      accounts in the names of the Acquired Fund
  Stockholders.</font></div>
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      the Closing each party shall deliver to the other such bills of sale,
      instruments of assumption of liabilities, checks, assignments, stock
      certificates, receipts or other documents as such other party or its
      counsel may reasonably request in connection with the transfer of assets,
      assumption of liabilities and liquidation contemplated by the
      Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">12.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Survival of Representations
and Warranties</font>.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">No
representations, warranties or covenants in or pursuant to this Plan (including
certificates of officers) hereto shall survive the completion of the
transactions contemplated herein.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Termination of
Plan</font>.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A
majority of either Fund&#8217;s Board of Directors may terminate this Plan with
respect to that Fund at any time before the applicable Effective Time if: (i)
the Fund&#8217;s conditions precedent set forth in Sections 8, 9 or 10 as appropriate,
are not satisfied; or (ii) the Board of Directors determines that the
consummation of the Acquisition is not in the best interests of the Fund or its
stockholders and gives notice of such termination to the other
party.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This Plan
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the
extent preempted by federal law, without regard to conflicts of law
principles.</font></div>
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Fees</font>.</font></div>
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party represents and warrants that there are no brokers or finders entitled to
receive any payments in connection with the transactions provided for in the
Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Amendments</font>.</font></div>
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parties may, by agreement in writing authorized by their respective Board of
Directors, amend this Plan at any time before or after the stockholders of the
Acquired Fund approve the Acquisition.&#160;&#160;However, after stockholders of
the Acquired Fund approve the Acquisition, the parties may not amend this Plan
in a manner that materially alters the obligations of the other
party.&#160;&#160;This Section shall not preclude the parties from changing the
Closing Date or the Effective Time by mutual agreement.</font></div>
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time prior to the Closing Date, either party may by written instrument signed by
it (i) waive the effect of any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties made to it contained herein and (ii) waive compliance with any of the
agreements, covenants or conditions made for its benefit contained
herein.&#160;&#160;Any waiver shall apply only to the particular inaccuracy or
requirement for compliance waived, and not any other or future inaccuracy or
lack of compliance.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Indemnification of
Directors</font>.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Acquiring Fund agrees that all rights to indemnification and all limitations of
liability existing in favor of the Acquired Fund's current and former Directors
and officers, acting in their capacities as such, under the Acquired Fund
Charter and the Acquired Fund Bylaws as in effect as of the date of this Plan
shall survive the Acquisition as obligations of the Acquiring Fund and shall
continue in full force and effect, without any amendment thereto, and shall
constitute rights which may be asserted against the Acquiring Fund, its
successors or assigns.</font></div>
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to Rule 145 under the 1933 Act, and in connection with the issuance of any
shares to any person who at the time of the Acquisition is, to the Acquiring
Fund&#8217;s knowledge, an affiliate of a party to the Acquisition pursuant to Rule
145(c), the Acquiring Fund will cause to be affixed upon the certificate(s)
issued to such person (if any) a legend as follows:</font></div>
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SHARES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT TO ACQUIRING FUND (OR ITS
STATUTORY SUCCESSOR) UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR (II) IN THE OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE FUND, SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.</font></div>
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party will cooperate with the other in fulfilling its obligations under this
Plan and will provide such information and documentation as is reasonably
requested by the other in carrying out the Plan&#8217;s terms.&#160;&#160;Each party
will provide such further assurances concerning the performance of its
obligations hereunder and execute all documents for or in connection with the
consummation of the Acquisition as, with respect to such assurances or
documents, the other shall deem necessary or appropriate.</font></div>
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time prior to the Effective Time, a party becomes aware of any untrue statement
of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements made not misleading in the N-14
Registration Statement, the party discovering the item shall notify the other
party and the parties shall cooperate in promptly preparing, filing and clearing
with the SEC and, if appropriate, distributing to stockholders appropriate
disclosure with respect to the item.</font></div>
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obligations of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund shall not bind any of
the directors, stockholders, nominees, officers, agents, employees or agents of
the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund personally, but shall bind only the
Acquired Fund or Acquiring Fund, as appropriate.&#160;&#160;The execution and
delivery of this Plan by an officer of either party shall not be deemed to have
been made by the officer individually or to impose any liability on the officer
personally, but shall bind only the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund, as
appropriate.</font></div>
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parties complete the Acquisition, the Acquired Fund shall terminate its
registration under the 1940 Act, the 1933 Act, and the 1934 Act and will
liquidate and dissolve.</font></div>
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notice, report, statement, certificate or demand required or permitted by any
provision of the Plan shall be in writing and shall be given in person or by
telecopy, certified mail or overnight express courier to:</font></div>
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shared by the Acquired Fund and the Adviser.&#160;&#160;The Adviser will pay the
first $100,000 of the Acquisition expenses and the Acquired Fund will pay all
amounts in excess of that amount.</font></div>
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supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and may be amended only in writing signed by both
parties.&#160;&#160;The headings contained in this Plan are for reference only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Plan.&#160;&#160;Whenever the context so requires, the use in the Plan of the
singular will be deemed to include the plural and vice versa.&#160;&#160;Nothing
in this Plan, expressed or implied, confers upon any other person any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Plan.&#160;&#160;Neither party may assign or
transfer any right or obligation under this Plan without the written consent of
the other party.</font></div>
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Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Plan as of the day and
year first above written.</font></div>
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