<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-12-139878.txt : 20120329
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-139878
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120329
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20120329

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000836412
		IRS NUMBER:				133474242
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05620
		FILM NUMBER:		12724379

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MUNSON STREET
		CITY:			GREENFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-272-2700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MUNSON STREET
		CITY:			GREENFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01301
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by the Registrant <FONT
STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preliminary Proxy Statement </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>The Zweig Fund, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No fee required. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:8%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:8%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and
state how it was determined): </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:8%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Total fee paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-1 1(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:8%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date Filed: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question 1: Why did you send me this proxy statement? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:</I></B>&nbsp;This proxy statement was sent to you because you own shares, either directly or beneficially, of either the Zweig Fund, Inc. (&#147;ZF&#148; or a &#147;Fund&#148;) or the Zweig
Total Return Fund, Inc. (&#147;ZTR&#148; or a &#147;Fund&#148;) as of March&nbsp;8, 2012, which is the record date for determining the shareholders of the Fund entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting to be held on May&nbsp;15, 2012 and
any postponements or adjournments thereof (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;). Each Fund is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (&#147;NYSE&#148;). The NYSE requires the Funds to hold an annual meeting each year. The Annual Meeting on
May&nbsp;15, 2012 will serve as the Fund&#146;s annual meeting for 2012. The Board of Directors (the &#147;Directors&#148; or the &#147;Board&#148;) of each Fund urges you to review the information contained in this proxy statement before voting on
the proposals that will be presented at the Annual Meeting (collectively, the &#147;Proposals&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;2: What are
shareholders of the Fund being asked to consider? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:</I></B>&nbsp;At the Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Funds will be
asked: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ELECT DIRECTORS: (&#147;Proposal 1&#148;) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With respect to both ZF and ZTR, to elect two Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2015 and until their successors are
elected and duly qualify. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">REVISE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: (&#147;Proposal 2&#148;) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With respect to both ZF and ZTR, to revise the investment objective. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With respect to both ZF and ZTR, to reclassify the investment objective as &#147;non-fundamental.&#148; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMEND/ELIMINATE CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS: (&#147;Proposal&nbsp;3&#148;) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With respect to ZF and, with respect to certain investment restrictions, ZTR, to amend or eliminate certain fundamental investment policies in order to
update the policies of the Funds. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMEND INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT: (&#147;Proposal 4&#148;) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To approve an amendment to the investment advisory agreement between each of ZF and ZTR and Zweig Advisers LLC (the &#147;Adviser&#148;)&nbsp;to permit
the Adviser to receive a fee based on all &#147;managed assets&#148; of such Fund rather than &#147;net assets.&#148; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question 3: Why are these changes being proposed at this time? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer: </I></B>As discussed in the proxy statement, each Fund&#146;s Board approved changes to its respective Fund&#146;s investment strategies in order to seek to enhance the returns of the Fund.
Consistent with each Fund&#146;s revised investment strategies, the Board of each Fund further approved changes to its Fund&#146;s investment objective. Because each Fund&#146;s investment objective is fundamental, shareholders are being asked to
approve such change. In addition, neither ZF nor ZTR has amended its fundamental investment restrictions since its launch in 1986 and 1988, respectively. Many of the Funds&#146; fundamental investment restrictions were responsive to state law
requirements that no longer exist and, therefore, each Fund has proposed changes to its fundamental investment restrictions to achieve the flexibility permitted under the current securities laws. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;4: How do the Boards recommend that I vote? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:</I></B>&nbsp;The Board of each Fund, including all of the Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
&#147;Independent Directors&#148;), has unanimously recommended that shareholders vote FOR all of the Proposals, and FOR all Director nominees described in such Proposals. </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposal 1 requires a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by the shareholders of a Fund. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposals 2, 3 and 4 require a vote of the lesser of (i)&nbsp;67% or more of the eligible votes of a Fund present at the meeting if more than 50% of
the eligible votes of the Fund are present in person or by proxy or (ii)&nbsp;more than 50% of the eligible votes of a Fund. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;6: What is changing in the investment objectives? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer: </I></B>Each Board has approved changes to its respective Fund&#146;s investment strategies in order to seek to enhance the returns of the Fund. In connection with such changes, the Board of
each Fund approved changes to its respective Fund&#146;s investment objective, subject to shareholder approval, that were also recommended by the Adviser. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">These changes are as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>With respect to ZF </U></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is capital appreciation, primarily through investment in equity securities, consistent with the preservation of capital and reduction of risk,
as determined by the Fund&#146;s Investment Adviser.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is capital appreciation, with income as a secondary objective.</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>With respect to ZTR </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income, consistent with the preservation of
capital.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek total return, consisting of capital appreciation and income.</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Additionally, the Boards also approved, subject to shareholder approval, classifying each Fund&#146;s proposed new
investment objective as &#147;non-fundamental.&#148; This would mean that a shareholder vote would not be required to change the investment objective in the future. This is designed to provide the Board of each Fund greater flexibility to alter the
Fund&#146;s investment objective when it is in the best interests of shareholders without incurring the costs and delays connected with proxy solicitations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question 7: How will changing each Fund&#146;s investment objective from &#147;fundamental&#148; to &#147;non-fundamental&#148; affect the management of the Fund? </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer: </I></B>The classification of an investment company&#146;s investment objective as &#147;fundamental&#148; or &#147;non-fundamental&#148;
has no impact on the management of the fund in furtherance of that objective. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;8: What is changing in the fundamental
investment restrictions? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer: </I></B>Proposal 3 is intended to update the fundamental investment policies of the Funds as
set forth in the proxy statement by amending or eliminating out of date policies. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer: </I></B>Proposal 4 would alter the investment advisory agreement such that the Adviser&#146;s compensation from each Fund would be based on
a percentage of its daily &#147;managed&#148; assets, rather than its daily &#147;net&#148; assets. Managed assets include amounts borrowed by the Fund that the Adviser invests on behalf of the Fund. Because &#147;managed assets&#148; includes
amounts borrowed, while &#147;net assets&#148; does not, the amendment may result in the Adviser receiving a higher fee than is the case currently, should a Fund in fact borrow money. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;10: Why is the investment advisory agreement changing? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:
</I></B>The Board of each Fund believes that the guiding principle for compensating the Adviser should continue to be that the Adviser&#146;s compensation accurately reflect the full size and scope of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. The Adviser would
expend additional resources in managing any amounts borrowed, and to the extent a Fund utilizes any leverage, the leverage would increase the complexity of the administrative responsibilities of the Adviser in connection with securing and monitoring
this leverage for the Funds. The Board believes it is appropriate to compensate the Adviser for the effort and resources necessary to manage the leverage amounts. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;11: Would the compensation to the Adviser necessarily change if Proposal 4 is adopted? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer: </I></B>The compensation to the Adviser would only increase if a Fund in fact borrows money. The Funds did not borrow money during the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 and do not
currently intend to do so. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;12: How can I vote my shares? </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:</I></B>&nbsp;Please read the proxy statement and follow the instructions included on the enclosed proxy card. In addition to voting by mail, you may vote through the Internet by accessing
the website that appears on the enclosed proxy card or by telephone by calling the toll-free number that appears on the proxy card. We encourage you to learn about all your options for voting by referring to the enclosed proxy card and using the
control number that appears on it. Even if you intend to attend the meeting in person, you are encouraged to vote your proxy either through the Internet, by telephone or by completing and returning the proxy card. Whichever method you choose, please
read the enclosed proxy statement carefully before voting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;13: What if I want to revoke my proxy? </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:</I></B>&nbsp;A shareholder can revoke a proxy prior to its use by appearing at the Annual Meeting and voting in person, by giving written
notice of such revocation to the Secretary of the respective Fund prior to the Annual Meeting, or by returning a subsequently dated proxy prior to the Annual Meeting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Question&nbsp;14: Where do I find further information about the Proposals? </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Answer:</I></B>&nbsp;Further information about each Proposal is available in the attached proxy statement. </FONT></P>
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