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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-07-016019
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070426
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070302
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070302
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070302

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INDONESIA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000859120
		IRS NUMBER:				133558141
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06024
		FILM NUMBER:		07668923

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128753500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST ISRAEL FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000865277
		IRS NUMBER:				061302759
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06120
		FILM NUMBER:		07668925

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128753500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ISRAEL CAPITAL FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900826

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHILE FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846676
		IRS NUMBER:				222990009
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05770
		FILM NUMBER:		07668922

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128753500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND INC /MD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000862599
		IRS NUMBER:				133577304
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06094
		FILM NUMBER:		07668924

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128753500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT, LLC
		STREET 2:		466 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LATIN AMERICA INVESTMENT FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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required in Proxy Statement<br>
Schedule 14A Information</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy Statement
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:4.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate
  box:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as
  permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE CHILE FUND,
  INC.<br>
  THE FIRST ISRAEL FUND, INC.<br>
  THE LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND, INC.<br>
  THE INDONESIA FUND, INC.</font><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of
  Person(s)&nbsp;Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
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  <td width="96%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
  Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1)&nbsp;and&nbsp;0-11.</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to which
  transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction
  applies:</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction
  computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the amount on
  which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
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  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
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  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <td width="96%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as
  provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2)&nbsp;and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form&nbsp;or Schedule and the
  date of its filing.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filing Party:</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Persons who are to respond to the collection of
  information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the
  form displays a currently valid OMB control number.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE CHILE FUND, INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE FIRST ISRAEL FUND,
INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE LATIN AMERICA EQUITY
FUND, INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE INDONESIA FUND, INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ELEVEN MADISON AVENUE</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24TH FLOOR</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10010</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS<br>
To Be Held on April 26, 2007</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the Annual Meetings of Shareholders of each of the funds listed
above (each a &#147;Fund&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Funds&#148;) (each a &#147;Meeting&#148; and
collectively, the &#147;Meetings&#148;) will be held at the offices of Credit Suisse
Asset Management, LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue (between 24</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;and 25<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;streets), 24th
Floor, New York, New York 10010, on the following dates and times:</p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft -->The First Israel Fund, Inc.
  (&#147;ISL&#148;)</p>
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  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:72.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2:30 p.m.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Chile Fund,
  Inc. (&#147;CH&#148;)</font></p>
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  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:72.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3:30 p.m.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Latin
  America Equity Fund, Inc. (&#147;LAQ&#148;)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:72.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4:00 p.m.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Indonesia
  Fund, Inc. (&#147;IF&#148;)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:72.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
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  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="66" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4:30 p.m.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The purpose of the
Meetings is to consider and act upon the following proposal for each Fund and
to consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the
Meetings or any adjournments thereof:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>CH
&#151; To elect two Directors for a three-year term and one Director for a two-year
term;</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL &#151; To elect two Directors for a three-year term;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ &#151; To elect two Directors for a three-year term;
and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF &#151; To elect one Director for a three-year term.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This item is discussed in
greater detail in the attached Joint Proxy Statement.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Th</font>e close of business on February 26, 2007 has
been fixed as the record date for the determination of the shareholders of each
Fund entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meetings.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This notice and related
proxy material are first being mailed to shareholders on or about March 2,
2007.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">J. Kevin Gao</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;Secretary</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN
TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS IN PERSON, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE
REPRESENTED AND VOTED AT THE MEETINGS.&#160;
ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD(S)
PROMPTLY.&#160; NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF
MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.&#160; IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOUR PROXY CARD(S) BE RETURNED PROMPTLY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE
ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: March 2, 2007</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE CHILE FUND, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE FIRST ISRAEL FUND, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND,
INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE INDONESIA FUND, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(each a &#147;Fund&#148; and collectively,
the &#147;Funds&#148;)</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eleven Madison Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">24th Floor</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">New York,
New York 10010</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joint Proxy Statement for the</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Meetings of Shareholders</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">To Be
Held on April 26, 2007</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Joint Proxy
Statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation of proxies by the
Boards of Directors (each a &#147;Board&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Boards&#148;) of the
Funds for use at the Annual Meetings of Shareholders of the Funds to be held at
the offices of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (&#147;Credit Suisse&#148;), Eleven
Madison Avenue (between 24th and 25th Streets), 24th Floor, New York, New York
10010 on April 26, 2007 for all the Funds, and at any adjournments thereof
(each a &#147;Meeting&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Meetings&#148;).&#160; A Notice of Annual Meetings of Shareholders
and a proxy card (the &#147;Proxy&#148;) accompany this Joint Proxy Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy solicitations will
be made primarily by mail, but solicitations may also be made by telephone,
telegraph, or personal interviews conducted by officers or employees of the
Funds, Credit Suisse, the investment adviser to the Funds, Bear Stearns Funds
Management Inc., the administrator of the Funds (the &#147;Administrator&#148;), or D.F.
King &amp; Co., Inc. (&#147;D.F. King&#148;), a proxy solicitation firm that has been
retained by each Fund and which will receive a fee not to exceed $1,500 per
Fund and will be reimbursed for its reasonable expenses.&#160; All costs of solicitation, including (a)
printing and mailing of this Joint Proxy Statement and accompanying material,
(b) the reimbursement of brokerage firms and others for their expenses in
forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of each Fund&#146;s
shares, (c) payment of D.F. King for its services in soliciting Proxies and (d)
supplementary solicitations to submit Proxies, will be borne one-fourth by each
Fund.&#160; This Joint Proxy Statement is
expected to be mailed to shareholders on or about March 2, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Credit Suisse has its
principal executive office at Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New
York 10010.&#160; The Administrator has its
principal executive office at 383 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, New
York 10179.&#160; Celfin Capital Servicios
Financieros S.A. (&#147;Celfin&#148;), located at Apoquindo 3721, Piso 19, Santiago,
Chile, serves as Chilean investment sub-adviser and Chilean sub-administrator
to The Chile Fund, Inc. (&#147;CH&#148;) and The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.
(&#147;LAQ&#148;).&#160; Credit Suisse Asset Management
Limited (&#147;Credit Suisse Australia&#148;), located at Level 31, Gateway Building, 1
Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW 2000, serves as investment sub-adviser to The
Indonesia Fund, Inc. (&#147;IF&#148;).&#160; Credit
Suisse Asset Management Limited (&#147;Credit Suisse UK&#148;), located at One Cabot
Square, London, UK&#160; E14 4QJ, and Analyst
Exchange and Trading Services, Ltd., located at 46 Rothschild Blvd., Tel Aviv,
Israel, 66883 serve as investment sub-advisers to The First Israel Fund, Inc.
(&#147;ISL&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Reports,
containing audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006 for CH, ISL, LAQ and IF accompany this Joint Proxy Statement.&#160; They are not to be regarded as
proxy-soliciting material.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If an enclosed Proxy is
properly executed and returned in time to be voted at the Meeting to which it
relates, the shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the
instructions marked on the Proxy.&#160; If no
instructions are marked on the Proxy, the Proxy will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; the
election of each Fund&#146;s nominee(s) for Director, and, in accordance with the
judgment of the persons named in the Proxy on any matters that may properly
come before the Meetings and that are deemed appropriate.&#160; Any shareholder giving a Proxy has the power
to revoke it by mail (addressed to the Secretary of the relevant Fund, c/o
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New
York, New York 10010) or in person at the Meeting by executing a superseding
Proxy or by submitting a notice of revocation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A quorum of shareholders
is constituted by the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund entitled to vote at a
Meeting.&#160; In the event that a quorum is
not present at a Meeting, the holders of a majority of the shares present in
person or by proxy will have the power to adjourn such Meeting, without notice
other than an announcement at such Meeting, until the requisite number of
shares entitled to vote at such Meeting is present.&#160; In the event that a quorum is present at a
Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposals are not received,
the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of that
Meeting to permit further solicitation of Proxies.&#160; Any such adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of a majority of a Fund&#146;s shares represented at the Meeting in
person or by proxy, and the persons named as proxies will vote those Proxies
that they are entitled to vote &#147;FOR&#148; any proposal in favor of such adjournment
and will vote those proxies required to be voted &#147;AGAINST&#148; any proposal against
any such adjournment.&#160; Absent the
establishment of a subsequent record date and the giving of notice to the
holders of record thereon, the adjourned Meeting must take place not more than
120 days after the record date.&#160; At such
adjourned Meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the original Meeting.&#160; If a
quorum is present, a shareholder vote may be taken on one or more of the
proposals properly brought before the meeting prior to any adjournment if
sufficient votes have been received and it is otherwise appropriate.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum for transacting business at a Meeting,
abstentions and broker &#147;non-votes&#148; (that is, proxies from brokers or nominees
indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial
owner or other persons entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with
respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) will
be treated as shares that are present but which have not been voted.&#160; Accordingly, shareholders are urged to
forward their voting instructions promptly.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The election of a
Director at each Meeting will require that the successful candidate(s) receive
a plurality of the votes cast at a Meeting in person or by proxy.&#160; Because abstentions and broker non-votes are
not treated as shares voted, any abstentions and broker non-votes would have no
impact on the elections.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Credit Suisse and its
affiliates have advised the Funds that they intend to vote the shares over
which they have voting power at the Meetings, including shares that are held
directly or on behalf of employees, in the manner instructed by the customers
or employees for which such shares are held.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund has one class
of shares of capital stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Shares&#148;).&#160; Each Share of a Fund is entitled to one vote
at that Fund&#146;s Meeting, and fractional Shares are entitled to a proportionate
share of one vote.&#160; On the record date,
February 26, 2007, the following number of Shares of each Fund were issued and
outstanding:</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableCenter -->CH</p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="129" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,139,926 Shares</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="120" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:89.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="129" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,259,295 Shares</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="120" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:89.85pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableCenter -->LAQ</p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="129" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,322,240 Shares</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="120" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:89.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.3pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="129" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,266,286 Shares</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

</div>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Joint Proxy
Statement is being used in order to reduce the preparation, printing, handling
and postage expenses that would result from the use of a separate proxy
statement for each Fund and, because shareholders may own Shares of more than
one Fund, to avoid burdening shareholders with more than one proxy
statement.&#160; To the extent information
regarding common ownership is available to the Funds, a shareholder who owns of
record Shares in more than one Fund will receive a package containing this
Joint Proxy Statement and Proxies for each Fund in which that shareholder owns
Shares.&#160; If information relating to
common ownership is not available to the Funds, a shareholder who beneficially
owns Shares in more than one Fund may receive more than one package, each
containing this Joint Proxy Statement and a Proxy for a single Fund.&#160; It is essential that shareholders complete,
date, sign and return EACH enclosed Proxy.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In order that your Shares
may be represented at the Meeting(s), you are requested to:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>indicate
your instructions on the Proxy;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>date
and sign the Proxy;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>mail
the Proxy promptly in the enclosed envelope; and</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>allow
sufficient time for the Proxy to be received and processed on or before the
commencement of the applicable Meeting(s) on the dates and at the times
indicated below.</p>

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  <td width="117" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:88.0pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft -->ISL</p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="105" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:79.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="72" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2:30 p.m.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="117" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:88.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="105" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:79.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="72" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3:30 p.m.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="117" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:88.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="105" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:79.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="72" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4:00 p.m.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="117" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:88.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:28.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="105" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:79.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 26, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.05pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="72" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4:30 p.m.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL
1:&#160; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The only proposal to be
submitted at the Meetings will be the election of Directors.&#160; If elected, each Director will hold office
for the term set forth below and until his successor is elected and qualified.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to each Fund&#146;s
Articles of Incorporation, each Board is divided into three classes, each class
having a term of three years.&#160; Each year
the term of one class will expire.&#160; Each
nominee will serve until the Annual Meeting in the year noted below of the
Fund(s) on the Board(s) of which he sits or until his successor is elected and
qualified.&#160; Each nominee has indicated an
intention to serve if elected and has consented to being named in this Joint
Proxy Statement.&#160; The nominees for
election to the Boards of the Funds are as follows:</font></p>

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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->CH:</p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence J. Fox (Class II Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin M. Torino (Class II Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence D. Haber (Class I Director, two -year term
  ending 2009)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin M. Torino (Class I Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence D. Haber (Class I Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano (Class I Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="77%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:77.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phillip Goldstein (Class I Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="127" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.0pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --></p>
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  <td width="23" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="522" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:391.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence J. Fox (Class I Director, three-year term
  ending 2010)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information about each
nominee is set forth in more detail below.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following tables set
forth certain information regarding the nominees for election to the Boards of
the Funds, Directors whose terms of office continue beyond the Meetings, and
the principal officers of the Funds.&#160; The
current terms of office of each Fund&#146;s officers will end at the applicable
Board of Directors&#146; meeting next following the Meeting.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

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  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.5%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NAME, ADDRESS AND<br>
  DATE OF BIRTH</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">POSITION(S) <br>
  HELD WITH <br>
  FUND(S)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">TERM OF <br>
  OFFICE AND <br>
  LENGTH OF <br>
  TIME <br>
  SERVED</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">PRINCIPAL <br>
  OCCUPATION(S) <br>
  DURING THE <br>
  PAST FIVE <br>
  YEARS</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NUMBER OF <br>
  PORTFOLIOS IN FUND <br>
  COMPLEX <br>
  OVERSEEN <br>
  BY DIRECTOR</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">OTHER <br>
  DIRECTORSHIPS <br>
  HELD BY <br>
  DIRECTOR</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NON-INTERESTED NOMINEES<br>
  FOR DIRECTOR:</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano <br>
  c/o Primary Resources, Inc. <br>
  5100 Tamiami Trail N.<br>
  Naples, FL 34103 <br>
  Date of Birth: 06/24/43</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ and ISL: Director, Audit Committee Chairman
  and Nominating Committee Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH: Since 1989; current term ends at the 2008 annual
  meeting LAQ: Since 1990; current terms ends at the 2008 annual meeting ISL:
  Since 2005; current term ends at the 2008 annual meeting</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Primary Resources, Inc. (an international
  trading and manufacturing company specializing in the sale of agricultural
  commodities throughout Latin American markets) since October 1996</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence J. Fox <br>
  One Logan Square <br>
  18</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&nbsp;&amp; Cherry Streets <br>
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 <br>
  Date of Birth: 07/17/43</p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ and ISL: Director, Nominating and Audit
  Committee Member IF: Director, Nominating Committee Chairman and Audit
  Committee Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: Since 2006; current term ends at the 2009
  annual meeting CH and ISL: current term ends at the 2007 meeting IF: Since
  2000; current term ends at the 2008 annual meeting</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Partner, Drinker Biddle &amp; Reath (law firm) since
  1972</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director, Winthrop Trust Company</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phillip Goldstein <br>
  60 Heritage Drive <br>
  Pleasantville, NY 10570 <br>
  Date of Birth: 01/28/45</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: Director, Nominating and Audit Committee Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: Since 2005; current term ends at the 2007
  annual meeting</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investment Adviser, Opportunity Partners L.P. since
  1992</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director, Brantley Capital Corporation Director,
  Mexico Equity and Income Fund</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NAME, ADDRESS AND <br>
  DATE OF BIRTH</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">POSITION(S) <br>
  HELD WITH <br>
  FUND(S)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">TERM OF <br>
  OFFICE AND <br>
  LENGTH OF <br>
  TIME <br>
  SERVED</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">PRINCIPAL <br>
  OCCUPATION(S) <br>
  DURING THE <br>
  PAST FIVE <br>
  YEARS</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NUMBER OF <br>
  PORTFOLIOS IN <br>
  FUND <br>
  COMPLEX <br>
  OVERSEEN <br>
  BY DIRECTOR</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  DIRECTORSHIPS <br>
  HELD BY <br>
  DIRECTOR</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin M. Torino <br>
  c/o Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Attn: General Counsel <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 08/14/49</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ and CH: Director, Nominating and Audit Committee
  Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: Since 1990; current term ends at the 2007
  annual meeting CH: Since 2005; current term ends at the 2007 annual meeting</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Executive Officer and Director of Celsur
  Logistica S.A. (Logistics) since 2002: Chairman of the Board of Ingenio y
  Refineria San Martin Del Tabacal S.A. (a sugar refinery) from August 1996 to
  2000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTERESTED NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence D. Haber* <br>
  c/o Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue<br>
  New York, New York<br>
  10010</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Birth: 06/27/51</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ, IF and ISL: Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: Since 2006; current term ends at the 2007
  meeting. IF: Since 2006; current term ends at the 2008 meeting. ISL: Since
  2006; current term ends at the 2009 meeting</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of
  Credit Suisse; Member of Credit Suisse&#146;s Management Committee; Chief
  Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers from 1997 to 2003</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enrique R. Arzac <br>
  c/o Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Attn: General Counsel<br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 10/02/41</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ and ISL: Chairman of the Board of Directors,
  Nominating Committee Chairman and Audit Committee Member IF: Chairman of the
  Board of Directors, Nominating and Audit Committee Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, and ISL: Since 1996; Chairman since 2005;
  current term ends at the 2009 annual meeting IF: Since 2000; Chairman since
  2005; current term ends at the 2009 annual meeting</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Professor of Finance and Economics, Graduate School
  of Business, Columbia University since 1971</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director of Epoch Holding Corporation (an investment
  management and advisory services company); Director of The Adams Express
  Company (a closed-end investment company); Director of Petroleum and
  Resources Corporation (a closed-end investment company)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.2%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N. Rappaport <br>
  c/o Lehigh Court, LLC <br>
  40 East 52</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">nd</font>&nbsp;Street <br>
  New York, New York 10022 <br>
  Date of Birth: 07/10/48</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Director, Nominating and Audit
  Committee Member</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH: Since 2003; current terms ends at the 2008
  annual meeting IF: Since 2005, current term ends at the 2009 annual meeting
  LAQ: Since 2005; current term ends at the 2008 annual meeting ISL: Since
  2005; current term ends at the 2008 annual meeting</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Partner of Lehigh Court, LLC and RZ Capital (private
  investment firms) from July 2002 to present; Transition Adviser to SunGard
  Securities Finance, Inc. from February 2002 to July 2002; President of
  SunGard Securities Finance, Inc. from 2001 to February 2002; President of
  Loanet, Inc. (an on-line accounting service) from 1997 to 2001</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director of iCAD, Inc. (a surgical and medical
  instruments and apparatus company); Director of Presstek, Inc. digital
  imaging technologies company); Director of Wood Resources LLC (a plywood
  manufacturing company)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OFFICERS</font></b></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NAME, ADDRESS
  AND<br>
  DATE OF BIRTH</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">POSITIONS(S) HELD<br>
  WITH FUND(S)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">LENGTH OF TIME <br>
  SERVED</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)<br>
  DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew J. K.
  Hickman <br>
  Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 01/21/64</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH and LAQ: Chief Investment Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH and LAQ: Since 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit
  Suisse since December 2003; Financial Advisor with Global Advisors from July
  2003 to November 2003; General Manager of Compass Group Investment Advisors
  S.A. from February 2002 to July 2003; Financial Advisor with Credit Suisse
  First Boston from August 2000 to February 2002; Director ABN AMRO from
  September 1998 to August 2000; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NAME, ADDRESS
  AND<br>
  DATE OF BIRTH</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  WITH FUND(S)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  SERVED</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)<br>
  DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neil Gregson </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: Chief Investment Officer</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: Since 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Managing Director of Credit Suisse Asset </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">c/o Credit
  Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 05/10/62</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Management Limited; Associated with Credit Suisse
  since 1990</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Boon Hong Yeo <br>
  c/o Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 05/02/60</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF: Chief Investment Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF: Since 2003</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director of Credit Suisse Australia; Director of AIB
  Govett (Asia) Limited from October 2001 to April 2002; Managing Director of
  Zenith Asset Management Singapore from January 2001 to September 2001;
  Associate Director of CMG First State Singapore from 1994 to 2000</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Keith M.
  Schappert <br>
  Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 1/14/51</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Chief Executive Officer and
  President</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Since 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice Chairman and Head of Asset Management
  for Americas; Managing Director of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit
  Suisse since 2006; Chief Executive Officer and President of Federated
  Investment Advisory companies from 2002 to March 2006; Chief Executive
  Officer and President of JP Morgan Investment Management from April 1994 to
  November 2001; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael A.
  Pignataro <br>
  Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 11/15/59</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Since 1993</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director and Director of Fund Administration of
  Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse or its predecessor since 1984;
  Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Emidio Morizio <br>
  Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 09/21/66</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Chief Compliance Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Since 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director and Global Head of Compliance of Credit
  Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since July 2000; Vice President and
  Director of Compliance of Forstmann-Leff Associates from 1998 to June 2000; Officer
  of other Credit Suisse Funds</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">J. Kevin Gao <br>
  Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC <br>
  Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 10/13/67</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Senior Vice President and
  Secretary since 2004, and Chief Legal Officer since 2006</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Since 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director and Legal Counsel of Credit Suisse;
  Associated with Credit Suisse since July 2003; Associated with the law firm
  of Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP from 1998 to 2003; Officer of other
  Credit Suisse Funds</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert Rizza <br>
  Credit Suisse Asset <br>
  Management, LLC Eleven Madison Avenue <br>
  New York, New York 10010<br>
  Date of Birth: 12/09/65</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Treasurer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH, LAQ, IF and ISL: Since 1999</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President of Credit Suisse; Associated with
  Credit Suisse since 1998; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>Mr. Haber is an &#147;interested person&#148; of the
Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;)) by
virtue of his current position as an officer of Credit Suisse.&#160; Mr. Haber was a member of the CH Board until his
resignation on May 17, 2006.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Set forth in the table
below is the dollar range of equity securities in each Fund and the aggregate
dollar range of equity securities in the Credit Suisse Family of Investment
Companies (as defined below) beneficially owned by each Director or nominee.</font></p>


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  <p align="left" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->NAME OF DIRECTOR OR NOMINEE</p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES<br>
  OWNED*(1)(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.56%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY<br>
  SECURITIES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN BY<br>
  DIRECTOR OR NOMINEE IN CREDIT<br>
  SUISSE FAMILY OF INVESTMENT<br>
  COMPANIES*(1)(3)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlShadeRow --><b><u style="font-weight:bold;">NON-INTERESTED NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR</u>:</b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH: C</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">E</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: C</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: B</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlShadeRow -->Lawrence J. Fox</p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH: B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">D</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IF: B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phillip
  Goldstein</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ISL: B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">E</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlShadeRow -->Martin M. Torino</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CH: B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">D</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: C</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTERESTED NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR</font></u>:</b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlShadeRow -->Lawrence D. Haber</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.42%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: C</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">E</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS</font></u>:</b></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlShadeRow -->Enrique R. Arzac</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LAQ: D</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N.
  Rappaport</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>Key to Dollar Ranges<br>
A.&#160;&#160; None<br>
B.&#160;&#160; $1 - $10,000<br>
C.&#160;&#160; $10,001 - $50,000<br>
D.&#160;&#160; $50,001 - $100,000<br>
E.&#160;&#160; over $100,000</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>This information has been furnished by each
Director as of December 31, 2006.&#160; &#147;Beneficial
Ownership&#148; is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;).</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>Each Fund&#146;s Directors and officers, in the
aggregate, own less than 1% of that Fund&#146;s outstanding equity securities.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>&#147;Credit Suisse Family of Investment Companies&#148;
means those registered investment companies that share Credit Suisse as the
investment adviser and that hold themselves out to investors as related
companies for purposes of investment and investor services.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of December 31, 2006,
none of the non-interested nominees for election to the Boards, the
non-interested Directors or their immediate family members owned beneficially
or of record any class of securities in Credit Suisse or in a person (other
than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with Credit Suisse.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006, each Director who was not a director, officer,
partner, co-partner or employee of Credit Suisse, the Administrator or any
affiliate thereof, received an annual fee of $10,000 and $1,000 for each
meeting of the Boards attended by him and was reimbursed for expenses incurred
in connection with his attendance at the Funds&#146; Board meetings.&#160; Effective January 1, 2007, the annual fee
will increase to $10,800.&#160; The total
remuneration paid or accrued by CH, LAQ, ISL and IF during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 to all such unaffiliated Directors was $88,083,
$74,083, $77,083 and $66,000, respectively.&#160;
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">percent of his annual fee
in the form of shares purchased by the Fund&#146;s transfer agent in the open market
on his behalf.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">During the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 for ISL, LAQ and IF, each Board convened six
times.&#160; During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, the Board of CH convened nine times.<b>&#160; </b>Each Director attended at least
seventy-five percent of the aggregate number of meetings of each Board and any
committees on which he served during the period for which he was a Director.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At a meeting of CH&#146;s
Nominating Committee held on February 15, 2007, the Nominating Committee (with
the nominees abstaining from voting) nominated Mr. Haber for a two-year term
and Messrs. Fox and Torino each for a three-year term.&#160; At a meeting of LAQ&#146;s Nominating Committee
held on February 15, 2007, the Nominating Committee (with the nominees
abstaining from voting) nominated Messrs. Torino and Haber each for a three-year
term.&#160; At a meeting of IF&#146;s Nominating
Committee held on February 15, 2007, the Nominating Committee (with the nominee
abstaining from voting) recommended and nominated Mr. Cattano for a three-year
term.&#160; At a meeting of ISL&#146;s Nominating
Committee held on February 15, 2007, the Nominating Committee (with the
nominees abstaining from voting) nominated Messrs. Goldstein and Fox each for a
three-year term.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LEGAL MATTERS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. Phillip Goldstein,
nominee for directorship of ISL, is president of Kimball &amp; Winthrop, Inc.,
the managing general partner of Bulldog Investors General Partnership (&#147;Bulldog
Investors&#148;).&#160; The Massachusetts
Securities Division has filed a complaint against Bulldog Investors, Mr.
Goldstein and a number of other entities and individuals (&#147;Defendants&#148;)
alleging that Defendants have violated Massachusetts law.&#160; The allegations stem from content available
on Bulldog Investors&#146; website and material sent via email to an individual
requesting information on the website.&#160;
The Massachusetts Securities Division alleges that the provision of
materials on the website and via email constitutes an unregistered public
offering of securities.&#160; The Defendants
have answered these allegations and asserted that they have not violated
Massachusetts law because they have not solicited investors over their website
or via email and that the materials provided on their website and via email do
not constitute a public offering and, in any event, are protected speech under
the First Amendment.&#160;&#160; The&nbsp;issues raised
in this&nbsp;litigation do not in any way involve or relate to the Fund, the
Adviser or the Sub-Adviser or to any of the Fund&#146;s Directors other than Mr.
Goldstein.&nbsp; Even if&nbsp;the determination is adverse to Mr.
Goldstein,&nbsp;such determination will&nbsp;not&nbsp;affect the Fund or&nbsp;its
operations.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BOARD COMMITTEES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund has an Audit
Committee consisting of all the Directors who are not interested persons of
that Fund and who are independent of that Fund (as such term is defined by the
listing standards of the American Stock Exchange (&#147;AMEX&#148;)).&#160; Each of the Audit Committees of ISL, LAQ and
IF convened three times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.&#160; The Audit Committee of CH convened four times
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.&#160;
Each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee advises the full Board with respect to
accounting, auditing and financial matters affecting that Fund.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Messrs. Arzac, Cattano,
Fox, Rappaport and Torino constitute CH&#146;s and LAQ&#146;s Nominating Committee;
Messrs.&#160; Arzac, Fox, Francis* and
Rappaport constitute IF&#146;s Nominating Committee; and Messrs. Arzac, Cattano,
Fox, Goldstein and Rappaport constitute ISL&#146;s Nominating Committee, each of
which is composed of Directors who are not interested persons of the applicable
Fund and who are independent of that Fund (as such term is defined by the AMEX&#146;s
listing standards).&#160; Each Fund&#146;s
Nominating Committee convened three times during the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Fund&#146;s Nominating
Committee selects and nominates Directors.&#160;
Each Board has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter (a copy of which
is included as Appendix A).&#160; In
nominating candidates, each Committee shall take into consideration such
factors as it deems appropriate.&#160; These
factors may include judgment, skill, diversity, experience with investment
companies and other organizations of comparable purpose, complexity, size and
subject to similar legal restrictions and oversight, the interplay of the
candidate&#146;s experience with the experience of other Board members, and the
extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the Board and
any committees thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Nominating Committee
will consider candidates submitted by shareholders or from other sources it
deems appropriate.&#160; Any recommendation
should be submitted to the Secretary of the Fund, c/o Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York
10010.&#160; Any submission should include at
a minimum the following information: as to each individual proposed for election
or re-election as Director, the name, age, business address, residence address
and principal occupation or employment of such individual, the class, series
and number of shares of stock of a Fund that are beneficially owned by such
individual, the date such shares were acquired and the </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* Mr. Francis will be
retiring upon the election of Directors at the upcoming annual meeting of
shareholders.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">investment intent of such
acquisition, whether such stockholder believes such individual is, or is not,
an &#147;interested person&#148; of a Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act), and information
regarding such individual that is sufficient, in the discretion of the
Nominating Committee, to make such determination, and all other information
relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in solicitation of
proxies for election of Directors in an election contest (even if an election
contest is not involved) or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to
Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the 1934 Act, and the rules
thereunder (including such individual&#146;s written consent to being named in the
proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Director (if elected)).&#160; In the case of any Fund holding a meeting of
shareholders, any such submission, in order to be considered for inclusion in
the Fund&#146;s proxy statement, should be submitted by a date not later than the
120th calendar day before the date the Fund&#146;s proxy statement was released to
security holders in connection with the Fund&#146;s previous year&#146;s annual meeting
or, if the Fund has changed the meeting date by more than 30 days or if no
meeting was held the previous year, within a reasonable time before the Fund
begins to print and mail its proxy statement.&#160;
Any such submission must also be submitted by such date and contain such
information as may be specified in a Fund&#146;s By-laws, or as required by any
relevant stock exchange listing standards.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None of the Funds has a
Compensation Committee.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER BOARD-RELATED MATTERS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholders who wish to
send communications to the Boards should send them to the address of the
relevant Fund and to the attention of that Board.&#160; All such communications will be directed to
the Board&#146;s attention.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Funds do not have a
formal policy regarding Board member attendance at the Annual Meetings of
Shareholders.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REPORTS
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the Audit
Committee Charter adopted by each Fund&#146;s Board (a copy of which is included as
Appendix B), the Audit Committee is responsible for conferring with that Fund&#146;s
independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing annual financial
statements, approving the selection of that Fund&#146;s independent registered
public accounting firm and overseeing that Fund&#146;s internal controls.&#160; Each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee charter also
contains provisions relating to the pre-approval by the Audit Committee of
certain non-audit services to be provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#147;PwC&#148;)
to that Fund and to Credit Suisse and certain of its affiliates.&#160; Each Audit Committee advises a Fund&#146;s full
Board with respect to accounting, auditing and financial matters affecting the
Fund.&#160; The independent registered public
accounting firm is responsible for planning and carrying out audits in
accordance with standards established by the Public Accounting Oversight Board
(United States).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Audit Committee has
met with the applicable Fund&#146;s management to discuss, among other things, that
Fund&#146;s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006.&#160; Each Audit Committee has also met
with the Funds&#146; independent registered public accounting firm, PwC, and
discussed with it certain matters required by Statement of Auditing Standards
No. 61, COMMUNICATIONS WITH AUDIT COMMITTEES, as currently modified or
supplemented, including, but not limited to, the scope of that Fund&#146;s audit,
that Fund&#146;s financial statements and that Fund&#146;s accounting controls.&#160; Each Audit Committee has received from PwC
the letter required by the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s (the &#147;SEC&#148;) independence
rules describing any relationships between it and the applicable Fund, Credit
Suisse and its affiliates that may be thought to bear upon the independence of
the independent registered public accounting firm.&#160; Each Audit Committee has discussed with PwC
its </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">independence and has
considered whether the provision of services by PwC to that Fund, to Credit
Suisse and its affiliates was compatible with maintaining PwC&#146;s independence.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The members of the Audit
Committees are not professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or
accounting and are not employed by a Fund for accounting, financial management
or internal control.&#160; Moreover, each
Audit Committee relies on and makes no independent verification of the facts
presented to it or representations made by management or the independent
registered public accounting firm.&#160;
Accordingly, an Audit Committee&#146;s oversight does not provide an
independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate
accounting and financial reporting principles and policies, or internal
controls and procedures, designed to assure compliance with accounting
standards and applicable laws and regulations.&#160;
Furthermore, the Audit Committees&#146; considerations and discussions
referred to above do not provide assurance that the audit of a Fund&#146;s financial
statements has been carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards or that the financial statements are presented in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based upon these reviews
and discussions, each Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the
applicable Fund&#146;s audited financial statements be included in that Fund&#146;s 2006
Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and
be mailed to shareholders and filed with the SEC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SUBMITTED
BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF EACH FUND&#146;S BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CH</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enrique R. Arzac</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano<br>
Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N. Rappaport</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin M. Torino</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAQ</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enrique R. Arzac</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano<br>
Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N. Rappaport</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin M. Torino</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IF</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enrique R. Arzac</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard H. Francis</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N.
Rappaport</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ISL</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enrique R. Arzac</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano<br>
Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phillip Goldstein</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N.
Rappaport</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At meetings held on
November 16, 2006, each Fund&#146;s Audit Committee approved the selection of PwC
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 for CH, ISL, LAQ and IF.&#160; PwC has been each Fund&#146;s independent registered
public accounting firm since each Fund commenced operations, and has informed
each Fund that it has no direct or material indirect financial interest in that
Fund.&#160; A representative of PwC will be
available by telephone at the Meetings and will have the opportunity to make a
statement, if the representative so desires, and will be available to respond
to appropriate questions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information in the
table below is provided for services, all approved by the Audit Committee,
rendered to CH, LAQ and IF by PwC for its fiscal years ended December 31, 2005
and December 31, 2006 and to ISL by PwC for its fiscal years ended September
30, 2005 and December 31, 2006*.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="229" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:172.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2006</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="229" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:172.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2005</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="178" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">CH</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">IF</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">LAQ</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">ISL</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">CH</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">IF</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">LAQ</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">ISL</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">58,400</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,600</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">61,600</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">56,700</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33,800</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59,850</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">56,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit-Related</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fees(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,250</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,250</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,250</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,250</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,150</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,150</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,150</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,050</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tax Fees(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,100</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,100</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,100</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,300</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,860</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,860</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,860</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23,860</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Other Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="178" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:133.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">69,750</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,950</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72,950</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70,750</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">67,710</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,810</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70,860</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">92,460</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>Services include agreed-upon procedures in
connection with the Funds&#146; semi-annual financial statements and, for ISL only,
an attestation on the Fund&#146;s compliance with an Israeli tax ruling.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>Tax services in connection with the Funds&#146;
excise tax calculations and review of the Funds&#146; applicable tax returns and for
ISL, for services in connection with that fund&#146;s Israeli tax authority filing
($16,000 in 2005 and $9,200 in 2006).</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Audit Committee is
responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services
to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to each
Fund and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm to Credit Suisse, and any service
provider to the Fund controlling, controlled by or under common control with
Credit Suisse that provided ongoing services to the Fund (&#147;Covered Services
Provider&#148;), if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial
reporting of the Fund.&#160; Each Audit
Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and
permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, and
the Chairperson shall report to the Audit Committee, at its next regularly
scheduled meeting after the Chairperson&#146;s pre-approval of such services, his or
her decision(s).&#160; Each Audit Committee
may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for
pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the
delegation of some or all of the Audit Committee&#146;s pre-approval responsibilities
to other persons (other than Credit Suisse or a Fund&#146;s officers).&#160; Pre-approval by an Audit Committee of any
permissible non-audit services shall not be required so long as: (i) the
aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to a Fund,
Credit Suisse and any Covered Services Provider constitutes not more than 5% of
the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its independent registered
public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit
services are provided; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not
recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services;
and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit
Committee and approved by the Audit Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the
completion of the audit.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate fees billed
by PwC for non-audit services rendered to each of CH, IF and LAQ for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2005 and </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>The
information in the table above does not include the fees for PwC&#146;s services to
ISL for the period from October 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. The audit fees,
audit related fees, tax fees, and all other fees for that period were $32,600,
$8,900, $7,860 and $0, respectively.</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December 31, 2006 were
$11,010 and $11,350, respectively.&#160; The
aggregate fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to ISL for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the period from October 1, 2005 to
December 31, 2005, and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were $35,910,
$16,760 and $20,550, respectively.&#160; These
amounts include fees for non-audit services required to be pre-approved by the
Funds&#146; Audit Committees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate fees billed
by PwC for non-audit services that directly relate to each of CH and LAQ that
were rendered to Credit Suisse and any Covered Services Provider for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 were $394,000 and $0,
respectively.&#160; The aggregate fees billed
by PwC for non-audit services that directly relate to ISL that were rendered to
Credit Suisse and any Covered Services Provider for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, the period from October 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005, and
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were $394,000, $0 and $0, respectively.&#160; The aggregate fees billed by PwC for
non-audit services that directly relate to IF that were rendered to Credit
Suisse and any Covered Services Provider for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 were $2,444,000 and $0, respectively.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COMPENSATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table shows
certain compensation information for the Directors of each Fund for the
calendar year ended December 31, 2006.&#160;
All officers of the Funds are employees of and are compensated by Credit
Suisse.&#160; None of the Funds&#146; executive
officers or Directors who are also officers or directors of Credit Suisse
received any compensation from any Fund for such period.&#160; None of the Funds has any bonus, profit
sharing, pension or retirement plans.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:61.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">TOTAL</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:61.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">COMPENSATION</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:61.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">FROM&nbsp;FUND&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:61.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">AND&nbsp;FUND&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" colspan="11" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:61.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">AGGREGATE&nbsp;COMPENSATION&nbsp;FROM&nbsp;FUND</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">COMPLEX&nbsp;PAID&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NAME&nbsp;OF&nbsp;DIRECTOR</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">CH</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">IF</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">LAQ</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">ISL</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">TO&nbsp;DIRECTORS*</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="51%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:51.46%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NON-INTERESTED
  NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James J. Cattano</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">94,361</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,083</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,083</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,083</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">89,250</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phillip
  Goldstein</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martin M. Torino</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="51%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:51.46%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTERESTED
  NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lawrence D.
  Haber</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="51%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:51.46%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NON-INTERESTED
  DIRECTORS:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Enrique R. Arzac</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">224,196</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven N.
  Rappaport</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">209,358</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard H. Francis</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">n/a</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">95,400</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="left" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>37
funds comprise the Fund complex.&#160; See the
&#147;Directors&#148; table for the number of funds each Director serves.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EACH FUND&#146;S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS, RECOMMENDS THAT THE
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE &#147;FOR&#148; THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR FOR THAT FUND.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BENEFICIAL OWNERS</font></b></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based upon a review of
filings made pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act, or such other filings as
noted below, as of February 26, 2007: (i) to IF&#146;s knowledge, no shareholder
held 5% or more of its Shares; and (ii) the following table shows certain
information concerning persons who may be deemed beneficial owners of 5% or
more of the Shares of each of CH, LAQ and ISL because they possessed or shared
voting or investment power with respect to CH&#146;s, LAQ&#146;s or ISL&#146;s Shares, as
applicable:</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NAME&nbsp;AND&nbsp;ADDRESS</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">NUMBER&nbsp;OF&nbsp;SHARES&nbsp;<br>
  BENEFICIALLY&nbsp;OWNED</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">PERCENT&nbsp;OF<br>
  SHARES</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CH</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Administradora
  de Fondos de <br>
  Pensiones de Provida, S.A.* <br>
  Avenida Pedro de Valdivia 100 Piso 9 <br>
  Santiago, Chile</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,374,199</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.41</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.F.P.
  Habitat S.A.** <br>
  Avenida Providencia 1909 Piso 9 - <br>
  Providencia <br>
  Santiago, Chile</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,164,700</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21.35</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LAQ</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">City
  of London*** <br>
  10 Eastcheap <br>
  London EC3M 1LX <br>
  England</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,434,240</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22.69</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ISL</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="55%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:55.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTR
  Nominee Name for The State <br>
  Teachers Retirement Board of <br>
  Ohio**** <br>
  275 East Broad Street <br>
  Columbus, Ohio 43215</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">219,950</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.16</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">%</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="left" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>AS
STATED IN SCHEDULE 13D FILED WITH THE SEC ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">** </font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>AS SET
FORTH ON THE WEBSITE OF THE CHILEAN <i>SUPERINTENDENCIA DE
ADMINISTRADORAS DE FONDOS DE PENSIONES</i> AS OF JANUARY 2007.&#160; THIS SHAREHOLDER PREVIOUSLY FILED A SCHEDULE
13D/A WITH THE SEC ON MAY 19, 2004.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">***</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#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>AS
STATED IN SCHEDULE 13G FILED WITH THE SEC ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">****</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>AS
STATED IN SCHEDULE 13G FILED WITH THE SEC ON JANUARY 23, 2007.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section 16(a) of the 1934
Act and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act require each Fund&#146;s officers and
Directors, certain officers and directors of the investment adviser, affiliated
persons of the investment adviser, and persons who beneficially own more than
10% of the Fund&#146;s Shares to file reports of </font>ownership with the SEC and the Fund.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based
solely upon its review of the copies of such forms received by it and written
representations from such persons, to the knowledge of each Fund, for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, such forms were filed on a timely basis </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">except that </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">A.F.P. Habitat S.A. has
not filed any form to reflect the change in its share ownership as reported to </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">the Chilean <i>Superintendencia De Administradoras De Fondos De Pensiones</i></font>.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS</font></b></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notice is hereby given
that for a shareholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in any Fund&#146;s
proxy material relating to its 2008 annual meeting of shareholders, the
shareholder proposal must be received by that Fund no later than November 1,
2007.&#160; The shareholder proposal,
including any accompanying supporting statement, may not exceed 500 words.&#160; A shareholder desiring to submit a proposal
must be a record or beneficial owner of Shares with a market value of $2,000
and must have held such Shares for at least one year.&#160; Further, the shareholder must continue to
hold such Shares through the date on which the meeting is held.&#160; Documentary support regarding the foregoing
must be provided along with the proposal.&#160;
There are additional requirements regarding proposals of shareholders,
and a shareholder contemplating submission of a proposal is referred to Rule
14a-8 promulgated under the 1934 Act.&#160;
The timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in
a Fund&#146;s proxy materials.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the By-laws
of each Fund, at any annual meeting of the shareholders, only such business
will be conducted as has been properly brought before the annual meeting.&#160; To be properly brought before the annual meeting,
the business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement
thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) otherwise properly
brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board, or (iii)
otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For business to be
properly brought before the annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder
must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the
relevant Fund.&#160; To be timely, any such
notice must be delivered to, or mailed (certified mail being recommended) to
and received by, the relevant Fund c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC,
Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10010 not later than 45
days before the date in the then current year corresponding to the date on
which the Fund first mailed its notice and proxy materials for the annual
meeting held in the prior year; provided, however, that in the event that the
date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the
first anniversary of the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting, notice by such
shareholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of
business on the 10th day following the day on which notice or public
announcement of the date of such meeting was given or made.&#160; In no event shall the public announcement of
an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving
of a shareholder&#146;s notice as described above.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any such notice by a
shareholder to a Fund shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder
proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for
conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as
they appear on the Fund&#146;s books, of the shareholder proposing such business,
(iii) the class and number of shares of the capital stock of the Fund which are
beneficially owned by the shareholder, (iv) a representation that the shareholder
is a holder of record of shares of the Fund entitled to vote at such meeting
and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present such
business, (v) whether the shareholder intends or is part of a group which
intends to solicit proxies from other shareholders in support of such business
and (vi) any material interest of the shareholder in such business.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A Fund may exercise
discretionary voting authority with respect to any shareholder proposals for
the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders not included in the proxy statement and
form of proxy which are not submitted to the Fund within the time-frame
indicated above.&#160; Even if timely notice
is received, a Fund may exercise discretionary voting authority in certain
other circumstances.&#160; Discretionary
voting authority is the ability to vote proxies that shareholders have executed
and returned to a Fund on matters not specifically reflected on the form of
proxy.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT
EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETINGS AND WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR SHARES VOTED
ARE REQUESTED TO DATE AND SIGN THE </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND
RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.&#160; NO
POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DELIVERY OF PROXY</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Only one copy of this
Joint Proxy Statement may be mailed to households, even if more than one person
in a household is a shareholder of record. If a shareholder needs an additional
copy of this Joint Proxy Statement, please contact the Fund at (800) 293-1232.
If any shareholder does not want the mailing of this Joint Proxy Statement to
be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the
Funds in writing at: Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York
10010 or call the Funds at (800) 293-1232.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OTHER BUSINESS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Management knows of no
business to be presented at the Meetings, other than the matters set forth in
this Joint Proxy Statement, but should any other matter requiring the vote of
shareholders arise, the proxies will vote thereon according to their best
judgment in the interests of the relevant Fund.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE CHILE FUND, INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE FIRST ISRAEL FUND,
INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE LATIN AMERICA EQUITY
FUND, INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE INDONESIA
FUND, INC.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">APRIL 26, 2007</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 60.0pt 50.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Chile Fund, Inc.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Using a <b><u style="font-weight:bold;">black ink</u></b> pen,
  mark your votes with an X as
  shown in</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">this example. Please do
  not write outside the designated areas.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;"><br>
  </font>X</p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:1.0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">

<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

</div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual
Meeting Proxy Card</font></b></p>

<div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0pt 0pt 1.0pt 0pt;">

<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

</div>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET
OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160; </font><b>Proposals &#151; The Board of Directors of the Fund
unanimously recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the nominees named below.</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1. Election of
Directors</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.65pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.7pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="114" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:85.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.15pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="102" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:76.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">01 - Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.65pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">02 - Martin M. Torino</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.7pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="114" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:85.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">03 - Lawrence D. Haber</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.15pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="102" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:76.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(three-year term)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.65pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(three-year term)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="114" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:85.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(two-year term)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:60.0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B&#160; </font>Non-Voting Items</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Address </font></b>&#151; Please print your new address below.</p>

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  <td width="659" valign="top" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:494.0pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  </font><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:30.0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C&#160; </font>Authorized Signatures &#151; This
section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Date and Sign Below</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.&#160; When shares are held by joint tenants, both
should sign.&#160; When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.&#160; If a corporation, please sign in full
corporate name by president or other authorized officer.&#160; If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.</font></p>

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  <td width="224" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:168.2pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Signature 1 - Please keep signature
  within the box</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Date (mm/dd/yyyy)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy &#151; The Chile Fund, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:12.0pt 325.3pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eleven
Madison Avenue<br>
24th Floor<br>
New York, New York 10010</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I hereby appoint
J. Kevin Gao and Karen Regan, each with the power of substitution, as proxies
for the undersigned to vote the shares of The Chile Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) as
to which I am entitled to vote, as shown below, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) to be held on April 26, 2007 at 3:30
p.m., Eastern time, at the offices of the Fund, Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th
Floor, New York, New York 10010, and any adjournments thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This proxy when
properly executed will be voted in the manner directed therein by the
undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted as
recommended by the Board of Directors in favor of the Board&#146;s nominees for
Director named on the reverse side.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IN
THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED TO THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS,
CONTINUATIONS OR RESCHEDULINGS THEREOF.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE
VOTE, DATE AND SIGN BELOW AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">- 2 -</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 60.0pt 50.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The First Israel Fund, Inc. </font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="100%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Using a <b><u style="font-weight:bold;">black ink</u></b> pen,
  mark your votes with an X as
  shown in</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">this example. Please do
  not write outside the designated areas.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;"><br>
  </font>X</p>
  </td>
  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual
Meeting Proxy Card</font></b></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET
OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160; </font><b>Proposals &#151; The Board of Directors of the Fund recommends
a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the nominees named below.</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1. Election of
Directors</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --></p>
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  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.65pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.7pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="114" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:85.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.15pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">01 - Philip Goldstein</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.65pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">02 - Lawrence J. Fox</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:37.7pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="114" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:85.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:7.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.15pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="43" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:32.25pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="102" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:76.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(three-year term)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.65pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">(three-year term)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:30.0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C&#160; </font>Authorized Signatures &#151; This
section must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Date and Sign Below</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.&#160; When shares are held by joint tenants, both
should sign.&#160; When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as
such.&#160; If a corporation, please sign in
full corporate name by president or other authorized officer.&#160; If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy &#151; The First Israel Fund, Inc. </font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:12.0pt 325.3pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eleven
Madison Avenue<br>
24th Floor<br>
New York, New York 10010</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I hereby appoint
J. Kevin Gao and Karen Regan, each with the power of substitution, as proxies
for the undersigned to vote the shares of The First Israel Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;)
as to which I am entitled to vote, as shown below, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) to be held on April 26, 2007 at 2:30
p.m., Eastern time, at the offices of the Fund, Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th
Floor, New York, New York 10010, and any adjournments thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This proxy when
properly executed will be voted in the manner directed therein by the
undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted as
recommended by the Board of Directors in favor of the Board&#146;s nominees for
Director named on the reverse side.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IN
THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED TO THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS,
CONTINUATIONS OR RESCHEDULINGS THEREOF.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE
VOTE, DATE AND SIGN BELOW AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 60.0pt 50.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Latin America
Equity Fund, Inc.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Using a <b><u style="font-weight:bold;">black ink</u></b> pen,
  mark your votes with an X as
  shown in</font></p>
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  <td width="366" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:274.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">this example. Please do
  not write outside the designated areas.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;"><br>
  </font>X</p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Meeting Proxy Card</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD
ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A&#160; </font></b><b>Proposals &#151; The Board of
Directors of the Fund unanimously recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the nominees named
below.</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1. Election of
Directors</font></p>

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  </td>
  <td width="29" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.9pt;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="66" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="25" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.6pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:64.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.75pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="6" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">01 - Martin M. Torino</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="66" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:49.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">02 - Lawrence D. Haber</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="53" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.45pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">[ ]</font></p>
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  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.8pt;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:24.45pt;">
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  </td>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:60.0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B &#160;</font></b><b>Non-Voting Items</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Change
of Address </font></b>&#151; Please print your new address below.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:30.0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b>&#160; <b>Authorized Signatures &#151; This section
must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Date and Sign Below</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.&#160; When shares are held by joint tenants, both
should sign.&#160; When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as
such.&#160; If a corporation, please sign in
full corporate name by president or other authorized officer.&#160; If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.</font></p>

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  within the box</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="230" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:172.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Signature 2 - Please keep signature within the box</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="148" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:110.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Date (mm/dd/yyyy)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="230" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:172.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="148" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:110.75pt;">
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy &#150; The Latin America Equity
Fund, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 325.3pt 8.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 325.3pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eleven
Madison Avenue<br>
24th Floor<br>
New York, New York 10010</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I hereby appoint
J. Kevin Gao and Karen Regan, each with the power of substitution, as proxies
for the undersigned to vote the shares of The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.
(the &#147;Fund&#148;) as to which I am entitled to vote, as shown below, at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) to be held on April 26,
2007 at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, at the offices of the Fund, Eleven Madison
Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10010, and any adjournments thereof. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This proxy when
properly executed will be voted in the manner directed therein by the
undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted as
recommended by the Board of Directors in favor of the Board&#146;s nominees for
Director named on the reverse side.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IN
THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED TO THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS,
CONTINUATIONS OR RESCHEDULINGS THEREOF.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE
VOTE, DATE AND SIGN BELOW AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 60.0pt 50.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Indonesia Fund, Inc.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Using a <b><u style="font-weight:bold;">black ink</u></b> pen,
  mark your votes with an X as
  shown in</font></p>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:54.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">this example. Please do
  not write outside the designated areas.</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;"><br>
  </font>X</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual
Meeting Proxy Card</font></b></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;padding:0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET
OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A
</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font>Proposals &#151; The Board of Directors of
the Fund unanimously recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the nominee named below.</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">1. Election of
Directors</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="56" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:42.35pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Withhold</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="101" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:75.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:22.85pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:60.0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">  </font>Non-Voting Items</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Address </font></b>&#151; Please print your new address below.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:30.0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> &#160;</font>Authorized Signatures &#151; This section
must be completed for your vote to be counted. &#151; Date and Sign Below</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.&#160; When shares are held by joint tenants, both
should sign.&#160; When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as
such.&#160; If a corporation, please sign in
full corporate name by president or other authorized officer.&#160; If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy &#151; The Indonesia Fund, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:10.0pt 325.3pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eleven
Madison Avenue<br>
24th Floor<br>
New York, New York 10010</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I hereby appoint
J. Kevin Gao and Karen Regan, each with the power of substitution, as proxies
for the undersigned to vote the shares of The Indonesia Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;)
as to which I am entitled to vote, as shown below, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) to be held on April 26, 2007 at 4:30
p.m., Eastern time, at the offices of the Fund, Eleven Madison Avenue, 24th
Floor, New York, New York 10010, and any adjournment thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This proxy when
properly executed will be voted in the manner directed therein by the
undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted as
recommended by the Board of Directors in favor of the Board&#146;s nominee for
Director named on the reverse side.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IN
THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS
AS MAY PROPERLY BE PRESENTED TO THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS,
CONTINUATIONS OR RESCHEDULINGS THEREOF.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE
VOTE, DATE AND SIGN BELOW AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>



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