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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-08-005946
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080620
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080520
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080520
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080520

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC / MD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000791718
		IRS NUMBER:				133354384
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04632
		FILM NUMBER:		08849747

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154-0004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-454-6778

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154-0004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERMANY FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(RULE 14a-101)</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT<BR>
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by the Registrant <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT><BR>
Filed by a party other than the Registrant <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box:

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preliminary proxy statement.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Confidential, for use of the Commission only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2)).</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive proxy statement.

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive additional materials.

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material under Rule&nbsp;14a-12.

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC.<BR>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</DIV>


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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Payment of filing fee (check the appropriate box):</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">No fee required.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(1)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(2)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(3)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">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):</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(4)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(5)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Total fee paid:</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2) and
identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing
by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(1)
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amount Previously Paid:</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PROXY STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 2.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">ADDRESS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER AND MANAGER</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">OTHER MATTERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXPENSES OF PROXY SOLICITATION</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">ANNUAL REPORT DELIVERY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND (the &#147;Company&#148;)</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER Adopted as of April 23, 2004</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#014">Article II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#015">Article III</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC.<BR>
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, New York 10154</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
    STOCKHOLDERS</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">June&#160;20, 2008</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To our Stockholders:
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
    (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) of The European Equity Fund, Inc.
    (formerly The Germany Fund, Inc.), a Maryland corporation (the
    &#147;Fund&#148;), will be held at 10:00&#160;a.m., New York
    time, on June&#160;20, 2008 at the New York Marriott East Side
    Hotel, 525 Lexington Avenue, the Fountain Room, New York, New
    York 10017 for the following purposes:
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    1.&#160;To elect six (6)&#160;Directors, each to serve until the
    expiration of the applicable term and until their successors are
    elected and qualify.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    2.&#160;To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee and the
    Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
    registered public accounting firm, as independent auditors for
    the fiscal year ending December&#160;31, 2008.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    3.&#160;To transact such other business as may properly come
    before the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Only holders of record of Common Stock at the close of business
    on May&#160;16, 2008 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
    this Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If you have any questions or need additional information, please
    contact The Altman Group, Inc. at 1200 Wall Street West,
    3rd&#160;Floor, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By Order of the Board of Directors
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    David Goldman
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Secretary
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Dated: May&#160;20, 2008
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    <B>Whether or not you expect to attend the Meeting, please sign
    the enclosed Proxy Card and promptly return it to the Fund. We
    ask your cooperation in mailing in your Proxy Card promptly, so
    that the Fund can avoid additional expenses of solicitation of
    proxies.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC.<BR>
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">345 Park Avenue<BR>
    New York, New York 10154</FONT></FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Annual
    Meeting of Stockholders<BR>
    June&#160;20, 2008</FONT></B>
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    This Proxy Statement is furnished by the Board of Directors of
    The European Equity Fund, Inc. (formerly The Germany Fund, Inc.)
    (the &#147;Board of Directors&#148; or &#147;Board&#148;), a
    Maryland corporation (the &#147;Fund&#148;), in connection with
    the solicitation of proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) to be held at
    10:00&#160;a.m., New York time, on June&#160;20, 2008 at the New
    York Marriott East Side Hotel, 525 Lexington Avenue, the
    Fountain Room, New York, New York 10017. The purpose of the
    Meeting and the matters to be considered are set forth in the
    accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If the accompanying Proxy Card is executed properly and
    returned, shares represented by it will be voted at the Meeting,
    and any postponement or adjournment thereof, in accordance with
    the instructions on the Proxy Card. However, if no instructions
    are specified, shares will be voted FOR the election of six
    (6)&#160;directors of the Fund (&#147;Directors&#148;) nominated
    by the Board (Proposal&#160;1)&#160;and FOR the ratification of
    the appointment by the Audit Committee and the Board of
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent public accounting
    firm, as independent auditors for the Fund (Proposal&#160;2). A
    proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the time it is voted
    by written notice to the Secretary of the Fund, by submitting a
    subsequently executed and dated proxy or by attending the
    Meeting and voting in person.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If a stockholder owns shares of the Fund in violation of
    applicable law, including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
    amended (the &#147;Investment Company Act&#148;), the Fund may
    determine that any vote attributable to such shares shall not be
    counted, or that such shares will not be counted for quorum
    purposes, or both. Under Section&#160;12(d)(1) of the Investment
    Company Act, the acquisition of more than 3% of the Fund&#146;s
    common stock by another fund (whether registered, private or
    offshore) is unlawful. There is legal uncertainty about the
    operation of Section&#160;12(d)(1) and about the Fund&#146;s
    right under federal and state law to invalidate votes cast by
    any person whose Fund shares are held in violation of law. The
    Fund is prepared, if necessary, to seek judicial resolution of
    the uncertainty in any particular case.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The close of business on May&#160;16, 2008 has been fixed as the
    record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
    notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. On that date, the Fund
    had 12,249,068.0722 shares of Common Stock outstanding and
    entitled to vote. Each share will be entitled to one vote on
    each matter that comes before the Meeting. It is expected that
    the Notice of Annual Meeting, this Proxy Statement and the form
    of Proxy Card will first be mailed to stockholders on or about
    May&#160;23, 2008.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A quorum is necessary to hold a valid meeting. If stockholders
    entitled to cast one-third of all votes entitled to be cast at
    the Meeting are present in person or by proxy, a quorum will be
    established. The Fund intends to treat properly executed proxies
    that are marked &#147;abstain&#148; and broker non-votes
    (defined below) as present for the purposes of determining
    whether a quorum has been achieved at the Meeting. Under
    Maryland law, abstentions do not constitute a vote
    &#147;for&#148; or &#147;against&#148; a matter and will be
    disregarded in determining the &#147;votes cast&#148; on an
    issue. A &#147;broker non-vote&#148; occurs when a broker
    holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a
    particular matter because the broker does not have discretionary
    voting power with respect to that matter and has not received
    instructions from the beneficial owner.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROPOSAL&#160;1:</FONT></B>
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    <B>ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s charter (the &#147;Charter&#148;) provides that
    the Board of Directors be divided into three classes of
    Directors serving staggered three-year terms and until their
    successors are elected and qualify. The term of office for
    Directors in Class&#160;III expires at the 2008 Annual Meeting,
    Class&#160;I at the next succeeding annual meeting and
    Class&#160;II at the following succeeding annual meeting. Three
    Class&#160;III nominees, Dr.&#160;Kurt W. Bock, Mr.&#160;Werner
    Walbr&#246;l and Mr.&#160;Christian H. Strenger are proposed in
    this proxy statement for election. If elected, each of the three
    Class&#160;III nominees will serve a three-year term of office
    until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2011 and until his
    respective successor is elected and qualifies.
</DIV>

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    In addition to the three Class&#160;III nominees proposed for
    election, the nominating committee of the Fund recommended and
    all of the current members of the Board of Directors approved
    the nomination for election of three current directors of The
    New Germany Fund, Inc., Mr.&#160;Richard Karl Goeltz,
    Dr.&#160;Franz Wilhelm Hopp and Mr.&#160;Peter Z&#252;hlsdorff.
    The purpose for the additional directors&#146; nominations is to
    conform membership across the Boards of all funds in the Family
    of Investment Companies consisting of the Fund, The New Germany
    Fund, Inc. and The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. The
    Family of Investment Companies are closed-end funds that share
    the same investment adviser and manager and hold themselves out
    as related companies. If elected, each of the three nominees
    will serve terms of office of various lengths and until his
    successor is elected and qualifies.
</DIV>

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    Should any vacancy occur on the Board of Directors, the
    remaining Directors would be able to fill that vacancy by the
    affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors in
    office, even if the remaining Directors do not constitute a
    quorum. Any Director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy
    would hold office until the remainder of the full term of the
    class of Directors in which the vacancy occurred and until a
    successor is elected and qualifies. If the size of the Board is
    increased, additional Directors will be apportioned among the
    three classes to make all classes as nearly equal as possible.
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    Unless authority is withheld, it is the intention of the persons
    named in the accompanying form of Proxy Card to vote each Proxy
    Card for the election of our six nominees listed above. Each
    nominee has indicated that he will serve or continue to serve,
    as the case may be, as a Director if elected, but if any nominee
    should be unable to serve, proxies will be voted for any other
    person determined by the persons named in the form of Proxy Card
    in accordance with their discretion. The Board of Directors has
    no reason to believe that any of the above nominees will be
    unable to serve as a Director.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Information
    Regarding Directors and Officers</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    The following tables show certain information about the nominees
    for election as Directors and about Directors whose terms will
    continue, including beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the
    Fund, and about all officers of the Fund. All current Directors
    resident in the United States own Fund shares. Directors who are
    German residents would be subject to adverse German tax
    consequences if they owned shares of a fund organized outside of
    Germany, such as the Fund, that is not subject to German
    regulation or tax reporting.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    2
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Nominees
    Proposed for Election:</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
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<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Class&#160;III Directors<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(Term will Expire in 2008; Nominees for Term Expiring in
    2011)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
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</TD>
<TD>
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</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>by Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past Five<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nominee for<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>March&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name,
    Address<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP>
    &#038; Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Years or Longer</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Nominee for Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>2008<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Non-Interested Directors</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Dr.&#160;Kurt W. Bock, 49
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2004
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Member of the Board of Executive Directors and CFO, BASF SE
    (chemicals) (since 2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    of BASF Corporation, New Jersey, USA (since 2007); President,
    Logistics and Information Services, BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    (2000-2003); Chief Financial Officer, BASF Corporation
    (1998-2000).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    2<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    2004).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Member of the Supervisory Boards of Wintershall AG (since
    February 2003) and Wintershall Holding AG (since November 2006).
    Member of the Advisory Boards of Landesbank
    Baden-W&#252;rttemberg (since June 2003), Gebr. R&#246;chling KG
    (since May 2004) and ZEW Wissenschaftlicher Beirat (since April
    2007). Member of the Boards of Schmalenbachgesellschaft (since
    January 2004), Gesellschaft zur F&#246;rderung des
    Unternehmensnachwuchses e.V. (GfU-BBUG) (since May 2005),
    F&#246;rderkreis Wissenschaft und Praxis am ZEW e.V. (since
    September 2005), Arbeitsgemeinschaft f&#252;r das
    wirtschaftliche Pr&#252;fungswesen (AGWP) (since June 2006) and
    Jacob Gould Schurman Stiftung (since January 2004).  Member of
    the Regional Advisory Board Europe of Deutsche Bank AG (since
    June 2004).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Werner Walbr&#246;l, 70
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    1986
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President and Chief Executive Officer, The European American
    Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (since 2004). Delegate for North
    America, Humboldt-Universit&#228;t zu Berlin.  Formerly,
    President and Chief Executive Officer, The German American
    Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (until 2003).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    1990) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    2004).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Director, T&#220;V Rheinland of North America, Inc. (independent
    testing and assessment services). Director, The German American
    Chamber of Commerce, Inc.  President and Director,
    German-American Partnership Program (student exchange
    programs).  Director, AXA Art Insurance Corporation (fine art
    and collectible insurer).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    5,543
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD colspan="13">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Interested
    Director<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Christian H. Strenger, 64
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director and<BR>
    Chairman
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    1986
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Member of Supervisory Board of DWS Investment GmbH (investment
    management) (since 1999), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since 1990) and The
    Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    1990).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Member, Supervisory Board, Evanik Industries AG (chemical,
    utility and property business ) (since December 2007), Fraport
    AG (international airport business) and Hermes Focus Asset
    Management Europe Ltd. (asset management).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B>Additional Nominees</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>by Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Five Years<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nominee for<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>March&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name,
    Address<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP>
    &#038;Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>or Longer</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Nominee for Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>2008<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 6pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Non-Interested Director</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Richard Karl Goeltz, 65
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee&#160;&#151; Class I
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Consultant.  Retired Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
    of American Express Co. (financial services)<BR>
    (1996-2000).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    1<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    1990).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Independent Non-Executive Director of Aviva plc (financial
    services).  Director of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
    (&#147;Freddie Mac&#148;), The Warnaco Group, Inc. (apparel) and
    Delta Air Lines, Inc. (air transport).  Member of the Court of
    Governors and the Council of the London School of Economics and
    Political Science.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Peter Z&#252;hlsdorff, 67
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee&#160;&#151; Class II
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director of DIH Deutsche Industrie Holding (holding
    company)<BR>
    (since 1997) and PZ Sportpark GmbH (since 1996).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    1<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    1997).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Sinn Leffers GmbH (retail).
    Member of the Supervisory Boards of Kaisers Tengelmann AG (food
    and specialty retailing) and YOC AG (mobile marketing). Honorary
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Gfk AG (market research).
    President of the Advisory Board KMS Group (hair care products).
    Member of the Advisory Board, Tengelmann Verwaltungs-und
    Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH (food and specialty retailing).
    President of the Wettbewerbs Centrale (competition center).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Dr.&#160;Franz Wilhelm Hopp, 65
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Nominee&#160;&#151; Class III
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Member of the Board of Management of KarstadtQuelle Pension
    Trust e.V. (since February 2007).  Former Member of the Boards
    of Management of ERGO Insurance Group AG, ERGO Europa
    Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG, and ERGO International AG
    (insurance) (over five years until 2004).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    1<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    1993).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Member of the Administrative Boards of Frankfurter Volksbank
    (bank) and HSBC Trinkaus &#038; Burkhardt (bank). Member of the
    Advisory Boards of Dresdner Bank AG and EnBW Energie
    Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (energy).  Member of the Supervisory
    Boards of Ruhrland AG, Essen (car sales), primion Technology AG,
    Stetten (electronic products) and Valovis Bank AG (mortgage
    banking).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Directors
    whose terms will continue:</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B>Class I Directors<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(Term will Expire in 2009)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Five Years<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nominee for<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>March&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name,
    Address<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP>
    &#038; Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>or Longer</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Nominee for Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>2008<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Non-Interested Directors</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Dr.&#160;Frank Tr&#246;mel,
    72<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(6)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since 2005
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DELTON AG (strategic
    management holding company operation in the pharmaceutical,
    household products, logistics and power supply sectors)
    (2000-2006). Member (since 2000) and Vice-President (2002-2006)
    of the German Accounting Standards Board.
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since 1990) and The
    Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    2005).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    John H. Cannon, 66
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since 2004
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Consultant (since 2002).  Vice President and Treasurer, Venator
    Group/Footlocker, Inc. (footwear retailer)<BR>
    (1982-2001).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since 1990) and The
    Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    2004).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    1,189
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD colspan="13">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Interested
    Director<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Detlef Bierbaum, 65
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since 1986
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Partner of Sal. Oppenheim jr. &#038; Cie KGaA (investment
    management) (over five years).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    2<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    1990).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Member of Supervisory Board, Tertia
    Handelsbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (electronics retailer).
    Member of Supervisory Board, LVM Landwirtschaftlicher
    Versicherungsverein (insurance). Member of Supervisory Board,
    Monega KAG.  Chairman of Supervisory Board, Oppenheim
    Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH (investment company).  Chairman of
    Administrative Board, Oppenheim Asset Management S.a.r.l.
    (investment company).  Member of the Board of Dundee REIT,
    Toronto, Member of the Board of Cologne Re Ag (Reinsurance Co.),
    Member of the Board of CA Immo AG (Real Estate Co).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B>Class&#160;II Directors<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>(Term will Expire in 2010)</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Portfolios in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Complex<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)<BR>
    </SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Nominee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held by Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>March&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name,
    Address<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP>
    &#038; Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Five Years or Longer</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>for Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Nominee for Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>2008<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD colspan="13" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Non-Interested Directors</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Ambassador Richard R. Burt, 61
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Senior Advisor, Kissinger McLarty Associates (international
    strategic advisory) (since 2007). Chairman, Diligence LLC
    (international information collection and risk-management firm)
    (2002-2007).  U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of
    Germany<BR>
    (1985-1991).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    2000) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    2004).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Indepednent Director, IGT, Inc. (gaming technology) (since
    2001).  Board Member, HCL Technologies, Inc. (information
    technology and product engineering) (since 1999). Member,
    Textron Inc. International Advisory Council (aviation,
    automotive, industrial operations and finance) (since 1996).
    Independent Director, UBS family of mutual funds (since 1998).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    10,055
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Dr.&#160;Friedbert H. Malt, 66
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of NOL
    Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Singapore (&#147;NOL&#148;)<BR>
    (since 2002).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    2007) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    2007).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    Director, T&#220;V Rheinland of North America, Inc. (independent
    testing and assessment services).  Member of the Board of NOL
    (since 2000).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    Robert H. Wadsworth, 68
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    1986
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President, Robert H. Wadsworth Associates, Inc. (consulting
    firm)<BR>
    (May 1983 to present).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    138
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since 1992) and The
    Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    1990),<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
    as well as other funds in the Fund Complex as
    indicated.<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(7)</SUP>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    5,315
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="line-height: 9pt">
<TD colspan="13">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="13" align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B>Interested
    Director<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    John Bult, 72
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Director
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    1986
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Chairman, PaineWebber International (asset management) (since
    1985).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since
    1990) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
    1990).<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP><B>
    Director of The Greater China Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    3,419
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD colspan="9" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Executive
    Officers<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(8)</SUP></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Beneficially<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Length of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Owned at<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Time<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>March&#160;31,<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name,
    Address<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP>
    &#038; Age</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>with Fund</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Served</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Five Years or Longer</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>2008<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Michael G. Clark,
    42<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(9)</SUP>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    President and<BR>
    Chief Executive<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2006);
    President of DWS family of funds; formerly, Director of Fund
    Board Relations (2004-2006) and Director of Product Development,
    Merrill Lynch Investment Managers<BR>
    (2000-2004).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Paul H. Schubert,
    45<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(9)</SUP>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Treasurer and<BR>
    Chief Financial<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2004
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2004).
    Formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and
    Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds at UBS Global Asset Management
    (1998-2004).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    David Goldman,
    34<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(9)</SUP>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Secretary
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2008).  Formerly,
    Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (2002&#150;2008).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    John Millette,
    45<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(9)</SUP>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Assistant<BR>
    Secretary
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2006
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2002).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Elisa D. Metzger, 45
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Chief Legal<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2005
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since Sept. 2005).
    Formerly, Counsel, Morrison and Foerster LLP (1999-2005).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Brett D. Rogers,
    32<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(9)</SUP>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Chief Compliance<BR>
    Officer
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    Since<BR>
    2007
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    Director, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2008).  Formerly,
    Chief Compliance Officer, Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Ltd.
    (2006), Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (2005-2008)
    and Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management<BR>
    (2003-2005).
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="95%"></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The mailing address of all directors and officers with respect
    to Fund operations is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Deutsche</FONT>
    Investment Management Americas Inc., 345 Park Avenue,
    NYC20-2799, New York, New York 10154.</TD>
</TR>


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    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Fund&#160;Complex includes The Central Europe and Russia
    Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc., which are the other
    closed-end registered investment companies for which Deutsche
    Investment Management Americas Inc. acts as manager. It also
    includes 138 other open- and closed-end funds advised by
    wholly-owned entities of the Deutsche Bank Group in the United
    States.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    As of March&#160;31, 2008, all Directors, Nominees for election
    and Executive Officers as a group (19&#160;persons) owned
    25,521&#160;shares, which constitutes less than 1% of the
    outstanding Common Stock of the Fund. Share numbers in this
    Proxy Statement have been rounded to the nearest whole share.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (4) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    In order to conform board membership across the Family of
    Investment Companies, in addition to the proposed new directors
    of the Fund, Mr.&#160;Bierbaum and Dr.&#160;Bock are nominees
    for director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. and Mr.&#160;Goeltz,
    Dr.&#160;Hopp and Mr.&#160;Z&#252;hlsdorff are nominees for
    director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc., in each
    case for terms commencing at such fund&#146;s 2008 annual
    meeting of stockholders.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (5) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Indicates &#147;Interested Person&#148;, as defined in the
    Investment Company Act. Mr.&#160;Bierbaum is an
    &#147;interested&#148; Director because of his affiliation with
    Sal. Oppenheim jr. &#038; Cie KGaA, which engages in brokerage
    transactions with the Fund and other accounts managed by the
    Fund&#146;s investment adviser and manager. Mr.&#160;Bult is an
    &#147;interested&#148; Director because of his affiliation with
    PaineWebber International, an affiliate of UBS Securities LLC, a
    registered broker-dealer. Mr.&#160;Strenger is an
    &#147;interested&#148; Director because of his affiliation with
    DWS-Deutsche Gesellschaft f&#252;r Wertpapiersparen mbH
    (&#147;DWS&#148;), a majority-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank
    AG, and because of his ownership of Deutsche Bank AG shares.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (6) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Dr.&#160;Tr&#246;mel&#146;s son has been employed since
    March&#160;1, 2002 by an indirect subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (7) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Mr.&#160;Wadsworth will oversee all 138 funds in the
    Fund&#160;Complex.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (8) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Each also serving as an officer of The New Germany Fund, Inc.
    and The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. The officers of the
    Fund are elected annually by the Board of Directors at its
    meeting following the Annual </TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Meeting of Stockholders. Each of Mr.&#160;Clark,
    Mr.&#160;Schubert, Mr.&#160;Millette, Mr.&#160;Rogers,
    Mr.&#160;Goldman and Ms.&#160;Metzger also serve as officers of
    the other Funds in the Fund&#160;Complex.</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (9) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Indicates ownership of securities of Deutsche Bank AG either
    directly or through Deutsche Bank&#146;s deferred compensation
    plan.</TD>
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    The following table contains additional information with respect
    to the beneficial ownership of equity securities by each
    Director or Nominee in the Fund and, on an aggregated basis, in
    any registered investment companies overseen by the Director or
    Nominee within the same Family of Investment Companies as the
    Fund:
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate Dollar<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Range of Equity<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Securities in All<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Funds Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director or Nominee<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Dollar Range of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>in Family of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Equity Securities<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Investment<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Director or Nominee</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>in the
    Fund<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Companies<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1),(2)</SUP></B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Detlef Bierbaum
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Kurt W. Bock
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John Bult
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    $10,001-$50,000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Ambassador Richard R. Burt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John H. Cannon
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    $10,001-$50,000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Richard Karl Goeltz
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Franz Wilhelm Hopp
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Friedbert H. Malt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Christian H. Strenger
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    $10,001-$50,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Frank Tr&#246;mel
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert H. Wadsworth
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    $50,001-$100,000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Werner Walbr&#246;l
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    $50,001-$100,000
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    Over $100,000
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Peter Z&#252;hlsdorff
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    None
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Valuation date is March&#160;31, 2008. Directors who are German
    residents would be subject to adverse German tax consequences if
    they owned shares of a fund organized outside of Germany, such
    as the Fund, that is not subject to German regulation or tax
    reporting.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Family of Investment Companies consists of the Fund, The New
    Germany Fund, Inc. and The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc.,
    which are closed-end funds that share the same investment
    adviser and manager and hold themselves out as related companies.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors presently has five standing committees
    including an audit committee (the &#147;Audit Committee&#148;),
    an advisory committee (the &#147;Advisory Committee&#148;), an
    executive committee (the &#147;Executive Committee&#148;), a
    nominating committee (the &#147;Nominating Committee&#148;) and
    a valuation committee (the &#147;Valuation Committee&#148;). The
    special committee on shareholder initiatives (the &#147;Special
    Shareholder Initiatives Committee&#148;) was dissolved by the
    Board of Directors on April&#160;25, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee, comprising Messrs.&#160;Burt, Cannon,
    Wadsworth and Walbr&#246;l and Drs.&#160;Malt and Tr&#246;mel,
    operates pursuant to a written charter. The Audit Committee
    charter is available on the Fund&#146;s website at
    www.germanyfund.com. The Audit Committee&#146;s organization and
    responsibilities are contained in the Audit Committee Report,
    which is included in this Proxy Statement, and in its written
    charter. The members of the Audit Committee are
    &#147;independent&#148; as required by the independence
    standards of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;10A-3</FONT>
    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Board of
    Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee
    is financially literate and has determined that each of
    Messrs.&#160;Cannon and Wadsworth meets the requirements for an
    audit committee financial expert under the rules of the
    Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). Although
    the Board has determined that these individuals meet the
    requirements for an audit committee financial expert, their
    responsibilities are the same as those of the other audit
    committee members. They are not auditors or accountants, do not
    perform &#147;field work&#148; and are not full-time employees.
    The SEC has determined that an audit committee
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    8
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    member who is designated as an audit committee financial expert
    will not be deemed to be an &#147;expert&#148; for any purpose
    as a result of being identified as an audit committee financial
    expert. The Audit Committee met five times during the fiscal
    year ended December&#160;31, 2007.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Advisory Committee, comprising Messrs.&#160;Bierbaum, Burt,
    Wadsworth and Walbr&#246;l, makes recommendations to the full
    Board with respect to the Management Agreement between the Fund
    and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., and the
    Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and Deutsche
    Asset Management International GmbH. The Advisory Committee met
    two times during the past fiscal year, in connection with the
    annual continuance of those agreements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Executive Committee, comprising Messrs.&#160;Burt, Strenger,
    Wadsworth and Walbr&#246;l, has the authority to act for the
    Board on all matters between meetings of the Board subject to
    any limitations under applicable state law. During the past
    fiscal year the Executive Committee did not meet.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Valuation Committee, comprising Messrs.&#160;Cannon,
    Wadsworth and Walbr&#246;l and Dr.&#160;Tr&#246;mel, monitors
    the valuation of portfolio securities and other investments.
    During the past fiscal year, the Valuation Committee did not
    meet.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Special Shareholder Initiatives Committee, comprising
    Messrs.&#160;Bult, Burt, Cannon, Wadsworth and Walbr&#246;l, has
    the authority to act for the Board on all matters relating to
    stockholder initiatives. The Special Shareholder Initiatives
    Committee met four times during the past fiscal year. The
    Special Shareholder Initiatives Committee was dissolved by the
    Board of Directors on April&#160;25, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Nominating Committee comprises of Messrs.&#160;Burt, Cannon,
    Wadsworth and Walbr&#246;l and Dr.&#160;Tr&#246;mel. The Board
    has determined that each of the members of the Nominating
    Committee is not an &#147;interested person&#148; as the term is
    defined in Section&#160;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act.
    Generally, the Nominating Committee identifies, evaluates and
    selects and nominates, or recommends to the Board of Directors,
    candidates for the Board or any committee of the Board. To be
    eligible for nomination as a Director a person must, at the time
    of such person&#146;s nomination, have Relevant Experience and
    Country Knowledge and must not have any Conflict of Interest, as
    those terms are defined in the Fund&#146;s Bylaws. The relevant
    portions of the Fund&#146;s Bylaws describing these requirements
    are included as Annex&#160;B. The Nominating Committee may also
    take into account additional factors listed in the Nominating
    Committee Charter, which generally relate to the nominee&#146;s
    industry knowledge, business experience, education, ethical
    reputation, special skills, ability to work well in group
    settings and the ability to qualify as an &#147;independent
    director.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Nominating Committee will consider nominee candidates
    properly submitted by stockholders in accordance with applicable
    law, the Fund&#146;s Charter or Bylaws, resolutions of the Board
    and the qualifications and procedures set forth in the
    Nominating Committee Charter set forth in Annex&#160;A and this
    proxy statement. A stockholder or group of stockholders seeking
    to submit a nominee candidate (i)&#160;must have beneficially
    owned at least 5% of the Fund&#146;s common stock for at least
    two years, (ii)&#160;may submit only one nominee candidate for
    any particular meeting of stockholders, and (iii)&#160;may
    submit a nominee candidate for only an annual meeting or other
    meeting of stockholders at which directors will be elected. The
    stockholder or group of stockholders must provide notice of the
    proposed nominee pursuant to the requirements found in the
    Fund&#146;s Bylaws. Generally, this notice must be received not
    less than 90&#160;days nor more than 120&#160;days prior to the
    first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the
    preceding year&#146;s annual meeting. Such notice shall include
    the specific information required by the Fund&#146;s Bylaws. The
    relevant portions describing these requirements are included as
    Annex&#160;B. The Nominating Committee will evaluate nominee
    candidates properly submitted by stockholders on the same basis
    as it considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other
    sources. The Nominating Committee met three times during the
    past fiscal year.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    All members on each of the six committees of the Board are not
    &#147;interested persons&#148; as the term is defined in the
    Investment Company Act (except that Mr.&#160;Strenger, an
    interested person, is a member of the Executive Committee;
    Mr.&#160;Bierbaum, an interested person, is a member of the
    Advisory Committee; and Mr.&#160;Bult, an interested person, is
    a member of the Special Shareholder Initiatives Committee).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    During the past fiscal year, the Board of Directors had four
    regular meetings. Each incumbent Director who served as a
    Director during the past fiscal year, with the exception of
    Peter Z&#252;hlsdorff, attended at least 75% of the
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    9
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    aggregate number of meetings of the Board and meetings of Board
    Committees on which that Director served. The Board has a policy
    that encourages Directors to attend the Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders, to the extent that travel to the Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders is reasonable for that Director. Three Directors
    attended the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To communicate with the Board of Directors or an individual
    Director of the Fund, a stockholder must send a written
    communication to the Fund&#146;s principal office at 345 Park
    Avenue, NYC20-2799, New York, New York 10154
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(c/o&#160;The</FONT>
    European Equity Fund, Inc.), addressed to (i)&#160;the Board of
    Directors of the Fund or an individual Director, and
    (ii)&#160;the Secretary of the Fund. The Secretary of the Fund
    will direct the correspondence to the appropriate parties.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund pays each of its Directors who is not an interested
    person of the Fund, of the investment adviser or of the manager
    an annual fee of $7,500 plus $750 for each Board and Committee
    meeting attended. Each such Director who is also a Director of
    The New Germany Fund, Inc. or The Central Europe and Russia
    Fund, Inc. also receives the same annual and per-meeting fees
    for services as a Director of each such fund. No Director of all
    three funds is paid for attending more than two funds&#146;
    board and committee meetings when meetings of the three funds
    are held concurrently, and no such Director receives more than
    the annual fee of two funds. Each of the Fund, The Central
    Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc.
    reimburses the Directors (except for those employed by the
    Deutsche Bank Group) for travel expenses in connection with
    Board meetings. These three funds, together with 138 other open-
    and closed-end funds advised by wholly-owned entities of the
    Deutsche Bank Group in the United States, represent the entire
    Fund&#160;Complex within the meaning of the applicable rules and
    regulations of the SEC. The following table sets forth
    (a)&#160;the aggregate compensation from the Fund for the fiscal
    year ended December&#160;31, 2007, and (b)&#160;the total
    compensation from each fund in the Fund&#160;Complex that
    includes the Fund, for the 2007 fiscal year of each such fund,
    (i)&#160;for each Director or Nominee for Director who is not an
    interested person of the Fund, and (ii)&#160;for all such
    Directors as a group:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Director</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>from Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>from Fund Complex</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Kurt W. Bock
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,750
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Ambassador Richard R. Burt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34,584
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    John H. Cannon
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,166
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,501
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Richard Karl Goeltz
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Franz Wilhelm Hopp
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Friedbert H. Malt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,518
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,536
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Dr.&#160;Frank Tr&#246;mel
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,167
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert H. Wadsworth
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,624
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    245,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Werner Walbr&#246;l
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,063
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39,251
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Peter Z&#252;hlsdorff
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,250
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    <B>Total</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B>70,538</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B>$</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    <B>460,622</B>
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    No compensation is paid by the Fund to Directors who are
    interested persons of the Fund or of any entity of the Deutsche
    Bank Group or to officers.
</DIV>


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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE BOARD
    UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE <U>FOR</U>
    PROPOSAL&#160;1.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Required Vote.</I>&#160;&#160;Provided a quorum has been
    established, the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes
    cast at the Meeting is required for the election of each
    Director. For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions
    will have no effect on the result of the vote.
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROPOSAL&#160;2:</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee has approved PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (the
    &#147;Firm&#148; or &#147;PwC&#148;), an independent registered
    public accounting firm, as independent auditors for the Fund for
    the fiscal year ending December&#160;31, 2008. A majority of
    members of the Board of Directors, including a majority of the
    members of the Board of Directors who are not
    &#147;interested&#148; Directors (as defined in the Investment
    Company Act) of the Fund, have ratified the appointment of PwC
    as the Fund&#146;s independent auditors for that fiscal year.
    Based principally on representations from the Firm, the Fund
    knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial
    interest of such Firm in the Fund. That Firm, or a predecessor
    firm, has served as the independent auditors for the Fund since
    inception.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Neither our Charter nor Bylaws require that the stockholders
    ratify the appointment of PwC as our independent auditors. We
    are doing so because we believe it is a matter of good corporate
    practice. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment, the
    Audit Committee and the Board of Directors will reconsider
    whether or not to retain PwC, but may retain such independent
    auditors. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit
    Committee and the Board of Directors in their discretion may
    change the appointment at any time during the year if they
    determine that such change would be in the best interests of the
    Fund and its stockholders. It is intended that the persons named
    in the accompanying form of proxy will vote for PwC. A
    representative of PwC will be present at the Meeting and will
    have the opportunity to make a statement and is expected to be
    available to answer appropriate questions concerning the
    Fund&#146;s financial statements.
</DIV>


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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE BOARD
    UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE <U>FOR</U>
    PROPOSAL&#160;2.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Required Vote.</I>&#160;&#160;Provided a quorum has been
    established, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes
    cast at the Meeting is required for the ratification of the
    appointment by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of
    PwC as independent auditors for the Fund for the fiscal year
    ending December&#160;31, 2008. For purposes of Proposal&#160;2,
    abstentions will have no effect on the result of the vote.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Information
    With Respect To The Fund&#146;s Independent Auditors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table shows fees paid to PwC by the Fund during
    the Fund&#146;s two most recent fiscal years: (i)&#160;for audit
    and non-audit services provided to the Fund, and (ii)&#160;for
    engagements for non-audit services pre-approved by the Audit
    Committee for the Fund&#146;s manager and investment adviser and
    certain entities controlling, controlled by, or under common
    control with the manager and investment adviser that provide
    ongoing services to the Fund (collectively, the &#147;Adviser
    Entities&#148;), which engagements relate directly to the
    operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Audit
    Committee of each board will review, at least annually, whether
    PwC&#146;s receipt of non-audit fees from the Fund, the
    Fund&#146;s manager, the Fund&#146;s investment adviser and all
    Adviser Entities is compatible with maintaining PwC&#146;s
    independence.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
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    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
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<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Audit Related
    Fees<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Tax
    Fees<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>All Other
    Fees<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Audit
    Fees<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Adviser<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Adviser<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Adviser<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Entities</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Entities</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Entities</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    58,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    2006
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,600
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    155,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11,930
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,385
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    &#147;Audit Fees&#148; are the aggregate fees billed for
    professional services for the audit of the Fund&#146;s annual
    financial statements and services provided in connection with
    statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    &#147;Audit Related Fees&#148; are the aggregate fees billed for
    assurance and related services reasonably related to the
    performance of the audit or review of financial statements and
    are not reported under &#147;Audit Fees.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    &#147;Tax Fees&#148; are the aggregate fees billed for
    professional services for tax advice, tax compliance and tax
    planning.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (4) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    &#147;All Other Fees&#148; are the aggregate fees billed for
    products and services other than &#147;Audit Fees,&#148;
    &#147;Audit Related Fees&#148; and &#147;Tax Fees.&#148;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and
    Procedures.</I>&#160;&#160;Generally, the Audit Committee must
    pre-approve (i)&#160;all services to be performed for the Fund
    by the Fund&#146;s independent auditors and (ii)&#160;all
    non-audit services to be performed by the Fund&#146;s
    independent auditors for the Fund&#146;s investment adviser or
    any Adviser Entities with respect to operations and financial
    reporting of the Fund. The Chair of the Audit Committee may
    approve or deny the request to engage the auditors to provide
    any fund services or fund-related services that are not listed
    on the pre-approved list if the cost associated with the request
    is $50,000 or less, or at the Chair&#146;s discretion, determine
    to call a special meeting of the Audit Committee for the purpose
    of considering the proposal. Should the Chair of the Audit
    Committee be unavailable, any other member of the Audit
    Committee may serve as an alternate for the purpose of approving
    or denying the request. The auditors shall report to the Audit
    Committee at each of its regular meetings all audit or non-audit
    services to the Fund and all non-audit services to the Adviser
    Entities that relate directly to the Fund&#146;s operations and
    financial reporting initiated since the last such report was
    rendered, including a general description of the services and
    projected fees and the means by which such services were
    approved by the Audit Committee. The engagement of the auditors
    to provide certain services customarily required by the Fund in
    the ordinary course of its operations or by an Adviser Entity in
    the ordinary course of its operations is approved by the Audit
    Committee subject to pre-determined dollar limits. In all cases
    where an Adviser Entity engages the auditors to provide audit or
    non-audit services not relating to Fund operations or financial
    reporting, and the projected fees for such engagement exceed
    $25,000, the auditors will notify the Audit Committee not later
    than their next meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>All Non-Audit Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The table below shows the
    aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to
    the Fund and to the Adviser Entities that provide ongoing
    services to the Fund, whether or not such engagements relate
    directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund,
    for the two most recent fiscal years for the Fund.
</DIV>

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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Fiscal Year</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Non-Audit Fees</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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    2007
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    625,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    2006
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,315
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Audit
    Committee Report</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The purposes of the Audit Committee are 1)&#160;to assist the
    Board of Directors in its oversight of (i)&#160;the integrity of
    the Fund&#146;s financial statements; (ii)&#160;the Fund&#146;s
    compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
    (iii)&#160;the independent auditors&#146; qualifications and
    independence; and (iv)&#160;the performance of the independent
    auditors; and 2)&#160;to prepare this report. Each Member of the
    Audit Committee is &#147;independent,&#148; as required by the
    independence standards of
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;10A-3</FONT>
    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee
    operates pursuant to a written charter. As set forth in the
    Audit Committee Charter, management of the Fund and applicable
    service providers are responsible for the preparation,
    presentation and integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial
    statements and for the effectiveness of internal control over
    financial reporting. Management and applicable service providers
    are responsible for maintaining appropriate accounting and
    financial reporting principles and policies and internal control
    over financial reporting and other procedures that provide for
    compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and
    regulations. The independent auditors are responsible for
    planning and carrying out a proper audit of the Fund&#146;s
    annual financial statements and expressing an opinion as to
    their conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the performance of its oversight function, the Audit
    Committee has considered and discussed the audited financial
    statements with management and the independent auditors of the
    Fund. The Audit Committee has also discussed with the
    independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by
    Statement on Auditing Standards No.&#160;61, <I>Communication
    with Audit Committees</I>, as currently in effect. The Audit
    Committee has also considered whether the provision of any
    non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee
    provided by the Fund&#146;s independent auditors to the
    Fund&#146;s investment adviser, manager or to any entity
    controlling, controlled by or under common control with the
    Fund&#146;s investment adviser or manager that provides ongoing
    services to the Fund is compatible with maintaining the
    auditors&#146; independence. Finally, the Audit Committee has
    received the written disclosures and the letter from the
    independent auditors required by Independence Standards Board
    Standard No.&#160;1, <I>Independence Discussions with Audit
    Committees</I>, as currently in effect, and has discussed with
    the auditors their independence.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The members of the Audit Committee are not full-time employees
    of the Fund and are not performing the functions of auditors or
    accountants. As such, it is not the duty or responsibility of
    the Audit Committee or its members to conduct &#147;field
    work&#148; or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or
    procedures or to set auditor independence standards. Members of
    the Audit Committee necessarily rely on the information provided
    to them by management and the independent auditors. Accordingly,
    the Audit Committee&#146;s considerations and discussions
    referred to above do not assure that the audit of the
    Fund&#146;s financial statements has been carried out in
    accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, that the
    financial statements are presented in accordance with generally
    accepted accounting principles or that the Fund&#146;s auditors
    are in fact &#147;independent.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Based upon the reports and discussions described in this report,
    and subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities
    of the Audit Committee referred to above and in the Charter, the
    Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors of the
    Fund that the audited financial statements of the Fund be
    included in the Fund&#146;s annual report to stockholders for
    the fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2007.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Submitted by the Audit Committee
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Richard R. Burt
</DIV>

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    John H. Cannon
</DIV>

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    Friedbert H. Malt
</DIV>

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    Frank Tr&#246;mel
</DIV>

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    Robert H. Wadsworth
</DIV>

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    Werner Walbr&#246;l
</DIV>


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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SECURITY
    OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS</FONT></B>
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    As of March&#160;31, 2008, no person, to the knowledge of
    management, owned of record or beneficially more than 5% of the
    outstanding Common Stock of the Fund.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ADDRESS
    OF INVESTMENT ADVISER AND MANAGER</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    The principal office of Deutsche Asset Management International
    GmbH, the Fund&#146;s investment adviser, is located at Mainzer
    Landstrasse
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">178-190,</FONT>
    D-60327 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany. The
    corporate office of Deutsche Investment Management Americas
    Inc., the Fund&#146;s manager, is located at 345 Park Avenue,
    New&#160;York, New York 10154.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SECTION&#160;16(a)
    BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP<BR>
    REPORTING COMPLIANCE</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Based on a review of reports filed by the Fund&#146;s directors
    and executive officers, the investment adviser, officers and
    directors of the investment adviser, affiliated persons of the
    investment adviser and beneficial holders of 10% or more of the
    Fund&#146;s outstanding stock, and written representations by
    the Reporting Persons that no year-end reports were required for
    such persons, all filings required by Section&#160;16(a) of the
    Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
    December&#160;31, 2007 were timely, except that Richard Burt
    filed two Form&#160;4 documents late. Mr.&#160;Burt has since
    corrected his omission by making the necessary filing.
</DIV>


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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">OTHER
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    No business other than as set forth herein is expected to come
    before the Meeting, but should any other matter requiring a vote
    of stockholders properly come before the Meeting, including any
    question as to an adjournment of the Meeting, the persons named
    in the enclosed Proxy Card will vote thereon according to their
    discretion. Abstentions and broker non-votes shall have no
    effect on the outcome of a vote to adjourn the Meeting.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">STOCKHOLDER
    PROPOSALS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In order for stockholder proposals otherwise satisfying the
    eligibility requirements of SEC
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-8</FONT>
    to be considered for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s proxy
    statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting, the proposals must be
    received at The European Equity Fund, Inc.,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Deutsche</FONT>
    Asset Management, 345 Park Avenue, NYC20-2799, New York, New
    York 10154, Attention: Secretary, on or before January 23, 2009.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, the Fund&#146;s Bylaws currently provide that if a
    stockholder desires to bring business (including director
    nominations) before the 2009 Annual Meeting that is or is not
    the subject of a proposal timely submitted for inclusion in the
    Fund&#146;s proxy statement, written notice of such business as
    prescribed in the Bylaws must be delivered to the Fund&#146;s
    Secretary, at the principal executive offices of the Fund,
    between January 23, 2009 and February 22, 2009. For additional
    requirements, the stockholder may refer to the Bylaws, a current
    copy of which may be obtained without charge upon request from
    the Fund&#146;s Secretary. If the Fund does not receive timely
    notice pursuant to the Bylaws, the proposal may be excluded from
    consideration at the meeting, regardless of any earlier notice
    provided in accordance with SEC
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-8.</FONT>
</DIV>


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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXPENSES
    OF PROXY SOLICITATION</FONT></B>
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    The cost of preparing, assembling and mailing material in
    connection with this solicitation will be borne by the Fund. In
    addition to the use of mails, proxies may be solicited
    personally by regular employees of the Fund or the manager or by
    telephone or telegraph. Brokerage houses, banks and other
    fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation
    materials to their principals to obtain authorization for the
    execution of proxies, and they will be reimbursed by the Fund
    for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in this connection. The Fund
    has also made arrangements with The Altman Group, Inc. to assist
    in the solicitation of proxies, if called upon by the Fund, at
    an estimated fee not to exceed $6,000 plus reimbursement of
    normal expenses.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ANNUAL
    REPORT DELIVERY</FONT></B>
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    The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual
    report for the fiscal year ended December&#160;31, 2007 and the
    most recent semi-annual report, if any, to any stockholder upon
    request. Such requests should be directed by mail to The
    European Equity Fund, Inc.,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;Deutsche</FONT>
    Asset Management, 345 Park Avenue, NYC20-2799, New&#160;York,
    New York 10154 or by telephone to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-437-6269.</FONT>
    Annual reports are also available on the Fund&#146;s web site:
    www.germanyfund.com.
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     David Goldman
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    Secretary
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    Dated: May 20, 2008
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    <B>Stockholders who do not expect to be present at the Meeting
    and who wish to have their shares voted are requested to date
    and sign the enclosed Proxy Card and return it to the Fund as
    soon as practicable.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ANNEX&#160;A</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND<BR>
    (the &#147;Company&#148;)</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">NOMINATING
    COMMITTEE CHARTER<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Adopted
    as of April&#160;23, 2004</FONT></B>
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    The Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of the Fund has
    adopted this Charter to govern the activities of the Nominating
    Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of the Board.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Statement
    of Purposes and Responsibilities</FONT></B>
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    The primary purposes and responsibilities of the Committee are:
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    (i)&#160;to identify individuals qualified to become members of
    the Board in the event that a position is vacated or created;
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    (ii)&#160;to consider all candidates proposed to become members
    of the Board, subject to applicable law, the Fund&#146;s
    Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, resolutions of the Board
    and the procedures and policies set forth in this Charter and
    the Fund&#146;s annual proxy statement;
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    (iii)&#160;to select and nominate, or recommend for nomination
    by the Board, candidates for election as Directors;
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    (iv)&#160;in the case of a director nominee to fill a Board
    vacancy created by an increase in the size of the Board, to make
    a recommendation to the Board as to the class of directors in
    which the individual should serve;
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    (v)&#160;to make recommendations to the Board from time to time
    as to any changes that the Committee believes to be desirable to
    the provisions of the Fund&#146;s By-laws regarding minimum
    standards and qualifications for service as a Director on the
    Board or to any charter of committees of the Board regarding
    minimum standards and qualifications for service as a committee
    member, and to recommend to the Board, or to set, any additional
    standards or qualifications considered necessary or desirable
    for service as a Director on the Board or as a member of a
    committee of the Board;
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    (vi)&#160;to identify Board members qualified to fill vacancies
    on any committee of the Board, taking into account any
    qualifications or other criteria set forth in the charter of
    that committee, and to recommend that the Board appoint the
    identified member or members to that committee;
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    (vii)&#160;to make recommendations to the Board from time to
    time as to changes that the Committee believes to be desirable
    to the size of the Board or any committee thereof;
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    (viii)&#160;to review with counsel, at least annually, each
    Director&#146;s affiliations and relationships for purposes of
    determining whether such Director is a person who is not an
    &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund, as defined in
    Section&#160;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
    amended;
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    (ix)&#160;to assist management in the preparation of the
    disclosure in the Fund&#146;s annual proxy statement regarding
    the operations of the Committee;&#160;and
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    (x)&#160;to perform any other duties or responsibilities
    expressly delegated to the Committee by the Board from time to
    time relating to the nomination of Board or committee members.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Organization
    and Governance</FONT></B>
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    The Committee shall consist solely of three or more members of
    the Board. The Committee must consist entirely of Board members
    who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund, as
    defined in Section&#160;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act
    of 1940, as amended (&#147;Independent Directors&#148;). Members
    shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and for such term or
    terms as the Board may determine.
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    One or more members of the Committee may be designated by the
    Board as the Committee&#146;s chairperson or co-chairperson, as
    the case may be.
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    The Committee shall meet at least once a year at a time and
    place determined by the Committee chairperson, with further
    meetings to occur, or actions to be taken by unanimous written
    consent, when deemed necessary or
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    desirable by the Committee or its chairperson. Members of the
    Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means
    of conference call or similar communications equipment by means
    of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
    other. Committee meetings shall be held in accordance with the
    Fund&#146;s By-laws.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Criteria
    for Director Nominees</FONT></B>
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    To be eligible for nomination as a Director a person must, at
    the time of such person&#146;s nomination, have Relevant
    Experience and Country Knowledge, as defined in the Fund&#146;s
    By-laws, and must not have any Conflict of Interest, as defined
    in the Fund&#146;s By-laws. Whether a proposed nominee satisfies
    the foregoing qualifications shall be determined by the
    Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may also take
    into account a wide variety of factors in considering Director
    candidates, including (but not limited to): (i)&#160;the
    candidate&#146;s knowledge in matters relating to the investment
    company industry; (ii)&#160;any experience possessed by the
    candidate as a director or senior officer of other public or
    private companies; (iii)&#160;the candidate&#146;s educational
    background; (iv)&#160;the candidate&#146;s reputation for high
    ethical standards and personal and professional integrity;
    (v)&#160;any specific financial, technical or other expertise
    possessed by the candidate, and the extent to which such
    expertise would complement the Board&#146;s existing mix of
    skills and qualifications; (vi)&#160;the candidate&#146;s
    perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the
    Board, including the candidate&#146;s ability and commitment to
    attend meetings regularly, work collaboratively with other
    members of the Board and carry out his or her duties in the best
    interests of the Fund; (vii)&#160;the candidate&#146;s ability
    to qualify as an Independent Director; and (viii)&#160;such
    other criteria as the Nominating Committee determines to be
    relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and
    any anticipated vacancies or other factors.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Identification
    of Nominees</FONT></B>
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    In identifying potential nominees for the Board, the Committee
    may consider candidates recommended by one or more of the
    following sources: (i)&#160;the Fund&#146;s Directors,
    (ii)&#160;the Fund&#146;s officers, (ii)&#160;the Fund&#146;s
    investment manager, investment adviser or their affiliates,
    (iv)&#160;the Fund&#146;s stockholders (see below) and
    (v)&#160;any other source the Committee deems to be appropriate.
    The Committee will not consider self-nominated candidates or
    candidates nominated by members of a candidate&#146;s family,
    including such candidate&#146;s spouse, children, parents,
    siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, nieces and nephews. The
    Committee may, but is not required to, retain a third-party
    search firm at the Fund&#146;s expense to identify potential
    candidates.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Consideration
    of Candidates Recommended by Stockholders</FONT></B>
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    The Committee will consider nominee candidates properly
    submitted by stockholders in accordance with applicable law, the
    Fund&#146;s Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, resolutions of
    the Board and the qualifications and procedures set forth in
    this Charter and the Fund&#146;s annual proxy statement,
    including the requirements that a stockholder or group of
    stockholders seeking to submit a nominee candidate (i)&#160;must
    have beneficially owned at least 5% of the Fund&#146;s common
    stock for at least two years, (ii)&#160;may submit only one
    nominee candidate for any particular meeting of stockholders,
    and (iii)&#160;may submit a nominee candidate for only an annual
    meeting or other meeting of stockholders at which directors will
    be elected. The Committee will evaluate nominee candidates
    properly submitted by stockholders on the same basis as it
    considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other sources.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Delegation
    to Subcommittee</FONT></B>
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    The Committee may, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion
    of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the
    Committee.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Resources
    and Authority of the Committee</FONT></B>
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    The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate
    to discharge its duties and responsibilities, including the
    authority to select, retain, terminate and approve the fees and
    other retention terms of special counsel or other experts or
    consultants, as it deems appropriate, without seeking approval
    of the Board or management. With respect to consultants or
    search firms used to identify director candidates, this
    authority shall be vested solely in the Committee.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ANNEX&#160;B</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND<BR>
    EXCERPTS OF BY-LAWS</FONT></B>
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    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Section&#160;</FONT>13.&#160;&#160;<I><U>Advance
    Notice of Stockholder Nominees for Director and Other
    Stockholder Proposals.</U> (a)&#160;<U>Annual Meetings of
    Stockholders</U>.</I>&#160;&#160;(1)&#160;Nominations of persons
    for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of
    business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an
    annual meeting of stockholders (i)&#160;pursuant to the
    Corporation&#146;s notice of meeting, (ii)&#160;by or at the
    direction of the Board of Directors or (iii)&#160;by any
    stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record
    both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this
    Section&#160;13(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who is
    entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice
    procedures set forth in this Section&#160;13(a).
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    (2)&#160;For nominations or other business to be properly
    brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to
    clause&#160;(iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section&#160;13,
    the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing
    to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must
    otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. To
    be timely, a stockholder&#146;s notice shall be delivered to the
    Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation
    not less than 90&#160;days nor more than 120&#160;days prior to
    the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for
    the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting; provided, however,
    that in the event that the date of mailing of the notice for the
    annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30&#160;days
    from the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice
    for the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting, notice by the
    stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than
    the 120th&#160;day prior to the date of mailing of the notice
    for such annual meeting and not later than the close of business
    on the later of the 90th&#160;day prior to the date of mailing
    of the notice for such annual meeting or the tenth day following
    the day on which disclosure of the date of mailing of the notice
    for such meeting is first made. In no event shall the public
    announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual
    meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a
    stockholder&#146;s notice as described above. Such
    stockholder&#146;s notice shall set forth (i)&#160;as to each
    person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
    reelection as a director, (A)&#160;the name, age, business
    address and residence address of such person, (B)&#160;the class
    and number of shares of stock of the Corporation that are
    beneficially owned by such person, (C)&#160;all other
    information relating to such person that is required to be
    disclosed in solicitations 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&#160;14A (or any successor provision) under the
    Exchange Act or pursuant to the Investment Company Act and the
    rules thereunder (including such person&#146;s written consent
    to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to
    serving as a director if elected), and (D)&#160;a statement
    specifying which of clauses (1)-(7) of the definition of
    &#147;Relevant Experience and Country Knowledge&#148; in
    Article&#160;III, Section&#160;3 of the Bylaws the person being
    nominated satisfies, information relating to such person
    sufficient to support a determination that the person satisfies
    the specified clause or clauses of the definition and a
    representation that the person does not have a &#147;Conflict of
    Interest&#148; as defined in Article&#160;III, Section&#160;3 of
    the Bylaws; (ii)&#160;as to any other business that the
    stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description
    of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the
    reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any
    material interest in such business of such stockholder
    (including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder therefrom)
    and of each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
    proposal is made; and (iii)&#160;as to the stockholder giving
    the notice and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf
    the nomination or proposal is made, (x)&#160;the name and
    address of such stockholder, as they appear on the
    Corporation&#146;s stock ledgers and a current name and address,
    if different, and of such beneficial owner, and (y)&#160;the
    class and number of shares of each class of stock of the
    Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such
    stockholder and owned beneficially by such beneficial owner.
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    (3)&#160;Notwithstanding anything in this subsection&#160;(a) of
    this Section&#160;13 to the contrary, in the event the Board of
    Directors increases or decreases the maximum or minimum number
    of directors in accordance with Article&#160;III, Section&#160;2
    of these Bylaws, and there is no public announcement of such
    action at least 100&#160;days prior to the first anniversary of
    the date of mailing of the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting,
    a stockholder&#146;s notice required by this Section&#160;13(a)
    shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to
    nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it
    shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive
    offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business
    on the tenth day following the day on which such public
    announcement is first made by the Corporation.
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    (b)&#160;<I><U>Special Meetings of
    Stockholders.</U></I>&#160;&#160;Only such business shall be
    conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have
    been brought before the meeting pursuant to the
    Corporation&#146;s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for
    election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special
    meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected
    (i)&#160;pursuant to the Corporation&#146;s notice of meeting,
    (ii)&#160;by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or
    (iii)&#160;provided that the Board of Directors has determined
    that directors shall be elected at such special meeting, by any
    stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record
    both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this
    Section&#160;13 and at the time of the special meeting, who is
    entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice
    procedures set forth in this Section&#160;13. In the event the
    Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the
    purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of
    Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons
    (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in
    the Corporation&#146;s notice of meeting, if the
    stockholder&#146;s notice required by paragraph (a)(2) of this
    Section&#160;13 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the
    principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than
    the 120th&#160;day prior to such special meeting and not later
    than the close of business on the later of the 90th&#160;day
    prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day
    on which public announcement is first made of the date of the
    special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of
    Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the
    public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a
    special meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a
    stockholder&#146;s notice as described above.
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    (c)&#160;<I><U>General.</U></I>&#160;&#160;(1)&#160;Only such
    persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set
    forth in this Section&#160;13 and Article&#160;III,
    Section&#160;3 of these Bylaws shall be eligible to serve as
    directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting
    of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in
    accordance with the procedures set forth in this
    Section&#160;13. The chairman of the meeting shall have the
    power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business
    proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed,
    as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth
    in this Section&#160;13 and, if any proposed nomination or
    business is not in compliance with this Section&#160;13, to
    declare that such defective nomination or proposal be
    disregarded.
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    (2)&#160;For purposes of this Section&#160;13, (a)&#160;the
    &#147;date of mailing of the notice&#148; shall mean the date of
    the proxy statement for the solicitation of proxies for election
    of directors and (b)&#160;&#147;public announcement&#148; shall
    mean disclosure (i)&#160;in a press release reported by the Dow
    Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable news service
    or (ii)&#160;in a document publicly filed by the Corporation
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
    Exchange Act or the Investment Company Act.
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    (3)&#160;Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
    Section&#160;13, a stockholder shall also comply with all
    applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and
    the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations
    thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this
    Section&#160;13. Nothing in this Section&#160;13 shall be deemed
    to affect any right of stockholders to request inclusion of
    proposals in, nor the right of the Corporation to omit a
    proposal from, the Corporation&#146;s proxy statement pursuant
    to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14a-8</FONT>
    (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act.
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    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Article&#160;III
    </FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Section&#160;</FONT>3.&#160;&#160;<I><U>Qualifications.</U></I>&#160;&#160;Directors
    need not be stockholders. Each Director shall hold office until
    the earlier of: (a)&#160;the expiration of his term and his or
    her successor shall have been elected and qualifies,
    (b)&#160;his or her death, (c)&#160;his or her resignation, or
    (d)&#160;his or her removal. To be eligible for nomination as a
    director a person must, at the time of such person&#146;s
    nomination, (a)&#160;have Relevant Experience and Country
    Knowledge (as defined below), (b)&#160;not have any Conflict of
    Interest (as defined below) and (c)&#160;not be over
    72&#160;years of age; provided that clause&#160;(c) shall not
    apply to any person who was a Director on October&#160;15, 1999
    or to any person whom the Nominating Committee (or in the
    absence of such a Committee, the Board of Directors) determines
    to except from that clause on the basis that the person&#146;s
    prior public or government service or other broad-based
    activities in the business community make it essential that the
    Corporation continue to receive the benefit of the person&#146;s
    services as a Director. The determination described in the
    previous sentence shall be made on or before the time of
    nomination. Whether a proposed nominee satisfies the foregoing
    qualifications shall be determined by the Nominating Committee
    or, in the absence of such a Committee, by the Board of
    Directors, each in its sole discretion.
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    For purposes of the following definitions of Relevant Experience
    and Country Knowledge and Conflict of Interest, the term
    &#147;Specified Country&#148; means any one or more of the
    following countries: the Austrian Republic, the
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    Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Finland, the French
    Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic
    (&#147;Greece&#148;), the Republic of Ireland, the Italian
    Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the
    Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Spain,
    and any other country in Europe that has adopted the Euro as its
    currency.
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    &#147;Relevant Experience and Country Knowledge&#148; means
    experience in business, investment, economic or political
    matters of a Specified Country or the United States, through
    service for 10 of the past 20&#160;years (except where a shorter
    period is noted) in one or more of the following principal
    occupations:
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    (1)&#160;senior executive officer or partner of a financial or
    industrial business headquartered in a Specified Country and
    that has annual revenues of at least the equivalent of US
    $500&#160;million,
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    (2)&#160;senior executive officer or partner of a financial or
    industrial business headquartered in the United&#160;States that
    has annual revenues of at least the equivalent of US
    $500&#160;million and whose management responsibilities include
    supervision of business operations in a Specified Country or
    other European country,
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    (3)&#160;director (or the equivalent) for 5 of the past
    10&#160;years of one or more investment businesses or vehicles
    (including this Corporation) a principal focus of which is
    investment in one or more Specified Countries and that have at
    least the equivalent of US $250&#160;million in combined total
    assets of their own,
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    (4)&#160;senior executive officer or partner of an investment
    management business having at least the equivalent of US
    $500&#160;million in securities of companies in one or more
    Specified Countries or securities principally traded in one or
    more Specified Countries under discretionary management for
    others,
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    (5)&#160;senior executive officer or partner of a business
    consulting, accounting or law firm having at least 100
    professionals and whose principal responsibility involves or
    involved providing services involving matters relating to a
    Specified Country or other European country for financial or
    industrial businesses, investment businesses or vehicles or
    investment management businesses as described in (1) -
    (4)&#160;above,
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    (6)&#160;senior official (including ambassador or minister)
    (i)&#160;in the national government, a government agency or the
    central bank of a Specified Country or the United States,
    (ii)&#160;in a major supranational agency or organization of
    which a Specified Country or the United States is a member, or
    (iii)&#160;in a leading international trade organization
    relating to a Specified Country or the United States, in each
    case in the area of finance, economics, trade or foreign
    relations,&#160;or
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    (7)&#160;current director or senior officer (without regard to
    years of service) of an investment manager or adviser of the
    Corporation, or of any entity controlling or under common
    control with an investment manager or adviser of the Corporation.
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    For purposes of clauses (1) - (5) of the preceding sentence and
    clauses (1) - (2) of the next paragraph, the term
    &#147;financial or industrial business&#148; includes a
    financial or industrial business unit within a larger
    enterprise; the term &#147;investment businesses or
    vehicles&#148; includes an investment business unit or
    investment vehicle within a larger enterprise; the term
    &#147;investment management business&#148; includes an
    investment management business unit within a larger enterprise;
    and the term &#147;investment vehicle&#148; includes an
    investment vehicle within a larger enterprise; but in each case
    only to the extent the unit satisfies the revenue, asset and
    other requirements specified for the business or vehicle in
    clauses (1) - (5) of the preceding sentence or clauses (1) - (2)
    of the next paragraph.
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    &#147;Conflict of Interest&#148; means the presence of a
    conflict with the interests of the Corporation or its operations
    through any of the following:
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    (1)&#160;current position (a)&#160;as a director, officer,
    partner or employee of another investment vehicle a significant
    (i.e., 25% or more of total assets) focus of which is securities
    of companies in one or more Specified Countries or securities
    principally traded in markets of one or more Specified Countries
    and that does not have the same investment adviser as the
    Corporation or an investment adviser affiliated with an
    investment adviser of the Corporation, and (b)&#160;having
    direct and regular responsibilities relating to that investment
    vehicle,
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    (2)&#160;current position as (a)&#160;a director, officer,
    partner or employee of the sponsor (or equivalent) of an
    investment vehicle described in the previous point and
    (b)&#160;having direct and regular responsibilities relating to
    that investment vehicle,&#160;or
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    (3)&#160;current position as an official of a governmental
    agency or self-regulatory body having responsibility for
    regulating the Corporation or the markets in which it proposes
    to invest.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROXY<BR>
    THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC. (FORMERLY THE GERMANY FUND,
    INC.).<BR>
    This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of
    Directors.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The undersigned stockholder of The European Equity Fund, Inc., a
    Maryland corporation (the &#147;Fund&#148;), hereby appoints
    John Millette, David Goldman and Elisa Metzger, or any of them,
    as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution
    in each of them, to attend the Annual Meeting of the
    Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 10:00&#160;a.m., New York
    time, on June&#160;20, 2008 at the New York Marriott East Side
    Hotel, 525 Lexington Avenue, the Fountain Room, New York, New
    York 10017, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, to cast
    on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is
    entitled to cast at such meeting, and otherwise to represent the
    undersigned at the meeting with all powers possessed by the
    undersigned if personally present at the meeting. The
    undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the
    Annual Meeting of Stockholders and of the accompanying Proxy
    Statement, the terms of each of which are incorporated by
    reference herein, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with
    respect to such meeting.
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    <B>The votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast
    as instructed below. If this Proxy is executed but no
    instruction is given, the votes entitled to be cast by the
    undersigned will be cast &#147;For&#148; each of the nominees
    for director and &#147;For&#148; Proposal&#160;2, as described
    in the Proxy Statement and in the discretion of the Proxy holder
    on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or
    any adjournment or postponement thereof.</B>
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    <B>Election of Directors. The Board of Directors unanimously
    recommends a vote &#147;For&#148; the nominees</B>
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    1.&#160;<B>FOR </B>each of the nominees for director listed
    below.&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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    <B>WITHHOLD AUTHORITY<BR>
    </B>as to all listed
    nominees.&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;
    </FONT>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>FOR </B>all nominees except as marked to the contrary
    below.&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>
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    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">(<B>Instructions: </B>To withhold
    authority for any individual nominee, strike a line through the
    nominee&#146;s name in the list below.)
    </FONT>
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    Dr.&#160;Kurt W. Bock
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    Mr.&#160;Richard Karl Goeltz
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    Dr.&#160;Franz Wilhelm Hopp
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    Mr.&#160;Christian H. Strenger
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    Mr.&#160;Werner Walbr&#246;l
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    Mr.&#160;Peter Z&#252;hlsdorff
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The Board
    of Directors unanimously recommends a vote &#147;For&#148;
    Proposal&#160;2</FONT></B>
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    <TD>    2.&#160;&#160;</TD>
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    To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee and the Board
    of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
    public accounting firm, as independent auditors for the fiscal
    year ending December&#160;31, 2008
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    FOR&#160;&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;AGAINST&#160;&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;ABSTAIN&#160;&#160;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings; font-variant: normal">&#111;</FONT></B>
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    <TD>    3.&#160;&#160;</TD>
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    To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other
    matter that may properly come before the meeting or any
    adjournment or postponement thereof in the discretion of the
    Proxy holder.
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      Dated:
    <U>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</U>,
    2008
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    Please sign exactly as name appears on the records of the Fund
    and date. If the shares are held jointly, each holder should
    sign. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator,
    trustee, guardian, officer of a corporation or other entity or
    in another representative capacity, please give the full title
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