<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-12-239699.txt : 20120518
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-239699
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120627
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120518
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20120518

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:		12854914

	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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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 20549
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SCHEDULE&nbsp;14A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Rule&nbsp;14a-101) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SCHEDULE&nbsp;14A INFORMATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by a Party other than the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preliminary Proxy Statement </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#254;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Proxy Statement </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Additional Materials </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#254;</FONT><B></B><B></B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>No fee required. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>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): </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Total fee paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule&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. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount Previously Paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filing Party: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date Filed: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4%;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>345 Park Avenue </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York, New York 10154 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>June&nbsp;27, 2012 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;width:18%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To our Stockholders:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) of The European Equity Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the &#147;Fund&#148;), will be held at 12:00 p.m., New&nbsp;York time, on June&nbsp;27, 2012 at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 for the following purposes: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.&nbsp;To elect two (2)&nbsp;Class I Directors, each to serve for a term of three years and until their successors are
elected and qualify. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. To elect one (1)&nbsp;Class III Director to serve for a term of two years and until
his successor is elected and qualifies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.&nbsp;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&nbsp;31, 2012. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.&nbsp;To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment
thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Only holders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on May&nbsp;11, 2012 are entitled to notice of, and
to vote at, this Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:44%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By Order of the Board of Directors
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:44%; text-indent:-2%">


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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:44%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John Millette </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:44%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Secretary </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: May&nbsp;18, 2012 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><div style="width:100%;margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%;border:solid 1pt;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:3px">
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px; margin-left:2%;margin-right:2%;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>We urge you to mark, sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided
or to record your voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet so that you will be represented at the Meeting. If you complete and sign the proxy card (or tell us how you want to vote by voting by telephone or via the Internet), we will vote
it exactly as you tell us. If you simply sign the proxy card, we will vote it in accordance with the Board&#146;s recommendation on the Proposals. Your prompt return of the enclosed proxy card (or your voting by telephone or via the Internet) may
prevent the necessity and expense of further solicitations. If you have any questions, please call AST Fund Solutions, LLC (&#147;AST&#148;) (formerly known as The Altman Group, Inc.), the Fund&#146;s proxy solicitor, at 1200 Wall Street West, 3<FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">rd</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;Floor, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 or at the special toll-free
number we have set up for you (1-800-774-4195), or contact your financial advisor. </FONT></B></FONT></P></div>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>345 Park Avenue </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York, New York 10154 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Annual Meeting of Stockholders </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>June&nbsp;27, 2012 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;width:18%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PROXY
STATEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;width:18%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Proxy Statement is furnished by the Board of Directors of The European Equity 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 12:00 p.m., New York time, on June&nbsp;27, 2012
at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. The purpose of the Meeting and the matters to be considered are set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 two (2)&nbsp;Class I directors of the Fund (&#147;Directors&#148;)
nominated by the Board (Proposal&nbsp;1), FOR the election of one (1)&nbsp;Class III director of the Fund nominated by the Board (Proposal 2), 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&nbsp;3). 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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, if necessary, may seek judicial
resolution of the uncertainty in any particular case. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The close of business on May&nbsp;11, 2012 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 10,519,284.46 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&nbsp;21, 2012. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 </FONT></P>
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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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROPOSALS&nbsp;1 AND 2: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ELECTION OF DIRECTORS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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&nbsp;I expires at the 2012 Annual Meeting, Class&nbsp;II at the next succeeding annual meeting and Class&nbsp;III at the
following succeeding annual meeting. Two Class&nbsp;I nominees, Mr.&nbsp;Detlef Bierbaum and Mr.&nbsp;Robert&nbsp;H. Wadsworth are proposed in this proxy statement for election. If elected, each of the two Class&nbsp;I nominees will serve a
three-year term of office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015 and until his respective successor is elected and qualifies. One Class III nominee, Mr.&nbsp;Richard Karl Goeltz, is proposed in this Proxy Statement for election. If
elected, Mr.&nbsp;Goeltz will serve a two-year term of office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2014 and until his successor is elected and qualifies. The Fund regrets that Mr.&nbsp;John&nbsp;H. Cannon, who made significant contributions
as a Director of the Fund since 2004 and also served as Chairman of the Audit Committee, recently passed away. The size of the Board was reduced by one Class I Director on April&nbsp;27, 2012 as a result of Mr.&nbsp;Cannon&#146;s passing.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As a result of Mr.&nbsp;Werner Walbr&ouml;l&#146;s retirement from the Board, each class of Directors of the Board would not
be of approximate equal size if no further action were taken. Under the Fund&#146;s By-laws and the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Rule 304 (&#147;NYSE Rule 304&#148;), the classes of the Fund&#146;s board should be of approximately
equal size. Accordingly, the Fund&#146;s Nominating Committee nominated Mr.&nbsp;Goeltz to fill a Class III vacancy created by Mr.&nbsp;Walbr&ouml;l&#146;s retirement with Mr.&nbsp;Goeltz&#146;s resignation from Class I contingent upon his election
to the Board as a member of Class III. If each nominee is elected, each class of Directors of the Board would be of equal size and in compliance with the requirements of the Fund&#146;s Bylaws and NYSE Rule 304. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 the four nominees listed above. Each nominee has indicated that he will serve 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. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>B<SMALL>OARD</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>IRECTORS</SMALL> I<SMALL>NFORMATION</SMALL>
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The management of the business and affairs of the Fund is overseen by the Board of Directors. Directors who are not
&#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act, are referred to as &#147;Independent Directors&#148;, and Directors who are &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund are referred to as &#147;Interested
Directors&#148;. Certain information concerning the Fund&#146;s governance structure and each Director is set forth below. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I><U>Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund&#146;s Directors</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Nominating and
Governance Committee of the Fund&#146;s Board, which is composed entirely of Independent Directors, reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of potential candidates for nomination or election by the Board, and conducts a similar
review in connection with the proposed nomination of current Directors for re-election by stockholders. When assessing a candidate for nomination it is the policy of the Nominating and Governance Committee to consider, amongst other criteria,
whether the individual&#146;s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee assesses the
effectiveness of this policy as part of its annual self assessment. Additional information concerning the Nominating and Governance Committee&#146;s consideration of nominees appears in the description of the Committee following the table below.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board has concluded that, based on each Director&#146;s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual
basis and in combination with those of the other Directors, that each Director is qualified and should continue to serve as such. In determining that a particular Director was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Director, the Board has
considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. In addition, the Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of each Director during his tenure (including the Director&#146;s participation in Board
and committee meetings, as well as his current and prior leadership of standing and ad hoc committees) in concluding that each should continue to serve. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each
Director, which in each case led to the Board&#146;s conclusion that the Director should serve (or continue to serve) as a director of the Fund, is provided in the table following the &#147;Risk Oversight&#148; section below. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board believes that, collectively, the Directors have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which
allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the Fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Among other attributes common to all Directors are their willingness and ability to commit the necessary time and attention to their duties as
Directors, their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them (including information requested by the Directors), to interact effectively with each other and with Deutsche Investment Management Americas
Inc., the fund&#146;s administrator (the &#147;Administrator&#148;), Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH (the &#147;Investment Adviser&#148;) and other service providers, counsel and the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting
firm, to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Directors. References to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Directors are pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, do not
constitute holding out of the Board or any Director as having special expertise or experience and shall not be deemed to impose any greater responsibility or liability on any Director or on the Board by reason thereof. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I><U>Board Structure and Oversight Function</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board is
responsible for oversight of the Fund. The Fund has engaged the Administrator and the Investment Adviser to manage the Fund on a day-to-day basis. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Administrator and the Investment Adviser and the
Fund&#146;s other service providers in the operations of each Fund in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and other applicable Federal,
state and other securities and other laws, and the Fund&#146;s charter and bylaws. The Board meets in person at regularly scheduled meetings four times throughout the year. In addition, the Directors may meet in person or by telephone at special
meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Directors also regularly meet outside the presence of any representatives of the Administrator and the Investment Adviser. As described below, the Board has established five standing
committees&nbsp;&#151; the Audit, Nominating and Governance, Advisory, Valuation and Executive Committees&nbsp;&#151; and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight
responsibilities. Each committee other than the Executive Committee is composed exclusively of Independent Directors. Each year the Directors evaluate the performance of the Board and its committees. The responsibilities of each committee, including
its oversight responsibilities, are described further below. The Independent Directors have also engaged independent legal counsel, and may from time to time engage consultants and other advisors, to assist them in performing their oversight
responsibilities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Chairman&#146;s duties include setting the agenda for each Board meeting in consultation with
management, presiding at each Board meeting, meeting with management between Board meetings, and facilitating communication and coordination between the Directors and management. Mr.&nbsp;Christian Strenger, the Chairman of the Fund&#146;s Board of
Directors is an Interested Director as defined in the Investment Company Act because he is a member of the Supervisory Board of a company that is affiliated with the Administrator and the Investment Adviser and because of his ownership of shares of
the ultimate parent of the Administrator and the Investment Adviser. The Directors believe that it is appropriate for Mr.&nbsp;Strenger to serve as Chairman and that his service benefits shareholders because of his extensive knowledge of the
investment management industry, the Deutsche Bank organization and the Funds and because he is a leading corporate governance expert in Germany and internationally. In addition, the Directors note that, although Mr.&nbsp;Strenger is an Interested
Director as defined in the Investment Company Act, he is not involved in the management of the Fund and is not an officer or director of the Administrator or the Investment Adviser. The Independent Directors are satisfied that they can act
independently and effectively without having an Independent Director serve as Chairman and note that a key structural component for ensuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Directors to constitute a substantial majority
of the Board. Mr.&nbsp;Goeltz, an Independent Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee, serves as Lead Independent Director for the Fund and as such is available to act as liaison between the Independent Directors and
management and to consult with the Chairman to the extent deemed appropriate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I><U>Risk
Oversight</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund is subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance and operational risks. Day-to-day risk management with respect to the Fund resides with the Administrator and the Investment Adviser
or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to supervision by the Administrator. The Board has charged the Investment Adviser and its affiliates with (i)&nbsp;identifying events or circumstances the occurrence
</FONT></P>
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of which could have demonstrable and material adverse effects on the Fund; (ii)&nbsp;to the extent appropriate, reasonable or practicable, implementing processes and controls reasonably designed
to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii)&nbsp;creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously, and to revise as
appropriate, the processes and controls described in (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Risk oversight forms part of the
Board&#146;s general oversight of each Fund&#146;s investment program and operations and is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. Each of the Administrator, the Investment Adviser, and the Fund&#146;s other principal
service providers has an independent interest in risk management but the policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Fund&#146;s and each other&#146;s in the setting of priorities, the
resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. Oversight of risk management is provided by the Board and the Audit Committee. The Directors regularly receive reports from, among others, management, the Fund&#146;s Chief Compliance
Officer, its independent registered public accounting firm, counsel, and internal auditors for the Administrator, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Fund and the Administrator&#146;s risk management programs. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified, nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or
effects. The processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the Administrator, its affiliates or other service providers.
Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Fund&#146;s goals. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>I<SMALL>NFORMATION</SMALL> R<SMALL>EGARDING</SMALL> D<SMALL>IRECTORS</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> O<SMALL>FFICERS</SMALL> </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. The Fund has elected to be subject to the statutory calculation, notification and
publication requirements of the German Investment Tax Act (Investmentsteuergesetz) (the &#147;Act&#148;) for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 and intends to elect to be subject to the Act for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31,
2012. Absent this election, 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. In light of the Fund&#146;s election to be subject to the Act, the Board of Directors encourages all Directors of the Fund (including those who are German residents) to invest in the Fund. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class&nbsp;I Directors</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Term will Expire in 2012; Nominees for Term Expiring in 2015)</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>
<P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:66pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name,&nbsp;Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Time</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During&nbsp;Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five&nbsp;Years</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or&nbsp;Longer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>and&nbsp;Other</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Relevant</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:41pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Qualifications<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">*</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Portfolios&nbsp;in</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fund</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Complex<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Overseen&nbsp;by</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:34pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Other&nbsp;Directorships</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held&nbsp;by&nbsp;Director</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During&nbsp;Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:55pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five&nbsp;
Years<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned&nbsp;at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:32pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Non-Interested Directors</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Detlef&nbsp;Bierbaum,&nbsp;69</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;1986</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Consultant (since 2010). He is also Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Oppenheim KAG GmbH (asset management) and a member of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank
&Ouml;sterreich AG (private bank) for more than five years. Mr. Bierbaum also serves as a member of the Board or Supervisory Board of a number of non-U.S. investment companies and of companies in diverse businesses including insurance, reinsurance,
real estate, and retailing. He is a former member of the Supervisory Board of Sal. Oppenheim Jr. &amp; Cie. KGaA (private bank) (2008 to March 2010) and was formerly a partner of that firm. He is also a former member of the Supervisory Board of DWS
Investment GmbH (asset management) (2005-2008).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 1990) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
2008).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Robert&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Wadsworth,&nbsp;72</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 1986</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">President, Robert H. Wadsworth Associates, Inc. (consulting firm) (1983 to present). Mr. Wadsworth also has experience as an owner and chief executive officer of various businesses
serving the mutual fund industry, including a registered broker-dealer and a registered transfer agent, and has served as a senior executive officer of several mutual funds.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex"></SUP>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">108<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex"></SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(6)</SUP>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 1990) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
1992),<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP> as well as other funds in the Fund Complex as indicated.<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(5)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1,933</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6 </FONT></P>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class&nbsp;III Director</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Nominee for Term Expiring in 2014)</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:66pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP> &amp;
Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Time</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or Longer</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>and Other</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Relevant</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:41pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Qualifications<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">*</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:34pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP><BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Other&nbsp;Directorships <BR></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held by Director <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:57pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:32pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Non-Interested Directors</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Richard Karl Goeltz, 69</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;2008</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Retired. Formerly Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of American Express Co. (financial services) (1996-2000) and previously served as chief financial officer of two other
major multi-national corporations. Mr. Goeltz is a member of the Council and Court of Governors of the London School of Economics and Political Science and Trustee of the American Academy in Berlin.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 2008) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
1990).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">2)</SUP> Independent Non-Executive Director of Aviva plc (financial services) and The Warnaco
Group, Inc. (apparel). Formerly director of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (air transport).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">4,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7 </FONT></P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Directors whose terms will continue: </B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class II Directors</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Term will Expire in 2013)</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:66pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP> &amp;
Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Time</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or Longer</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>and Other</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Relevant</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:41pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Qualifications<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">*</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:34pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP><BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Other Directorships <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held by Director <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past Five</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:57pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Years<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT>
</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:32pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Ambassador Richard R. Burt, 65</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;2000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director, McLarty Associates (international strategic advisory) (since 2007). Formerly, Chairman, Diligence, Inc. (international information and risk management firm)
(2002-2007); Chairman of the Board, Weirton Steel Corp. (1996-2004); Partner, McKinsey &amp; Company (consulting firm) (1991-1994); State Department, Chief Negotiator in charge of negotiating the Arms Treaty with Russia (1989-1991); U.S. Ambassador
to the Federal Republic of Germany (1985-1989). Mr. Burt is also Director, IGT, Inc. (gaming technology) (since 1995), and HCL Technologies, Inc. (information technology and product engineering) (since 1999) and member, Textron Inc. International
Advisory Council (aviation, automotive, industrial operations and finance) (since 1996).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 2000) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
2004).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">2)</SUP> Director, UBS family of mutual funds (since 1995).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">10,583</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8 </FONT></P>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class II Directors</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Term will Expire in 2013)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:66pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP> &amp;
Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Time</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or Longer</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>and Other</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Relevant</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:41pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Qualifications<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">*</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:34pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP><BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Other Directorships <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held by Director <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past Five</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:57pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Years<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT>
</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:32pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dr.&nbsp;Friedbert H. Malt, 70</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;2007</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of NOL Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Singapore (&#147;NOL&#148;) from 2002 to 2011 and Director of NOL from 2000 to 2011. He
currently is a Director of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., a company offering independent testing and assessment services. Formerly, Dr. Malt was a Member of the Executive Board of DG Bank (now DZ Bank), Frankfurt (until 2001).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 2007) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
2007).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">600</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Joachim Wagner, 65</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;2009</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Financial Officer, RAG Beteiligungs AG/Evonik Industries AG, Germany (mining holding company) (2006-2009). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Degussa AG, Germany (chemical
manufacturer) (2001-2006). Mr. Wagner is also a member of the Supervisory Board of a German retail bank and a member of the advisory board of a private German bank.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">2</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since 2009).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1,700</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9 </FONT></P>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class III Directors<BR>(Term will Expire in 2014)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:66pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP> &amp;
Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Time</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or Longer</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>and Other</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Relevant</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:41pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Qualifications<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">*</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:34pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP><BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Other Directorships <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held by Director <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past Five</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:57pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Years<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:32pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Non-Interested Directors</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dr.&nbsp;Franz Wilhelm Hopp, 69</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;2008</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Partner of Laplace Finanzconsulting GmbH (asset management). Partner of Quendo GmbH (asset management and holding for renewable energy). Former member of the Supervisory Board WAVE
AG (asset management). Former member of the Board of Management of KarstadtQuelle Pension Trust e.V. (February 2007-September 2009). Member of the Supervisory Board of &#147;SGB Vemojensvewaltung&#148; Liechtenstein (asset management).</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 2008) and The New&nbsp;Germany Fund, Inc. (since
1993).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class III Directors<BR>(Term will Expire in 2014)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:66pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP> &amp;
Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Time</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or Longer</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>and Other</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Relevant</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:41pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Qualifications<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">*</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:34pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP><BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Other Directorships <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held by Director <BR></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past Five</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:57pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Years<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:32pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="16" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Interested Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(5)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Christian H. Strenger<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(5)</SUP>, 68</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Chairman</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;1986</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Member of Supervisory Board (since 1999) and formerly Managing Director (1991-1999) of DWS Investment GmbH (investment management), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Mr. Strenger
also is Member, Supervisory Board, Evonik Industries AG (chemical, utility and property business), Fraport AG (international airport business), Hermes Equity Ownership Services Ltd. (governance advisory) and TUI AG (travel business). Mr. Strenger
also is a member of the German Government Commission on Corporate Governance and of other corporate governance organizations, and serves as Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at the Leipzig Graduate School of Management.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">3</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. (since 1990) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (since
1990).<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1,500</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information above includes each Director&#146;s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and
skills relevant to each Director&#146;s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led (together with the Director&#146;s current and prior experience as a Director of other SEC reporting companies, if any, as indicated elsewhere in the table) to
the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Officers<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(7)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:71pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP> &amp;
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:31pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>with Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Length&nbsp;of<BR>Time<BR>Served</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal&nbsp;Occupation(s)</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>During Past Five Years</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:71pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>or&nbsp;Longer</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of&nbsp;Common</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Stock</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficially</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Owned at</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>March&nbsp;31,</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:35pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>2012<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">W. Douglas Beck, CFA, 45<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(9)(13)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since&nbsp;2011</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, Deutsche
Asset Management (since 2006); President of DWS family of funds and Head of Product Management, US for DWS Investments. Formerly, Executive Director, Head of Product Management (2002-2006) and President (2005-2006) of the UBS Funds at UBS Global
Asset Management; Co-Head of Manager Research/Managed Solutions Group, Merrill Lynch (1998-2002).</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Paul H. Schubert, 49<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(9)(13)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Treasurer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2004</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, 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).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Caroline Pearson, 49<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(12)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Legal Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2012</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, Deutsche
Asset Management. Formerly, Assistant Secretary for DWS family of funds (1997-2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Alexis Kuchinsky, 36<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(9)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2009</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2002); Head of Compliance Program Oversight of Deutsche Asset Management.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">John Caruso, 47<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(9)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2010</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, Deutsche
Asset Management.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Rainer Vermehren, 44<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(11)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2010</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, DWS Investment
GmbH (since 2007). Fund Manager, DWS Investment GmbH (since 1997).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Melinda Morrow, 42<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(9)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2012</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, Deutsche Asset
Management (since 2006).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">John Millette, 49<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(8)(12)</SUP></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Secretary</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2006</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(</SUP><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">10)</SUP>, Deutsche Asset
Management (since 2002).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The mailing address of all directors with respect to Fund operations is c/o&nbsp;Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., 345 Park Avenue, NYC20-2799, New York,
New&nbsp;York 10154. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12 </FONT></P>



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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&nbsp;Complex includes The Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc., which are other closed-end registered investment companies for
which Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. acts as administrator. It also includes 105 other open- and closed-end funds advised by wholly-owned entities of the Deutsche Bank Group in the United&nbsp;States. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Directorships are only for companies that file reports with the SEC. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of March&nbsp;31, 2012, all Directors, Nominees for election and Executive Officers as a group (17&nbsp;persons)&nbsp;owned 24,688&nbsp;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. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicates &#147;Interested Person&#148;, as defined in the Investment Company Act. Mr.&nbsp;Strenger is an &#147;interested&#148; Director because of his affiliation
with DWS-Deutsche Gesellschaft f&uuml;r Wertpapiersparen mbH (&#147;DWS&#148;), a majority-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, and because of his ownership of Deutsche Bank AG shares. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Wadsworth oversees all 108 funds in the Fund&nbsp;Complex. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(7)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 Meeting of Stockholders. Each of Mr.&nbsp;Beck, Mr.&nbsp;Schubert, Mr.&nbsp;Millette, Mr.&nbsp;Caruso, Ms.&nbsp;Pearson and Ms.&nbsp;Morrow also serve as officers of the other Funds in the Fund Complex.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(8)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicates ownership of securities of Deutsche Bank AG either directly or through Deutsche Bank&#146;s deferred compensation plan. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;(9)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Address: 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(10)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive title, not a board directorship. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(11)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Address: Mainzer Landstrasse 178-190, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(12)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Address: One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(13)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Serves as a director of DWS Trust Company. Mr.&nbsp;Schubert also is a member of the Audit Committee of DWS Trust Company. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13 </FONT></P>



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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table contains additional information with respect to the beneficial ownership
of equity securities by each Director in the Fund and, on an aggregated basis, in any registered investment companies overseen by the Director within the same Family of Investment Companies as the Fund: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:59pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name of Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Dollar&nbsp;Range&nbsp;of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Equity&nbsp;
Securities</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>in the Fund<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Dollar</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Range of Equity</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Securities in
All</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Funds&nbsp;Overseen&nbsp;by</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Director&nbsp;in&nbsp;Family&nbsp;of</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Investment</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Companies<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1),(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Detlef Bierbaum</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Over&nbsp;$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ambassador Richard R. Burt</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Over&nbsp;$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard Karl Goeltz</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Over&nbsp;$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr.&nbsp;Franz Wilhelm Hopp</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">None</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">None</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr.&nbsp;Friedbert H. Malt</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$1-$10,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Christian H. Strenger</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert H. Wadsworth</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joachim Wagner</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Werner Walbr&ouml;l</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Valuation date is March&nbsp;31, 2012. The Fund has elected to be subject to the statutory calculation, notification and publication requirements of the German
Investment Tax Act (Investmentsteuergesetz) (the &#147;Act&#148;) for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2011 and intends to elect to be subject to the Act for the fiscal year ending October&nbsp;31, 2012. Absent this election, 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. In light of the Fund&#146;s election to be
subject to the Act, the Board of Directors encourages all Directors of the Fund (including those who are German residents) to invest in the Fund. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 administrator and hold themselves out as related companies. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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
and governance committee (the &#147;Nominating and Governance Committee&#148;) and a valuation committee (the &#147;Valuation Committee&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Audit Committee, currently comprising Messrs.&nbsp;Burt, Goeltz (Chair), Wadsworth, Wagner, Walbr&ouml;l and Dr.&nbsp;Malt, operates pursuant to a written charter. The Audit Committee charter is
currently available on the Fund&#146;s website, www.dws-investments.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 Rule&nbsp;10A-3 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.&nbsp;Goeltz, Wadsworth and Wagner meet the requirements for an audit committee financial expert under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). Although the
Board has </FONT></P>
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determined that all four meet the requirements for an audit committee financial expert, their responsibilities are the same as those of the other audit committee members. Messrs. Goeltz,
Wadsworth and Wagner 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 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 four times during the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010. Upon his retirement from the
Fund&#146;s Board of Directors, Mr.&nbsp;Walbr&ouml;l will no longer serve as a member of the Audit Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Advisory
Committee, currently comprising Messrs.&nbsp;Bierbaum, Goeltz, Wadsworth (Chair) and Dr.&nbsp;Malt, 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 twice during the past fiscal year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Executive Committee, currently comprising Messrs.&nbsp;Burt, Goeltz, Strenger, Wadsworth and Walbr&ouml;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. Upon his retirement from the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors, Mr.&nbsp;Walbr&ouml;l will no longer serve as a member of the Executive
Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Valuation Committee, currently comprising Messrs. Wadsworth (Chair), Wagner and Walbr&ouml;l, reviews the
Fund&#146;s valuation procedures and makes recommendations with respect thereto and, to the extent required by such procedures, determines the fair value of the Fund&#146;s securities or other assets. During the past fiscal year the Valuation
Committee met once. Upon his retirement from the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors, Mr.&nbsp;Walbr&ouml;l will no longer serve as a member of the Valuation Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Nominating and Governance Committee is currently comprised of Messrs.&nbsp;Burt, Goeltz (Chair), Wadsworth, Wagner, Walbr&ouml;l (Deputy Chair) and Dr.&nbsp;Malt. The Board has determined that each of
the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee is not an &#147;interested person&#148; as the term is defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act. Generally, the Nominating and Governance Committee identifies, evaluates
and selects and nominates, or recommends to the Board of Directors, candidates for the Board or any committee of the Board, and also advises the Board regarding governance matters generally and confirms that the Board and Audit Committee undertake
annual self-evaluations. 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&nbsp;A. The Nominating and Governance Committee may also take into account additional factors listed in the Nominating and
Governance 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;. When assessing a candidate for nomination, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers whether the individual&#146;s background, skills and experience will complement the background, skills and experience of
other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Nominating and Governance 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 and Governance Committee Charter, which is currently available on the
Fund&#146;s website, www-dws-investments.com. A stockholder or group of stockholders seeking to submit a nominee candidate (i)&nbsp;must have beneficially owned at least 5% of the Fund&#146;s common stock for at least two years, (ii)&nbsp;may submit
only one nominee candidate for any particular meeting of stockholders, and (iii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;days nor more than 120&nbsp;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 also are included as Annex A.
The Nominating and Governance 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 and Governance Committee met three
times during the past fiscal year. Upon his retirement from the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors, Mr.&nbsp;Walbr&ouml;l will no longer serve as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In accordance with its charter, the Nominating and Governance Committee reviews each Director&#146;s affiliations and relationships for
purposes of determining whether or not the Director qualifies as an &#147;independent director&#148;. The Nominating and Governance Committee also considers each Director&#146;s independence more generally, as well as various governance &#147;best
practices&#148;, including the suggestion of a non-U.S. corporate governance code that a board of directors should state its reasons if it determines that a director is independent notwithstanding that the director has served for more than nine
years from the date of his first election. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Nominating and Governance Committee has concluded that each Director other than
the Chairman of the Board is an &#147;independent director&#148;, and that it was satisfied that: (i)&nbsp;those independent Directors who have served for more than nine years continue to be independent in character and judgment; (ii)&nbsp;the
experience of such Directors with the Fund permit them to make extremely valuable contributions to the functioning of the Board; and (iii)&nbsp;the views of such Directors are not &#147;entrenched&#148; as a result of the length of service to the
Funds. The Nominating and Governance Committee based its conclusion, in part, on its observation that such Directors regularly demonstrate their independence by their questioning and challenging of management at and between Board meetings.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Nominating and Governance Committee also noted that none of the Directors serves on the board of more than three
registered investment companies advised by the investment adviser, and that only one Director serves on the board of a large number of registered investment companies advised by an affiliate of the investment adviser. The Nominating and Governance
Committee believes that such service provides the Director with insights that permit him to make valuable contributions to the deliberations of the Board, and noted that his independence from management has been amply and repeatedly demonstrated by
his participation in meetings including by his insightful questioning of management&#146;s proposals. The Nominating and Governance Committee also believes that the receipt of compensation for service as a Director does not adversely affect the
independence of any Director&#146;s character and judgment and notes that fund industry &#147;best practices&#148; encourage service on multiple boards. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">16 </FONT></P>



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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All members on each of the five committees of the Board are not &#147;interested
persons&#148; as the term is defined in the Investment Company Act, with the exception of Mr.&nbsp;Strenger, who is a member of the Executive Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 attended at least 75% of the 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. Two Directors attended the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 Secretary at One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 (c/o&nbsp;The European Equity Fund, Inc.), addressed to (i)&nbsp;the Board of
Directors of the Fund or an individual Director, and (ii)&nbsp;the Secretary of the Fund. The Secretary of the Fund will direct the correspondence to the appropriate parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund pays each of its Directors who is not an interested person of the Fund, of the investment adviser or of the administrator an annual fee of $6,000 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. 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. Effective January&nbsp;1, 2011, the Chairman
of the Audit Committee receives a $1,000 retainer. These three funds, together with 108 other open- and closed-end funds advised by wholly-owned entities of the Deutsche Bank Group in the United&nbsp;States, represent the entire Fund&nbsp;Complex
within the meaning of the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table sets forth (a)&nbsp;the aggregate
compensation from the Fund for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011, and (b)&nbsp;the total compensation from each fund in the Fund&nbsp;Complex that includes the Fund, for the 2011 fiscal year of each such fund, (i)&nbsp;for each Director
who is not an interested person of the Fund, and (ii)&nbsp;for all such Directors as a group: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="58%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="14%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="14%"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:59pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name of Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Compensation</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>from Fund</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Total&nbsp;Compensation</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>from Fund
Complex</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Detlef Bierbaum</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9,750</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">26,774</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ambassador Richard R. Burt</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12,667</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">38,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John H. Cannon</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14,333</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">42,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard Karl Goeltz</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13,334</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr.&nbsp;Franz Wilhelm Hopp</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">27,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr.&nbsp;Friedbert H. Malt</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12,750</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">38,250</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert H. Wadsworth</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13,333</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex"></SUP></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">320,000</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex"></SUP></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joachim Wagner</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,750</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">21,500</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Werner Walbr&ouml;l</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13,584</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40,750</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Mr. Wadsworth oversees all 108 funds in the Fund Complex. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">17 </FONT></P>



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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE <U>FOR</U> PROPOSALS&nbsp;1 AND 2. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Required Vote.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided a quorum has been established, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast at the Meeting is required for the election of each Director. For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote against a Director. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROPOSAL&nbsp;3: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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&nbsp;31, 2012. 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE <U>FOR</U> PROPOSAL&nbsp;3. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Required Vote.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;31, 2012. For purposes of Proposal&nbsp;3,
abstentions will have no effect on the result of the vote. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>I<SMALL>NFORMATION</SMALL> W<SMALL>ITH</SMALL> R<SMALL>ESPECT</SMALL>
T<SMALL>O</SMALL> T<SMALL>HE</SMALL> F<SMALL>UND</SMALL>&#146;<SMALL>S</SMALL> I<SMALL>NDEPENDENT</SMALL> A<SMALL>UDITORS</SMALL> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table shows fees paid to PwC by the Fund during the Fund&#146;s two most recent fiscal years: (i)&nbsp;for audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund, and (ii)&nbsp;for engagements
for non-audit services pre-approved by the Audit Committee for the Fund&#146;s investment adviser and administrator and certain entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser and administrator that provide
ongoing services to the Fund (collectively, the &#147;Adviser Entities&#148;), which engagements relate directly to the </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">18 </FONT></P>



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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
investment adviser, the Fund&#146;s administrator and all Adviser Entities is compatible with maintaining PwC&#146;s independence. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ROWSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B><U>Audit&nbsp;
Fees<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP></U></B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Audit&nbsp;Related&nbsp;
Fees<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Tax&nbsp;Fees<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>All Other Fees<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(4)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fiscal</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:19pt"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Year</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Adviser<BR>Entities</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Adviser<BR>Entities</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Adviser<BR>Entities</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2011</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">58,500</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5,900</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2010</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">57,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7,500</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#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. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#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;. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Tax Fees&#148; are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax compliance and tax planning. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#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;. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Generally, the
Audit Committee must pre-approve (i)&nbsp;all services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent auditors and (ii)&nbsp;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. Any member of the Audit Committee may pre-approve any audit or non-audit services to be performed by the independent auditors, provided that any such
approvals are presented to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>All Non-Audit Fees.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="81%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:38pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fiscal Year</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Non-Audit&nbsp;
Fees</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2011</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5,900</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2010</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PwC advised the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee that it had identified one matter that it determined could be
inconsistent with the SEC&#146;s auditor independence rules (Rule 2-01(c) of Regulation S-X). As part of a &#147;Global Migration Support&#148; engagement in which PwC&#146;s UK network affiliate (&#147;PwC-UK&#148;) provided assistance to Deutsche
Bank AG with respect to processing internship applications for Deutsche Bank AG employees seeking short term assignments with Deutsche Bank AG in the United Kingdom, PwC-UK paid application fees on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG for six applicants at
&pound;170 each (&pound;1,020 in total). PwC advised the Audit Committee that it </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">19 </FONT></P>



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believes that this matter did not affect its objectivity or its impartial judgment in conducting its audit and issuing a report on the financial statements of the Fund as the Fund&#146;s
independent auditor and confirmed its independence under the SEC&#146;s auditor independence rules. In reaching this conclusion, PwC noted that the engagement team was not aware of the payment of the application fees by PwC-UK and that DB reimbursed
PwC-UK for the fees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>A<SMALL>UDIT</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMITTEE</SMALL> R<SMALL>EPORT</SMALL> </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The purposes of the Audit Committee are: (1)&nbsp;to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of (i)&nbsp;the integrity of the
Fund&#146;s financial statements; (ii)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii)&nbsp;the independent auditors&#146; qualifications and independence; and (iv)&nbsp;the retention and performance of the independent
auditors; and (2)&nbsp;to prepare this report. The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of the Fund&#146;s policies and practices with respect to accounting, financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting,
independent audits, and risk management. The Audit Committee regularly discusses the Fund&#146;s most significant risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. Each Member of the Audit Committee is
&#147;independent,&#148; as required by the independence standards of Rule&nbsp;10A-3 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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.&nbsp;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, administrator or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Fund&#146;s investment adviser or administrator that provides ongoing services to the Fund is compatible with maintaining the
auditors&#146; independence. During the past fiscal year, no non-audit services that were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee were provided by the Fund&#146;s independent auditors. Finally, the Audit Committee has received the written
disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Rule 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, as currently in effect, and has discussed with the auditors their
independence. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 </FONT></P>
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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;.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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&nbsp;31, 2011. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Submitted by the Audit Committee </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard Karl Goeltz, Chair </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard R. Burt </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr.&nbsp;Friedbert Malt </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert H. Wadsworth </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joachim Wagner </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Werner Walbr&ouml;l </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of May&nbsp;11, 2012,
no person, to the knowledge of management, owned of record or beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Fund, other than as set forth below: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="67%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="6%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="6%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:134pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name and Address of Beneficial Owner</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount&nbsp;and</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Nature of</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Beneficial&nbsp;Ownership</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Percent of</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Outstanding</B></FONT><br><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Common&nbsp;Stock</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1607 Capital Partners, LLC</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(1)</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><BR>4991 Lake Brook Dr., Suite 125, Glen Allen, VA 23060</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1,546,348&nbsp;shares</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14.44</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment Management</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(2)</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><BR>183 Sully&#146;s Trail, Pittsford, NY 14534</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">885,409 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.28</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Lazard Asset Management LLC</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">(3)</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><BR>30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">651,951 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.15</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="line-height:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;width:13%">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This information is based exclusively on information provided by such entity on Schedule&nbsp;13G/A filed with respect to the Fund on February&nbsp;14, 2012.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This information is based exclusively on information provided by such entity on Schedule&nbsp;13G/A filed with respect to the Fund on February&nbsp;14, 2012.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This information is based exclusively on information provided by such entity on Schedule&nbsp;13G filed with respect to the Fund on February&nbsp;8, 2012.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ADDRESS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The principal office of Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH, the Fund&#146;s investment adviser, is located at Mainzer
Landstrasse 178-190, D-60327 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany. The corporate office of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., the Fund&#146;s administrator, is located at 345 Park Avenue, New&nbsp;York, New York 10154.
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECTION&nbsp;16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REPORTING COMPLIANCE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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&nbsp;16(a) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 were timely. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OTHER MATTERS
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In order for stockholder proposals otherwise satisfying the eligibility requirements of SEC Rule&nbsp;14a-8 to be considered for inclusion
in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting, the proposals must be received at The European Equity Fund, Inc., c/o&nbsp;Deutsche Investment Management Americas, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, Attention: Secretary, on or
before January&nbsp;21, 2013. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, the Fund&#146;s Bylaws currently provide that if a stockholder desires to bring
business (including director nominations) before the 2013 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&nbsp;21, 2013 and February&nbsp;20, 2013. 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 Rule&nbsp;14a-8. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROXY COSTS AND SOLICITATION OF PROXIES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 administrator or by telephone, telegraph or Internet. 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 AST to assist in the solicitation of
proxies, if called upon by the Fund, at an estimated fee of $6,500 plus reimbursement of normal expenses (the exact cost will depend on the amount and types of services rendered). If the stockholders record votes by
</FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">22 </FONT></P>



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telephone or through the Internet, the proxy solicitor will use procedures designed to authenticate stockholders&#146; identities, to allow stockholders to authorize the voting of their shares in
accordance with their instructions and to allow stockholders to confirm that their instructions have been recorded properly. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If a stockholder wishes to participate in the Meeting, but does not wish to give a proxy by telephone or via the Internet, the stockholder
may still submit the Proxy Card(s) originally sent with this Proxy Statement or attend the Meeting in person. Should stockholders require additional information regarding the proxy or replacement Proxy Card(s), they may call AST toll-free at
1-800-774-4195. Any proxy given by a stockholder is revocable until voted at the Meeting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As the Meeting date approaches,
certain stockholders of the Funds may receive a telephone call from a representative of AST if their votes have not yet been received. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">One Proxy Statement may be delivered to two or more stockholders of the Fund who share an address, unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. To request a separate copy of the Proxy
Statement, which will be delivered upon written or oral request, or for instructions as to how to request a single copy if multiple copies are received, stockholders should call 800-349-4281 or write to the Fund at 345 Park Avenue, New York, New
York 10154. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ANNUAL REPORT DELIVERY </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 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., c/o&nbsp;Deutsche Investment Management Americas, 345 Park Avenue, NYC20-2799, New York, New York 10154 or by telephone to 1-800-437-6269. Annual reports are also available on
the Fund&#146;s web&nbsp;site: www.germanyfund.com. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:44%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John Millette </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:44%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Secretary </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: May&nbsp;18, 2012 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROXY STATEMENT OR THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED TO EXECUTE AND TO DELIVER A PROXY CARD, PLEASE CONTACT AST AT 1-800-774-4195. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><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 TO SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND TO RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE,
OR TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD FOR VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR THROUGH THE INTERNET. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IMPORTANT
NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 27, 2012: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The
Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card are available at <U>www.proxyonline.us/docs/eea2012.pdf</U> </B></FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">23 </FONT></P>



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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ANNEX&nbsp;A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXCERPTS OF BY-LAWS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Article&nbsp;II </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I><U>Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominees for Director and Other Stockholder
Proposals</U>. (a)&nbsp;<U>Annual Meetings of Stockholders</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;pursuant to the Corporation&#146;s notice of meeting, (ii)&nbsp;by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;13(a). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)&nbsp;For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause&nbsp;(iii)
of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;days nor more than 120&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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)&nbsp;as to each person whom the
stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (A)&nbsp;the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (B)&nbsp;the class and number of shares of stock of the Corporation that are beneficially owned
by such person, (C)&nbsp;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&nbsp;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)&nbsp;a statement specifying which of clauses (1)-(7)&nbsp;of the definition of &#147;Relevant Experience and Country Knowledge&#148; in Article&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;3 of the Bylaws; (ii)&nbsp;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 </FONT></P>
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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)&nbsp;as to the stockholder giving the notice and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (x)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything in this subsection&nbsp;(a) of
this Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;2 of these Bylaws, and there is no public announcement of
such action at least 100&nbsp;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&nbsp;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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)&nbsp;<I><U>Special Meetings of
Stockholders</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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)&nbsp;pursuant to the Corporation&#146;s notice of meeting, (ii)&nbsp;by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or
(iii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;13 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th&nbsp;day prior to such special meeting and not later
than the close of business on the later of the 90th&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)&nbsp;<I><U>General</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section&nbsp;13 and Article&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;13 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section&nbsp;13, to declare that such defective nomination or proposal be disregarded. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)&nbsp;For purposes of this Section&nbsp;13, (a)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;&#147;public announcement&#148; shall mean disclosure (i)&nbsp;in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service,
Associated Press or comparable news service or (ii)&nbsp;in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Investment Company Act. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;13. Nothing in this Section&nbsp;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 Rule&nbsp;14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Article&nbsp;III </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">S<SMALL>ECTION</SMALL>&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I><U>Qualifications</U>.</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Directors need not be
stockholders. Each Director shall hold office until the earlier of: (a)&nbsp;the expiration of his term and his or her successor shall have been elected and qualifies, (b)&nbsp;his or her death, (c)&nbsp;his or her resignation, or (d)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;have Relevant Experience and Country Knowledge (as defined below), (b)&nbsp;not have any Conflict of Interest (as defined
below) and (c)&nbsp;not be over 72&nbsp;years of age; provided that clause&nbsp;(c) shall not apply to any person who was a Director on October&nbsp;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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#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&nbsp;years (except where a shorter period is noted) in
one or more of the following principal occupations: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)&nbsp;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&nbsp;million, </FONT></P>
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business headquartered in the United&nbsp;States that has annual revenues of at least the equivalent of US $500&nbsp;million and whose management responsibilities include supervision of business operations in a Specified Country or other European
country, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)&nbsp;director (or the equivalent) for 5 of the past 10&nbsp;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&nbsp;million in combined total assets of their own, </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4)&nbsp;senior executive officer or partner of an investment management business having at least the equivalent of US
$500&nbsp;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, </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(5)&nbsp;senior executive officer or partner of a business consulting, accounting or law firm having at least
100&nbsp;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) &#151; (4)&nbsp;above, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(6)&nbsp;senior official
(including ambassador or minister) (i)&nbsp;in the national government, a government agency or the central bank of a Specified Country or the United States, (ii)&nbsp;in a major supranational agency or organization of which a Specified Country or
the United States is a member, or (iii)&nbsp;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,&nbsp;or </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(7)&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of clauses (1)-(5)&nbsp;of the preceding sentence and clauses (1)-(2)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;of the preceding sentence or clauses (1)-(2)&nbsp;of the next paragraph. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#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: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)&nbsp;current position (a)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;having direct and regular responsibilities relating to that investment vehicle, </FONT></P>
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employee of the sponsor (or equivalent) of an investment vehicle described in the previous point and (b)&nbsp;having direct and regular responsibilities relating to that investment vehicle,&nbsp;or </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board
of Directors. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned stockholder of The European Equity Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
&#147;Fund&#148;), hereby appoints John Millette and Caroline Pearson, or either 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
12:00 p.m., New York time, on June&nbsp;27, 2012 at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><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 3, 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></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Election of Directors. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote &#147;For&#148; the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WITHHOLD AUTHORITY</B><BR>as to all listed nominees. <FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR</B> all nominees except as<BR>marked to the contrary below. <FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(<B>Instructions: </B>To withhold authority for any individual nominee, strike a line through the
nominee&#146;s name in the list below.) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Detlef Bierbaum </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Robert&nbsp;H. Wadsworth </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Election of Directors. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote &#147;For&#148; the Class III nominee below </B></FONT></P>
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below.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WITHHOLD AUTHORITY</B><BR>as to all listed nominees.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR</B> all nominees except as<BR>marked to the contrary below.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(<B>Instructions: </B>To withhold authority for any individual nominee, strike a line through the
nominee&#146;s name in the list below.) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Richard Karl Goeltz </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote &#147;For&#148; Proposal 3 </B></FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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&nbsp;31, 2012. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT
STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>AGAINST</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>ABSTAIN</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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
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