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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20231103142705
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001839882-23-029732
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231215
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MEXICO EQUITY & INCOME FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863900
		IRS NUMBER:				133576061
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06111
		FILM NUMBER:		231375789

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
		STREET 2:		615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, LC-2
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4147654499

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
		STREET 2:		615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, LC-2
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MEXICO CONVERTIBLE ADVANTAGE FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MEXICO ADVANTAGE FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900805
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<TYPE>DEF 14A
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Important Notice</B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B> regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting</B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B> of Stockholders<br>to Be Held on December 15, 2023: The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders<br>and Proxy Statement are Available on the Internet </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>at </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none; text-decoration: underline;"><B><U>www.mxefund.com</U></B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>.</B></FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">To </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Stockholders:</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;) of holders of shares of the common stock (the &#8220;Stockholders&#8221;) of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;), will be held on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (d/b/a U.S. Bank Global Fund Services), 2020 E. Financial Way, Suite 100. Glendora, CA, 91741, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">following purposes:</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 62.1pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: -20.7pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><!--[if IE]><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; display: inline-block;"><![endif]--><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: 0; display: inline-block;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">2.</FONT></FONT><!--[if IE]></FONT><![endif]--><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">To consider</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> and vote upon such other matters as may properly come</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> before the Meeting or any </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none; line-height: 10.5pt;">adjournment thereof.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on October 18, 2023 as the record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> to notice of, and to vote at, this Meeting or</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> any adjournment or postponement thereof. The stock transfer books will not </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">be closed.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Copies of the Fund&#8217;s most recent annual and semi-annual reports may be ordered free of charge by any Stockholder by writing to the Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, or by telephone</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> at (800) 937-5449. The Fund&#8217;s most recent annual report was</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> mailed to Stockholders on September </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">29, 2023.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">You are entitled to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof if you owned shares of the Fund&#8217;s common stock at the close of business on October 18, 2023. If you attend the Meeting, you may vote your shares in person. Whether or not you expect to attend the Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage paid envelope so that a quorum will be present and the maximum number of shares may be voted. You may change your vote at any time by submitting a later-dated proxy or by voting in person at the Meeting. Stockholders that plan on attending the Meeting in person are requested to email Pierre Colmenarez, U.S. Bank Global Fund</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Services at pierre.colmenarez@usbank.com by December 8, 2023 so we may accommodate all who plan </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">on attending.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 62.1pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: -20.7pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><!--[if IE]><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; display: inline-block;"><![endif]--><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: 0; display: inline-block;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">1.</FONT></FONT><!--[if IE]></FONT><![endif]--><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Individual Accounts: </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">on the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">proxy card.</FONT></P>
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East Michigan Street, 4th Floor<BR>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202</FONT>&nbsp;</P>

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				<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, serif; margin: 10pt 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT style=" text-transform: uppercase;"><B>PROXY STATEMENT<br></B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: uppercase;"><B>FOR<br>ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS<br>TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2023</B></FONT></P>

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				<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, serif; margin: 0 0pt 8pt; text-transform: uppercase; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT style=" text-transform: uppercase;"><B>PROXY STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">This proxy statement (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">by the Board of Directors of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc. (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;) to be held on December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, 2</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">020 E Financial W</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">ay, Suite 100, Glendora, CA 91741, and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof. A form of proxy for each of the holders of shares of the Fund&#8217;s common stock (the &#8220;Stockholders&#8221;) is enclosed herewith. This Proxy Statement and accompanying forms of proxy are being first mailed to Stockholders on or about November </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">15, 2023.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The presence, in person or by proxy, of Stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the Meeting (i.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">e., th</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">e presence of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Fund on the record date, October 18, 2023) is necessary </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or if a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposals are not received, the chairman of the Meeting may adjourn the Meeting, or the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to a date not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the original record date to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of a majority of those shares represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy. A Stockholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this Proxy Statement prior to any such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received and it is </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">otherwise appropriate. The persons named as proxies will vote those proxies that they are entitled to vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; or &#8220;AGAINST&#8221; any such proposal in </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">their discretion.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Stockholders can vote by Internet by going to the following website address, </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none; text-decoration: underline;"><U>www.voteproxy.com</U></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">; by telephone, using the t</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">oll-fr</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">ee number listed on the proxy card; or by mail by completing the proxy card and returning it in the envelope provided. If the enclosed proxy is executed and returned, or an internet or telephonic vote is delivered, that vote may nevertheless be revoked at any time prior to its use by written notification received by the Fund, by the execution of a later-dated proxy, by the Fund&#8217;s receipt of a subsequent valid internet or telephonic vote, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">To be effective, such revocation must be received by the Fund prior to the Meeting and must indicate the Stockholder&#8217;s name and account number. Unrevoked proxies will be voted in accordance with the specifications therein and, unless specified to the contrary, will be voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; the election of the nominee for Class </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">I Director.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">In general, abstentions and broker non-votes (reflected by signed but unvoted proxies as to one or more proposals), as defined below, count for purposes of obtaining a </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">quorum but do not count as votes cast with respect </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to any proposal where the broker does not have discretion. With respect to a proposal requiring the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund&#8217;s outstanding shares of common stock, the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes is the same as a vote </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">against such proposal. Otherwise, abstentions and broker non-votes will have </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">no effect on a proposal requiring a majority of votes cast for approval (</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none; font-style: italic;"><I>i.e.</I></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">, Proposal 1). Broker non-votes occur when shares, held in the name of the broker or nominees for whom an executed proxy is received by the Fund, are not voted on a proposal because voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and the broker or nominee does not have discretionary </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">voting power.</FONT></P>
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    holders of issued and outstanding shares of the Fund&#8217;s common stock of record on the close of business on Octo</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">ber </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">18,
    202</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">3 are entitled to notice of, and to vote </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">at,
    the Meeting. Each such holder is entitled to one vote per share of common stock so held. On October 18, 2023, there were 4,400,209
    shares of the Fund&#8217;s common stock issued and outstanding. </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Fund is a
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Required Vote </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>for Adoption of Proposals.</B></FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Proposal 1 (to elect one Class </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">I Director to the Fund&#8217;s Board of Directors) requires the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of the Fund&#8217;s common stock voting in person or by proxy on such Proposal, provided a quorum is present. A &#8220;majority of the votes&#8221; cast means that the number of shares voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; a Director&#8217;s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that Director&#8217;s election. For purposes of the election of Directors, (i) votes cast shall include direction to withhold authority and (ii) abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares present for quorum purposes, but otherwise will have no effect on the majority vote required for </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">such Director.</FONT></P>

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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: uppercase;"><B>PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: uppercase;"><B>OF DIRECTOR</B></FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">In accordance with the Fund&#8217;s Articles of Incorporation, the terms of the Fund&#8217;s Board of Directors are staggered. The Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> of office of one Class expires. The effect of these</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> staggered terms is to limit the ability of other entities or</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> persons to acquire control of the Fund by delaying the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> replacement of a majority of the Board </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of Directors.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board of Directors has</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> nominated Phillip Goldstein to be elected by the holders of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> the Fund&#8217;s common stock to serve as Class I Director of the Fund. Mr. Goldstein currently serves on the Board </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of Directors.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">In the event that the nominee becomes</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> unavailable for election for any presently unforeseen reason, the persons named</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> in the form of proxy will vote for any successor nominee who shall be designated by the present Board of Directors. The Class I Director shall be elected by a majority of the shares voting at </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Meeting.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">At the Meeting,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> the holders of the Fund&#8217;s common stock will be asked</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> to vote for the election of Mr. Goldstein and as Class I Director.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> If elected, Mr. Goldstein will serve until the Fund&#8217;s annual meeting of Stockholders in 2026 or</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> until his successor is duly elected and qualified. If elected,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Mr. Goldstein has consented to serve as Director of the Fund until his successor is duly elected </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and qualified.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> persons named in the accompanying forms of proxy intend to</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> vote at the Meeting (unless directed not to vote) &#8220;FOR&#8221; the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> election of Mr. Goldstein. The nominee named above has indicated</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> that he will serve if elected, and the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that the nominee will become unavailable for election as Director; however, if Mr. Goldstein should be unable to serve, the proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the persons named in the accompanying forms of proxy in accordance with </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">their judgment.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Directors and</B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B> Officers</B></FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Set forth below are the Directors, nominee for Director </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and officers of the Fund, and their respective ages, business addresses, positions and terms of office, principal occupations during the past five years, and other directorships held by them at October </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">18, 2023.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Messrs. Abraham, </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Das, Goldstein, Goodstein and Hellerman are each not considered an </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">&#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) (each an </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">&#8220;Independent Director&#8221;).</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board believes that the significance of each Director&#8217;s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills is an individual matter (meaning that experience that is important for one Director may not have the same value for another) and that these factors are </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">best evaluated at the Board level, with no single Director, </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">or particular factor, being indicative of the Board&#8217;s effectiveness. The Board currently does not have a formal diversity policy in place. The Board determined that each of the Directors is qualified to serve as a Director of the Fund based on a review of the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each Director. In reaching this determination, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, including, among other things: character and integrity; ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">provided, to exercise effective business judgment in protecting stockholder interests and to interact effectively with the other Directors, the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and the Fund&#8217;s independent </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">registered public accounting firm (&#8220;independent auditors&#8221;); and willingness and ability </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Director. Each Director&#8217;s ability to perform his duties effectively is evidenced by his experience or achievements in one </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">or more of the following areas: management or board experience in the investment management industry or companies in other fields, educational background and professional training; and experience as a Director of the Fund. Information as of October 18, 2023 indicating the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each Director, which led to the Board&#8217;s determination that the Director should serve in this capacity, is </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">provided below.</FONT></P>
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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr. Das has been a Director of the Fund since 2001. He has over 20 years of investment management experience and currently serves as the Head of Trading for</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Bulldog Investors, LLP, which</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">serves</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">as</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">investment</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">adviser</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of Special</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Opportunities</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fund,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Inc.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">separately-managed accounts. He also serves as a principal of Ryan Heritage, LLP, an SEC-registered investment adviser.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">In</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">addition</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fund,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Das</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">serves</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">as</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">director</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">one</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">other</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">closed-end</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">fund.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Das is currently the vice-president of a closed-end fund, where he previously served as a director.</FONT></P>

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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr. Goldstein has been a Director of the Fund since 2000.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr. Goldstein has</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">over 30 years of investment management experience. He is currently: a principal of Bulldog Holdings, LLC, the owner of several entities formerly serving as general partner of certain private investment partnerships;</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">partner</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">in</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Bulldog</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Investors,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">LLP,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">which</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">serves</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">as</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">investment</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">adviser</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Special Opportunities</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fund,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Inc.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">separately-managed</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">accounts;</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">partner</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">in</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Ryan</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Heritage,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">LLP, an SEC-registered</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">investment</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">adviser.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Goldstein</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">is</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">also</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">director</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">three</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">other</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">closed-end</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">funds and one subsidiary of a large commercial real estate company.</FONT></P>

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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr. Hellerman has been a Director of the Fund since 2001 and was its Chief Compliance Officer from 2004 through March 2020.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Mr. Hellerman has more than 40 years of financial experience, including serving as a Financial Analyst and Branch Chief at the SEC, Special Adviser to the U.S. Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee and as Chief Financial Analyst at the Antitrust Division</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">U.S.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Department</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Justice</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">for</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">17</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">years.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">He</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">has</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">served</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">as</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">director</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">number</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of public</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">companies,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">including</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">registered</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">investment</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">companies,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">as</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">financial</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">corporate </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">consultant</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">during</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">period</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">from</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">1993</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">2014.</FONT></P>

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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Currently, the Board is comprised of five individuals.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Each member of the board, including the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Goldstein, is an Independent Director. Prior to April 1, 2020, Mr. Hellerman was considered an </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">&#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Fund within the meaning of the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> 1940 Act because he served as the Fund&#8217;s Chief </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Compliance Officer.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> believes that its structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> of information to the Directors from the Adviser and other service providers with respect to services provided to the Fund, potential conflicts of interest that could arise from these relationships and other risks that the Fund may face. The Board further believes that its structure allows all of the Directors to participate in the full range of the Board&#8217;s oversight responsibilities. The Board believes that the orderly and efficient flow of information and the ability to bring each Director&#8217;s talents to bear in overseeing the Fund&#8217;s operations is important, in light of the size and complexity of the Fund and the risks that the Fund faces. Based on each Director&#8217;s experience and expertise with closed-end funds, the Board believes that its leadership structure is appropriate and efficient. The Board and its committees review their structures regularly,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> to help ensure that they remain appropriate as the business</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> and operations of the Fund, and the environment in which the Fund </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">operates, changes.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Currently, the Board has an</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Valuation Committee. The responsibilities of each committee and its members are </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">described below.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Board&#8217;s Role </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>in Risk Oversight of the Fund. </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board oversees risk management for the Fund directly and, </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">as to certain matters, through its committees. The Board exercises </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">its oversight in this regard primarily through requesting and receiving reports from and otherwise working with the Fund&#8217;s senior officers (including the Fund&#8217;s President, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer), portfolio management and other personnel of the Adviser, </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Fund&#8217;s independent auditors, legal counsel and personnel from the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fund&#8217;s other service providers. The Board has adopted, on behalf of the Fund, and periodically reviews with the assistance of the Fund&#8217;s Chief Compliance Officer, policies and procedures designed to address certain risks associated with the Fund&#8217;s activities. In addition, the Adviser and the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fund&#8217;s other service providers also have adopted policies, processes and </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">procedures designed to identify, assess and manage certain risks associated with the Fund&#8217;s activities, and the Board receives reports from service providers with respect to the operation of these policies, processes and procedures as required and/or as the Board </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">deems appropriate.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The table below details the amount of compensation the Fund&#8217;s Directors received from the Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> The Fund does not have a bonus, profit sharing, pension</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> or retirement plan. No other entity affiliated with the Fund pays any compensation to </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Directors.</FONT></P>
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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">2001</FONT></P>

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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">$31,500</FONT></P>

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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">$31,500</FONT></P>

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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">2001</FONT></P>

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								<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">$34,500</FONT></P>

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				<P style=" margin-left: 20.7pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: -20.7pt; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><!--[if IE]><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; display: inline-block;"><![endif]--><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: 0; display: inline-block;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">(2)</FONT></FONT><!--[if IE]></FONT><![endif]--><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Prior to April 1, 2020, Mr. Hellerman </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">was considered an &#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Fund within the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">meaning of the 1940 Act because he served as the Fund&#8217;s Chief </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Compliance Officer.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Director Transactions with Fund Affiliates. </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">As of July 31, 2023, neither the Independent Directors nor members of their immediate family </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">owned securities beneficially or of record in the Adviser or </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">any of its affiliates. Furthermore, over the past five years, neither the Independent Directors nor members of their immediate family have had any direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser or any of its affiliates. In addition, since the beginning of </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the last two fiscal years, neither the Independent Directors nor </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">members of their immediate family have conducted any transactions (or series of transactions) or maintained any direct or indirect relationship in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to which the Adviser or any of its affiliates was </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a party.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: left; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Board Meetings and Committees.</B></FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, each Director </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">and nominee for Director attended, in person or by telephone, at least seventy-five (75%) percent of all meetings of the Board (including regularly scheduled and special meetings) and of the Committees of which he is a member, held since his respective election. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the Board met </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">five t</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">imes.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Audit Committee. </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board has established an Audit Committee that acts pursuant to a written charter and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> whose responsibilities are generally: (i) to oversee the accounting and</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> financial reporting processes of the Fund and its internal control over financial reporting; (ii) to oversee the quality and integrity of the Fund&#8217;s financial statements and the independent audit thereof; and (iii) to approve, prior to the engagement of, the Fund&#8217;s independent auditors and, in connection therewith, to review and evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the Fund&#8217;s </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">independent auditors.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Although the Audit Committee is expected to take a detached and questioning approach to the matters that come before it, the review of the Fund&#8217;s financial statements by the Audit Committee is not an audit, nor does the Audit Committee&#8217;s review substitute for the responsibilities of the Fund&#8217;s management for preparing, or the independent auditors for auditing, the Fund&#8217;s financial statements. Members of the Audit Committee are not full- time employees of the Fund and, in serving on the Audit Committee, are not, and do not hold themselves out to be, acting as accountants or</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> auditors. As such, it is not the duty or responsibility</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> of the Audit Committee or its members to conduct &#8220;field work&#8221; or other types of auditing or accounting reviews. In discharging their duties, the members of the Audit Committee are entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) one or more officers of the Fund whom such Director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; (2) legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the Director reasonably believes are within the person&#8217;s professional or expert competence; or (3) a Board committee of which the Director is not </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">a member.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Abraham, Das, Goldstein, Goodstein and Hellerman, each of whom is an Independent Director. None of the members of the Audit Committee has any relationship</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> to the Fund that may interfere with the exercise of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> his independence from management of the Fund, and each is independent</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> as defined under the listing standards of the New York</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Stock Exchange (&#8220;NYSE&#8221;) applicable to closed-end funds. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the Audit Committee met </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">two times.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Nominating Committee. </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board has established a Nominating Committee whose responsibilities are generally to seek and review candidates for consideration as nominees for Directors as is from time to time considered necessary or </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">appropriate. The Nominating Committee has a written charter, a copy of </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">which is available on the Fund&#8217;s website </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">at mxefund.com.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The current members of the Nominating Committee are </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Messrs. Abraham, Das, Goldstein, Goodstein and Hellerman. None of the members is an &#8220;interested person&#8221; within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and each is independent as defined under listing standards of the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">NYSE applicable to closed-end funds. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the Nominating Committee did </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">not meet.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">In nominating candidates, the Nominating Committee believes that no specific qualifications or disqualifications are controlling or paramount or that each candidate must possess specific qualities or skills. In identifying and evaluating nominees for Director, the Nominating Committee takes into consideration such factors as it deems appropriate. These factors may include: (i) whether or not such person is an &#8220;interested person&#8221; as defined </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">in the 1940 Act, meets the independence and experience requirements </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of the NYSE applicable to closed-end funds and is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a member of the Board; (i</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">i) whe</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">ther or not such person has any relationships that might impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the Adviser or other service providers or </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">their affiliates;</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">(iii) whether or not such person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of a Board member; (iv) such person&#8217;s judgment, skill, diversity and experience with investment companies and other organizations of comparable purpose, complexity and size and subject to similar legal restrictions and oversight; (v) the interplay of such person&#8217;s experience with the experience of other Board members; and (vi) the extent </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to which such person would be a desirable addition to </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Board and any </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">committees thereof.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">It is the policy of </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Nominating Committee to consider nominees recommended by Stockholders and </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">so long as the Stockholders properly submit their recommendations in accordance with the requirements contained in the section entitled &#8220;Stockholder </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Proposals&#8221; below.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Valuation Committee. </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Board has also established a Valuation Committee.</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Its purpose is to (i) review all monthly reports and any</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> other interim reports regarding the valuation of securities in the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Fund&#8217;s portfolio, and (ii) review and approve the valuation of all fair valued securities. This review shall include a review and discussion of an updated fair valuation summary with appropriate levels of representatives of the Adviser&#8217;s management. The Valuation Committee consists of Messrs. Abraham, Das, Goldstein, Goodstein and Hellerman, each of whom is an Independent Director. Although the Valuation Committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended Ju</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">ly 31, 202</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">3, the Valuation Committee took action to ratify all fair value securities at each quarterly </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Board meeting.</FONT></P>

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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Tait, Weller &amp; Baker </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">LLP (&#8220;Tait Weller&#8221;) audited the Fund&#8217;s financial statements for the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, and has been selected as the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">31, 2024.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fees included in the &#8220;audit</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> fees&#8221; category are those associated with the annual audits of</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> financial statements and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">regulatory filings.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, there were no fees billed by Tait Weller for &#8220;audit-related&#8221; services provided to the Fund. Fees included in the &#8220;audit-related fees&#8221; category would consist of services related to reading and providing comments on the</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> Fund&#8217;s semi-annual financial statements and the review of </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">profitability report.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Fees included in the &#8220;tax fees&#8221; category comprise all services performed by professional staff in Tait Weller&#8217;s tax division, except</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> those services related to the audits. This category comprises fees</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> for review of tax compliance, tax return preparation and excise </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">tax calculations.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, there were no fees billed by Tait Weller for other services provided to the Fund. Fees included in the &#8220;all</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> other fees&#8221; category would consist of services related to internal control reviews, strategy and other</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> consulting, financial information systems design and implementation, consulting on other information systems, and other tax services unrelated to </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Fund.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Of the time expended</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> by Tait Weller to audit the Fund&#8217;s financial statements for</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> the Fund&#8217;s most recent fiscal year, less than 50% of such time involved work performed by persons other than Tait Weller&#8217;s full-time, </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">permanent employees.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">With respect to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> S</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">-X, there were no audit-related fees, or tax fees that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, and there were no amounts that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 on behalf of the Fund&#8217;s service providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">the Fund.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">All</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> of the services performed by Tait Weller, including audit related</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> and non-audit related services, were pre-approved by the Audit Committee, as required under the Audit </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Committee Charter.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">For the fiscal years ended</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, the aggregate fees</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> billed by Tait Weller for non- audit services rendered on behalf of the Fund, the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides (or during such fiscal year provided) services to the Fund is shown in the </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">table below.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 69pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: -20.7pt; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><!--[if IE]><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: -18.0pt; display: inline-block;"><![endif]--><FONT style=" width: 20.7pt; text-indent: 0; display: inline-block;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">***</FONT></FONT><!--[if IE]></FONT><![endif]--><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">As reported on Form 13F filed on July 7,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> 2023 with the Securities and </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">Exchange Commission.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"><B>Stockholder Proposals. </B></FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Meeting is an annual meeting of Stockholders. Any Stockholder who wishes to submit proposals to be considered at the Fund&#8217;s annual meeting of Stockholders in 2024 should send such proposals to the Secretary of the Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Stockholder proposals must be received by the Fund no later than the close of business on July 18,</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> 2024 to receive consideration for inclusion in the Fund&#8217;s proxy materials relating to that meeting under Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;). Stockholder proposals that are submitted in a timely manner will not necessarily be included in the Fund&#8217;s proxy materials. Inclusion of such proposals is subject</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> to limitations under the federal securities laws and informational requirements</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> of the Fund&#8217;s By- Laws, as in effect from time </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">to time.</FONT></P>
				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">In order for a Stockholder to bring a proposal (other than proposals sought to be included in the Fund&#8217;s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act) before the annual meeting of Stockholders in 2024, such Stockholder must deliver a written notice</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> of such proposal to the Secretary of the Fund, c/o</FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;"> the Administrator, 615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 between September 16, 2024 and October </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">16, 2024.</FONT></P>
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				<P style=" margin-left: 0pt; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 41.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0pt;"><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Directors and officers of the Fund may be involved in the solicitation of proxies. The Fund does not reimburse such persons for the solicitation of proxies. The Fund intends to pay all costs associated with the solicitation and the Meeting. </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">The Fund expects that the solicitation will be primarily by </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">mail, but also may include telephone, telecopy, electronic, oral or other means </FONT><FONT style=" text-transform: none;">of communication.</FONT></P>
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MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF</B></FONT></P>

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MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FUND, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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15, 2023</B></FONT></P>

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                                         makes it easy to go paperless. With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy material,
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                                         waste. Enroll today via https://equiniti.com/us/ast-access to enjoy online access.</FONT></TD>
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  Goldstein</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 14pt"><B>THE MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FUND, INC.</B></FONT></p>

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PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FUND, INC.&rsquo;S<BR>
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15, 2023.</B></FONT></P>

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undersigned hereby appoints Gerald Hellerman and Richard Abraham and each of them, as proxies of the undersigned, each with the
power to appoint his substitute, for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Mexico Equity and Income Fund, Inc., (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;)
to be held on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the offices of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 2020 E.
Financial Way, Suite 100, Glendora, CA 91741 or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, according to the number of votes that
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undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given and instructs the said proxies to vote in accordance with the instructions
herein with respect to the election of the Class I Director.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEE AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED PROXIES AS TO ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE
THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF.&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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by submitting to the Secretary of the Fund a written notice of revocation or a subsequently signed proxy card, or by attending
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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF</B></FONT><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt"><B>THE MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FUND, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>December 15, 2023</B></FONT><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B><U>INTERNET</U> </B>- Access
&ldquo;<B>www.voteproxy.com</B>&rdquo; and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access
the web page.</FONT></P>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><font style="font-size: 9pt"><b><u>TELEPHONE
</u></b>- Call toll-free <b>1-800-PROXIES</b> (1-800-776-9437) in the United States or <b>1-718-921-8500</b> from foreign countries
from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card available when you call.</font></P>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">Vote online/phone until 11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting.</FONT></P>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B><U>MAIL</U></B> - Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.</FONT></P>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B><U>IN PERSON</U></B> - You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting.</FONT></P>

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<p style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><B><U>GO GREEN</U></B> -
e-Consent makes it easy to go paperless. With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy material, statements and other
eligible documents online, while reducing costs, clutter and paper waste. Enroll today via https://equiniti.com/us/ast-access to enjoy online
access.</FONT></P>
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        OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL</U>:&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">and Proxy Statement is available on the Internet at www.mxefund.com</FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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                                  <P STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; THE ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTOR.<br>
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  elect the below-named nominee as Class I Director to hold office for the time period relating to such nominee&rsquo;s class and until
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  <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Phillip
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