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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-22-008871
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220421
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220310
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220310

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EAGLE CAPITAL GROWTH FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000850027
		IRS NUMBER:				311274796
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05807
		FILM NUMBER:		22728213

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 EAST MASON STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 802
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		414-765-1107

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 EAST MASON STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 802
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NAIC GROWTH FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BETTER INVESTING FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890716
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          <div style="text-align: center;">EAGLE CAPITAL GROWTH FUND, INC.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">NOTICE OF 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</div>
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          <div>To the Shareholders of Eagle Capital Growth Fund, Inc.:</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (&#8220;Meeting&#8221;) of the Eagle Capital Growth Fund, Inc. (&#8220;Fund&#8221;) will be held at the Milwaukee Bar Association, Board Conference
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Board of Directors (&#8220;Board&#8221;) has fixed the close of business on February 25, 2022, as the record date (&#8220;Record Date&#8221;) for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting.&#160; If you do not expect to attend the Meeting in person, please complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy form and return it promptly in the
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          <div>March 8, 2022</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">Please complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy and mail it as promptly as possible.&#160; If you attend the meeting and vote in person, the proxy will not be used.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center;">Proxy Statement</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center;">Annual Meeting of Shareholders</div>
          <div style="text-align: center;">April 21, 2022</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">INTRODUCTION</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors (&#8220;Board&#8221;) of Eagle Capital Growth Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein.&#160; Unless
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            to our Secretary at the Fund, 225 East Mason Street, Suite 802, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3657.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Fund&#8217;s Board has fixed the close of business on February 25, 2022, as the Record Date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting, and at any
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            $0.001 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;).&#160; One-third of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, present or represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum.&#160; For purposes of a quorum, abstentions and broker non-votes are included.&#160; A quorum must exist to
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Brokers, banks and other nominees are not permitted to vote on the election of directors without specific instructions from the beneficial owner.&#160; Therefore, if your shares are held through a
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            vote your shares on the ratification of Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC as the Fund&#8217;s independent registered public accountants even if the broker, bank or other nominee does not receive specific voting instructions from you. Under the NYSE&#8217;s Proxy
            Rules, NYSE member organizations may vote discretionarily on all matters to be acted upon at this Meeting.&#160; This is based upon the assumption that no contest will arise as to any of the matters being considered and beneficial owners are advised
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Fund will pay all the expenses of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing the material used in the solicitation of proxies by the Board.&#160; In addition to the solicitation of proxies by
            use of the mails, our officers may solicit proxies on behalf of the Board, by telephone, telegram or personal interview, and the Fund will bear these expenses.&#160; The Fund may arrange with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and
            fiduciaries to forward soliciting materials to the beneficial owners of Fund shares, and the Fund will pay or reimburse these expenses.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Board knows of no business, other than as identified in Proposals 1 and 2 of the Notice of Meeting, which will be presented for consideration at the Meeting.&#160; If any other matter is
            properly presented, the persons named in the enclosed proxy intend to vote in their discretion.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 9:00 A.M. local time at
            Milwaukee Bar Association, 747 North Broadway Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.&#160; Our Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, form of proxy card and Annual Report are available at <u>http://www.eaglecapitalgrowthfund.com/proxy</u></div>
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                  <div>Jason W. Allen, Director, and Nominee for Director</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.7%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>Robert M. Bilkie, Jr., Chairman, Director</div>
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                  <div>Phillip J. Hanrahan, Director</div>
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                  <div>Anne M. Nichols, Director, and Nominee for Director</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: right;">1,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.7%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                  <div style="text-align: right;">166,453</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.7%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">4.2%</div>
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                <td style="width: 13.7%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                  <div>Neal F. Zalenko, Director, and Nominee for Director</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: right;">6,456</div>
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                <td style="width: 24%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: right;">505,506</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">12.6%</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The address of each is the address of the principal executive office of the Fund, 225 East Mason Street, Suite 802, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3657.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The nature of beneficial ownership of shares shown in this column is sole voting and investment power unless otherwise indicated.&#160; The shares shown by Mr. Bilkie include 1,764 shares owned by his
            wife.&#160; The shares shown for Luke E. Sims include 11,389 shares beneficially owned by his wife (of which he disclaims beneficial ownership).&#160; The shares shown for David C. Sims include 15,863 shares beneficially owned by his wife (of which he
            disclaims beneficial ownership).&#160; Luke E. Sims and David C. Sims are the principals of Sims Capital Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor; both disclaim any beneficial ownership of the 390,819 Fund shares held as of the Record
            Date in client accounts in a fiduciary capacity.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER BENEFICIAL OWNERS</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">To the knowledge of the Fund, as of the Record Date, the only person owning more than five percent (5%) of the class of Common Stock was Luke E. Sims, a director and the President and Chief
            Executive Officer of the Fund.&#160; Mr. Luke E. Sims&#8217; beneficial ownership is described in the table immediately prior.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">PROPOSAL NO. 1 &#8211; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Three (3) Class III directors will be elected at the Meeting for 3-year terms, and until their successors are elected and qualified.&#160; The Board is divided into three classes (Class I, Class II,
            and Class III).&#160;&#160; The Class III directors, Mr. Luke E. Sims, Mr. Donald G. Tyler, and Mr. Neal F. Zalenko, are up for reelection at the Meeting.&#160; Two directors, Mr. Jason W. Allen (Class I) and Ms. Anne M. Nichols (Class II) were appointed
            during 2021 and are on the ticket to have their terms confirmed.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Unless authorization to do so is withheld, proxies will be voted for the election of the nominees named below.&#160; Each nominee has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to continue
            to serve as a director if elected.&#160; Directors will be elected by a plurality of votes cast at the Meeting.&#160; Thus, assuming the presence of a quorum, those nominees for election as director receiving the highest number of votes will be elected,
            regardless of the number of votes which for any reason, including abstentions, broker non-votes or withholding of authority to vote, are not cast for the election of such nominee.&#160; If any nominee becomes unavailable for election, an event not
            now anticipated by the Board, the proxies may be voted for such other nominee as may be designated by the Board.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Listed below are all nominees and their backgrounds. An &#8220;interested person&#8221; of the Fund (&#8220;Interested Person&#8221;) is a person who is an Interested Person of the Fund within the meaning of Section
            2(a) (19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.</div>
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          <div>INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUING DIRECTORS</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Set forth below is information with respect to those Fund directors who are continuing in office:</div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Continuing Directors <a name="z_Hlk62500875"></a>Who Are Interested Persons</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Name, Address</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Term of Office</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Principal Occupation(s) During Past</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Number of Portfolios</div>
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                  <div>David C.&#160; Sims, age 40</div>
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                  <div>VP, CFO, CCO, Treasurer, Secretary, and Director</div>
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                  <div>Term of office expires 2024 (Class II).&#160; Served as a director since 2015.</div>
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                  <div>President of Sims Capital Management LLC (investment advisor to the Fund); Manager of Peregrine Investment Fund LLC (private investment fund); and roles with the Fund as previously identified.</div>
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                  <div>Robert M. Bilkie, Jr., age 61</div>
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                  <div>&#160;Chairman; Director</div>
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                  <div>Term of office expires 2023 (Class I); nominee for director. Served as a director since 2006.</div>
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                  <div>President and Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Investment Counselors, Inc. (a registered investment advisor) since 1987; member of the BetterInvesting Securities Review Committee and of the BetterInvesting Editorial Advisory
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                  <div>Phillip J. Hanrahan, age 82</div>
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                  <div>Director</div>
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                  <div>Retired partner of Foley &amp; Lardner LLP (law firm) since February 2007 and, prior to that, active partner of that firm since 1973.</div>
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                  <div>None</div>
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                  <div>Carl A. Holth, age 88</div>
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                  <div>Director</div>
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                  <div>Term of office expires 2024 (Class II).&#160; Served as a director since 1989.</div>
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                  <div>Retired.</div>
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                  <div>None</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">* The address of each is the address of the principal executive office of the Fund, 225 East Mason Street, Suite 802, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3657.</div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Nominees For Director Who Are Interested Persons</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Term of Office</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Number of Portfolios</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Other</div>
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                  <div>Luke E. Sims, age 72</div>
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                  <div>President, CEO, and Director</div>
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                  <div>Term of office expires 2022 (Class III). Served as a director since 2002.</div>
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                  <div>President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund; Chairman of Sims Capital Management LLC (the Advisor to the Fund); and Retired Partner of Foley &amp; Lardner LLP (national law firm) where he was affiliated from 1976 through 2010.</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>One</div>
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                <td style="width: 15%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>None</div>
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          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">*The address each is of the principal executive office of the Fund.&#160; &#160;&#160; Luke E. Sims is an Interested Person because he is a Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, and a significant owner of
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                  <div>Term of office</div>
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                  <div>Partner of Foley &amp; Lardner LLP</div>
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                  <div>Term of office</div>
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                  <div>Donald G. Tyler, age 69</div>
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                  <div>Retired.&#160; Director of Administrative Services, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 2012 to 2014; Retired Interim President &amp; Executive Director, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 2010; Vice President of Investment Products and Services,
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                  <div>None</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">* The address of each is the address of the principal executive office of the Fund, 225 East Mason Street, Suite 802, Milwaukee, Wisconsin&#160; 53202-3657.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;"><u>Nominee and Director Qualifications</u></div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 18pt;">The Fund believes that Warren Buffett and Charles Munger of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. have succinctly identified the key qualifications for corporate directors and nominees for director:</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">We believe that all of our nominees and continuing directors satisfy these requirements.&#160; In addition, the Board concluded that the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of the nominees, set forth
            below, qualify the nominees to serve as directors of the Fund in light of the Fund&#8217;s business and structure.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The Fund does not have a diversity policy for its Board members, based upon gender, race or similar physical characteristics because those characteristics are not necessarily relevant to the traits that the Fund
            looks for in its directors.&#160; The Fund considers a person&#8217;s experience, qualifications, skills, and attributes generally, including, but not limited to, a person&#8217;s professional, academic, and business background.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">As noted elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, the non-executive position of Chairman and the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) are held by different individuals.&#160; The Chairman of the Board is not an
            Interested Person.&#160; The Fund believes that the separation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles provides constructive checks and balances for shareholders of the Fund.</div>
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          <div style="font-style: italic;">Nominees:</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Class I (term expiring 2023)</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Allen is a corporate lawyer whose specialties include mergers and acquisitions and capital markets activities.&#160; In such a role, Mr. Allen is regularly involved in the equity and debt markets, and can offer the
            Fund his insights with respect to these markets.&#160; Mr. Allen's knowledge and participation in capital markets generally, and the equity market in particular, are valuable to the Fund.&#160; Mr. Allen is also a long-term investor, with extensive
            personal experience in equity investing.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Class II (term expiring 2024)</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Ms. Nichols is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and enjoys a robust educational and work background in the investment advisory industry.&#160; Ms. Nichols is currently a Managing Director of an investment advisory
            firm, Fern Capital.&#160; &#160;She is also a member of the NAIC/Better Investing Editorial Advisory Committee, a member of the finance and investment committees at Mercy High School and a member of the investment committee of Michigan Women&#8217;s Forward.&#160;
            Given Ms. Nichols' education in finance and investing, and her CFA credentials and work history, she is a valuable addition to the Fund, whose primary purpose and function is investing.&#160; Clearly, given her background and employment history, Ms.
            Nichols has decades of both personal and professional experience in investing.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Class III (term expiring in 2025)</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Luke E. Sims is an experienced investor (40 plus years) and an experienced corporate lawyer (34 years), including extensive work with publicly-traded companies, securities law matters, mergers and acquisitions
            and corporate law generally.&#160;&#160; Mr. Sims also spent 25 years as a director of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc., a publicly-traded company.&#160; Mr. Sims has also been a director of several privately-held companies.&#160; Mr. Sims is the Chairman of Sims Capital
            Management LLC, the Advisor to the Fund.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Tyler has over 27 years&#8217; experience in the mutual fund industry in a variety of roles, particularly in the marketing and distribution of mutual funds.&#160; Mr. Tyler retired from his position as Director of
            Administrative Services of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin at the end of 2014; in such role Mr. Tyler oversaw a budget in excess of $1.3 billion.&#160; Mr. Tyler retired in 2010 from his position as Vice President of Investment Products and Services at
            Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).&#160;&#160; Mr. Tyler&#8217;s extensive experience and knowledge of the mutual fund industry is valuable to the Fund.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Zalenko is a certified public accountant.&#160; He spent many years practicing public accounting, growing his own firm until 2005 when it merged with Virchow Krause &amp; Company (now known as Baker Tilly).&#160;
            Although Mr. Zalenko is no longer associated with that surviving accounting firm, he continues to remain active as a business advisor and consultant.&#160; Mr. Zalenko has many decades of experience providing professional, practical and critical
            advice to clients.&#160; Mr. Zalenko&#8217; s background as a certified public accountant is one of the reasons he was selected to serve as Chairman of the Fund&#8217;s Audit Committee.</div>
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          <div style="font-style: italic;">Continuing Directors:</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Bilkie is an investment advisor.&#160; His full-time business is focused on investing.&#160; In addition to Mr. Bilkie&#8217;s analytical and other investing skills, he enjoys a long history with the Fund, having served as a
            director from the time the Fund commenced operations in 1990 through the mid-90s.&#160;&#160; Mr. Bilkie rejoined the Board in 2006.&#160;&#160; Mr. Bilkie has longstanding ties to the BetterInvesting, formerly known as the National Association of Investors
            Corporation, whose mission is investor education and the formation and growth of investment clubs.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Hanrahan is a Harvard Law School graduate who spent over 40 years as a corporate lawyer, including a specialization in representing investment advisors and investment companies.&#160;&#160; Mr. Hanrahan has extensive
            experience with publicly-traded companies as well, and served for many years as a director of a major NYSE-traded company.&#160;&#160; Mr. Hanrahan is also an experienced investor.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Class II (term expiring in 2024)</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Holth worked in the banking/financial field and retired after a long and varied career.&#160; In addition to his service as a director of the Fund, Mr. Holth has also served as a director of other for-profit
            companies.&#160;&#160; Mr. Holth is also an experienced investor.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. David Sims, CFA, is the Fund&#8217;s co-manager, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Treasurer and Secretary of the Fund.&#160; He has been extensively involved with the Fund, its portfolio
            and its operations since 2007.&#160; Mr. Sims is the President of Sims Capital Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor that is the Advisor to the Fund.&#160;&#160; Mr. Sims is an experienced investor.</div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="z_Toc159917074"></a>Dollar Range of Common Stock Owned by Nominees and Continuing Directors</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The following tables set forth the dollar range of the Fund&#8217;s Common Stock which is the Fund&#8217;s only equity security, beneficially owned by each director and nominee, valued at a price per share
            of $9.08, the closing price on the NYSE American exchange on the Record Date.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
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          <div>&#160;</div>
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                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity</div>
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                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>Jason W. Allen (Nominee)</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>$1-$10,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>$1-$10,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>Robert M. Bilkie, Jr. (Continuing Director)</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>Phillip J. Hanrahan (Continuing Director)</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>Carl A. Holth (Nominee)</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>$50,000-$100,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>Anne M. Nichols (Nominee)</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
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                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>Donald G. Tyler (Nominee)</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 32%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>$50,000-$100,000</div>
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                  <div>Neal F. Zalenko (Nominee)</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>$50,000-$100,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 33%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>$50,000-$100,000</div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold;">Compensation</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">No Fund officer receives compensation from the Fund for service as an officer.&#160;&#160; David C. Sims, the Fund's Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, is
            compensated for his services to the Fund by Sims Capital Management LLC (the "Advisor"), the Fund's investment advisor.&#160; Luke E. Sims, the Fund&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer, receives no compensation from the Fund for his service as
            an officer.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The following tables identify the aggregate compensation paid to all directors and nominees in 2021. Directors&#8217; fees are only payable to directors who are not officers of the Fund or affiliated
            with the Advisor. For 2021, Fund directors who are entitled to receive directors&#8217; fees received an annual retainer of $11,000, paid quarterly, together with $1,000, paid quarterly, for service on the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee
            Chairman received an additional $500 annual retainer, paid quarterly. The fees for 2022 will be a $12,000 annual retainer, $1,250 for serving on the Audit Committee, and $750 for the Audit Committee Chairman; the 2022 fees will be paid
            quarterly.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>Continuing Directors and Nominees Who Are Interested Persons</u></div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Name of Person,</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Aggregate</div>
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Compensation from</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Pension or Retirement</div>
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Benefits Accrued as</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Estimated Annual</div>
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Benefits Upon</div>
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Retirement</div>
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Total Compensation</div>
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">From Fund and Fund</div>
                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Complex Paid to</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>David C. Sims, Director</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">$0</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">$0</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>Luke E. Sims, Director and Nominee</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">$0</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>Jason W. Allen, Director and Nominee</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center;">$7,792</div>
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                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>Robert M. Bilkie, Jr. Director</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>Phillip J. Hanrahan, Director</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">$12,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">$12,000</div>
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div>Carl A. Holth, Director</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">$12,000</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">None</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div>Anne M. Nichols, Director and Nominee</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
                  <div style="text-align: center;">$&#160; 4,050</div>
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                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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              <tr>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
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                  <div>Neal F. Zalenko, Director and Nominee</div>
                </td>
                <td style="width: 1%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">&#160;</td>
                <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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                <td style="width: 19%; vertical-align: top; border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
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          <div style="font-weight: bold;"> Board Meetings and Committees; Annual Meeting Attendance</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Board held three (3) meetings during 2021.&#160; Each director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and committees of the Board on which he or she served during 2021.&#160; The Fund has only one
            committee, the Audit Committee.&#160; The Fund has no nominating or compensation committees.&#160; The Board does not currently have a policy with regard to the attendance of directors at its annual meeting of shareholders.&#160; All of the directors (except
            Director Nichols who was appointed in August 2021) attended the Fund&#8217;s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders by telephone.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="z_Toc159917077"></a>Shareholder Communications</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Shareholders may send communications to the Board (to the attention of the Fund&#8217;s Secretary) at the Fund&#8217;s principal executive office.&#160; All shareholder communications shall be compiled by the
            Secretary and forwarded directly to the Board or the director as indicated in the letter.&#160; The Board reserves the right to revise this procedure in the event that it is abused or becomes unworkable.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="z_Toc159917078"></a>Nominating Committee</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Board does not have a standing nominating committee or committee performing similar functions as the Board has determined, given its relatively small size, to perform this function as a
            whole.&#160; The Board does not currently have a charter or other written policy with regard to the nomination process, or a formal policy with respect to the consideration of director candidates.&#160; The nominations of the directors standing for
            reelection at the Meeting were approved by the Board. Messrs. Bilkie, Hanrahan, Holth, Tyler and Zalenko and Ms. Schmeltz are independent directors under the rules of the NYSE American LLC.&#160;&#160; Mr. Luke E. Sims, who is the Fund&#8217;s President and
            Chief Executive Officer, is an Interested Person and is not an independent director under the rules of the NYSE American LLC.&#160; Mr. David C. Sims, who is an officer of the Fund and a director of the Fund, is an Interested Person and is not an
            independent director under the rules of the NYSE American LLC.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Qualifications for consideration as a Board nominee may vary according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a complement to the existing Board composition.&#160; In making its
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            other particular skills and experience.&#160; The Board desires candidates who possess the background, skills and expertise to make a significant contribution to the Board, the Fund and its shareholders.&#160; In the event of a need for a new or
            additional director, the Board will evaluate potential nominees by reviewing their qualifications, results of personal interviews and such other information as the Board may deem relevant.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Fund does not employ an executive search, firm, or pay a fee to any other third party, to assist in identifying or evaluating potential qualified candidates for director.&#160; Since the Fund&#8217;s
            2013 annual meeting directors have been nominated and elected to staggered terms.&#160; Ms. Schmeltz and Mr. Holth have served as directors since 1989.&#160;&#160; Mr. Luke E. Sims has served as a director since 2002.&#160; Mr. Bilkie has served as a director
            since 2006, and previously served as a Fund director from 1990 through 1996.&#160; Messrs. Hanrahan and Zalenko have each served as directors since 2008.&#160; Mr. Tyler has served as director since 2010.&#160; Mr. David C. Sims has served as a director since
            2015.&#160; Ms. Nichols and Mr. Jason W. Allen have served as directors since 2021.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Board has not established special procedures for shareholders to submit director recommendations.&#160; If the Secretary were to receive a recommendation of a candidate from a Fund shareholder,
            he would submit it to the Board, and the Board would consider such recommendations in the same manner as all other candidates.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="z_Toc159917079"></a>Audit Committee; Risk Management</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Fund has an Audit Committee, established in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, comprised of Messrs. Zalenko (Chairman), Hanrahan, Holth and Tyler.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the Fund&#8217;s independent accountants.&#160;&#160; Each of Messrs. Zalenko, Hanrahan, Holth and
            Tyler meets the requirements for independence set forth in the rules of the NYSE American LLC.&#160; The Fund&#8217;s Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee.&#160; The charter can be found on the Fund&#8217;s website at <u>http://eaglecapitalgrowthfund.com</u>
            under &#8220;Corporate Governance&#8221;.&#160; The Audit Committee reviews and considered the Audit Committee charter at least annually.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Audit Committee met twice during 2021. The current members of the Audit Committee, Messrs. Zalenko, Hanrahan, Holth and Tyler meet the requirements for independence set forth in the rules
            of the NYSE American exchange.&#160; They are not Interested Persons of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.&#160; Under the Fund&#8217;s By-laws, the Chairman is a non-executive, non-officer position.&#160; Each of Messrs. Zalenko, Hanrahan,
            Holth and Tyler has been determined to be an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221; as such term is defined in SEC rules.&#160; A copy of the report of the Audit Committee is attached hereto as Exhibit A.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Investment funds generally face a number of risks, including investment risk, compliance risk, and valuation risk.&#160; The Fund, as a diversified regulated investment company, doesn&#8217;t have any
            unique or unusual risks that it needs to manage.&#160; The Fund attempts to minimize risks.&#160; All of the Fund&#8217;s cash and securities are held by its independent custodian.&#160; Moreover, the Fund&#8217;s investments consist solely of marketable securities, and
            primarily large capitalization companies.&#160;&#160; The Board as a whole receives reports about the Fund&#8217;s transactions and discusses such transactions with management and its investment advisor.&#160; At such meetings the Chief Compliance Officer reports
            to the Board about the Fund&#8217;s compliance status.</div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="z_Toc159917080"></a>Investment Advisor</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Fund&#8217;s investment advisor is Sims Capital Management LLC.&#160; Luke E. Sims, a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, and David C. Sims, a director, Chief Financial
            Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Fund, are the managers of the Advisor.&#160; See the earlier discussion in this Proxy Statement for further information about Luke E. Sims and David C. Sims, respectively.&#160; At the
            Fund&#8217;s 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, the shareholders approved the investment advisory agreement (&#8220;Advisory Agreement&#8221;) between the Fund and the Advisor.&#160; The Advisory Agreement has been mutually extended by the Fund and the Advisor
            through February 2023.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Advisor&#8217;s address is the same as that of the principal executive office of the Fund.&#160; The Fund is the Advisor&#8217;s only institutional advisory client.&#160; No other person provided any significant
            administrative or business affairs management services to the Fund during 2021.&#160; No continuing director or nominee for election as director, who is not an Interested Person, nor any of their immediate family members, is the record or beneficial
            owner of any securities in the Advisor or any of its affiliates.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; the election of the five (5) nominees, Mr. Jason W. Allen, Ms. Anne M. Nichols, Mr. Luke E. Sims, Mr. Donald G. Tyler, and Mr. Neal
            F. Zalenko, for the terms identified above.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">PROPOSAL NO. 2 &#8211; SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC, independent registered public accountants, has been selected by the Audit Committee to examine the Fund&#8217;s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2021.&#160;
            Unless a contrary specification is made, the accompanying proxy will be voted in favor of ratifying the selection of such accountants.&#160; A majority vote of the shares cast is required to approve the ratification of the selection of accountants.&#160;
            Under Maryland law, abstentions do not constitute a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; or &#8220;AGAINST&#8221; a matter and will be disregarded in determining the votes cast.&#160; Broker non-votes with respect to shares entitled to vote will have no effect on the vote on this
            proposal.&#160; Representatives of Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC are not expected to be available at the Meeting.&#160; If any Fund shareholder wishes to pose a question to Plante &amp; Moran PPLC, we recommend that you put it in writing and direct it to the
            Fund&#8217;s Secretary at: <u>dave@simscapital.com</u>. We will see that you receive an appropriate written response.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><u>Audit Fees.</u>&#160; The Fund paid Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC $25,000 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, and $20,000 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, for audit fees.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><u>Audit-Related Fees.</u>&#160; The Fund did not pay Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC any audit-related fees in either of the last two calendar years.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><u>Tax Fees.</u>&#160; The Fund paid Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC $5,000 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, and $4,500 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, for tax fees in
            connection with the preparation of the Fund&#8217;s tax returns and assistance with Internal Revenue Service notice and tax matters.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><u>All Other Fees.</u>&#160; The Fund did not pay Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC any other amounts in either of the last two calendar years.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">&#8220;Audit fees&#8221; are fees paid by the Fund to Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC for professional services for the audit of our financial statements, or for services that are usually provided by an auditor
            in connection with statutory and regulatory filings and engagements. &#8220;Audit-related fees&#8221; are fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements. &#8220;Tax fees&#8221; are
            fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. All other Fund fees are fees billed for any services not included in the first three categories.</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">None of the services covered under the captions &#8220;Audit-Related Fees,&#8221; &#8220;Tax Fees,&#8221; and &#8220;All Other Fees&#8221; with respect to Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC were provided under the <font style="font-style: italic;">de minimis </font>exception to Audit Committee approval of 17 CFR 210.2-01(c) 7(i)(C) and (ii) Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC was not engaged during the last two calendar years to provide non-audit services to the Fund or to the Advisor
            or any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund (&#8220;Other Non-Audit Services&#8221;).&#160; Under the Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee must approve in advance all non-audit services of the Fund and all Other Non-Audit
            Services.&#160; The Audit Committee has not adopted &#8220;pre-approval policies and procedures&#8221; as such term is used in 17 CFR 210.2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) and (ii).</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">The Board recommends that shareholders vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; the ratification of Plante &amp; Moran, PLLC as the independent registered public accountants to examine the Fund&#8217;s
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a name="z_Toc159917087"></a>SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Directors and officers of the Fund and certain of its affiliates and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock are required to file initial reports of ownership and reports of
            changes in ownership of the Common Stock pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&#160; The Fund has reviewed such reports received by it and written representations of such persons who are known by the Fund and,
            based solely upon such review, the Fund believes that, during the year ended December 31, 2021, one filing was filed late.&#160; As of the mailing date, to the best of the Fund&#8217;s knowledge, all such filings are current.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Shareholder proposals for the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders must comply with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (including Rule 14a-8) and be received by the Fund
            at 225 East Mason Street, Suite 802, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3657 before the close of business on November 8, 2022, for consideration for inclusion in the Fund&#8217;s proxy statement.&#160; Shareholder proposals should be addressed to the attention of
            the Fund&#8217;s Secretary.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Board is not aware of any other business that will be presented for action at the Meeting.&#160; If any other business properly comes before the Meeting, proxies received from shareholders will
            be voted at the discretion of the named individuals.</div>
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          <div>March 8, 2022</div>
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          <div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;">EXHIBIT A</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a>REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE</div>
          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> <br>
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          <div>February 14, 2022</div>
          <div>&#160;<br>
            To the Board of Directors of the Eagle Capital Growth Fund, Inc.:<br>
            <br>
            We have reviewed and discussed with management the Fund&#8217;s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021.<br>
            <br>
            We have discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, <font style="font-style: italic;">Professional Standards,</font> Vol. 1 AU Section 380) as
            adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.<br>
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            We have received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accountants required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant&#8217;s
            communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and have discussed with the independent accountants the independent accountants&#8217; independence.<br>
            <br>
            Based on the review and discussions referred to above, we recommend to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements referred to above be included in the Fund&#8217;s annual report to shareholders required by Section 30(e) of the
            Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 30d-1 thereunder for the year ended December 31, 2021, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt;">Neal F. Zalenko, Chairman</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt;">Phillip J. Hanrahan, Member</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt;">Carl A. Holth, Member</div>
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          <div style="margin-left: 36pt;">Donald G. Tyler, Member</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18pt;">EAGLE CAPITAL GROWTH FUND, INC.</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt; font-weight: bold;">As an alternative to completing this form, you may enter your vote instruction via the Internet at WWW.VOTEPROXY.COM and follow the simple instructions.&#160; Use the Company Number and Account Number
            shown on your proxy card.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The undersigned hereby appoints ROBERT M. BILKIE, JR. and LUKE E. SIMS, jointly and severally, Proxies, with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
            Eagle Capital Growth Fund, Inc., to be held at the Milwaukee Bar Association, Board Conference Room, 747 North Broadway Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 9:00 A.M. local time, and at any adjournments thereof,
            and to vote all shares of common stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and act with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present at the meeting.</div>
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          <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">This revocable proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the undersigned shareholder. <font style="font-weight: bold;">If no direction is made on an executed proxy, this proxy will be
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Thursday, April 21, 2022</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><u>NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:</u></div>
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          <div style="text-align: center;">The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at-</div>
          <div style="text-align: center;">http://www.eaglecapitalgrowthfund.com/proxy</div>
          <div>&#160;</div>
          <div style="text-align: center;">Please date, sign and mail</div>
          <div style="text-align: center;">your proxy card in the</div>
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          <div style="text-align: center;">as possible.</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt;">THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE &#8220;FOR&#8221; THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS NAMED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND &#8220;FOR&#8221; PROPOSAL 2.</div>
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                  <div style="text-indent: -18pt; margin-left: 18pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160; In their discretion, for or against such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.</div>
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                  <div style="text-indent: -81pt; margin-left: 81pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;"><u>INSTRUCTION</u></font>:&#160;&#160; To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark &#8220;<font style="font-weight: bold;">FOR ALL&#160;&#160; EXCEPT</font>&#8221;
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                  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Unless otherwise directed herein, the Proxy or Proxies appointed hereby are authorized to vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; Proposals 1 and 2, and to vote in their discretion with respect to all other matters which may come
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                  <div>at the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, then that one, either in person or by</div>
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                  <div>substitute, may exercise all of the powers hereby given.</div>
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                  <div>To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above.&#160; Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method.</div>
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                  <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">Note</font>:&#160; Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy.&#160; When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.&#160; When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or
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