Maryland Act

MARYLAND CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITION ACT

By resolution of the Board of Directors, on July 8, 2003, the Fund opted into the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act ("MCSAA"). In an opinion dated May 8, 2007, the Federal District Court for the District of Maryland (the "Court") upheld another investment company's reliance on the MCSAA. Accordingly, except as provided in the Court's May 8, 2007 opinion, the Fund will not deem any votes submitted by or on behalf of any Person, as defined in the MCSAA, with respect to shares in excess of ten percent of the outstanding shares, as being voted on any proposal properly before a meeting of stockholders.