UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21619

	Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
				333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
				(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
				Kevin J. McCarthy—Vice President and Secretary    333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
				(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:					312-917-7700
Date of fiscal year end:		12/31
Date of reporting period:			3/31/2010

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund (JPZ)

March 31, 2010

Shares			Description (1)				Value
			Common Stocks – 99.9%
			Aerospace & Defense – 2.9%
50,389			Boeing Company				$     3,658,745
87,200			Honeywell International Inc.				3,947,544
29,605			Raytheon Company				1,691,038
72,061			United Technologies Corporation				5,304,410
			Total Aerospace & Defense				14,601,737
			Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%
64,277			United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B				4,140,082
			Airlines – 0.1%
37,484			AMR Corporation, (2)				341,479
16,213			Continental Airlines, inc., (2)				356,200
			Total Airlines				697,679
			Auto Components – 0.1%
30,296			Cooper Tire & Rubber				576,230
			Automobiles – 0.8%
241,200			Ford Motor Company, (2)				3,031,884
41,681			Harley-Davidson, Inc.				1,169,986
			Total Automobiles				4,201,870
			Beverages – 2.3%
111,623			Coca-Cola Company				6,139,265
82,498			PepsiCo, Inc.				5,458,068
			Total Beverages				11,597,333
			Biotechnology – 1.2%
51,633			Amgen Inc., (2)				3,085,588
24,559			Celgene Corporation, (2)				1,521,676
28,599			Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)				1,300,683
			Total Biotechnology				5,907,947
			Building Products – 0.1%
42,748			Masco Corporation				663,449
			Capital Markets – 1.8%
84,344			Charles Schwab Corporation				1,576,389
48,534			Jefferies Group, Inc.				1,148,800
40,593			Legg Mason, Inc.				1,163,801
123,866			Morgan Stanley				3,628,035
38,635			Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A				1,392,405
			Total Capital Markets				8,909,430
			Chemicals – 2.3%
51,511			Dow Chemical Company				1,523,180
106,397			E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company				3,962,224
28,359			Eastman Chemical Company				1,805,901
3,643			Lubrizol Corporation				334,136
23,288			Monsanto Company				1,663,229
16,700			NL Industries Inc.				143,286
53,293			Olin Corporation				1,045,609
60,403			RPM International, Inc.				1,289,000
			Total Chemicals				11,766,565
			Commercial Banks – 3.1%
33,724			Comerica Incorporated				1,282,861
30,047			HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR				1,523,082
2,649			Toronto-Dominion Bank				197,562
177,092			U.S. Bancorp				4,583,141
257,392			Wells Fargo & Company				8,010,039
			Total Commercial Banks				15,596,685
			Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.8%
3,177			Avery Dennison Corporation				115,675
56,149			Deluxe Corporation				1,090,414
40,642			Pitney Bowes Inc.				993,697
21,600			R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company				461,160
24,100			Standard Register Company				128,935
39,903			Waste Management, Inc.				1,373,860
			Total Commercial Services & Supplies				4,163,741
			Communications Equipment – 2.6%
14,156			ADTRAN, Inc.				373,011
8,005			Ciena Corporation, (2)				121,996
289,066			Cisco Systems, Inc., (2)				7,524,388
11,034			JDS Uniphase Corporation, (2)				138,256
221,002			Motorola, Inc., (2)				1,551,434
77,162			QUALCOMM, Inc.				3,240,032
2,604			Research In Motion Limited, (2)				192,566
			Total Communications Equipment				13,141,683
			Computers & Peripherals – 4.8%
45,412			Apple, Inc., (2)				10,668,641
95,726			Dell Inc., (2)				1,436,847
139,379			EMC Corporation, (2)				2,514,397
78,040			International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)				10,008,630
			Total Computers & Peripherals				24,628,515
			Consumer Finance – 0.1%
42,236			Discover Financial Services				629,316
			Containers & Packaging – 0.2%
43,759			Packaging Corp. of America				1,076,909
5,718			Sonoco Products Company				176,057
			Total Containers & Packaging				1,252,966
			Distributors – 0.3%
38,978			Genuine Parts Company				1,646,431
			Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%
7,623			Apollo Group, Inc., Class A, (2)				467,214
			Diversified Financial Services – 4.6%
397,961			Bank of America Corporation				7,103,604
350,485			Citigroup Inc., (2)				1,419,464
7,355			CME Group, Inc.				2,324,989
253,782			JPMorgan Chase & Co.				11,356,745
43,506			New York Stock Exchange Euronext				1,288,213
			Total Diversified Financial Services				23,493,015
			Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.6%
436,072			AT&T Inc.				11,268,100
206,568			Frontier Communications Corporation				1,536,866
176,286			Verizon Communications Inc.				5,468,392
20,804			Windstream Corporation				226,556
			Total Diversified Telecommunication Services				18,499,914
			Electric Utilities – 1.5%
3,600			DPL Inc.				97,884
131,100			Duke Energy Corporation				2,139,552
27,323			Great Plains Energy Incorporated				507,388
80,800			Pepco Holdings, Inc.				1,385,720
33,445			Progress Energy, Inc.				1,316,395
58,348			Southern Company				1,934,820
			Total Electric Utilities				7,381,759
			Electrical Equipment – 1.0%
87,050			Emerson Electric Company				4,382,097
15,759			Rockwell Automation, Inc.				888,177
			Total Electrical Equipment				5,270,274
			Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.5%
126,298			Corning Incorporated				2,552,483
			Energy Equipment & Services – 2.3%
8,007			Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.				711,102
18,452			ENSCO International PLC, Sponsored ADR				826,281
110,699			Halliburton Company				3,335,361
7,759			Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.				108,393
77,722			Schlumberger Limited				4,932,238
18,335			Smith International, Inc.				785,105
16,157			Tidewater Inc.				763,741
			Total Energy Equipment & Services				11,462,221
			Food & Staples Retailing – 2.2%
110,268			CVS Caremark Corporation				4,031,398
38,696			SUPERVALU INC.				645,449
118,097			Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.				6,566,193
			Total Food & Staples Retailing				11,243,040
			Food Products – 1.0%
149,138			Kraft Foods Inc., Class A				4,509,933
57,000			Sara Lee Corporation				794,010
			Total Food Products				5,303,943
			Gas Utilities – 0.9%
14,837			AGL Resources Inc.				573,450
28,666			Atmos Energy Corporation				818,988
22,995			National Fuel Gas Company				1,162,397
25,417			Nicor Inc.				1,065,481
24,793			ONEOK, Inc.				1,131,800
			Total Gas Utilities				4,752,116
			Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.0%
12,338			Hologic Inc., (2)				228,747
3,518			Intuitive Surgical, Inc., (2)				1,224,721
81,113			Medtronic, Inc.				3,652,518
			Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies				5,105,986
			Health Care Providers & Services – 2.1%
6,901			Brookdale Senior Living Inc., (2)				143,748
15,450			Coventry Health Care, Inc., (2)				381,924
20,000			Express Scripts, Inc., (2)				2,035,200
1,116			Henry Schein Inc., (2)				65,732
39,267			Kindred Healthcare Inc., (2)				708,769
32,615			Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (2)				2,105,624
93,835			UnitedHealth Group Incorporated				3,065,589
31,168			Wellpoint Inc., (2)				2,006,596
			Total Health Care Providers & Services				10,513,182
			Health Care Technology – 0.0%
57			Cerner Corporation, (2)				4,848
			Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.4%
17,800			Carnival Corporation				692,064
42,761			International Game Technology				788,940
2,272			Interval Leisure Group Inc., (2)				33,080
82,848			McDonald’s Corporation				5,527,619
			Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure				7,041,703
			Household Durables – 1.4%
13,597			Garmin Limited				523,213
97,952			Newell Rubbermaid Inc.				1,488,870
39,114			Stanley Black & Decker Inc.				2,245,535
22,404			Tupperware Corporation				1,080,321
18,519			Whirlpool Corporation				1,615,783
			Total Household Durables				6,953,722
			Household Products – 2.4%
21,955			Colgate-Palmolive Company				1,871,883
14,760			Kimberly-Clark Corporation				928,109
145,813			Procter & Gamble Company				9,225,589
			Total Household Products				12,025,581
			Industrial Conglomerates – 3.1%
24,463			3M Co.				2,044,373
740,864			General Electric Company				13,483,725
57			Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR				5,698
			Total Industrial Conglomerates				15,533,796
			Insurance – 2.2%
58,427			Allstate Corporation				1,887,776
11,874			Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.				291,507
46,985			Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A				696,318
21,200			Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.				602,504
76,562			Lincoln National Corporation				2,350,453
72,500			Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.				1,770,450
42,977			Travelers Companies, Inc.				2,318,179
52,700			Unitrin, Inc.				1,478,235
			Total Insurance				11,395,422
			Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.7%
19,491			Amazon.com, Inc., (2)				2,645,513
3,103			HSN, Inc., (2)				91,352
2,978			Priceline.com Incorporated, (2)				759,390
			Total Internet & Catalog Retail				3,496,255
			Internet Software & Services – 2.2%
14,527			Akamai Technologies, Inc., (2)				456,293
63,227			eBay Inc., (2)				1,703,968
11,917			Google Inc., Class A, (2)				6,757,058
44,605			United Online, Inc.				333,645
5,616			ValueClick, Inc., (2)				56,946
25,228			VeriSign, Inc., (2)				656,180
78,773			Yahoo! Inc., (2)				1,302,118
			Total Internet Software & Services				11,266,208
			IT Services – 1.3%
4,000			Accenture PLC, Class A				167,800
37,471			Automatic Data Processing, Inc.				1,666,335
21,368			Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A, (2)				1,089,341
23,364			Fidelity National Information Services				547,652
3,197			Lender Processing Services Inc.				120,687
6,331			MasterCard, Inc.				1,608,074
36,134			Paychex, Inc.				1,109,314
2,733			Visa Inc.				248,785
			Total IT Services				6,557,988
			Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.2%
39,513			Eastman Kodak Company, (2)				228,780
11,848			Polaris Industries Inc.				606,144
			Total Leisure Equipment & Products				834,924
			Machinery – 2.1%
38,388			Caterpillar Inc.				2,412,686
26,953			Cummins Inc.				1,669,738
28,819			Deere & Company				1,713,578
13,600			Graco Inc.				435,200
16,686			Ingersoll Rand PLC				581,841
18,030			Parker Hannifin Corporation				1,167,262
11,767			Snap-on Incorporated				509,982
25,530			SPX Corporation				1,693,150
12,000			Timken Company				360,120
			Total Machinery				10,543,557
			Media – 2.4%
60,282			CBS Corporation, Class B				840,331
139,536			Comcast Corporation, Class A				2,626,068
39,613			New York Times, Class A, (2)				440,893
35,396			Omnicom Group, Inc.				1,373,719
114,479			Regal Entertainment Group, Class A				2,011,396
138,485			Walt Disney Company				4,834,511
			Total Media				12,126,918
			Metals & Mining – 0.7%
73,484			Alcoa Inc.				1,046,412
27,262			Nucor Corporation				1,237,150
35,874			Southern Copper Corporation				1,136,130
			Total Metals & Mining				3,419,692
			Multiline Retail – 1.2%
7			Dollar Tree Stores Inc., (2)				415
4,000			Family Dollar Stores, Inc.				146,440
41,402			Macy’s, Inc.				901,322
47,494			Nordstrom, Inc.				1,940,130
8,076			Sears Holding Corporation, (2)				875,681
41,376			Target Corporation				2,176,378
			Total Multiline Retail				6,040,366
			Multi-Utilities – 1.9%
40,360			Ameren Corporation				1,052,589
35,279			Consolidated Edison, Inc.				1,571,327
71,595			Integrys Energy Group, Inc.				3,392,171
15,861			Northwestern Corporation				425,233
32,717			OGE Energy Corp.				1,274,000
66,981			Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated				1,977,279
			Total Multi-Utilities				9,692,599
			Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 9.2%
12,670			BP PLC, Sponsored ADR				723,077
9,051			Cenovus Energy Inc.				237,227
122,951			Chevron Corporation				9,323,374
99,438			ConocoPhillips				5,088,242
46,182			CONSOL Energy Inc.				1,970,124
27,271			Continental Resources Inc., (2)				1,160,381
9,051			EnCana Corporation				280,853
40,461			EOG Resources, Inc.				3,760,445
255,872			Exxon Mobil Corporation				17,138,307
53,857			Occidental Petroleum Corporation				4,553,071
7,724			Suncor Energy, Inc.				251,339
11,032			Total SA, Sponsored ADR				640,077
92,575			Valero Energy Corporation				1,823,728
			Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels				46,950,245
			Paper & Forest Products – 0.3%
34,387			Weyerhaeuser Company				1,556,699
			Pharmaceuticals – 7.7%
104,481			Abbott Laboratories				5,504,059
153,129			Bristol-Myers Squibb Company				4,088,544
62,495			Eli Lilly and Company				2,263,569
154,094			Johnson & Johnson				10,046,929
204,085			Merck & Company Inc.				7,622,575
505,369			Pfizer Inc.				8,667,078
18,021			Sanofi-Aventis, Sponsored ADR				673,265
			Total Pharmaceuticals				38,866,019
			Professional Services – 0.1%
3,665			Manpower Inc.				209,345
20,209			Resources Connection, Inc., (2)				387,407
			Total Professional Services				596,752
			Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.0%
46,493			Brandywine Realty Trust				567,680
54,183			CapLease Inc.				300,716
32,157			Health Care REIT, Inc.				1,454,461
49,625			Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.				1,155,766
45,684			Hospitality Properties Trust				1,094,132
116,913			HRPT Properties Trust				909,583
88,469			Lexington Corporate Properties Trust				575,933
30,821			Liberty Property Trust				1,046,065
17,263			Medical Properties Trust Inc.				180,916
42,355			Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.				1,488,778
30,300			Senior Housing Properties Trust				671,145
11,215			Sun Communities Inc.				282,618
61,650			U-Store-It Trust				443,880
			Total Real Estate Investment Trust				10,171,673
			Road & Rail – 0.6%
18,105			Norfolk Southern Corporation				1,011,888
28,097			Union Pacific Corporation				2,059,510
			Total Road & Rail				3,071,398
			Semiconductors & Equipment – 2.5%
27,457			Analog Devices, Inc.				791,311
103,121			Applied Materials, Inc.				1,390,071
21,444			Broadcom Corporation, Class A				711,512
279,836			Intel Corporation				6,229,149
12,846			Intersil Holding Corporation, Class A				189,607
6,596			Lam Research Corporation, (2)				246,163
24,226			Microchip Technology Incorporated				682,204
24,800			National Semiconductor Corporation				358,360
33,221			NVIDIA Corporation, (2)				577,381
67,000			Texas Instruments Incorporated				1,639,490
			Total Semiconductors & Equipment				12,815,248
			Software – 4.2%
34,641			Adobe Systems Incorporated, (2)				1,225,252
18,119			Autodesk, Inc., (2)				533,061
3,113			McAfee Inc., (2)				124,925
432,556			Microsoft Corporation				12,660,914
232,161			Oracle Corporation				5,964,216
12,400			Salesforce.com, Inc., (2)				923,180
3,000			Sybase, Inc., (2)				139,860
			Total Software				21,571,408
			Specialty Retail – 2.4%
26,963			Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A				1,230,591
46,762			American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.				866,032
34,498			Best Buy Co., Inc.				1,467,545
108,836			Home Depot, Inc.				3,520,845
51,450			Limited Brands, Inc.				1,266,699
85,724			Lowe’s Companies, Inc.				2,077,950
236			Ross Stores, Inc.				12,619
10,866			Tiffany & Co.				516,026
25,162			TJX Companies, Inc.				1,069,888
			Total Specialty Retail				12,028,195
			Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.4%
7,159			Cherokee Inc.				128,862
21,365			VF Corporation				1,712,405
			Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods				1,841,267
			Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%
60,610			New York Community Bancorp, Inc.				1,002,489
38,788			TrustCo Bank Corporation NY				239,322
			Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance				1,241,811
			Tobacco – 1.9%
166,624			Altria Group, Inc.				3,419,124
109,828			Philip Morris International				5,728,628
10,734			Reynolds American Inc.				579,421
1			Vector Group Ltd.				15
			Total Tobacco				9,727,188
			Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%
5,500			USA Mobility Inc.				69,684
			Total Common Stocks (cost $458,164,536)				507,607,972
Principal
Amount (000)			Description (1)	Coupon	Maturity		Value
			Short-Term Investments – 6.6%
$	33,460		Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/10, repurchase price $33,459,846, collateralized by $31,280,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.125%, due 5/15/15, value $34,129,608	0.000%	4/01/10		$       33,459,846
			Total Short-Term Investments (cost $33,459,846)				33,459,846
			Total Investments (cost $491,624,382) – 106.5%				541,067,818
			Other Assets Less Liabilities – (6.5)%				(33,215,184	)
			Net Assets – 100%				$      507,852,634
Investments in Derivatives
Number of				Notional	Expiration	Strike
Contracts			Type	Amount (3)	Date	Price	Value
			Call Options Written (4)
(545		)	S&P 500 Index	$  (58,587,500)	4/17/10	$  1,075	$         (5,174,775	)
(576		)	S&P 500 Index	(63,360,000)	4/17/10	1,100	(4,066,560	)
(473		)	S&P 500 Index	(53,212,500)	4/17/10	1,125	(2,232,560	)
(579		)	S&P 500 Index	(66,585,000)	4/17/10	1,150	(1,511,190	)
(528		)	S&P 500 Index	(62,040,000)	4/17/10	1,175	(549,120	)
(547		)	S&P 500 Index	(60,170,000)	5/22/10	1,100	(4,181,815	)
(527		)	S&P 500 Index	(59,287,500)	5/22/10	1,125	(2,951,200	)
(546		)	S&P 500 Index	(62,790,000)	5/22/10	1,150	(2,063,880	)
(4,321		)	Total Call Options Written (premiums received $12,851,468)	(486,032,500)			$       (22,731,100	)

Fair Value Measurements

In determining the value of the Fund’s investments, various inputs are used.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of March 31, 2010:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Investments:

Common Stocks

$507,607,972

$

–

$

–

$507,607,972

Short-Term Investments

33,459,846

–

–

33,459,846

Derivatives:

Call Options Written

(22,731,100)

–

–

(22,731,100)

Total

$518,336,718

$

–

$

–

$518,336,718

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.

The table below presents the fair value of all derivative instruments held by the Fund as of March 31, 2010, the location of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and the primary underlying risk exposure.

Location on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Underlying

Derivative

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

Risk

Instrument

Location

Value

Location

Value

Equity Price

Options

—

$

—

Call options written, at value

$

22,731,100

Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recording income, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the recognition of unrealized gain or loss for tax (mark-to-market) on option contracts. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset values of the Funds.

At March 31, 2010, the cost of investments was $491,624,411.

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments at March 31, 2010, were as follows:

Gross unrealized:

Appreciation

$  109,671,951

Depreciation

(60,228,544

)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

$    49,443,407

(1)	All percentages in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.
(2)	Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.
(3)	For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.
(4)	The Fund may designate up to 100% of its Common Stock investments to cover outstanding Call Options Written.
ADR	American Depositary Receipt.

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

a.The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

b.There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 CERT Attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)	Nuveen Equity Premium Income Fund
By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
	Kevin J. McCarthy
	Vice President and Secretary

Date May 28, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
	Gifford R. Zimmerman
	Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)

Date May 28, 2010

By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Stephen D. Foy
	Stephen D. Foy
	Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)

Date May 28, 2010

*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.