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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares are held by Bulldog Investors General Partnership. The general partners of Bulldog Investors General Partnership include Opportunity Partners, LP, Calapasas West Partners, LP, Full Value Special Situations Fund, LP, Full Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., Full Value Partners, LP, Opportunity Income Plus, LP, MCM Opportunity Partners, LP, Steady Gain Partners, LP and Mercury Partners, LP, which together may constitute a group. Each such general partner disclaims beneficial ownership in such shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares are held by Full Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares are held by Opportunity Income Plus, LP.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Phillip Goldstein--Manager of the Managing General Partner--Bulldog Investors General Partnership</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-19</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Phillip Goldstein--Manager of the General Partner-Full Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Phillip Goldstein--Manager of the General Partner--Opportunity Income Plus, LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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