EX-99.77C VOTES 2 rivus77c.txt Item 77C: The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund was held on June 13, 2006. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the election of all directors, the approval of the removal of a fundamental investment policy with respect to investment in the electrical utility industry, to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and to ratify the appointment of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP, the existing independent registered public accounting firm. WITH REGARD TO THE ELECTION OF THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS OF THE FUND: # OF # OF SHARES SHARES IN FAVOR WITHHELD W. Thacher Brown 3,458,799 85,661 John Gilray Christy 3,454,745 89,715 Morris Lloyd, Jr. 3,453,741 90,719 J. Lawrence Shane 3,452,916 91,544 # OF # OF # OF # OF SHARES SHARES SHARES BROKER IN FAVOR ABSTAINED AGAINST NON-VOTES WITH REGARD TO THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION: Plan of reorganization 2,340,711 102,340 127,935 973,474 WITH REGARD TO THE INVESTMENT POLICY CHANGE: New investment policy 2,392,438 102,744 75,804 973,474 WITH REGARD TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FUND'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM: Appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm 3,467,621 28,047 48,792 0