UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rivus Bond Fund
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The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc.
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July 9, 2010

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.

ADJOURNED MEETING NOTICE:

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

HAS BEEN ADJOURNED TO July 23, 2010

PLEASE VOTE NOW

We are writing to inform you that the Special Meeting of Shareholders of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc has been adjourned in order to solicit additional votes with respect to the proposal to merge the Fund into Rivus Bond Fund. The Meeting has been adjourned to 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on July 23, 2010 at 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089. Your vote for this important meeting has not yet been received.

VOTING NOW HELPS LOWER OVERALL PROXY COSTS

AND ELIMINATES PHONE CALLS

We encourage you to utilize one of the following options today to record your vote:

1. By Phone: Please call the proxy soliciting agent at 1-866-904-8748. Representatives are available to take your vote Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., EDT.

2. By Internet: Follow the instructions on your voting instruction form.

3. By Touchtone Phone: Follow the instructions on your voting instruction form.

4. By Mail: If you prefer to vote by mail, please complete and return your executed voting instruction form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

Remember, your vote counts. Please vote today.

For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously delivered to you, the Board of Directors of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. recommends that you vote in favor of the proposal.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

July 9, 2010

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.

ADJOURNED MEETING NOTICE:

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

HAS BEEN ADJOURNED TO July 23, 2010

PLEASE VOTE NOW

We are writing to inform you that the Special Meeting of Shareholders of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. has been adjourned in order to solicit additional votes with respect to the proposal to merge the Fund into Rivus Bond Fund. The Meeting has been adjourned to 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on July 23, 2010 at 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089. Your vote for this important meeting has not yet been received.

VOTING NOW HELPS LOWER OVERALL PROXY COSTS

AND ELIMINATES PHONE CALLS

We encourage you to utilize one of the following options today to record your vote:

1. By Internet: Follow the instructions on your voting instruction form.

2. By Touchtone Phone: Follow the instructions on your voting instruction form.

3. By Mail: If you prefer to vote by mail, please complete and return your executed voting instruction form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

Remember, your vote counts. Please vote today.

For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously delivered to you, the Board of Directors of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. recommends that you vote in favor of the proposal.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

July 9, 2010

THE HARTFORD INCOME SHARES FUND, INC.

ADJOURNED MEETING NOTICE:

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

HAS BEEN ADJOURNED TO July 23, 2010

PLEASE VOTE NOW

VOTING NOW HELPS LOWER OVERALL PROXY COSTS

AND ELIMINATES PHONE CALLS

We encourage you to utilize one of the following options today to record your vote:

1. By Phone: For automated telephone voting, call 1-866-241-6192, available 24 hours a day, and follow the recorded instructions. If you would like to speak to the proxy soliciting agent, call 1-866-904-8748. Representatives are available to take your vote Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., EDT.

2. By Internet: Visit www.proxy-direct.com and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. By Mail: If you prefer to vote by mail, please complete the proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

Remember, your vote counts. Please vote today.

For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials previously delivered to you, the Board of Directors of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. recommends that you vote in favor of the proposal.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.