EX-99.77C VOTES 3 iaf77c.txt Attachment 77C The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") was held on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Hilton Newark Gateway, Raymond Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey. The meeting was held for the following purposes: (1a) To elect two Directors to serve as Class I Directors for a three-year term expiring in 2007. * Anthony E. Aaronson * Neville J. Miles (1b) To elect one Director to serve as a Class III Director for the remainder of a three year term to expire in 2006. * John T. Sheehy (2) To vote on a proposal regarding director qualifications, in order to express shareholder recommendations. (3) To vote on a proposal regarding the vote required to elect directors, in order to express shareholder recommendations. The results of voting on the above matters were as follows: Director Votes For Votes Withheld (1a) Anthony E. Aaronson 9,485,502 696,541 Neville J. Miles 9,484,529 697,514 (1b) John T. Sheehy 9,488,089 693,954 Proposal (2) Proposal regarding director qualifications 8,200,437 929,185 (3) Proposal regarding vote required to elect directors 8,104,330 614,922 Directors whose term of office continued beyond this meeting are as follows: David L. Elsum, Peter J. O'Connell, William J. Potter, Peter D. Sacks and Hugh Young.