EX-99.77C VOTES 4 proxy2002.txt Income Trust Special Meeting of Shareholders A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Funds was held on October 30, 2002, at which the following actions were taken: Proposal 1: To elect a Board of Directors: Government Intermediate Investment Grade High Yield Government Money Market Affirmative Affirmative Affirmative Affirmative John F. Curley, Jr. 20,968 414 17,624 320 12,325 410 305,868 9,564 Mark R. Fetting 20,958 424 17,594 350 12,303 432 305,703 9,729 Richard G. Gilmore 20,966 416 17,621 323 12,299 436 305,652 9,780 Arnold L. Lehman 20,955 427 17,606 338 12,299 436 33,155 12,277 Robin J.W. Masters 20,908 474 17,596 348 12,340 395 304,378 11,055 Jill E. McGovern 20,917 465 17,606 338 12,313 422 304,981 10,451 Arthur S. Mehlman 20,946 436 17,597 347 12,332 403 305,553 9,879 G. Peter O'Brien 20,961 421 17,627 317 12,322 412 305,870 9,563 S. Ford Rowan 20,927 455 17,623 321 12,340 395 305,902 9,530 Proposal 2a: To modify the fundamental investment restriction on borrowing money: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,107 17,113 11,761 291,228 Against 761 436 489 17,092 Abstain 493 369 309 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2b: To modify the fundamental investment restriction on underwriting securities: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,165 17,115 11,776 291,377 Against 703 433 476 16,944 Abstain 493 369 307 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2c: To modify the fundamental investment restriction on lending: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,135 17,110 11,775 291,313 Against 733 438 477 17,008 Abstain 493 369 307 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2d: To modify the fundamental investment restriction on issuing senior securities: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,156 17,118 11,767 291,197 Against 711 430 483 17,124 Abstain 494 370 310 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2e: To modify the fundamental investment restriction on real estate investments: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,159 17,124 11,766 291,287 Against 709 424 486 17,034 Abstain 493 369 307 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2f: To modify the investment restriction on investing in commodities: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,158 17,105 11,745 290,517 Against 710 443 507 17,802 Abstain 493 369 307 7,114 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2g: To modify the fundamental investment restriction on industry concentration: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,147 17,082 11,704 290,995 Against 722 466 549 17,326 Abstain 493 369 307 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2h: To remove the fundamental investment restriction on diversification: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,156 17,129 11,785 N/A Against 712 419 468 N/A Abstain 493 369 307 N/A Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 2j: To remove the fundamental investment restriction on short sales: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,172 17,108 N/A 290,291 Against 696 440 N/A 18,030 Abstain 493 369 N/A 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 N/A N/A Proposal 2k: To remove the fundamental investment restriction on margin transactions: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,177 17,101 N/A 290,277 Against 692 447 N/A 18,043 Abstain 493 369 N/A 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 N/A N/A Proposal 2l: To remove the fundamental investment restriction on investments in oil, gas and mineral programs: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,184 17,119 N/A 290,290 Against 684 430 N/A 18,030 Abstain 493 369 N/A 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 N/A N/A Proposal 2q: To remove the fundamental investment restriction on pledging assets: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,164 17,112 N/A 291,066 Against 705 436 N/A 17,255 Abstain 493 369 N/A 7,112 Broker non-votes 20 27 N/A N/A Proposal 2r: To remove the fundamental investment restriction on investments in securities issued by other investment companies: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,154 17,122 N/A N/A Against 714 426 N/A N/A Abstain 494 370 N/A N/A Broker non-votes 20 27 N/A N/A Proposal 3: To change the Funds' investment objective from fundamental to nonfundamental: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 19,587 16,488 11,391 278,356 Against 1,056 90 645 26,592 Abstain 719 527 524 10,485 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A Proposal 4: To amend and restate the Articles of Incorporation: Government Investment High Government Intermediate Grade Yield Money Market Affirmative 20,177 17,005 11,650 289,916 Against 621 440 435 17,164 Abstain 564 473 475 8,352 Broker non-votes 20 27 175 N/A