EX-99.77C VOTES 2 item77cswiss.txt ITEM 77(C) MATTERS SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on May 22, 2008 shares were voted as follows on the proposals presented to the Stockholders: 1. To elect three Class II Directors to serve for a three year term: For Withheld ---------- ---------- Paul R. Brenner, Esq. 23,872,695 3,945,694 Didier Pineau-Valencienne 23,812,702 4,005,676 Samuel B Witt, III 23,817,299 3,999,090 2. To ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of Deloitte as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 were as follows: For Against Abstentions ------------- ----------- -------------- 26,811,218 822,036 185,139