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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001004726-11-000575
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110826
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110826
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110826
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000813623
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: NSAR-A
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05128
FILM NUMBER: 111058949
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
STREET 2: SUITE 400
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10111-0001
BUSINESS PHONE: 2128677660
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
STREET 2: SUITE 400
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10111-0001
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HELVETIA FUND INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900820
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SIGNATURE SCOTT RHODES
TITLE ASSISTANT TREASURER
EX-99.77C VOTES
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proxy.txt
ITEM 77(C)
MATTERS SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There were 30,688,423 shares of the Fund's common stock eligible to
vote at the Fund's 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on
June 22, 2011. At the Meeting, a quorum was present in person or
by proxy and the Fund's shares were voted on the Proposals
presented to the Fund's stockholders as follows:
1. To elect three Class II Directors to serve for a three year term
until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
For Withheld Approval (%)
Richard Brealey 25,968,523 908,212 96.62%
Claus Helbig 25,976,062 900,673 96.65%
Samuel B. Witt, III, Esq. 25,268,695 1,608,039 94.02%
2. To ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of Deloitte
& Touche LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accounting
firm for the year ending December 31, 2011:
For Against Abstain Approval (%)
26,352,707 298,621 233,440 98.02%
3. To approve a stockholder proposal asking the Board of Directors
to take the steps necessary to declassify itself, as outlined in the
Fund's proxy materials:
For Against Abstain Approval (%)
13,226,092 6,062,510 338,088 67.22%
Approval percentages are based on the total number of votes cast on
a particular Proposal and not on the total number of shares present
at the Meeting or the total number of shares of the Fund
outstanding. If they were, the approval percentages would be lower,
as not all shares eligible to vote on each Proposal did so. Broker
non-votes were considered shares present for purposes of determining
a quorum but were not voted in favor of a Proposal.