Sub-Item 77C: Submission of matters to a vote of security holders

Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)

The following proposals were addressed and approved at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) held on January 13, 2009:

1. 	Proposal to elect a Board of Directors consisting of the following ten nominees:  Lynn S. Birdsong, Robert M. Gavin, Duane E. Hill, Sandra S. Jaffee, William P. Johnston, Phillip O. Peterson, Lemma W. Senbet, Thomas M. Marra, Lowndes A. Smith and John C. Walters.


						Affirmative		Withheld
L. S. Birdsong				10,293,104.139	509,148.842
R. M. Gavin					10,325,282.762	476,970.219
D. E. Hill					10,317,485.943	484,767.038
S. S. Jaffee				10,322,447.658	479,805.323
W. P. Johnston				10,294,318.626	507,934.355
P. O. Peterson				10,292,954.074	509,298.907
L. W. Senbet				10,323,668.670	478,584.311
T. M. Marra					10,333,609.234	468,643.747
L. A. Smith					10,300,732.793	501,520.188
J.C. Walters				10,333,939.234	468,313.747


2. 	Proposal to ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of the Company of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2009.


						Affirmative 	Against	  Abstain
 Selection of Ernst & Young LLP     10,466,851.943    200,462.287   134,938.751