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Shareholder Reports

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

Annual Breakdown of Distributions...
A portion of the income paid by the Fund is eligible for the inter-corporate Dividend Received Deduction, or DRD. For eligible corporations, the DRD portion of the income is taxed at a lower rate than Non-DRD income. As a result of the tax legislation passed in mid-2003, this portion of income may also qualify for the new 15% tax rate for individuals. The following is a historical breakdown of the distributions by category. Non-DRD income is taxed as ordinary income, and long-term capital gains are taxed at their designated rate. This breakdown only occurs at the end of each year and relies on the full year's data, so the current year cannot be estimated prior to year-end. This information is not a substitute for advice from your tax professional regarding your particular tax status.

Eligible Corporate Investors

 
Year
DRD
Non-DRD
LT Capital Gains
Tax Return of Capital
Total Distribution
1992
$1.0075
$0.1300
$0.0000
$0.0000
$1.1375
1993
$1.1390
$0.1102
$0.3608
$0.0000
$1.6100
1994
$1.1243
$0.0000
$0.1702
$0.0000
$1.2945
1995
$0.9035
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.9035
1996
$0.9210
$0.0000
$0.1550
$0.0000
$1.0760
1997
$0.8872
$0.0575
$0.1833
$0.0000
$1.1280
1998
$0.6662
$0.4164
$0.4754
$0.0000
$1.5580
1999
$0.4915
$0.5071
$0.3349
$0.0000
$1.3335
2000
$0.4684
$0.3476
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.8160
2001
$0.5921
$0.2920
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.8840
2002
$0.7586
$0.1994
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.9580
2003
$0.7630
$0.1455
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.9085
2004
$0.7793
$0.1717
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.9510
2005
$0.7289
$0.1321
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.8610
2006
$0.5676
$0.2234
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.7910
2007
$0.4815
$0.3135
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.7950
2008
$0.3987
$0.3374
$0.0000
$0.0299
$0.7650
2009
$0.2131
$0.3944
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.6075

Individual Investors
Year
QDI**
Non-QDI
LT Capital Gains
Tax Return of Capital

Total Distribution

2003
$0.7667
$0.1418
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.9085
2004
$0.7818
$0.1692
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.9510
2005
$0.7454
$0.1156
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.8610
2006
$0.6187
$0.1723
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.7910
2007
$0.5610
$0.2340
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.7950
2008
$0.4360
$0.2991
$0.0000
$0.0299
$0.7650
2009
$0.2972
$0.3103
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.6075
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**QDI: Qualified Dividend Income (2003 Tax Act)


Recent Dividend Table...
The following is a partial history of the various distributions of the Fund. An investor must be the owner of the security on the record date in order to receive the distribution. A purchase on the ex-date would generally not result in settlement prior to the record date, which means the purchaser would not receive the distribution for that month.

Declared
Ex-Date
Record
Payable
Amount
Frequency
Type
8/2/2010
 8/20/2010
 8/24/2010
 8/31/2010
 $0.0725
 Monthly
 Income
7/6/2010
 7/21/2010
 7/23/2010
 7/30/2010
 $0.0660
 Monthly
 Income
6/7/2010
 6/21/2010
 6/23/2010
 6/30/2010
 $0.0660
 Monthly
 Income
5/3/2010
 5/19/2010
 5/21/2010
 5/28/2010
 $0.0660
 Monthly
 Income
4/5/2010
 4/21/2010
 4/23/2010
 4/30/2010
 $0.0575
 Monthly
 Income
3/1/2010
 3/22/2010
 3/24/2010
 3/31/2010
 $0.0575
 Monthly
 Income
2/1/2010
 2/17/2010
 2/19/2010
 2/26/2010
 $0.0575
 Monthly
 Income
1/4/2010
 1/20/2010
 1/22/2010
 1/29/2010
 $0.0575
 Monthly
 Income
12/14/2009
 12/21/2009
 12/23/2009
 12/31/2009
 $0.0575
 Monthly
 Income
11/2/2009
 11/18/2009
 11/20/2009
 11/30/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
10/5/2009
 10/21/2009
 10/23/2009
 10/30/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
9/8/2009
 9/21/2009
 9/23/2009
 9/30/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
8/3/2009
 8/20/2009
 8/24/2009
 8/31/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
7/6/2009
 7/22/2009
 7/24/2009
 7/31/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
6/1/2009
 6/19/2009
 6/23/2009
 6/30/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
5/5/2009
 5/19/2009
 5/21/2009
 5/29/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
4/6/2009
 4/21/2009
 4/23/2009
 4/30/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
3/2/2009
 3/20/2009
 3/24/2009
 3/31/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
2/2/2009
 2/18/2009
 2/20/2009
 2/27/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
1/5/2009
 1/21/2009
 1/23/2009
 1/30/2009
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
12/15/2008
 12/19/2008
 12/23/2008
 12/31/2008
 $0.0500
 Monthly
 Income
11/17/2008
 11/20/2008
 11/24/2008
 11/28/2008
 $0.0550
 Monthly
 Income
10/27/2008
 11/5/2008
 11/7/2008
 11/12/2008
 $0.0550
 Monthly
 Income
9/2/2008
 9/19/2008
 9/23/2008
 9/30/2008
 $0.0610
 Monthly
 Income
8/1/2008
 8/20/2008
 8/22/2008
 8/29/2008
 $0.0680
 Monthly
 Income
7/7/2008
 7/22/2008
 7/24/2008
 7/31/2008
 $0.0680
 Monthly
 Income
6/2/2008
 6/19/2008
 6/23/2008
 6/30/2008
 $0.0680
 Monthly
 Income
5/3/2008
 5/20/2008
 5/22/2008
 5/30/2008
 $0.0680
 Monthly
 Income
4/7/2008
 4/21/2008
 4/23/2008
 4/30/2008
 $0.0680
 Monthly
 Income
3/3/2008
 3/19/2008
 3/24/2008
 3/31/2008
 $0.0680
 Monthly
 Income