Annual Report by an Investment Company — Form N-SAR — ICA’40
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2: EX-99 Roic 1 7K
3: EX-99 Roic 1 7K
6: EX-99 Shareholder Meeting Results 3 12K
7: EX-99 Shareholder Meeting Results 3 11K
4: EX-27 Financial Data Schedule 2± 10K
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‘EX-99’ — Shareholder Meeting Results
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Shareholder Meeting Results
A Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Scudder High Yield Tax Free
Fund (the "Fund") was held on October 24, 1997, at the offices of Scudder Kemper
Investments, Inc. (formerly Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.), Two International
Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. At the Meeting, as adjourned and reconvened,
the following matters were voted upon by the shareholders (the resulting votes
for each matter are presented below). With regard to certain proposals, it was
recommended that the Meeting be reconvened in order to provide shareholders with
an additional opportunity to return their proxies. The date of the reconvened
meeting at which the matters were decided is noted after the proposed matter.
1. To approve the new Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and
Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
Number of Votes:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes*
--- ------- ------- -----------------
16,699,020 687,762 612,156 0
2. To elect Trustees.
Number of Votes:
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Trustee For Withheld
------- --- --------
Henry P. Becton, Jr. 17,268,151 730,789
Dawn-Marie Driscoll 17,261,525 737,415
Peter B. Freeman 17,258,451 740,488
George M. Lovejoy, Jr. 17,264,941 733,999
Dr. Wesley W. Marple, Jr. 17,253,878 745,062
Daniel Pierce 17,272,554 726,386
Kathryn L. Quirk 17,261,642 737,298
Jean C. Tempel 17,253,612 745,328
3. To approve the Board's discretionary authority to convert the Fund to a
master/feeder fund structure through a sale or transfer of assets or
otherwise.
Number of Votes:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes*
--- ------- ------- -----------------
14,603,280 1,364,033 1,045,212 986,414
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4. To approve certain amendments to the Declaration of Trust. Sufficient
proxies had not been received by December 2, 1997 to approve the
amendments to the Declaration of Trust. Management has determined not to
continue to seek shareholder approval for this item.
Number of Votes:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes*
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15,062,556 1,091,653 1,067,500 932,339
5. To approve the revision of certain fundamental investment policies.
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Number of Votes:
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Broker
Fundamental Policies For Against Abstain Non-Votes*
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5.1 Diversification 14,726,371 1,104,581 1,181,573 986,414
5.2 Borrowing 14,613,896 1,221,250 1,177,379 986,414
5.3 Senior securities 14,718,335 1,105,195 1,188,996 986,414
5.4 Concentration 14,681,145 1,145,366 1,186,014 986,414
5.5 Loans 14,697,796 1,126,644 1,188,086 986,414
5.6 Underwriting of securities 14,731,414 1,098,016 1,183,095 986,414
5.7 Investment in real estate 14,720,833 1,102,194 1,189,499 986,414
5.8 Purchase of physical commodities 14,712,224 1,111,278 1,189,023 986,414
5.9 Investment in California municipal N/A N/A N/A N/A
securities
5.10 Investment in municipal securities 14,730,369 1,093,130 1,189,026 986,414
5.11 Investment in Massachusetts N/A N/A N/A N/A
municipal securities
5.12 Investment in New York municipal N/A N/A N/A N/A
securities
5.13 Investment in Ohio municipal N/A N/A N/A N/A
securities
5.14 Investment in Pennsylvania N/A N/A N/A N/A
municipal securities
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Broker
Fundamental Policies For Against Abstain Non-Votes*
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5.15 Investment in short-term municipal N/A N/A N/A N/A
securities
5.16 Elimination of tax diversification N/A N/A N/A N/A
5.17 Purchases of voting securities N/A N/A N/A N/A
5.18 Affiliated transactions N/A N/A N/A N/A
5.19 Disclosed practices 14,691,177 1,140,155 1,181,194 986,414
6. To ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as the Fund's independent
accountants.
Number of Votes:
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For Against Abstain
--- ------- -------
17,084,716 339,623 574,600
* Broker non-votes are proxies received by the Fund from brokers or nominees
when the broker or nominee neither has received instructions from the
beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote nor has discretionary power
to vote on a particular matter.
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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference
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