Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.BOULDER, Colo. -- The Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BIF BIF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Burundi Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) announced results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held yesterday in Scottsdale, Arizona. Common stockholders elected Dennis R. Causier, Dr. Dean L. Jacobson and Joel W. Looney each for a one-year term expiring at the 2007 annual meeting. Stockholders further approved an amendment to the Fund's charter to provide that the number of directors of the Fund shall be five, subject to the provisions of any class or series of Preferred Stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders. Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate. . With respect to election of the Auction Market Preferred Stock Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) A type of Dutch Auction Preferred Stock (A Merrill Lynch product). Directors (Messrs. Barr and Horejsi) the meeting was adjourned until May 12, 2006, to permit further solicitation of the holders of the Auction Market Preferred Stock. Proposal 2, to approve a managed distribution policy, was also adjourned until May 12, 2006, to allow stockholders additional time to vote on this proposal given the late mailing date Mailing Date A specific date set for the mailing of certain material to security holders such as interim reports, proxy material and dividend checks. for the proxy materials and the Board's desire to provide all shareholders with ample opportunity to vote on this matter. As of the original meeting date, proxies for approximately 51% of the Fund's outstanding shares had been received, with over 98.5% of such proxies voting in favor of the proposal. The meeting will be reconvened at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Fund's corporate offices in Boulder, Colorado, located at 1680 38th Street, Suite 800. |
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