NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers announced today that its closed-end funds will redeem all remaining auction market preferred securities (AMPS). The redemption of $922.7 million AMPS brings the total amount redeemed to $3.521 billion, representing 100% of the AMPS issued.
The newly announced redemptions will be at full value, together with any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, in the amounts indicated below.
Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty Income Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed M7 19248J209 600 $15,000,000 July 21, 2009 W28 19248J308 600 $15,000,000 July 24, 2009 Cohen & Steers Advantage Income Realty Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed M 19247W201 423 $10,575,000 July 21, 2009 W 19247W300 423 $10,575,000 July 23, 2009 TH 19247W409 346 $ 8,650,000 July 24, 2009 F28 19247W508 366 $ 9,150,000 July 24, 2009 T7 19247W607 440 $11,000,000 July 22, 2009 Cohen & Steers Premium Income Realty Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed M 19247V203 350 $ 8,750,000 July 21, 2009 T 19247V302 350 $ 8,750,000 July 22, 2009 F 19247V401 350 $ 8,750,000 July 20, 2009 TH 19247V500 350 $ 8,750,000 July 24, 2009 M28 19247V609 297 $ 7,425,000 July 21, 2009 W28 19247V708 495 $12,375,000 July 23, 2009 Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed T 19247L205 464 $11,600,000 July 22, 2009 TH 19247L304 464 $11,600,000 July 24, 2009 F 19247L403 464 $11,600,000 July 20, 2009 W 19247L502 464 $11,600,000 July 24, 2009 M-28 19247L601 396 $ 9,900,000 July 24, 2009 M-7 19247L700 621 $15,525,000 July 21, 2009 Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed M7 19247X209 723 $18,075,000 July 21, 2009 T7 19247X308 723 $18,075,000 July 22, 2009 W7 19247X407 723 $18,075,000 July 23, 2009 TH7 19247X506 723 $18,075,000 July 24, 2009 F7 19247X605 723 $18,075,000 July 20, 2009 W28A 19247X704 617 $15,425,000 July 23, 2009 W28B 19247X803 617 $15,425,000 July 24, 2009 TH28 19247X860 485 $12,125,000 July 24, 2009 T28 19247X878 449 $11,225,000 July 24, 2009 W28C 19247X886 617 $15,425,000 July 24, 2009 Cohen & Steers Select Utility Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed M7 19248A208 1,497 $37,425,000 July 21, 2009 T7 19248A307 1,497 $37,425,000 July 22, 2009 W7 19248A406 1,497 $37,425,000 July 23, 2009 TH28 19248A505 1,497 $37,425,000 July 24, 2009 F7 19248A604 1,497 $37,425,000 July 20, 2009 T28 19248A703 1,179 $29,475,000 July 22, 2009 T7-2 19248A802 1,497 $37,425,000 July 22, 2009 TH7 19248A877 1,319 $32,975,000 July 24, 2009 Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed M7 19247Y207 955 $23,875,000 July 21, 2009 T7 19247Y306 955 $23,875,000 July 22, 2009 W7 19247Y405 955 $23,875,000 July 23, 2009 TH7 19247Y504 955 $23,875,000 July 24, 2009 F7 19247Y603 955 $23,875,000 July 20, 2009 T28 19247Y702 854 $21,350,000 July 24, 2009 F28 19247Y801 854 $21,350,000 July 20, 2009 T7-2 19247Y850 1,083 $27,075,000 July 22, 2009 M28 19247Y876 626 $15,650,000 July 24, 2009 W28 19247Y884 854 $21,350,000 July 24, 2009 Cohen & Steers Global Income Builder, Inc. Series CUSIP Number Number of Shares Amount Redemption Date Redeemed Redeemed W7 19248M202 1,720 $43,000,000 July 23, 2009 About Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers is a manager of income-oriented equity portfolios specializing in U.S. and international real estate securities, large cap value stocks, utilities and listed infrastructure, and preferred securities. The company also offers alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong and Seattle, Cohen & Steers serves individual and institutional investors through a broad range of investment vehicles.
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The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements: (1) the ability of Cohen & Steers and the Cohen & Steers closed-end funds that have issued AMPS to develop and finalize fund-by-fund specific proposals to restructure the leverage of such funds; (2) the ability of such Cohen & Steers funds to negotiate and obtain from third parties the necessary debt facilities and other commitments and agreements necessary for the Cohen & Steers funds to refinance all or a portion of their leverage on terms and conditions acceptable to the funds and in a timely manner; (3) the effects of changes in market and economic conditions, including higher costs and expenses associated with refinancing; (4) other legal and regulatory developments; and (5) other additional risks and uncertainties.
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