UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities | ||
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Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. | ||
Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. | ||
Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. | ||
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NEUBERGER BERMAN CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INCOME FUND INC.
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELD STRATEGIES FUND
April 17, 2009
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 13, 2009.
Dear Shareholder:
Recently we sent you proxy materials regarding your Fund’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders that will be held on May 13, 2009. The Fund’s records indicated that we have not received your important vote. We urge you to vote as soon as possible in order to allow us to obtain a sufficient number of votes to hold the Meeting as scheduled and avoid the possibility of an adjournment. In order for your shares to be represented, we need to receive your instructions before the Meeting on May 13, 2009.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
You may think your vote is not important, but it is critical to enable the Fund to hold the meeting as scheduled, so please vote immediately. We urge you to vote your proxy now. You and all other shareholders will benefit from your cooperation.
After careful review, your Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees has unanimously recommended a vote “FOR” the proposals detailed in your proxy statement. |
If you have any questions or you would like the assistance of a professional proxy specialist to cast your vote, please call the Fund’s proxy solicitor, the Altman Group, toll free at 1-866-620-7628 (Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern time). |
For your convenience, you may also use one of the following methods for casting your vote: |
1. By Telephone. |
Please call us toll-free 24 hours a day at the number indicated on your proxy card. Follow the simple voting instructions provided. To vote in this manner, you will need the “control” number that appears on your proxy card(s). |
2. By Internet. |
Visit the web site listed on your proxy card(s) and vote per the instructions on the enclosed proxy card(s). To vote in this manner, you will need the “control ” number that appears on your proxy card(s). |
3. By Mail. |
Simply return your executed proxy card(s) in the enclosed postage paid envelope immediately to ensure that we will receive it by May 13, 2009. |
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
PLEASE VOTE TODAY!
6 PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE 6 |
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON MAY 13, 2009
P | The undersigned appoints as proxies Robert Conti, Owen F. McEntee, Jr. and Claudia A. Brandon, and each of them (with power of substitution), to vote all the undersigned’s shares of common stock in Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. and/or Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 13, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the offices of Neuberger Berman, LLC, 605 Third Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, New York 10158-3698, and any adjournments or postponements thereof (“Meeting”), with all the power the undersigned would have if personally present. Receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement is acknowledged by your execution of this proxy card. THIS PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF NEUBERGER BERMAN CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC., NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC., NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC., NEUBERGER BERMAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC. AND NEUBERGER BERMAN NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC. The shares of common stock represented by this proxy will be voted as instructed. UNLESS INDICATED TO THE CONTRARY, THIS PROXY SHALL BE DEEMED TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSALS SPECIFIED ON THE REVERSE SIDE. THIS PROXY ALSO GRANTS DISCRETIONARY POWER TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. If you are not voting by telephone or internet, please sign and date this proxy on the reverse side and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope. |
SEE REVERSE SIDE |
Your telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you had returned your proxy card. We encourage you to use these cost effective and convenient ways of voting, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
| TELEPHONE | INTERNET | |||
This method of voting is available for residents of the U.S. and Canada. On a touch tone telephone, call TOLL FREE 1-866-458-9861. You will be prompted to provide your unique “Control Number” shown below. Have this proxy card ready, then follow the prerecorded instructions. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. | Visit the Internet voting Web site at http://www.proxyonline.com. Enter the unique “Control Number” shown below and follow the instructions on your screen. You will incur only your usual Internet charges. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. | Simply sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope. If you are voting by telephone or over the Internet, |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
If you have any questions or need assistance voting your proxy, please call The Altman Group toll free at
1-866-620-7628
| IF YOU VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET, DO NOT MAIL YOUR CARD. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting: The Proxy Statement is available at www.proxyonline.com. |
| 6 TO DELIVER YOUR PROXY BY MAIL, PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE 6 |
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| 1. | All Funds: To approve a new Management Agreement between the Fund and a newly formed successor entity to Neuberger Berman Management LLC (“New NB Management”), to become effective upon consummation of the proposed acquisition (the “Proposed Acquisition”) described in the Proxy Statement. | o | o | o | |||
| 2. | All Funds: To approve a new Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to the Fund, between New NB Management and Neuberger Berman, LLC (“NB LLC”), or a newly formed successor entity to NB LLC, to become effective upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition. | o | o | o | |||
| 3. | For Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc.: To approve a new Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc., between New NB Management and Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, to become effective upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition. | o | o | o | |||
This proxy card is valid only when signed and dated. | Please mark votes as in this example | x | ||||||
| 4. | All Funds: To elect five Class I Directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Fund until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012, or until their successors are elected and qualified. | FOR ALL Nominees Listed o | WITHHOLD AUTHORITY To Vote For All Nominees Listed o | FOR ALL Except As Noted Below o | ||||
| Nominees: | ||||||||
| (01) Faith Colish (02) Robert Conti (03) Michael M. Knetter (04) Cornelius T. Ryan (05) Peter P. Trapp | ||||||||
Instruction: To withhold your vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” box and write the nominee’s number(s) on the line provided below. | ||||||||
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. If shares are held in the name of two or more persons, any may sign. Attorneys-in-fact, executors, administrators, etc. should so indicate. If shares are held by a corporation, partnership, trust, estate or similar account, the name and capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. | ||
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| Date: | , 2009 | |
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE CALL 1-800-877-9700.
6 PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE 6 |
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON MAY 13, 2009
P | The undersigned appoints as proxies Robert Conti, Owen F. McEntee, Jr. and Claudia A. Brandon, and each of them (with power of substitution), to vote all the undersigned’s shares of preferred stock in Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Dividend Advantage Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc., Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. and/or Neuberger Berman New York Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc. at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 13, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the offices of Neuberger Berman, LLC, 605 Third Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, New York 10158-3698, and any adjournments or postponements thereof (“Meeting”), with all the power the undersigned would have if personally present. Receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement is acknowledged by your execution of this proxy card. THIS PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF NEUBERGER BERMAN CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC., NEUBERGER BERMAN DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE FUND INC., NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC., NEUBERGER BERMAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC. AND NEUBERGER BERMAN NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC. The shares of preferred stock represented by this proxy will be voted as instructed. UNLESS INDICATED TO THE CONTRARY, THIS PROXY SHALL BE DEEMED TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSALS SPECIFIED ON THE REVERSE SIDE. THIS PROXY ALSO GRANTS DISCRETIONARY POWER TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. If you are not voting by telephone or internet, please sign and date this proxy on the reverse side and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope. |
SEE REVERSE SIDE |
Your telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you had returned your proxy card. We encourage you to use these cost effective and convenient ways of voting, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
| TELEPHONE | INTERNET | |||
This method of voting is available for residents of the U.S. and Canada. On a touch tone telephone, call TOLL FREE 1-866-458-9861. You will be prompted to provide your unique “Control Number” shown below. Have this proxy card ready, then follow the prerecorded instructions. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. | Visit the Internet voting Web site at http://www.proxyonline.com. Enter the unique “Control Number” shown below and follow the instructions on your screen. You will incur only your usual Internet charges. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. | Simply sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope. If you are voting by telephone or over the Internet, |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
If you have any questions or need assistance voting your proxy, please call The Altman Group toll free at
1-866-620-7628
| IF YOU VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET, DO NOT MAIL YOUR CARD. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting: The Proxy Statement is available at www.proxyonline.com. |
| 6 TO DELIVER YOUR PROXY BY MAIL, PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE 6 |
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||
| 1. | All Funds: To approve a new Management Agreement between the Fund and a newly formed successor entity to Neuberger Berman Management LLC (“New NB Management”), to become effective upon consummation of the proposed acquisition (the “Proposed Acquisition”) described in the Proxy Statement. | o | o | o | |||
| 2. | All Funds: To approve a new Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to the Fund, between New NB Management and Neuberger Berman, LLC (“NB LLC”), or a newly formed successor entity to NB LLC, to become effective upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition. | o | o | o | |||
| 3. | For Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc.: To approve a new Sub-Advisory Agreement, with respect to Neuberger Berman Income Opportunity Fund Inc., between New NB Management and Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC, to become effective upon consummation of the Proposed Acquisition. | o | o | o | |||
This proxy card is valid only when signed and dated. | Please mark votes as in this example | x | ||||||
| 4. | All Funds: To elect five Class I Directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Fund until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012, or until their successors are elected and qualified. | FOR ALL Nominees Listed o | WITHHOLD AUTHORITY To Vote For All Nominees Listed o | FOR ALL Except As Noted Below o | ||||
| Nominees: | ||||||||
| (01) Faith Colish (02) Robert Conti (03) Michael M. Knetter (04) Cornelius T. Ryan (05) Peter P. Trapp | ||||||||
Instruction: To withhold your vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” box and write the nominee’s number(s) on the line provided below. | ||||||||
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. If shares are held in the name of two or more persons, any may sign. Attorneys-in-fact, executors, administrators, etc. should so indicate. If shares are held by a corporation, partnership, trust, estate or similar account, the name and capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. | ||
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| Date: | , 2009 | |
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE CALL 1-800-877-9700.