UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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DWS RREEF REAL ESTATE FUND II, INC.
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DWS RREEF REAL ESTATE FUND II, INC. (“SRO”)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
April 17, 2009
Dear Stockholders of DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc.:
We are writing to remind you that the Special Meeting of Stockholders of DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (the “Fund” or “SRO”) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, at the New York Marriott East Side, 525 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Please also see the back of this letter for certain supplemental proxy information.
Our records indicate that as of March 27, 2009 ("Record Date" for the Meeting), you held shares of the Fund and, therefore, you are entitled to vote on the matters set forth on the proxy card.
REMEMBER: Your vote is important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
Voting promptly will help reduce solicitation costs and will eliminate your receiving follow-up phone calls or mailings. Your vote can be cast quickly and easily by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the postage-paid return envelope previously provided to you with proxy materials for this meeting. You may also be able to vote by telephone or Internet by following instructions on your proxy card.
If we have not received your proxy as the date of the Special Meeting approaches, you may receive a call asking you to exercise your right to vote. Georgeson Inc. has been retained by the Fund to make follow-up phone calls to help secure the remaining votes needed for the Meeting.
Thank you in advance for your participation and your consideration in this extremely important matter.
We thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors of DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc.
John W. Ballantine | William McClayton |
Henry P. Becton, Jr. | Rebecca W. Rimel |
Dawn-Marie Driscoll | Axel Schwarzer |
Keith R. Fox | William N. Searcy, Jr. |
Paul K. Freeman | Jean Gleason Stromberg |
Kenneth C. Froewiss | Robert H. Wadsworth |
Richard J. Herring
If you have questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please call:
Georgeson Inc.
199 Water Street, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10038
(800) 849-4134 (Toll Free)
Revised Proxy Statement Beneficial Ownership Information for DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc.
The “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” section of the Fund’s proxy statement is hereby replaced with the following updated information:
According to SEC Schedule 13F, 13G, and 13D/A filings made as of March 27, 2009, the following stockholders owned beneficially more than 5% of the Fund’s outstanding stock. Unless otherwise indicated, each stockholder has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the common or preferred shares beneficially owned by such stockholder.
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | |
Common Stock | Susan L. Ciciora Trust, c/o Alaska Trust Company, 1029 West Third Avenue, Suite 510, Anchorage, AK 99501 | 1,915,835 shares | 5.05% |
Auction Preferred Stock | UBS AG, Bahnhofstrasse 45, PO Box CH-8021, Zurich, Switzerland | 1,059 shares | 38.04%* |
* Holdings reported on Schedule 13G on February 10, 2009 by UBS AG, for the benefit and on behalf of UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc., two-wholly owned subsidiaries of UBS AG to which UBS AG has delegated portions of its performance obligations with respect to the Auction Rate Securities Rights issued by UBS AG to certain clients and pursuant to which the securities reported herein have been purchased from such clients. UBS AG shares voting and dispositive power with respect to the auction preferred stock.
Except as noted above, to the best of the Fund’s knowledge, as of March 27, 2009, no other person beneficially owned more than 5% of the Fund’s outstanding stock.