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WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND |
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 9, 2013 |
525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities and High Income (the "Fund") will be held on December 9, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time, at the offices of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®, 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, for the following purposes:
To elect three Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Fund to serve for the term indicated herein and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified; and
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE AS A TRUSTEE. By Order of the Board of Trustees,
C. DAVID MESSMAN
Secretary