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CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual reports of Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended August 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Reports”), I, Jeremy DePalma, Principal Financial Officer of Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund, hereby certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Reports fully comply with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
2. The information contained in the Reports fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: October 26, 2009 | | |
/s/ Jeremy DePalma
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Jeremy DePalma Principal Financial Officer Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund | | | |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
In connection with the annual reports of Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended August 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Reports”), I, W. Douglas Munn, Principal Executive Officer of Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund, hereby certify, pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Reports fully comply with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
2. The information contained in the Reports fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: October 26, 2009 | | |
/s/ W. Douglas Munn
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W. Douglas Munn Principal Executive Officer Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund | | | |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.