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| IMPORTANT NOTICE |
BNY MELLON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
RE: BNY MELLON WORLDWIDE GROWTH FUND, INC.
Dear Shareholder:
We have tried unsuccessfully to contact you, whether by mail or by phone, regarding a very important matter concerning your investment in the BNY MELLON WORLDWIDE GROWTH FUND, INC. We are asking you to approve a new sub-investment advisory agreement with Fayez Sarofim & Co. ("Sarofim & Co."), the Fund's current sub-adviser. Shareholder approval of the new agreement is necessary to ensure that Sarofim & Co. can continue to serve as the Fund's sub-adviser and provide uninterrupted day-to-day portfolio management services to the Fund. Unless a sufficient number of votes are obtained to approve the new sub-investment advisory agreement, Sarofim & Co. cannot continue to provide sub-advisory services for the Fund. With the deadline to vote fast-approaching, we are seeking your vote with respect to this very important operating initiative for the Fund, consistent with Fund guidelines and applicable regulations. The deadline to hear from you is 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 23, 2022.
We apologize for all the attention you have been getting from us, but we do consider it very important that we hear from you regarding your vote. Please call the Fund's proxy solicitor, AST Fund Solutions, LLC, toll-free at (800) 515-4479 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. At the time of the call, please reference the Investor ID listed below.
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There is no confidential information required and the call will only take a few moments of your time. Please contact us as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
| Sincerely, |
/s/ David DiPetrillo David DiPetrillo President BNY Mellon Family of Funds |
| OFFICIAL BUSINESS This document relates to an investment you own in the BNY Mellon Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc. through a broker, bank, or direct with BNY Mellon and your rights as a shareholder of the Fund to vote on the proposal. We previously sent you proxy materials related to the proposal and are requesting that you please vote. Thank you. |