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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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The New America High Income Fund, Inc.
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THE NEW AMERICA HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
2001 ANNUAL MEETING
SCRIPT FOR TOUCH TONE TELEPHONE VOTING
Welcome to the electronic voting system. Please have your proxy card or voting
instruction sheet or ballot available before voting. Enter the voter control
number as it appears on the card followed by the pound sign. [If stockholder
enters necessary information, script continues as follows.] One moment please
while we verify your information. Enter the last four digits of the U.S. Social
Security Number or the U.S. Taxpayer Identification number for this account
followed by the pound sign. [If stockholder enters necessary information, script
continues as follows.] The company that you are voting, is New America High
Income. Your vote is subject to the same terms and authorizations as indicated
on the proxy card. It also authorizes the named proxies to vote according to the
instructions at the meeting of the stockholders. To vote all proposals in
accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors, press one. If you
wish to vote on one proposal at a time, press two. [If the stockholder presses
one, the script continues as follows; if the stockholder presses two, the script
continues using the script for proposal by proposal voting shown below.] You
have cast your vote as follows:
You have voted in the manner recommended by the Board of Directors. To confirm
your vote, press one.
Your vote has been successfully recorded. It is not necessary for you to mail in
your card. If you wish to vote another card or change your vote, press one.
Otherwise please hang up. Thank you for voting.
[SCRIPT FOR PROPOSAL BY PROPOSAL VOTING]
Item 1. To vote for all nominees, press one. To withhold from all nominees,
press two. To withhold from individual nominees, press three.
[If the stockholder presses one or two, the script continues as follows; if the
stockholder presses three, the script continues below.] You have cast your vote
as follows: [Script reviews stockholder votes.] To confirm your vote, press one.
To cancel your vote, press two. [If stockholder presses one, script continues as
follows.] Your vote has been successfully recorded. It is not necessary for you
to mail in your card. If you wish to vote another card, or change your vote,
press one. Otherwise please hang up. [If stockholder presses two, script
continues as follows.] Your vote has been canceled. If you wish to vote this
card, or another card, press one. Otherwise, please hang up and mark, sign and
return your card in the envelope provided. Thank you for calling.
[If the stockholder presses three above, the script continues as follows.] Enter
the two-digit number next to the nominee from whom you would like to withhold
your vote followed by the pound key or if you have completed voting on directors
press the pound key again.
[If the stockholder presses the pound sign, the script continues as follows.]
You have cast your vote as follows: [Script reviews stockholder votes.] To
confirm your vote, press one. To cancel your vote, press two. [If stockholder
presses one, script continues as follows.] Your vote has been successfully
recorded. It is not necessary for you to mail in your card. If you wish to vote
another card, or change your vote, press one. Otherwise please hang up. Thank
you for voting. [If stockholder presses two, script continues as follows.] Your
vote has been canceled. If you wish to vote this card, or another card, press
one. Otherwise, please hang up and mark, sign and return your card in the
envelope provided. Thank you for calling.
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AT A TIME.
/1/ Enter the Voter Control Number that appears in the box on
your proxy card.
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/2/ Enter the last 4 digits of your U.S. Taxpayer Identification
(Social Security) Number for this account.
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If you do not have a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number for
this account, please leave the box blank.
IMPORTANT: FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE CAST, THE VOTER CONTROL NUMBER
AND THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF THE U.S. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
(SOCIAL SECURITY) NUMBER FOR THIS ACCOUNT MUST MATCH THE
NUMBERS ON OUR RECORDS.
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THE NEW AMERICA HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
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Online Proxy Voting for The New America High Income Fund, Inc.
THE NEW AMERICA HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders - April 19, 2001
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned holder of shares of Common Stock of The New America High
Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), hereby appoints
ROBERT F. BIRCH and RICHARD E. FLOOR, or either of them, as proxies for the
undersigned, each with full power of substitution and revocation, to
represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund
(the "Annual Meeting" or "Meeting") to be held at the offices of Goodwin
Procter LLP, Exchange Place, 53 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 on
Thursday, April 19, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. local time, and at any and all
adjournments or postponements thereof, and thereat to vote all shares of the
Common Stock of the Fund which the undersigned would be entitled to vote,
with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in
accordance with the instructions on this proxy.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE
PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE
MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE
"FOR" ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.
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Check this box to cast your vote in accordance with the recommendations of
the Board of Directors / /
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.
For All Nominees Withhold
Except As Noted As To All
Below Nominees
1. Election of Directors / / / /
Or, check the box for the Director(s) from whom you wish to withhold your
vote:
/ / ROBERT F. BIRCH / / RICHARD E. FLOOR / / ERNEST E. MONRAD
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THE NEW AMERICA HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
[GRAPHIC] YOUR PROXY VOTE HAS BEEN RECORDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Election of Directors
FOR ALL NOMINEES
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