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                  PREFERRED INCOME MANAGEMENT FUND INCORPORATED
                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

                               TERESA M. R. HAMLIN
                               ASSISTANT SECRETARY
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                     PREFERRED INCOME MANAGEMENT FUND, INC.

                           1680 38TH Street, Suite 800
                                Boulder, CO 80301

                                                                   March 3, 1999


Dear Shareholder:


         Enclosed  is the Proxy  Statement  for the  election of  Directors  and
Auditors for the  Preferred  Income  Management  Fund (the "Fund") at the Fund's
Annual Shareholder Meeting to be held on April 21, 1999 in Scottsdale,  Arizona.
Please read the Proxy Statement for details regarding current proposals and mail
the enclosed proxy card in the return envelope provided.

         You are being  asked to vote on three  Director  candidates.  This will
give the Fund a complete board of five Directors.  Further,  you are being asked
to approve  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the Fund's independent accountants for
1999. PricewaterhouseCoopers has been the Fund's auditors from its inception. At
this time, these are the only items on which we are asking shareholders to vote.

         With  respect  to  other  business,  the  continuation  of  the  Fund's
investment advisory contract with Flaherty & Crumrine, Inc. for another year was
approved by the Board on January 25, 1999. At the same meeting, Stewart Horejsi,
who  controls  approximately  42% of the  Fund's  common  stock and  serves as a
Director  of the  Fund,  indicated  to the  other  Directors  that he  would  be
formulating a proposal  which he would  formally  present to the Board after the
Annual  Shareholder's  Meeting,  at a time when the entire  5-person Board is in
place.  It is expected that Mr.  Horejsi's  proposal would include  changing the
investment  objective  of the Fund from  income  to total  return,  which  would
require Board as well as Shareholder approval.

         Mr. Horejsi  believes that such a change would be  appropriate  because
common stocks have  historically  outperformed  virtually all fixed  income-type
investments,  including  preferreds,  over the long  term.  Implementing  such a
change  would  permit the Fund to invest a greater  percentage  of its assets in
common  stocks  (i.e.,  more  than the 15%  currently  permitted  by the  Fund's
prospectus).  Of course, if the Fund were to invest a significant portion of its
assets in non-dividend paying common stocks, the Fund's income would decline. In
such  circumstances,  it would be likely  the Fund's  dividend  payout to common
stock  shareholders  would  have to be  reduced.  Since  the  Board  has not yet
received  a  formal  proposal  from Mr.  Horejsi,  obviously  there  has been no
determination as to whether, when, or at what pace, investments in common stocks
would take place.


         The Fund  continues  to pay a monthly  dividend,  currently  $0.077 per
share.  On an annual  basis,  this  amounts to just over $0.92 per share,  which
works out to yield about 7.6% based on the current price of $12.125.
The Fund's NAV, as of February 26, 1999, was $15.19 per share.

                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    /s/ STEPHEN C. MILLER
                                                    Stephen C. Miller, President





                  PREFERRED INCOME MANAGEMENT FUND INCORPORATED
                           1680 38th Street, Suite 800
                             Boulder, Colorado 80301

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                          To Be Held on April 21, 1999

To the Shareholders:

         Notice is hereby  given that the  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  of
Preferred  Income  Management  Fund   Incorporated  (the  "Fund"),   a  Maryland
corporation,  will  be  held  at  the  Radisson  Hotel  Scottsdale,  7171  North
Scottsdale Road,  Scottsdale,  Arizona 85253 at 9:00 a.m.  M.S.T.,  on April 21,
1999, for the following purposes:

         1.       To elect Directors of the Fund (Proposal 1).

         2.       To  ratify  the  selection  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as
                  independent  accountants  for the  Fund  for the  fiscal  year
                  ending November 30, 1999 (Proposal 2).

         3.       To transact  such other  business as may properly  come before
                  the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

         The Board of  Directors  of the Fund has fixed the close of business on
February 26, 1999 as the record date for the  determination  of  shareholders of
the Fund entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

                                             By Order of the Board of Directors,


                                                               LAURA RHODENBAUGH
                                                                       Secretary
March 9, 1999


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SHAREHOLDERS  WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL  MEETING ARE  REQUESTED  TO
COMPLETE,  SIGN AND DATE THE  ENCLOSED  PROXY  CARD.  THE PROXY  CARD  SHOULD BE
RETURNED  IN THE  ENCLOSED  ENVELOPE,  WHICH  NEEDS NO  POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER EXECUTION OF PROXIES ARE
SET FORTH ON THE INSIDE COVER.
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                      INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS


         The  following  general  rules  for  signing  proxy  cards  may  be  of
assistance  to you and may avoid the time and  expense to the Fund  involved  in
validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

     1.  Individual  Accounts:  Sign  your name  exactly  as it  appears  in the
registration on the proxy card.

     2. Joint Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing
should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration.

     3. All Other  Accounts:  The capacity of the  individual  signing the proxy
card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For
example:



     Registration                                   Valid Signature

     Corporate Accounts
     (1)  ABC Corp.                                 ABC Corp.
     (2)  ABC Corp.                                 John Doe, Treasurer
     (3)  ABC Corp., c/o John Doe Treasurer         John Doe
     (4)  ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan             John Doe, Trustee

     Trust Accounts
     (1)  ABC Trust                                 Jane B. Doe, Trustee
     (2)  Jane B. Doe, Trustee, u/t/d 12/28/78      Jane B. Doe

     Custodian or Estate Accounts
     (1)  John B. Smith, Cust.,                     John B. Smith
          f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA
     (2)  John B. Smith, Executor                   John B. Smith, Jr., Executor
          estate of Jane Smith







                  PREFERRED INCOME MANAGEMENT FUND INCORPORATED

                           1680 38th Street, Suite 800
                             Boulder, Colorado 80301

                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                 April 21, 1999

                                 PROXY STATEMENT

         This document is a proxy  statement  ("Proxy  Statement") for Preferred
Income Management Fund Incorporated  ("Preferred  Income Management Fund" or the
"Fund").  This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the  solicitation
of proxies by the Fund's Board of Directors  (the "Board") for use at the Annual
Meeting of  Shareholders  of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999, at 9:00 a.m.
M.S.T.,  at  the  Radisson  Hotel   Scottsdale,   7171  North  Scottsdale  Road,
Scottsdale,  Arizona 85253 and at any adjournments  thereof (the  "Meeting").  A
Notice of Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  and proxy card for the Fund accompany
this Proxy Statement.  Proxy  solicitations will be made,  beginning on or about
March 9, 1999,  primarily by mail, but proxy  solicitations  may also be made by
telephone,  telegraph or personal interviews  conducted by officers of the Fund,
and First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.  ("Investor  Services Group"),  the
transfer agent and  administrator  of the Fund and a wholly-owned  subsidiary of
First Data Corporation. The costs of proxy solicitation and expenses incurred in
connection  with the preparation of this Proxy Statement and its enclosures will
be paid by the Fund. The Fund also will reimburse brokerage firms and others for
their expenses in forwarding  solicitation  material to the beneficial owners of
its shares.

         The Annual Report of the Fund,  including audited financial  statements
for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1998, is available upon request,  without
charge,  by writing First Data Investor  Services  Group,  Inc.,  P.O. Box 1376,
Boston, Massachusetts 02104, or calling 1-800-331-1710.

         If the enclosed  proxy is properly  executed and returned in time to be
voted at the Meeting,  the Shares (as defined below) represented thereby will be
voted in accordance with the instructions marked thereon. Unless instructions to
the contrary are marked  thereon,  a proxy will be voted FOR the election of the
nominees for  Directors  and FOR the other  matters  listed in the  accompanying
Notice of the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders.  Any  shareholder who has given a
proxy has the right to revoke  it at any time  prior to its  exercise  either by
attending  the Meeting and voting his or her Shares in person or by submitting a
letter of  revocation  or a  later-dated  proxy to the Fund at the above address
prior to the date of the Meeting.

         In the event  that a quorum is not  present at the  Meeting,  or in the
event  that a quorum is  present  but  sufficient  votes to  approve  any of the
proposals are not received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more
adjournments of the Meeting to permit further  solicitation of proxies. Any such
adjournment  will  require the  affirmative  vote of a majority of those  shares
represented  at the Meeting in person or by proxy.  If a quorum is present,  the
persons named as proxies will vote those proxies which they are entitled to vote
FOR any  proposal in favor of such an  adjournment  and will vote those  proxies
required  to be voted  AGAINST any  proposal  against  any such  adjournment.  A
shareholder  vote  may be  taken on one or more of the  proposals  in the  Proxy
Statement prior to any such  adjournment if sufficient  votes have been received
for  approval.  Under the By-Laws of the Fund,  a quorum is  constituted  by the
presence in person or by proxy of the  holders of a majority of the  outstanding
shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting. If a proposal is to be voted
upon by only one class of the  Fund's  shares,  a quorum of that class of shares
must be present at the Meeting in order for the proposal to be considered.





         The Fund has two  classes of capital  stock:  common  stock,  par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and Money Market  Cumulative  Preferred(TM)
Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("MMP(R)",  together with the Common Stock, the
"Shares").  The holders of the Common Stock and the MMP(R) are each  entitled to
one vote per share held.  On the record date,  February 26, 1999,  the following
number of Shares of the Fund were issued and outstanding:

                    Common Stock                                 MMP(R)
                     Outstanding                              Outstanding

                      9,416,743                                   775

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

         The  following  table  sets forth  certain  information  regarding  the
beneficial ownership of the Fund's shares as of February 26, 1999 by each person
who is known by the Fund to  beneficially  own 5% or more of the  Fund's  Common
Stock. To the Fund's knowledge,  there are no 5% or greater beneficial owners of
MMP(R).

                          Number of Shares
Name of Owner*           Beneficially Owned        Percentage Beneficially Owned

Horejsi, Inc. (1)            2,071,430                        22.00%

Lola Brown Trust             3,655,195                        38.82%
No. 1B (1)(2)

Ernest Horejsi Trust         2,349,050                        24.95%
No. 1B (1)(2)

Badlands Trust Company       3,945,550                        41.89%
(1)(3)

Stewart R. Horejsi Trust     3,945,550                        41.89%
No. 2 (1)(4)

Evergreen LLC (2)            2,071,430                        22.00%

Aggregate Shares Owned**     3,945,550                        41.89%


*        The address of each listed owner is 122 South Phillips Avenue, Suite
         220, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104.

**       Aggregate  number and percentage are less than the sum total of amounts
         shown for each owner because the same shares may be deemed beneficially
         owned by more than one party (see Footnotes 1 through 4).

(1)      Direct  Ownership.  Horejsi,  Inc. ("HI"),  the Lola Brown Trust No. 1B
         (the "Brown Trust"),  the Ernest Horejsi Trust No. 1B (the "EH Trust"),
         Badlands Trust Company ("Badlands"), the Stewart R. Horejsi Trust No. 2
         (the "SRH Trust") and Stewart R. Horejsi are, as a group, considered to
         be a  "control  person" of the Fund (as that term is defined in Section
         2(a)(9) of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended (the "1940
         Act")).  HI, the Brown Trust,  the EH Trust and  Badlands  directly own
         2,071,430  (22.0%),  1,583,765  (16.8%),  277,620  (2.95%)  and  12,735
         (0.14%)  of the  Common  Stock  shares,  totaling  3,945,550  (41.89%).
         However, these entities and other trusts or companies with interlocking
         management  and/or common  ownership  may be deemed to  indirectly  own
         additional Fund shares, which are included in the table above.





(2)      Indirect  Ownership  Through  HI.  Numbers  shown in the table  include
         shares held directly (see Footnote No. 1) and shares that may be deemed
         to be  beneficially  owned  indirectly  through  ownership  of HI.  The
         outstanding  stock of HI is owned by the Brown Trust,  the EH Trust and
         Evergreen  Atlantic LLC  ("Evergreen")  in the following  percentages -
         40%,  24% and 36%. The Trustees of the Brown Trust and the EH Trust are
         Badlands,  Larry  Dunlap  and  Susan  Ciciora,  who  is  Mr.  Horejsi's
         daughter,  and Mr. Horejsi is a beneficiary  under each such trust. Any
         action  by those  trusts  requires  a  majority  vote of the  trustees.
         Consequently,  both the trusts  and each  trustee  disclaim  beneficial
         ownership  of shares  owned by HI.  Evergreen  is owned by four trusts,
         three of which have  Badlands as the sole  trustee and one of which has
         Badlands as one of three trustees,  along with Susan Ciciora and Robert
         Kastner.  Mr.  Stewart  Horejsi  is  the  manager  of  Evergreen.  Both
         Evergreen  and the trusts that own it, as well as the trustees of those
         trusts, disclaim beneficial ownership of shares owned directly by HI.

(3)      Ownership by Badlands.  Number shown in the table includes  shares held
         directly by Badlands (see Footnote No. 1) and shares that may be deemed
         to be  beneficially  owned  indirectly  by Badlands  through  direct or
         indirect ownership by the Brown Trust, the EH Trust and HI. Badlands is
         the sole trustee of three trusts that control  Evergreen  (see Footnote
         No. 2) and, together with Larry Dunlap and Susan Ciciora,  one of three
         trustees  of the  Brown  Trust and the EH  Trust.  Badlands  is a trust
         company organized under the laws of South Dakota, which is wholly owned
         by the SRH Trust, an irrevocable trust organized by Mr. Stewart Horejsi
         for the benefit of his  children.  The  directors of Badlands are Larry
         Dunlap,  Stephen C. Miller (a candidate  for director of the Fund - see
         page 5), Robert Ciciora, who is the brother of Mr. Horejsi's son-in-law
         (John Ciciora),  Ann M. Hartmann and Carol Jorgensen.  Badlands and its
         directors disclaim beneficial ownership of shares owned directly by the
         Brown Trust, the EH Trust and HI.

(4)      Indirect  Ownership by SRH Trust.  Number  shown in the table  reflects
         shares that may be deemed to be beneficially  owned indirectly  through
         ownership  of  Badlands.  The  trustees of the SRH Trust are  Badlands,
         Robert  Ciciora  and Robert  Kastner.  Both the Trust and its  trustees
         disclaim beneficial  ownership of shares beneficially owned directly or
         indirectly by Badlands.

         Information  as to beneficial  ownership in the previous  paragraph has
been obtained from a representative of the holders;  all other information as to
beneficial  ownership is based on reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") by such holders.

          As of  February  26,  1999,  Cede  & Co.,  a  nominee  partnership  of
Depository  Trust  Company,  held  9,154,901  shares  or 97.2% of  Common  Stock
outstanding and 775 shares or 100% of MMP(R) outstanding of the Fund.

         In order that your Shares may be  represented  at the Meeting,  you are
requested to vote on the following matters:

                        PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

         The first  proposal to be  considered at the Meeting is the election of
three (3) Directors of the Fund.  Prior to January 15, 1999, the Board consisted
of six  Directors.  Effective  January 15, 1999,  four out of the six  Directors
resigned. Only Messrs. Horejsi and Duff remained on the Board. Immediately after
these resignations,  Mr. Richard I. Barr was elected by the remaining members of
the Board to serve as a Director  of the Fund.  Also on January  15,  1999,  the
Board voted to reduce the number of  Directors to serve on the Fund's Board from
six to five.

         The Board of Directors is divided into three classes, each class having
a term of three years. Each year the term of one class will expire.  Mr. Richard
I. Barr and Mr. Stephen C. Miller, proposed Class II Directors of the Fund, have
been nominated for a three-year term to expire at the Fund's 2002 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and until their  successors are duly elected and qualified.  Mr.
Alfred G.  Aldridge,  Jr., a proposed  Class III Director of the Fund,  has been
nominated for a one-year term and will serve until the Fund's Annual  Meeting of
Shareholders in 2000 and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.  Mr.
James G. Duff and Mr.  Stewart R. Horejsi,  Class I Directors of the Fund,  were
elected on April 28,  1998 for a  three-year  term to expire at the Fund's  2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders  and until their  successors are duly elected and
qualified.





         Each  nominee  has  consented  to serve as a Director if elected at the
Meeting.  If a designated nominee declines or otherwise becomes  unavailable for
election,  however,  the proxy confers  discretionary power on the persons named
therein to vote in favor of a substitute nominee or nominees.

         Under the Fund's Articles of Incorporation,  Articles Supplementary and
the 1940 Act,  holders of shares of MMP(R),  voting as a single  class,  will be
entitled  to elect two  Directors,  and  holders  of the  Common  Stock  will be
entitled to elect the remaining Directors, subject to the provisions of the 1940
Act and the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, which permit the holders of shares
of MMP(R),  when  dividends  are in  arrears  for two full  years,  to elect the
minimum number of additional Directors that when combined with the two Directors
elected by the  holders of shares of MMP(R)  would give the holders of shares of
MMP(R) a majority of the Directors.  No dividend  arrearages exist at this time.
Messrs.  Aldridge and Barr are proposed to represent holders of shares of MMP(R)
of the Fund. A quorum of the MMP(R)  shareholders must be present at the Meeting
of the Fund in order for the proposal to elect  Messrs.  Aldridge and Barr to be
considered.

Information About Directors and Officers

         Set forth in the  following  table are the nominees for election to the
Board of Directors and the existing Directors of the Fund, together with certain
other information. No Director or officer owned any shares of MMP(R) on February
26, 1999.







                                                                                               

                                        Business Experience                   Common Stock
                                            During the                     Beneficially Owned
Name, Address and Age                     Past Five Years                on February 26, 1999*       Percent
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Nominee to Serve Until 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Alfred G. Aldridge, Jr.           Sales Manager, Shamrock Foods Company         100 shares              **
6831 E. Presidio Road             since 1982.
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Age:  61

Nominees to Serve Until 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Richard I. Barr                   Director of the Fund; Manager of              500 shares              **
2502 E. Solano Drive              Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ 85016                 since 1963.
Age:  61

Stephen C. Miller***              President of the Fund; General Counsel,       2,084,165 shares+      22.13%
1680 38th Street, Suite 800       Brown Welding Supply, LLC; Director and
Boulder, CO 80301                 President of HI, since 1997; Director,
Age:  45                          Vice President and Assistant Secretary
                                  of  Badlands;  Of Counsel to Krassa,  Madsen &
                                  Miller, LLC since 1991.

Directors Serving Until 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

James G. Duff                     Director of the Fund; Retired since           1,011 shares            **
6325 N. Yucca Road                January, 1997; Prior to January, 1997,
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253         Chairman and CEO of USL Capital Inc.
Age:  61                          (commercial financing).

Stewart R. Horejsi***             Director of the Fund; Since April 1994,      3 ,945,550 shares++     41.90%
253 N. Santa Fe                   General Manager, Brown Welding Supply,
Salina, KS 67401                  LLC; Director, Sunflower Bank; President
Age:  61                          or Manager, various subsidiaries of HI,
                                  since June, 1986.

Directors and Officers as a Group                                               3,947,161 shares       41.92%

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*        This  information  has been  furnished by each Director.  "Beneficial
         Ownership" is defined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act").
**       Less than 1%.
***      "Interested  person" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act.  Mr.  
         Miller is an  "interested  person" as a result of his  officership  as
         President of the Fund and the amount of his  beneficial  ownership of
         Fund shares.  Mr.  Horejsi is an "interested  person" as a result of
         the amount of his beneficial  ownership of Fund shares.
+        Mr.  Miller is a director and  executive  officer of HI and  Badlands.
         2,071,430 and 12,735 shares of the Fund are held by HI and  Badlands, 
         respectively.  By  virtue of such  relationships,  Mr.  Miller  may be
         deemed to share the indirect power to vote and direct the  disposition
         of the shares held by HI and Badlands. Mr. Miller disclaims beneficial
         ownership of such shares.
++       2,071,430, 1,583,765, 277,620 and 12,735 shares of the Fund are held by
         HI, the Brown Trust, the EH Trust and Badlands, respectively. By virtue
         of the relationships  among the entities described on pages 2 and 3 and
         his roles with HI and the primary  stockholders  of HI, Mr. Horejsi may
         be  deemed  to  control  HI  and  may be  deemed  to  possess  indirect
         beneficial  ownership of the shares held by HI. In addition,  by virtue
         of the  relationships  described on pages 2 and 3, HI, the Brown Trust,
         the EH Trust,  Badlands,  the SRH Trust and Mr.  Horejsi are as a group
         considered to be a control person of the Fund.  Mr.  Horejsi  disclaims
         all such beneficial ownership.








         Each Director of the Fund who is not a Director, officer or employee of
the investment  adviser, or any of their affiliates receives a fee of $9,000 per
annum plus $500 for each in-person meeting, and $100 for each telephone meeting.
Each Director of the Fund is reimbursed  for travel and  out-of-pocket  expenses
associated with attending Board and Committee  meetings.  The Board of Directors
of the Fund held eight meetings (four of which were held by telephone conference
call) during the fiscal year ended November 30, 1998. Each Director then serving
in such  capacity  attended  in-person at least 75% of the meetings of Directors
and any Committee of which he is a member.  The aggregate  remuneration  paid to
the  Directors of the Fund for the fiscal year ended  November 30, 1998 amounted
to $104,121.53  (including  reimbursement for travel and out-of-pocket  expenses
for both "interested" and non-interested Directors).

         The Board of Directors  has an Audit  Committee  consisting  of Messrs.
Barr and Duff.  Messrs.  Barr and Duff were appointed to the Audit  Committee on
January  15,  1999.  The Audit  Committee  reviews  the scope and results of the
Fund's annual audit with the Fund's  independent  accountants and recommends the
engagement of such  accountants.  The Audit  Committee in place prior to January
15, 1999 met twice during the fiscal year ended November 30, 1998.

         The Board of Directors has a Nominating Committee consisting of Messrs.
Barr and Duff which is responsible  for  considering  candidates for election to
the  Board of  Directors  of the Fund in the  event a  position  is  vacated  or
created.  Messrs.  Barr and Duff were appointed to the  Nominating  Committee on
January 15, 1999. The Nominating  Committee  would consider  recommendations  by
shareholders  if a  vacancy  were  to  exist.  Such  recommendations  should  be
forwarded to the Secretary of the Fund. The Nominating  Committee of the Fund in
place prior to January 15, 1999 met twice during the fiscal year ended  November
30, 1998.

         The names of the executive  officers of the Fund (other than Mr. Miller
who is described above) are listed in the table below.  Each officer was elected
to office by the Board at a special  telephone meeting held on January 15, 1999.
This table also shows  certain  additional  information.  Each officer will hold
such office until a successor  has been elected by the Board of Directors of the
Fund.



                                                            

                            Positions Held                    Principal Occupations and Other Affiliations
Name and Age                With the Fund                     During The Past Five Years

Carl D. Johns               Chief Financial Officer, Chief    Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer,
Age: 36                     Accounting Officer, Vice          Vice President and Treasurer, Preferred Income
                            President and Treasurer           Management Fund Incorporated, since January 15,
                                                              1999; Employee of Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated
                                                              prior to December 31, 1998; Assistant Treasurer of
                                                              Preferred Income Management Fund Incorporated,
                                                              Preferred Income Fund Incorporated and Preferred
                                                              Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated prior to
                                                              December 31, 1998.

Laura Rhodenbaugh           Secretary                         Secretary and Treasurer, various subsidiaries of HI,
Age: 48                                                       since June, 1986.








         The  following  table  sets forth  certain  information  regarding  the
compensation of the Fund's Directors in place for the fiscal year ended November
30,  1998.  No executive  officer or person  affiliated  with the Fund  received
compensation  from the Fund  during the fiscal year ended  November  30, 1998 in
excess of $60,000.  Directors and executive  officers of the Fund do not receive
pension or retirement benefits from the Fund.




                                                                                        

                                                COMPENSATION TABLE

Name of Person and                          Aggregate Compensation       Total Compensation From the Fund and Fund
Position with the Fund                           from the Fund                   Complex Paid to Directors*

Donald F. Crumrine                                     $0                                $0 (3)**
Prior to January 15, 1999, Director,
Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Accounting Officer, Vice President
and Secretary

Robert T. Flaherty                                     $0                                 $0 (3)**
Prior to January 15, 1999, Director,
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer

Martin Brody                                        $ 8,300                          $39,200 (3)***
Prior to April 28, 1998, Director

James G. Duff                                       $ 7,340                           $7,340 (1)
Director

David Gale                                          $ 7,600                          $35,500 (3)***
Prior to April 28, 1998, Director

Morgan Gust                                         $12,800                          $37,200 (3)**
Prior to January 15, 1999, Director

Stewart R. Horejsi                                  $11,400                          $11,400 (1)
Director

Robert F. Wulf                                      $12,800                          $37,200 (3)**
Prior to January 15, 1999, Director


*        Represents  the total  compensation  paid to such  persons by the Fund,
         Preferred Income Fund  Incorporated  and Preferred  Income  Opportunity
         Fund  Incorporated  for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1998,  which
         are  considered  part of the same "fund  complex"  because  they have a
         common adviser. The parenthetical number represents the total number of
         investment  company  directorships  held by the  director or nominee in
         such fund complex.

**       Effective January 15, 1999, no longer a Director of Preferred Income
         Management Fund Incorporated.

***      Effective April 28, 1998, no longer a Director of Preferred Income
         Management Fund Incorporated.








Required Vote

         Election of each of the listed  nominees  for Director of the Fund will
require the affirmative  vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting in
person or by proxy.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING ALL OF THE NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS, 
RECOMMENDS  THAT THE  SHAREHOLDERS  VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 1.

                  PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF
                             INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         The firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers"),  One
Post Office  Square,  Boston,  Massachusetts  02109,  has served as  independent
accountants for the Fund since the Fund's  commencement  of operations,  and has
been  selected  to serve in such  capacity  for the Fund's  fiscal  year  ending
November 30, 1999 by the Directors of the Fund,  including  those  Directors who
are not  "interested  persons"  (as  defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund or the
investment adviser.  PricewaterhouseCoopers has informed the Fund that it has no
direct  or  indirect  financial  interest  in  the  Fund.  A  representative  of
PricewaterhouseCoopers  will not be present at the Meeting but will be available
by  telephone  and  will  have  an  opportunity  to  make  a  statement  if  the
representative  so desires  and will be  available  to  respond  to  appropriate
questions.

Required Vote

         Ratification of the selection of  PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent
accountants  for the Fund  requires  the  affirmative  vote of the  holders of a
majority  of the Shares of Common  Stock and MMP(R),  voting as a single  class,
cast at the Meeting in person or by proxy.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING ALL OF THE  NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS,
RECOMMENDS  THAT THE  SHAREHOLDERS  VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 2.

                       SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

         All  proposals  by  shareholders  of the Fund that are  intended  to be
presented at the Fund's next Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held in 2000
must be received by the Fund for consideration for inclusion in the Fund's proxy
statement relating to the meeting no later than November 9, 1999.

                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Investment Adviser and Administrator

         Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated  ("Flaherty & Crumrine") serves as the
investment  adviser  to the Fund and its  business  address  is 301 E.  Colorado
Boulevard,  Suite 720, Pasadena,  California 91101. Investor Services Group acts
as the  transfer  agent  and  administrator  to the Fund and is  located  at 101
Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.

Compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Section  16(a)  of the 1934  Act  requires  the  Fund's  Directors  and
officers,  certain  persons  affiliated with Flaherty & Crumrine and persons who
own  more  than 10% of a  registered  class of the  Fund's  securities,  to file
reports of  ownership  and  changes of  ownership  with the SEC and the New York
Stock  Exchange.  Directors,  officers  and  greater-than-10%  shareholders  are
required by SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms they file. Based solely upon the Fund's review of the copies of such forms
it receives and written  representations  from certain of such persons, the Fund
believes that through the date hereof all such filing requirements applicable to
such persons were complied with.





Broker Non-Votes and Abstentions

         A  proxy  which  is  properly  executed  and  returned  accompanied  by
instructions to withhold authority to vote represents a broker "non-vote" (i.e.,
shares held by brokers or nominees  as to which (i)  instructions  have not been
received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to vote and (ii) the
broker or  nominee  does not have  discretionary  voting  power on a  particular
matter).  Proxies that reflect  abstentions  or broker  non-votes  (collectively
"abstentions")  will be counted as shares that are present and  entitled to vote
on the matter for  purposes  of  determining  the  presence  of a quorum.  Under
Maryland law, abstentions will be disregarded in determining the "votes cast" on
all proposals.

                    OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING

         The Fund does not intend to present any other  business at the Meeting,
nor are they aware that any shareholder intends to do so. If, however, any other
matters are  properly  brought  before the  Meeting,  the  persons  named in the
accompanying form of proxy will vote thereon in accordance with their judgment.


     
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IT IS  IMPORTANT  THAT  PROXIES BE RETURNED  PROMPTLY.  SHAREHOLDERS  WHO DO NOT
EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE  THEREFORE  URGED TO COMPLETE,  SIGN,  DATE AND
RETURN  ALL  PROXY  CARDS  AS  SOON AS  POSSIBLE  IN THE  ENCLOSED  POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE.
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                                      PROXY
                  PREFERRED INCOME MANAGEMENT FUND INCORPORATED
                    PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned  holder of shares of Common Stock of Preferred Income Management
Fund Incorporated,  a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), hereby appoints Stephen
C. Miller, Carl D. Johns,  Teresa M.R. Hamlin and Christine P. Ritch,  attorneys
and  proxies  for  the  undersigned,   with  full  powers  of  substitution  and
revocation,  to  represent  the  undersigned  and  to  vote  on  behalf  of  the
undersigned  all shares of Common Stock,  which the  undersigned  is entitled to
vote  at the  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  of the  Fund  to be held at the
Radisson Hotel Scottsdale, 7171 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
at 9:00 a.m.  M.S.T.,  on April 21,  1999,  and any  adjournments  thereof.  The
undersigned  hereby  acknowledges  receipt of the Notice of Annual  Meeting  and
Proxy  Statement and hereby  instructs  said  attorneys and proxies to vote said
shares as indicated hereon.  In their discretion,  the proxies are authorized to
vote upon such  other  business  as may  properly  come  before the  Meeting.  A
majority of the proxies present and acting at the Annual Meeting in person or by
substitute  (or, if only one shall be so present,  then that one) shall have and
may exercise  all of the power and  authority  of said  proxies  hereunder.  The
undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.

                   CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE





Please mark votes as in this example.

This proxy,  if properly  executed,  will be voted in the manner directed by the
undersigned  shareholder.  IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
ELECTION OF NOMINEE AS DIRECTOR AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.

Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposals.

1.    Election of Director.

     Nominee:     Stephen C. Miller

         FOR ____                   WITHHELD ____


2.  To  ratify  the  selection  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  as  independent
accountants for the Fund.

         FOR ____                   AGAINST ____            ABSTAIN ____

The Board of Directors  recommends that the shareholders vote "FOR" the election
of the nominee and "FOR" ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as independent accountants for the Fund.

MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT                 ____

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE

NOTE:  Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy.  If joint owners,
EITHER may sign this Proxy. When signing as attorney,  executor,  administrator,
trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title.

Signature:

Date:

Signature:

Date:





                                      PROXY
                  PREFERRED INCOME MANAGEMENT FUND INCORPORATED
                    PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned holder of shares of Money Market Cumulative  Preferred(TM) Stock
("MMP(R)")  of  Preferred  Income  Management  Fund  Incorporated,   a  Maryland
corporation,  (the "Fund"),  hereby appoints  Stephen C. Miller,  Carl D. Johns,
Teresa  M.R.  Hamlin and  Christine  P.  Ritch,  attorneys  and  proxies for the
undersigned,  with full powers of substitution and revocation,  to represent the
undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of MMP(R), which
the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
Fund to be held at the Radisson Hotel  Scottsdale,  7171 North  Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale,  Arizona  85253 at 9:00  a.m.  M.S.T.,  on April 21,  1999,  and any
adjournments  thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice
of Annual  Meeting and Proxy  Statement and hereby  instructs said attorneys and
proxies  to vote said  shares as  indicated  hereon.  In their  discretion,  the
proxies are  authorized  to vote upon such other  business as may properly  come
before the Annual  Meeting.  A majority of the proxies present and acting at the
Meeting in person or by  substitute  (or, if only one shall be so present,  then
that one) shall have and may  exercise  all of the power and  authority  of said
proxies hereunder. The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.

                   CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE





Please mark votes as in this example.

This proxy,  if properly  executed,  will be voted in the manner directed by the
undersigned  shareholder.  IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
ELECTION OF NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.

Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposals.

1.    Election of Directors.

     Nominees:    Alfred G. Aldridge, Jr.
                  Richard I. Barr

         FOR ____                   WITHHELD ____

     -----------------------------------------------
     For all nominees except as noted above.


2.  To  ratify  the  selection  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  as  independent
accountants for the Fund.

         FOR ____                   AGAINST ____            ABSTAIN ____

The Board of Directors  recommends that the shareholders vote "FOR" the election
of   all   nominees    and   "FOR"    ratification    of   the    selection   of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants for the Fund.

MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT                 ____

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE

NOTE:  Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy.  If joint owners,
EITHER may sign this Proxy. When signing as attorney,  executor,  administrator,
trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title.

Signature:

Date:

Signature:

Date: