IMPORTANT REMINDER
FIRST
FINANCIAL
FUND, INC
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GATEWAY CENTER THREE
100 MULBERRY STREET
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102-4077
April 27, 2000
Dear Stockholder:
We are writing to inform you that the Special Meeting of Stockholders of
First Financial Fund, Inc. scheduled for April 25, 2000 has been adjourned until
May 22, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. Although a large majority of the Fund's shares present
at the Meeting voted in favor of the proposal to amend the Fund's Articles of
Incorporation, the proposal did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority
of all outstanding Fund shares.
Our records indicate that we have not yet received your voting
instructions. (If you have already submitted your vote, we apologize for the
inconvenience.) YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. We encourage you to exercise your right
to vote so that we may have a majority opinion from the stockholders of the
Fund. Please take a few moments to cast your vote. If you do not plan to attend
the Meeting, we need to receive your vote by Monday May 22. THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
Please see the proxy statement previously mailed to you for further information.
If you need another copy of the proxy statement, call 1-800-606-2772.
For your convenience, we have established three easy methods for you to
vote:
1. BY INTERNET: Visit the website www.proxycard.com and enter the control
number found on your proxy card.
2. BY PHONE: Call 1-800-606-2772. Representatives are available to take
your vote Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. and Saturday noon to
6 p.m. Eastern Time.
3. BY MAIL: Complete the enclosed proxy card and return it in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope. Please utilize this option only if enough time remains
for your vote to be received in time for the Meeting.
Thank you for your prompt attention.
Very truly yours,
/S/ THOMAS T. MOONEY
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THOMAS T. MOONEY
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR
IMPORTANT REMINDER
FIRST
FINANCIAL
FUND, INC
[Logo Omitted]
GATEWAY CENTER THREE
100 MULBERRY STREET
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102-4077
April 27, 2000
Dear Stockholder:
We are writing to inform you that the Special Meeting of Stockholders of
First Financial Fund, Inc. scheduled for April 25, 2000 has been adjourned until
May 22, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. Although a large majority of the Fund's shares present
at the Meeting voted in favor of the proposal to amend the Fund's Articles of
Incorporation, the proposal did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority
of all outstanding Fund shares.
Our records indicate that we have not yet received your voting
instructions. (If you have already submitted your vote, we apologize for the
inconvenience.) YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. We encourage you to exercise your right
to vote so that we may have a majority opinion from the stockholders of the
Fund. Please take a few moments to cast your vote. If you do not plan to attend
the Meeting, we need to receive your vote by Monday May 22. THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
Please see the proxy statement previously mailed to you for further information.
If you need another copy of the proxy statement, call 1-800-606-2772.
For your convenience, we have established three easy methods for you to
vote:
1. BY INTERNET: Visit the website WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM and enter the control
number found on your proxy card.
2. BY PHONE: Dial the toll-free number found on the proxy card and follow
the simple instructions.
3. BY MAIL: Complete the enclosed proxy card and return it in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope. Please utilize this option only if enough time remains
for your vote to be received in time for the Meeting.
Thank you for your prompt attention.
Very truly yours,
/S/ THOMAS T. MOONEY
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THOMAS T. MOONEY
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR