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                         CASTLE CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC.
                                111 FIFTH AVENUE
                               NEW YORK, NY 10003

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

         The 2003 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  of Castle  Convertible  Fund,
Inc. (the "Fund") will be held in the offices of the Fund, 111 Fifth Avenue, 2nd
Floor,  New York, NY 10003, on December 11, 2003 at 12:30 P.M. for the following
purposes:

         1. To elect eight (8) Directors for the ensuing year;

         2. To  ratify  or  reject  the  selection  of Ernst & Young  LLP as the
            independent  public  accountants  for the Fund for the  fiscal  year
            ending October 31, 2004; and

         3. To consider  and act upon such other  matters as may  properly  come
            before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.

         Shareholders  of record as of the close of business on October 24, 2003
will be entitled to vote at the meeting.  The enclosed proxy is being  solicited
on behalf of Management of the Fund.

IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE COMPLETE,  DATE AND
SIGN THE ENCLOSED  PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY TO ALGER  SHAREHOLDER  SERVICES,
INC.,  30 MONTGOMERY  STREET,  JERSEY CITY,  NEW JERSEY  07302,  IN THE POSTPAID
RETURN ENVELOPE ENCLOSED FOR YOUR USE.

                                             By order of the Board of Directors

                                                       DOROTHY SANDERS
                                                          SECRETARY

Dated:   October 30, 2003
         New York, New York




                                 PROXY STATEMENT
                                       FOR
                     THE 2003 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                       OF
                          CASTLE CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC.
                         TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 2003

                                  INTRODUCTION

         The  accompanying  Proxy is being solicited by the Management of Castle
Convertible   Fund,  Inc.  (the  "Fund")  for  use  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders  to be  held  at  12:30  P.M.  on  December  11,  2003  and  at any
adjournments thereof. All costs of solicitation,  including printing and mailing
of this Proxy Statement and the  accompanying  Notice of Meeting and Proxy,  the
reimbursement  of brokerage  firms and others for their  expenses in  forwarding
solicitation  material  to the  beneficial  owners of stock,  and  supplementary
solicitations to submit proxies, which may be made by mail, telephone, telegraph
and personal  interviews by officers of the Fund,  will be borne by the Fund. It
is anticipated that the cost of such supplementary solicitation, if any, will be
nominal.

         If the enclosed  Proxy is properly  executed and returned in time to be
voted at the meeting,  the full and fractional shares represented  thereby (each
full share is  entitled  to one vote and each  fractional  share is  entitled to
proportionate  voting rights) will be voted in accordance with the  instructions
marked  thereon.  Unless  instructions  to the contrary are marked  thereon with
respect to Proposals 1 and 2, the Proxy will be voted FOR the  proposals  stated
in the  accompanying  Notice of  Meeting.  Proxies not voted,  including  broker
non-votes, will not be counted toward establishing a quorum. Shareholders should
note that  while  votes to  ABSTAIN  will count  toward  establishing  a quorum,
passage of any  proposal  being  considered  at the meeting will occur only if a
sufficient  number of votes  are cast FOR the  proposal.  Accordingly,  votes to
ABSTAIN and votes AGAINST will have the same effect in  determining  whether the
proposal is approved.  On any motion for  adjournment of the meeting,  even if a
quorum is present,  Management will vote all Proxies in its discretion  pursuant
to Item 3 thereof.  Any  shareholder  giving a Proxy has the right to attend the
meeting to vote his or her shares in person  (thereby  revoking any prior Proxy)
and also has the  right  to  revoke  the  Proxy  at any time by  written  notice
received by the Fund prior to its exercise.

         This  Proxy  Statement  and  accompanying  Proxy  are  being  mailed to
shareholders  on or  about  October  31,  2003.  The  address  of the  principal
executive office of the Fund is 111 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.




         A COPY OF THE FUND'S MOST RECENT SEMI-ANNUAL AND ANNUAL REPORTS WILL BE
SENT TO YOU WITHOUT  CHARGE UPON WRITTEN  REQUEST TO THE FUND, 111 FIFTH AVENUE,
NEW YORK, NY 10003 OR BY CALLING 800-223-3810 TOLL-FREE.

                     INFORMATION REGARDING VOTING SECURITIES

         The Fund has only one class of shares of which  2,236,000  shares  were
issued and  outstanding  as of the close of business on October  24,  2003,  the
record date for  determining  shareholders  entitled to receive notice of and to
vote at the meeting and all adjournments  thereof. Each share is entitled to one
vote at the Annual Meeting.

         The  following  table sets forth those  persons known to the Fund to be
beneficial  owners of more than 5% of the outstanding  voting shares of the Fund
as of October 24, 2003.

                                                AMOUNT OF
  TITLE OF            NAME AND ADDRESS         BENEFICIAL        PERCENTAGE OF
   CLASS            OF BENEFICIAL OWNERS        OWNERSHIP            CLASS
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Common Stock     Alger Associates, Inc.       443,262 Shs.*         19.82%
                 111 Fifth Avenue
                 New York, New York 10003

Common Stock     All Directors and            453,761 Shs.**        20.29%
                 Officers as a Group


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*  Included  in this  figure are  71,844  shares  owned by Fred Alger & Company,
Incorporated,  and  556  shares  owned  by  Alger  Shareholder  Services,  Inc.,
wholly-owned subsidiaries of Alger Associates, Inc.

** Included  in this figure are 452,220  shares  (20.22% of class)  beneficially
   owned by Fred M. Alger III, 1,441 shares (.06% of class)  beneficially  owned
   by Lester L.  Colbert,  Jr., and 100 shares  beneficially  owned by Nathan E.
   Saint-Amand,  M.D. Included in the shares beneficially owned by Fred M. Alger
   III are the 443,262  shares  listed in the table above as being held by Alger
   Associates,  Inc.,  which may be deemed to be  beneficially  owned by Fred M.
   Alger III by virtue of his control of Alger Associates, Inc.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

         Eight  directors  are to be elected at the meeting,  to serve until the
next annual meeting of shareholders  and until their  successors are elected and
qualified.  Each of the nominees is  currently a Director of the Fund;  all have
indicated  an  intention  to serve if elected and have  consented to be named in
this Proxy Statement.

         Fred Alger Management,  Inc. (the "Adviser" or "Alger  Management") has
served as the investment adviser to the Fund since February 1974. The Adviser is
a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Fred  Alger & Company,  Incorporated  ("Alger").
Alger,  which is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Alger  Associates,  Inc.  ("Alger
Associates"),  is a registered  securities  broker-dealer and member firm of the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The principal place of business of the Adviser and
Alger  Associates is 111 Fifth Avenue,  New York, New York 10003.  The principal
place of business of Alger is 30  Montgomery  Street,  Jersey  City,  New Jersey
07302. Alger Associates and the Adviser are New York corporations and Alger is a
Delaware corporation.

         Mr. Fred M. Alger III beneficially  owns  approximately  56.2% of Alger
Associates' outstanding voting securities.

         Information  about the  Directors and officers of the Fund is set forth
below. In the following tables, the term "Alger Fund Complex" refers to the Fund
and the five other registered  investment companies managed by Alger Management.
Each  Director  serves  until  an  event  of  termination,   such  as  death  or
resignation,  or until his successor is duly  elected;  each  officer's  term of
office is one year.  The address of each of the  Directors is 111 Fifth  Avenue,
New York, NY 10003;  that of Ms.  Sanders and Mr. Blum is 30 Montgomery  Street,
Jersey City, NJ 07302.




                                                                                                      NUMBER OF
                                                                                                     PORTFOLIOS
                                                                                                    IN THE ALGER
                                                                                                    FUND COMPLEX
                                                                                    DIRECTOR          WHICH ARE
NAME, AGE, POSITION WITH                                                             AND/OR           OVERSEEN
  THE FUND AND ADDRESS            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS                           OFFICER SINCE      BY DIRECTOR
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INTERESTED DIRECTORS
- --------------------
                                                                                                
Fred M. Alger III (68)        Chairman of the Board of Alger Associates,              1974               22
Chairman of the Board         Inc. ("Associates"), Fred Alger &
                              Incorporated ("Alger Inc."), Alger Company,
                              Management, Alger Properties, Inc. ("Properties"),
                              Alger Shareholder Services, Inc. ("Services"),
                              Alger Life Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Agency"),
                              Fred Alger International Advisory S.A.
                              ("International"), and five of the six funds
                              in the Alger Fund Complex; Chairman of the



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                                                                                                      NUMBER OF
                                                                                                     PORTFOLIOS
                                                                                                    IN THE ALGER
                                                                                                    FUND COMPLEX
                                                                                    DIRECTOR          WHICH ARE
NAME, AGE, POSITION WITH                                                             AND/OR           OVERSEEN
  THE FUND AND ADDRESS            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS                           OFFICER SINCE      BY DIRECTOR
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                              Boards of Alger SICAV ("SICAV") and
                              Analysts Resources, Inc. ("ARI").

Hilary M. Alger (42)          Trustee/Director of five of the six funds in            May, 2003          17
   Director                   the Alger Fund Complex; Associate Director
                              of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
                              and Graduate School, University of Virginia
                              1999-2003, Director of Development and
                              Communications, Lenox Hill Neighborhood
                              House 1997-1999.

Dan C. Chung (41)             Chief Investment Officer and President of               2001               16
   Director and President     Alger Management; President and Director of
                              Associates,   Alger   Management,    Alger   Inc.,
                              Properties,    Services, Agency,International,  ARI
                              and Trust; President of the six funds in the Alger
                              Fund  Complex;  Trustee/Director  of four of the six
                              funds in the Alger Fund Complex.

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS
- ------------------------

Stephen E. O'Neil (71)        Attorney; Private investor since 1981; Director of      1973               23
   Director                   Brown-Forman Corporation; Trustee/Director of
                              the six funds in the Alger Fund Complex; formerly
                              of Counsel to the law firm of Kohler & Barnes.

Charles F. Baird, Jr. (50)    Managing Partner of North Castle Partners,              2000               16
   Director                   a private equity securities group; Chairman of
                              Equinox,  Leiner Health Products,  Elizabeth Arden
                              Day    Spas,    Grand    Expeditions    and   EAS;
                              Trustee/Director  of four of the six  funds in the
                              Alger Fund Complex.  Formerly Managing Director of
                              AEA Investors, Inc.

Roger P. Cheever (58)         Associate Dean of Development, Harvard                  2000               16
   Director                   University; Trustee/Director of four of the six
                              funds in the Alger Fund Complex. Formerly
                              Deputy Director of the Harvard College Fund.



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                                                                                                      NUMBER OF
                                                                                                     PORTFOLIOS
                                                                                                    IN THE ALGER
                                                                                                    FUND COMPLEX
                                                                                    DIRECTOR          WHICH ARE
NAME, AGE, POSITION WITH                                                             AND/OR           OVERSEEN
  THE FUND AND ADDRESS            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS                           OFFICER SINCE      BY DIRECTOR
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Lester L. Colbert, Jr. (69)   Private investor; Trustee/Director of five of the       1974               17
   Director                   six funds in the Alger Fund Complex. Formerly
                              Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                              Officer of Xidex Corporation.

Nathan E. Saint-Amand,        Medical doctor in private practice; Member of           1986               23
   M.D. (65)                  the Board of the Manhattan Institute;
   Director                   Trustee/Director of the six funds in the
                              Alger Fund Complex. Formerly Co-Chairman
                              Special Projects Committee of Memorial
                              Sloan Kettering.

OFFICERS
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Dorothy G. Sanders (48)       Senior Vice President, General Counsel and              2000               N/A
   Secretary                  Secretary of Alger Inc., General Counsel and
                              Secretary of Associates, Agency, Properties,
                              Services, ARI and Alger Management;
                              Secretary of International and the six funds
                              in the Alger Fund Complex. Formerly Senior
                              Vice  President, Fleet Financial Group.

Frederick A. Blum (49)        Executive Vice President of Alger Management;           1997               N/A
   Treasurer and              Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the six
   Assistant Secretary        funds in the Alger Fund Complex. Executive
                              Vice President, Treasurer and Director of Trust.



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         Messrs.  Alger and Chung are  "interested  persons"  (as defined in the
Investment  Company  Act) of the Fund because of their  affiliations  with Alger
Management.  Mr. Chung is Mr. Alger's  son-in-law.  Ms. Alger, a daughter of Mr.
Alger, is an "interested  person"  because she is an immediate  family member of
Mr.  Alger.  No Director is a director  of any public  company  except as may be
indicated under "Principal Occupations."

         No director,  officer or employee of Alger Management or its affiliates
receives any compensation from the Fund for serving as an officer or Director of
the Fund. The Fund pays each non-interested  Director $2,000 for each meeting he
attends, to a maximum of $8,000, plus travel expenses incurred for attending the
meeting.

         The Fund did not offer its Directors any pension or retirement benefits
during or prior to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.  The following  table
provides  compensation amounts paid to current  non-interested  Directors of the
Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.

                               COMPENSATION TABLE

                            AGGREGATE
                           COMPENSATION     TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID TO DIRECTORS
NAME OF DIRECTOR           FROM THE FUND         FROM THE ALGER FUND COMPLEX
- ----------------        ------------------  ------------------------------------
Charles F. Baird, Jr.         $6,000                     $22,500
Roger P. Cheever              $8,000                     $30,000
Lester L. Colbert, Jr.        $8,000                     $30,000
Stephen E. O'Neil             $8,000                     $36,000
Nathan E. Saint-Amand         $8,000                     $36,000

         The following  table shows each Director's  beneficial  ownership as of
October 24, 2003 by dollar  range,  of equity  securities of the Fund and of the
funds in the Alger Fund  Complex  overseen by that  Director.  The ranges are as
follows: A = none; B = $1-$10,000; C = $10,000-$50,000; D = $50,000-$100,000;  E
= over $100,000.

         None of the non-interested Directors and none of their immediate family
members  owns any  securities  issued by Alger  Management,  Alger Inc.,  or any
company (other than a registered investment company) controlling,  controlled by
or under common control with Alger Management.


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                                                    AGGREGATE EQUITY SECURITIES
                             EQUITY SECURITIES        OF FUNDS IN ALGER FUND
 NAME OF DIRECTOR               OF THE FUND        COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR
- -------------------        ---------------------   ----------------------------
INTERESTED DIRECTORS
- --------------------
Fred M. Alger III                    E                           E
Dan C. Chung                         A                           E
Hilary M. Alger                      A                           E

NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS
- ------------------------
Charles F. Baird, Jr.                A                           A
Roger P. Cheever                     A                           C
Lester L. Colbert, Jr.               C                           D
Stephen E. O'Neil                    A                           A
Nathan E. Saint-Amand                B                           E

         Four regular  meetings of the Board of  Directors  were held during the
fiscal year ended  October 31,  2002.  During that period each of the  Directors
attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board,  and of the Audit  Committee
if he was a member, held during that time.

         The Fund's Audit  Committee,  which oversees the Fund's  accounting and
financial  reporting  policies  and  the  independent  audit  of  its  financial
statements,  met once during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.  The Fund's
Board of Directors has no nominating or compensation  committee or any committee
performing similar functions.

         Management recommends that shareholders vote FOR Proposal No. 1.


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PROPOSAL NO. 2:   RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         Ernst & Young LLP has been  selected by the Board of  Directors  of the
Fund, including a majority of the Directors who are not "interested persons" (as
defined  in the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940) of the  Fund,  as the  Fund's
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2004. Such selection
is being submitted for  ratification or rejection by shareholders of the Fund. A
representative  of Ernst  &Young LLP is expected to be present at the meeting to
answer any questions which the Fund's  shareholders may have. The representative
will have an opportunity  to make a statement if he or she so desires.  The Fund
has been advised  that no member of such firm has a material  direct or indirect
interest in the Fund.

         Management recommends that shareholders vote FOR Proposal No. 2.

         On December 4, 2001,  the Fund  selected  Arthur  Andersen LLP ("Arthur
Andersen")  as its  independent  public  accountant  for the fiscal  year ending
October 31, 2002.  At a special  meeting held on July 3, 2002,  the Board of the
Fund, including a majority of the Directors who are not "interested persons" (as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Fund, elected to terminate
the  appointment of Arthur  Andersen,  in light of recent events  involving that
firm, and selected Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young")as the Fund's  independent
public  accountant  for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2002. The decision to
change accountants was approved by the Fund's Audit Committee.

         Arthur  Andersen's  reports on the Fund's financial  statements for the
Fund's fiscal years ended October 31, 2000 and 2001 contained no adverse opinion
or  disclaimer  of opinion,  and neither  report was qualified or modified as to
uncertainty,  audit scope, or accounting  principles.  During those fiscal years
and the subsequent period preceding the Board's  replacement of Arthur Andersen,
there were no  disagreements  with Arthur  Andersen on any matter of  accounting
principles or practices,  financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or
procedure,  and there were no reportable events of the kinds listed in Item 304,
paragraph  (a)(l)(v),  of Regulation  S-K under the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934.

         AUDIT COMMITTEE  REPORT.  The Audit  Committee.  for which the Board of
Directors  has  adopted a written  charter  that is  attached as Appendix A, (a)
selects,  oversees and sets the compensation of the Fund's independent auditors,
(b)  oversees  the  Fund's  accounting  and  financial  reporting  policies  and
practices  and the Fund's  internal  controls  and (c)  oversees the quality and
objectivity  of the  Fund's  financial  statements  and  the  independent  audit
thereof.  At its meeting held on December 11, 2002,  the Committee  reviewed and
discussed with Fund  management and Ernst & Young,  independent  auditors to the
Fund for the  fiscal  year  ended  October  31,  2002,  the audit of the  Fund's
financial  statements and further  discussed with Ernst & Young certain  matters
required to be discussed


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by Statements on Auditing  Standards No. 61. The Committee received from Ernst &
Young written  disclosures  and the letter  required by  Independence  Standards
Board  Standard No. 1. Based on these  reviews and  discussions,  the  Committee
recommended  to the Board that the audited  financial  statements be included in
the Fund's Annual Report to  shareholders  for the fiscal year ended October 31,
2002.

         The members of the Audit Committee are Lester L. Colbert,  Jr., Stephen
E. O'Neil and Nathan E. Saint-Amand.  None of the members of the Committee is an
"interested  person"  of the Fund and each is  "independent"  as  defined in the
listing standards of the American Stock Exchange.

         AUDIT  FEES.  The  following  table sets forth the fees paid to Ernst &
Young for the fiscal  year ended  October  31,  2002 for  professional  services
rendered for (i) the audit of the Fund's  financial  statements  for that fiscal
year, (ii) the financial information systems design and implementation  services
provided  to  the  Fund,  its  investment  adviser  and  entities   controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the  investment  adviser that provide
services to the Fund, and (iii) all other services  provided to the Fund and the
other entities referred to under item (ii) herein.

                   FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
   AUDIT FEES      DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES          ALL OTHER FEES
    ---------      ------------------------------          --------------

     $20,000                   None                           $15,150
                                                        (Preparation of tax
                                                        returns and related
                                                        services for the Fund)


The  Audit  Committee  determined  that  the  provision  of  non-audit  services
reflected  in  the  table  was  compatible  with  maintaining  Ernst  &  Young's
independence.

                                   LITIGATION

         The Fund is not a party to any material litigation.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

         Management  knows of no other matters to be brought before the meeting;
however, if any other matters come before the meeting,  the persons named in the
enclosed Proxy will vote proxies that do not contain  specific  restrictions  in
accordance with their best judgment on such matters.

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                             SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

         A  shareholder  proposal  intended to be  presented  at the Fund's 2004
Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  must be received by the Fund a reasonable  time
before the  solicitation  is made in order to be  included  in the Fund's  proxy
statement  and form of proxy  relating to that  meeting.  Shareholder  proposals
should be addressed to:

Castle Convertible Fund, Inc.
111 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
Attn: Secretary

         IF YOU CANNOT  ATTEND THE  MEETING,  YOU ARE URGED TO FILL IN, SIGN AND
DATE THE  ENCLOSED  PROXY AND RETURN IT AS PROMPTLY AS  POSSIBLE.  AN  ADDRESSED
ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.

Dated: October 30, 2003


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                                   APPENDIX A

                          CASTLE CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC
                             AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
                                September 8, 2003

1.   The Audit  Committee  shall be composed  entirely of Directors  who are not
     "interested persons" of the Fund ("non-interested  Directors"),  as defined
     in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

2.   The purposes of the Audit Committee are:

     (a) to oversee the Fund's accounting and financial  reporting  policies and
         practices and its internal controls;

     (b) to  oversee  the  quality  and  objectivity  of  the  Fund's  financial
         statements and the independent audit thereof;

     (c) to act as liaison between the Fund's independent  auditors and the full
         Board of Directors; and

     (d) to select,  oversee and set the compensation of the Fund's  independent
         accountants.

     The  function  of the Audit  Committee  is  oversight;  it is  management's
     responsibility to maintain  appropriate systems for accounting and internal
     control,  and the auditor's  responsibility  to plan and carry out a proper
     audit.

3.   To carry out its  purposes,  the Audit  Committee  shall have the following
     duties and powers:

     (a) to select,  retain or terminate the Fund's independent auditors and, in
         connection  therewith,  to evaluate the  independence  of the auditors,
         including  whether the auditors provide any consulting  services to the
         investment   adviser,   and   to   receive   the   auditors'   specific
         representations as to their independence;

     (b) to  meet  with  the  Fund's  independent  auditors,  including  private
         meetings,  as necessary (i) to review and approve the  arrangements for
         and  scope of the  annual  audit,  any  special  audits  and any  other
         services  deemed  appropriate;  (ii) to discuss  any matters of concern
         relating to the Fund's financial statements,  including any adjustments
         to such  statements  recommended  by the auditors,  or other results of
         said audit(s); (iii) to consider the auditors' comments with respect to
         the Fund's  financial  policies,  procedures  and  internal  accounting
         controls and  management's  responses  thereto;  and (iv) to review the
         form of  opinion  the  auditors  propose  to  tender  to the  Board and
         shareholders;


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     (c) to  consider  the effect  upon the Fund of any  changes  in  accounting
         principles or practices proposed by management or the auditors;

     (d) to review and approve the fees  charged by the  auditors  for audit and
         non-audit services;

     (e) to investigate  any  improprieties  or suspected  improprieties  in the
         Fund's financial and accounting operations;

     (f) to report its  activities  to the full Board on a regular  basis and to
         make such  recommendations  with respect to the above and other matters
         as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate; and

     (g) to perform  such other  functions  consistent  with this  Charter,  the
         governing  instruments  of the  Fund  and  governing  law as the  Audit
         Committee or the Board shall deem necessary or appropriate.

4.   The Committee shall meet at least annually and is empowered to hold special
     meetings as circumstances require.

5.   The  Committee  shall  have the  resources  and  authority  appropriate  to
     discharge its  responsibilities,  including the authority to retain special
     counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Fund.

6.   The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend any
     changes to the full Board of Directors.


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                          CASTLE CONVERTIBLE FUND, INC.
                                      PROXY
                ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS DECEMBER 11, 2003

The undersigned shareholder of Castle Convertible Fund, Inc. hereby appoints Dan
C. Chung and Stephen E. O'Neil,  and each of them,  the attorneys and proxies of
the undersigned,  with power of substitution,  to vote, as indicated herein, all
of the shares of common stock of Castle  Convertible  Fund, Inc. standing in the
name of the  undersigned  at the close of business on October 24,  2003,  at the
Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  of the Fund to be held at the  offices of the
Fund,  111 Fifth Avenue - 2nd Floor,  New York,  New York 10003 at 12:30 P.M. on
December 11, 2003, and at all adjournments  thereof,  with all of the powers the
undersigned  would possess if then and there  personally  present and especially
(but without limiting the general  authorization and power hereby given) to vote
as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement of
the meeting,  and to vote and act on any other  matter  which may properly  come
before the meeting.

THIS  PROXY  IS  SOLICITED  BY THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  AND  WILL BE  VOTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS  GIVEN BY THE SHAREHOLDERS,  BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS
ARE GIVEN IT WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS LISTED.


(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)



PLEASE MARK BOXES [ ] OR [X] IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS   FOR all nominees listed    WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
                           below (exceptas marked to  for all nominees listed
                           the contrary below) [ ]    below [ ]
INSTRUCTIONS:  To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee strike a
line through the nominee's name in the list below.
Fred M. Alger III, Hilary M. Alger, Charles F. Baird, Jr., Roger P. Cheever, Dan
C. Chung, Lester L. Colbert, Jr., Stephen E. O'Neil, Nathan E. Saint-Amand

2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP as  independent  public
accountants of the Fund.
                         FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
3.  PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON such other  matters as may  properly  come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

                              PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD
                              PROMPTLY.  Signature(s)  should be exactly as name
                              or names  appear on this  proxy.  If stock is held
                              jointly, each holder should sign. If signing is by
                              attorney,  executor,  administrator,   trustee  or
                              guardian, please give full title.

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                                                          Identification Number

                              THIS  PROXY,  WHEN  DATED  AND  SIGNED,  SHOULD BE
                              MAILED  PROMPTLY  TO ALGER  SHAREHOLDER  SERVICES,
                              INC., 30 MONTGOMERY STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302.
                              NO  POSTAGE  IS  REQUIRED  IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
                              STATES IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.