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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

           PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
                     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.   )


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                  TS&W / CLAYMORE TAX-ADVANTAGED BALANCED FUND
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               (Names of Registrant As Specified in its Charters)

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                  TS&W / CLAYMORE TAX-ADVANTAGED BALANCED FUND



Dear Shareholder:

Please be advised that the annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual
Meeting") of TS&W / Claymore Tax-Advantaged Balanced Fund (the "Fund") held
on June 27, 2006 has been adjourned until Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 11:30
a.m., Central Daylight Time, to give additional time to solicit the
additional votes needed to approve the proposals described in the proxy
materials previously delivered to you (the "proxy materials"). The adjourned
Annual Meeting will be held at the offices of Claymore Advisors, LLC, 2455
Corporate West Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532.

For the reasons set forth in the proxy materials, the Fund's Board of Trustees
unanimously recommends that you vote FOR all proposals described in the proxy
materials.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN! Please take a
moment now to vote your shares. For your convenience, we are enclosing another
proxy card along with a pre-paid postage envelope.

If you have any questions or need assistance with voting your shares, please
call Georgeson Shareholder, the Fund's proxy solicitor, toll-free at
866-695-6070 or Claymore Advisors, LLC, the Fund's investment adviser, toll-free
at 866-882-0688. Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares
you own.


Nicholas Dalmaso, Chief Legal and Executive Officer
TS&W / Claymore Tax-Advantaged Balanced Fund


             YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT; PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY!