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EXHIBIT 77C
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE TOTAL RETURN FUND INCORPORATED
(the "Fund")
Meeting of Shareholders
On April 18, 2013, the Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") for the following purpose: election of Directors of the Fund ("Proposal 1"). The proposal was approved by the shareholders and the results of the voting are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
Name For Withheld Donald F. Crumrine 8,715,196 216,017 Robert F. Wulf 8,698,156 233,057 |
David Gale, Morgan Gust and Karen H. Hogan continue to serve in their capacities as Directors of the Fund.
EXHIBIT 77Q1(a)
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND INCORPORATED
(the "Fund")
At the January 22, 2013 Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fund, the Board approved changing the Fund's name from "Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Incorporated" to "Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Incorporated". The Articles of Amendment and Amended and Restated Bylaws effectuating such change are set forth below:
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE TOTAL RETURN FUND
INCORPORATED
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE TOTAL RETURN FUND INCORPORATED, a Maryland corporation (hereinafter called the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are hereby further amended to replace Article II with the following:
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name of the Corporation (the "Corporation") hereafter shall be "Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Incorporated."
SECOND: The above amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was duly approved by a majority of the Corporation's Board of Directors at a meeting held on January 22, 2013.
THIRD: The above amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is limited to a change expressly permitted by Section 2-605(a)(1) of the General Corporation Law of Maryland to be made without action by stockholders of the Corporation.
The President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and states that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief the matters and facts set forth in these Articles of Amendment with respect to the authorization and approval of the amendment of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation are true in all material respects, and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE TOTAL RETURN FUND INCORPORATED has caused this instrument to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its President, Robert M. Ettinger, and attested by its Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Chad C. Conwell on February 13, 2013. These Articles of Amendment shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on February 14, 2013.
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE
TOTAL RETURN FUND INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Robert M. Ettinger
Robert M. Ettinger, President
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Chad C. Conwell
Chad C. Conwell, Vice President and Secretary
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AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE/CLAYMORE PREFERRED SECURITIES INCOME FUND
INCORPORATED
Pursuant to Article 8.1 of the Amended and Restated By-
Laws (the "By-Laws") of Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore
Total Return Fund Incorporated:
Article 1.1 was amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
"Article 1.1. Name. The name of the Company is
Flaherty and Crumrine Total Return Fund
Incorporated."
January 22, 2013