UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21507

EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
________________________________________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
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(Address of principal executive offices)

The Corporation Trust Company
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
________________________________________________________________________
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (617) 210-3200

Date of fiscal year end:  8/31

Date of reporting period:  7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006

ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD

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ICA File Number: 811-21507
Reporting Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund


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AES CORP., THE

Ticker:       AES            Security ID:  00130H105
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 3, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Richard Darman             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Paul Hanrahan              For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director John A. Koskinen           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Philip Lader               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director John H. McArthur           For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Sandra O. Moose            For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Philip A. Odeen            For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti        For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Sven Sandstrom             For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditor                            For       For        Management
3     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management


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ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       AYE            Security ID:  017361106
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director H. Furlong Baldwin         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Eleanor Baum               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Paul J. Evanson            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.    For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Julia L. Johnson           For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Ted J. Kleisner            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Steven H. Rice             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Gunnar E. Sarsten          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Michael H. Sutton          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Stock Retention                           Against   For        Shareholder
4     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   For        Shareholder
5     Require Director Nominee Qualifications   Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Performance-Based/Indexed Options         Against   For        Shareholder
7     Eliminate or Restrict Severance           Against   For        Shareholder
      Agreements (Change-in-Control)
8     Claw-back of Payments under Restatements  Against   For        Shareholder
9     Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison    Against   Against    Shareholder
      Pill) to Shareholder Vote


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ALLTEL CORP.

Ticker:       AT             Security ID:  020039103
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William H. Crown           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Joe T. Ford                For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director John P. McConnell          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Josie C. Natori            For       For        Management
2     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan      For       For        Management
3     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan      For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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AMEREN CORPORATION

Ticker:       AEE            Security ID:  023608102
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 6, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Susan S. Elliott           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Gayle P.W. Jackson         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director James C. Johnson           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Richard A. Liddy           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Gordon R. Lohman           For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Richard A. Lumpkin         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Charles W. Mueller         For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman      For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Gary L. Rainwater          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Harvey Saligman            For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes          For       For        Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
4     Report on Extending the Operating License Against   Against    Shareholder
      at the Callaway Nuclear Power Facility


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AT&T INC

Ticker:       T              Security ID:  00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William F. Aldinger, III   For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director August A. Busch, III       For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Martin K. Eby, Jr.         For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director James A. Henderson         For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Charles F. Knight          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Jon C. Madonna             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Lynn M. Martin             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director John B. McCoy              For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Mary S. Metz               For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Toni Rembe                 For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director S. Donley Ritchey          For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director Joyce M. Roche             For       For        Management
1.14  Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson      For       For        Management
1.15  Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson       For       For        Management
1.16  Elect Director Patricia P. Upton          For       For        Management
1.17  Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.    For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For       For        Management
5     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   For        Shareholder
7     Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder
8     Non-Employee Director Compensation        Against   Against    Shareholder
9     Submit Severance Agreement (Change in     Against   For        Shareholder
      Control) to shareholder Vote
10    Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement    Against   Against    Shareholder


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AWG PLC ( FORMERLY ANGLIAN WATER PLC)

Ticker:                      Security ID:  G0688X190
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Approve Final Dividend of 34.3 Pence Per  For       For        Management
      Ordinary Share
3     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
4     Elect Scott Longhurst as Director         For       For        Management
5     Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       For        Management
      Auditors and Authorise the Board to
      Determine Their Remuneration
6     Approve EU Political Organisation         For       For        Management
      Donations and to Incur EU Political
      Expenditure up to GBP 150,000
7     Approve Increase in Authorised Capital    For       For        Management
      from GBP 1,039,886,230.85 to GBP
      1,549,999,999.80
8     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 9,532,161
9     Authorise 14,369,733 Ordinary Shares for  For       For        Management
      Market Purchase
10    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 1,434,550
11    Amend Memorandum of Association Re:       For       For        Management
      Indemnification of Directors
12    Amend Articles of Association Re:         For       For        Management
      Indemnification of Directors
13    Amend Articles of Association Re:         For       For        Management
      Borrowing Powers
14    Amend Articles of Association Re:         For       For        Management
      Unclaimed Dividends


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BLACK HILLS CORP.

Ticker:       BKH            Security ID:  092113109
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 5, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David C. Ebertz            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director John R. Howard             For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Stephen D. Newlin          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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BOUYGUES SA

Ticker:                      Security ID:  F11487125
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and          For       Did Not    Management
      Discharge Directors                                 Vote
2     Accept Consolidated Financial Statements  For       Did Not    Management
      and Statutory Reports                               Vote
3     Approve Allocation of Income and          For       Did Not    Management
      Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share or                  Vote
      Investment Certificate
4     Approve Accounting Transfer from Special  For       Did Not    Management
      Long-Term Capital Gains Reserve Account             Vote
      to Other Reserves Account
5     Approve Special Auditors' Report          For       Did Not    Management
      Regarding Related-Party Transactions                Vote
6     Ratify Appointment of Patricia Barbizet   For       Did Not    Management
      as Director                                         Vote
7     Ratify Appointment of Francois-Jean-Henri For       Did Not    Management
      Pinault as Director                                 Vote
8     Reelect Martin Bouygues as Director       For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
9     Reelect Monique Bouygues as Director      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
10    Reelect Georges Chodron de Courcel as     For       Did Not    Management
      Director                                            Vote
11    Elect Francois Bertiere as Director       For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
12    Change Location of Registered Office      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
13    Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For       Did Not    Management
      of Issued Share Capital or Investment               Vote
      Certificates
14    Approve Issuance of Free Warrants Up to   For       Did Not    Management
      an Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 150              Vote
      Million During a Takeover
15    Approve Conversion of Investment          For       Did Not    Management
      Certificates and Voting Certificates into           Vote
      Ordinary Shares Pursuant to Approval of
      Conversion of Investment Certificates and
      Voting Certificates into Ordinary Shares
      by Special Meeting for Holders of Voting
      Certificates
16    Authorize Board to Increase Capital       For       Did Not    Management
      During Takeover                                     Vote
17    Approve Issuance of Free Warrants Up to   For       Did Not    Management
      an Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 150              Vote
      Million During a Takeover
18    Approve Reduction in Share Capital via    For       Did Not    Management
      Cancellation of Repurchased Shares                  Vote
19    Approve Issuance of Preference Shares     For       Did Not    Management
      without Voting Rights Up to an Aggregate            Vote
      Nominal Amount of EUR 10 Million
20    Amend Articles of Association Re: Term of For       Did Not    Management
      Mandate for Censors                                 Vote
21    Authorize Filling of Required             For       Did Not    Management
      Documents/Other Formalities                         Vote


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CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.

Ticker:                      Security ID:  144141306
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 3, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director W. Frederick               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director W. Jones                   For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director T. Stone                   For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director E. Borden                  For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director J. Bostic                  For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director D. Burner                  For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director R. Daugherty               For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director H. Deloach                 For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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CLECO CORPORATION

Ticker:       CNL            Security ID:  12561W105
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director J. Patrick Garrett         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director F. Ben James, Jr.          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Elton R. King              For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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CMS ENERGY CORP.

Ticker:       CMS            Security ID:  125896100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Merribel S. Ayres          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Jon E. Barfield            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director David W. Joos              For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Philip R. Lochner, Jr.     For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael T. Monahan         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Joseph F. Paquette, Jr.    For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Percy A. Pierre            For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Kenneth L. Way             For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Kenneth Whipple            For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director John B. Yasinsky           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       XTXI           Security ID:  22765Y104
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Frank M. Burke             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Sheldon B. Lubar           For       For        Management


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DPL INC.

Ticker:       DPL            Security ID:  233293109
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 3, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul R. Bishop             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Ernie Green                For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Lester L. Lyles            For       Withhold   Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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DYNEGY, INC.

Ticker:       DYN            Security ID:  26816Q101
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David W. Biegler           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Thomas D. Clark, Jr.       For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Victor E. Grijalva         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Patricia A. Hammick        For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director George L. Mazanec          For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Robert C. Oelkers          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director William L. Trubeck         For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Bruce A. Williamson        For       For        Management
2     Company Specific-Remove Provision         For       Against    Management
      Specifying Number of Directors
3     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG)

Ticker:       EON            Security ID:  268780103
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     APPROPRIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET INCOME For       Did Not    Management
      FROM THE 2005 FINANCIAL YEAR                        Vote
2     DISCHARGE OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT FOR  For       Did Not    Management
      THE 2005 FINANCIAL YEAR                             Vote
3     DISCHARGE OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD FOR    For       Did Not    Management
      THE 2005 FINANCIAL YEAR                             Vote
4     AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE AND USE OWN      For       Did Not    Management
      SHARES                                              Vote
5     CONSENT TO THE AGREEMENT ON DOMINATION    For       Did Not    Management
      AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES              Vote
      BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND E.ON ZWOLFTE
      VERWALTUNGS GMBH
6     CONSENT TO THE AGREEMENT ON DOMINATION    For       Did Not    Management
      AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES              Vote
      BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND E.ON DREIZEHNTE
      VERWALTUNGS GMBH
7     CHANGE OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION     For       Did Not    Management
      REGARDING THE SHAREHOLDERS  RIGHT TO                Vote
      SPEAK AND ASK QUESTIONS DUE TO THE
      INSERTION OF SECTION 131 PARAGRAPH 2
      SENTENCE 2 GERMAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT
      (AKTG) THROUGH THE LAW ON CORPORATE
      INTEGRITY AND MODERNIZATION OF
8     ELECTION OF THE AUDITORS FOR THE 2006     For       Did Not    Management
      FINANCIAL YEAR                                      Vote


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E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG)

Ticker:       EONAF          Security ID:  D24909109
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 13, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and          None      Did Not    Management
      Statutory Reports                                   Vote
2     Approve Allocation of Income and an       For       Did Not    Management
      Ordinary Dividends of EUR 2.75 per Share            Vote
      and Bonus Dividend of EUR 4.25 per Share
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board for For       Did Not    Management
      Fiscal 2005                                         Vote
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board    For       Did Not    Management
      for Fiscal 2005                                     Vote
5     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and    For       Did Not    Management
      Reissuance of Repurchased Shares                    Vote
6     Approve Affiliation Agreements with       For       Did Not    Management
      Subsidiary E.ON Zwoelfte Verwaltungs GmbH           Vote
7     Approve Affiliation Agreements with       For       Did Not    Management
      Subsidiary E.ON Dreizehnte Verwaltungs              Vote
      GmbH
8     Amend Articles Re: Conducting of          For       Did Not    Management
      Shareholder Meetings due to New German              Vote
      Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
      Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
9     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as       For       Did Not    Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2006                            Vote


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EIRCOM GROUP PLC

Ticker:                      Security ID:  G3087T109
Meeting Date: SEP 15, 2005   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Acquisition of Western Wireless   For       For        Management
      International Ireland LLC
2     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with
      Pre-Authorise Issue of Equity or
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      EUR 31,400,000 in Connection with the
      Rights Issue


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ENERGY EAST CORPORATION

Ticker:       EAS            Security ID:  29266M109
Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 17, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director James H. Brandi            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director John T. Cardis             For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Joseph J. Castiglia        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Lois B. DeFleur            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director G. Jean Howard             For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director David M. Jagger            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Seth A. Kaplan             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Ben E. Lynch               For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Peter J. Moynihan          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Walter G. Rich             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack       For       For        Management
2     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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ENTERGY CORP.

Ticker:       ETR            Security ID:  29364G103
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman   For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director W. Frank Blount            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Simon D. Debree            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Gary W. Edwards            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Alexis Herman              For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Donald C. Hintz            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick         For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert v.d. Luft           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director James R. Nichols           For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director William A. Percy, II       For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director W. J. Tauzin               For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson        For       For        Management
2     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
5     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder
      of Directors


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EXELON CORP.

Ticker:       EXC            Security ID:  30161N101
Meeting Date: JUL 22, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 2, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Issue Shares in Connection with an        For       For        Management
      Acquisition
2.1   Elect Director Edward A. Brennan          For       For        Management
2.2   Elect Director Bruce De Mars              For       For        Management
2.3   Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz             For       For        Management
2.4   Elect Director John W. Rowe               For       For        Management
2.5   Elect Director Ronald Rubin               For       For        Management
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
5     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
6     Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For        Management
      Plan
7     Adjourn Meeting                           For       Against    Management


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EXELON CORP.

Ticker:       EXC            Security ID:  30161N101
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 12, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director M.W. D'Alessio             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director R.B. Greco                 For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director J.M. Palms                 For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director J.W. Rogers                For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director R.L. Thomas                For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Submit Severance Agreement (Change in     Against   For        Shareholder
      Control) to shareholder Vote


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FIRSTENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       FE             Security ID:  337932107
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Anthony J. Alexander       For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect Director Carol A. Cartwright        For       Withhold   Management
1.3   Elect Director William T. Cottle          For       Withhold   Management
1.4   Elect Director Robert B. Heisler, Jr.     For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Russell W. Maier           For       Withhold   Management
1.6   Elect Director George M. Smart            For       Withhold   Management
1.7   Elect Director Wes M. Taylor              For       Withhold   Management
1.8   Elect Director Jesse T. Williams, Sr.     For       Withhold   Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement    Against   For        Shareholder
4     Submit Severance Agreement (Change in     Against   For        Shareholder
      Control) to shareholder Vote


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GAZ DE FRANCE

Ticker:                      Security ID:  F42651111
Meeting Date: OCT 7, 2005    Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Appoint Jean-Francois Cirelli as Director For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
2     Appoint Jean-Louis Beffa as Director      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
3     Appoint Aldo Cardoso as Director          For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
4     Appoint Guy Dolle as Director             For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
5     Appoint Peter Lehmann as Director         For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
6     Appoint Philippe Lemoine as Director      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
7     Authorize Filing of Required              For       Did Not    Management
      Documents/Other Formalities                         Vote


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GLOBAL SIGNAL, INC.

Ticker:       GSL            Security ID:  37944Q103
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 11, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David Abrams               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Howard Rubin               For       For        Management


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KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY

Ticker:       KYN            Security ID:  486606106
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 13, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kevin S. Mccarthy          For       For        Management


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KELDA GROUP PLC

Ticker:                      Security ID:  ADPV01594
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
3     Approve Final Dividend of 20.66 Pence Per For       For        Management
      Share
4     Re-elect John Napier as Director          For       For        Management
5     Re-elect Kevin Whiteman as Director       For       For        Management
6     Elect Ed Anderson as Director             For       For        Management
7     Elect Kate Avery as Director              For       For        Management
8     Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors   For       For        Management
      and Authorise the Board to Determine
      Their Remuneration
9     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 19,459,201
10    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 2,921,802
11    Authorise 37,566,039 Ordinary Shares for  For       For        Management
      Market Purchase


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LADBROKES PLC (FORMERLY HILTON GROUP PLC)

Ticker:                      Security ID:  G5337D115
Meeting Date: MAR 29, 2006   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Final Dividend of 6.6 Pence Per   For       Did Not    Management
      Ordinary Share Pursuant to the Passing of           Vote
      Item 5
2     Approve Special Dividend of 233.4 Pence   For       Did Not    Management
      Per Existing Ordinary Share Pursuant to             Vote
      the Passing of Items 3 and 5
3     Approve Sub-Div. of Each Unissued Ord.    For       Did Not    Management
      Share into 6 Ord. Shares of 1 2/3p; Share           Vote
      Consolidation of Every 17 Issued
      Intermediate Ord. Shares into 1 New Ord.
      Share of 28 1/3p and  Every 17 Unissued
      Intermediate Ord. Shares into 1 Unissued
      New Ord. Share
4     Authorise 57,254,485 New Ordinary Shares  For       Did Not    Management
      for Market Purchase Pursuant to Passing             Vote
      of Item 2 & 3
5     Adopt New Articles of Association         For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote


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MAINE & MARITIMES CORP

Ticker:       MAM            Security ID:  560377103
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert E. Anderson         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael W. Caron           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Nathan L. Grass            For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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MGE ENERGY INC

Ticker:       MGEE           Security ID:  55277P104
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director H. Lee Swanson             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director John R. Nevin              For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Gary J. Wolter             For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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MIRANT CORP

Ticker:       MIR.XA         Security ID:  60467R100
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Thomas W. Cason            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director A.D. Correll               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Terry G. Dallas            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Thomas H. Johnson          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director John T. Miller             For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Edward R. Muller           For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert C. Murray           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director John M. Quain              For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director William L. Thacker         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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NATIONAL GRID PLC(FRMRLY. NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC)

Ticker:       NGGTF          Security ID:  G6375K102
Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Approve Final Dividend of 15.2 Pence Per  For       For        Management
      Ordinary Share
3     Elect John Allan as Director              For       For        Management
4     Re-elect Paul Joskow as Director          For       For        Management
5     Re-elect Roger Urwin as Director          For       For        Management
6     Re-elect John Grant as Director           For       For        Management
7     Re-elect Steve Holliday as Director       For       For        Management
8     Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       For        Management
      Auditors and Authorise the Board to
      Determine Their Remuneration
9     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
10    Change Company Name to National Grid plc  For       For        Management
11    Amend Memorandum of Association           For       For        Management
12    Adopt New Articles of Association         For       For        Management


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NATIONAL GRID PLC(FRMRLY. NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC)

Ticker:       NGG            Security ID:  G6375K102
Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2005   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Increase Auth. Cap. to GBP 815M;          For       For        Management
      Capitalization up to GBP 315M; Issue B
      Shares with Pre-emp. Rights up to GBP
      315M; Sub-div. and Consol. of Ord. Shares
      into New Ord. Shares; Auth. 10 Percent of
      the Total Number of B Shares for
      Repurchase; Approve Contract
2     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 103,000,000
3     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 15,000,000
4     Conditional Upon Passing of Resolution 1, For       For        Management
      Authorise 271,185,097 New Ordinary Shares
      for Market Purchase; Otherwise Authorise
      309,024,879 Existing Ordinary Shares for
      Market Purchase
5     Amend Articles of Association Re: B       For       For        Management
      Shares and Deferred Shares


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NORTHEAST UTILITIES

Ticker:       NU             Security ID:  664397106
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 10, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Richard H. Booth           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Cotton Mather Cleveland    For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Sanford Cloud, Jr.         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director James F. Cordes            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director E. Gail De Planque         For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director John G. Graham             For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Elizabeth T. Kennan        For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Robert E. Patricelli       For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Charles W. Shivery         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director John F. Swope              For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP PLC

Ticker:                      Security ID:  G6661T130
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Accept the Operating and Financial Review For       For        Management
3     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
4     Approve Final Dividend of 7.13 Pence Per  For       For        Management
      Ordinary Share
5     Re-elect Sir Patrick Brown as Director    For       For        Management
6     Re-elect Martin Negre as Director         For       For        Management
7     Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors   For       For        Management
      and Authorise the Board to Determine
      Their Remuneration
8     Authorise the Company and Its             For       For        Management
      Subsidiaries to Make EU Political
      Donations and to Incur EU Political
      Expenditure up to an Aggregate Nominal
      Amount of GBP 25,000
9     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 17,287,461
10    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 2,593,119
11    Authorise 5,186,238 Ordinary Shares for   For       For        Management
      Market Purchase
12    Amend Articles of Association Re:         For       For        Management
      Appointment and Removal of Directors
13    Amend Articles of Association Re:         For       For        Management
      Indemnification of Directors


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NSTAR

Ticker:       NST            Security ID:  67019E107
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 6, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Thomas G. Dignan, Jr.      For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Matina S. Horner           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Gerald L. Wilson           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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PACIFIC GAS &  ELECTRIC COMPANY

Ticker:       PCG.PA         Security ID:  694308503
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David R. Andrews           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.2   Elect Director Leslie S. Biller           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.3   Elect Director David A. Coulter           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.4   Elect DirectoR C. Lee Cox                 For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.5   Elect Director Peter A. Darbee            For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.6   Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer     For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.7   Elect Director Thomas B. King             For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.8   Elect Director Mary S. Metz               For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.9   Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.10  Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote


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PACIFIC GAS &  ELECTRIC COMPANY

Ticker:       PCG.PA         Security ID:  694308883
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David R. Andrews           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.2   Elect Director Leslie S. Biller           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.3   Elect Director David A. Coulter           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.4   Elect DirectoR C. Lee Cox                 For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.5   Elect Director Peter A. Darbee            For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.6   Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer     For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.7   Elect Director Thomas B. King             For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.8   Elect Director Mary S. Metz               For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.9   Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
1.10  Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote


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PENNICHUCK CORP.

Ticker:       PNNW           Security ID:  708254206
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Joseph A. Bellavance       For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Steven F. Bolander         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert P. Keller           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director James M. Murphy            For       For        Management


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PENNON GROUP PLC (FRM.SOUTH WEST WATER)

Ticker:                      Security ID:  G8295T148
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Approve Final Dividend of 29.2 Pence Per  For       For        Management
      Ordinary Share
3     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
4     Re-elect Robert Baty as Director          For       For        Management
5     Re-elect David Dupont as Director         For       For        Management
6     Re-elect Katharine Mortimer as Director   For       For        Management
7     Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as   For       For        Management
      Auditors of the Company
8     Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of    For       For        Management
      the Auditors
9     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 32,802,000
10    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 7,109,000
11    Authorise 12,810,000 Ordinary Shares for  For       For        Management
      Market Purchase
12    Amend Articles of Association Re: Company For       For        Management
      Borrowings
13    Adopt New Articles of Association         For       For        Management
14    Authorise the Company to Make EU          For       For        Management
      Political Donations and to Incur EU
      Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000


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PUGET ENERGY, INC.

Ticker:       PSD            Security ID:  745310102
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 2, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Craig W. Cole              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Tomio Moriguchi            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Herbert B. Simon           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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RELIANT ENERGY INC.

Ticker:       RRI            Security ID:  75952B105
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Joel V. Staff              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Kirbyjon H. Caldwell       For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Steven L. Miller           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Declassify the Board of Directors         None      For        Shareholder


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RWE AG

Ticker:                      Security ID:  D6629K109
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 23, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements, Statutory   None      Did Not    Management
      Reports and Supervisory Board Report                Vote
2     Approve Allocation of Income and          For       Did Not    Management
      Dividends of EUR 1.75 per Share                     Vote
3     Approve Discharge of Management Board for For       Did Not    Management
      Fiscal 2005                                         Vote
4     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board    For       Did Not    Management
      for Fiscal 2005                                     Vote
5     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as       For       Did Not    Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2006                            Vote
6.1   Elect Paul Achleitner to the Supervisory  For       Did Not    Management
      Board                                               Vote
6.2   Elect Carl-Ludwig von Boehm-Benzig to the For       Did Not    Management
      Supervisory Board                                   Vote
6.3   Elect Thomas Fischer to the Supervisory   For       Did Not    Management
      Board                                               Vote
6.4   Elect Heinz-Eberhard Holl to the          For       Did Not    Management
      Supervisory Board                                   Vote
6.5   Elect Gerhard Langemeyer to the           For       Did Not    Management
      Supervisory Board                                   Vote
6.6   Elect Dagmar Muehlenfeld to the           For       Did Not    Management
      Supervisory Board                                   Vote
6.7   Elect Wolfgang Reiniger to the            For       Did Not    Management
      Supervisory Board                                   Vote
6.8   Elect Manfred Schneider to the            For       Did Not    Management
      Supervisory Board                                   Vote
6.9   Elect Ekkehard Schulz to the Supervisory  For       Did Not    Management
      Board                                               Vote
6.10  Elect Karel van Miert to the Supervisory  For       Did Not    Management
      Board                                               Vote
7     Authorize Share Repurchase Program and    For       Did Not    Management
      Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased           Vote
      Shares


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SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC (FRM.HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLC

Ticker:       SSEZF          Security ID:  G7885V109
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
3     Approve Final Dividend of 30.3 Pence Per  For       For        Management
      Ordinary Share
4     Re-elect Colin Hood as Director           For       For        Management
5     Re-elect Rene Medori as Director          For       For        Management
6     Re-elect Sir Robert Smith as Director     For       For        Management
7     Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of   For       For        Management
      the Company
8     Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of    For       For        Management
      the Auditors
9     Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 143,137,431
10    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 21,470,614
11    Authorise 85,880,075 Ordinary Shares for  For       For        Management
      Market Purchase


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SCOTTISH POWER PLC

Ticker:       SCPWF          Security ID:  G79314129
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006    Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Authorise Capital Reorganisation;         For       For        Management
      Authorise 675M B Shares and 148,510,681
      Ord. Shares for Market Purchase; Amend
      Art. of Assoc; Issue Equity With Rights
      up to GBP 207,914,954 and Without Rights
      up to GBP 31,187,243


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SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.

Ticker:       SHEN           Security ID:  82312B106
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Noel M. Borden             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Ken L. Burch               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard L. Koontz, Jr,     For       For        Management


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SNAM RETE GAS

Ticker:                      Security ID:  T8578L107
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2005   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  NOV 8, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Special Dividend Distribution of  For       Did Not    Management
      EUR 1.0 per Share                                   Vote
2     Authorize Share Repurchase Program Up To  For       Did Not    Management
      the Maximum Aggregate Amount of EUR 800             Vote
      Million


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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO.

Ticker:       SCEPRE         Security ID:  842400202
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John E. Bryson             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director France A. Cordova          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Charles B. Curtis          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Alan J. Fohrer             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Bruce Karatz               For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Luis G. Nogales            For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Ronald L. Olson            For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director James M. Rosser            For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, III For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Robert H. Smith            For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton           For       For        Management


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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO.

Ticker:       SCEPRE         Security ID:  842400400
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John E. Bryson             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director France A. Cordova          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Charles B. Curtis          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Alan J. Fohrer             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Bruce Karatz               For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Luis G. Nogales            For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Ronald L. Olson            For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director James M. Rosser            For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, III For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Robert H. Smith            For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton           For       For        Management


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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO.

Ticker:       SWN            Security ID:  845467109
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Lewis E. Epley, Jr.        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Robert L. Howard           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Harold M. Korell           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Vello A. Kuuskraa          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Kenneth R. Mourton         For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Charles E. Scharlau        For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Change State of Incorporation [From       For       Against    Management
      Arkansas to Delaware]
4     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management


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SPRINT NEXTEL CORP

Ticker:       S              Security ID:  852061100
Meeting Date: JUL 13, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 20, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
2     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For       For        Management
3     Change Company Name                       For       For        Management
4     Issue Shares in Connection with an        For       For        Management
      Acquisition
5     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management
6.1   Elect  Director Gordon M. Bethune         For       For        Management
6.2   Elect  Director Dr. E. Linn Draper, Jr.   For       For        Management
6.3   Elect  Director James H. Hance, Jr.       For       For        Management
6.4   Elect  Director Deborah A. Henretta       For       For        Management
6.5   Elect  Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.   For       For        Management
6.6   Elect  Director Linda Koch Lorimer        For       For        Management
6.7   Elect  Director Gerald L. Storch          For       For        Management
6.8   Elect  Director William H. Swanson        For       For        Management
7     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
8     Review Executive Compensation             Against   For        Shareholder


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TELECOM ITALIA MEDIA SPA (FORMERLY SEAT-PAGINE GIALLE SPA)

Ticker:                      Security ID:  T92765121
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 6, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and          For       Did Not    Management
      Statutory Reports of the Incorporated               Vote
      Company La7 Televisioni SpA; Approve
      Remuneration of Internal Auditors for the
      Fiscal Year 2006
2     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       Did Not    Management
      Reports for the Fiscal Year 2005                    Vote
3     Deliberations Related to the Discharge of For       Did Not    Management
      One Director                                        Vote
4     Approve Remuneration of External Auditors For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote


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TERNA  SPA

Ticker:                      Security ID:  T9471R100
Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2005    Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  OCT 28, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Fix Number of Directors on the Board      For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
2     Set Directors' Term in Office             For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
3.1   Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by    None      Did Not    Management
      Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.                    Vote
3.2   Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by    None      Did Not    Management
      Enel S.p.A.                                         Vote
3.3   Elect Directors - Slate 3 Submitted by    None      Did Not    Management
      Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.                       Vote
3.4   Elect Directors - Slate 4 Submitted by a  None      Did Not    Management
      Group of Institutional Investors                    Vote
4     Elect Chairman of the Board of Directors  For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote
5     Approve Remuneration of Directors         For       Did Not    Management
                                                          Vote


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TORTOISE ENERGY CAPITAL CORP.

Ticker:       TYY            Security ID:  89147U100
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 17, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Terry C. Matlack           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Charles E. Heath           For       For        Management
2     Approve Sale of Common Shares Below Net   For       For        Management
      Asset Value
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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TXU CORP.

Ticker:       TXU            Security ID:  873168108
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director E. Gail de Planque         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Leldon E. Echols           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Kerney Laday               For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Jack E. Little             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Gerardo I. Lopez           For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director J.E. Oesterreicher         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Michael W. Ranger          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Leonard H. Roberts         For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton            For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director C. John Wilder             For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Establish Range For Board Size            For       For        Management
4     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For       For        Management
5     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder
      of Directors


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UGI CORP.

Ticker:       UGI            Security ID:  902681105
Meeting Date: FEB 22, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 9, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director J.W. Stratton              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director S.D. Ban                   For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director R.C. Gozon                 For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director L.R. Greenberg             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director M.O. Schlanger             For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director A. Pol                     For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director E.E. Jones                 For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director J.L. Walsh                 For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director R.B. Vincent               For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Ticker:       UIL            Security ID:  902748102
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 7, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Thelma R. Albright         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Marc C. Breslawsky         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Arnold L. Chase            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director John F. Croweak            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Betsy Henley-Cohn          For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director John L. Lahey              For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director F. Patrick McFadden, Jr.   For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Daniel J. Miglio           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director William F. Murdy           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director James A. Thomas            For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Nathaniel D. Woodson       For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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UNITED UTILITIES PLC

Ticker:       UUTPF          Security ID:  G92806101
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For       For        Management
      Reports
2     Approve Final Dividend of 30.63 Pence Per For       For        Management
      Ordinary Share and 15.315 Pence Per
      Existing A Share
3     Approve Remuneration Report               For       For        Management
4     Elect David Jones as Director             For       For        Management
5     Elect Nick Salmon as Director             For       For        Management
6     Elect Tom Drury as Director               For       For        Management
7     Re-elect Sir Peter Middleton as Director  For       For        Management
8     Re-elect Norman Broadhurst as Director    For       For        Management
9     Re-elect Andrew Pinder as Director        For       For        Management
10    Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as        For       For        Management
      Auditors of the Company
11    Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of    For       For        Management
      the Auditors
12    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
      Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
      GBP 290,427,655
13    Authorise Issue of Equity or              For       For        Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of GBP 43,564,148
14    Authorise 87,128,296 Ordinary Shares for  For       For        Management
      Market Purchase
15    Adopt New Articles of Association         For       For        Management
16    Authorise the Company to Make EU          For       For        Management
      Political Organisation Donations and to
      Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP
      50,000
17    Authorise United Utilities Water plc to   For       For        Management
      Make EU Political Organisation Donations
      and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up
      to GBP 50,000
18    Authorise United Utilities Electricity    For       For        Management
      plc to Make EU Political Organisation
      Donations and to Incur EU Political
      Expenditure up to GBP 50,000
19    Authorise United Utilities Contract       For       For        Management
      Solutions Limited to Make EU Political
      Organisation Donations and to Incur EU
      Political Expenditure up to GBP 50,000
20    Authorise Vertex Data Science Limited to  For       For        Management
      Make EU Political Organisation Donations
      and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up
      to GBP 50,000
21    Authorise Your Communications Group       For       For        Management
      Limited to Make EU Political Organisation
      Donations and to Incur EU Political
      Expenditure up to GBP 50,000


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WESTERN WIRELESS CORPORATION

Ticker:       WWCA           Security ID:  95988E204
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 24, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management
2.1   Elect  Director John W. Stanton           For       For        Management
2.2   Elect  Director John L. Bunce, Jr.        For       For        Management
2.3   Elect  Director Mitchell R. Cohen         For       For        Management
2.4   Elect  Director Daniel J. Evans           For       For        Management
2.5   Elect  Director Theresa E. Gillespie      For       For        Management
2.6   Elect  Director Jonathan M. Nelson        For       For        Management
2.7   Elect  Director Peggy V. Phillips         For       For        Management
2.8   Elect  Director Mikal J. Thomsen          For       For        Management
2.9   Elect  Director Peter H. Van Oppen        For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against    Management
5     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management


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WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP.

Ticker:       WEC            Security ID:  976657106
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John F. Ahearne            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director John F. Bergstrom          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Robert A. Cornog           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Curt S. Culver             For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Gale E. Klappa             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr.           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director F.P. Stratton, Jr.         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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XCEL ENERGY INC.

Ticker:       XEL            Security ID:  98389B100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director C. Coney Burgess           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Fredric W. Corrigan        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard K. Davis           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Roger R. Hemminghaus       For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director A. Barry Hirschfeld        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Richard C. Kelly           For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Douglas W. Leatherdale     For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Albert F. Moreno           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Dr. Margaret R. Preska     For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director A. Patricia Sampson        For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Richard H. Truly           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   For        Shareholder

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                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                EVERGREEN UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
                                By:   /s/ Dennis H. Ferro
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                                    Dennis H. Ferro
                                    President
				    (Chief Executive Officer)
Date:  August 28, 2006
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