ABRDN JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC. - Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2009

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The Singapore Fund, Inc. The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.

c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company One Evertrust Plaza Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051 (201) 915-3054

April 16, 2009

Dear Stockholders:

The Annual Meetings of Stockholders of The Singapore Fund, Inc., The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (each a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") will be held on Monday, June 1, 2009, at the offices of Daiwa Securities America Inc., Financial Square, 32 Old Slip, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005, at 10:30 a.m., New York time, for The Singapore Fund, Inc., at 10:45 a.m., New York time, for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc., and at 11:00 a.m., New York time, for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. A Notice and Joint Proxy Statement regarding the Meetings and proxy card(s) for your vote at the Meetings are available over the Internet at http://www.amstock.com/ProxyServices/ViewMaterials.asp.

At the Annual Meetings, each Fund's stockholders will elect Directors of the Fund. In addition, the stockholders who are present at the Annual Meeting of a Fund will hear an investment report on the Fund and will have an opportunity to discuss matters of interest to them.

If you will not be able to attend the Annual Meetings in person, please take the time now to review the accompanying materials and vote your shares by proxy. Your vote is important.

The Board has recommended that the stockholders vote in favor of the foregoing matter.

Respectfully,

/s/ Masaaki Goto

Masaaki Goto

Chairman of the Board of The Singapore Fund, Inc. and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.

/s/ Yoshihiro Fujisawa

Yoshihiro Fujisawa

Chairman of the Board of The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.

STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO VOTE THEIR SHARES OVER THE INTERNET OR VIA THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, IF YOU REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY CARD(S) BY MAIL, PLEASE PROMPTLY SIGN AND MAIL THE PROXY CARD(S) IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.

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The Singapore Fund, Inc. The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS JUNE 1, 2009

To the Stockholders of The Singapore Fund, Inc., The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meetings of Stockholders of The Singapore Fund, Inc., The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (each a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") will be held at the offices of Daiwa Securities America Inc., Financial Square, 32 Old Slip, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005, on Monday, June 1, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., New York time, for The Singapore Fund, Inc., at 10:45 a.m., New York time, for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc., and at 11:00 a.m., New York time, for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc., for the following purposes:

To elect Directors of each Fund.
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

This year the Funds are taking advantage of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that authorizes the furnishing of proxy materials over the Internet. On or about April 16, 2009, the Funds mailed stockholders a notice containing instructions on how to access the Joint Proxy Statement and each Fund's Annual Report (the "Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials"). As of the date of mailing of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, all stockholders have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. These proxy materials will be available free of charge.

The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also included instructions on how to receive a paper copy of the annual meeting materials by mail. If you request a paper copy, the proxy materials sent to you will include the proxy card(s) that will provide you with instructions to cast your vote on the Internet, a telephone number you may call to cast your vote, or you may complete, sign and return the proxy card(s) by mail.

Each Fund's Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 17, 2009 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting for the Fund(s) you own shares in. Any stockholder who does not expect to attend his or her Meeting(s) in person is requested to vote over the Internet, by telephone or complete, date and sign the requested proxy card(s) and return them promptly. You may nevertheless vote in person at the Meeting(s) if you choose to attend. Your vote is important. The proxy for each Fund is being solicited by the Board of Directors of that Fund.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Yuko Tatezawa

Yuko Tatezawa

Secretary

April 16, 2009

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The Singapore Fund, Inc. The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.

JOINT PROXY STATEMENT

INTRODUCTION

This Joint Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of THE SINGAPORE FUND, INC., THE JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC. and THE THAI CAPITAL FUND, INC. (each a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") for use at the Annual Meetings of Stockholders, to be held at the principal office of Daiwa Securities America Inc., Financial Square, 32 Old Slip, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005, on Monday, June 1, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., New York Time, for The Singapore Fund, Inc., at 10:45 a.m., New York time, for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc., and at 11:00 a.m., New York time, for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. and at any adjournments thereof.

This Joint Proxy Statement and proxy card(s) are first being made available to stockholders on or about April 16, 2009. Any stockholder giving a proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting of a Fund has the power to revoke it by mail (addressed to the Secretary of such Fund, c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, 9th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051) or in person at the Meeting of such Fund, by executing a superseding proxy or by submitting a notice of revocation to the Fund. All properly executed proxy cards received in time for a Meeting will be voted as specified in the proxy card or, if no specification is made, for each proposal referred to in this Joint Proxy Statement. Shares owned by any stockholder who attends a meeting but does not cast a vote are included in the determination of the number of shares present at such Meeting.

Under rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, instead of mailing a printed copy of the proxy materials to each stockholder of record, the Funds are furnishing proxy materials, which include the Joint Proxy Statement and each Fund's Annual Report to Stockholders over the Internet and providing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials by mail. You will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request to receive these materials in hard copy by following the instructions provided in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Instead, the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will instruct how you may access and review the important information contained in the proxy materials. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also instructs how you may submit your proxy card via the Internet. You may also vote your shares via touchtone telephone by dialing 1-800-PROXIES (please call 1-718-921-8500 for calls from outside the United States). If you received a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of the proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. It is expected that the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will first be mailed to stockholders on or about April 16, 2009.

Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its Annual Report for its most recent fiscal year to any stockholder requesting such report or any stockholder requesting a paper copy of the proxy materials. Requests for the Annual Report should be made by writing to the respective Fund, c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, 9th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051, attention: Shareholder Relations, or by calling collect at (201) 915-3054.

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The Board of Directors of each Fund has fixed the close of business on March 17, 2009 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting for that Fund and at any adjournments thereof. Stockholders on the record date will be entitled to one vote for each share held, with no shares having cumulative voting rights. As of the record date, The Singapore Fund, Inc. had outstanding 9,477,893 shares of common stock, The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. had outstanding 14,441,200 shares of common stock and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. had outstanding 3,167,316 shares of common stock.

Management of each Fund knows of no business other than that mentioned in the Notice of Meetings, which will be presented for consideration at the Meetings. If any other matter is properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy card to vote in accordance with their best judgment.

This Joint Proxy Statement is being used in order to reduce the preparation, printing, handling and postage expenses that would result from the use of a separate proxy statement for each Fund and, because stockholders may own shares of more than one Fund, to potentially avoid burdening stockholders with more than one proxy statement. To the extent information relating to common ownership is available to the Funds, a stockholder that owns shares at the record date in two or more of the Funds will receive only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability for the Funds in which such stockholder is a record owner. If the information relating to common ownership is not available to the Funds, a stockholder that beneficially owns shares in two or more Funds may receive two or more copies of the Notice of Internet Availability for each Fund in which such stockholder is a beneficial owner.

It is essential that stockholders vote their shares over the Internet, by telephone or complete, date, sign and return each requested paper proxy card as indicated in each Fund's proxy card. Stockholders will be able to vote their shares over the Internet at https://secure.amstock.com/voteproxy/login2.asp. The Internet procedures are designed to authenticate a stockholder's identity to allow stockholders to vote their shares and confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded. Stockholders will also be able to vote their shares via touchtone telephone by dialing 1-800-PROXIES (please call 1-718-921-8500 for calls from outside the United States). The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials includes instructions on how to request paper copies of proxy materials. If you received printed proxy materials, you may submit your proxy by mail by signing your proxy card and mailing it in the enclosed envelope.

EACH FUND'S BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MATTER MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

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Proposal 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Persons named in the proxy card(s) intend in the absence of contrary instructions to vote all proxies for the election of the nominees listed below as Directors of such Fund listed below:

(i) Austin C. Dowling and Masaaki Goto as Class III Directors for a term expiring in 2012 for The Singapore Fund, Inc.;

(ii) Yoshihiro Fujisawa and Martin J. Gruber as Class I Directors for a term expiring in 2012 for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.; and

(iii) Richard J. Herring and Masaaki Goto as Class III Directors for a term expiring in 2012 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.

The terms of all nominees for Director will expire on the date on which Directors are elected at the Annual Meetings of Stockholders of the relevant Fund in the years stated above or the date that their successors are elected and qualified. If any such nominee should be unable to serve due to an event that is not now anticipated, the proxies will be voted for such person, if any, as shall be designated by the relevant Fund's Board of Directors to replace any such nominee. The election of each nominee as a Director of a Fund will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Fund's Meeting.

Each of the nominees for Director of a Fund has consented to be named in this Joint Proxy Statement and to serve as a Director of the Fund if elected. The Board of Directors of each Fund has no reason to believe that any of the nominees named above will become unavailable for election as a Director, but if that should occur before the meeting for that Fund, the persons named as proxies in the proxy cards will vote for such persons as the Board of Directors of the Fund may recommend.

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Information Concerning Directors and Nominees

The following table sets forth information concerning each of the nominees as a Director of one or more of the Funds, as well as the other current Directors of the Funds. In the table, The Singapore Fund, Inc. is sometimes abbreviated with the initials "SGF," The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. is sometimes abbreviated with the initials "JEQ" and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. is sometimes abbreviated with the initials "TF."

Name (Age) and Address of Nominees/Directors	Principal Occupation or Employment During Past Five Years and Other Directorships	Director Since(1)	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund(2)	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds Overseen or to be Overseen by Director or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies(2)
Interested Directors
Yoshihiro Fujisawa (56)* One Evertrust Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07302-3051	Chairman and President, Daiwa Securities Trust Company, since May 2008; General Manager, Daiwa Investor Relations Co. Ltd., from October 2006 to April 2008; General Manager, Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co. Ltd., from October 2005 to October 2006; Managing Director, Daiwa Europe Property Plc., from August 2004 to October 2005; Deputy Chief Executive, Daiwa Securities Trust and Banking (Europe) Plc., from August 2001 to August 2004.	JEQ: 2008	None	None	1
Masaaki Goto (49)* Daiwa Securities America Inc. Financial Square 32 Old Slip New York, NY 10005	Chairman and Corporate Executive Officer, Daiwa America Corporation, since April 2009; Head of Corporate Communication Department, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., from April 2006 to April 2009; Corporate Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., from April 2007 to April 2009; General Manager, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., from October 2006 to April 2007; General Manager and Head of Structured Finance Department, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd., from October 2005 to October 2006.	TF: 2009 SGF: 2009	TF: None SGF: None	None	2

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Name (Age) and Address of Nominees/Directors	Principal Occupation or Employment During Past Five Years and Other Directorships	Director Since(1)	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund(2)	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds Overseen or to be Overseen by Director or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies(2)
Independent Directors
Martin J. Gruber (71) 229 South Irving Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450	Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, since 1965; Trustee, DWS Scudder Mutual Funds, from 1992 to 2008; Trustee, C.R.E.F., from 2001 to 2005 and Chairman from December 2003 to 2005; Director, National Bureau of Economic Research, since August 2005.	TF: 2000 SGF: 2000 JEQ: 1992	TF: $ 10,001- 50,000 SGF: $10,001- 50,000 JEQ: $ 10,001- 50,000	$ 50,001-100,000	3
Austin C. Dowling (77) 672 Medford Leas Medford, NJ 08055	Retired.	TF: 1990 SGF: 2000 JEQ: 1992	TF: $1-10,000 SGF: $1-10,000 JEQ: $10,001- 50,000	$ 10,001-50,000	3
David G. Harmer (65) 4337 Bobwhite Court Ogden, UT 84403	Retired; Director of Community and Economic Development, City of Ogden, from July 2005 to October 2008; Public Services Department Director, City of Ogden, from February 2005 to July 2005; Executive Director, Department of Community and Economic Development for the State of Utah, from May 2002 to January 2005.	TF: 2000 SGF: 1996 JEQ: 1997	TF: None SGF: $ 1-10,000 JEQ: $ 1-10,000	$ 10,001-50,000	3

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Name (Age) and Address of Nominees/Directors	Principal Occupation or Employment During Past Five Years and Other Directorships	Director Since(1)	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in each Fund(2)	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Funds Overseen or to be Overseen by Director or Nominee in Family of Investment Companies(2)
Independent Directors (continued)
Richard J. Herring (62) 327 South Roberts Road Bryn Mawr, PA 19010	Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, since July 1972; Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center, since July 2000; Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies, from July 2000 to June 2006; Trustee, DWS (and certain predecessor) Funds, since 1990; Co-chair of the Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, since 2000; Executive Director of the Financial Economists Roundtable, since 2008.	TF: 2007 SGF: 2007 JEQ: 2007	TF: $ 1-10,000 SGF: $ 1-10,000 JEQ: $ 1-10,000	$ 10,001-50,000	3
Rahn K. Porter (54) 944 E. Rim Road Franktown, CO 80116	Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Qwest Communications International Inc., since June 2008; Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, Qwest Communications International Inc., from September 2007 to June 2008; Vice President of Finance, Qwest Communications International Inc., from March 2003 to September 2007; Principal, RPSS Enterprises (financial consulting company), from January 2002 to February 2003.	TF: 2007 SGF: 2007 JEQ: 2007	TF: $ 1-10,000 SGF: $ 1-10,000 JEQ: $ 1-10,000	$ 10,001-50,000	3

(1) Each director serves for a three year term.

(2) The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished to the Funds by the Directors. The dollar value of shares is based upon the market price as of April 1, 2009.

(3) "Fund Complex" includes the Funds and other registered investment companies advised by SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd., DBS Asset Management (United States) Pte. Ltd., Daiwa SB Investments (Singapore) Ltd., Daiwa SB Investments (USA) Ltd., Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. or their respective affiliates.

Directors so noted are deemed by the Funds' counsel to be "interested persons" (as defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")). Mr. Fujisawa is an interested person because of his affiliation with The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.'s former investment adviser (Daiwa Securities Trust Company ("DSTC")), which is an affiliate of The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.'s current investment manager and investment adviser and the administrator and custodian of the Funds. Mr. Goto is deemed an interested person of The Singapore Fund, Inc. and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. because of his affiliation with Daiwa Securities Group Inc., an affiliate of each Fund's investment adviser, Daiwa SB Investments (Singapore) Ltd.

Nominees for Director.

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Based on the information furnished by each of the other Directors as of March 17, 2009, neither any of the Directors nor any immediate family member of the Directors owned any securities of the investment manager or investment adviser, or any of their respective affiliates, of any Fund as of such date.

The Singapore Fund, Inc.'s Board of Directors and The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.'s Board of Directors each held four regular meetings during its fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.'s Board of Directors held four regular meetings during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Each current Director attended at least seventy-five percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the respective Board of Directors and any Committee of which he was a member. For annual or special stockholder meetings, Directors may but are not required to attend the meetings; and for the Fund's last annual stockholder meeting, six Directors attended the meeting.

Each Fund's Board of Directors has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which is responsible for reviewing financial and accounting matters. The members of each Fund's Audit Committee are independent as defined in Sections 303.01(B)(2)(a) and (3) of the New York Stock Exchange's listing standards, as may be modified or supplemented. Each Fund has adopted a formal, written Audit Committee Charter, a copy of which is available at www.daiwast.com. The current members of The Singapore Fund, Inc.'s, The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.'s and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.'s Audit Committees are Messrs. Dowling, Gruber, Harmer, Herring and Porter.

The Singapore Fund, Inc.'s and The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.'s Audit Committees met two times during its fiscal year and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.'s Audit Committee met four times during its fiscal year. The report of the Funds' Audit Committees, along with certain disclosures regarding fees paid to the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, are set forth on pages 7 and 8 of this Joint Proxy Statement.

Each Fund's Board of Directors has a Nominating and Compensation Committee, which is responsible for recommending individuals to the Board for nomination as members of the Board and its Committees. The Nominating and Compensation Committee identifies individuals qualified to serve as Independent Directors on each Fund's Board and on committees of such Board and recommends such qualified individuals for nomination by the Fund's Independent Directors as candidates for election as Independent Directors, advises each Fund's Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees, monitors and makes recommendations on corporate governance matters and policies and procedures of the Fund's Board of Directors and any Board committees and oversees periodic evaluations of the Fund's Board and its committees. Persons recommended by each Fund's Nominating and Compensation Committee as candidates for nomination as Independent Directors are required to possess such knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity so as to enhance the Board's ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Fund, including, when applicable, to enhance the ability of committees of the Board to fulfill their duties and/or to satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation or any listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. While the Independent Directors of each of the Funds expect to be able to continue to identify from their own resources an ample number of qualified candidates for each Fund's Board as they deem appropriate, they will consider nominations from stockholders to the Board. Nominations from stockholders should be in writing and sent to the Independent Directors as described below.

Each Fund's Nominating and Compensation Committee is composed of Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund and comply with the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange listing standards for Nominating and Compensation Committee members. Each Fund's Nominating and Compensation Committee's actions are governed by the Fund's Nominating and Compensation Committee Charter, a copy of which is available at www.daiwast.com. The current members of each Fund's Nominating and Compensation

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Committee are Messrs. Dowling, Gruber, Harmer, Herring and Porter. Each Fund's Nominating and Compensation Committee did not meet during its last fiscal year.

Stockholder Communications

Stockholders may send communications to each Fund's Board of Directors. Stockholders should send communications intended for each Fund's Board by addressing the communication directly to that Board (or individual Board members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board members) and by sending the communication to either the Fund's office or directly to such Board member(s) at the address specified for each Director above. Other stockholder communications received by the Funds not directly addressed and sent to the Boards will be reviewed and generally responded to by management, and will be forwarded to the Board only at management's discretion based on the matters contained therein.

Officers of the Funds

Yoshiaki Uematsu (age 51) has been President of JEQ since April 2009 and worked as Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Daiwa SB Investments (USA) Ltd. from 2002 to 2009. Mr. Uematsu's address is 32 Old Slip, New York, New York 10005.

John J. O'Keefe (age 50) has been Vice President and Treasurer of the Funds since June 2000 and Vice President of the Fund Accounting Department of DSTC since June 2000. Mr. O'Keefe's address is One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051.

Yuko Tatezawa (age 30) has been Secretary of the Funds since March 2004, Vice President of DSTC since October 2008 and worked in the Client Reporting Department of DSTC from 2002 to 2008. Ms. Tatezawa's address is One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051.

Anthony Cambria (age 54) has been the Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds since September 2004 and Director and Executive Vice President of DSTC since 1999. Mr. Cambria's address is One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051.

Leonard B. Mackey, Jr. (age 58) has been Assistant Secretary of the Funds since September 2004 and has been a consultant since 2007 and was a partner from 1983 to 2007 in the law firm of Clifford Chance US LLP. Mr. Mackey's address is 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019.

Transactions with and Remuneration of Officers and Directors

The aggregate fee remuneration for Directors of each Fund not affiliated with such Fund's investment manager or the investment adviser was $53,250.00 and $44,799.66 during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for The Singapore Fund, Inc., $53,250.00 and $44,799.66 for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc., and $45,125.00 and $36,874.68 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. Each such non-affiliated Director currently receives fees, paid by each Fund, of $750 for The Singapore Fund, Inc., $750 for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and $650 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. for each Directors' meeting attended in person or by telephone, $575 for The Singapore Fund, Inc., $575 for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and $475 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. for each audit committee meeting attended in person or by telephone and an annual fee of $6,500 for The Singapore Fund, Inc., $6,500 for The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and $5,000 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.

The officers and interested Directors of each Fund received no compensation from the Funds. DSTC, which pays the compensation and certain expenses of the officers of DSTC who serve as officers of the Funds, receives administration and custodian fees from the Funds.

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Set forth below is a chart showing the aggregate fee compensation paid by the Funds (in U.S. dollars) to each of its Directors during each Fund's most recent fiscal year, as well as the total fee compensation paid to each Director of the Funds by such Fund and by other registered investment companies advised by SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd., DBS Asset Management (United States) Pte. Ltd., Daiwa SB Investments (Singapore) Ltd., Daiwa SB Investments (USA) Ltd., Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. or their respective affiliates (collectively, the "Fund Complex") for their services as Directors of such investment companies during their respective fiscal years. In all cases, there were no pension or retirement benefits accrued as part of any Fund's expenses.

Name of Director	Aggregate Compensation From The Singapore Fund, Inc.	Aggregate Compensation From The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.	Aggregate Compensation From The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	Total Compensation From Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors
Interested Directors
Yoshihiro Fujisawa(1)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Masaaki Goto(1)(2)	0	0	0	0
Independent Directors
Austin C. Dowling	$ 10,650	$ 10,650	$ 9,025	$ 30,325
Martin J. Gruber	10,650	10,650	9,025	30,325
David G. Harmer	10,650	10,650	9,025	30,325
Richard J. Herring	10,650	10,650	9,025	30,325
Rahn K. Porter	10,650	10,650	9,025	30,325

(1) "Interested person" of the Funds within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

(2) Mr. Goto did not serve as a Director of The Singapore Fund, Inc. or The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. until April 1, 2009 and therefore did not receive any compensation from the Funds or the Fund Complex during its most recent fiscal year.

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND INVESTMENT ADVISER OF EACH FUND

DBS Asset Management (United States) Pte. Ltd. serves as the investment manager to The Singapore Fund, Inc. and its principal office is located at 8 Cross Street, #08-01, PWC Building, Singapore 048424. Daiwa SB Investments (Singapore) Ltd. serves as the investment adviser to The Singapore Fund, Inc. and The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. and its principal office is located at 152 Beach Road, #06-01/02 The Gateway East, Singapore 189721. Daiwa SB Investments (USA) Ltd. serves as the investment manager to The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and its principal office is located at 32 Old Slip, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10005. Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. serves as the investment adviser to The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. and its principal office is located at Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower, 2-1 Kasumigaseki 3-Chrome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan. SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd. serves as the investment manager to The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. and its principal office is located at Sindhorn Building, Tower 3, 23rd Floor, 130-132 Wireless Road, Phatumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires each Fund's officers and Directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of such Fund's equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange (for JEQ and SGF only) or the NYSE Alternext US LLC, formerly the American Stock Exchange (for TF only). Each of

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JEQ and SGF believes that its officers and Directors have complied with all applicable filing requirements. Due to an administrative delay, Mr. Herring did not file a form of ownership on Form 4 on a timely basis with regard to TF.

REPORTS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEES

At a meeting held on March 12, 2009, the Board of Directors of each Fund, including a majority of the Directors who are not "interested persons," as defined under the 1940 Act, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009 (December 31, 2009 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.). Although it is not expected that a representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will attend the Meetings, a representative will be available by telephone to respond to stockholder questions, if any.

Each Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 (December 31, 2008 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Audit Committee of each Fund has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Fund with management of the Fund. The Audit Committee of each Fund has received the written disclosures and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit Committee), as may be modified or supplemented, and have discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP their independence with respect to each Fund. Each Fund knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Fund. The Audit Committee has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the matters required to be discussed by SAS 61 and SAS 114 (Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards, AU Section 380), as may be modified or supplemented. Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Audit Committee of each Fund has recommended to the Board of Directors of the Fund that the audited financial statements of the Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 (December 31, 2008 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) be included in the Fund's most recent annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Rahn K. Porter, Chairman of the Audit Committees Austin C. Dowling, Member of the Audit Committees Martin J. Gruber, Member of the Audit Committees David G. Harmer, Member of the Audit Committees Richard J. Herring, Member of the Audit Committees

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services rendered in connection with the annual audit and review of each Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 (December 31, 2008 and 2007 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) are set forth below:

	2008	2007
The Singapore Fund, Inc.	$ 76,900	$ 83,600
The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.	$ 74,550	$ 76,000
The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	$ 61,850	$ 63,900

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Audit-Related Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for assurance-related services related to the performance of the audit or review of each Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 (December 31, 2008 and 2007 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) are set forth below:

	2008	2007
The Singapore Fund, Inc.	$ 7,875	$ 0
The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.	$ 5,250	$ 0
The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	$ 5,250	$ 22,300

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (consisting of a review of each Fund's income tax returns and tax distribution requirements) for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 (December 31, 2008 and 2007 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) are set forth below:

	2008	2007
The Singapore Fund, Inc.	$ 10,650	$ 10,150
The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.	$ 10,650	$ 10,150
The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	$ 8,400	$ 8,000

Other Fees

There were no other fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for services rendered to the Funds for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 (December 31, 2008 and 2007 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.).

Audit Committee Pre-approval

Each Fund's Audit Committee's policy is to pre-approve all auditing and non-auditing services to be provided to the Fund by the Fund's registered public accounting firm. All of the audit and the tax services described above for which PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP billed each Fund fees for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 (December 31, 2008 and 2007 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) were pre-approved by each Fund's Audit Committee.

The aggregate fees billed for all other non-audit services, including fees for tax-related services, rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the investment manager or investment adviser for each Fund, and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment manager or investment adviser for each Fund that provide ongoing services to such Fund for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 (December 31, 2008 and 2007 for The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.) were $2,000 and $12,000 respectively.

The Audit Committee of each Fund has considered whether the provision of non-audit services rendered to affiliates of the investment advisers and investment managers of the Funds is compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

Set forth below is information with respect to persons who, to the knowledge of the management of each Fund, owned beneficially more than 5% of the Fund's outstanding shares as of March 17, 2009. The information is based on publicly available Schedule 13D and 13G disclosures filed with the Commission.

Fund — The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.	Name and Address of Beneficial Owner — 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 4991 Lake Brook Dr., Suite 125 Glen Allen, VA 23060	1,079,690	(1)	7.48 %
The Japan Equity Fund, Inc.	Shufro Rose & Co., LLC 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600 New York, NY 10151	922,531	(2)	6.39 %
The Singapore Fund, Inc.	Lazard Asset Management LLC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112	1,016,265	(3)	10.72 %
The Singapore Fund, Inc.	City of London Investment Group PLC 77 Gracechurch Street London, England EC3V 0AS	782,933	(4)	8.36 %
The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	City of London Investment Group PLC 77 Gracechurch Street London, England EC3V 0AS	362,697	(5)	11.47 %
The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. 1224 East Green Street, Suite 200 Pasadena, CA 91106	230,268	(6)	7.3 %
The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.	Credit Suisse Uetlibergstrasse 231 P.O. Box 900, CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland	201,821	(7)	6.4 %

(1) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 17, 2009, which indicates that 1607 Capital Partners, LLC has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to its 1,079,690 shares.

(2) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 12, 2009, which indicates that Shufro Rose & Co., LLC has sole voting power with respect to 59,000 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to all 922,531 shares.

(3) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 10, 2009, which indicates that Lazard Asset Management LLC has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to its 1,016,265 shares.

(4) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on January 30, 2009, which indicates that City of London Investment Group PLC has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to its 782,933 shares.

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(5) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on November 10, 2008, which indicates that City of London Investment Group PLC has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to its 362,697 shares.

(6) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 13, 2009, which indicates that First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to its 230,268 shares.

(7) The above information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 17, 2009, which indicates that Credit Suisse has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to its 201,821 shares.

MISCELLANEOUS

Proxies will be solicited by mail and may be solicited in person or by telephone or telegraph by officers of the Funds or personnel of DSTC. Each Fund has retained The Altman Group, Inc. to assist in the proxy solicitation. The fee for such services is estimated at $3,500 for each of Funds, plus reimbursement of expenses. The expenses connected with the solicitation of these proxies and with any further proxies which may be solicited by the Funds' officers or agents in person or by telephone will be borne by each Fund. Each Fund will reimburse banks, brokers and other persons holding such Fund's shares registered in their names or in the names of their nominees for their expenses incurred in sending proxy material to and obtaining proxies from the beneficial owners of such shares.

It is important that you promptly submit your vote as a stockholder of the Fund(s). In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposal set forth in the Notice of the Meeting for a Fund are not received by June 1, 2009, the persons named as attorneys in the proxy card may propose one or more adjournments of such Fund's Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the session of such Fund's Meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as attorneys in the proxy card will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the proposal for which further solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such proposal. The costs of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne by the Fund that adjourns its Meeting.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

Any proposal by a stockholder of a Fund intended to be included in the proxy materials for the year 2010 annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund must be received by the Fund, c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, 9th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051, not later than December 18, 2009.

Each Fund's By-laws require that any proposal by a stockholder of such Fund intended to be presented at a meeting of stockholders must be received by such Fund, c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, 9th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051, not earlier than 90 days prior and not later than 60 days prior to such meeting of stockholders.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Yuko Tatezawa

Yuko Tatezawa

Secretary

One Evertrust Plaza Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051 April 16, 2009

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*THE THAI CAPITAL FUND, INC.*

c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051

Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2009

The undersigned stockholder of The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (the Fund) hereby appoints John J. OKeefe and Yuko Tatezawa, or either of them, proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote and act for and in the name and stead of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund, to be held at the offices of Daiwa Securities America, Inc., Financial Square, 32 Old Slip, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005, on June 1, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., New York time, and at any and all adjournments thereof, according to the number of votes the undersigned would be entitled to cast if personally present.

*The shares represented by this proxy card will be voted in accordance with the instructions given by the undersigned stockholder, but if no instructions are given, this proxy card will be voted IN FAVOR OF Proposal 1 as set forth in this proxy card. In addition, this proxy card will be voted, in the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all proxies with respect to such Shares heretofore given by the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Joint Proxy Statement dated April 16, 2009.*

*CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE*

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*ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF*

*THE THAI CAPITAL FUND, INC.*

*June 1, 2009*


INTERNET - Access www.voteproxy.com
and follow the on-screen instructions.
Have your proxy card available when you access the web page, and use
the Company Number and Account Number shown on your proxy card.
TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437)
in the United States or 1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and follow the
instructions. Have your proxy card
available when you call and use the Company Number and Account Number shown
on your proxy card.	COMPANY
NUMBER
	ACCOUNT
NUMBER
Vote online/phone until
11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting.
MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card
in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by
attending the Annual
Meeting.

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL : The Notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/viewmaterial.asp?CoNumber=14194

Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.

20200000000000000000 6
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1 BELOW. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK
AS SHOWN HERE x
1. To elect
Directors of the Fund for a term expiring on the date on which Directors are
elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund in 2012 or the date
on which their successors are elected and qualified.
		NOMINEES:
o	FOR ALL NOMINEES	Richard J. Herring Class III Masaaki Goto Class III
o	WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES
o	FOR ALL EXCEPT (See instructions below)
INSTRUCTIONS : To withhold authority to
vote for any individual nominee(s), mark FOR ALL
EXCEPT and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to
withhold, as shown here:
To change the
address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new
address in the address space above.
Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may
not be submitted via this method.		o

| Signature of Stockholder — ● | Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on
this Proxy. When shares are held
jointly, each holder should sign. When
signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such. If the signer
is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer,
giving full title as such. If signer
is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. | ● |
| --- | --- | --- |

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THE SINGAPORE FUND, INC.

c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051

Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2009

The undersigned stockholder of The Singapore Fund, Inc. (the Fund) hereby appoints John J. OKeefe and Yuko Tatezawa, or either of them, proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote and act for and in the name and stead of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund, to be held at the offices of Daiwa Securities America, Inc., Financial Square, 32 Old Slip, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005, on June 1, 2009 at 10:30 a.m., New York time, and at any and all adjournments thereof, according to the number of votes the undersigned would be entitled to cast if personally present.

*CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE*

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*ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF*

*THE SINGAPORE FUND, INC.*

*June 1, 2009*


INTERNET - Access www.voteproxy.com
and follow the on-screen instructions.
Have your proxy card available when you access the web page, and use the
Company Number and Account Number shown on your proxy card.
TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437)
in the United States or 1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and follow the
instructions. Have your proxy card
available when you call and use the Company Number and Account Number shown
on your proxy card.	COMPANY
NUMBER
	ACCOUNT
NUMBER
Vote online/phone until
11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting.
MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card
in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by
attending the Annual
Meeting.

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL : The Notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/viewmaterial.asp?CoNumber=14193

Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.

20200000000000000000 6
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1 BELOW. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK
AS SHOWN HERE x
1. To elect
Directors of the Fund for a term expiring on the date on which Directors are
elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund in 2012 or the date
on which their successors are elected and qualified.
		NOMINEES:
o	FOR ALL NOMINEES	Austin C. Dowling Class III Masaaki Goto Class III
o	WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES
o	FOR ALL EXCEPT (See instructions below)
INSTRUCTIONS : To withhold authority to
vote for any individual nominee(s), mark FOR ALL
EXCEPT and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to
withhold, as shown here:
To change the
address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new
address in the address space above.
Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may
not be submitted via this method.		o

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THE JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC.

c/o Daiwa Securities Trust Company, One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3051

Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2009

The undersigned stockholder of The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (the Fund) hereby appoints John J. OKeefe and Yuko Tatezawa, or either of them, proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote and act for and in the name and stead of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund, to be held at the offices of Daiwa Securities America, Inc., Financial Square, 32 Old Slip, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005, on June 1, 2009 at 10:45 a.m., New York time, and at any and all adjournments thereof, according to the number of votes the undersigned would be entitled to cast if personally present.

*CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED ON REVERSE SIDE*

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*ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF*

*THE JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC.*

*June 1, 2009*


INTERNET - Access www.voteproxy.com
and follow the on-screen instructions.
Have your proxy card available when you access the web page, and use
the Company Number and Account Number shown on your proxy card.
TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437)
in the United States or 1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and follow the
instructions. Have your proxy card
available when you call and use the Company Number and Account Number shown
on your proxy card.	COMPANY
NUMBER
	ACCOUNT
NUMBER
Vote online/phone until
11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting.
MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card
in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by
attending the Annual
Meeting.

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL : The Notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/viewmaterial.asp?CoNumber=14192

Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.

20200000000000000000 6
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1 BELOW. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK
AS SHOWN HERE x
1. To elect
Directors of the Fund for a term expiring on the date on which Directors are
elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund in 2012 or the date
on which their successors are elected and qualified.
		NOMINEES:
o	FOR ALL NOMINEES	Yoshihiro Fujisawa Class I Martin J. Gruber Class I
o	WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES
o	FOR ALL EXCEPT (See instructions below)
INSTRUCTIONS : To withhold authority to
vote for any individual nominee(s), mark FOR ALL
EXCEPT and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to
withhold, as shown here:
To change the
address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new
address in the address space above.
Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may
not be submitted via this method.		o

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