Total Return Securities Fund — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2001

Apr 25, 2001

DEFA14A 1 sc0021-01.htm SCHEDULE 14A: DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Schedule 14A: Definitive Additional Materials

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THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

April 24, 2001

Dear Stockholder:

We previously sent you proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. to be held at The Drake Swissotel, 440 Park Avenue, Manhattan East and West Suites, New York, NY on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 11:30 a.m.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of management’s three Board nominees, and “FOR” confirmation of the Board of Directors’ decision to continue the Investment Advisory Agreement with Hottinger Capital Corp.

Since we have not yet received your vote, another voting instruction form and return envelope are enclosed for your convenience. With the meeting fast approaching, we urge you to give this matter your immediate attention and return your voting instruction form in the enclosed return envelope.

On a related point, we note that the Fund’s Proxy Statement, dated April 5, 2001 (page 2), states that the Fund may determine not to count a vote attributable to a stockholder whose ownership is unlawful. Under Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the acquisition of more than 3% of the Fund’s common stock by another fund (whether SEC-registered, private or offshore) is unlawful. The Fund will invalidate votes cast on behalf of any such fund or by any other stockholder whose holdings are unlawful, that are otherwise properly cast, only after it has obtained a decision through appropriate proceedings in a court or other forum of competent jurisdiction that such votes are not valid.

To ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting and to help your company avoid the expense of further solicitation, please take a few minutes to vote today. Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.

If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.: TOLL FREE: 1-800-223-2064

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THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020

P R O X Y
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ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

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Please mark your votes in boxes below using dark ink only

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE NOMINEES

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" CONFIRMATION

1. Election of Directors Nominees for Class I Directors: Alexandre de Takacsy, Claude W. Frey and Eric R. Gabus. (INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority for any individual nominee strike a line through the nominee's name on the list below). FOR all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary below) [] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY (to vote for all nominees listed below) []

2	ABSTAIN [__]
Dated:	, 2001
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