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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )
Filed by the Registrant /_/
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14a-6(e)(2))
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/X/ Definitive Additional Materials
/_/ Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12
REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC. D/B/A KARPUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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(Name of Persons(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
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SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 26, 2005 TO THE PROXY STATEMENT OF
KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC. D/B/A KARPUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
("KIM"), DATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
GENERAL INFORMATION
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment Management ("KIM"),
together with the other participants named herein, is filing materials contained
in this Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in
connection with the solicitation of proxies to vote against approving a new
Management Agreement and a new Subadvisory Agreement at a special meeting of
stockholders of Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (the "Fund") originally scheduled
to be held on October 21, 2005, which was postponed by the Fund to November 15,
2005.
SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY INFORMATION
Except as specifically modified or supplemented by the information contained in
this supplement, all information set forth in KIM's proxy statement dated
September 16, 2005 remains applicable.
The "INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION" section
of the proxy statement is hereby supplemented to include the following
information about additional participants:
On October 21, 2005, the Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement was
amended to add Benchmark Plus Institutional Partners, L.L.C. ("BPIP"), Benchmark
Plus Management, L.L.C. ("BPM"), Scott Franzblau, Robert Ferguson and Michael
Dunmire as parties to the Agreement. Pursuant to the amended Joint Filing and
Solicitation Agreement, each of BPIP, BPM, Mr. Franzblau, Mr. Ferguson and Mr.
Dunmire agrees to file a statement on Schedule 13D with WILLC, WIHP, WIAP, WIIP
and Mr. Lipson with respect to the securities of the Fund owned by them.
BPM is the managing member of BPIP and Messrs. Franzblau, Ferguson and
Dunmire in their role as managing members of BPM, have sole voting and
investment control over BPIP's security holdings. The principal business of BPIP
is the business of acquiring, holding and disposing of investments in various
companies. The principal business of BPM is acting as the managing member of
BPIP. The principal occupation of Messrs. Franzblau, Ferguson and Dunmire is
acting as managing members of BPM. As of the close of business on October 24,
2005, BPIP beneficially owned 119,600 Shares, constituting 1.1% of the Shares
outstanding. As the managing member of BPIP, BPM may be deemed to beneficially
119,600 Shares beneficially owned by BPIP, constituting approximately 1.1% of
the Shares outstanding. As the managing members of BPM, Messrs. Franzblau,
Ferguson and Dunmire may be deemed to beneficially own the 119,600 Shares
beneficially owned by BPM, constituting approximately 1.1% of the Shares
outstanding. Each of BPIP, BPM, Mr. Franzblau, Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Dunmire
disclaim beneficial ownership of the Shares held by the other participants in
this solicitation.
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CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS
KIM, together with the other Participants (as defined below), has made a
definitive filing with the SEC of a proxy statement and accompanying proxy card
to be used in connection with the solicitation of proxies to vote against
approving a new Management Agreement and a new Subadvisory Agreement at a
special meeting of stockholders of Real Estate Income Fund Inc. originally
scheduled to be held on October 21, 2005, which was postponed by the Fund to
November 15, 2005.
KIM STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE
SEC'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE
SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY MATERIALS, WITHOUT CHARGE, UPON
REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CODY B. BARTLETT JR., KARPUS
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, BY TELEPHONE: (585) 416-0553 OR BY EMAIL AT:
CODY@KARPUS.COM.
The participants in the proxy solicitation are Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a
Karpus Investment Management, Western Investment LLC, Western Investment
Institutional Partners LLC, Western Investment Hedged Partners L.P., Western
Investment Activism Partners LLC, Arthur D. Lipson, Benchmark Plus Institutional
Partners, L.L.C., Benchmark Plus Management, L.L.C., Scott Franzblau, Robert
Ferguson and Michael Dunmire (together, the "Participants").
Information regarding the Participants and their direct or indirect interests is
available in their respective Schedules 13D, as amended.
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