Shareholder Proxy Services       View Materials Online     Request Paper Copies of Materials     Vote Your Online Proxy   Invest Online       FAQ'S     How to Invest     All Plans     DB-Direct   Corporate Action Updates       Show All Companies     Show All Actions     Tender Offers     Mergers     Reverse Splits     Rights Offers     Redemptions     Conversions     Others		View Proxy Materials   All Companies A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z In accordance with Notice and Access specifications, some AST clients have elected to mail their shareholders Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials which provide a link to this site to view proxy materials, as well as a unique control number to vote shares for the Annual or Special Meeting. These pages provide access to these proxy materials. If you would like to request a hard copy of these materials, please click here. To access the available proxy materials, for those clients who have selected the Notice & Access or the traditional full set delivery method please select the desired company from the list below, or use the alphabetical index to easily find a company. If review of the information provided here does not answer a particular question or concern that you may have, please do not hesitate to contact our Shareholder Services Department via any of the means listed on the "Contact us" page (accessible from the upper toolbar). (The most recent proxy materials provided to AST are listed here. A proxy card is provided for viewing between the record date and meeting date of the corporation’s meeting.)   Company Name Record Date Meeting Date Notice and Access Status 1ST MARINER BANCORP 12/31/2009 02/12/2010 No BANCROFT FUND LTD 12/16/2009 02/08/2010 No CMS BANCORP INC 01/04/2010 02/25/2010 No CSP INC 12/18/2009 02/09/2010 Yes ELLSWORTH FUND LTD 11/18/2009 01/15/2010 No GULFMARK OFFSHORE INC 01/21/2010 02/23/2010 No HALIFAX CORPORATION 01/25/2010 03/02/2010 No MICROSOFT CORPORATION 09/04/2009 11/19/2009 Yes NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP 04/21/2009 05/21/2009 No PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY INC 12/28/2009 02/26/2010 Yes RRSAT GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK LTD 12/27/2009 01/25/2010 No SMART BALANCE INC 12/14/2009 01/21/2010 No WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS 12/29/2009 02/26/2010 No WESTERN ASSET INFLATION MANAGEMENT 12/29/2009 02/26/2010 No WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME 12/29/2009 02/26/2010 No WESTERN ASSET WORLDWIDE INCOME FUND INC. 12/29/2009 02/26/2010 No

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