FDI Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc.

Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. held its annual shareholder meeting on Friday, December 6, 2013 at which shareholders voted on five proposals that are listed below along with the voting results. All proposals have been approved by shareholders.

Proposal 1:

To elect six (6) Directors to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2014, until their successors are elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed.

       

For

   

Withheld

  Adela Cepeda

5,983,119

494,612

John J. Murphy

5,988,499

489,232

Frank K. Reilly

5,986,952

490,778

Edward M. Roob

5,982,707

495,023

Abbie J. Smith

5,926,709

551,021

J. Mikesell Thomas

5,929,742

547,989

 

Proposal 2:

To amend the Fund’s fundamental investment policy related to investment grade debt.

   

For 5,017,061

   

Against 563,882

   

Abstain 129,257

 

Proposal 3:

To amend the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions related to:

    (a)   Borrowing

 

 

For 4,925,428

   

Against 653,439

   

Abstain 131,334

(b) Senior securities

 

For 4,926,620

Against 616,390

Abstain 167,190

 

Proposal 4:

To amend the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions related to commodities.

   

For 4,837,429

   

Against 733,812

   

Abstain 138,959

 

Proposal 5:

To eliminate the Fund’s fundamental investment restrictions related to:

(a)   the mortgaging, hypothecating, or pledging of assets;

 

For 4,880,063

   

Against 684,537

   

Abstain 145,601

(b) securities on margin;

 

 

For 4,882,222

Against 685,546

Abstain 142,434

(c) short sales and short positions;

 

For 4,829,081

Against 733,389

Abstain 147,729

(d) options;

 

For 4,894,376

Against 684,245

Abstain 131,578

 

The changes as described in Proposals 2 through 5 that were approved by shareholders as well as the changes approved by the Board as described in the press release issued on September 18, 2013 will become effective on December 31, 2013.

Thank you for voting your shares and continuing to support the Fund. We are pleased to see these proposals approved and believe that this additional investment flexibility should help the Fund remain competitive and well-positioned, as market dynamics shift. We look forward to continue serving your future investment needs.

Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. is a closed-end bond fund investing principally in investment-grade long-term fixed income debt securities. The primary objective of Fort Dearborn is to provide its shareholders with:

• a stable stream of current income consistent with external interest rate conditions, and;
• a total return over time that is above what they could receive by investing individually in the investment grade and long-term maturity sectors of the bond market.

Investing in the Fund entails specific risks, such as interest rate, credit and US government securities risks. Further detailed information regarding the Fund, including a discussion of investment objectives, principal investment strategies and principal risks, may be found in the fund overview located at http://www.ubs.com/closedendfundsinfo. You may also request copies of the fund overview by calling the Closed-End Funds Desk at 888-793 8637.

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