Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds Declare December 2009 Quarterly Distributions

NEW YORK, Dec. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of each of the following Cohen & Steers closed-end funds has declared a quarterly distribution payable on December 31, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 23, 2009. The ex-dividend date is December 21, 2009. Details for each fund's distribution follow.

                                                              December 2009
                                                                Quarterly
                    Fund*                   NYSE Symbol     Distribution per
                                                              Common Share
  Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity
   Fund, Inc.                                  FOF                 $0.230
  Cohen & Steers Dividend Majors Fund,
   Inc.                                        DVM                 $0.125
  Cohen & Steers Global Income Builder,
   Inc.                                        INB                 $0.280
  Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income
   Fund, Inc.                                  RNP                 $0.200
  Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income
   Fund, Inc.                                  RTU                 $0.170
  Cohen & Steers Select Utility Fund, Inc.     UTF                 $0.240
  Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund,
   Inc.                                        RFI                 $0.125
  Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty Income
   Fund, Inc.                                  RWF                 $0.475



* Distributions for Cohen & Steers Advantage Income Realty Fund, Inc. (RLF), Cohen & Steers Premium Income Realty Fund, Inc. (RPF) and Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (RQI) were declared on December 2, 2009.

  SOURCE:  Cohen & Steers, Inc.

  Web site: http://cohenandsteers.com/

  Symbol: NYSE: CNS

  About Cohen & Steers


Cohen & Steers is a manager of income-oriented equity portfolios specializing in U.S. and international real estate securities, large cap value stocks, listed infrastructure and utilities, and preferred securities. The company also manages alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies for qualified investors. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong and Seattle, Cohen & Steers serves individual and institutional investors through a broad range of investment vehicles.

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Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. 

DATASOURCE: Cohen & Steers, Inc.



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