Zweig Fund And Zweig Total Return Fund Announce Results Of Joint Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Directors of The Zweig Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZF) and The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) announced the results of the joint annual meeting of shareholders that was held on May 14:

• Director George A. Aylward was re-elected and nominee William H. Wright was elected, both to terms of three years or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, for each board. The voting for each director was as follows:

	The Zweig Total Return Fund		The Zweig Fund
	For	Withheld	For	Withheld
George R. Aylward	26,748,823	3,119,698	15,980,233	2,454,095
William H. Wright	26,820,273	3,048,249	16,172,976	2,261,353

About the Funds

The Zweig Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZF) is a closed-end fund with an investment objective of capital appreciation, with income as a secondary objective. The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) is a closed-end fund with an investment objective of seeking total return, consisting of capital appreciation and income. Both funds are advised by Zweig Advisers LLC. For more information on the funds, please contact Shareholder Services at 800.272.2700, by email at [e-mail], or on the web at virtus.com.

SOURCE The Zweig Fund, Inc.; The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc.

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