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

NEW YORK, Sept. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of each Cohen & Steers closed-end fund has declared a quarterly distribution payable on September 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 23, 2009. The ex-dividend date is September 21, 2009. Details for each fund's September 2009 distribution follow, including the annualized yields based on NAV and market price.*

                                            Sept. '09
                                            Quarterly
                                           Distribution Annualized Yield(1)
                                    NYSE    Per Common  -------------------
  Fund                             Symbol     Share       NAV      Market
  ----                             -------  ----------  -------------------
  Cohen & Steers Advantage Income
   Realty Shares, Inc.                RLF      $0.0950       5.8%       6.8%
  -------------------------------     ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Closed-End
   Opportunity Fund, Inc.             FOF      $0.2300       7.4%       7.9%
  -------------------------           ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Dividend Majors
   Fund, Inc.                         DVM      $0.1250       4.2%       5.1%
  ------------------------------      ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Global Income
   Builder, Inc.                      INB      $0.2800       9.9%      10.1%
  ----------------------------        ---      -------       ---       ----
  Cohen & Steers Premium Income
   Realty Fund, Inc.                  RPF      $0.0875       5.8%       6.8%
  -----------------------------       ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Quality Income
   Realty Fund, Inc.                  RQI      $0.0925       5.7%       6.4%
  -----------------------------       ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers REIT and
   Preferred Income Fund, Inc.        RNP      $0.2000       7.0%       8.4%
  ----------------------------        ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility
   Income Fund, Inc.                  RTU      $0.1700       6.0%       7.3%
  -------------------------------     ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Select Utility
   Fund, Inc.                         UTF      $0.2400       6.2%       7.1%
  -----------------------------       ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Total Return
   Realty Fund, Inc.                  RFI      $0.1250       4.9%       5.5%
  ---------------------------         ---      -------       ---        ---
  Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty
   Income Fund, Inc.                  RWF      $0.0925       5.2%       6.0%
  -------------------------------     ---      -------       ---        ---

  (1) Yields at NAV and market price are calculated by dividing the
  annualized distribution rate (based on the each fund's September
  2009 distribution) by the NAV or market price, respectively, as of
  September 14, 2009.




* Please note that the distributions paid by a fund to shareholders are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes. The final tax treatment of these distributions is reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV forms, which are mailed to shareholders after the close of each fiscal year. In addition, a fund may pay distributions in excess of its net investment income, and this excess may be a tax-free return of capital distributed from the fund's assets. Distributions of capital decrease a fund's total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, a fund may have to sell portfolio securities during unfavorable market conditions. Information concerning the estimated composition of each fund distribution will be available at cohenandsteers.com.

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 offers alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies. 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. 

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