National Conference Call on Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds to be Held on Thursday, January 19th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. (ET)

NEW YORK, Jan. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. has announced that it will hold a conference call regarding its closed-end funds.  Martin Cohen, co-chairman and co-CEO will be on the call to discuss the closed-end fund market and the Cohen & Steers funds. The conference call will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. (ET), and can be accessed by calling [phone] (ask for the "Cohen & Steers Conference Call"). The call will be available on replay the following day at http://www.cohenandsteers.com/.  The link to the replay can be found under the "Latest News" section.

About Cohen & Steers.  Cohen & Steers is a manager of high-income equity portfolios, specializing in U.S. REITs, global real estate securities, preferred stocks, utilities, value equity securities and other high-dividend paying common stocks. Headquartered in New York City, the firm serves individual and institutional investors through a wide range of open-end funds, closed-end funds and separate accounts.

Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares are sold in the open market through an exchange. The data provided on the funds is for information only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset values.  For additional information on Cohen & Steers closed-end funds, please call 800-330-7348 or visit our web site at http://www.cohenandsteers.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.



CONTACT:  John J. McCombe, Executive Vice President of Cohen & Steers

Capital Management, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.cohenandsteers.com/ 

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