Cohen & Steers Funds to Redeem All Outstanding Auction Market Preferred Securities

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:58pm EDT

Cohen & Steers Funds to Redeem All Outstanding Auction Market Preferred
Securities

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers announced today
that its closed-end funds will redeem all remaining auction market preferred
securities (AMPS). The redemption of $922.7 million AMPS brings the total
amount redeemed to $3.521 billion, representing 100% of the AMPS issued. 

The newly announced redemptions will be at full value, together with any
accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, in the amounts indicated below.



Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RWF) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount     Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       M7    19248J209           600           $15,000,000   July 21, 2009
      W28    19248J308           600           $15,000,000   July 24, 2009



Cohen & Steers Advantage Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RLF) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount     Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       M     19247W201           423           $10,575,000   July 21, 2009
       W     19247W300           423           $10,575,000   July 23, 2009
       TH    19247W409           346           $ 8,650,000   July 24, 2009
       F28   19247W508           366           $ 9,150,000   July 24, 2009
       T7    19247W607           440           $11,000,000   July 22, 2009



Cohen & Steers Premium Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RPF) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount     Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       M     19247V203           350           $ 8,750,000   July 21, 2009
       T     19247V302           350           $ 8,750,000   July 22, 2009
       F     19247V401           350           $ 8,750,000   July 20, 2009
       TH    19247V500           350           $ 8,750,000   July 24, 2009
       M28   19247V609           297           $ 7,425,000   July 21, 2009
       W28   19247V708           495           $12,375,000   July 23, 2009



Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RQI) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount    Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       T     19247L205           464           $11,600,000  July 22, 2009
       TH    19247L304           464           $11,600,000  July 24, 2009
       F     19247L403           464           $11,600,000  July 20, 2009
       W     19247L502           464           $11,600,000  July 24, 2009
       M-28  19247L601           396           $ 9,900,000  July 24, 2009
       M-7   19247L700           621           $15,525,000  July 21, 2009



Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RNP) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount    Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       M7    19247X209           723           $18,075,000  July 21, 2009
       T7    19247X308           723           $18,075,000  July 22, 2009
       W7    19247X407           723           $18,075,000  July 23, 2009
       TH7   19247X506           723           $18,075,000  July 24, 2009
       F7    19247X605           723           $18,075,000  July 20, 2009
       W28A  19247X704           617           $15,425,000  July 23, 2009
       W28B  19247X803           617           $15,425,000  July 24, 2009
       TH28  19247X860           485           $12,125,000  July 24, 2009
       T28   19247X878           449           $11,225,000  July 24, 2009
       W28C  19247X886           617           $15,425,000  July 24, 2009



Cohen & Steers Select Utility Fund, Inc. (NYSE: UTF) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount    Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       M7    19248A208           1,497         $37,425,000  July 21, 2009
       T7    19248A307           1,497         $37,425,000  July 22, 2009
       W7    19248A406           1,497         $37,425,000  July 23, 2009
       TH28  19248A505           1,497         $37,425,000  July 24, 2009
       F7    19248A604           1,497         $37,425,000  July 20, 2009
       T28   19248A703           1,179         $29,475,000  July 22, 2009
       T7-2  19248A802           1,497         $37,425,000  July 22, 2009
       TH7   19248A877           1,319         $32,975,000  July 24, 2009



Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RTU) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount    Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       M7    19247Y207           955           $23,875,000  July 21, 2009
       T7    19247Y306           955           $23,875,000  July 22, 2009
       W7    19247Y405           955           $23,875,000  July 23, 2009
       TH7   19247Y504           955           $23,875,000  July 24, 2009
       F7    19247Y603           955           $23,875,000  July 20, 2009
       T28   19247Y702           854           $21,350,000  July 24, 2009
       F28   19247Y801           854           $21,350,000  July 20, 2009
       T7-2  19247Y850          1,083          $27,075,000  July 22, 2009
       M28   19247Y876           626           $15,650,000  July 24, 2009
       W28   19247Y884           854           $21,350,000  July 24, 2009



Cohen & Steers Global Income Builder, Inc. (NYSE: INB) 
     Series CUSIP Number   Number of Shares      Amount    Redemption Date
                               Redeemed         Redeemed
       W7    19248M202           1,720         $43,000,000  July 23, 2009


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,
utilities and listed infrastructure, 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. 

Forward-Looking Statements 
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things,
its operations and financial performance. You can identify these
forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes,"
"expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks,"
"approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or
the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
 
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. 

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from forward-looking statements: (1) the ability of Cohen & Steers
and the Cohen & Steers closed-end funds that have issued AMPS to develop and
finalize fund-by-fund specific proposals to restructure the leverage of such
funds; (2) the ability of such Cohen & Steers funds to negotiate and obtain
from third parties the necessary debt facilities and other commitments and
agreements necessary for the Cohen & Steers funds to refinance all or a
portion of their leverage on terms and conditions acceptable to the funds and
in a timely manner; (3) the effects of changes in market and economic
conditions, including higher costs and expenses associated with refinancing;
(4) other legal and regulatory developments; and (5) other additional risks
and uncertainties. 



SOURCE  Cohen & Steers

Francis C. Poli , Executive Vice President and General Counsel  of Cohen &
Steers Inc., +1-212-446-9112
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