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October 5, 2006
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Archived Press Releases
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Mary Ann Susco
Corporate Communications
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated
(212) 850-1382
suscom@jwseligman.com
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SHAREHOLDER CONTACT:
Marco Acosta
800-597-6068 (Option #1)
acostam@jwseligman.com
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Tri-Continental Announces Board Nominees Re-Elected
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NEW YORK, October 5, 2006 At the adjourned Special Meeting of Stockholders held in New York, Tri-Continental Corporation (NYSE: TY) today announced that preliminary results continue to indicate that the three incumbent Directors nominated for re-election by Tri-Continentals Board were re-elected.
In addition, on a proposal to amend Tri-Continentals charter to reduce the quorum requirements for future stockholder meetings, the preliminary results indicate that the majority of votes cast were for the proposal but that the proposal did not achieve the required majority of all votes entitled to be cast.
The final results of the Meeting will be announced by press release, and will be posted to Tri-Continentals website: www.tricontinental.com.
Tri-Continental Corporation is one of the nations largest, diversified, publicly traded closed-end equity investment companies, and has paid dividends for 62 consecutive years.
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