BOSTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for Evergreen Income Advantage Fund (AMEX:EAD), Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund (AMEX:ERC), Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund (AMEX:ERH), Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund (NYSE: EBI), and Evergreen Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE:EOD). Evergreen Income Advantage Fund is a closed-end high yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund may, as a secondary objective, seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its investment objective. Evergreen Income Advantage Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Ex-dividend Record date Payable Date Dividend Date Date rate/share November 16, December 13, December 17, January 2, $0.1156 / 2007 2007 2007 2008 share Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund is a closed-end bond fund. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall exposure to domestic interest rate risk. Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Ex-dividend Record date Payable Date Dividend Date Date rate/share November 16, December 13, December 17, January 2, $0.1083 / 2007 2007 2007 2008 share Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end equity and high yield bond fund. The fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth, with emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income. Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Ex-dividend Record date Payable Date Dividend Date Date rate/share November 16, December 13, December 17, January 2, $0.23 / 2007 2007 2007 2008 share Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund is a closed-end fund investing primarily in international stocks and bonds. The fund's investment objective is to seek to provide a high level of income. Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Ex-dividend Record date Payable Date Dividend Date Date rate/share November 16, December 13, December 17, January 2, $0.1458 / 2007 2007 2007 2008 share Evergreen Global Dividend Opportunity Fund is a closed-end fund investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund's secondary objective is long-term growth of capital. Evergreen Global Dividend Opportunity Fund declared the following quarterly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Ex-dividend Record date Payable Date Dividend Date Date rate/share November 16, December 13, December 17, January 2, $0.50 / 2007 2007 2007 2008 share To make changes to your account, please contact your financial advisor, brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee with whom your shares are registered. If your shares are registered with the funds' transfer agent, Computershare, please contact them directly at 800.730.6001 or visit http://www.computershare.com/. About Evergreen Investments Evergreen Investments is the brand name under which Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) conducts its investment management business. Wachovia Global Asset Management is the brand name under which Evergreen Investments conducts sales and distribution business outside of the United States. Combined, the groups serve more than four million individual and institutional investors through a broad range of investment products. Led by 300 investment professionals, Evergreen Investments strives to meet client investment objectives through disciplined, team-based asset management. Evergreen Investments manages more than $285 billion in assets (as of September 30, 2007). Please visit EvergreenInvestments.com for more information about Evergreen Investments. DATASOURCE: Evergreen Investments CONTACT: Shareholder Inquiries, +1-800-730-6001; Financial Advisor Inquiries, +1-800-343-2898; Media Inquiries, Laura Fay, +1-617-210-3867, , or Lauren Sawyers, +1-704-715-4561, , all for Evergreen Investments Web site: http://www.evergreeninvestments.com/ http://www.computershare.com/

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