Evergreen Closed End Funds Declare Monthly Dividends
May 16 2008 - 4:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 Payable Dividend Date Date Date Date Rate/Share May 16, June
12, June 16, July 1, 2008 2008 2008 2008 $0.1094 / 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 Payable Dividend Date Date Date Date Rate/Share
May 16, June 12, June 16, July 1, 2008 2008 2008 2008 $0.1083 /
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 Payable Dividend Date Date Date Date Rate/Share
May 16, June 12, June 16, July 1, 2008 2008 2008 2008 $0.23 / 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 Payable Dividend Date Date Date Date Rate/Share May 16, June
12, June 16, July 1, 2008 2008 2008 2008 $0.1458 / 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 Payable Dividend Date Date
Date Date Rate/Share May 16, June 12, June 16, July 1, 2008 2008
2008 2008 $0.50 / 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/. These closed-end fund are no longer
offered as an initial public offering and are only offered through
broker/dealers on the secondary market. 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. Evergreen serves more than four
million individual and institutional investors through a broad
range of investment products. Led by 300 investment professionals,
Evergreen strives to meet client investment objectives through
disciplined, team-based asset management. Evergreen manages more
than $258 billion in assets (as of March 31, 2008). Please visit
EvergreenInvestments.com for more information about Evergreen
Investments. Funds: NOT FDIC INSURED | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | MAY
LOSE VALUE DATASOURCE: Evergreen Investments CONTACT: Shareholder
Inquiries: +1-800-730-6001, Financial Advisor Inquiries:
+1-800-343-2898, Media Inquiries: Lauren Sawyers, +1-704-715-4561,
, or Laura Fay +1-617-210-3867, Web site:
http://www.evergreeninvestments.com/
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