Dividends on Common Stock will be paid on June 9, 2009 toCommon Stockholders of record on June 1, 2009, and dividends on Preferred Stockwill be paid on July 1, 2009 to Preferred Stockholders of record on June 1,2009. The ex-dividend date for both the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock isMay 28, 2009. The reinvestment price for the Common Stock distribution will bethe closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on that date. The $0.049 per share dividend on the Common Stock is in accordance with theCorporation`s earned distribution policy, which was adopted by the Corporation`sBoard of Directors on January 8, 2009 and replaced the level rate distributionpolicy that was in effect prior to such date The Corporation has paid dividends for 65 consecutive years.

Effective November7, 2008, the Corporation is managed by RiverSource Investments, LLC, a whollyowned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc Prior to then, the Corporationwas managed by J & W Seligman & Co Incorporated RiverSource FundDistributors, Inc. (formerly Seligman Advisors, Inc.) is the principalunderwriter of the RiverSource Family of Funds, which includes the Corporation. The net asset value of shares may not always correspond to the market price ofsuch shares. Common stock of many closed-end funds frequently trade at adiscount from their net asset value. The Corporation is subject to stock marketrisk, which is the risk that stock prices overall will decline over short orlong periods, adversely affecting the value of an investment in the Corporation.You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses ofthe Corporation carefully before investing. A prospectus containing informationabout the Corporation (including its investment objectives, risks, charges,expenses, and other information about the Corporation) may be obtained bycontacting your financial advisor or RiverSource Service Corporation at 800221-2450. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing in theCorporation.There is no guarantee that the Corporation`s investment goals/objectives will bemet or that distributions will be made, and you could lose money.

NOT FDIC INSUREDMAY LOSE VALUENO BANK GUARANTEE NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY Ameriprise Financial, Inc.Stockholder contact:Chris Moran, orMedia contact:Charles Keller, Copyright Business Wire 2009. * Seven children infected with H5N1 without knowing it * Study points to ponds as a source of infection By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus can infect people without causing noticeable symptoms, but only rarely, according to a report published on Thursday. A survey of more than 600 people in Cambodian villages where two children died from the virus shows seven more were apparently infected, but without having known about it. The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, also suggests that people may become infected by swimming in ponds where infected birds have dabbled. "Although these results cannot be considered to be representative without broader confirmation, they show that, in some settings, surveillance may substantially miss H5N1 virus infections," Dr Sylvie Briand and and Dr.