Cohen & Steers Equity Income Fund to Be Renamed Cohen & Steers Realty Income Fund NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers Equity Income Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSEIXNASDAQ:CSBIXNASDAQ:CSCIXNASDAQ:andNASDAQ:CSDIX) will change its name to Cohen & Steers Realty Income Fund effective September 30, 2004. "The new name is designed to better reflect the fund's objective of investing in real estate securities," remarked Martin Cohen, president of the fund. He added, "While the fund name is changing, everything else will remain the same, including the fund's investment objective, management team and symbols." The investment objective of the fund is high current income through investment in real estate securities. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. Please consider the fund's investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus containing this and other information may be obtained by calling 1-800-330-7348 or visiting our Web site, cohenandsteers.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. An investment in the fund will fluctuate and shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, is the distributor. DATASOURCE: Cohen & Steers Equity Income Fund CONTACT: John McCombe, executive vice president, director of marketing, Cohen & Steers Equity Income Fund, +1-212-832-3232, cohenandsteers.com Web site: http://www.cohenandsteers.com/

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