PIONEER FUNDS

 

 

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Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund

Pioneer Equity Income Fund

Pioneer Floating Rate Trust

Pioneer Fund

Pioneer High Income Trust

Pioneer High Yield Fund

Pioneer ILS Interval Fund

Pioneer Mid Cap Value Fund

Pioneer Money Market Trust

Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust

   

Pioneer Municipal High Income Trust

Pioneer Real Estate Shares

Pioneer Series Trust II

Pioneer Series Trust III

Pioneer Series Trust IV

Pioneer Series Trust V

Pioneer Series Trust VI

Pioneer Series Trust VII

Pioneer Series Trust VIII

Pioneer Series Trust X

Pioneer Series Trust XI

Pioneer Series Trust XII

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PIONEER FUNDS PROXY WO#28629—TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE VOTING SCRIPT

** PROXY CARD **

WHEN CONNECTED TO OUR PHONE VOTING SYSTEM ACCESSED VIA OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1-800-337-3503 THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

THE INITIAL PROMPT:

“Thank you for calling the proxy voting line. “

“Before you can vote, I’ll need to validate some information from your proxy card or meeting notice.

On your card or notice there’s a shaded box with a 14 digit number inside. Please enter that number now.”

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THEIR 14 DIGIT CONTROL NUMBER, HE/SHE HEARS:

“Next, located in the un-shaded box is an 8 digit number. Please enter this number now.”

THEN YOU HEAR:

“Thank you. Please hold while I validate those numbers.”

IF VALID CODES WERE ENTERED, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL HEAR THE FOLLOWING GENERIC SPEECH:

“Okay, you’ll be voting your shares for the upcoming proxy meeting. The Board Recommends a vote “FOR” all proposals.”

IF CUSTOM GREETING IS APPROVED, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL HEAR THE FOLLOWING CUSTOM SPEECH:

“Okay, you’ll be voting your proxy for shares in the Pioneer Funds. The Board Recommends a vote “FOR” all proposals.”

IF THERE IS A PRIOR VOTE IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL NUMBER ENTERED YOU HEAR:

“ I see that you’ve already voted. If you don’t want to change your vote you can just hang-up. Otherwise,

remain on the line and I’ll take you through the voting process again...”

IF THERE IS NO PRIOR VOTE, THE FOLLOWING IS HEARD:

“I’m about to take you through the voting process. Please keep your voting card or meeting notice in front

of you to follow along. Okay, let’s begin…”

THEN, MATCHING THE SHAREHOLDER’S PROXY CARD, THEY WILL BE PROMPTED TO VOTE ON EACH APPLICABLE PROPOSAL :

“PROPOSAL 1: [FOR ONE HOLDING THEY HEAR]: “To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

OR [MULTIPLE HOLDINGS THEY HEAR]: “To vote FOR on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 1; AGAINST on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 2;

ABSTAIN on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 3 or to vote on EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, press 4.”

WHEN A SHAREHOLDER OWNS MULTIPLE HOLDINGS AND CHOOSES TO VOTE ON EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, THEY HEAR:

“FOR HOLDING 1: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

“FOR HOLDING 2: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

The prompting continues for each of the shareholdes holding to match their fund holdings listed on their proxy card…

EXAMPLE “ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER” PROPOSAL PROMPTS WHEN A SINGLE FUND IS HELD FOR THE PROPOSAL:

“PROPOSAL 2: To vote FOR ALL nominees, Press 1. To WITHHOLD your vote from all nominees, press 2.

Or to WITHHOLD YOUR VOTE FROM INDIVIDUAL nominees press 3.”

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, TO VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES THEY WILL HEAR:

“Okay, voting for all nominees”

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, TO WITHHOLD FROM ALL NOMINEES THEY WILL HEAR:

“Okay, voting withhold on all nominees “

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 3, TO WITHHOLD FROM INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES THEY WILL HEAR:

“Okay, we’ll withhold your vote on the nominees you specify. All other nominees will be voted FOR. “

THEN THEY HEAR: “For each nominee listed on your proxy card or meeting notice there’s a corresponding

two-digit number. Please enter the number of the nominee from whom you wish to withhold your vote.”

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS A NOMINEE NUMBER TO WITHHOLD FROM, HE/SHE HEARS:

“OK, withholding your vote from nominee number N” [Where N is the nominee number entered]”

THEN THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

“To withhold your vote from another nominee, enter the two-digit number. If there are no other nominees

from whom you wish to withhold your vote press # (pound).”

WHEN # IS PRESSED, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

“Okay, finished withholding from nominees”

EXAMPLE “ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER” PROPOSAL PROMPTS WHEN MULTIPLE FUNDS ARE HELD FOR THE PROPOSAL:

“PROPOSAL 2: FOR HOLDING 1: To vote FOR ALL nominees, Press 1. To WITHHOLD your vote from all nominees, press 2.

Or to WITHHOLD YOUR VOTE FROM INDIVIDUAL nominees press 3.”

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, TO VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR THE FIRST HOLDING THEY WILL HEAR:

Okay, for the 1st holding listed on this proposal you just voted “For All” Nominees.

To vote the same way for all other holdings listed, press 1; To vote for each holding individually, press 2.

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IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, TO WITHHOLD YOUR VOTE FROM ALL NOMINEES FOR THE FIRST HOLDING THEY WILL HEAR:

Okay, for the 1st holding listed on this proposal you just voted to withhold your vote from all Nominees.

To vote the same way for all other holdings listed, press 1; To vote for each holding individually, press 2.

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 3, TO WITHHOLD FROM INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES FOR THE FIRST HOLDING THEY WILL HEAR:

“Okay, we’ll withhold your vote on the nominees you specify. All other nominees will be voted FOR. “

THEN THEY HEAR: “For each nominee listed on your proxy card or meeting notice there’s a corresponding

two-digit number. Please enter the number of the nominee from whom you wish to withhold your vote.”

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS A NOMINEE NUMBER TO WITHHOLD FROM, HE/SHE HEARS:

“OK, withholding your vote from nominee number N” [Where N is the nominee number entered]”

THEN THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

“To withhold your vote from another nominee, enter the two-digit number. If there are no other nominees

from whom you wish to withhold your vote press # (pound).”

WHEN # (POUND) IS PRESSED, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

“Okay, finished withholding from nominees”

THEN THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

Okay, for the 1st holding listed on this proposal you just voted to withhold your vote from nominee(s)…N” [Where N is(are) the

nominee number(s) entered by the shareholder]

To vote the same way for all other holdings listed, press 1; To vote for each holding individually, press 2.

IF THE SHAREHOLDER CHOOSES OPTION 1, TO VOTE THE SAME WAY FOR ALL OTHER HOLDINGS ON THE NOMINEE PROPOSAL:

Okay, I’ll apply the same vote to all other holdings listed.

IF THE SHAREHOLDER CHOOSES OPTION 2, TO VOTE FOR EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY:

Okay, let’s continue then…

THEN THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS PROMPTS FOR THE NEXT HOLDING [This is repeated until all holdings are voted on]:

Example: “For Holding 2: To vote FOR ALL nominees, Press 1. To WITHHOLD your vote from all nominees, press 2.

Or to WITHHOLD YOUR VOTE FROM INDIVIDUAL nominees press 3.”

THEN, MATCHING THE SHAREHOLDER’S PROXY CARD, THEY WILL BE PROMPTED TO VOTE ON EACH APPLICABLE PROPOSAL :

“PROPOSAL 3: [FOR ONE HOLDING THEY HEAR]: “To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

OR [MULTIPLE HOLDINGS THEY HEAR]: “To vote FOR on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 1; AGAINST on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 2;

ABSTAIN on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 3 or to vote on EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, press 4.”

WHEN A SHAREHOLDER OWNS MULTIPLE HOLDINGS AND CHOOSES TO VOTE ON EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, THEY HEAR:

“FOR HOLDING 1: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

“FOR HOLDING 2: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

The prompting continues for each of the shareholdes holding to match their fund holdings listed on their proxy card…

Proposal 4 : “To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3”

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER HAS COMPLETED VOTING ON THE PROPOSALS, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

“Okay, you’ve finished voting but your vote has not yet been recorded.”

“To hear a summary of how you voted, press 1; To record your vote, Press 2.”

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, TO HEAR A SUMMARY OF THEIR VOTES, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

“Please note your vote will be cast automatically should you decide to hang up during the summary.”

“You’ve elected to vote as follows...” [THEN A PLAYBACK OF THE VOTE COLLECTED FOR THE PROPOSALS IS HEARD]

THEN AFTER THE VOTE PLAYBACK, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

“If this is correct, press 1; Otherwise, press 2. If you’d like to hear the information again press # (pound).”

IF THE CALLER CHOOSES TO RECORD THEIR VOTES (EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE SUMMARY IS HEARD), THEY HEAR:

“(Okay) Please hold while I record your vote.”

THEN THEY HEAR:

“Your vote has been recorded. It’s not necessary for you to mail in your proxy card or meeting notice.”

“I’m now going to end this call unless you have another proxy card or meeting notice to vote or

you want to change your vote. If you need to vote again, press one now.”

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, INDICATING AN INCORRECT VOTE, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

“Okay, lets change your vote.” [The system then prompts the voting options again.]

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS RECORDED, IF THEY ELECT TO VOTE ANOTHER PROXY, HE/SHE HEARS:

“Before you can vote, I’ll need to validate some information from your proxy card or meeting notice. On your card or

notice there’s a shaded box with a 14 digit # inside. Please enter that number now.”

IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END THE CALL, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

“Thank you for voting, goodbye.”