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Scudder Municipal Income Trust
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SCUDDER MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
222 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
CHICAGO, IL 60606
June 1, 2004
Dear Shareholder:
We previously sent you proxy materials for the Scudder Municipal Income Trust
Annual Meeting to be held at the offices of Deutsche Investment Management
Americas Inc., 13th Floor, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103 on
June 29, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" ALL OF THE PROPOSALS.
Since we have not yet received your vote, another voting instruction form and
return envelope are enclosed for your convenience. If you choose to vote by
mail, please use the enclosed proxy card in place of the one previously sent,
since the previous proxy card erroneously does not allow you to vote on proposal
3.1. You may also vote by telephone or internet by following the instructions on
the enclosed form. With the meeting fast approaching, we urge you to give this
matter your immediate attention and return your voting instruction form in the
enclosed return envelope.
TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SHARES ARE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING AND TO HELP YOUR FUND
AVOID THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO VOTE
TODAY. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Scudder Municipal Income Trust
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If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please
contact our proxy solicitor, Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.:
TOLL FREE: 1-866-800-0586
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING YOUR PROXY
Scudder Municipal Income Trust offers shareholders of record three alternative
ways of voting their proxies:
- By Telephone
- Through the Internet (using a browser)
- By Mail (traditional method)
Your telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares
in the same manner as if you had mailed your proxy card. We encourage you to use
these cost effective and convenient ways of voting.
TELEPHONE VOTING:
Available only until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time June 28, 2004.
- Call Toll-Free: 1-877-260-0394 on any touch-tone telephone to
authorize voting of your shares. You may call 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. You will be prompted to follow simple instructions.
- Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed.
INTERNET VOTING:
Available only until 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 28, 2004.
- Visit the Internet voting Website at http://proxy.georgeson.com.
- Enter the COMPANY NUMBER AND CONTROL NUMBER shown below and follow
the instructions on your screen.
- You will incur only your usual Internet charges.
VOTING BY MAIL:
- Simply sign and date your proxy card and return it in the
postage-paid envelope.
COMPANY NUMBER CONTROL NUMBER
PLEASE FOLD AND DETACH CARD AT PERFORATION BEFORE MAILING.
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[X] TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS INDICATED AT LEFT
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF THE FUND
WHICH RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ALL ITEMS.
FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL
ALL ALL EXCEPT
1. To elect seven Trustees to [ ] [ ] [ ]
the Board of the Fund:
01) John W. Ballantine, 02) Lewis A. Burnham,
03) Donald L. Dunaway, 04) James R. Edgar,
05) Paul K. Freeman, 06) Robert B. Hoffman,
07) Shirley D. Peterson
TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, MARK THE "FOR
ALL EXCEPT" BOX AND WRITE THE NOMINEE'S NUMBER ON THE LINE PROVIDED
BELOW.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. To ratify the selection of [ ] [ ] [ ]
Ernst & Young LLP as the Fund's
independent auditors for the
current fiscal year.
3. To approve the modification or elimination of certain investment
policies and the elimination of the shareholder approval requirement as
to certain other matters.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
3.0 Investment Objectives [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.1 Investment Policies [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.2(a) Diversification [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.3 Borrowing [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.4 Senior Securities [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.5 Concentration [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.6 Underwriting of [ ] [ ] [ ]
Securities
3.7 Investment in Real [ ] [ ] [ ]
Estate
3.8 Purchase of Commodities [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.9 Lending [ ] [ ] [ ]
3.10 Margin Purchases and [ ] [ ] [ ]
Short Sales
3.11 Restricted and [ ] [ ] [ ]
Illiquid Securities
3.13 Investment other than in [ ] [ ] [ ]
Municipal Securities and
Temporary Investments
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE HEREIN, ALL
SHARES WILL BE VOTED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
BOARD.
TO VOTE BY TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR INTERNET, SEE
INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE.
Signature
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Date
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Signature (Joint)
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Date
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Note: All registered owners of accounts
shown above must sign. Please sign exactly
as your name appears on this Proxy. If
signing for a corporation, estate or trust,
please indicate your capacity or title.
PLEASE FOLD AND DETACH CARD AT PERFORATION BEFORE MAILING.
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PROXY
SCUDDER MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST - COMMON SHARES
FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS JUNE 29, 2004
The signers of this proxy hereby appoint Daniel O. Hirsch, Philip J. Collora,
John Millette and Caroline Pearson, and each of them, attorneys and proxies,
with power of substitution in each, to vote all shares for the signers at the
Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the offices of Deutsche
Investment Management Americas Inc., Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110
on June 29, 2004, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof, as specified herein, and in accordance with their best
judgment, on any other business that may properly come before this meeting. I
hereby revoke any and all proxies with respect to such shares previously given
by me. I acknowledge receipt of the Proxy Statement relating to the Joint Annual
Meeting.
This instruction may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the Joint
Annual Meeting by execution of a subsequent proxy card, by written notice to the
Fund's secretary or by voting in person at the Joint Annual Meeting.
YOUR VOTE IS NEEDED! IF NOT VOTING ELECTRONICALLY OR BY TELEPHONE, PLEASE SIGN,
DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE REQUIRED.
If you have any questions regarding the execution of the proxy, please call
Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. at 866-800-0586.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
(CONTINUED, AND TO BE SIGNED, ON THE REVERSE SIDE.)