Four Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds Announce Distributions

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RWF), Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RQI), Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: UTF) (formerly known as Cohen & Steers Select Utility Fund, Inc.) and Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RTU) announced distributions payable on March 11, 2010 to shareholders of record as of March 5, 2010. The ex-dividend date is March 3, 2010. Details for each distribution follow.

    
    
    
                                                        
                                                                Distribution 
                                                       NYSE      per Common 
    Fund                                              Symbol        Share 
    
    Cohen & Steers Worldwide Realty Income Fund, Inc.  RWF           $0.0925
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    Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.    RQI           $0.0925
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    Cohen & Steers REIT and Utility Income Fund, Inc.  RTU           $0.1700
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    Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.           UTF           $0.2400
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The distribution for RWF will be paid in cash, and will be the final distribution paid prior to its merger with and into RQI. The distribution for RTU will also be paid in cash, and will be the final distribution paid prior to its merger with and into UTF.

The mergers are expected to occur after the close of business on March 12, 2010. RQI and UTF shareholders will receive their distributions in accordance with their dividend reinvestment election. The distributions for the other Cohen & Steers closed-end funds are expected to be announced on or about March 17, 2010. More information is available at cohenandsteers.com.

About Cohen & Steers

Cohen & Steers is a manager of income-oriented equity portfolios specializing in U.S. and international real estate securities, large cap value stocks, listed infrastructure and utilities, and preferred securities. The company also manages alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies for qualified investors. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong and Seattle, Cohen & Steers serves individual and institutional investors through a broad range of investment vehicles.

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