Calamos Tax Center

The Calamos closed-end funds pay out distributions for each common share each month. You should know how much you received in distributions as your prepare your taxes since the IRS classifies distributions as reportable income.

2004 Closed-End Fund Income Distributions

Enhanced Fixed Income
	Record Date	Ex-Date	Payable Date	Income Distributions
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI)	2/13/2004	2/11/2004	2/27/2004	$0.1500
	3/15/2004	3/11/2004	3/31/2004	$0.1500
	4/15/2004	4/13/2004	4/30/2004	$0.1500
	5/14/2004	5/12/2004	5/28/2004	$0.1500
	6/15/2004	6/11/2004	6/30/2004	$0.1500
	7/15/2004	7/13/2004	7/30/2004	$0.1500
	8/16/2004	8/12/2004	8/31/2004	$0.1500
	9/15/2004	9/13/2004	9/30/2004	$0.1500
	10/15/2004	10/13/2004	10/29/2004	$0.1500
	11/15/2004	11/10/2004	11/30/2004	$0.1500
	12/13/2004	12/09/2004	12/17/2004	$0.1500
	12/20/2004	12/28/2004	1/21/2005	$0.1750
			Total	$1.8250
Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY)	2/13/2004	2/11/2004	2/27/2004	$0.1219
	3/15/2004	3/11/2004	3/31/2004	$0.1219
	4/15/2004	4/13/2004	4/30/2004	$0.1219
	5/14/2004	5/12/2004	5/28/2004	$0.1219
	6/15/2004	6/11/2004	6/30/2004	$0.1219
	7/15/2004	7/13/2004	7/30/2004	$0.1219
	8/16/2004	8/12/2004	8/31/2004	$0.1219
	9/15/2004	9/13/2004	9/30/2004	$0.1219
	10/15/2004	10/13/2004	10/29/2004	$0.1219
	11/15/2004	11/10/2004	11/30/2004	$0.1219
	12/13/2004	12/09/2004	12/17/2004	$0.1219
	12/20/2004	12/28/2004	1/21/2005	$0.1219
			Total	$1.4628
Defensive Equity
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ)	6/15/2004	6/11/2004	6/30/2004	$0.0750
	7/15/2004	7/13/2004	7/30/2004	$0.0750
	8/16/2004	8/12/2004	8/31/2004	$0.0750
	9/15/2004	9/13/2004	9/30/2004	$0.0750
	10/15/2004	10/13/2004	10/29/2004	$0.0750
	11/15/2004	11/10/2004	11/30/2004	$0.0750
	12/13/2004	12/09/2004	12/17/2004	$0.0750
	12/20/2004	12/28/2004	1/21/2005	$0.0750
			Total	$0.6000

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