NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 26, 2015, the Boards of Directors of certain Cohen & Steers open- and closed-end funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") elected Mr. Dean Junkans as a member of each Fund's Board of Directors effective immediately.

"Cohen & Steers and the Boards of the Funds welcome Mr. Junkans. We expect that his investment knowledge and industry experience will enhance the overall expertise of the Boards," said Robert Steers, chief executive officer of Cohen & Steers, Inc. and Chairman of the Funds' Boards.

Mr. Junkans was Chief Investment Officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank from 2004 to 2014, and also served as Chief Investment Officer of the Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement group at Wells Fargo & Company from 2011 to 2014. He is currently a member, and former Chair, of the Claritas Advisory Committee at the CFA Institute, and is also a board member and Investment Committee member of Bethel University Foundation. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, River Falls, from 1996 to 2004, and is a U.S. Army Veteran.

Mr. Junkans will serve as Director of the following Funds:

Cohen & Steers Active Commodities Strategy Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Dividend Value Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Global Income Builder, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Institutional Global Realty Shares, Inc.
Cohen & Steers International Realty Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers MLP & Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Real Assets Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc.

With respect to the closed-end funds, Mr. Junkans was elected as a Director to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017 and until he or his successor is duly elected and qualified.

More information is available at cohenandsteers.com.

About Cohen & Steers. Founded in 1986, Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager with a long history of innovation and a focus on real assets, including real estate, infrastructure and commodities, along with preferred securities and other income solutions. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seattle, Cohen & Steers serves institutional and individual investors around the world.

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