The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Announces Final Tender Offer Results
November 21 2024 - 12:00PM
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., an SEC-registered investment
adviser, and The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUBA)
(the “Fund”) today announced the final results of the Fund’s cash
tender offer to purchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares
at 97.5% of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) as of the close of
ordinary trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market (the “NASDAQ”) on
November 15, 2024, the expiration date (the “Tender Offer”).
The table below shows the final results for the Fund:
Tender Offer Amount |
Shares Properly Tendered |
Shares to be Purchased |
Pro-Ration Factor* |
Purchase Price of Properly Tendered Shares** |
Number of Outstanding Common Shares after Giving Effect to
Tender Offer |
Up to 5% or 827,416 shares |
11,685,770 |
827,416 |
7.08052% |
$3.2273 |
15,720,897 |
* The number of common shares to be purchased divided by the
number of common shares properly tendered. The pro-ration factor is
subject to rounding adjustment to avoid the purchase of fractional
shares.** Equal to 97.5% of the Fund’s NAV per share as of the
close of ordinary trading on the NASDAQ on November 15, 2024 (the
date the Tender Offer expired).
Under the terms and conditions of the Fund’s Tender Offer, if
the number of common shares properly tendered exceeds the number of
common shares offered to purchase, the Fund will purchase common
shares properly tendered on a pro-rata basis (disregarding
fractional shares). As indicated above, the Fund will purchase
7.08052% of the common shares properly tendered. The Fund will
purchase the common shares accepted for payment as promptly as
practicable.
EQ Fund Solutions, LLC is the information agent
for the Offer. Shareholders with questions may call EQ Fund
Solutions, LLC at (877) 536-1555.
About Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors,
Inc.
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., founded in
1984, is an SEC registered investment advisor, specializing in
investment analysis and account management in closed-end funds. The
Firm also specializes in investment in the Caribbean Basin. The
HERZFELD/CUBA division of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. serves
as the investment advisor to The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund,
Inc. a publicly traded closed-end fund (NASDAQ: CUBA).
More information about the advisor can be found
at www.herzfeld.com.
Past performance is no guarantee of future
performance. An investment in the Fund is subject to certain risks,
including market risk. In general, shares of closed-end funds often
trade at a discount from their net asset value and at the time of
sale may be trading on the exchange at a price which is more or
less than the original purchase price or the net asset value. There
can be no assurance that any Share repurchases will reduce or
eliminate the discount of the Fund’s market price to the Fund’s net
asset value per share. An investor should carefully consider the
Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Please
read the Fund’s disclosure documents before investing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. (“TJHA”) or the Fund may make,
may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the
Fund’s or TJHA’s future financial or business performance,
strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are
typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,”
“potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,”
“position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,”
“sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may”
or similar expressions. TJHA and the Fund caution that
forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions,
risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made, and TJHA and
the Fund assume no duty to and do not undertake to update
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future
results could differ materially from historical performance. With
respect to the Fund, the following factors, among others, could
cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking
statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in
political, economic or industry conditions, particularly with
respect to Cuba and other Caribbean Basin countries, the interest
rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital
markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Fund or in
the Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of the Fund and its investments; (3) the
impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of
any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any
distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and
timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and
regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating
to the Fund or TJHA, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities,
international hostilities and natural disasters, which may
adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial
and capital markets, specific industries or TJHA or the Fund; (9)
TJHA’s and the Fund’s ability to attract and retain highly talented
professionals; (10) the impact of TJHA electing to provide support
to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems
at other financial institutions or the failure or negative
performance of products at other financial institutions; and (12)
the effects of an epidemic, pandemic or public health emergency,
including without limitation, COVID-19. Annual and Semi-Annual
Reports and other regulatory filings of the Fund with the SEC are
accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on TJHA’s
website at www.herzfeld.com/cuba, and may discuss these or other
factors that affect the Fund. The information contained on TJHA’s
website is not a part of this press release.
Contact: Tom Morgan Chief Compliance Officer Thomas J. Herzfeld
Advisors, Inc. 1-305-777-1660
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