NFJ, NAI, NIE and NGZ Declare Quarterly Distributions
December 21 2010 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
The Board of Trustees of NFJ Dividend, Interest, & Premium
Strategy Fund (NYSE: NFJ), AGIC International & Premium
Strategy Fund (NYSE: NAI), AGIC Equity & Convertible Income
Fund (NYSE: NIE) and AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income
Fund (NYSE: NGZ) (collectively, the “Funds”) announced today they
have declared the following quarterly distributions.
Fund
Distribution per
Common Share
NFJ Dividend, Interest, & Premium Strategy Fund (NFJ)
$0.45 AGIC International & Premium Strategy Fund (NAI) $0.40
AGIC Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE) $0.28 AGIC Global
Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NGZ) $0.30
The dividends will be payable on January 7, 2011 to shareholders
of record on December 31, 2010, with an ex-dividend date of
December 29, 2010.
NFJ’s quarterly dividend was increased to $0.45 per share from
$0.15 per share from the prior quarter. The dividend increase
announced today by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, based on the
recommendation of the Fund’s investment manager and sub-adviser,
will bring the Fund’s distribution rate (as a portion of net asset
value per share) closer to that of its comparable domestic option
strategy closed-end fund peers. A significant portion of NFJ, NAI
and NGZ’s distribution may constitute a return of capital to
shareholders as noted in the next paragraph, and no inferences
should be made about NFJ’s current or anticipated net investment
income or net realized capital gains from the distribution
increase.
The actual composition and character of the distributions stated
above and future distributions of the Funds may be materially
different from the composition or character of such distributions
that existed at the time of this press release and may be comprised
of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. Such
factors include the varied nature of each Fund’s investments and
the performance of those investments, and that the ultimate
characterization of each Fund’s distributions cannot finally be
determined until the end of each Fund’s fiscal year, resulting in
the possibility of a return of capital if any Fund makes total
distributions in an amount that exceeds its net investment income
and net realized capital gains during its fiscal year. Additional
information as applicable regarding the composition of the
distributions will be made available at
www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds after the payable date. As a result
of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be given as to
the actual composition or character of each Fund’s distributions at
the time of this press release and neither the Funds, Allianz
Global Investors Fund Management LLC (“AGIFM”), NFJ Investment
Group LLC, Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC, nor any of their
trustees, members, officers or employees assumes responsibility for
such statements.
This notice should not be used to prepare tax returns. In
January 2011, Form 1099DIV (or substitute Form 1099DIV) will be
sent to shareholders and will state the aggregate amount and tax
characterizations of distributions for the 2010 calendar year.
It is anticipated that the Funds’ next quarterly dividend will
be declared on or about March 11, 2011 and be payable on or about
March 30, 2011.
AGIFM, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Global
Investors of America L.P., serves as the Funds’ investment manager
and is a member of Munich-based Allianz Group. NFJ Investment Group
L.P. (responsible for NFJ’s equity component), Allianz Global
Investors Capital LLC (responsible for NFJ’s convertible component
and index option strategy as well as the sole sub-adviser of NAI,
NIE and NGZ), each an AGIFM affiliate, serve as the Funds’
sub-advisers. Allianz is a leading global financial services
company.
The Funds’ daily New York Stock Exchange closing prices and net
asset values per share as well as other information, including
portfolio statistics and performance is available at
www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Funds’
shareholder servicing agent at 800-254-5197.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time
involve risks and uncertainties and are forward looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation,
the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a
decline in a Fund’s performance, a general downturn in the economy,
competition from other companies, changes in government policy or
regulation, inability to attract or retain key employees, inability
to implement its operating strategy and/or acquisition strategy,
and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings
or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory
organizations.
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