Nuveen Municipal Closed-End Funds Announce Shareholder Proposals
June 14 2022 - 4:15PM
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The Board of Trustees of Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal
Term Fund (NYSE: NID) and Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality
Municipal Term Fund (NYSE: NIQ) has approved a proposal that will
allow shareholders of the fund the opportunity to maintain their
investment in the fund and exposure to leveraged, intermediate
duration municipal securities.
In light of the upcoming scheduled terminations of NID on March
31, 2023 and NIQ on June 30, 2023, the proposals ask shareholders
of each NID and NIQ to vote to amend their respective fund’s
declaration of trust to eliminate the term. For each fund, if the
amendment is approved by shareholders, the fund will conduct a
tender offer for 100% of its outstanding common shares at net asset
value. If the fund’s common assets taking into account common
shares properly tendered in the tender offer would be $70 million
or greater, the tender offer will be completed and the fund’s term
will be eliminated. If the fund’s common assets after the tender
offer would be less than $70 million, the tender offer will be
cancelled with no common shares repurchased, and instead, the fund
will proceed to terminate as scheduled.
If a fund’s term is eliminated, the fund’s name will change to
reflect the elimination—NID’s name will change to “Nuveen
Intermediate Duration Municipal Fund” and NIQ’s name will change to
“Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Fund.” In addition,
if a fund’s term is eliminated, the common shares of the fund will
continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the current
ticker symbol, and Nuveen will waive 50% of its net management fees
over the first year following the elimination of the term, which
may enhance the net earnings of the fund.
The changes described above will take effect with respect to NID
or NIQ only if shareholders of the fund approve the proposal
described above and the tender offer condition is satisfied.
More information on the proposals will be contained in proxy
materials for the funds expected to be filed in the near
future.
Nuveen is a leading sponsor of closed-end funds (CEFs) with $62
billion of assets under management across 58 CEFs as of 31 Mar
2022. The funds offer exposure to a broad range of asset classes
and are designed for income-focused investors seeking regular
distributions. Nuveen has more than 30 years of experience managing
CEFs.
For more information, please visit Nuveen’s CEF homepage
www.nuveen.com/closed-end-funds.
About Nuveen
Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive
range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure
the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual
investors. Nuveen has $1.2 trillion in assets under management as
of 31 Mar 2022 and operations in 27 countries. Its investment
specialists offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of
traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of
vehicles and customized strategies. For more information, please
visit www.nuveen.com.
Nuveen Securities, LLC, member FINRA and SIPC.
The information contained on the Nuveen website is not a part of
this press release.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made or referenced in this release may be
forward-looking statements. Actual future results or occurrences
may differ significantly from those anticipated in any
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. These include,
but are not limited to:
- market developments, including the timing of distributions and
other events identified in this press release;
- legal and regulatory developments;
- the ability of each fund to obtain requisite shareholder
approval for the proposal described herein;
- the number of shares tendered in response to each fund’s tender
offer; and
- other additional risks and uncertainties.
Nuveen and the closed-end funds sponsored by Nuveen undertake no
responsibility to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statements.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
In connection with the proposals discussed herein, the funds
expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
solicitation materials in the form of a joint proxy statement on
Schedule 14A. Investors are urged to read the solicitation
materials and any other relevant documents when they become
available because they will contain important information about the
proposals. After they are filed, free copies of the solicitation
materials will be available on the SEC’s web site at
www.sec.gov.
This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any
fund shareholder. However, the funds, Nuveen and certain of their
respective directors/trustees, officers and affiliates may be
deemed under the rules of the SEC to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the
proposals discussed herein. Information about the trustees and
officers of the funds may be found in the funds’ annual reports
previously filed with the SEC.
The tender offers referred to herein have not yet commenced, and
there is no certainty that such offers will be commenced or
completed. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a
solicitation of an offer to sell securities. Each fund’s tender
offer will be made only through an offer to purchase and other
related materials that will be made available to fund shareholders
and filed with the SEC if and when the tender offer commences.
Shareholders and other investors are urged to read the tender offer
statements, the offers to purchase and other related materials when
they become available because they will contain important
information. After they are filed, free copies of these materials
will be available on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other
insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end
funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss
of principal invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their
net asset value.
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