Form N-CSR - Certified Shareholder Report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-22455

Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Dana A. DeVivo

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor

New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 832-3232

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2023

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

To Our Shareholders:

We would like to share with you our report for the year ended December 31, 2023. The total returns for Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) and its comparative benchmarks were:


	Six Months Ended December 31, 2023			Year Ended December 31, 2023
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund at Net Asset Value^(a)		10.34	%		7.99	%
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund at Market Value^(a)		8.40	%		9.72	%
ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index^(b)		5.36	%		10.21	%
Blended Benchmark^(b)		6.97	%		8.21	%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index^(b)		3.37	%		5.53	%

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage, resulting from borrowings under a credit agreement. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. The Fund’s returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, taxes or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year are not annualized.

Distribution Policy

Effective July 1, 2023, the Fund adopted a policy to make regular monthly distributions at a level rate (the Policy), which replaced the Fund’s previous managed distribution policy (the Plan). The Fund expects that these distributions will continue to be declared and announced on a quarterly basis. As a result of the Policy, the Fund may pay distributions in excess of its investment company taxable income and realized gains. This excess would be a return of capital distributed from the Fund’s assets. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. In order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less opportune time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares. The Board may amend or terminate the Policy, or re-adopt a managed distribution plan, at any time without prior notice to shareholders. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund distributed $0.135 per share on a monthly basis through June 30, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023, in accordance with the Policy, the Fund distributed $0.126 per share on a monthly basis.

^(a)	As a closed-end investment company, the price of the Fund’s exchange-traded shares will be set by market forces and can deviate from the net asset value (NAV) per share of the Fund.

^(b)	For benchmark descriptions, see page 6.

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Under the Plan, the Fund’s monthly distributions could include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund’s assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.

Market Review

The 12 months ended December 31, 2023 were mostly favorable for financial markets amid better-than-expected economic resilience. Stocks and credit-sensitive fixed income assets had generally solid returns in this environment, while more rate-sensitive assets such as government bonds had relatively modest gains, hindered at times by volatility in interest rates. Bond yields rose sharply through most of the period as the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks continued to raise interest rates in an effort to contain inflation. Yields declined late in the year as central banks highlighted progress related to inflation targets, suggesting paths to begin lowering rates in 2024, even if the timing and magnitude of such cuts were unclear. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury retreated to 3.9% by year end, about where it stood at the start of 2023 after peaking near 5.0% in October.

In this environment, preferreds had a gain as a group and outperformed Treasuries, but trailed more credit-sensitive high-yield debt.

Fund Performance

The Fund had a positive total return in the period but underperformed its blended benchmark on a net asset value basis (the Fund outperformed the blended benchmark based on market price).

In the U.S., the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank in early 2023 raised concerns about funding and contagion risk. In Europe, struggling Credit Suisse was acquired by rival UBS in March. Financial regulators took swift action to mitigate contagion risk; the Fed and other central banks assured that funding would remain readily available in the global banking system.

Concerns around these events eased as the period progressed and fundamentals of the broader banking system remained healthy and resilient. Industry data and individual company comments suggested that the well-publicized U.S. regional bank failures were idiosyncratic and not reflective of systemic risk. Credit Suisse, meanwhile, appeared to be an outlier among European banks. Overall, the banking sector in the U.S. and Europe continued to generate solid profitability and strong capitalization.

Security selection in the banking sector detracted from relative performance. While security selection among non-U.S. banks was favorable (including a contribution from an underweight in issues of Credit Suisse), this was more than offset by security selection in U.S. banks, due in part to out-of-benchmark investments in issues from Silicon Valley Bank.

The insurance sector performed well during the period. Property & casualty insurance companies experienced significant premium growth due to the recovering economy, while life insurers benefited from the declining impact of the Covid pandemic. The Fund’s underweight in insurance hindered relative performance, although the effect was largely offset by favorable security selection in that sector.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

The pipeline sector had a solid absolute return as company cash flows improved, supported by recovering demand and high crude oil and refined product prices. Utilities also outperformed. The Fund’s overweights and security selection in both sectors contributed to relative performance.

Impact of Leverage on Fund Performance

The Fund employs leverage as part of a yield-enhancement strategy. Leverage, which can increase total return in rising markets (just as it can have the opposite effect in declining markets), contributed significantly to the Fund’s performance for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023.

Impact of Derivatives on Fund Performance

In connection with its use of leverage, the Fund pays interest on its borrowings based on a floating rate under the terms of its credit agreement. To reduce the impact that an increase in interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund with respect to these borrowings, the Fund used interest rate swaps to exchange a portion of the floating rate for a fixed rate. The Fund also used total return swaps with the intention of managing credit risk. The Fund’s use of interest rate swaps contributed to the Fund’s total return for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023, while the total return swaps had essentially no effect.

The Fund used forward foreign currency exchange contracts for managing currency risk on certain Fund positions denominated in foreign currencies. The currency forwards did not have a material effect on the Fund’s total return for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023.

Sincerely,



WILLIAM F. SCAPELL Portfolio Manager		ELAINE ZAHARIS-NIKAS Portfolio Manager


JERRY DOROST Portfolio Manager

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

The views and opinions in the preceding commentary are subject to change without notice and are as of the date of the report. There is no guarantee that any market forecast set forth in the commentary will be realized. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time, should not be relied upon as investment advice and is not intended to predict or depict performance of any investment.

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Our website also provides comprehensive information about Cohen & Steers, including our most recent press releases, profiles of our senior investment professionals and their investment approach to each asset class. The Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds specializes in liquid real assets, including real estate securities, listed infrastructure and natural resource equities, as well as preferred securities and other income solutions.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Performance Review (Unaudited)

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

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Average Annual Total Returns—For Periods Ended December 31, 2023


	1 Year			5 Years			10 Years			Since Inception^(b)
Fund at NAV		7.99	%		5.00	%		6.05	%		7.49	%
Fund at Market Value		9.72	%		3.53	%		5.90	%		6.51	%

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results reflect the effect of leverage from utilization of borrowings under a credit agreement. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. The Fund’s returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

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Performance Review (Unaudited)—(Continued)

^(a)

The Linked Blended Benchmark is represented by the performance of the blended benchmark consisting of 50% ICE BofA U.S. Capital Securities Index and 50% ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index through December 31, 2016; the blended benchmark consisting of 60% ICE BofA U.S. IG Institutional Capital Securities Index, 30% ICE BofA Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index and 10% Bloomberg Developed Market USD Contingent Capital Index through December 31, 2018; and the blended benchmark consisting of 60% ICE BofA U.S. IG Institutional Capital Securities Index, 20% ICE BofA Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index and 20% Bloomberg Developed Market USD Contingent Capital Index through March 31, 2022; and the blended benchmark consisting of 55% ICE BofA U.S. IG Institutional Capital Securities Index, 20% ICE BofA Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index and 25% Bloomberg Developed Market USD Contingent Capital Index thereafter.

The ICE BofA U.S. Capital Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofA U.S. Corporate Index including securities with deferrable coupons. The ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed-rate U.S. dollar-denominated preferred securities issued in the U.S. domestic market. The ICE BofA US IG Institutional Capital Securities Index tracks the performance of US dollar denominated investment-grade hybrid capital corporate and preferred securities publicly issued in the US domestic market. The ICE BofA Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated preferred securities issued in the U.S. domestic market, excluding $1,000 par securities. The Bloomberg Developed Market USD Contingent Capital Index includes hybrid capital securities in developed markets with explicit equity conversion or write down loss absorption mechanisms that are based on an issuer’s regulatory capital ratio or other explicit solvency-based triggers. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-market measure of the U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. Benchmark returns are shown for comparative purposes only and may not be representative of the Fund’s portfolio.

The comparative indexes are not adjusted to reflect expenses or other fees that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. Index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, taxes or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Fund’s performance assumes dividends and distributions are reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

^(b)	Commencement of investment operations is November 24, 2010.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Our Leverage Strategy

(Unaudited)

Our current leverage strategy utilizes borrowings up to the maximum permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide additional capital for the Fund, with an objective of increasing net income available for shareholders. As of December 31, 2023, leverage represented 35% of the Fund’s managed assets.

Through a combination of variable rate financing and interest rate swaps, the Fund has locked in interest rates on a significant portion of this additional capital through 2027 (where we effectively reduce our variable rate obligation and lock in our fixed rate obligation over various terms). Locking in a significant portion of our leveraging costs is designed to protect the dividend-paying ability of the Fund. The use of leverage increases the volatility of the Fund’s NAV in both up and down markets. However, we believe that locking in portions of the Fund’s leveraging costs for the various terms partially protects the Fund’s expenses from an increase in short-term interest rates.

Leverage Facts^(a)(b)


Leverage (as a % of managed assets)			35%
% Variable Rate Financing			16%
Variable Rate			6.2%
% Fixed Rate Financing^(c)			84%
Weighted Average Rate on Fixed Financing			1.6%
Weighted Average Term on Fixed Financing			2.8 years

The Fund seeks to enhance its dividend yield through leverage. The use of leverage is a speculative technique and there are special risks and costs associated with leverage. The NAV of the Fund’s shares may be reduced by the issuance and ongoing costs of leverage. So long as the Fund is able to invest in securities that produce an investment yield that is greater than the total cost of leverage, the leverage strategy will produce higher current net investment income for shareholders. On the other hand, to the extent that the total cost of leverage exceeds the incremental income gained from employing such leverage, shareholders would realize lower net investment income. In addition to the impact on net income, the use of leverage will have an effect of magnifying capital appreciation or depreciation for shareholders. Specifically, in an up market, leverage will typically generate greater capital appreciation than if the Fund were not employing leverage. Conversely, in down markets, the use of leverage will generally result in greater capital depreciation than if the Fund had been unlevered. To the extent that the Fund is required or elects to reduce its leverage, the Fund may need to liquidate investments, including under adverse economic conditions which may result in capital losses potentially reducing returns to shareholders. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

^(a)	Data as of December 31, 2023. Information is subject to change.

^(b)	See Note 7 in Notes to Financial Statements.

^(c)	Represents fixed payer interest rate swap contracts on variable rate borrowing.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

December 31, 2023

Top Ten Holdings^(a)

(Unaudited)


Security	Value		% of Managed Assets

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90%, Series BB	$	6,474,845		1.7
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% (United Kingdom)		4,871,340		1.3
Citigroup Capital III, 7.625%, due 12/1/36		4,235,818		1.1
UBS Group AG, 9.25% (Switzerland)		3,998,754		1.1
Emera, Inc., 6.75%, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)		3,893,542		1.1
Sempra, 4.875%		3,697,475		1.0
Transcanada Trust, 5.875%, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)		3,655,580		1.0
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.125%, due 10/31/82 (Canada)		3,547,183		1.0
Charles Schwab Corp., 4.00%, Series H		3,504,395		0.9
Banco Santander SA, 9.625% (Spain)		3,504,000		0.9

^(a)

Top ten holdings (excluding short-term investments and derivative instruments) are determined on the basis of the value of individual securities held. The Fund may also hold positions in other securities issued by the companies listed above. See the Schedule of Investments for additional details on such other positions.

Sector Breakdown^(b)

(Based on Managed Assets)

(Unaudited)

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^(b)	Excludes derivative instruments.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2023


		Shares		Value

PREFERRED SECURITIES—EXCHANGE-TRADED	27.4%
BANKING	10.2%
Bank of America Corp., 4.125%, Series PP^(a)(b)			63,685	$	1,171,804
Bank of America Corp., 4.25%, Series QQ^(a)(b)			73,869		1,368,054
Bank of America Corp., 4.375%, Series NN^(a)(b)			55,712		1,083,041
Bank of America Corp., 4.75%, Series SS^(a)(b)			36,841		766,293
Bank of America Corp., 5.00%, Series LL^(a)(b)			20,560		442,657
Bank of America Corp., 5.375%, Series KK^(a)(b)			66,862		1,538,495
Bank of America Corp., 5.875%, Series HH^(a)(b)			35,622		880,932
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., 4.875%, Series G^(b)			27,286		521,163
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.20%, Series MM^(a)(b)			15,599		296,537
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.55%, Series JJ^(b)			7,939		162,750
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.75%, Series GG^(a)(b)			32,770		701,278
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.75%, Series DD^(a)(b)			58,472		1,461,800
Morgan Stanley, 4.25%, Series O^(a)(b)			71,416		1,361,903
Morgan Stanley, 4.875%, Series L^(a)(b)			1,102		24,861
Morgan Stanley, 5.85%, Series K^(a)(b)			35,712		864,945
Morgan Stanley, 6.375%, Series I^(a)(b)			66,456		1,645,451
Morgan Stanley, 6.50%, Series P^(a)(b)			28,701		751,105
Regions Financial Corp., 5.70% to 5/15/29, Series C^(a)(b)(c)			30,119		641,836
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 5.75%, Series B^(a)(b)			8,443		155,773
Truist Financial Corp., 4.75%, Series R^(a)(b)			16,854		339,102
U.S. Bancorp, 4.00%, Series M^(a)(b)			67,508		1,182,740
U.S. Bancorp, 5.50%, Series K^(a)(b)			32,953		764,839
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.25%, Series DD^(a)(b)			71,807		1,276,728
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.375%, Series CC^(a)(b)			89,764		1,653,453
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.70%, Series AA^(a)(b)			62,001		1,243,120
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.75%, Series Z^(a)(b)			82,253		1,639,302
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.625%, Series Y^(a)(b)			37,197		890,124

					24,830,086

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY PRODUCTS	0.1%
Ford Motor Co., 6.50%, due 8/15/62^(a)			11,605		269,817

CONSUMER STAPLE PRODUCTS	0.1%
CHS, Inc., 6.75% to 9/30/24, Series 3^(b)(c)			13,581		334,500

FINANCIAL SERVICES	0.7%
Apollo Global Management, Inc., 7.625% to 9/15/28, due 9/15/53^(a)(c)			61,512		1,689,735
Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.625%, due 5/15/61^(a)			1,919		39,512

					1,729,247

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES	1.2%
WESCO International, Inc., 10.625% to 6/22/25, Series A^(b)(c)			108,966		2,878,882

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023


		Shares		Value

INSURANCE	7.1%
AEGON Funding Co. LLC, 5.10%, due 12/15/49 (Netherlands)^(a)			48,152	$	1,046,825
Allstate Corp., 7.375%, Series J^(a)(b)			23,761		641,547
Arch Capital Group Ltd., 4.55%, Series G^(a)(b)			64,738		1,288,934
Arch Capital Group Ltd., 5.45%, Series F^(a)(b)			34,097		812,191
Athene Holding Ltd., 4.875%, Series D^(a)(b)			70,627		1,257,161
Athene Holding Ltd., 5.625%, Series B^(a)(b)			1,266		27,054
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.35% to 6/30/29, Series A^(a)(b)(c)			27,898		627,147
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.375% to 6/30/25, Series C^(a)(b)(c)			13,765		333,388
Athene Holding Ltd., 7.75% to 12/30/27, Series E^(a)(b)(c)			49,803		1,262,008
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, Series E^(a)(b)			34,884		729,424
Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 5.375%, Series C^(a)(b)			37,973		699,842
Enstar Group Ltd., 7.00% to 9/1/28, Series D^(a)(b)(c)			54,631		1,370,146
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.30%, Series C^(a)(b)			10,139		167,902
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, Series A^(a)(b)			47,313		1,008,713
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., 7.95%, due 12/15/53(a)			50,511		1,303,689
Lincoln National Corp., 9.00%, Series D^(a)(b)			30,282		826,396
MetLife, Inc., 4.75%, Series F^(a)(b)			11,301		230,540
MetLife, Inc., 5.625%, Series E^(a)(b)			65,302		1,586,186
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.95%, due 9/1/62^(a)			10,620		269,960
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 7.125% to 10/15/27, due 10/15/52^(a)(c)			22,716		592,433
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 4.20%, Series G (Bermuda)^(b)			36,402		626,842
W R Berkley Corp., 4.125%, due 3/30/61^(a)			31,995		645,659

					17,353,987

PIPELINES	1.1%
Energy Transfer LP, 7.60% to 5/15/24, Series E^(a)(b)(c)			64,669		1,603,791
Energy Transfer LP, 10.364% to 1/29/24, Series D^(a)(b)(c)			33,672		851,902
TC Energy Corp., 3.351% to 11/30/25, Series 11 (Canada)^(a)(b)(c)			26,957		332,016

					2,787,709

REAL ESTATE	1.8%
Brookfield Property Partners LP, 5.75%, due , Series A^(a)(b)			36,050		414,215
Brookfield Property Partners LP, 6.50%, Series A-1^(b)			13,444		173,696
Public Storage, 4.10%, Series S^(a)(b)			30,000		554,700
Public Storage, 4.70%, Series J^(a)(b)			38,024		813,333
Public Storage, 4.75%, Series K^(a)(b)			42,122		907,308
Regency Centers Corp., 5.875%, Series B^(b)			60,000		1,410,000

					4,273,252

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023


		Shares		Value

TELECOMMUNICATIONS	1.8%
AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, Series C^(a)(b)			48,527	$	957,438
AT&T, Inc., 5.00%, Series A^(a)(b)			47,603		999,187
AT&T, Inc., Senior Debt, 5.35%, due 11/1/66^(a)			41,684		977,490
AT&T, Inc., 5.625%, due 8/1/67^(a)			24,500		607,600
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.00%, Series VV^(a)(b)			192		2,949
U.S. Cellular Corp., Senior Debt, 5.50%, due 3/1/70^(a)			16,414		292,990
U.S. Cellular Corp., Senior Debt, 5.50%, due 6/1/70^(a)			10,815		189,911
U.S. Cellular Corp., Senior Debt, 6.25%, due 9/1/69^(a)			23,860		464,077

					4,491,642

UTILITIES	3.3%
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 6.20% to 7/1/24, due 7/1/79, Series 19-A (Canada)^(a)(c)			22,887		552,263
Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.625% (Canada)^(a)(b)			25,091		392,674
Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.875% (Canada)^(a)(b)			34,274		555,239
Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, 5.00%, due 5/24/81 (Canada)^(a)			47,325		794,113
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, 5.125%, Series 13 (Canada)^(a)(b)			47,732		789,487
CMS Energy Corp., 5.625%, due 3/15/78^(a)			39,996		981,902
Duke Energy Corp., 5.625%, due 9/15/78^(a)			3,885		91,259
SCE Trust VII, 7.50%, Series M^(a)(b)			111,200		2,900,096
Sempra, 5.75%, due 7/1/79^(a)			15,666		391,337
Southern Co., 4.95%, due 1/30/80, Series 2020^(a)			30,456		684,651

					8,133,021

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—EXCHANGE-TRADED (Identified cost—$68,223,093)					67,082,143


		Principal Amount
PREFERRED SECURITIES—OVER-THE-COUNTER	122.2%
BANKING	78.7%
Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, 6.00% to 1/20/26 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		$	1,200,000		1,258,834
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 6.75% to 6/15/26 (Australia)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}			400,000		402,933

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023


	Principal Amount		Value

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.125% to 11/16/27 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)	$	600,000	$	547,566
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.50% to 3/5/25, Series 9 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)		1,600,000		1,574,469
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.375% to 3/19/29 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)		2,300,000		2,465,800
Banco de Sabadell SA, 5.75% to 3/15/26 (Spain)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)}		400,000		419,675
Banco de Sabadell SA, 9.375% to 7/18/28 (Spain)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)}		1,800,000		2,130,359
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 6.625% to 1/24/32 (Mexico)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		200,000		170,400
Banco Santander SA, 9.625% to 11/21/28 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)		1,200,000		1,288,730
Banco Santander SA, 9.625% to 5/21/33 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)		3,200,000		3,504,000
Bank of America Corp., 4.375% to 1/27/27, Series RR^(a)(b)(c)		1,343,000		1,200,274
Bank of America Corp., 5.875% to 3/15/28, Series FF^(a)(b)(c)		1,235,000		1,183,885
Bank of America Corp., 6.10% to 3/17/25, Series AA^(a)(b)(c)		895,000		888,742
Bank of America Corp., 6.125% to 4/27/27, Series TT^(a)(b)(c)		1,215,000		1,220,954
Bank of America Corp., 6.25% to 9/5/24, Series X^(a)(b)(c)		305,000		302,953
Bank of America Corp., 6.30% to 3/10/26, Series DD^(a)(b)(c)		662,000		666,966
Bank of America Corp., 6.50% to 10/23/24, Series Z^(a)(b)(c)		305,000		304,284
Bank of America Corp., 8.05%, due 6/15/27, Series B^(a)		1,815,000		1,953,697
Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 7.50% to 5/19/25 (Ireland)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		1,010,000		1,131,771
Bank of Nova Scotia, 4.90% to 6/4/25 (Canada)^(a)(b)(c)		1,020,000		976,805
Bank of Nova Scotia, 8.625% to 10/27/27, due 10/27/82 (Canada)^(a)(c)		1,600,000		1,666,251
Barclays Bank PLC, 6.278% to 12/15/34, Series 1 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)		1,310,000		1,318,752
Barclays PLC, 6.125% to 12/15/25 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		1,400,000		1,340,793
Barclays PLC, 7.125% to 6/15/25 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		200,000		248,591
Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 3/15/29 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		1,800,000		1,771,042
Barclays PLC, 8.875% to 9/15/27 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		200,000		254,930
Barclays PLC, 9.625% to 12/15/29 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		2,400,000		2,499,000
BNP Paribas SA, 4.50% to 2/25/30 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,600,000		1,277,642
BNP Paribas SA, 4.625% to 1/12/27 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		3,200,000		2,804,114
BNP Paribas SA, 4.625% to 2/25/31 (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}		2,275,000		1,838,148
BNP Paribas SA, 7.00% to 8/16/28 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,165,000		1,146,565
BNP Paribas SA, 7.375% to 8/19/25 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,200,000		1,204,667
BNP Paribas SA, 7.75% to 8/16/29 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		2,600,000		2,660,502
BNP Paribas SA, 8.50% to 8/14/28 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		2,800,000		2,939,227

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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	Principal Amount			Value

BNP Paribas SA, 9.25% to 11/17/27 (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}	$	1,800,000		$	1,929,357
CaixaBank SA, 8.25% to 3/13/29 (Spain)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		1,400,000			1,641,366
Charles Schwab Corp., 4.00% to 6/1/26, Series I^(a)(b)(c)		3,653,000			3,224,610
Charles Schwab Corp., 4.00% to 12/1/30, Series H^(b)(c)		4,430,000			3,504,395
Charles Schwab Corp., 5.00% to 6/1/27, Series K^(a)(b)(c)		652,000			590,234
Charles Schwab Corp., 5.375% to 6/1/25, Series G^(a)(b)(c)		1,686,000			1,666,813
Citigroup Capital III, 7.625%, due 12/1/36 (TruPS)		4,115,000			4,235,818
Citigroup, Inc., 3.875% to 2/18/26, Series X^(b)(c)		3,504,000			3,110,936
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% to 12/10/25, Series W^(b)(c)		420,000			387,623
Citigroup, Inc., 5.00% to 9/12/24, Series U^(b)(c)		893,000			869,064
Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% to 5/15/25, Series P^(b)(c)		2,461,000			2,411,922
Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% to 8/15/26, Series T^(b)(c)		636,000			629,320
Citigroup, Inc., 7.625% to 11/15/28^(b)(c)		2,429,000			2,486,324
CoBank ACB, 6.25% to 10/1/26, Series I^(a)(b)(c)		2,534,000			2,445,230
CoBank ACB, 6.45% to 10/1/27, Series K^(a)(b)(c)		1,370,000			1,332,325
Commerzbank AG, 7.00% to 4/9/25 (Germany)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		1,200,000			1,158,210
Credit Agricole SA, 4.00% to 12/23/27 (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)}		400,000			412,190
Credit Agricole SA, 4.75% to 3/23/29 (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}		2,400,000			2,041,917
Credit Agricole SA, 7.25% to 9/23/28, Series EMTN (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)}		1,300,000			1,523,475
Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 12/23/25 (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}		1,250,000			1,277,828
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.375%, Claim (Switzerland)^{(b)(d)(e)(g)(h)}		3,000,000			330,000
Danske Bank AS, 7.00% to 6/26/25 (Denmark)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		600,000			592,527
Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00% to 10/30/25, Series 2020 (Germany)^(b)(c)(e)		800,000			727,990
Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25 (Germany)^(b)(c)(e)		400,000			391,698
Deutsche Bank AG, 10.00% to 12/1/27 (Germany)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		2,400,000			2,897,822
DNB Bank ASA, 4.875% to 11/12/24 (Norway)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)}		600,000			584,625
Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31 (TruPS)^(g)		757,869			840,287
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 5.70% to 9/15/25, Series 4^(b)(c)(g)		1,850,000			1,776,000
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 9.656% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.01%)^(b)(g)(i)		9,779	^†		976,678
First Horizon Bank, 6.518% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 1.11%, Floor 3.75%)^(a)(b)(g)(i)		1,537	^†		954,861
Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.345%, due 2/15/34 (TruPS)		1,007,000			1,060,231
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.65% to 8/10/26, Series U^(b)(c)		1,287,000			1,144,490
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.50% to 2/10/29, Series W^(b)(c)		1,514,000			1,585,755

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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	Principal Amount		Value

HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP, 10.176% to 6/30/30, Series 2 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(g)	$	1,797,000	$	2,285,637
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.60% to 12/17/30 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)(e)		3,200,000		2,676,844
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.00% to 5/22/27 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)(e)		2,400,000		2,298,146
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% to 3/30/25 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)(e)		2,600,000		2,570,408
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.50% to 3/23/28 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)(e)		1,200,000		1,160,449
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.50%, due 9/15/37 (United Kingdom)^(a)		902,000		977,487
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00% to 3/7/28 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)(e)		2,600,000		2,682,649
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 4.45% to 10/15/27, Series G^(b)(c)		779,000		685,121
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 5.625% to 7/15/30, Series F^(b)(c)		926,000		840,665
ING Groep NV, 4.25% to 5/16/31, Series NC10 (Netherlands)^(b)(c)(e)		1,000,000		729,864
ING Groep NV, 4.875% to 5/16/29 (Netherlands)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		2,400,000		1,992,480
ING Groep NV, 5.75% to 11/16/26 (Netherlands)^(b)(c)(e)		2,800,000		2,616,232
ING Groep NV, 6.50% to 4/16/25 (Netherlands)^(b)(c)(e)		2,000,000		1,951,404
ING Groep NV, 7.50% to 5/16/28 (Netherlands)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		1,200,000		1,201,014
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70% to 9/17/25 (Italy)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,200,000		1,182,130
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 9.125% to 9/7/29 (Italy)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		1,600,000		1,947,866
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.65% to 6/1/26, Series KK^(a)(b)(c)		1,157,000		1,061,703
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% to 10/1/24, Series X^(a)(b)(c)		303,000		301,527
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 8.889% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 3.512%), Series Q^(a)(b)(i)		1,306,000		1,315,247
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.75% to 6/27/26 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		600,000		591,987
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 9/27/25 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		2,200,000		2,159,939
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 8.00% to 9/27/29 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		2,000,000		2,008,996
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% to 9/1/26, Series I^(b)(c)		178,000		131,073
M&T Bank Corp., 5.125% to 11/1/26, Series F^(b)(c)		872,000		756,530

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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	Principal Amount		Value

Nationwide Building Society, 5.75% to 6/20/27 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(f)	$	600,000	$	707,225
NatWest Group PLC, 6.00% to 12/29/25 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		2,000,000		1,938,617
NatWest Group PLC, 8.00% to 8/10/25 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)		800,000		803,404
Nordea Bank Abp, 6.625% to 3/26/26 (Finland)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}		1,800,000		1,788,721
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 3.40% to 9/15/26, Series T^(a)(b)(c)		1,581,000		1,268,633
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.00% to 5/15/27, Series U^(a)(b)(c)		1,381,000		1,311,277
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.20% to 9/15/27, Series V^(a)(b)(c)		1,976,000		1,926,082
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.25% to 3/15/30, Series W^(a)(b)(c)		1,832,000		1,712,311
Regions Financial Corp., 5.75% to 6/15/25, Series D^(b)(c)		529,000		514,180
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 6.875% to 6/30/27 (Sweden)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)}		200,000		196,998
Societe Generale SA, 5.375% to 11/18/30 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,400,000		1,148,886
Societe Generale SA, 6.75% to 4/6/28 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,160,000		1,038,882
Societe Generale SA, 8.00% to 9/29/25 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		600,000		599,929
Societe Generale SA, 9.375% to 11/22/27 (France)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}		2,800,000		2,936,130
Societe Generale SA, 10.00% to 11/14/28 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,600,000		1,713,622
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.30% to 8/19/28 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		2,400,000		1,957,246
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.75% to 1/14/31 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,600,000		1,305,740
Standard Chartered PLC, 7.75% to 8/15/27 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		1,600,000		1,637,906
Swedbank AB, 7.625% to 3/17/28 (Sweden)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		200,000		195,040
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.125% to 10/31/27, due 10/31/82 (Canada)^(a)(c)		3,400,000		3,547,183
Truist Financial Corp., 4.95% to 9/1/25, Series P^(a)(b)(c)		694,000		665,815
Truist Financial Corp., 5.10% to 3/1/30, Series Q^(a)(b)(c)		1,316,000		1,199,145
Truist Financial Corp., 5.125% to 12/15/27, Series M^(a)(b)(c)		1,119,000		945,783
UBS Group AG, 4.375% to 2/10/31 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		2,600,000		2,059,925
UBS Group AG, 4.875% to 2/12/27 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(g)		3,200,000		2,890,311

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value

UBS Group AG, 5.125% to 7/29/26 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		$	800,000	$	758,484
UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/7/25 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(f)			2,400,000		2,365,872
UBS Group AG, 7.00% to 2/19/25 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(f)			800,000		796,936
UBS Group AG, 9.25% to 11/13/28 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(g)			2,800,000		3,027,576
UBS Group AG, 9.25% to 11/13/33 (Switzerland)^(b)(c)(e)(g)			3,600,000		3,998,754
U.S. Bancorp, 3.70% to 1/15/27, Series N^(b)(c)			488,000		384,312
U.S. Bancorp, 5.30% to 4/15/27, Series J^(a)(b)(c)			1,000,000		899,530
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90% to 3/15/26, Series BB^(b)(c)			7,003,000		6,474,845
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/25, Series U^(b)(c)			724,000		718,263
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.95%, due 12/15/36			1,027,000		1,043,073
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.625% to 9/15/28^(b)(c)			2,160,000		2,271,912
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.95%, due 11/15/29, Series B			249,000		278,165

					192,457,353

ENERGY	2.7%
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.375% to 6/22/25 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)			1,855,000		1,814,218
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.875% to 3/22/30 (United Kingdom)^(a)(b)(c)			5,112,000		4,871,340

					6,685,558

FINANCIAL SERVICES	1.7%
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25% to 6/15/26, Series A^(b)(c)(g)			620,000		534,633
American Express Co., 3.55% to 9/15/26, Series D^(b)(c)			1,833,000		1,576,013
Apollo Management Holdings LP, 4.95% to 12/17/24, due 1/14/50^(a)(c)(g)			878,000		831,475
ARES Finance Co. III LLC, 4.125% to 6/30/26, due 6/30/51^(a)(c)(g)			1,075,000		916,393
Discover Financial Services, 6.125% to 6/23/25, Series D^(b)(c)			400,000		387,488

					4,246,002

INSURANCE	14.8%
Aegon Ltd., 5.50% to 4/11/28, due 4/11/48 (Netherlands)^(a)(c)			600,000		571,201
Aegon Ltd., 5.625% to 4/15/29 (Netherlands)^(b)(c)(e)(f)			1,200,000		1,235,141
Allianz SE, 3.50% to 11/17/25 (Germany)^{(a)(b)(c)(e)(g)}			1,600,000		1,422,657
Allianz SE, 6.35% to 3/6/33, due 9/6/53 (Germany)^(a)(c)(g)			1,000,000		1,039,340
American International Group, Inc., 5.75% to 4/1/28, due 4/1/48, Series A-9^(a)(c)			200,000		197,347
Assurant, Inc., 7.00% to 3/27/28, due 3/27/48^(c)			1,555,000		1,570,577

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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	Principal Amount		Value

AXA SA, 8.60%, due 12/15/30 (France)^(a)	$	525,000	$	632,932
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC, 4.90% to 1/15/30, due 1/15/40^(a)(c)		545,000		454,571
CNP Assurances SACA, 4.875% to 10/7/30 (France)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		600,000		472,132
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.875% to 9/15/27, due 12/15/52^(a)(c)		1,790,000		1,786,346
Enstar Finance LLC, 5.50% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/42^(a)(c)		1,390,000		1,179,923
Enstar Finance LLC, 5.75% to 9/1/25, due 9/1/40^(a)(c)		1,770,000		1,660,403
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 4.95% to 9/15/25, Series B^(a)(b)(c)		1,150,000		1,097,179
Global Atlantic Fin Co., 4.70% to 7/15/26, due 10/15/51^(c)(g)		1,613,000		1,384,071
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 7.766% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 2.387%), due 2/12/47, Series ICON^(a)(g)(i)		1,400,000		1,202,946
ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 7.186% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 1.812%), due 12/21/65 (TruPS)^(g)(i)		693,000		515,855
Lancashire Holdings Ltd., 5.625% to 3/18/31, due 9/18/41 (United Kingdom)^(c)(f)		1,000,000		858,750
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.125% to 9/15/26, due 12/15/51^(c)(g)		1,150,000		965,833
Lincoln National Corp., 9.25% to 12/1/27, Series C^(b)(c)		853,000		933,122
Markel Group, Inc., 6.00% to 6/1/25^(b)(c)		690,000		683,064
MetLife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, due 12/15/37 (TruPS)^(a)(g)		2,278,000		2,452,443
MetLife, Inc., 9.25%, due 4/8/38^(a)(g)		2,309,000		2,596,264
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, 5.875% to 11/23/31, due 5/23/42 (Germany)^(a)(c)(g)		600,000		603,000
Nippon Life Insurance Co., 6.25% to 9/13/33, due 9/13/53 (Japan)^(a)(c)(g)		392,000		411,647
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC, 5.625% to 1/29/25 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		600,000		573,000
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.125% to 11/28/31, due 3/1/52^(a)(c)		1,410,000		1,328,566
Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.00% to 6/1/32, due 9/1/52^(a)(c)		1,985,000		1,980,406
Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.75% to 12/1/32, due 3/1/53^(a)(c)		840,000		877,306
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 5/12/25 (Australia)^(a)(b)(c)(g)		1,800,000		1,758,224
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 5.875% to 6/17/26, due 6/17/46, Series EMTN (Australia)^(a)(c)(f)		200,000		196,329
Rothesay Life PLC, 4.875% to 4/13/27, Series NC6 (United Kingdom)^(b)(c)(e)(f)		400,000		322,700
SBL Holdings, Inc., 6.50% to 11/13/26^(b)(c)(g)		1,730,000		1,068,275
SBL Holdings, Inc., 7.00% to 5/13/25^(b)(c)(g)		1,466,000		976,125
Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA, 5.00% to 4/2/29, due 4/2/49 (Switzerland)^(a)(c)(g)		400,000		383,750

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value

Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co., 3.00% to 1/19/31, due 4/19/51, Series EMTN (Switzerland)^(a)(c)(f)		$	966,000	$	786,566

					36,177,991

PIPELINES	10.2%
Enbridge, Inc., 5.50% to 7/15/27, due 7/15/77, Series 2017-A (Canada)^(a)(c)			275,000		251,846
Enbridge, Inc., 5.75% to 4/15/30, due 7/15/80, Series 20-A (Canada)^(a)(c)			1,600,000		1,478,920
Enbridge, Inc., 6.00% to 1/15/27, due 1/15/77, Series 16-A (Canada)^(a)(c)			1,724,000		1,639,575
Enbridge, Inc., 6.25% to 3/1/28, due 3/1/78 (Canada)^(a)(c)			1,970,000		1,824,385
Enbridge, Inc., 7.375% to 10/15/27, due 1/15/83 (Canada)^(a)(c)			698,000		688,125
Enbridge, Inc., 7.625% to 10/15/32, due 1/15/83 (Canada)^(a)(c)			2,152,000		2,160,649
Enbridge, Inc., 8.25% to 10/15/28, due 1/15/84, Series NC5 (Canada)^(a)(c)			2,370,000		2,451,355
Enbridge, Inc., 8.50% to 10/15/33, due 1/15/84 (Canada)^(a)(c)			2,815,000		3,001,201
Energy Transfer LP, 6.50% to 11/15/26, Series H^(b)(c)			1,250,000		1,190,975
Energy Transfer LP, 7.125% to 5/15/30, Series G^(b)(c)			1,623,000		1,499,617
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 8.638% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 3.248%), due 8/16/77, Series D^(a)(i)			986,000		981,541
Transcanada Trust, 5.50% to 9/15/29, due 9/15/79 (Canada)^(c)			3,007,000		2,576,189
Transcanada Trust, 5.60% to 12/7/31, due 3/7/82 (Canada)^(c)			1,848,000		1,550,460
Transcanada Trust, 5.875% to 8/15/26, due 8/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)^(c)			3,857,000		3,655,580

					24,950,418

REAL ESTATE	1.3%
Scentre Group Trust 2, 4.75% to 6/24/26, due 9/24/80 (Australia)^(a)(c)(g)			2,189,000		2,052,479
Scentre Group Trust 2, 5.125% to 6/24/30, due 9/24/80 (Australia)^(a)(c)(g)			1,200,000		1,071,716

					3,124,195

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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		Principal Amount		Value

RETAIL & WHOLESALE—STAPLES	0.7%
Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 7.00%^(b)(g)		$	1,100,000	$	825,000
Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 7.25%^(b)(g)			1,190,000		934,150

					1,759,150

TELECOMMUNICATIONS	0.7%
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.135% to 2/3/30 (Spain)^(b)(c)(f)			700,000		796,485
Vodafone Group PLC, 4.125% to 3/4/31, due 6/4/81 (United Kingdom)^(c)			1,100,000		948,482

					1,744,967

UTILITIES	11.4%
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 4.75% to 1/18/27, due 1/18/82 (Canada)^(a)(c)			2,524,000		2,135,645
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 3.875% to 11/15/26, due 2/15/62^(c)			1,481,000		1,250,374
CMS Energy Corp., 4.75% to 3/1/30, due 6/1/50^(c)			992,000		898,311
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.35% to 1/15/27, Series C^(b)(c)			3,625,000		3,232,468
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.65% to 12/15/24, Series B^(b)(c)			660,000		630,516
Edison International, 5.00% to 12/15/26, Series B^(b)(c)			571,000		533,088
Edison International, 5.375% to 3/15/26, Series A^(b)(c)			2,320,000		2,200,053
Edison International, 7.875% to 3/15/29, due 6/15/54^(c)			1,060,000		1,070,600
Electricite de France SA, 7.50% to 9/6/28, Series EMTN (France)^(a)(b)(c)(f)			1,000,000		1,207,951
Electricite de France SA, 9.125% to 3/15/33 (France)^(a)(b)(c)(g)			1,000,000		1,118,912
Emera, Inc., 6.75% to 6/15/26, due 6/15/76, Series 16-A (Canada)^(c)			3,961,000		3,893,542
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.80% to 3/15/27, due 3/15/82^(a)(c)			392,000		333,993
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65% to 5/1/29, due 5/1/79^(a)(c)			678,000		639,592
Sempra, 4.125% to 1/1/27, due 4/1/52^(a)(c)			2,150,000		1,855,813
Sempra, 4.875% to 10/15/25^(b)(c)			3,770,000		3,697,475
Southern California Edison Co., 9.838% (3 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.461%), Series E^(b)(i)			850,000		855,507
Southern Co., 3.75% to 6/15/26, due 9/15/51, Series 21-A^(a)(c)			1,640,000		1,497,333
Southern Co., 4.00% to 10/15/25, due 1/15/51, Series B^(a)(c)			750,000		714,531

					27,765,704

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—OVER-THE-COUNTER (Identified cost—$301,810,086)					298,911,338

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023


		Number of Shares		Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS	0.7%
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.31%^(j)			575,755	$	575,755
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 5.32%^(j)			1,169,000		1,169,000

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$1,744,755)					1,744,755

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Identified cost—$371,777,934)	150.3%				367,738,236
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS	(50.3)				(123,003,550	)

NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $20.35 per share based on 12,028,187 shares of common stock outstanding)	100.0%			$	244,734,686

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts



Notional Amount		Fixed Rate Payable			Fixed Payment Frequency	Floating Rate Receivable (resets monthly)	Floating Payment Frequency		Maturity Date	Value		Upfront Receipts (Payments)		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
	$30,000,000		0.548	%	Monthly	5.514%^(k)		Monthly	9/15/25	$	1,932,626	$	4,823	$	1,937,449
	39,000,000		1.181	%	Monthly	5.514%^(k)		Monthly	9/15/26		2,803,544		7,447		2,810,991
	40,000,000		0.930	%	Monthly	5.514%^(k)		Monthly	9/15/27		3,943,347		8,068		3,951,415
										$	8,679,517	$	20,338	$	8,699,855

The total amount of all interest rate swap contracts as presented in the table above are representative of the volume of activity for this derivative type during the for the year ended December 31, 2023.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swap Contracts



Counterparty	Notional Amount	Fixed Payable Rate			Fixed Payment Frequency		Underlying Reference Entity			Position		Maturity Date		Value			Premiums Paid		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
BNP Paribas	$ 3,189,429		0.25	%		Monthly		BNPXCHY5 Index	^(l)		Short		5/15/24	$	(25,341	)	$	—	$	(25,341	)
BNP Paribas	EUR 2,908,038		0.30	%		Monthly		BNPXCEX5 Index	^(m)		Short		5/15/24		(31,024	)		—		(31,024	)
														$	(56,365	)	$	—	$	(56,365	)

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts



Counterparty	Contracts to Deliver		In Exchange For		Settlement Date		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Brown Brothers Harriman	CAD	961,224	USD	708,027		1/3/24	$	(17,410	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	12,876,673	USD	14,043,480		1/3/24		(171,725	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	3,042,676	USD	3,318,385		1/3/24		(40,578	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	766,627	USD	825,374		1/3/24		(20,944	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	296,094	USD	319,847		1/3/24		(7,026	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	283,449	USD	309,902		1/3/24		(3,012	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	GBP	936,230	USD	1,181,653		1/3/24		(11,712	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	319,859	CAD	421,724		1/3/24		(1,583	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	83,373	CAD	111,408		1/3/24		707
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	120,224	CAD	163,459		1/3/24		3,139
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	195,096	CAD	264,633		1/3/24		4,623
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	14,876,729	EUR	13,468,710		1/3/24		(7,945	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	2,041,634	EUR	1,848,402		1/3/24		(1,090	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	349,597	EUR	318,058		1/3/24		1,524
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	960,934	EUR	876,216		1/3/24		6,365
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	817,762	EUR	754,133		1/3/24		14,763
Brown Brothers Harriman	USD	1,193,384	GBP	936,230		1/3/24		(19	)
Brown Brothers Harriman	CAD	425,381	USD	322,747		2/2/24		1,577
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	1,836,654	USD	2,030,862		2/2/24		906
Brown Brothers Harriman	EUR	13,506,449	USD	14,934,621		2/2/24		6,663
Brown Brothers Harriman	GBP	952,185	USD	1,213,817		2/2/24		(83	)
							$	(242,860	)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations


CAD		Canadian Dollar
EMTN		Euro Medium Term Note
EUR		Euro Currency
GBP		British Pound
ICON		Indexed Currency Option Note
OIS		Overnight Indexed Swap
SOFR		Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TruPS		Trust Preferred Securities
USD		United States Dollar

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

^†	Represents shares.

^(a)	All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s credit agreement. $186,121,373 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

^(b)	Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may be called/redeemed by the issuer.

^(c)	Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed–rate coupon period.

^(d)	Non–income producing security.

^(e)

Contingent Capital security (CoCo). CoCos are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. Aggregate holdings amounted to $116,051,005 which represents 47.4% of the net assets of the Fund (31.1% of the managed assets of the Fund).

^(f)	Securities exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are subject to resale restrictions. Aggregate holdings amounted to $30,616,752 which represents 12.5% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

^(g)	Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. Aggregate holdings amounted to $79,207,710 which represents 32.4% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.9% are illiquid.

^(h)	Security is in default.

⁽ⁱ⁾	Variable rate. Rate shown is in effect at December 31, 2023.

^(j)	Rate quoted represents the annualized seven–day yield.

^(k)	Based on USD-SOFR-OIS. Represents rates in effect at December 31, 2023.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2023

^(l)	The index intends to track the performance of the CDX.NA HY. The two constituent investments held within the index at December 31, 2023 were as follows:



Index Constituents	Receive	Frequency	Payment	Frequency	Maturity Date	Total Weight	12/31/23 Price	12/31/23 Value
Credit Default Swap (CDS)—Markit CDX.NA.HY.41 Index	5.00% per anum	Quarterly	Performance of CDS	Semiannually	12/20/28	98.51%	$105.83	$3,166,499
Cash	—	—	—	—	—	1.49%	—	47,894

^(m)	The index intends to track the performance of the iTraxx Crossover CDS. The two constituent investments held within the index at December 31, 2023 were as follows:

Index Constituents

Receive

Frequency

Payment

Frequency

Maturity

Date

Total

Weight

12/31/23

Price

12/31/23

Value

Credit Default Swap (CDS)—MARKIT ITRX EUR XOVER Index

5.00% per
anum

Quarterly

Performance
of CDS

Semiannually

12/20/28

99.24%

EUR 310.47

$3,216,269

Cash

—

0.76%

—

24,631


Country Summary	% of Managed Assets
United States		49.7
United Kingdom		11.9
Canada		9.9
France		8.5
Switzerland		4.7
Spain		4.2
Netherlands		3.0
Germany		2.2
Australia		1.5
Italy		0.8
Finland		0.5
Other (includes short-term investments)		3.1

		100.0

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2023


ASSETS:
Investments in securities, at value (Identified cost—$371,777,934)	$	367,738,236
Cash		24,017
Cash collateral pledged for interest rate swap contracts		2,141,125
Foreign currency, at value (Identified cost—$96,393)		96,598
Receivable for:
Dividends and interest		4,529,766
Investment securities sold		891,326
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts		40,267
Other assets		907

Total Assets		375,462,242

LIABILITIES:
Total return swap contracts, at value		56,365
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts		283,127
Payable for:
Credit agreement		129,000,000
Interest expense		681,728
Investment securities purchased		312,229
Investment management fees		219,956
Dividends and distributions declared		29,414
Administration fees		18,853
Variation margin on interest rate swap contracts		18,685
Other liabilities		107,199

Total Liabilities		130,727,556

NET ASSETS	$	244,734,686

NET ASSETS consist of:
Paid-in capital	$	285,267,140
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)		(40,532,454	)

	$	244,734,686

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:
($244,734,686 ÷ 12,028,187 shares outstanding)	$	20.35

MARKET PRICE PER SHARE	$	18.90

MARKET PRICE PREMIUM (DISCOUNT) TO NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE		(7.13	)%

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023


Investment Income:
Interest income	$	18,723,439
Dividend income (net of $18,617 of foreign withholding tax)		4,065,787

Total Investment Income		22,789,226

Expenses:
Interest expense		7,590,754
Investment management fees		2,555,685
Administration fees		293,307
Shareholder reporting expenses		130,622
Professional fees		104,176
Transfer agent fees and expenses		20,370
Custodian fees and expenses		16,024
Directors’ fees and expenses		10,782
Miscellaneous		57,483

Total Expenses		10,779,203

Net Investment Income (Loss)		12,010,023

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments in securities		(29,252,793	)
Interest rate swap contracts		4,543,809
Total return swap contracts		(428,181	)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		(400,580	)
Foreign currency transactions		45,267

Net realized gain (loss)		(25,492,478	)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments in securities		33,623,599
Interest rate swap contracts		(3,002,139	)
Total return swap contracts		(56,365	)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts		142,984
Foreign currency translations		3,288

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		30,711,367

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)		5,218,889

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	17,228,912

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2023			For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Change in Net Assets:
From Operations:
Net investment income (loss)	$	12,010,023		$	15,171,396
Net realized gain (loss)		(25,492,478	)		(13,118,248	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		30,711,367			(48,856,874	)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		17,228,912			(46,803,726	)

Distributions to shareholders		(15,947,682	)		(18,916,364	)
Tax return of capital to shareholders		(2,886,223	)		(566,783	)

Total distributions		(18,833,905	)		(19,483,147	)

Capital Stock Transactions:
Increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions		30,645			76,848

Total increase (decrease) in net assets		(1,574,348	)		(66,210,025	)
Net Assets:
Beginning of year		246,309,034			312,519,059

End of year	$	244,734,686		$	246,309,034

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023


Increase (Decrease) in Cash:
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	17,228,912
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Purchases of long-term investments		(204,054,807	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments		206,286,984
Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments		2,184,331
Net amortization of premium on investments in securities		707,812
Net decrease in dividends and interest receivable and other assets		193,009
Net increase in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		10,120
Net increase in payable for variation margin on interest rate swap contracts		12,157
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments in securities		(33,623,599	)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts		56,365
Net change in unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts		(142,984	)
Net realized loss on investments in securities		29,252,793

Cash provided by operating activities		18,111,093

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Dividends and distributions paid		(18,809,074	)

Increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash		(697,981	)
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year (including foreign currency)		2,959,721

Cash and restricted cash at end of year (including foreign currency)	$	2,261,740

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

For the year ended December 31, 2023, interest paid was $7,449,464.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, reinvestment of dividends was $30,645.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS—(Continued)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sums to the total of such amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows.


Cash	$	24,017
Restricted cash		2,141,125
Foreign currency		96,598

Total cash and restricted cash shown on the Statement of Cash Flows	$	2,261,740

Restricted cash consists of cash that has been pledged to cover the Fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts. It is reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash collateral pledged for interest rate swap contracts.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and other performance information derived from the financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto.


	For the Year Ended December 31,
Per Share Operating Data:	2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of year		$20.48			$25.99			$26.81			$27.33			$23.85

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)^(a)		1.00			1.26			1.40			1.51			1.48
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		0.44			(5.15	)		0.21			(0.06	)		4.06

Total from investment operations		1.44			(3.89	)		1.61			1.45			5.54

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income		(1.33	)		(1.44	)		(1.39	)		(1.43	)		(1.59	)
Net realized gain		—			(0.13	)		(1.04	)		(0.31	)		(0.47	)
Tax return of capital		(0.24	)		(0.05	)		—			(0.23	)		—

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders		(1.57	)		(1.62	)		(2.43	)		(1.97	)		(2.06	)


Anti-dilutive effect from the issuance of reinvested shares		—			—			0.00	^(b)		0.00	^(b)		0.00	^(b)


Net increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.13	)		(5.51	)		(0.82	)		(0.52	)		3.48


Net asset value, end of year		$20.35			$20.48			$25.99			$26.81			$27.33

Market value, end of year		$18.90			$18.72			$26.80			$28.10			$31.52



Total net asset value return^(c)		7.99	%		-14.89	%		5.96	%		6.03	%		23.59	%

Total market value return^(c)		9.72	%		-24.56	%		4.24	%		-3.64	%		43.01	%



Ratios/Supplemental Data:

Net assets, end of year (in millions)		$244.7			$246.3			$312.5			$322.2			$328.2

Ratios to average daily net assets:

Expenses		4.57	%		2.54	%		1.59	%		1.80	%		2.48	%


Expenses (excluding interest expense)		1.35	%		1.30	%		1.22	%		1.23	%		1.21	%


Net investment income (loss)		5.09	%		5.65	%		5.22	%		6.02	%		5.69	%

Ratio of expenses to average daily managed assets^(d)		2.95	%		1.72	%		1.13	%		1.26	%		1.75	%

Portfolio turnover rate		57	%		59	%		57	%		65	%		67	%

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS—(Continued)


	For the Year Ended December 31,
Credit Agreement	2023			2022			2021			2020			2019

Asset coverage ratio for credit agreement		290	%		291	%		342	%		350	%		354	%


Asset coverage per $1,000 for credit agreement		$2,897			$2,909			$3,423			$3,498			$3,544


Amount of loan outstanding (in millions)		$129.0			$129.0			$129.0			$129.0			$129.0

^(a)	Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

^(b)	Amount is less than $0.005.

^(c)

Total net asset value return measures the change in net asset value per share over the year indicated. Total market value return is computed based upon the Fund’s market price per share and excludes the effects of brokerage commissions. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of these calculations, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

^(d)	Average daily managed assets represent net assets plus the outstanding balance of the credit agreement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on August 16, 2010 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946—Investment Companies. The accounting policies of the Fund are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Exchange-traded options are valued at their last sale price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges on the valuation date. In the absence of a last sale price on such day, options are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service. Over-the-counter (OTC) options and total return swaps are valued based upon prices provided by a third-party pricing service or counterparty. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges (including NASDAQ) are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the OTC market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the investment manager) to be OTC, are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment manager, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities.

Fixed-income securities are valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment manager, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair value of such securities. The pricing services or

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are then used to calculate the fair values.

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value (NAV).

The Board of Directors has designated the investment manager as the Fund’s “Valuation Designee” under Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. As Valuation Designee, the investment manager is authorized to make fair valuation determinations, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment manager has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment manager determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the NAV of Fund shares to differ from the NAV that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments is summarized below.

•

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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•

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

•

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments may or may not be an indication of the risk associated with those investments. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)		Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Preferred Securities—Exchange-Traded	$	67,082,143	$	—		$	—	$	67,082,143
Preferred Securities—Over-the-Counter		—		298,911,338			—		298,911,338
Short-Term Investments		—		1,744,755			—		1,744,755

Total Investments in Securities^(a)	$	67,082,143	$	300,656,093		$	—	$	367,738,236

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	$	—	$	40,267		$	—	$	40,267
Interest Rate Swap Contracts		—		8,699,855			—		8,699,855

Total Derivative Assets^(a)	$	—	$	8,740,122		$	—	$	8,740,122

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	$	—	$	(283,127	)	$	—	$	(283,127	)
Total Return Swap Contracts		—		(56,365	)		—		(56,365	)

Total Derivative Liabilities^(a)	$	—	$	(339,492	)	$	—	$	(339,492	)

^(a)	Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.

Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income, which includes the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is recorded on the

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accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date. Distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as ordinary income, net realized capital gains or return of capital based on information reported by the REITs and management’s estimates of such amounts based on historical information. These estimates are adjusted when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs and actual amounts may differ from the estimated amounts.

Cash: For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, the Fund defines cash as cash, including foreign currency and restricted cash.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign currency transaction gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, (excluding gains and losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are presented separately, if any) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign currency gains/losses included in realized and unrealized gains/losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In

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connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

Option Contracts: The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and OTC put or call options on securities, stock indices and other financial instruments for hedging purposes, to enhance portfolio returns and/or reduce overall volatility.

When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, the Fund realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premium received. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the Fund. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds of the security sold to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying investment. Other risks include the possibility of an illiquid options market or the inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.

Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is executed. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract.

At December 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any option contracts outstanding.

Over-the-Counter Total Return Swap Contracts: In a total return swap, one party receives a periodic payment equal to the total return of a specified security, basket of securities, index, or other reference asset for a specified period of time. In return, the other party receives a fixed or variable stream of payments, typically based upon short-term interest rates, possibly plus or minus an agreed upon spread. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the value of the swap are recorded as unrealized appreciation and depreciation. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. The Fund bears the risk of loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risks may also arise from unanticipated movements in the value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, index, or other reference asset.

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Contracts: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its credit agreement. The interest rate swaps are intended to reduce interest rate risk by countering the effect that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund’s shares as a result of the floating rate structure of interest owed pursuant to the credit agreement. When entering into interest rate swaps, the Fund agrees to pay the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the counterparty) a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty’s agreement to pay the Fund a variable rate payment that was intended to approximate the Fund’s variable rate payment obligation on the credit agreement. The payment obligation is based on the

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notional amount of the swap. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the use of interest rate swaps could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Fund. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in the value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the CCP) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash collateral pledged for interest rate swap contracts. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin on interest rate swap contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Any upfront payments paid or received upon entering into a swap agreement would be recorded as assets or liabilities, respectively, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and amortized or accreted over the life of the swap and recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Payments received from or paid to the counterparty during the term of the swap agreement, or at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.

Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are typically declared quarterly and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are automatically reinvested in full and fractional shares of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s Reinvestment Plan, unless the shareholder has elected to have them paid in cash.

In December 2016, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy (the Plan) in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At the June 13, 2023 meeting, the Board approved the termination of the Plan and adopted a new policy, effective July 1, 2023, to make regular monthly distributions at a level rate (the Policy). The Fund expects that these distributions will continue to be declared and announced on a quarterly basis. As a result of the Policy, the Fund may pay distributions in excess of its investment company taxable income and realized gains. In order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less opportune time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares. The Board may amend or terminate the Policy, or re-adopt a managed distribution plan, at any time without prior notice to shareholders. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Fund paid distributions from net investment income and tax return of capital.

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Distributions Subsequent to December 31, 2023: The following distributions have been declared by the Fund’s Board of Directors and are payable subsequent to the period end of this report.

Ex-Date

Record Date

Payable Date

Amount

1/16/24

1/17/24

1/31/24

0.126

2/13/24

2/14/24

2/29/24

0.126

3/12/24

3/13/24

3/28/24

0.126

Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company (RIC), if such qualification is in the best interest of the shareholders, by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs, and by distributing substantially all of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. Also, in order to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized gains on a calendar year basis. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Dividend and interest income from holdings in non-U.S. securities are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal and applicable state income tax returns as well as its tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions in which it trades for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2023, no additional provisions for income tax are required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s tax positions for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, state departments of revenue and by foreign tax authorities.

Note 2. Investment Management Fees, Administration Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Management Fees: Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to an investment management agreement (the investment management agreement). Under the terms of the investment management agreement, the investment manager provides the Fund with day-to-day investment decisions and generally manages the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.

For the services provided to the Fund, the investment manager receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.70% of the average daily managed assets of the Fund. Managed assets are equal to the net assets plus the amount of any borrowings used for leverage outstanding.

Administration Fees: The Fund has entered into an administration agreement with the investment manager under which the investment manager performs certain administrative functions for the Fund and receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.06% of the average daily managed assets of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Fund incurred $219,059 in fees under this administration agreement. Additionally, the Fund pays State Street Bank and Trust Company as co-administrator under a fund accounting and administration agreement.

Directors’ and Officers’ Fees: Certain directors and officers of the Fund are also directors, officers and/or employees of the investment manager. The Fund does not pay compensation to directors and officers affiliated with the investment manager except for the Chief Compliance Officer, who received compensation from the investment manager, which was reimbursed by the Fund, in the amount of $2,610 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Note 3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2023, totaled $204,078,116 and $206,603,362, respectively.

Note 4. Derivative Investments

The following tables present the value of derivatives held at December 31, 2023 and the effect of derivatives held during the year ended December 31, 2023, along with the respective location in the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Assets

Liabilities

Derivatives

Location

Fair Value

Location

Fair Value

Credit Risk:

Total Return Swap Contracts—Over-the-Counter

—

Total return swap

contracts, at value

56,365

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts^(a)

Unrealized appreciation

40,267

Unrealized depreciation

283,127

Interest Rate Risk:

Interest Rate Swap Contracts^(b)

—

Payable for variation

margin on interest rate

swap contracts

8,699,855

^(c)

^(a)	Forward foreign currency exchange contracts executed with Brown Brothers Harriman are not subject to a master netting agreement or another similar arrangement.

^(b)	Not subject to a master netting agreement or another similar arrangement.

^(c)	Amount represents the cumulative net appreciation (depreciation) on interest rate swap contracts as reported on the Schedule of Investments. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities only reflects the current day variation margin payable to the broker.

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Statement of Operations


Derivatives	Location	Realized Gain (Loss)			Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Credit Risk:
Total Return Swap Contracts	Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$	(428,181	)	$	(56,365	)

Equity Risk:
Purchased Option Contracts^(a)	Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)		(93,510	)		—

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk:
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)		(400,580	)		142,984

Interest Rate Risk:
Interest Rate Swap Contracts	Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$	4,543,809		$	(3,002,139	)

^(a)	Purchased option contracts are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in securities.

At December 31, 2023, the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type), which are subject to a master netting agreement, are as follows:


Derivative Financial Instruments	Assets		Liabilities
Credit Risk:
Total Return Swap Contracts—Over-the-Counter	$	—	$	56,365

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, as of December 31, 2023:


Counterparty	Gross Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset		Collateral Pledged^(a)		Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities^(b)
BNP Paribas	$	56,365	$	—	$	—	$	56,365

^(a)	Collateral received or pledged is limited to the net derivative asset or net derivative liability amounts. Actual collateral amounts received or pledged may be higher than amounts above.

^(b)	Net amount represents the net receivable from the counterparty or net payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

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The following summarizes the monthly average volume of the Fund’s option contracts, total return swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity for the year ended December 31, 2023:


	Purchased Option Contracts^(a)(b)		Total Return Swap Contracts^(b)		Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts^(b)
Average Notional Amount	$	3,211,173	$	5,391,145	$	21,093,360

^(a)	Notional amount is calculated using the number of contracts multiplied by notional contract size multiplied by the underlying price.

^(b)

Average notional amounts represent the average for all months in which the Fund had option contracts, total return swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding. For the period, this represents one month for purchased options, nine months for total return swap contracts and twelve months for forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

Note 5. Income Tax Information

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid was as follows:


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022
Ordinary income	$	15,947,682	$	18,147,744
Long-term capital gain		—		768,620
Tax return of capital		2,886,223		566,783

Total dividends and distributions	$	18,833,905	$	19,483,147

As of December 31, 2023, the tax-basis components of accumulated earnings, the federal tax cost and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments held were as follows:


Cost of investments in securities for federal income tax purposes	$	372,487,686

Gross unrealized appreciation on investments	$	14,698,924
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments		(10,807,758	)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments	$	3,891,166

The Fund incurred ordinary losses of $194,281 after October 31, 2023 that it has elected to defer to the following year.

As of December 31, 2023, the Fund has a net capital loss carryforward of $44,229,339 which may be used to offset future capital gains. The loss is comprised of a short-term capital loss carryforward of $12,648,083 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $31,581,256, which under current federal income tax rules, may offset capital gains recognized in any future period.

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As of December 31, 2023, the Fund had temporary book/tax differences primarily attributable to wash sales on portfolio securities, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and certain fixed income securities; and permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to certain fixed-income securities. To reflect reclassifications arising from the permanent differences, paid-in capital was credited $820,024, and total distributable earnings/(accumulated loss) was charged $820,024. Net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

Note 6. Capital Stock

The Fund is authorized to issue 250 million shares of common stock at a par value of $0.001 per share.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Fund issued 1,565 shares of common stock at $30,645 for the reinvestment of dividends. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Fund issued 2,970 shares of common stock at $76,848 for the reinvestment of dividends.

On December 13, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the continuation of the delegation of its authority to management to effect repurchases, pursuant to management’s discretion and subject to market conditions and investment considerations, of up to 10% of the Fund’s common shares outstanding (Share Repurchase Program) as of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Fund did not effect any repurchases.

On December 12, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the continuation of the Share Repurchase Program, which allows the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of the Fund’s common shares outstanding as of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. There is no assurance that the Fund will repurchase shares in any particular amounts or at all.

Note 7. Borrowings

The Fund has entered into a $129,000,000 revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street). The Fund pays a monthly financing charge which is calculated based on the utilized portion of the credit agreement and a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)-based rate. The Fund also pays a fee of 0.15% per annum for each day in which the aggregate loans outstanding under the credit agreement total less than 80% of the credit agreement amount of $129,000,000. The credit agreement has a 360-day evergreen provision whereby State Street may terminate this agreement upon 360 days’ notice, but the Fund may terminate on three business days’ notice to State Street. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to State Street, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or maintain other financial covenants required under the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, necessitating the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times.

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As of December 31, 2023, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $129,000,000 at a current rate of 6.2%. The carrying value of the borrowings approximates fair value. The borrowings are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $129,000,000 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 5.9%

Effective January 2, 2024, the Fund amended its credit agreement to reduce the margin upon which the financing charge is calculated.

Note 8. Other

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 9. New Accounting Pronouncement

In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-01 (ASU 2021-01), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. Additionally, in December 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-06 (ASU 2022-06), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. ASU 2022-06 and ASU 2021-01 are updates to ASU 2020-04, which is in response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of LIBOR, and the reference rate reform initiatives regulators have undertaken to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The ASU 2021-01 update clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The ASU 2022-06 update extends the period of time preparers can use the reference rate reform relief guidance by two years. ASU 2022-06 defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. The amendments in these updates are effective immediately through December 31, 2024, for all entities. Management has concluded that ASU 2021-01 or ASU 2022-06 did not have a material impact on the financial statements.

Note 10. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events and transactions occurring after December 31, 2023 through the date that the financial statements were issued, and has determined that no additional disclosure in the financial statements is required.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2023, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 27, 2024

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds since 1991.

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TAX INFORMATION—2023

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, for individual taxpayers, the Fund designates $15,947,682 as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. In addition, for corporate taxpayers, 47.08% of the ordinary dividends paid qualified for the dividends received deduction (DRD).

REINVESTMENT PLAN

The Fund has a dividend reinvestment plan commonly referred to as an “opt-out” plan (the Reinvestment Plan). Each common shareholder who participates in the Reinvestment Plan will have all distributions of dividends and capital gains (Dividends) automatically reinvested in additional common shares by Computershare as agent (the Plan Agent). Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Reinvestment Plan will receive all Dividends in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent. Shareholders whose common shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee should contact the broker or nominee to determine whether and how they may participate in the Reinvestment Plan.

The Plan Agent serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan. After the Fund declares a Dividend, the Plan Agent will, as agent for the shareholders, either: (i) receive the cash payment and use it to buy common shares in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts or (ii) distribute newly issued common shares of the Fund on behalf of the participants.

The Plan Agent will receive cash from the Fund with which to buy common shares in the open market if, on the Dividend payment date, the NAV per share exceeds the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions on that date. The Plan Agent will receive the Dividend in newly issued common shares of the Fund if, on the Dividend payment date, the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions equals or exceeds the NAV per share of the Fund on that date. The number of shares to be issued will be computed at a per share rate equal to the greater of (i) the NAV or (ii) 95% of the closing market price per share on the payment date.

If the market price per share is less than the NAV on a Dividend payment date, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next ex-dividend date for the common stock, but in no event more than 30 days after the Dividend payment date (as the case may be, the Purchase Period), to invest the Dividend amount in shares acquired in open market purchases. If at the close of business on any day during the Purchase Period on which NAV is calculated the NAV equals or is less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will cease making open market purchases and the uninvested portion of such Dividends shall be filled through the issuance of new shares of common stock from the Fund at the price set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.

Participants in the Reinvestment Plan may withdraw from the Reinvestment Plan upon notice to the Plan Agent. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if received not less than ten days prior to a Dividend record date; otherwise, it will be effective for all subsequent Dividends. If any participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell all or part of his or her shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $15.00 fee plus $0.10 per share brokerage commissions.

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The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of reinvestment of Dividends will be paid by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of Dividends. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any income tax that may be payable or required to be withheld on such Dividends.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 800-432-8224.

OTHER INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-227-0757, (ii) on our website at cohenandsteers.com or (iii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-227-0757 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclosures of the Fund’s complete holdings are required to be made monthly on Form N-PORT, with every third month made available to the public by the SEC 60 days after the end of the Fund’s fiscal quarter. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 866-227-0757 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Please note that distributions paid by the Fund to shareholders are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes and are taxable up to the amount of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net realized gains. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net realized gains are a return of capital distributed from the Fund’s assets. To the extent this occurs, the Fund’s shareholders of record will be notified of the estimated amount of capital returned to shareholders for each such distribution and this information will also be available at cohenandsteers.com. The final tax treatment of all distributions is reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV forms, which are mailed after the close of each calendar year. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.

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The following information in this annual shareholder report is a summary of certain information about the Fund. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the Fund.

Changes to the Portfolio Management Team

William F. Scapell has announced his intention to retire from the investment advisor on August 1, 2024. Effective August 1, 2024, William F. Scapell will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund. Elaine Zaharis-Nikas and Jerry Dorost will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the Fund.

CURRENT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUND

The information contained herein is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Fund shares.

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is capital appreciation. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the Fund’s investment objectives and investment policies are considered non-fundamental and may be changed by the Fund’s Board of Directors without stockholder approval. However, the Fund’s investment objectives and its policy of investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets (defined below) in preferred and other income securities may only be changed upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Fund’s stockholders.

Investment Strategies

The Fund pursues its objective primarily by investing in issues of preferred and debt securities believed to be undervalued relative to credit quality and other investment characteristics. In making this determination, the investment manager evaluates the fundamental characteristics of an issuer, including an issuer’s creditworthiness, and also takes into account prevailing market factors. In analyzing credit quality, the investment manager considers not only fundamental analysis, but also an issuer’s corporate and capital structure and the placement of the preferred or debt securities within that structure. In evaluating relative value, the investment manager also takes into account call, conversion and other structural security features, in addition to such factors as the likely directions of credit ratings and relative value versus other income security classes. The Fund will not seek to achieve specific environmental, social or governance (ESG) outcomes through its portfolio of investments, nor will it pursue an overall impact or sustainable investment strategy. However, the investment manager will incorporate consideration of relevant ESG factors into its investment decision-making. For example, although the investment manager does not generally exclude investments based on ESG factors alone, when considering an investment opportunity with material exposure to carbon emissions regulation, this risk may be considered as one factor in the investment manager’s holistic review process.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of preferred and other income securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including traditional preferred securities; hybrid preferred securities that have investment and economic characteristics of both preferred stock and debt securities; floating-rate and fixed-to-floating rate preferred securities; fixed-and floating-rate corporate debt securities; convertible securities; contingent capital securities (CoCos);

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and securities of other open-end, closed-end or exchange-traded funds that invest primarily in preferred and/or debt securities. These securities may be across a wide range of sectors and industries. “Managed Assets” are the Fund’s net assets, plus the principal amount of loans from financial institutions or debt securities issued by the Fund, the liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the proceeds of any reverse repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund. The Fund invests in both over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded preferred securities. The Fund invests in both taxable securities and tax-advantaged preferred securities, and generally will not be managed to seek tax-advantaged income. In addition to purchasing securities in the secondary market, the Fund seeks investment opportunities in new issues and follow-on or secondary offerings of preferred securities.

The Fund also will invest 25% or more of its Managed Assets in the financials sector, which is comprised of the banks, diversified financials, real estate (including real estate investment trusts (REITs)) and insurance industries. From time to time, the Fund may have 25% or more of its Managed Assets invested in any one of these industries. In addition, the Fund also may focus its investments in other sectors or industries, such as (but not limited to) energy, industrials, utilities, pipelines, health care and telecommunications. The investment manager retains broad discretion to allocate the Fund’s investments across various sectors and industries.

The Fund may invest up to 100% of its Managed Assets in securities of non-U.S. companies, including up to 25% of its Managed Assets in securities issued by companies domiciled in emerging market countries. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of its Managed Assets in securities issued by companies domiciled in any one emerging market country. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its Managed Assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities. The investment manager may hedge some or all of the Fund’s foreign currency exposure, and will hedge such exposure once it exceeds 20% of the Fund’s Managed Assets. The Fund may also invest in securities of foreign companies in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) and European Depositary Receipts (EDRs). Generally, ADRs in registered form are dollar-denominated securities designed for use in the U.S. securities markets, which represent and may be converted into an underlying foreign security. GDRs, in bearer form, are designed for use outside the United States. EDRs, in bearer form, are designed for use in the European securities markets.

The Fund may invest in investment grade as well as below investment grade securities and, although not required to do so, will generally seek to maintain a minimum BBB- weighted average senior debt rating of companies in which it invests. Although a company’s senior debt rating may be BBB-, an underlying security issued by such company in which the Fund invests may have a lower rating than BBB-. Below investment grade securities are also known as “high yield” or “junk” securities. The maturities of debt securities in which the Fund will invest generally will be longer-term (ten years or more); however, as a result of changing market conditions and interest rates, the Fund may also invest in shorter-term debt securities. The determination of whether a security is deemed investment grade or below investment grade will be determined at the time of investment. A security will be considered to be investment grade if it is rated as such by one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) (for example minimum Baa3 or BBB- by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (Moody’s) or S&P Global Ratings (S&P)) or, if unrated, is judged to be investment grade by the investment manager.

The Fund may invest in CoCos. CoCos are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics that provide for an automatic write-down of the principal amount or value of securities or the mandatory conversion into common shares of the issuer under certain circumstances. A

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mandatory conversion might be automatically triggered, for instance, if a company fails to meet the capital minimum described in the security, the company’s regulator makes a determination that the security should convert, or the company receives specified levels of extraordinary public support. Since the common stock of the issuer may not pay a dividend, investors in these instruments could experience a reduced income rate, potentially to zero, and conversion would deepen the subordination of the investor (worsening the Fund’s standing in a bankruptcy). In addition, some CoCos provide for an automatic write-down of capital under such circumstances.

The Fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds or ETFs, such as other funds that invest primarily in preferred and/or debt securities as described herein, to the extent permitted under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, and the rules thereunder, or any exemption granted under the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its Managed Assets in each of the following: common stocks; energy-related master limited partnership (MLP) securities; debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities or a non-U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities; mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities; and municipal securities, which includes debt obligations of states, territories or possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund’s investments in common stocks, securities of master limited partnerships, government securities, mortgage-and asset-backed securities and municipal securities are not included for purposes of the Fund’s 80% investment policy.

The Fund is authorized to purchase, sell or enter into any derivative contract or option on a derivative contract, transaction or instrument, without limitation, including various interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, and foreign currency transactions such as foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, options, swaps and other similar strategic transactions in connection with its investments in securities of non-U.S. companies. The Fund’s primary use of derivative contracts will be to enter into interest rate and currency hedging transactions in order to reduce the interest rate risk inherent in the Fund’s investments. The Fund may also engage in shorting transactions. The Fund’s governing documents permit the use of shorting provided the dollar amount of short sales at any one time does not exceed 25% of the net assets of the Fund, and the value of securities of any one issuer in which the Fund is short does not exceed the lesser of 2% of the value of the Fund’s net assets or 2% of the securities of any class of any issuer.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its Managed Assets in restricted securities and other investments that may be illiquid (i.e., securities that are not readily marketable). Securities that have legal or contractual restrictions on resale but have a readily available market are not deemed illiquid for purposes of this limitation. The Board of Directors or its delegate has the ultimate authority to determine, to the extent permissible under the Federal securities laws, which securities are liquid or illiquid for purposes of this 25% limitation. The Board of Directors has delegated to the investment manager the day-to-day determination of the illiquidity of any security held by the Fund, although it has retained oversight and ultimate responsibility for such determinations. The Board and/or the investment manager will consider factors such as (i) the nature of the market for a security (including the institutional private resale market; the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security; the amount of time normally needed to dispose of the security; and the method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of transfer), (ii) the terms of certain securities or other instruments allowing for the disposition to a third party or the issuer thereof (e.g., certain repurchase

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obligations and demand instruments) and (iii) other permissible relevant factors. The Fund may also invest in certain restricted securities including securities that are only eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) (referred to as Rule 144A Securities) and securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are issued through private offerings without registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Temporary Defensive Positions. For temporary defensive purposes or to keep cash on hand fully invested, and following the offering of additional common shares issued by the Fund pending investment in securities that meet the Fund’s investment objective, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in cash, cash equivalents, government securities and short-term fixed income securities. When and to the extent the Fund assumes a temporary defensive position, the Fund may not pursue or achieve its investment objective.

Use of Leverage

The Fund currently seeks to enhance the level of its distributions and total return through the use of leverage. The Fund may utilize leverage in an amount up to 33 1/3% (measured immediately after such borrowings) of its Managed Assets through borrowings, including loans from certain financial institutions and/or the issuance of debt securities (collectively, Borrowings). Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may utilize leverage through (i) Borrowings in an aggregate amount of up to 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets immediately after such Borrowings and (ii) the issuance of preferred stock (Preferred Shares) in an aggregate amount of up to 50% of the Fund’s total assets immediately after such issuance. In addition, the Fund may utilize leverage through reverse repurchase agreements (Reverse Repurchase Agreements), in an aggregate amount of up to 50% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund also may borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions.

The Fund may also engage in various derivatives transactions to seek to generate return, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks. Certain derivatives transactions effect a form of economic leverage on the Fund’s portfolio and may be subject to the risks associated with the use of leverage. There is no assurance that the Fund will utilize leverage or, if leverage is utilized, that it will be successful. The net asset value of the Fund’s common shares may be reduced by the issuance or incurrence costs of any leverage. See “Leverage Risk.”

Effects of Leverage.

Assuming that leverage in the form of Borrowings will represent up to 35% of the Fund’s Managed Assets and charge interest or involve payment at a rate set by an interest rate transaction at an annual rate of 6.18% (rate at December 31, 2023), the income generated by the Fund’s portfolio (net of estimated expenses) must exceed 2.17% in order to cover such interest payments or payment rates and other expenses specifically related to leverage. Of course, these numbers are merely estimates, used for illustration. Actual interest, or payment rates may vary frequently and may be significantly higher or lower than the rate estimated above.

The following table is furnished in response to requirements of the SEC. It is designed to illustrate the effect of leverage on common share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (comprised of income and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund’s portfolio) of -10%, -5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. These assumed investment portfolio returns are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of the

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investment portfolio returns expected to be experienced by the Fund. The table assumes leverage in an aggregate amount equal to 35% of the Fund’s Managed Assets. See “Leverage Risk” below.


Assumed Portfolio Total Return	–10	%	–5	%	0	%	5	%	10	%
Common Share Total Return	–18.7	%	–11.0	%	–3.3	%	4.4	%	12.0	%

Common share total return is comprised of two elements – the net investment income of the Fund after paying expenses, including interest expenses on the Fund’s Borrowings as described above and dividend payments on any preferred shares issued by the Fund and gain and losses on the value of the securities the Fund owns. As required by the rules of the SEC, the table assumes the Fund is more likely to suffer capital losses than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0%, the Fund must assume that the income it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses in the value of those securities.

Principal Risks of the Fund

The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company designed primarily as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

Risk of Market Price Discount from Net Asset Value. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their NAV. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that NAV could decrease as a result of investment activities and may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period following completion of this offering. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the shares will depend not upon the Fund’s NAV but entirely upon whether the market price of the shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the shares. Because the market price of the shares will be determined by factors such as relative supply of and demand for shares in the market, general market and economic conditions, and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, Fund shares may trade at, above or below NAV, or at below or above the initial public offering price.

Investment Risk. An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.

Market Risk. Your investment in the Fund represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund, a significant portion of which are traded on a national securities exchange or in the OTC markets. The value of these securities, like other investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The Fund may utilize leverage, which magnifies this risk. Your shares at any point in time may be worth less than what you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions. See “Leverage Risk” below.

Preferred Securities Risk. There are various risks associated with investing in preferred securities, including those described below. In addition, the on-going COVID-19 outbreak has increased certain risks associated with investing in preferred securities. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak could persist for years to come and the full impact to financial markets is not yet known. See “Geopolitical Risk” below for additional information regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Deferral and Omission Risk. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a stated period without any adverse consequences

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to the issuer. In certain cases, deferring or omitting distributions may be mandatory. If the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income. In addition, recent changes in bank regulations may increase the likelihood for issuers to defer or omit distributions.

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Credit and Subordination Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a preferred security in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in price or the issuer of the security will fail to make dividend, interest or principal payments when due because the issuer experiences a decline in its financial status. Preferred securities are generally subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure in terms of having priority to corporate income, claims to corporate assets and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than more senior debt instruments.

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Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that preferred securities will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities generally will fall, and therefore the Fund may underperform during periods of rising interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of government monetary policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. Preferred securities without maturities or with longer periods before maturity may be more sensitive to interest rate changes.

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Prepayment and Extension Risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that changes in interest rates, credit spreads or other factors will result in the call (repayment) of a preferred security more quickly than expected, such that the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in lower yielding securities, or that expectations of such early call will negatively impact the market price of the security. Extension risk is the risk that changes in the interest rates or credit spreads may result in diminishing call expectations, which can cause prices to fall.

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Floating-Rate and Fixed-to-Floating-Rate Securities Risk. The market value of floating-rate securities is a reflection of discounted expected cash flows based on expectations for future interest rate resets. The market value of such securities may fall in a declining interest rate environment and may also fall in a rising interest rate environment if there is a lag between the rise in interest rates and the reset. This risk may also be present with respect to fixed-to-floating-rate securities in which the Fund may invest. A secondary risk associated with declining interest rates is the risk that income earned by the Fund on floating-rate and fixed-to-floating-rate securities will decline due to lower coupon payments on floating-rate securities.

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Call, Reinvestment and Income Risk. During periods of declining interest rates, an issuer may be able to exercise an option to redeem its issue at par earlier than scheduled which is generally known as call risk. Recent regulatory changes may increase call risk with respect to certain types of preferred securities. If this occurs, the Fund may be forced to reinvest in lower yielding securities. This is known as reinvestment risk. Preferred securities frequently have call features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. An issuer may redeem preferred securities if the issuer can refinance the preferred securities at a lower cost due to declining interest rates or an improvement in the credit standing of the issuer, or in the event of regulatory changes affecting the capital treatment of a security. Another risk associated with a declining interest rate environment is that the income from the Fund’s portfolio

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may decline over time when the Fund invests the proceeds from new share sales at market rates that are below the portfolio’s current earnings rate.

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Liquidity Risk. Certain preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks or U.S. government securities. Illiquid securities involve the risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time desired by the Fund or at prices approximating the value at which the Fund is carrying the securities on its books.

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Limited Voting Rights Risk. Generally, traditional preferred securities offer no voting rights with respect to the issuer unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may elect a number of directors to the issuer’s board of directors. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred security holders no longer have voting rights. Hybrid-preferred security holders generally have no voting rights.

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Special Redemption Rights. In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in U.S. federal income tax or securities laws. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may have a negative impact on the return of the security held by the Fund. See “Call, Reinvestment and Income Risk” above and “Regulatory Risk” below.

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New Types of Securities. From time to time, preferred securities, including hybrid-preferred securities and contingent capital securities, have been, and may in the future be, offered having features other than those described herein. The Fund reserves the right to invest in these securities if the investment manager believes that doing so would be consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies. Since the market for these instruments would be new, the Fund may have difficulty disposing of them at a suitable price and time. In addition to limited liquidity, these instruments may present other risks, such as high price volatility.

Debt Securities Risk. Debt securities generally present two primary types of risk—credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due, and interest rate risk, which is the risk that debt securities will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. Debt securities also are subject to other similar risks as preferred securities, including call risk, convertible securities risk, extension risk and liquidity risk.

Convertible Securities Risk. Although to a lesser extent than with non-convertible fixed-income securities, the market value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline. In addition, because of the conversion feature, the market value of convertible securities tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying common stock. A unique feature of convertible securities is that as the market price of the underlying common stock declines, convertible securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis, and so may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the underlying common stock. When the market price of the underlying common stock increases, the prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a reflection of the value of the underlying common stock. While no securities investments are without risk, investments in convertible securities generally entail less risk than investments in common stock of the same issuer.

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Below Investment Grade Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in below investment grade securities or securities that are unrated but judged to be below investment grade by the investment manager. Below investment grade securities, or equivalent unrated securities, generally involve greater volatility of price and risk of loss of income and principal, and may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher grade securities. It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic condition could disrupt the market for below investment grade securities, have an adverse impact on the value of those securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of those securities to repay principal and interest on those securities.

Contingent Capital Securities Risk. Contingent capital securities (sometimes referred to as CoCos) are debt or preferred securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer, for example, an automatic write-down of principal or a mandatory conversion into common stock of the issuer under certain circumstances, such as the issuer’s capital ratio falling below a certain level. CoCos may be subject to an automatic write-down (i.e., the automatic write-down of the principal amount or value of the securities, potentially to zero, and the cancellation of the securities) under certain circumstances, which could result in the Fund losing a portion or all of its investment in such securities. In addition, the Fund may not have any rights with respect to repayment of the principal amount of the securities that has not become due or the payment of interest or dividends on such securities for any period from (and including) the interest or dividend payment date falling immediately prior to the occurrence of such automatic write-down. An automatic write-down could also result in a reduced income rate if the dividend or interest payment is based on the security’s par value. If a CoCo provides for mandatory conversion of the security into common stock of the issuer under certain circumstances, such as an adverse event, the Fund could experience a reduced income rate, potentially to zero, as a result of the issuer’s common stock not paying a dividend. In addition, a conversion event would likely be the result of or related to the deterioration of the issuer’s financial condition (e.g., such as a decrease in the issuer’s capital ratio) and status as a going concern, so the market price of the issuer’s common stock received by the Fund may have declined, perhaps substantially, and may continue to decline, which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV. Further, the issuer’s common stock would be subordinate to the issuer’s other security classes and therefore worsen the Fund’s standing in a bankruptcy proceeding. In March 2023, a Swiss regulator required a write-down of outstanding CoCos to zero notwithstanding the fact that the equity shares continued to exist and have economic value. It is currently unclear whether regulators of issuers in other jurisdictions will take similar actions. Notwithstanding these risks, the Fund intends to continue to invest in CoCos issued by Swiss companies and by companies in other jurisdictions. In addition, most CoCos are considered to be high yield or “junk” securities and are therefore subject to the risks of investing in below investment grade securities. Finally, CoCo issuers can, at their discretion, suspend dividend distributions on their CoCo securities and are more likely to do so in response to negative economic conditions and/or government regulation. Omitted distributions are typically non-cumulative and will not be paid on a future date. Any omitted distribution may negatively impact the returns or distribution rate of the Fund.

Concentration Risk. Because the Fund invests at least 25% of its Managed Assets in the financials sector, it will be more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting this sector, such as changes in interest rates, loan concentration and competition. In addition, the Fund will also be subject to the risks of investing in the individual industries and securities that comprise the financials sector, including the bank, diversified financials, real estate (including REITs) and insurance industries. To the extent that the Fund focuses its investments in other sectors or industries, such as (but

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not limited to) energy, industrials, utilities, pipelines, health care and telecommunications, the Fund will be subject to the risks associated with these particular sectors and industries. These sectors and industries may be adversely affected by, among others, changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) and Emerging Market Securities Risk. Risks of investing in foreign securities, which can be expected to be greater for investments in emerging markets, include currency risks, future political and economic developments and possible imposition of foreign withholding or other taxes on income or proceeds payable on the securities. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than about a domestic issuer, and foreign issuers may not be subject to the same accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping standards and requirements as domestic issuers.

Securities of companies in emerging markets may be more volatile than those of companies in more developed markets. Emerging market countries generally have less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions. Political developments in foreign countries or the United States may at times subject such countries to sanctions from the U.S. government, foreign governments and/or international institutions that could negatively affect a Fund’s investments in issuers located in, doing business in or with assets in such countries. Investing in securities of companies in emerging markets may entail special risks relating to potential economic, political or social instability and the risks of expropriation, nationalization, confiscation, trade sanctions or embargoes or the imposition of restrictions on foreign investment, the lack of hedging instruments, and repatriation of capital invested. The securities and real estate markets of some emerging market countries have in the past experienced substantial market disruptions and may do so in the future. The economies of many emerging market countries may be heavily dependent on international trade and have thus been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by trade barriers, foreign exchange controls and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they wish to trade.

Foreign Currency Risk. Although the Fund will report its NAV and pay dividends in U.S. dollars, foreign securities often are purchased with and make any dividend and interest payments in foreign currencies. Therefore, the Fund’s investments in foreign securities will be subject to foreign currency risk, which means that the Fund’s NAV could decline solely as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal, dividends and interest to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. The Fund may, but is not required to, engage in various investments that are designed to hedge the Fund’s foreign currency risks., and such investments are subject to the risks described under “Derivatives and Hedging Transactions Risk” below.

Foreign currency forward contracts, OTC options on foreign currencies and foreign currency swaps are subject to the risk of default by the counterparty and can be illiquid. These currency hedging transactions, as well as the futures contracts and exchange-listed options in which the Fund may invest, are subject to many of the risks of, and can be highly sensitive to changes in the value of, the related currency or other reference asset. As such, a small investment could have a potentially large impact on the Fund’s performance. Whether or not the Fund engages in currency hedging transactions, the Fund may experience a decline in the value of its portfolio securities, in U.S. dollar terms, due solely to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Use of currency hedging transactions may cause the Fund to experience losses greater than if the Fund had not engaged in such transactions.

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The Fund’s transactions in foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or character of the Fund’s distributions.

Derivatives and Hedging Transactions Risk. The Fund’s use of derivatives, including for the purpose of hedging interest rate or foreign currency risks and managing the Fund’s duration, presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. In certain types of derivatives transactions the Fund could lose the entire amount of its investment; in other types of derivatives transactions the potential loss is theoretically unlimited. Although both OTC and exchange-traded derivatives markets may experience lack of liquidity, OTC non-standardized derivatives transactions are generally less liquid than exchange-traded instruments. In addition, the liquidity of a secondary market in an exchange-traded derivative contract may be adversely affected by “daily price fluctuation limits” established by the exchanges which once reached, would prevent the liquidation of open positions. If it is not possible to close an open derivative position entered into by the Fund, the Fund may be required to make cash payments of variation (or mark-to-market) margin and, if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell portfolio securities to meet variation margin requirements at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so. The inability to close derivatives transactions positions also could have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to effectively hedge its portfolio. Derivatives transactions entered into to seek to manage the risks of the Fund’s portfolio of securities may have the effect of limiting gains from otherwise favorable market movements. The use of derivatives transactions may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. The Fund may enter into swap, cap or other transactions to attempt to protect itself from increasing interest or dividend expenses resulting from increasing short-term interest rates on any leverage it incurs or increasing interest rates on securities held in its portfolio. A decline in interest rates may result in a decline in the value of the transaction, which may result in a decline in the NAV of the Fund. In the event the Fund enters into forward currency contracts for hedging purposes, the Fund will be subject to currency exchange rates risk. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time and also can be affected unpredictably by intervention of U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments in the United States or abroad. Furthermore, the ability to successfully use derivative instruments depends on the ability of the investment manager to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. Structured notes and other related instruments carry risks similar to those of more traditional derivatives such as futures, forward and option contracts. However, structured instruments may entail a greater degree of market risk and volatility than other types of debt obligations. The Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to certain derivatives transactions entered into by the Fund and may experience losses in the event a counterparty fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract.

The investment manager is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”). However, with respect to the Fund, the investment manager has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the CPO under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”). Accordingly, the investment manager, with respect to the Fund, is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA.

Options Risk. Gains on options transactions depend on the investment manager’s ability to predict correctly the direction of stock prices, indexes, interest rates, and other economic factors, and unanticipated changes may cause poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in such transactions. A rise in the value of the security or index underlying a call option written by the Fund

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exposes the Fund to possible loss or loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the value of any portfolio securities underlying or otherwise related to the call option. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk of a decline in the underlying security or index. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position, and for certain options not traded on an exchange no market usually exists. Trading could be interrupted, for example, because of supply and demand imbalances arising from a lack of either buyers or sellers, or an options exchange could suspend trading after the price has risen or fallen more than the maximum specified by the exchange.

Although the Fund may be able to offset to some extent any adverse effects of being unable to liquidate an option position, that Fund may experience losses in some cases as a result of such inability, may not be able to close its position and, in such an event would be unable to control its losses.

Other Investment Companies Risk. To the extent the Fund invests a portion of its assets in investment companies, including open-end funds, closed-end funds, ETFs and other types of pooled investment funds, those assets will be subject to the risks of the purchased investment companies’ portfolio securities, and a shareholder in the Fund will bear not only his or her proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also indirectly the expenses of the purchased investment companies. Shareholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies. Risks associated with investments in closed-end funds also generally include the risks associated with the Fund’s structure as a closed-end investment company, including market risk, leverage risk, risk of market price discount from NAV, risk of anti-takeover provisions and non-diversification. In addition, investments in closed-end funds may be subject to dilution risk, which is the risk that strategies employed by a closed-end fund, such as rights offerings, may, under certain circumstances, have the effect of reducing its share price and the Fund’s proportionate interest. In addition, restrictions under the 1940 Act may limit the Fund’s ability to invest in other investment companies to the extent desired.

The SEC has adopted Rule 12d1-4 permitting fund of fund arrangements subject to various conditions, and rescinding the present rule and certain exemptive relief previously granted. Once in effect, Rule 12d1-4 may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to invest in other investment companies and could also significantly affect the Fund’s ability to redeem its investments in other investment companies, making such investments less attractive. The effects of rule and other regulatory changes are not known as of the date of this report, but they could impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its desired investment strategies or cause the Fund to incur losses, realize taxable gains distributable to shareholders, incur greater or unexpected expenses or experience other adverse consequences.

Restricted and Illiquid Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in investments that may be illiquid (i.e., securities that may be difficult to sell at a desirable time or price). Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily marketable and may include some restricted securities, which are securities that may not be resold to the public without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration. Illiquid investments involve the risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time desired by the Fund or at prices approximating the value at which the Fund is carrying the securities on its books. Restricted securities and illiquid securities are often more difficult to value and the sale of such securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of liquid securities trading on national securities exchanges or in the OTC markets. Contractual restrictions on the resale of securities result from

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negotiations between the issuer and purchaser of such securities and therefore vary substantially in length and scope. To dispose of a restricted security that the Fund has a contractual right to sell, the Fund may first be required to cause the security to be registered. A considerable period may elapse between a decision to sell the securities and the time when the Fund would be permitted to sell, during which time the Fund would bear market risks.

Leverage Risk. The use of leverage is a speculative technique and there are special risks and costs associated with leverage. The NAV of the Fund’s shares may be reduced by the issuance and ongoing costs of leverage. So long as the Fund is able to invest in securities that produce an investment yield that is greater than the total cost of leverage, the leverage strategy will produce higher current net investment income for the shareholders. On the other hand, to the extent that the total cost of leverage exceeds the incremental income gained from employing such leverage, shareholders would realize lower net investment income. In addition to the impact on net income, the use of leverage will have an effect of magnifying capital appreciation or depreciation for shareholders. Specifically, in an up market, leverage will typically generate greater capital appreciation than if the Fund were not employing leverage. Conversely, in down markets, the use of leverage will generally result in greater capital depreciation than if the Fund had been unlevered. To the extent that the Fund is required or elects to reduce its leverage, the Fund may need to liquidate investments, including under adverse economic conditions which may result in capital losses potentially reducing returns to shareholders. The use of leverage also results in the investment management fees payable to the investment manager being higher than if the Fund did not use leverage and can increase operating costs, which may reduce total return. In some market conditions, the Fund may not be able to employ leverage to the extent or at the cost desired. This could prevent the Fund from executing its portfolio strategies or could otherwise depress shareholder returns. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

Rule 144A Securities Risk. Rule 144A Securities are considered restricted securities because they are not registered for sale to the general public and may only be resold to certain qualified institutional buyers. Institutional markets for Rule 144A Securities that exist or may develop may provide both readily ascertainable values for such securities and the ability to promptly sell such securities. However, if there are an insufficient number of qualified institutional buyers interested in purchasing Rule 144A Securities held by the Fund, the Fund will be subject to liquidity risk and thus may not be able to sell the Rule 144A Securities at a desirable time or price.

Regulation S Securities Risk. Regulation S securities are offered through non-U.S. offerings without registration with the SEC pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act. Regulation S securities may be relatively less liquid as a result of legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Because Regulation S securities are generally less liquid than registered securities, the Fund may take longer to liquidate these positions than publicly traded securities or may not be able to sell them at the price desired. Furthermore, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that would be applicable if their securities were publicly traded or otherwise offered in the United States. Accordingly, Regulation S securities may involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may result in losses to the Fund.

Common Stock Risk. While common stocks have historically generated higher average returns than fixed-income securities over the long-term, common stocks have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns, although under certain market conditions, fixed-income investments may have comparable or greater price volatility. The value of common stocks and other equity securities will

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fluctuate in response to developments concerning the company, political and regulatory circumstances, the stock market, and the economy. In the short term, stock prices can fluctuate dramatically in response to these developments. Different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, stocks of large companies can react differently than stocks of smaller companies, and value stocks (stocks of companies that are undervalued by various measures and have potential for long-term capital appreciation), can react differently from growth stocks (stocks of companies with attractive cash flow returns on invested capital and earnings that are expected to grow). These developments can affect a single company, all companies within the same industry, economic sector or geographic region, or the stock market as a whole.

Master Limited Partnership Risk. An investment in MLP units involves some risks that differ from an investment in the common stock of a corporation. Holders of MLP units have limited control on matters affecting the partnership. Investing in MLPs involves certain risks related to investing in the underlying assets of the MLPs and risks associated with pooled investment vehicles. MLPs holding credit-related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or industry sector (for example, the energy sector) or a particular geographic region are subject to risks associated with such industry, sector or region. The benefit derived from the Fund’s investment in MLPs is largely dependent on the MLPs being treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes.

Government Securities Risk. Not all obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality, and in some cases there may be some risk of default by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities of a security held by the Fund does not apply to the market value of such security or to Fund shares. In addition, a security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity, but the market prices of such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. In addition, because many types of U.S. Government securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities.

Municipal Securities Risk. Municipal securities are debt obligations issued by states or by political subdivisions or authorities of states. Municipal securities are typically designated as general obligation bonds, which are general obligations of a governmental entity that are backed by the taxing power of such entity, or revenue bonds, which are payable from the income of a specific project or authority and are not supported by the issuer’s power to levy taxes. Municipal securities are long-term fixed rate debt obligations that generally decline in value with increases in interest rates, when an issuer’s financial condition worsens or when the rating on a bond is decreased. Many municipal securities may be called or redeemed prior to their stated maturity. Lower-quality revenue bonds and other credit-sensitive municipal securities carry higher risks of default than general obligation bonds. In addition, the amount of public information available about municipal securities is generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds. Special factors, such as legislative changes, local and business developments, and public perception, may adversely affect the yield and/or value of the Fund’s investments in municipal securities. Other factors include the general conditions of the municipal securities market, the size of the particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue.

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The cost associated with combating the outbreak of COVID-19 and its negative impact on tax revenues has adversely affected the financial condition of state and local governments. In the past, a number of municipal issuers have defaulted on obligations, were downgraded or commenced insolvency proceedings during economic or market turmoil or a recession. The effects of this outbreak could affect the ability of state and local governments to make payments on debt obligations when due and could adversely impact the value of their bonds, which could negatively impact the performance of the Fund.

Mortgage-and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The risks associated with mortgage-related securities include: (1) credit risk associated with the performance of the underlying mortgage properties and of the borrowers owning these properties; (2) adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, which are more likely to have an adverse impact on mortgage-related securities secured by loans on certain types of commercial properties than on those secured by loans on residential properties; (3) prepayment risk, which can lead to significant fluctuations in value of the mortgage-related security; (4) loss of all or part of the premium, if any, paid; and (5) decline in the market value of the security, whether resulting from changes in interest rates or prepayments on the underlying mortgage collateral.

Asset-backed securities involve certain risks in addition to those presented by mortgage-related securities: (1) primarily, these securities do not have the benefit of the same security interest in the underlying collateral as mortgage-related securities and are more dependent on the borrower’s ability to pay; (2) credit card receivables are generally unsecured, and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and Federal consumer credit laws, many of which give debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due; and (3) most issuers of automobile receivables permit the servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If these obligations are sold to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the related automobile receivables. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have an effective security interest in all of the obligations backing such receivables. There is a possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be able to support payments on these securities.

Tax Risk. The Fund may invest in preferred securities or other securities the Federal income tax treatment of which may not be clear or may be subject to recharacterization by the Internal Revenue Service. It could be more difficult for the Fund to comply with the tax requirements applicable to regulated investment companies if the tax characterization of the Fund’s investments or the tax treatment of the income from such investments were successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service.

Additional Risk Considerations

Active Management Risk. As an actively managed portfolio, the value of the Fund’s investments could decline because the financial condition of an issuer may change (due to such factors as management performance, reduced demand or overall market changes), financial markets may fluctuate or overall prices may decline, or the investment manager’s investment techniques could fail to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives or negatively affect the Fund’s investment performance.

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Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may engage in portfolio trading when considered appropriate, but short-term trading will not be used as the primary means of achieving the Fund’s investment objectives. There are no limits on portfolio turnover, and investments may be sold without regard to length of time held when, in the opinion of the investment manager, investment considerations warrant such action. A higher portfolio turnover rate results in correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses that are borne by the Fund. High portfolio turnover may result in the realization of net short-term capital gains by the Fund that, when distributed to shareholders, would be taxable to such shareholders as ordinary income.

Anti-Takeover Provisions. Certain provisions of the Fund’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or change the Fund’s structure. The provisions may have the effect of depriving stockholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices or have the effect of inhibiting the conversion of the Fund to an open-end fund.

Geopolitical Risk: Occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years, such as war (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), terrorist attacks, natural or environmental disasters, country instability, infectious disease epidemics or pandemics, such as that caused by COVID-19, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers and other governmental trade or market control programs, the potential exit of a country from its respective union and related geopolitical events, may result in market volatility and may have long-lasting impacts on U.S. and global economies and financial markets. Supply chain disruptions or significant changes in the supply or prices of commodities or other economic inputs may have material and unexpected effects on both global securities markets and individual countries, regions, sectors, companies or industries. Events occurring in one region of the world may negatively impact industries and regions that are not otherwise directly impacted by the events. Additionally, those events, as well as other changes in foreign and domestic political and economic conditions, could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, secondary trading, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments.

Although the long-term economic fallout of COVID-19 is difficult to predict, it has contributed to, and may continue to contribute to, market volatility, inflation and systemic economic weakness. COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social, economic, market and financial risks. In addition, the U.S. government and other central banks across Europe, Asia, and elsewhere announced and/or adopted economic relief packages in response to COVID-19. The end of any such program could cause market downturns, disruptions and volatility, particularly if markets view the ending as premature. The U.S. federal government ended the COVID-19 public emergency declaration on May 11, 2023, however, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to continue and the risk that new variants of COVID-19 may emerge remains. Therefore the economic outlook, particularly for certain industries and businesses, remains inherently uncertain.

On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the European Union (EU) (referred to as Brexit) An agreement between the UK and the EU governing their future trade relationship became effective January 1, 2021. Brexit has resulted in volatility in European and global markets and could have potentially significant negative long-term impacts on financial markets in the UK and throughout Europe.

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On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine significantly amplifying already existing geopolitical tensions. The United States and many other countries have instituted various economic sanctions against Russia, Russian individuals and entities and Belarus. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions imposed and other punitive actions taken (including any Russian retaliatory responses to such sanctions and actions), and resulting disruptions in Europe and globally cannot be predicted, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the global economy, securities markets and commodities markets globally, including through global supply chain disruptions, increased inflationary pressures and reduced economic activity. Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East could have similar negative impacts. To the extent the Fund has exposure to the energy sector, the Fund may be especially susceptible to these risks. Furthermore, in March 2023, the shut-down of certain financial institutions raised economic concerns over disruption in the U.S. banking system. There can be no certainty that the actions taken by the U.S. government to strengthen public confidence in the U.S. banking system will be effective in mitigating the effects of financial institution failures on the economy and restoring public confidence in the U.S. banking system. These disruptions may also make it difficult to value the Fund’s portfolio investments and cause certain of the Fund’s investments to become illiquid. The strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may, among other things, adversely affect the Fund’s investments denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies. It is difficult to predict when similar events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets may occur, the effects that such events may have, and the duration of those effects.

Regulatory Risk: The U.S. government has proposed and adopted multiple regulations that could have a long-lasting impact on the Fund and on the mutual fund industry in general. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) final rules, related requirements and amendments to modernize reporting and disclosure, along with other potential upcoming regulations, could, among other things, restrict the Fund’s ability to engage in transactions and/or increase overall expenses of the Fund. In addition to Rule 18f-4, which governs the way derivatives are used by registered investment companies, the SEC, Congress, various exchanges and regulatory and self-regulatory authorities, both domestic and foreign, have undertaken reviews of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, which could affect the nature and extent of instruments used by the Fund. The Fund and the instruments in which it invests may be subject to new or additional regulatory constraints in the future. While the full extent of all of these regulations is still unclear, these regulations and actions may adversely affect both the Fund and the instruments in which the Fund invests and its ability to execute its investment strategy. For example, climate change regulation (such as decarbonization legislation, other mandatory controls to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, or related disclosure requirements) could significantly affect the Fund or its investments by, among other things, increasing compliance costs or underlying companies’ operating costs and capital expenditures. Similarly, regulatory developments in other countries may have an unpredictable and adverse impact on the Fund.

Cyber Security Risk. With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet and the dependence on computer systems to perform necessary business functions, the Fund and its service providers (including the investment manager) may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks and/or other technological malfunctions. In general, cyber-attacks are deliberate, but unintentional events may have similar effects. Cyber-attacks include, among others, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, preventing legitimate users from accessing information or services on a website, releasing confidential information without authorization, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems for purposes of misappropriating assets and causing

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operational disruption. Cyber-attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service. Successful cyber-attacks against, or security breakdowns of, the Fund, the investment manager, or a custodian, transfer agent, or other affiliated or third-party service provider may adversely affect the Fund or its shareholders. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, affect the Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential Fund information, impede trading, cause reputational damage, and subject the Fund to regulatory fines, penalties or financial losses, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and additional compliance costs. Furthermore, as a result of breaches in cyber security or other operational and technology disruptions or failures, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on specific securities or an entire market, which may result in the Fund being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or unable to accurately price its investments. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent cyber-attacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Similar types of cyber security risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Fund’s investment in such securities to lose value.

Each of the Fund and the investment manager may have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cyber-attacks or security or technology breakdowns affecting the Fund’s third-party service providers. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and systems designed to prevent or reduce the impact of cyber-attacks, such plans and systems are subject to inherent limitations.

Investment Restrictions

The Fund has adopted certain investment limitations limiting the following activities except as specifically authorized. Under these limitations, the Fund may not:

(1) issue senior securities (including borrowing money for other than temporary purposes) except in conformity with the limits set forth in the 1940 Act or pursuant to exemptive relief therefrom; or pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets other than to secure such issuances or borrowings or in connection with permitted investment strategies; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund may borrow up to an additional 5% of its total assets for temporary purposes;

(2) act as an underwriter of securities issued by other persons, except insofar as the Fund may be deemed an underwriter in connection with the disposition of securities;

(3) purchase or sell real estate or mortgages on real estate, except that the Fund may invest in securities of companies that deal in real estate or are engaged in the real estate business, including REITs and securities secured by real estate or interests therein, and the Fund may hold and sell real estate or mortgages on real estate acquired through default, liquidation, or other distributions of an interest in real estate as a result of the Fund’s ownership of such securities;

(4) make loans to other persons except through the lending of securities held by it (but not to exceed a value of one-third of total assets), through the use of repurchase agreements, and by the purchase of debt securities;

(5) invest more than 25% of its Managed Assets in securities of issuers in any one industry (except as discussed herein); provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or by its agencies or instrumentalities; or

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(6) acquire or retain securities of any investment company other than (a) in accordance with the limits permitted by Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, or any exemption granted under the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, and (b) through the acquisition of securities of any investment company as part of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

The Fund may:

(7) purchase and sell commodities or commodity contracts, including futures contracts, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

The investment restrictions numbered 1 through 5 and number 7 described herein have been adopted as fundamental policies of the Fund. Under the 1940 Act, a fundamental policy may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a “majority of the outstanding” voting securities of the Fund. With respect to investment restriction number (5), the Fund will invest 25% or more of its Managed Assets in the financial sector, which is comprised of the banks, diversified financials, real estate (including REITs) and insurance industries. From time to time, the Fund may have 25% or more of its Managed Assets invested in any one of those industries.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors approves all significant agreements between the Fund and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the Fund’s agreements with its investment manager, administrator, co-administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The management of the Fund’s day-to-day operations is delegated to its officers, the investment manager, administrator and co-administrator, subject always to the investment objective and policies of the Fund and to the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors and officers of the Fund and their principal occupations during at least the past five years are set forth below. The statement of additional information (SAI) contains additional information about the directors as of the date thereof and additional information about the directors is also included in the Fund’s most recent proxy statement, which are available, without charge, upon request by calling 866-277-0757.

Name, Address and

Year of Birth⁽¹⁾

Position(s) Held

With Fund

Term of

Office⁽²⁾

Principal Occupation

During At Least

The Past 5 Years

(Including Other

Directorships Held)

Number of

Funds Within

Fund

Complex

Overseen by

Director

(Including

the Fund)

Length

of Time

Served⁽³⁾

Interested Directors⁽⁴⁾

Joseph M. Harvey

1963

Director, Chair

Until Next Election of Directors

Chief Executive Officer since 2022 and President since 2003 of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (CSCM), and Chief Executive Officer since 2022 and President since 2004 of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS). Chief Investment Officer of CSCM from 2003 to 2019. Prior to that, Senior Vice President and Director of Investment Research of CSCM.

Since 2014

Adam M. Derechin

1964

Director

Until Next Election of Directors

Chief Operating Officer of CSCM since 2003 and CNS since 2004. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Funds from 2005 to 2021.

Since 2021

Independent Directors

Michael G. Clark

1965

Director

Until Next Election of Directors

CFA; From 2006 to 2011, President and Chief Executive Officer of DWS Funds and Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management.

Since 2011

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Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served⁽³⁾

George Grossman 1953	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	Attorney-at-law.	20	Since 1993

Dean A. Junkans 1959	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	CFA; Advisor to SigFig (a registered investment advisor) from July 2018 to July 2022; Chief Investment Officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank from 2004 to 2014 and Chief Investment Officer of the Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement group at Wells Fargo & Company from 2011 to 2014; former Member and Chair, Claritas Advisory Committee at the CFA Institute from 2013 to 2015; former Adjunct Professor and Executive-In-Residence, Bethel University, 2015 to 2022; former Board Member and Investment Committee Member, Bethel University Foundation, 2010 to 2022; former Corporate Executive Board Member of the National Chief Investment Officers Circle, 2010 to 2015; former Member of the Board of Governors of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, River Falls, 1996 to 2004; U.S. Army Veteran, Gulf War.	20	Since 2015

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Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served⁽³⁾

Gerald J. Maginnis 1955	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	Philadelphia Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP from 2006 to 2015; Partner in Charge, KPMG Pennsylvania Audit Practice from 2002 to 2008; President, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) from 2014 to 2015; Member, PICPA Board of Directors from 2012 to 2016; Member, Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) from 2013 to 2017; Member, Board of Trustees of AICPA Foundation from 2015 to 2020; Board Member and Audit Committee Chairman of inTEST Corporation since 2020; Chairman of the Advisory Board of Centri Consulting LLC since 2022.	20	Since 2015

Jane F. Magpiong 1960	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	President, Untap Potential since 2013; Senior Managing Director, TIAA-CREF, from 2011 to 2013; National Head of Wealth Management, TIAA- CREF, from 2008 to 2011; President, Bank of America Private Bank from 2005 to 2008; Executive Vice President, Fleet Private Clients Group, from 2003 to 2004.	20	Since 2015

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Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served⁽³⁾

Daphne L. Richards 1966	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	President and CIO of Ledge Harbor Management since 2016; Investment Committee Member of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation since 2015; Member of the Advisory Board of Northeast Dutchess Fund since 2016; former Independent Director of Cartica Management, LLC, 2015 to 2022; formerly worked at Bessemer Trust Company from 1999 to 2014; Frank Russell Company from 1996 to 1999; Union Bank of Switzerland from 1993 to 1996; Credit Suisse from 1990 to 1993; Hambros International Venture Capital Fund from 1988 to 1989.	20	Since 2017

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Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held With Fund	Term of Office⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation During At Least The Past 5 Years (Including Other Directorships Held)	Number of Funds Within Fund Complex Overseen by Director (Including the Fund)	Length of Time Served⁽³⁾

Ramona Rogers-Windsor 1960	Director	Until Next Election of Directors	CFA; Member, Capital Southwest Board of Directors since 2021; Member, Thomas Jefferson University Board of Trustees since 2020; and its insurance subsidiary board, Partners Insurance Company, Inc., since 2023; Managing Director, Public Investments Department, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC from 2012 to 2019; former Member, Milwaukee Film, LLC Board of Directors from 2016 to 2019.	20	Since 2021

⁽¹⁾	The address for each Director is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

⁽²⁾	On March 12, 2008, the Board of Directors adopted a mandatory retirement policy stating a Director must retire from the Board on December 31^st of the year in which he or she turns 75 years of age.

⁽³⁾	The length of time served represents the year in which the Director was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Cohen & Steers Fund Complex.

⁽⁴⁾	“Interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, on the basis of their affiliation with the Advisor (Interested Directors).

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The officers of the Fund (other than Mr. Harvey, whose biography is provided above), their address, their year of birth and their principal occupations for at least the past five years are set forth below.


Name, Address and Year of Birth⁽¹⁾	Position(s) Held With Fund	Principal Occupation During At Least the Past 5 Years	Length of Time Served⁽²⁾

James Giallanza 1966	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive Vice President of CSCM since 2014. Prior to that, Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2006.	Since 2006

Albert Laskaj 1977	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2019. Prior to that, Vice President of CSCM since 2015.	Since 2015

Dana A. DeVivo 1981	Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2019. Prior to that, Vice President of CSCM since 2013.	Since 2015

Stephen Murphy 1966	Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2019. Prior to that, Managing Director at Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. since 2017.	Since 2019

William F. Scapell 1967	Vice President	Executive Vice President of CSCM since 2014. Prior to that, Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2003.	Since 2003

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas 1973	Vice President	Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2014. Prior to that, Vice President of CSCM since 2005.	Since 2015

⁽¹⁾	The address of each officer is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

⁽²⁾	Officers serve one-year terms. The length of time served represents the year in which the officer was first elected as an officer of any fund in the Cohen & Steers fund complex. All of the officers listed above are officers of one or more of the other funds in the complex.

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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy



Facts		What Does Cohen & Steers Do With Your Personal Information?

Why?		Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?		The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: • Social Security number and account balances • Transaction history and account transactions • Purchase history and wire transfer instructions

How?		All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Cohen & Steers chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.


Reasons we can share your personal information	Does Cohen & Steers share?	Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes— such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or reports to credit bureaus	Yes	No

For our marketing purposes— to offer our products and services to you	Yes	No

For joint marketing with other financial companies—	No	We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your transactions and experiences	No	We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes— information about your creditworthiness	No	We don’t share

For our affiliates to market to you—	No	We don’t share

For non-affiliates to market to you—	No	We don’t share



Questions? Call 866-227-0757

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?		Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, Cohen & Steers Japan Limited, Cohen & Steers UK Limited, Cohen & Steers Ireland Limited, Cohen & Steers Singapore Private Limited, Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, Cohen & Steers Private Funds and Cohen & Steers Open and Closed-End Funds (collectively, Cohen & Steers).

What we do

How does Cohen & Steers protect my personal information?		To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We restrict access to your information to those employees who need it to perform their jobs, and also require companies that provide services on our behalf to protect your information.

How does Cohen & Steers collect my personal information?		We collect your personal information, for example, when you: • Open an account or buy securities from us • Provide account information or give us your contact information • Make deposits or withdrawals from your account We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?		Federal law gives you the right to limit only: • sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness • affiliates from using your information to market to you • sharing for non-affiliates to market to you State law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions

Affiliates		Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. • Cohen & Steers does not share with affiliates.

Non-affiliates		Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. • Cohen & Steers does not share with non-affiliates.

Joint marketing		A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. • Cohen & Steers does not jointly market.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Cohen & Steers Open-End Mutual Funds

COHEN & STEERS REALTY SHARES

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Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

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Symbols: CSJAX, CSJCX, CSJIX, CSRSX, CSJRX, CSJZX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

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Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

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Symbols: CSEIX, CSCIX, CREFX, CSDIX, CIRRX, CSZIX

COHEN & STEERS INSTITUTIONAL REALTY SHARES

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Designed for institutional investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

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Symbol: CSRIX

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY SHARES

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Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global real estate equity securities

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Symbols: CSFAX, CSFCX, CSSPX, GRSRX, CSFZX

COHEN & STEERS INTERNATIONAL REALTY FUND

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Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in international (non-U.S.) real estate securities

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Symbols: IRFAX, IRFCX, IRFIX, IRFRX, IRFZX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ASSETS FUND

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Designed for investors seeking total return and the maximization of real returns during inflationary environments by investing primarily in real assets

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Symbols: RAPAX, RAPCX, RAPIX, RAPRX, RAPZX

COHEN & STEERS PREFERRED SECURITIES

AND INCOME FUND

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Designed for investors seeking total return (high current income and capital appreciation), investing primarily in preferred and debt securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies

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Symbols: CPXAX, CPXCX, CPXFX, CPXIX, CPRRX, CPXZX

COHEN & STEERS LOW DURATION PREFERRED

AND INCOME FUND

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Designed for investors seeking high current income and capital preservation by investing in low-duration preferred and other income securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies

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Symbols: LPXAX, LPXCX, LPXFX, LPXIX, LPXRX, LPXZX

COHEN & STEERS MLP & ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FUND

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Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in midstream energy master limited partnership (MLP) units and related stocks

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Symbols: MLOAX, MLOCX, MLOIX, MLORX, MLOZX

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

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Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global infrastructure securities

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Symbols: CSUAX, CSUCX, CSUIX, CSURX, CSUZX

Distributed by Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Cohen & Steers U.S. registered open-end fund carefully before investing. A summary prospectus and prospectus containing this and other information can be obtained by calling 800-330-7348 or by visiting cohenandsteers.com. Please read the summary prospectus and prospectus carefully before investing.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Joseph M. Harvey

Director, Chair and Vice President

Adam M. Derechin

Director

Michael G. Clark

Director

George Grossman

Director

Dean A. Junkans

Director

Gerald J. Maginnis

Director

Jane F. Magpiong

Director

Daphne L. Richards

Director

Ramona Rogers-Windsor

Director

James Giallanza

President and Chief Executive Officer

Albert Laskaj

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Dana A. DeVivo

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Stephen Murphy

Chief Compliance Officer

and Vice President

William F. Scapell

Vice President

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas

Vice President

KEY INFORMATION

Investment Manager and Administrator

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 832-3232

Co-administrator and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114-2016

Transfer Agent

Computershare

150 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

(866) 227-0757

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: PSF

Website: cohenandsteers.com

This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and your investment may be worth more or less at the time you sell your shares.

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Annual Report December 31, 2023

Cohen & Steers

Select Preferred

and Income

Fund (PSF)

PSFAR

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Code of Ethics was in effect during the reporting period. In December 2023, the Registrant amended the Code of Ethics to make immaterial stylistic updates. The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics, as described in Form N-CSR, during the reporting period. A current copy of the Code of Ethics is available on the Registrant’s website at https://assets.cohenandsteers.com/assets/content/uploads/Code_of_Ethics_for_Principal_Executive_and_Principal_Financial_Officers_of_the_Funds.pdf. Upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics can be obtained free of charge by calling 800-330-7348 or writing to the Secretary of the Registrant, 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 30^th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s board has determined that Gerald J. Maginnis qualifies as an audit committee financial expert based on his years of experience in the public accounting profession. The Registrant’s board has determined that Michael G. Clark qualifies as an audit committee financial expert based on his years of experience in the public accounting profession and the investment management and financial services industry. The Registrant’s board has determined that Ramona Rogers-Windsor qualifies as an audit committee financial expert based on her years of experience in the investment management and financial services industry. Each of Messrs. Maginnis and Clark and Ms. Rogers-Windsor is a member of the board’s audit committee, and each is independent as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:


	2023	2022
Audit Fees	$47,505	$46,346
Audit-Related Fees	$0	$0
Tax Fees	$6,459	$6,301
All Other Fees	$0	$0

Tax fees were billed in connection with tax compliance services, including the preparation and review of federal and state tax returns and the computation of corporate and franchise tax amounts.

(e)(1) The Registrant’s audit committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the Registrant by the principal accountant. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for the Registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement for services relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are independent members of the board of directors of the Registrant. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee may not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services to be performed by the Registrant’s principal accountant to the investment advisor.

(e)(2) No services included in (b) – (d) above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant and for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were:


	2023	2022
Registrant	$6,459	$6,301
Investment Advisor	$0	$0

(h) The Registrant’s audit committee considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X was compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The members of the committee are Gerald J. Maginnis (chairman), Michael G. Clark and Ramona Rogers-Windsor.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Included in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Registrant has delegated voting of proxies in respect of portfolio holdings to Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“C&S”), in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth below.

COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

STATEMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE VOTING OF SECURITIES

This statement sets forth the policies and procedures that Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., and its affiliated advisors (“Cohen & Steers”, “we” or “us”) follow in exercising voting rights with respect to securities held in its client portfolios. All proxy-voting rights that are exercised by Cohen & Steers shall be subject to this Statement of Policy and Procedures.

General Proxy Voting Guidelines

Objectives

Voting rights are an important component of corporate governance. Cohen & Steers has three overall objectives in exercising voting rights:

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Responsibility. Cohen & Steers shall seek to ensure that there is an effective means in place to hold companies accountable for their actions. While management must be accountable to its board, the board must be accountable to a company’s shareholders. Although accountability can be promoted in a variety of ways, protecting shareholder voting rights may be among our most important tools.

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Rationalizing Management and Shareholder Concerns. Cohen & Steers seeks to ensure that the interests of a company’s management and board are aligned with those of the company’s shareholders. In this respect, compensation must be structured to reward the creation of shareholder value.

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Shareholder Communication. Since companies are owned by their shareholders, Cohen & Steers seeks to ensure that management effectively communicates with its owners about the company’s business operations and financial performance. It is only with effective communication that shareholders will be able to assess the performance of management and to make informed decisions on when to buy, sell or hold a company’s securities.

General Principles

In exercising voting rights, Cohen & Steers shall conduct itself in accordance with the general principles set forth below.

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The ability to exercise a voting right with respect to a security is a valuable right and, therefore, must be viewed as part of the asset itself.

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In exercising voting rights, Cohen & Steers shall engage in a careful evaluation of issues that may materially affect the rights of shareholders and the value of the security.

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Consistent with general fiduciary duties, the exercise of voting rights shall always be conducted with reasonable care, prudence and diligence.

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In exercising voting rights on behalf of clients, Cohen & Steers shall conduct itself in the same manner as if Cohen & Steers were the beneficial owner of the securities.

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To the extent reasonably possible, Cohen & Steers shall participate in each shareholder voting opportunity.

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Voting rights shall not automatically be exercised in favor of management-supported proposals.

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Cohen & Steers, and its officers and employees, shall never accept any item of value in consideration of a favorable proxy vote.

General Guidelines

Set forth below are general guidelines that Cohen & Steers shall follow in exercising proxy voting rights:

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Prudence. In making a proxy voting decision, Cohen & Steers shall give appropriate consideration to all relevant facts and circumstances, including the value of the securities to be voted and the likely effect any vote may have on that value. Since voting rights must be exercised on the basis of an informed judgment, investigation shall be a critical initial step.

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Third Party Views. While Cohen & Steers may consider the views of third parties, Cohen & Steers shall never base a proxy voting decision solely on the opinion of a third party. Rather, decisions shall be based on a reasonable and good faith determination as to how best to maximize shareholder value.

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Shareholder Value. Just as the decision whether to purchase or sell a security is a matter of judgment, determining whether a specific proxy resolution will increase the market value of a security is a matter of judgment as to which informed parties may differ. In determining how a proxy vote may affect the economic value of a security, Cohen & Steers shall consider both short-term and long-term views about a company’s business and prospects, especially in light of our projected holding period on the stock (e.g., Cohen & Steers may discount long-term views on a short-term holding).

Specific Guidelines

Board and Director Proposals

Election of Directors

Voting for Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections

Votes on director nominees are made on a case-by-case basis using a “mosaic” approach, where all factors are considered and no single factor is determinative. In evaluating director nominees, Cohen & Steers considers the following factors:

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Whether the nominee attended less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings without a valid excuse for the absences;

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Whether the nominee is an inside or affiliated outside director and sits on the audit, compensation, or nominating committees and/or the full board serves as the audit, compensation, or nominating committees or the company does not have one of these committees;

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Whether the board ignored a significant shareholder proposal that was approved by a majority of the votes cast in the previous year;

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Whether the board, without shareholder approval, instituted a new poison pill plan, extended an existing plan, or adopted a new plan upon the expiration of an existing plan during the past year;

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Whether the nominee is the chairman or CEO of a publicly-traded company who serves on more than two (2) public company boards;

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In the case of nominees other than the chairman or CEO, whether the nominee serves on more than four (4) public company boards;

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If the nominee is an incumbent director, the length of tenure taking into account tenure limits recommended by local corporate governance codes¹;

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Whether the nominee has a material related party transaction or a material conflict of interest with the company;

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Whether the nominee (or the entire board) has a record of making poor corporate or strategic decisions or has demonstrated an overall lack of good business judgment;

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Material failures of governance, stewardship, or fiduciary responsibilities at the company;

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Materials failures of risk oversight including, but not limited to:

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Bribery;

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Large or serial fines from regulatory bodies;

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Demonstrably poor risk oversight of environment and social issues, including climate change;

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Significant adverse legal judgments or settlements;

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Hedging of company stock by employees or directors of a company; or

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Significant pledging of company stock in the aggregate by officers or directors of a company;

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Whether the board has oversight of material climate-related risks and opportunities including, but not limited to:

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The transition and physical risks the company faces related to climate change on its operations and investments in terms of the impact on its business and financial condition, including the company’s related disclosures;

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How the board identifies, measures and manages such risks; and

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The board’s oversight of climate-related risk as a part of governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets;

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Actions related to a nominee’s service on other boards that raise substantial doubt about such nominee’s ability to effectively oversee management and serve the best interests of shareholders at any company; and

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In the case of a nominee that is the chair of the nominating committee (or other directors on a case-by-case basis), whether the company’s board lacks diversity including, but not limited to, diversity of gender, ethnicity, race and background.

Voting for Director Nominees in Contested Elections

Votes in a contested election of directors are evaluated on a case-by-case basis considering the long-term financial performance of the company relative to its industry management’s track record, the qualifications of the nominees and other relevant factors.

¹	For example, in the UK, independent directors of publicly traded companies with tenure exceeding nine (9) years are reclassified as non-independent unless the company can explain why they remain independent.

Board Composition and Gender Diversity

Cohen & Steers encourages companies to continue to evolve diversity and inclusion practices. Cohen & Steers generally votes against the chair of the nominating committee (or other directors on a case-by-case basis) at companies where the post-election board contains no female directors if the board has not included a female director during the last 12 months and the company has not articulated a plan to include a qualified female nominee.

Non-Disclosure of Board Nominees

Cohen & Steers generally votes against the election of director nominees if the names of the nominees are not disclosed prior to the meeting. However, Cohen & Steers recognizes that companies in certain emerging markets may have legitimate reasons for not disclosing nominee names. In such cases, if a company discloses a legitimate reason why such nominee names have not been disclosed, Cohen & Steers may vote for the nominees even if nominee names are not disclosed.

Majority Vote Requirement for Directors (SP)²

Cohen & Steers generally votes for proposals asking the board to amend the company’s governance documents (charter or bylaws) to provide that director nominees will be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast.

Separation of Chairman and CEO (SP)

Cohen & Steers generally votes for proposals to separate the CEO and chairman positions. However, Cohen & Steers does recognize that under certain circumstances, it may be in the company’s best interest for the CEO and chairman positions to be held by one person.

Independent Chairman (SP)

Cohen & Steers reviews on a case-by-case basis proposals requiring the chairman’s position to be filled by an independent director taking into account the company’s current board leadership and governance structure, company performance, and any other factors that may be relevant.

Lead Independent Director (SP)

In cases where the CEO and chairman roles are combined or the chairman is not independent, Cohen & Steers votes for the appointment of a lead independent director.

Board Independence (SP)

Cohen & Steers believes that boards should have a majority of independent directors. Therefore, Cohen & Steers vote for proposals that require the board to be comprised of a majority of independent directors.

In general, Cohen & Steers considers a director independent if the director satisfies the independence definition set forth in local corporate governance codes and/or the applicable listing standards of the exchange on which the company’s stock is listed.

In addition, Cohen & Steers generally considers a director independent if the director has no significant financial, familial or other ties with the company that may pose a conflict and has not been employed by the company in an executive capacity.

Board Size (SP)

Cohen & Steers generally votes for proposals to limit the size of the board to 15 members or less.

²	“SP” refers to a shareholder proposal.

Classified Boards (SP)

Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of proposals to declassify boards of directors. In voting on proposals to declassify a board of directors, Cohen & Steers evaluates all facts and circumstances, including whether: (i) the current management and board have a history of making good corporate and strategic decisions and (ii) the proposal is in the best interests of shareholders.

Tiered Boards (non-U.S.)

Cohen & Steers votes in favor of unitary boards as opposed to tiered board structures. Cohen & Steers believes that unitary boards offer flexibility while, with a tiered structure, there is a risk of upper tier directors becoming remote from the business, while lower tier directors become deprived of contact with outsiders of wider experience. No director should be excluded from the requirement to submit him/herself for re-election on a regular basis.

Independent Committees (SP)

Cohen & Steers votes for proposals requesting that a board’s audit, compensation and nominating committees consist only of independent directors.

Adoption of a Board with Audit Committee Structure (JAPAN)

Cohen & Steers votes for article amendments to adopt a board with an audit committee structure unless the structure obstructs shareholders’ ability to submit proposals on income allocation related issues or the company already has a 3-committee (U.S. style) structure.

Non-Disclosure of Board Compensation

Cohen & Steers generally votes against the election of director nominees at companies if the compensation paid to such directors is not disclosed prior to the meeting. However, Cohen & Steers recognizes that companies in certain emerging markets may have legitimate reasons for not disclosing such compensation. In such cases, if a company discloses a legitimate reason why such compensation should not be disclosed, Cohen & Steers may vote for the nominees even if compensation is not disclosed.

Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection

Cohen & Steers votes in favor of proposals providing indemnification for directors and officers for acts conducted in the normal course of business that is consistent with the laws of the jurisdiction of formation. Cohen & Steers also vote in favor of proposals that expand coverage for directors and officers where, despite an unsuccessful legal defense, the director or officer acted in good faith and in the best interests of the company. Cohen & Steers votes against proposals that would expand indemnification beyond coverage of legal expenses to coverage of acts, such as gross negligence, that are violations of fiduciary obligations.

Directors’ Liability (non-U.S.)

These proposals ask shareholders to give discharge from responsibility for all decisions made during the previous financial year. Depending on the country, this resolution may or may not be legally binding, may not release the board from its legal responsibility, and does not necessarily eliminate the possibility of future shareholder action (although it does make such action more difficult to pursue).

Cohen & Steers will generally vote for the discharge of directors, including members of the management board and/or supervisory board, unless the board is not fulfilling its fiduciary duties as evidenced by:

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A lack of oversight or actions by board members that amount to malfeasance or poor supervision, such as operating in private or company interest rather than in shareholder interest;

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Any legal issues (e.g., civil/criminal) aimed to hold the board liable for past or current actions that constitute a breach of trust, such as price fixing, insider trading, bribery, fraud, or other illegal actions; or

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Other egregious governance issues where shareholders are likely to bring legal action against the company or its directors.

Directors’ Contracts (non-U.S.)

Best market practice about the appropriate length of directors’ service contracts varies by jurisdiction. As such, Cohen & Steers votes these proposals on a case-by-case basis taking into account the best interests of the company and its shareholders and local market practice.

Compensation Proposals

Votes on Executive Compensation. “Say-on-Pay” votes are determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the reasonableness of the company’s compensation structure and the adequacy of the disclosure.

Cohen & Steers generally votes against in circumstances where there are an unacceptable number of problematic pay practices including:

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Poor linkage between executive pay and company performance and profitability;

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The presence of objectionable structural features in the compensation plan, such as excessive perquisites, golden parachutes, tax-gross up provisions, and automatic benchmarking of pay in the top half of the peer group; and

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A lack of proportionality in the plan relative to the company’s size and peer group.

Additional Disclosure of Executive and Director Pay (SP). Cohen & Steers generally votes for shareholder proposals that seek additional disclosure of executive and director pay information.

Frequency of Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation. Cohen & Steers generally votes for annual shareholder advisory votes to approve executive compensation.

Golden Parachutes. In general, Cohen & Steers votes against golden parachutes because they impede potential takeovers that shareholders should be free to consider. Cohen & Steers opposes the use of employment agreements that result in excessive cash payments and generally withhold our vote at the next shareholder meeting for directors who approved golden parachutes.

In the context of an acquisition, merger, consolidation, or proposed sale, Cohen & Steers votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals to approve golden parachute payments. Factors that may result in a vote against include:

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Potentially excessive severance payments;

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Agreements that include excessive excise tax gross-up provisions;

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Single-trigger payments upon a change in control (“CIC”), including cash payments and the acceleration of performance-based equity despite the failure to achieve performance measures;

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Single-trigger vesting of equity based on a definition of change in control that requires only shareholder approval of the transaction (rather than consummation);

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Recent amendments or other changes that may make packages so attractive as to encourage transactions that may not be in the best interests of shareholders; or

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The company’s assertion that a proposed transaction is conditioned on shareholder approval of the golden parachute advisory vote.

Non-Executive Director Remuneration (non-U.S.). Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis taking into account the remuneration mix and the adequacy of the disclosure. Cohen & Steers believes that non-executive directors should be compensated with a mix of cash and equity to align their interests with the interests of shareholders. The details of such remuneration should be fully disclosed and provided with sufficient time for us to consider our vote.

Approval of Annual Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditors (JAPAN). Cohen & Steers generally supports the payment of annual bonuses to directors and statutory auditors except in cases of scandals or extreme underperformance.

Equity Compensation Plans. Votes on proposals related to compensation plans are determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account plan features and equity grant practices, where positive factors may counterbalance negative factors (and vice versa), as evaluated based on three pillars:

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Plan Cost: the total estimated cost of the company’s equity plans relative to industry/market cap peers measured by the company’s estimated shareholder value transfer (SVT) in relation to peers, considering:

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SVT based on new shares requested plus shares remaining for future grants, plus outstanding unvested/unexercised grants; and

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SVT based only on new shares requested plus shares remaining for future grants.

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Plan Features:

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Automatic single-trigger award vesting upon a CIC;

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Discretionary vesting authority;

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Liberal share recycling on various award types; and

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Minimum vesting period for grants made under the plan.

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Grant Practices:

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The company’s three year burn rate relative to its industry/market cap peers;

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Vesting requirements for most recent CEO equity grants (3-year look-back);

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The estimated duration of the plan based on the sum of shares remaining available and the new shares requested divided by the average annual shares granted in the prior three years;

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The proportion of the CEO’s most recent equity grants/awards subject to performance conditions;

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Whether the company maintains a claw-back policy; and

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Whether the company has established post exercise/vesting shareholding requirements.

Cohen & Steers generally votes against compensation plan proposals if the combination of factors indicates that the plan, overall is not, in the interests of shareholders, or if any of the following apply:

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Awards may vest in connection with a liberal CIC;

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The plan would permit re-pricing or cash buyout of underwater options without shareholder approval;

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The plan is a vehicle for problematic pay practices or a pay-for-performance disconnect; or

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Any other plan features that are determined to have a significant negative impact on shareholder interests.

Equity Compensation Plans (non-U.S.). Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis. Share option plans should be clearly explained and fully disclosed to both shareholders and participants and put to shareholders for approval. Each director’s share options should be detailed, including exercise prices, expiration dates and the market price of the shares at the date of exercise. They should take into account appropriate levels of dilution. Options should vest in reference to challenging performance criteria, which are disclosed in advance. Share options should be fully expensed so that shareholders can assess their true cost to the company. The assumptions and methodology behind the expensing calculation should also be disclosed to shareholders.

Long-Term Incentive Plans (non-U.S.). A long-term incentive plan refers to any arrangement, other than deferred bonuses and retirement benefit plans, which require one or more conditions in respect of service and/or performance to be satisfied over more than one financial year.

Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis. Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of plans with robust incentives and challenging performance criteria that are fully disclosed to shareholders in advance and vote against plans that are excessive or contain easily achievable performance metrics or where there is excessive discretion delegated to remuneration committees. Cohen & Steers would expect remuneration committees to explain why criteria are considered to be challenging and how they align the interests of shareholders with the interests of the plan participants. Cohen & Steers will also vote against proposals that lack sufficient disclosure.

Transferable Stock Options. Cohen & Steers evaluates on a case-by-case basis proposals to grant transferable stock options or otherwise permit the transfer of outstanding stock options, including the cost of the proposal and alignment with shareholder interests.

Approval of Cash or Cash-and-Stock Bonus Plans. Cohen & Steers votes to approve cash or cash-and-stock bonus plans that seek to exempt executive compensation from limits on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Employee Stock Purchase Plans. Cohen & Steers votes for the approval of employee stock purchase plans, although Cohen & Steers generally believes the discounted purchase price should not exceed 15% of the current market price.

401(k) Employee Benefit Plans. Cohen & Steers votes for proposals to implement a 401(k) savings plan for employees.

Pension Arrangements (non-U.S.). Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis. Pension arrangements should be transparent and cost-neutral to shareholders. Cohen & Steers believes it is inappropriate for executives to participate in pension arrangements that are materially different than those offered to other employees (such as continuing to participate in a final salary arrangement when employees have been transferred to a money purchase plan). One-off payments into individual director’s pension plans, changes to pension entitlements, and waivers concerning early retirement provisions must be fully disclosed and justified to shareholders.

Stock Ownership Requirements (SP). Cohen & Steers supports proposals requiring senior executives and directors to hold a minimum amount of stock in a company (often expressed as a percentage of annual compensation), which may include restricted stock or restricted stock units.

Stock Holding Periods (SP). Cohen & Steers generally votes against proposals requiring executives to hold stock received upon option exercise for a specific period of time.

Recovery of Incentive Compensation (SP). Cohen & Steers generally votes for proposals to recover incentive bonuses or other incentive payments made to senior executives if it is later determined that fraud, misconduct, or negligence significantly contributed to a restatement of financial results that led to the award of incentive compensation.

Capital Structure Changes and Anti-Takeover Proposals

Increase to Authorized Shares. Cohen & Steers generally votes for increases in authorized shares, provided that the increase is not greater than three times the number of shares outstanding and reserved for issuance (including shares reserved for stock-related plans and securities convertible into common stock, but not shares reserved for any poison pill plan).

Blank Check Preferred Stock. Cohen & Steers generally votes against proposals authorizing the creation of new classes of preferred stock without specific voting, conversion, distribution and other rights, and proposals to increase the number of authorized blank check preferred shares. Cohen & Steers may vote in favor of these proposals if Cohen & Steers receives reasonable assurances that (i) the preferred stock was

authorized by the board for legitimate capital formation purposes and not for anti-takeover purposes, and (ii) no preferred stock will be issued with voting power that is disproportionate to the economic interests of the preferred stock. These representations should be made either in the proxy statement or in a separate letter from the company to us.

Pre-Emptive Rights. Cohen & Steers generally votes against the issuance of equity shares with pre-emptive rights. However, Cohen & Steers may vote for shareholder pre-emptive rights where such pre-emptive rights are necessary taking into account the best interests of the company’s shareholders. In addition, we acknowledge that international local practices may call for shareholder pre-emptive rights when a company seeks authority to issue shares (e.g., UK authority for the issuance of only up to 5% of outstanding shares without pre-emptive rights). While Cohen & Steers prefers that companies be permitted to issue shares without pre-emptive rights, in deference to international local practices, Cohen & Steers will approve issuance requests with pre-emptive rights.

Dual Class Capitalizations. Because classes of common stock with unequal voting rights limit the rights of certain shareholders, Cohen & Steers votes against the adoption of a dual or multiple class capitalization structure. Cohen & Steers supports the one-share, one-vote principle for voting.

Restructurings/Recapitalizations. Cohen & Steers reviews proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan on a case-by-case basis. In voting, Cohen & Steers considers the following:

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Dilution: how much will the ownership interest of existing shareholders be reduced, and how extreme will dilution to any future earnings be?

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Change in control: will the transaction result in a change in control of the company?

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Bankruptcy: generally approve proposals that facilitate debt restructurings unless there are clear signs of self-dealing or other abuses.

Share Repurchase Programs. Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of such programs where the repurchase would be in the long-term best interests of shareholders and where we believe that this is a good use of the company’s cash.

Cohen & Steers will vote against such programs when shareholders’ interests could be better served by deployment of the cash for alternative uses, or where the repurchase is a defensive maneuver or an attempt to entrench management.

Targeted Share Placements (SP). Cohen & Steers votes these proposals on a case-by-case basis. These proposals ask companies to seek shareholder approval before placing 10% or more of their voting stock with a single investor. The proposals are typically in reaction to the placement of a large block of voting stock in an employee stock option plan, parent capital fund or with a single friendly investor, with the aim of protecting the company against a hostile tender offer.

Shareholder Rights Plans. Cohen & Steers reviews proposals to ratify shareholder rights plans (poison pills) on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the length of the plan.

Shareholder Rights Plans (JAPAN). Cohen & Steers reviews proposals on a case-by-case basis examining not only the features of the plan itself but also factors including share price movements, shareholder composition, board composition, and the company’s announced plans to improve shareholder value.

Reincorporation Proposals. Proposals to change a company’s jurisdiction of incorporation are examined on a case-by-case basis. When evaluating such proposals, Cohen & Steers reviews management’s rationale for the proposal, changes to the charter/bylaws, and differences in the applicable laws governing the companies.

Voting on State Takeover Statutes (SP). Cohen & Steers reviews on a case-by-case basis proposals to opt in or out of state takeover statutes (including control share acquisition statutes, control share cash-out statutes, freeze-out provisions, fair price provisions, stakeholder laws, poison pill endorsements, severance pay and labor contract provisions and disgorgement provisions). In voting on these proposals, Cohen & Steers takes into account whether the proposal is in the long-term best interests of the company and whether it would be in the best interests of the company to thwart a shareholder’s attempt to control the board of directors.

Mergers and Corporate Restructurings

Mergers and Acquisitions. Votes on mergers and acquisitions are considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the anticipated financial and operating benefits, offer price (cost vs. premium), prospects of the combined companies, how the deal was negotiated and changes in corporate governance and their impact on shareholder rights.

Cohen & Steers votes against proposals that require a super-majority of shareholders to approve a merger or other significant business combination.

Nonfinancial Effects of a Merger or Acquisition. Some companies have proposed charter provisions that specify that the board of directors may examine the nonfinancial effects of a merger or acquisition on the company. This provision would allow the board to evaluate the impact a proposed change in control would have on employees, host communities, suppliers and/or others. Cohen & Steers generally vote against proposals to adopt such charter provisions. Directors should base their decisions solely on the financial interests of the shareholders.

Spin-offs. Cohen & Steers evaluates spin-offs on a case-by-case basis taking into account the tax and regulatory advantages, planned use of sale proceeds, market focus, and managerial incentives.

Asset Sales. Cohen & Steers evaluates asset sales on a case-by-case basis taking into account the impact on the balance sheet/working capital, value received for the assets, and potential elimination of diseconomies.

Liquidations. Cohen & Steers evaluates liquidations on a case-by-case basis taking into account management’s efforts to pursue other alternatives, appraisal value of the assets, and the compensation plan for executives managing the liquidation.

Issuance of Debt (non-U.S.). Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis. Reasons for increased bank borrowing powers are numerous and varied, including allowing for normal growth of the company, the financing of acquisitions, and allowing increased financial leverage. Management may also attempt to borrow as part of a takeover defense. Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of proposals that will enhance a company’s long-term prospects. Cohen & Steers votes against any uncapped or poorly-defined increase in bank borrowing powers or borrowing limits, issuances that would result in the company reaching an unacceptable level of financial leverage or a material reduction in shareholder value, or where such borrowing is expressly intended as part of a takeover defense.

Ratification of Auditors

Cohen & Steers generally votes for proposals to ratify auditors, auditor remuneration and/or proposals authorizing the board to fix audit fees, unless:

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an auditor has a financial interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent;

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there is reason to believe that the independent auditor has rendered an opinion that is neither accurate nor indicative of the company’s financial position;

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the name of the proposed auditor and/or fees paid to the audit firm are not disclosed by the company prior to the meeting;

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the auditors are being changed without explanation; or

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fees paid for non-audit related services are excessive and/or exceed fees paid for audit services or limits set by local best practice recommendations or law.

Where fees for non-audit services include fees related to significant one-time capital structure events, initial public offerings, bankruptcy emergence, and spinoffs, and the company makes public disclosure of the amount and nature of those fees, then such fees may be excluded from the non-audit fees considered in determining whether non-audit related fees are excessive.

Auditor Rotation

Cohen & Steers evaluates auditor rotation proposals on a case-by-case basis taking into account the following factors: the tenure of the audit firm; establishment and disclosure of a review process whereby the auditor is regularly evaluated for both audit quality and competitive pricing; length of the rotation period advocated in the proposal; and any significant audit related issues.

Auditor Indemnification

Cohen & Steers generally votes against auditor indemnification and limitation of liability. However, Cohen & Steers recognizes there may be situations where indemnification and limitations on liability may be appropriate.

Annual Accounts and Reports (non-U.S.)

Annual reports and accounts should be detailed and transparent and should be submitted to shareholders for approval in a timely manner as prescribed by law. They should meet accepted reporting standards such as those prescribed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Cohen & Steers generally approves proposals relating to the adoption of annual accounts provided that:

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The report has been examined by an independent external accountant and the accuracy of material items in the report is not in doubt;

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The report complies with legal and regulatory requirements and best practice provisions in local markets;

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the company discloses which portion of the remuneration paid to the external accountant relates to auditing activities and which portion relates to non-auditing advisory assignments;

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A report on the implementation of risk management and internal control measures is incorporated, including an in-control statement from company management;

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A report should include a statement of compliance with relevant codes of best practice for markets where they exist (e.g., for UK companies a statement of compliance with the Corporate Governance Code should be made, together with detailed explanations about any area(s) of non-compliance);

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A conclusive response is given to all queries from shareholders; and

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Other concerns about corporate governance have not been identified.

Appointment of Internal Statutory Auditor (JAPAN)

Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis taking into account the work history of each nominee. If the nominee is designated as independent but has worked the majority of his or her career for one of the company’s major shareholders, lenders, or business partners, Cohen & Steers considers the nominee affiliated and will withhold support.

Shareholder Access and Voting Proposals

Proxy Access. Cohen & Steers reviews proxy access proposals on a case-by-case basis taking into account the parameters of proxy access use in light of a company’s specific circumstances. Cohen & Steers generally supports proposals that provide shareholders with a reasonable opportunity to use the right without stipulating overly restrictive or onerous parameters for use and also provide assurances that the mechanism will not be subject to abuse by short-term investors, investors without a substantial investment in the company or investors seeking to take control of the board.

Bylaw Amendments. Cohen & Steers votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals requesting companies grant shareholders the ability to amend bylaws. Similar to proxy access, Cohen & Steers generally supports proposals that provide assurances that this right will not be subject to abuse by short-term investors or investors without a substantial investment in a company.

Reimbursement of Proxy Solicitation Expenses (SP). In the absence of compelling reasons, Cohen & Steers will generally not support such proposals.

Shareholder Ability to Call Special Meetings (SP). Cohen & Steers votes on a case-by-case basis on proposals requesting companies amend their governance documents (bylaws and/or charter) in order to allow shareholders to call special meetings.

Shareholder Ability to Act by Written Consent (SP). Cohen & Steers generally votes against proposals to allow or facilitate shareholder action by written consent to provide reasonable protection of minority shareholder rights.

Shareholder Ability to Alter the Size of the Board. Cohen & Steers generally votes for proposals that seek to fix the size of the board and vote against proposals that give the board the ability to alter the size of the board without shareholder approval. While Cohen & Steers recognizes the importance of such proposals, these proposals may be set forth in order to promote the agenda(s) of certain special interest groups and could be disruptive to management of the company.

Cumulative Voting (SP). Having the ability to cumulate votes for the election of directors (i.e., to cast more than one vote for a director) generally increases shareholders’ rights to effect change in the management of a company. However, Cohen & Steers acknowledges that cumulative voting promotes special candidates who may not represent the interests of all, or even a majority, of shareholders. Therefore, when voting on proposals to institute cumulative voting, Cohen & Steers evaluates all facts and circumstances surrounding such proposal and generally vote against cumulative voting where the company has good corporate governance practices in place, including majority voting for director elections and a de-classified board.

Supermajority Vote Requirements (SP). Cohen & Steers generally supports proposals that seek to lower supermajority voting requirements.

Confidential Voting. Cohen & Steers votes for proposals requesting that companies adopt confidential voting, use independent tabulators, and use independent inspectors of election as long as such proposals permit management to request that dissident groups honor its confidential voting policy in the case of proxy contests.

Virtual Shareholder Meetings (SP). Cohen & Steers generally votes for management proposals allowing for the convening of shareholder meetings by electronic means, so long as they do not preclude in-person meetings and companies allow for comparable rights and opportunities for shareholders to participate electronically as they would have during an in-person meeting.

Date/Location of Meeting (SP). Cohen & Steers votes against shareholder proposals to change the date or location of the shareholders’ meeting.

Adjourn Meeting if Votes Are Insufficient. Cohen & Steers generally votes against open-end requests for adjournment of a shareholder meeting. However, where management specifically states the reason for requesting an adjournment and the requested adjournment is necessary to permit a proposal that would otherwise be supported under this policy to be carried out, the adjournment request will be supported.

Disclosure of Shareholder Proponents (SP). Cohen & Steers votes for shareholder proposals requesting that companies disclose the names of shareholder proponents. Shareholders may wish to contact the proponents of a shareholder proposal for additional information.

Environmental and Social Proposals

Cohen & Steers believes that well-managed companies should be identifying, evaluating and assessing environmental and social issues and, where material to its business, managing exposure to environmental and social risks related to these issues. When considering management or shareholder proposals relating to these issues, because of the diverse nature of environmental and social proposals, Cohen & Steers evaluates these proposals on a case-by-case basis. The principles guiding our evaluation of these proposals include, but are not limited to:

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The current level of publicly available disclosure from the company or other publicly available sources, including if the company already discloses similar information through existing reports or policies;

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Whether implementation of a proposal is likely to enhance or protect shareholder value;

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Whether a proposal can be implemented at a reasonable cost

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Whether the information requested concerns business issues that relate to a meaningful percentage of the company’s business;

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The degree to which the company’s stated position on the issues raised in the proposal could affect its reputation or sales;

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Whether the company has already responded in some appropriate manner to the request embodied in the proposal;

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What other companies in the relevant industry have done in response to the issue addressed in the proposal; and

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Whether implementation would reveal proprietary or confidential information that could place the company at a competitive disadvantage.

Environmental Proposals (SP). Cohen & Steers acknowledges that environmental considerations can pose significant investment risks and opportunities. Therefore, Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of proposals requesting a company disclose information that will aid in the determination of material environmental issues impacting the company and, where material to its business, how the company is managing exposure to environmental risks related to these issues, taking into consideration the following factors:

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The general factors listed above; and

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Whether the issues presented have already been effectively dealt with through governmental regulation or legislation.

In particular in relation to climate-related risk and opportunities material to its business, we expect companies to help their investors understand how they may be impacted by such risk and opportunities, and how these factors are considered within strategy in a manner consistent with the company’s business model and sector. The principles guiding our evaluation of these proposals are:

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The general factors listed above;

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The transition and physical risks the company faces related to climate change on its operations and investment in terms of the impact on its business and financial condition, including the company’s related disclosures;

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How the company identifies, measures and manages such risks; and

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The company’s approach to climate-related risk as part of governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.

Social Proposals (SP). Cohen & Steers acknowledges that social considerations can pose significant risks and opportunities. There, Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of proposals requesting a company disclose information that will aid in the determination of material social issues impacting the company and, where material to its business, how the company is managing exposure to social risks related to these issues.

Cohen & Steers believes board and workforce diversity are beneficial to the decision-making process and can enhance long-term profitability. Therefore, Cohen & Steers generally votes in favor of proposals that seek to increase board and workforce diversity including, but not limited to, diversity of gender, ethnicity, race and background. Cohen & Steers votes all other social proposals on a case-by-case basis, including, but not limited to, proposals related to political and charitable contributions, lobbying, and gender equality and the gender pay gap.

Miscellaneous Proposals

Bundled Proposals. Cohen & Steers reviews on a case-by-case basis bundled or “conditioned” proposals. For items that are conditioned upon each other, Cohen & Steers examines the benefits and costs of the bundled items. In instances where the combined effect of the conditioned items is not in shareholders’ best interests, Cohen & Steers votes against such proposals. If the combined effect is positive, Cohen & Steers supports such proposals. In the case of bundled director proposals, Cohen & Steers will vote for the entire slate only if Cohen & Steers would have otherwise voted for each director on an individual basis.

Other Business. Cohen & Steers generally votes against proposals to approve other business where Cohen & Steers cannot determine the exact nature of the proposal(s) to be voted on.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies.

Information pertaining to the portfolio managers of the Registrant, as of March 8, 2024, is set forth below.


William F. Scapell • Vice President • Portfolio manager since inception		Executive Vice President of C&S since 2014. Prior to that, Senior Vice President of C&S since 2003.

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas • Vice President • Portfolio manager since 2012		Senior Vice President of C&S since 2014. Prior to that, Vice President of C&S since 2005.

Jerry Dorost • Portfolio manager since 2022		Senior Vice President of C&S since 2019. Prior to that, Vice President of C&S since 2012.

C&S utilizes a team-based approach in managing the Registrant. Mr. Scapell, Ms. Zaharis-Nikas and Mr. Dorost direct and supervise the execution of the Registrant’s investment strategy, and lead and guide the other members of the team.

Each portfolio manager listed above manages other investment companies and/or investment vehicles and accounts in addition to the Registrant. The following tables show, as of December 31, 2023, the number of other accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets in the other accounts managed within each category. The portfolio managers do not receive performance-based fees with respect to any of the registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles or other accounts that they manage.


William F. Scapell	Number of accounts	Total assets

• Registered investment companies	13	$	20,096,418,436

• Other pooled investment vehicles	16	$	3,022,141,466

• Other accounts	23	$	3,059,241,045

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas	Number of accounts	Total assets

• Registered investment companies	11		17,314,537,123

• Other pooled investment vehicles	15	$	2,992,498,179

• Other accounts	20	$	2,542,143,053

Jerry Dorost	Number of accounts	Total assets

• Registered investment companies	9		14,125,378,565

• Other pooled investment vehicles	15	$	2,992,498,179

• Other accounts	20	$	2,542,143,053

Share Ownership. The following table indicates the dollar range of securities of the Registrant owned by the Registrant’s portfolio managers as of December 31, 2023:


		Dollar Range of Securities Owned
William F. Scapell		$10,001-$50,000
Elaine Zaharis-Nikas		$10,001-$50,000
Jerry Dorost		None

Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the portfolio manager’s management of the Registrant’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts or vehicles for which the portfolio managers are responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Registrant and the other accounts or vehicles he advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions among the Registrant and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Registrant.

In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may provide more revenue to the Registrant’s investment advisor. While this may appear to create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities, the investment advisor strives to ensure that portfolio managers endeavor to exercise their discretion in a manner that is equitable to all interested persons. In this regard, in the absence of specific account-related impediments (such as client-imposed restrictions or lack of available cash), it is the policy of the investment advisor to allocate investment ideas pro rata to all accounts with the same primary investment objective.

In addition, certain of the portfolio managers may from time to time manage one or more accounts on behalf of the Registrant’s investment advisor and its affiliated companies (the “CNS Accounts”). Certain securities held and traded in the CNS Accounts also may be held and traded in one or more client accounts. It is the policy of the investment advisor however not to put the interests of the CNS Accounts ahead of the interests of client accounts. The investment advisor may aggregate orders of client accounts with those of the CNS Accounts; however, under no circumstances will preferential treatment be given to the CNS Accounts. For all orders involving the CNS Accounts, purchases or sales will be allocated prior to trade placement, and orders that are only partially filled will be allocated across all accounts in proportion to the shares each account, including the CNS Accounts, was designated to receive prior to trading. As a result, it is expected that the CNS Accounts will receive the same average price as other accounts included in the aggregated order. Shares will not be allocated or re-allocated to the CNS Accounts after trade execution or after the average price is known. In the event so few shares of an order are executed that a pro-rata allocation is not practical, a rotational system of allocation may be used; however, the CNS Accounts will never be part of that rotation or receive shares of a partially filled order other than on a pro-rata basis.

Because certain CNS Accounts are managed with a cash management objective, it is possible that a security will be sold out of the CNS Accounts but continue to be held for one or more client accounts. In situations when this occurs, such security will remain in a client account only if the portfolio manager, acting in its reasonable judgment and consistent with its fiduciary duties, believes this is appropriate for, and consistent with the objectives and profile of, the client account.

Advisor Compensation Structure. Compensation of the investment advisor’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting generally of restricted stock units of the investment advisor’s parent, CNS. The investment advisor’s investment professionals, including the portfolio managers, also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to all of its employees. Compensation of the investment advisor’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis.

Method to Determine Compensation. The Registrant’s investment advisor compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the total return performance of funds and accounts managed by the portfolio manager versus appropriate peer groups or benchmarks. C&S uses a variety of benchmarks to evaluate each portfolio managers’ performance for compensation purposes, including the ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and other broad based indexes based on the asset classes managed by each portfolio manager. In evaluating the performance of a portfolio manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on one-and three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer periods of time. Performance is evaluated on a pre-tax and pre-expense basis. In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to risk-adjusted performance. For funds and accounts with

a primary investment objective of high current income, consideration will also be given to the fund’s and account’s success in achieving this objective. For portfolio managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis. The investment advisor has three funds or accounts with performance-based advisory fees. Portfolio managers are also evaluated on the basis of their success in managing their dedicated team of analysts. Base compensation for portfolio managers of the investment advisor varies in line with the portfolio manager’s seniority and position with the firm.

Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of the investment advisor and CNS. While the annual salaries of the investment advisor’s portfolio managers are fixed, cash bonuses and stock based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

None.

Note: On December 12, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved continuation of the delegation of its authority to management to effect repurchases, pursuant to management’s discretion and subject to market conditions and investment considerations, of up to 10% of the Fund’s common shares outstanding (“Share Repurchase Program”) as of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b)	There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)	The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

(b)	The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity and did not engage a securities lending agent during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not applicable.

(a) (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

COHEN & STEERS SELECT PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.



		By:		/s/ James Giallanza
				Name: James Giallanza
				Title: Principal Executive Officer
				(President and Chief Executive Officer)

		Date: March 8, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



		By:		/s/ James Giallanza
				Name: James Giallanza
				Title: Principal Executive Officer
				(President and Chief Executive Officer)

		By:		/s/ Albert Laskaj
				Name: Albert Laskaj
				Title: Principal Financial Officer
				(Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer)

		Date: March 8, 2024

EX-99.CERT

EXHIBIT 13 (a)(2)

RULE 30a-2(a) CERTIFICATIONS

I, James Giallanza, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 8, 2024

/s/ James Giallanza

James Giallanza

Principal Executive Officer

(President and Chief Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 13 (a)(2)

RULE 30a-2(a) CERTIFICATIONS

I, Albert Laskaj, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 8, 2024

/s/ Albert Laskaj

Albert Laskaj

Principal Financial Officer

(Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer)

EX-99.906CERT

EXHIBIT 13 (b)

RULE 30a-2(b) CERTIFICATIONS

In connection with the Report of Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form N-CSR as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James Giallanza, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James Giallanza

James Giallanza

Principal Executive Officer

(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Date: March 8, 2024

EXHIBIT 13 (b)

RULE 30a-2(b) CERTIFICATIONS

In connection with the Report of Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form N-CSR as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Albert Laskaj, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Albert Laskaj

Albert Laskaj

Principal Financial Officer

(Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer)

Date: March 8, 2024

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