The Boards of Trustees of six of Calamos Investments’ closed-end funds (the Funds) today announced the issuance of additional series of mandatory redeemable preferred (MRP) shares totaling $248.25 million. The newly issued MRP shares will provide additional financial leverage for the Funds.

The MRP shares were privately placed with institutional investors and are subject to mandatory redemption from the date of issuance. The Series H MRP shares are to pay monthly cash dividends initially at a rate of 6.19%, and the Series I MRP shares are to pay monthly cash dividends initially at a rate of 6.03%. Such monthly cash dividends are subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The co-placement agents for this offering of MRP shares were Nomura Securities International, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC. As of 2026-08-25, the Fund’s leverage was 32.1% and Hybrid / Balanced Funds Group leverage was 19.0%.