The Boards of Trustees of four of Calamos Investments’ closed-end funds (the Funds) today announced the issuance of an additional series of mandatory redeemable preferred (MRP) shares totaling $170 million. The newly issued MRP shares will provide additional financial leverage for the Funds. Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) assigned ratings of “AA-” to each series of MRP shares. The MRP shares were privately placed with institutional investors and are subject to mandatory redemption 5 years from the date of issuance, as shown. The Series G MRP shares are to pay monthly cash dividends initially at a rate of 6.24%, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. As of 2024-09-06, the Fund’s leverage was 30.1% and Hybrid / Balanced Funds Group leverage was 19.2%.