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The Fund announced the final results of the Fund’s tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to acquire up to 10% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. The Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 1, 2026.

The Fund accepted 2,833,389 shares, representing 10% of its outstanding shares, for payment on or about July 10, 2026. A total of 22,006,123 shares were properly tendered. Therefore, on a prorated basis, approximately 12.87958% of the shares tendered by each tendering stockholder have been accepted for payment.

The purchase price is $12.7792 per share, which is equal to 98% of the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange on July 2, 2026.

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