NEW
YORK, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The
reorganizations of each of Neuberger Berman California Municipal
Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBW) and Neuberger Berman New York
Municipal Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBO) with and into Neuberger
Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBH) were successfully
completed prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange
American on Monday, October 23,
2023.
In the reorganizations, NBH acquired the assets and liabilities
of each of NBO and NBW in tax-free transactions, and common
stockholders of NBO and NBW received an amount of NBH common stock
equal to the aggregate net asset value of their holdings of NBO and
NBW common stock as determined at the close of business on
October 20, 2023. Fractional shares
of NBH common stock were not issued in the reorganizations and
consequently cash will be distributed for any such fractional
shares.
Relevant details pertaining to the reorganizations are as
follows:
Fund
|
Ticker
|
Net Asset
Value/Share ($)
|
Share
Conversion Ratio
|
Neuberger Berman
Municipal
Fund Inc.
|
NBH
|
10.7359
|
-
|
Neuberger Berman
California Municipal
Fund Inc.
|
NBW
|
11.4944
|
1.070651
|
Neuberger Berman New
York Municipal
Fund Inc.
|
NBO
|
10.2164
|
0.951611
|
In addition, NBO and NBW preferred stockholders received on a
one-for-one basis NBH preferred stock in an amount equal to the
aggregate preferred stock liquidation preference held by NBO and
NBW preferred stockholders immediately prior to the
reorganizations.
This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute
an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the Neuberger Berman
funds, including NBH, the surviving fund in the reorganizations.
Investors should consider NBH's investment objective, risks,
charges and expenses carefully and consider in its entirety the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the reorganizations,
which contains important information regarding the investment
objectives and policies, risks, charges, expenses and other
important information about NBH.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent,
employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of
strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and
multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on
behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally.
Neuberger Berman's investment philosophy is founded on active
management, engaged ownership and fundamental research, including
industry-leading research into material environmental, social and
governance factors. Neuberger Berman is a PRI Leader, a designation
awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms. With offices in 26
countries, the firm's diverse team has over 2,750 professionals.
For nine consecutive years, Neuberger Berman has been named first
or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in
Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more).
The firm manages $439 billion in
client assets as of September 30,
2023. For more information, please visit our website at
www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time
involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in
the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a
general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end
investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation,
inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key
employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment
strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and
unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or
investigations of governmental and self-regulatory
organizations.
Contact:
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers
LLC
Investor
Information
(877) 461-1899
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