NEW
YORK, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger
Berman Municipal Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NBH) (the "Fund")
has announced a decrease in its monthly distribution rate.
The Fund decreased its monthly distribution rate to $0.05025 per share of common stock from the prior
monthly distribution rate of $0.06244
per share. The Fund has also declared its next monthly
distribution at the new rate, which is payable on May 16, 2022, has a record date of April 29, 2022 and an ex-date of April 28, 2022.
The new monthly distribution rate of $0.05025 per share represents an annualized
distribution per share of $0.6030
versus the prior annualized amount of $0.74928 and results in a distribution rate of
approximately 4.66% and 4.94%, of the Fund's net asset value and
market price, respectively, as of April 18,
2022.
The decrease in the Fund's distribution rate is the result of
numerous factors, including the current level of yields available
in the municipal market and the impact on the Fund's level of
earnings, expected increased costs of leverage associated with
forecasted interest-rate hikes and the amount of available
undistributed net investment income (UNII).
In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution
that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice
would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting
purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated
portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment
income, capital gains and return of capital. The final
determination of the source and tax characteristics of all
distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the
year.
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.
With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has
over 2,400 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company
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). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a
Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms
for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every
eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset
classes. The firm manages $460
billion in client assets as of December 31, 2021. 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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