NEW YORK, June 22, 2023 — Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NHS) (the “Fund”) announced today the completion of its transferable rights offering (the “Offer”), which commenced on May 23, 2023 and expired on June 21, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”).
Pursuant to the Offer, the Fund issued one transferable right (a “Right”) for each share of common stock of the Fund (“Common Stock”) held by stockholders of record as of May 23, 2023. Holders of Rights were entitled to purchase Common Stock by submitting three Rights and the subscription price per share for each share purchased. The final subscription price of $7.42 per share of Common Stock was equal to 89% of the Fund’s net asset value per share of Common Stock at the close of trading on the NYSE American on the Expiration Date.
Based on the preliminary results, the Offer was over-subscribed. The Offer is expected to result in the issuance of approximately 6,482,227 shares of Common Stock and the gross proceeds of the Offer are expected to be approximately $48.1 million. The shares of Common Stock subscribed for will be issued promptly after completion of the pro rata allocation of the over-subscription shares and receipt of all stockholder payments. The Fund will return to subscribing investors the full amount of any excess payments. The final results of the Offer will be announced at a later date.
The information in this press release is not complete and is subject to change. This document is not an offer to sell any securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. This document is not an offering, which can only be made by a prospectus. Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus contain this and additional information about the Fund and additional information about the Offer, and should be read carefully before investing. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and other documents the Fund has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission may be obtained by visiting the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Inquiries regarding the Offer should be directed to the Fund’s Information Agent, AST Fund Solutions, LLC, at (866) 387-9392.
About Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high total return (income plus capital appreciation). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in high yield debt (below investment grade) securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in other securities and financial instruments, and up to 15% of its total assets in collateralized loan obligations.
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 2,700 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 $436 billion in client assets as of March 31, 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.
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