The Highland Opportunities and Income Fund (NYSE:HFRO) (“HFRO” or the “Fund”) today announced the details of its tender and exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange common shares (the “Common Shares”) for newly issued 5.375% Series B Preferred Shares (the “Preferred Shares”).
Based on the final count by Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Exchange Offer, a total of 21,673,105 shares of HFRO Common Shares were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer the Fund currently expects to exchange 10,000,000 Common Shares for Preferred Shares with an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $100 million. As the Exchange Offer was oversubscribed, the Fund intends to exchange Common Shares from all tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis as described in the Offer to Exchange.
The proration factor for the Common Shares that HFRO will accept pursuant to the Exchange Offer is approximately 46.140199 percent, and they will be allotted on pro-rata basis, as described in the Offer to Exchange. Any Common Shares that are not accepted for tender will be returned to the common shareholders that tendered them.
The number of Common Shares expected to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer and proration factor are subject to change.
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