UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 23, 2021
Calamos Global Total Return Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 811-21547 | 20-3377281 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
2020 Calamos Court Naperville, Illinois |
60563 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(630) 245-7200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Name of each exchange on which registered Symbol(s)
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Shares | CGO | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective August 23, 2021, the Board of Trustees of Calamos Global Total Return Fund (the "Trust") amended and restated in the entirety the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (the "Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust") and the Trust’s By-Laws (the "Amended and Restated Bylaws"). The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and the Amended and Restated Bylaws clarify certain provisions relating to preferred securities.
The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and the Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Calamos Global Total Return Fund dated August 23, 2021. | |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Calamos Global Total Return Fund dated August 23, 2021. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Calamos Global Total Return Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Christopher Jackson | |
| Name: | J. Christopher Jackson | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
Date: August 26, 2021