| Item 6. | Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals. |
(a) Purposes. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under Section 2 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans or Proposals of the Company”) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Use of Securities Acquired. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under Section 2 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans or Proposals of the Company”) and Section 10 (“Certain Effects of the Offer”) is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Plans. Except as previously disclosed by the Company or as referred to in the Offer to Purchase under Section 2 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans or Proposals of the Company”), Section 7 (“Source and Amount of Funds”) and Section 10 (“Certain Effects of the Offer”), each of which is incorporated herein by reference, the Company does not have any present plans or proposals and is not engaged in any negotiations that relate to or would result in:
(i) any extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(ii) any purchase, sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than in connection with transactions in the ordinary course of the Company’s operations and for purposes of funding the Offer;
(iii) any material change in the Company’s present dividend rate or policy, or indebtedness or capitalization of the Company;
(iv) any change in the present board of trustees (“Board”) or management of the Company, including, but not limited to, any plans or proposals to change the number or the term of trustees or to fill any existing vacancies on the Board or any material change to the Company’s investment advisory agreements;
(v) any other material change in the Company’s corporate structure or business, including any plans or proposals to make any changes in the Company’s investment policy for which a vote would be required by Section 13 of the 1940 Act;
(vi) any class of equity securities of the Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);
(vii) the suspension of the Company’s obligation to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(viii) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company, other than in connection with transactions in the ordinary course of the Company’s operations, which the Company may offer from time to time in one or more offerings or series; or
(ix) any changes in the Company’s declaration of trust, bylaws, or other governing instruments or other actions that could impede the acquisition of control of the Company.
| Item 7. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
(a) Source of Funds. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under Section 7 (“Source and Amount of Funds”) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Conditions. Not applicable.
(c) Borrowed Funds. Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Interest in Securities of the Subject Company. |
(a) Securities Ownership. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under Section 9 (“Interest of Trustees, Executive Officers and Certain Related Persons; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Securities Transactions. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under Section 9 (“Interest of Trustees, Executive Officers and Certain Related Persons; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares”) is incorporated herein by reference.