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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001821268-23-000080
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230406
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230303
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230303

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001495825
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-22437
		FILM NUMBER:		23705623

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		312-827-0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Managed Duration Trust
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20160729

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Guggenheim Build America Bonds Managed Duration Trust
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100702

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001864208
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-23702
		FILM NUMBER:		23705624

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 W. MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-345-7999

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 W. MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001380936
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21982
		FILM NUMBER:		23705625

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		312-827-0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLAYMORE/GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090630

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070605

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Claymore Strategic Opportunities Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061113
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant
to Section 14(a) of the</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 30.25pt; text-indent: -12.25pt; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Filed
by the Registrant&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Segoe UI Symbol,sans-serif">&#9746;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 30.25pt; text-indent: -12.25pt; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Filed
by a Party other than the Registrant&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Segoe UI Symbol,sans-serif"><SUP>&#9744;</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 30.25pt; text-indent: -12.25pt; background-color: white">Check the appropriate
box:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 98%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only&nbsp;(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Segoe UI Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><SUP>&#9744;</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Definitive Additional Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &sect;240.14a-12</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt/9.7pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0 8pt; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BOND
&amp; INVESTMENT GRADE DEBT TRUST (NYSE: GBAB)<BR>
GUGGENHEIM ACTIVE ALLOCATION FUND (NYSE: GUG)<BR>
GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND (NYSE: GOF)</B></P>


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In Its Charter)</B></P>

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Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 30.25pt; text-indent: -12.25pt; background-color: white">Payment of Filing
Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">No fee required.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">(1)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 9pt">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0; font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BOND &amp; INVESTMENT
GRADE DEBT TRUST (NYSE: GBAB)</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0; font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND (NYSE: GOF)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM ACTIVE ALLOCATION FUND (NYSE: GUG)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60606</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>NOTICE OF JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>To be held on April 6, 2023</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Notice
is hereby given to the holders of common shares of beneficial interest (&ldquo;Shares&rdquo;) of each of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal
Bond &amp; Investment Grade Debt Trust (&ldquo;GBAB&rdquo;), Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (&ldquo;GOF&rdquo;) and Guggenheim
Active Allocation Fund (&ldquo;GUG&rdquo;) (GBAB, GOF and GUG are each referred to herein as a &ldquo;Fund&rdquo; and collectively as
the &ldquo;Funds&rdquo;) that the joint annual meeting of shareholders of the Funds (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) will be held in
a virtual meeting format only, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (Central time).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Annual Meeting is being held for the following
purposes:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">1. To elect Trustees in the following manner:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 60pt; text-align: left"><I>(a) With respect to GBAB and GUG only:</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 75pt; text-align: right">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect, as Class I Trustees, the Trustee nominees (Mr. Randall C. Barnes and Ms. Angela
Brock-Kyle) to serve until each Fund&rsquo;s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors shall have been
elected and qualified.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 60pt; text-align: left"><I>(b) With respect to GOF only:</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 75pt; text-align: right">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect, as Class II Trustees, the Trustee nominees (Mr. Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Mr. Ronald
A. Nyberg, Ms. Sandra G. Sponem and Mr. Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.) to serve until the Fund&rsquo;s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or
until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">2. To transact such other business as may properly
come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments, postponements, or delays thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE &ldquo;BOARD&rdquo;)
OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; EACH OF THE NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF YOUR FUND LISTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING
PROXY STATEMENT.</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Further
information regarding the purpose of the Annual Meeting is included in the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 3, 2023.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders of record on the Record Date (as defined below) for the Annual
Meeting may participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting on the Internet by virtual means. To participate in the Annual Meeting, shareholders
must register in advance by visiting https://www.viewproxy.com/Guggenheim/broadridgevsm/ and submitting the requested required information
to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (&ldquo;Broadridge&rdquo;), the Funds&rsquo; proxy tabulator. Only shareholders of record at the
close of business on February 17, 2023 (the &ldquo;Record Date&rdquo;) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or
any postponement or adjournment thereof. Proxies are being solicited on behalf of the Board of each Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shareholders
whose shares are registered directly with a Fund in the shareholder&rsquo;s name will be asked to submit their name and control number
found on the shareholder&rsquo;s proxy card in order to register to participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders whose
shares are held by a broker, bank or other nominee must first obtain a &ldquo;legal proxy&rdquo; from the applicable nominee/record holder,
who will then provide the shareholder with a newly-issued control number.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">We
note that obtaining a legal proxy may take several days. Requests for registration should be received no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern
Time, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, but in any event must be received by the scheduled time for commencement of the Annual Meeting, as
indicated above. Once shareholders have obtained a new control number, they must visit https://www.viewproxy.com/Guggenheim/broadridgevsm/
and submit their name and newly issued control number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting. After shareholders
have submitted their registration information, they will receive an email from Broadridge that confirms that their registration request
has been received and is under review by Broadridge. Once shareholders&rsquo; registration requests have been accepted, they will receive
(i) an email containing an event link and dial-in information to participate in the Annual Meeting and (ii) an email with a password to
enter at the event link in order to access the Annual Meeting. Shareholders may vote before or during the Annual Meeting at</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">proxyvote.com. All shareholders are encouraged to
submit their proxy voting instructions prior to the Annual Meeting. Only shareholders of a Fund present or represented by proxy will be
able to vote, or otherwise exercise the powers of a shareholder, at the Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Board of each Fund has fixed the close of business on February 17, 2023, as the Record Date for the determination of shareholders entitled
to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments, postponements, or delays thereof.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">It
is important that your Shares be represented at the Annual Meeting by attendance or by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual
Meeting, we urge you to complete, sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided or vote via telephone
or the Internet pursuant to the instructions on the enclosed proxy card so you will be represented at the Annual Meeting. If you attend
the Annual Meeting and wish to vote during the Annual Meeting, you will be able to do so and your vote at the Annual Meeting will revoke
any proxy you may have submitted. Merely attending the Annual Meeting, however, will not revoke any previously submitted proxy.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left">By order of the<BR>
Board of each Fund:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left"><IMG SRC="gbabgofgugproxy-2x3x1.gif" ALT="">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 240pt; text-align: left">Brian E. Binder<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and President of each Fund</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">Chicago , Illinois<BR>
March 3, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B><U>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED OR VOTE VIA TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY
CARD. IN ORDER TO SAVE THE FUNDS ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, PLEASE MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD OR VOTE VIA TELEPHONE OR
THE INTERNET PROMPTLY. THE ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN A VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT ONLY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN ATTEND
AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0; font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BOND &amp; INVESTMENT
GRADE DEBT TRUST (NYSE: GBAB)</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0; font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND (NYSE: GOF)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>GUGGENHEIM ACTIVE ALLOCATION FUND (NYSE: GUG)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>PROXY STATEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0; font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B>TO BE HELD ON APRIL 6, 2023</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center"><B></B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">This
proxy statement (&ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;) is furnished to the holders of common shares of beneficial interest (&ldquo;Shares&rdquo;)
of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond &amp; Investment Grade Debt Trust (&ldquo;GBAB&rdquo;),Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (&ldquo;GOF&rdquo;)
and Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (&ldquo;GUG&rdquo;) (GBAB, GOF and GUG are each referred to herein as a &ldquo;Fund&rdquo; and collectively
as the &ldquo;Funds&rdquo;) in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Trustees (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of each Fund of proxies
to be voted at the joint annual meeting of shareholders of the Funds to be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023, and any adjournments, postponements
or delays thereof (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, on Thursday, April
6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (Central time).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For
additional information on how you can attend and participate in the Annual Meeting, please see the instructions in this Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">This
Proxy Statement will give you the information you need to vote on the matters listed on the accompanying Notice of Joint Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (&ldquo;Notice of Annual Meeting&rdquo;). Much of the information in this Proxy Statement is required under rules of the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;). If you have any questions, please contact us at our toll-free number, (800)
345-7999.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Notice of Annual Meeting, this Proxy Statement, and the enclosed proxy card(s) are being sent on or about March 3, 2023 to shareholders
of record as of February 17, 2023 (the &ldquo;Record Date&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Each
Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of such Fund&rsquo;s most recent annual report and/or semi-annual report to shareholders upon
request. Requests should be directed to Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606,
(800) 345-7999.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; Why is a shareholder meeting being
held?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Shares of each Fund are listed on the New York
Stock Exchange (&ldquo;NYSE&rdquo;), and the rules of the NYSE require each Fund to hold an annual meeting of shareholders each fiscal
year.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; What Proposal will be voted on?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">To elect Trustees in the following manner:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 60pt; text-align: left"><I>(a) With respect to GBAB and GUG only:</I></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 75pt; text-align: right">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect, as Class I Trustees, the Trustee nominees (Mr. Randall C. Barnes and Ms. Angela
Brock-Kyle) to serve until each Fund&rsquo;s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors shall have been
elected and qualified.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 60pt; text-align: left"><I>(b) With respect to GOF only:</I></P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 75pt; text-align: right">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect, as Class II Trustees, the Trustee nominees (Mr. Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Mr. Ronald
A. Nyberg, Ms. Sandra G. Sponem and Mr. Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.) to serve until the Fund&rsquo;s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or
until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; Will my vote make a difference?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><B>Yes! </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Your
vote is important and could make a difference in the governance of the Fund(s), no matter how many Shares you own.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; Who is asking for my vote?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">Your proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board
of each Fund for use at the Annual Meeting to be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023, and any adjournments, postponements, or delays thereof,
for the purposes stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; How does the Board recommend that
shareholders vote on the Proposal?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Board unanimously recommends that you vote &ldquo;FOR&rdquo;
each of the nominees for the Board of your Fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Board of each Fund has reviewed the qualifications
and backgrounds of the Board&rsquo;s nominees and believes that they are experienced in overseeing investment companies and are familiar
with the Funds, their investment strategies and operations, and the investment adviser and investment sub-adviser of the Funds. The Board
has approved each of the Proposals (i.e. to elect the nominees named in this Proxy Statement) and believes their election is in the best
interests of the shareholders of each Fund.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; Who is eligible to vote?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">Shareholders of record of each Fund at the close of
business on February 17, 2023 (the &ldquo;Record Date&rdquo;), are entitled to attend and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each Share is
entitled to one vote on the Proposal for the applicable Fund and a fractional vote with respect to fractional Shares, with no cumulative
voting. Shares represented by duly executed proxies will be voted in accordance with your instructions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; How do I vote my Shares?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting,
we urge you to complete, sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided or vote via telephone or
the Internet so your Shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting. Instructions regarding how to vote via telephone or the Internet
are included on the enclosed proxy card. The required control number for Internet and telephone voting is printed on the enclosed proxy
card. The control number is used to match proxy cards with shareholders&rsquo; respective accounts and to ensure that, if multiple proxy
cards are executed, Shares are voted in accordance with the proxy card bearing the latest date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting
format only. Shareholders of record on the Record Date for the Annual Meeting may participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting on the
Internet by virtual means. To participate in the Annual Meeting, shareholders must register in advance by visiting https://www.viewproxy.com/Guggenheim/broadridgevsm/
and submitting the requested required information to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (&ldquo;Broadridge&rdquo;), the Funds&rsquo;
proxy tabulator. Only shareholders of record on the Record Date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Proxies
are being solicited on behalf of the Board of each Fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">Shareholders whose shares are registered directly
with a Fund in the shareholder&rsquo;s name will be asked to submit their name and control number found on the shareholder&rsquo;s proxy
card in order to register to participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders whose shares are held by a broker, bank or other
nominee must first obtain a &ldquo;legal proxy&rdquo; from the applicable nominee/record holder, who will then provide the shareholder
with a newly-issued control number.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">We note that obtaining a legal proxy may take
several days. Requests for registration should be received no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, but
in any event must be received by the scheduled time for commencement of the Annual Meeting, as indicated above. Once shareholders
have obtained a new control number, they must visit https://www.viewproxy.com/Guggenheim/broadridgevsm/ and submit their name and
newly issued control number in order to register to participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting. After shareholders have submitted
their registration information, they will receive an email from Broadridge that confirms that their registration request has been
received and is under review by Broadridge. Once shareholders&rsquo; registration requests have been accepted, they will receive (i)
an email containing an event link and dial-in information to participate in the Annual Meeting and (ii) an email with a password to
enter at the event link in order to access the Annual Meeting. Shareholders may vote before or during the Annual Meeting at
proxyvote.com. All shareholders are encouraged to submit their proxy voting instructions prior to the Annual Meeting. Only
shareholders of a Fund present or represented by properly executed proxy will be able to vote, or otherwise exercise the powers of a
shareholder, at the Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">If you have any questions regarding how to participate
in and vote at the Annual Meeting, you may contact the Funds at (800) 345-7999.</P>

<P STYLE="margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">All Shares represented
by properly executed proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions
marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><B>If you
sign the proxy card, but don&rsquo;t fill in a vote, your Shares will be voted in accordance with the Board&rsquo;s recommendation (i.e.,
&ldquo;FOR&rdquo; each of the nominees). </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">If any other
business is brought before the Annual Meeting, your Shares will be voted in the proxies&rsquo; best judgment or discretion.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">Shareholders who execute proxy cards or record their
voting instructions via telephone or the Internet may revoke them at any time before they are voted by filing with the Secretary of the
Funds a written notice of revocation, by delivering (including via telephone or the Internet) a duly executed proxy bearing a later date
or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting. Merely attending the Annual Meeting, however, will not revoke any previously submitted
proxy.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Funds understand that broker-dealer firms holding
Shares of a Fund in &ldquo;street name&rdquo; for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers
and clients on how to vote their Shares on the Proposal before the Annual Meeting. The Funds understand that, under the rules of the NYSE,
such broker-dealer firms may for certain &ldquo;routine&rdquo; matters, without instructions from their customers and clients, grant discretionary
authority to the proxies designated by the Board to vote if no instructions have been received prior to the date specified in the broker-dealer
firm&rsquo;s request for voting instructions. Each Proposal is a &ldquo;routine&rdquo; matter and beneficial owners who do not provide
proxy instructions or who do not return a proxy card may have their Shares voted by broker-dealer firms in favor of the Proposal. A properly
executed proxy card or other authorization by a beneficial owner of Shares that does not specify how the beneficial owner&rsquo;s Shares
should be voted on the Proposal may be deemed an instruction to vote such Shares in favor of the Proposal. Broker-dealers who are not
members of the NYSE may be subject to other rules, which may or may not permit them to vote your Shares without instruction. We urge you
to provide instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee so that your votes may be counted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; What vote is required to elect a
Trustee nominee?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">With respect to each
Fund, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Shares present at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the
subject matter at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary to elect a Trustee nominee. A description of quorum is
included under the section entitled &ldquo;Further Information About Voting and the Annual Meeting &ndash; </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><I>Quorum.</I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">&rdquo;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; Why does this Proxy Statement list
multiple funds?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">The Funds have similar proposals and it is cost-efficient
to have a joint Proxy Statement and joint Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is scheduled as a joint meeting of the Funds, whose votes
on similar proposals applicable to such Funds are being solicited separately, because the shareholders of the Funds are expected to consider
and vote on similar matters. In the event that any shareholder present at the Annual Meeting objects to the holding of a joint meeting
and moves for the adjournment of an applicable Fund&rsquo;s meeting to a time immediately after the Annual Meeting so that each Fund&rsquo;s
meeting may be held separately, the persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">Shareholders of each Fund will vote separately on
the respective proposal relating to the applicable Fund. In any event, an unfavorable vote on any Proposal by the shareholders of one
Fund will not affect the implementation of such Proposal by another Fund if the Proposal is approved by the shareholders of that Fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><B><I>&bull; How many shares of each Fund were
outstanding as of the Record Date?</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">At the close of business on February 17, 2023, the
Funds had the following Shares outstanding:</P>

<P></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fund</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 75%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Number of Shares Outstanding</I></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GBAB</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">22,668,302</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GOF</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">115,790,291</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GUG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">32,980,083</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0; font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B><I>THE PROPOSAL: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B><I></I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Introduction</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shareholders
of the Funds are being asked to elect Trustees in the following manner:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><I>(a) With respect to GBAB and GUG only:</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 75pt; text-align: right">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect, as Class I Trustees, the Trustee nominees (Mr. Randall C. Barnes and Ms. Angela
Brock-Kyle) to serve until each Fund&rsquo;s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors shall have been
elected and qualified.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><I>(b) With respect to GOF only:</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 75pt; text-align: right">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To elect, as Class II Trustees, the Trustee nominees (Mr. Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Mr. Ronald
A. Nyberg, Ms. Sandra G. Sponem and Mr. Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.) to serve until the Fund&rsquo;s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or
until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: left; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><B>Composition of the
Board of Trustees</B></FONT><BR>
<BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><I>GBAB and GUG:</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Trustees of GBAB and GUG are classified into three classes of Trustees, as follows:</FONT></P>

<P></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Class I Trustee*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 37%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Class II Trustees**</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Class III Trustees***</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Randall C. Barnes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Thomas F. Lydon, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Amy J. Lee</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Angela Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald A. Nyberg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Sandra G. Sponem</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left">*</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Class I Trustees are standing for election at the Annual Meeting and are expected to next
stand for election in 2026.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left">**</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Class II Trustees are expected to next stand for election in 2024.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: left">***</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Class III Trustees are expected to next stand for election in 2025</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><I>GOF:</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">The Trustees of GOF are classified into two classes
of Trustees, as follows:&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 48%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Class I Trustee*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center; width: 52%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Class II Trustees**</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Randall C. Barnes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Thomas F. Lydon Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Angela Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald A. Nyberg</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Amy J. Lee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Sandra G. Sponem</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>



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<TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: left">*</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 96%">Class I Trustees are expected to next stand for election in 2024.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>




<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: left">**</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 96%">Class II Trustees are standing for election at the Annual Meeting and are expected to next
stand for election in 2025.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>



<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Election of Trustees</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Each
Trustee nominee, if elected at the Annual Meeting, will hold office for a term in accordance with his or her respective class or until
his or her respective successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified or until he or she resigns or is otherwise removed. The
other Trustees of the Funds will continue to serve under their current terms and will stand for election at subsequent annual meetings
of shareholders as stated above.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Unless
authority is withheld or other instructions are provided, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy card to vote &ldquo;FOR&rdquo;
each of the Trustee nominees named above. Each Trustee nominee has consented to serve as a Trustee of each Fund if elected at the Annual
Meeting. If a designated Trustee nominee declines or otherwise becomes unavailable for election, however, the proxy confers discretionary
power on the persons named therein to vote in favor of a substitute Trustee nominee or nominees.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Trustees</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Certain
information concerning the Trustees and the officers of each of the Funds is set forth in the table below. Independent Trustees are those
who are not an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo; (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
&ldquo;1940 Act&rdquo;)) of (i) the Funds, (ii) Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (&ldquo;Guggenheim Funds&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Adviser&rdquo;),
each Fund&rsquo;s investment adviser, or (iii) Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (&ldquo;GPIM&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Sub-Adviser&rdquo;),
each Fund&rsquo;s investment sub-adviser, and who satisfy the requirements contained in the definition of &ldquo;independent&rdquo; as
defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &ldquo;Independent Trustees&rdquo;). The Fund Complex consists of
U.S. registered investment companies advised or serviced by Guggenheim Funds or its affiliates. As of February 27, 2023 the Fund Complex
is composed of five closed-end funds (including the Funds) and 150 open-end funds advised or serviced by the Adviser or its affiliates.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>During</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>the Past</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Randall C. Barnes</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Private Investor (2001-present).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">155</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Advent</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Convertible and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Former: Senior Vice President and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Income Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997),</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2005-Present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President, Pizza Hut International</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Purpose</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(1991-1993); Senior Vice President,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Strategic Planning and New Business</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2013-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2022);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Angela Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Founder and Chief Executive</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">154</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">B.O.A.R.D.S. (consulting firm)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Bowhead</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2013-present); Director, Mutual Fund</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">LLC (2020-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Former: Senior Leader, TIAA (financial</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Hunt Companies,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">services firm) (1987-2012).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Inc. (2019-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2019-2021);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: President, Global Trends</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">154</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments (registered investment adviser)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Global Investors</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(1996-present); Chief Executive Officer, </FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(GROW) (1995-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">ETF Flows, LLC (financial advisor education</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">and provider)
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Officer, Lydon Media (2016-present); Director,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Former:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GDX Index Partners, LLC (index provider)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fiduciary/</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2021-present); Vice Chairman, VettaFi</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(financial advisor content, research and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">digital distribution provider) (2022-present).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021); Harvest</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Of Counsel (formerly partner),</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Momkus LLP (2016-present).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2003-Present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2018 - present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">of Van Kampen Investments (1982-1999).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Retired.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2018-present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Mortenson Companies, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shares Funds (30)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(construction and real estate</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2018-present);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">development company) (2007-2017).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Trust (14) (2018-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present); Member, Governing Council,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present); Governor, Board of Governors,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fund (2013-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Advisory Corp. (1992-1999); Vice President</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021); Western</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">and Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Asset Inflation-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Trusts (1991-1999); and Assistant Vice</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Linked</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Opportunities &amp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Unit Investment Trusts (1988-1999), each</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Income Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">of John Nuveen &amp; Co., Inc. (registered</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2004-2020);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">broker-dealer) (1982-1999).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Western Asset</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Inflation-Linked</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Income Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2003-2020).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Term of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Directorships</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Number of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>and</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Portfolios in</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Trustee</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Length</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund Complex</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>During</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Held with</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of Time</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Overseen by</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>the Past</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Served</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>During The Past Five Years</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Trustee</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Five Years</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>INTERESTED TRUSTEE:</I></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Amy J.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Interested Trustee, certain other</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">154</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Former:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">funds in the Fund Complex (2018-present);</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fiduciary/</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.17pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Claymore Energy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">the Fund Complex (2014-present); Vice</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Infrastructure</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fund (2018-2022);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Complex (2007-present); Senior Managing</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Director, Guggenheim Investments</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Enhanced Equity</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2012-present).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Income Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2018-2021);</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Credit Allocation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Complex (2017- 2019); Vice President,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fund (2018-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Associate General Counsel and Assistant</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Company and Security Benefit Corporation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2004-2012).</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><SUP>(1)</SUP> The business address of each Trustee
is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">* Ms. Lee is deemed to be an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo;
of the Funds under the 1940 Act by reason of her position with the Adviser and/or affiliates of the Adviser.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">&dagger; Each Trustee is generally expected to serve
a term as set forth herein under &ldquo;Composition of the Board of Trustees.&rdquo; Each Trustee has served as a Trustee of each respective
Fund since the year shown below:</P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>GBAB</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>GOF</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>GUG</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Independent Trustees</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Barnes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2010</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2007</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Lydon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Nyberg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2010</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2007</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Sponem</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Toupin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2010</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2007</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Interested Trustee</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Lee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2018</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2018</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2021</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Trustee Qualifications</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Trustees were selected to serve on the Board based upon their skills, experience, judgment, analytical ability, diligence, ability to
work effectively with other Trustees, availability and commitment to attend meetings and perform the responsibilities of a Trustee and,
for the Independent Trustees, a demonstrated willingness to take an independent and questioning view of management.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
following is a summary of the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each Trustee that support the conclusion, as of the
date hereof, that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee in light of the Funds&rsquo; business and structure. References to the qualifications,
attributes and skills of Trustees do not constitute the holding out of any Trustee as being an expert under Section 7 of the Securities</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">Act of 1933 and shall not impose any greater responsibility
or liability on any such person or on a Board by reason thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Randall
C. Barnes. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Mr. Barnes has served as
a trustee of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2004. Through his service as a Trustee of the Funds and a trustee of other funds
in the Fund Complex, as well as Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee, his service on other registered investment company boards,
prior employment experience as President of Pizza Hut International and as Treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. and his personal investment experience,
Mr. Barnes is experienced in financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Angela
Brock-Kyle. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ms. Brock-Kyle has served
as a trustee of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2016. Through her service as a Trustee of the Funds and a trustee of other funds
in the Fund Complex, prior employment experience, including at TIAA where she spent 25 years in leadership roles, her professional training
in law and business and her experience serving on the boards of public, private and non-profit organizations, including service as audit
committee chair and as a member of governance and nominating committees, Ms. Brock-Kyle is experienced in financial, accounting, regulatory,
governance and investment matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Amy
J. Lee. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ms. Lee has served as a trustee
of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2018. Through her service as a Trustee of the Funds and a trustee of other funds in the Fund
Complex, her service as Chief Legal Officer of the Fund Complex, her service as Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Investments, as
well as her prior experience as Associate General Counsel, Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
and Security Benefit Corporation, Ms. Lee is experienced in financial, legal, regulatory and governance matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Thomas
F. Lydon, Jr. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Mr. Lydon has served
as a trustee of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2005. Through his service as a Trustee of the Funds and a trustee of other funds
in the Fund Complex, his service as Chair of the Contracts Review Committee, his experience as President of Global Trends Investments,
a registered investment adviser, his service on the board of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (GROW), an investment adviser and transfer agent,
as well as his prior service on another registered investment company board and his authorship and editorial experience regarding exchange-traded
funds, Mr. Lydon is experienced in financial, investment and governance matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Ronald
A. Nyberg. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Mr. Nyberg has served as
a trustee of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2003. Through his service as a Trustee of the Funds and a trustee of other funds
in the Fund Complex, as well as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, his service on other registered investment company boards,
his professional training and experience as an attorney and his former experience as a partner of the law firm, Momkus LLP, and Nyberg
&amp; Cassioppi, LLC, and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Van Kampen</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">Investments, an asset management firm, Mr. Nyberg
is experienced in financial, regulatory and governance matters.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Sandra
G. Sponem. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ms. Sponem has served as
a trustee of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2016. Through her service as a Trustee of the Funds and a trustee of other funds
in the Fund Complex, her service as Chair of the Audit Committee, her service on other registered investment company boards, her prior
employment experience, including as Chief Financial Officer of Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. (now Piper Sandler Companies) and its predecessor,
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc., and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of M.A. Mortenson Companies, Inc., a construction
and real estate development company, her Certified Public Accountant (inactive) designation and previously held securities licenses and
extensive knowledge of accounting and finance and the financial services industry, Ms. Sponem is experienced in accounting, financial,
governance and investment matters. The Board has determined that Ms. Sponem is an &ldquo;audit committee financial expert&rdquo; as defined
by the SEC.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Ronald
E. Toupin, Jr. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Mr. Toupin has served
as a trustee of certain funds in the Fund Complex since 2003. Mr. Toupin currently serves on the Governing Council of the Independent
Directors Council (IDC) of the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and on the Board of Governors of the ICI. Through his service as a Trustee
of the Funds and a trustee of other funds in the Fund Complex, as well as the Independent Chair of the Board, his prior service on other
registered investment company boards, and his professional training and prior employment experience, including as Vice President and Portfolio
Manager for Nuveen Asset Management, an asset management firm, Mr. Toupin is experienced in financial, regulatory and investment matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Each
Trustee also has considerable familiarity with the Funds, the Funds&rsquo; investment advisers and other service providers, and their
operations, as well as the special regulatory requirements governing registered investment companies and the special responsibilities
of investment company trustees as a result of his/her substantial prior service as a Trustee of the Funds and/or other funds in the Fund
Complex, or with respect to Ms. Lee, her extensive experience in the financial industry, including her experience with the parent of the
investment advisers of the funds of the Fund Complex.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Executive Officers</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
following information relates to the executive officers of the Funds who are not Trustees. Fund officers receive no compensation from
the Funds but may also be officers or employees of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or affiliates of the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser and may
receive compensation in such capacities.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 14%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; width: 53%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Term of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Office and</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Name,</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Length</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Address<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of Time</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Principal Occupation</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>and Age</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Served<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>During the Past Five Years</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Brian E. Binder</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Since 2018</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: President, Mutual Fund Boards,</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Year of birth: 1972</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">and</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim Investments (2022-present);</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Chief</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President and Chief Executive Officer, certain</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Executive</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">other funds in the Fund Complex (2018-</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present); President, Chief Executive Officer and</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Chairman of the Board of Managers, Guggenheim</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2018-present);</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President and Chief Executive Officer, Security</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Management (Europe) Limited (2018-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Former: Senior Managing Director and Chief</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Administrative Officer, Guggenheim Investments</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2018-2022); Managing Director and President,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Trading and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Management (2013-2018); Managing Director,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Chairman of North American Executive</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Committee and Head of Business Management</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">and Consulting, Invesco Ltd. (2010-2012).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Vice President, certain other funds in</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Director, Guggenheim Investments (2013-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Morgan Stanley (2002-2009).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present); Chief Compliance Officer &amp; Secretary,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2012); Senior Vice President &amp; Chief Compliance</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">affiliates (2010-2012); Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments (2004-present); Chief Financial</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Financial</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">the Fund Complex (2006-2022); Manager, Mutual</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Fund Administration of Van Kampen</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Accounting</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Investments, Inc. (1996-2004).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Officer, and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Treasurer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Mark E. Mathiasen</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Secretary</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Since 2007</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Year of birth: 1978</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Complex (2007-present); Managing Director,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim Investments (2007-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Michael P. Megaris</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Assistant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Since 2014</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Year of birth: 1984</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Secretary</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Kimberly J. Scott</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Assistant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Since 2012</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Year of Birth: 1974</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Treasurer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">President/Assistant Treasurer, Mutual Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Administration for Van Kampen Investments,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2009-2010); Manager of Mutual Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Administration for Van Kampen Investments,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2005-2009).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Glenn McWhinnie</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Assistant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Since 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Year of birth: 1969</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Treasurer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2009-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">funds in the Fund Complex (2016-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Former: Tax Compliance Manager, Ernst &amp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Young LLP (1996-2009).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Assistant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Since 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(2017-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(&ldquo;HGINA&rdquo;) (2017); Senior Analyst of US Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Capital Market Services, LLC (2013-2014);</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><SUP>(1)</SUP> The business address of each officer
of the Funds is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><SUP>(2)</SUP> Officers serve at the pleasure of
the Board and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified or until his or her resignation or removal. The year set forth above
is the earliest year in which the officer was appointed as an officer of any Fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Board Leadership Structure</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
primary responsibility of the Board is to represent the interests of the Funds and to provide oversight of the management of the Funds.
The Funds&rsquo; day-to-day operations are managed by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and other service providers who have been approved
by the Board. The Board is currently comprised of seven Trustees, six of whom (including the chairperson) are Independent Trustees. Generally,
the Board acts by majority vote of all the Trustees and, if required by applicable laws, also by a majority vote of the Independent Trustees.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Board has appointed an Independent Chair, Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., who presides at Board meetings and who is responsible for, among other
things, participating in the planning of Board meetings, setting the tone of Board meetings and seeking to encourage open dialogue and
independent inquiry among the Trustees and management. In addition, the Independent Chair acts as a liaison with officers, counsel and
other Trustees between meetings of the Board. The Independent Chair may also perform such other functions as may be delegated by the Board
from time to time. The Board has established five standing committees (as described below) and has delegated certain responsibilities
to those committees, each of which is comprised solely of Independent Trustees other than the Valuation Oversight Committee, which is
comprised of all Trustees. The Board and its committees meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds&rsquo; activities,
including through the review of the Funds&rsquo; contractual arrangements with service providers and the Funds&rsquo; financial statements,
compliance with regulatory requirements, and performance. The Board may also establish informal working groups from time to time to review
and address the policies and practices of the Trust or the Board with respect to certain specified matters. The Independent Trustees are
advised by independent legal counsel experienced in 1940 Act matters</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">and are represented by such independent legal counsel
at Board and committee meetings. The Board has determined that this leadership structure, including an Independent Chair, a supermajority
of Independent Trustees and committee membership (other than for the Valuation Oversight Committee) limited to Independent Trustees, is
appropriate in light of the characteristics and circumstances of the Funds because it allocates responsibilities among the Committees
and the Board in a manner that further enhances effective oversight. The Board considered, among other things: the number of portfolios
that comprise the trusts in the Guggenheim Family of Funds overseen by members of the Board; the variety of asset classes those portfolios
include; the net assets of each Fund and the Guggenheim Family of Funds; and the management, distribution and other service arrangements
of each Fund and the Guggenheim Family of Funds. The Board may at any time and in its discretion change this leadership structure.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Board Committees</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Trustees have determined that the efficient conduct of the Funds&rsquo; affairs makes it desirable to delegate responsibility for certain
specific matters to committees of the Board. The committees meet as often as necessary, either in conjunction with regular meetings of
the Trustees or otherwise. The committees of the Board are the Executive Committee, the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance
Committee, the Contracts Review Committee and the Valuation Oversight Committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Executive
Committee. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Board has an Executive
Committee, which is composed of Sandra G. Sponem and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., each an Independent Trustee. In between meetings of the full
Board, the Executive Committee generally may exercise all the powers of the full Board in the management of the business of the Funds.
Mr. Toupin serves as Chair of the Executive Committee. However, the Executive Committee cannot, among other things, authorize dividends
or distributions on shares, amend the bylaws or recommend to the shareholders any action which requires shareholder approval.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Audit
Committee. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Board has an Audit Committee,
which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin,
Jr., each of whom is an Independent Trustee (as defined herein) and is &ldquo;independent&rdquo; as defined by NYSE listing standards.
Ms. Sponem serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Audit Committee is generally responsible for certain oversight matters, such as reviewing the Funds&rsquo; systems for accounting, financial
reporting and internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of certain service providers, overseeing the integrity of the
Funds&rsquo; financial statements (and the audit thereof), reviewing reports from the Adviser on portfolio securities&rsquo; pricing errors
and errors in the calculation of the net asset value of a Fund, as well as overseeing the qualifications, independence and performance
of the Funds&rsquo; independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is also responsible for recommending to the Board
the appointment, retention and termination of the</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">Funds&rsquo; independent registered public accounting
firm and acting as a liaison between the Board and the Funds&rsquo; independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee
is governed by a written charter (the &ldquo;Audit Committee Charter&rdquo;). The Audit Committee Charter is available under &ldquo;News
&amp; Literature&rdquo; on each Fund&rsquo;s page at <U>https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/cef/literature</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left">The Audit Committee presents the following report
on behalf of each Fund:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left">The Audit Committee of the Board is charged with selecting
an independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds and reviewing accounting matters with the independent accountants. The
Audit Committee reviews the Funds&rsquo; annual financial statements with both management and the Funds&rsquo; independent registered
public accounting firm and the Audit Committee meets periodically with the independent accountants to consider their evaluation of the
Funds&rsquo; financial and internal controls. In addition to being Independent Trustees as defined above, each member of the Audit Committee
also meets the additional independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left">The Audit Committee, in discharging its duties, has
met with and held discussions with management and the Funds&rsquo; independent accountants. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed
the audited financial statements with management. Management has represented to the independent accountants that the Funds&rsquo; financial
statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left">The Audit Committee has also discussed with the independent
accountants the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114 (The Auditor&rsquo;s Communications With Those
Charged With Governance) and the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (&ldquo;PCAOB&rdquo;) and the
SEC. The independent accountants provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosure required by PCAOB regarding the independent accountant&rsquo;s
communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with representatives of the independent
registered public accounting firm their firm&rsquo;s independence.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left">Based on the Audit Committee&rsquo;s review and discussions
with management and the independent accountants, the representations of management and the reports of the independent registered public
accounting firm to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended and approved, pursuant to authority delegated by Board of Trustees
of the Funds, that the audited financial statements be included in the Funds&rsquo; annual reports to shareholders. The members of the
Audit Committee are Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin,
Jr.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Nominating
and Governance Committee. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Board
has a Nominating and Governance Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A.
Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., each of whom is an Independent Trustee and is &ldquo;independent&rdquo; as defined
by NYSE listing standards. Mr. Nyberg serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Nominating and Governance Committee is governed by a written charter (the &ldquo;Nominating and Governance Committee Charter&rdquo;).
The Nominating and Governance Committee Charter is available under &ldquo;News &amp; Literature&rdquo; on each Fund&rsquo;s page at <U>https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/cef/literature</U>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
purpose of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to review matters pertaining to the composition, committees, and operations of the
Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for recommending qualified candidates to the Board in the event that a position
is vacated or created. The Nominating and Governance Committee would consider recommendations by shareholders if a vacancy were to exist
and assess shareholder recommendations in the same manner as it reviews its own candidates. The Board does not have a standing compensation
committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">In
considering Trustee nominee candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee requires that Trustee candidates have a college degree
or equivalent experience and may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering Trustee candidates, including (but not limited
to): availability and commitment of a candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board, relevant industry
and related experience, educational background, financial expertise, the candidate&rsquo;s ability, judgment and expertise and overall
diversity of the Board&rsquo;s composition. The Nominating and Governance Committee may consider candidates recommended by various sources,
including (but not limited to): such Fund&rsquo;s current Trustees, officers, investment advisers and shareholders. The Nominating and
Governance Committee will not nominate a person for election to the Board as an Independent Trustee in contravention of its Independent
Trustee Retirement Policy. The Nominating and Governance Committee may, but is not required to, retain a third party search firm to identify
potential candidates.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">A
Trustee candidate must (i) be prepared to submit written answers to a questionnaire seeking professional and personal information that
will assist the Nominating and Governance Committee to evaluate the candidate and to determine, among other matters, whether the candidate
would qualify as a Trustee who is not an &ldquo;interested person&rdquo; of the Funds as such term is defined under the 1940 Act; (ii)
be prepared to submit character references and agree to appropriate background checks; and (iii) be prepared to meet with one or more
members of the Nominating and Governance Committee at a time and location convenient to those Nominating and Governance Committee members
in order to discuss the nominee&rsquo;s qualifications.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Nominating and Governance Committee will consider Trustee candidates recommended by shareholders of the Funds. The Nominating and Governance
Committee will consider and evaluate trustee nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and
evaluates candidates recommended by other sources.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">In
considering Trustee nominee candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee takes into account a wide variety of factors, including
the overall diversity of the Board&rsquo;s composition. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes the Board generally benefits
from diversity of background, experience and views among its members, and considers this a factor in evaluating the composition of the
Board, but has not adopted any specific policy in this regard.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">To
have a candidate considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee, a shareholder must submit the recommendation in writing and must
include the information required by the &ldquo;Procedures for Shareholders to Submit Nominee Candidates&rdquo; that are set forth as Appendix
B to the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter. Shareholder recommendations must be sent to the Secretary of the Funds, c/o Guggenheim
Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
nominees for election at the Annual Meeting currently serve as Trustees and were unanimously nominated by the Board of Trustees and the
Nominating and Governance Committee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Contracts
Review Committee. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Board has a Contracts
Review Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Thomas F. Lydon, Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra G. Sponem,
and Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., each of whom is an Independent Trustee. Mr. Lydon serves as Chair of the Contracts Review Committee. The purpose
of the Contracts Review Committee is to assist the Board in overseeing the evaluation of certain contracts to which a Fund is or is proposed
to be a party to ensure that the interests of the Fund and its shareholders are served by the terms of these contracts. The Committee&rsquo;s
primary function is to oversee the process of evaluating existing investment advisory and subadvisory agreements, and certain other agreements.
In addition, at its discretion or at the request of the Board, the Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board with respect
to any contract to which a Fund is or is proposed to be a party.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Valuation
Oversight Committee. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Board has
a Valuation Oversight Committee, which is composed of Randall C. Barnes, Angela Brock-Kyle, Thomas F. Lydon Jr., Ronald A. Nyberg, Sandra
G. Sponem, and Ronald E. Toupin, each of whom is an Independent Trustee, as well as Amy J. Lee who is an Interested Trustee. Mr. Barnes
serves as Chair of the Valuation Oversight Committee. The Valuation Oversight Committee&rsquo;s primary function is to oversee the activities
of the Adviser as valuation designee in making fair valuation determinations of the Funds&rsquo; securities and other assets and performing
other valuation responsibilities. The</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">Valuation Oversight Committee receives reporting on
valuation matters for the valuation designee in accordance with the Funds&rsquo; valuation policy and procedures.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Board and Committee Meetings</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Information
regarding the number of meetings of the Board, Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, Contracts Review Committee and Valuation
Oversight Committee of each Fund during such Fund&rsquo;s most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in the table below (The Executive
Committee did not meet during the fiscal year end shown):</FONT></P>

<P>&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Nominating</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Contracts</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Valuation</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>and</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Review</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Oversight</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fiscal Year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Board</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Committee</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Governance</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Committee</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Committee</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>End</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Meetings</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Meetings</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Meetings</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Meetings</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Meetings</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GBAB</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31/2022</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">4</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GOF</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31/2022</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">4</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GUG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31/2022</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Each
Trustee attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board (and any committee thereof on which he or she serves) held during the portion
of each Fund&rsquo;s fiscal year ended in 2022.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Board&rsquo;s Role in Risk Oversight</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
day-to-day business of the Funds, including the day-to-day management and administration of the Funds and of the risks that arise from
the Funds&rsquo; investments and operations, is performed by third-party service providers, primarily the Adviser or its affiliates. Consistent
with its responsibility for oversight of the Funds, the Board is responsible for overseeing the service providers and thus, has oversight
responsibility with respect to the risk management functions performed by those service providers. Risks to the Funds include, among others,
investment risk, credit risk, derivatives risk, valuation risk, compliance risk and operational risk, as well as the overall business
risk relating to the Funds. The risk management function seeks to identify and mitigate the potential effects of risks, i.e., events or
circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, investment performance or reputation of the Funds.
Under the oversight of the Board, the service providers to the Funds employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to seek to
identify risks relevant to the operations of the Funds and to lessen the probability of the occurrence of such risks and/or to mitigate
the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of
the Funds&rsquo; business and consequently, for managing risks associated with that activity. Each of the Adviser and other service providers
has its own independent interest in risk management, and its policies and methods of carrying out risk management functions will depend,
in part, on its analysis of the risks, functions and business models. Accordingly, Board oversight of different types of risks may be
handled in different ways. As part of the Board&rsquo;s periodic review of each Fund&rsquo;s advisory and other service provider agreements,
the Board may consider risk management</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">aspects of the service providers&rsquo; operations
and the functions for which they are responsible.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Board oversees risk management for the Funds directly and through the committee structure it has established. The Board has established
the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Contracts Review Committee and the Valuation Oversight Committee to
assist in its oversight functions, including its oversight of the risks each Fund faces. For instance, the Audit Committee receives reports
from the Funds&rsquo; independent registered public accounting firm on internal control and financial reporting matters. In addition,
the Board has established an Executive Committee to act on the Board&rsquo;s behalf, to the extent permitted and as necessary, in between
meetings of the Board. Each committee reports its activities to the Board on a regular basis, as applicable. The Board also oversees the
risk management of the Funds&rsquo; operations by requesting periodic reports from and otherwise communicating with various personnel
of the Funds and their service providers, including, in particular, the Funds&rsquo; Chief Compliance Officer, their independent registered
public accounting firm and Guggenheim Investments&rsquo; Chief Risk Officer and internal auditors for the Adviser or its affiliates, as
applicable. In this connection, the Board requires officers of the Funds to report a variety of matters at regular and special meetings
of the Board and its committees, as applicable, including matters relating to risk management. On at least a quarterly basis, the Board
meets with the Funds&rsquo; Chief Compliance Officer, including separate meetings with the Independent Trustees in executive session,
to discuss compliance matters and, on at least an annual basis, receives a report from the Chief Compliance Officer regarding the adequacy
of the policies and procedures of the Funds and certain service providers and the effectiveness of their implementation. The Board, with
the assistance of Fund management, reviews investment policies and risks in connection with its review of the Funds&rsquo; performance.
In addition, the Board receives reports from the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable, on the investments and securities trading of
the Funds. With respect to valuation, the Valuation Oversight Committee oversees the Adviser as valuation designee in the performance
of fair valuation determinations of the Funds&rsquo; securities and/or other assets in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The
Board has approved the Funds&rsquo; valuation policy and procedures and the Adviser&rsquo;s Rule 2a-5 fair valuation policy and procedures
applicable to valuing the Funds&rsquo; securities and other assets, which the Valuation Oversight Committee and the Audit Committee periodically
review. The Valuation Oversight Committee reviews, at least annually, a written report from the valuation designee that assesses the adequacy
and effectiveness of the valuation designee&rsquo;s fair value process and also receives periodic and prompt reporting on fair value matters
from the valuation designee, in accordance with the Funds&rsquo; valuation policy and procedures. The Board also requires the Adviser
and Sub-Adviser, as applicable, to report to the Board on other matters relating to risk management on a regular and as-needed basis.</FONT></P>

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<P><A NAME="page_28"></A>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Board oversees the Funds&rsquo; use of derivatives in accordance with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act. Each Fund is not classified as a
&ldquo;limited derivatives user fund&rdquo; (as defined in Rule 18f-4) (each a &ldquo;Full Compliance Fund&rdquo;) and, as required by
Rule 18f-4, has implemented a Derivatives Risk Management Program, which is reasonably designed to manage its derivatives risks and to
reasonably segregate the functions associated with the Program from the portfolio management of the Fund. The Board, including a majority
of the Independent Trustees, approved the designation of a Derivatives Risk Manager (the &ldquo;DRM&rdquo;), which is responsible for
administering the Derivatives Risk Management Program for the Full Compliance Funds. To facilitate the Board&rsquo;s oversight, the Board
reviews, no less frequently than annually, a written report on the effectiveness of the Derivatives Risk Management Program and also more
frequent reports regarding certain derivatives risk matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate
or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to seek to achieve the Funds&rsquo;
investment objectives, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness.
As part of its oversight function, the Board receives and reviews various risk management reports and assessments and discusses these
matters with appropriate management and other personnel. Moreover, despite the periodic reports the Board receives, it may not be made
aware of all of the relevant information of a particular risk. Most of the Funds&rsquo; investment management and business affairs are
carried out by or through the Adviser or its affiliates and other service providers, most of whom employ professional personnel who have
risk management responsibilities and each of whom has an independent interest in risk management, which interest could differ from or
conflict with that of the other funds that are advised by Adviser or its affiliates. The role of the Board and of any individual Trustee
is one of oversight and not of management of the day-to-day affairs of the Funds and its oversight role does not make the Board a guarantor
of the Funds&rsquo; investments, operations or activities. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board&rsquo;s risk management
oversight is subject to limitations. The Board may at any time and in its discretion change how it administers its risk oversight function.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Trustee Communications</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shareholders
and other interested parties may contact the Board or any Trustee by mail. To communicate with the Board or any Trustee, correspondence
should be addressed to the Board or the Board members with whom you wish to communicate by either name or title. All such correspondence
should be sent c/o the Secretary of the Fund or Funds at 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</FONT></P>

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<P>&nbsp;</P>

<P><A NAME="page_29"></A>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Trustee Beneficial Ownership of Securities</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
table below states the dollar range of equity securities of each Fund and funds in the Fund Complex beneficially owned by the Trustees
as of December&nbsp;31, 2022:</FONT></P>

<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font-size: 8pt">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 21%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 19%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>dollar range</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of equity</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Dollar</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Dollar</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Dollar</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>securities in</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Range of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Range of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Range of</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>all funds in the</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Equity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund Complex</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Securities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Securities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Securities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Overseen by</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>in GBAB</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>in GOF</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>in GUG</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>the Trustee</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Independent Trustees</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Barnes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$100,001-$500,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0-10,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$10-001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$10-001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Lydon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Nyberg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0-$10,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$10-001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Sponem</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$10-001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Toupin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Interested Trustee</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Lee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Over $100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">As
of December 31, 2022, the Trustees and officers of the Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding Shares of each Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Trustee Compensation</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Independent Trustees receive from the Fund Complex a general annual retainer for service on covered boards. Additional annual retainer
fees are paid to: the Independent Chair of the Board; the Chair of each of the Audit Committee, the Contracts Review Committee, the Nominating
and Governance Committee, and the Valuation Oversight Committee. In addition, fees are paid for special Board or Committee meetings, whether
telephonic or in-person. The Funds also reimburse each Independent Trustee for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in attending in-person meetings, which are not included in the compensation amounts shown below. Each Fund pays proportionately its respective
share of Independent Trustees&rsquo; fees and expenses based in part on a per capita allocation and in part based on relative net assets.
Effective January 1, 2023, the additional annual retainer fee paid to the Valuation Oversight Committee members was eliminated. The following
table sets forth the compensation paid to each Independent Trustee by each Fund during its most recently completed fiscal year and the
total compensation paid to each Independent Trustee by the Fund Complex during the most recently completed calendar year ended December
31, 2022.</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 18%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 17%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Pension or</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 19%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 21%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Retirement</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Benefits</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Estimated</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Accrued</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Annual</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Compensation</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Compensation</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>as Part</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Benefits</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>From the
    Funds</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>from each</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Upon</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>and the
    Fund</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Trustee</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Expenses<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Retirement<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Complex<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Randall C. Barnes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$378,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Angela Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$358,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Thomas F. Lydon, Jr</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$369,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald A. Nyberg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$367,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Sandra G. Sponem</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$398,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ronald E. Toupin, Jr</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">&dagger;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$448,500</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><SUP>(1)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Funds do not accrue or pay retirement or pension benefits to Trustees as of the date
hereof.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><SUP>(2)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The amounts shown in this column represent the aggregate compensation paid by all of the
funds in the Fund Complex, which includes five closed-end funds and 150 open-end funds, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2022.
Because the funds in the Fund Complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts shown in this column are presented on a calendar year
basis.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right">&dagger;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The amount of aggregate compensation payable by each Fund for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31,
2022 is shown in the table below:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P>&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>GBAB</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>GOF</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>GUG</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Independent Trustees</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Barnes</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$11,627</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$22,094</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$12,815</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Brock-Kyle</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$11,012</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$20,928</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$12,138</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Lydon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$11,351</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$21,573</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$12,513</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Nyberg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$11,290</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$21,467</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$12,449</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Sponem</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$12,241</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$23,260</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$13,492</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Toupin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$13,776</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$26,176</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$15,183</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Shareholder Approval</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">With
respect to each Fund, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Shares present in person at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote on the subject matter at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present is necessary to elect a Trustee nominee.
Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the election of a Trustee nominee. &ldquo;Broker non-votes&rdquo; (i.e., Shares
held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owner or the persons entitled to vote
and (ii) the broker does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter) will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on
a Trustee nominee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
holders of the Shares will have equal voting rights (i.e., one vote per Share).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Board Recommendation</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; each of the nominees of the Board of your Fund.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-BoldItalic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B><I>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Further Information About Voting and the Annual
Meeting</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Quorum.
</I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">With respect to each Fund, the holders
of a majority of the Shares entitled to vote on any matter at a meeting present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at such
meeting of the shareholders for purposes of conducting business on such matter. Votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e.,
Shares held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owner or the persons entitled
to vote and (ii) the broker does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter) will be counted as Shares present at the
Annual Meeting for quorum purposes.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Record
Date. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Board has fixed the close
of business on February 17, 2023, as the Record Date for the determination of shareholders of each Fund entitled to notice of, and to
vote at, the Annual Meeting. Shareholders of each Fund as of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote on
each matter to be voted on by such Fund for each Share held and a fractional vote with respect to fractional Shares with no cumulative
voting rights.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Joint
Meeting. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Annual Meeting is scheduled
as a joint meeting of the Funds, whose votes on similar proposals applicable to such Funds are being solicited separately, because the
shareholders of the Funds are expected to consider and vote on similar matters. In the event that any shareholder present at the Annual
Meeting objects to the holding of a joint meeting and moves for the adjournment of his or her Fund&rsquo;s meeting to a time immediately
after the Annual Meeting so that each Fund&rsquo;s meeting may be held separately, the persons named as proxies will vote in favor of
such adjournment.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shareholders
of each Fund will vote separately on the respective Proposal relating to their Fund. In any event, an unfavorable vote on any Proposal
by the shareholders of one Fund will not affect the implementation of such Proposal by another Fund if the Proposal is approved by the
shareholders of that Fund.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>How
to Vote Your Shares. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Whether or not
you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to complete, sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope
provided or vote via telephone or the Internet so your Shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting. Instructions regarding how to
vote via telephone or the Internet are included on the enclosed proxy card. The required control number for Internet and telephone voting
is printed on the enclosed proxy card. The control number is used to match proxy cards with shareholders&rsquo; respective accounts and
to ensure that, if multiple proxy cards are executed, Shares are voted in accordance with the proxy card bearing the latest date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">All
Shares represented by properly executed proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance
with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>If
you sign the proxy card, but don&rsquo;t fill in a vote, your Shares will be voted in accordance with the Board&rsquo;s recommendation
(i.e., &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; each of the nominees). </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">If
any other business is brought before the Annual Meeting, your Shares will be voted in the proxies&rsquo; best judgment or discretion.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shareholders
who execute proxy cards or record voting instructions via telephone or the Internet may revoke them at any time before they are voted
by filing with the Secretary of the Funds a written notice of revocation, by delivering (including via telephone or the Internet) a duly
executed proxy bearing a later date or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting. Merely attending the Annual Meeting, however, will
not revoke any previously submitted proxy.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Attending
the Annual Meeting. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The Annual Meeting
will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Shareholders of record on the Record Date for the Annual Meeting may participate in and
vote at the Annual Meeting on the Internet by virtual means. To participate in the Annual Meeting, shareholders must register in advance
by visiting <U>https://www.viewproxy.com/Guggenheim/broadridgevsm</U>/ and submitting the requested required information to Broadridge
Financial Solutions, Inc. (&ldquo;Broadridge&rdquo;), the Funds&rsquo; proxy tabulator. Only shareholders of record on the Record Date
are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. For additional information on how you can attend and participate in the
Annual Meeting, please see </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>&ldquo;How
do I vote my Shares?&rdquo; </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">on page
3 of this Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">If
you have any questions regarding how to participate in and vote at the Annual Meeting, you may contact the Funds at (800) 345-7999.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Additional
Information Regarding Voting. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Broker-dealer
firms holding Shares of a Fund in &ldquo;street name&rdquo; for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions
of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares on the Proposal before the Annual Meeting. The Funds understand that, under
the rules of the NYSE, such broker-dealer firms may for certain &ldquo;routine&rdquo; matters, without instructions from their customers
and clients, grant discretionary authority to the proxies designated by the Board to vote if no instructions have been received prior
to the date specified in the broker-dealer firm&rsquo;s request for voting instructions. Each Proposal is a &ldquo;routine&rdquo; matter
and beneficial owners who do not provide proxy instructions or who do not return a proxy card may have their Shares voted by broker-dealer
firms in favor of the Proposal. A properly executed proxy card or other authorization by a beneficial owner of Shares that does not specify
how the beneficial owner&rsquo;s Shares should be voted on the Proposal may be deemed an instruction to vote such Shares in favor of the
Proposal. Broker-dealers who are not members of the NYSE may be subject to other rules, which may or may not permit them to vote your
Shares without instruction. We urge you to provide instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee so that your votes may be counted.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Funds will update certain data regarding the Funds, including performance data, on a monthly basis on its website at <U>www.guggenheiminvestments.com</U>.
Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material
information about the Funds.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim
Funds, a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (&ldquo;Guggenheim Partners&rdquo;), acts as each Fund&rsquo;s investment adviser pursuant
to an investment advisory agreement between each Fund and Guggenheim Funds. Guggenheim Funds is a registered investment adviser and acts
as investment adviser to a number of closed-end investment companies. Guggenheim Funds is a Delaware limited liability company with principal
offices located at 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim
Partners is a diversified financial services firm with wealth management, capital markets, investment management and proprietary investing
businesses, whose clients are a mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other institutions
that have entrusted Guggenheim Partners with the supervision of more than $285 billion of assets as of September 30, 2022. Guggenheim
Partners is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Guggenheim
Partners Investment Management, LLC (&ldquo;GPIM&rdquo;), an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, acts as each Fund&rsquo;s investment sub-adviser
pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements among each such Fund, the Adviser and GPIM. GPIM is a Delaware limited liability company,
with its principal offices located at 100 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90401.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Administrator</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">MUFG
Investor Services (US) (&ldquo;MUFG&rdquo;) serves as the Funds&rsquo; administrator. MUFG is located at 805 King Farm Boulevard, Rockville,
Maryland 20850. Pursuant to an accounting and administration agreement with each Fund, MUFG provides certain administrative, bookkeeping
and accounting services to the Funds.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Ernst
&amp; Young LLP (&ldquo;E&amp;Y&rdquo;) has been selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds by the Audit
Committees of the Funds and approved by a majority of each Fund&rsquo;s Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, to audit
the accounts of the Funds for and during each Fund&rsquo;s current fiscal year. The Funds do not know of any direct or indirect financial
interest of E&amp;Y in the Funds.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Representatives
of E&amp;Y are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and
are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Audit and Other Fees</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Audit
Fees. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For each Fund&rsquo;s two most
recently completed fiscal years, the aggregate fees billed to each Fund by E&amp;Y for professional services rendered for the audit of
such Fund&rsquo;s annual financial statements are set forth on <U>Annex A</U>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Audit-Related
Fees. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For each Fund&rsquo;s two most
recently completed fiscal years, the aggregate fees billed by E&amp;Y and approved by the Audit Committee of each Fund for assurance and
related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of such Fund&rsquo;s annual financial statements (such fees relate
to services rendered, and out of pocket expenses incurred, in connection with the Funds&rsquo; registration statements, comfort letters
and consents) are set forth on <U>Annex A</U>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">E&amp;Y
did not perform any other assurance and related services that were required to be approved by the Funds&rsquo; Audit Committees for such
fiscal years.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Tax
Fees. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For each Fund&rsquo;s two most
recently completed fiscal years, the aggregate fees billed by E&amp;Y and approved by the Audit Committee of each Fund for professional
services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning (such fees relate to tax services provided by E&amp;Y in connection
with the Fund&rsquo;s excise tax calculations and review of the Fund&rsquo;s tax returns) are set forth on Annex&nbsp;A.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">E&amp;Y
did not perform any other tax compliance or tax planning services or render any tax advice that were required to be approved by the Funds&rsquo;
Audit Committee for such period.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>All
Other Fees. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For each Fund&rsquo;s two
most recently completed fiscal years, the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by E&amp;Y, other than the services
reported above in Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, and Tax Fees are set forth on <U>Annex A</U>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Aggregate
Non-Audit Fees. </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For each Fund&rsquo;s
two most recently completed fiscal years, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by E&amp;Y for services rendered to each Fund, Guggenheim
Funds, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Guggenheim Funds that provides ongoing services to the Fund
(not including an investment sub-adviser whose primary role is portfolio management and is sub-contracted with or overseen by another
investment adviser) that directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund are set forth on <U>Annex A</U>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Audit Committee&rsquo;s Pre-Approval Policies and
Procedures</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">As
noted above, the Audit Committee is governed by the Audit Committee Charter, which includes Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures in Section
V of such Charter. Specifically, sections V.B.2 and V.B.3 of the Audit Committee Charter</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">contain the Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures and
such sections are included below reformatted for this Proxy.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 15pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><B>V.B.2.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><I>Pre-Approval
Policy (Trusts). </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Pre-approve any engagement of the
independent auditors to provide any services, other than &ldquo;prohibited non-audit services,&rdquo; to the Trust, including the fees
and other compensation to be paid to the independent auditors (unless an exception is available under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X).</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 30pt; text-align: right">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">The categories of services to be reviewed and considered for pre-approval include the following
                                                                               (collectively, &ldquo;Identified Services&rdquo;):</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><BR>
<BR>
Audit Services<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Annual financial statement audits<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)<BR>
<BR>
&bull; SEC and regulatory filings and consents<BR>
<BR>
Audit-Related Services<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Accounting consultations<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Fund merger/reorganization support services<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Other accounting related matters<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Agreed upon procedures reports<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Attestation reports<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Other internal control reports<BR>
<BR>
Tax Services<BR>
<BR>
&bull; Recurring tax services:<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of Federal and state income tax returns, including extensions<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of calculations of taxable income, including fiscal year tax designations<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of annual Federal excise tax returns (if applicable)<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of calendar year excise distribution calculations<BR>
<BR>
o Calculation of tax equalization on an as-needed basis<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of monthly/quarterly estimates of tax undistributed position for closed-end funds<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of the estimated excise distribution calculations on an as-needed basis<BR>
<BR>
o Preparation of calendar year shareholder reporting designations on Form 1099</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left">o Preparation of quarterly Federal, state and
local and franchise tax estimated tax payments on an as-needed basis<BR> <BR> o Preparation of state apportionment calculations to
properly allocate Fund taxable income among the states for state tax filing purposes<BR> <BR> o Assistance with management&rsquo;s
identification of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) for tax purposes</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left"><BR> &bull; Permissible non-recurring tax
services upon request:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; margin-left: 40pt; text-align: left"><BR> o Assistance with determining ownership changes which impact a Fund&rsquo;s utilization of loss
carryforwards<BR> <BR> o Assistance with corporate actions and tax treatment of complex securities and structured products<BR> <BR>
o Assistance with IRS ruling requests and calculation of deficiency dividends<BR> <BR> o Conduct training sessions for the
Adviser&rsquo;s internal tax resources<BR> <BR> o Assistance with Federal, state, local and international tax planning and
advice regarding the tax consequences of proposed or actual transactions<BR> <BR> o Tax services related to amendments to
Federal, state and local returns and sales and use tax compliance<BR> <BR> o RIC qualification reviews<BR> <BR> o Tax
distribution analysis and planning<BR> <BR> o Tax authority examination services<BR> <BR> o Tax appeals support services<BR> <BR> o
Tax accounting methods studies<BR> <BR> o Fund merger, reorganization and liquidation support services<BR> <BR> o Tax compliance,
planning and advice services and related projects<BR> <BR> o Assistance with out of state residency status<BR> <BR> o Provision
of tax compliance services in India for Funds with direct investments in India</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 20pt; text-align: right"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">(b) The Committee has pre-approved Identified Services for which the estimated fees
are less than $25,000.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For
Identified Services with estimated fees of $25,000 or more, but less than $50,000, the Chair or any member of the Committee designated
by the Chair is hereby authorized to pre-approve such Identified Services on behalf of the Committee.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For
Identified Services with estimated fees of $50,000 or more, such Identified Services require pre-approval by the Committee.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(e)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">All
requests for Identified Services to be provided by the independent auditor that were pre-approved by the Committee shall be submitted
to the Chief Accounting Officer (&ldquo;CAO&rdquo;) of the Trust by the independent auditor using the pre-approval request form attached
as Appendix C to the Audit Committee Charter. The Trust&rsquo;s CAO will determine whether such services are included within the list
of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Committee.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(f)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
independent auditors or the CAO of the Trust (or an officer of the Trust who reports to the CAO) shall report to the Committee at each
of its regular scheduled meetings all audit, audit-related and permissible non-audit services initiated since the last such report (unless
the services were contained in the initial audit plan, as previously presented to, and approved by, the Committee). The report shall
include a general description of the services and projected fees, and the means by which such services were approved by the Committee
(including the particular category of Identified Services under which pre-approval was obtained).</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: left; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><B>V.B.3. </B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><I>Pre-Approval
Policy (Adviser or Any Control Affiliate). </I></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif">Pre-approve
any engagement of the independent auditors, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the independent auditors, to provide
any non-audit services to the Adviser (or any &ldquo;control affiliate&rdquo; of the Adviser providing ongoing services to the Trust),
if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Trust (unless an exception is available under Rule
2-01 of Regulation S-X).</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Chair or any member of the Committee designated by the Chair may grant the pre-approval for non-audit services to the Adviser (or any
&ldquo;control affiliate&rdquo; of the Adviser providing ongoing services to the Trust) relating directly to the operations or financial
reporting of the Trust for which the estimated fees are less than $25,000. All such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to the
Committee no later than the next regularly scheduled Committee meeting.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">For
non-audit services to the Adviser (or any &ldquo;control affiliate&rdquo; of the Adviser providing ongoing services to the Trust) relating
directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Trust</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: center">for which the estimated fees are $25,000 or more,
such services require pre-approval by the Committee.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Audit Committee has pre-approved all audit and non-audit services provided by E&amp;Y to the Funds, and all non-audit services provided
by E&amp;Y to Guggenheim Funds, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Guggenheim Funds that provides
ongoing services to the Funds that are related to the operations of the Funds for the Funds&rsquo; two most recently completed fiscal
years.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">None
of the services described above for the Funds&rsquo; two most recently completed fiscal years were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant
to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Principal Shareholders</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">As
of the Record Date, to the knowledge of each Fund, the following persons owned beneficially more than 5% of the noted Fund&rsquo;s outstanding
Shares. This information is based on publicly available Schedule 13D and 13G disclosures filed with the SEC.</FONT></P>

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  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Amount and</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Name and Address</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Nature of Beneficial</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>of Beneficial Owner</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Ownership</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Percent of Fund</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GUG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Morgan Stanley</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">2,309,762 Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">7.0%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Morgan Stanley</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">with shared</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Smith Barney LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">dispositive power<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">1585 Broadway,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">New York, NY 10036</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><SUP>(1)</SUP> Based on Schedule 13G filed with the
SEC on February 9, 2023.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act require each Fund&rsquo;s officers and Trustees, certain
officers of each Fund&rsquo;s investment adviser, affiliated persons of the investment adviser, and persons who beneficially own more
than ten percent of a Fund&rsquo;s shares to file certain reports of ownership (&ldquo;Section 16 filings&rdquo;) with the SEC and the
NYSE. Based upon each Fund&rsquo;s review of the copies of such forms effecting the Section 16 filings received by it, each Fund believes
that for its most recently completed fiscal year, all filings applicable to such persons were completed and filed in a timely manner.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Privacy Principles of the Funds</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Funds are committed to maintaining the privacy of shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following
information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Funds collect, how the Funds protect that information and
why, in certain cases, the Funds may share information with select other parties.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Generally,
the Funds do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information
of their shareholders may become available to the Funds. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders
or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example,
to a transfer agent or third party administrator).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
Funds restrict access to non-public personal information about their shareholders to employees of Guggenheim Funds with a legitimate business
need for the information. The Funds maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal
information of their shareholders.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Deadline and Requirements for Shareholder Proposals</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Each
Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws or Amended and Restated By-Laws, as applicable, (the &ldquo;By-Laws&rdquo;), require compliance with certain procedures
for a shareholder to properly make a nomination for election as a Trustee or to propose other business for the Fund. If a shareholder
who is entitled to do so under a Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws wishes to nominate a person or persons for election as a Trustee or propose other
business for the Fund, that shareholder must provide a written notice to the Secretary of the Fund at the Fund&rsquo;s principal executive
offices. Such notice must include certain information about the proponent and the proposal, or in the case of a nomination, the nominee.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">A
copy of each Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws, which includes the provisions regarding the requirements for shareholder nominations and proposals,
may be obtained by writing to the Secretary of the Fund at 227 West Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Any shareholder
considering making a nomination or other proposal should carefully review and comply with those provisions of the Fund&rsquo;s By-Laws.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Shareholder
proposals intended for inclusion in a Fund&rsquo;s proxy statement in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders pursuant
to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act must be received by the Fund at the Fund&rsquo;s principal executive offices by November 5, 2023
in order to be considered for inclusion in the Fund&rsquo;s proxy statement. Timely submission of a proposal does not necessarily mean
that such proposal will be included in the Fund&rsquo;s proxy statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">A
proposal, other than a proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8, must be received by the Fund&rsquo;s Secretary at the Fund&rsquo;s principal
executive offices not earlier than November 8, 2023 and not later than December 8, 2023 (which is also the date after which shareholder
nominations and proposals made outside of Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act would not be considered &ldquo;timely&rdquo; within the meaning
of Rule 14a-4(c) under the Exchange Act). If a proposal is not &ldquo;timely&rdquo; within the meaning of Rule 14a-4(c), then the persons
named as proxies in the proxies solicited on behalf of the Board may exercise discretionary voting power with respect to any such proposal.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Expenses of Proxy Solicitation</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
cost of the Annual Meeting, including the costs of preparing and mailing the notice, proxy statement and proxy, and the solicitation of
proxies, including reimbursement to broker-dealers and others who forwarded proxy materials to their clients, will be borne by the Funds.
Costs will be borne by the Funds in proportion to the number of proxies solicited on behalf of a Fund to the total proxies solicited on
behalf of all of the Funds. Certain officers of the Fund and certain officers and employees of Guggenheim Funds or their respective affiliates
(none of whom will receive additional compensation therefore) may solicit proxies by telephone, mail, e-mail and/or personal interviews.
Brokerage houses, banks and other fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation materials to their principals to obtain authorization
for the execution of proxies, and will be reimbursed by the Funds for such out-of-pocket expenses.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Other Matters</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">The
management of the Funds knows of no other matters which are to be brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters not
now known properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote such
proxy in accordance with their best judgment or discretion on such matters.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Failure
of a quorum to be present at the Annual Meeting may result in an adjournment. The chair of the Annual Meeting may also move for an adjournment
of to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to a Proposal if he or she determines that adjournment and further solicitation
are reasonable and in the best interests of the applicable Fund&rsquo;s shareholders. Any adjourned meeting or meetings may be held without
the necessity of another notice.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">Please
vote promptly by signing and dating each enclosed proxy card and returning it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope or by following
the enclosed instructions to vote by telephone or over the Internet.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on April 6, 2023</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left">This Proxy Statement is available on the Internet
at <U>www.proxyvote.com</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Annex A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"><B>Audit and Other Fees</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; text-align: left"></P>

<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font-size: 8pt">
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><I>Fiscal Year ended 2022</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Non-Audit Fees</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 21%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fiscal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.11pt; width: 13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year End</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fees</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.89pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Related</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Tax</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Other</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Non-Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GBAB</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$71,354</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$6,200</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$16,350</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 7.22pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$16,350</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$93,904</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GOF</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$100,544</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$36,200</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$25,461</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 7.22pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$25,461</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$162,205</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GUG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$82,400</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$24,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$13,003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 7.22pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$13,003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$119,403</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Italic,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><I>Fiscal Year ended 2021</I></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Non-Audit Fees</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fiscal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fund</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Year End</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Fees</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.89pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Related</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Tax</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Other</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Non-Audit</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(0, 0, 0) 1px solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Bold,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GBAB</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$69,276</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$24,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$11,384</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 7.22pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$11,384</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$104,660</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">GOF</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">5/31</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$97,616</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$24,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$14,211</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; text-indent: 7.22pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$14,211</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: TimesLTStd-Roman,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 9pt">$135,827</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">2. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the Annual Meeting or any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof.</P>

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the Trust and date. If the shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee,
guardian, officer of a corporation or other entity or in any other representative capacity, please give the full title under signature(s).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Annual Meeting of Shareholders</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>April 6, 2023</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Guggenheim Taxable Municipal
Bond &amp; Investment Grade Trust (the &quot;Trust&quot;) will be held virtually, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time
(the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;). The undersigned hereby appoints Amy J. Lee, Mark E. Mathiasen and Michael P. Megaris, and each of them
or their respective designees, with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent and to vote all shares of the undersigned
at the Annual Meeting and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally
present, upon the matters specified on the reverse side.</P>

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IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED AS TO THE PROPOSAL, THE PROXIES SHALL VOTE FOR SUCH PROPOSAL. THE PROXIES MAY VOTE AT THEIR DISCRETION ON
ANY OTHER MATTER WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF.</B></P>

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      <P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">1) Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card
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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">2) Go to website <B>www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">1) Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>Vote at the Virtual Annual Meeting</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt"><B>Class II Nominees to serve until 2025 annual</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">2. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the Annual Meeting or any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THIS PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">Please sign here exactly as your name appears in the records of
the Trust and date. If the shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee,
guardian, officer of a corporation or other entity or in any other representative capacity, please give the full title under signature(s).</P>

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OF PROXY MATERIALS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING: THE PROXY STATEMENT
IS AVAILABLE AT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B><U>www.proxyvote.com</U></B></P>

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shareholder meeting at</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: right">D96454-P87080</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees<BR>
GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND<BR>
Annual Meeting of Shareholders<BR>
April 6, 2023</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities
Fund (the &quot;Fund&quot;) will be held virtually, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;).
The undersigned hereby appoints Amy J. Lee, Mark E. Mathiasen and Michael P. Megaris, and each of them or their respective designees,
with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent and to vote all shares of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting
and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon the matters
specified on the reverse side.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED.
IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED AS TO THE PROPOSAL, THE PROXIES SHALL VOTE FOR SUCH PROPOSAL. THE PROXIES MAY VOTE AT THEIR DISCRETION ON
ANY OTHER MATTER WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0"><I>FARMINGDALE, NY 11735</I></P>

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  <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 30%; vertical-align: middle"><P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0"><B>SCAN TO</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0"><B>VIEW MATERIALS &amp; VOTE </B></P>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD><P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0"><B>To vote by Internet</B></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">1) Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card
      below at hand.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">2) Go to website <B>www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">3) Follow the instructions provided on the website.</P></TD></TR>
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  <TD><P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0"><B>To vote by Telephone</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">1) Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">2) Call <B>1-800-690-6903</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">3) Follow the instructions.</P>
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  <TD><P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0"><B>To vote by Mail</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">1) Read the Proxy Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">2) Check the appropriate boxes on the proxy card below.</P>
<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">3) Sign
and date the proxy card.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">4) Return the proxy card in the envelope provided.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>Vote at the Virtual Annual Meeting</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0">To attend and vote at the virtual meeting, please register at
https://viewproxy.com/Guggenheim/broadridgevsm/</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">1. </FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">2. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the Annual Meeting or any adjournments, postponements or delays thereof.</P>

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IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">Please sign here exactly as your name appears in the records of
the Trust and date. If the shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee,
guardian, officer of a corporation or other entity or in any other representative capacity, please give the full title under signature(s).</P>

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OF PROXY MATERIALS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING: THE PROXY STATEMENT
IS AVAILABLE AT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B><U>You can register to attend the virtual
shareholder meeting at</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: right">D96456-P87080</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees<BR>
GUGGENHEIM ACTIVE ALLOCATION FUND<BR>
Annual Meeting of Shareholders<BR>
April 6, 2023</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt">The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Guggenheim Active Allocation
Fund (the &quot;Fund&quot;) will be held virtually, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;).
The undersigned hereby appoints Amy J. Lee, Mark E. Mathiasen and Michael P. Megaris, and each of them or their respective designees,
with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to represent and to vote all shares of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting
and all adjournments, postponements or delays thereof, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon the matters
specified on the reverse side.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED.
IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED AS TO THE PROPOSAL, THE PROXIES SHALL VOTE FOR SUCH PROPOSAL. THE PROXIES MAY VOTE AT THEIR DISCRETION ON
ANY OTHER MATTER WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS, POSTPONEMENTS OR DELAYS THEREOF.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt"><B>PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE.</B></P>

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