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FILED AS OF DATE:		20201214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201214

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000809559
		IRS NUMBER:				930939398
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-2/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-236072
		FILM NUMBER:		201385627

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		865 S FIGUEROA ST STE 1800
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2132440000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		865 S. FIGUEROA STREET,
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			LOSANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TCW CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000809559
		IRS NUMBER:				930939398
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-2/A
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04980
		FILM NUMBER:		201385626

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		865 S FIGUEROA ST STE 1800
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2132440000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		865 S. FIGUEROA STREET,
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			LOSANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TCW CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;14, 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Securities Act <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-236072</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Investment Company <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;811-04980</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;N-2</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</I></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Effective&nbsp;Amendment</FONT> No.&nbsp;2</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B>Post-Effective Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&#9744;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:18pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B><I>THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940</I></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:12pt"><B>Amendment No.&nbsp;26</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>865 South
Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">213-244-0000</FONT></FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number,&nbsp;Including Area Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meredith S. Jackson, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, CA 90017 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">213-244-0000</FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David A. Hearth, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vadim Avdeychik, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Paul Hastings LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>101
California Street, 48<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>&nbsp;Floor San Francisco, CA 94111</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Patrick W. Dennis,&nbsp;Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, CA 90017</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kevin T. Hardy, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Skadden,&nbsp;Arps,&nbsp;Slate,&nbsp;Meagher&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Flom&nbsp;LLP 155 North Wacker Drive</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, IL 60606</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:</B>&nbsp;As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any securities being registered on this Form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (&#147;Securities Act&#148;), other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 or a post-effective amendment thereto, check the following box&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction B or a post-effective amendment thereto that will become effective upon filing
with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a post-effective
amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction B to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule&nbsp;413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">when declared effective pursuant to section 8(c) of the Securities Act </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Registered Closed-End Fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Business Development Company (closed-end company that intends or has elected to be regulated as a business
development company under the Investment Company Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Interval Fund (Registered Closed-End Fund or a Business Development Company that makes periodic repurchase
offers under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A.2 Qualified (qualified to register securities pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of this Form).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Emerging Growth Company (as defined by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;under</FONT> the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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preceding this filing). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Being</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per&nbsp;Unit(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration&nbsp;Fee</B></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common&nbsp;Stock,&nbsp;$0.01&nbsp;par&nbsp;value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$ [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$0(3)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights to Purchase shares of Common Stock</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">None</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">None</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">None</TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="9" VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD COLSPAN="9" VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:11%">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee as required by Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange of $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2020. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No separate consideration will be received by the Registrant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No separate consideration will be received by the Registrant for the Rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH
DATES AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell
these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the
offer or sale is not permitted. </B></FONT></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>Subject to Completion </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>Preliminary Prospectus (subject to completion), dated [_________], 2020 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND,
INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Issuable Upon Exercise of Transferable Rights to Subscribe for Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Fund</I></B><I>. </I>TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; or &#147;our&#148;) is a
diversified, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management investment company. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is issuing transferable
rights (&#147;Rights&#148;) to its stockholders of record as of the close of business on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2021 (the &#147;Record Date&#148;) entitling the holders of
these Rights to subscribe (the &#147;Offer&#148;) for an aggregate of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;). The holders of Common Stock (the &#147;Common Stockholders&#148;) of
record on the Record Date (&#147;Record Date Stockholders&#148;) will receive one Right for each outstanding share of Common Stock owned on the Record Date. The Rights entitle the holders to purchase one new share of Common Stock for every
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Rights held (1 for [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]), and Common Stockholders of record who fully exercise their Rights will be entitled to subscribe, subject to certain limitations and subject to allotment, for additional
shares of Common Stock covered by any unexercised Rights. Any Record Date Stockholder that owns fewer than [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date is entitled to subscribe for one full share
of Common Stock in the Offer. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant
to the exercise of the Rights will be, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (&#147;NYSE&#148;). The Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock trade under the symbol &#147;TSI.&#148; The Rights are transferable and will be admitted for trading on the NYSE
under the symbol &#147;TSI RT&#148; during the course of the Offer. See &#147;The Offer&#148; for a complete discussion of the terms of the Offer. If you do not wish to exercise your Rights, you should consider selling them as set forth in this
Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights evidenced by a subscription certificate may be transferred in whole by endorsing the subscription certificate for
transfer in accordance with the accompanying instructions. A portion of the Rights evidenced by a single subscription certificate (but not fractional Rights) may be transferred by delivering to the subscription agent a subscription certificate,
properly endorsed for transfer, with instructions to register such portion of the Rights evidenced thereby in the name of the transferee and to issue a new subscription certificate to the transferee evidencing the transferred Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Offer will expire at 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time,
on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2021, unless extended as described in this Prospectus (the &#147;Expiration Date&#148;). The subscription price per share of Common Stock (the
&#147;Subscription Price&#148;) will be determined based upon a formula equal to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights holders will
not know the exact Subscription Price at the time of exercise and will be required initially to pay for both the shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the primary subscription and, if eligible, any additional shares of Common Stock
subscribed for pursuant to the over-subscription privilege at the estimated Subscription Price of $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;per share of Common Stock and, except in limited
circumstances, will not be able to rescind their subscription. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The NAV of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock at the close of business
on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2021 was $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the last reported sale price of a share
of Common Stock on the NYSE on that date was $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, representing a [premium/discount] to NAV
of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in Rights and/or in the
shares of Common Stock involves risks, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or that you may lose part or all of your investment. Before buying any Rights and/or shares of Common Stock, you should read the
discussion of the principal risks of investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized in &#147;Prospectus Summary &#151; Special Risks Considerations&#148; beginning on page&nbsp;14 of this Prospectus and further
described in &#147;<A HREF="#tx289172_11">Risk Factors</A>&#148; beginning on page&nbsp;58 of this Prospectus. </B></P>  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>In addition, you should consider the following: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Upon completion of the Offer, Common Stockholders who do not fully exercise their Rights will own a smaller
proportional interest in the Fund than if they exercised their Rights, which will proportionately decrease the relative voting power of those Common Stockholders. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In addition, if the Subscription Price is less than the NAV as of the Expiration Date, the completion of the
Offer will result in an immediate dilution of NAV for all Common Stockholders (<I>i.e.</I>, will cause the NAV of the Fund to decrease) and may have the effect of reducing the market price of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock. It is anticipated
that the existing Common Stockholders will experience immediate dilution even if they fully exercise their Rights. Such dilution is not currently determinable because it is not known how many shares of Common Stock will be subscribed for, what the
NAV or market price of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock will be on the Expiration Date or what the Subscription Price per share of Common Stock will be. However, assuming full exercise of the Rights being offered at the Subscription Price and
assuming that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration Date was $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(the NAV per share of Common Stock as
of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2021), it is estimated that the per share dilution resulting from the Offer would be
$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, or&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%. Any such dilution will disproportionately affect <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exercising</FONT> Common Stockholders. If the Subscription Price is substantially less than the current NAV, this dilution could be substantial. The distribution to Common Stockholders of transferable Rights, which
themselves have intrinsic value, will afford <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-participating</FONT> Common Stockholders of record on the Record Date the potential of receiving cash payment upon the sale of the Rights, receipt of which may be
viewed as partial compensation for any dilution of their interests that may occur as a result of the Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">There can be no assurance that a market for the Rights will develop or, if such a market develops, what the price
of the Rights will be. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Dilution and Effect of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Participation</FONT> in the Offer&#148; beginning on page&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] of this prospectus. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">All costs of the Offer will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by current Common Stockholders whether they
exercise their Rights or not. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Except as described herein, Rights holders will have no right to rescind their subscriptions after receipt of
their payment for shares of Common Stock by the subscription agent for the Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Fund has declared a quarterly distribution payable on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021 with a record date of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021. Any shares of
Common Stock issued after [record date] as a result of the Offer will not be record date Common Stock for the Fund&#146;s quarterly distribution to be paid on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021 and will not be entitled to receive such distribution. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Estimated proceeds, before expenses, to the Fund(3)(4)</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>footnotes on the next page</I>) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[Dealer Manager] </B></P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Estimated on the basis of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% of the average of the last reported sales price per share
of Common Stock at the close of trading on the NYSE on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021 and each of the four (4)&nbsp;preceding trading days. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Subscription Price.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], the dealer manager for the Offer (the &#147;Dealer Manager&#148;), will receive a
fee from the Fund for its financial structuring and solicitation services equal to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% of the Subscription Price per share of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Offer (including pursuant to the over-subscription privilege),
which is estimated to be $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] in total and $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] per share of Common Stock (assuming the Rights are fully exercised at the estimated subscription price). The Dealer Manager will reallow a part of its fees
to other broker-dealers that have assisted in soliciting the exercise of Rights. The Dealer Manager fee will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by all of its Common Stockholders, including those who do not exercise their Rights. See
&#147;Distribution Arrangements&#148; and &#147;Compensation to Dealer Manager.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Before deduction of expenses associated with the Offer incurred by the Fund, estimated at
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (or $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] per share of Common Stock), including an aggregate of up to $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] to be paid to the Dealer Manager as reimbursement for its expenses and up to
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] of expenses paid by the Fund relating to the printing or other production, mailing and delivery expenses incurred in connection with materials related to the Offer by the Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members (as defined
below), Soliciting Dealers (as defined below) and other brokers, dealers and financial institutions in connection with their customary mailing and handling of materials related to the Offer to their customers, and other expenses of issuance and
distribution (including registration, filing and listing fees and legal and accounting fees and expenses), estimated to be $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. After deduction of such offering expenses, the per share of Common Stock and total dollar amount
of proceeds to the Fund are estimated at $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] and $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], respectively. The expenses associated with the Offer are paid by the Fund and indirectly by the Common Stockholders, including those who do not
exercise their Rights, and will immediately reduce the NAV of each outstanding share of Common Stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Funds received by check or money order prior to the final due date of the Offer will be deposited into a
segregated account pending proration and distribution of shares of Common Stock. The subscription agent may receive investment earnings on the funds deposited into such account. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Assumes all Rights are exercised at the estimated Subscription Price. All of the Rights offered may not be
exercised. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund announced the terms of this Offer after the close of trading on the NYSE
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Investment objective</I></B><I>. </I>The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and
capital appreciation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Investment strategy</I></B>. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a wide range
of securities, including securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities (&#147;U.S. Government Securities&#148;), investment-grade corporate debt securities, high-yield corporate debt securities, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-US</FONT> developed and emerging market debt mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities, marketable small-, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, convertible
securities, money market securities, repurchase agreements, other securities and derivative instruments without limit believed by the Fund&#146;s investment adviser to be consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective. TCW Investment
Management Company LLC (the &#147;Adviser&#148;) is the investment adviser to the Fund and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will shift and reallocate its investments on an opportunistic basis and may invest in additional asset classes other than those
identified above. The Fund may also employ leverage up to 33% of its total assets (including assets purchased with borrowings). The Fund has a stated goal of providing dependable, but not assured quarterly distributions out of accumulated net
investment income and/or other sources, subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Prospectus
sets forth information about the Fund you should know before investing. Please read this Prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest and retain it for future reference. The SAI has been filed with the SEC. A table of contents for the SAI
is located on page&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] of this Prospectus. This Prospectus incorporates by reference the entire SAI. The SAI is available along with other Fund-related materials on the EDGAR database on the SEC&#146;s internet site
(http://www.sec.gov) or upon payment of copying fees by electronic request to publicinfo@sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may also request a free copy of the
SAI, annual and semi-annual reports to stockholders, and additional information about the Fund, and may make other stockholder inquiries, by
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">calling&nbsp;1-800-FUND-TCW</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-800-386-3829),</FONT></FONT></FONT> by writing to the Fund or visiting the Fund&#146;s website (www.TCW.com). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beginning on January&nbsp;1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the
Fund&#146;s annual and semi-annual stockholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund&#146;s website (www.TCW.com), and you will be
notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you already elected to receive stockholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by
this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive stockholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker dealer or
bank) if you invest through a financial intermediary, or by calling <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-FUND-TCW</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-800-386-3829)</FONT></FONT></FONT> if you invest directly with the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can call <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-FUND-TCW</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-800-386-3829),</FONT></FONT></FONT> if you invest
directly with the Fund, or contact your financial intermediary, if you invest though a financial intermediary, to inform the Fund or the financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your stockholder reports. Your
election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held directly with TCW or through your financial intermediary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The
Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed by or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depositary institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.</B> </P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_1">PROSPECTUS SUMMARY</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_2">SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_3">FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_4">THE OFFER</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_5">DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_6">COMPENSATION TO DEALER MANAGER</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_7">THE FUND</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">44</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_8">USE OF PROCEEDS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">45</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_9">DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">45</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_10">INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">45</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_11">RISK FACTORS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_12">MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">74</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_13">NET ASSET VALUE</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">76</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_14">DISTRIBUTIONS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_16">THE FUND&#146;S STRUCTURE; SHARE REPURCHASE AND CHANGE IN
STRUCTURE</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">80</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_18">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_19">CUSTODIAN AND ADMINISTRATOR</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_20">TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND-PAYING AGENT</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">82</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_21">LEGAL OPINIONS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">83</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx289172_22">INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">84</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">85</TD>
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INFORMATION</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">86</TD>
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</TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. The
Fund has not, and the Dealer Manager has not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The Fund is not, and the Dealer
Manager is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.&nbsp;You should assume that the information contained or the representations made herein are accurate only as of the date on the
cover page&nbsp;of this Prospectus. The Fund&#146;s business, financial condition and prospects may have changed since that date. </B></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Prospectus, and the SAI, incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, contain &#147;forward-looking statements.&#148; Forward-looking
statements can be identified by the words &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; and similar terms with the negative of such
terms. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Several factors that could materially affect the
Fund&#146;s actual results are the performance of the portfolio of securities the Fund holds, the price at which the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock will trade in the public markets and other factors discussed in the Fund&#146;s periodic filings
with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Fund believes that the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results
could differ materially from those projected or assumed in the Fund&#146;s forward-looking statements. Future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and are subject to inherent
risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed in the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of this Prospectus. All forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus or in the SAI are made as of the date of this Prospectus or SAI, as the case may
be. Except for ongoing obligations under the federal securities laws, the Fund does not intend and is not obligated to update any forward-looking statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_1"></A>PROSPECTUS SUMMARY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information
that you should consider before investing in the Fund&#146;s securities offered by this prospectus. You should carefully read the more detailed information contained in this prospectus and in the SAI. In particular, you should carefully read the
risks of investing in the Fund&#146;s common stock, as discussed under the section entitled &#147;Risk Factors.&#148; Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms the &#147;Fund,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148;
refer to TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.; the &#147;Adviser&#148; refers to TCW Investment Management Company, LLC; and &#147;TCW&#148; refers to the Adviser and its parent company, The TCW Group, Inc., collectively. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Fund </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end,</FONT> diversified, management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;). The Fund was incorporated in Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987 and
commenced operations on March&nbsp;5, 1987. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Offering </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The board of directors of the Fund (the &#147;Board&#148;), based on the recommendation and presentation of the Adviser, has determined that it
is in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Stockholders to conduct the Offer, thereby increasing the assets of the Fund available for investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser believes that a variety of factors indicate that there may continue to be a robust opportunity to invest in mortgage backed and
other asset backed securities, as well as emerging opportunities in the near- to intermediate-term to add exposures from across the identified universe of strategies. The Adviser expects to use the proceeds of the Offer to capitalize on the
available investment opportunities and enhance the Fund&#146;s returns by making investments which the Adviser believes offer attractive opportunities for yield enhancement and/or NAV appreciation potential. In making such investments, the Adviser
will seek to capitalize on market inefficiencies and to make investments believed to be best suited to the current investment and interest rate environment and market outlook. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser expects that the Offer will provide an opportunity to increase the assets of the Fund available for investment, thereby better
enabling the Fund to take advantage more fully of existing and future investment opportunities that may be or may become available, consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital
appreciation. The Adviser has an inherent conflict of interest in recommending the Offer because the Fund pays fees to the Adviser based on a percentage of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets (the greater the Managed Assets of the Fund, the greater the
compensation paid to the Adviser). &#147;Managed Assets&#148; are the net asset value of common shares, plus the liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the principal amount of any borrowings of the Fund used for
leverage. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offer seeks to provide an opportunity to existing Common Stockholders to purchase shares of Common Stock at a discount to
market price. The distribution to Common Stockholders of transferable Rights, which may themselves have intrinsic value, also will afford <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-participating</FONT> Common Stockholders of record on the Record Date the
potential of receiving cash payment upon the sale of the Rights, receipt of which may be viewed as partial compensation for any dilution of their interests that may occur as a result of the Offer. There can be no assurance that a market for the
Rights will develop or, if such a market does develop, what the price of the Rights will be. There can be no assurance that the Offer (or the investment of the proceeds of the Offer) will be successful. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dilution and Effect of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Participation</FONT> in the Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon completion of the Offer, Record Date Stockholders who do not fully exercise their Rights will own a smaller proportional interest in the
Fund than if they exercised their Rights, which will proportionately decrease the relative voting power of those Common Stockholders. Further, both the dealer manager fee and the expenses associated with the Offer paid by the Fund will immediately
reduce the NAV of each outstanding share of Common Stock. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the Subscription Price is less than the NAV as of the
Expiration Date, the completion of the Offer will result in an immediate dilution of NAV for all Common Stockholders (<I>i.e.</I>, will cause the NAV of the Fund to decrease) and may have the effect of reducing the market price of the Fund&#146;s
shares of Common Stock. It is anticipated that the existing Common Stockholders will experience immediate dilution even if they fully exercise their Rights. Such dilution is not currently determinable because it is not known how many shares of
Common Stock will be subscribed for, what the NAV or market price of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock will be on the Expiration Date or what the Subscription Price per share of Common Stock will be. Any such dilution will disproportionately
affect <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exercising</FONT> Common Stockholders. If the Subscription Price is substantially less than the Fund&#146;s current NAV, this dilution could be substantial. For example, assuming that the NAV per share of
Common Stock on the Expiration Date was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] (the NAV per share of Common Stock as of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021) and all of the shares of Common
Stock are sold at the estimated Subscription Price and after deducting the dealer manager fee and all expenses related to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock, the per share NAV would be reduced by approximately $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] or
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. Record Date Stockholders will experience a decrease in the NAV of the shares of Common Stock held by them, irrespective of whether they exercise all or any portion of their Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The distribution to Common Stockholders of transferable Rights, which may themselves have intrinsic value, also will afford <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-participating</FONT> Common Stockholders of record on the Record Date the potential of receiving cash payment upon the sale of the Rights, receipt of which may be viewed as partial compensation for any dilution of
their interests that may occur as a result of the Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that a market for the Rights will develop or, if such
a market does develop, what the price of the Rights will be. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Dilution and Effect of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Participation</FONT> in the Offer.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Example of Dilution to NAV Resulting from the Offer </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">NAV per share of Common Stock (as of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B></B><B></B><B>]</B>, 2021)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Total net assets (as of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B></B><B></B><B>]</B>, 2021)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(c)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Estimated reduction in current NAV per share of Common Stock resulting from the Offer (&#147;per share dilution&#148;)(1)(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(d)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Estimated percentage reduction in current NAV per share of Common Stock resulting from the Offer(1)(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Assumes full exercise of the Rights being offered, that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration
Date was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (the NAV per share of Common Stock on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021), and that all of the shares of Common Stock are sold at the estimated Subscription Price of
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>&nbsp;and deducts the dealer manager fee and all expenses related to the issuance of the shares of Common
Stock in the Offer. The Fund pays offering expenses, which are ultimately thus borne by all Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Item (c)&nbsp;was calculated by subtracting (A)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s estimated NAV per share of Common Stock
immediately following the completion of the Offer from (B)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s NAV per share of Common Stock (as
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, 2021). The Fund&#146;s estimated NAV per share of Common Stock immediately following the
completion of the Offer was estimated (using the assumptions described in note (1)&nbsp;above) by dividing (X)&nbsp;the estimated NAV of the Fund immediately following the Offer by (Y)&nbsp;the estimated total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately following the completion of the Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Item (d)&nbsp;was calculated by dividing Item (c)&nbsp;by Item (a). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the dilution will be limited to the amounts shown in the table above. The final amounts of such dilution may be
greater than those estimated due to many factors, including the Fund&#146;s market price and NAV at the time of completion of the Offer and the level of participation in the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021 was [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]. The number of shares of Common Stock
adjusted to give effect to the Offer, assuming that all Rights are exercised and the applicable shares of Common Stock issued, would be [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]. The
percentage increase in shares of Common Stock outstanding that will occur if all the Rights are exercised is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]%. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the costs of the Offer will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by the Common
Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important terms of the Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is issuing to Common Stockholders of record at the close of business on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021, the Record Date, one transferable Right for each whole share of Common Stock held. Each Record Date Stockholder that continues to hold Rights
and each other holder of the Rights is entitled to subscribe for one share of Common Stock for every [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Rights held (1 for [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]). The Fund will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of Rights; accordingly, Rights may be exercised only in multiples of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], except that any Record Date Stockholder that owns fewer than [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on
the Record Date is entitled to subscribe for one full share of Common Stock in the Offer. Record Date Stockholders who hold two or more accounts may not combine their fractional interests across accounts. Rights are evidenced by subscription
certificates that will be mailed to Record Date Stockholders, except as described under &#147;The Offer &#151; Foreign Common Stockholders.&#148; The Fund refers to a Rights holder&#146;s right to acquire during the subscription period at the
Subscription Price one additional share of Common Stock for every [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Rights held (or in the case of any Record Date Stockholder who owns fewer than [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] shares of Common Stock as of the close of business
on the Record Date, the right to acquire one share of Common Stock), as the &#147;Primary Subscription.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights holders may exercise
Rights at any time after issuance on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021 and prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021, the Expiration Date, unless otherwise extended by the Fund (the &#147;Subscription Period&#148;). See &#147;The Offer &#151; Expiration of the
Offer.&#148; The Rights are transferable and will be admitted for trading on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;TSI RT&#148; during the course of the Offer. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Transferability and Sale of Rights.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of Common Stock of the Fund, as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund, may trade at a discount to NAV. Upon
exercise of Rights, shares of Common Stock are expected to be issued at a price below NAV per share of Common Stock. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An investor who
acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer issued after the record date for a quarterly dividend (if any) to be paid by the Fund will not receive such dividend. Therefore, an investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer will not
receive the Fund&#146;s dividend payable on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021 to Common Stockholders of record at the close of business
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders who fully exercise the Rights issued to them pursuant to the Offer (other than those Rights that cannot be exercised
because they represent the right to acquire less than one share of Common Stock) will be entitled to an over-subscription privilege under which they may subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock at the Subscription Price. Any shares of Common
Stock made available pursuant to the over-subscription privilege are subject to allotment. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Over-Subscription Privilege.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this Prospectus, the Fund uses the terms &#147;Common Stockholders&#148; to refer to any person that holds shares of Common Stock,
&#147;Record Date Stockholders&#148; to refer to those Common Stockholders that held their shares of Common Stock on the Record Date and &#147;Existing Rights Holders&#148; to refer to (i)&nbsp;those persons that are Record Date Stockholders to whom
the Rights were issued initially to the extent that a Record Date Stockholder continues to hold Rights and (ii)&nbsp;any subsequent transferees of the Rights that continue to hold the Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subscription Price </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription
Price will be determined based upon a formula equal to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. Since the Subscription Price will be determined on the Expiration Date, Rights holders who decide to acquire shares of Common Stock in the Primary Subscription or
pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege (defined below) will not know the exact Subscription Price of those shares of Common Stock when they make such decisions. The Fund will pay a sales load on the Subscription Price. See &#147;The Offer
&#151; Subscription Price.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Over-Subscription Privilege </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders who fully exercise all Rights initially issued to them (other than those Rights to acquire less than one share of
Common Stock, which cannot be exercised) are entitled to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock which were not subscribed for by other Record Date Stockholders at the same Subscription Price, subject to certain limitations and subject to
allotment. This is known as the &#147;over-subscription privilege&#148; (the &#147;Over-Subscription Privilege&#148;). Investors who are not Record Date Stockholders, but who otherwise acquire Rights to purchase the Fund&#146;s shares of Common
Stock pursuant to the Offer (<I>e.g.</I>, Rights acquired in the secondary market), are not entitled to subscribe for any of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege. If sufficient shares of Common Stock are
available, all Record Date Stockholders&#146; over-subscription requests will be honored in full. If these requests for shares of Common Stock exceed the shares of Common Stock available, the available shares of Common Stock will be allocated pro
rata among Record Date Stockholders who over-subscribe based on the number of Rights originally issued to them by the Fund. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the above, the Board has the right in its absolute discretion to eliminate
the Over-Subscription Privilege if it considers it to be in the interest of the Fund to do so. The Board may make that determination at any time, without prior notice to Rights holders or others, up to and including the fifth day following the
Expiration Date. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Over-Subscription Privilege.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege will be shares of Common Stock registered under the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transferability and Sale of Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights are transferable until the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Expiration Date of the Offer and will be admitted
for trading on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;TSI RT&#148; during the course of the Offer. The Offer may be terminated or extended by the Fund at any time for any reason before the Expiration Date. If the Fund terminates the Offer, the Fund will
issue a press release announcing such termination and will direct the Subscription Agent (defined below) to return, without interest, all subscription proceeds received to such Common Stockholders who had elected to exercise their Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading in the Rights on the NYSE is expected to begin two Business Days prior to the Record Date and may be conducted until the close of
trading on the last NYSE trading day prior to the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Prospectus, a &#147;Business Day&#148; shall mean any day on which trading is conducted on the NYSE. The Fund will use its best efforts to ensure that an
adequate trading market for the Rights will exist, although there can be no assurance that a market for the Rights will develop. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
value of the Rights, if any, will be reflected by their market price on the NYSE. Rights may be sold by individual holders&nbsp;through their broker or financial advisor. Holders of Rights attempting to sell any unexercised Rights in the open market
through their broker or financial advisor may be charged a commission or incur other transaction expenses and should consider the commissions and fees charged prior to selling their Rights on the open market. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights that are sold will not confer any right to acquire any shares of Common Stock in any over-subscription, and any Record Date Stockholder
who sells any Rights (other than those Rights that cannot be exercised because they represent the right to acquire less than one share of Common Stock) will not be eligible to participate in the Over-Subscription Privilege, if any. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading of the Rights on the NYSE will be conducted on a when-issued basis (meaning the Rights will be purchased or sold with payment and
delivery taking place in the future) until and including the date on which the subscription certificates are mailed to Record Date Stockholders and thereafter will be conducted on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">regular-way</FONT> basis (meaning
Rights will be purchased or sold with payment and delivery taking place no later than the second day following the trade) until and including the last NYSE trading day prior to the completion of the Subscription Period. The Common Stock is expected
to begin trading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-Rights</FONT> (meaning without Rights attached) one Business Day prior to the Record Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders are urged to obtain a recent trading price for the Rights on the NYSE from their broker, bank, financial advisor or the financial
press. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Banks, broker-dealers and trust companies that hold shares of Common Stock for the accounts of others are advised to notify those
persons that purchase Rights in the secondary market that such Rights will not participate in any Over-Subscription Privilege. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record
Date Stockholders who do not wish to exercise any or all of their Rights may instruct the Subscription Agent to try to sell any Rights they do not intend to exercise themselves. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subscription certificates evidencing the Rights to be sold by the Subscription Agent must be received by the Subscription Agent on or before
5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021 (or, if the subscription period is extended, on or before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New
York City time, two (2)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the extended Expiration Date). Upon the timely receipt by the Subscription Agent of appropriate instructions to sell Rights, the Subscription Agent will ask the Dealer Manager if it will purchase
the Rights. If the Dealer Manager purchases the Rights, the sales price paid by the Dealer Manager will be based upon the then-current market price for the Rights. If the Dealer Manager declines to purchase the Rights of a Record Date Stockholder
that have been duly submitted to the Subscription Agent for sale, the Subscription Agent will attempt to sell such Rights in the open market. If the Rights can be sold, all of such sales will be deemed to have been effected at the weighted-average
price of all Rights sold by the Subscription Agent during the Offer, less any applicable brokerage commissions, taxes and other expenses. The weighted average price is determined by multiplying the number of shares sold at each price by that price,
adding these values together and dividing by the total number of shares sold. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alternatively,&nbsp;the Rights evidenced by a subscription certificate may be transferred in
whole by endorsing the subscription certificate for transfer in accordance with the accompanying instructions. A portion of the Rights evidenced by a single subscription certificate (but not fractional Rights) may be transferred by delivering to the
Subscription Agent a subscription certificate, properly endorsed for transfer, with instructions to register such portion of the Rights evidenced thereby in the name of the transferee and to issue a new subscription certificate to the transferee
evidencing the transferred Rights. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Transferability and Sale of Rights.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Additional Information on the
Transferability of Rights</I>. The SEC staff has interpreted the 1940 Act as not requiring stockholder approval of a transferable rights offering to purchase common stock at a price below the then current net asset value so long as certain
conditions are met, including: (i)&nbsp;a good faith determination by a fund&#146;s board that such offering would result in a net benefit to existing stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;the offering fully protects stockholders&#146; preemptive rights and does
not discriminate among stockholders (except for the possible effect of not offering fractional Rights); (iii)&nbsp;management uses its best efforts to ensure an adequate trading market in the rights for use by stockholders who do not exercise such
rights; and (iv)&nbsp;the ratio of a transferable rights offering does not exceed one new share for each three rights held. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Offering Expenses </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The expenses of the Offer incurred by the Fund (and indirectly by all of the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders, including those who do not
exercise their Rights) are expected to be approximately $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], including partial reimbursement of the Dealer Manager for its expenses incurred in connection with the offering in an amount up to $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Use of Proceeds </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net proceeds of the
Offer, assuming all shares of Common Stock offered hereby are sold at the estimated Subscription Price, are estimated to be approximately
$<B>[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>]</B>, after deducting the sales load and expenses associated with the Offer. The Adviser anticipates that investment of the net proceeds of
the Offer in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies will take approximately thirty (30)&nbsp;days after completion of the Offer. The Fund intends to use the proceeds of the Offer to make investments consistent with its
investment objective. However, the investment of the net proceeds may take up to three months from completion of the Offer, depending on market conditions and the availability of appropriate securities. Pending such investment, it is anticipated
that the net proceeds will be invested in fixed income securities and other permitted investments. See &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How to Obtain
Subscription Information </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Contact your broker-dealer, trust company, bank or other nominee, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Contact the Information Agent toll-free at [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How to Subscribe </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights may be exercised
by either: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">sending a completed subscription certificate together with payment of the estimated Subscription Price for the
shares of Common Stock subscribed for in the Primary Subscription and for any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege to the Subscription Agent, the completed subscription certificate and payment
must be received by the Subscription Agent prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">having a bank, trust company or NYSE member deliver a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to the Subscription Agent
along with&nbsp;payment of the full estimated Subscription Price for the shares of Common Stock subscribed for in the Primary Subscription and for any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege by
5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date guaranteeing delivery of a properly completed and executed subscription certificate pursuant to the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by the close of business on the second (2nd) Business Day
after the Expiration Date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For additional information on exercising your Rights, see &#147;The Offer &#151; Methods for
Exercising Rights&#148; and &#147;The Offer &#151; Payment for Common Stock.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as described herein, Rights holders will have no right to rescind their subscriptions
after receipt of their payment for Common Stock by the Subscription Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subscription Agent </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription Agent is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. Under the terms
and subject to the conditions contained in a Subscription Agent Agreement between the Fund and the Subscription Agent, the Subscription Agent in connection with the Offer will provide services related to the distribution of the subscription
certificates and the issuance and exercise of Rights to subscribe as set forth therein. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Subscription Agent.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Restrictions on Foreign Common Stockholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will not mail subscription certificates to Record Date Stockholders whose record addresses are outside the United States (for these
purposes, the United States includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia). Subscription certificates will only be mailed to Record Date Stockholders whose addresses are within the United States (other than an APO or FPO
address). Record Date Stockholders whose addresses are outside the United States or who have an APO or FPO address and who wish to subscribe to the Offer either in part or in full should contact the Subscription Agent in writing or by recorded
telephone conversation no later than five Business Days prior to the Expiration Date. The Fund will determine whether the Offer may be made to any such Record Date Stockholder. The Offer will not be made in any jurisdiction where it would be
unlawful to do so. If the Subscription Agent has received no instruction by the [fifth (5th)]&nbsp;Business Day prior to the Expiration Date or the Fund has determined that the Offer may not be made to a particular Record Date Stockholder, the
Subscription Agent will attempt to sell all of such Common Stockholder&#146;s Rights and remit the net proceeds, if any, to such Common Stockholder. If the Rights can be sold, sales of these Rights will be deemed to have been effected at the
weighted average price received by the Subscription Agent on the day the Rights are sold, less any applicable brokerage commissions, taxes and other expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription Agent will hold the Rights to which those subscription certificates relate for such Common Stockholders&#146; accounts until
instructions are received to exercise, sell or transfer the Rights, subject to applicable law. If no instructions have been received by 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time,
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021, [three (3)]&nbsp;Business Days prior to the Expiration Date (or, if the subscription period is extended, on or
before [three (3)]&nbsp;Business Days prior to the extended Expiration Date), the Subscription Agent will ask the Dealer Manager if it will purchase the Rights. If the Dealer Manager declines to purchase the Rights, the Subscription Agent will
attempt to sell such Rights in the open market. The net proceeds, if any, from the sale of those Rights will be remitted to Foreign Common Stockholders. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Foreign Common Stockholders.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Distribution Arrangements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] will act as Dealer Manager for the Offer.
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in a Dealer Manager Agreement among the Fund, the Adviser and the Dealer Manager (the &#147;Dealer Manager Agreement&#148;), the Dealer Manager will provide financial structuring services in
connection with the Offer and will solicit the exercise of Rights and participation in the Over-Subscription Privilege (if any). The Offer is not contingent upon any number of Rights being exercised. The Fund has agreed to pay the Dealer Manager a
fee for its financial structuring and solicitation services equal to<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>% of the Subscription Price for each share of Common
Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of Rights (including pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege). The Dealer Manager will reallow a part of its fees to other broker-dealers that have assisted in soliciting the exercise of Rights. The Fund has
also agreed to pay the Dealer Manager up to $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;as a partial reimbursement for its reasonable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses
incurred in connection with the Offer. The Fund will also pay expenses relating to the printing or other production, mailing and delivery expenses incurred in connection with materials related to the Offer, including all reasonable <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> fees and expenses, if any and not to exceed $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, incurred by the Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members (as defined
below), Soliciting Dealers (as defined below) and other brokers, dealers and financial institutions in connection with their customary mailing and handling of materials related to the Offer to their customers. The Fund and the Adviser have also
agreed to indemnify the Dealer Manager against certain liabilities, including under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The fees paid to the Dealer Manager will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by all of its
Common Stockholders, including those who do not exercise the Rights. All of the costs of the Offer will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to the expiration of the Offer, the Dealer Manager may purchase or exercise Rights during the Subscription Period at prices determined
at the time of such exercise, which are expected to vary from the Subscription Price. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Distribution Arrangements&#148; and &#147;&#151; Compensation to Dealer Manager.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information Agent </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Information Agent is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. Under the terms
and subject to the conditions contained in an Information Agent Agreement between the Fund and the Information Agent, the Information Agent will provide communication, dissemination and other related services in connection with the Offer. See
&#147;The Offer &#151; Information Agent.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How to Obtain Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may obtain information with respect to the Offer by contacting your bank, broker or nominee or the Information Agent, toll-free at
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Dates to Remember </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Please note that the dates in the table below may change if the Offer is extended. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Subscription Period*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Expiration Date*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Deadline for Subscription Certificates and Payment for Common Stock*&#134;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Confirmation Mailed to Exercising Rights Holders</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Final Payment for Common Stock**</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Unless the Offer is extended. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Additional amount due (in the event the Subscription Price exceeds the estimated Subscription Price).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A person exercising Rights must deliver either (i)&nbsp;a subscription certificate and payment for Common
Stock, or (ii)&nbsp;a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and payment for Common Stock by the Expiration Date, unless the Offer is extended. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Fund </B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end,</FONT> diversified, management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund was incorporated in Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987 and commenced operations on March&nbsp;5, 1987. As
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>]</B>, 2021 the Fund&#146;s NAV per share of Common Stock was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
]. See &#147;The Fund.&#148; </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NYSE Listed </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021, the
Fund had<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>&nbsp;shares of Common Stock outstanding. The Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock are traded on the NYSE under the
symbol &#147;TSI.&#148; As of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021, the last reported sales price of a share of Common Stock of the Fund was
$<B>[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, representing a [premium/discount] to NAV of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. The Rights are transferable and will be admitted for trading
on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;TSI RT&#148; during the course of the Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Who May Want to Invest </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors should consider their investment goals, time horizons and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is
not appropriate for all investors, and the Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. The Fund is designed as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Fund may be an appropriate investment for investors who are
seeking: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund that seeks a total return comprised of current income
and capital appreciation by investing generally in a wide range of securities including convertible securities, marketable small-, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, investment-grade debt
securities, high-yield debt securities, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities (&#147;U.S. Government Securities&#148;), repurchase agreements, mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities,
money market securities, other securities and derivative instruments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a fund that seeks a balance between credit risk and interest rate risk and investment returns;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">exposure to mortgage backed and asset backed securities for an overall portfolio that lacks such exposure; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a portfolio that may be shifted and reallocated with professional selection and active management by the Adviser.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investment Objective and Investment Strategies </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation. There can be no assurance
that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Depending on current market conditions and the Fund&#146;s outlook over time,
the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a wide range of securities, including U.S. Government Securities, investment-grade corporate debt securities, high-yield debt securities, mortgage related securities, asset-backed
securities, marketable small-, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, convertible securities, money market securities, repurchase agreements, other securities and derivative instruments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is considered to be a fundamental investment policy and may only be changed with the approval of a
&#147;majority of the Fund&#146;s outstanding voting securities.&#148; A &#147;majority of the Fund&#146;s outstanding voting securities,&#148; when used in this Prospectus, means the lesser of (1) 67% of the shares represented at a meeting at which
more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or represented by proxy, or (2)&nbsp;more than 50% of the outstanding shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s principal investment strategies are not considered to be fundamental by the Fund and can be changed without the vote of the
Fund&#146;s stockholders by the Board with at least sixty (60)&nbsp;days&#146; written notice provided to stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Turnover Rate
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s portfolio turnover rate may vary from year to year. Because it is difficult to predict accurately portfolio turnover
rates, actual turnover may be higher or lower. A high portfolio turnover rate increases a fund&#146;s transaction costs (including brokerage commissions and dealer costs), which would adversely impact a fund&#146;s performance. Higher portfolio
turnover may result in the realization of more short-term capital gains than if a fund had lower portfolio turnover. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Portfolio Construction Guidelines.</I>&nbsp;Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its &#147;Managed Assets&#148;
in a wide range of securities, including U.S. Government Securities, investment-grade corporate debt securities, high-yield corporate debt securities, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-US</FONT> developed and emerging market debt mortgage related
securities, asset-backed securities, marketable small-, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, convertible securities, money market securities, repurchase agreements, other securities and derivative
instruments. Under some market conditions, certain types of structured products, swaps and other derivative instruments may be used provide neutral or counter, <I>i.e.</I>, short exposure to other portfolio holdings. &#147;Managed Assets&#148; are
the net asset value of common shares, plus the liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the principal amount of any borrowings of the Fund used for leverage. An emerging market country means any of the countries in the
J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified, the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Market Bond Index (CEMBI) Broad Diversified, the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(GBI-EM),</FONT> the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI Frontier Markets Index. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may
invest in credit obligations or related instruments that, at the time of investment, could be subject to default. The credit obligations and related instruments in which the Fund may invest include mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and
securities whose value depends on the value of mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities. These types of investments present special risks. See &#147;Risk Factors.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under normal market conditions, the Fund may also invest in any combination of the following: (i)&nbsp;structured products that do not provide
long or short exposure to other credit obligations; (ii)&nbsp;swaps and other derivative instruments (including total return, index and interest rate swaps, options, warrants, forward contracts, futures contracts and options on futures contracts)
that do not provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations; (iii)&nbsp;foreign currencies and foreign currency derivatives (including foreign currency related swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts) acquired for the purpose of
hedging the currency risk arising from the credit obligations in the Fund&#146;s portfolio; and (iv)&nbsp;equity securities obtained through the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable instruments, debt restructurings or bankruptcy
proceedings and hedges on such positions. Structured products, swaps and other derivative instruments that do not provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations are those instruments whose reference or underlying assets or indices are
not credit obligations or indices of credit obligations. Examples of such instruments include equity- and commodity-linked notes, total return swaps based on the value of an equity security and commodity futures contracts. The Fund may invest in
such instruments in order, for example, (i)&nbsp;to seek current income or capital appreciation or (ii)&nbsp;to reduce the Fund&#146;s exposure solely to credit obligations. The Adviser believes that the flexibility afforded by being able to invest
in such instruments may benefit the Fund by (i)&nbsp;allowing the Fund to invest in potentially attractive investment opportunities that are not credit obligations and (ii)&nbsp;increasing the mix of instruments in the Fund&#146;s portfolio which
could reduce the overall risk of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. There can be no assurance that these benefits will be realized and such instruments may expose the Fund to risks not presented by credit obligations. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The types of derivative instruments that the Fund currently invests in (or considers for
investment) are: structured products, swaps, futures contracts, and forward contracts. In the future, the Fund may invest in other types of derivative instruments if deemed advisable by the Adviser. Structured products include instruments such as
credit-linked securities, commodity-linked notes and structured notes. A structured product may combine a traditional stock, bond, or commodity with an option or forward contract. An example of a structured product could be a bond issued by an oil
company that pays a small base level of interest with additional interest that accrues in correlation to the extent to which oil prices exceed a certain predetermined level. Such a structured product would be a combination of a bond and a call
option on oil. The Fund may commence investing in such other types of derivative instruments without notice to stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Credit
Quality.</I>&nbsp;The Fund may invest without limit in debt instruments that are, at the time of purchase, rated below investment grade (below Baa by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148;) or below BBB by Standard&nbsp;&amp;
Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Company, Inc. (&#147;S&amp;P&#148;) or Fitch, Inc. (&#147;Fitch&#148;)), or unrated but determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality to securities so rated. The Fund may invest in
mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities regardless of rating (<I>i.e.</I>, of any credit quality). For purposes of applying the foregoing policy, in the case of securities with split ratings (<I>i.e.</I>, a security receiving two
different ratings from two different rating agencies), the Fund will apply the higher of the applicable ratings. The Fund may invest in securities of stressed issuers, which include securities at risk of being in default as to the repayment of
principal and/or interest at the time of acquisition by the Fund or that are rated in the lower rating categories by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (for example, Ca or lower by Moody&#146;s or CC or lower by
S&amp;P or Fitch) or, if unrated, are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. Debt instruments of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest
and to repay principal, and are commonly referred to as &#147;high yield&#148; securities or &#147;junk bonds.&#148; Debt instruments in the lowest investment grade category also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics. The
Fund may, for hedging, investment or leveraging purposes, make use of credit default swaps, which are contracts whereby one party makes periodic payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive from the counterparty a payment equal to
the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation in the event of a default or other credit event by the issuer of the debt obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in securities that have not been registered for public sale in the U.S. or relevant
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> jurisdiction, including without limitation securities eligible for purchase and sale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or relevant
provisions of applicable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> law, and other securities issued in private placements. The Fund may also invest in securities of other investment companies, including, without limitation, exchange-traded
funds (&#147;ETFs&#148;), and may invest in foreign ETFs. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (&#147;REITs&#148;). The Fund may invest in securities of companies with small and medium market capitalizations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest without limit in illiquid securities <I>(i.e.,</I> securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary
course of business at approximately the value at which the Fund has valued the securities). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Duration Strategy</I>. It is expected that
the Fund normally will have a short to intermediate average portfolio duration (<I>i.e.</I>, within a zero to eight (0 to 8) year range), as calculated by the Adviser, although it may be shorter or longer at any time or from time to time depending
on market conditions and other factors. While the Fund seeks to maintain a short to intermediate average portfolio duration, there is no limit on the maturity or duration of any individual security in which the Fund may invest. The Adviser believes
that maintaining duration within this range offers flexibility and the opportunity for above-average returns while potentially limiting exposure to interest rate volatility and related risk. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of
a security&#146;s price to changes in interest rates. The Fund&#146;s duration strategy may entail maintaining a negative average portfolio duration from time to time, which would potentially benefit the portfolio in an environment of rising market
interest rates, but would generally adversely impact the portfolio in an environment of falling or neutral market interest rates. The Adviser may also utilize certain strategies, including without limit investments in structured notes or interest
rate futures contracts or swap, cap, floor or collar transactions, for the purpose of reducing the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund&#146;s portfolio, although there is no assurance that it will do so or that such strategies will be successful.
</P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Leverage.</I> The Fund can utilize leverage through the use of a credit facility. The Fund has entered into a line of credit
agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon which permits the Fund to borrow up to $70&nbsp;million at a rate, per annum, equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.00%. There is also an annual facility fee of $56,000 for the contract period. As of
June&nbsp;30, 2020, the Fund had outstanding a line of credit balance of approximately $5,343,000, which represented approximately 2% of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets. The Fund may also enter into transactions that may give rise to a form of
leverage including, among others, futures and forward contracts (including foreign currency exchange contracts), credit default swaps, total return swaps and other derivative transactions, loans of portfolio securities, short sales and when-issued,
delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions. Although it has no current intention to do so, the Fund may also determine to issue preferred shares </P>
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or other types of senior securities to add leverage to its portfolio. The Fund intends to utilize reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, borrowings and other forms of leverage
opportunistically and may choose to increase or decrease, or eliminate entirely, its use of leverage over time and from time to time, based on the Adviser&#146;s assessment of the yield curve environment, interest rate trends, market conditions and
other factors. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Segregation and Coverage Risk.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net proceeds the Fund obtains from reverse repurchase
agreements, dollar rolls or other forms of leverage utilized will be invested in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies as described in this prospectus. So long as the rate of return, net of applicable Fund expenses, on
the debt obligations and other investments purchased by the Fund exceeds the costs to the Fund of the leverage it utilizes, the investment of the Fund&#146;s net assets attributable to leverage will generate more income than will be needed to pay
the costs of the leverage. If so, and all other things being equal, the excess may be used to pay higher dividends to Common Stockholders than if the Fund were not so leveraged. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 1940 Act generally prohibits the Fund from engaging in most forms of leverage (including the use of reverse repurchase agreements, dollar
rolls, bank loans, commercial paper or other credit facilities, credit default swaps, total return swaps and other derivative transactions, loans of portfolio securities, short sales and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment
transactions, to the extent that these instruments are not covered as described below) unless immediately after the issuance of the leverage the Fund has satisfied the asset coverage test with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness
prescribed by the 1940 Act; that is, the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities (for these purposes, &#147;total net assets&#148;) is at least 300% of the senior securities
representing indebtedness (effectively limiting the use of leverage through senior securities representing indebtedness to 33 1/3% of the Fund&#146;s total net assets, including assets attributable to such leverage). In addition, the Fund is not
permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its Common Stock unless, at the time of such declaration, this asset coverage test is satisfied. The Fund may (but is not required to) cover its commitments under reverse repurchase
agreements, dollar rolls, derivatives and certain other instruments by the segregation of liquid assets, or by entering into offsetting transactions or owning positions covering its obligations. To the extent that certain of these instruments are so
covered, they will not be considered &#147;senior securities&#148; under the 1940 Act and therefore will not be subject to the 1940 Act 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to forms of leverage used by the Fund. However, reverse
repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and other such instruments, even if covered, may represent a form of economic leverage and create special risks. The use of these forms of leverage increases the volatility of the Fund&#146;s investment portfolio
and could result in larger losses to Common Stockholders than if these strategies were not used. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; To the extent that the Fund engages in borrowings, it may prepay a portion of the principal amount of
the borrowing to the extent necessary in order to maintain the required asset coverage. Failure to maintain certain asset coverage requirements could result in an event of default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which regulates the ability of registered investment companies to use
derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations. Under the newly adopted Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds that use derivatives will be
subject to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">value-at-risk</FONT></FONT> (&#147;VaR&#148;) leverage limit, a derivatives risk management program and testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting.
These new requirements will apply unless a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund qualifies as a &#147;limited derivatives user,&#148; as defined under the rule. Collectively, these requirements may limit the Fund&#146;s ability to
use derivatives and/or enter into certain other financial contracts. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Leveraging is a speculative technique and there are special
risks and costs involved. There can be no assurance that the Fund&#146;s leveraging strategies will be successful or result in a higher yield on shares of Common Stock. When leverage is used, the net asset value and market price of the Common Stock
and the yield to Common Stockholders will be more volatile. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; In addition, interest and other expenses borne by the Fund with respect to its use of reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls,
borrowings or any other forms of leverage are borne by the Common Stockholders and result in a reduction of the net asset value of the Common Stock. In addition, because the fees received by the Adviser are based on the Managed Assets of the Fund,
the Adviser has a financial incentive for the Fund to use certain forms of leverage <I>(e.g.,</I> reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, borrowings and preferred shares), which may create a conflict of interest between the Adviser and the
Common Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Temporary Defensive Positions</I>. During temporary defensive periods or in order to keep the Fund&#146;s cash
fully invested, including during the period when the net proceeds of the Offer are being invested, the Fund may deviate from its investment objective and principal investment strategy. During such periods, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its
Managed Assets in certain short-term (less than one (1)&nbsp;year to maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash. The short-term and medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest
consist of: (i)&nbsp;obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (ii)&nbsp;bank deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers&#146; acceptances) of U.S. or foreign banks
denominated in any currency; (iii)&nbsp;floating rate securities and other instruments denominated in any currency issued by various governments or international development agencies; (iv)&nbsp;finance company and corporate commercial paper and
other short-term corporate debt obligations of U.S. or foreign corporations; (v)&nbsp;repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with respect to such securities; and (vi)&nbsp;shares of money market funds. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser is headquartered at 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017. The Adviser is registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser was organized in 1987 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc. (&#147;TCW&#148;). As of September&nbsp;30, 2020, the Adviser and its affiliated companies, which provide a variety of
investment management and advisory services, had approximately $235&nbsp;billion under management or committed to management. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As compensation for the investment advisory services rendered, facilities provided, and
expenses borne, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee by the Fund computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100&nbsp;million of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets and 0.50% of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets in excess of
$100&nbsp;million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Custodian and Administrator </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company acts as the custodian and administrator to the Fund. See &#147;Custodian and Administrator.&#148;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transfer Agent and Dividend-Paying Agent </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Computershare acts as the Fund&#146;s transfer agent and dividend-paying agent. See &#147;Transfer Agent and Dividend-Paying Agent.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Legal proceedings </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund and the
Adviser are not currently parties to any material legal proceedings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Distributions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has a net investment income-based distribution policy. The policy is to pay quarterly distributions out of the Fund&#146;s accumulated
undistributed net investment income and/or other sources subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-chapter</FONT> M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). Distribution
policies are a matter of Board discretion and may be modified or terminated at any time without prior notice. Any such change or termination may have an adverse effect on the market price for the Fund&#146;s shares. Stockholders should not draw any
conclusions about the Fund&#146;s investment performance from the amount of the quarterly distribution or from the terms of the Fund&#146;s distribution policy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer issued after the record date for a quarterly dividend (if any) to be paid by the Fund will not
receive such dividend. Therefore, an investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer will not receive the Fund&#146;s dividend payable
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021 to Common Stockholders of record at the close of business
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dividend
Reinvestment Plan </B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has established a dividend reinvestment plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Stockholders who wish to add to
their investment may do so by making an election to participate in the Plan. Under the Plan, stockholder dividends are used to purchase Fund shares on the open market whenever shares, including the related sales commission, are selling below the
Fund&#146;s net asset value per share. Stockholders will be charged a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pro-rata</FONT> portion of brokerage commissions on open-market purchases under the Plan. If the market price, including commission, of Fund
shares is above the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share, you will receive shares at a price equal to the higher of the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share on the payment date or 95% of the closing market price of Fund shares on the payment date.
Generally, for tax purposes, stockholders participating in the Plan will be treated as having received a distribution from the Fund in cash equal to the value of the shares purchased from them under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Closed-end</FONT> Fund Structure </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Closed-end</FONT> funds differ from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> management investment
companies (commonly referred to as mutual funds) in that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds generally list their shares for trading on a securities exchange and do not redeem their shares at the option of the stockholder. By
comparison, mutual funds issue securities redeemable at NAV at the option of the stockholder and typically engage in a continuous offering of their shares. Mutual funds are subject to continuous asset <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-flows</FONT>
and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-flows</FONT> that can complicate portfolio management, whereas <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds generally can stay more fully invested in securities consistent with the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund&#146;s investment objective and policies. In addition, in comparison to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> funds, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds have greater
flexibility in the employment of financial leverage and in the ability to make certain types of investments, including investments in illiquid securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, shares of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds frequently trade at a discount from their NAV. In recognition of
the possibility that the shares of Common Stock might trade at a discount to NAV and that any such discount may not be in the interest of Common Stockholders, the Board, in consultation with the Adviser, from time to time may review possible actions
to reduce any such discount. The Board might consider open market repurchases or tender offers for shares of Common Stock at NAV. There can be no assurance, however, that the Board will decide to undertake any of these actions or that, if
undertaken, such actions would result in the shares of Common Stock trading at a price equal to or close to NAV. The Board might also consider the conversion of the Fund to an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> mutual fund, which would
also require a vote of the stockholders of the Fund. Under the 1940 Act, conversion of the Fund to an open-</P>
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end mutual fund would require approval by both (i)&nbsp;a majority of the Board and (ii)&nbsp;a vote of stockholders representing the lesser of (a)&nbsp;67% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund at a stockholder meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present in person or by proxy, or (b)&nbsp;more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. In addition, any
amendment to the Fund&#146;s charter which makes the Common Stock a redeemable security&nbsp;(within the meaning of the&nbsp;1940 Act) and any merger with an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> investment company would require approval
by both (i)&nbsp;a majority of the Board and (ii)&nbsp;the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">least&nbsp;two-thirds&nbsp;of</FONT> the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has no limitation on investments in illiquid securities <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(closed-end</FONT> funds are not required to
have any such limitation) and may invest all or a portion of its assets in illiquid securities. In order to meet redemptions upon request by stockholders, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> funds typically cannot have more than 15% of
their net assets in illiquid securities. Thus, if the Fund were to convert to an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> fund, it would have to adopt a limitation on illiquid securities and may need to revise its investment objective,
strategies and policies. The composition of the Fund&#146;s portfolio and/or its investment policies could prohibit the Fund from complying with regulations of the SEC applicable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> management
investment funds absent significant changes in portfolio holdings, including with respect to certain illiquid securities, and investment policies. The Board believes, however, that the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> structure is
desirable, given the Fund&#146;s investment objective, strategies and policies. Investors should assume, therefore, that it is highly unlikely that the Board would vote to convert the Fund to an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT>
investment company. Investors should note that the issuance of preferred shares to provide investment leverage could make a conversion to an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> fund more difficult because of the voting rights of
preferred stockholders, the costs of redeeming preferred shares and other factors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Special Risk Considerations </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investment in the Fund involves special risk considerations, which are summarized below. The Fund is designed as a long-term investment, and
not as a trading vehicle. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; for a more complete discussion of the special risk considerations of an investment in the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Dilution Risk.</I>&nbsp;As a result of this Offer, it is anticipated that even if you fully exercise your Rights, you should expect to
incur immediate economic dilution and, if you do not exercise all of your Rights, you will incur voting dilution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the completion of
the Offer, Record Date Stockholders who do not exercise their Rights fully will own a smaller proportional interest in the Fund than they owned prior to the Offer because there will be more shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding if Rights are
exercised. The completion of the Offer will result in immediate voting dilution for such Common Stockholders. Further, both the sales load and expenses associated with the Offer paid by the Fund will immediately reduce the NAV of each outstanding
share of Common Stock. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the Subscription Price is less than the NAV of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock as of
the Expiration Date, the Offer will result in an immediate dilution of NAV for all Common Stockholders. It is anticipated that the existing Common Stockholders will experience immediate dilution even if they fully exercise their Rights. Such
dilution is not currently determinable because it is not known how many shares of Common Stock will be subscribed for, what the NAV or market price of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock will be on the Expiration Date or what the Subscription
Price will be. Any such NAV dilution will disproportionately affect <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exercising</FONT> Common Stockholders. If the Subscription Price is substantially less than the current NAV, this dilution could be substantial.
For example, assuming that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration Date was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] (the NAV per share of Common Stock as of
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021) and all of the shares of Common Stock are sold at the estimated Subscription Price and after deducting all expenses related to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock, the per share NAV would be reduced by
approximately $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] or [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. Record Date Stockholders will experience a decrease in the NAV of the shares of Common Stock held by them, irrespective of whether they exercise all or any portion of their
Rights. The distribution of transferable Rights, which may themselves have value, will afford <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-participating</FONT> Common Stockholders the potential of receiving a cash payment upon the sale of Rights, receipt of
which may be viewed as partial compensation for the economic dilution of their interests, although there can be no assurance that a market for the Rights will develop or, if such a market does develop, what the price of the Rights will be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Example of Dilution to NAV Resulting from the Offer </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">NAV per share of Common Stock (as of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;</B><B></B><B></B><B>]</B>, 2021)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Total net assets (as of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;</B><B></B><B></B><B>]</B>, 2021)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Estimated reduction in current NAV per share of Common Stock resulting from the Offer&nbsp;(&#147;per share dilution&#148;)(1)(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Estimated percentage reduction in current NAV per share of Common Stock resulting from the Offer(1)(3)</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Assumes full exercise of the Rights being offered, that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration
Date was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (the NAV per share of Common Stock on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021), and that all of the shares of Common Stock are sold at the estimated Subscription Price of
$<B>[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>]</B>&nbsp;and deducts the dealer manager fee and all expenses related to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock in the Offer. The Fund
pays offering expenses, which are ultimately thus borne by all Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Item (c)&nbsp;was calculated by subtracting (A)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s estimated NAV per share of Common Stock
immediately following the completion of the Offer from (B)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s NAV per share of Common Stock (as of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>]</B>, 2021).
The Fund&#146;s estimated NAV per share of Common Stock immediately following the completion of the Offer was estimated (using the assumptions described in note (1)&nbsp;above) by dividing (X)&nbsp;the estimated NAV of the Fund immediately following
the Offer by (Y)&nbsp;the estimated total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the completion of the Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Item (d)&nbsp;was calculated by dividing Item (c)&nbsp;by Item (a). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the dilution will be limited to the amounts shown in the table above. The final amounts of such dilution may be
greater than those estimated due to many factors, including the Fund&#146;s market price and NAV at the time of completion of the Offer and the level of participation in the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>, 2021
was<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>. The number of shares of Common Stock adjusted to give effect to the Offer, assuming that all Rights are exercised and
the applicable shares of Common Stock issued, would be<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B> ]</B>. The percentage increase in shares of Common Stock outstanding that
will occur if all the Rights are exercised is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]%. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the costs of the Offer will be borne by the Fund
and indirectly by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Risks of Investing in
Rights.</I>&nbsp;Shares of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds such as the Fund frequently trade at a discount to NAV. If the Formula Price is less than [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% of NAV on the Expiration Date, then the
Subscription Price will likely be greater than the market price of a share of Common Stock on that date. In addition, the Formula Price, even if above [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% of NAV, may still be above the market price of a share of Common Stock
on the Expiration Date. If either event occurs, the Rights will have no value, and a person who exercises Rights will experience an immediate loss of value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Increase in Share Price Volatility; Decrease in Share Price</I>. The Offer may result in an increase in trading of the shares of Common
Stock, which may increase volatility in the market price of the shares of Common Stock. The Offer may result in an increase in the number of Common Stockholders wishing to sell their Common Stock, which would exert downward price pressure on the
price of the shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Under-Subscription</I>. It is possible that the Offer will not be fully subscribed. Under-subscription of the
Offer would have an impact on the net proceeds of the Offer and whether the Fund achieves any benefits. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Market Discount Risk. </I>As
with any stock, the price of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If you sell your Common Stock, the price received may be more or less than your original investment. Net asset value will be reduced
immediately following the initial offering by a sales load and offering expenses paid or reimbursed by the Fund. The Common Stock is designed as a long-term investment, and should not be treated as a trading vehicle. Shares of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. The Common Stock may trade at a price that is less than the initial offering price. This risk may be greater for
investors who sell their shares relatively shortly after completion of the initial offering. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Market Risk. </I>The market price of
securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a
security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or
currency rates, adverse investor sentiment generally or other conditions (including those associated with the recent pandemic outbreak of coronavirus <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#147;COVID-19&#148;)).</FONT> They may also decline due to
factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in
value simultaneously. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Many countries have experienced outbreaks of infectious illnesses in recent decades, including swine flu, avian
influenza, SARS, and most recently, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;SARS-CoV-2&#148;</FONT></FONT> (and the resulting respiratory disease sometimes referred to as the &#147;corona virus&#148; and abbreviated
as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19).</FONT> In December 2019, an initial outbreak of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> was reported in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. Since then, a large and growing number of cases
have been confirmed around the world. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> has resulted in, among other things, closing borders, enhanced health screenings, disruptions to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines,
cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and economic uncertainty. The impact of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19,</FONT> and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future,
has affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global markets, including liquidity, in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. </P>
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assets are allocated and reallocated. A principal risk of investing in the Fund is that the Adviser may make less than optimal or unsuccessful asset allocation decisions. The Adviser employs an active approach to allocation among multiple
fixed-income sectors, but there is no guarantee that such allocation techniques will produce the desired results. It is possible that the Adviser will allocate to an investment that underperforms other investments under various market conditions.
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund as a result of these allocation decisions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Issuer Risk. </I>The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons that
directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer&#146;s goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets. A change in
the financial condition of a single issuer may affect securities markets as a whole. These risks can apply to the Common Stock issued by the Fund and to the issuers of securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Management Risk</I>. The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Adviser and the
portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results. Certain securities or other instruments in which
the Fund seeks to invest may not be available in the quantities desired. In addition, regulatory restrictions, actual or potential conflicts of interest or other considerations may cause the Adviser to restrict or prohibit participation in certain
investments. In such circumstances, the Adviser or the portfolio managers may determine to purchase other securities or instruments as substitutes. Such substitute securities or instruments may not perform as intended, which could result in losses
to the Fund. To the extent the Fund employs strategies targeting perceived pricing inefficiencies, arbitrage strategies or similar strategies, it is subject to the risk that the pricing or valuation of the securities and instruments involved in such
strategies may change unexpectedly, which may result in reduced returns or losses to the Fund. Additionally, legislative, regulatory, or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Adviser and the
portfolio managers in connection with managing the Fund and may also adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. There also can be no assurance that all of the personnel of the Adviser will continue to be associated
with the Adviser for any length of time. The loss of the services of one or more key employees of the Adviser could have an adverse impact on the Fund&#146;&#146; ability to realize its investment objective. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Fund may rely on various third-party sources to calculate its net asset value. As a result, the Fund is subject to certain
operational risks associated with reliance on service providers and service providers&#146; data sources. In particular, errors or systems failures and other technological issues may adversely impact the Fund&#146;s calculations of its net asset
value, and such net asset value calculation issues may result in inaccurately calculated net asset values, delays in net asset value calculation and/or the inability to calculate net asset values over extended periods. The Fund may be unable to
recover any losses associated with such failures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Interest Rate Risk.</I> Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities
and other instruments in the Fund&#146;s portfolio will decline in value because of an increase in interest rates.&nbsp;Interest rate changes can be sudden and unpredictable, and the Fund may lose money as a result of movements in interest rates.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates or yields of U.S. Treasury securities (or yields of other types of bonds) to rise
(<I>e.g.</I>, central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions, etc.).&nbsp;This is especially true under current conditions because interest rates and bond yields are near historically low levels. Thus, the Fund
currently faces a heightened level of risk associated with rising interest rates and/or bond yields. This could be driven by a variety of factors, including but not limited to central bank monetary policies, changing inflation or real growth rates,
general economic conditions, increasing bond issuances or reduced market demand for low yielding investments. Rising interest rates may result in a decline in value of the Fund&#146;s fixed income investments&nbsp;and in periods of volatility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Credit Risk. </I>The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security (including a security purchased with
securities lending collateral), or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or
otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise fulfil its obligations. The downgrade of the credit of a security held by the Fund may decrease its value. Securities are subject to varying
degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings. Measures such as average credit quality may not accurately reflect the true credit risk of the Fund. This is especially the case if the Fund consists of securities with widely
varying credit ratings. Credit risk is greater to the extent the Fund uses leverage or derivatives in connection with the management of the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk.</I> The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed
securities issued by government agencies or other governmental entities or by private originators or issuers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The mortgage-related
securities in which the Fund may invest include, without limitation, mortgage pass-through securities, CMOs, commercial or residential mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, SMBSs and other securities that directly or
indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The Fund may also invest in other types of asset-backed securities, including collateralized loan obligations (&#147;CLOs&#148;) and less
frequently in other types of collateralized debt obligations (&#147;CDOs&#148;) including collateralized bond obligations (&#147;CBOs&#148;) and other similarly structured securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities represent interests
in&nbsp;&#147;pools&#148; of mortgages or other assets such as consumer loans or receivables&nbsp;held in trust and often involve risks that are different from or possibly more&nbsp;acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments.
Generally,&nbsp;rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage- related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates.&nbsp;As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, the Fund may
exhibit&nbsp;additional volatility since individual mortgage holders are less likely to&nbsp;exercise prepayment options, thereby putting additional downward pressure&nbsp;on the value of these securities and potentially causing the Fund to
lose&nbsp;money. The Fund&#146;s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject&nbsp;to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well&nbsp;as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the
servicing&nbsp;of those assets. Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities&nbsp;may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets&nbsp;backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the
benefit&nbsp;of any security interest in the related assets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may also invest in the residual or equity tranches of
mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which may be referred to as subordinate mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities and interest-only mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities. The Fund expects that investments in subordinate
mortgage-backed and other asset-backed instruments will be subject to risks arising from delinquencies and foreclosures, thereby exposing its investment portfolio to potential losses. Subordinate mortgage-backed and other asset-backed instruments
are also subject to greater credit risk than those mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities that are more highly rated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because
an investment in the residual or equity tranche of a mortgage-related or other asset-backed instrument will be the first to bear losses incurred by such instrument, these investments may involve a significantly greater degree of risk than
investments in other tranches of a mortgage-related or other asset-backed instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>High Yield Securities Risk. </I>In general,
lower rated debt securities carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal payments, which could have a negative effect on the NAV of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock or Common Stock dividends.
Securities of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal, and are commonly referred to as &#147;high yield&#148; securities or
&#147;junk bonds.&#148; High yield securities involve a greater risk of default and their prices are generally more volatile and sensitive to actual or perceived negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer&#146;s revenues or revenues of
underlying borrowers or a general economic downturn, than are the prices of higher grade securities. Debt securities in the lowest investment grade category also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics by certain rating
agencies. The Fund may purchase distressed securities that are in default or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy, which involve heightened risks. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Stressed, Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk.&#148; An economic
downturn could severely affect the ability of issuers&nbsp;(particularly those that are highly leveraged) to service their debt obligations or to repay their obligations upon maturity. Lower-rated securities are generally less liquid than
higher-rated securities, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund&#146;s ability to dispose of a particular security. For example, under adverse market or economic conditions, the secondary market for below investment grade securities could
contract further, independent of any specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer, and certain securities in the Fund&#146;s portfolio may become illiquid or less liquid. As a result, the Fund could find it more difficult to sell
these securities or may be able to sell these securities only at prices lower than if such securities were widely traded. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Liquidity Risk.&#148; To the extent the Fund focuses on below investment grade debt obligations,
the Adviser&#146;s capabilities in analyzing credit quality and associated risks will be particularly important, and there can be no assurance that the Adviser will be successful in this regard. See &#147;Portfolio Contents&#151; High Yield
Securities&#148; for additional information. Due to the risks involved in investing in high yield securities, an investment in the Fund should be considered speculative. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s credit quality policies apply only at the time a security is purchased, and the Fund is not required to dispose of a security
in the event that a rating agency or the Adviser downgrades its assessment of the credit characteristics of a particular issue. In determining whether to retain or sell such a security, the Adviser may consider factors including, but not limited to,
the Adviser&#146;s assessment of the credit quality of the issuer of such security, the&nbsp;price at which such security could be sold and the rating, if any, assigned to such security by other rating agencies. Analysis of creditworthiness may be
more complex for issuers of high yield securities than for issuers of higher quality debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Stressed, Distressed and
Defaulted Securities Risk.</I> The Fund may invest in the debt securities of financially distressed issuers, including those that are in default or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy. Investments in the securities of financially distressed
issuers involve substantial risks. These securities may present a substantial risk of default or may be in default at the time of investment. In addition, these securities may fluctuate more in price, and are typically less liquid than other
higher-rated debt securities. The Fund also will be subject to significant uncertainty as to when, and in what manner, and for what value obligations evidenced by securities of financially distressed issuers will eventually be satisfied
(<I>e.g.</I>, through a liquidation of the issuer&#146;s assets, an exchange offer or plan of reorganization, or a payment of some amount in satisfaction of the obligation). Defaulted obligations might be repaid only after lengthy workout or
bankruptcy proceedings, during which the issuer might not make any interest or other payments. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on its
portfolio holdings. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Also among the risks inherent in investments in a troubled issuer is that it frequently may
be difficult to obtain information as to the true financial condition of such issuer. The Adviser&#146;s judgments about the credit quality of a financially distressed issuer and the relative value of its securities may prove to be wrong. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Inflation-Indexed Security Risk.</I> Inflation-indexed debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates
caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the value of an inflation-indexed security, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (&#147;TIPS,&#148;), tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can
increase when real interest rates decrease. Thus generally, during periods of rising inflation, the value of inflation-indexed securities will tend to increase and during periods of deflation, their value will tend to decrease. Interest payments on
inflation-indexed securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used (<I>i.e.</I>, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(&#147;CPI&#148;)) will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Increases in the principal value of TIPS due to inflation are considered taxable ordinary income for the amount of the increase in the
calendar year. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the Fund will not receive the principal until maturity. Additionally, a CPI swap can potentially lose
value if the realized rate of inflation over the life of the swap is less than the fixed market implied inflation rate (fixed breakeven rate) that the investor agrees to pay at the initiation of the swap. With municipal inflation-indexed securities,
the inflation adjustment is integrated into the coupon payment, which is federally <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> (and may be state <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt).</FONT> For municipal inflation-indexed securities,
there is no adjustment to the principal value. Because municipal inflation-indexed securities are a small component of the municipal bond market, they may be less liquid than conventional municipal bonds. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Senior Debt Risk. </I>Because the Fund may invest in below-investment grade senior debt, the Fund may be subject to greater levels of
credit risk than funds that do not invest in such debt. The Fund may also be subject to greater levels of liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in senior debt. Restrictions on transfers in loan agreements, a lack of publicly available
information and other factors may, in certain instances, make senior debt more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price than other types of securities or instruments. Additionally, if the issuer of senior debt prepays, the Fund will have
to consider reinvesting the proceeds in other senior debt or similar instruments that may pay lower interest rates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Reinvestment Risk.
</I>Income from the Fund&#146;s portfolio will decline if and when the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called debt obligations at market interest rates that are below the portfolio&#146;s current earnings rate. For instance, during
periods of declining interest rates, an issuer of debt obligations may exercise an option to redeem securities prior to maturity, forcing the Fund to invest in lower-yielding securities. The Fund also may choose to sell higher yielding portfolio
securities and to purchase lower yielding securities to achieve greater portfolio diversification, because the portfolio managers believe the current holdings are overvalued or for other investment-related reasons. A decline in income received by
the Fund from its investments is likely to have a negative effect on dividend levels and the market price, NAV and/or overall return of the Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreign Investment Risk. </I>The Fund may invest in foreign securities and may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than the
Fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Additionally, issuers of foreign
securities are usually not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely
impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Also, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes or diplomatic developments could adversely affect the Fund&#146;s investments in a
foreign country. In the event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, the Fund could lose its entire investment in foreign securities. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a specific geographic
region, the Fund will generally have more exposure to regional economic risks associated with foreign investments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In a public referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a process now commonly referred to as
&#147;Brexit&#148;. On January&nbsp;31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union and entered into a transition period until December&nbsp;31, 2020, during which the United Kingdom will effectively remain in the European
Union from an economic perspective but will no longer have political representation in the European Union parliament. During the transition period, the United Kingdom and European Union has sought to negotiate and finalize a new trade agreement, but
the parties have yet to agree on a deal. It is possible that the transition period could be extended for up to two years. There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the negotiations for a new trade agreement, including whether that
parties will be able to agree and implement a new trade agreement or what the nature of such trade arrangement will be and the impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom, the European Union and the broader global economy may be significant. As a result
of the political divisions within the United Kingdom and between the United Kingdom and the European Union that the referendum vote and the negotiations have highlighted and the uncertain consequences of Brexit, the United Kingdom and European
economies and the broader global economy could be significantly impacted, which may result in increased volatility and illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth on markets in the United Kingdom, Europe and globally, which could potentially
have an adverse effect on the value of a Fund&#146;s investments. In addition to concerns related to the effect of Brexit, that referendum may inspire similar initiatives in other European Union member countries, producing further risks for global
financial markets. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreign Currency Risk.</I> The Fund may engage in practices and strategies that will
result in exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, in which case the Fund will be subject to foreign currency risk. The Fund&#146;s shares are priced in U.S. dollars and the distributions paid by the Fund to Common Stockholders are paid
in U.S. dollars. However, because a substantial portion of the Fund&#146;s assets may be denominated directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure
to foreign currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged.
Currency risk may be particularly high to the extent that the Fund invests in foreign currencies or engages in foreign currency transactions that are economically tied to emerging market countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in
interest rates, rates of inflation, balance of payments and governmental surpluses or deficits, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(non-U.S.)</FONT> governments, central banks or
supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. These fluctuations may have a significant adverse impact on the value of the
Fund&#146;s portfolio and/or the level of Fund distributions made to Common Stockholders. As noted above, the Fund may (but is not required to) seek exposure to foreign currencies, or attempt to hedge exposure to reduce the risk of loss due to
fluctuations in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. There is no assurance, however, that these strategies will be available or will be used by the Fund or, if used, that they will be successful. As a result, the Fund&#146;s
investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Redenomination Risk. </I>Continuing
uncertainty as to the status of the euro and the European&nbsp;Monetary Union (&#147;EMU&#148;) has created significant volatility in currency and&nbsp;financial markets generally. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU&nbsp;could have
significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets,&nbsp;and on the values of the Fund&#146;s portfolio investments. If one or more EMU&nbsp;countries were to stop using the euro as its primary currency, the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;investments
in such countries may be redenominated into a different or&nbsp;newly adopted currency. As a result, the value of those investments could&nbsp;decline significantly and unpredictably. In addition, securities or other&nbsp;investments that are
redenominated may be subject to foreign currency risk,&nbsp;liquidity risk and valuation risk to a greater extent than similar investments&nbsp;currently denominated in euros. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;&nbsp;Foreign Currency Risk,&#148; &#147;Risk
Factors&#151;Liquidity Risk&#148; and &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Valuation Risk.&#148; To the extent a currency used for&nbsp;redenomination purposes is not specified in respect of certain
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">EMU-related&nbsp;investments,</FONT> or should the euro cease to be used entirely, the currency in&nbsp;which such investments are denominated may be unclear, making such investments particularly difficult to value
or dispose of. The Fund may incur&nbsp;additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek judicial or other&nbsp;clarification of the denomination or value of such securities. There can be no&nbsp;assurance that if the Fund earns income or
capital gains in a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.&nbsp;country</FONT> or the Adviser otherwise seeks to withdraw the Fund&#146;s investments&nbsp;from a given country, capital controls imposed by such country will not&nbsp;prevent, or
cause significant expense in doing so.<I> </I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>U.S. Government Securities</I><I> Risk. </I>The Fund may invest in debt securities
issued or guaranteed by agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises of the U.S. Government. Some U.S. Government Securities, such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and mortgage-related securities guaranteed by the Government
National Mortgage Association (&#147;GNMA&#148;), are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks (&#147;FHLBs&#148;) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(&#147;FHLMC&#148;), are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (&#147;FNMA&#148;), are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S.
Government to purchase the agency&#146;s obligations; and still others are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or corporation. Although legislation has been enacted to support certain government sponsored entities,
including the FHLBs, FHLMC and FNMA, there is no assurance that the obligations of such entities will be satisfied in full, or that such obligations will not decrease in value or default. It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict the future
political, regulatory or economic changes that could impact the government sponsored entities and the values of their related securities or obligations. In addition, certain governmental entities, including FNMA and FHLMC, have been subject to
regulatory scrutiny regarding their accounting policies and practices and other concerns that may result in legislation, changes in regulatory oversight and/or other consequences that could adversely affect the credit quality, availability or
investment character of securities issued by these entities. U.S. Government debt securities generally involve lower levels of credit risk than other types of debt securities of similar maturities, although, as a result, the yields available from
U.S. Government debt securities are generally lower than the yields available from such other securities. Like other debt securities, the values of U.S. Government Securities change as interest rates fluctuate. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio
securities will not affect interest income on existing portfolio securities but will be reflected in the Fund&#146;s NAV. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreign Government Securities Risk. </I>The Fund&#146;s investments in debt obligations
of foreign governments or their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-divisions,</FONT> agencies and government sponsored&nbsp;enterprises and obligations of international agencies and supranational&nbsp;entities (together &#147;Foreign Government
Securities&#148;) can involve a high&nbsp;degree of risk. The foreign governmental entity that controls the repayment&nbsp;of debt may not be able or willing to repay the principal and/or interest&nbsp;when due in accordance with the terms of such
debt. A governmental&nbsp;entity&#146;s willingness or ability to repay principal and interest due in a timely&nbsp;manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation,&nbsp;the extent of its foreign reserves, the availability of
sufficient foreign&nbsp;exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service&nbsp;burden to the economy as a whole, the governmental entity&#146;s policy&nbsp;toward the International Monetary Fund and the political
constraints to&nbsp;which a governmental entity may be subject. In the event of a default by a&nbsp;governmental entity, there may be few or no effective legal remedies for&nbsp;collecting on such debt. These risks are particularly severe with
respect to&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s investments in Foreign Government Securities of emerging&nbsp;market countries. Also, governments in many emerging market countries participate to&nbsp;a significant degree in their economies and securities markets,
which may&nbsp;impair investment and economic growth, and which may in turn diminish&nbsp;the value of the Fund&#146;s holdings in emerging market Foreign Government&nbsp;Securities and the currencies in which they are denominated and/or
pay&nbsp;revenues. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Convertible Securities Risk.</I> Convertible securities are fixed income securities, preferred securities or other
securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock of the issuer (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at either a stated price or a stated rate. The market values of convertible securities may decline as interest rates
increase and, conversely, may increase as interest rates decline. A convertible security&#146;s market value, however, tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than
the convertible security&#146;s &#147;conversion price.&#148; The conversion price is defined as the predetermined price at which the convertible security could be exchanged for the associated stock. As the market price of the underlying common
stock declines, the price of the convertible security tends to be influenced more by the yield of the convertible security. Thus, it may not decline in price to the same extent as the underlying common stock. In the event of a liquidation of the
issuing company, holders of convertible securities may be paid before the company&#146;s common stockholders but after holders of any senior debt obligations of the company. Consequently, the issuer&#146;s convertible securities generally entail
less risk than its common stock but more risk than its debt obligations. Convertible securities are often rated below investment grade or not rated because they fall below debt obligations and just above common equity in order of preference or
priority on the issuer&#146;s balance sheet. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;High Yield Securities Risk.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Synthetic Convertible
Securities Risk. </I>The Fund may invest in synthetic convertible securities, which are created&nbsp;through a combination of separate securities that possess the two principal&nbsp;characteristics of a traditional convertible security, <I>i.e.</I>,
an income-producing&nbsp;security (&#147;income-producing component&#148;) and the right to acquire an&nbsp;equity security (&#147;convertible component&#148;). The values of synthetic&nbsp;convertible securities will respond differently to market
fluctuations than a&nbsp;traditional convertible security because a synthetic convertible is composed&nbsp;of two or more separate securities or instruments, each with its own market&nbsp;value. Synthetic convertible securities are also subject to
the risks associated&nbsp;with derivatives. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Derivatives Risk.&#148; In&nbsp;addition, if the value of the underlying common stock or the level of the index involved in the convertible element falls below the strike price
of the&nbsp;warrant or option, the warrant or option may lose all value.<I> </I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Contingent Convertible Securities Risk.</I> The risks
of investing in contingent convertible securities (&#147;CoCos&#148;) include, without limitation, the risk that interest payments will be cancelled by the issuer or a regulatory authority, the risk of ranking junior to other creditors in the event
of a liquidation or other bankruptcy-related event as a result of holding subordinated debt, the risk of the Fund&#146;s investment becoming further subordinated as a result of conversion from debt to equity, the risk that the principal amount due
can be written down to a lesser amount, and the general risks applicable to fixed income investments, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk, any of which could result in losses to the Fund. CoCos may experience a
loss absorption mechanism trigger event, which would likely be the result of, or related to, the deterioration of the issuer&#146;s financial condition (<I>e.g.</I>, a decrease in the issuer&#146;s capital ratio) and status as a going concern. In
such a case, with respect to contingent convertible securities that provide for conversion into common stock upon the occurrence of the trigger event, the market price of the issuer&#146;s common stock received by the Fund will have likely declined,
perhaps substantially, and may continue to decline, which may adversely affect the Fund&#146;s NAV. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Valuation Risk</I>. When market
quotations are not readily available or are deemed to be unreliable, the Fund values its investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board. See &#147;Net Asset Value.&#148; Fair value
pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other asset. As a result, there can be no assurance that fair value pricing will result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets, or that fair value
pricing will reflect actual market value, and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security or other asset will be materially different from quoted or published prices, from the prices used by others for the same security or other
asset and/or from the value that actually could be or is realized upon the sale of that security or other asset. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Leverage Risk</I>. The use of leverage creates special risks for Common Stockholders,
including potential interest rate risks and the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of, and distributions on, the shares of Common Stock. In shorter investment horizons or in periods of economic downturn or higher volatility,
leverage will typically magnify downside outcomes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund pays (and Common Stockholders will bear) any costs and expenses relating to
the Fund&#146;s use of leverage, which will result in a reduction in the NAV of the shares of Common Stock. The Adviser may, based on its assessment of market conditions, increase or decrease the Fund&#146;s level of leverage. Such changes may
impact the Fund&#146;s distributions and the valuation of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock in the secondary market. There is no assurance that the Fund will utilize leverage or that the Fund&#146;s use of leverage will be successful.
Furthermore, the amount of fees paid to the Adviser for investment advisory services will be higher if the Fund uses leverage because the fees will be calculated based on the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets&#151;this may create an incentive for the
Adviser to leverage the Fund or increase the Fund&#146;s leverage. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Segregation and Coverage Risk. </I>Certain portfolio management
techniques, such as, among other things, using reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls, purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, entering into swap agreements, futures contracts or other derivative transactions, or
engaging in short sales, may be considered senior securities unless steps are taken to segregate the Fund&#146;s assets or otherwise cover its obligations. To avoid having these instruments considered senior securities, the Fund may segregate liquid
assets with a value equal (on a daily <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> basis) to its obligations under these types of leveraged transactions, enter into offsetting transactions or
otherwise cover such transactions. See &#147;Use of Leverage&#148; in this prospectus. The Fund may be unable to use such segregated assets for certain other purposes, which could result in the Fund earning a lower return on its portfolio than it
might otherwise earn if it did not have to segregate those assets in respect of, or otherwise cover such portfolio positions. To the extent the Fund&#146;s assets are segregated or committed as cover, it could limit the Fund&#146;s investment
flexibility. Segregating assets and covering positions will not limit or offset losses on related positions. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Derivatives Risk</I>.
The Fund may, but is not required to, utilize a variety of derivative&nbsp;instruments (both long and short positions) for investment or risk&nbsp;management purposes, as well as to leverage its portfolio. The Fund may&nbsp;use derivatives to gain
exposure to securities markets in which it may invest&nbsp;(<I>e.g.</I>, pending investment of the proceeds of this offering in individual&nbsp;securities, as well as on an ongoing basis). The Fund may also use&nbsp;derivatives to add leverage to
its portfolio. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; Derivatives transactions that the Fund may utilize&nbsp;include, but are not limited to, purchases or sales of futures and forward&nbsp;contracts (including foreign currency exchange
contracts), call and put&nbsp;options, credit default swaps, total return swaps, basis swaps and other&nbsp;swap agreements. The Fund may also have exposure to derivatives, such as&nbsp;interest rate or credit default swaps, through investment in
credit-linked&nbsp;trust certificates and other securities issued by special purpose or structured&nbsp;vehicles. The Fund&#146;s use of derivative instruments involves risks different&nbsp;from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with
investing directly&nbsp;in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a&nbsp;number of risks described elsewhere in this prospectus, such as liquidity&nbsp;risk, interest rate risk, issuer risk, credit risk, leveraging
risk, counterparty risk&nbsp;and management risk. See also &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Segregation&nbsp;and Coverage Risk.&#148; They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper&nbsp;valuation, the risk of unfavorable or ambiguous documentation and
the risk&nbsp;that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with&nbsp;the underlying asset, rate or index. The Fund&#146;s use of derivatives also may&nbsp;affect the amount, timing or character of distributions to, and
taxes payable&nbsp;by, Common Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which regulates the ability
of registered investment companies to use derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations. Under the newly adopted Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4,</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds that use derivatives will be subject to a VaR leverage limit, a derivatives risk management program and testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting. These new requirements
will apply unless a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund qualifies as a &#147;limited derivatives user,&#148; as defined under the rule. Collectively, these requirements may limit the Fund&#146;s ability to use derivatives and/or
enter into certain other financial contracts. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Credit Default Swaps Risk</I>. Credit default swap agreements may involve greater
risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. A buyer generally also will lose its
investment and recover nothing should no credit event occur and the swap is held to its termination date. If a credit event were to occur, the value of any deliverable obligation received by the seller (if any), coupled with the upfront or periodic
payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. When the Fund acts as a seller of a credit default swap, it is exposed to many of the same risks of leverage
described herein since if an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market for credit default swaps has become more volatile in recent years as the creditworthiness of certain counterparties has been
questioned and/or downgraded. The Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the credit default swap contract (whether a clearing corporation in the case of a cleared credit default swap or another third party in the
case of an uncleared credit default swap). If a counterparty&#146;s credit becomes significantly impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that the Fund may not receive adequate collateral.
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counterparties to&nbsp;the derivative contracts and other instruments entered into by the Fund or&nbsp;held by special purpose or structured vehicles in which the Fund invests. In&nbsp;the event that the Fund enters into a derivative transaction
with a&nbsp;counterparty that subsequently becomes insolvent or becomes the subject&nbsp;of a bankruptcy case, the derivative transaction may be terminated in&nbsp;accordance with its terms and the Fund&#146;s ability to realize its rights
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becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial&nbsp;difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining
any&nbsp;recovery (including recovery of any collateral it has provided to the&nbsp;counterparty) in a dissolution, assignment for the benefit of creditors,&nbsp;liquidation, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">winding-up,</FONT> bankruptcy, or other
analogous proceeding. In&nbsp;addition, in the event of the insolvency of a counterparty to a derivative&nbsp;transaction, the derivative transaction would typically be terminated at its&nbsp;fair market value. If the Fund is owed this fair market
value in the&nbsp;termination of the derivative transaction and its claim is unsecured, the&nbsp;Fund will be treated as a general creditor of such counterparty, and will not&nbsp;have any claim with respect to any underlying security or asset. The
Fund&nbsp;may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such&nbsp;circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Equity Securities and Related
Market Risk</I>. Subject to the Fund&#146;s investment policies, the Fund may hold common stocks and other equity securities from time to time, including without limit those it has received through the conversion of a convertible security held by
the Fund or in connection with the restructuring of a debt security. The market price of common stocks and other equity securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Equity securities may decline in value due to factors affecting
equity securities markets generally, particular industries represented in those markets, or the issuer itself. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Issuer Risk.&#148; The values of equity securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not
specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also
decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than bonds and
other debt securities. During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities. Credit ratings downgrades
may also negatively affect securities held by the Fund. Even when markets perform well, there is no assurance that the investments held by the Fund will increase in value along with the broader market. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Preferred Securities Risk. </I>In addition to equity securities risk (see &#147;Risk&nbsp;Factors&#151;Equity&nbsp;Securities and Related
Market Risk&#148;), credit risk (see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Credit Risk&#148;) and possibly high yield securities risk (see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;High Yield Securities Risk&#148;), investment in preferred securities&nbsp;involves certain other
risks. Certain preferred securities contain provisions&nbsp;that allow an issuer under certain conditions to skip or defer distributions. If&nbsp;the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distribution, the Fund&nbsp;may be required to
include the amount of the deferred distribution in its&nbsp;taxable income for tax purposes although it does not currently receive such&nbsp;amount in cash. In order to receive the special treatment accorded to&nbsp;regulated investment companies
(&#147;RICs&#148;) and their stockholders under the Code and to avoid U.S. federal&nbsp;income and/or excise taxes at the Fund level, the Fund may be required to&nbsp;distribute this income to stockholders in the tax year in which the income
is&nbsp;recognized (without a corresponding receipt of cash). Therefore, the Fund&nbsp;may be required to pay out as an income distribution in any such tax year&nbsp;an amount greater than the total amount of cash income the Fund
actually&nbsp;received, and to sell portfolio securities, including at potentially&nbsp;disadvantageous times or prices, to obtain cash needed for these income&nbsp;distributions. Preferred securities often are subject to legal provisions
that&nbsp;allow for redemption in the event of certain tax or legal changes or at the&nbsp;issuer&#146;s call. In the event of redemption, the Fund may not be able to&nbsp;reinvest the proceeds at comparable rates of return. Preferred securities
are&nbsp;subordinated to bonds and other debt securities in an issuer&#146;s capital&nbsp;structure in terms of priority for corporate income and liquidation payments,&nbsp;and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than those debt
securities.&nbsp;Preferred securities may trade less frequently and in a more limited volume&nbsp;and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than many&nbsp;other securities, such as common stocks, corporate debt securities and
U.S.&nbsp;Government Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Private Placements Risk</I>. Private placement involves the sale of securities that have not been
registered under the 1933 Act, or relevant provisions of applicable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> law, to certain institutional and qualified individual purchasers, such as the Fund. In addition to the general risks to which all
securities are subject, securities received in a private placement generally are subject to strict restrictions on resale, and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Liquidity
Risk.&#148; Therefore, the Fund may be unable to dispose of such securities when it desires to do so, or at the most favorable time or price. Private placements may also raise valuation risks. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Valuation Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Liquidity Risk</I>. Liquidity risk is the risk that there may be no willing buyer of the Fund&#146;s portfolio securities and the Fund may
have to sell those securities at a lower price or may not be able to sell the securities at all, each of which would have a negative effect on performance. Over recent years, there has been a dramatic decline in the ability of dealers to make
markets, which can further constrain liquidity and increase the volatility of portfolio valuations. High levels of redemptions in bond funds in response to market conditions could cause greater losses as a result. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Inflation/Deflation Risk</I>. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from the Fund&#146;s investments will be worth
less in the future as inflation decreases the value of payments at future dates. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund&#146;s portfolio could decline. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time.
Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. </P>
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adversely affect the Fund and its ability to pursue its investment strategies and/or increase the costs of implementing such strategies. New (or revised) laws or regulations may be imposed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(&#147;CFTC&#148;), the SEC, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;), the U.S. Federal Reserve or other banking regulators, other governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that supervise the financial markets
that could adversely affect the Fund. In particular, these agencies are implementing a variety of new rules pursuant to financial reform legislation in the United States. The European Union (and some other countries) are implementing similar
requirements. The Fund also may be adversely affected by changes in the enforcement or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by these governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the securities and futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations and margin requirements. The CFTC, the SEC,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, other regulators and self-regulatory organizations and exchanges are authorized under these statutes, regulations and otherwise to take extraordinary actions in the event of market emergencies. The Fund and
the Adviser have historically been eligible for exemptions from certain regulations. However, there is no assurance that the Fund and the Adviser will continue to be eligible for such exemptions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Current rules related to asset backed securities may increase the cost to originators, securitizers and, in certain cases, asset managers of
securitization vehicles in which the Fund may invest. The impact of the risk retention rules on the securitization markets is uncertain. These requirements may increase the costs to originators, securitizers, and, in certain cases, collateral
managers of securitization vehicles in which the Fund may invest, which costs could be passed along to such Fund as an investor in such vehicles. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Regulatory Risk &#150;</I><I> </I><I>London Interbank Offered Rate (</I><I>&#147;</I><I>LIBOR</I><I>&#148;</I><I>)</I>. The Fund may invest
in certain instruments including, but not limited to,&nbsp;repurchase agreements, collateralized loan obligations and mortgage-backed securities, that rely in some fashion upon LIBOR. The Fund also utilizes leverage primarily based on LIBOR. LIBOR
is an&nbsp;average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration (&#147;IBA&#148;),&nbsp;that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money. The United&nbsp;Kingdom&#146;s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates
LIBOR, has&nbsp;announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. In November 2020, IBA announced that it will consult on its intention to cease publication of (i)&nbsp;euro, sterling, Swiss franc and yen LIBORs after
December&nbsp;31, 2021, (ii) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-week</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-week</FONT> U.S. dollar LIBORs after December&nbsp;31, 2021 and (iii)&nbsp;all other tenors of U.S. dollar LIBORs after
June&nbsp;30, 2023. Acknowledging IBA&#146;s announcement regarding U.S. dollar LIBOR, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency noted that extending the publication of
U.S. dollar LIBOR until June&nbsp;30, 2023 would allow most legacy U.S. dollar LIBOR contracts to mature before LIBOR experiences disruptions and cautioned that banks entering into new contracts that use U.S. dollar LIBOR as a reference rate after
December&nbsp;31, 2021 would create safety and soundness risks. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates will become
accepted alternatives to LIBOR, although the U.S. Federal Reserve, in connection with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with the
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (&#147;SOFR&#148;). Given the inherent differences between LIBOR and SOFR, or any other alternative benchmark rate that may be established, there&nbsp;remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and
the nature&nbsp;of any replacement rate. Any potential effects of the transition away from&nbsp;LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can&nbsp;be difficult to ascertain, and they may vary depending on factors
that&nbsp;include, but are not limited to: (i)&nbsp;existing fallback or termination provisions&nbsp;in individual contracts and (ii)&nbsp;whether, how, and when industry participants&nbsp;develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both
legacy and&nbsp;new products and instruments. For example, certain of the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;investments may involve individual contracts that have no existing fallback&nbsp;provision or language that contemplates the discontinuation of LIBOR,
and&nbsp;those investments could experience increased volatility or illiquidity as a&nbsp;result of the transition process. In addition, interest rate provisions included&nbsp;in such contracts may need to be renegotiated in contemplation of
the&nbsp;transition away from LIBOR. The transition may also result in a reduction in&nbsp;the value of certain instruments held by the Fund, including those described&nbsp;in this paragraph, or a reduction in the effectiveness of related
Fund&nbsp;transactions such as hedges. Any such effects of the transition away from&nbsp;LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to the&nbsp;Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Regulatory Risk &#150; Commodity Pool Operator</I>. The CFTC has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and their
investment advisers to regulation by the CFTC if the registered investment company invests more than a prescribed level of its liquidation value in futures, options on futures or commodities, swaps, or other financial instruments regulated under the
Commodity Exchange Act (&#147;CEA&#148;) and the rules thereunder (&#147;commodity interests&#148;), or if the Fund markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Adviser is registered as a &#147;commodity pool
operator&#148; (&#147;CPO&#148;) under the CEA, however, with respect to the Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion from registration as a CPO pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5. For the Adviser to remain eligible for this exclusion, the Fund must comply
with certain limitations, including limits on its ability to use any commodity interests and limits on the manner in which the Fund holds out its use of such commodity interests. These limitations may restrict the Fund&#146;s ability to pursue its
investment objective and strategies, increase the costs of implementing its strategies, result in higher expenses for the Fund, and/or adversely affect the Fund&#146;s total return. Further, in the event the Adviser becomes unable to rely on the
exclusion in CFTC Rule 4.5 with respect to the Fund and is required to register as a CPO with respect to the Fund, the Adviser will be subject to additional regulation and its expenses may increase. </P>
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each year to qualify and be eligible to be treated as such, so that it generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its net investment income or net short-term or long-term capital gains, that are distributed (or deemed distributed,
as described below) to stockholders. In order to qualify for such treatment, the Fund must meet certain asset diversification tests and at least 90% of its gross income for such year must consist of certain types of qualifying income. Foreign
currency gains will generally be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. However, the U.S. Treasury Department has authority to issue regulations in the future that could treat some or all of the Fund&#146;s
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years to which the regulations are applicable. Income derived from some commodity-linked derivatives is not qualifying income, and the treatment of income from some other commodity-linked
derivatives is uncertain, for purposes of the 90% gross income test. If for any taxable year the Fund were to fail to meet the income or diversification test described above, the Fund could in some cases cure such failure, including by paying a
fund-level tax and, in the case of a diversification test failure, disposing of certain assets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Cybersecurity Risk</I>. As the use of
technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Fund has become potentially more susceptible to operational and informational security risks resulting from breaches in cyber-security. A breach in cyber-security refers to both
intentional and unintentional cyber events that may, among other things, cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, and/or destruction, lose operational capacity, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of
confidential information, or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Potential Conflicts of Interest Risk-Allocation of
Investment Opportunities.</I>&nbsp;The Adviser is involved worldwide with a broad spectrum of&nbsp;financial services and asset management activities and may engage in the&nbsp;ordinary course of business in activities in which its interests or the
interests&nbsp;of its clients may conflict with those of the Fund. The Adviser&nbsp;may provide investment management services to other funds and&nbsp;discretionary managed accounts that follow an investment program similar&nbsp;to that of the Fund.
Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, the&nbsp;Adviser intends to engage in such activities and may receive&nbsp;compensation from third parties for its services. The results of the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;investment activities may differ from those
of the Fund&#146;s affiliates, or&nbsp;another account managed by the Fund&#146;s affiliates, and it is possible that the&nbsp;Fund could sustain losses during periods in which one or more of the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;affiliates and/or other accounts
managed by the Adviser or its&nbsp;affiliates, including proprietary accounts, achieve profits on their trading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Repurchase Agreement
Risk</I>. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, in which the Fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to repurchase the security at the Fund&#146;s cost plus interest within a specified time. If the party
agreeing to repurchase should default, the Fund will seek to sell the securities which it holds. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price.
Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days and which may not be terminated within seven days at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the agreements are considered illiquid investments. These events could also trigger
adverse tax consequences for the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_2"></A>SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of the following table and the example below is to help you understand the fees and expenses that you, as an investor in the Fund
through the exercise of Rights, would bear directly or indirectly. The expenses shown in the table under &#147;Other expenses&#148; are estimated for the Fund&#146;s current fiscal year, based on the Fund&#146;s expenses during the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended on June&nbsp;30, 2020, and assume that the Fund issues
approximately<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;shares of Common Stock in this Offer. The expenses shown in the table under
&#147;Interest expenses on bank borrowings,&#148; &#147;Total annual expenses&#148; and &#147;Total annual expenses after expense reimbursement&#148; are estimated based on the Fund&#146;s average net assets for the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 of $266,757,643. The tables also reflect the estimated use of leverage by the Fund through bank borrowings representing in the aggregate 2% of Managed Assets
(consistent with the percentage of leverage in place as of June&nbsp;30, 2020) of the Fund&#146;s total assets (including the assets subject to, and obtained with the proceeds of, such borrowings), and show Fund expenses as a percentage of net
assets attributable to shares of Common Stock. </P>  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Annual&nbsp;Expenses&nbsp;(as&nbsp;a<BR>percentage of net<BR>assets attributable to<BR>Common Stock)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest Payments on borrowed funds(4)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other Expenses(5)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Annual Expenses(6)</P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Fund has agreed to pay the Dealer Manager for its financial structuring and solicitation services a fee
(<I>i.e.</I>, the sales load) equal to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]% of the aggregate Subscription Price for the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Offer (including
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pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege) and to reimburse the Dealer Manager for its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses up
to $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. The Fund will also pay expenses relating to the printing or other production, mailing and delivery expenses incurred in connection with materials related to the Offer, including all reasonable <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> fees and expenses, if any and not to exceed $[&nbsp;], incurred by the Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members (as defined herein), Soliciting Dealers (as defined
herein) and other brokers, dealers and financial institutions in connection with their customary mailing and handling of materials related to the Offer to their customers. In addition, the Fund has agreed to pay a fee to each of the Subscription
Agent and the Information Agent estimated to be $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] and $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], respectively, plus reimbursement for their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT>
expenses related to the Offer. Total offering expenses (not including the sales load) are estimated to be $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], which assumes that the Offer is fully subscribed. The fee paid to the Dealer Manager is reflected in the table
under &#147;Sales load&#148; and the other fees and expenses described in this note are reflected in the table under &#147;Offering expenses.&#148; The sales load and the offering expenses will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by all of the
Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders, including those who do not exercise their Rights, and will result in a reduction of the NAV of the shares of Common Stock. See &#147;Distribution Arrangements.&#148; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">You will pay brokerage charges if you direct your broker or the plan agent to sell your shares of Common Stock
that you acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. You may also pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with open-market purchases pursuant to the Fund&#146;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. See &#147;Dividend
Reinvestment Plan.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">As compensation for the investment advisory services rendered, facilities provided, and expenses borne, the
Adviser is paid a monthly fee by the Fund computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100&nbsp;million of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets and 0.50% of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets in excess of $100&nbsp;million. The advisory
fee percentage calculation assumes the use of leverage by the Fund as discussed in note (4). To derive the annual advisory fee as a percentage of the Fund&#146;s net assets (which are the Fund&#146;s total assets less all of the Fund&#146;s
liabilities), the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 (plus (i)&nbsp;the estimated proceeds of this Offer if fully subscribed as described in note (6)&nbsp;and
(ii)&nbsp;leverage in the amount of 2% of such proceeds (after giving effect to such leverage)) were multiplied by the annual advisory fee rate and then divided by the Fund&#146;s average net assets for the same period (plus the estimated proceeds
of this Offer if fully subscribed as described in note (6)). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020, the Fund had
outstanding approximately $5,343,000 under its Credit Facility. For purposes of preparing this table, the Fund has assumed that it will use leverage through bank borrowings representing in the aggregate 2% of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets
(including the assets subject to, and obtained with the proceeds of, such borrowings) at an average annual interest rate of 1.13%. There can be no assurances that the Fund will be able to obtain such level of borrowing (or to maintain its current
level of borrowing), that the terms under which the Fund borrows will not change, or that the Fund&#146;s use of leverage will be profitable. The expenses shown under &#147;Interest expense on bank borrowings&#148; in the table above includes the
expected interest expense on the maximum amount to which the Fund intends to borrow during the next twelve months, and the Fund currently intends during the next twelve months (i)&nbsp;to maintain a similar proportionate amount of borrowings but may
increase such amount to 33 1/3% of the average daily value of the Fund&#146;s total assets and (ii)&nbsp;not to issue preferred shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Does not include the sales load or other expenses of the Fund incurred in connection with the Offer, estimated
at $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;and
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, respectively. However, these expenses will be borne by all holders of the Common Stock, including those
who do not exercise their Rights, and result in a reduction of the NAV of the shares Common Stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The<B> [</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>% expense ratio assumes that the Offer is fully subscribed,
yielding estimated net proceeds of approximately $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (assuming a Subscription Price of $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] as of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;],
2021), and that, as a result, based on the Fund&#146;s average net assets for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 of $266,757,643, the net assets attributable to Common Stockholders would be
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>&nbsp;upon completion of the Offer. It also assumes that net assets attributable to Common Stockholders will
not increase or decrease due to currency fluctuations. If the Offer is not fully subscribed, or if the Fund increases the amount of money that it borrows, the amount of expenses&nbsp;borne by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders will increase.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of the table above is to help you understand all fees and expenses that you, as a Common Stockholder,
would bear directly or indirectly. See &#147;Management of the Fund&#148; and &#147;Dividend Reinvestment Plan.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>EXAMPLE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An investor would directly or indirectly pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment in the Fund, assuming a 5% annual return. This
example assumes that (i)&nbsp;all dividends and other distributions are reinvested at NAV, (ii)&nbsp;the percentage amounts listed under &#147;Total annual expenses&#148; above remain the same in the years shown, and (iii)&nbsp;the Offer is fully
subscribed as described in note (6)&nbsp;above. This example reflects all recurring and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recurring</FONT> fees, including payment of the [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% sales load and other expenses
incurred in connection with the Offer. For more complete descriptions of certain of the Fund&#146;s costs and expenses, see &#147;Management of the Fund &#151; Advisory Agreement.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses or rate of return
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</TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_3"></A>FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund&#146;s financial performance. The information in this table for the
past five years is derived from the Fund&#146;s financial statements audited by [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], an independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, whose
report on such financial statements, together with the financial statements of the Fund, are included in the Fund&#146;s annual report to stockholders for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and are incorporated by reference into this
Prospectus and SAI. The financial information for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 is unaudited. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Financial Highlights </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Six Month<BR>Period<BR>Ended&nbsp;June&nbsp;30,<BR>2020<BR>(Unaudited)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Year&nbsp;Ended<BR>December&nbsp;31,<BR>2015</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net Asset Value Per Share, Beginning of&nbsp;Year</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.73</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.65</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.91</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.95</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="24"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Income from Operations:</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0em; text-indent:0em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net Investment Income <I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.30</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.27</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.22</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.09</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.00<I></I></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> (2) </SUP></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.13</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total from Investment Operations</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.06</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.47</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.41</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.09</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="24"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Less Distributions:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0em; text-indent:0em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions from Net Investment Income</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.35</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.34</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.21</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.21</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions from Net Realized Gains</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.04</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.03</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.03</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.07</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Distributions</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.39</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.21</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.62</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.73</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.65</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.91</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Market Value Per Share, End of Year</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.46</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.77</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.27</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.87</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.27</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net Asset Value Total Return
<I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.20<I></I></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%<I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8.37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.86</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7.22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.49</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.60</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Market Price Return <I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(2.24<I></I></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%<I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(3.88</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.36</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.56</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="24"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ratios/Supplemental Data:</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0em; text-indent:0em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">268,123</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">273,293</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">269,594</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">282,034</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">277,132</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">277,932</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratio of Expenses Before Interest Expense to Average Net&nbsp;Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.96</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.85</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.84</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.87</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratio of Interest Expense to Average Net Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.06</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.02</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.02</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.01</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.01</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.01</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.02</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.87</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.82</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.85</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.88</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.43</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.62</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.47</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.38</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.70</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Year&nbsp;Ended<BR>December&nbsp;31,<BR>2019</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Portfolio Turnover Rate</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38.85<I></I></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%<I><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></I>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">34.64</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31.16</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32.46</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29.20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>(1)</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>(2)</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>(3)</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>(4)</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Based on market price per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>(5)</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>For the six months ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 and not indicative of a full year&#146;s result
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_4"></A>THE OFFER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Purpose of the Offer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The board of
directors of the Fund (the &#147;Board&#148;), based on the recommendation and presentation of the Adviser, has determined that it is in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Stockholders to conduct the Offer, thereby increasing the assets
of the Fund available for investment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In making its determination that the Offer would result in a net benefit to Common Stockholders of
the Fund, the Board considered (in addition to the Adviser&#146;s belief as to the potential investment opportunity) various factors, including (i)&nbsp;the size, pricing and structure of the Offer, (ii)&nbsp;that the Offer, if it is
well-subscribed, could increase the liquidity of the shares of Common Stock on the NYSE, where the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock are traded; (iii)&nbsp;the opportunity the Offer represents for Common Stockholders to buy shares of Common Stock
at a discount to NAV or market price, or, in many cases, both; (iv)&nbsp;the costs of the Offer, including dilution of Common Stockholders&#146; interests through the Offer and fees paid to the Dealer Manager; and (v)&nbsp;the possible negative
effect on the market price of Common Stock the Offer may have. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser believes that a variety of factors indicate that there may
continue to be a robust opportunity to invest in mortgage backed and other asset backed securities, as well as emerging opportunities in the near- to intermediate-term to add exposures from across the identified universe of strategies. The Adviser
expects to use the proceeds of the Offer to capitalize on the available investment opportunities and enhance the Fund&#146;s returns by making investments, which the Adviser believes offer attractive opportunities for yield enhancement and/or NAV
appreciation potential. In making such investments, the Adviser will seek to capitalize on market inefficiencies and to make investments believed to be best suited to the current investment and interest rate environment and market outlook. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser expects that the Offer will provide an opportunity to increase the assets of the Fund available for investment, thereby better
enabling the Fund to take advantage more fully of existing and future investment opportunities that may be or may become available, consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital
appreciation. The Adviser has an inherent conflict of interest in recommending the Offer because the Fund pays fees to the Adviser based on a percentage of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets (the greater the Managed Assets of the Fund, the greater the
compensation paid to the Adviser). &#147;Managed Assets&#148; are the net asset value of common shares, plus the liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the principal amount of any borrowings of the Fund used for
leverage. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offer seeks to provide an opportunity to existing Common Stockholders to purchase shares of Common Stock at a discount to
market price. The distribution to Common Stockholders of transferable Rights, which may themselves have intrinsic value, also will afford <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-participating</FONT> Common Stockholders of record on the Record Date the
potential of receiving cash payment upon the sale of the Rights, receipt of which may be viewed as partial compensation for any dilution of their interests that may occur as a result of the Offer. There can be no assurance that a market for the
Rights will develop or, if such a market does develop, what the price of the Rights will be. There can be no assurance that the Offer (or the investment of the proceeds of the Offer) will be successful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board retained [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], the Dealer Manager for
the Offer, to provide the Fund with financial structuring and solicitation services relating to the Offer, including advice with respect to the structure, timing and terms of the Offer. In determining the structure of the Offer, the Board
considered, among other things, the extent of dilution and expenses of the Offer (including the </P>
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fees to be paid to the Dealer Manager), the trading market described by the Dealer Manager, using a fixed pricing versus variable pricing mechanism, the benefits and drawbacks of conducting a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-transferable</FONT> versus a transferable rights offering, the effect on the Fund and its existing Common Stockholders if the Offer is not fully subscribed and the experience of the Dealer Manager in conducting rights
offerings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Although the Fund has no present intention to do so, the Fund may, in the future and in its discretion, choose to make additional rights
offerings from time to time for a number of shares of Common Stock and on terms which may or may not be similar to the Offer. Any such future rights offering will be made in accordance with the 1940 Act, and will result in an immediate dilution of
NAV for all Common Stockholders if the subscription price for such offering is less than the NAV. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Terms of the Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is issuing to Record Date Stockholders transferable Rights to subscribe for an aggregate
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;shares of Common Stock. Each Record Date Stockholder is being issued one transferable
Right for each whole share of Common Stock owned on the Record Date. The Rights entitle each Record Date Stockholder to acquire one share of Common Stock at the Subscription Price for every [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Rights held (1 for
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]). Rights may be exercised at any time during the subscription period, which commences
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021, the Record Date, and ends at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021, the Expiration Date, unless extended by the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights are transferable and will be admitted for trading on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;TSI RT&#148; during the course of the Offer.
Trading in the Rights on the NYSE is expected to be conducted until the close of trading on the NYSE on the last Business Day prior to the Expiration Date. See &#147;Transferability and Sale of Rights.&#148; The Fund&#146;s outstanding shares of
Common Stock are, and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of the Rights will be, listed on the NYSE. The Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock trade under the symbol &#147;TSI.&#148; The Rights are evidenced by subscription
certificates that will be mailed to Record Date Stockholders, except as described below under &#147;Foreign Common Stockholders.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will not issue fractional shares Common Stock upon the exercise of Rights; accordingly, Rights may be exercised only in multiples of
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], except that any Record Date Stockholder that owns fewer than [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date is entitled to subscribe for one full share of Common Stock in
the Offer. Record Date Stockholders who hold two or more accounts may not combine their fractional interests across accounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights
are transferable. Rights holders who are not Record Date Stockholders may purchase shares of Common Stock in the Primary Subscription, but are not entitled to subscribe for shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege. Record
Date Stockholders and Rights holders who purchase shares of Common Stock in the Primary Subscription and Record Date Stockholders who purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege are hereinafter referred to as
&#147;Exercising Rights Holders.&#148; </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of Common Stock not subscribed for during the Primary Subscription will be offered, by
means of the Over-Subscription Privilege, to Record Date Stockholders who fully exercise the Rights issued to them pursuant to the Offer (other than those Rights that cannot be exercised because they represent the right to acquire less than one
share of Common Stock) and who wish to acquire more than the number of shares of Common Stock they are entitled to purchase pursuant to the exercise of their Rights, subject to certain limitations and subject to allotment. Investors who are not
Record Date Stockholders are not entitled to subscribe for any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege. See &#147;Over-Subscription Privilege.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock a Record Date Stockholder may acquire pursuant to the Offer,
broker-dealers, trust companies, banks or others whose shares are held of record by Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (&#147;Cede&#148;) or by any other depository or nominee will be deemed to be the holders of the Rights that are issued to Cede or the other
depository or nominee on their behalf. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights may be exercised by completing a subscription certificate and delivering it, together with
payment at the estimated Subscription Price, to the Subscription Agent. A Rights holder will have no right to rescind a purchase after the Subscription Agent has received a completed subscription certificate together with payment for the shares of
Common Stock offered pursuant to the Offer, except as provided under &#147;Notice of NAV Decline.&#148; Rights holders who exercise their Rights will not know at the time of exercise the Subscription Price of the shares being acquired and will be
required initially to pay for both the shares of Common Stock subscribed for during the subscription period and, if eligible, any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege at the estimated
Subscription Price of $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;per share of Common Stock. The Fund will pay a sales load on&nbsp;the
Subscription Price. For a discussion of the method by which Rights may be exercised and shares of Common Stock paid for, see &#147;The Offer &#151; Methods for Exercising Rights,&#148; &#147;The Offer &#151; Payment for Common Stock&#148; and
&#147;Distribution Arrangements.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no minimum number of Rights which must be exercised in order for the Offer to
close. The Fund will bear the expenses of the Offer, which will be paid from the proceeds of the Offer. These expenses include, but are not limited to, the expenses of preparing and printing the prospectus for the Offer, the Dealer Manager fee, and
the expenses of Fund counsel and the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the Offer. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An
investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer issued after the record date for a quarterly dividend (if any) to be paid by the Fund will not receive such dividend. Therefore, an investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer
will not receive the Fund&#146;s dividend payable on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021 to Common Stockholders of record at
the close of business on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has entered into the Dealer Manager Agreement that allows the Dealer Manager to take actions to seek to facilitate the trading market
for Rights and the placement of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Rights. Those actions are expected to involve the Dealer Manager purchasing and exercising Rights during the Subscription Period at prices determined at the time of
such exercise, which are expected to vary from the Subscription Price. See &#147;Distribution Arrangements&#148; for additional information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subscription Price </B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription
Price for the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Offer will be determined based upon a formula equal to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. Since the Expiration Date will be
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021 (unless the Fund extends the subscription period), Rights holders will not know the Subscription Price at the time of exercise and will be
required initially to pay for both the shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Primary Subscription and, if eligible, any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege at the estimated
Subscription Price of $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] per share of Common Stock. See &#147;Payment for Common Stock&#148; below. Rights holders who exercise their Rights will have
no right to rescind a purchase after receipt of their completed subscription certificates together with payment for shares of Common Stock by the Subscription Agent. The Fund does not have the right to withdraw the Rights or cancel the Offer after
the Rights have been distributed. All of the costs of the Offer will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund announced the terms of the Offer after the close of trading on the NYSE on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021. The NAV of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock at the close of business on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021 (the last trading date on which the Fund publicly reported its NAV prior to the date of the announcement), and on
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], 2021 (the date of this Prospectus) was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] and
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], respectively, and the last reported sales price of a share of Common Stock on the NYSE on those dates was
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] and $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ], respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Over-Subscription Privilege </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of
Common Stock not subscribed for by Rights holders (the &#147;Excess Common Stock&#148;) will be offered, by means of the Over-Subscription Privilege, to the Record Date Stockholders who have fully exercised the Rights issued to them (other than
those Rights that cannot be exercised because they represent the right to acquire less than one share of Common Stock) and who wish to acquire more than the number of shares of Common Stock they are entitled to purchase pursuant to the Primary
Subscription. Investors who are not Record Date Stockholders, but who otherwise acquire Rights to purchase the Fund&#146;s Common Stock pursuant to the Offer (<I>e.g.</I>, Rights acquired in the secondary market), are not entitled to subscribe for
any of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders should indicate on the
subscription certificate, which they submit with respect to the exercise of the Rights issued to them, how many Excess Common Stock they are willing to acquire pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege. If sufficient Excess Common Stock remain,
all such Record Date Stockholders&#146; over-subscription requests will be honored in full. If requests from such Record Date Stockholders for Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege exceed the Excess Common Stock available, the
available Excess Common Stock will be allocated pro rata among Record Date Stockholders who oversubscribe based on the number of Rights originally issued to such Record Date Stockholders. The percentage of remaining Common Stock each
over-subscribing Record Date Stockholder may acquire will be rounded down to result in delivery of whole shares of Common Stock. The allocation process may involve a series of allocations to assure that the total number of shares of Common Stock
available for over-subscriptions is distributed on a<I></I><I>&nbsp;pro rata</I>&nbsp;basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Banks, broker-dealers, trustees and other
nominee holders of Rights will be required to certify to the Subscription Agent, before any Over-Subscription Privilege may be exercised with respect to any particular beneficial owner, as to the aggregate number of Rights exercised pursuant to the
Primary Subscription and the number of shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege by such beneficial owner and that such beneficial owner&#146;s Primary Subscription was exercised in full. Nominee Holder
Over-Subscription Forms and Beneficial Owner Certification Forms will be distributed to banks, brokers, trustees and other nominee holders of Rights with the subscription certificates. Nominees should also notify holders purchasing Right in the
secondary market that such Rights may not participate in the Over-Subscription Privilege. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will not offer or sell any shares of Common Stock that are not subscribed for
pursuant to the Primary Subscription or the Over-Subscription Privilege. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has the right in its absolute discretion to eliminate
the Over-Subscription Privilege if it considers it to be in the interest of the Fund to do so. The Board may make that determination at any time, without prior notice to Rights holders or others, up to and including the fifth day following the
Expiration Date. If the Over-Subscription Privilege is not eliminated, it will operate as set forth above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Expiration of the Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021, the Expiration Date, unless extended by the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights will expire without value on the Expiration Date (including any extension); they may not be exercised thereafter. Any extension of the
Offer will be followed as promptly as practicable by announcement thereof, and in no event later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day following the previously scheduled Expiration Date. Without limiting the manner in which
the Fund may choose to make such announcement, the Fund will not, unless otherwise required by law, have any obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such announcement other than by making a release to the Dow Jones News Service
or such other means of announcement as the Fund deems appropriate. The Fund may extend the Offer in its sole discretion for any reason, including as a result of a decline in the Fund&#146;s NAV as described in &#147;Notice of NAV Decline.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transferability and Sale of Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Rights are transferable until the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Expiration Date, which is
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021. The Fund may, however, extend the expiration of the Offer. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights are transferable and will be admitted for trading on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;TSI RT&#148; during the course of the Offer.
The Offer may be terminated or extended by the Fund at any time for any reason before the Expiration Date. If the Fund terminates the Offer, the Fund will issue a press release announcing such termination and will direct the Subscription Agent
(defined below) to return, without interest, all subscription proceeds received to such Common Stockholders who had elected to exercise their Rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although no assurance can be given that a market for the Rights will develop, trading in the Rights on the NYSE is expected to begin [two(2)]
Business Days prior to the Record Date and may be conducted until the close of trading on the last NYSE trading day prior to the Expiration Date. For purposes of this Prospectus, a &#147;Business Day&#148; shall mean any day on which trading is
conducted on the NYSE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The value of the Rights, if any, will be reflected by their market price on the NYSE. Rights may be sold by
individual holders&nbsp;through their broker or financial advisor. Holders of Rights attempting to sell any unexercised Rights in the open market through their broker or financial advisor may be charged a commission or incur other transaction
expenses and should consider the commissions and fees charged prior to selling their Rights on the open market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights that are sold will
not confer any right to acquire any shares of Common Stock in any over-subscription, and any Record Date Stockholder who sells any Rights (other than those Rights that cannot be exercised because they represent the right to acquire less than one
share of Common Stock) will not be eligible to participate in the Over-Subscription Privilege, if any. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading of the Rights on the NYSE
will be conducted on a when-issued basis until and including the date on which the subscription certificates are mailed to Record Date Stockholders and thereafter will be conducted on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">regular-way</FONT> basis until
and including the last NYSE trading day prior to the completion of the Subscription Period. The Rights are expected to begin trading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-Rights</FONT> [one] Business Day prior to the Record Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders are urged to obtain a recent trading price for the Rights on the NYSE from their broker, bank, financial advisor or the financial
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Banks, broker-dealers and trust companies that hold shares of Common Stock for the accounts
of others are advised to notify those persons that purchase Rights in the secondary market that such Rights will not participate in any Over-Subscription Privilege. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sales through the Subscription Agent and Dealer Manager </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders who do not wish to exercise any or all of their Rights may instruct the Subscription Agent to try to sell any Rights
they do not intend to exercise themselves. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subscription certificates evidencing the Rights to be sold by the Subscription Agent must
be received by the Subscription Agent on or before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021
(or, if the subscription period is extended, on or before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, [two (2)]&nbsp;Business Days prior to the extended Expiration Date). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the timely receipt by the Subscription Agent of appropriate instructions to sell Rights, the Subscription Agent will&nbsp;attempt to sell
such Rights, including by first offering such Rights to the Dealer Manager for purchase by the Dealer Manager at the then-current market price on the NYSE. The Subscription Agent will also attempt to sell any Rights attributable to Common
Stockholders of record whose addresses are outside of the United States, or who have an APO or FPO address. The Subscription Agent will offer Rights to the Dealer Manager before attempting to sell them on the NYSE, which may affect the market price
for Rights on the NYSE and reduce the number of Rights available for purchase on the NYSE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Dealer Manager purchases the Rights,
the sales price paid by the Dealer Manager will be based upon the then current market price for the Rights. The proceeds from each of such sales to the Dealer Manager will be remitted to the Subscription Agent, which will hold such proceeds in an
account segregated from the Subscription Agent&#146;s own funds pending distribution to each selling Record Date Stockholder. It is expected that following each such sale of Rights to the Dealer Manager, the proceeds from each such sale will be
received by the Subscription Agent within three (3)&nbsp;Business Days of the sale and that the proceeds will then be remitted to the selling Record Date Stockholder within [three (3)]&nbsp;Business Days of receipt by the Subscription Agent. All of
such sales will be deemed to have been effected at the weighted-average price of all Rights sold by the Subscription Agent during the Offer, less any applicable brokerage commissions, taxes and other expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Dealer Manager declines to purchase the Rights of a Record Date Stockholder that have been duly submitted to the Subscription Agent for
sale, the Subscription Agent will attempt to sell such Rights in the open market. If the Rights can be sold in such manner, all of such sales will be deemed to have been effected at the weighted-average price of all Rights sold by the Subscription
Agent in such open market transactions throughout the subscription period. The proceeds from such sales will be held by the Subscription Agent in an account segregated from the Subscription Agent&#146;s own funds pending distribution to the selling
Record Date Stockholders. It is expected that the proceeds of such open market sales will be remitted by the Subscription Agent to the selling Record Date Stockholders within [three (3)]&nbsp;Business Days following the Expiration Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription Agent will also attempt to sell (either to the Dealer Manager or in open market transactions as described above) all Rights
which remain unclaimed as a result of subscription certificates being returned by the postal authorities to the Subscription Agent as undeliverable as of the fourth (4th) Business Day prior to the Expiration Date. The Subscription Agent will hold
the proceeds from those sales in an account segregated from the Subscription Agent&#146;s own funds for the benefit of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-claiming</FONT> Record Date Stockholders until such proceeds are either claimed or
revert to the state. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the Subscription Agent will be able to sell any Rights, and neither the Fund nor the
Subscription Agent has guaranteed any minimum sales price for the Rights. If a Record Date Stockholder does not utilize the services of the Subscription Agent and chooses to use another broker-dealer or other financial institution to sell Rights,
then the other broker-dealer or financial institution may charge a fee to sell the Rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a discussion of actions that may be taken
by the Dealer Manager to seek to facilitate the trading market for Rights and the placement of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Rights, including the purchase of Rights and the sale during the Subscription Period by the Dealer Manager of
Common Stock acquired through the exercise of Rights and the terms on which such sales will be made, see &#147;Distribution Arrangements.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Dealer Manager&nbsp;may also act on behalf of its clients to purchase or sell Rights in the open market and may receive commissions from
its clients for such services. Holders of Rights attempting to sell any unexercised Rights in the open market through a broker-dealer other than the Dealer Manager may be charged a different commission and should consider the commissions and fees
charged by the broker-dealer prior to selling their Rights on the open market. The Dealer Manager is not expected to purchase Rights as principal for its own account in order to seek to facilitate the trading market for Rights or otherwise. See
&#147;Distribution Arrangements&#148; for additional information. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights evidenced by a subscription certificate may be transferred in whole by endorsing the subscription certificate for transfer in
accordance with the accompanying instructions. A portion of the Rights evidenced by a single subscription certificate (but not fractional Rights) may be transferred by delivering to the Subscription Agent a subscription certificate properly endorsed
for transfer, with instructions to register such portion of the Rights evidenced thereby in the name of the transferee and to issue a new subscription certificate to the transferee evidencing such transferred Rights. In such event, a new
subscription certificate evidencing the balance of the Rights, if any, will be issued to the Record Date Stockholder or, if the Record Date Stockholder so instructs, to an additional transferee. The signature on the subscription certificate must
correspond to the name as set forth upon the face of the subscription certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change. A signature guarantee must be provided by an eligible financial institution as defined in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17Ad-15</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subject to the standards and procedures adopted by the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders wishing to transfer all or a portion of their Rights should allow at least five (5)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the
Expiration Date for (i)&nbsp;the transfer instructions to be received and processed by the Subscription Agent; (ii)&nbsp;a new subscription certificate to be issued and transmitted to the transferee or transferees with respect to transferred Rights,
and to the transferor with respect to retained Rights, if any; and (iii)&nbsp;the Rights evidenced by such new subscription certificate to be exercised or sold by each recipient thereof prior to the Expiration Date. Neither the Fund, the
Subscription Agent nor the Dealer Manager shall have any liability to a transferee or transferor of Rights if subscription certificates are not received in time for exercise or sale prior to the Expiration Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except for the fees charged by the Subscription Agent and Dealer Manager (which will be paid by the Fund), the transferor of the Rights shall
be responsible for all commissions, fees and other expenses (including brokerage commissions and transfer taxes) incurred or charged in connection with the purchase, sale or exercise of Rights. None of the Fund, the Subscription Agent or the Dealer
Manager will pay such commissions, fees or expenses. Investors who wish to purchase, sell, exercise or transfer Rights through a broker, bank or other party should first inquire about any fees and expenses that the investor will incur in connection
with the transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund anticipates that the Rights will be eligible for transfer through, and that the exercise of the Primary
Subscription (but not the Over-Subscription Privilege) may be effected through, the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;) or through the Subscription Agent. Eligible Record Date Stockholders may exercise the Over-Subscription
Privilege in respect of exercised Rights by properly executing and delivering to the Subscription Agent, at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, a Nominee Holder Over-Subscription Certificate or a substantially similar
form satisfactory to the Subscription Agent, together with payment of the Subscription Price for the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Over-Subscription Privilege is to be exercised. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information on the Transferability of Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC staff has interpreted the 1940 Act as not requiring stockholder approval of a transferable rights offering to purchase common stock at
a price below the then current net asset value so long as certain conditions are met, including: (i)&nbsp;a good faith determination by a fund&#146;s board that such offering would result in a net benefit to existing stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;the
offering fully protects stockholders&#146; preemptive rights and does not discriminate among stockholders (except for the possible effect of not offering fractional Rights); (iii)&nbsp;management uses its best efforts to ensure an adequate trading
market in the rights for use by stockholders who do not exercise such rights; and (iv)&nbsp;the ratio of a transferable rights offering does not exceed one new share for each three rights held.<B> </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Methods for Exercising Rights </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights may
be exercised by completing and signing the subscription certificate that accompanies this Prospectus and mailing it in the envelope provided, or otherwise delivering the completed and signed subscription certificate to the Subscription Agent,
together with payment in full for the shares of Common Stock at the Subscription Price by the Expiration Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rights may also be
exercised by contacting your broker, trustee or other nominee, who can arrange, on your behalf, (1)&nbsp;to deliver a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery along with payment of the shares prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date and
(2)&nbsp;to guarantee delivery a properly completed and executed subscription certificate pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day after the Expiration Date. A fee may be charged for this
service. Completed subscription certificates and related payments must be received by the Subscription Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or before the Expiration Date (unless payment is effected by means of a Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery as described under &#147;Payment for Common Stock&#148;) at the offices of the Subscription Agent at the address set forth above. Fractional shares of Common Stock will not be issued upon the exercise of Rights. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including times of receipt and matters
pertaining to beneficial ownership) and the acceptance of subscription forms and the Subscription Price will be determined by the Fund, which determinations will be final and binding. No alternative, conditional or contingent subscriptions will be
accepted. The Fund reserves the right to reject any or all subscriptions not properly submitted or the acceptance of which would, in the opinion of the Fund&#146;s counsel, be unlawful. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exercising Rights Holders who are holders of record may choose either option set forth under &#147;Payment for Common Stock.&#148; If time is
of the essence, the Fund or the Adviser, in their sole discretion, may permit delivery of the subscription certificate and payment after the Expiration Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Record Date Stockholders whose Shares of Common Stock are held by a Nominee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders whose shares Common Stock are held by a nominee, such as a bank, broker or trustee, must contact that nominee to
exercise their Rights. In that case, the nominee will complete the subscription certificate on behalf of the Record Date Stockholder and arrange for proper payment by one of the methods set forth under &#147;Payment for Common Stock&#148; below.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Nominees </B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nominees, such as
brokers, trustees or depositories for securities, who hold shares of Common Stock for the account of others, should notify the respective beneficial owners of the shares as soon as possible to ascertain the beneficial owners&#146; intentions and to
obtain instructions with respect to the Rights. If the beneficial owner so instructs, the nominee should complete the subscription certificate and submit it to the Subscription Agent with the proper payment as described under &#147;Payment for
Common Stock.&#148; </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Banks, brokers, trustees and other nominee holders of Rights will be required to certify to the Subscription
Agent, before any Over-Subscription Privilege may be exercised with respect to any particular beneficial owner who is a Record Date Stockholder, as to the aggregate number of Rights exercised during the subscription period and the number of shares
of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege by the beneficial owner, and that the beneficial owner exercised all Rights issued to it pursuant to the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Foreign Common Stockholders </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subscription
certificates will not be mailed to Record Date Stockholders whose record addresses are outside the United States (for these purposes, the United States includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia) (the &#147;Foreign Common
Stockholders&#148;). Subscription certificates will only be mailed to Record Date Stockholders whose addresses are within the United States (other than an APO or FPO address). Record Date Stockholders whose addresses are outside the United States or
who have an APO or FPO address and who wish to subscribe to the Offer either in part or in full should contact the Subscription Agent in writing or by recorded telephone conversation no later than five Business Days prior to the Expiration Date. The
Fund will determine whether the Offer may be made to any such Record Date Stockholder. The Offer will not be made in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. If the Subscription Agent has received no instruction by the [fifth (5th)]
Business Day prior to the Expiration Date or the Fund has determined that the Offer may not be made to a particular Record Date Stockholder, the Subscription Agent will attempt to sell all of such Common Stockholder&#146;s Rights and remit the net
proceeds, if any, to such Common Stockholder. If the Rights can be sold, sales of these Rights will be deemed to have been effected at the weighted average price received by the Subscription Agent on the day the Rights are sold, less any applicable
brokerage commissions, taxes and other expenses. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription Agent will hold the Rights to which those subscription certificates
relate for these Common Stockholders&#146; accounts until instructions are received to exercise, sell or transfer the Rights, subject to applicable law. If no instructions have been received by 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021, [three (3)] Business Days prior to the Expiration Date (or, if the subscription
period is extended, on or before [three (3)] Business Days prior to the extended Expiration Date), the Subscription Agent will ask the Dealer Manager if it will purchase the Rights. If the Dealer Manager purchases the Rights, the sales price paid by
the Dealer Manager will be based upon the then current market price for the Rights. The proceeds from each of such sales to the Dealer Manager will be remitted to the Subscription Agent, which will hold such proceeds in an account segregated from
the Subscription Agent&#146;s own funds pending distribution to each Foreign Common Stockholder. It is expected that following each such sale of Rights to the Dealer Manager, the proceeds from each such sale will be received by the Subscription
Agent within three (3)&nbsp;Business Days of the sale and that the proceeds will then be remitted to the Foreign Common Stockholder within three (3)&nbsp;Business Days of receipt by the Subscription Agent. All of such sales will be deemed to have
been effected at the weighted-average price of all Rights sold by the Subscription Agent during the Offer, less any applicable brokerage commissions, taxes and other expenses. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Dealer Manager declines to purchase the Rights of a Foreign Common Stockholder, the
Subscription Agent will attempt to sell such Rights in the open market. If the Rights can be sold in such manner, all of such sales will be deemed to have been effected at the weighted-average price of all Rights sold by the Subscription Agent in
such open market transactions throughout the subscription period. The proceeds from such sales will be held by the Subscription Agent in an account segregated from the Subscription Agent&#146;s own funds pending distribution to the Foreign Common
Stockholders. It is expected that the proceeds of such open market sales will be remitted by the Subscription Agent to the Foreign Common Stockholders within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days following the Expiration Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the Subscription Agent will be able to sell any Rights, and neither the Fund nor the Subscription Agent has
guaranteed any minimum sales price for the Rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice of NAV Decline </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund, as required by the SEC&#146;s registration form, will suspend the Offer until it amends this prospectus if, subsequent to the
effective date of the Registration Statement, of which this prospectus is a part, the Fund&#146;s NAV declines more than 10% from its NAV as of that date. Accordingly, the Expiration Date would be extended and the Fund would notify Record Date
Stockholders of the decline and permit Exercising Rights Holders to cancel their exercise of Rights. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] will act as Dealer Manager for the Offer. Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Dealer
Manager Agreement among the Dealer Manager, the Fund and the Adviser, the Dealer Manager will provide financial structuring and solicitation services in connection with the Offer and will solicit the exercise of Rights and participation in the
Over-Subscription Privilege. The Offer is not contingent upon any number of Rights being exercised. The Dealer Manager will also be responsible for forming and managing a group of selling broker-dealers (each a &#147;Selling Group Member&#148; and
collectively the &#147;Selling Group Members&#148;), whereby each Selling Group Member will enter into a Selling Group Agreement with the Dealer Manager to solicit the exercise of Rights and to sell shares of Common Stock purchased by the Selling
Group Member from the Dealer Manager. In addition, the Dealer Manager will enter into a Soliciting Dealer Agreement with other soliciting broker-dealers (each a &#147;Soliciting Dealer&#148; and collectively the &#147;Soliciting Dealers&#148;) to
solicit the exercise of Rights. See &#147;Compensation to Dealer Manager&#148; for a discussion of fees and other compensation to be paid to the Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members and Soliciting Dealers in connection with the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The services provided by the Dealer Manager differ from those provided by the Adviser in that the Adviser acts as the investment adviser for
the Fund and manages the investment and reinvestment of the Fund&#146;s assets in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies and limitations, and generally manages the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> business and affairs of the Fund. The Adviser has not been retained by the Fund to manage a rights offering; instead, given the complexities of the transaction, the Fund believes that the retention
of the Dealer Manager will be beneficial. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund and the Adviser have agreed to indemnify the Dealer Manager for losses arising out of
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The Dealer Manager Agreement also provides that the Dealer Manager will not be subject to any liability to the Fund in rendering the services contemplated by the Dealer Manager
Agreement except for any act of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of the Dealer Manager or reckless disregard by the Dealer Manager of its obligations and duties under the Dealer Manager Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to the expiration of the Offer, the Dealer Manager may independently offer for sale shares of Common Stock acquired through exercising
the Rights at prices that may be different from the market price for such shares or from the price to be received by the Fund upon the exercise of Rights. The Dealer Manager is authorized to buy and exercise Rights (for delivery of Common Stock
prior to the expiration of the Offer), including unexercised Rights of Record Date Stockholders whose record addresses are outside the United States held by the Subscription Agent for which no instructions are received, and to sell shares to the
public or to Selling Group Members at the offering price set by the Dealer Manager from time to time. In addition, the Dealer Manager has the right to buy Rights offered to it by the Subscription Agent from electing Record Date Stockholders, and the
Dealer Manager may purchase such Rights as principal or act as agent on behalf of its clients for the resale of such Rights. See &#147;Sales through the Subscription Agent&#148; for more information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to seek to facilitate the trading market in the Rights for the benefit of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exercising</FONT>
Common Stockholders, and the placement of the Common Stock to new or existing investors pursuant to the exercise of the Rights, the Dealer Manager Agreement provides for special arrangements with the Dealer Manager. Under these arrangements, the
Dealer Manager is expected to purchase Rights on the NYSE. The number of Rights, if any, purchased by the Dealer Manager will be determined by the Dealer </P>
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Manager in its sole discretion. The Dealer Manager is not obligated to purchase Rights or shares of Common Stock as principal for its own account to facilitate the trading market for Rights or
for investment purposes. Rather, its purchases are expected to be closely related to interest in acquiring shares of Common Stock generated by the Dealer Manager through its marketing and soliciting activities. The Dealer Manager intends to exercise
Rights purchased by it during the Subscription Period but prior to the Expiration Date. The Dealer Manager may exercise those Rights at its option on one or more dates, which are expected to be prior to the Expiration Date. The subscription price
for the shares of Common Stock issued through the exercise of Rights by the Dealer Manager prior to the Expiration Date will be the greater of [&nbsp;]% of the last reported sale price of a share of Common Stock on the NYSE on the date of exercise
or [&nbsp;]% of the last reported NAV of a share of Common Stock on the date prior to the date of exercise. The price and timing of these exercises are expected to differ from those described herein for the Offer. The Subscription Price will be paid
to the Fund and the dealer manager fee with respect to such proceeds will be paid by the Fund on the applicable settlement date(s)&nbsp;of such exercise(s). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the exercise of Rights and receipt of shares of Common Stock, the Dealer Manager intends to offer those shares for sale to
the public and/or through Selling Group Members it has established. The Dealer Manager may set the price for those shares at any price that it determines, in its sole discretion. The Dealer Manager has advised that the price at which such shares of
Common Stock are offered is expected to be at or slightly below the closing price of the shares of Common Stock on the NYSE on the date the Dealer Manager exercises Rights. No portion of the amount paid to the Dealer Manager or to a Selling Group
Member from the sale of shares of Common Stock in this manner will be paid to the Fund. If the sales price of the shares of Common Stock is greater than the subscription price paid by the Dealer Manager for such shares plus the costs to purchase
Rights for the purpose of acquiring those shares, the Dealer Manager will receive a gain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alternatively, if the sales price of the shares
of Common Stock is less than the Subscription Price for such shares plus the costs to purchase Rights for the purpose of acquiring those shares, the Dealer Manager will incur a loss. The Dealer Manager will pay a concession to Selling Group Members
in an amount equal to approximately [&nbsp;]% of the aggregate price of the shares of Common Stock sold by the respective Selling Group Member. Neither the Fund nor the Adviser has a role in setting the terms, including the sales price, on which the
Dealer Manager offers for sale and sells shares of Common Stock it has acquired through purchasing and exercising Rights or the timing of the exercise of Rights or sales of shares of Common Stock by the Dealer Manager. Persons who purchase shares of
Common Stock from the Dealer Manager or a Selling Group Member will purchase shares at a price set by the Dealer Manager, which may be more or less than the Subscription Price, based on the Formula Price mechanism through which shares of Common
Stock will be sold in the Offer, and at a time set by the Dealer Manager, which is expected to be prior to the Expiration Date, and will not have the uncertainty of waiting for the determination of the Subscription Price on the Expiration Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Dealer Manager may purchase Rights as principal or act as agent on behalf of its clients for the resale of such Rights. The Dealer Manager
may realize gains (or losses) in connection with the purchase and sale of Rights and the sale of shares of Common Stock, although such transactions are intended by the Dealer Manager to facilitate the trading market in the Rights and the placement
of the shares of Common Stock to new or existing investors pursuant to the exercise of the Rights. Any gains (or losses) realized by the Dealer Manager from the purchase and sale of Rights and the sale of shares of Common Stock is independent of and
in addition to its fee as Dealer Manager. The Dealer Manager has advised that any such gains (or losses) are expected to be immaterial relative to its fee as Dealer Manager. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Since neither the Dealer Manager nor persons who purchase shares of Common Stock from the Dealer Manager or Selling Group Members were Record
Date Stockholders, they would not be able to participate in the Over-Subscription Privilege. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no limit on the number of Rights
the Dealer Manager can purchase or exercise. Shares of Common Stock acquired by the Dealer Manager pursuant to the exercise of Rights acquired by it will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available pursuant to the over-subscription
privilege, perhaps materially, depending on the number of Rights purchased and exercised by the Dealer Manager. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Dealer
Manager can seek to facilitate the trading market for Rights as described above, investors can acquire shares of Common Stock at the Subscription Price by acquiring Rights on the NYSE and exercising them in the method described under &#147;Methods
of Exercising of Rights.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the ordinary course of their businesses, the Dealer Manager and/or its affiliates may engage in
investment banking or financial transactions with the Fund, the Adviser and its affiliates. In addition, in the ordinary course of their businesses, the Dealer Manager and/or its affiliates may, from time to time, own securities of the Fund or its
affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The principal business address of the Dealer Manager is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Dealer Manager Agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay the Dealer Manager a fee for its financial structuring and solicitation
services equal to<B> [</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>% of the Subscription Price for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Offer,
including the Over-Subscription Privilege. The Dealer Manager will reallow to Selling Group Members in the Selling Group to be formed and managed by the Dealer Manager selling fees equal
to<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>% of the Subscription Price for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Offer or
the Over-Subscription Privilege as a result of their selling efforts. In addition, the Dealer Manager will reallow to Soliciting Dealers that have executed and delivered a Soliciting Dealer Agreement and have solicited the exercise of Rights,
solicitation fees equal to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% of the Subscription Price for each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of Rights as a result of their soliciting efforts, subject to a maximum fee based on the number of shares
of Common Stock held by such Soliciting Dealer through DTC on the Record Date. Fees will be paid to the broker-dealer designated on the applicable portion of the subscription certificates or, in the absence of such designation, to the Dealer
Manager. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Fund has agreed to pay the Dealer Manager an amount up to
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;as a partial reimbursement of its expenses incurred in connection with the Offer, including all
reasonable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> fees and expenses, if any and not to exceed
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, incurred by the Dealer Manager, Selling Group Members, Soliciting Dealers and other brokers, dealers and
financial institutions in connection with their customary mailing and handling of materials related to the Offer to their customers. No other fees will be payable by the Fund or the Adviser to the Dealer Manager in connection with the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subscription Agent </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subscription
Agent is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in a Subscription Agent Agreement between the Fund and the Subscription Agent, the
Subscription Agent in connection with the Offer will provide services related to the distribution of the subscription certificates and the issuance and exercise of Rights to subscribe as set forth therein. The Subscription Agent will receive for its
administrative, processing, invoicing and other services a fee estimated to be approximately $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], plus reimbursement for all <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses related to the Offer. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Completed
subscription certificates must be sent together with proper payment of the Subscription Price for all shares of Common Stock subscribed for in the Primary Subscription and the Over-Subscription Privilege (for eligible Record Date Stockholders) to
the Subscription Agent by one of the methods described below. Alternatively, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery may be sent by facsimile to [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] to be
received by the Subscription Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Facsimiles should be confirmed by telephone at [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ].
The Fund will accept only properly completed and executed subscription certificates actually received at any of the addresses listed below, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date or by the close of business on the third (3rd)
Business Day after the Expiration Date following timely receipt of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. See &#147;Payment for Common Stock.&#148; </P>  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subscription&nbsp;Certificate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Delivery&nbsp;Method</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Address/Number</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">By Notice of Guaranteed Delivery</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Contact your broker-dealer, trust company, bank, or other nominee to notify the Fund of your intent to exercise, sell or transfer the Rights.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By First Class&nbsp;Mail Only</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(No Overnight
/Express Mail)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By Express Mail or Overnight Courier</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW Strategic Income Fund. Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Delivery to an address other than one of the addresses listed above, or transmission via a facsimile number other than as
listed above, will not constitute valid delivery. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information Agent </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Information Agent is
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in an Information Agent Agreement between the Fund and the
Information Agent, the Information Agent will provide communication, dissemination and other related services in connection with the Offer. The Information Agent will receive a fee estimated to be
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, plus reimbursement for its
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses related to the Offer. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the method of subscribing for shares of
Common Stock or for additional copies of this prospectus or subscription certificates or Notices of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to the Information Agent at its telephone number and address listed below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Call toll free: [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stockholders may also contact their brokers or nominees for information with respect to the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment for Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exercising
Rights Holders may choose between the following methods of payment: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Exercising Rights Holder may send the subscription certificate together with payment for the Common Stock
acquired in the Primary Subscription and any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege (for eligible Record Date Stockholders) to the Subscription Agent based on the estimated Subscription Price of
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>&nbsp;per share of Common Stock ([&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]). To be accepted, the payment, together with a
properly completed and executed subscription certificate, must be received by the Subscription Agent at one of the Subscription Agent&#146;s offices set forth above, prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">An Exercising Rights Holder may have a bank, trust company or NYSE member send a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
by facsimile or otherwise guaranteeing delivery of (i)&nbsp;payment of the full Subscription Price for the Common Stock subscribed for in the Primary Subscription and any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege (for eligible Record Date Stockholders) and (ii)&nbsp;a properly completed and executed subscription certificate. The Subscription Agent will not honor a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery unless a properly completed and
executed subscription certificate and full payment for the shares of Common Stock is received by the Subscription Agent by the close of business
on<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021 or, if the Offer is extended, on the third (3rd) Business Day after the Expiration
Date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments by an Exercising Rights Holder must be in U.S. dollars by money order or check drawn on a bank
or branch located in the United States and payable to &#147;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ].&#148; The Subscription Agent will deposit all funds received by it prior to the final
payment date into a segregated account pending proration and distribution of the shares of Common Stock. The Subscription Agent may receive investment earnings on the funds deposited into such account. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The method of delivery of subscription certificates and payment of the Subscription Price to the Fund will be at the election and risk of
the Exercising Rights Holders, but if sent by mail, it is recommended that such Certificates and payments be sent by registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, and that a sufficient number of days be allowed to ensure delivery
to the Subscription Agent and clearance of payment prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date or the date guaranteed payments are due under a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as applicable). Because uncertified personal checks
may take at least five(5)&nbsp;Business Days&nbsp;to clear, you are strongly urged to pay, or arrange for payment, by means of certified or cashier&#146;s check or money order. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Within ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days following the Expiration Date (the &#147;Confirmation Date&#148;), the Subscription Agent will direct the
Transfer Agent to send to each Exercising Rights Holder (or, if shares of Common Stock are held by Cede or any other depository or nominee, to Cede or such other depository or nominee) a confirmation showing (i)&nbsp;the number of shares of Common
Stock purchased pursuant to the Primary Subscription; (ii)&nbsp;the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, acquired pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege (for eligible Record Date Stockholders); (iii)&nbsp;the per share of Common Stock and
total purchase price for the shares of Common Stock; and (iv)&nbsp;any additional amount payable to the Fund by the Exercising Rights Holder or any excess to be refunded by the Fund to the Exercising Rights Holder, in each case based on the
Subscription Price as determined on the Expiration Date. If any Exercising Rights Holder, if eligible, exercises his right to acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege, any excess payment which would otherwise be
refunded to him will be applied by the Fund toward payment for shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Subscription Privilege. Any additional payment required from an Exercising Rights Holder must be received by the
Subscription Agent within ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after the Confirmation Date. All payments by Rights holders must be in United States dollars by money order or check drawn on a bank located in the United States of America and payable to
&#147;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ].&#148; Any excess payment to be refunded by the Fund to an Exercising Rights Holder will be mailed by the Subscription Agent to the Rights
Holder as promptly as practicable. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whichever of the two methods described above is used, issuance of the shares of Common Stock
purchased is subject to collection of checks and actual receipt of payment. The Subscription Agent will deposit all checks it receives prior to the final due date of this Offer into a segregated account pending proration and distribution of the
shares of Common Stock. The Subscription Agent may receive investment earnings on the funds deposited into such account. If an Exercising Rights Holder who subscribes for shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Primary Subscription or
Over-Subscription Privilege (for eligible Record Date Stockholders) does not make payment of any amounts due by the Expiration Date or the date guaranteed payments are due under a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the Subscription Agent reserves the
right to take any or all of the following actions: (i)&nbsp;sell subscribed and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">unpaid-for</FONT> Common Stock to other eligible Record Date Stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;apply any payment actually received by it from the
Exercising Rights Holder toward the purchase of the greatest whole number of shares of Common Stock which could be acquired by such Exercising Rights Holder upon exercise of the Primary Subscription and/or the Over-Subscription Privilege; and/or
(iii)&nbsp;exercise any and all other rights or remedies to which it may be entitled, including, without limitation, the right to set off against payments actually received by it with respect to such subscribed for shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All questions concerning the timeliness, validity, form and eligibility of any exercise of Rights will be determined by the Fund, whose
determinations will be final and binding. The Fund or the Adviser, each in its sole discretion may waive any defect or irregularity, or permit a defect or irregularity to be corrected within such time as it may determine, or reject the purported
exercise of any Right. Subscriptions will not be deemed to have been received or accepted until all irregularities have been waived or cured within such time as the Fund or the Adviser determines in its sole discretion. The Subscription Agent and
the Fund will not be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in connection with the submission of subscription certificates or incur any liability for failure to give such notification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exercising Rights Holders will have no right to rescind their subscription after receipt of their payment for shares of Common Stock by the
Subscription Agent, except as provided under &#147;Notice of NAV Decline.&#148; </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dividend Reinvestment Plan Participants/Beneficial Owners Holding
Through Nominees </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Participants in the Fund&#146;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan will have any shares of Common Stock acquired in the
Primary Subscription and pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege credited to their accounts under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Participants in the Fund&#146;s Dividend Reinvestment Plan wishing to exercise Rights issued with respect to the
shares of Common Stock held in their accounts under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan must exercise such Rights in accordance with the procedures set forth above. Record Date Stockholders whose shares of Common Stock are held of record by Cede or by
any other depository or nominee on their behalf or their broker-dealer&#146;s behalf will have any shares of Common Stock acquired in the Primary Subscription credited to the account of Cede or such other depository or nominee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See &#147;Tax Matters &#151; The Offer&#148; for a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Employee Benefit Plan and IRA Considerations </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Rights that are employee benefit plans subject to limitations imposed by the Code, such as employee plans subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (&#147;ERISA&#148;), Keogh Plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (&#147;IRA&#148;) (each a &#147;Benefit Plan&#148; and collectively, &#147;Benefit Plans&#148;), should be aware that the use of
additional contributions of cash outside of the Benefit Plan to exercise Rights may be treated as additional contributions to the Benefit Plan. When taken together with contributions previously made, such deemed additional contributions may be in
excess of tax limitations and subject the Rights holder to excise taxes for excess or nondeductible contributions. In the case of Benefit Plans qualified under Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code, additional contributions could cause the maximum
contribution limitations of Section&nbsp;415 of the Code or other qualification rules to be violated. Benefit Plans contemplating making additional contributions to exercise Rights should consult with their legal and tax counsel prior to making such
contributions. Benefit Plans and other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entities should also be aware that if they borrow to finance their exercise of Rights, they may become subject to the tax on unrelated business taxable income
under Section&nbsp;511 of the Code. If any portion of an IRA is used as security for a loan, the portion so used may also be treated as distributed to the IRA depositor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Benefit Plans subject to ERISA are subject to certain requirements on the Benefit Plan and on those persons who are fiduciaries with respect
to the Benefit Plans. Such requirements may include prudence and diversification requirements and require that investments be made in accordance with the documents governing the Benefit Plan. The exercise or transfer of Rights by a fiduciary for a
Benefit Plan should be considered in light of such fiduciary requirements. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, ERISA and the Code prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of a
Benefit Plan and certain persons (referred to as &#147;parties in interest&#148; for purposes of ERISA and &#147;disqualified persons&#148; for purposes of the Code) having certain relationships to such Benefit Plans, and also prohibit
&#147;self-dealing&#148; transactions, unless a statutory or administrative exemption is applicable to the transaction. A party in interest or disqualified person who engages in a nonexempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and
other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code (or with respect to certain Benefit Plans, such as IRAs, a prohibited transaction may cause the Benefit Plan to lose its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> status). In this
regard, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued prohibited transaction class exemptions (&#147;PTCEs&#148;) that may apply to the exercise or transfer of the Rights, and the holding or disposition of the shares. These class exemptions include,
without limitation, PTCE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-14</FONT> respecting transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers, PTCE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">90-1</FONT> respecting insurance company pooled
separate accounts, PTCE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">91-38</FONT> respecting bank collective investment funds, PTCE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">95-60</FONT> respecting life insurance company general accounts and PTCE <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">96-23</FONT> respecting transactions determined by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-house</FONT> asset managers, PTCE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">84-24</FONT> governing purchases of shares in investment companies)
and PTCE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">75-1</FONT> respecting sales of securities. In addition, Section&nbsp;408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section&nbsp;4975(d)(20) of the Code each provides a limited exemption, commonly referred to as the &#147;service
provider exemption,&#148; from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code for certain transactions between a Benefit Plan and a person that is a party in interest and/or a disqualified person (other than a
fiduciary or an affiliate that, directly or indirectly, has or exercises any discretionary authority or control or renders any investment advice with respect to the assets of any Benefit Plan involved in the transaction) solely by reason of
providing services to the Benefit Plan or by relationship to a service provider, provided that the Benefit Plan receives no less, nor pays no more, than adequate consideration. There can be no assurance that all of the conditions of any such
exemptions or any other exemption will be satisfied in connection with any Benefit Plan&#146;s otherwise prohibited exercise or transfer of Rights, or its investment or disposition of the shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By its exercise of the Rights, each Benefit Plan will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i)&nbsp;neither the exercise of the
Rights, nor the investment in shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise, will result in a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exempt</FONT> prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code, or any substantially similar
law, and (ii)&nbsp;neither the Adviser, the Dealer Manager, the Fund or any of their affiliates is or will be a fiduciary of the Benefit Plan with respect to the Benefit Plan&#146;s exercise of the Rights or its investment in shares of Common Stock,
for purposes of ERISA and Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code, or any applicable substantially similar law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to the complexity of these
rules and the penalties for noncompliance, fiduciaries of Benefit Plans, should consult with their legal and tax counsel regarding the consequences of their exercise of Rights under ERISA, the Code and other similar laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dilution and Effect of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Participation</FONT> in the Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the completion of the Offer, Record Date Stockholders who do not exercise their Rights fully will own a smaller proportional interest in
the Fund than they owned prior to the Offer because there will be more shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding if Rights are exercised. The percentage increase in shares of Common Stock outstanding that will occur if all the Rights are
exercised is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]%. The completion of the Offer will result in immediate voting dilution for such Common Stockholders. Further, both the sales load and the expenses associated with the Offer paid by the Fund will immediately
reduce the NAV of each outstanding share. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the Subscription Price is less than the NAV of the Fund&#146;s shares of
Common Stock as of the&nbsp;Expiration Date, the Offer will result in an immediate dilution of NAV for all Common Stockholders. It is anticipated that the existing Common Stockholders will experience immediate dilution even if they fully exercise
their Rights. Such dilution is not currently determinable because it is not known how many shares of Common Stock will be subscribed for, what the NAV or market price of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock will be on the Expiration Date or what
the Subscription Price will be. Any such NAV dilution will disproportionately affect <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exercising</FONT> Common Stockholders. If the Subscription Price is substantially less than the current NAV, this dilution
could be substantial. For example, assuming that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration Date was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ] (the NAV per share of Common Stock as
of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021) and all of the shares of Common Stock are sold at the estimated Subscription Price and after deducting all expenses related to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock, the per share NAV would be reduced by
approximately $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>&nbsp;or<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>%. Record Date Stockholders will experience a decrease in the NAV of shares of Common Stock held by them, irrespective
of whether they exercise all or any portion of their Rights. The distribution of transferable Rights, which themselves have value, will afford <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-participating</FONT> Common Stockholders the potential of receiving a
cash payment upon the sale of Rights, receipt of which may be viewed as partial compensation for the economic dilution of their interests, although there can be no assurance that a market for the Rights will develop or, if such a market does
develop, what the price of the Rights will be. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">NAV&nbsp;per&nbsp;share of Common&nbsp;Stock&nbsp;(as&nbsp;of&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;],&nbsp;2021)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Total net assets (as of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B></B><B></B><B>]</B>, 2021)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Estimated reduction in current NAV per share of&nbsp;Common&nbsp;Stock resulting from the Offer&nbsp;(&#147;per share dilution&#148;)(1)(2)</TD>
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Estimated percentage reduction in current NAV per share of Common Stock resulting from the</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Offer(1)(3)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Assumes full exercise of the Rights being offered, that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration
Date was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (the NAV per share of Common Stock on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021), and that all of the shares of Common Stock are sold at the estimated Subscription Price of
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>&nbsp;and deducts the dealer manager fee and all expenses related to the issuance of the shares of Common
Stock in the Offer. The Fund pays offering expenses, which are ultimately thus borne by all Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise their Rights. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Item (c)&nbsp;was calculated by subtracting (A)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s estimated NAV per share of Common Stock
immediately following the completion of the Offer from (B)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s NAV per share of Common Stock (as
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B> ]</B>, 2021). The Fund&#146;s estimated NAV per share of Common Stock immediately following the
completion of the Offer was estimated (using the assumptions described in note (1)&nbsp;above) by dividing (X)&nbsp;the estimated NAV of the Fund immediately following the Offer by (Y)&nbsp;the estimated total number of share of Common Stock
outstanding immediately following the completion of the Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Item (d)&nbsp;was calculated by dividing Item (c)&nbsp;by Item (a). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the dilution will be limited to the amounts shown in the table above. The final amounts of such dilution may be
greater than those estimated due to many factors, including the Fund&#146;s market price and NAV at the time of completion of the Offer and the level of participation in the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, 2021
was<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>. The number of shares of Common Stock adjusted to give effect to the Offer, assuming that
all Rights are exercised and the applicable shares of Common Stock issued, would be<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>. The
percentage increase in shares of Common Stock outstanding that will occur if all the Rights are exercised is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the costs of the Offer will be borne by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders whether or not they exercise
their Rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Certain Effects of this Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser will benefit from the Offer because the management and investment advisory fees are based on the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets. For a
description of these fees, see &#147;Management of the Fund &#151; Advisory Agreement.&#148; It is not possible to state precisely the amount of additional compensation the Adviser will receive as a result of the Offer because it is not known how
many shares of Common Stock will be subscribed for and because the proceeds of the Offer will be invested in additional portfolio securities, which will fluctuate in value. However, assuming (i)&nbsp;all Rights are exercised, (ii)&nbsp;the proceeds
of the Offer are leveraged at [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% as a percentage of Managed Assets (including the proceeds of such leverage) after giving effect to the Offer and (iii)&nbsp;the Subscription Price is
$<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>&nbsp;per share of Common Stock, and after giving effect to the Dealer Manager fee and other expenses
related to the Offer, the Adviser would receive additional annualized advisory fees of $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>. Two of the
Fund&#146;s directors who voted to authorize the Offer is each an interested person (as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Adviser. The other directors who approved the Offer are not interested persons (as defined in
Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Adviser. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_7"></A>THE FUND </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is a diversified <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The
Fund was incorporated in Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987 and commenced operations on March&nbsp;5, 1987. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment
objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation. No assurance can be given that the Fund&#146;s investment objective will be achieved. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s Adviser is TCW Investment Management Company LLC. The Adviser is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net proceeds of the Offer, assuming all shares of Common Stock offered hereby are sold at the estimated Subscription Price, are estimated
to be approximately $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, after deducting the sales load and expenses associated with the Offer. The Adviser
anticipates that investment of the net proceeds of the Offer in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies will take approximately thirty (30)&nbsp;days after completion of the Offer. The Fund intends to use the proceeds of
the Offer to make investments consistent with its investment objective. However, the investment of the net proceeds may take up to three (3)&nbsp;months from completion of the Offer, depending on market conditions and the availability of appropriate
securities. See &#147;The Offer &#151; Purpose of the Offer,&#148; &#147;Investment Objective and Principal Strategies&#148; and, in the SAI, &#147;Investment Restrictions.&#148; Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the net proceeds will
be invested in fixed income securities and other permitted investments. See &#147;Investment Objective and Principal Strategies.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_9"></A>DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is authorized to issue 75,000,000 of shares of Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock have equal voting, dividend, distribution and
liquidation rights. The shares of Common Stock outstanding are, and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, when issued and paid for pursuant to the terms of the Offer, will be, fully paid and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> Shares of Common Stock are not redeemable and have no preemptive rights, conversion rights, cumulative voting rights or appraisal rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, 2021
was<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>. The number of shares of Common Stock adjusted to give effect to the Offer, assuming that
all Rights are exercised and the applicable shares of Common Stock issued, would be<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>. The
percentage increase in shares of Common Stock outstanding that will occur if all the Rights are exercised is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock are publicly held and are listed and traded on the NYSE. The following table sets forth for the fiscal
quarters indicated the highest and lowest daily prices during the applicable quarter at the close of market on the NYSE per share of Common Stock along with (i)&nbsp;the highest and lowest closing NAV and (ii)&nbsp;the highest and lowest premium or
discount from NAV represented by such prices at the close of the market on the NYSE. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Low</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>High</B></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30, 2020</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.90</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.54</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.74</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.64</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-2.12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June&nbsp;30, 2020</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.75</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.45</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.72</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-15.08</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;31, 2020</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.96</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.82</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.41</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-16.15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;31, 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.94</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.69</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.87</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.73</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-2.06</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30, 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.82</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.62</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.89</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-1.19</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-3.75</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June&nbsp;30, 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.75</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.47</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.89</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.77</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-1.20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-5.34</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;31, 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.57</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.23</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.82</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.67</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-3.98</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-7.02</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;31, 2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.64</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.25</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.82</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.65</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-5.16</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-8.76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30, 2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.68</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.40</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.90</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-3.95</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-6.34</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">June&nbsp;30, 2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.59</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.40</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.90</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-5.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-8.15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;31, 2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.72</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.36</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.93</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.86</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-4.95</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-9.15</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;31, 2017</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.87</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.50</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.06</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.91</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-0.68</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">-8.60</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Data presented are with respect to a short period of time and are not indicative of future performance.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On<B></B><B>&nbsp;[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>,
2021, the Fund&#146;s NAV was $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>&nbsp;and the last reported sale price of a share of Common Stock on the NYSE
was $<B>[</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>]</B>, representing a [premium/discount] to NAV of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_10"></A>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation. There can be no assurance
that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Depending on current market conditions and the Fund&#146;s outlook over time,
the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a wide range of securities, including U.S. Government Securities, investment-grade corporate debt securities, high-yield debt securities, mortgage related securities, asset-backed
securities, marketable small-, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, convertible securities, money market securities, repurchase agreements, other securities and derivative instruments. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The types of derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest (or consider for
investment) are: structured products, swaps, futures contracts, and forward contracts. The Fund may also invest in other types of derivative instruments if deemed advisable by the Adviser. The Fund may commence investing in such other types of
derivative instruments without notice to Common Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Turnover </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s portfolio turnover rate may vary from year to year. Because it is difficult to predict accurately portfolio turnover rates,
actual turnover may be higher or lower. A high portfolio turnover rate increases a fund&#146;s transaction costs (including brokerage commissions and dealer costs), which would adversely impact a fund&#146;s performance. Higher portfolio turnover
may result in the realization of more short-term capital gains than if a fund had lower portfolio turnover. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Portfolio Construction Guidelines </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a wide range of securities, including U.S. Government
Securities, investment-grade corporate debt securities, high-yield corporate debt securities, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-US</FONT> developed and emerging market debt mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities, marketable small-, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, convertible securities, money market securities, repurchase agreements, other securities and derivative instruments. Under some market conditions, certain types of
structured products, swaps and other derivative instruments may be used provide neutral or counter, <I>i.e.</I>, short exposure to other portfolio holdings. &#147;Managed Assets&#148; are the net asset value of common shares, plus the liquidation
preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the principal amount of any borrowings of the Fund used for leverage. An emerging market country means any of the countries in the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global
Diversified, the J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Market Bond Index (CEMBI) Broad Diversified, the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(GBI-EM),</FONT> the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI
Frontier Markets Index. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in credit obligations or related instruments that, at the time of investment, are
subject to default. The credit obligations and related instruments in which the Fund may invest include mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and securities whose value depends on the value of mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities. These
types of investments present special risks. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under normal market conditions, the Fund may also invest in any combination of the following:
(i)&nbsp;structured products that do not provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations; (ii)&nbsp;swaps and other derivative instruments (including total return, index and interest rate swaps, options, warrants, forward contracts,
futures contracts and options on futures contracts) that do not provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations; (iii)&nbsp;foreign currencies and foreign currency derivatives (including foreign currency related swaps, futures contracts
and forward contracts) acquired for the purpose of hedging the currency risk arising from the credit obligations in the Fund&#146;s portfolio; and (iv)&nbsp;equity securities obtained through the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable
instruments, debt restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings and hedges on such positions. Structured products, swaps and other derivative instruments that do not provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations are those instruments whose
reference or underlying assets or indices are not credit obligations or indices of credit obligations. Examples of such instruments include equity- and commodity-linked notes, total return swaps based on the value of an equity security and commodity
futures contracts. The Fund may invest in such instruments in order, for example, (i)&nbsp;to seek current income or capital appreciation or (ii)&nbsp;to reduce the Fund&#146;s exposure solely to credit obligations. The Adviser believes that the
flexibility afforded by being able to invest in such instruments may benefit the Fund by (i)&nbsp;allowing the Fund to invest in potentially attractive investment opportunities that are not credit obligations and (ii)&nbsp;increasing the mix of
instruments in the Fund&#146;s portfolio which could reduce the overall risk of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. There can be no assurance that these benefits will be realized and such instruments may expose the Fund to risks not presented by credit
obligations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The types of derivative instruments in which the Fund currently invests (or considers for investment) are: structured
products, swaps, futures contracts, and forward contracts. In the future, the Fund may invest in other types of derivative instruments if deemed advisable by the Adviser. Structured products include instruments such as credit-linked securities,
commodity-linked notes and structured notes. A structured product may combine a traditional stock, bond, or commodity with an option or forward contract. An example of a structured product could be a bond issued by an oil company that pays a small
base level of interest with additional interest that accrues in correlation to the extent to which oil prices exceed a certain predetermined level. Such a structured product would be a combination of a bond and a call option on oil. The Fund may
commence investing in such other types of derivative instruments without notice to stockholders. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Credit Quality </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest without limit in debt instruments that are, at the time of purchase, rated below investment grade (below Baa3 by
Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148;) or below BBB- by either Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Company, Inc. (&#147;S&amp;P&#148;) or Fitch, Inc. (&#147;Fitch&#148;)), or
unrated but determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality to securities so rated. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities regardless of rating (<I>i.e.</I>, of any credit quality). For purposes of applying
the foregoing policy, in the case of securities with split ratings (<I>i.e.</I>, a security receiving two different ratings from two different rating agencies), the Fund will apply the higher of the applicable ratings. The Fund may invest in
securities of stressed issuers, which include securities at risk of being in default as to the repayment of principal and/or interest at the time of acquisition by the Fund or that are rated in the lower rating categories by one or more nationally
recognized statistical rating organizations (for example, Ca or lower by Moody&#146;s or CC or lower by S&amp;P or Fitch) or, if unrated, are determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. Debt instruments of below investment grade quality
are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and to repay principal, and are commonly referred to as &#147;high yield&#148; securities or &#147;junk bonds.&#148; Debt instruments in the
lowest investment grade category also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics. The Fund may, for hedging, investment or leveraging purposes, make use of credit default swaps, which are contracts whereby one party makes periodic
payments to a counterparty in exchange for the right to receive from the counterparty a payment equal to the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation in the event of a default or other credit event by the issuer of the debt
obligation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in securities that have not been registered for public sale in the U.S. or relevant <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> jurisdiction, including without limitation securities eligible for purchase and sale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or relevant
provisions of applicable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> law, and other securities issued in private placements. The Fund may also invest in securities of other investment companies, including, without limitation, exchange-traded
funds (&#147;ETFs&#148;), and may invest in foreign ETFs. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (&#147;REITs&#148;). The Fund may invest in securities of companies with small and medium market capitalizations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest without limit in illiquid securities <I>(i.e.,</I> securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary
course of business at approximately the value at which the Fund has valued the securities). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser relies primarily on its own
analysis of the credit quality and risks associated with individual debt instruments considered for the Fund, rather than relying exclusively on rating agencies or third-party research. The Fund&#146;s portfolio managers utilize this information in
an attempt to minimize credit risk and to identify issuers, industries or sectors that are undervalued or that offer attractive yields relative to the Adviser&#146;s assessment of their credit characteristics. This aspect of the Adviser&#146;s
capabilities will be particularly important to the extent that the Fund invests in high yield securities and in securities of emerging market issuers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Duration Strategy </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is expected
that the Fund normally will have a short to intermediate average portfolio duration (<I>i.e.</I>, within a zero to eight (0 to 8) year range), as calculated by the Adviser, although it may be shorter or longer at any time or from time to time
depending on market conditions and other factors. While the Fund seeks to maintain a short to intermediate average portfolio duration, there is no limit on the maturity or duration of any individual security in which the Fund may invest. The Adviser
believes that maintaining duration within this range offers flexibility and the opportunity for above-average returns while potentially limiting exposure to interest rate volatility and related risk. Duration is a measure used to determine the
sensitivity of a security&#146;s price to changes in interest rates. The Fund&#146;s duration strategy may entail maintaining a negative average portfolio duration from time to time, which would potentially benefit the portfolio in an environment of
rising market interest rates, but would generally adversely impact the portfolio in an environment of falling or neutral market interest rates. The Adviser may also utilize certain strategies, including without limit investments in structured notes
or futures contracts or swap, cap, floor or collar transactions, for the purpose of reducing the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund&#146;s portfolio, although there is no assurance that it will do so or that such strategies will be successful.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Leverage </U></B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund can
utilize leverage through the use of a credit facility. The Fund has entered into a line of credit agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon which permits the Fund to borrow up to $70&nbsp;million at a rate, per annum, equal to the Federal Funds
Rate plus 1.00%. There is also an annual facility fee of $56,000 for the contract period. For the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020, the Fund had outstanding approximately $5,343,000 under its Credit
Facility, which represented approximately 2% of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may also enter into transactions that may give rise to a form of leverage
including, among others, futures and forward contracts (including foreign currency exchange contracts), credit default swaps, total return swaps and other derivative transactions, loans of portfolio securities, short sales and when-issued, delayed
delivery and forward commitment transactions. Although it has no current intention to do so, the Fund may also determine to issue preferred shares or other types of senior securities to add leverage to its portfolio. The Fund intends to utilize
reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, borrowings and other forms of leverage opportunistically and may choose to increase or decrease, or eliminate entirely, its use of leverage over time and from time to time, based on the Adviser&#146;s
assessment of the yield curve environment, interest rate trends, market conditions and other factors. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Segregation and Coverage Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net proceeds the Fund obtains from reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls or other forms of leverage utilized will be invested in
accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies as described in this prospectus. So long as the rate of return, net of applicable Fund expenses, on the debt obligations and other investments purchased by the Fund exceeds the costs
to the Fund of the leverage it utilizes, the investment of the Fund&#146;s net assets attributable to leverage will generate more income than will be needed to pay the costs of the leverage. If so, and all other things being equal, the excess may be
used to pay higher dividends to Common Stockholders than if the Fund were not so leveraged. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 1940 Act generally prohibits the Fund
from engaging in most forms of leverage (including the use of reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, bank loans, commercial paper or other credit facilities, credit default swaps, total return swaps and other derivative transactions, loans of
portfolio securities, short sales and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions, to the extent that these instruments are not covered as described below) unless immediately after the issuance of the leverage the Fund has
satisfied the asset coverage test with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness prescribed by the 1940 Act; that is, the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities
(for these purposes, &#147;total net assets&#148;) is at least 300% of the senior securities representing indebtedness (effectively limiting the use of leverage through senior securities representing indebtedness to 33 1/3% of the Fund&#146;s total
net assets, including assets attributable to such leverage). In addition, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on its Common Stock unless, at the time of such declaration, this asset coverage test is
satisfied. The Fund may (but is not required to) cover its commitments under reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, derivatives and certain other instruments by the segregation of liquid assets, or by entering into offsetting transactions or
owning positions covering its obligations. To the extent that certain of these instruments are so covered, they will not be considered &#147;senior securities&#148; under the 1940 Act and therefore will not be subject to the 1940 Act 300% asset
coverage requirement otherwise applicable to forms of leverage used by the Fund. However, reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and other such instruments, even if covered, may represent a form of economic leverage and create special risks.
The use of these forms of leverage increases the volatility of the Fund&#146;s investment portfolio and could result in larger losses to Common Stockholders than if these strategies were not used. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; To
the extent that the Fund engages in borrowings, it may prepay a portion of the principal amount of the borrowing to the extent necessary in order to maintain the required asset coverage. Failure to maintain certain asset coverage requirements could
result in an event of default. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, which regulates the ability of
registered investment companies to use derivatives and other transactions that create future payment or delivery obligations. Under the newly adopted Rule 18f-4, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund that is not a limited user of
derivatives, as defined under the rule, generally must comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">value-at-risk,</FONT></FONT> or &#147;VaR.&#148; This outer limit is
based on a relative VaR test that compares a fund&#146;s VaR to the VaR of a &#147;designated reference portfolio&#148; for that fund. A fund generally can use either an index that meets certain requirements or the fund&#146;s own securities
portfolio (excluding derivatives transactions) as its designated reference portfolio. If a fund&#146;s derivatives risk manager reasonably determines that a designated reference portfolio would not provide an appropriate reference portfolio for
purposes of the relative VaR test, the fund would be required to comply with an absolute VaR test. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund&#146;s VaR is not permitted to exceed 250% of the VaR of the fund&#146;s designated
reference portfolio under the relative VaR test or 25% of the fund&#146;s net assets under the absolute VaR test. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, under the
newly adopted rule, unless the Fund qualifies as a limited user of derivatives, it will need to implement a written derivatives risk management program. The program must include risk guidelines as well as stress testing, backtesting, internal
reporting and escalation, and program review elements. A derivatives risk manager approved by the Fund&#146;s board of directors will administer the program. The Fund&#146;s derivatives risk manager will have to report to the Fund&#146;s Board on
the derivatives risk management program&#146;s implementation and effectiveness to facilitate the Board&#146;s oversight of the Fund&#146;s derivatives risk management. Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4</FONT> also provides that a fund
will be permitted to engage in reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions so long as the fund meets the asset coverage requirements under section 18; that is, the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets less all liabilities and
indebtedness not represented by senior securities (for these purposes, &#147;total net assets&#148;) is at least 300% of the senior securities representing indebtedness (effectively limiting the use of leverage through senior securities representing
indebtedness to 33 1/3% of the Fund&#146;s total net assets, including assets attributable to such leverage). Thus, if a fund also borrows from a bank or issues bonds, for example, these senior securities as well as the reverse repurchase agreement
would be required to comply with the asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act. This approach provides the same asset coverage requirements under section 18 for reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, bank borrowings,
and other borrowings permitted under the 1940 Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund also will be permitted to enter into these transactions by electing to treat reverse repurchase agreements as derivatives transactions under Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4</FONT> and thus be subject to the </P>
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VaR thresholds applicable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds. This alternative approach will permit the Fund to apply a consistent set of requirements to its derivatives
transactions and any reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions. The Fund will be required to implement and comply with new Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4</FONT> by the third quarter of 2022. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The use of these forms of leverage increases the volatility of the Fund&#146;s investment portfolio and could result in larger losses to
Common Stockholders than if these strategies were not used. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; To the extent that the Fund engages in borrowings, it may prepay a portion of the principal amount of the borrowing to the extent necessary
in order to maintain the required asset coverage. Failure to maintain certain asset coverage requirements could result in an event of default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Leveraging is a speculative technique and there are special risks and costs involved. There can be no assurance that the Fund&#146;s
leveraging strategies will be successful or result in a higher yield on shares of Common Stock. When leverage is used, the net asset value and market price of the Common Stock and the yield to Common Stockholders will be more volatile. See
&#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; In addition, interest and other expenses borne by the Fund with respect to its use of reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, borrowings or any other forms of leverage are borne by the Common
Stockholders and result in a reduction of the net asset value of the Common Stock. In addition, because the fees received by the Adviser are based on the Managed Assets of the Fund, the Adviser has a financial incentive for the Fund to use certain
forms of leverage <I>(e.g.,</I> reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, borrowings and preferred shares), which may create a conflict of interest between the Adviser and the Common Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Leverage creates risks for holders of the shares of Common Stock, including the likelihood of greater volatility in the NAV and market price
of, and distributions on, the shares of Common Stock. There is a risk that fluctuations in the distribution rates on any outstanding preferred shares or notes may adversely affect the return to the holders of the shares of Common Stock. If the
income from the investments purchased with such funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the return on the Fund will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to Common Stockholders
will be reduced. The Fund in its reasonable judgment nevertheless may determine to maintain the Fund&#146;s leveraged position if it deems such action to be appropriate in the circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Changes in the value of the Fund&#146;s investment portfolio (including investments bought with the proceeds of leverage) will be borne
entirely by the Fund and indirectly by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders. If there is a net decrease (or increase) in the value of the Fund&#146;s investment portfolio, the leverage will decrease (or increase) the NAV to a greater extent than if
the Fund were not leveraged. The use of leverage by a Fund may magnify the Fund&#146;s losses when there is a decrease in the value of the Fund investment and even totally eliminate the Fund&#146;s equity in its portfolio or a Common
Stockholder&#146;s equity in the Fund. During periods in which the Fund is using leverage, the fees paid by the Fund for investment advisory services will be higher than if the Fund did not use </P>
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leverage because the investment advisory fees paid will be calculated on the basis of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets which include proceeds from leverage. If preferred shares are used, holders of
preferred shares will have rights to elect a minimum of two directors. This voting power may negatively affect Common Stockholders, and the interests of holders of preferred shares may otherwise differ from the interests of Common Stockholders. Any
directors elected by preferred stockholders will represent both Common Stockholders as well as holders of preferred shares. Such directors may have a conflict of interest when the interests of Common Stockholders differ from those of holders of
preferred shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capital raised through leverage will be subject to distribution and/or interest payments, which may exceed the income
and appreciation on the assets purchased. The issuance of preferred shares or notes involves expenses associated with the Offer and other costs and may limit the Fund&#146;s freedom to pay distributions on shares of Common Stock or to engage in
other activities. All costs of offering and servicing any of the leverage methods the Fund may use will be borne entirely by the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders. The interests of persons with whom the Fund enters into leverage arrangements (such as
bank lenders, note holders and preferred stockholders) will not necessarily be aligned with the interests of the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders and such persons will have claims on the Fund&#146;s assets that are senior to those of the Fund&#146;s
Common Stockholders. Leverage creates an opportunity for a greater return per share of Common Stock, but at the same time it is a speculative technique that will increase the Fund&#146;s exposure to capital risk. Unless the income and appreciation,
if any, on assets acquired with leverage exceeds the cost of such leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock compared with what it would have been without leverage. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any lender in connection with a credit facility may impose specific restrictions as a condition to borrowing. The credit facility fees may
include, among other things, up front structuring fees and ongoing commitment fees (including fees on amounts undrawn on the facility) in addition to the traditional interest expense on amounts borrowed. The credit facility may involve a lien on the
Fund&#146;s assets. Similarly, to the extent the Fund issues preferred shares or notes, the Fund currently intends to seek a AAA or equivalent credit rating from one or more NRSROs on any preferred shares or notes it issues and the Fund may be
subject to fees, covenants and investment restrictions required by the NRSRO as a result. Such covenants and restrictions imposed by a NRSRO or lender may include asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than
those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. It is not anticipated that these covenants or restrictions will significantly impede the Adviser in managing the Fund&#146;s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective and policies. Nonetheless,
if these covenants or guidelines are more restrictive than those imposed by the 1940 Act, the Fund may not be able to utilize as much leverage as it otherwise could have, which could reduce the Fund&#146;s investment returns. In addition, the Fund
expects that any notes or a credit facility/commercial paper program would contain covenants that, among other things, will likely impose geographic exposure limitations, credit quality minimums, liquidity minimums, concentration limitations and
currency hedging requirements on the Fund. These covenants would also likely limit the Fund&#146;s ability to pay distributions in certain circumstances, incur additional debt, change fundamental investment policies and engage in certain
transactions, including mergers and consolidations. Such restrictions could cause the Adviser to make different investment decisions than if there were no such restrictions and could limit the ability of the Board and Common Stockholders to change
fundamental investment policies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund must distribute in each taxable year at least 90% of its net investment income (including net
interest income and net short-term gain) to qualify for the special tax treatment available to RICs. The Fund also will be required to distribute annually substantially all of its income and capital gain, if any, to avoid imposition of U.S. Federal
income tax or a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax on undistributed income. Prohibitions on dividends and other distributions on the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock could impair the Fund&#146;s ability to qualify as a RIC under the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Fund is precluded from making distributions on the shares of Common Stock because of any applicable asset coverage requirements, the
terms of the preferred shares (if any) may provide that any amounts so precluded from being distributed, but required to be distributed for the Fund to meet the distribution requirements for qualification as a RIC will be paid to the holders of the
preferred shares as a special distribution. This distribution can be expected to decrease the amount that holders of preferred shares would be entitled to receive upon redemption or liquidation of the shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC or failed to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, the Fund would be subject to
U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates on its taxable income, including its net capital gain, even if such income were distributed to its stockholders, and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to stockholders as
ordinary dividend income. Requalifying as a RIC could subject the Fund to significant tax costs. See &#147;Tax Matters &#151; Taxation of the Fund&#148; in the SAI. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s willingness to utilize leverage, and the amount of leverage the Fund will assume, will depend on many factors, the most
important of which are market conditions and interest rates. Successful use of a leveraging strategy may depend on the Fund&#146;s ability to predict correctly interest rates and market movements, and there is no assurance that a leveraging strategy
will be successful during any period in which it is employed. Any leveraging of the Common Stock cannot be achieved until the proceeds resulting from the use of leverage have been invested in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and
policies. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table is designed to assist the investor in understanding the effects of
leverage by illustrating the effect on the return to a holder of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock of leverage in the amount of approximately 33<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>/<SUB
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:bottom">3</SUB>% of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets (<I>i.e.</I>, 50% of its net assets attributable to the Fund&#146;s Common Stock), assuming hypothetical annual returns of the Fund&#146;s portfolio of minus 10%
to plus 10%. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to holders of Common Stock when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than
the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total return is composed of two elements &#151; the dividends paid by the Fund (the amount of which is
largely determined by the net investment income of the Fund) and gains or losses on the value of the securities the Fund owns. As required by SEC rules, the table above assumes that the Fund is more likely to suffer capital losses than to enjoy
capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0% the Fund must assume that the interest it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses in the value of those investments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Portfolio Composition </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities</I><B>.</B>&nbsp;The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities, which represent
interests in pools of mortgages. Payments of both principal and interest on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect &#147;passing through&#148; monthly payments made by borrowers on the residential or commercial mortgage loans that
underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with
principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. The Fund may also invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (&#147;CMOs&#148;). CMOs are debt obligations collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential or
commercial mortgage pass-through securities. Interest and principal are generally paid monthly. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of
mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or Federal National Mortgage Corporation (Fannie Mae). The issuer of a series of CMOs may
elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages,
including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes usually receive principal only after shorter classes have been retired. An investor may be partially protected
against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments. The Fund may invest in stripped MBS. Stripped MBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal
distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest only or &#147;IO&#148; class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or &#147;PO&#148;
class). The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal prepayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying
mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.</I>&nbsp;A CMO is a debt obligation of a legal entity that is collateralized by mortgages and divided
into classes. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal is paid, in most cases, on a monthly basis. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage bonds, but are generally collateralized by portfolios of mortgage
pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC or FNMA and their income streams. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, often referred to as &#147;tranches,&#148; with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different
schedule for payments of principal and interest, including prepayments. The riskiest portion is the &#147;equity&#148; tranche which bears the bulk of defaults and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most
severe circumstances. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-payment</FONT> experience of the collateral. In the case of certain CMOs (known as &#147;sequential pay&#148; CMOs), payments of
principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, are applied to the classes of CMOs in the order of their respective final distribution dates. Thus, no payment of principal will be made to any class of sequential pay
CMOs until all other classes having an earlier final distribution date have been paid in full. CMOs may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage- or asset-backed securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities.</I>&nbsp;CMBSs include securities that reflect an
interest in, and are secured by, mortgage loans on commercial real property. Many of the risks of investing in commercial mortgage-backed securities reflect the risks of investing in the real estate securing the underlying mortgage loans. These
risks reflect the effects of local and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to make loan payments and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants. Commercial mortgage-backed securities may be less
liquid and exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage- or asset-backed securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>CMO Residuals.</I>&nbsp;CMO
residuals are mortgage securities issued by&nbsp;agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government or by private&nbsp;originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan&nbsp;associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks,
commercial banks, investment&nbsp;banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing. The cash flow&nbsp;generated by the mortgage assets underlying a series of a CMO is applied&nbsp;first to make required payments of principal and interest on the
CMO and&nbsp;second to pay the related administrative expenses and any management&nbsp;fee of the issuer. The residual in a CMO structure generally represents the&nbsp;interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the
foregoing&nbsp;payments. Each payment of such excess cash flow to a holder of the related&nbsp;CMO residual represents income and/or a return of capital. The amount of&nbsp;residual cash flow resulting from a CMO will depend on, among
other&nbsp;things, the characteristics of the mortgage assets, the coupon rate of each&nbsp;class of CMO, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative&nbsp;expenses and the prepayment experience on the mortgage assets. In&nbsp;particular,
the yield to maturity on CMO residuals is extremely sensitive to&nbsp;prepayments on the related underlying mortgage assets, in the same&nbsp;manner as an interest-only (or IO) class of stripped mortgage-backed&nbsp;securities (described below). In
addition, if a series of a CMO includes a&nbsp;class that bears interest at an adjustable rate, the yield to maturity on the&nbsp;related CMO residual will also be extremely sensitive to changes in the level&nbsp;of the index upon which interest
rate adjustments are based. As described&nbsp;below with respect to stripped mortgage-backed securities, in certain&nbsp;circumstances the Fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in a&nbsp;CMO residual. CMO residuals are generally
purchased and sold by&nbsp;institutional investors through several investment banking firms acting as&nbsp;brokers or dealers. CMO residuals may, or pursuant to an exemption&nbsp;therefrom, may not, have been registered under the 1933 Act.
CMO&nbsp;residuals, whether or not registered under the 1933 Act, may be subject to&nbsp;certain restrictions on transferability. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Adjustable Rate Mortgage-Backed Securities.</I>&nbsp;ARMs have interest rates that reset at periodic intervals. Acquiring ARMs permits the
Fund to participate in increases in prevailing current interest rates through periodic adjustments in the coupons of mortgages underlying the pool on which ARMs are based. Such ARMs generally have higher current yield and lower price fluctuations
than is the case with more traditional fixed income debt securities of comparable rating and maturity. In addition, when prepayments of principal are made on the underlying mortgages during periods of rising interest rates, the Fund can reinvest the
proceeds of such prepayments at rates higher than those at which they were previously invested. Mortgages underlying most ARMs, however, have limits on the allowable annual or lifetime increases that can be made in the interest rate that the
mortgagor pays. Therefore, if current interest rates rise above such limits over the period of the limitation, the Fund, when holding an ARM, does not benefit from further increases in interest rates. Moreover, when interest rates are in excess of
coupon rates (<I>i.e.</I>, the rates being paid by mortgagors) of the mortgages, ARMs behave more like fixed income securities and less like adjustable-rate securities and are subject to the risks associated with fixed income securities. In
addition, during periods of rising interest rates, increases in the coupon rate of adjustable-rate mortgages generally lag current market interest rates slightly, thereby creating the potential for capital depreciation on such securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities.</I>&nbsp;SMBSs are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBSs may be issued by agencies
or&nbsp;instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, or by private originators of, or&nbsp;investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose&nbsp;entities of
the foregoing. SMBSs are usually structured with two classes that&nbsp;receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a&nbsp;pool of mortgage assets. A common type of SMBS will have one class&nbsp;receiving some of the
interest and most of the principal from the mortgage&nbsp;assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the&nbsp;remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one class will receive&nbsp;all of the interest (the IO
class), while the other class will receive all of the&nbsp;principal (the principal-only or PO class). The yield to maturity on an IO class&nbsp;is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including&nbsp;prepayments) on the related
underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate&nbsp;of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgage assets&nbsp;experience greater than anticipated
prepayments of principal, the Fund may&nbsp;fail to recoup some or all of its initial investment in these securities even if&nbsp;the security is in one of the highest rating categories. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Asset-Backed Securities.</I>&nbsp;Asset-backed securities (&#147;ABS&#148;) are bonds backed by pools of loans or other receivables. ABS
are created from many types of assets, including auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans and student loans. ABS are typically issued through special purpose vehicles that are bankruptcy remote from the issuer of the collateral. The
credit quality of an ABS transaction depends on the performance of the underlying assets. To protect ABS investors from the possibility that some borrowers could miss payments or even default on their loans, ABS include various forms of credit
enhancement. Some ABS, particularly home equity loan ABS, are subject to interest rate risk and prepayment risk. A change in interest can affect the pace of payments on the underlying loans, which in turn affects total return on the securities. ABS
also carry credit or default risk. If many borrowers on the underlying loans default, losses could exceed the credit enhancement level and result in losses to investors in an ABS. In addition, ABS have structural risk due to a unique characteristic
known as early amortization, or early payout, risk. Built into the structure of most ABS are triggers for early payout, designed to protect investors from losses. These triggers are unique to each </P>
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transaction and can include a big rise in defaults on the underlying loans, a sharp drop in the credit enhancement level or even the bankruptcy of the originator. Once early amortization begins,
all incoming loan payments (after expenses are paid) are used to pay investors as quickly as possible based upon a predetermined priority of payment. The Fund may invest in any tranche, including the equity tranche, of an ABS. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in other types of asset-backed securities that are&nbsp;offered in the marketplace, including Enhanced Equipment Trust
Certificates&nbsp;(&#147;EETCs&#148;). EETCs are typically issued by specially-created trusts established&nbsp;by airlines, railroads, or other transportation corporations. The proceeds of&nbsp;EETCs are used to purchase equipment, such as
airplanes, railroad cars, or&nbsp;other equipment, which in turn serve as collateral for the related issue of&nbsp;the EETCs. The equipment generally is leased by the airline, railroad or other&nbsp;corporation, which makes rental payments to
provide the projected cash&nbsp;flow for payments to EETC holders. Holders of EETCs must look to the&nbsp;collateral securing the certificates, typically together with a guarantee&nbsp;provided by the lessee corporation or its parent company for the
payment of&nbsp;lease obligations, in the case of default in the payment of principal and&nbsp;interest on the EETCs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Convertible
Securities and Synthetic Convertible Securities</I>. Convertible securities (<I>i.e.</I>, debt securities that may be converted at either a stated price or stated rate into underlying shares of common stock) have general characteristics similar to
both debt securities and equity securities. Although to a lesser extent than with debt obligations, the market value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline.
In addition, because of the conversion feature, the market value of convertible securities tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying common stocks and, therefore, also will react to variations in the general market for
equity securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Convertible securities are investments that provide for a stable stream of income with generally higher yields than
common stocks. There can be no assurance of current income because the issuers of the convertible securities may default on their obligations. Convertible securities, however, generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-convertible</FONT> debt securities of similar credit quality because of the potential for equity-related capital appreciation. A convertible security, in addition to providing current income, offers the potential for
capital appreciation through the conversion feature, which enables the holder to benefit from increases in the market price of the underlying common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in synthetic convertible securities, which are created&nbsp;through a combination of separate securities that possess the
two principal&nbsp;characteristics of a traditional convertible security, that is, an income-producing component and the right to acquire a convertible component.&nbsp;The income-producing component is achieved by investing in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-convertible,</FONT> income-producing securities such as bonds, preferred securities&nbsp;and money market instruments. The convertible component is achieved by&nbsp;purchasing warrants or options to buy common stock at
a certain exercise&nbsp;price, or options on a stock index. The Fund may also purchase synthetic&nbsp;securities created by other parties, typically investment banks, including&nbsp;convertible structured notes. The income-producing and
convertible&nbsp;components of a synthetic convertible security may be issued separately by&nbsp;different issuers and at different times. The values of synthetic convertible&nbsp;securities will respond differently to market fluctuations than a
traditional&nbsp;convertible security because a synthetic convertible is composed of two or&nbsp;more separate securities or instruments, each with its own market value.&nbsp;Synthetic convertible securities are also subject to the risks associated
with&nbsp;derivatives. See &#147;Risks Factors&#151;Derivatives Risk.&#148; In addition,&nbsp;if the value of the underlying common stock or the level of the index&nbsp;involved in the convertible element falls below the strike price of
the&nbsp;warrant or option, the warrant or option may lose all value. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Contingent Convertible Securities.</I> Contingent convertible
securities (&#147;CoCos&#148;) are a form of hybrid debt security issued primarily by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> issuers, which have loss absorption mechanisms built into their terms. CoCos have no stated maturity, have fully
discretionary coupons and are typically issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments. CoCos generally either convert into equity of the issuer or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain triggering events
(&#147;triggers&#148;) linked to regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions relating to the issuer&#146;s continued viability. In certain scenarios, investors in CoCos may suffer a loss of capital ahead of equity holders or when equity
holders do not. There is no guarantee that the Fund will receive a return of principal on CoCos. Any indication that an automatic write-down or conversion event may occur can be expected to have an adverse effect on the market price of CoCos. CoCos
are often rated below investment grade and are subject to the risks of high yield securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because CoCos are issued primarily by
financial institutions, CoCos may present substantially increased risks at times of financial turmoil, which could affect financial institutions more than companies in other sectors and industries. Further, the value of an investment in CoCos is
unpredictable and will be influenced by many factors and risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. An investment by the Fund in CoCos may result in losses to the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some additional risks associated with CoCos include, but are not limited to: </P>
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write-down of the principal amount or value of the securities, potentially to zero, and the cancellation of the securities) under certain circumstances, which could result in the Fund losing a portion or all of its investment in such securities. In
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have any rights with respect to repayment of the principal amount of the securities that has not become due or the payment of interest or dividends on such securities for any period from (and
including) the interest or dividend payment date falling immediately prior to the occurrence of such automatic write-down. An automatic write-down could also result in a reduced income rate if the dividend or interest payment is based on the
security&#146;s par value. In addition, CoCos have fully discretionary coupons. This means coupons can potentially be cancelled at the issuer&#146;s discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority in order to help the issuer absorb
losses and may be suspended in the event there are insufficient distributable reserves. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Subordinated instruments.</I>&nbsp;CoCos will, in the majority of circumstances, be issued in the form of
subordinated debt instruments in order to provide the appropriate regulatory capital treatment prior to a conversion. Accordingly, in the event of liquidation, dissolution or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">winding-up</FONT> of an issuer prior to a
conversion having occurred, the rights and claims of the holders of the CoCos, such as the Fund, against the issuer in respect of or arising under the terms of the CoCos shall generally rank junior to the claims of all holders of unsubordinated
obligations of the issuer. In addition, if the CoCos are converted into the issuer&#146;s underlying equity securities following a conversion event (<I>i.e.</I>, a &#147;trigger&#148;), each holder will be subordinated due to their conversion from
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Market value will fluctuate based on unpredictable factors.</I>&nbsp;The trading behavior of a given
issuer&#146;s CoCos may be strongly impacted by the trading behavior of other issuers&#146; CoCos, such that negative information from an unrelated CoCo may cause a decline in value of one or more CoCos held by the Fund. Accordingly, the trading
behavior of CoCos may not follow the trading behavior of other similarly structured securities. The value of CoCos is unpredictable and could be influenced by many factors including, without limitation: (i)&nbsp;the creditworthiness of the issuer
and/or fluctuations in such issuer&#146;s applicable capital ratios; (ii)&nbsp;supply and demand for the CoCos; (iii)&nbsp;general market conditions and available liquidity; and (iv)&nbsp;economic, financial and political events that affect the
issuer, its particular market or the financial markets in general. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investment Grade Corporate Bonds. </I>The Fund
may invest in debt instruments that are rated investment grade (Baa3 and above by Moody&#146;s or BBB- and above by either S&amp;P or Fitch). The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security (including a security
purchased with securities lending collateral), or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing
services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise fulfill its obligations. The downgrade of the credit of a security held by the Fund may decrease its value. Securities are subject to
varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings. Measures such as average credit quality may not accurately reflect the true credit risk of the Fund. This is especially the case if the Fund consists of securities with
widely varying credit ratings. Credit risk is greater to the extent the Fund uses leverage or derivatives in connection with the management of the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>High Yield Securities.</I><B> </B>The Fund may invest in debt instruments that are rated below investment grade (below Baa3 by Moody&#146;s
or below BBB- by either S&amp;P or Fitch) or unrated but determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest in debt securities of stressed and distressed issuers, including securities that are in default. Below investment
grade securities are commonly referred to as &#147;high yield&#148; securities or &#147;junk bonds.&#148; High yield securities involve a greater degree of risk (in particular, a greater risk of default) than, and special risks in addition to the
risks associated with, investment grade debt obligations. While offering a greater potential opportunity for capital appreciation and higher yields, high yield securities typically entail greater potential price volatility and may be less liquid
than higher-rated securities. High yield securities may be regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer&#146;s continuing ability to make timely principal and interest payments. They also may be more susceptible to real or
perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-rated securities. Debt securities in the lowest investment grade category also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics by certain ratings agencies. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market values of high yield securities tend to reflect individual developments of the issuer to a greater extent than do higher-quality
securities, which tend to react mainly to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. In addition, lower-quality debt securities tend to be more sensitive to general economic conditions. Certain emerging market governments that issue high
yield securities in which the Fund may invest are among the largest debtors to commercial banks, foreign governments and supranational organizations, such as the World Bank, and may not be able or willing to make principal and/or interest payments
as they come due. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Developed and Emerging Market Debt. </I>The Fund may invest in foreign securities that may experience more rapid and
extreme changes in value than the Fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries.
Additionally, issuers of foreign securities are usually not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region
or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Also, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes or diplomatic developments could adversely
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event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, the Fund could lose its entire investment in foreign securities. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its
assets in a specific geographic region, the Fund will generally have more exposure to regional economic risks associated with foreign investments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S.
issuers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Repurchase Agreements.</I>&nbsp;The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase
Agreement (&#147;MRA&#148;). In a repurchase agreement transaction, the Fund will purchase a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The MRA permits the Fund, under certain
circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund.
However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty&#146;s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the
Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund&#146;s
obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Rolls</I>. The Fund
may use, among other things, reverse repurchase agreements and/or dollar rolls to add leverage to its portfolio. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities to a bank or broker dealer and agrees to repurchase the securities at a
mutually agreed future date and price. A dollar roll is similar to a reverse repurchase agreement except that the counterparty with which the Fund enters into a dollar roll transaction is not obligated to return the same securities as those
originally sold by the Fund, but only securities that are &#147;substantially identical.&#148; Generally, the effect of a reverse repurchase agreement or dollar roll transaction is that the Fund can recover and reinvest all or most of the cash
invested in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the agreement and still be entitled to the returns associated with those portfolio securities, thereby resulting in a transaction similar to a borrowing and giving rise to leverage for
the Fund. The Fund will incur interest expense as a cost of utilizing reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement or dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent,
the Fund&#146;s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund&#146;s obligation to repurchase the securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, and Forward Commitment Transactions.</I><B> </B>The Fund may enter into when issued, delayed-delivery or
forward commitment transactions in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security or to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund&#146;s existing portfolio. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions,
the Fund commits to purchase particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. Although the Fund does not pay for the securities or start earning interest on them until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the
risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. If the Fund&#146;s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a when issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an
opportunity to make an alternative investment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to settlement of these transactions, the value of the subject securities will
fluctuate. In addition, because the Fund is not required to pay for when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment securities until the delivery date, they may result in a form of leverage. To guard against this deemed leverage, the Fund
monitors the obligations under these transactions and ensures that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Securities
Lending.</I>&nbsp;The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans must be collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Fund can accept money market instruments or U.S. Government Securities with a market value at
least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. As with any extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral if the borrowers of the securities fail financially. The Fund earns
additional income for lending its securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Derivatives</I>. The Fund
may, but is not required to, utilize various derivative strategies&nbsp;(both long and short positions) for investment purposes, leveraging&nbsp;purposes, or in an attempt to hedge against market, credit, interest rate,&nbsp;currency and other risks
in the portfolio. The Fund may use various&nbsp;derivatives transactions to add leverage to its portfolio. Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value&nbsp;depends upon, or is derived from, the value of an underlying
asset,&nbsp;reference rate or index, and may relate to, among others, individual debt&nbsp;instruments, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates,&nbsp;commodities and related indexes. Examples of derivative instruments that&nbsp;the
Fund may use include, without limit, futures and forward contracts&nbsp;(including foreign currency exchange contracts), call and put options&nbsp;(including options on futures contracts), credit default swaps, total return&nbsp;swaps, basis swaps
and other swap agreements. The Fund&#146;s use of&nbsp;derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than,&nbsp;the risks associated with investment directly in securities and other more&nbsp;traditional investments. See
&#147;Risk Factors&#151;Derivatives Risk.&#148;&nbsp;There is no assurance that these&nbsp;derivative strategies will be available at any time or that the Adviser will determine to use them for the Fund or, if used, that the strategies will
be&nbsp;successful. In addition, the Fund may be subject to certain restrictions on its&nbsp;use of derivative strategies imposed by guidelines of one or more rating&nbsp;agencies that may issue ratings for any preferred shares issued by the Fund.
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currency contracts as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed or delivery is taken, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks arise
upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Futures Contracts</I><B>.</B>&nbsp;The Fund seeks to manage a variety of different risks or obtain exposure through the use of futures
contracts. The Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other
assets. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures may be closed out only on
an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the
entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures
contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that
the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for the Fund to enter into a
closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into at a favorable time or price. When the Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction
unfavorable to it. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When the Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability
that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value
at the time it was closed. The Fund also utilizes treasury futures to help manage interest rate duration and credit market exposure. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Swap Agreements.</I>&nbsp;The Fund may enter into swap agreements. Swap agreements are
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">typically&nbsp;two-party&nbsp;contracts</FONT> entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard &#147;swap&#148; transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of
return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or &#147;swapped&#148; between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a
&#147;notional amount&#148; (<I>i.e.</I>, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a &#147;basket&#148; of securities representing a particular index). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed
rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.
The Fund&#146;s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty default is the discounted NAV of the cash flows paid to/received from the counterparty over the interest rate swap&#146;s remaining life. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to
reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund&#146;s basis in the
agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by the Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund&#146;s statement of assets and liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into
the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain
or loss on the Fund&#146;s statement of operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the term of a swap
transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified
security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Fund are recorded as realized gains and losses, respectively. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Securities of other investment companies.</I> The Fund may invest its assets in
securities of other open- and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment companies, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. As a stockholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that investment
company&#146;s expenses, and will remain subject to payment of the Fund&#146;s investment advisory and other fees and expenses with respect to assets so invested. Common Stockholders will therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent
that the Fund invests in other investment companies. Expenses will be taken into account when evaluating the merits of such investments. In addition, the securities of other investment companies may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to
certain leverage risks. The NAV and market value of leveraged securities will be more volatile and the yield to stockholders will tend to fluctuate more than the yield generated by unleveraged securities. Investment companies may have investment
policies that differ from those of the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Common Stocks and Other Equity Securities</I>. The Fund may own and hold common stocks of
operating companies in its portfolio from time to time in connection with a corporate action, or the restructuring of a debt instrument or through the conversion of a convertible security held by the Fund. For instance, in connection with the
restructuring of a debt instrument, either outside of bankruptcy court or in the context of bankruptcy court proceedings, the Fund may determine or be required to accept common stocks or other equity securities in exchange for all or a portion of
the debt instrument. Depending upon, among other things, the Adviser&#146;s evaluation of the potential value of such securities in relation to the price that could be obtained by the Fund at any given time upon sale thereof, the Fund may determine
to hold these equity securities in its portfolio. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although common stocks and other equity securities have historically generated higher
average returns than debt securities over the long term, they also have experienced significantly more volatility in those returns and in certain years have significantly underperformed relative to debt securities. An adverse event, such as an
unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular equity security held by the Fund. Also, prices of common stocks and other equity securities are sensitive to general movements in the equity markets and a decline in those markets
may depress the prices of the equity securities held by the Fund. The prices of equity securities fluctuate for many different reasons, including changes in investors&#146; perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition
of the relevant stock market or when political or economic events affecting the issuer occur. In addition, prices of equity securities may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase.
The Fund may invest in common shares of pooled vehicles, such as those of other investment companies, and in common shares of REITS. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Short Sales.</I> A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security or other instrument that it does not own in anticipation
that the market price will decline. The Fund may use short sales for investment purposes or for hedging and risk management purposes. The Fund may also take short positions with respect to the performance of securities, indexes, interest rates,
currencies and other assets or markets through the use of derivative or forward instruments. When the Fund engages in a short sale of a security, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the counterparty. The Fund may have to pay a
fee to borrow particular securities and would often be obligated to pay over any payments received on such borrowed securities. The Fund&#146;s obligation to replace the borrowed security will be secured by collateral deposited with the Fund&#146;s
custodian in the name of the lender. The Fund may not receive any payments (including interest) on its collateral. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to cover its short position at a time when the securities have
appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund may engage in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> &#147;naked&#148; short sales when it does not own or have the immediate right to acquire the security sold short at
no additional cost, in which case the Fund&#146;s losses theoretically could be unlimited. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time that the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will
incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss increased, by the transaction costs described above. The successful use of short selling may be adversely affected by imperfect
correlation between movements in the price of the security sold short and securities being hedged if the short sale is being used for hedging purposes. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Short Sales Risk.&#148; See also &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage
Risk&#148; The Fund may engage in short selling to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and other federal securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Private
placements and restricted securities.</I> The Fund may invest in securities which are subject to restrictions on resale because they have not been registered under the Securities Act. These securities are generally referred to as private placements
or restricted securities. Limitations on the resale of these securities may have an adverse effect on their marketability, and may prevent the Fund from disposing of them promptly at reasonable prices. The Fund may have to bear the expense of
registering the securities for resale and the risk of substantial delays in effecting the registration. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has no liquidity
limitation or restriction; thus, some or all of the Fund&#146;s investments may be in illiquid securities. At times, private placements or restricted securities, as well as other securities in which the Fund may invest, may be deemed illiquid.
Investments in illiquid securities tend to restrict the Fund&#146;s ability to dispose of instruments in a timely fashion and restrict the Fund&#146;s ability to take advantage of market opportunities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Commercial Paper</I>. Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by corporations such as banks
or bank holding companies and finance companies. The rate of return on commercial paper may be linked or indexed to the level of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency or currencies. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>U.S. Government Securities</I>. U.S. Government Securities are obligations of and, in certain
cases, guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. The U.S. Government does not guarantee the net asset value of the Fund&#146;s shares. Some U.S. Government Securities, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and
securities guaranteed by GNMA, are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the
&#147;U.S. Treasury&#148;); others, such as those of FNMA, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency&#146;s obligations; and still others, such as those of the Student Loan Marketing Association, are
supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. U.S. Government Securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to greater risk than interest-paying securities of similar
maturities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Temporary Defensive Positions </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During temporary defensive periods or in order to keep the Fund&#146;s cash fully invested, including during the period when the net proceeds
of the Offer are being invested, the Fund may deviate from its investment objective and principal investment strategy. During such periods, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its Managed Assets in certain short-term (less than one&nbsp;year to
maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash. The short-term and medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest consist of: (i)&nbsp;obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities; (ii)&nbsp;bank deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers&#146; acceptances) of U.S. or foreign banks denominated in any currency; (iii)&nbsp;floating rate securities and other
instruments denominated in any currency issued by various governments or international development agencies; (iv)&nbsp;finance company and corporate commercial paper and other short-term corporate debt obligations of U.S. or foreign corporations;
(v)&nbsp;repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with respect to such securities; and (vi)&nbsp;shares of money market funds. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_11"></A>RISK FACTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in the Fund&#146;s securities involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or that
you may lose part or all of your investment. The net asset value and the market price of the Common Stock will fluctuate with and be affected by, among other things, various Risk Factors and its investments which are summarized below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Dilution Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of this Offer,
it is anticipated that even if you fully exercise your Rights, you should expect to incur immediate economic dilution and, if you do not exercise all of your Rights, you will incur voting dilution. Further, both the sales load and the expenses
associated with the Offer paid by the Fund will immediately reduce the NAV of each outstanding share of Common Stock. To the extent that the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after the Offer will have increased proportionately more than
the increase in the size of the Fund&#146;s net assets, you will, at the completion of the Offer, experience immediate dilution of NAV. The percentage increase in Common Stock outstanding that will occur if all the Rights are exercised is
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]%. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the Subscription Price for the Offer is less than the Fund&#146;s NAV of the shares of
Common Stock as of the Expiration Date, you would experience additional immediate dilution of NAV as a result of the Offer. If the Subscription Price is substantially less than the current NAV at the expiration of the Offer, such dilution could be
substantial. It is anticipated that the existing Common Stockholders will experience immediate dilution even if they fully exercise their Rights. In addition, whether or not you exercise your Rights, you will experience a dilution of NAV of the
shares of Common Stock because you will indirectly bear the expenses of this Offer, which include, among other items, SEC registration fees, printing expenses and the fees assessed by service providers (including the cost of the Fund&#146;s counsel
and independent registered public accounting firm). This dilution of NAV will disproportionately affect Common Stockholders who do not exercise their Rights. cannot state precisely the amount of any decrease because the Fund does not know at this
time how many shares of Common Stock will be subscribed for or what the NAV or market price of the Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock will be on the Expiration Date or what the Subscription Price will be. For example, based on the Fund&#146;s NAV
and market price on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021, the Subscription Price would be less than NAV and there would be dilution. Assuming full exercise of the Rights being offered and that the NAV per share of Common Stock on the Expiration Date was
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (the NAV per share of Common Stock as of&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021), it is estimated that the per share dilution resulting from the Offer, as of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021, would be
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the economic dilution described above, if you do not exercise all of your Rights, you
will incur voting dilution as a result of this Offer. This voting dilution will occur because you will own a smaller proportionate interest in the Fund after the Offer than you owned prior to the Offer. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The fact that the Rights are transferable may reduce the effects of dilution as a result of the
Offer. Rights holders can transfer or sell their Rights. The cash received from the sale of Rights may be viewed as partial compensation for any possible dilution. There can be no assurances, however, that a market for the Rights will develop or
that the Rights will have any value in that market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks of Investing in Rights </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds such as the Fund frequently trade at a discount to NAV. Since inception, the
Fund&#146;s shares of Common Stock have traded at a discount in relation to NAV. See &#147;Description of Common Stock.&#148; If the Formula Price is less than [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]% of NAV on the Expiration Date, then the Subscription Price
will likely be greater than the market price of a share of Common Stock on that date. In addition, the Formula Price, even if above [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]% of NAV, may still be above the market price of a share of Common Stock on the Expiration
Date. If either event occurs, the Rights will have no value, and a person who exercises Rights will experience an immediate loss of value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Increase in Share Price Volatility; Decrease in Share Price</I>. The Offer may result in an increase in trading of the Common Stock, which
may increase volatility in the market price of the shares of Common Stock. The Offer may result in an increase in the number of Common Stockholders wishing to sell their shares of Common Stock, which would exert downward price pressure on the price
of the Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Under-Subscription</I>. It is possible that the Offer will not be fully subscribed. Under-subscription of the
Offer would have an impact on the net proceeds of the Offer and whether the Fund achieves any benefits. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Market Discount Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As with any stock, the price of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If you sell your Common
Stock, the price received may be more or less than your original investment. The shares of Common Stock are designed for long-term investors and should not be treated as a trading vehicle. Shares of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT>
management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Market Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market price of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to
factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as
real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular
industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Many countries have experienced outbreaks of infectious illnesses in recent decades, including swine flu, avian influenza, SARS, and most
recently, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19.</FONT> In December 2019, an initial outbreak of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> was reported in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. Since then, a large and growing number of
cases have been confirmed around the world. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> has resulted in, among other things, closing borders, enhanced health screenings, disruptions to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines,
cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and economic uncertainty. The impact of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19,</FONT> and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future,
has affected and may continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the global markets, including liquidity, in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Asset Allocation Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s
investment performance depends upon how its assets are allocated and reallocated. A principal risk of investing in the Fund is that the Adviser may make less than optimal or unsuccessful asset allocation decisions. The Adviser employs an active
approach to allocation among multiple fixed-income sectors, but there is no guarantee that such allocation techniques will produce the desired results. It is possible that the Adviser will focus on an investment that underperforms other investments
under various market conditions. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund as a result of these allocation decisions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Issuer Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The value of securities may decline for a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as its financial strength, management
performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer&#146;s goods and services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Management Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is subject to
management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Adviser and the Fund&#146;s portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee
that these decisions will produce the desired results. Certain securities or other instruments in which the Fund seeks to invest may not be available in the quantities desired. In addition, regulatory restrictions, actual or potential conflicts of
interest or other considerations may cause the Adviser to restrict or prohibit participation in certain investments. In such circumstances, the Adviser or a portfolio manager may determine to purchase other securities or instruments as substitutes.
Such substitute securities or instruments may not perform as intended, which could result in losses to the Fund. To the extent the Fund employs strategies targeting perceived pricing inefficiencies, arbitrage strategies or similar strategies, it is
subject to the risk that the pricing or valuation of the securities and instruments involved in such strategies may change unexpectedly, which may result in reduced returns or losses to the Fund. Additionally, legislative, regulatory, or tax
restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Adviser in connection with managing the Fund and may also adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. There also can be no
assurance that all of the personnel of the Adviser will continue to be associated with the Adviser for any length of time. The loss of the services of one or more key employees of the Adviser could have an adverse impact on the Fund&#146;s ability
to realize its investment objective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Fund may rely on various third-party sources to calculate its net asset value. As a
result, the Fund is subject to certain operational risks associated with reliance on service providers and service providers&#146; data sources. In particular, errors or systems failures and other technological issues may adversely impact the
Fund&#146;s calculations of its net asset value, and such net asset value calculation issues may result in inaccurately calculated net asset values, delays in net asset value calculation and/or the inability to calculate net asset values over
extended periods. The Fund may be unable to recover any losses associated with such failures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interest Rate Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, when market interest rates rise, the prices of debt obligations fall, and vice versa. Interest rate risk is the risk that debt
obligations and other instruments in the Fund&#146;s portfolio will decline in value because of increases in market interest rates. This risk may be particularly acute because market interest rates currently are near historical lows. The prices of
long-term debt obligations generally fluctuate more than prices of short-term debt obligations as interest rates change. Because the Fund&#146;s normal average portfolio duration range extends up to eight years (normally in the range of 0 to 8
years), as calculated by the Adviser, the Fund&#146;s net asset value and market price per share of its Common Stock will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in market interest rates than if the Fund invested mainly in short-term debt
securities. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended due to lower than expected rates of prepayments, which could cause the securities&#146; durations to extend and expose the
securities to more price volatility. This may lock in a below market yield, increase the security&#146;s duration and reduce the security&#146;s value. In addition to directly affecting debt securities, rising interest rates may also have an adverse
effect on the value of any equity securities held by the Fund. The Fund&#146;s duration strategy may entail maintaining a negative average portfolio duration from time to time, which would potentially benefit the portfolio in an environment of
rising market interest rates, but would generally adversely impact the portfolio in an environment of falling market interest rates. The Adviser may utilize certain strategies, including without limitation investments in structured notes or interest
rate futures contracts or swap, cap, floor or collar transactions, for the purpose of reducing the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund&#146;s portfolio, although there is no assurance that it will do so or that, if used, such strategies will be
successful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in variable- and floating-rate debt instruments, which generally are less sensitive to interest rate
changes than longer duration fixed-rate instruments, but may decline in value in response to rising interest rates if, for example, the rates at which they pay interest do not rise as much, or as quickly, as market interest rates in general.
Conversely, variable- and floating-rate instruments generally will not increase in value if interest rates decline. The Fund also may invest in inverse floating-rate debt securities, which may decrease in value if interest rates increase, and which
also may exhibit greater price volatility than fixed-rate debt obligations with similar credit quality. To the extent the Fund holds variable- or floating-rate instruments, a decrease (or, in the case of inverse floating-rate securities, an
increase) in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the net asset value of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In March 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve made two emergency interest-rate cuts, moving short-term rates to near zero, issued forward guidance
that rates will remain low until the economy weathers the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> crisis, and resumed quantitative easing. Additionally, Congress approved a $2 trillion stimulus package to offset the severity and duration of
a potential <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19-related</FONT></FONT> recession and is currently discussing additional stimulus spending. Dozens of central banks across Europe, Asia, and elsewhere have
announced similar economic relief packages. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security (including a security purchased with securities lending
collateral), or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or
unwilling, to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise fulfil its obligations. The downgrade of the credit of a security held by the Fund may decrease its value. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which
are often reflected in credit ratings. Measures such as average credit quality may not accurately reflect the true credit risk of the Fund. This is especially the case if the Fund consists of securities with widely varying credit ratings. Credit
risk is greater to the extent the Fund uses leverage or derivatives in connection with the management of the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Mortgage-Related and Other
Asset-Backed Securities Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities issued by
government agencies or other governmental entities or by private originators or issuers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The mortgage-related securities in which the
Fund may invest include, without limitation, mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (&#147;CMOs&#148;), commercial or residential mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped
mortgage-backed securities (&#147;SMBSs&#148;) and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The Fund may also invest in other types of
asset-backed securities, including collateralized loan obligations (&#147;CLOs&#148;) and less frequently in other types of collateralized debt obligations (&#147;CDOs&#148;), including collateralized bond obligations (&#147;CBOs&#148;) and other
similarly structured securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities often involve risks that are different from or more
acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. For instance, these securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of mortgage-related securities,
making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates, and may reduce the market value of the securities. This is known as extension risk. In addition, mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment risk&#151;the risk that borrowers may pay
off their mortgages sooner than expected, particularly when interest rates decline. This can reduce the Fund&#146;s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates. For instance, the Fund may invest in
stripped mortgage-backed securities with respect to which one class receives all of the interest from the mortgage assets (the interest-only, or &#147;IO&#148; class), while the other class receives all of the principal (the principal-only, or
&#147;PO&#148; class). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect
on the Fund&#146;s yield to maturity from these investments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to
risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with their structure and the nature of the assets underlying the security and the servicing of those assets. For instance, certain CDOs in
which the Fund may invest are backed by pools of high-risk, below investment grade debt securities and may involve substantial credit and other risks. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to their often complicated structures, various mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may be difficult to value and may constitute
illiquid investments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The values of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities may be substantially dependent on the servicing of
the underlying asset pools, and are therefore subject to risks associated with the negligence by, or defalcation of, their servicers. Furthermore, debtors may be entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws with
respect to these securities, which may give the debtor the right to avoid or reduce payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investments in mortgage-related and other
asset-backed securities may involve particularly high levels of risk under current market conditions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>High Yield Securities Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, lower rated debt securities carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal
payments, which could have a negative effect on the net asset value of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock or Common Stock dividends. Securities of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect
to capacity to pay interest and repay principal, and are commonly referred to as &#147;high yield&#148; securities or &#147;junk bonds.&#148; High yield securities involve a greater risk of default and their prices are generally more volatile and
sensitive to actual or perceived negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer&#146;s revenues or revenues of underlying borrowers or a general economic downturn, than are the prices of higher grade securities. Debt securities in the lowest
investment grade category also may be considered to possess </P>
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some speculative characteristics by certain rating agencies. The Fund may purchase stressed and distressed securities, including securities that are in default or the issuers of which are in
bankruptcy, which involve heightened risks. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Stressed, Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk.&#148; An economic downturn could severely affect the ability of issuers (particularly those that are highly leveraged) to
service their debt obligations or to repay their obligations upon maturity. Lower-rated securities are generally less liquid than higher-rated securities, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund&#146;s ability to dispose of a particular
security. For example, under adverse market or economic conditions, the secondary market for below investment grade securities could contract further, independent of any specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer, and certain
securities in the Fund&#146;s portfolio may become illiquid or less liquid. As a result, the Fund could find it more difficult to sell these securities or may be able to sell these securities only at prices lower than if such securities were widely
traded. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Liquidity Risk.&#148; To the extent the Fund focuses on below investment grade debt obligations, the Adviser&#146;s capabilities in analyzing credit quality and associated risks will be particularly important, and
there can be no assurance that the Adviser will be successful in this regard. Due to the risks involved in investing in high yield securities, an investment in the Fund should be considered speculative. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s credit quality policies, if any, apply only at the time a security is purchased,
and the Fund is not required to dispose of a security in the event that a rating agency or the Adviser downgrades its assessment of the credit characteristics of a particular issue. In determining whether to retain or sell such a security, the
Adviser may consider factors including, but not limited to, the Adviser&#146;s assessment of the credit quality of the issuer of such security, the price at which such security could be sold and the rating, if any, assigned to such security by other
rating agencies. Analysis of creditworthiness may be more complex for issuers of high yield securities than for issuers of higher quality debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stressed, Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As noted above, the Fund may invest in the debt securities of financially stressed or distressed issuers, including those that are in default
or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy. Investments in the securities of financially stressed or distressed issuers involve substantial risks. These securities may present a substantial risk of default or may be in default at the time of
investment. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to an
investment, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value substantially less than its original investment. Among the risks inherent in investments in a troubled issuer is that it frequently may
be difficult to obtain information as to the true financial condition of such issuer. The Adviser&#146;s judgments about the credit quality of a financially stressed or distressed issuer and the relative value of its securities may prove to be
wrong. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Inflation-Indexed Security Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inflation-indexed debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real
interest rates). In general, the value of an inflation-indexed security, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (&#147;TIPS&#148;), tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease.
Thus generally, during periods of rising inflation, the value of inflation-indexed securities will tend to increase and during periods of deflation, their value will tend to decrease. Interest payments on inflation-indexed securities are
unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used (<I>i.e</I>., the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (&#147;CPI&#148;)) will accurately
measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Increases in the principal value of TIPS due to inflation are considered taxable ordinary income for the amount of the increase in the calendar year. Any increase in the
principal amount of an inflation-indexed debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the Fund will not receive the principal until maturity. In order to receive the special treatment accorded to RICs and their stockholders
under the Code and to avoid U.S. federal income and/or excise taxes at the Fund level, the Fund may be required to distribute this income to stockholders in the tax year in which the income is recognized (without a corresponding receipt of cash).
Therefore, the Fund may be required to pay out as an income distribution in any such tax year an amount greater than the total amount of cash income the Fund actually received, and to sell portfolio securities, including at potentially
disadvantageous times or prices, to obtain cash needed for these income distributions. Additionally, a CPI swap can potentially lose value if the realized rate of inflation over the life of the swap is less than the fixed market implied inflation
rate (fixed breakeven rate) that the investor agrees to pay at the initiation of the swap. With municipal inflation-indexed securities, the inflation adjustment is integrated into the coupon payment. For municipal inflation-indexed securities, there
is no adjustment to the principal value. Because municipal inflation-indexed securities are a small component of the municipal bond market, they may be less liquid than conventional municipal bonds. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Senior Debt Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because the Fund may
invest in below investment-grade senior debt, the Fund may be subject to greater levels of credit risk than funds that do not invest in such debt. The Fund may also be subject to greater levels of liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in
senior debt. Restrictions on transfers in loan agreements, a lack of publicly available information and other factors may, in certain instances, make senior debt more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price than other types of securities
or instruments. Additionally, if the issuer of senior debt prepays, the Fund will have to consider reinvesting the proceeds in other senior debt or similar instruments that may pay lower interest rates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reinvestment Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Income from the
Fund&#146;s portfolio will decline if and when the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called debt obligations at market interest rates that are below the portfolio&#146;s current earnings rate. For instance, during periods of
declining interest rates, an issuer of debt obligations may exercise an option to redeem securities prior to maturity, forcing the Fund to invest in lower-yielding securities. The Fund also may choose to sell higher yielding portfolio securities and
to purchase lower yielding </P>
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securities to achieve greater portfolio diversification, because the portfolio managers believe the current holdings are overvalued or for other investment-related reasons. A decline in income
received by the Fund from its investments is likely to have a negative effect on dividend levels and the market price, net asset value and/or overall return of the Common Stock. As the average maturity of the Fund&#146;s portfolio shortens, the Fund
will reinvest in shorter maturity securities at market interest rates that may be lower than at the time of initial investment. As a result, the Fund&#146;s income and distributions may decline over the term of the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Foreign Investment Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may
invest without limit in securities of foreign <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(non-U.S.)</FONT> issuers and securities traded principally outside of the United States. The Fund&#146;s investments in and exposure to foreign securities involve
special risks. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For example, the value of these investments may decline in response to unfavorable political and legal developments,
unreliable or untimely information or economic and financial instability. Foreign securities may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. issuers. The securities markets of many foreign countries are
relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Issuers of foreign securities are usually not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, auditing and custody
standards of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Also, nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, currency blockage, political changes or diplomatic developments could adversely affect the
Fund&#146;s investments in foreign securities. In the event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, the Fund could lose its entire investment in foreign securities. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its
assets in a particular foreign country or a concentrated geographic area (such as Europe, Asia or South America), the Fund will generally have more exposure to regional economic risks associated with foreign investments. Also, adverse conditions in
a certain region can adversely affect securities from other countries whose economies appear to be unrelated. The costs of investing in foreign countries frequently are higher than the costs of investing in the United States. Additionally,
investments in securities of foreign issuers may be denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting the Fund to foreign currency risk. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Foreign Currency Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Foreign Currency Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may
engage in practices and strategies that will result in exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, in which case the Fund will be subject to foreign currency risk. The Fund&#146;s Common Stock is priced in U.S. dollars and the distributions
paid by the Fund to Common Stockholders are paid in U.S. dollars. However, a substantial portion of the Fund&#146;s assets may be denominated in foreign <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(non-U.S.)</FONT> currencies and income received by the Fund
from many foreign debt obligations will be paid in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in or gain exposure to foreign currencies themselves in order to gain local currency exposure with respect to foreign instruments denominated in other
currencies or for other investment or hedging purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investments in or exposure to foreign currencies or in securities
or instruments that trade, or receive revenues, in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions (if utilized), that the U.S. dollar will
decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, rates of inflation, balance of payments
and governmental surpluses or deficits, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other
political developments in the U.S. or abroad. These fluctuations may have a significant adverse impact on the value of the Fund&#146;s portfolio and/or the level of Fund distributions made to Common Stockholders. As noted above, the Fund may (but is
not required to) seek exposure to foreign currencies, or attempt to hedge exposure to reduce the risk of loss due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. There is no assurance, however, that these strategies will be
available or will be used by the Fund or, if used, that they will be successful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redenomination Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Continuing uncertainty as to the status of the euro and the EMU has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally.
Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of the Fund&#146;s portfolio investments. If one or more EMU countries were to stop using the euro as its
primary currency, the Fund&#146;s investments in such countries may be redenominated into a different or newly adopted currency. As a result, the value of those investments could decline significantly and unpredictably. In addition, securities or
other investments that are redenominated may be subject to foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk to a greater extent than similar investments currently denominated in euros. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Foreign Currency Risk,&#148;
&#147;Risk Factors&#151;Liquidity Risk&#148; and &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Valuation Risk.&#148; To the extent a currency used for redenomination purposes is not specified in respect of certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">EMU-related</FONT>
investments, or should the euro cease to be used entirely, the currency in which such investments are denominated may be unclear, making such investments particularly difficult to value or dispose of. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the
extent it is required to seek judicial or other clarification of the denomination or value of such securities. There can be no assurance that if the Fund earns income or capital gains in a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> country or
the Adviser otherwise seeks to withdraw the Fund&#146;s investments from a given country, capital controls imposed by such country will not prevent, or cause significant expense in doing so. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in debt securities issued or guaranteed by agencies,&nbsp;instrumentalities and sponsored enterprises of the U.S.
Government. Some&nbsp;U.S. Government Securities, such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and&nbsp;mortgage-related securities guaranteed by the Government National&nbsp;Mortgage Association (&#147;GNMA&#148;), are supported by the full faith
and credit&nbsp;of the United States; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks&nbsp;(&#147;FHLBs&#148;) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&#147;FHLMC&#148;),&nbsp;are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the
U.S. Treasury;&nbsp;others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association&nbsp;(&#147;FNMA&#148;), are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S.&nbsp;Government to purchase the agency&#146;s obligations; and still others
are&nbsp;supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or&nbsp;corporation. Although legislation has been enacted to support certain&nbsp;government sponsored entities, including the FHLBs, FHLMC and FNMA,&nbsp;there is no
assurance that the obligations of such entities will be satisfied in&nbsp;full, or that such obligations will not decrease in value or default. It is&nbsp;difficult, if not impossible, to predict the future political, regulatory or&nbsp;economic
changes that could impact the government sponsored entities&nbsp;and the values of their related securities or obligations. In addition, certain governmental entities, including FNMA and FHLMC, have been subject to&nbsp;regulatory scrutiny regarding
their accounting policies and practices and&nbsp;other concerns that may result in legislation, changes in regulatory&nbsp;oversight and/or other consequences that could adversely affect the credit&nbsp;quality, availability or investment character
of securities issued by these&nbsp;entities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Government debt securities generally involve lower levels of credit risk&nbsp;than
other types of debt securities of similar maturities, although, as a&nbsp;result, the yields available from U.S. Government debt securities are&nbsp;generally lower than the yields available from such other securities. Like&nbsp;other debt
securities, the values of U.S. Government Securities change as&nbsp;interest rates fluctuate. Fluctuations in the value of portfolio securities will&nbsp;not affect interest income on existing portfolio securities but will be&nbsp;reflected in the
Fund&#146;s NAV. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Foreign Government Securities Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investments in debt obligations of foreign governments or their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-divisions,</FONT> agencies
and government sponsored enterprises and obligations of international agencies and supranational entities (together &#147;Foreign Government Securities&#148;) can involve a high degree of risk. The foreign governmental entity that controls the
repayment of debt may not be able or willing to repay the principal and/or interest when due in accordance with the terms of such debt. A governmental entity&#146;s willingness or ability to repay principal and interest due in a timely manner may be
affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the
governmental entity&#146;s policy toward the International Monetary Fund and the political constraints to which a governmental entity may be subject. Foreign governmental entities also may be dependent on expected disbursements from other
governments, multilateral agencies and others abroad to reduce principal and interest arrearages on their debt. The commitment on the part of these governments, agencies and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on the implementation
of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of such debtor&#146;s obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the
cancellation of such third parties&#146; commitments to lend funds to the foreign governmental entity, which may further impair such debtor&#146;s ability or willingness to timely service its debts. Consequently, foreign governmental entities may
default on their debt. Holders of Foreign Government Securities may be requested to participate in the rescheduling of such debt and to extend further loans to governmental entities. In the event of a default by a governmental entity, there may be
few or no effective legal remedies for collecting on such debt. These risks are particularly severe with respect to the Fund&#146;s investments in Foreign Government Securities of emerging market countries. Among other risks, if the Fund&#146;s
investments in Foreign Government Securities issued by an emerging market country need to be liquidated quickly, the Fund could sustain significant transaction costs. Also, governments in many emerging market countries participate to a significant
degree in their economies and securities markets, which may impair investment and economic growth, and which may in turn diminish the value of the Fund&#146;s holdings in emerging market Foreign Government Securities and the currencies in which they
are denominated and/or pay revenues. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Convertible Securities Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Convertible securities are fixed income securities, preferred securities or&nbsp;other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for
common stock of&nbsp;the issuer (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at either a stated price&nbsp;or a stated rate. The market values of convertible securities may decline as&nbsp;interest rates increase and, conversely, may increase as
interest rates&nbsp;decline. A convertible security&#146;s market value, however, tends to reflect the&nbsp;market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock&nbsp;price approaches or is greater than the convertible
security&#146;s &#147;conversion&nbsp;price.&#148; The conversion price is defined as the </P>
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predetermined price at which&nbsp;the convertible security could be exchanged for the associated stock. As the&nbsp;market price of the underlying common stock declines, the price of
the&nbsp;convertible security tends to be influenced more by the yield of the&nbsp;convertible security. Thus, it may not decline in price to the same extent as&nbsp;the underlying common stock. In the event of a liquidation of the
issuing&nbsp;company, holders of convertible securities may be paid before the&nbsp;company&#146;s common stockholders but after holders of any senior debt&nbsp;obligations of the company. Consequently, the issuer&#146;s convertible
securities&nbsp;generally entail less risk than its common stock but more risk than its debt&nbsp;obligations. Convertible securities are often rated below investment grade&nbsp;or not rated because they fall below debt obligations and just
above&nbsp;common equity in order of preference or priority on the issuer&#146;s balance&nbsp;sheet. See &#147;Risks Factors&#151;High Yield Securities Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Synthetic Convertible Securities Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in synthetic convertible securities, which are created through a combination of separate securities that possess the two
principal characteristics of a traditional convertible security, <I>i.e.</I>, an income-producing security (&#147;income-producing component&#148;) and the right to acquire an equity security (&#147;convertible component&#148;). The values of
synthetic convertible securities will respond differently to market fluctuations than a traditional convertible security because a synthetic convertible is composed of two or more separate securities or instruments, each with its own market value.
Synthetic convertible securities are also subject to the risks associated with derivatives. See &#147;Risks Factors&#151;Derivatives Risk.&#148; In addition, if the value of the underlying common stock or the level of the index involved in the
convertible element falls below the strike price of the warrant or option, the warrant or option may lose all value. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contingent Convertible Securities
Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The risks of investing in CoCos include, without limitation, the risk that interest payments will be cancelled by the issuer or
a regulatory authority, the risk of ranking junior to other creditors in the event of a liquidation or other bankruptcy-related event as a result of holding subordinated debt, the risk of the Fund&#146;s investment becoming further subordinated as a
result of conversion from debt to equity, the risk that the principal amount due can be written down to a lesser amount, and the general risks applicable to fixed income investments, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and
liquidity risk, any of which could result in losses to the Fund. CoCos may experience a loss absorption mechanism trigger event, which would likely be the result of, or related to, the deterioration of the issuer&#146;s financial condition
(<I>e.g.</I>, a decrease in the issuer&#146;s capital ratio) and status as a going concern. In such a case, with respect to CoCos that provide for conversion into common stock upon the occurrence of the trigger event, the market price of the
issuer&#146;s common stock received by the Fund will have likely declined, perhaps substantially, and may continue to decline, which may adversely affect the Fund&#146;s NAV. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Valuation Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When market quotations
are not readily available or are deemed to be unreliable, the Fund values its investments at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See &#147;Net Asset Value.&#148; Fair value
pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other asset. As a result, there can be no assurance that fair value pricing will result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets, or that fair value
pricing will reflect actual market value, and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security or other asset will be materially different from quoted or published prices, from the prices used by others for the same security or other
asset and/or from the value that actually could be or is realized upon the sale of that security or other asset. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Leverage Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s use of leverage creates the opportunity for increased Common Stock net income, but also creates special risks for Common
Stockholders. To the extent used, there is no assurance that the Fund&#146;s leveraging strategies will be successful. Leverage is a speculative technique that may expose the Fund to greater risk and increased costs. The net proceeds that the Fund
obtains from its use of reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and/or borrowings (as well as from any future issuance of preferred shares) will be invested in accordance with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies as described in
this prospectus. It is anticipated that interest expense payable by the Fund with respect to its reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and borrowings (or dividends payable with respect to any outstanding preferred shares) will generally be
based on shorter-term interest rates that would be periodically reset. So long as the Fund&#146;s portfolio investments provide a higher rate of return (net of applicable Fund expenses) than the interest expenses and other costs to the Fund of such
leverage, the investment of the proceeds thereof will generate more income than will be needed to pay the costs of the leverage. If so, and all other things being equal, the excess may be used to pay higher dividends to Common Stockholders than if
the Fund were not so leveraged. If, however, shorter-term interest rates rise relative to the rate of return on the Fund&#146;s portfolio, the interest and other costs to the Fund of leverage (including interest expenses on reverse repurchase
agreements, dollar rolls and borrowings and the dividend rate on any outstanding preferred shares) could exceed the rate of return on the debt obligations and other investments held by the Fund, thereby reducing return to Common Stockholders. In
addition, </P>
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fees and expenses of any form of leverage used by the Fund will be borne entirely by the Common Stockholders (and not by preferred stockholders, if any) and will reduce the investment return of
the Common Stock. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the Fund&#146;s use of leverage will result in a higher yield on the Common Stock, and it may result in losses. In addition, any preferred shares issued by the Fund are expected to pay
cumulative dividends, which may tend to increase leverage risk. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Leverage creates several major types of risks for Common Stockholders,
including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of Common Stock, and of the investment
return to Common Stockholders, than a comparable portfolio without leverage; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the possibility either that Common Stock dividends will fall if the interest and other costs of leverage rise, or
that dividends paid on shares of Common Stock will fluctuate because such costs vary over time; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the effects of leverage in a declining market or a rising interest rate environment, as leverage is likely to
cause a greater decline in the net asset value of the Common Stock than if the Fund were not leveraged and may result in a greater decline the market value of the Common Stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the counterparties to the Fund&#146;s leveraging transactions and any preferred stockholders of the Fund will have priority of
payment over the Fund&#146;s Common Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The use by the Fund of reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls to obtain
leverage also involves special risks. For instance, the market value of the securities that the Fund is obligated to repurchase under a reverse repurchase agreement or dollar roll may decline below the repurchase price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and/or borrowings (or a future issuance of preferred shares), the Fund may engage
in other transactions that may give rise to a form of leverage including, among others, futures and forward contracts (including foreign currency exchange contracts), credit default swaps, total return swaps, basis swaps and other derivative
transactions, loans of portfolio securities, short sales and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions). The Fund&#146;s use of such transactions gives rise to associated leverage risks described above, and may adversely
affect the Fund&#146;s income, distributions and total returns to Common Stockholders. The Fund manages some of its derivative positions by segregating an amount of cash or liquid securities equal to the face value or the market value, as
applicable, of those positions. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Segregation and Coverage Risk.&#148; The Fund may also offset derivatives positions against one another or against other assets to manage effective market exposure resulting from
derivatives in its portfolio. To the extent that any offsetting positions do not behave in relation to one another as expected, the Fund may perform as if it is leveraged through use of these derivative strategies. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The recently adopted Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4</FONT> under the 1940 Act relating to registered investment companies&#146;
use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially require the Fund to use less leverage in other forms, such as borrowings, which could adversely affect the value or performance of the Fund and its Common Stock and/or distribution rate.
</P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because the fees received by the Adviser are based on the total Managed Assets of the Fund, the Adviser has a financial incentive
for the Fund to use certain forms of leverage <I>(e.g.,</I> reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and other borrowings) or to issue preferred shares, which may create a conflict of interest between the Adviser, on the one hand, and the Common
Stockholders, on the other hand. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Segregation and Coverage Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain portfolio management techniques, such as, among other things, using reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls, purchasing
securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, entering into swap agreements, futures contracts or other derivative transactions, or engaging in short sales, may be considered senior securities unless steps are taken to segregate the
Fund&#146;s assets or otherwise cover its obligations. To avoid having these instruments considered senior securities, the Fund may segregate liquid assets with a value equal (on a daily <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> basis) to its obligations under these types of leveraged transactions, enter into offsetting transactions or otherwise cover such transactions. The Fund may be unable to use such segregated
assets for certain other purposes, which could result in the Fund earning a lower return on its portfolio than it might otherwise earn if it did not have to segregate those assets in respect of or otherwise cover such portfolio positions. To the
extent the Fund&#146;s assets are segregated or committed as cover, it could limit the Fund&#146;s investment flexibility. Segregating assets and covering positions will not limit or offset losses on related positions. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may utilize a variety of derivative instruments (both long and short positions) for investment or risk management purposes. The Fund
may use derivatives to gain exposure to securities markets in which it may invest <I>(e.g.,</I> pending investment of the proceeds of this offering in individual securities, as well as on an ongoing basis). The Fund may also use derivatives to add
leverage to its portfolio. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; Derivatives transactions that the Fund may utilize include, but are not limited to, purchases or sales of futures and forward contracts (including foreign currency exchange
contracts), call and put options, credit default swaps, total return swaps, basis swaps and other swap agreements. The Fund may also have exposure to derivatives, such as interest rate or credit-default swaps, through investment in credit-linked
trust certificates and other securities issued by special purpose or structured vehicles. The Fund&#146;s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in
securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks described elsewhere in this prospectus, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, issuer risk, credit risk, leveraging risk, counterparty risk, management
risk and, if applicable, smaller company risk. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Segregation and Coverage Risk.&#148; They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation, the risk of unfavorable or ambiguous documentation and the risk that
changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. If the Fund invests in a derivative instrument, it could lose more than the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative
transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial. The Fund&#146;s use of derivatives also may
increase the amount and affect the character and/or timing of taxes payable by Common Stockholders. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The regulation of the derivatives
markets has increased over the past several years, and additional future regulation of the derivatives markets may make derivatives more costly, may limit the availability or reduce the liquidity of derivatives, or may otherwise adversely affect the
value or performance of derivatives. For instance, in October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4,</FONT> which regulates the ability of registered investment companies to use derivatives and other transactions that
create future payment or delivery obligations. Under the newly adopted Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds that use derivatives will be subject to VaR leverage limit, a
derivatives risk management program and testing requirements and requirements related to board reporting. In addition, once implemented, Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4</FONT> will impose limits on the amount of derivatives transactions
a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section&nbsp;18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities so that a failure to comply with the limits would result in a statutory
violation. These new requirements will apply unless a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund qualifies as a &#147;limited derivatives user,&#148; as defined under the rule. The Fund will be required to implement and comply with new
Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18f-4</FONT> by, approximately, the third quarter of 2022. Collectively, once implemented, these requirements may limit the Fund&#146;s ability to use derivatives and/or enter into certain other financial
contracts. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Credit Default Swaps Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit default swap agreements may involve greater risks than if the Fund&nbsp;had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in
addition to general&nbsp;market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty&nbsp;risk and credit risk. A buyer generally also will lose its investment and&nbsp;recover nothing should no credit event occur and the swap
is held to its&nbsp;termination date. If a credit event were to occur, the value of any deliverable&nbsp;obligation received by the seller (if any), coupled with the upfront or&nbsp;periodic payments previously received, may be less than the full
notional&nbsp;value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. When the&nbsp;Fund acts as a seller of a credit default swap, it is exposed to many of the&nbsp;same risks of leverage described herein since if an event of
default occurs,&nbsp;the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference&nbsp;obligation. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market for credit default swaps has become more volatile in recent years as the creditworthiness of certain counterparties has been
questioned and/or downgraded. The Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the credit default swap contract (whether a clearing corporation in the case of a cleared credit default swap or another third party in the
case of an uncleared credit default swap). If a counterparty&#146;s credit becomes significantly impaired, multiple requests for collateral posting in a short period of time could increase the risk that the Fund may not receive adequate collateral.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Counterparty Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will be
subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivative contracts and other instruments entered into by the Fund or held by special purpose or structured vehicles in which the Fund invests. In the event that the Fund enters into
a derivative transaction with a counterparty that subsequently becomes insolvent or becomes the subject of a bankruptcy case, the derivative transaction may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the Fund&#146;s ability to realize its rights
under the derivative instrument and its ability to distribute the proceeds could be adversely affected. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the
Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery (including recovery of any collateral it has provided to the counterparty) in a dissolution, assignment for the benefit of creditors, liquidation,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">winding-up,</FONT> bankruptcy, or other analogous proceeding. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of a counterparty to a derivative transaction, the derivative transaction would typically be terminated at its
fair market value. If the Fund </P>
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is owed this fair market value in the termination of the derivative transaction and its claim is unsecured, the Fund will be treated as a general creditor of such counterparty, and will not have
any claim with respect to any underlying security or asset. The Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Equity Securities and Related Market Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the Fund&#146;s investment policies, the Fund may hold common stocks and other equity securities from time to time, including
without limitation those it has received through the conversion of a convertible security held by the Fund or in connection with the restructuring of a debt security. The market price of common stocks and other equity securities may go up or down,
sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Equity securities may decline in value due to factors affecting equity securities markets generally, particular industries represented in those markets, or the issuer itself. See &#147;Risk Factors &#151;Issuer
Risk.&#148; The values of equity securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate
earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive
conditions within an industry. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than bonds and other debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Preferred Securities
Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to equity securities risk (see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Equity Securities and Related Market Risk&#148;), credit risk
(see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Credit Risk&#148;) and possibly high yield securities risk (see &#147;Risk Factors&#151;High Yield Securities Risk&#148;), investment in preferred securities involves certain other risks. Certain preferred securities
contain provisions that allow an issuer under certain conditions to skip or defer distributions. If the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distribution, the Fund may be required to include the amount of the deferred distribution in
its taxable income for tax purposes despite the fact that it does not currently receive such amount. In order to receive the special treatment accorded to RICs and their stockholders under the Code and to avoid U.S. federal income and/or excise
taxes at the Fund level, the Fund may be required to distribute this income to stockholders in the tax year in which the income is recognized (without a corresponding receipt of cash). Therefore, the Fund may be required to pay out as an income
distribution in any such tax year an amount greater than the total amount of cash income the Fund actually received, and to sell portfolio securities, including at potentially disadvantageous times or prices, to obtain cash needed for these income
distributions. Preferred securities often are subject to legal provisions that allow for redemption in the event of certain tax or legal changes or at the issuer&#146;s call. In the event of redemption, the Fund may not be able to reinvest the
proceeds at comparable rates of return. Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt securities in an issuer&#146;s capital structure in terms of priority for corporate income and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject
to greater credit risk than those debt securities. Preferred securities may trade less frequently and in a more limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than many other securities, such as common stocks, corporate
debt securities and U.S. Government Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Short Sale Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may use short sales for investment and risk management purposes, including when the Adviser anticipates that the market price of
securities will decline or will underperform relative to other securities held in the Fund&#146;s portfolio. Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security or other instrument (such as an option, forward, futures or other derivative
contract) that it does not own. Short exposure with respect to securities or market segments may also be achieved through the use of derivative instruments, such as futures or swaps on indices or on individual securities. When the Fund engages in a
short sale on a security or other instrument, it must, to the extent required by law, borrow the security or other instrument sold short and deliver it to the counterparty. The Fund will ordinarily have to pay a fee or premium to borrow particular
securities and be obligated to repay the lender of the security any dividends or interest that accrue on the security during the period of the loan. The amount of any gain from a short sale will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by
the amount of the premium, dividends, interest or expenses the Fund pays in connection with the short sale. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to cover its short position at a time when the securities have appreciated
in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund may, to the extent permitted by law, engage in short sales where it does not own or have the right to acquire the security (or basket of securities) sold short at no additional cost. The
Fund&#146;s loss on a short sale could theoretically be unlimited in a case in which the Fund is unable, for whatever reason, to close out its short position. The use by the Fund of short sales in combination with long positions in its portfolio in
an attempt to improve performance may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund&#146;s long positions will decline in value at the same time
that the value of the securities underlying its short positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund. In addition, the Fund&#146;s short selling strategies may limit its ability to fully benefit from increases in the relevant
securities markets. Short selling also involves a form of financial leverage that may exaggerate any losses realized by the Fund. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Leverage Risk.&#148; Also, there is the risk that the counterparty to a short sale may fail
to honor its contractual terms, causing a loss to the Fund. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Counterparty Risk.&#148; To the extent the Fund seeks to obtain some or all of its short exposure by using derivative instruments instead of engaging directly in
short sales on individual securities, it will be subject to many of the foregoing risks, as well as to those described under &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Derivatives Risk.&#148; See also &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Segregation and Coverage Risk.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in securities of other open- or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment companies, including without
limitation ETFs, to the extent that such investments are consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies and permissible under the 1940 Act. As a stockholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that
investment company&#146;s expenses, and would remain subject to payment of the Fund&#146;s investment management fees with respect to the assets so invested. Common Stockholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the
Fund invests in other investment companies. In addition, these other investment companies may utilize leverage, in which case an investment would subject the Fund to additional risks associated with leverage. See &#147;Risk Factors &#151;Leverage
Risk.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Private Placements Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A private placement involves the sale of securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act, or relevant provisions of
applicable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> law, to certain institutional and qualified individual purchasers, such as the Fund. In addition to the general risks to which all securities are subject, securities received in a private
placement generally are subject to strict restrictions on resale, and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Liquidity Risk.&#148; Therefore, the Fund may be unable to dispose of
such securities when it desires to do so, or at the most favorable time or price. Private placements may also raise valuation risks. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Valuation Risk.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Inflation/Deflation Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Inflation risk
is the risk that the value of assets or income from the Fund&#146;s investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of payments at future dates. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund&#146;s portfolio could
decline. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of
the Fund&#146;s portfolio and Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risk of Regulatory Changes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Legal, tax and regulatory changes could occur and may adversely affect the Fund and its ability to pursue its investment strategies and/or
increase the costs of implementing such strategies. New (or revised) laws or regulations may be imposed by the CFTC, the SEC, the IRS, the U.S. Federal Reserve or other banking regulators, other governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory
organizations that supervise the financial markets that could adversely affect the Fund. In particular, these agencies are implementing a variety of new rules pursuant to financial reform legislation in the United States. The European Union (and
some other countries) are implementing similar requirements. The Fund also may be adversely affected by changes in the enforcement or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by these governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory
organizations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the securities and futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations and margin
requirements. The CFTC, the SEC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, other regulators and self-regulatory organizations and exchanges are authorized under these statutes, regulations and otherwise to take extraordinary actions in the event of
market emergencies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Current rules related to asset backed securities may increase the cost to&nbsp;originators, securitizers and, in
certain cases, asset managers of&nbsp;securitization vehicles in which the Fund may invest. The impact of the risk&nbsp;retention rules on the securitization markets is uncertain. These requirements may increase the costs to originators,
securitizers, and, in&nbsp;certain cases, collateral managers of securitization vehicles in which the&nbsp;Fund may invest, which costs could be passed along to such Fund as an&nbsp;investor in such vehicles. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Regulatory Risk -&nbsp;London Interbank Offered Rate (&#147;LIBOR&#148;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in certain instruments including, but not limited to,&nbsp;repurchase agreements, collateralized loan obligations and
mortgage-backed securities, that rely in some fashion upon LIBOR. The Fund also utilizes leverage primarily based on LIBOR. LIBOR is an&nbsp;average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration (&#147;IBA&#148;),&nbsp;that banks
charge one another for the use of short-term money. The United&nbsp;Kingdom&#146;s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has&nbsp;announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. In November 2020, IBA announced that it
will consult on its intention to cease publication of (i)&nbsp;euro, sterling, Swiss franc and yen LIBORs after December&nbsp;31, 2021, (ii) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-week</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-week</FONT> U.S.
dollar LIBORs after December&nbsp;31, 2021 and (iii)&nbsp;all other tenors of U.S. dollar LIBORs after June&nbsp;30, 2023. Acknowledging IBA&#146;s announcement regarding U.S. dollar LIBOR, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency noted that extending the publication of U.S. dollar LIBOR until June&nbsp;30, 2023 would allow most legacy U.S. dollar LIBOR contracts to mature before LIBOR experiences disruptions and
cautioned that banks entering into new contracts that use U.S. dollar LIBOR as a reference rate after December&nbsp;31, 2021 would create safety and soundness risks. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates will become accepted alternatives
to LIBOR, although the U.S. Federal Reserve, in connection with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with the Secured Overnight
Financing Rate (&#147;SOFR&#148;). Given the inherent differences between LIBOR and SOFR, or any other alternative benchmark rate that may be established, there&nbsp;remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the
nature&nbsp;of any replacement rate. Any potential effects of the transition away from&nbsp;LIBOR on the Fund or on certain instruments in which the Fund invests can&nbsp;be difficult to ascertain, and they may vary depending on factors
that&nbsp;include, but are not limited to: (i)&nbsp;existing fallback or termination provisions&nbsp;in individual contracts and (ii)&nbsp;whether, how, and when industry participants&nbsp;develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both
legacy and&nbsp;new products and instruments. For example, certain of the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;investments may involve individual contracts that have no existing fallback&nbsp;provision or language that contemplates the discontinuation of LIBOR,
and&nbsp;those investments could experience increased volatility or illiquidity as a&nbsp;result of the transition process. In addition, interest rate provisions included&nbsp;in such contracts may need to be renegotiated in contemplation of
the&nbsp;transition away from LIBOR. The transition may also result in a reduction in&nbsp;the value of certain instruments held by the Fund, including those described&nbsp;in this paragraph, or a reduction in the effectiveness of related
Fund&nbsp;transactions such as hedges. Any such effects of the transition away from&nbsp;LIBOR, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to the&nbsp;Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Regulatory Risk&#151;Commodity Pool Operator </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The CFTC has adopted regulations that subject registered investment&nbsp;companies and their investment advisers to regulation by the CFTC if
the&nbsp;registered investment company invests more than a prescribed level of its&nbsp;liquidation value in futures, options on futures or commodities, swaps, or&nbsp;other financial instruments regulated under the Commodity Exchange
Act&nbsp;(&#147;CEA&#148;) and the rules thereunder (&#147;commodity interests&#148;), or if the Fund&nbsp;markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The&nbsp;Adviser is registered as a &#147;commodity pool operator&#148;
(&#147;CPO&#148;)&nbsp;under the CEA, however, with respect to the Fund, the Adviser&nbsp;has claimed an exclusion from registration as a CPO pursuant to CFTC Rule&nbsp;4.5. For the Adviser to remain eligible for this exclusion, the&nbsp;Fund must
comply with certain limitations, including limits on its ability to&nbsp;use any commodity interests and limits on the manner in which the Fund&nbsp;holds out its use of such commodity interests. These limitations may restrict&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s
ability to pursue its investment objective and strategies, increase&nbsp;the costs of implementing its strategies, result in higher expenses for the&nbsp;Fund, and/or adversely affect the Fund&#146;s total return. Further, in the event&nbsp;the
Adviser becomes unable to rely on the exclusion in CFTC&nbsp;Rule 4.5 with respect to the Fund and is required to register as a CPO with&nbsp;respect to the Fund, the Adviser will be subject to additional&nbsp;regulation and its expenses may
increase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Liquidity Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Liquidity
risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell at the time that the Fund would like or at the price that the Fund believes such investments are currently worth. Illiquid investments may become harder to value, especially
in changing markets. The Fund&#146;s investments in illiquid investments may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid investments at an advantageous time or price or possibly require the Fund to dispose of other
investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations, which could prevent the Fund from taking advantage of other investment opportunities. Additionally, the market for certain investments may become illiquid under adverse
market or economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. To the extent that the Fund&#146;s principal investment strategies involve securities of companies with smaller market
capitalizations, foreign securities, Rule 144A securities, Regulation S securities, senior loans, illiquid sectors of fixed income securities, derivatives or securities with substantial market and/or credit risk, the Fund will tend to have the
greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Further, fixed income securities with longer durations until maturity face heightened levels of liquidity risk as compared to fixed income securities with shorter durations until maturity. It may also be the case
that other market participants may be attempting to liquidate fixed income holdings at the same time as the Fund, causing increased supply in the market and contributing to liquidity risk and downward pricing pressure. See &#147;Risk Factors
Fund&#151;Valuation Risk.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furthermore, reduced number and capacity of dealers and other counterparties to &#147;make markets&#148;
in fixed income securities, in connection with the growth of the fixed income markets, may increase liquidity risk with respect to the Fund&#146;s investments in fixed income securities. When there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be
readily sold, the Fund may have to sell them at a lower price or may not be able to sell the securities at all, each of which would have a negative effect on the Fund&#146;s performance.&nbsp;These securities may also be difficult to value and their
values may be more volatile because of liquidity risk. Increased Fund redemption activity, which may occur in a rising interest rate environment or for other reasons, may negatively impact Fund performance and increase liquidity risk due to the need
of the Fund to sell portfolio securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tax Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code and intends each year to qualify and be eligible to be treated as such, so that it
generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its net investment income or net short-term or long-term capital gains, that are distributed (or deemed distributed, as described below) to stockholders. In order to qualify for such
treatment, </P>
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the Fund must meet certain asset diversification tests and at least 90% of its gross income for such year must consist of certain types of qualifying income. Foreign currency gains will generally
be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement. However, the U.S. Treasury Department has authority to issue regulations in the future that could treat some or all of the Fund&#146;s foreign currency gains as <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income, thereby jeopardizing the Fund&#146;s status as a RIC for all years to which the regulations are applicable. Income derived from some commodity-linked derivatives is not qualifying income, and
the treatment of income from some other commodity-linked derivatives is uncertain, for purposes of the 90% gross income test. If for any taxable year the Fund were to fail to meet the income or diversification test described above, the Fund could in
some cases cure such failure, including by paying a fund-level tax and, in the case of a diversification test failure, disposing of certain assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, and were ineligible to or did not&nbsp;otherwise cure
such failure, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable&nbsp;income at regular corporate rates and, when such income is distributed,&nbsp;stockholders would be subject to a further tax to the extent of the Fund&#146;s&nbsp;current or
accumulated earnings and profits. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Government Intervention in Financial Markets Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or
region may adversely affect companies in a different country or region. In the past, instability in the financial markets has led governments and regulators around the world to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain
financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that have experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases a lack of liquidity. Governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the
regulation of the instruments in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the Fund itself is regulated. Such legislation or regulation
could limit or preclude the Fund&#146;s ability to achieve its investment objective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Governments or their agencies may also acquire
distressed assets from financial institutions and acquire ownership interests in those institutions. The implications of government ownership and disposition of these assets are unclear, and such a program may have positive or negative effects on
the liquidity, valuation and performance of the Fund&#146;s portfolio holdings. Furthermore, volatile financial markets can expose the Fund to greater market and liquidity risk and potential difficulty in valuing portfolio instruments held by the
Fund. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC and its staff have been engaged in various initiatives and reviews that seek to improve and modernize the regulatory
structure governing investment companies. These efforts have been focused on risk identification and controls in various areas, including imbedded leverage through the use of derivatives and other trading practices, cybersecurity, liquidity,
enhanced regulatory and public reporting requirements and the evaluation of systemic risks. Any new rules, guidance or regulatory initiatives resulting from these efforts could increase the Fund&#146;s expenses and impact its returns to stockholders
or, in the extreme case, impact or limit its use of various portfolio management strategies or techniques and adversely impact the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The U.S.&nbsp;presidential election&nbsp;occurred on November&nbsp;3, 2020. Commencing January 2021, the Democratic Party is expected to
control the executive branch of government. Control of the legislative branch of government is uncertain and may remain uncertain for several weeks. Changes in federal policy, including tax policies, and at regulatory agencies occur over time
through policy and personnel changes following elections, which lead to changes involving the level of oversight and focus on the financial services industry or the tax rates paid by corporate entities. The nature, timing and economic and political
effects of potential changes to the current legal and regulatory framework affecting markets remain highly uncertain. Uncertainty surrounding future changes may adversely affect the Fund&#146;s operating environment and therefore its investment
performance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The outbreak of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19,</FONT> a novel coronavirus disease, has negatively affected
economies, markets and individual companies in the United States and throughout the world. The effects of this pandemic to public health and business and market conditions may continue to have a significant negative impact on the performance of the
Fund&#146;s investments, increase the Fund&#146;s volatility, exacerbate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-existing</FONT> political, social and economic risks to the Fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. The
Fund&#146;s operations may be interrupted as a result, which may contribute to the negative impact on investment performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions in response to the
pandemic that affect the instruments in which the Fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund&#146;s investment performance. The full impact of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic, or other future epidemics or pandemics, is currently unknown. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The U.S. and global capital markets have in the past and may in the future experience periods of extreme volatility and disruption during
economic downturns and recessions. Increases to budget deficits or direct and contingent sovereign debt, may create concerns about the ability of certain nations to service their sovereign debt obligations, and risks resulting from any such debt
crisis in Europe, the United States or elsewhere could have a detrimental impact on the global economy, sovereign and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-sovereign</FONT> debt in certain countries and the financial condition of financial
institutions generally. Austerity measures that certain countries may agree to as part of any debt crisis or disruptions to major financial trading markets may adversely affect world economic conditions and have an adverse impact on our business and
that of the companies in which we invest. In addition, the impact of continued trade tensions with China or other countries, or an escalation to a trade war, may adversely affect currencies, commodities and individual companies in which the Fund
invests. U.S. companies that source material and goods from China, and those that make large amounts of sales in China would be particularly vulnerable to an escalation of trade tensions. Uncertainty regarding the outcome of the trade tensions and
the potential for a trade war could cause the U.S. dollar to decline against other currencies, such as the Japanese yen and the euro. Market and economic disruptions, which may be caused by political trends, pandemic outbreaks and government actions
in the United States or elsewhere, have in the past and may in the future affect, the U.S. and global capital markets, which could adversely affect the Fund&#146;s business and that of companies in which it invests and the broader financial and
credit markets and reduce the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole. Furthermore, pandemic outbreaks may lead to significant disruptions in global economic activity and as a result, such disruptions may have a negative
effect on the companies in which the Fund invests in and markets as a whole. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In March 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve made two
emergency interest-rate&nbsp;cuts, moving short-term rates to near zero, issued forward guidance that&nbsp;rates will remain low until the economy weathers the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> crisis, and&nbsp;resumed quantitative
easing. Additionally, Congress approved a $2 trillion&nbsp;stimulus package to offset the severity and duration of a potential <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19-related</FONT></FONT> recession. Dozens of
central banks across Europe, Asia, and&nbsp;elsewhere have announced similar economic relief packages. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cybersecurity Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information and technology systems relied upon by the Fund, the Adviser, the Fund&#146;s service providers (including, but not limited to, Fund
accountants, custodians, transfer agents, administrators, distributors and other financial intermediaries) and/or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from computer viruses, network
failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons, security breaches, usage errors, power outages and catastrophic events such as fires, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. Although the Adviser has
implemented measures to manage risks relating to these types of events, if these systems are compromised, become inoperable for extended periods of time or cease to function properly, significant investment may be required to fix or replace them.
The failure of these systems and/or of disaster recovery plans could cause significant interruptions in the operations of the Fund, the Adviser, the Fund&#146;s service providers and/or issuers of securities in which the Fund invests and may result
in a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data, including personal information relating to investors (and the beneficial owners of investors). Such a failure could also harm the reputation of the Fund, the
Adviser, the Fund&#146;s service providers and/or issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, subject such entities and their respective affiliates to legal claims or otherwise affect their business and financial performance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Potential Conflicts of Interest Risk&#151;Allocation of Investment Opportunities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser is involved worldwide with asset management activities and may engage in the ordinary course of business in activities in which its
interests or the interests of its clients may conflict with those of the Fund. The Adviser may provide investment management services to other funds and discretionary managed accounts that follow an investment program similar to that of the Fund.
Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Adviser intends to engage in such activities and may receive compensation from third parties for its services. The results of the Fund&#146;s investment activities may differ from those of the
Fund&#146;s affiliates, or another account managed by the Fund&#146;s affiliates, and it is possible that the Fund could sustain losses during periods in which one or more of the Fund&#146;s affiliates or and other accounts achieve profits on their
trading for other accounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Repurchase Agreements Risk </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, in which the Fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to repurchase
the security at the Fund&#146;s cost plus interest within a specified time. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the Fund will seek to sell the securities which it holds. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a
loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days and which may not be terminated within seven days at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the
agreements are considered illiquid investments. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_12"></A>MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board of Directors </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The business and
affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors, including supervision of the duties performed by the Adviser. The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors currently consists of eight directors. The Board of Directors
consists of a majority of directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. The Fund refers to these individuals as the Fund&#146;s &#147;Independent Directors.&#148; The Board of Directors
elects the Fund officers, who serve at the Board&#146;s discretion, and are responsible for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> operations. Additional information regarding the Fund&#146;s
Board and its committees is set forth under &#147;Management of the Fund&#148; in the Fund&#146;s SAI. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Adviser </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment adviser is TCW Investment Management Company LLC (the &#147;Adviser&#148;) and is headquartered at 865 South
Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017. The Adviser is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser was organized in 1987 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc. (&#147;TCW&#148;). As
of September&nbsp;30, 2020, the Adviser and its affiliated companies, which provide a variety of investment management and advisory services, had approximately $235&nbsp;billion under management or committed to management. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Advisory Agreement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser, pursuant
to the investment advisory and management agreement (the &#147;Advisory Agreement&#148;), and subject to the direction and supervision of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors and in conformity with applicable laws, the Fund&#146;s charter, Bylaws,
Registration Statement, Prospectus and stated investment objective, policies and restrictions, shall: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Manage the investment of the Fund&#146;s assets including, by way of illustration, the evaluation of pertinent
economic, statistical, financial, and other data, the determination of the industries and companies to be represented in the Fund&#146;s portfolio, the formulation and implementation of the Fund&#146;s investment program, and the determination from
time to time of the securities and other investments to be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Place orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities for the Fund&#146;s account with broker-dealers
selected by the Adviser; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Administer the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT>
operations of the Fund; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Furnish to the Fund office space at such place as may be agreed upon from time to time, and all office
facilities, business equipment, supplies, utilities and telephone services necessary for managing the affairs and investments and keeping the general accounts and records of the Fund that are not maintained by the Fund&#146;s transfer agent,
custodian, administrator or accounting or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-accounting</FONT> agent, and arrange for officers or employees of the Adviser to serve, without compensation from the Fund, as officers, directors or employees of the
Fund, if desired and reasonably required by the Fund; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Pay such expenses as are incurred by it in connection with providing the foregoing services.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all expenses of the Fund,
including, without limitation: (a)&nbsp;all costs and expenses incident to any public offering of securities of the Fund, for cash or otherwise, including those relating to the registration of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any qualification or notification of sale of its securities under state securities laws; (b)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of any custodian appointed by the Fund for the safekeeping of its cash, portfolio securities and other property;
(c)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of independent accountants; (d)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of stock transfer and dividend disbursing agent or agents and registrar or registrars appointed by the Fund; (e)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of any
administrator or accounting or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-accounting</FONT> agent appointed by the Fund to provide accounting or administration services to the Fund; (f)&nbsp;brokerage commissions, dealer spreads, and other costs incurred
in connection with proposed or consummated portfolio securities transactions; (g)&nbsp;all taxes, including securities issuance and transfer taxes, and corporate fees payable by the Fund to federal, state, local or other governmental agencies;
(h)&nbsp;the cost and expense of engraving printing and issuing certificates representing securities of the Fund; (i)&nbsp;fees involved in registering and maintaining registrations of the Fund and of its securities with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and in various state and other jurisdictions; (j)&nbsp;all expenses of stockholders and directors meetings, and of preparing, printing and mailing proxy statements and reports to stockholders; (k)&nbsp;fees and expenses of directors of
the Fund who are not &#147;affiliated persons&#148; of the Adviser; (l)&nbsp;all fees and expenses incident to any dividend reinvestment or distribution program; (m)&nbsp;charges and expenses of legal counsel to the &#147;independent directors&#148;
of the Fund; (n)&nbsp;trade association dues; (o)&nbsp;interest payable on Fund borrowings; (p)&nbsp;any public relations or stockholder relations expense; (q)&nbsp;fees and expenses incident to the listing of securities of the Fund on any
securities exchange; (r)&nbsp;premiums for a fidelity bond and any errors and omissions insurance maintained by the Fund; and (s)&nbsp;any other ordinary or extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund in the course of its business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As compensation for the investment advisory services rendered, facilities provided, and expenses borne, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee by
the Fund computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100&nbsp;million of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets and 0.50% of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets in excess of $100&nbsp;million. For the purpose of calculating such fee, the
value of Managed Assets for a month shall be the average of the values of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets as determined on the last Business Day of each week which ends during the month. If this agreement shall become effective subsequent to the
first day of a month, or shall terminate before the last day of a month, the foregoing compensation shall be prorated. As used in the Advisory Agreement, &#147;Managed Assets&#148; shall mean the net asset value of common shares, plus the
liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the principal amount of any borrowings of the Fund used for leverage. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund (either by vote of its Board of Directors or by vote of a &#147;majority of the outstanding voting securities&#148; of the Fund) may,
at any time and without payment of any penalty, terminate the Advisory Agreement upon sixty days&#146; written notice to the Adviser; the Advisory Agreement shall automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its &#147;assignment;&#148;
and the Adviser may terminate the Advisory Agreement without payment of any penalty on ninety days&#146; written notice to the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Directors approving the Advisory Agreement for the Fund is available in the Fund&#146;s annual report for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Managers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tad
Rivelle, Laird Landmann, Stephen M. Kane, CFA, Bryan T. Whalen, CFA, and Mitch Flack are jointly and primarily responsible for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> management of the
Fund&#146;s assets.&nbsp;The below table provides information about their current positions with the Fund and their past business experience. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Individual&nbsp;&amp;</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Position</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Past&nbsp;Business&nbsp;Experience</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tad&nbsp;Rivelle</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generalist Portfolio
Manager</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2009</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Portfolio Manager, Group Managing Director, and Chief Investment Officer&#151;Fixed Income, TCW Investment Management Company LLC, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, and TCW LLC since December 2009, and Metropolitan West Asset
Management, LLC since August 1996.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Laird Landmann</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generalist Portfolio
Manager</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2009</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Portfolio Manager and Group Managing Director, TCW Investment Management Company LLC, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, TCW LLC, and The TCW Group, Inc. since December 2009; and President, Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC
since August 1996.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Position</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen M. Kane, CFA</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generalist Portfolio
Manager</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2009</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Portfolio Manager and Group Managing Director, TCW Investment Management Company LLC, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, and TCW LLC since December 2009, and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC since August 1996.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bryan T. Whalen, CFA</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generalist Portfolio
Manager</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2009</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Portfolio Manager and Group Managing Director, TCW Investment Management Company LLC, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, and TCW LLC since December 2009, and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC since 2004.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mitch Flack</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generalist Portfolio
Manager</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2009</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, TCW Investment Management Company LLC, and TCW LLC since December 2009, and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC since March 2001.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers&#146; compensation structure,
other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers&#146; ownership of securities in the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Custodian and Administrator
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company acts as the custodian and administrator to the Fund. See &#147;Custodian and
Administrator.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transfer Agent and Dividend-Paying Agent </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Computershare acts as the Fund&#146;s transfer agent and dividend-paying agent. See &#147;Transfer Agent and Dividend-Paying Agent.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_13"></A>NET ASSET VALUE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net asset value per share (&#147;NAV&#148;) of the Fund&#146;s Common Stock is determined by dividing the total value of the Fund&#146;s
portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding. Fund shares are valued as of a particular time (the &#147;Valuation Time&#148;) on each Business Day that the NYSE is open for trading. The
Valuation Time is ordinarily at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the &#147;NYSE Close&#148;). In unusual circumstances, the Board of Directors may determine that the Valuation Time shall be as of 4:00
p.m., Eastern time, notwithstanding an earlier, unscheduled close or halt of trading on the NYSE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of calculating NAV, the
Fund&#146;s investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Market values for various types of securities and other instruments are determined on the basis of closing prices or last sales prices on an
exchange or other market, or based on quotes or other market information obtained from quotation reporting systems, established market makers or pricing services. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at
amortized cost. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If market quotations are not readily available (including in cases where available market quotations are deemed to be
unreliable), the Fund&#146;s investments will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Directors (so called &#147;fair value pricing&#148;). Fair value pricing may require
subjective determinations about the value of a security or other asset, and fair values used to determine the Fund&#146;s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. Also, the use
of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may
determine that market quotations are not readily available due to events relating to a single issuer (<I>e.g</I>., corporate actions or announcements) or events relating to multiple issuers <I>(e.g.,</I> governmental actions or natural disasters).
The Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In
considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that
occur after the close of the relevant market and before the Valuation Time. The Fund may use modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of calculating NAV, the Fund normally uses pricing data for domestic equity
securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. Domestic fixed income and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities
are normally priced using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities, subject to possible fair value adjustments. Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after NAV has been calculated on a
particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or NAV determined earlier that day. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investments
initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, NAV of the Fund&#146;s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation
to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the NYSE is closed. The calculation of the Fund&#146;s NAV
may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities used in NAV calculations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at fair value as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors, generally based upon recommendations provided by the Adviser. Fair valuation also may be required due to material events that occur after the close of the relevant market but prior to the NYSE Close. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_14"></A>DISTRIBUTIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has a net investment income-based distribution policy. The policy is to pay quarterly distributions out of the Fund&#146;s
accumulated undistributed net investment income and/or other sources subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;Sub-chapter&nbsp;M</FONT> of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions to stockholders are recorded on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">each&nbsp;ex-dividend&nbsp;date.</FONT> The Fund declares and
pays or reinvests dividends quarterly under an income-based distribution policy. The income-based distribution policy has a stated goal of providing quarterly distributions out of the Fund&#146;s accumulated undistributed net investment income
and/or other sources subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;Sub-chapter&nbsp;M</FONT> of the Code. The source for the dividend can come from net investment income and net realized capital gains measured
on a fiscal year basis. Any portion of the distribution that exceeds income and capital gains will be treated as a return of capital. Under certain conditions, U.S. federal tax regulations cause some or all of the amount of distributions that
exceeds income and capital gains generally to be taxed as ordinary income. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences may be primarily due to differing
treatments for market discount and premium, losses recognized on structured debt, losses deferred due to wash sales, foreign currency gains and losses, and spillover distributions. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to stockholder
distributions will result in reclassifications <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to&nbsp;paid-in&nbsp;capital</FONT> and may affect net investment income per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distribution policies are a matter of Board discretion and may be modified or terminated at any time without prior notice. Any such change or
termination may have an adverse effect on the market price for the Fund&#146;s shares. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund&#146;s investment performance from the amount of the quarterly distribution or from the terms of the
Fund&#146;s distribution policy. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[An investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer issued after the record date for a
quarterly dividend (if any) to be paid by the Fund will not receive such dividend. Therefore, an investor who acquires shares of Common Stock in the Offer will not receive the Fund&#146;s dividend payable on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021.] </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is (i)&nbsp;a description of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the receipt, ownership, disposition and
exercise of Rights by Record Date Stockholders and other Rights holders and of owning and disposing of Common Stock and (ii)&nbsp;a description of some of the important U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund. The discussion below
provides general tax information related to the receipt, ownership, disposition and exercise of Rights and an investment in Common Stock, but this discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of an investment in such securities. It is based on the Code, Treasury regulations and administrative pronouncements, all as of the date hereof, any of </P>
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which is subject to change or differing interpretation, possibly with retroactive effect. In addition, it does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant in light of a Rights
holder&#146;s or Common Stockholder&#146;s particular circumstances, including alternative minimum tax consequences and tax consequences applicable to Rights holders or Common Stockholders subject to special tax rules, such as certain financial
institutions; dealers or traders in securities who use a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> method of tax accounting; persons holding shares of Common Stock or Rights as part of a hedging
transaction, wash sale, conversion transaction or integrated transaction or persons entering into a constructive sale with respect to the shares of Common Stock or Rights; entities classified as partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S.
federal income tax purposes; real estate investment trusts; insurance companies; U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entities, including
&#147;individual retirement accounts&#148; or &#147;Roth IRAs.&#148; Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion applies only to a person that holds shares of Common Stock and Rights as a capital asset and is a U.S. holder. A &#147;U.S.
holder&#148; is a holder who, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is a beneficial owner of Rights or Common Stock, as applicable and is (i)&nbsp;an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii)&nbsp;a corporation, or other
entity taxable as a corporation, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state therein or the District of Columbia; (iii)&nbsp;an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its
source; or (iv)&nbsp;a trust if it (x)&nbsp;is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (y)&nbsp;has a valid election
in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. Tax laws are complex and often change, and Rights holders or Common Stockholders should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal, state, local or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> tax consequences of an investment in the Fund. For more information, please see the section of the SAI entitled &#147;Tax Matters.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Offer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The receipt of the Rights by a
Record Date Stockholder pursuant to the Offer will be treated as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-taxable</FONT> distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the fair market value of the
Rights received by a Record Date Stockholder is less than 15% of the fair market value of the Common Stock with respect to which such Rights are received as of the date the Rights are received, the Rights will have a zero basis for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, unless the Record Date Stockholder affirmatively elects to allocate a portion of its basis in the related shares of Common Stock to the Rights in proportion to the relative fair market values of the shares of Common Stock and
the Rights received, as determined on the date of receipt. This election must be made in the tax return for the taxable year in which the Rights are received. On the other hand, if the fair market value of the Rights received is equal to or greater
than 15% of the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock on the date the Rights are received, then a Record Date Stockholder&#146;s basis in his or her shares of Common Stock must be allocated between the shares of Common Stock and the Rights
in proportion to their respective fair market values, as determined on the date the Rights are received. The basis of a Right purchased in the market will generally be its purchase price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The exercise of a Right by, or on behalf of, a Record Date Stockholder or other Rights holder will not be a taxable transaction for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. The basis of each new share of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the Rights will equal the sum of the Subscription Price and the tax basis (as determined above), if any, of the Rights exercised therefor. The holding
period of the shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of Rights will begin on the day the Rights are exercised (or, in the case of a Right purchased in the market, potentially the day after the date of exercise). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gain or loss realized on a sale of Rights by, or on behalf of, the Record Date Stockholder or other Rights holder will be capital gain or
loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the holding period for the Rights is more than one (1)&nbsp;year. For these purposes, a Record Date Stockholder&#146;s holding period for the Rights will include the holding period of the shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the Rights were distributed. The amount of the gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the tax basis in the Rights disposed of (as determined above), if any, and the amount realized on the disposition.
The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the basis allocation rules&nbsp;described
above, in the event a Record Date Stockholder allows the Rights to expire, the Rights will be deemed to have a zero basis and, therefore, the Record Date Stockholder will not recognize any loss upon the expiration of the Rights. In addition, the tax
basis of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which the expired Rights were distributed will remain unchanged compared to their tax basis prior to the Offer. If a Right that has been purchased in the market expires unexercised, the holder will
recognize a capital loss equal to the basis of the Right. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A non-U.S. Rights holder whose income from the Fund is not &#147;effectively
connected&#148; with a U.S. trade or business and who is not an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year will generally be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on any gains realized upon the sale or
exchange of Rights. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has elected to be treated as, and intends to continue to qualify in each taxable year as, a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.
Assuming the Fund so qualifies and satisfies certain distribution requirements, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income distributed (including amounts that are reinvested pursuant to the Plan) in a timely manner
to its stockholders in the form of dividends or capital gain distributions. If the Fund retains any net capital gains for reinvestment, it may elect to treat such capital gains as having been distributed to its stockholders. If the Fund makes such
an election, each Common Stockholder will be required to report its share of such undistributed net capital gain as long-term capital gain and will be entitled to claim its share of the U.S. federal income taxes paid by the Fund on such
undistributed net capital gain as a credit against its own U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and to claim a refund on a properly-filed U.S. federal income tax return to the extent that the credit exceeds such liability. In addition, each
Common Stockholder will be entitled to increase the adjusted tax basis of its Common Stock by the difference between its share of such undistributed net capital gain and the related credit. There can be no assurance that the Fund will make this
election if it retains all or a portion of its net capital gain for a taxable year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To qualify as a RIC for any taxable year, the Fund
must, among other things, satisfy both an income test and an asset test for such taxable year. Specifically, (i)&nbsp;at least 90% of the Fund&#146;s gross income for such taxable year must consist of dividends; interest; payments with respect to
certain securities loans; gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies; other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of
investing in such stock, securities or currencies; and net income derived from interests in &#147;qualified publicly traded partnerships&#148; (such income, &#147;Qualifying RIC Income&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s holdings must be
diversified so that, at the end of each quarter of such taxable year, (a)&nbsp;at least 50% of the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, securities of other RICs, U.S. Government Securities and other
securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (b)&nbsp;not
more than 25% of the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets is invested (x)&nbsp;in securities (other than U.S. Government Securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, (y)&nbsp;in securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two
or more issuers that the Fund controls (by owning 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer) and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses or (z)&nbsp;in the securities of one or more &#147;qualified
publicly traded partnerships.&#148; The Fund&#146;s share of income derived from a partnership other than a &#147;qualified publicly traded partnership&#148; will be treated as Qualifying RIC Income only to the extent that such income would have
constituted Qualifying RIC Income if derived directly by the Fund. A &#147;qualified publicly traded partnership&#148; is generally defined as an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes if (i)&nbsp;interests in
such entity are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof and (ii)&nbsp;less than 90% of its gross income for the relevant taxable year consists of Qualifying RIC
Income. The Code provides that the Treasury Department may by regulation exclude from Qualifying RIC Income foreign currency gains that are not directly related to the RIC&#146;s principal business of investing in stock or securities (or options and
futures with respect to stock or securities). The Fund anticipates that, in general, its foreign currency gains will be directly related to its principal business of investing in stock and securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Owning and Disposing of Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions of the Fund&#146;s ordinary income and net short-term capital gains will generally be taxable to the Common Stockholders as
ordinary income to the extent such distributions are paid out of the Fund&#146;s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Properly reported distributions or deemed distributions, if any, of net
capital gains will be taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of the length of time the Common Stockholder has owned shares of Common Stock. Properly reported distributions made to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT>
Common Stockholder out of &#147;qualified dividend income,&#148; if any, received by the Fund will be subject to tax at reduced maximum rates, provided that the Common Stockholder meets certain holding period and other requirements with respect to
its Common Stock. A distribution of an amount in excess of the Fund&#146;s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a Common Stockholder as a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce the Common
Stockholder&#146;s basis in its shares of Common Stock (but not below zero). To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the Common Stockholder&#146;s basis in its shares of Common Stock, the excess will be treated as gain from a
sale or exchange of the shares of Common Stock. Distributions will be treated in the manner described above regardless of whether such distributions are paid in cash or invested in additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A Common Stockholder may recognize a capital gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of shares of Common Stock. The amount of the gain
or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized and the Common Stockholder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the relevant shares of Common Stock. Such gain or loss generally will be a long-term gain or loss if the Common
Stockholder&#146;s holding period for such shares of Common Stock is more than one (1)&nbsp;year. Under current law, net capital gains recognized by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> Common Stockholders are generally subject to
reduced maximum rates. Losses realized by a Common Stockholder on the sale or exchange of shares of Common Stock held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital losses to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain
received (or deemed received, as discussed above) with respect to such shares of Common Stock. In addition, no loss will be allowed on a sale or other disposition of shares of Common Stock if the Common Stockholder acquires (including pursuant to
the Plan) shares of Common Stock within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the securities acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An additional 3.8% tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends
and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from the sale or other taxable dispositions of Common Stock) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person&#146;s &#147;modified adjusted gross income&#148;
(in the case of an individual) or &#147;adjusted gross income&#148; (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholders </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Common Stockholder is a nonresident alien, a foreign trust or
estate or a foreign corporation, as defined for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder&#148;) whose ownership of shares of Common Stock is not &#147;effectively connected&#148;
with a U.S. trade or business, ordinary income dividends distributed to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder by the Fund will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower rate
under an applicable treaty). Net capital gain dividends distributed by the Fund to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder whose ownership of shares of Common Stock is not &#147;effectively connected&#148; with a U.S.
trade or business and who is not an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year will generally not be subject to U.S. withholding tax. For a more detailed discussion of the tax consequences of the ownership
of shares of Common Stock by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder, please see the discussion in the SAI under &#147;Tax Matters &#151; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholders.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Common Stockholder does not provide the applicable payor with its correct taxpayer identification number and any required certifications,
such Common Stockholder may be subject to backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 24%) on the distributions it receives (or is deemed to receive) from the Fund. Backup withholding will not, however, be applied to payments that have been subject
to the 30% withholding tax applicable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Fund is
required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) on payments of taxable dividends made to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> entities that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding
requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts (&#147;FATCA&#148;). Under proposed Treasury regulations, which may be relied upon by taxpayers until final Treasury regulations are
published, there is no FATCA withholding on gross proceeds from a sale or disposition of Fund shares and on capital gain distributions from a RIC, such as the Fund. To avoid withholding, foreign financial institutions will need to (i)&nbsp;enter
into agreements with the IRS that state that they will provide the IRS information, including the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of direct and indirect U.S. account holders, comply with due diligence procedures with respect to
the identification of U.S. accounts, report to the IRS certain information with respect to U.S. accounts maintained, agree to withhold tax on certain payments made to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliant</FONT> foreign financial
institutions or to account holders who fail to provide the required information, and determine certain other information as to their account holders, or (ii)&nbsp;in the event that an applicable intergovernmental agreement and implementing
legislation are adopted, comply with such intergovernmental agreement and its implementing legislation and provide local revenue authorities with similar account holder information. Other foreign entities will need to either provide the name,
address, and taxpayer identification number of each substantial U.S. owner or certifications of no substantial U.S. ownership unless certain exceptions apply. Under some circumstances, a foreign stockholder may be eligible for refunds or credits of
such taxes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_16"></A>THE FUND&#146;S STRUCTURE; SHARE REPURCHASES AND CHANGE IN STRUCTURE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund, which was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987, is authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The shares of Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion, exchange or redemption rights. Each share has equal voting, dividend, distribution and liquidation rights. The shares outstanding are fully paid and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> Stockholders are entitled to one vote per share. All voting rights for the election of directors are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cumulative.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Repurchase of Shares </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s
stockholders do not have the right to require redemption of their shares by the Fund. The Fund, however, may repurchase its shares in the open market from time to time, although nothing herein shall be considered a commitment to repurchase such
shares. Any such repurchases shall be subject to the Maryland General Corporation Law and to limitations imposed by the 1940 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Fund does not expect to consider the repurchase of any of its shares except at a price below net asset value. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Anti-Takeover Provisions of the Charter </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has provisions in its charter that could have the effect of limiting the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of
the Fund, to cause it to engage in certain transactions or to modify its structure. The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of the Fund is required to
authorize any of the following actions: (1)&nbsp;merger or consolidation of the Fund with an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> investment company; (2)&nbsp;merger or consolidation with a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment company unless such company&#146;s charter has the same voting requirements; (3)&nbsp;dissolution of the Fund; (4)&nbsp;sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Fund; or
(5)&nbsp;amendment to the charter of the Fund which makes the Common Stock a redeemable security (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) or which reduces the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> vote required to authorize the actions
in (1)&nbsp;through (5)&nbsp;hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_17"></A>DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders who wish to add to their investment may do so by making an election to participate in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). Under the Plan, your dividend is used to purchase Fund shares on the open market whenever shares, including the related sales commission, are selling below the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share. You will be charged <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;pro-rata&nbsp;portion</FONT> of brokerage commissions on open-market purchases under the Plan. If the market price, including commission, of Fund shares is above the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share, you will
receive shares at a price equal to the higher of the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share on the payment date or 95% of the closing market price of Fund shares on the payment date. Generally, for tax purposes, stockholders participating in the Plan
will be treated as having received a distribution from the Fund in cash equal to the value of the shares purchased from them under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To enroll in the Plan, if your shares are registered in your name, write to Computershare, P.O. Box #50500, Louisville, KY 40233, or call toll
free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(866)&nbsp;227-8179.&nbsp;If</FONT> your shares are held by a brokerage firm, please call your broker. If you participate in the Plan through a broker, you may not be able to transfer your shares to another
broker and continue to participate in the Plan if your new broker does not permit such participation. If you no longer want to participate in the Plan, please contact Computershare or your broker. You may elect to continue to hold shares previously
purchased on your behalf or to sell your shares and receive the proceeds, net of any brokerage commissions. If you need additional information or assistance, please call the Fund&#146;s investor relations department at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(877)&nbsp;829-4768&nbsp;or</FONT> visit the Fund&#146;s website at www.TCW.com. As always, the Fund would be pleased to accommodate your investment needs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_18"></A>DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a brief description of the capital structure of the Fund. This&nbsp;description does not purport to be complete and is subject
to and qualified&nbsp;in its entirety by reference to the charter, as&nbsp;amended and restated through the date hereof (the &#147;Charter&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987 and is authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table shows the amount of shares of Common Stock authorized and outstanding as
of December 10, 2020. </P>  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Title of Class</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">75,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">47,748,439</TD>
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</TABLE>   <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s shares are listed and trade on the NYSE under the trading or &#147;ticker&#148;
symbol &#147;TSI.&#148; As of the close of trading on the NYSE on [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], 2021, the NAV per share of Common Stock was $[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;], and the closing price per share of Common Stock on the NYSE was
$[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will send unaudited reports at least semiannually and audited financial statements annually to
all of its stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_19"></A>CUSTODIAN AND ADMINISTRATOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company (&#147;State Street&#148; or the &#147;Administrator&#148;), provides certain administrative
services for the Fund&#146;s, including but not limited to preparing and maintaining books, records, and tax and financial reports, and monitoring </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">compliance with regulatory requirements. The Administrator is located at One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts. State Street also acts as the Fund&#146;s
custodian. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_20"></A>TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND-PAYING AGENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Computershare acts as the Fund&#146;s transfer agent and dividend-paying agent. Please send all correspondence to P.O. Box 50500, Louisville,
KY 40233. For its services, Computershare receives a fixed fee per account. The Fund will reimburse Computershare for certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses, which may include
payments by Computershare to entities, including affiliated entities that provide <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-stockholder</FONT> services, recordkeeping and/or transfer agency services to the Fund&#146;s beneficial owners. The amount of
reimbursements for these services per benefit plan participant fund account per year will not exceed the per account fee payable by the Fund to Computershare in connection with maintaining Common Stockholder accounts. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered hereby will be passed on for the Fund by Paul Hastings LLP, San Francisco,
California. Paul Hastings LLP may rely as to certain matters of Maryland law on the opinion of Venable, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland. Certain legal matters will be passed on for the Dealer Manager by
[<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>]. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_22"></A>INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and the semi-annual report for the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020, incorporated by reference in the SAI have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (&#147;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&#148;), an independent registered public
accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The principal place of business of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] is located at
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] provides audit services, and tax return
preparation with respect to the preparation of filings with the SEC. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">84 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx289172_23"></A>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Prospectus and the SAI do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement that the Fund has filed with the SEC
(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-236072)</FONT> and available at www.sec.gov. The SAI can be obtained without charge by calling
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-FUND-TCW</FONT></FONT></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-800-386-3829).</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other documents referred to are not necessarily complete, and,
in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. To the
extent they would be material to an investor&#146;s decision to invest in the Offer, the terms of any such contract or other document are described in the Prospectus. </P>
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INFORMATION </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#sai289172_1">The Fund</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">41</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#sai289172_8">Tax Matters</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">41</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">47</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">48</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49</TD>
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Ratings</A></P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] Shares of Common Stock </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Issuable Upon Exercise of Transferable Rights to </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Subscribe for Common Stock </B></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>The information in this statement of additional information is not complete and may be
changed.&nbsp;The Fund may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.&nbsp;This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to
buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. </B></FONT></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>Subject to Completion
Dated&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2021 </B></FONT></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TCW
Strategic Income Fund, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Statement of Additional Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) is a diversified, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;).&nbsp;The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Statement of Additional Information (the &#147;SAI&#148;) is not a prospectus and is authorized for distribution to prospective investors
only if preceded or accompanied by the prospectus for the Fund dated [&nbsp;], 2021, as supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference.&nbsp;This SAI should be read in conjunction with such prospectus, a copy of which may
be obtained without charge by contacting your financial intermediary or by calling the Fund at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-FUND-TCW</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-800-386-3829).&nbsp;You</FONT></FONT></FONT> may also obtain a copy of the prospectus on the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s (the
&#147;SEC&#148;) web site (http://www.sec.gov). </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used but not defined in this SAI have the meanings ascribed to
them in the prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS
DATED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2021. </B></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_1"></A>THE FUND </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;)<B> </B>is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end,</FONT> diversified, management
investment company registered under the 1940 Act. Fund was incorporated in Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987 and commenced operations on March&nbsp;5, 1987. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_2"></A>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation. There can be no assurance
that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Depending on current market conditions and the Fund&#146;s outlook over time, the
Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a wide range of securities, including securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities (&#147;U.S. Government Securities&#148;),
investment-grade corporate debt securities, high-yield debt securities, mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities, marketable small-, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-</FONT> and large-capitalization equity securities, convertible
securities, money market securities, repurchase agreements, other securities and derivative instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s principal
investment strategies are not considered to be fundamental by the Fund and can be changed without the vote of the Fund&#146;s stockholders by the Board with at least sixty (60)&nbsp;days&#146; written notice provided to stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mortgage-related securities are interests in pools of residential or commercial mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and
loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. Such mortgage loans may include reperforming loans (&#147;RPLs&#148;), which are loans that have previously been delinquent but are current at the time securitized. Pools of mortgage
loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and private organizations. The Fund may invest in a variety of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities issued by government agencies or
other governmental entities or by private originators or issuers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The mortgage-related securities in which the Fund may invest include,
without limitation, mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (&#147;CMOs&#148;), commercial or residential mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage- backed securities
(&#147;SMBSs&#148;) and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The Fund may also invest in other types of asset-backed securities, including
collateralized debt obligations (&#147;CDOs&#148;), which include collateralized bond obligations (&#147;CBOs&#148;), collateralized loan obligations (&#147;CLOs&#148;) and other similarly structured securities. The mortgage-related securities in
which the Fund may invest may pay variable or fixed rates of interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Through investments in mortgage-related securities, including
those that are issued by private issuers, the Fund may have exposure to subprime loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Private issuers include commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking
firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or SPVs) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as mortgage-related securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Mortgage Pass-Through Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mortgage pass-through securities are securities representing interests in &#147;pools&#148; of mortgage loans secured by residential or
commercial real property. Interests in pools of mortgage-related securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed or variable amounts with principal payments at maturity or
specified call dates. Instead, these securities provide a monthly payment that consists of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a&nbsp;&#147;pass-through&#148;&nbsp;of the monthly payments made by the individual
borrowers on their residential or commercial mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Additional payments are caused by repayments of principal resulting from the sale of the underlying property,
refinancing or foreclosure, net of fees or costs that may be incurred. Some mortgage-related securities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (&#147;GNMA&#148;)) are described as &#147;modified
pass-through.&#148; These securities entitle the holder to receive all interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, at the scheduled payment dates regardless of whether or not the mortgagor actually makes the
payment. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a
mortgage-related security, and may have the effect of shortening or extending the effective duration of the security relative to what was anticipated at the time of purchase. Early repayment of principal on some mortgage-related securities (arising
from prepayments of principal due to the sale of the underlying property, refinancing, or foreclosure, net of fees and costs that may be incurred) may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Also, if a security
subject to prepayment has been purchased at a premium, the value of the premium would be lost in the event of prepayment. Like other&nbsp;fixed-income&nbsp;securities, when interest rates rise, the value of a mortgage-related security generally will
decline; however, when interest rates are declining, the value of mortgage-related securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed-income securities. Adjustable rate&nbsp;mortgage-related&nbsp;and other ABS are also
subject to some interest rate risk. For example, because interest rates on most adjustable rate mortgage- and other ABS only reset periodically (<I>e.g.</I>, monthly or quarterly), changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and
significant changes) can be expected to cause fluctuations in the market value of these securities, including declines in value as interest rates rise. In addition, to the extent that unanticipated rates of prepayment on underlying mortgages
increase the effective duration of a mortgage-related security, the volatility of such security can be expected to increase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
residential mortgage market in the United States has experienced in the past, and could experience in the future, difficulties that may adversely affect the performance and market value of certain of the Fund&#146;s mortgage-related investments.
Delinquencies, defaults and losses on residential mortgage loans (especially subprime and second-lien mortgage loans) may increase substantially over a small period of time. A decline in or flattening of housing values may exacerbate such
delinquencies and losses on residential mortgages. Borrowers with adjustable rate mortgage loans are more sensitive to changes in interest rates, which affect their monthly mortgage payments, and may be unable to secure replacement mortgages at
comparably low interest rates. As a result of the 2008 financial crisis, a number of residential mortgage loan originators experienced serious financial difficulties or bankruptcy. Owing largely to the foregoing, reduced investor demand for mortgage
loans and mortgage-related securities and increased investor yield requirements caused limited liquidity in the secondary market for certain mortgage-related securities, which adversely affected the market value of mortgage-related securities. It is
possible that such limited liquidity in such secondary markets could recur or worsen in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Agency Mortgage-Related Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of principal and interest on some mortgage pass-through securities (but not the market value of the securities themselves) may be
guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (in the case of securities guaranteed by GNMA) or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (in the case of securities guaranteed by the Federal National
Mortgage Association ( &#147;FNMA&#148;) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&#147;FHLMC&#148;)). The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage-related securities is GNMA. GNMA is a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation within the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (the &#147;Department of Housing and Urban Development&#148; or &#147;HUD&#148;). GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, the timely payment of
principal and interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions, commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (the
&#147;FHA&#148;), or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (the &#147;VA&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Government-related guarantors (<I>i.e.</I>,
not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation. FNMA purchases conventional (<I>i.e.</I>, not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential
mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are
guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. FHLMC was created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing the availability of mortgage
credit for residential housing. It is a government-sponsored corporation that issues Participation Certificates (&#147;PCs&#148;), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC
guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FNMA and FHLMC also securitize RPLs. For example, in FNMA&#146;s case, the RPLs are single-family, fixed rate reperforming loans&nbsp;that
generally were previously placed in an MBS trust guaranteed by FNMA, purchased from the trust by FNMA and held as a distressed asset after four or more months of delinquency, and subsequently became current (<I>i.e.</I>&nbsp;performing)
again.&nbsp;Such RPLs may have exited delinquency through efforts at reducing defaults (<I>e.g.</I>, loan modification).&nbsp;In selecting RPLs for securitization, FNMA follows certain criteria related to length of time the loan has been performing,
the type of loan (single-family, fixed rate), and the status of the loan as first lien, among other things.&nbsp;FNMA may include different loan structures and modification programs in the future. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;6, 2008, the FHFA placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. As the
conservator, the FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and the assets of FNMA and FHLMC. FHFA selected a new chief
executive officer and chairman of the board of directors for each of FNMA and FHLMC. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the conservatorship, the U.S.
Department of the Treasury (the &#147;U.S. Treasury&#148;) entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with each of FNMA and FHLMC pursuant to which the U.S. Treasury will purchase up to an aggregate of $100&nbsp;billion of each of FNMA
and FHLMC to maintain a positive net worth in each enterprise. This agreement contains various covenants that severely limit each enterprise&#146;s operations. In exchange for entering into these agreements, the U.S. Treasury received
$1&nbsp;billion of each enterprise&#146;s senior preferred securities and warrants to purchase 79.9% of each enterprise&#146;s common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;18, 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was doubling the size of its commitment to each enterprise under the Senior
Preferred Stock Program to $200&nbsp;billion. The U.S. Treasury&#146;s obligations under the Senior Preferred Stock Program are for an indefinite period of time for a maximum amount of $200&nbsp;billion per enterprise. In 2009, the U.S. Treasury
further amended the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement to allow the cap on the U.S. Treasury&#146;s funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in FNMA&#146;s and FHLMC&#146;s net worth through the end
of 2012. In August 2012, the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement was further amended to, among other things, accelerate the wind down of the retained portfolio, terminate the requirement that FNMA and FHLMC each pay a 10% dividend annually on
all amounts received under the funding commitment, and require the submission of an annual risk management plan to the U.S. Treasury. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remains liable for all of its obligations,
including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities. The Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is intended to enhance each of FNMA&#146;s and FHLMC&#146;s ability to meet its obligations. The FHFA has indicated
that the conservatorship of each enterprise will end when the director of FHFA determines that FHFA&#146;s plan to restore the enterprise to a safe and solvent condition has been completed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 (the &#147;Reform Act&#148;), which was included as part of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act of 2008, FHFA, as conservator or receiver, has the power to repudiate any contract entered into by FNMA or FHLMC prior to FHFA&#146;s appointment as conservator or receiver, as applicable, if FHFA determines, in its sole
discretion, that performance of the contract is burdensome and that repudiation of the contract promotes the orderly administration of FNMA&#146;s or FHLMC&#146;s affairs. The Reform Act requires FHFA to exercise its right to repudiate any contract
within a reasonable period of time after its appointment as conservator or receiver. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FHFA, in its capacity as conservator, has indicated
that it has no intention to repudiate the guaranty obligations of FNMA or FHLMC because FHFA views repudiation as incompatible with the goals of the conservatorship. However, in the event that FHFA, as conservator or if it is later appointed as
receiver for FNMA or FHLMC, were to repudiate any such guaranty obligation, the conservatorship or receivership estate, as applicable, would be liable for actual direct compensatory damages in accordance with the provisions of the Reform Act. Any
such liability could be satisfied only to the extent of FNMA&#146;s or FHLMC&#146;s assets available therefor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of
repudiation, the payments of interest to holders of FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed securities would be reduced if payments on the mortgage loans represented in the mortgage loan groups related to such mortgage-backed securities are not made by the
borrowers or advanced by the servicer. Any actual direct compensatory damages for repudiating these guaranty obligations may not be sufficient to offset any shortfalls experienced by such mortgage-backed security holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Further, in its capacity as conservator or receiver, FHFA has the right to transfer or sell any asset or liability of FNMA or FHLMC without
any approval, assignment or consent. Although FHFA has stated that it has no present intention to do so, if FHFA, as conservator or receiver, were to transfer any such guaranty obligation to another party, holders of FNMA or FHLMC mortgage-backed
securities would have to rely on that party for satisfaction of the guaranty obligation and would be exposed to the credit risk of that party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, certain rights provided to holders of&nbsp;mortgage-backed&nbsp;securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC under the operative documents
related to such securities may not be enforced against FHFA, or enforcement of such rights may be delayed, during the conservatorship or any future receivership. The operative documents for FNMA and FHLMC&nbsp;mortgage-backed&nbsp;securities may
provide (or with respect to securities issued prior to the date of the appointment of the conservator may have provided) that upon the occurrence of an event of default on the part of FNMA or FHLMC, in its capacity as guarantor, which includes the
appointment of a conservator or receiver, holders of such mortgage-backed securities have the right to replace FNMA or FHLMC as trustee if the requisite percentage of mortgage-backed securities holders consent. The Reform Act prevents
mortgage-backed security holders from enforcing such rights if the event of default arises solely because a conservator or receiver has been appointed. The Reform Act also provides that no person may exercise any right or power to terminate,
accelerate or declare an event of default under certain contracts </P>
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to which FNMA or FHLMC is a party, or obtain possession of or exercise control over any property of FNMA or FHLMC, or affect any contractual rights of FNMA or FHLMC, without the approval of FHFA,
as conservator or receiver, for a period of 45 or 90 days following the appointment of FHFA as conservator or receiver, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FHFA and the White House have made public statements regarding plans to consider ending the conservatorships of FNMA and FHLMC. In the event
that FNMA and FHLMC are taken out of conservatorship, it is unclear how the capital structure of FNMA and FHLMC would be constructed and what effects, if any, there may be on FNMA&#146;s and FHLMC&#146;s creditworthiness and guarantees of certain
mortgage-backed securities. It is also unclear whether the U.S. Treasury would continue to enforce its rights or perform its obligations under the Senior Preferred Stock Programs. Should FNMA&#146;s and FHLMC&#146;s conservatorship end, there could
be an adverse impact on the value of their securities, which could cause losses to the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In June 2019, under the Single Security
Initiative, FNMA and FHLMC started issuing a uniform mortgage-backed security (&#147;UMBS&#148;) in place of their current offerings <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;TBA-eligible&nbsp;securities.</FONT> The Single Security Initiative seeks
to support the overall liquidity of the TBA market and aligns the characteristics of FNMA and FHLMC certificates. The effects that the Single Security Initiative may have on the market for TBA and other mortgage backed securities are uncertain. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (&#147;CMOs&#148;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A CMO is a debt obligation of a legal entity that is collateralized by mortgages and divided into classes. A CMO is a hybrid between a
mortgage-backed bond and a mortgage pass-through security. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal is paid, in most cases, semi-annually or on a monthly basis. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage bonds,
but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC, and their income streams. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CMOs are structured into multiple classes, often referred to as &#147;tranches,&#148; with each class bearing a different stated maturity and
entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including prepayments. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the prepayment experience of the collateral. CMOs provide for a modified form of call protection
through a de facto breakdown of the underlying pool of mortgages according to how quickly the loans are repaid. In the case of certain CMOs (known as &#147;sequential pay&#148; CMOs), payment of principal received from the pool of underlying
mortgages, including prepayments, are applied to the classes of CMOs in the order of their respective final distribution dates. Thus, no payment of principal will be made to any class of sequential pay CMOs until all other classes having an earlier
final distribution date have been paid in full. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In a typical CMO transaction, a corporation (&#147;issuer&#148;) issues multiple
series (<I>e.g.</I>, A, B, C, Z) of CMO bonds (&#147;Bonds&#148;). Proceeds of the Bond offering are used to purchase mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates (&#147;Collateral&#148;). The Collateral is pledged to a third party trustee as
security for the Bonds. Principal and interest payments from the Collateral are used to pay principal on the Bonds in the order A, B, C, Z. The Series A, B, and C Bonds all bear current interest. Interest on the Series Z Bond is accrued and added to
principal and a like amount is paid as principal on the Series A, B, or C Bond currently being paid off. When the Series A, B, and C Bonds are paid in full, interest and principal on the Series Z Bond begin to be paid currently. With some CMOs, the
issuer serves as a conduit to allow loan originators (primarily builders or savings and loan associations) to borrow against their loan portfolios. CMOs may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage- or
ABS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As CMOs have evolved, some classes of CMO bonds have become more common. For example, the Fund may invest <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;parallel-pay&nbsp;and</FONT> planned amortization class (&#147;PAC&#148;) CMOs and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">multi-class&nbsp;pass-through&nbsp;certificates.&nbsp;Parallel-pay&nbsp;CMOs</FONT> and
multi-class&nbsp;pass-through&nbsp;certificates are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final
distribution date of each class, which, as with other CMO and multi-class&nbsp;pass-through&nbsp;structures, must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date but may be retired earlier. PACs generally require payments of a
specified amount of principal on each payment date. PACs <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">are&nbsp;parallel-pay&nbsp;CMOs</FONT> with the required principal amount on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all
classes. Any CMO or multi-class pass-through structure that includes PAC securities must also have support tranches&#151;known as support bonds, companion bonds <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">or&nbsp;non-PAC&nbsp;bonds&#151;which</FONT> lend or
absorb principal cash flows to allow the PAC securities to maintain their stated maturities and final distribution dates within a range of actual prepayment experience. These support tranches are subject to a higher level of maturity risk compared
to other mortgage-related securities, and usually provide a higher yield to compensate investors. If principal cash flows are received in amounts outside <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;pre-determined&nbsp;range</FONT> such that the support
bonds cannot lend or absorb sufficient cash flows to the PAC securities as intended, the PAC securities are subject to heightened maturity risk. Consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies, it may invest in various tranches of
CMO bonds, including support bonds. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CMO residuals are mortgage securities issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government or by private originators of, or investors
in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The cash flow generated by the mortgage assets underlying a series of CMOs is applied first to make required payments of principal and
interest on the CMOs and second to pay the related administrative expenses and any management fee of the issuer. The residual in a CMO structure generally represents the interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the foregoing payments.
Each payment of such excess cash flow to a holder of the related CMO residual represents income and/or a return of capital. The amount of residual cash flow resulting from a CMO will depend on, among other things, the characteristics of the mortgage
assets, the coupon rate of each class of CMO, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-payment</FONT> experience on the mortgage assets. In particular, the yield to maturity on CMO
residuals is extremely sensitive <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to&nbsp;pre-payments&nbsp;on</FONT> the related underlying mortgage assets, in the same manner as an interest-only (&#147;IO&#148;) class of SMBSs. See &#147;Stripped Mortgage-Backed
Securities&#148; below. In addition, if a series of a CMO includes a class that bears interest at an adjustable rate, the yield to maturity on the related CMO residual will also be extremely sensitive to changes in the level of the index upon which
interest rate adjustments are based. As described below with respect to SMBSs, in certain circumstances the Fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in a CMO residual. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CMO residuals are generally purchased and sold by institutional investors through several investment banking firms acting as brokers or
dealers. Transactions in CMO residuals are generally completed only after careful review of the characteristics of the securities in question. In addition, CMO residuals may, or pursuant to an exemption therefrom, may not, have been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;). CMO residuals, whether or not registered under the 1933 Act, may be subject to certain restrictions on transferability and may be deemed &#147;illiquid.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Adjustable Rate Mortgage Backed Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities (&#147;ARMBSs&#148;) have interest rates that reset at periodic intervals. Acquiring ARMBSs permits
the Fund to participate in increases in prevailing current interest rates through periodic adjustments in the coupons of mortgages underlying the pool on which ARMBSs are based. Such ARMBSs generally have higher current yield and lower price
fluctuations than is the case with more traditional&nbsp;fixed-income&nbsp;debt securities of comparable rating and maturity. In addition, when prepayments of principal are made on the underlying mortgages during periods of rising interest rates,
the Fund can reinvest the proceeds of such prepayments at rates higher than those at which they were previously invested. Mortgages underlying most ARMBSs, however, have limits on the allowable annual or lifetime increases that can be made in the
interest rate that the mortgagor pays. Therefore, if current interest rates rise above such limits over the period of the limitation, the Fund, when holding an ARMBS, does not benefit from further increases in interest rates. Moreover, when interest
rates are in excess of coupon rates (<I>i.e.</I>, the rates being paid by mortgagors) of the mortgages, ARMBSs behave more like fixed-income securities and less like adjustable rate securities and are subject to the risks associated
with&nbsp;fixed-income&nbsp;securities. In addition, during periods of rising interest rates, increases in the coupon rate of adjustable rate mortgages generally lag current market interest rates slightly, thereby creating the potential for capital
depreciation on such securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBSs are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBSs may be issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, or by
private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBSs are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of
mortgage assets. A common type of SMBS will have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the principal from the mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the remainder of the principal. In the most
extreme case, one class will receive all of the interest (the &#147;IO&#148; class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the &#147;PO&#148; class). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate of
principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the Fund&#146;s yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgage
assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to recoup some or all of its initial investment in these securities even if the security is in one of the highest rating categories. SMBSs may be deemed
&#147;illiquid.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Mortgage-Related Securities</B><B><I></I></B><B></B><B><I>&nbsp;</I></B><B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other mortgage-related securities include securities other than those described above that directly or indirectly represent a participation in,
or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property, including mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals or SMBSs. Other mortgage-related securities may be equity or debt securities issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S.
Government or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, homebuilders, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks, partnerships, trusts and special purpose entities of the foregoing.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mortgage-related securities include, among other things, securities that reflect an interest in reverse mortgages. In a reverse mortgage,
a lender makes a loan to a homeowner based on the homeowner&#146;s equity in his or her home. While a homeowner must be age 62 or older to qualify for a reverse mortgage, reverse mortgages may have no income restrictions. Repayment of the interest
or principal for the loan is generally not required until the homeowner dies, sells the home, or ceases to use the home as his or her primary residence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are three general types of reverse mortgages: (1)&nbsp;single-purpose reverse mortgages, which are offered by certain state and local
government agencies and nonprofit organizations; (2)&nbsp;federally-insured reverse mortgages, which are backed by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (3)&nbsp;proprietary reverse mortgages, which are privately offered loans.
A mortgage-related security may be backed by a single type of reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgage-related securities include agency and privately issued mortgage-related securities. The principal government guarantor of reverse mortgage-related
securities is GNMA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reverse mortgage-related securities may be subject to risks different than other types of mortgage-related securities
due to the unique nature of the underlying loans. The date of repayment for such loans is uncertain and may occur sooner or later than anticipated. The timing of payments for the corresponding mortgage-related security may be uncertain. Because
reverse mortgages are offered only to persons 62 and older and there may be no income restrictions, the loans may react differently than traditional home loans to market events. Additionally, there can be no assurance that service providers to
reverse mortgage trusts (RMTs) will diligently and appropriately execute their duties with respect to servicing such trusts. As a result, investors (which may include the Fund) in notes issued by RMTs may be deprived of payments to which they are
entitled. This could result in losses to the Fund. Investors, including the Fund, may determine to pursue negotiations or legal claims or otherwise seek compensation from RMT service providers in certain instances. This may involve the Fund
incurring costs and expenses associated with such actions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Asset-Backed Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in, or have exposure to, asset-backed securities (&#147;ABS&#148;), which are securities that represent a participation in,
or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets, most often a pool or pools of similar assets (<I>e.g.</I>, trade receivables). ABS are created from many types of assets, including, but not limited to, auto
loans, accounts receivable such as credit card receivables and hospital account receivables, home equity loans, student loans, boat loans, mobile home loans, recreational vehicle loans, manufactured housing loans, aircraft leases, computer leases
and syndicated bank loans. The credit quality of these securities depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided. To protect ABS investors from the possibility that some
borrowers could miss payments or even default on their loans, ABS include various forms of credit enhancement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underlying assets
(<I>e.g</I><I>.</I>, loans) are subject to prepayments that shorten the securities&#146; weighted average maturity and may lower their return. If the credit support or enhancement is exhausted, losses or delays in payment may result if the required
payments of principal and interest are not made. The value of these securities also may change because of changes in the market&#146;s perception of the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the pool, or the
financial institution or trust providing the credit support or enhancement. Typically, there is no perfected security interest in the collateral that relates to the financial assets that support ABS. ABS have many of the same characteristics and
risks as the mortgage backed securities described above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may purchase or have exposure to commercial paper, including
asset-backed commercial paper (&#147;ABCP&#148;), that is issued by structured investment vehicles or other conduits. These conduits may be sponsored by mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies, hedge funds, private equity
firms and special purpose finance entities. ABCP typically refers to a short-term debt security, the payment of which is supported by cash flows from underlying assets, or one or more liquidity or credit support providers, or both. Assets backing
ABCP include credit card, car loan and other consumer receivables and home or commercial mortgages, including subprime mortgages. The repayment of ABCP issued by a conduit depends primarily on the cash collections received from the conduit&#146;s
underlying asset portfolio and the conduit&#146;s ability to issue new ABCP. Therefore, there could be losses to the Fund if investing in ABCP in the event of credit or market value deterioration in the conduit&#146;s underlying portfolio,
mismatches in the timing of the cash flows of the underlying asset interests and the repayment obligations of maturing ABCP, or the conduit&#146;s inability to issue new ABCP. To protect investors from these risks, ABCP programs may be structured
with various protections, such as credit enhancement, liquidity support, and commercial paper stop-issuance and wind-down triggers. However, there can be no guarantee that these protections will be sufficient to prevent losses to investors in ABCP.
Some ABCP programs provide for an extension of the maturity date of the ABCP if, on the related maturity date, the conduit is unable to access sufficient liquidity through the issue of additional ABCP. This may delay the sale of the underlying
collateral and the Fund may incur a loss if the value of the collateral deteriorates during the extension period. Alternatively, if collateral for ABCP deteriorates in value, the collateral may be required to be sold at inopportune times or at
prices insufficient to repay the principal and interest on the ABCP. ABCP programs may provide for the issuance of subordinated notes as an additional form of credit enhancement. The subordinated notes are typically of a lower credit quality and
have a higher risk of default. To the extent the Fund purchases these subordinated notes, it will have a higher likelihood of loss than investors in the senior notes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some ABS, particularly home equity loan transactions, are subject to interest-rate risk and
prepayment risk. A change in interest rates can affect the pace of payments on the underlying loans, which in turn, affects total return on the securities. ABS also carry credit or default risk. If many borrowers on the underlying loans default,
losses could exceed the credit enhancement level and result in losses to investors in an ABS transaction. Finally, ABS have structure risk due to a unique characteristic known as early amortization, or early payout, risk. Built into the structure of
most ABS are triggers for early payout, designed to protect investors from losses. These triggers are unique to each transaction and can include: a big rise in defaults on the underlying loans, a sharp drop in the credit enhancement level, or even
the bankruptcy of the originator. Once early amortization begins, all incoming loan payments (after expenses are paid) are used to pay investors as quickly as possible based upon a predetermined priority of payment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Collateralized Bond Obligations, Collateralized Loan Obligations and Other Collateralized Debt Obligations&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in each of CBOs, CLOs, other CDOs and other similarly structured securities. CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs are types of ABS. A
CBO is a trust that is often backed by a diversified pool of high risk, below investment grade fixed-income securities. The collateral can be from many different types of fixed-income securities such as high-yield debt, residential privately issued
mortgage-related securities, commercial privately issued&nbsp;mortgage-related&nbsp;securities, trust preferred securities and emerging market debt. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others,
domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. Other CDOs are trusts backed by other types of assets
representing obligations of various parties. CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For CBOs,
CLOs and other CDOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the &#147;equity&#148; tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the bonds or loans in
the trust and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is partially protected from defaults, a senior tranche from a CBO trust, CLO trust or trust of another CDO typically have
higher ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CBO, CLO or other CDO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, downgrades
of the underlying collateral by rating agencies, forced liquidation of the collateral pool due to a failure of coverage tests, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation
of defaults, as well as aversion to CBO, CLO or other CDO securities as a class. Interest on certain tranches of a CDO may be paid in kind or deferred and capitalized (paid in the form of obligations of the same type rather than cash), which
involves continued exposure to default risk with respect to such payments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The risks of an investment in a CBO, CLO or other CDO depend
largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the instrument in which the Fund invests. Normally, CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result,
investments in CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities. However, an active dealer market may exist for CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs allowing them to qualify for transactions under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. In
addition to the normal risks associated with fixed-income securities discussed elsewhere in this Statement of Additional Information and the Prospectus (<I>e.g.</I>, prepayment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, structural risk, legal
risk and interest rate risk (which may be exacerbated if the interest rate payable on a structured financing changes based on multiples of changes in interest rates or inversely to changes in interest rates) and default risk), CBOs, CLOs and other
CDOs carry additional risks that include, but are not limited to: (i)&nbsp;the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii)&nbsp;the risk that the quality of the collateral
may decline in value or default; (iii)&nbsp;the risk that the Fund may invest in CBOs, CLOs or other CDOs that are subordinate to other classes; (iv)&nbsp;the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment
and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results; (v)&nbsp;the investment return achieved by the Fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi)&nbsp;the lack of a readily available
secondary market for CDOs; (vii)&nbsp;risk of forced &#147;fire sale&#148; liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii)&nbsp;the CDO&#146;s manager may perform poorly. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest without limit in instruments of corporate and other foreign&nbsp;issuers, and in instruments traded principally outside of
the United States. The Fund may invest in sovereign and other debt securities issued by foreign governments and their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">respective&nbsp;sub-divisions,&nbsp;agencies</FONT> or instrumentalities, government sponsored
enterprises and supranational government entities. The Fund may also invest directly in foreign currencies, including local emerging market currencies. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foreign securities in which the Fund may invest include without limit Eurodollar obligations and &#147;Yankee Dollar&#148; obligations.
Eurodollar obligations are U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit and time deposits issued outside the U.S. capital markets by foreign branches of U.S. banks and by foreign banks. Yankee Dollar obligations are U.S. dollar-denominated
obligations issued in the U.S. capital markets by foreign banks. Eurodollar and Yankee Dollar obligations are generally subject to the same risks that apply to domestic debt issues, notably credit risk, interest rate risk, market risk and liquidity
risk. Additionally, Eurodollar (and to a limited extent, Yankee Dollar) obligations are subject to certain sovereign risks. One such risk is the possibility that a sovereign country might prevent capital, in the form of U.S. dollars, from flowing
across its borders. Other risks include adverse political and economic developments; the extent and quality of government regulation of financial markets and institutions; the imposition of foreign withholding or other taxes; and the expropriation
or nationalization of foreign issuers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may also invest in American Depositary Receipts (&#147;ADRs&#148;), European Depositary
Receipts (&#147;EDRs&#148;) or Global Depositary Receipts (&#147;GDRs&#148;). ADRs are U.S. dollar-denominated receipts issued generally by domestic banks and represent the deposit with the bank of a security of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;issuer.</FONT> EDRs are foreign currency-denominated receipts similar to ADRs and are issued and traded in Europe, and are publicly traded on exchanges <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">or&nbsp;over-the-counter&nbsp;(&#147;OTC&#148;)</FONT></FONT> in the United States. GDRs may be offered privately in the United States and also trade in public or private markets in other countries. ADRs, EDRs and GDRs may
be issued as sponsored or unsponsored programs. In sponsored programs, an issuer has made arrangements to have its securities trade in the form of ADRs, EDRs or GDRs. In unsponsored programs, the issuer may not be directly involved in the creation
of the program. Although regulatory requirements with respect to sponsored and unsponsored programs are generally similar, in some cases it may be easier to obtain financial information from an issuer that has participated in the creation of a
sponsored program. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;securities</FONT> involves special risks and
considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. These include: differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, generally higher commission rates
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;portfolio</FONT> transactions, the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations (which may include suspension of the
ability to transfer currency from a country), market disruption, the possibility of security suspensions, political instability which can affect U.S. investments <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;countries</FONT> and potential
restrictions on the flow of international capital. In addition, foreign securities and the Fund&#146;s income in respect of those securities may be subject to foreign taxes, including taxes withheld from payments on those securities, which would
reduce the Fund&#146;s return on such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">securities.&nbsp;Non-U.S.&nbsp;securities</FONT> often trade with less frequency and volume than domestic securities and therefore may exhibit greater price volatility. Changes
in foreign exchange rates will affect the value of those securities that are denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The currencies <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;countries</FONT> may experience
significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investment in sovereign debt can involve a high degree of risk. The governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not
be able or willing to repay the principal and/or interest when due in accordance with the terms of the debt. A governmental entity&#146;s willingness or ability to repay principal and interest due in a timely manner may be affected by, among other
factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the governmental
entity&#146;s policy toward the International Monetary Fund, and the political constraints to which a governmental entity may be subject. Governmental entities may also depend on expected disbursements from foreign governments, multilateral agencies
and others to reduce principal and interest arrearages on their debt. The commitment on the part of these governments, agencies and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on a governmental entity&#146;s implementation of economic
reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of such debtor&#146;s obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of
such third parties&#146; commitments to lend funds to the governmental entity, which may further impair such debtor&#146;s ability or willingness to service its debts in a timely manner. Consequently, governmental entities may default on their
sovereign debt. Holders of sovereign debt (including the Fund) may be requested to participate in the rescheduling of such debt and to extend further loans to governmental entities. There is no bankruptcy proceeding by which sovereign debt on which
governmental entities have defaulted may be collected in whole or in part. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The investments in foreign currency denominated debt obligations and hedging activities by the
Fund will likely produce a difference between the Fund&#146;s book income and its taxable income. This difference may cause a portion of the Fund&#146;s income distributions to constitute returns of capital for tax purposes or require the Fund to
make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a regulated investment company (&#147;RIC&#148;) for U.S. federal tax purposes. The Fund&#146;s investments <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;securities</FONT> may increase
or accelerate the amount of ordinary income recognized by stockholders. See &#147;Taxation.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Euro-
and</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;<U>European Union</U>-related</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;risks.</I>&nbsp;The global economic crisis brought several small economies in Europe to the brink of bankruptcy and many other economies into recession and weakened the banking
and financial sectors of many European countries. For example, the governments of Greece, Spain, Portugal, and the Republic of Ireland have all experienced large public budget deficits, the effects of which are still yet unknown and may slow the
overall recovery of the European economies from the global economic crisis. In addition, due to large public deficits, some European countries may be dependent on assistance from other European governments and institutions or other central banks or
supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund. Assistance may be dependent on a country&#146;s implementation of reforms or reaching a certain level of performance. Failure to reach those objective or an insufficient level of
assistance could result in a deep economic downturn which could significantly affect the value of the Fund&#146;s European investments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union (&#147;EMU&#148;) is comprised of the European Union members that have adopted the euro
currency. By adopting the euro as its currency, a member state relinquishes control of its own monetary policies. As a result, European countries are significantly affected by fiscal and monetary policies implemented by the EMU and European Central
Bank. The euro currency may not fully reflect the strengths and weaknesses of the various economies that comprise the EMU and Europe generally. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is possible that one or more EMU member countries could abandon the euro and return to a national currency and/or that the euro will cease
to exist as a single currency in its current form. The effects of such an abandonment or a country&#146;s forced expulsion from the euro on that country, the rest of the EMU, and global markets are impossible to predict, but are likely to be
negative. The exit of any country out of the euro may have an extremely destabilizing effect on other Eurozone countries and their economies and a negative effect on the global economy as a whole. Such an exit by one country may also increase the
possibility that additional countries may exit the euro should they face similar financial difficulties. In addition, in the event of one or more countries&#146; exit from the euro, it may be difficult to value investments denominated in euros or in
a replacement currency. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In a public referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a process now
commonly referred to as &#147;Brexit&#148;. On January&nbsp;31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union and entered into a transition period until December&nbsp;31, 2020, during which the United Kingdom will effectively
remain in the European Union from an economic perspective but will no longer have political representation in the European Union parliament. During the transition period, the United Kingdom and European Union has sought to negotiate and finalize a
new trade agreement, but the parties have yet to agree on a deal. It is possible that the transition period could be extended for up to two years. There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the negotiations for a new trade
agreement, including whether that parties will be able to agree and implement a new trade agreement or what the nature of such trade arrangement will be and the impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom, the European Union and the broader global
economy may be significant. As a result of the political divisions within the United Kingdom and between the United Kingdom and the European Union that the referendum vote and the negotiations have highlighted and the uncertain consequences of
Brexit, the&nbsp;United Kingdom and European economies and the broader global economy could be significantly impacted, which may result in increased volatility and illiquidity and potentially lower economic growth on markets in the United Kingdom,
Europe and globally, which could potentially have an adverse effect on the value of a Fund&#146;s investments. In addition to concerns related to the effect of Brexit, that referendum may inspire similar initiatives in other European Union member
countries, producing further risks for global financial markets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Redenomination Risk.</I>&nbsp;Continuing uncertainty as to the status
of the euro and the EMU has created significant volatility in currency and financial markets generally. Any partial or complete dissolution of the EMU could have significant adverse effects on currency and financial markets, and on the values of the
Fund&#146;s portfolio investments. If one or more EMU countries were to stop using the euro as its primary currency, the Fund&#146;s investments in such countries may be redenominated into a different or newly adopted currency. As a result, the
value of those investments could decline significantly and unpredictably. In addition, securities or other investments that are redenominated may be subject to foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk to a greater extent than similar
investments currently denominated in euros. To the extent a currency used for redenomination purposes is not specified in respect of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">certain&nbsp;EMU-related&nbsp;investments,</FONT> or should the euro cease to be
used entirely, the currency in which such investments are denominated may be unclear, making such investments particularly difficult to value or dispose of. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek judicial or
other clarification of the denomination or value of such securities. There can be no assurance that if the Fund earns income or capital gains in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;country</FONT> or the Adviser otherwise seeks to
withdraw the Fund&#146;s investments from a given country, capital controls imposed by such country will not prevent, or cause significant expense in, doing so. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may purchase and sell foreign currency options and foreign currency futures contracts and related options, and may engage in foreign
currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through forward currency contracts (&#147;forwards&#148;). The Fund may engage in these transactions in order to protect
against uncertainty in the level of future foreign exchange rates in the purchase and sale of securities or because the Adviser believes a currency to which the Fund is exposed is overvalued. The Fund may also use foreign currency options, foreign
currency forward contracts, foreign currency futures and foreign spot transactions to increase exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A forward contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a certain amount of a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed
number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts may be bought or sold to protect the Fund against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the
relationship between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar or to increase exposure to a particular foreign currency. Open positions in forwards used <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">for&nbsp;non-hedging&nbsp;purposes</FONT> will be covered by the
segregation with the Fund&#146;s custodian of assets determined to be liquid, and are marked to market daily. Although forwards may be used to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, at the same time, they
tend to limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currencies increase. Forwards are used primarily to adjust the foreign exchange exposure of the Fund with a view to protecting the outlook, and the Fund might be expected
to enter into such contracts under the following circumstances: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">When the Adviser desires to lock in the U.S. dollar price on the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a
foreign currency. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If a particular currency is expected to decrease against another currency, the Fund may sell the currency
expected to decrease and purchase a currency which is expected to increase against the currency sold in an amount approximately equal to some or all of the Fund&#146;s exposure to the currency sold. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">If the Adviser wants to eliminate substantially all of the risk of owning a particular currency, and/or if the
Adviser thinks that the Fund can benefit from price appreciation in a given country&#146;s bonds but does not want to hold the currency, it may employ a direct hedge back into the U.S. dollar. In either case, the Fund would enter into a forward
contract to sell the currency to which the Fund is exposed through the security and purchase U.S. dollars at an exchange rate established at the time it initiated the contract. The cost of the direct hedge transaction may offset most, if not all, of
the yield advantage offered by the foreign security, but the Fund would hope to benefit from an increase (if any) in the value of the security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Fund might choose to use a proxy hedge, which may be less costly than a direct hedge. In this case, the Fund,
having purchased a security, will sell a currency whose value is believed to be closely linked to the currency to which the Fund is exposed through the security. Interest rates prevailing in the country whose currency was sold would be expected to
be closer to those in the United States and lower than those of securities denominated in the currency of the original holding. This type of hedging entails greater risk than a direct hedge because it is dependent on a stable relationship between
the two currencies paired as proxies and the relationships can be very unstable at times. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">When the Fund purchases a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">foreign&nbsp;(non-U.S.)&nbsp;bond</FONT> with a higher
interest rate than is available on U.S. bonds of a similar maturity, the additional yield on the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">foreign&nbsp;(non-U.S.)&nbsp;bond</FONT> could be substantially reduced or lost if the Fund were to enter into a direct
hedge by selling the foreign currency and purchasing the U.S. dollar. This is what is known as the &#147;cost&#148; of hedging. Proxy hedging attempts to reduce this cost through an indirect hedge back to the U.S. dollar. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is important to note that hedging costs are treated as capital transactions and are not, therefore, deducted from the Fund&#146;s dividend
distribution and are not reflected in its yield. Instead such costs will, over time, be reflected in the Fund&#146;s net asset value per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may enter into foreign currency transactions as a substitute for cash investments and for other investment purposes not involving
hedging, including, without limitation, to exchange payments received in a foreign currency into U.S. dollars or in anticipation of settling a transaction that requires the Fund to deliver a foreign currency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The forecasting of currency market movement is extremely difficult, and whether any hedging strategy will be successful is highly uncertain.
Moreover, it is impossible to forecast with precision the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of a foreign currency forward contract. Accordingly, the Fund may be required to buy or sell additional currency on the spot market (and
bear the expense of such transaction) if the Adviser&#146;s predictions regarding the movement of foreign currency or securities markets prove inaccurate. Also, foreign currency transactions, like currency exchange rates, can be affected
unpredictably </P>
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by intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or by currency controls or political developments. Such events may prevent or restrict the
Fund&#146;s ability to enter into foreign currency transactions, force the Fund to exit a foreign currency transaction at a disadvantageous time or price or result in penalties for the Fund, any of which may result in a loss to the Fund. In
addition, the use of cross-hedging transactions may involve special risks, and may leave the Fund in a less advantageous position than if such a hedge had not been established. Because foreign currency forward contracts are privately negotiated
transactions, there can be no assurance that the Fund will have flexibility to roll-over a foreign currency forward contract upon its expiration if it desires to do so. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the other party to the contract
will perform its services thereunder. Under definitions adopted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the &#147;CFTC&#148;) and the SEC, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">many&nbsp;non-deliverable&nbsp;foreign</FONT> currency forwards are
considered swaps for certain purposes, including determination of whether such instruments need to be exchange-traded and centrally cleared. These changes are expected to reduce counterparty risk as compared
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to&nbsp;bi-laterally&nbsp;negotiated</FONT> contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may hold a portion of its assets in bank
deposits denominated in foreign currencies, so as to facilitate investment in foreign securities as well as to protect against currency fluctuations and the need to convert such assets into U.S. dollars (thereby also reducing transaction costs). To
the extent these monies are converted back into U.S. dollars, the value of the assets so maintained will be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Tax Consequences of Hedging and other Foreign Currency Transactions.</I>&nbsp;Foreign currency gains are generally treated as qualifying
income for purposes of the 90% gross income test described under &#147;Taxation&#148; below. However, it is possible the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) could issue contrary regulations with respect to foreign currency gains that are not
directly related to a RIC&#146;s principal business of investing in stocks or securities (or options or futures with respect to stocks or securities), and such regulations could apply retroactively. Such regulations, if issued, could limit the
ability of the Fund to enter into the foreign currency transactions described above or could bear adversely on the Fund&#146;s ability to qualify as a regulated investment company. In addition, hedging transactions may result in the application <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;the&nbsp;mark-to-market&nbsp;and&nbsp;straddle</FONT></FONT> provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). Those provisions could affect the
amount, timing or character of dividends paid by the Fund, including whether dividends paid by the Fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>High Yield Securities (&#147;Junk Bonds&#148;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in debt instruments that are rated below investment grade (below Baa3 by Moody&#146;s or below BBB- by either S&amp;P or
Fitch) or unrated but determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest in debt securities of stressed and distressed issuers, including securities that are in default. Below investment grade securities are commonly referred
to as &#147;high yield&#148; securities or &#147;junk bonds.&#148; High yield securities involve a greater degree of risk (in particular, a greater risk of default) than, and special risks in addition to the risks associated with, investment grade
debt obligations. While offering a greater potential opportunity for capital appreciation and higher yields, high yield securities typically entail greater potential price volatility and may be less liquid than higher-rated securities. High yield
securities may be regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer&#146;s continuing ability to make timely principal and interest payments. They also may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive
industry conditions than higher-rated securities. Debt securities in the lowest investment grade category also may be considered to possess some speculative characteristics by certain ratings agencies. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market values of high yield securities tend to reflect individual developments of the issuer to a greater extent than do higher-quality
securities, which tend to react mainly to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. In addition, lower-quality debt securities tend to be more sensitive to general economic conditions. Certain emerging market governments that issue high
yield securities in which the Fund may invest are among the largest debtors to commercial banks, foreign governments and supranational organizations, such as the World Bank, and may not be able or willing to make principal and/or interest payments
as they come due. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Convertible Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in convertible securities, which may offer higher income than the common stocks into which they are convertible. A
convertible debt security is a bond, debenture, note, or other security that entitles the holder to acquire common stock or other equity securities of the same or a different issuer. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive
interest paid or accrued until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities have characteristics similar <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to&nbsp;non-convertible&nbsp;debt</FONT>
securities or preferred securities. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation&#146;s capital structure and, therefore, generally entail less risk than the corporation&#146;s common stock, although the extent to which such
risk is reduced depends in large measure upon the degree to which the convertible security sells above its value as a fixed-income security. Convertible securities are subordinate in rank to any senior debt obligations of the issuer, and, therefore,
an issuer&#146;s convertible securities entail more risk than its debt obligations. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">than&nbsp;non-convertible&nbsp;debt</FONT> securities of
similar credit quality because of the potential for capital appreciation. In addition, convertible securities are often&nbsp;lower-rated&nbsp;securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of the conversion feature, the price of the convertible security will normally fluctuate
in some proportion to changes in the price of the underlying asset, and as such is subject to risks relating to the activities of the issuer and/or general market and economic conditions. The income component of a convertible security may tend to
cushion the security against declines in the price of the underlying asset. However, the income component of convertible securities causes fluctuations based upon changes in interest rates and the credit quality of the issuer. If the convertible
security&#146;s &#147;conversion value,&#148; which is the market value of the underlying common stock that would be obtained upon the conversion of the convertible security, is substantially below the &#147;investment value,&#148; which is the
value of a convertible security viewed without regard to its conversion feature (<I>i.e.</I>, strictly on the basis of its yield), the price of the convertible security is typically governed principally by its investment value. If the conversion
value of a convertible security increases to a point that approximates or exceeds its investment value, the value of the security will typically be principally influenced by its conversion value. A convertible security generally sells at a premium
over its conversion value to the extent investors place value on the right to acquire the underlying common stock while holding an&nbsp;income-producing&nbsp;security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a predetermined price. If a convertible security held by
the Fund is called for redemption, the Fund would be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security and convert it to underlying common stock, or would sell the convertible security to a third party, which may have an adverse effect on the
Fund&#146;s ability to achieve its investment objective. The Fund generally would invest in convertible securities for their favorable price characteristics and total return potential and would normally not exercise an option to convert unless the
security is called or conversion is forced. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;so-called&nbsp;&#147;synthetic</FONT> convertible securities,&#148; which are composed of two or more different securities whose investment characteristics, taken together, resemble those of convertible
securities. A third party may create a &#147;synthetic&#148; convertible security by combining separate securities that possess the two principal characteristics of a traditional convertible security, <I>i.e.</I>, an income-producing security
(&#147;income-producing component&#148;) and the right to acquire an equity security (&#147;convertible component&#148;). The income-producing component is achieved by investing
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;non-convertible,&nbsp;income-producing</FONT> securities such as bonds, preferred securities and money market instruments, which may be represented by derivative instruments. The convertible component is
achieved by investing in securities or instruments such as warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. Unlike a traditional convertible security, which is a single security having a unitary
market value, a synthetic convertible comprises two or more separate securities, each with its own market value. Therefore, the &#147;market value&#148; of a synthetic convertible security is the sum of the values of
its&nbsp;income-producing&nbsp;component and its convertible component. For this reason, the values of a synthetic convertible security and a traditional convertible security may respond differently to market fluctuations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">More flexibility is possible in the assembly of a synthetic convertible security than in the purchase of a convertible security. Although
synthetic convertible securities may be selected where the two components are issued by a single issuer, thus making the synthetic convertible security similar to the traditional convertible security, the character of a synthetic convertible
security allows the combination of components representing distinct issuers, when the Adviser believes that such a combination may better achieve the Fund&#146;s investment objective. A synthetic convertible security also is a more flexible
investment in that its two components may be purchased separately. For example, the Fund may purchase a warrant for inclusion in a synthetic convertible security but temporarily hold short-term investments while postponing the purchase of a
corresponding bond pending development of more favorable market conditions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A holder of a synthetic convertible security faces the risk
of a decline in the price of the security or the level of the index or security involved in the convertible component, causing a decline in the value of the security or instrument, such as a call option or warrant purchased to create the synthetic
convertible security. Should the price of the stock fall below the exercise price and remain there throughout the exercise period, the entire amount paid for the call option or warrant would be lost. Because a synthetic convertible security includes
the&nbsp;income-producing&nbsp;component as well, the holder of a synthetic convertible security also faces the risk that interest rates will rise, causing a decline in the value of the income-producing component. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund also may purchase synthetic convertible securities created by other parties, including convertible structured notes. Convertible
structured notes are&nbsp;income-producing&nbsp;debentures linked to equity, and are typically issued by investment banks. Convertible structured notes have the attributes of a convertible security; however, the investment bank that issues the
convertible note, rather than the issuer of the underlying common stock into which the note is convertible, assumes credit risk associated with the underlying investment, and the Fund in turn assumes credit risk associated with the convertible note.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Contingent Convertible Instruments.</I>&nbsp;Contingent convertible securities (&#147;CoCos&#148;) are a form of hybrid debt security
issued primarily <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;issuers,</FONT> which have loss absorption mechanisms built into their terms. CoCos have no stated maturity, have fully discretionary coupons and are typically issued in the
form of subordinated debt instruments. CoCos generally either convert into common stock of the issuer or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain triggering events (&#147;triggers&#148;) linked to regulatory capital
thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question the issuing banking institution&#146;s continued viability as a going-concern. In certain scenarios, investors in CoCos may suffer a loss of capital ahead of equity holders or when equity
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holders do not. There is no guarantee that the Fund will receive a return of principal on CoCos. Any indication that an automatic write-down or conversion event may occur can be expected to have
an adverse effect on the market price of CoCos. CoCos are often rated below investment grade and are subject to the risks of high yield securities. Because CoCos are issued primarily by financial institutions, CoCos may present substantially
increased risks at times of financial turmoil, which could affect financial institutions more than companies in other sectors and industries. Further, the value of an investment in CoCos is unpredictable and will be influenced by many factors and
risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. An investment by the Fund in CoCos may result in losses to the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some additional risks associated with CoCos include, but are not limited to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Loss absorption risk</I>. CoCos may be subject to an automatic write-down (<I>i.e.</I>, the automatic
write-down of the principal amount or value of the securities, potentially to zero, and the cancellation of the securities) under certain circumstances, which could result in the Fund losing a portion or all of its investment in such securities. In
addition, the Fund may not have any rights with respect to repayment of the principal amount of the securities that has not become due or the payment of interest or dividends on such securities for any period from (and including) the interest or
dividend payment date falling immediately prior to the occurrence of such automatic write-down. An automatic write-down could also result in a reduced income rate if the dividend or interest payment is based on the security&#146;s par value. In
addition, CoCos have fully discretionary coupons. This means coupons can potentially be cancelled at the issuer&#146;s discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority in order to help the issuer absorb losses and may be suspended
in the event there are insufficient distributable reserves. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Subordinated instruments</I>. CoCos will, in the majority of circumstances, be issued in the form of
subordinated debt instruments in order to provide the appropriate regulatory capital treatment prior to a conversion. Accordingly, in the event of liquidation, dissolution <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">or&nbsp;winding-up&nbsp;of</FONT> an issuer
prior to a conversion having occurred, the rights and claims of the holders of the CoCos, such as the Fund, against the issuer in respect of or arising under the terms of the CoCos shall generally rank junior to the claims of all holders of
unsubordinated obligations of the issuer. In addition, if the CoCos are converted into the issuer&#146;s underlying equity securities following a conversion event (<I>i.e.</I>, a &#147;trigger&#148;), each holder will be subordinated due to their
conversion from being the holder of a debt instrument to being the holder of an equity instrument. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Market value will fluctuate based on unpredictable factors</I>. The trading behavior of a given issuer&#146;s
CoCos may be strongly impacted by the trading behavior of other issuers&#146; CoCos, such that negative information from an unrelated CoCo may cause a decline in value of one or more CoCos held by the Fund. Accordingly, the trading behavior of CoCos
may not follow the trading behavior of other similarly structured securities. The value of CoCos is unpredictable and could be influenced by many factors including, without limitation: (i)&nbsp;the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations
in such issuer&#146;s applicable capital ratios; (ii)&nbsp;supply and demand for the CoCos; (iii)&nbsp;general market conditions and available liquidity; and (iv)&nbsp;economic, financial and political events that affect the issuer, its particular
market or the financial markets in general. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Equity Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will not normally invest directly in common stocks of operating companies. However, the Fund may own and hold common stocks of
operating companies in its portfolio from time to time in connection with a corporate action, the restructuring of a debt instrument, or through the conversion of a convertible security held by the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market price of common stocks and other equity securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Equity securities may
decline in value due to factors affecting equity securities markets generally, particular industries represented in those markets, or the issuer itself. The values of equity securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not
specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also
decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income
securities. These risks are generally magnified in the case of equity investments in distressed companies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Derivative Instruments </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may, but is not required to, utilize various derivative strategies (both long and short positions) involving the purchase or sale of
futures and forward contracts (including foreign currency exchange contracts), call and put options, credit default swaps, total return swaps, basis swaps and other swap agreements and other derivative instruments for investment purposes, leveraging
purposes or in an attempt to hedge against market, credit, interest rate, currency and other risks in the portfolio. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the
value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index and may relate to, among other things, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, commodities, related indexes and other assets. The following describes certain
derivative instruments and products in which the Fund may invest and risks associated therewith. The derivatives market is always changing and the Fund may invest in derivatives other than those shown below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund may, to the extent permitted by its investment objective and policies, purchase and sell
(write) both put options and call options on securities, swap agreements, securities indexes, commodity indexes and foreign currencies, and enter into interest rate, foreign currency, index and commodity futures contracts and purchase and sell
options on such futures contracts (&#147;futures options&#148;) for hedging purposes or as part of their overall investment strategies. The Fund also may purchase and sell foreign currency options for purposes of increasing exposure to a foreign
currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another. The Fund also may enter into swap agreements with respect to interest rates, commodities, indexes of securities or commodities, and to the extent it may
invest in foreign currency denominated securities, may enter into swap agreements with respect to foreign currencies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest
in structured notes. If other types of financial instruments, including other types of options, futures contracts, or futures options are traded in the future, the Fund may also use those instruments, provided that their use is consistent with the
Fund&#146;s investment objective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The value of some derivative instruments in which the Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to
changes in prevailing interest rates, and, like the other investments of the Fund, the ability of the Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Adviser to forecast interest rates and other economic
factors correctly. If the Adviser incorrectly forecasts such factors and has taken positions in derivative instruments contrary to prevailing market trends, the Fund could be exposed to additional, unforeseen risks, including the risk of loss. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund might not employ any of the strategies described below, and no assurance can be given that any strategy used will succeed. If the
Adviser incorrectly forecasts interest rates, market values or other economic factors in using a derivatives strategy for the Fund, the Fund might have been in a better position if it had not entered into the transaction at all. The use of these
strategies involves certain special risks, including a possible imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of derivative instruments and price movements of related investments. While some strategies involving derivative
instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in related investments or otherwise, due to the possible inability of the Fund to purchase or
sell a portfolio security at a time that otherwise would be favorable or the possible need to sell a portfolio security at a disadvantageous time because the Fund is required to maintain asset coverage or offsetting positions in connection with
transactions in derivative instruments, and the possible inability of the Fund to close out or to liquidate its derivatives positions. In addition, the Fund&#146;s use of such instruments may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term
capital gains (generally subject to tax when distributed to stockholders at ordinary income tax rates) than if it had not used such instruments. If the Fund gains exposure to an asset class using derivative instruments backed by a collateral
portfolio of&nbsp;fixed-income&nbsp;instruments, changes in the value of the fixed-income instruments may result in greater or lesser exposure to that asset class than would have resulted from a direct investment in securities comprising that asset
class. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Participation in the markets for derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund may not
be subject absent the use of these strategies. The skills needed to successfully execute derivative strategies may be different from those needed for other types of transactions. If the Fund incorrectly forecasts the value and/or creditworthiness of
securities, currencies, interest rates, counterparties or other economic factors involved in a derivative transaction, the Fund might have been in a better position if the Fund had not entered into such derivative transaction. In evaluating the
risks and contractual obligations associated with particular derivative instruments, it is important to consider that certain derivative transactions may be modified or terminated only by mutual consent of the Fund and its counterparty and certain
derivative transactions may be terminated by the counterparty or the Fund, as the case may be, upon the occurrence of certain Fund-related or&nbsp;counterparty-related&nbsp;events, which may result in losses or gains to the Fund based on the market
value of the derivative transactions entered into between the Fund and the counterparty. In addition, such early terminations may result in taxable events and accelerate gain or loss recognition for tax purposes. It may not be possible for the Fund
to modify, terminate, or offset the Fund&#146;s obligations or the Fund&#146;s exposure to the risks associated with a derivative transaction prior to its termination or maturity date, which may create a possibility of increased volatility and/or
decreased liquidity to the Fund. Upon the expiration or termination of a particular contract, the Fund may wish to retain the Fund&#146;s position in the derivative instrument by entering into a similar contract, but may be unable to do so if the
counterparty to the original contract is unwilling to enter into the new contract and no other appropriate counterparty can be found, which could cause the Fund not to be able to maintain certain desired investment exposures or not to be able to
hedge other investment positions or risks, which could cause losses to the Fund. Furthermore, after such an expiration or termination of a particular contract, the Fund may have fewer counterparties with which to engage in additional derivative
transactions, which could lead to potentially greater counterparty risk exposure to one or more counterparties and which could increase the cost of entering into certain derivatives. In such cases, the Fund may lose money. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may engage in investment strategies, including the use of derivatives, to, among other
things, seek to generate current, distributable income without regard to possible declines in the Fund&#146;s net asset value. The Fund&#146;s income and gain-generating strategies, including certain derivatives strategies, may generate current,
distributable income, even if such strategies could potentially result in declines in the Fund&#146;s net asset value. The Fund&#146;s income and&nbsp;gain-generating&nbsp;strategies, including certain derivatives </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">strategies, may generate current income and gains taxable as ordinary income sufficient to support quarterly distributions even in situations when the Fund has
experienced a decline in net assets due to, for example, adverse changes in the broad U.S. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">or&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;equity</FONT> markets or the Fund&#146;s debt investments, or arising from its use of derivatives.
Consequently, stockholders may receive distributions subject to tax at ordinary income rates at a time when their investment in the Fund has declined in value, which may be economically similar to a taxable return of the stockholder&#146;s
investment in the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Also, suitable derivative and/or hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances, and there can be
no assurance that the Fund will be able to identify or employ a desirable derivative and/or hedging transaction at any time or from time to time or, if a strategy is used, that it will be successful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Recent legislative and regulatory reforms have resulted in new clearing, margin, reporting and registration requirements for participants in
the derivatives market. While the ultimate impact is not yet clear, these changes could restrict and/or impose significant costs or other burdens upon the Fund&#146;s ability to participate in derivatives transactions. Similarly, these changes could
impose limits or restrictions on the counterparties with which the Fund engages in derivatives transactions. As a result, the Fund may be unable to use certain derivative instruments or otherwise execute its investment strategy. These risks may be
particularly acute to the extent the Fund use commodity-related derivative instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Options on Securities and
Indexes</I><B><I>.</I></B>&nbsp;The Fund may, to the extent specified herein or in the Prospectus, purchase and sell both put and call options on equity, fixed-income or other securities or indexes in standardized contracts traded on foreign or
domestic securities exchanges, boards of trade, or similar entities, or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (&#147;NASDAQ&#148;) System or on a regulated foreign OTC market, and agreements, sometimes called
cash puts, which may accompany the purchase of a new issue of bonds from a dealer. Among other reasons, the Fund may purchase put options to protect holdings in an underlying or related security against a decline in market value, and may purchase
call options to protect against increases in the prices of securities it intends to purchase pending its ability to invest in such securities in an orderly manner. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An option on a security (or index) is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the
case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option (or the cash value of the index) at a specified exercise price, often at any time during the term of the option for American options or
only at expiration for European options. The writer of an option on a security has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price (in the case of a call) or to pay the exercise price
upon delivery of the underlying security (in the case of a put). Certain put options written by the Fund, which counterparties may use as a source of liquidity, may be structured to have an exercise price that is less than the market value of the
underlying securities that would be received by the Fund. Upon exercise, the writer of an option on an index is obligated to pay the difference between the cash value of the index and the exercise price multiplied by the specified multiplier for the
index option. An index is designed to reflect features of a particular financial or securities market, a specific group of financial instruments or securities, or certain economic indicators. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an option written by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain equal to the premium received at the time the option
was written. If an option purchased by the Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a capital loss equal to the premium paid. Prior to the earlier of exercise or expiration, an exchange-traded option may be closed out by an offsetting purchase or
sale of an option of the same series (type, exchange, underlying security or index, exercise price, and expiration). There can be no assurance, however, that a closing purchase or sale transaction can be effected when the Fund desires. In addition,
the Fund may sell put or call options it has previously purchased, which could result in a net gain or loss depending on whether the amount realized on the sale is more or less than the premium and other transaction costs paid on the put or call
option which is sold. Prior to the exercise or expiration, an option may be closed out by an offsetting purchase or sale of an option of the same series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will realize a capital gain from a closing purchase transaction if the cost of the closing option is less than the premium received
from writing the option, or, if it is more, the Fund will realize a capital loss. If the premium received from a closing sale transaction is more than the premium paid to purchase the option, the Fund will realize a capital gain or, if it is less,
the Fund will realize a capital loss. The principal factors affecting the market value of a put or a call option include supply and demand, interest rates, the current market price of the underlying security or index in relation to the exercise
price of the option, the volatility of the underlying security or index, and the time remaining until the expiration date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The premium
paid for a put or call option purchased by the Fund is an asset of the Fund. The premium received for an option written by the Fund is recorded as a deferred credit. The value of an option purchased or written is marked to market daily and is valued
in accordance with the Fund&#146;s valuation policies and procedures. See &#147;Net Asset Value&#148; below. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may write covered straddles consisting of a combination of a call and a put written on
the same underlying security. A straddle will be covered when sufficient liquid assets are deposited to meet the Fund&#146;s immediate obligations. The Fund may use the same liquid assets to cover both the call and put options where the exercise
price of the call and put are the same, or the exercise price of the call is higher than that of the put. In such cases, the Fund will also segregate or &#147;earmark&#148; liquid assets equivalent to the amount, if any, by which the put is &#147;in
the money.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Risks Associated with Options on Securities and Indexes.</I>&nbsp;There are several risks associated with
transactions in options on securities and on indexes. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to
achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a&nbsp;well-conceived&nbsp;transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected
events. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the option period, the covered call writer has, in return for the premium on the option, given up the opportunity to
profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price, but, as long as its obligation as a writer continues, has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option often
has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation
under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise price. To the extent the Fund writes a put option, the Fund has assumed the obligation during the option period to purchase the underlying investment from the put buyer at the
option&#146;s exercise price if the put buyer exercises its option, regardless of whether the value of the underlying investment falls below the exercise price. This means that the Fund that writes a put option may be required to take delivery of
the underlying investment and make payment for such investment at the exercise price. This may result in losses to the Fund and may result in the Fund holding the underlying investment for some period of time when it is disadvantageous to do so.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a put or call option purchased by the Fund is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security
remains equal to or greater than the exercise price (in the case of a put), or remains less than or equal to the exercise price (in the case of a call), the Fund will lose its entire investment in the option. Also, where a put or call option on a
particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price of the put or call option may move more or less than the price of the related security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position. If the Fund were unable to
close out an option that it had purchased on a security, it would have to exercise the option in order to realize any profit or the option may expire worthless. If the Fund were unable to close out a covered call option that it had written on a
security, it would not be able to sell the underlying security unless the option expired without exercise. As the writer of a covered call option, the Fund forgoes, during the option&#146;s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the
market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the exercise price of the call. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If trading were
suspended in an option purchased by the Fund, the Fund would not be able to close out the option. If restrictions on exercise were imposed, the Fund might be unable to exercise an option it has purchased. Except to the extent that a call option on
an index written by the Fund is covered by an option on the same index purchased by the Fund, movements in the index may result in a loss to the Fund; however, such losses may be mitigated by changes in the value of the Fund&#146;s securities during
the period the option was outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that the Fund writes a call option on a security it holds in its portfolio and
intends to use such security as the sole means of &#147;covering&#148; its obligation under the call option, the Fund has, in return for the premium on the option, given up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying security
above the exercise price during the option period, but, as long as its obligation under such call option continues, has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. If the Fund were unable to close out such a call
option, the Fund would not be able to sell the underlying security unless the option expired without exercise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Foreign Currency
Options</I>. To the extent the Fund invests in foreign currency-denominated securities, it may buy or sell put and call options on foreign currencies as a hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar (or another currency) in relation to a
foreign currency in which the Fund&#146;s securities may be denominated. In addition, each of the Fund may buy or sell put and call options on foreign currencies either on exchanges or in the OTC market. A put option on a foreign currency gives the
purchaser of the option the right to sell a foreign currency at the exercise price until the option expires. A call option on a foreign currency gives the purchaser of the option the right to purchase the currency at the exercise price until the
option expires. Currency options traded on U.S. or other exchanges may be subject to position limits which may limit the ability of the Fund to reduce foreign currency risk using such options. OTC options differ from traded options in that they are
bilateral contracts with price and other terms negotiated between buyer and seller, and generally do not have as much market liquidity as exchange-traded options. Under definitions adopted by the CFTC and SEC, many foreign currency options are
considered swaps for certain purposes, including determination of whether such </P>
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instruments need to be&nbsp;exchange-traded&nbsp;and centrally cleared as discussed further in &#147;Risks of Government Regulation of Derivatives.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts</I>. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a security or other asset for a
set price on a future date. These contracts are traded on exchanges, so that, in most cases, a party can close out its position on the exchange for cash, without delivering the underlying security or other underlying asset. An option on a futures
contract gives the holder of the option the right to buy or sell a position in a futures contract from or to the writer of the option, at a specified price and on or before a specified expiration date. The Fund may invest in futures or options on
futures with respect to interest rates, foreign currencies, securities or commodity indexes. The Fund may invest in foreign exchange futures contracts and options thereon (&#147;futures options&#148;) that are traded on a U.S. or foreign exchange or
board of trade, or similar entity, or quoted on an automated quotation system as an adjunct to their securities activities. In addition, the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts on various securities indexes (&#147;Index Futures&#148;) and
related options for hedging purposes and for investment purposes. The Fund purchase and sale of Index Futures is limited to contracts and exchanges which have been approved by the CFTC. Through the use of Index Futures and related options, the Fund
may diversify risk in its portfolio without incurring the substantial brokerage costs which may be associated with investment in the securities of multiple issuers. The Fund may also avoid potential market and liquidity problems which may result
from increases in positions already held by the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An interest rate, commodity, foreign currency or index futures contract provides
for the future sale or purchase of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, commodity, foreign currency or the cash value of an index at a specified price and time. An Index Future is an agreement pursuant to which a party agrees to take or
make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of a securities index (&#147;Index&#148;) at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the index contract was originally written. Although
the value of an Index might be a function of the value of certain specified securities, no physical delivery of these securities is made. A unit is the value of the relevant Index from time to time. Entering into a contract to buy units is commonly
referred to as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a long position in an Index. Index Futures contracts can be traded through all major commodity brokers. The Fund will ordinarily be able to close open positions on the futures exchange on
which Index Futures are then traded at any time up to and including the expiration day. As described below, the Fund will be required to segregate initial margin in the name of the futures broker upon entering into an Index Future. Variation margin
will be paid to and received from the broker on a daily basis as the contracts are marked to market. For example, when the Fund has purchased an Index Future and the price of the relevant Index has risen, that position will have increased in value
and the Fund will receive from the broker a variation margin payment equal to that increase in value. Conversely, when the Fund has purchased an Index Future and the price of the relevant Index has declined, the position would be less valuable and
the Fund would be required to make a variation margin payment to the broker. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may close open positions on the futures exchanges
on which Index Futures are traded at any time up to and including the expiration day. All positions which remain open at the close of the last Business Day of the contract&#146;s life are required to settle on the next Business Day (based upon the
value of the relevant index on the expiration day), with settlement made with the appropriate clearing house. Positions in Index Futures may be closed out by the Fund only on the futures exchanges upon which the Index Futures are then traded. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A public market exists in futures contracts covering a number of indexes as well as financial instruments and foreign currencies, including,
but not limited to: the S&amp;P 500; the S&amp;P Midcap 400; the Nikkei 225; the Markit CDX credit index; the iTraxx credit index; U.S. Treasury bonds; U.S. Treasury notes; U.S. Treasury
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">bills;&nbsp;90-day&nbsp;commercial</FONT> paper; bank certificates of deposit; Eurodollar certificates of deposit; the Australian dollar; the Canadian dollar; the British pound; the Japanese yen; the Swiss franc; the
Mexican peso; and certain multinational currencies, such as the euro. It is expected that other futures contracts will be developed and traded in the future. Certain futures contracts on indexes, financial instruments or foreign currencies may
represent new investment products that lack track records. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund might use financial futures contracts to hedge against anticipated
changes in interest rates that might adversely affect either the value of the Fund&#146;s securities or the price of the securities which the Fund intends to purchase. The Fund&#146;s hedging activities may include sales of futures contracts as an
offset against the effect of expected increases in interest rates, and purchases of futures contracts as an offset against the effect of expected declines in interest rates. Although other techniques could be used to reduce the Fund&#146;s exposure
to interest rate fluctuations, the Fund may be able to hedge its exposure more effectively and perhaps at a lower cost by using futures contracts and futures options. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may also invest in commodity futures contracts and options thereon. A commodity futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a
commodity, such as an energy, agricultural or metal commodity at a later date at a price and quantity agreed-upon when the contract is bought or sold. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may purchase and write call and put futures options. Futures options possess many of the
same characteristics as options on securities and indexes (discussed above). A futures option gives the holder the right, in return for the premium paid, to </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">assume a long position (call) or short position (put) in a futures contract at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon
exercise of a call option, the holder acquires a long position in the futures contract and the writer is assigned the opposite short position. In the case of a put option, the opposite is true. A call option is &#147;in the money&#148; if the value
of the futures contract that is the subject of the option exceeds the exercise price. A put option is &#147;in the money&#148; if the exercise price exceeds the value of the futures contract that is the subject of the option. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be modified during the term of the
contract. Margin requirements on foreign exchanges may be different than U.S. exchanges. The initial margin is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the futures contract which is returned to the Fund upon termination of the
contract, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied. The Fund expects to earn interest income on its initial margin deposits. A futures contract held by the Fund is valued daily at the official settlement price of the exchange on
which it is traded. Each day the Fund pays or receives cash, called &#147;variation margin,&#148; equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. This process is known as &#147;marking to market.&#148; Variation margin does not represent
a borrowing or loan by the Fund but is instead a settlement between the Fund and the broker of the amount one would owe the other if the futures contract expired. In computing daily net asset value, the Fund will mark to market its open futures
positions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is also required to deposit and maintain margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts written by
it. Such margin deposits will vary depending on the nature of the underlying futures contract (and the related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the option, and other futures positions held by the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although some futures contracts call for making or taking delivery of the underlying securities or commodities, generally these obligations
are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching futures contracts (<I>i.e.</I>, with the same exchange, underlying security or index, and delivery month). Closing out a futures contract sale is effected by purchasing an
offsetting futures contract for the same aggregate amount of the specific type of financial instrument or commodity with the same delivery date. If an offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, the Fund realizes a capital gain,
or if it is more, the Fund realizes a capital loss. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conversely, if an offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the
Fund realizes a capital gain, or if it is less, the Fund realizes a capital loss. Any transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may write covered straddles consisting of a call and a put written on the same underlying futures contract. A straddle will be
covered when sufficient assets are deposited to meet the Fund&#146;s immediate obligations. The Fund may use the same liquid assets to cover both the call and put options where the exercise price of the call and put are the same, or the exercise
price of the call is higher than that of the put. In such cases, the Fund will also segregate liquid assets equivalent to the amount, if any, by which the put is &#147;in the money.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors.</I> The CFTC has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies
and their investment advisers to regulation by the CFTC if the registered investment company invests more than a prescribed level of its liquidation value in futures, options on futures or commodities, swaps, or other financial instruments regulated
under the Commodity Exchange Act (&#147;CEA&#148;) and the rules thereunder (&#147;commodity interests&#148;), or if the Fund markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Adviser is registered with the CFTC as a
&#147;commodity pool operator&#148; (&#147;CPO&#148;) however, with respect to the Fund, the Adviser has claimed an exclusion from registration as a CPO pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.5. For the Adviser to remain eligible for this exclusion, the Fund must
comply with certain limitations, including limits on its ability to use any commodity interests and limits on the manner in which the Fund holds out its use of such commodity interests. These limitations may restrict the Fund&#146;s ability to
pursue its investment objective and strategies, increase the costs of implementing its strategies, result in higher expenses for the Fund, and/or adversely affect the Fund&#146;s total return. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Risks Associated with Futures and Futures Options</I></B>. There are several risks associated with the use of futures contracts and
futures options as hedging techniques. A purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract. Some of the risk may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price
of the futures contract and the price of the security or other investment being hedged. The hedge will not be fully effective where there is such imperfect correlation. Also, an incorrect correlation could result in a loss on both the hedged
securities in the Fund and the hedging vehicle, so that the portfolio return might have been greater had hedging not been attempted. For example, if the price of the futures contract moves more than the price of the hedged security, the Fund would
experience either a loss or gain on the future which is not completely offset by movements in the price of the hedged securities. In addition, there are significant differences between the securities and futures markets that could result in an
imperfect correlation between the markets, causing a given hedge not to achieve its objective. The degree of imperfection of correlation depends on circumstances such as variations in speculative market demand for futures and futures options on
securities, including technical influences in futures trading and futures options, and differences between the financial instruments being hedged and the instruments underlying the standard contracts available for trading in such respects as
interest rate levels, maturities, and creditworthiness of issuers. To compensate for imperfect correlations, the Fund may purchase or </P>
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sell futures contracts in a greater dollar amount than the hedged securities if the volatility of the hedged securities is historically greater than the volatility of the futures contracts.
Conversely, the Fund may purchase or sell fewer contracts if the volatility of the price of the hedged securities is historically less than that of the futures contracts. The risk of imperfect correlation generally tends to diminish as the maturity
date of the futures contract approaches. A decision as to whether, when and how to hedge involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived hedge may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected
interest rate trends. Also, suitable hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, the price of Index
Futures may not correlate perfectly with movement in the relevant index due to certain market distortions. First, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional
margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting transactions which could distort the normal relationship between the index and futures markets. Second, the deposit requirements in the futures market are less
onerous than margin requirements in the securities market, and as a result, the futures market may attract more speculators than does the securities market. Increased participation by speculators in the futures market may also cause temporary price
distortions. In addition, trading hours for foreign stock Index Futures may not correspond perfectly to hours of trading on the foreign exchange to which a particular foreign stock Index Future relates. This may result in a disparity between the
price of Index Futures and the value of the relevant index due to the lack of continuous arbitrage between the Index Futures price and the value of the underlying index. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Futures exchanges may limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in certain futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily
limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day&#146;s settlement price at the end of the current trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a futures contract
subject to the limit, no more trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movements during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may work to
prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. For example, futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and
subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial losses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at a time
when the Fund seeks to close out a futures or a futures option position, and that the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. In addition, many of the contracts discussed above are relatively new
instruments without a significant trading history. As a result, there can be no assurance that an active secondary market will develop or continue to exist. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Swap Agreements and Options on Swap Agreements.</I> The Fund may engage in swap transactions, including, but not limited to, swap
agreements on interest rates, security or commodity indexes, specific securities and commodities, and credit and event-linked swaps. To the extent the Fund may invest in foreign currency denominated securities, it may also invest in currency
exchange rate swap agreements. The Fund may also enter into options on swap agreements (&#147;swaptions&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may enter into
swap transactions for any legal purpose consistent with its investment objective and policies, such as attempting to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of
instruments in other markets, to protect against currency fluctuations, as a duration management technique, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date, or to gain exposure to certain
markets in a more cost-efficient manner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Swap agreements are bilateral contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for
periods ranging from a few weeks to a number of years. Swap agreements are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of types of investments or market factors. In a standard &#147;swap&#148; transaction, two parties
agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or &#147;swapped&#148;
between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a &#147;notional amount,&#148; such as the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(non-U.S.)</FONT> currency, or in a &#147;basket&#148; of securities or commodities representing a particular index. A &#147;quanto&#148; or &#147;differential&#148; swap combines both an interest rate and a currency
transaction. Certain swap agreements, such as interest rate swaps, are traded on exchanges and cleared through central clearing counterparties. Other forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one
party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or &#147;cap&#148;; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that
interest rates fall below a specified rate, or &#147;floor&#148;; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum
or maximum levels. A total return swap agreement is a contract in which one party agrees to make periodic payments to another party based on the change in market value of underlying assets, which may include a single stock, a basket of stocks, or a
stock index during the specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from other underlying assets. Consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and general investment
policies, the Fund may invest in commodity swap agreements. For example, an investment in a commodity swap agreement may involve the exchange of floating-rate interest payments for the total return on a </P>
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commodity index. In a total return commodity swap, the Fund will receive the price appreciation of a commodity index, a portion of the index, or a single commodity in exchange for paying an
agreed-upon fee. If the commodity swap is for one period, the Fund may pay a fixed fee, established at the outset of the swap. However, if the term of the commodity swap is more than one period, with interim swap payments, the Fund may pay an
adjustable or floating fee. With a &#147;floating&#148; rate, the fee may be pegged to a base rate, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, and is adjusted each period. Therefore, if interest rates increase over the term of the swap contract, the
Fund may be required to pay a higher fee at each swap reset date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not
the obligation) in return for payment of a premium, to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. The Fund may write (sell) and
purchase put and call swaptions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Most swap agreements entered into by the Fund would calculate the obligations of the parties to the
agreement on a &#147;net basis.&#148; Consequently, the Fund&#146;s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the
positions held by each party to the agreement (the &#147;net amount&#148;). The Fund&#146;s current obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to
a swap counterparty will be covered by the segregation of assets determined to be liquid by the Adviser, to avoid any potential leveraging of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund also may enter into OTC and cleared credit default swap agreements. The credit default swap agreement may reference one or more debt
securities or obligations that are not currently held by the Fund. The protection &#147;buyer&#148; in an OTC credit default swap contract is generally obligated to pay the protection &#147;seller&#148; an upfront or a periodic stream of payments
over the term of the contract until a credit event, such as a default, on a reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, the seller generally must pay the buyer the &#147;par value&#148; (full notional value) of the swap in exchange
for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity described in the swap, or the seller may be required to deliver the related net cash amount if the swap is cash settled. The Fund may be either the buyer or seller in the
transaction. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund may recover nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer may receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange
for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity whose value may have significantly decreased. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a seller,
the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its
total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The spread of a credit default swap is the annual amount the protection buyer must pay the protection seller over the length of the contract,
expressed as a percentage of the notional amount. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional
amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the credit soundness of the issuer of the reference obligation and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. For credit
default swap agreements on ABS and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit default swap agreements sold by the Fund may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly
since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk (with respect to OTC credit default swaps) and credit risk. The Fund will enter into uncleared credit default swap agreements only
with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. A buyer generally also will lose its investment and recover nothing should no credit event occur and the swap is held to its termination date. If a credit event were to occur, the
value of any deliverable obligation received by the seller, coupled with the upfront or periodic payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. In addition,
there may be disputes between the buyer and seller of a credit default swap agreement or within the swaps market as a whole as to whether a credit event has occurred or what the payment should be. Such disputes could result in litigation or other
delays, and the outcome could be adverse for the buyer or seller. The Fund&#146;s obligations under a credit default swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund). In connection with credit default swaps in
which the Fund is the buyer, the Fund will segregate or &#147;earmark&#148; cash or assets determined to be liquid, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or enter into certain
offsetting positions, with a value at least equal to the Fund&#146;s exposure (any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed by the Fund to any counterparty), on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;mark-to-market&nbsp;basis.</FONT></FONT> In connection with credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller, the Fund will segregate or &#147;earmark&#148; cash or assets
determined to be liquid, with a value at least equal to the full notional amount of the Fund&#146;s obligation under the swap. Such segregation or &#147;earmarking&#148; seeks to ensure that the Fund has assets available to satisfy its obligations
with respect to the transaction and could have the effect of limiting any potential leveraging of the Fund&#146;s portfolio. Such segregation or &#147;earmarking&#148; will not limit the Fund&#146;s exposure to loss. </P>
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and related regulatory developments require the clearing and exchange-trading of certain standardized OTC derivative instruments that the CFTC and SEC have defined as &#147;swaps.&#148; The CFTC has implemented mandatory exchange-trading and
clearing requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act and the CFTC continues to approve contracts for central clearing. Uncleared swaps are subject to certain margin requirements that mandate the posting and collection of minimum margin amounts on certain
uncleared swaps transactions, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for uncleared swaps than would otherwise be the case. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether the Fund&#146;s use of swap agreements or swaptions will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the
Adviser&#146;s ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in
the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The Fund will enter into OTC swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Certain restrictions imposed on the Fund by the Code may
limit the Fund&#146;s ability to use swap agreements. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including additional government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund&#146;s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to
realize amounts to be received under such agreements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Like most other investments, swap agreements are subject to the risk that the
market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to the Fund&#146;s interest. The Fund bears the risk of future market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors. If the Fund uses a swap as a
hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, the Fund will be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment. This could cause substantial losses for the Fund.
While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other Fund investments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Many swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Many&nbsp;over-the-counter&nbsp;derivatives</FONT></FONT> are complex and their valuation often requires modeling and judgment, which increases the risk of mispricing or incorrect
valuation. The pricing models used may not produce valuations that are consistent with the values the Fund realizes when it closes or sells
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;over-the-counter&nbsp;derivative.</FONT></FONT> Valuation risk is more pronounced when the Fund enters
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">into&nbsp;over-the-counter&nbsp;derivatives</FONT></FONT> with specialized terms because the market value of those derivatives in some cases is determined in part by reference to
similar derivatives with more standardized terms. Incorrect valuations may result in increased cash payment requirements to counterparties, under collateralization and/or errors in calculation of the Fund&#146;s net asset value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Swaps are highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques, risk analyses, and tax planning different from those associated
with traditional investments. The use of a swap requires an understanding not only of the referenced asset, reference rate, or index but also of the swap itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the swap under all possible market
conditions. Swap agreements may be subject to liquidity risk, which exists when a particular swap is difficult to purchase or sell. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid (as is the case with many OTC
swaps), it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because OTC swap agreements are bilateral contracts that may be subject to contractual restrictions on transferability and because they may
have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. To the extent that a swap is not liquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may
result in significant losses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in
the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The Fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. When a counterparty&#146;s obligations are not fully secured
by collateral, then the Fund is essentially an unsecured creditor of the counterparty. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that a counterparty will be able to meet its obligations pursuant
to such contracts or that, in the event of default, the Fund will succeed in enforcing contractual remedies. Counterparty risk still exists even if a counterparty&#146;s obligations are secured by collateral because the Fund&#146;s interest in
collateral may not be perfected or additional collateral may not be promptly posted as required. Counterparty risk also may be more pronounced if a counterparty&#146;s obligations exceed the amount of collateral held by the Fund (if any), the Fund
is unable to exercise its interest in collateral upon default by the counterparty, or the termination value of the instrument varies significantly from
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;marked-to-market&nbsp;value</FONT></FONT> of the instrument. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, the Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption
than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when the Fund writes a swaption, upon
exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act
establishes a framework for the regulation of the OTC swap markets outlining the joint responsibility of the CFTC and the SEC in regulating swaps. The CFTC is responsible for the regulation of swaps, the SEC is responsible for the regulation of
security-based swaps and jointly they are both responsible for the regulation of mixed swaps. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Risks of Government Regulation of Derivatives.</I>&nbsp;It is possible that additional
government regulation of various types of derivative instruments, including futures, options and swap agreements, and regulation of certain market participants&#146; use of the same, may limit or prevent the Fund from using such instruments as a
part of its investment strategy, and could ultimately prevent the Fund from being able to achieve its investment objective. It is impossible to fully predict the effects of past, present or future legislation and regulation by multiple regulators in
this area, but the effects could be substantial and adverse. It is possible that legislative and regulatory activity could limit or restrict the ability of the Fund to use certain instruments as a part of its investment strategy. For example, in
October 2020 the SEC adopted new regulations related to a registered fund&#146;s use of derivatives and related instruments. While the full effect of the newly adopted rule is still uncertain, it may limit or restrict the ability of the Fund to use
certain instruments as part of its investment strategy. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties or issuers, as applicable, with which the Fund engages in derivative transactions could also limit or prevent the Fund from using certain
instruments. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations, and margin requirements. In addition, the SEC,
CFTC and the exchanges are authorized to take extraordinary actions in the event of a market emergency, including, for example, the implementation or reduction of speculative position limits, the implementation of higher margin requirements, the
establishment of daily price limits and the suspension of trading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The regulation of futures, options and swaps transactions in the U.S.
is a changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in the Fund or the ability of the
Fund to continue to implement its investment strategies. In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act sets forth a legislative framework for OTC derivatives, including financial instruments, such as swaps, in which the Fund may invest. Title VII of the
Dodd-Frank Act makes broad changes to the OTC derivatives market, grants significant authority to the SEC and the CFTC to regulate OTC derivatives and market participants, and, among other things, requires clearing and exchange trading of many OTC
derivatives transactions and imposes minimum margin and capital requirements on uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, the
U.S. government and the European Union have adopted mandatory minimum margin requirements for bilateral derivatives. Such requirements could increase the amount of margin required to be provided by the Fund in connection with its derivatives
transactions and, therefore, make derivatives transactions more expensive. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Also, in the event of a counterparty&#146;s (or its
affiliate&#146;s) insolvency, the possibility exists that the Fund&#146;s ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under new special
resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In
particular, in the European Union, governmental authorities could reduce, eliminate, or convert to equity the liabilities to the Fund of a counterparty experiencing financial difficulties (sometimes referred to as a &#147;bail in&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reverse Repurchase Agreements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund
may enter into reverse repurchase agreements and economically similar transactions for hedging or cash management purposes or to add leverage to its portfolio. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the sale of a portfolio-eligible security by the
Fund, coupled with its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund continues to be entitled to receive any principal and interest payments on the underlying security during the
term of the agreement. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and the risk that the market value of securities retained by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price of the securities sold by the Fund which it is obligated to
repurchase. The Fund may (but is not required to) segregate or &#147;earmark&#148; liquid assets equal (on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">daily&nbsp;mark-to-market&nbsp;basis)</FONT></FONT> to its obligations
under reverse repurchase agreements. To the extent that positions in reverse repurchase agreements are not so covered, they would be deemed senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund also may effect simultaneous purchase and sale transactions that are known as &#147;sale-buybacks.&#148; A sale-buyback is similar to
a reverse repurchase agreement, except that in a sale-buyback, the counterparty who purchases the security is entitled to receive any principal or interest payments made on the underlying security pending settlement of the Fund&#146;s repurchase of
the underlying security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Repurchase Agreements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of maintaining liquidity and achieving income, the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with domestic commercial banks or
registered&nbsp;broker-dealers.&nbsp;A repurchase agreement is a contract under which the Fund would acquire a security for a relatively short period (usually not more than one week) subject to the obligation of the seller to repurchase and the Fund
to resell such security at a fixed time and price (representing the Fund&#146;s cost plus interest). In the case of repurchase agreements with broker-dealers, the value of the underlying securities (or collateral) will be at least equal at all times
to the total amount of the repurchase obligation, including the interest factor. The Fund bears a risk of loss in the event that the other party to a repurchase </P>
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agreement defaults on its obligations and the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities. This risk includes the risk of procedural costs or
delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Mortgage Dollar Rolls </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A mortgage dollar roll is similar to a reverse repurchase agreement in certain respects. In a &#147;dollar roll&#148; transaction, the Fund
sells a mortgage-related security, such as a security issued by GNMA, to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (but not the same security) in the future at a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-determined</FONT> price.
A &#147;dollar roll&#148; can be viewed, like a reverse repurchase agreement, as a collateralized borrowing in which the Fund pledges a&nbsp;mortgage-related&nbsp;security to a dealer to obtain cash. However, unlike reverse repurchase agreements,
the dealer with which the Fund enters into a dollar roll transaction is not obligated to return the same securities as those originally sold by the Fund, but only securities which are &#147;substantially identical.&#148; To be considered
&#147;substantially identical,&#148; the securities returned to the Fund generally must: (1)&nbsp;be collateralized by the same types of underlying mortgages; (2)&nbsp;be issued by the same agency and be part of the same program; (3)&nbsp;have a
similar original stated maturity; (4)&nbsp;have identical net coupon rates; (5)&nbsp;have similar market yields (and therefore price); and (6)&nbsp;satisfy &#147;good delivery&#148; requirements, meaning that the aggregate principal amounts of the
securities delivered and received back must be within a specified percentage of the initial amount delivered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s obligations
under a dollar roll agreement must be covered by segregated or &#147;earmarked&#148; liquid assets equal in value to the securities subject to repurchase by the Fund. As with reverse repurchase agreements, to the extent that positions in dollar roll
agreements are not covered by segregated or &#147;earmarked&#148; liquid assets at least equal to the amount of any forward purchase commitment, such transactions would be deemed senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940
Act and would be subject to the Fund&#146;s restrictions on borrowings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is possible that changing government regulation may affect the
Fund&#146;s use of these strategies. Changes in regulatory requirements concerning margin for certain types of financing transactions, such as repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and borrowing, could impact
the Fund&#146;s ability to utilize these investment strategies and techniques. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, and Forward Commitment Transactions
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. When such purchases are
outstanding, the Fund will segregate until the settlement date assets determined to be liquid in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. Typically, no income accrues on securities the Fund has committed to purchase prior to the time
delivery of the securities is made, although the Fund may earn income on securities it has segregated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When purchasing a security on
a&nbsp;when-issued,&nbsp;delayed delivery or forward commitment basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining
its net asset value. Because the Fund is not required to pay for the security until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with the Fund&#146;s other investments. If the Fund remains substantially fully invested at a
time when when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment purchases are outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When the Fund has sold a security on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis, the Fund does not participate in future
gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, the Fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or could suffer a loss. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued, delayed delivery or forward
commitment securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss. There is no percentage limitation on the extent to which the Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment
basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may purchase or sell securities, including mortgage-backed securities, in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;to-be-announced&nbsp;(&#147;TBA&#148;)</FONT></FONT> market. A TBA purchase commitment is a security that is purchased or sold for a fixed price and the underlying securities are announced at a future date. FINRA
rules include mandatory margin requirements for the TBA market that require the Fund to post collateral in connection with its TBA transactions. There is no similar requirement applicable to the Fund&#146;s TBA counterparties. The required
collateralization of TBA trades could increase the cost of TBA transactions to the Fund and impose added operational complexity. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Securities of other investment companies </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent consistent with its objective and strategy and permissible under the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest in securities of open- <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">or&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> companies, including, without limit, exchange- traded funds (&#147;ETFs&#148;), and may invest in foreign ETFs. The Fund treats its investments in other investment companies that
invest primarily in types of securities in which the Fund may invest directly as investments in such types of securities for purposes of the Fund&#146;s investment policies (<I>e.g.</I>, the Fund&#146;s investment in an investment company that
invests primarily in debt securities will be treated by the Fund as an investment in a debt security). </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, under the 1940
Act, an investment company such as the Fund may not (i)&nbsp;own more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of any one registered investment company, (ii)&nbsp;invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any single registered
investment company or (iii)&nbsp;invest more than 10% of its total assets in securities of other registered investment companies. Notwithstanding the limits discussed above, the Fund may invest in other investment companies without regard to the
limits set forth above provided that the Fund complies with <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rules&nbsp;12d1-1,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12d1-3,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12d1-4</FONT> (subject to effectiveness of the
rule) promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund may invest in other investment companies to gain broad market or sector
exposure, including during periods when it has large amounts of uninvested cash or when the Adviser believes share prices of other investment companies offer attractive values. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a stockholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its share of that investment company&#146;s expenses and would remain subject to
payment of the Fund&#146;s management fees and other expenses with respect to assets so invested. Common Stockholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies. In addition, the
securities of other investment companies may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to the same leverage risks described in the Prospectus and herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Private placements and restricted securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A private placement involves the sale of securities that have not been registered under the 1933 Act, or relevant provisions of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">applicable&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;law,</FONT> to certain institutional and qualified individual purchasers, such as the Fund. In addition to the general risks to which all securities are subject, securities received in a
private placement generally are subject to strict restrictions on resale, and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. Therefore, the Fund may be unable to dispose of such securities when it desires to do so,
or at the most favorable time or price. Private placements may also raise valuation risks. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Commercial Paper </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured promissory notes issued in bearer form by corporations such as banks or bank holding companies
and finance companies. The Fund may invest in commercial paper of any credit quality consistent with the Fund&#146;s investment objective and policies, including unrated commercial paper for which the Adviser has made a credit quality assessment.
See Appendix A to the SAI for a description of the ratings assigned by Moody&#146;s, and S&amp;P. The rate of return on commercial paper may be linked or indexed to the level of exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency or
currencies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>U.S. Government Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Government Securities are obligations of, and, in certain cases, guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
The U.S. Government does not guarantee the net asset value of the Fund&#146;s shares. U.S. Government Securities are subject to market and interest rate risk, and may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk. Some U.S. Government Securities,
such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by GNMA, are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow
from the U.S. Treasury; others, such as those of the FNMA, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency&#146;s obligations; and still others, such as securities issued by members of the Farm Credit
System, are supported only by the credit of the agency, instrumentality or corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities issued by U.S. Government agencies or
government-sponsored enterprises may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. GNMA, a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation, is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, the timely payment of principal and
interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA and backed by pools of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the VA. Government-related guarantors (<I>i.e.</I>, not backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Government) include the FNMA and FHLMC. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FHLMC
guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but its participation certificates </P>
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are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Instead, they are supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency&#146;s
obligations. Under the direction of the FHFA, FNMA and FHLMC have entered into a joint initiative to develop a common securitization platform for the issuance of UMBS (the &#147;Single Security Initiative&#148;) that aligns the characteristics of
FNMA and FHLMC certificates. The Single Security Initiative was implemented in June 2019, and the effects it may have on the market for mortgage-backed securities are uncertain. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Government Securities include securities that have no coupons, or have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons, individual
interest coupons from such securities that trade separately, and evidences of receipt of such securities. Such securities may pay no cash income, and are purchased at a deep discount from their value at maturity. Because interest on zero coupon
securities is not distributed on a current basis but is, in effect, compounded, zero coupon securities tend to be subject to greater risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities. Custodial receipts issued in connection <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">with&nbsp;so-called&nbsp;trademark</FONT> zero coupon securities, such as CATs and TIGRs, are not issued by the U.S. Treasury, and are therefore not U.S. Government Securities, although the underlying bond represented by
such receipt is a debt obligation of the U.S. Treasury. Other zero coupon Treasury securities (<I>e.g.</I>, STRIPs and CUBEs) are direct obligations of the U.S. Government. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cybersecurity Risk </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As the use of
technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Fund has become potentially more susceptible to operational and informational security risks resulting from breaches in cyber-security. A breach in cyber-security refers to both
intentional and unintentional cyber events that may, among other things, cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption and/or destruction, lose operational capacity, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of
confidential information, or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. Cyber-security breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund&#146;s digital information systems (<I>e.g.</I>, through &#147;hacking&#148; or malicious software
coding), but may also result from outside attacks such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">as&nbsp;denial-of-service&nbsp;attacks</FONT></FONT> (<I>i.e.</I>, efforts to make network services unavailable to intended
users). In addition, cyber-security breaches involving the Fund&#146;s third party service providers (including but not limited to advisers, administrators, transfer agents, custodians, distributors and other third parties), trading counterparties
or issuers in which the Fund invests can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber-security breaches. Moreover, cyber-security breaches involving trading counterparties or issuers in which the Fund invests could
adversely impact such counterparties or issuers and cause the Fund&#146;s investment to lose value. Cyber-security failures or breaches may result in financial losses to the Fund and its stockholders. These failures or breaches may also result in
disruptions to business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with the Fund&#146;s ability to calculate its NAV, process stockholder transactions or otherwise transact business with stockholders; impediments to trading;
violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines; penalties; reputational damage; reimbursement or other compensation costs; additional compliance and cyber-security risk management costs and other adverse consequences. In addition,
substantial costs may be incurred in an attempt to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Temporary Defensive Positions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During temporary defensive periods or in order to keep the Fund&#146;s cash fully invested, including during the period when the net proceeds
of the Offer are being invested, the Fund may deviate from its investment objective and principal investment strategy. During such periods, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its Managed Assets in certain short-term (less than one (1)&nbsp;year
to maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash. The short-term and medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest consist of: (i)&nbsp;obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;bank deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers&#146; acceptances) of U.S.
or foreign banks denominated in any currency; (iii)&nbsp;floating rate securities and other instruments denominated in any currency issued by various governments or international development agencies; (iv)&nbsp;finance company and corporate
commercial paper and other short-term corporate debt obligations of U.S. or foreign corporations; (v)&nbsp;repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with respect to such securities; and (vi)&nbsp;shares of money market funds. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_3"></A>INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s investment objective and the following restrictions are fundamental policies which may not be changed without the approval of
the holders of a majority of the Fund&#146;s outstanding voting securities. The investment percentage limitations set forth below and other percentage limitations set forth in the Prospectus apply at the time of initial purchase or investment.
Subsequent changes in relative size of a portfolio position due to market fluctuations or other changes in total or net assets, including market fluctuations occurring during the execution of a purchase or sale order for the Fund, do not require
elimination of any security from the Fund&#146;s investment portfolio. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund will not: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Purchase the securities of any issuer (other than U.S. Government Securities), if immediately thereafter the
Fund with respect to 75% of its total assets would (a)&nbsp;have more than 5% of its total assets invested in the securities of such issuer, or (b)&nbsp;own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers conducting their principal business activities
in the same industry; provided that there is no limitation with respect to investments in U.S. Government Securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Make loans of money to other persons (except the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and in unregistered
convertible securities as provided in (11)&nbsp;below); provided that for purposes of this restriction the acquisition of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed convertible securities and other debt securities and investment in U.S.
Government Securities, short-term commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and bankers&#146; acceptances shall not be deemed to be the making of a loan; and provided further that the Fund may lend portfolio securities representing up to 25% of its
total assets, taken at market value, to securities firms and financial institutions if it receives collateral in cash or U.S. Government Securities required to be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market
value of the loaned securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Engage in underwriting of securities of other issuers, except that portfolio securities, including unregistered
securities, may be acquired under circumstances where, if sold, the Fund might be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940), except as permitted
under, or to the extent not prohibited by, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and rules thereunder, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction from time to time. For the purpose of this investment
restriction, collateral or escrow arrangements with respect to margin for futures contracts are not deemed to be a pledge of assets and neither such arrangements nor the purchase of futures contracts are deemed to be the issuance of a senior
security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Purchase or sell commodity contracts except that the Company may purchase stock index futures contracts and
purchase and sell interest rate futures contracts and options on interest rate futures contracts. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">7.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Purchase or sell real estate or real estate mortgage loans; provided that the Fund may invest in securities
secured by real estate or interests therein or issued by companies that invest in real estate or interests therein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">8.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Purchase securities on margin, except for short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of
transactions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">9.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position except as described in the Prospectus.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">10.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Purchase or sell (write) call options except as permitted under, or to the extent not prohibited by, the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and rules thereunder, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction from time to time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">11.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Invest more than 15% of its total assets taken at market value, in unregistered convertible securities,
including any unregistered common stock acquired upon conversion or exchange of unregistered convertible securities, excluding, however, restricted securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 which the Board
of Directors, or the Fund&#146;s Adviser has determined under Board-approved guidelines, are liquid. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of applying the terms of investment restriction number 2, the Adviser will make
reasonable determinations as to the appropriate industry classification to assign to each issuer of securities in which the Fund invests. As a general matter, an &#147;industry&#148; is considered to be a group of companies whose principal
activities, products or services offered give them a similar economic risk profile vis a vis issuers active in other sectors of the economy. The definition of what constitutes a particular &#147;industry&#148; is therefore an evolving one,
particularly for issuers in industries that are new or are undergoing rapid development. Some issuers could reasonably fall within more than one industry category. For example, some companies that sell goods over the Internet (including issuers of
securities in which the Fund invests) were initially classified as Internet companies, but over time have evolved the economic risk profiles of retail companies. The Adviser will use its best efforts to assign each issuer to the category which it
believes is most appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_4"></A>MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Directors and Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The business and
affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board and the Fund&#146;s officers appointed by the Board. The tables below list the directors and officers of the Fund and their present positions and principal occupations during the past
five years. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Independent Directors </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Position&nbsp;with&nbsp;the
Fund<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Term&nbsp;of&nbsp;Office</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>and&nbsp;Length&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Time&nbsp;Served</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal&nbsp;Occupation(s)</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>During</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Past&nbsp;Five&nbsp;Years</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios<BR>in&nbsp;Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen+</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Other&nbsp;Directorships</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Held</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>During&nbsp;Past&nbsp;Five&nbsp;Years</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel P. Bell&nbsp;(1936)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term: Until 2021</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served since 2002</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Private Investor.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">19</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Point.360 (post production services); TCW Funds, Inc. (mutual fund).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patrick C. Haden (1953)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the
Board</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term:&nbsp;Until&nbsp;2021</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served&nbsp;since&nbsp;2001</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President (since 2003), Wilson Ave. Consulting (business consulting firm); Senior Advisor to President (July 2016-June 2017) and Athletic Director (August 2010-June 2016), University of Southern California.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">31</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Tetra Tech, Inc. (environmental consulting); Auto Club (affiliate of AAA); Metropolitan West Funds (mutual fund); TCW Funds, Inc. (mutual fund).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter&nbsp;McMillan&nbsp;(1957)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term: Until 2021</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served&nbsp;since&nbsp;2010</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Co-founder (since 2019), Pacific Oak Capital Advisors; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-founder,</FONT> Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer (since May 2013), Temescal Canyon Partners (investment advisory firm); <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-founder</FONT> and Executive Vice President (2005-2019), KBS Capital Advisors (a manager of real estate investment trusts).</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">31</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT (real estate investments); Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT&nbsp;II (real estate investments); Keppel Pacific Oak U.S. REIT (real estate investments) Pacific Oak Residential Trust (real
estate investments); Metropolitan West Funds (mutual fund); TCW DL VII Financing LLC (business development company); TCW Funds, Inc. (mutual fund).</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year&nbsp;of Birth&nbsp;and</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Position&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;
Fund<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Term&nbsp;of&nbsp;Office</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>and&nbsp;Length&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Time&nbsp;Served</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal&nbsp;Occupation(s)</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>During</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Past&nbsp;Five&nbsp;Years</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios<BR>in&nbsp;Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen+</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Other&nbsp;Directorships</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Held</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>During&nbsp;Past&nbsp;Five&nbsp;Years</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Victoria&nbsp;B.&nbsp;Rogers</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1961)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term: Until 2021</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served&nbsp;since&nbsp;2011</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer (since 1996), The Rose Hills Foundation
(charitable&nbsp;foundation).</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">19</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Causeway Capital Management Trust (mutual fund); Causeway ETML Trust (mutual fund); The Rose Hills Foundation (charitable foundation); TCW Funds, Inc. (mutual fund); Norton Simon Museum (art museum); Stanford University
(university).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Tarica (1959)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term: Until 2021</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served&nbsp;since&nbsp;2012</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer (since February 2001), Meadowbrook Capital Management (asset management company); and Employee (since 2003), Cowen Prime Services (broker-dealer).</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Metropolitan West Funds (mutual fund); TCW Funds, Inc. (mutual fund); TCW Direct Lending VII, LLC (business development company).</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The address of each Independent Director is c/o Morgan, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius LLP, Counsel to the
Independent Directors, 300 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Fund Complex&#148; means two or more registered investment companies that (i)&nbsp;hold themselves out to
investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services, or (ii)&nbsp;have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other companies. The
&#147;Fund Complex&#148; includes the Fund, TCW Funds, Inc. (&#147;TFI&#148;) and Metropolitan West Funds (&#147;MWF&#148;). TFI is included because the Fund&#146;s Adviser also serves as TFI&#146;s investment adviser. MWF is included because the
Adviser is under common control with MWF&#146;s investment adviser. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interested Directors </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year&nbsp;of&nbsp;Birth&nbsp;and</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Position&nbsp;with&nbsp;the
Fund<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Term&nbsp;of&nbsp;Office</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>and&nbsp;Length&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Time&nbsp;Served</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal&nbsp;Occupation(s)</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>During</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Past&nbsp;Five&nbsp;Years</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios<BR>in&nbsp;Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen+</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Other</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Directorships</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Held</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David&nbsp;S.&nbsp;DeVito&nbsp;(1962)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director,
President and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief&nbsp;Executive Officer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term: Until 2021</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served since 2008, President
and Chief Executive Officer since 2014</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer (since January 2014), TCW Funds; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (since October 2013), the Advisor, The TCW Group, Inc., Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC, and TCW
Asset Management Company LLC, and TCW LLC (since January 2016); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2010), Metropolitan West Funds.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">19</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">TCW&nbsp;Funds, Inc. (mutual fund).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David&nbsp;B.&nbsp;Lippman&nbsp;(1958)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Term:&nbsp;Until&nbsp;2021</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Served&nbsp;since&nbsp;2014</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer, The TCW Group, Inc. (since August 2012), TCW LLC (since October 2015), the Advisor (since February 2013) and TCW Asset Management Company LLC (since February 2013); Chief Executive Officer,
Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (since February 2013); President and Principal Executive Officer, Metropolitan West Funds (since January 2008).</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">None.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Each of these directors is an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, because he
is an officer of the Adviser. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The address of each Interested Director is c/o The TCW Group, Inc., 865 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
90017. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Fund Complex&#148; means two or more registered investment companies that (i)&nbsp;hold themselves out to
investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services, or (ii)&nbsp;have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other companies. The
&#147;Fund Complex&#148; includes the Fund, TFI, and MWF. TFI is included because the Fund&#146;s Adviser also serves as TFI&#146;s investment adviser. MWF is included because the parent of the Adviser also serves as the parent to MWF&#146;s
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board is responsible for the overall management of the Fund, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Adviser and other
service providers in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, other applicable laws and the Fund&#146;s Charter and&nbsp;Bylaws.&nbsp;The Board meets in regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year. It is currently composed of eight
Directors, including six Independent Directors. As discussed below, the Board has established four committees to assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has appointed an Independent Director to serve as its Chairman. The Chairman&#146;s primary role is to set the agenda of the Board
and determine what information is provided to the Board with respect to matters to be acted upon by the Board. The Chairman presides at all meetings of the Board and leads the Board through its various tasks. The Chairman also acts as a liaison with
management in carrying out the Board&#146;s functions. The Chairman also performs such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. The designation of an Independent Director as Chairman does not impose any duties, obligations
or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations or liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the Board of Directors generally. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has determined that the Board&#146;s leadership structure is appropriate given the characteristics and circumstances of the Fund,
including such matters as the number of funds in the Fund Complex, the net assets of the Fund and the committee structure of the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risk Oversight
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Through its direct oversight role, and indirectly through its Committees, the Board performs a risk oversight function for the Fund
consisting, among other things, of the following activities: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>General Oversight.</I>&nbsp;The Board regularly meets with, or receives
reports from, the officers of the Fund and representatives of key service providers to the Fund, including the Adviser, administrator, transfer agent, custodian and independent registered public accounting firm to review and discuss the operational
activities of the Fund and to provide direction with respect thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Compliance Oversight</I>. The Board reviews and approves the
procedures of the Fund established to ensure compliance with applicable federal securities laws. The Board keeps informed about how the Fund&#146;s operations conform to its compliance procedures through regular meetings with, and reports received
from, the Fund&#146;s Chief Compliance Officer and other officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investment Oversight.</I>&nbsp;The Board monitors the Fund&#146;s
investment performance during the year through regular performance reports from management with references to appropriate performance measurement indices. The Board also receives focused performance presentations on a regular basis, including
special written reports and oral presentations by portfolio managers. In addition, the Board monitors the Fund&#146;s investment practices, reviews its investment strategies with management and receives focused presentations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Valuation Oversight.</I>&nbsp;The Board has approved the valuation methodologies used in establishing the daily values of the Fund&#146;s
assets and monitors the accuracy with which the valuations are carried out. The Board receives regular reports on the use of fair value prices and monitors the effectiveness of the Fund&#146;s valuation procedures. On March&nbsp;13, 2017, the Board
established a Valuation Committee to assist the Board in monitoring the implementation of the Fund&#146;s valuation procedures, as described in further detail below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Financial Reporting</I>. Through its Audit Committee, the Board meets regularly with the Fund&#146;s independent registered public
accounting firm to discuss financial reporting matters, the adequacy of the Fund&#146;s internal controls over financial reporting, and risks to accounting and financial reporting matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Committees </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has a
standing Audit Committee, Executive Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, and Valuation Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee has
adopted a written charter (the &#147;<B>Audit Committee Charter</B>&#148;), which was amended in December 2014. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is posted on the Fund&#146;s website (www.TCW.com). The purposes of the Audit Committee are set
forth in the Audit Committee Charter. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the selection of the Fund&#146;s independent auditors and reviews with the auditors the results of the Fund&#146;s annual
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audit, including the scope of auditing procedures, the adequacy of internal controls and compliance by the Fund with the accounting, recording and financial reporting requirements of the 1940
Act. The Audit Committee also reviews compliance with the Adviser&#146;s and Fund&#146;s Code of Ethics by the executive officers, directors and investment personnel of the Adviser. The Audit Committee&#146;s current members are Ms.&nbsp;Rogers and
Messrs. Bell, Haden, McMillan, and Tarica. Each Audit Committee member is an Independent Director. During the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, the Audit Committee held four meetings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Executive Committee has the same powers as the Board of Directors except the power to declare dividends or other stock distributions,
elect directors, authorize the issuance of stock except as permitted by statute, recommend to the stockholders any action requiring their approval, amend the&nbsp;Bylaws or approve any merger or share exchange not requiring stockholder approval. The
Executive Committee&#146;s current members are Messrs. DeVito, Bell and Haden. Messrs. Bell and Haden are Independent Directors and Mr.&nbsp;DeVito is an Interested Director. During the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, the Executive
Committee held no meetings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominating and Governance Committee has adopted a written charter (the &#147;<B>Nominating and Governance
Committee Charter</B>&#148;), which was amended in June 2017. A copy of the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter is posted on the Fund&#146;s website (www.TCW.com). The Nominating and Governance Committee makes recommendations to the Board of
Directors regarding nominations for membership on the Board of Directors. It evaluates candidates&#146; qualifications for Board membership and, with respect to nominees for positions as independent directors, their independence from the Adviser and
other principal service providers. The Nominating and Governance Committee does not have any formal policy regarding diversity in identifying nominees for a directorship, but considers it among the various factors relevant to any particular nominee.
The Nominating and Governance Committee periodically reviews director compensation and recommends any appropriate changes to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee also reviews and may make recommendations to the Board of Directors
relating to those issues that pertain to the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in overseeing the management of the Fund and also considers general matters of the Fund governance and operations of the Board of Directors.
The current members of the Fund&#146;s Nominating and Governance Committee are Ms.&nbsp;Rogers and Messrs. Bell, Haden, McMillan, and Tarica. Each Nominating and Governance Committee member is an Independent Director. During the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2019, the Nominating and Governance Committee held two meetings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees the
annual self-assessment of the effectiveness of the Board and the individual Directors. In conducting its annual assessment, the Board has determined that the Directors have the appropriate attributes and experience to continue to serve effectively
as directors of the Fund. The following is a brief discussion of the particular experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led the Board to conclude that each person identified below should serve as a Director of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, no one factor was decisive in the original selection of the Directors to the Board, or in the nomination of the nominees.
Qualifications considered by the Board to be important to the selection and retention of Directors include the following: (i)&nbsp;the individual&#146;s business and professional experience and accomplishments; (ii)&nbsp;the individual&#146;s
educational background and accomplishments; (iii)&nbsp;the individual&#146;s experience and expertise performing senior policy-making functions in business, government, education, accounting, law and/or administration; (iv)&nbsp;how the
individual&#146;s expertise and experience would contribute to the mix of relevant skills and experience on the Board; (v)&nbsp;the individual&#146;s ability to work effectively with the other members of the Board; and (vi)&nbsp;the
individual&#146;s ability and willingness to make the time commitment necessary to serve as an effective director. In addition, the individual&#146;s ability to review and critically evaluate information, to evaluate fund service providers, to
exercise good business judgment on behalf of fund stockholders, prior service on the Board, and familiarity with the Fund are considered important assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel P. Bell. Mr.&nbsp;Bell, Chairman of the Audit Committee, is a private investor and serves on the boards of Point.360, a post production
services company, and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Adviser. He previously was President of Los Angeles Business Advisors,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;not-for-profit&nbsp;business</FONT></FONT> organization. Prior to 1996, Mr.&nbsp;Bell served as the Area Managing Partner of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young, a public accounting firm,
for the Pacific Southwest Area. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David S. DeVito. Mr.&nbsp;DeVito is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser,
TCW Asset Management Company LLC, Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, and TCW LLC, is President and Chief Executive Officer of TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Adviser, and is Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of MWF, a mutual fund
complex managed by an affiliate of the Adviser. He also serves on the boards of several philanthropic organizations, including the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and Loyola High School of Los Angeles. Prior to joining TCW in 1993, Mr.&nbsp;DeVito
was a Certified Public Accountant and Senior Manager with Deloitte. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patrick C. Haden. Mr.&nbsp;Haden, the Independent Chairman of the Fund, is the President of Wilson Ave. Consulting. From July 2016 through
June 2017, Mr.&nbsp;Haden served as the Senior Advisor to the President of the University of Southern California. He also serves on the board of directors of Tetra Tech, Inc., an environmental consulting company, Auto Club, an affiliate of AAA, MWF,
a mutual fund complex managed by an affiliate of the Adviser, and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Adviser, of which he is also the Independent Chairman. Previously, he was the Athletic Director of the University of Southern California.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Haden is a Rhodes Scholar and, prior to August 2010, was a member of the board of
trustees of the University of Southern California. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David B. Lippman. Mr.&nbsp;Lippman is President and Chief Executive Officer of The TCW
Group, Inc., TCW LLC, the Adviser, and TCW Asset Management Company LLC, Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, and President and Principal Executive Officer of MWF, a mutual fund complex managed by an affiliate of the
Adviser. Mr.&nbsp;Lippman was the Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC prior to its acquisition by TCW in 2009. Prior to that, he was managing director of structured product sales at Credit Suisse First Boston in New
York and a managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin&nbsp;&amp; Jenrette, where he headed mortgage sales. From 1985-1990, he worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert in Beverly Hills. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter McMillan. Mr.&nbsp;McMillan is the Co-founder of Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, an investment advisory firm, and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Founder,&nbsp;Managing</FONT> Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Temescal Canyon Partners, an investment advisory firm. He serves on the boards of various Pacific Oak Capital real estate investment trusts, MWF, a
mutual fund complex managed by an affiliate of the Adviser, TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Adviser, and TCW DL VII Financing LLC. Previously Mr.&nbsp;McMillan was Co-founder and Executive Vice President of KBS Capital Advisors, a manager
of real estate investment trusts, and Co-founder and Managing Partner of Willowbrook Capital Group, LLC, an investment advisory firm. Prior to forming Willowbrook Capital Group in 2000, Mr.&nbsp;McMillan served as the Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer of Sun America Investments, Inc. Prior to 1989, he served as Assistant Vice President for Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company with responsibility for the company&#146;s fixed income portfolios. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Victoria B. Rogers. Ms.&nbsp;Rogers, Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Rose
Hills Foundation. She also serves on the boards of trustees of The Rose Hills Foundation, Norton Simon Museum, Stanford University, TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Adviser, Causeway ETML Trust, a mutual fund complex, and Causeway Capital
Management Trust, a mutual fund complex. Previously, Ms.&nbsp;Rogers served on the boards of trustees of The Chandler School, The Hotchkiss School and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles. Ms.&nbsp;Rogers has substantial experience in the area of
taxes, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">accounting,&nbsp;non-profit&nbsp;organizations</FONT> and foundation management having been previously employed by Deloitte, Security Pacific Bank and The Whittier Trust Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Tarica. Mr.&nbsp;Tarica is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Meadowbrook Capital Management (&#147;MCM&#148;), a fixed income
credit asset management business he founded in 2001. Mr.&nbsp;Tarica is currently the Chief Executive Officer of MCM as well as an employee of Cowen Prime Services (&#147;CPS&#148;), a SEC/FINRA registered broker dealer. He runs fixed income trading
at CPS. Prior to founding MCM, he was the global head of the high grade corporate bond department at Donaldson, Lufkin&nbsp;&amp; Jenrette from 1992 to 1999. From 1990 to 1992 he ran the investment grade sales and trading department at Kidder
Peabody. He began his career at Drexel Burnham in 1983 in the investment grade trading area, where he eventually became the head of trading. He serves on the boards of MWF, a mutual fund complex managed by an affiliate of the Adviser, TFI, a mutual
fund complex managed by the Adviser, and TCW Direct Lending VII LLC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider potential
director candidates recommended by Fund stockholders provided that the proposed candidates: satisfy the director qualification requirements provided in the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter; are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the
Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act; and are &#147;independent&#148; as defined in the New York Stock Exchange (the &#147;<B>NYSE</B>&#148;) listing standards. Director qualification requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The nominee may not be the nominating stockholder, a member of a nominating stockholder group, or a member of
the immediate family of the nominating stockholder or any member of a nominating stockholder group; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Neither the nominee nor any member of the nominee&#146;s immediate family may be currently employed or employed
within the last year by any nominating stockholder entity or entity in a nominating stockholder group; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Neither the nominee nor any immediate family member of the nominee is permitted to have accepted directly or
indirectly, during the year of the election for which the nominee&#146;s name was submitted, during the immediately preceding calendar year, or during the year when the nominee&#146;s name was submitted, any consulting, advisory, or other
compensatory fee from the nominating stockholder or any member of a nominating stockholder group; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The nominee may not be an executive officer or director (or person performing similar functions) of the
nominating stockholder or any member of a nominating stockholder group, or of an affiliate of a nominating stockholder or any such member of a nominating stockholder group; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The nominee may not control (as &#147;control&#148; is defined in the 1940 Act) the nominating stockholder or
any member of a nominating stockholder group (or in the case of a holder or member that is a fund, an interested person of such holder or member as defined by Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A stockholder or nominating stockholder group may not submit for consideration a nominee who has previously
been considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the nominating stockholder or stockholder group must meet the following requirements
in order for the Nominating and Governance Committee to consider a proposed nominee: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Any stockholder or stockholder group submitting a proposed nominee must beneficially own, either individually
or in the aggregate, more than 5% of the Company&#146;s securities that are eligible to vote both at the time of submission of the nominee and at the time of the annual meeting at which the nominee may be elected. Each of the securities used for
purposes of calculating this ownership must have been held continuously for at least two years as of the date of the nomination. In addition, such securities must continue to be held through the date of the meeting. The nominating stockholder or
stockholder group must also bear the economic risk of the investment and the securities used for purposes of calculating the ownership cannot be held &#147;short&#148;; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The nominating stockholder or stockholder group must not qualify as an adverse holder (as defined in the
Nominating and Governance Committee Charter). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A nominating stockholder or stockholder group may not submit more than
one Independent Director nominee each calendar year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders recommending potential director candidates must substantiate compliance
with these requirements at the time of submitting their proposed director candidates to the attention of the Fund&#146;s Secretary. Notice to the Fund&#146;s Secretary should provide: (i)&nbsp;the stockholder&#146;s contact information;
(ii)&nbsp;the director candidate&#146;s contact information and the number of Fund shares owned by the proposed candidate; (iii)&nbsp;all information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for
elections of directors required by Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (iv)&nbsp;a notarized letter executed by the director candidate, stating his or her intention to serve as a nominee and be named in the
Fund&#146;s proxy statement, if nominated by the Board of Directors, and to serve as director if so elected. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominating and
Governance Committee may identify prospective candidates from any reasonable source and is authorized to engage third-party services for the identification and evaluation of potential nominees. The Fund&#146;s Nominating and Governance Committee
Charter provides minimum qualifications for Fund directors which include expertise, experience or relationships that are relevant to the Fund&#146;s business, and educational qualifications. The Nominating and Governance Committee may recommend that
the Board modify these minimum qualifications from time to time. The Nominating and Governance Committee meets at least annually to identify and evaluate nominees for director and make its recommendations to the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Valuation Committee was established on March&nbsp;13, 2017 and has adopted a written charter. The Valuation Committee assists the Board of
Directors in monitoring the implementation of the Fund&#146;s valuation procedures as adopted and amended from time to time. The Valuation Committee has the authority to resolve valuation issues that may arise from time to time, which authority
includes working with the Adviser&#146;s pricing committee and the pricing officer of the Adviser, as necessary, to resolve any such issues. The Valuation Committee&#146;s current members are Messrs. Haden, McMillan, Tarica and DeVito. During the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, the Valuation Committee held no meetings. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Delinquent Section&nbsp;16(a) Reports </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;16(a) of the 1934 Act and Section&nbsp;30(h) of the 1940 Act, as applied to the Company, require the Company&#146;s officers and
Directors, Adviser, certain affiliates of the Adviser, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Fund&#146;s securities (&#147;Reporting Persons&#148;) to file reports of ownership of the Fund&#146;s
securities and changes in such ownership with the SEC and the NYSE. Reporting Persons are also required by such regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all Section&nbsp;16(a) reports they file. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based solely on its review of the copies of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto received by the Fund and written representations of
certain Reporting Persons, the Fund believes that during the fiscal year 2019 all required Section&nbsp;16(a) ownership reports were timely filed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ownership of Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information
as to ownership of securities which appears below is based on statements furnished to the Fund by the Directors. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth the equity ownership of the Directors in the Fund and in the
Family of Investment Companies as of July&nbsp;31, 2020. </P>  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Dollar&nbsp;Range&nbsp;of<BR>Equity&nbsp;Securities<BR>In&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund*</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Dollar&nbsp;Range<BR>of&nbsp;Equity<BR>Securities&nbsp;to<BR>be Overseen<BR>in&nbsp;Family&nbsp;of<BR>Investment<BR>Companies+*</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Independent Directors</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel P. Bell</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;&nbsp;$10,001-$50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patrick C. Haden</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Over&nbsp;$100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter McMillan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Victoria B. Rogers</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Tarica</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Over&nbsp;$100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interested Director</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David S. DeVito</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David B. Lippman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">None</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Over&nbsp;$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Family of Investment Companies&#148; means two or more registered investment companies that (i)&nbsp;hold
themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services, and (ii)&nbsp;share the same investment advisor or principal underwriter. The &#147;Family of Investment Companies&#148; includes the Fund and TFI.
TFI is included because the Adviser also serves as TFI&#146;s investment adviser. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Certain figures represent the Directors&#146; economic exposure to the Fund and TFI through various deferred
compensation plans approved by the Boards of the Fund and TFI. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None of the Independent Directors, or any other member
of his or her immediate family, owned beneficially or of record any securities in the Adviser or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser as of
December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Communications with the Board of Directors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders may address correspondence relating to the Fund to the Board of Directors as a whole, or to individual Directors or to the
Fund&#146;s Secretary at TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc., 865 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 and it will be directed to the attention of the addressee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Compensation for Directors </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective
January&nbsp;1, 2017, the Fund pays each Independent Director an annual fee of $12,000 plus a joint meeting fee of $1,000 for each meeting of the Board of Directors or Committees of the Board of Directors attended by the Director and $250 for
telephonic attendance at each meeting or special meeting of the Board of Directors attended by the Director. Directors are also reimbursed for travel and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">other&nbsp;out-of-pocket&nbsp;expenses</FONT></FONT> incurred by them in connection with attending such meetings. Directors and officers who are employed by the Adviser or an
affiliated company thereof receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table indicates the compensation
paid to the Independent Directors by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019. The table also indicates the compensation paid to the Independent Directors for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 by the Fund Complex. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Compensation<BR>From&nbsp;the<BR>Fund</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Pension&nbsp;or<BR>Retirement<BR>Benefits<BR>Accrued&nbsp;as<BR>Part&nbsp;of<BR>Fund<BR>Expenses</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Estimated<BR>Annual<BR>Benefits<BR>Upon<BR>Retirement</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total<BR>Compensation<BR>from&nbsp;the<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">+</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel P. Bell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">170,600</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patrick C. Haden</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">183,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter McMillan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">299,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Victoria B. Rogers</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">157,800</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Tarica</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">366,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes $16,250 of deferred compensation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">-33- </P>


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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes $17,000 of deferred compensation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes $299,250 of deferred compensation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes $366,000 of deferred compensation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">+</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The &#147;Fund Complex&#148; includes the Fund, TFI, and MWF. TFI is included because the Adviser also serves
as TFI&#146;s investment adviser. MWF is included because the parent of the Adviser also serves as the parent to MWF&#146;s investment adviser. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective July&nbsp;1, 2013, the Fund adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which provides retirement benefits for
Independent Directors of the Fund. Each Independent Director is eligible to participate in the Plan and may elect to defer all or a portion of his or her compensation not yet earned.&nbsp;Under the Plan, dollar amounts deferred earn a return for an
Independent Director as though equivalent amounts had been invested in one or more of the funds advised by the Adviser offered as investment options under the Plan and selected by the Independent Director.&nbsp;Unless otherwise stipulated,
distributions to an Independent Director under the Plan are in the form of a lump sum equal to the value in the Director&#146;s account on the date of payment. The Plan is not funded and the Fund&#146;s obligation to make payments of amounts
credited to an Independent Director&#146;s account is a general obligation of the Fund. An Independent Director&#146;s rights to deferred compensation under the Plan are limited to those of a recipient of an unfunded, unsecured promise to pay
amounts in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors normally meets at least quarterly at regularly scheduled meetings. During the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, the Board met five times. Each Director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (1)&nbsp;the total number of meetings of the Board and (2)&nbsp;the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which
he or she served. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following information relates to the executive officers of the Fund who are not Directors of the Company. The business address of each is 865 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90017. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><B>Name&nbsp;and&nbsp;Year&nbsp;of&nbsp;Birth</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Position(s)&nbsp;Held</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>with&nbsp;Company</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal&nbsp;Occupation(s)</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>During&nbsp;Past&nbsp;Five&nbsp;Years*</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Meredith&nbsp;Jackson&nbsp;(1959)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (since January 2016), TCW LLC; Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (since February 2013), TCW Funds, Inc. and Metropolitan West Funds; Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary (since February 2013), the Adviser, The TCW Group Inc., TCW Asset Management Company LLC, Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC and Trust Company of the West (2013&#150;December 2015).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Richard M. Villa (1964)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Treasurer and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Principal&nbsp;Financial and
Accounting Officer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (since January 2016), TCW LLC; Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (2008&#150;December 2015), Trust Company of the West; Managing
Director, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (since July 2008), the Adviser, The TCW Group, Inc., TCW Asset Management Company LLC and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC; Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer,
TCW Funds,&nbsp;Inc. (since 2014).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jeffrey Engelsman (1967)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since December 2016), TCW Funds, Inc. and Metropolitan West Funds; Managing Director and Global Chief Compliance Officer (since January 2016), TCW LLC and Adviser, Metropolitan West Asset Management
Company, LLC, and TCW Asset Management Company LLC (since August 2014) and Trust Company of the West (2014&#150;December 2015); Chief Compliance Officer, TCW Funds, Inc. and Metropolitan West Funds (since 2014); Managing Director, Global Chief
Compliance Officer, The TCW Group, Inc. (since September 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Eric Chan (1978)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Assistant Treasurer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President of Fund Operations for the Adviser, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, TCW LLC (since 2009), and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC (since November 2006); Assistant Treasurer, TCW Funds, Inc. (since June
2019) and Metropolitan West Funds (since 2010). Mr.&nbsp;Chan is a Certified Public Accountant.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Patrick W. Dennis (1981)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and Assistant&nbsp;Secretary</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, the Adviser, TCW Asset Management Company LLC, Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, and TCW LLC (since February 2013) and Trust Company of the West
(February 2013&#150;December 2015); Vice President and Assistant Secretary, TCW Funds, Inc. and Metropolitan West&nbsp;Funds&nbsp;(since&nbsp;2013).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lisa Eisen (1963)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Tax Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Tax Officer (since December 2016), Metropolitan West Funds and TCW Funds, Inc.; Managing Director and Director of Tax (since August 2016), TCW LLC; Vice President of Corporate Tax and Payroll for Health Net, Inc. (1998&#150;July
2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Positions with The TCW Group, Inc. and its affiliates may have changed over time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">-34- </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Beneficial Share Ownership of Stockholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of October&nbsp;31, 2020, as far as known to the Fund, the following persons beneficially owned more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock
of the Fund: </P>  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shares</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>%&nbsp;of&nbsp;Company</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Relative Value Partners Group, LLC<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1033 Skokie Blvd., Suite 470</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Northbrook, IL 60062</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,418,972</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11.37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Trust Portfolios L.P.<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Trust Advisors L.P.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Charger Corporation</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">120 East Liberty Drive</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Suite 400</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wheaton, IL 60187</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,282,094</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.89</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Based on Schedule 13G filed on February&nbsp;11, 2019. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Based on Schedule 13G/A filed on January&nbsp;27, 2020. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Adviser </B></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s Adviser
is headquartered at 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90017. The Adviser is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser was organized in 1987 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW
Group, Inc. (&#147;TCW&#148;). As of September&nbsp;30, 2020, the Adviser and its affiliated companies, which provide a variety of investment management and advisory services, had approximately $235&nbsp;billion under management or committed to
management. </P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Advisory Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser, pursuant to the investment advisory and management agreement (the &#147;Advisory Agreement&#148;), and subject to the to the
direction and supervision of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors and in conformity with applicable laws, the Fund&#146;s Charter, Bylaws, Registration Statement, Prospectus and stated investment objective, policies and restrictions, shall: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Manage the investment of the Fund&#146;s assets including, by way of illustration, the evaluation of pertinent
economic, statistical, financial, and other data, the determination of the industries and companies to be represented in the Fund&#146;s portfolio, the formulation and implementation of the Fund&#146;s investment program, and the determination from
time to time of the securities and other investments to be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Place orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities for the Fund&#146;s account with broker-dealers
selected by the Adviser; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Administer the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT>
operations of the Fund; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Furnish to the Fund office space at such place as may be agreed upon from time to time, and all office
facilities, business equipment, supplies, utilities and telephone services necessary for managing the affairs and investments and keeping the general accounts and records of the Fund that are not maintained by the Fund&#146;s transfer agent,
custodian, administrator or accounting or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-accounting</FONT> agent, and arrange for officers or employees of the Adviser to serve, without compensation from the Fund, as officers, directors or employees of the
Fund, if desired and reasonably required by the Fund; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Pay such expenses as are incurred by it in connection with providing the foregoing services.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all expenses of the Fund,
including, without limitation: (a)&nbsp;all costs and expenses incident to any public offering of securities of the Fund, for cash or otherwise, including those relating to the registration of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any qualification or notification of sale of its securities under state securities laws; (b)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of any custodian appointed by the Fund for the safekeeping of its cash, portfolio securities and other property;
(c)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of independent accountants; (d)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of stock transfer and dividend disbursing agent or agents and registrar or registrars appointed by the Fund; (e)&nbsp;the charges and expenses of any
administrator or accounting or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-accounting</FONT> agent appointed by the Fund to provide accounting or administration services to the Fund; (f)&nbsp;brokerage commissions, dealer spreads, and other costs incurred
in connection with proposed or consummated portfolio securities transactions; (g)&nbsp;all taxes, including securities issuance and transfer taxes, and corporate fees payable by the Fund to federal, state, local or other governmental agencies;
(h)&nbsp;the cost and expense of engraving printing and issuing certificates representing securities of the Fund; (i)&nbsp;fees involved in registering and maintaining registrations of the Fund and of its securities with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and in various state and other jurisdictions; (j)&nbsp;all expenses of stockholders and directors meetings, and of preparing, printing and mailing proxy statements and reports to stockholders; (k)&nbsp;fees and expenses of directors of
the Fund who are not &#147;affiliated persons&#148; of the Adviser; (l)&nbsp;all fees and expenses incident to any dividend reinvestment or distribution program; (m)&nbsp;charges and expenses of legal counsel to the &#147;independent directors&#148;
of the Fund; (n)&nbsp;trade </P>
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association dues; (o)&nbsp;interest payable on Fund borrowings; (p)&nbsp;any public relations or stockholder relations expense; (q)&nbsp;fees and expenses incident to the listing of securities of
the Fund on any securities exchange; (r)&nbsp;premiums for a fidelity bond and any errors and omissions insurance maintained by the Fund; and (s)&nbsp;any other ordinary or extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund in the course of its business.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As compensation for the investment advisory services rendered, facilities provided, and expenses borne, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee
by the Fund computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100&nbsp;million of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets and 0.50% of the Fund&#146;s average Managed Assets in excess of $100&nbsp;million. For the purpose of calculating such fee,
the value of Managed Assets for a month shall be the average of the values of the Fund&#146;s Managed Assets as determined on the last Business Day of each week which ends during the month. If this agreement shall become effective subsequent to the
first day of a month, or shall terminate before the last day of a month, the foregoing compensation shall be prorated. As used in the Advisory Agreement, &#147;Managed Assets&#148; shall mean the net asset value of common shares, plus the
liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund and the principal amount of any borrowings of the Fund used for leverage. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Fund paid the Adviser the following amounts for the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2019,
December&nbsp;31, 2018 and December&nbsp;31, 2017: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Management&nbsp;Fee&nbsp;Paid&nbsp;by&nbsp;Fund</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;31, 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,636,414</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;31, 2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,648,824</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;31, 2017</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,669,358</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund (either by vote of its Board of Directors or by vote of a &#147;majority of the outstanding voting
securities&#148; of the Fund) may, at any time and without payment of any penalty, terminate the Advisory Agreement upon sixty days&#146; written notice to the Adviser; the Advisory Agreement shall automatically and immediately terminate in the
event of its &#147;assignment;&#148; and the Adviser may terminate the Advisory Agreement without payment of any penalty on ninety days&#146; written notice to the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Managers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tad Rivelle, Laird
Landmann, Stephen M. Kane, CFA, Bryan T. Whalen, CFA, and Mitch Flack are jointly and primarily responsible for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> management of the Fund&#146;s assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Manager Compensation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
overall objective of the Adviser&#146;s compensation program for portfolio managers is to attract experienced and expert investment professionals and to retain them over the long-term. Compensation is comprised of several components which, in the
aggregate, are designed to achieve these objective and to reward the portfolio managers for their contributions to the successful performance of the accounts they manage. Portfolio managers are compensated through a combination of base salary, fee
sharing based compensation (&#147;<I>fee sharing</I>&#148;), bonus and equity incentive participation in the Adviser&#146;s parent company (&#147;<I>equity incentives</I>&#148;). Fee sharing and equity incentives generally represent most of the
portfolio managers&#146; compensation. In some cases, portfolio managers are eligible for discretionary bonuses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Salary</I>. Salary is
agreed to with portfolio managers at the time of employment and is reviewed from time to time. It does not change significantly and often does not constitute a significant part of a portfolio manager&#146;s compensation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Fee Sharing</I>. Fee sharing for investment professionals is based on revenues generated by accounts in the investment strategy area for
which the investment professionals are responsible. In most cases, revenues are allocated to a pool and fee sharing compensation is allocated among members of the investment team after the deduction of certain expenses (including compensation over a
threshold level) related to the strategy group. The allocations are based on the investment professionals&#146; contribution to TCW and its clients, including qualitative and quantitative contributions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, the same fee sharing percentage is used to compensate a portfolio manager for investment services related to the Fund as that used
to compensate portfolio managers for other client accounts in the same strategy managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser (collectively, the &#147;TCW Advisers&#148;). In some cases, the fee sharing pool includes revenues related to more
than one product, in which case each participant in the pool is entitled to fee sharing derived from his or her contributions to all the included products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investment professionals are not directly compensated for generating performance fees. In some cases, the overall fee sharing pool is subject
to fluctuation based on the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">relative&nbsp;pre-tax&nbsp;performance</FONT> of the investment strategy composite returns, net of fees and expenses, to that of the benchmark. The measurement of performance relative to
the benchmark can be based on single year or multiple year metrics, or a combination thereof. The benchmark used is the one associated with the Fund managed by the portfolio manager as disclosed in the prospectus. Benchmarks vary from strategy to
strategy but, within a given strategy, the same benchmark applies to all accounts, including the Funds. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Discretionary Bonus/Guaranteed Minimums</I>. Discretionary bonuses may be paid out of an
investment team&#146;s fee sharing pool, as determined by the supervisor(s) in the department. In other cases where portfolio managers do not receive fee sharing or where it is determined that the combination of salary and fee sharing does not
adequately compensate the portfolio manager, discretionary bonuses may be paid by the applicable TCW Adviser. Also, pursuant to contractual arrangements, some portfolio managers received minimum bonuses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Equity Incentives</I>. Management believes that equity ownership aligns the interests of portfolio managers with the interests of the firm
and its clients. Accordingly, TCW&#146;s key investment professionals participate in equity incentives through ownership or participation in restricted unit plans that vest over time or unit appreciation plans of the Adviser&#146;s parent company.
The plans include the Fixed Income Retention Plan, Restricted Unit Plan and 2013 Equity Unit Incentive Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Fixed Income
Retention Plan, certain portfolio managers in the fixed income area were awarded cash and/or partnership units in the Adviser&#146;s parent company, either on a contractually-determined basis or on a discretionary basis. Awards under this plan were
made in 2010 that vest over time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Restricted Unit Plan, certain portfolio managers in the fixed income and equity areas may be
awarded partnership units in the Adviser&#146;s parent company. Awards under this plan have vested over time, subject to satisfaction of performance criteria. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the 2013 Equity Unit Incentive Plan, certain portfolio managers in the fixed income and equity areas may be awarded options to acquire
partnership units in the Adviser&#146;s parent company with a strike price equal to the fair market value of the option at the date of grant. The options granted under this plan are subject to vesting and other conditions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Other Plans and Compensation Vehicles</I>. Portfolio managers may also elect to participate in the applicable adviser&#146;s 401(k) plan,
to which they may contribute a portion of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">their&nbsp;pre-&nbsp;and&nbsp;post-tax&nbsp;compensation</FONT></FONT> to the plan for investment on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;tax-deferred&nbsp;basis.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Managed Accounts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information presented below is as of December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Registered<BR>Investment<BR>Companies<BR>asset-based<BR>advisory&nbsp;fee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Other&nbsp;Pooled<BR>Investment<BR>Vehicles<BR>asset-based<BR>advisory&nbsp;fee</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Other<BR>Accounts<BR>asset-based<BR>advisory&nbsp;fee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Registered<BR>Investment<BR>Companies<BR>performance-<BR>based<BR>advisory fee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Other&nbsp;Pooled<BR>Investment<BR>Vehicles<BR>performance-<BR>based<BR>advisory fee</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Other<BR>Accounts<BR>performance-<BR>based<BR>advisory fee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Total<BR>Assets</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Total<BR>Assets</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Number<BR>of<BR>Accounts</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Total<BR>Assets</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Number<BR>of<BR>Accounts</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Total<BR>Assets</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Number<BR>of<BR>Accounts</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mitch Flack</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 6,290</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,363</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">35</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,567</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,398</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">408</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen Kane</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">109,672</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Laird&nbsp;R.<BR>Landmann</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">641</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">88</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">114,983</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,911</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">211</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">46,414</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,398</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">88</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,602</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information presented below is as of December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mitch Flack</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Laird Landmann</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tad Rivelle</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bryan Whalen</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflicts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The TCW Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, the Fund, TCW Funds, Inc., and the Metropolitan West Funds (collectively, &#147;TCW&#148;) have
policies and controls to avoid and/or mitigate conflicts of interest across their businesses. The policies and procedures in TCW&#146;s Code of Ethics (the &#147;Code of Ethics&#148;) serve to address or mitigate both conflicts of interest and the
appearance of any conflict of interest. The Code of Ethics contains several restrictions and procedures designed to eliminate conflicts of interest relating to personal investment transactions, including (i)&nbsp;reporting account openings, changes,
or closings (including accounts in which an Access Person has a &#147;beneficial interest&#148;), <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(ii)&nbsp;pre-clearance&nbsp;of&nbsp;non-exempt&nbsp;personal</FONT></FONT>
investment transactions (make a personal trade request for Securities) and (iii)&nbsp;the completion of timely required reporting (Initial Holdings Report, Quarterly Transactions Report, Annual Holdings Report and Annual Certificate of Compliance).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Code of Ethics addresses potential conflicts of interest through its policies on insider trading, anti-corruption, an
employee&#146;s outside business activities, political activities and contributions, confidentiality and whistleblower provisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conflicts of interest may also arise in the management of accounts and investment vehicles. These conflicts may raise questions that would
allow TCW to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors certain accounts or investment vehicles over other accounts or investment vehicles, or incentivize a TCW portfolio manager to receive greater compensation with regard to the
management of certain account or investment vehicles. TCW may give advice or take action with certain accounts or investment vehicles that could differ from the advice given or action taken on other accounts or investment vehicles. When an
investment opportunity is suitable for more than one account or investment vehicle, such investments will be allocated in a manner that is fair and equitable under the circumstances to all TCW clients. As such, TCW has adopted compliance policies
and procedures in its Portfolio Management Policy that helps to identify a conflict of interest and then specifies how a conflict of interest is managed. TCW&#146;s Trading and Brokerage Policy also discusses the process of timing and method of
allocations, and addresses how the firm handles affiliate transactions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The respective Equity and Fixed Income Trading and Allocation
Committees review trading activities on behalf of client accounts, including the allocation of investment opportunities and address any issues with regard
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to&nbsp;side-by-side&nbsp;management</FONT></FONT> in order to ensure that all of TCW&#146;s clients are treated on a fair and equitable basis. Further, the Portfolio Analytics
Committee reviews TCW&#146;s investment strategies, evaluates various analytics to facilitate risk assessment, changes to performance composites and benchmarks and monitors the implementation and maintenance of the Global Investment Performance
Standards or GIPS<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>&nbsp;compliance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW&#146;s approach to handling conflicts of
interest is multi-layered starting with its policies and procedures, reporting <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;pre-clearance&nbsp;processes</FONT> and oversight by various committees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_5"></A>PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE ALLOCATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Adviser is responsible for the placement of the Fund&#146;s portfolio transactions and the negotiation of prices and commissions, if any,
with respect to such transactions. Debt, convertible and unlisted equity securities are generally purchased from a primary market maker acting as principal on a net basis without a stated commission but at prices generally reflecting a dealer
spread. Listed equity securities are normally purchased through brokers in transactions executed on securities exchanges involving negotiated commissions. Debt, convertible and equity securities are also purchased in underwritten offerings at fixed
prices which include discounts to underwriters and/or concessions to dealers. In placing a portfolio transaction, the Adviser seeks to obtain the best execution for the Funds, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable
dealer spread or commission, if any), size of order, difficulty of execution and operational facilities of the firm involved and the firm&#146;s risk in positioning a block of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Consistent with its policy of securing best execution, in selecting broker-dealers and negotiating any commissions or prices involved in Fund
transactions, the Adviser considers the range and quality of the professional services provided by such firms. Brokerage services include the ability to most effectively execute large orders without adversely impacting markets and positioning
securities in order to enable the Adviser to effect orderly purchases or sales for the Fund. Accordingly, transactions will not always be executed at the lowest available commission. In addition, the Adviser may effect transactions which cause the
Fund to pay a commission in excess of a commission which another broker-dealer would have charged if the Adviser first determines that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the
broker-dealer. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt and convertible securities are generally purchased from the issuer or a primary market maker
acting as principal on a net basis with no brokerage commission paid by the client. Such securities, as well as equity securities, may also be purchased from underwriters at prices which include underwriting fees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In an effort to achieve efficiencies in execution and reduce trading costs, the Adviser and its affiliates frequently (though not always)
execute securities transactions on behalf of a number of accounts, which may include one or more funds, at the same time, generally referred to as &#147;block trades.&#148; When executing block trades, securities are allocated using procedures that
the Adviser considers fair and equitable. Allocation guidelines have been established for the Adviser&#146;s Trading Department to follow in making allocation determinations. In some cases, various forms
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;pro-rata&nbsp;allocation</FONT> are used and, in other cases, random allocation processes are used. Participation of an account in the allocation is based on considerations such as lot size, account size,
diversification requirements and investment objective, restrictions, time horizon, availability of cash, existing or targeted account weightings in particular securities, the amount of existing holdings (or substitutes) of the security in the
account, and, when relevant, directed brokerage. In connection with certain purchase or sale programs, and in other circumstances if practicable, if multiple trades for a specific security are made with the same broker in a single day, those
securities are allocated to accounts based on a weighted average purchase or sale price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In determining whether accounts are eligible to
participate in any type of initial public offering, the Adviser considers such factors as lot size, account size, diversification requirements and investment objective, restrictions, time horizon, availability of cash, existing or targeted account
weightings in particular securities, and the amount of existing holdings (or substitutes) of the security in the account. For initial public offerings of equities, the Adviser generally shares allocations in a pro rata fashion based upon assets
under management for those accounts eligible to participate in the initial public offering. For equity offerings, an exception may be made when the allocation is so small that it may create transaction costs that diminish the benefit of the trade or
it would be unreasonably minimal relative to the size of the account. The Adviser will use its best judgment to make a fair and equitable allocation, which may include, among other things, consideration of allocating to underperforming accounts or
accounts where smaller lot sizes would be reasonable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent permitted by law and in accordance with procedures established by the
Board of Directors, the Fund may engage in brokerage transactions with brokers that are affiliates of the Adviser. The Fund has adopted procedures which are reasonably designed to provide that commissions or other remuneration paid to affiliated
brokers of the Adviser do not exceed the usual and customary broker&#146;s commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth the aggregate
brokerage commissions paid on transactions in the Fund&#146;s securities and the amounts of brokerage commission paid to broker-dealers for research services by the Fund for the last three fiscal years. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by
the Fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changes in asset levels, stockholder activity, and/or changes in portfolio turnover. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Brokerage<BR>Commissions&nbsp;Paid&nbsp;on<BR>Transactions&nbsp;in<BR>the&nbsp;Fund&#146;s&nbsp;Securities</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Brokerage<BR>Commissions&nbsp;Paid<BR>for&nbsp;Research<BR>Services&nbsp;Provided</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">663,060</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">663,518</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2017</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">415,972</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,063</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Turnover Rate </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s portfolio turnover rate may vary from year to year. Because it is difficult to predict accurately portfolio turnover rates,
actual turnover may be higher or lower. A high portfolio turnover rate increases a fund&#146;s transaction costs (including brokerage commissions and dealer costs), which would adversely impact a fund&#146;s performance. Higher portfolio turnover
may result in the realization of more short-term capital gains than if a fund had lower portfolio turnover. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rate of portfolio
turnover in the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, December&nbsp;31, 2018 were 34.65% and 31.16%, respectively.<B> </B> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_6"></A>DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund, which was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on January&nbsp;13, 1987, is authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The shares of Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion, exchange or redemption rights. Each share has equal voting, dividend, distribution and liquidation rights. The shares outstanding are </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> Stockholders are entitled to one vote per share. All voting rights for the election of
directors are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cumulative.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Anti-Takeover Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has provisions in its Charter that could have the effect of limiting the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of
the Fund, to cause it to engage in certain transactions or to modify its structure. The affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of the Fund is required to
authorize any of the following actions: (1)&nbsp;merger or consolidation of the Fund with an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">open-end</FONT> investment company; (2)&nbsp;merger or consolidation with a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment company unless such company&#146;s charter has the same voting requirements; (3)&nbsp;dissolution of the Fund; (4)&nbsp;sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Fund; or
(5)&nbsp;amendment to the Charter of the Fund which makes the Common Stock redeemable security (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) or which reduces the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> vote required to authorize the actions
in (1)&nbsp;through (5)&nbsp;hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to the Charter of the Fund, on file with the SEC, for the full text of these
provisions. These provisions could have the effect of depriving stockholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging a third party from seeking to obtain control of the Fund in a tender offer
or similar transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Possible Future Conversion to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Open-End</FONT> Investment Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> company and as such the Fund&#146;s stockholders will not have
the right to cause the Fund to redeem its shares. Instead, the Fund&#146;s common stock trades in the open market at a price that will be a function of several factors, including distribution levels (which are in turn affected by expenses), NAV,
distribution stability, portfolio credit quality, relative demand for and supply of such shares in the market, general market and economic conditions and other factors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;companies</FONT> frequently trade at a discount to their NAV. This
characteristic of shares <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;management</FONT> investment companies is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund&#146;s NAV may decrease as a result of investment activities. To the
extent the Fund&#146;s shares do trade at a discount, the Board of Directors may from time to time engage in open-market repurchases or tender offers for shares after balancing the benefit to stockholders of the increase in the NAV per share
resulting from such purchases against the decrease in the Fund&#146;s assets and the potential increase in the ratio of the Fund&#146;s expenses to the Fund&#146;s assets and the decrease in asset coverage with respect to any outstanding
indebtedness or preferred shares. Any such purchase or tender offers may result in the temporary narrowing of any discount but will not necessarily have any long-term effect on the level of any discount. There is no guarantee or assurance that the
Board of Directors will decide to engage in any of these actions. Nor is there any guarantee or assurance that such actions, if undertaken, would result in the shares trading at a price equal or close to net asset value per share. Any share
repurchase or tender offers will be made in accordance with requirements of the 1940 Act, the Exchange Act and the principal stock exchange on which the Fund&#146;s common shares are traded. The Board of Directors believes that, in addition to the
beneficial effects described above, any such purchase or tender offers may result in the temporary narrowing of any discount but will not have any long-term effect on the level of any discount. There is no guarantee or assurance that the Board of
Directors will decide to engage in any of these actions.&nbsp;There is also no guarantee or assurance that such actions, if undertaken, would result in the shares trading at a price equal or close to NAV per share. Any share repurchase or tender
offers will be made in accordance with requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), the 1940 Act and the principal stock exchange on which the shares are traded. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conversion to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;open-end&nbsp;mutual</FONT> fund is extremely unlikely in light of the Fund&#146;s
investment objective and policies and would require approval of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors and stockholders. If the Fund converted to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;open-end&nbsp;mutual</FONT> fund, the common stock would no longer
be listed on the NYSE or any other exchange. In contrast to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> company, stockholders of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;open-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> company may
require a fund to redeem its shares of common stock at any time (except in certain circumstances as authorized by the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder) at their NAV, without the discount commonly associated
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">with&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">companies.&nbsp;Open-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> companies typically engage in a continuous offering of their shares and may maintain large
cash positions or liquidate favorable investments to meet <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">redemptions.&nbsp;Open-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> companies are thus subject to periodic
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">asset&nbsp;in-flows&nbsp;and&nbsp;out-flows&nbsp;that</FONT></FONT> can complicate portfolio management. In addition, certain of the Fund&#146;s investment policies and restrictions
are incompatible with the requirements applicable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;open-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> company. Accordingly, conversion to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;open-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> company would
require material changes to the Fund&#146;s investment policies. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_7"></A>REPURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s stockholders do not have the right to require redemption of their shares by the Fund. The Fund, however, may repurchase its
shares in the open market from time to time, although nothing herein shall be considered a commitment to repurchase such shares. Any such repurchases shall be subject to the Maryland General Corporation Law and to limitations imposed by the 1940
Act. In 2000, the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors authorized the Fund to repurchase up to two million of its shares. Subject to the Fund&#146;s investment restriction with respect to borrowings, the Fund may incur debt in an amount not exceeding 5%
of total assets to finance share repurchase transactions. Shares repurchased by the Fund will be held as treasury shares until reissued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund does not expect to consider the repurchase of any of its shares except at a price below net asset value. During the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2019, the Fund did not repurchase any shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_8"></A>TAX MATTERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a description of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and the material U.S. federal income
tax consequences of owning and disposing of shares of Common Stock. The discussion below provides general tax information related to an investment in shares of Common Stock, but this discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the shares of Common Stock. It is based on the Code and Treasury </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">regulations thereunder and
administrative pronouncements, all as of the date hereof, any of which is subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. In addition, it does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant in light of a Common Stockholder&#146;s
particular circumstances, including alternative minimum tax consequences and tax consequences applicable to Common Stockholders subject to special tax rules, such as certain financial institutions; dealers or traders in securities who use a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> method of tax accounting; persons holding shares of Common Stock as part of a hedging transaction, wash sale, conversion transaction or integrated transaction
or persons entering into a constructive sale with respect to the shares of Common Stock; entities classified as partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes; real estate investment trusts; regulated investment
companies; insurance companies; U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entities, including &#147;individual retirement accounts&#148; or &#147;Roth
IRAs.&#148; Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion applies only to a Common Stockholder that holds shares of Common Stock as a capital asset and is a U.S. holder. A &#147;U.S. holder&#148; is a holder who, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, is a beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock and is (i)&nbsp;an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii)&nbsp;a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation, created or organized in or under the laws
of the United States, any state therein or the District of Columbia; (iii)&nbsp;an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv)&nbsp;a trust if it (x)&nbsp;is subject to the primary
supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (y)&nbsp;has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations to be
treated as a U.S. person. Tax laws are complex and often change, and Common Stockholders should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal, state, local or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> tax consequences of an investment in
the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Date Stockholders should review the discussion in the prospectus of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of
the Offer under &#147;Tax Matters&#151;The Offer.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of the Fund </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund has elected to be treated as, and intends to continue to qualify in each taxable year as, a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. To
qualify as a RIC for any taxable year, the Fund must, among other things, satisfy both an income test and an asset test for such taxable year. Specifically, (i)&nbsp;at least 90% of the Fund&#146;s gross income for such taxable year must consist of
dividends; interest; payments with respect to certain securities loans; gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies; other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward
contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies; and net income derived from interests in &#147;qualified publicly traded partnerships&#148; (such income, &#147;Qualifying RIC Income&#148;) and
(ii)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s holdings must be diversified so that, at the end of each quarter of such taxable year, (a)&nbsp;at least 50% of the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, securities of other RICs, U.S.
Government Securities and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities
of such issuer and (b)&nbsp;not more than 25% of the value of the Fund&#146;s total assets is invested (x)&nbsp;in securities (other than U.S. Government Securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, (y)&nbsp;in securities (other than
securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers that the Fund controls (by owning 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer) and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses or (z)&nbsp;in the
securities of one or more &#147;qualified publicly traded partnerships.&#148; The Fund&#146;s share of income derived from a partnership other than a &#147;qualified publicly traded partnership&#148; will be treated as Qualifying RIC Income only to
the extent that such income would have constituted Qualifying RIC Income if derived directly by the Fund. A &#147;qualified publicly traded partnership&#148; is generally defined as an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes if (i)&nbsp;interests in such entity are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof and (ii)&nbsp;less than 90% of its gross income for the relevant
taxable year consists of Qualifying RIC Income. The </P>
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Code provides that the Treasury Department may by regulation exclude from Qualifying RIC Income foreign currency gains that are not directly related to the RIC&#146;s principal business of
investing in stock or securities (or options and futures with respect to stock or securities). The Fund anticipates that, in general, its foreign currency gains will be directly related to its principal business of investing in stock and securities.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a RIC, the Fund generally is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on its &#147;investment company taxable income&#148; and net
capital gain (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) that it distributes (including amounts that are reinvested pursuant to the Plan, as described below) to its stockholders, provided that it
distributes on a timely basis with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of its &#147;investment company taxable income&#148; and its net <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> interest income for such taxable year. In general, a
RIC&#146;s &#147;investment company taxable income&#148; for any taxable year is its taxable income, determined without regard to net capital gain and with certain other adjustments. The Fund distributes, and intends to continue to distribute, all
or substantially all of its &#147;investment company taxable income,&#148; net <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> interest income (if any) and net capital gain on an annual basis. Any taxable income, including any net capital gain,
that the Fund does not distribute to its stockholders in a timely manner will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Fund retains any net capital gains for reinvestment, it may elect to treat such capital gains as having been distributed to its
stockholders. If the Fund makes such an election, each stockholder will be required to report its share of such undistributed net capital gain as long-term capital gain and will be entitled to claim its share of the U.S. federal income taxes paid by
the Fund on such undistributed net capital gain as a credit against its own U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and to claim a refund on a properly-filed U.S. federal income tax return to the extent that the credit exceeds such liability. In
addition, each stockholder will be entitled to increase the adjusted tax basis of its Common Stock by the difference between its share of such undistributed net capital gain and the related credit. There can be no assurance that the Fund will make
this election if it retains all or a portion of its net capital gain for a taxable year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A RIC will be subject to a nondeductible 4%
excise tax at the Fund level on certain amounts that it fails to distribute during each calendar year. In order to avoid this excise tax, a RIC must distribute during each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of (i)&nbsp;98% of its
ordinary taxable income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year; (ii)&nbsp;98.2% of its capital gain net income for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period ended on October&nbsp;31 of the
calendar year (or, at the election of a RIC having a taxable year ending November&nbsp;30 or December&nbsp;31, for its taxable year) and (iii)&nbsp;any ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed during those
years. For purposes of determining whether the Fund has met this distribution requirement, (i)&nbsp;certain ordinary gains and losses that would otherwise be taken into account for the portion of the calendar year after October&nbsp;31 will be
treated as arising on January&nbsp;1 of the following calendar year and (ii)&nbsp;the Fund will be deemed to have distributed any income or gains on which it paid U.S. federal income tax in the taxable year ending within the relevant calendar year.
The Fund intends generally to make distributions sufficient to permit it to avoid the imposition of this excise tax, but there can be no assurance in this regard. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC or failed to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, the Fund would be subject to
U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates on its taxable income, including its net capital gain, even if such income were distributed to its stockholders, and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to stockholders as
ordinary dividend income. Such distributions generally would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate stockholders and may also be eligible for treatment by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT>
stockholders as &#147;qualified dividend income,&#148; provided in each case that certain holding period and other requirements were satisfied. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay taxes and make distributions
(any of which could be subject to interest charges) before <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-qualifying</FONT> for taxation as a RIC. If the Fund fails to satisfy the income test or diversification test described above, however, it may in certain
circumstances be able to avoid losing its status as a RIC by timely providing notice of such failure to the IRS, curing such failure and possibly paying an additional tax. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the investments that the Fund is expected to make, such as investments in debt securities that are treated as issued with original
issue discount, will cause the Fund to recognize income or gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to the receipt of any corresponding cash or other property. Because the distribution requirements described above will apply to this income,
the Fund may be required to borrow money or dispose of other securities at disadvantageous times in order to make the relevant distributions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Fund utilizes leverage through the issuance of preferred shares or borrowings, it will be prohibited from declaring a distribution or
dividend if it would fail the applicable asset coverage test(s)&nbsp;under the 1940 Act after the payment of such distribution or dividend. In addition, certain covenants in credit facilities or indentures may impose greater restrictions on the
Fund&#146;s ability to declare and pay dividends on shares of Common Stock. Limits on the Fund&#146;s ability to pay dividends on shares of Common Stock may prevent the Fund from meeting the distribution requirements described above, and may
therefore jeopardize the Fund&#146;s qualification for taxation as a RIC or subject the Fund to income or excise tax on undistributed income. The Fund will endeavor to avoid restrictions on its ability to make dividend payments. If the Fund is
precluded from making distributions on the shares of Common Stock because of any applicable asset coverage requirements, the terms of the preferred shares (if any) may provide that </P>
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any amounts so precluded from being distributed, but required to be distributed for the Fund to meet the distribution requirements for qualification as a RIC, will be paid to the holders of the
preferred shares as a special distribution. This distribution can be expected to decrease the amount that holders of preferred shares would be entitled to receive upon redemption or liquidation of the shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of the Fund&#146;s investments are expected to be subject to special U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things,
(i)&nbsp;disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions; (ii)&nbsp;convert lower-taxed long-term capital gain or qualified dividend income into higher-taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income;
(iii)&nbsp;convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss, the deductibility of which is more limited; (iv)&nbsp;adversely affect when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur; (v)&nbsp;adversely alter the intended
characterization of certain complex financial transactions; (vi)&nbsp;cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash and (vii)&nbsp;produce income that will not constitute Qualifying RIC Income. The application of
these rules&nbsp;could cause the Fund to be subject to U.S. federal income tax or the nondeductible 4% excise tax and, under certain circumstances, could affect the Fund&#146;s status as a RIC. The Fund monitors its investments and may make certain
tax elections in order to mitigate the effect of these provisions. Moreover, there may be uncertainty as to the appropriate treatment of certain of the Fund&#146;s investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For example, the U.S. federal
income tax treatment of investments in debt securities that are rated below investment grade is uncertain in various respects. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Distributions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions of the Fund&#146;s ordinary income and net short-term capital gains will, except as described below with respect to distributions
of &#147;qualified dividend income,&#148; generally be taxable to the Common Stockholders as ordinary income to the extent such distributions are paid out of the Fund&#146;s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. Properly reported distributions (or deemed distributions, as described above), if any, of net capital gains will be taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of the length of time the Common Stockholder has owned shares of
Common Stock. The ultimate tax characterization of the Fund&#146;s distributions made in a taxable year cannot be determined until after the end of the taxable year. As a result, there is a possibility that the Fund may make total distributions
during a taxable year in an amount that exceeds the current and accumulated earnings and profits of the Fund. A distribution of an amount in excess of the Fund&#146;s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a Common
Stockholder as a return of capital that will be applied against and reduce the Common Stockholder&#146;s basis in its shares of Common Stock (but not below zero). To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the Common
Stockholder&#146;s basis in its shares of Common Stock, the excess will be treated as gain from a sale or exchange of the Common Stock. If the Fund issues preferred shares, its earnings and profits must be allocated first to such preferred shares,
and then to the Common Stock, in each case on a pro rata basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is expected that a very substantial portion of the Fund&#146;s income
will consist of ordinary income. For example, interest and original issue discount derived by the Fund will constitute ordinary income. In addition, gain derived by the Fund from the disposition of debt securities with &#147;market discount&#148;
(generally, securities purchased by the Fund at a discount to their stated redemption price) will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that has accrued, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, at the time of
such disposition unless the Fund makes an election to accrue market discount on a current basis. In addition, certain of the Fund&#146;s investments will be subject to special U.S. federal income tax provisions that may affect the character,
increase the amount and/or accelerate the timing of income earned by the fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividends distributed by the Fund to a corporate Common Stockholder will
qualify for the dividends-received deduction only to the extent that the dividends consist of properly reported distributions of qualifying dividends received by the Fund. In addition, any such dividends-received deduction will be disallowed or
reduced if the corporate Common Stockholder fails to satisfy certain requirements, including a holding period requirement, with respect to its shares of Common Stock. Properly reported distributions of &#147;qualified dividend income&#148; to an
individual or other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> Common Stockholder made or deemed made by the Fund will be subject to tax at reduced maximum rates, provided that the stockholder meets certain holding period and other
requirements with respect to its Common Stock. &#147;Qualified dividend income&#148; generally includes dividends from domestic corporations and dividends from foreign corporations that meet certain specified criteria. Given the Fund&#146;s
investment strategy, it is not expected that a large portion of the distributions made by the Fund will be eligible for the dividends-received deduction (in the case of corporate stockholders) or for treatment as &#147;qualified dividend
income&#148; (in the case of individual stockholders). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions will be treated in the manner described above regardless of whether
such distributions are paid in cash or invested in additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. If the shares of Common Stock are trading below NAV, Common Stockholders receiving distributions in the form of additional shares of Common
Stock will be treated as receiving a distribution in the amount of cash that they would have received if they had elected to receive the distribution in cash. If the Fund issues additional shares of Common Stock with a fair market value equal to or
greater than NAV, however, Common Stockholders will be treated as receiving a distribution in the amount of the fair market value of the distributed shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The IRS currently requires that a RIC that has two or more classes of stock allocate to each class proportionate amounts of each type of its
income (such as ordinary income, capital gains and dividends qualifying for the dividends-received deduction) based upon the percentage of total dividends paid to each class for the tax year. Accordingly, if the Fund issues preferred shares, the
Fund will allocate capital gain dividends and dividends qualifying for the dividends-received deduction, if any, between its Common Stock and shares of preferred stock in proportion to the total dividends paid to each class with respect to such tax
year. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stockholders will be notified annually as to the U.S. federal tax status of distributions,
and Common Stockholders receiving distributions in the form of additional shares of Common Stock will receive a report as to the NAV of those shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Net Investment Income Tax </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An additional
3.8% tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and
trusts to the extent that such person&#146;s &#147;modified adjusted gross income&#148; (in the case of an individual) or &#147;adjusted gross income&#148; (in the case of an estate or trust) exceed certain threshold amounts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sale or Exchange of Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A
Common Stockholder may recognize capital gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of Common Stock. The amount of the gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized and the Common Stockholder&#146;s adjusted tax basis
in the relevant Common Stock. Such gain or loss generally will be a long-term gain or loss if the Common Stockholder&#146;s holding period for such Common Stock is more than one (1)&nbsp;year. Under current law, net capital gains recognized by <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> Common Stockholders are generally subject to reduced maximum rates. The deductibility of capital losses are subject to various limitations under the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Losses realized by a Common Stockholder on the sale or exchange of Common Stock held for six months or less will be treated as long-term
capital losses to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain received (or deemed received, as discussed above) with respect to such Common Stock. In addition, no loss will be allowed on a sale or other disposition of Common Stock if
the Common Stockholder acquires (including pursuant to the Plan), or enters into a contract or option to acquire, Common Stock within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the securities acquired will be adjusted to
reflect the disallowed loss. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reporting of adjusted cost basis information for covered securities, which generally include shares of a RIC
acquired after January&nbsp;1, 2012, is required to the IRS and to taxpayers. Common Stockholders should contact their financial intermediaries with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections for their accounts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a Common Stockholder recognizes losses with respect to Common Stock of $2&nbsp;million or more for an
individual Common Stockholder or $10&nbsp;million or more for a corporate Common Stockholder, the Common Stockholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form&nbsp;8886. Direct stockholders of portfolio securities are in many cases
excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, stockholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to stockholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss
is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer&#146;s treatment of the loss is proper. Stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light
of their individual circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Backup Withholding and Information Reporting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments on the shares and the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of
the Common Stock. A Common Stockholder will be subject to backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 24%) on all such payments if it fails to provide the payor with its correct taxpayer identification number (generally on an IRS form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9)</FONT> and to make required certifications or otherwise establish an exemption from backup withholding. Corporate Common Stockholders and certain other Common Stockholders generally are exempt from backup withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld pursuant to these rules&nbsp;may be credited against the applicable Common Stockholder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished
to the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The U.S. federal income taxation of a Common Stockholder that is a nonresident alien individual, a foreign trust or estate or a foreign
corporation, as defined for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder&#148;) depends on whether the income that the Common Stockholder derives from the Fund is &#147;effectively
connected&#148; with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the Common Stockholder. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the income that a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder derives
from the Fund is not &#147;effectively connected&#148; with a U.S. trade or business carried on by such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder, distributions of &#147;investment company taxable income&#148; will
generally be subject to a U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower rate under an applicable treaty). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Properly reported
dividends received by a nonresident alien or foreign entity are generally exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax when they (a)&nbsp;are paid in respect of the Fund&#146;s &#147;qualified net interest income&#148; (generally, the Fund&#146;s U.S.
source interest income, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income), or (b)&nbsp;are paid in connection with the Fund&#146;s &#147;qualified short-term capital gains&#148; (generally, the excess of the Fund&#146;s net short-term capital
gain over the Fund&#146;s long-term capital loss for such taxable year). However, depending on the circumstances, the Fund may report all, some or none of the Fund&#146;s potentially eligible dividends as such qualified net interest income or as
qualified short-term capital gains, and a portion of the Fund&#146;s distributions (<I>e.g.</I>, interest from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> sources or any foreign currency gains) would be ineligible for this potential exemption
from withholding. In order to qualify for this exemption from withholding, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder would need to comply with applicable certification requirements relating to its <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or substitute
Form). There can be no assurance as to what portion of the Fund&#146;s distribution will be eligible for this exemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A non-U.S.
Common Stockholder whose income from the Fund is not &#147;effectively connected&#148; with a U.S. trade or business (or, if an income tax treaty is applicable, is not attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder in the United States) will generally be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund that are designated as undistributed capital gains
and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund. If, however, such a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder is a nonresident alien individual and is physically present in the United States for 183
days or more during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements such capital gain dividends, undistributed capital gains and gains from the sale or exchange of Common Stock will be subject to a 30% U.S. tax. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the income from the Fund is &#147;effectively connected&#148; with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder (and, if an income tax treaty is applicable, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder in
the United States), any distributions of &#147;investment company taxable income,&#148; any capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund that are designated as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange
of shares of the Fund will be subject to U.S. income tax, on a net income basis, in the same manner, and at the rates applicable to, U.S. persons. If such a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder is a corporation, it may
also be subject to the U.S. branch profits tax. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A non-U.S. Common Stockholder other than a corporation may be subject to backup
withholding on net capital gain distributions that are otherwise exempt from withholding tax or on distributions that would otherwise be taxable at a reduced treaty rate if such Common Stockholder does not certify its
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establish an exemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A non-U.S. Common
Stockholder may also be subject to U.S. estate tax with respect to their Fund shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tax consequences to a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Common Stockholders are advised to
consult their tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Fund is
required to withhold U.S. tax (at a 30% rate) on payments of taxable dividends made to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> entities that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding
requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts (&#147;FATCA&#148;).&nbsp;Under proposed Treasury regulations, which may be relied upon by taxpayers until final Treasury regulations are
published, there is no FATCA withholding on certain capital gains distributions and gross proceeds from a sale or disposition of Fund shares. To avoid withholding, foreign financial institutions will need to (i)&nbsp;enter into agreements with the
IRS that state that they will provide the IRS information, including the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of direct and indirect U.S. account holders, comply with due diligence procedures with respect to the identification of
U.S. accounts, report to the IRS certain information with respect to U.S. accounts maintained, agree to withhold tax on certain payments made to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliant</FONT> foreign financial institutions or to account
holders who fail to provide the required information, and determine certain other information as to their account holders, or (ii)&nbsp;in the event that an applicable intergovernmental agreement and implementing legislation are adopted, comply with
such intergovernmental agreement and its implementing legislation and provide local revenue authorities with similar account holder information. Other foreign entities will need to either provide the name, address, and taxpayer identification number
of each substantial U.S. owner or certifications of no substantial U.S. ownership unless certain exceptions apply. Under some circumstances, a foreign stockholder may be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stockholders may be subject to state, local and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> taxes on their Fund distributions.
Common Stockholders are advised to consult their tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_9"></A>PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROXY VOTING RECORD </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has delegated the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> responsibility to the
Adviser to vote the Fund&#146;s proxies. Proxies are voted by the Adviser pursuant to the Board approved proxy guidelines, a copy of which as currently in effect as of the date of this SAI is attached hereto as Appendix B. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information on how the Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ending
December&nbsp;31, 2019 is available: (i)&nbsp;upon request and without charge by calling <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-FUND-TCW</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(1-800-386-3829),</FONT></FONT></FONT> or (ii)&nbsp;on the SEC&#146;s website at http://www.sec.gov. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Fund&#146;s audited financial statements included in the <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520231822/d913892dncsrs.htm">annual
 report</A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, together with the report thereon of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] (&#147;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
]&#148;), an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting, and the unaudited financial statements included in the <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520231822/d913892dncsrs.htm">semiannual
 report</A> for the semiannual period ended June&nbsp;30, 2020 are incorporated by reference. The address of [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;] is [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]. The audit services they provide include examination of the financial statements of the Fund, and services relating to filings by the Fund with the SEC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Fund&#146;s December&nbsp;31, 2019 Annual Report is available at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may also be
obtained free of charge upon written or oral request from the Fund. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul Hastings LLP serves as legal counsel to the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sai289172_12"></A>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A registration statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;N-2,</FONT> including amendments thereto, relating to the Offer, has
been filed by the Fund with the SEC. The Prospectus and this SAI do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, including any exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to the Fund, the
shares of Common Stock and the Rights, reference is made to the registration statement. A copy of the registration statement may be reviewed on the SEC&#146;s EDGAR database on the SEC&#146;s internet site (http://www.sec.gov) or upon payment of
copying fees by electronic request to <U>publicinfo@sec.gov</U>. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of S&amp;P and Moody&#146;s Credit Ratings </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>S&amp;P&#146;s Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings* </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>AAA</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;AAA&#146; has the highest rating assigned by Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s. The obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;AA&#146; differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;A&#146; is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its
financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>BBB</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;BBB&#146; exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on
the obligation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>BB;&nbsp;B;&nbsp;CCC; CC;&nbsp;and&nbsp;C</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated &#145;BB&#146;, &#145;B&#146;, &#145;CCC&#146;, &#145;CC&#146;, and &#145;C&#146; are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. &#145;BB&#146; indicates the least degree of speculation and
&#145;C&#146; the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;BB&#146; is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to
the obligor&#146;s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;B&#146; is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated &#145;BB&#146;, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial,
or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor&#146;s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;CCC&#146; is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the
event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;CC&#146; is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.&nbsp;The &#145;CC&#146; rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s expects default to be a virtual
certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;C&#146; is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared to obligations that are rated higher.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An obligation rated &#145;D&#146; is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">For&nbsp;non-hybrid&nbsp;capital</FONT> instruments, the &#145;D&#146; rating category is used when payments on an
obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30
calendar days. The &#145;D&#146; rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An
obligation&#146;s rating is lowered to &#145;D&#146; if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>NR</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">This indicates that no rating has been requested, or that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.</TD></TR>
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sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Note:</U> Moody&#146;s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa
through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-range</FONT> ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the
lower end of that generic rating category. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>S&amp;P&#146;s Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A short-term obligation rated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#145;A-1&#146;</FONT> is rated in the highest category by Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s. The obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the
obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the&nbsp;obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A short-term obligation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rated&nbsp;&#145;A-2&#146;&nbsp;is</FONT> somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher
rating categories. However, the obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A short-term obligation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rated&nbsp;&#145;A-3&#146;&nbsp;exhibits</FONT> adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the
obligor&#146;s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A short-term obligation rated &#145;B&#146; is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing
uncertainties which could lead to the obligor&#146;s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A short-term obligation rated &#145;C&#146; is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the
obligation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A short-term obligation rated &#145;D&#146; is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">For&nbsp;non-hybrid&nbsp;capital</FONT> instruments, the &#145;D&#146; rating category is used when
payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated
as five business days. The &#145;D&#146; rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An
obligation&#146;s rating is lowered to &#145;D&#146; if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Prime-1</FONT> have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuers (or supporting institutions) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rated&nbsp;Prime-2&nbsp;have</FONT> a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Introduction </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain affiliates of The
TCW Group, Inc. (these affiliates are collectively referred to as &#147;TCW&#148;) act as investment advisors for a variety of clients, including mutual funds. If TCW has responsibility for voting proxies in connection with these investment advisory
duties, or has the responsibility to specify to an agent of the client how to vote the proxies, TCW exercises such voting responsibilities for its clients through the corporate proxy voting process. TCW believes that the right to vote proxies is a
significant asset of its clients&#146; holdings. In order to carry out its fiduciary responsibilities in the voting of proxies for its clients, TCW has established a proxy voting committee (the &#147;<B>Proxy Committee</B>&#148;) and adopted these
proxy voting guidelines and procedures (the &#147;<B>Guidelines</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>&nbsp;generally meets
quarterly (or at such other frequency as determined by the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>), and its duties include establishing proxy voting guidelines and procedures, overseeing the internal proxy voting process, and reviewing proxy voting
issues. The members of the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>&nbsp;include TCW personnel from the investment, compliance, legal and marketing departments. TCW also uses outside proxy voting services (each an &#147;<B>Outside Service</B>&#148;) to
help manage the proxy voting process. An<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;facilitates TCW&#146;s voting according to the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Guidelines</B>&nbsp;(or, if applicable, according to guidelines submitted by TCW&#146;s clients) and helps
maintain TCW&#146;s proxy voting records. In the event of a conflict between contractual requirements and the Guidelines, TCW will vote in accordance with its contractual obligations. All proxy voting and record keeping by TCW is, of course,
dependent on the timely provision of proxy ballots by custodians, clients and other third parties. Under specified circumstances described below involving potential conflicts of interest, an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;may also be
requested to help decide certain proxy votes. In those instances, the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>&nbsp;shall review and evaluate the voting recommendations of such Outside Service to ensure that recommendations are consistent with TCW&#146;s
clients&#146; best interests. In the event that TCW inadvertently receives any proxy materials on behalf of a client that has retained proxy voting responsibility, and where it is reasonably feasible for TCW to determine the identity of the client,
TCW will promptly forward such materials to the client. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a matter of firm policy, TCW does not disclose to unaffiliated third parties
how it expects to vote on upcoming proxies and does not disclose the way it voted proxies without a legitimate need to know such information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Philosophy </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When voting proxies,
TCW&#146;s utmost concern is that all decisions be made solely in the interests of the client and with the goal of maximizing the value of the client&#146;s investments. Generally, proposals will be voted in accordance with the Guidelines and any
applicable guidelines provided by TCW&#146;s clients. TCW&#146;s underlying philosophy, however, is that its portfolio managers, who are primarily responsible for evaluating the individual holdings of TCW&#146;s clients, are best able to determine
how to further client interests and goals. The portfolio managers may, in their discretion, take into account the recommendations of TCW management, the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>, and an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Proxy Voting Overrides </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Individual
portfolio managers, in the exercise of their best judgment and discretion, may from time to time override the Guidelines and vote proxies in a manner that they believe will enhance the economic value of clients&#146; assets, keeping in mind the best
interests of the beneficial owners. A portfolio manager choosing to abstain on a vote or override the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Guidelines</B>&nbsp;must deliver a written rationale for each such decision to TCW&#146;s Proxy Specialist (the &#147;<B>Proxy
Specialist</B>&#148;), who will maintain such documentation in TCW&#146;s proxy voting records and deliver a quarterly report to the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>&nbsp;of all votes cast other than in accordance with
the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Guidelines</B>. If the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>&nbsp;believes there is a question regarding a portfolio manager&#146;s vote, he/she will liaise with the portfolio manager as necessary to clarify the rationale. If the
Proxy Specialist is unable to resolve the question to their satisfaction after liaising with the relevant portfolio manager, TCW&#146;s Director of Research (the &#147;<B>Director of Research</B>&#148;) will review the portfolio manager&#146;s vote
and make a determination. If the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Director of Research</B>&nbsp;believes it appropriate, he/she may elect to convene the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>&nbsp;for its independent consideration as to how the vote should be cast. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event a potential conflict of interest arises in the context of voting proxies for TCW&#146;s clients, the primary means by which TCW
will avoid a conflict is by casting such votes solely according to the Guidelines and any applicable guidelines provided by TCW&#146;s clients, as outlined below. If a potential conflict of interest arises and there is no predetermined vote, or the
Guidelines (or any applicable TCW client guidelines) themselves refer such vote to the portfolio manager for decision, or the portfolio manager would like to override a predetermined vote, then TCW will undertake the following analysis: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where the issuer soliciting proxy votes is itself a client of TCW&#146;s (or because an affiliate of such issuer, such as a pension or profit
sharing plan sponsored by such issuer, is a client of TCW&#146;s), then the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>&nbsp;will determine whether such relationship may be deemed not to be material to TCW based on the level of assets under management and
other relevant facts and circumstances and will submit his/her analysis to the Proxy Committee for its approval. Where the relationship is deemed material, TCW will refrain completely from exercising its discretion with respect to voting the proxy
with respect to such vote and will, instead, refer that vote to an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;for its independent consideration as to how the vote should be cast. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where an employee of TCW sits on the Board of a public company, the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>&nbsp;will determine whether such Board
member is the portfolio manager for the account holding the security, or whether the Board member has spoken with the portfolio managers for the account holding the security. If either the particular Board member is the portfolio manager or there
has been communication concerning such proxy vote between the portfolio manager and the particular Board member, then the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>&nbsp;will provide the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>&nbsp;with the facts and vote
rationale so that it can determine and vote the securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When the issuer is a key vendor or broker of TCW, the Proxy Specialist will
determine if the portfolio manager for the account(s) holding the security has spoken with the key vendor or broker about the upcoming proxy vote. If there has been communication concerning the proxy vote between the portfolio manager and the key
vendor or broker, the relationship will be deemed material. The Proxy Specialist will provide the Proxy Committee with the relevant facts and the Proxy Committee will vote the proxy. Where the issuer is a known affiliate of TCW, TCW will refrain
completely from exercising its discretion with respect to voting the proxy with respect to such a vote and will, instead, refer that vote to an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;for its independent consideration as to how the vote should be
cast. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where any other portfolio manager conflict is identified with respect to a given proxy vote, the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy
Committee</B>&nbsp;will remove such vote from the conflicted portfolio manager and will itself consider and cast the vote. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Proxy Voting Information
and Recordkeeping </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon request to the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>, TCW provides proxy voting records to its clients. These
records state how votes were cast on behalf of client accounts, whether a particular matter was proposed by the company or a stockholder, and whether or not TCW voted in line with management recommendations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW or an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;will keep records of the following items: (i)&nbsp;these Proxy Voting Guidelines and any
other proxy voting procedures; (ii)&nbsp;proxy statements received regarding client securities (unless such statements are available on the SEC&#146;s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system); (iii) records of votes cast on
behalf of clients (if maintained by an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>, that<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;will provide copies of those records promptly upon request); (iv) records of written requests for proxy voting information and
TCW&#146;s response (whether a client&#146;s request was oral or in writing); and (v)&nbsp;any documents prepared by TCW that were material to making a decision how to vote, or that memorialized the basis for the decision, including proxy overrides
delivered to the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>&nbsp;and decisions of the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Committee</B>. Additionally, TCW or an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;will maintain any documentation related to an identified material
conflict of interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW or an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;will maintain these records in an easily accessible place for at
least five years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on such record. For the most recent two years, TCW or an<B></B><B>&nbsp;Outside Service</B>&nbsp;will store such records at its principal office. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While TCW utilizes these Proxy Voting Guidelines for both international and domestic portfolios and clients, there are some significant
differences between voting U.S. company proxies and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">voting&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;company</FONT> proxies. For U.S. companies, it is relatively easy to vote proxies, as the proxies are automatically received and may be
voted by mail or electronically. [In most cases, the officers of a U.S. company soliciting a proxy act as proxies for the company&#146;s stockholders.] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For proxies <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">of&nbsp;non-U.S.&nbsp;companies,</FONT> however, it is typically both difficult and costly to
vote proxies. The major difficulties and costs may include: (i)&nbsp;appointing a proxy; (ii)&nbsp;knowing when a meeting is taking place; (iii)&nbsp;obtaining relevant information about proxies, voting procedures for foreign stockholders, and
restrictions on trading securities that are subject to proxy votes; (iv)&nbsp;arranging for a proxy to vote; and (v)&nbsp;evaluating the cost of voting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furthermore, the operational hurdles to voting proxies vary by country. As a result, TCW considers whether or not to vote an international
proxy based on the particular facts and circumstances. However, when TCW believes that an issue to be voted is likely to affect the economic value of the portfolio securities, that its vote may influence the ultimate outcome of the contest, and that
the benefits of voting the proxy exceed the expected costs, TCW will make every reasonable effort to vote such proxies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A description of TCW&#146;s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and class actions can also be found in the firm&#146;s
Part 2A of Form ADV. A copy of TCW&#146;s Form ADV is available to clients upon request to the<B></B><B>&nbsp;Proxy Specialist</B>. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520049929/d844812dncsr.htm">Incorporated by reference to Registrant&#146;s most recent
Certified Shareholder Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-CSR,</FONT> filed February&nbsp;26, 2020 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;811-04980)</FONT></A> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Schedule of Investments as of December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fair Valuation Summary as of December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statement of Operations for the fiscal period ended December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statement of Change in Net Assets for the fiscal period ended December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notes to Financial Statements for the fiscal period ended December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Financial Highlights during the fiscal period ended December&nbsp;31, 2019. </P>
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 by reference to Registrant&#146;s most recent Certified Shareholder Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-CSRS,</FONT> filed August&nbsp;27, 2020 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;811-04980)</FONT></A> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Schedule of Investments as of June&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fair Valuation Summary as of June&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of June&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statement of Operations for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-months</FONT> ended June&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statement of Change in Net Assets for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-months</FONT> ended June&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notes to Financial Statements for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-months</FONT> ended June&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520014299/d864737dex99av.htm">Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated November&nbsp;23, 2015. (2) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000089843001500394/dn2.txt">Article VIII of Bylaws. (1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000089843001500394/dn2.txt">Specimen Common Stock Certificates. (1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99e.htm">Dividend Reinvestment Plan Terms and Conditions. (3) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520014299/d864737dex99g.htm">Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between the Fund and TCW Investment Management Company, dated February&nbsp;6, 2013. (2)
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99ji1.htm">Custody Agreement between the Fund and Investors Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, dated June&nbsp;29, 2007. (3) </A></TD></TR>
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 to Custody Agreement between the Fund and Investors Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, dated July&nbsp;1, 2010. (3) </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99ji3.htm">Amendment to Custody Agreement between the Fund and Investors Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, dated July&nbsp;1, 2018. (3) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99jii1.htm">Administration Agreement between the Fund and State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, dated June&nbsp;29, 2007. (3) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99ji2.htm">Amendment to Administration Agreement between the Fund and State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, dated July&nbsp;1, 2010. (3)
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99ji3.htm">Amendment to Administration Agreement between the Fund and State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, dated June&nbsp;20, 2018. (3)
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520065089/d872636dex99jiii.htm">Credit Agreement between the Fund and The Bank of New York Mellon. (3) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Subscription and Information Agent Agreement. (+)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000119312520014299/d864737dex99li.htm">Opinion of Venable LLP. (2) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d289172dex99lii.htm">Consent of Paul Hastings LLP. (*) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/809559/000089843001500394/dn2.txt">Initial Capitalization Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;17, 1987. (1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Number of Holders of Securities </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Record&nbsp;Shareholders<BR>as&nbsp;of&nbsp;[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;30.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VII of the Registrant&#146;s charter obligates the Registrant, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the
requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), to indemnify any director or officer from and against any claim or liability to which that individual may become subject or which that individual may incur by
reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provide otherwise, which is not the case for the Registrant&#146;s charter) to
indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law
permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be
made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a)&nbsp;the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and
(1)&nbsp;was committed in bad faith or (2)&nbsp;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b)&nbsp;the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c)&nbsp;in the case of any
criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the
corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to pay or
reimburse reasonable expenses to a director or officer in advance of final disposition of a proceeding upon the corporation&#146;s receipt of (a)&nbsp;a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she
has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b)&nbsp;a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that
the standard of conduct was not met. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the 1940 Act, the Registrant will not indemnify any person for any liability to
which such person would be subject by reason of such person&#146;s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VIII of the Bylaws of the Registrant in relevant part provides as follows: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in paragraph (b)&nbsp;below: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">every person who is, or has been, a director or officer of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the
Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by
virtue of his being or having been a director or officer and against all amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the words `claim,&#146; `action,&#146; `suit,&#146; or `proceeding&#146; shall apply to all claims, actions,
suits or proceedings (civil, criminal or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and the words `liability&#146; and &#145;expense&#146; shall include, without limitation, attorneys&#146; fees, costs, judgements, amounts paid in settlement,
fines, penalties and other liabilities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a director or officer: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">against any liability to the Corporation or the shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of this office; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith
in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Corporation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">in the event of a settlement of other disposition not involving a final adjudication as provided in paragraph
(b)(ii) resulting in a payment by a director or officer, unless there has been a determination that such director or officer did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(A)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(B)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) by (x)&nbsp;vote of a
majority of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Interested</FONT> Directors acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Interested</FONT> Directors then in office act on the matter) or
(y)&nbsp;written opinion of independent legal counsel. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Corporation,
shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any director or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns of such a person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which personnel of the Corporation other than directors and officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding of the character
described in paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this Article VIII may be advanced by the Corporation prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is
not entitled to indemnification under this Article VIII provided that either: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security provided by the recipient, or
the Corporation shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a majority of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Interested</FONT> Directors acting on the matter
(provided that a majority of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Interested</FONT> Directors act on the matter) or an independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to
a full trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this Article VIII, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">`Non-Interested</FONT> Director&#146; is one who is not
(i)&nbsp;an `Interested Person&#146; (within the meaning of that term under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Corporation (including anyone who has been exempted from being an `Interested Person&#146; by any rule, regulation or
order of the Commission), or (ii)&nbsp;involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Directors and officers of
the Fund are named as insured under a directors&#146; and officers&#146; errors and omissions insurance policy. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Business and Other Connections of the Adviser </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the Fund, the Investment Adviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser to a number of open and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act and to a number of foreign investment companies. The list required by this Item 30 of officers and directors of the Adviser, together
with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature engaged in by the Adviser and such officers and directors during the past two years, is incorporated by reference to Form ADV (SEC File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;801-29075)</FONT> filed by the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. </P>  <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;32.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Location of Accounts and Records </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise stated below, the accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section&nbsp;31(a) of the 1940 Act and the
Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained in the physical possession of the Treasurer of the Registrant, TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc., 865 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90017: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">State Street Bank&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">31a-1(b)(4)-(6)</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW Investment Management Company</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">865 South
Figueroa Street</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Los Angeles, CA 90017</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">31a-1(b)(9)-(11)</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TCW Investment Management Company</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">865 South
Figueroa Street</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Los Angeles, CA 90017</P></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;33.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Management Services </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;34.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant hereby undertakes to suspend the offering of shares until the prospectus is amended, if
(a)&nbsp;subsequent to the effective date of its registration statement, the NAV declines more than ten percent from its NAV as of the effective date of the registration statement or (b)&nbsp;the NAV increases to an amount greater than its net
proceeds as stated in the prospectus. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Not applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period,
to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any
public offering by the underwriters of the securities being registered is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, the Registrant further undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to set forth the
terms of such offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Not applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">(a) For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted
from the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the registrant under Rule 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The registrant undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt
delivery, within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any Statement of Additional Information. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City New York, State of New York, on the 14th&nbsp;day of December, 2020. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Patrick W. Dennis</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Patrick W. Dennis</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President and Assistant Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV>  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Capacity</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Samuel P. Bell*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Samuel P. Bell</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ David S. DeVito*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">David S. DeVito</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Patrick C. Haden</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Patrick C. Haden</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director and Chairman</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Richard M. Villa</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Treasurer, Principal Financial,</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard M. Villa</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">and&nbsp;Accounting&nbsp;Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ David B. Lippman*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">David B. Lippman</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Peter McMillan*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Peter McMillan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Victoria B. Rogers*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Victoria B. Rogers</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Robert G. Rooney*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Robert G. Rooney</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Andrew Tarica*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Andrew Tarica</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">December 14, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Patrick W. Dennis</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Patrick W. Dennis</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></FONT></TD>
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