The New America High Income Fund, Inc. Announces Proposed Reorganization and Agreement with Saba Capital
09 August 2024 - 6:13AM
The New America High Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: HYB)
announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors has approved a
proposal to reorganize the Fund into the T. Rowe Price High Yield
Fund, a separate series of the T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.
The reorganization is subject to approval by Fund shareholders, who
will be asked to vote on the proposal at the Fund’s Annual Meeting
of Shareholders expected to take place in November 2024 (the
“Meeting”).
Important information about the proposed
reorganization and the Meeting will be provided to shareholders of
record as of the record date in a combined proxy statement and
prospectus that is expected to be mailed in the third or fourth
quarter of 2024. Shareholders are advised to read the combined
proxy statement and prospectus when it is available. When filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the
combined proxy statement and prospectus as well as other documents
about the Fund will be available free of charge on the SEC website,
www.sec.gov. Copies of the combined proxy statement and prospectus
will also be mailed to each Fund shareholder of record as of the
record date.
The Fund also announced today that it has
entered into a standstill agreement with Saba Capital Management,
L.P. (together with certain of its affiliates, “Saba”) pursuant to
which the Board agreed to use reasonable efforts to cause
shareholders of the Fund to approve the reorganization and Saba
agreed to irrevocably withdraw the notice of its intent to nominate
persons for election at the Meeting and vote in favor of the
reorganization and the election of directors. The Fund has been
advised that Saba will file a copy of the agreement with the SEC as
an exhibit to its Schedule 13D.
About the Fund
The New America High Income Fund, Inc. is a
diversified, closed-end management investment company with a
leveraged capital structure. The Fund’s investment adviser is T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”). As of June 30, 2024,
T. Rowe Price and its affiliates managed approximately $1.6
trillion of assets. T. Rowe Price has provided investment advisory
services to investment companies since 1937.
This press release is for informational purposes
only and is not intended to, and does not, constitute an offer to
purchase or sell shares of the Fund. Additional information about
the Fund, including performance and portfolio characteristic
information, is available at www.newamerica-hyb.com.
Statements in this press release that are not
historical facts may be forward-looking statements, as defined by
the U.S. securities laws. You should exercise caution in
interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they
are subject to uncertainties and other factors that may be beyond
the Fund’s control and could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements.
Contact:Ellen E. Terry, PresidentTelephone:
617-263-6400www.newamerica-hyb.com
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