0001059386falseN-2/ANoIf Common Shares to which this Prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by the Fund.
Common Shareholders will pay service fee of $2.50 and brokerage charges if they direct the Plan Agent to sell Common Shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.”
Based upon average net assets applicable to Common Shares for the semi-annual period ended August 31, 2024 (unaudited).
The Fund pays the Adviser an annual fee, payable monthly, in an amount equal to 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. The fee shown above is based upon outstanding leverage of 29% of the Fund’s total assets. If leverage of more than 29% of the Fund’s total assets is used, the management fees shown would be higher.
Based upon the Fund’s outstanding borrowings of approximately $128,000,000 and $72,000,000, respectively and outstanding preferred shares as of August 31, 2024 of approximately $100,000,000 and the average daily weighted interest rate for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024 of 6.35% and 8.17%, respectively and dividends on preferred shares at an annual rate of 5.58%.
Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees.
The Example should not be considered a representation of future expenses or returns. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those assumed. Moreover, the Fund’s actual rate of return may be higher or lower than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example. The example assumes that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at net asset value.
The example above does not include sales loads or estimated offering costs. In connection with an offering of Common Shares, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth an Example including sales load and estimated offering costs.
Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including preferred shares, at liquidation value) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the total number of preferred shares outstanding.
Calculated based on the information presented. Percentages are rounded.
Based on the Fund’s computations.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2025
Securities Act File No. 333-283795
Investment Company Act File No. 811-08743
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-2
☒ Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933
☒ Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
☐ Post-Effective Amendment No.
and/or
☒ Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940
☒ Amendment No. 10
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046-1173(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 626-1919
Melanie Ringold, Esq.
11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Taylor V. Edwards, Esquire |
Matthew R. DiClemente, Esquire |
Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
Mena M. Larmour, Esquire |
225 Liberty Street, 15th FL |
Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young, LLP |
New York, NY 10281-1087 |
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600 |
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Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 19103-7018 |
Approximate Date of Commencement of Proposed Public Offering:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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Check box if the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans. |
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Check box 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 (“Securities Act”), other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan. |
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Check box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 or a post-effective amendment thereto. |
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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when declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Securities Act. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
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This [post-effective] amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed [post-effective amendment] [registration statement]. |
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This Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: . |
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This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: . |
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Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:
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Registered Closed-End Fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”)). |
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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). |
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A.2 Qualified (qualified to register securities pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of this Form). |
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Well-Known Seasoned Issuer (as defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act). |
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Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)). |
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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 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. |
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New Registrant (registered or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months preceding this filing). |
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 THIS 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 DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
BASE PROSPECTUS
77,000,000 Shares
Invesco Senior Income Trust
Common Shares
Rights to Purchase Common Shares
February 7, 2025
The Fund. Invesco Senior Income Trust (the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The investment objective is fundamental and may not be changed without approval of a majority of the Trust’s outstanding voting securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The trading or “ticker” symbol of the Common Shares is “VVR.” The closing price of the Common Shares, as reported by the NYSE on February 4, 2025, was $3.91 per Common Share. The net asset value of the Common Shares at the close of business on that same date was $4.07 per Common Share. Rights issued by the Fund may also be listed on a securities exchange.
Offerings. The Fund may offer, from time to time, up to 77,000,000 of common shares of beneficial interest, no par value (“Common Shares”) and/or subscription rights to purchase Common Shares (“Rights,” and collectively with Common Shares, “Securities”), in any combination, in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on terms set forth in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (each a “Prospectus Supplement”). The Fund may offer and sell such Securities directly to one or more purchasers, to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents that the Fund designates from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. The Prospectus Supplement relating to any offering of Securities will describe such offering, including, as applicable, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents and information regarding any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangements made with those underwriters, dealers or agents or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. The Prospectus Supplement relating to any Rights offering will set forth the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Right (or number of Rights) and the other terms of such Rights offering. For more information about the manners in which the Fund may offer Securities, see “Plan of Distribution.”
You should read this Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement carefully before you decide to invest in these Securities. This Prospectus, together with any related prospectus supplements sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a prospective investor should know before investing, and should be retained for future reference. Investing in Securities involves risks, including the risks associated with the Fund’s use of leverage. See “Use of Leverage” beginning on page 8. You could lose some or all of your investment. You should consider carefully these risks, together with all of the other information in this Prospectus and any related prospectus supplement before making a decision to purchase any of the Securities. See “Risks” beginning on page 11.
A Statement of Additional Information, dated February 7, 2025 (the “SAI”), containing additional information about the Fund has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Prospectus. You may request a free copy of the SAI, the table of contents of which is on the last page of this Prospectus, annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and other information about the Fund and make shareholder inquiries by calling (800) 959-4246, by writing to the Fund at Invesco Distributors, Inc., 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046-1173 or from the Fund’s website: www.invesco.com/reports. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, the Fund’s website is not part of this Prospectus, except to the extent specifically incorporated by reference herein. You also may obtain a copy of the SAI (and other information regarding the Fund) from the SEC’s web site (http://www.sec.gov).
The Securities do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other governmental agency.
Neither the SEC 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. The Fund 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 making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this Prospectus. The Fund’s business, financial condition and prospects may have changed since that date.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any projections, forecasts and estimates contained or incorporated by reference herein are forward looking statements and are based upon certain assumptions. Projections, forecasts and estimates are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying any projections, forecasts or estimates will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Actual results may vary from any projections, forecasts and estimates and the variations may be material. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward looking statements include changes in interest rates, market, financial or legal uncertainties, including changes in tax law, and the timing and frequency of defaults on underlying investments. Consequently, the inclusion of any projections, forecasts and estimates herein should not be regarded as a representation by the Fund or any of its affiliates or any other person or entity of the results that will actually be achieved by the Fund. Neither the Fund nor its affiliates has any obligation to update or otherwise revise any projections, forecasts and estimates including any revisions to reflect changes in economic conditions or other circumstances arising after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, even if the underlying assumptions do not come to fruition. The Fund acknowledges that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the safe harbor for forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 does not apply to investment companies such as the Fund.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This is only a summary. You should review the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus and any related prospectus supplement and in the Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).
The Fund | Invesco Senior Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. See “The Fund” below for more information. The Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest, no par value (“Common Shares”), are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VVR.” |
The Offering | The Fund may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to 77,000,000 of Common Shares, and/or subscription rights to purchase Common Shares (“Rights” and with the Common Shares, “Securities”) on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. The Fund will offer Securities at prices and on terms to be set forth in one or more supplements to this Prospectus (each a “Prospectus Supplement”). The Fund may offer and sell such Securities directly to one or more purchasers, to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents that the Fund designates from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. The Prospectus Supplement relating to any offering of Securities will describe such offering, including, as applicable, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents and information regarding any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangements made with those underwriters, dealers or agents or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. The Fund may not sell any Securities through agents, underwriters or dealers without delivery of this Prospectus and a Prospectus Supplement, describing the method and terms of the particular offering of such Securities. You should read this Prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest. See “Plan of Distribution.” The Prospectus Supplement relating to any Rights offering will set forth the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Right (or number of Rights) and the other terms of such Rights offering. The minimum price on any day at which the Common Shares may be sold will not be less than the NAV per Common Share at the time of the offering plus the per share amount of any underwriting commission or discount; provided that Rights offerings that meet certain conditions may be offered at a price below the then current NAV. See “Rights Offerings.” |
Use Of Proceeds | Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the Fund intends to invest the net proceeds of an offering of Securities in accordance with its investment objective and policies as stated herein. It is currently anticipated that the Fund will be able to invest substantially all of the net proceeds of an offering of Securities in accordance with its investment objective and policies within three to six months after the completion of any such offering or the receipt of such proceeds, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with the Fund's investment objective and market conditions. Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested in cash, cash equivalents or other securities, including U.S. government securities or high quality, short-term debt securities. The Fund may also use the proceeds for working capital purposes, including the payment of distributions, interest and operating expenses, although the Fund currently has no intent to issue Securities primarily for these purposes. |
Investment Objective and Policies | Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR entitled “Additional Information—Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust,” as such investment objective and investment policies may be supplemented from time to time, which are incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of the Fund’s investment objective and policies. There can be no assurance that such strategies will be successful. For a more complete discussion of the Fund’s portfolio composition and its corresponding risks, see “Investment Objective and Policies” and “Risks.” |
Use of Leverage | The Fund uses leverage to pursue its investment objective. The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Fund may source leverage through a number of methods, including through issuing preferred shares and borrowings through a credit facility. In addition, the Fund may also use other forms of leverage including, but not limited to certain derivatives that have the economic effect of leverage. The Fund may reduce or increase leverage based upon changes in market conditions and anticipates that its leverage ratio will vary from time to time based upon variations in the value of the Fund’s holdings. Leverage involves special risks. See “Use of Leverage” below. |
Management of the Fund | Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco” or the “Adviser”) is the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. The Adviser is located at 1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, a successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976. Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (“Invesco Senior Secured”) serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser and currently manages the assets of the Fund. Invesco Senior Secured, an affiliate of the Adviser, is located at 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281. In addition, Invesco has entered into sub-advisory agreements (“Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with certain affiliates to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund (each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”), pursuant to which these affiliated sub-advisers may be appointed by Invesco from time to time to provide discretionary investment management services, investment advice, and/or order execution services to the Fund. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Fund, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly advisory fee based on the annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. “Managed Assets,” for purposes of the advisory fee, means the Fund’s net assets, plus assets attributable to outstanding preferred shares and the amount of any borrowings incurred for the purpose of leverage (whether or not such borrowed amounts are reflected in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements for purposes of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)). This means that during periods in which the Fund is using leverage, the fee paid to the Adviser will be higher than if the Fund did not use leverage because the fee is calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s managed assets, which include those assets purchased with leverage |
Distributions | The Fund has adopted a Managed Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) whereby the Fund will pay its monthly dividend to common shareholders at a stated fixed monthly distribution amount of $0.038 per share. The Plan is intended to provide shareholders with a consistent, but not guaranteed, periodic cash payment from the Fund, regardless of when or whether income is earned or capital gains are realized. If sufficient investment income is not available for a monthly distribution, the Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution level under the Plan. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that shareholders invested in the Fund is paid back to them. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Plan. The Plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board, and the Board may amend the terms of the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s Common Shares. |
| The Fund expects to pay its Common Shareholders annually all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income to meet the requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Various factors will affect the level of the Fund’s net investment company taxable income. The Fund may from time to time distribute less than the entire amount of income earned in a particular period. The undistributed income would be available to supplement future distributions. As a result, the distributions paid by the Fund for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of income actually earned by the Fund during that period. Undistributed income will add to the Fund’s net asset value and, correspondingly, distributions from undistributed income, if any, will reduce the Fund’s net asset value. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute, on an annual basis, all or substantially all of any net capital gains to its Common Shareholders. The Fund may also declare and pay capital gains distributions more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. If, for any calendar year, the total distributions made exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profit, the excess will, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be treated as a tax-free return of capital to each Common Shareholder up to the amount of the Common Shareholder’s basis in his or her Common Shares, and thereafter as gain from the sale of Common Shares. The amount treated as a tax-free return of capital will reduce the Common Shareholder’s adjusted basis in his or her Common Shares, thereby increasing his or her potential gain or reducing his or her potential loss on the subsequent sale of his or her Common Shares. To the extent the Fund’s distribution policy results in distributions in excess of its net investment income and net capital gain, such distributions will decrease its total assets and increase its expense ratio to a greater extent than would have been the case if distributions were limited to these amounts. Distributions in any year may or may not include a substantial return of capital component. The Fund reserves the right to change its distribution policy, the Plan and the basis for establishing the rate of distributions at any time and may do so without prior notice to Common Shareholders. Shareholders will automatically have all dividends and distributions reinvested in Common Shares issued by the Fund or Common Shares of the Fund purchased in the open market in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan unless an election is made to receive cash. See “Distributions” and “Dividend reinvestment plan.” |
Listing and Symbol | The Fund’s currently outstanding Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “VVR” and the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus, subject to notice of issuance, will also be listed on the NYSE. The net asset value per Common Share at the close of business on February 4, 2025 was $3.91, and the last reported sale price of the Common Shares on the NYSE on such date was $4.07, representing a premium to net asset value of 4.09%. See “Market and Net Asset Value Information.” |
Special Risk Considerations | 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. The Fund’s performance and the value of its investments will vary in response to changes in interest rates, inflation and other market factors. Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR entitled “Additional Information, Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust.” |
Summary of Taxation | The Fund intends to elect to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, the Fund generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any net ordinary income or capital gains that is currently distributed as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to Common Shareholders, as applicable. To qualify for and maintain its treatment as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund is required to meet certain specified source-of-income and asset diversification requirements, and is required to distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount at least equal to 90% of the sum of its net ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses each tax year to Shareholders as applicable. See “Tax Matters.” |
Reports to Common Shareholders | As soon as practicable after the end of each calendar year, a statement on Form 1099-DIV identifying the sources of the distributions paid by the Fund to Shareholders for tax purposes will be furnished to Shareholders subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) reporting. In addition, the Fund will prepare and transmit to Shareholders an unaudited semi-annual and an audited annual report within 60 days after the close of the period for which the report is being made, or otherwise required by the 1940 Act. |
Anti-Takeover Provisions in the Fund’s Governing Documents | The Fund’s Certificate of Trust, as amended, the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) and the Fund’s By-Laws (collectively, the “Governing Documents”) include provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or convert the Fund to an open-end fund. These provisions could have the effect of depriving the Common Shareholders of opportunities to sell their Common Shares at a premium over the then-current market price of the Common Shares. See “Anti-Takeover and Other Provisions in the Fund’s Governing Documents.” |
Administrator | The Fund has entered into a master administrative services agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser performs or arranges for the provision of accounting and other administrative services to the Fund that are not required to be performed by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement. |
Custodian, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Transfer Agent | The custodian for the Fund is State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Custodian"), 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2801. The transfer agent and dividend paying agent for the Fund is Computershare Trust Company, N.A 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021. |
SUMMARY OF FUND EXPENSES
The following table contains information about the costs and expenses that Common Shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. The table is based on the capital structure of the Fund as of August 31, 2024 (except as noted below).
Common Shareholder Transaction Expenses |
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Sales load paid by you (as a percentage of offering price) |
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None |
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Offering expenses borne by Common Shareholders (as a percentage of offering price) |
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(1) |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan fees(2) |
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None |
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As a Percentage of Net Assets Attributable to Common Shares(3) |
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Annual Expenses |
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Management fees(4) |
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1.26 |
% |
Interest payments on borrowed funds(5) |
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3.53 |
% |
Other expenses(6) |
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0.47 |
% |
Total annual expenses |
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5.26 |
% |
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If Common Shares to which this Prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by the Fund. |
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Common Shareholders will pay service fee of $2.50 and brokerage charges if they direct the Plan Agent to sell Common Shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.” |
(3) |
Based upon average net assets applicable to Common Shares for the semi-annual period ended August 31, 2024 (unaudited). |
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The Fund pays the Adviser an annual fee, payable monthly, in an amount equal to 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. The fee shown above is based upon outstanding leverage of 29% of the Fund’s total assets. If leverage of more than 29% of the Fund’s total assets is used, the management fees shown would be higher. |
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Based upon the Fund’s outstanding borrowings of approximately $128,000,000 and $72,000,000, respectively and outstanding preferred shares as of August 31, 2024 of approximately $100,000,000 and the average daily weighted interest rate for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024 of 6.35% and 8.17%, respectively and dividends on preferred shares at an annual rate of 5.58%. |
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Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees. |
The purpose of the table and the example below is to help you understand the fees and expenses that you, as a holder of Common Shares, would bear directly or indirectly.
Example
The following example illustrates the expenses that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in Common Shares, assuming (1) “Total annual expenses” of 5.26% of net assets attributable to Common Shares and (2) a 5% annual return*:
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1 Year |
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3 Years |
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5 Years |
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10 Years |
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Total Expenses paid by Common Shareholders(1) |
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$ |
53 |
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$ |
157 |
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$ |
261 |
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$ |
519 |
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* The Example should not be considered a representation of future expenses or returns. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those assumed. Moreover, the Fund’s actual rate of return may be higher or lower than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example. The example assumes that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at net asset value.
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The example above does not include sales loads or estimated offering costs. In connection with an offering of Common Shares, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth an Example including sales load and estimated offering costs. |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Fund’s financial highlights for the fiscal years ended February 29, 2024, February 28, 2023, February 29, 2022, February 28, 2021, and February 29, 2020 are incorporated by reference from the Fund’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 (File No. 811-08743), as filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR on May 2, 2024. The financial highlights for each of these fiscal periods have been derived from financial statements audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, for the last five fiscal periods. PwC has not reviewed or examined any records, transactions or events after the date of such reports. The Fund’s unaudited financial highlights for the period ended August 31, 2024 are incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024 (File No. 811-08743), as filed with the SEC on Form N-CSRS on November 1, 2024. The Fund’s financial highlights for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018, February 28, 2017, February 29, 2016, and February 28, 2015, are set forth in the table below. A copy of the Fund’s most recent Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report may be obtained from www.sec.gov or by visiting www.invesco.com.
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
|
|
Years ended February 28, |
|
|
Year Ended February 29, |
|
|
Year Ended February 28, |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2015 |
|
Net asset value per common share, beginning of period |
|
$ |
4.91 |
|
|
$ |
4.93 |
|
|
$ |
4.30 |
|
|
$ |
5.05 |
|
|
$ |
5.25 |
|
Net investment income(a) |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
0.63 |
|
|
|
(0.74 |
) |
|
|
(0.20 |
) |
Total from investment operations |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.92 |
|
|
|
(0.43 |
) |
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid to common shareholders from net investment income |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
Return of capital |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total distributions |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
(0.25 |
) |
|
|
(0.29 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
Net asset value per common share, end of period |
|
$ |
4.79 |
|
|
$ |
4.91 |
|
|
$ |
4.93 |
|
|
$ |
4.30 |
|
|
$ |
5.05 |
|
Market value per common share, end of period |
|
$ |
4.24 |
|
|
$ |
4.40 |
|
|
$ |
4.72 |
|
|
$ |
3.76 |
|
|
$ |
4.68 |
|
Total return at net asset value(b) |
|
|
3.83 |
% |
|
|
5.32 |
% |
|
|
22.59 |
% |
|
|
(8.31 |
)% |
|
|
2.90 |
% |
Total return at market value(c) |
|
|
2.57 |
% |
|
|
(1.42 |
)% |
|
|
34.22 |
% |
|
|
(13.48 |
)% |
|
|
(0.46 |
)% |
Net assets applicable to common shares, end of period (000’s omitted) |
|
$ |
862,231 |
|
|
$ |
883,245 |
|
|
$ |
888,270 |
|
|
$ |
773,748 |
|
|
$ |
908,720 |
|
Portfolio turnover rate(d) |
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
69 |
% |
|
|
55 |
% |
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/supplemental data based on average net assets applicable to common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements |
|
|
3.08 |
%(e) |
|
|
2.64 |
% |
|
|
2.37 |
% |
|
|
2.34 |
% |
|
|
2.20 |
% |
With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements excluding interest, facilities and maintenance fees |
|
|
1.62 |
%(e) |
|
|
1.61 |
% |
|
|
1.58 |
% |
|
|
1.69 |
% |
|
|
1.65 |
% |
Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements |
|
|
3.08 |
%(e) |
|
|
2.64 |
% |
|
|
2.38 |
% |
|
|
2.34 |
% |
|
|
2.20 |
% |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
|
|
4.84 |
%(e) |
|
|
4.66 |
% |
|
|
6.15 |
% |
|
|
6.57 |
% |
|
|
6.22 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amount of preferred shares outstanding (000’s omitted) |
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
Asset coverage per $1,000 unit of senior indebtedness(f) |
|
$ |
4,611 |
|
|
$ |
4,275 |
|
|
$ |
5,503 |
|
|
$ |
4,994 |
|
|
$ |
4,640 |
|
Total borrowings (000’s omitted) |
|
$ |
273,250 |
|
|
$ |
292,500 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
|
$ |
284,000 |
|
Asset coverage per preferred share(g) |
|
$ |
789,785 |
|
|
$ |
1,277,659 |
|
|
$ |
810,616 |
|
|
$ |
718,998 |
|
|
$ |
826,976 |
|
Liquidating preference per preferred share |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
(a) |
Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) |
Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) |
Total return assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) |
Calculation includes the proceeds from principal repayments and sales of variable rate senior loan interests and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) |
Ratios are based on average daily net assets applicable to common shares (000’s omitted) of $873,405. |
(f) |
Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including preferred shares, at liquidation value and borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the total number of senior indebtedness units, where one unit equals $1,000 of senior indebtedness. |
(g) |
Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including preferred shares, at liquidation value) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the total number of preferred shares outstanding. |
SENIOR SECURITIES
The information regarding the Fund’s outstanding senior securities at the end of each of the Fund’s last five fiscal years are included in the Fund’s financial highlights, which are incorporated by reference from the Fund’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 (File No. 811-08743), as filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR on May 2, 2024. The information regarding the Fund’s outstanding senior securities for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018, February 28, 2017, February 29, 2016, and February 28, 2015 is set forth in the table above. See “Financial Highlights” above.
THE FUND
The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Fund was originally organized as a Massachusetts business trust on April 8, 1998. The Fund commenced operations on June 23, 1998. Effective as of August 27, 2012, the Fund completed a redomestication to a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund’s principal office is located at 1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 and its phone number is (404) 892-0896.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds from any offering will be invested in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies within three to six months after the completion of such offering or the receipt of such proceeds, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with the Fund's investment objective and market conditions. Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested in cash, cash equivalents or other securities, including U.S. government securities, affiliated money market funds or high quality, short-term debt securities. The Fund may also use the proceeds for working capital purposes, including the payment of distributions, interest and operating expenses, although the Fund currently has no intent to issue Securities primarily for this purpose. See “Use of Leverage.”
MARKET AND NET ASSET VALUE INFORMATION
The Fund’s currently outstanding Common Shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “VVR” and the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus, subject to notice of issuance, will also be listed on the NYSE. The Fund’s Common Shares commenced trading on the NYSE in June 1998.
Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from net asset value. The Common Shares have traded both at a premium and at a discount in relation to the Fund’s net asset value per share. Although the Common Shares have previously traded at a premium to net asset value, there can be no assurance that they will do so in the future. If the Common Shares trade at a premium to net asset value, there can be no assurance that this will continue after any offering nor that the Common Shares will not trade at a discount in the future. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount to net asset value. Costs incurred in connection with an offering of Common Shares will be borne entirely by the Fund, which may reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. The sale of Common Shares by the Fund (or the perception that such sales may occur) may have an adverse effect on prices of Common Shares in the secondary market. An increase in the number of Common Shares available may put downward pressure on the market price for Common Shares.
The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated: (i) the high and low closing market prices for the Common Shares reported as of the end of the day on the NYSE, (ii) the high and low net asset value (NAV) of the Common Shares, and (iii) the high and low of the premium or discount to NAV (expressed as a percentage) of shares of the Common Shares. Net asset value is generally determined on each day that the NYSE is open for business. See “Net Asset Value” for information as to the determination of the Fund’s NAV.
|
|
Market Price |
|
|
NAV(1) |
|
|
Premium/(Discount) to NAV(2) |
|
During Quarter Ended |
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
November 2024 |
|
$ |
4.38 |
|
|
$ |
3.85 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
$ |
3.93 |
|
|
|
9.50 |
% |
|
|
(2.53 |
)% |
August 2024 |
|
$ |
4.41 |
|
|
$ |
4.13 |
|
|
$ |
4.06 |
|
|
$ |
3.99 |
|
|
|
9.70 |
% |
|
|
3.21 |
% |
May 2024 |
|
$ |
4.44 |
|
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.13 |
|
|
$ |
4.04 |
|
|
|
9.16 |
% |
|
|
0.49 |
% |
February 2024 |
|
$ |
4.21 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.06 |
|
|
|
2.43 |
% |
|
|
(1.96 |
)% |
November 2023 |
|
$ |
4.10 |
|
|
$ |
3.76 |
|
|
$ |
4.15 |
|
|
$ |
4.07 |
|
|
|
(0.73 |
)% |
|
|
(7.84 |
)% |
August 2023 |
|
$ |
3.95 |
|
|
$ |
3.68 |
|
|
$ |
4.14 |
|
|
$ |
4.04 |
|
|
|
(3.89 |
)% |
|
|
(8.91 |
)% |
May 2023 |
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
|
$ |
3.58 |
|
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
% |
|
|
(11.14 |
)% |
February 2023 |
|
$ |
4.02 |
|
|
$ |
3.70 |
|
|
$ |
4.22 |
|
|
$ |
4.06 |
|
|
|
(2.43 |
)% |
|
|
(9.00 |
)% |
November 2022 |
|
$ |
3.94 |
|
|
$ |
3.66 |
|
|
$ |
4.28 |
|
|
$ |
4.14 |
|
|
|
(6.64 |
)% |
|
|
(12.65 |
)% |
August 2022 |
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
$ |
3.73 |
|
|
$ |
4.38 |
|
|
$ |
4.14 |
|
|
|
(6.70 |
)% |
|
|
(12.41 |
)% |
May 2022 |
|
$ |
4.35 |
|
|
$ |
3.80 |
|
|
$ |
4.59 |
|
|
$ |
4.33 |
|
|
|
(5.23 |
)% |
|
|
(13.04 |
)% |
February 2022 |
|
$ |
4.50 |
|
|
$ |
4.25 |
|
|
$ |
4.68 |
|
|
$ |
4.58 |
|
|
|
(2.81 |
)% |
|
|
(8.01 |
)% |
(1) Based on the Fund’s computations.
(2) Calculated based on the information presented. Percentages are rounded.
The net asset value per Common Share, the market price, and percentage of premium/(discount) to net asset value per Common Share on February 4, 2025 was $3.91, $4.07, and 4.09%, respectively. As of February 4, 2025, the Fund had 153,508,510 Common Shares outstanding and net assets applicable to Common Shares of $700,114,366.69. The Fund cannot predict whether its Common Shares will trade in the future at a premium to or discount from net asset value, or the level of any premium or discount.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
Investment Objective and Policies
Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR, entitled “Additional Information—Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust—Investment Objective” and “—Investment Policies of the Trust,” as such investment objective and policies may be supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of the Fund’s investment objective and policies.
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund will buy and sell securities to seek to accomplish its investment objective. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year. For the past two fiscal years, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was as follows.
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
|
February 29, 2024 |
|
|
36 |
% |
February 28, 2023 |
|
|
38 |
% |
Investment Restrictions
The Fund has adopted certain other investment limitations designed to limit investment risk. These limitations are fundamental and may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares, as defined in the 1940 Act (and preferred shares, if any, voting together as a single class), which is defined by the 1940 Act as the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s voting securities present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. See “Investment Restrictions” in the SAI for a complete list of the fundamental investment policies of the Fund.
USE OF LEVERAGE
The Fund uses leverage to pursue its investment objective. The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Fund may source leverage through a number of methods, including through issuing preferred shares and borrowings through a credit facility. In addition, the Fund may also use other forms of leverage including, but not limited to certain derivatives that have the economic effect of leverage. The Fund may reduce or increase leverage based upon changes in market conditions and anticipates that its leverage ratio will vary from time to time based upon variations in the value of the Fund’s holdings.
Currently, the Fund employs leverage through its two outstanding series of preferred shares in the variable rate demand mode (together, the “Preferred Shares”), which have seniority over the Common Shares. The Fund also currently utilizes leverage in the form of borrowings through a credit facility in an effort to maximize returns.
The amounts and forms of leverage used by the Fund may vary with prevailing market or economic conditions. The timing and terms of any leverage transactions are determined by the Board of Trustees. There is no assurance that the Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.
The Fund may use derivative instruments (including futures, swaps and forward currency contracts) for a variety of purposes, including hedging, risk management, portfolio management or to earn income. The Fund can use currency futures and currency swaps to hedge its exposure to foreign currencies and engage to a greater extent in foreign currency transactions either on a spot basis (i.e., for prompt delivery and settlement at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time) or through forward foreign currency contracts to mitigate the risk of foreign currency exposure.
So long as the net rate of income received from the Fund’s investments purchased with leverage proceeds exceeds the then current interest rate on such leverage, the investment of the proceeds of leverage will generate more net income than if the Fund had not leveraged itself. However, if the rate of net income received from the Fund’s portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds of leverage is less than the then current interest rate on that leverage, the Fund may be required to utilize other Fund assets to make interest payments on its leveraging instruments.
The Fund pays a management fee to the Adviser (which in turn pays a portion of such fee to the Sub-Adviser) based on a percentage of Managed Assets. Managed Assets include the proceeds realized and managed from the Fund’s use of leverage (excluding the leverage exposure attributable to the use of futures, swaps and similar derivatives). Because Managed Assets includes the Fund’s net assets as well as assets that are attributable to the Fund’s investment of the proceeds of its leverage, it is anticipated that the Fund’s Managed Assets will be greater than its net assets. The Adviser will be responsible for using leverage to pursue the Fund’s investment objective. The Adviser will base its decision regarding whether and how much leverage to use for the Fund, and the terms of that leverage, on its assessment of whether such use of leverage is in the best interests of the Fund. However, a decision to employ or increase leverage will have the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing Managed Assets and in turn the Adviser’s and Sub-Adviser’s management fees. Thus, the Adviser may have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage. The Adviser will seek to manage that potential conflict by recommending to the Fund’s Board of Trustees to leverage the Fund (or increase such leverage) only when it determines that such action would be in the best interests of the Fund and its Shareholders, and by periodically reviewing with the Board of Trustees the Fund’s performance and the impact of the use of leverage on that performance.
Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue “senior securities” that are Preferred Shares if, immediately after the issuance of Preferred Shares, the asset coverage ratio with respect to such Preferred Shares would be less than 200%. With respect to any such Preferred Shares, asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, bears to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness of the Fund plus the aggregate liquidation preference of such Preferred Shares.
Borrowings
Under the 1940 Act, the Fund generally is not permitted to engage in borrowings unless, immediately after the borrowing, the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 300% (i.e., the value of the Fund’s total assets less liabilities other than the principal amount represented by the borrowings is at least 300% of such principal amount). In addition, other than with respect to privately arranged borrowings, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash dividend or other distribution on the Common Shares unless, at the time of such declaration, the value of the Fund’s total assets, less liabilities other than the principal amount represented by borrowings, is at least 300% of such principal amount after deducting the amount of such dividend or other distribution. If the Fund borrows, the Fund intends, to the extent possible, to prepay all or a portion of the principal amount of any outstanding commercial paper, notes or other borrowings to the extent necessary to maintain the required asset coverage.
The terms of any such borrowings may require the Fund to pay a fee to maintain a line of credit, such as a commitment fee, or to maintain minimum average balances with a lender. Any such requirements would increase the cost of such borrowings over the stated interest rate. Such lenders would have the right to receive interest on and repayment of principal of any such borrowings, which right will be senior to those of the Common Shareholders. Any such borrowings may contain provisions limiting certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to Common Shareholders in certain circumstances.
Certain types of borrowings, including borrowings under the Fund’s and Subsidiary's (defined below) credit facility (as described below), subject the Fund or Subsidiary to covenants in credit agreements relating to asset coverage and portfolio composition requirements. Certain borrowings issued by the Fund also may subject the Fund to certain restrictions on investments imposed by guidelines of one or more rating agencies, which may issue ratings for such borrowings. Such guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. It is not anticipated that these covenants or guidelines will impede Invesco from managing the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies.
The 1940 Act grants to the holders of senior securities representing indebtedness issued by the Fund, other than with respect to privately arranged borrowings, certain voting rights in the event of default in the payment of interest on or repayment of principal. Failure to maintain certain asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act could result in an event of default and entitle the debt holders to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees.
Credit Facility. The Fund has entered into a $150 million credit agreement, effective as of July 9, 2024 (as from time to time amended, supplemented, waived or modified, the “Credit Agreement”), with Societe Generale and other lending institutions party thereto and Societe General, as agent. The Fund had previously entered into a Credit Agreement with Societe Generale on similar terms that expired on July 9, 2024. As of February 29, 2024, the Fund had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement of $135,000,000 million representing approximately 13.50% of the Fund’s total assets as of such date. The Credit Agreement is secured by the assets of the Fund.
The Fund has an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary to facilitate investment in private loans, the Invesco Senior Income Loan Origination LLC (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary has entered into a $95 million credit agreement, effective as of July 9, 2024 (as from time to time, amended, supplemented, waived or modified, the “Subsidiary Credit Agreement”) with Natixis as lender. The Subsidiary Credit Agreement is secured by the assets of the Subsidiary.
On a consolidated basis, the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s borrowings under their respective facilities represented approximately 20.71% of the combined total assets of the Fund and the Subsidiary.
Preferred Shares
The Fund may authorize and issue preferred shares with rights as determined by the Board of Trustees, by action of the Board of Trustees without prior approval of the holders of the Common Shares. Common Shareholders have no preemptive right to purchase any preferred shares that might be issued. Any such preferred share offering would be subject to the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not issue preferred shares if, immediately after issuance, the Fund would have asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of less than 200% (i.e., for every dollar of preferred shares outstanding, the Fund is required to have at least two dollars of assets).
The terms of the preferred shares, including their distribution rate, voting rights, liquidation preference and redemption provisions, will be determined by the Board (subject to applicable law and the Fund’s Declaration of Trust) if and when it authorizes the preferred shares. The Fund may issue preferred shares that provide for the periodic redetermination of the distribution rate at relatively short intervals through an auction or remarketing procedure, although the terms of the preferred shares may also enable the Fund to lengthen such intervals. At times, the distribution rate on the Fund’s preferred shares may exceed the Fund’s return after expenses on the investment of proceeds from the preferred shares, resulting in a lower rate of return to Common Shareholders than if the preferred shares were not outstanding.
Preferred Shares. On October 24, 2024, the Fund issued two series of 500 preferred shares in the variable rate demand mode (together, the “Preferred Shares”), for an aggregate of 1,000 Preferred Shares each with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, pursuant to an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Proceeds from the issuance of the Preferred Shares were used to redeem all of the Fund’s outstanding Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”). The Preferred Shares are a floating-rate form of preferred shares with a mandatory redemption date. While in the variable rate demand mode, the Preferred Shares will have an unconditional liquidity feature that enable their shareholders to require a liquidity provider, which the Fund has entered into a contractual agreement with regarding each series, to purchase Preferred Shares in the event that the shares are not able to be successfully remarketed. The Fund is required to redeem all outstanding Preferred Shares on November 1, 2034, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or extended. The Preferred Shares are subject to optional and mandatory redemption in certain circumstances. The redemption price per share is equal to the sum of $100,000 per share plus accumulated but unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not earned or declared) to, but not including the redemption date. On or prior to the redemption date, the Fund will be required to segregate assets having a value equal to 120% of the redemption amount.
As of November 30, 2024, the Fund had outstanding preferred shares with an aggregate liquidation preference of $100,000, representing approximately 9.9% of the Fund’s total assets as of such date.
Effects Of Leverage
Assuming (i) the use by the Fund of leverage representing approximately 30.71% of the Fund’s total assets (including the proceeds of such leverage), 20.71% of the Fund’s total assets being attributable to borrowings and 20.71% of the Fund’s total assets being attributable to preferred shares, and (ii) interest costs to the Fund at an average annual rate of 6.67% with respect to borrowings and dividends on preferred shares at an annual rate of 5.35%, then the incremental income generated by the Fund’s portfolio (net of estimated expenses related to the leverage) must exceed approximately 12.02% to cover such interest expense. Of course, these numbers are merely estimates used for illustration. The amount of leverage used by the Fund as well as actual interest expenses and dividend payments on such leverage may vary frequently and may be significantly higher or lower than the rate estimated above.
The following table is furnished pursuant to requirements of the SEC. It is designed to illustrate the effect of leverage on Common Share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (comprised of income, net expenses and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund’s portfolio) of -10%, -5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. These assumed investment portfolio returns are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of what the Fund’s investment portfolio returns will be. The table further reflects the issuance of leverage representing approximately 30.71% of the Fund’s total assets (including the proceeds of such leverage), and the Fund’s currently projected annual interest rate of 6.67% with respect to borrowings and projected annual dividends on preferred shares of 5.35%. The table does not reflect any offering costs of Common Shares or leverage.
Assumed portfolio total return (net of expenses) |
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(5.00 |
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0.00 |
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5.00 |
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10.00 |
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Common Share total return |
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(12.46 |
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(6.35 |
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(0.24 |
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5.87 |
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11.98 |
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Common Share total return is composed of two elements—the Common Share dividends paid by the Fund (the amount of which is largely determined by the Fund’s net investment income after paying the carrying cost of leverage) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on the value of the securities the Fund owns. As required by SEC rules, the table assumes that the Fund is more likely to suffer capital loss than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0%, the Fund must assume that the net investment income it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses on the value of those investments. This table reflects the hypothetical performance of the Fund’s portfolio and not the performance of the Fund’s Common Shares, the value of which will be determined by market and other factors.
RISKS
Risk is inherent in all investing. Investing in any investment company security involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or even that you may lose part or all of your investment. Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR entitled “Additional Information—Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust—Principal Risks of Investing in the Trust,” as such principal risks may be supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of the principal risks you should consider before making an investment in the Fund. Any additional risks applicable to a particular offering of Securities will be set forth in the related Prospectus Supplement.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Board of Trustees
The management of the Fund, including general supervision of the duties performed by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Adviser
Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco” or the “Adviser”) is the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. The Adviser is located at 1331 Spring Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. The Adviser, a successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976.
Investment Advisory Agreement
The Fund retains the Adviser to manage the investment of its assets and to place orders for the purchase and sale of its portfolio securities. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Fund (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly advisory fee based on the annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. “Managed Assets,” for purposes of the advisory fee, means the Fund’s net assets, plus assets attributable to outstanding preferred shares and the amount of any borrowings incurred for the purpose of leverage (whether or not such borrowed amounts are reflected in the Fund’s financial statements for purposes of GAAP).
Such fee is payable for each calendar month as soon as practicable after the end of that month. The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2026, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds. For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $507.
The Adviser furnishes offices, necessary facilities and equipment. The Fund pays all charges and expenses of its day-to-day operations, including service fees, distribution fees, custodian fees, legal and independent registered public accounting firm fees, the costs of reports and proxies to shareholders, compensation of trustees of the Fund (other than those who are affiliated persons of the Adviser or Invesco Distributors) and all other ordinary business expenses not specifically assumed by the Adviser.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement was available in the Fund’s Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024.
Sub-Adviser
Invesco has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement with certain affiliates to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund, pursuant to which these affiliated sub-advisers may be appointed by Invesco from time to time to provide discretionary investment management services, investment advice, and/or order execution services to the Fund.
These affiliated sub-advisers, each of which is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act are:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (“Invesco Deutschland”)
Invesco Asset Management Limited (“Invesco Asset Management”)
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (“Invesco Japan”)
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (“Invesco Hong Kong”)
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (“Invesco Senior Secured”)
Invesco Canada Ltd. (“Invesco Canada”);
(each a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”).
Invesco Senior Secured currently manages the assets of the Fund. Invesco Senior Secured is located at 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281. Invesco and each Sub-Adviser is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
The only fees payable to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are for providing discretionary investment management services. For such services, Invesco will pay each Sub-Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to (i) 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of such Fund as to which such Sub-Adviser shall have provided discretionary investment management services for that month divided by the net assets of such Fund for that month. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, this fee is reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fee waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any, in effect from time to time. In no event shall the aggregate monthly fees paid to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement exceed 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, as reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fees waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any.
Portfolio Management
Investment decisions for the Fund are made by the Fund’s investment management team. The following individuals are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
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Scott Baskind, Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Baskind has been managing the Fund since 2013 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or is affiliates since 1999. Mr. Baskind is the Head of Global Private Credit and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Invesco’s Global Private Credit platform, which includes broadly syndicated loans, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending, distressed credit, and opportunistic credit. Mr. Baskind heads the investment committees across the platform. Mr. Baskind joined Invesco in 1999 as a credit analyst and has taken on progressively more senior roles, including his current position in 2014. During his tenure at Invesco, he has served as a portfolio manager, head of loan trading, and co-CIO. Mr. Baskind began his career as a financial analyst at the Bureau of Fiscal Management, City of New York. His senior loan career dates back to the mid-1990s as a commercial lending analyst with NatWest Markets and later as an associate in the leveraged finance and private equity group of Gleacher NatWest. Mr. Baskind earned a BS degree in business administration, with majors in finance and management information systems, from the University at Albany, State University of New York. He served on the board of directors of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) for 10 years, primarily as Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. |
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Tom Ewald, Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ewald has been managing the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2000. Mr. Ewald is Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Co-Head of Credit Research for Invesco’s Global Private Credit team, as well as a member of the Investment Committee. In this role, he is responsible for credit research and portfolio management with a focus on retail funds. Mr. Ewald entered the industry in 1987 and joined Invesco in 2000 as a credit analyst. He was promoted to portfolio manager in 2001. Prior to joining Invesco, he was one of the founding portfolio managers of First Union Institutional Debt Management (IDM). Before joining IDM, he worked for several departments within First Union Securities, including par loan research, syndications, and mergers and acquisitions. After graduating from college, Mr. Ewald joined Barclays Bank PLC, where he worked in middle-market lending, real estate and credit. Following Barclays, Mr. Ewald joined Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait where he served as deputy head of international lending. Mr. Ewald earned a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. |
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Philip Yarrow, Portfolio Manager. Mr. Yarrow has been managing the Fund (or its predecessor Fund) since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2010. Mr. Yarrow is Managing Director, Team Leader, and Portfolio Manager for Invesco’s Global Private Credit team. In this role, he collaborates with the senior investment committee, contributing to the strategic direction and day to day management of investment portfolios. Additionally, Mr. Yarrow oversees a team of sector specialist research analysts dedicated to fundamental credit research providing investment recommendation across the private credit funds managed by the group. Mr. Yarrow entered the industry in 1995 and joined Invesco in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a credit analyst and a portfolio manager at Bank One/JPMorgan. Mr. Yarrow earned a BS degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Nottingham and a Master of Management degree in finance from Northwestern University. He is a CFA charterholder. |
More information on the portfolio managers may be found at www.invesco.com/us. The web site is not part of the Prospectus.
The Fund’s SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ investments in the Fund, a description of the compensation structure and information regarding other accounts managed.
Administrator and Administrative Agent
Invesco Advisers, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, also serves as the Fund’s administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”) under an administration agreement with the Fund pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay the Adviser for certain administrative costs related to monitoring the provisions of loan agreements and any agreements with respect to participations and assignments, record keeping responsibilities with respect to interests in senior loans in the Fund’s portfolio and providing certain other services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into a master administrative services agreement with the Adviser (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), pursuant to which the Adviser performs or arranges, for a separate fee, for the provision of accounting and other administrative services to the Fund which are not required to be performed by the Adviser under its investment advisory agreement with the Fund and are not provided by the Adviser in its capacity as the Administrator. Pursuant to a subcontract for administrative services with the Adviser, State Street Bank and Trust Company, which also serves as the Fund’s Custodian, performs certain administrative functions for the Fund. The Fund has also entered into a support services agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. The principal business address of Invesco Investment Services, Inc. is 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046-1173.
For the services rendered to the Fund as Administrator, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annualized rate of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. For the services rendered to the Fund as Administrative Agent, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annualized rate based on the aggregate monthly net assets of each mutual fund and closed-end fund in the Invesco Fund complex (not to exceed 0.0175%) of the Fund’s average net assets
NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value per share of the Fund’s Common Shares is determined as of the close of business on each business day by calculating the total value of the Fund’s assets, deducting its total liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of Common Shares outstanding.
Variable rate senior loan interests are fair valued using quotes provided by an independent pricing service. Quotes provided by the pricing service may reflect appropriate factors such as ratings, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread, individual trading characteristics, institution-size trading in similar groups of securities and other market data. Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. A security listed or traded on an exchange is generally valued at its trade price or official closing price that day as of the close of the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid or ask price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market (but not securities reported on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange) are valued based on the prices furnished by independent pricing services, in which case the securities may be considered fair valued, or by market makers. Each security reported on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) as of the close of the customary trading session on the valuation date or absent a NOCP, at the closing bid price.
Futures contracts are valued at the daily settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Where a final settlement price exists, exchange-traded options are valued at the final settlement price from the exchange where the option principally trades. Where a final settlement price does not exist, exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask price generally from the exchange where the option principally trades.
Securities of investment companies that are not exchange-traded (e.g., open-end mutual funds) are valued using such company’s end-of-business-day net asset value per share, whereas securities of investment companies that are exchange-traded will be valued at the last trade price or official closing price on the exchange where they primarily trade.
Fixed income securities (including convertible debt securities) normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services. Prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a trust may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots, and their value may be adjusted accordingly. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse. Deposits, other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. banks and financial institutions, and cash equivalents are valued at their daily account value.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or "Invesco") may use various pricing services to obtain market quotations as well as fair value prices. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become not representative of market value in the Adviser’s judgment ("unreliable"). If, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, a significant event occurs that makes the closing price of the security unreliable in the Adviser’s judgment, the Adviser may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith in accordance with Board-approved policies and related Adviser procedures (“Valuation Procedures”). Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the agreed upon degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Unlisted securities will be valued using prices provided by independent pricing services or by another method that the Adviser, in its judgment, believes better reflects the security’s fair value in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.
Non-traded rights and warrants shall be valued at intrinsic value if the terms of the rights and warrants are available, specifically the subscription or exercise price and the ratio. Intrinsic value is calculated as the daily market closing price of the security to be received less the subscription price, which is then adjusted by the exercise ratio. In the case of warrants, an option pricing model supplied by an independent pricing service may be used based on market data such as volatility, stock price and interest rate from the independent pricing service and strike price and exercise period from verified terms.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued by the Adviser in accordance with the Valuation Procedures. If a fair value price provided by a pricing service is unreliable in the Adviser’s judgment, the Adviser will fair value the security using the Valuation Procedures. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/ or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism, significant governmental actions or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments
The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any investment may differ from the Adviser’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that are valued using a fair valuation technique. When fair valuation techniques are applied, the Adviser uses available information, including both observable and unobservable inputs and assumptions, to determine a methodology that will result in a valuation that the Adviser believes approximates market value. Fund securities that are fair valued may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used.
Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, and the degree of subjectivity in such decisions, the Fund could realize a greater or lesser than expected gain or loss upon the sale of the investment.
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Fund has adopted a Managed Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) whereby the Fund will pay its monthly dividend to common shareholders at a stated fixed monthly distribution amount of $0.038 per share.
The Plan is intended to provide shareholders with a consistent, but not guaranteed, periodic cash payment from the Fund, regardless of when or whether income is earned or capital gains are realized. If sufficient investment income is not available for a monthly distribution, the Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution level under the Plan. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that shareholders invested in the Fund is paid back to them. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Plan. The Plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board, and the Board may amend the terms of the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s Common Shares.
The Fund expects to pay its Common Shareholders annually all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income to meet the requirements for qualification as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The investment company income of the Fund will generally consist of all interest and other ordinary income accrued on portfolio investments, short-term capital gain (including short-term gains on options, futures and forward positions and gains on the sale of portfolio investments held for one year or less) in excess of long-term capital loss and income from certain hedging transactions, less all expenses of the Fund. Expenses of the Fund will be accrued each day. Various factors will affect the level of the Fund’s net investment company taxable income.
The Fund may from time to time distribute less than the entire amount of income earned in a particular period. The undistributed income would be available to supplement future distributions. As a result, the distributions paid by the Fund for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of income actually earned by the Fund during that period. Undistributed income will add to the Fund’s net asset value and, correspondingly, distributions from undistributed income, if any, will reduce the Fund’s net asset value.
In addition, the Fund intends to distribute, on an annual basis, all or substantially all of any net capital gains (which is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss)to its Common Shareholders. The Fund may also declare and pay capital gains distributions more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. To the extent that the Fund’s net investment income and net capital gain for any year exceed the total distributions paid during the year, the Fund will make a special distribution at or near year-end of such excess amount as may be required. Under the 1940 Act, for any distribution that includes amounts from sources other than net income, the Fund is required to provide Common Shareholders a written statement regarding the components of such distribution. Such a statement will be provided at the time of any distribution believed to include any such amounts.
If, for any calendar year, the total distributions made exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profit, the excess will, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be treated as a tax-free return of capital to each Common Shareholder up to the amount of the Common Shareholder’s basis in his or her Common Shares, and thereafter as gain from the sale of Common Shares. The amount treated as a tax-free return of capital will reduce the Common Shareholder’s adjusted basis in his or her Common Shares, thereby increasing his or her potential gain or reducing his or her potential loss on the subsequent sale of his or her Common Shares. To the extent the Fund’s distribution policy results in distributions in excess of its net investment income and net capital gain, such distributions will decrease its total assets and increase its expense ratio to a greater extent than would have been the case if distributions were limited to these amounts. Distributions in any year may or may not include a substantial return of capital component.
The Fund reserves the right to change its distribution policy, the Plan and the basis for establishing the rate of distributions at any time and may do so without prior notice to Common Shareholders.
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR entitled “Dividend Reinvestment Plan,” which is incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE
The Fund is a statutory trust organized under the laws of Delaware pursuant to a Certificate of Trust, dated as of April 2, 2012. The following is a brief description of the terms of the Common Shares, Borrowings and preferred shares which may be issued by the Fund. This description does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the Fund’s Governing Documents.
Common Shares
The Declaration of Trust permits the Fund to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional common shares of beneficial interest, no par value. Each Common Share represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets of the Fund with each other Common Share in the Fund. Holders of Common Shares will be entitled to the payment of distributions when, as and if declared by the Board. The 1940 Act or the terms of any borrowings or preferred shares may limit the payment of distributions to the holders of Common Shares. Each whole Common Share shall be entitled to one vote as to matters on which it is entitled to vote pursuant to the terms of the Declaration of Trust on file with the SEC. Upon liquidation of the Fund, after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all liabilities of the Fund and the liquidation preference with respect to any outstanding preferred shares, the Trustees may distribute the remaining assets of the Fund among the holders of the Common Shares on a pro rata basis.
While there are any borrowings or preferred shares outstanding, the Fund may not be permitted to declare any cash distribution on its Common Shares, unless at the time of such declaration, (i) all accrued distributions on preferred shares or accrued interest on borrowings have been paid and (ii) the value of the Fund’s total assets (determined after deducting the amount of such distribution), less all liabilities and indebtedness of the Fund not represented by senior securities, is at least 300% of the aggregate amount of such securities representing indebtedness and at least 200% of the aggregate amount of securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation value of the outstanding preferred shares (expected to equal the aggregate original purchase price of the outstanding preferred shares plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon, whether or not earned or declared and on a cumulative basis). In addition to the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund may be required to comply with other asset coverage requirements as a condition of the Fund obtaining a rating of the preferred shares from a rating agency. These requirements may include an asset coverage test more stringent than under the 1940 Act. This limitation on the Fund’s ability to make distributions on its Common Shares could in certain circumstances impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for taxation as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends, however, to the extent possible to purchase or redeem preferred shares or reduce borrowings from time to time to maintain compliance with such asset coverage requirements and may pay special distributions to the holders of the preferred shares in certain circumstances in connection with any such impairment of the Fund’s status as a RIC. Depending on the timing of any such redemption or repayment, the Fund may be required to pay a premium in addition to the liquidation preference of the preferred shares to the holders thereof.
The Common Shares have no preemptive rights or subscription rights.
The Fund will not issue certificates for the Common Shares.
Issuance of Additional Common Shares
Any additional offering of Common Shares will be subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price (less underwriting commissions and discounts) of common shares sold by a closed-end investment company must equal or exceed the net asset value of such company’s common shares (calculated within 48 hours of the pricing of such offering), unless such sale is made with the consent of a majority of its Common Shareholders.
Rights Offerings
The Fund may in the future, and at its discretion, choose to make offerings of rights to its shareholders to purchase Common Shares. Rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with a rights offering to shareholders, the Fund would distribute certificates or other documentation (i.e., rights cards distributed in lieu of certificates) evidencing the rights and a Prospectus Supplement to the Fund’s shareholders as of the record date that the Fund sets for determining the shareholders eligible to receive rights in such rights offering. Any such future rights offering will be made in accordance with the 1940 Act. Under the laws of Delaware, the Board is authorized to approve rights offerings without obtaining shareholder approval.
The staff of the SEC has interpreted the 1940 Act as not requiring shareholder approval of a transferable rights offering to purchase Common Shares at a price below the then current net asset value so long as certain conditions are met, including: (i) a good faith determination by a fund’s board that such offering would result in a net benefit to existing shareholders; (ii) the offering fully protects shareholders’ preemptive rights and does not discriminate among shareholders (except for the possible effect of not offering fractional rights); (iii) management uses its best efforts to ensure an adequate trading market in the rights for use by shareholders who do not exercise such rights; and (iv) the ratio of a transferable rights offering does not exceed one new share for each three rights held.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement would describe the following terms of the rights in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered:
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the period of time the offering would remain open; |
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the underwriter or distributor, if any, of the rights and any associated underwriting fees or discounts applicable to purchases of the rights; |
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the title of such rights; |
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the exercise price for such rights (or method of calculation thereof); |
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the number of such rights issued in respect of each Share; |
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the number of rights required to purchase a single Share; |
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the extent to which such rights are transferable and the market on which they may be traded if they are transferable; |
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if applicable, a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such rights; |
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the date on which the right to exercise such rights will commence, and the date on which such right will expire (subject to any extension); |
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the extent to which such rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities and the terms of such over-subscription privilege; and |
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termination rights we may have in connection with such rights offering. |
A certain number of rights would entitle the holder of the right(s) to purchase for cash such number of Common Shares at such exercise price as in each case is set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the Prospectus Supplement relating to the rights offered thereby. Rights would be exercisable at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for such rights set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights would become void. Upon expiration of the rights offering and the receipt of payment and the rights certificate or other appropriate documentation properly executed and completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent, or any other office indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Common Shares purchased as a result of such exercise will be issued as soon as practicable. To the extent permissible under applicable law, we may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities directly to persons other than shareholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Repurchase of Common Shares
Because shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset values, the Board has determined that from time to time it may be in the interest of holders of Common Shares for the Fund to take corrective actions. The Board, in consultation with the Adviser, will review at least annually the possibility of open market repurchases and/or tender offers for the Common Shares and will consider such factors as the market price of the Common Shares, the net asset value of the Common Shares, the liquidity of the assets of the Fund, effect on the Fund’s expenses, whether such transactions would impair the Fund’s status as a RIC or result in a failure to comply with applicable asset coverage requirements, general economic conditions and such other events or conditions which may have a material effect on the Fund’s ability to consummate such transactions. There are no assurances that the Board will, in fact, decide to undertake either of these actions or if undertaken, that such actions will result in the Fund’s Common Shares trading at a price which is equal to or approximates their net asset value. In recognition of the possibility that the Common Shares might trade at a discount to net asset value and that any such discount may not be in the interest of holders of Common Shares, the Board, in consultation with the Adviser, from time to time may review possible actions to reduce any such discount.
Preferred Shares
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with preference rights, including preferred shares, no par value, in one or more series, with rights as determined by the Board, by action of the Board without the approval of the holders of Common Shares.
Under the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund must, immediately after the issuance of any preferred shares, have an “asset coverage” of at least 200%. Asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liability and indebtedness not represented by senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), bears to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness of the Fund, if any, plus the aggregate liquidation preference of the preferred shares. The liquidation value of the preferred shares is expected to equal their aggregate original purchase price plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon (on a cumulative basis), whether or not earned or declared. The terms of the preferred shares, including their distribution rate, voting rights, liquidation preference and redemption provisions, will be determined by the Board (subject to applicable law and the Fund’s Declaration of Trust) if and when it authorizes the preferred shares. The Fund may issue preferred shares that provide for the periodic redetermination of the distribution rate at relatively short intervals through an auction or remarketing procedure, although the terms of the preferred shares may also enable the Fund to lengthen such intervals. At times, the distribution rate on the Fund’s preferred shares may exceed the Fund’s return after expenses on the investment of proceeds from the preferred shares, resulting in a lower rate of return to Common Shareholders than if the preferred shares were not outstanding.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Fund, the terms of any preferred shares may entitle the holders of preferred shares to receive a preferential liquidating distribution (expected to equal the original purchase price per share plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with accrued and unpaid distributions, whether or not earned or declared and on a cumulative basis) before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Shares. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the preferred shareholders would not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by the Fund.
Holders of preferred shares, voting as a class, shall be entitled to elect two of the Fund’s Trustees. Under the 1940 Act, if at any time distributions on the preferred shares are unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ distributions thereon, the holders of all outstanding preferred shares, voting as a class, will be allowed to elect a majority of the Fund’s Trustees until all distributions in arrears have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.
In addition, if the Board determines it to be in the best interests of the Common Shareholders, issuance of the preferred shares may result in more restrictive provisions than required by the 1940 Act being imposed. In this regard, holders of the preferred shares may be entitled to elect a majority of the Fund’s Board in other circumstances, for example, if one payment on the preferred shares is in arrears.
Preferred Shares. On October 24, 2024, the Fund issued two series of 500 preferred shares in the variable rate demand mode (together, the “Preferred Shares”), for an aggregate of 1,000 Preferred Shares each with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, pursuant to an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Shares were used to redeem all of the Fund’s outstanding Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”). The Preferred Shares are a floating-rate form of preferred shares with a mandatory redemption date. While in the variable rate demand mode, the Preferred Shares will have an unconditional liquidity feature that enable their shareholders to require a liquidity provider, which the Fund has entered into a contractual agreement with regarding each series, to purchase Preferred Shares in the event that the shares are not able to be successfully remarketed. The Fund is required to redeem all outstanding Preferred Shares on November 1, 2034, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or extended. The Preferred Shares are subject to optional and mandatory redemption in certain circumstances. The redemption price per share is equal to the sum of $100,000 per share plus accumulated but unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not earned or declared) to, but not including the redemption date. On or prior to the redemption date, the Fund will be required to segregate assets having a value equal to 120% of the redemption amount. Dividends paid on the Preferred Shares (which are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes) are declared daily and paid monthly. The rate for dividends will be determined by the remarketing agent in accordance with the procedures included in the Supplement to each Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences Initially Designating the Variable Rate Demand Mode for the Preferred Shares.
Dividends paid on the Preferred Shares (which are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes) are declared daily and paid monthly. The rate for dividends will be determined by the remarketing agent in accordance with the procedures included in the Supplement to each Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences Initially Designating the Variable Rate Demand Mode for the Preferred Shares.
The Fund is subject to certain restrictions relating to the Preferred Shares, such as maintaining certain asset coverage and leverage ratio requirements. Failure to comply with these restrictions could preclude the Fund from declaring any distributions to Common Shareholders or purchasing Common Shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of Preferred Shares at liquidation preference.
Borrowings
The Fund may utilize leverage through borrowings, including through a credit facility, commercial paper program or other borrowing program. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to incur indebtedness, including through the issuance of debt securities, unless immediately thereafter the total asset value of the Fund’s portfolio is at least 300% of the liquidation value of the outstanding indebtedness (i.e., such liquidation value may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets). In addition, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash distribution on its Common Shares unless, at the time of such declaration, the net asset value of the Fund’s portfolio (determined after deducting the amount of such distribution) is at least 300% of such liquidation value. If the Fund borrows money, the Fund intends, to the extent possible, to retire outstanding debt, from time to time, to maintain coverage of any outstanding indebtedness of at least 300%.
The Fund may negotiate with commercial banks to arrange a borrowing facility pursuant to which the Fund may borrow an amount equal to approximately one-third of the Fund’s total assets (inclusive of the amount borrowed). Any such borrowings would constitute leverage. Such a borrowing facility is not expected to be convertible into any other securities of the Fund, outstanding amounts are expected to be prepayable by the Fund prior to final maturity without significant penalty and there are not expected to be any sinking fund or mandatory retirement provisions. Outstanding amounts would be payable at maturity or such earlier times as required by the agreement. The Fund may be required to prepay outstanding amounts under the borrowing facility or incur a penalty rate of interest upon the occurrence of certain events of default. The Fund would be expected to indemnify the lenders against liabilities they may incur in connection with the borrowing facility.
In addition, the Fund expects that a borrowing facility would contain covenants that, among other things, likely will limit the Fund’s ability to pay distributions in certain circumstances, incur additional debt, change its fundamental investment policies and engage in certain transactions, including mergers and consolidations, and may require asset coverage ratios in addition to those required by the 1940 Act. The Fund may be required to pledge its assets and to maintain a portion of its assets in cash or high-grade securities as a reserve against interest or principal payments and expenses. The Fund expects that any borrowing facility would have customary covenant, negative covenant and default provisions. There can be no assurance that the Fund will enter into an agreement for a borrowing facility on terms and conditions representative of the foregoing, or that additional material terms will not apply. In addition, if entered into, any such borrowing facility may in the future be replaced or refinanced by one or more borrowing facilities having substantially different terms or by the issuance of preferred shares or debt securities.
Credit Facility. The Fund has entered into a $150 million credit agreement, effective as of July 9, 2024 (as from time to time amended, supplemented, waived or modified, the “Credit Agreement”), with Societe Generale and other lending institutions party thereto and Societe Generale, as agent. The Fund had previously entered into a Credit Agreement with Societe Generale on similar terms that expired on July 9, 2024. As of February 29, 2024, the Fund had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement of $135,000,000 million representing approximately 13.50% of the Fund’s total assets as of such date. The Credit Agreement is secured by the assets of the Fund.
The Fund has an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary to facilitate investment in private loans, the Invesco Senior Income Loan Origination LLC (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary has entered into a $95 million credit agreement, effective as of July 9, 2024 (as from time to time, amended, supplemented, waived or modified, the “Subsidiary Credit Agreement”) with Natixis as lender. The Subsidiary Credit Agreement is secured by the assets of the Subsidiary.
On a consolidated basis, the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s borrowings under their respective facilities represented approximately 20.71% of the combined total assets of the Fund and the Subsidiary.
Capitalization
The following table provides information about the outstanding securities of the Fund as of November 30, 2024:
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Amount Held by the Fund or for its Account |
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Amount Outstanding |
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value |
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Unlimited |
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153,420,986,000 |
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Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value |
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Unlimited |
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1,000 |
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ANTI-TAKEOVER AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE FUND’S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS
The Fund presently has provisions in its Governing Documents (the Declaration and the Bylaws of the Fund) which could have the effect of limiting, in each case, (i) the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund, (ii) the Fund’s freedom to engage in certain transactions or (iii) the ability of the Fund’s Board of Trustees or shareholders to amend the Governing Documents or effectuate changes in the Fund’s management. These provisions of the Governing Documents of the Fund may be regarded as “anti-takeover” provisions.
The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes. Any amendment to declassify the Board of Trustees requires the affirmative vote or consent of the Board of Trustees followed by the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, unless such amendment has been previously approved, adopted or authorized by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the Board of Trustees, in which case “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required.
A Majority Trustee Vote is required on all Board actions, including amendments to the Declaration. “Majority Trustee Vote” means (a) with respect to a vote of the Board, a vote of the majority of the Trustees then in office, and, if there is one or more Continuing Trustees, a separate vote of a majority of the Continuing Trustees; and (b) with respect to a vote of a committee or sub-committee of the Board, a vote of the majority of the members of such committee or subcommittee, and, if there is one or more Continuing Trustees on such committee or sub-committee, a separate vote of a majority of the Continuing Trustees that are members of such committee or sub-committee. “Continuing Trustee” means a Trustee who either (a) has been a member of the Board for a period of at least thirty-six months or (b) was nominated to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees by a majority of the Continuing Trustees then members of the Board of Trustees.
A Trustee may be removed from office, only for cause, including but not limited to (i) willful misconduct, dishonesty, or fraud on the part of the Trustee in the conduct of his or her office; (ii) failing to meet, on a continuous basis, the trustee qualifications outlined in the Declaration; or (iii) being indicted for, pleading guilty to or being convicted of a felony, in each case only by a written instrument signed by at least 75% of the number of Trustees (not including the Trustee(s) for which removal is being sought) prior to such removal.
Further, under the Governing Documents, certain qualifications must be met to qualify for nomination and service as a Trustee. Nominees may be disqualified if they engaged in disabling conduct outlined in the Declaration of Trust. Nominees that are associated with other investment vehicles and investment advisers may not be eligible for nomination and service as a Trustee if the Board finds that such associations have conflicts of interest with the long-term best interests of the Fund, impede the ability of the nominee to perform, or impede the free-flow of information from management. Nominees that are acting in concert with control persons of other investment companies that are in violation of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act shall be disqualified from nomination and service as a Trustee.
In addition, the Declaration requires the approval of the Board of Trustees followed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, to approve, adopt or authorize certain transactions, unless the transaction has been previously approved by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the Board of Trustees, in which case the affirmative vote of “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. Transactions subject to this voting requirement include:
| ● | The dissolution of the Fund; provided that if the affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Board approves the dissolution, no vote of shareholders shall be required to dissolve the Fund. |
| ● | A merger or consolidation of the Fund with one or more other entities. |
| ● | A conversion of the Fund to an “other business entity” (as defined in Section 3801 of the Delaware Act) or a conversion or exchange of the shares of the Fund. |
| ● | The sale, conveyance and transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Fund to another entity. |
| ● | The reclassification of the Fund from a “closed-end company” to an “open-end company” (as defined in the 1940 Act). |
| ● | The following transactions with any person or group (a “Principal Shareholder”) that is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of five percent (5%) or more of the shares of the Fund, and shall include any affiliate or associate of a Principal Shareholder. For purposes of these provisions, a Principal Shareholder shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any Shares which the Principal Shareholder owns directly, has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement or upon exercise of conversion rights or warrants, or otherwise or which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly by any other person or group with which the Principal Shareholder or its affiliate or associate has any agreement, arrangement, or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting, or disposing of shares, or which is its affiliate or associate. |
| o | The issuance of any securities of the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund to any Principal Shareholder for cash (other than pursuant to any dividend reinvestment plan). |
| o | The sale, lease or exchange of all or any substantial part of the assets of the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund to any Principal Shareholder (except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than two percent (2%) of the total assets of the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund, aggregating for the purpose of such computation all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period). |
| o | The sale, lease, or exchange to the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund, in exchange for securities of the Fund or any subsidiary of the Fund, of any assets of any Principal Shareholder (except assets having an aggregate fair market value of less than two percent (2%) of the total assets of the Fund or any of subsidiary of the Fund, aggregating for the purpose of such computation, all assets sold, leased or exchanged in any series of similar transactions within a twelve-month period). |
In addition, any additional matter for which the Declaration or the 1940 Act does not expressly require a vote of shareholders, but with respect to which the Trustees determine the shareholders shall have power to vote, shall require the affirmative vote or consent of holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, unless such matter has been previously approved, adopted or authorized by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the Board of Trustees, in which case the affirmative vote of “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required.
The Declaration provides a detailed process for the bringing of derivative actions by shareholders. A shareholder may only bring a derivative action on behalf of the Fund if certain conditions are met. Among other things, such conditions: (i) require shareholder(s) to make a pre-suit demand on the Trustees (unless such effort is not likely to succeed because a majority of the Board of Trustees or the committee established to consider the merits of such action are not independent Trustees under Delaware law); (ii) require 10% of the beneficial owners to join in the pre-suit demand, or if a pre-suit demand is not required, require 10% of beneficial owners to join in the demand for the Board of Trustees to commence such action; and (iii) afford the Trustees a reasonable amount of time to consider the request and investigate the basis of the claims (including designating a committee to consider the demand and hiring counsel or other advisers). The Board of Trustees may require an undertaking by the shareholders making such demand to reimburse the Fund for the fees and expenses of any such counsel or other advisors and other out of pocket expenses of the Fund, in the event that the Board of Trustees determines not to bring such action. These conditions generally are intended to provide the Trustees with the ability to pursue a claim if they believe doing so would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and to preclude the pursuit of claims that the Trustees determine to be without merit or otherwise not in the Fund’s best interest to pursue. Any suit, claim or other action by shareholders must be brought pursuant to these provisions, irrespective of whether such claim involves a violation of shareholders' rights. Insofar as the federal securities laws supersede state law, these provisions do not apply to shareholder derivative claims that arise under the federal securities laws.
The Declaration also generally requires that actions by shareholders in connection with or against the Fund be brought only in certain Delaware courts, provided that actions arising under the U.S. federal securities laws are required to be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the right to jury trial be waived to the fullest extent permitted by law. These provisions may result in increased shareholder costs in pursuing a shareholder derivative claim and/or may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a different forum.
Reference should be made to the Declaration on file with the SEC for the full text of these provisions. See “Additional Information.”
CONVERSION TO OPEN-END FUND
The Fund may be converted to an open-end management investment company if approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees followed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, unless the conversion has been approved by at least 66 2/3% of the Board of Trustees, in which case the affirmative vote of “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund shall be required. The composition of the Fund’s portfolio and/or its investment policies could prohibit the Fund from complying with regulations of the SEC applicable to open-end management investment companies unless significant changes in portfolio holdings and investment policies are made. Conversion of the Fund to an open-end management investment company also would require the redemption of any outstanding preferred shares and could require the repayment of borrowings, which would reduce the leveraged capital structure of the Fund with respect to the Common Shares. In the event of conversion, the Common Shares would cease to be listed on the NYSE or other national securities exchange or market system. Common shareholders of an open-end management investment company can require the company to redeem their shares at any time (except in certain circumstances as authorized by or under the 1940 Act) at their net asset value, less such redemption charge, if any, as might be in effect at the time of a redemption. If converted to an open-end fund, the Fund expects to pay all redemption requests in cash, but intends to reserve the right to pay redemption requests in a combination of cash or securities. If such partial payment in securities were made, investors may incur brokerage costs in converting such securities to cash. If the Fund were converted to an open-end fund, it is likely that new Common Shares would be sold at net asset value with the potential for a sales load.
TAX MATTERS
The following discussion is a brief summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Fund’s Common Shares. A more detailed discussion of the tax rules applicable to the Fund and its Common Shareholders can be found in the SAI that is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Except as otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you are a taxable U.S. person (as defined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and that you hold your Common Shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally, assets held for investment). This discussion is based upon current provisions of the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder and judicial and administrative authorities, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), possibly with retroactive effect. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of all U.S. federal income tax concerns affecting the Fund and its Common Shareholders (including Common Shareholders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law).
The discussion set forth herein does not constitute tax advice and potential investors are urged to consult their own tax advisers to determine the specific U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences to them of investing in the Fund.
Taxation Of The Fund
The Fund intends to elect to be treated and to qualify each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. Accordingly, the Fund must, among other things, meet certain income, asset diversification and distribution requirements:
| (i) | The Fund must derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from the following sources: (a) dividends, interest (including tax-exempt interest), payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gain from options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or foreign currencies; and (b) net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as defined in the Code). Generally, a qualified publicly traded partnership includes a partnership the interests of which are traded on an established securities market or readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) and that derives less than 90% of its gross income from the items described in (a) above. |
| (ii) | The Fund must diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by cash and cash items, including receivables, U.S. Government securities, the securities of other RICs 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’s total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (b) not more than 25% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. Government securities and the securities of other RICs) of (I) any one issuer, (II) any two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are determined to be engaged in the same business or similar or related trades or businesses or (III) any one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as defined in the Code). |
As long as the Fund qualifies as a RIC, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income and gains that the Fund distributes to its shareholders, provided that it distributes each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of (i) the Fund’s investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss, and other taxable income, other than any net capital gain (defined below), reduced by deductible expenses) determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and (ii) the Fund’s net tax-exempt interest (the excess of its gross tax-exempt interest over certain disallowed deductions). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of such income each year. The Fund will be subject to income tax at regular corporate rates on any taxable income or gains that it does not distribute to its shareholders.
The Fund will either distribute or retain for reinvestment all or part of its net capital gain (which consists of the excess of its net long-term capital gain over its net short-term capital loss). If any such gain is retained, the Fund will be subject to a corporate income tax on such retained amount (except to the extent of any available capital loss carryovers). In that event, the Fund expects to report the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a notice to its shareholders, each of whom, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as long-term capital gain its share of such undistributed amounts, (ii) will be entitled to credit its proportionate share of the tax paid by the Fund against its U.S. federal income tax liability and to claim refunds to the extent that the credit exceeds such liability and (iii) will increase its basis in its shares by the amount of undistributed capital gain included in such shareholder’s gross income net of the tax deemed paid the shareholder under clause (ii).
The Code imposes a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the Fund to the extent the Fund does not distribute by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gain or loss) for the calendar year and (ii) 98.2% of its capital gain in excess of its capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year (unless an election is made to use the Fund’s fiscal year). In addition, the minimum amounts that must be distributed in any year to avoid the excise tax will be increased or decreased to reflect any under-distribution or over- distribution, as the case may be, from the previous year. For purposes of the excise tax, the Fund will be deemed to have distributed any income on which it paid federal income tax. While the Fund intends to distribute any income and capital gain in the manner necessary to minimize imposition of the 4% nondeductible excise tax, there can be no assurance that sufficient amounts of the Fund’s ordinary income and capital gain will be distributed to entirely avoid the imposition of the excise tax. In that event, the Fund will be liable for the excise tax only on the amount by which it does not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.
Certain of the Fund’s investment practices may be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, including the dividends-received deduction, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gains or “qualified dividend income” into higher taxed short-term capital gains or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions and (vii) produce income that will not be “qualified” income for purposes of the 90% gross income requirement described above. These U.S. federal income tax provisions could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to Common Shareholders. The Fund intends to structure and monitor its transactions and may make certain tax elections or take other actions to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent disqualification of the Fund as a RIC.
If for any taxable year the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain) would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to its shareholders, and such distributions would be taxable to the Common Shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such dividends, however, would be eligible (provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met) (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of U.S. Common Shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends-received deduction in the case of U.S. Common Shareholders taxed as corporations. The Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay taxes and make distributions (which could be subject to interest charges) before requalifying for taxation as a RIC.
Gross proceeds and, for Common Shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 and disposed of after that date, cost basis will be reported to Common Shareholders and the IRS. Cost basis will be calculated using the Fund’s default method of average cost, unless the Common Shareholder instructs the Fund to use a different calculation method. If a Common Shareholder holds their Fund shares through a broker (or other nominee), the Common Shareholder should contact that broker (nominee) with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections for their account.
Taxation Of Common Shareholders
Distributions. Distributions paid to you by the Fund from its net capital gain, which is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss, if any, that the Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends (“capital gain dividends”) are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held your Common Shares, whether you paid in cash or reinvested in additional Common Shares. All other dividends paid to you by the Fund (including dividends from short-term capital gains) from its current or accumulated earnings and profits (“ordinary income dividends”) are generally subject to tax as ordinary income. Provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met, ordinary income dividends (if properly reported by the Fund) may qualify (i) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders to the extent that the Fund’s income consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations, and (ii) in the case of individual shareholders, as “qualified dividend income” eligible to be taxed at long-term capital gains rates to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations (e.g., generally, foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a qualifying comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or whose stock with respect to which such dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). There can be no assurance as to what portion, if any, of the Fund’s distributions will constitute qualified dividend income.
Any distributions you receive that are in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, and thereafter as capital gain from the sale of Common Shares. The amount of any Fund distribution that is treated as a tax-free return of capital will reduce your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, thereby increasing your potential gain, or reducing your potential loss, on any subsequent sale or other disposition of your Common Shares. In determining the extent to which a distribution will be treated as being made from the Fund’s earnings and profits, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be allocated on a pro rata basis first to distributions with respect to the Fund’s preferred shares, and then to the Fund’s Common Shares.
Dividends and other taxable distributions are taxable to you even if they are reinvested in additional Common Shares of the Fund. Dividends and other distributions paid by the Fund are generally treated as received by you at the time the dividend or distribution is made. If, however, the Fund pays you a dividend in January that was declared in the previous October, November or December to shareholders of record on a specified date in one of such months, then such dividend will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being paid by the Fund and received by you on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.
The Fund will send you information after the end of each year setting forth the amount and tax status of any distributions paid to you by the Fund.
Sale of Common Shares. The sale or other disposition of Common Shares of the Fund will generally result in capital gain or loss to you and will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held such Common Shares for more than one year. Any loss upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends received (including amounts credited as an undistributed capital gain) by you with respect to such Common Shares. Any loss you recognize on a sale or other disposition of Common Shares will be disallowed if you acquire other Common Shares (whether through the automatic reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after your sale or exchange of the Common Shares. In such case, your tax basis in the Common Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
Current U.S. federal income tax law taxes both long-term and short-term capital gain of corporations at the regular corporate tax rate. For non-corporate taxpayers, short-term capital gain is currently taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income, while long-term capital gain generally is taxed at reduced maximum rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.
Backup withholding rules require the Fund, in certain circumstances, to withhold federal income tax from dividends and certain other payments, including repurchase proceeds, paid to shareholders who do not furnish to the Fund their correct taxpayer identification number (in the case of individuals, their social security number) and make certain required certifications (including certifications as to foreign status, if applicable), or who are otherwise subject to backup withholding.
Foreign shareholders, including shareholders who are non-resident aliens, may be subject to U.S. withholding tax on certain distributions (whether received in cash or in shares) at a rate of 30% or such lower rate as prescribed by an applicable treaty.
Foreign shareholders must provide documentation to the Fund certifying their non-United States status. Prospective foreign investors should consult their advisers concerning the tax consequences to them of an investment in Common Shares of the Fund.
Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), the Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on income dividends made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign 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. After December 31, 2018, FATCA withholding also would have applied to certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares; however, based on proposed regulations issued by the IRS, which can be relied upon currently, such withholding is no longer required unless final regulations provide otherwise (which is not expected). The Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the Internal Revenue Service, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA or similar laws. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of the Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
The foregoing is a general and abbreviated summary of the certain of the Code and the Treasury Regulations currently in effect as they directly govern the taxation of the Fund and its Common Shareholders. These provisions are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, and any such change may be retroactive. A more detailed discussion of the tax rules applicable to the Fund and its Common Shareholders can be found in the SAI that is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Common Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding specific questions as to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income or other taxes.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Fund may offer and sell Securities from time to time on an immediate, continuous or delayed basis, in one or more offerings under this Prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. The Fund may offer and sell such Securities directly to one or more purchasers, to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents that the Fund designates from time to time, or through a combination of these methods. Sales of Securities may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), including sales made directly on the NYSE or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange.
The Prospectus Supplement relating to any offering of Securities will describe the terms of such offering, including, as applicable:
| ● | the names of any agents, underwriters or dealers; |
| ● | any sales loads, underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation; |
| ● | any discounts, commissions, fees or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers or agents; |
| ● | the public offering or purchase price of the offered Securities, the estimated net proceeds the Fund will receive from the sale and the use of proceeds; and |
| ● | any securities exchange on which the offered Securities may be listed. |
The Prospectus Supplement relating to any Rights offering will set forth the number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Right (or number of Rights) and the other terms of such Rights offering.
Direct Sales
The Fund may offer and sell Securities directly to, and solicit offers from, institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters as defined in the 1933 Act for any resales of Securities. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. The Fund may use electronic media, including the Internet, to sell offered Securities directly. The Fund will describe the terms of any of those sales in a Prospectus Supplement.
By Agents
The Fund may offer and sell Securities through an agent or agents designated by the Fund from time to time. An agent may sell Securities it has purchased from the Fund as principal to other dealers for resale to investors and other purchasers, and may reallow all or any portion of the discount received in connection with the purchase from the Fund to the dealers. After the initial offering of Securities, the offering price (in the case of Securities to be resold at a fixed offering price), the concession and the discount may be changed.
By Underwriters
If any underwriters are involved in the offer and sale of Securities, such Securities will be acquired by the underwriters and may be resold by them, either at a fixed public offering price established at the time of offering or from time to time in one or more negotiated transactions or otherwise, at prices related to prevailing market prices determined at the time of sale. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase Securities will be subject to conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all Securities described in the prospectus supplement if any are purchased. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to underwriters may be changed from time to time.
In connection with an offering of Common Shares, if a Prospectus Supplement so indicates, the Fund may grant the underwriters an option to purchase additional Common Shares at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, within 45 days from the date of the prospectus supplement, to cover any overallotments.
By Dealers
The Fund may offer and sell Securities from time to time through one or more dealers who would purchase the securities as principal. The dealers then may resell the offered Securities to the public at fixed or varying prices to be determined by those dealers at the time of resale. The Fund will set forth the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction in the prospectus supplement.
General
Any underwriters, dealer or agent participating in an offering of Securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter,” as that term is defined in the 1933 Act, of Securities so offered and sold, and any discounts and commission received by them, and any profit realized by them on resale of the offered Securities for whom they act as agent, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the 1933 Act.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements entered into with the Fund, to indemnification by the Fund against some liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Act.
The Fund may offer to sell Securities either at a fixed price or at prices that may vary, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
To facilitate an offering of Common Shares in an underwritten transaction and in accordance with industry practice, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the Common Shares or any other Security. Those transactions may include overallotment, entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions, and reclaiming selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer.
An overallotment in connection with an offering creates a short position in the Common Shares for the underwriter’s own account.
An underwriter may place a stabilizing bid to purchase the Common Shares for the purpose of pegging, fixing, or maintaining the price of the Common Shares.
Underwriters may engage in syndicate covering transactions to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of the Common Shares by bidding for, and purchasing, the Common Shares or any other Securities in the open market in order to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering.
The managing underwriter may impose a penalty bid on a syndicate member to reclaim a selling concession in connection with an offering when the Common Shares originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions or otherwise.
Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities above independent market levels. Underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.
In connection with any Rights offering, the Fund may also enter into a standby underwriting arrangement with one or more underwriters pursuant to which the underwriter(s) will purchase Common Shares remaining unsubscribed for after the Rights offering.
Underwriters, agents and dealers may engage in transactions with or perform services, including various investment banking and other services, for the Fund and/or any of the Fund’s affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
The maximum amount of compensation to be received by any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed the applicable FINRA limit for the sale of any securities being offered pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Adviser will not pay any compensation to any underwriter or agent in the form of warrants, options, consulting or structuring fees or similar arrangements.
To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the underwriters may from time to time act as a broker or dealer and receive fees in connection with the execution of the Fund’s portfolio transactions after the underwriters have ceased to be underwriters and, subject to certain restrictions, each may act as a broker while it is an underwriter.
A prospectus and accompanying Prospectus Supplement in electronic form may be made available on the websites maintained by underwriters. The underwriters may agree to allocate a number of Securities for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Such allocations of Securities for Internet distributions will be made on the same basis as other allocations. In addition, Securities may be sold by the underwriters to securities dealers who resell Securities to online brokerage account holders.
WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES
The Fund invests in the Subsidiary as well as through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries organized as a Delaware limited liability company that has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (each, a “Blocker Subsidiary,” and together, the “Blocker Subsidiaries”). The Fund complies with the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiary and the Blocker Subsidiaries and each such Subsidiary will be subject to the same investment restrictions and limitations, and will adhere to the same compliance policies and procedures, as the Fund. The Custodian for the Subsidiary and Blocker Subsidiaries is the same as that for the Fund (State Street Bank and Trust Company). Please refer to the section of the Fund's most recent annual report on Form N-CSR entitled “Additional Information, Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust” for more information regarding the Fund's use of the Subsidiary and Blocker Subsidiaries and related risks.
CUSTODIAN, DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT AND TRANSFER AGENT
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company will serve as custodian for the Fund and the Subsidiary and Blocker Subsidiaries. The Custodian will hold cash, securities, and other assets of the Fund and the Subsidiary and Blocker Subsidiaries as required by the 1940 Act. Custody fees are payable monthly based on assets held in custody, investment purchases and sales activity and account maintenance fees, plus reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses. The principal business address of the Custodian is 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2801.
Dividend Disbursing Agent and Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will act as the Fund’s dividend paying agent, transfer agent and the registrar for the Fund’s Common Shares. Computershare is located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters will be passed on for the Fund by Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young, LLP, in connection with the offering of the Common Shares.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, is the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This Prospectus constitutes part of a Registration Statement filed by the Fund with the SEC under the Securities Act, and the 1940 Act. This Prospectus omits certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement and related exhibits for further information with respect to the Fund and the Common Shares offered hereby. Any statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. The complete Registration Statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed by its rules and regulations or free of charge through the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
The documents listed below, and any reports and other documents subsequently filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 30(b)(2) of the 1940 Act and Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering will be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and deemed to be part of this Prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents:
| ● | The Fund’s SAI, dated February 7, 2025; |
| ● | The Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024; and |
| ● | The description of the Common Shares contained in the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-14117) filed with the SEC on May 5, 1998, as most recently amended August 21, 2012, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the termination of the offering registered hereby. |
The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Prospectus, and later information that the Fund files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. Incorporated materials not delivered with the Prospectus may be obtained, without charge, by calling (800) 959-4246, by writing to the Fund at Invesco Distributors, Inc., 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046-1173, or from the Fund’s website (www.invesco.com/us).
PRIVACY POLICY
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco. only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
77,000,000 Shares
Invesco Senior Income Trust
Common Shares
Rights to Purchase Common Shares
PROSPECTUS
February 7, 2025
All dealers that effect transactions in Common Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a Prospectus.
Invesco Senior
Income Trust
February
7, 2025
STATEMENT OF
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Invesco Senior Income Trust
(the “Fund”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is
to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve
its investment objective, and you could lose some or all of your investment.
This Statement of Additional
Information relates to the offering, from time to time, of up to 77,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, no par value (“Common
Shares”) and/or rights to purchase Common Shares (“Rights” and with the Common Shares, “Securities”) in
one or more offerings. This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus, but should be read in conjunction
with the prospectus for the Fund, dated February 7, 2025 (the “Prospectus”), and any related supplement to the Prospectus (each a “Prospectus
Supplement”). Investors should obtain and read the Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement prior to purchasing Common
Shares. A copy of the Prospectus and any related Prospectus Supplement may be obtained without charge, by calling the Fund at (800) 959-4246.
The Prospectus and this SAI
omit certain of the information contained in the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The registration statement may be obtained from the SEC upon payment of the fee prescribed, or inspected at the SEC’s office or
via its website (www.sec.gov) at no charge. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE FUND
The Fund is a diversified,
closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)
and organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Fund was originally organized as a Massachusetts business
trust on April 8, 1998. The Fund commenced operations on June 23, 1998. Effective as of August 27, 2012, the Fund completed
a redomestication to a Delaware statutory trust. Effective June 1, 2010, the Fund’s name was changed from Van Kampen Senior
Income Trust to Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust. Effective December 3, 2012, the Fund’s name was changed from Invesco
Van Kampen Senior Income Trust to Invesco Senior Income Trust. The Fund’s currently outstanding common shares of beneficial interest,
no par value (the “Common Shares”) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “VVR”
and the Common Shares offered by this Prospectus, subject to notice of issuance, will also be listed on the NYSE. The Fund’s principal
office is located at 1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. and its phone number is (404) 892-0896.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
Additional Investment Policies and Portfolio Contents
The following information
supplements the discussion of the Fund’s investment objective, policies and techniques that are described in the Prospectus. The
Fund may make the following investments, among others, some of which are part of its principal investment strategies and some of which
are not. The principal risks of the Fund’s principal investment strategies are discussed in the Prospectus.
Senior Loans and Other Loans
The Fund may invest in loans,
and in particular, in floating rate loans (sometimes referred to as “adjustable” rate loans) that hold (or in the judgment
of the Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser”), hold) a senior position in the capital structure of U.S. and foreign
corporations, partnerships or other business entities that, under normal circumstances, allow them to have priority of claim ahead of
(or at least as high as) other obligations of a borrower in the event of liquidation. These investments are referred to as “Senior
Loans” in this SAI.
Senior Loans typically have
higher recoveries than other debt obligations that rank lower in the priority of payments for a particular debtor, because in most instances
they take preference over those subordinated debt obligations, with respect to payment of interest and principal, and over stock. However,
the Fund is still subject to the risk that the borrower under a loan will default on scheduled interest or principal payments and that
the assets of the borrower to which the Fund has recourse will be insufficient to satisfy in full the payment obligations that the borrower
has to the Fund. The risk of default will increase in the event of an economic downturn or, in the case of a floating rate loan, a substantial
increase in interest rates (because the cost of the borrower’s debt service will increase as the interest rate on its loan is upwardly
adjusted). The Fund may own a debt obligation of a borrower that becomes, or is about to become, insolvent. The Fund can also purchase
debt obligations that are extended to a bankrupt entity (so called debtor-in-possession or ‘DIP’ financing) or debt obligations
that are issued in connection with a restructuring of the borrower under bankruptcy laws.
Loans typically are arranged
through private negotiations between a borrower and one or more financial institutions (i.e., lenders). Usually the lenders are represented
by an agent, which usually is one of the lenders. The borrowers may use the proceeds of loans to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations,
mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, debt refinancings, or for other purposes. Agents typically are commercial or investment banks
that originate loans and invite other parties to join the lending syndicate. In larger transactions, it is common to have several agents.
However, only one agent usually has primary responsibility for documentation and administration of the loan. Agents are normally paid
fees by the borrower for their services. While the Fund can serve as the agent or co-agent for a loan, the Fund currently does not intend
to act as an agent or co-agent. Agents, acting on behalf of the lenders, generally are primarily responsible for negotiating the loan
agreement, which establishes the terms and conditions of the loan and the rights of the borrower and the lenders. The Fund will rely
on agents to collect payments of principal and interest on a loan. The Fund also will rely in part on agents to monitor compliance by
the borrower with the restrictive covenants in the loan agreement and to notify the Fund (or the lender from whom the Fund has purchased
a participation) of any adverse change in the borrower’s financial condition.
The Fund has no limits as
to the maturity of other loans in which they invest or as to the market capitalization range of the borrowers. The Fund can invest a
variable amount of each of their net assets in investments rated below “B.”
Investments in Pooled
Investment Entities that Invest in Loans. The Fund can also buy interests in trusts and other pooled entities (including other investment
companies) that invest primarily or exclusively in loan obligations, including entities sponsored or advised by the Adviser or an affiliate.
The Fund will be subject to the pooled entity’s credit risks as well as the credit risks of the underlying loans. The loans underlying
these investments may include loans to foreign or U.S. borrowers, may be collateralized or uncollateralized and may be rated investment
grade or below investment-grade or may be unrated. These investments are subject to the risk of default by the borrower, interest rate
and prepayment risk, as well as credit risks of the pooled entity that holds the loan obligations.
Highly Leveraged Transactions
and Insolvent Borrowers. The Fund can invest in loans made in connection with highly leveraged transactions. These transactions may
include operating loans, leveraged buyout loans, leveraged capitalization loans and other types of acquisition financing. Those loans
are subject to greater credit risks than other loans. Highly leveraged loans and loans in default also may be less liquid than other
loans. Highly leveraged loans and loans in default also may be less liquid than other loans. If the Fund voluntarily or involuntarily
sold those types of loans, it might not receive the full value it expected.
The Fund can also invest
in loans of borrowers that are experiencing, or are likely to experience, financial difficulty. In addition, the Fund can invest in loans
of borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection or that have had involuntary bankruptcy petitions filed against them by creditors.
Various laws enacted for the protection of debtors may apply to loans. A bankruptcy proceeding against a borrower could delay or limit
the ability of the Fund to collect the principal and interest payments on that borrower’s loans. If a lawsuit is brought by creditors
of a borrower under a loan, a court or a trustee in bankruptcy could take certain actions that would be adverse to the Fund. For example:
| ● | Other creditors might convince the
court to set aside a loan or the collateralization of the loan as a “fraudulent conveyance”
or “preferential transfer.” In that event, the court could recover from the Fund
the interest and principal payments that the borrower made before becoming insolvent. There
can be no assurance that the Fund would be able to prevent that recapture. |
| ● | A bankruptcy court may restructure
the payment obligations under the loan so as to reduce the amount to which the Fund would
be entitled. |
| ● | The court might discharge the amount
of the loan that exceeds the value of the collateral or assets to which the lenders have
recourse. |
| ● | The court could subordinate the Fund’s
rights to the rights of other creditors of the borrower under applicable law. |
Companies involved in significant
restructuring tend to be subject to increased litigation risk, including for investors in these companies, such as the Fund. Expenses
of asserting, or defending against, claims in connection with such restructurings are generally directly or indirectly borne by the Fund.
See also “Litigation Risk” herein.
Delayed Draw Loans. There
may be obligations under a loan agreement to make disbursements of loans after the initial disbursement in certain circumstances, for
example if the loan was partially “unfunded” at the time the Fund invested or if there otherwise is an ongoing commitment
from the lenders to disburse further loans.
General risks associated
with loans:
The use by the Fund of loans
involves special considerations and risks, as described below:
Fees. The Fund may
be required to pay and may receive various fees and commissions in connection with purchasing, selling and holding interests in loans.
Borrowers typically pay three kinds of fees to lenders: facility fees (which may be structured as original issue discount) when a loan
is originated; commitment fees on an ongoing basis based on the unused portion of a loan commitment; and prepayment penalties when a
borrower prepays a loan.
The Fund receives these fees
directly from the borrower if the Fund is an original lender or, in the case of commitment fees and prepayment penalties, if the Fund
acquires an assignment. Whether the Fund receives a facility fee in the case of an assignment or participation interest depends on negotiations
between the Fund and the lender selling the interests.
When the Fund buys an assignment
or a participation, it may be required to pay a fee, or cede a portion of the interest and fees that accrued prior to settlement of the
assignment, to the lender selling the assignment or the participant. Occasionally, the selling lender pays a fee to the assignee or the
participant. If the Fund assigns a loan or sells a participation, it may be required to pass along to a buyer a portion of any interest
and fees that the Fund would otherwise be entitled to. In addition, in the case of an assignment, the Fund may be required to pay a transfer
fee to the lending agent. If the Fund sells a participation Interest, the Fund may be required to pay a transfer fee to the lender that
holds the nominal interest in the loan.
Delayed Settlement. Compared
to securities and to certain other types of financial assets, purchases, and sales of loans, including via participation, take relatively
longer to settle. This is partly due to the nature of loans, which require a written assignment agreement and various ancillary documents
for each transfer, and frequently require discretionary consents from both the borrower and the administrative agent. In addition, dealers
frequently insist on matching their purchases and sales, which can lead to delays in the Fund’s settlement of a purchase or sale
in circumstances where the dealer’s corresponding transaction with another party is delayed. Dealers will also sometimes sell loans
short, and hold their trades open for an indefinite period while waiting for a price movement or looking for inventory to purchase.
This extended settlement
process can (i) increase the counterparty credit risk borne by the Fund; (ii) leave the Fund unable to timely vote, or otherwise
act with respect to, loans it has agreed to purchase; (iii) delay the Fund from realizing the proceeds of a sale of a loan; (iv) inhibit
the Fund’s ability to re-sell a loan that it has agreed to purchase if conditions change (leaving the Fund more exposed to price
fluctuations); (v) prevent the Fund from timely collecting principal and interest payments; and (vi) expose the Fund to adverse
tax or regulatory consequences.
The Loan Syndications and
Trading Association (LSTA) has promulgated a “delay compensation” provision in its standard loan documentation that mitigates
the direct risk of permanently losing interest payments as a result of delayed settlement by causing interest to begin to accrue for
the buyer’s account after the seventh business day following the trade date (for distressed trades, the twentieth business day).
However, this does not mitigate the other risks of delayed settlement. In addition, the mechanism itself can result in opportunistic
behavior: A seller, having locked in its trade, might delay closing for seven business days in order to maximize its interest collections,
even if it could have closed earlier, while a buyer may no longer feel any pressure to close at all, since interest is accruing for its
benefit, and may choose to use its cash elsewhere. The LSTA has further attempted to put an outer limit on long, unjustified settlement
delays by promulgating “buy-in/sell-out” provisions that allow a party to enter into a “cover” trade if the other
party refuses to close. However, these provisions are complicated, time-consuming, and little-used, and are in any event not triggered
until the fifteenth business day after the trade date (for distressed trades, the fiftieth business day).
Interest Rate Benchmarks
for Floating Rate Loans. The loans in which the Fund invests typically have floating or adjustable interest rates. For that reason,
the Adviser expects that when interest rates change, the values of these floating rate loans will fluctuate less than the values of fixed-rate
debt securities, and that the net asset values of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate less than the shares of funds that invest mainly
in fixed-rate debt obligations. However, the interest rates of some floating rate loans adjust only periodically. Between the times that
interest rates on floating rate loans adjust, the interest rates on those floating rate loans may not correlate to prevailing interest
rates. That will affect the value of the loans and may cause the net asset values of the Fund’s shares to fluctuate. The applicable
rate is defined in the loan agreement. Borrowers tend to select the base lending rate that results in the lowest interest cost, and the
benchmark selected by a borrower for its loans may change from time to time (but the benchmark selected for a particular loan will remain
the same for the life of that loan). If the benchmark interest rate on a floating rate loan changes, the rate payable to lenders under
the floating rate loan will, in turn, change at the next scheduled adjustment date. If the benchmark rate increases, the Fund would earn
interest at a higher rate on that floating rate loan after the next scheduled adjustment date. If the benchmark rate decreases, the Fund
would earn interest at a lower rate on that floating rate loan after the next scheduled adjustment date.
The Fund may use interest
rate swap agreements and other hedging practices to mitigate fluctuations in value when the interest rate under the loan is periodically
reset. The Fund may invest in loans having a fixed rate of interest; however, it is unlikely to do so because fixed rate loans are uncommon
in the loan market generally.
Interest rates on floating
rate loans adjust periodically based on a benchmark rate plus a premium or spread over the benchmark rate. The benchmark rate usually
is the Prime Rate, the Federal Reserve federal funds rate, SOFR (or, previously LIBOR) or other base lending rates used by commercial
lenders (each as defined in the applicable loan agreement).
● The Prime Rate quoted
by a major U.S. bank is generally the interest rate at which that bank is willing to lend U.S. dollars to its most creditworthy borrowers,
although it may not be the bank’s lowest available rate.
● The Federal Reserve
federal funds rate is the rate that the Federal Reserve Bank charges member banks for borrowing money.
● The Secured Overnight
Financing Rate (SOFR) is a benchmark interest rate for dollar-denominated loans that generally replaced the London Interbank Offered
Rate (LIBOR) effective July 1, 2023, and is calculated using data from overnight Treasury repurchase market activity (Treasuries
loaned or borrowed overnight). SOFR is published every business day by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The interest rate on
SOFR based loans may reset daily, monthly or quarterly, or may be computed for a monthly or quarterly period on the basis of an average
of daily SOFR observed over that monthly or quarterly period.
The interest rate on SOFR-based
loans may reset daily, monthly or quarterly, or may be computed for a monthly or quarterly period on the basis of an average of daily
SOFR observed over that monthly or quarterly period. Quarterly interest periods are most common for floating rate loans in which the
Fund invests. Certain floating or variable rate loans may permit the borrower to select an interest rate reset period of up to one year
(although interest periods longer than six months will often require lender consent). Investing in loans with longer interest rate reset
periods or fixed interest rates may increase fluctuations in the Fund’s net asset value as a result of changes in market interest
rates: falling short-term floating interest rates tend to decrease the income payable to the Fund on its floating rate loan investments,
and rising short-term floating interest rates tend to increase that income. However, the Fund may attempt to hedge its fixed rate loans
against interest rate fluctuations by entering into interest rate swaps or total return swap transactions. Nevertheless, changes in interest
rates can affect the value of the Fund’s floating rate loans, especially if rates change sharply in a short period, because the
resets of the interest rates on the underlying portfolio of floating rate loans occur periodically and will not all happen simultaneously
with changes in prevailing rates.
In addition, in market conditions
where short term interest rates are particularly low, certain floating rate loans may be issued with a feature that prevents the relevant
benchmark rate from adjusting below a specified minimum level. This is achieved by defining a “floor” to the benchmark rate,
so that if downward market movements of the benchmark rate would, absent this feature, cause the benchmark rate to fall below the floor,
with this feature, the benchmark rates of these floating rate loans become fixed at the applicable minimum floor level until short term
interest rates (and therefore the benchmark rate) rise above that level.
Although this feature is
intended to result in these floating rate loans yielding more than they otherwise would when short term interest rates are low, the feature
might also result in the secondary market prices of these floating rate loans becoming more sensitive to changes in interest rates should
short term interest rates rise.
Credit Quality Standards
for Loans. Debt securities rated below “BBB-” by S&P or “Baa3” by Moody’s are commonly referred
to as “high risk” securities or, in the case of bonds, “junk bonds.” Loans rated “B” are below investment
grade and are regarded by rating organizations as predominantly speculative with respect to the borrower’s ability to repay interest
and principal when due over a long period. The Fund may invest in loans that are rated both investment grade and below-investment grade
by rating organizations. An appendix to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes the definitions of the rating categories
of the principal rating organizations. Many loans are not rated by rating organizations. The lack of a rating does not necessarily imply
that a loan is of lesser investment quality.
Limited Public Information.
While the Fund expects to have access to financial and other information regarding the borrower that has been made available to the lenders
under a loan, it may not have such information in connection with participation interests and certain loan assignments. Additionally,
the amount of public information available with respect to loans generally will be less extensive than what is available for exchange-listed
or otherwise registered securities.
Potential Material Non-Public
Information. In certain cases, the Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser may receive material, non-public information regarding loans,
and its ability to trade in such loans for the account of the Fund could potentially be limited by its possession of such information.
Such limitations on the Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser’s ability to trade could have an adverse effect on the Fund by, for
example, preventing the Fund from selling a loan that is experiencing a material decline in value. In some instances, these trading restrictions
could continue in effect for a substantial period of time.
Prepayment. Because
of prepayments, the actual remaining maturity of a loan may be considerably less than its stated maturity. Notwithstanding their stated
maturity, loans may be prepaid prior to their stated terms for reasons including, but not limited to, high market demand for loans, refinancing
by the borrower, mandatory prepayment requirements or desire of the borrower to repay outstanding debt. If a borrower prepays a loan,
the proceeds will have to be reinvested in other loans or financial assets that may pay lower rates of return.
The reinvestment by the Fund
of the proceeds of prepaid loans could result in a reduction of income to the Fund in falling interest rate environments. Prepayment
penalty fees that may be assessed in some cases may help offset the loss of income to the Fund in those cases.
Subordination. Senior
loans typically hold the most senior position in a borrower’s capital structure. They may include loans that hold the most senior
position alone, loans that hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or loans that are, in the judgment of the Adviser, in the category
of senior debt of the borrower. Borrowers typically are required contractually to pay the holders of senior loans before they pay the
holders of subordinated debt and preferred or common shareholders and give the holders of senior secured loans a claim on some or all
of the borrower’s assets that is senior to that of subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock of the borrower in the event
that the borrower defaults or becomes bankrupt. Lenders obtain priority liens that typically provide the first right to cash flows or
proceeds from the sale of a borrower’s collateral, if any, if the borrower becomes insolvent. That right is subject to the limitations
of bankruptcy law, which may provide higher priority to certain other claims such as, for example, employee salaries, employee pensions
and taxes. Senior loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a senior loan to presently existing or future indebtedness
or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans.
That senior position in the
borrower’s capital structure typically gives the holders of senior loans a claim on some or all of the borrower’s assets
that is senior to that of subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock of the borrower in the event that the borrower defaults
or becomes bankrupt. This means in the event the assets of the borrower are insufficient in value to satisfy all its creditors, senior
debt will be satisfied in priority to debt that is subordinate to senior debt.
Lien Position. Loans
that are collateralized may have multiple lenders or other creditors that take different lien positions. This means that if the borrower
defaults on its obligations under the loan and the loan creditors enforce their security interest or if the borrower becomes bankrupt,
the secured claims of the creditors in the first lien position will be satisfied prior to the secured claims of the creditors in the
second lien position. While second lien loan positions generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investments in
first lien loan positions, second lien loan positions have the additional risk that if the borrower defaults on its obligations under
the loan and the loan creditors enforce their security interest or if the borrower becomes bankrupt, the secured claims of the creditors
in the first lien position will be satisfied prior to the secured claims of the creditors in the second lien position. If the cash flow
and assets of the borrower are insufficient to satisfy both the first lien loans and the second lien loans in full, the creditors in
the second lien position may not be satisfied in full. Intercreditor arrangements that are often present where a loan has first and second
lien positions typically include ‘standstill’ provisions whereby the enforcement rights of second lien creditors are restricted
in favor of the first lien creditors’ rights and give the first lien creditors the right to accept or reject any restructuring
plans in the event of the default or insolvency of the borrower. If a loan has first and second lien positions, typically the Fund will
invest in the first lien position; however, it may invest in the second lien position. Second lien positions generally pay a higher margin
than first lien positions to compensate second lien creditors for the greater risk they assume.
Collateral. Loans,
like other debt obligations, are subject to the risk of the borrower’s non-payment of scheduled interest and/or principal. While
certain of the Fund’s investments in loans may be secured by collateral that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes to be equal to
or in excess of the principal amount of the loan at the time of investment, there can be no assurance that the liquidation of such collateral,
if any, would satisfy the borrower’s obligations in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that
the collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of a borrower’s bankruptcy, the Fund could experience delays or limitations
in its ability to realize the benefits of collateral securing a loan.
For the loans in which the
Fund invests that are secured by collateral, that collateral may include the borrower’s tangible assets, such as cash, accounts
receivable, inventory, real estate, buildings, and equipment, common and/or preferred stock of subsidiaries, and intangible assets including
trademarks, copyrights, patent rights and franchise value. The Fund may also receive guarantees or other credit support as a form of
security. A loan agreement may or may not require the borrower to pledge additional collateral to secure a loan if the value of the initial
collateral declines, or if additional assets are acquired by the borrower. Collateral may consist of assets that may not be readily liquidated,
and there is no assurance that the liquidation of those assets would satisfy in full a borrower’s obligations under a loan. A borrower’s
subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, or owners may provide collateral in the form of secured guarantees and/or security interests
in assets that they own. However, the value of the collateral may decline after the Fund invests in the loan, particularly if the collateral
consists of equity securities of the borrower or its subsidiaries or affiliates. If the collateral consists of stock of the borrower
or its subsidiaries or affiliates, the stock may lose all of its value in the event of a bankruptcy, which would leave the Fund exposed
to greater potential loss.
If a borrower defaults, insolvency
laws may limit the Fund’s access to the collateral, or the lenders may be unable to liquidate the collateral. A bankruptcy court
might find that the lenders’ security interest or their enforcement of their security under the loan to be invalid, or a bankruptcy
court may require the borrower to use the collateral to pay other outstanding obligations prior to satisfying the lenders in full. If
the collateral consists of stock of the borrower or its subsidiaries, the stock may lose all of its value in the event of a bankruptcy,
which would leave the Fund exposed to greater potential loss. In addition, in the event of a borrower default on a collateralized loan,
the Fund may receive assets other than cash or securities in full or partial satisfaction of the borrower’s obligation under the
loan. Those assets may be illiquid, and the Fund might not be able to realize the benefit of the assets for legal, practical or other
reasons. The Fund might hold those assets until the Adviser determines it is appropriate to dispose of them. If the collateral becomes
illiquid or loses some or all of its value, the collateral may not be sufficient in value to compensate the Fund in full in the event
of a default of scheduled interest or principal payments.
The Fund can invest in loans
that are not secured by any specific collateral of the borrower. If the borrower is unable to pay interest or defaults in the payment
of principal, there will be no collateral on which the Fund can foreclose. Therefore, these loans present greater risks than collateralized
loans because the recourse of the Fund to the borrower’s assets in the case of a default would be as a general unsecured creditor.
The Fund applies the same investment and credit standards to unsecured loans as to secured loans, except for collateral requirements.
Generally, the agent for
a particular loan is responsible for monitoring collateral and for exercising remedies available to the lenders such as foreclosure upon
collateral in the event of the borrower’s default. In reliance upon the opinions of their legal counsel, agents generally are also
responsible for determining that the Lenders have obtained a perfected security interest in the collateral securing loans, if any. However,
the agent will usually only be liable for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, and not for ordinary negligence. In certain circumstances,
the loan agreement may authorize the agent to liquidate the collateral and to distribute the liquidation proceeds pro rata among the
lenders. Financial difficulties of agents can also pose a risk to the Fund. If an agent for a particular loan becomes insolvent, the
Fund could incur losses in connection with its investment in that loan. An agent could declare bankruptcy, and a regulatory authority
could appoint a receiver or conservator. Should this occur, the assets that the agent holds under the loan agreement, if any, should
continue to be available to the lenders, including the Fund. A regulator or a court, however, might determine that any such assets are
subject to the claims of the agent’s general or secured creditors. If that occurs, the Fund might incur costs and delays in realizing
final payment on a loan, or the Fund might suffer a loss of principal or interest. The Fund may be subject to similar risks when it buys
a participation interest in a loan. Most participations purchased by the Fund are structured to be “true sales” of the underlying
loan, in which case the loan should not be included in the bankruptcy estate of the participation seller. However, a court might determine
that the participation was not in fact a “true sale,” in which case the Fund would be a general unsecured creditor of the
participation seller.
The Fund may also invest
in loans that are not secured by collateral. Unsecured loans involve additional risk because the lenders are general unsecured creditors
of the borrower and any secured creditors may have prior rights of recourse to the assets of the borrower, and the assets of the borrower
may be insufficient to satisfy in full all obligations owed to its creditors.
Borrower Covenants and
Lender Rights. Loan agreements historically have had contractual terms designed to protect lenders, which often include restrictive
covenants that limit the activities of the borrower. A restrictive covenant is a promise by the borrower not to take certain actions
that might impair the rights of lenders. Those covenants typically require the scheduled payment of interest and principal and may include
restrictions on dividend payments and other distributions to the borrower’s shareholders, provisions requiring the borrower to
maintain specific financial ratios or relationships and limits on the borrower’s total debt. In addition, a covenant may require
the borrower to prepay the loan or debt obligation with any excess cash flow, proceeds of asset sales or casualty insurance, or other
available cash. A breach of a covenant (after the expiration of any cure period) in a loan agreement that is not waived by the agent
and the lenders normally is an event of default, permitting acceleration of the loan. This means that the agent has the right to demand
immediate repayment in full of the outstanding loan. If a lender accelerates the repayment of a loan because of the borrower’s
violation of a restrictive covenant under the loan agreement, the borrower might default in payment of the loan. If a loan is not paid
when due, or if upon acceleration of a loan, the borrower fails to repay principal and accrued (but unpaid) interest in full, this failure
may result in a reduction in value of the loan (and possibly the Fund’s net asset value).
Lenders historically have
had certain voting and consent rights under a loan agreement. Action subject to a lender vote or consent generally requires the vote
or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of a loan. Certain decisions, such as reducing
the amount or increasing the time for payment of interest on or repayment of principal of a loan, or releasing collateral for the loan,
frequently requires the unanimous vote or consent of all lenders affected. If the Fund is not a direct lender under the loan because
it has invested via a participation, derivative or other indirect means, the Fund may not be entitled to exercise some or all of the
lender rights described in this section.
Over time, the customary
terms of loans have evolved such that they are no longer accompanied by the various restrictive covenants that historically accompanied
most loans and that were in favor of the investor.
Newly originated loans (including
reissuances and restructured loans) in which the Fund may invest have varied terms and conditions, but generally contain few or no financial
maintenance covenants (sometimes referred to as “covenant lite”). Financial maintenance covenants are those that require
a borrower to maintain certain financial metrics during the life of the loan, such as maintaining certain levels of cash flow or limiting
leverage. In the event of financial deterioration on the part of the borrower, these covenants are included to permit the lenders to
renegotiate the terms of the loan, such as increasing the borrowing costs to the borrower, or to take other actions which would improve
the position of the lender. Accordingly, the Fund may experience difficulty or delays in enforcing its rights on its holdings of loans,
which may result in losses to the Fund, especially during a downturn in the credit cycle. Although loans may contain few or no financial
maintenance covenants, information necessary to monitor a borrower’s financial performance may be available without covenants to
lenders and the public alike and can be used to detect such early warning signs as deterioration of a borrower’s financial condition
or results. When such information is available, the Adviser or Sub-Adviser will seek to take appropriate action without the help of covenants
in the loans.
Limited Secondary Market
for Loans. Due to restrictions on transfers in loan agreements and the nature of the private syndication of loans, some loans are
not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. If there is no active secondary market for a loan, it may be more difficult
to sell the interests in such a loan at a price that is acceptable or to even obtain pricing information. Further, some loans, loan participations
and assignments may not be rated by major rating agencies. As a result, some loans are illiquid, which means that the Fund may be limited
in its ability to sell those loans at an acceptable price when it wants to in order to generate cash or avoid losses. The market for
illiquid financial assets is more volatile than the market for liquid securities and it may be more difficult to obtain accurate valuations
for the Fund’s investments.
Possible Limited Legal
Recourse. Investments in loans, loan participations and assignments present the possibility that the Fund could be held liable as
a co-lender under emerging legal theories of lender liability. In certain circumstances, loans may not be deemed to be securities, and
in the event of fraud or misrepresentation by a borrower or an arranger, lenders will not have the protection of anti-fraud provisions
of the federal securities laws, as would be the case for bonds or stocks. Instead, in such cases, lenders generally rely on the contractual
provisions in the loan agreement itself, and common-law fraud protections under applicable state law.
Possible Limited Availability
of Loans. Direct investments in loans and, to a lesser degree, investments in participation interests in or assignments of loans
may be limited. The limited availability may be due to a number of factors. Direct lenders may allocate only a small number of loans
to new investors, including the Fund. There may be fewer loans available for investment that meet the Fund’s credit standards,
particularly in times of economic downturns. Also, lenders or agents may have an incentive to market the less desirable loans to investors
such as the Fund while retaining attractive loans for themselves. This would reduce the amount of attractive investments for the Fund.
If market demand for loans increases, the interest paid by loans that the Fund holds may decrease.
Credit and Counterparty
Risk Associated with Participation Interests. Participation interests are primarily dependent upon the creditworthiness of the borrower,
which is obligated to make payments of principal and interest on the loan. In buying a participation interest, however, the Fund assumes
both the credit risk of the borrower and the counterparty risk of the lender selling the participation interest. As with an assignment
or a loan originated by the Fund, there is a risk that a borrower may have difficulty making payments. If a borrower fails to pay scheduled
interest or principal payments, the Fund’s income may be reduced and the value of the investment in the participation interest
might also decline. Further, the seller of the participation interest will have no obligation to the Fund other than to pay the Fund
the proportionate amount of the principal and interest payments it receives from the borrower. In addition, if the seller of the participation
interest fails to perform its obligations, purchasers might incur costs and delays in realizing payment and suffer a loss of principal
and/or interest, including in cases where the borrower may have performed its obligation to the lender that issued the participation
(e.g., if the participation seller fails to pass along to the Fund payments received from the borrower). Although most participation
interests purchased by the Fund are structured to cause the Fund to become beneficial owner of the relevant loans, and therefore avoid
this outcome, if a lender that sells the Fund a participation interest becomes insolvent, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor
of the lender. As a general creditor, the Fund will have to share the proceeds of the loan with any other creditors of the lender. A
Fund will acquire a participation interest only if the Adviser or Sub-Adviser determines that the lender (or other intermediary Participant)
selling the participation interest is creditworthy.
A Fund’s rights under
a participation interest with respect to a particular loan may be more limited than the rights of original lenders or of investors who
acquire an assignment of that loan. A Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled
only from the lender selling the participation interest and only when the lender receives the payments from the borrower. In purchasing
participation interests, the Fund will usually have a contractual relationship only with the selling institution and not the underlying
borrower. A Fund generally will have no right directly to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the related loan agreement,
nor will the Fund necessarily have the right to object to certain changes to the loan agreement agreed to by the selling institution.
If the Fund buys a participation interest in a loan, the Fund may be subject to any rights of set-off the borrower has against the selling
institution (although recourse to the selling institution may be available in the event of any such set-off). In the event of bankruptcy
or insolvency of the borrower, the obligation of the borrower to repay the loan may be subject to certain defenses that can be asserted
by the borrower as a result of any improper conduct of the lender selling the participation (although recourse to the lender may be available).
As a result, the Fund may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that exist when the Fund is an original
lender or assignee, and therefore a participation may be relatively illiquid as compared to a direct investment in a loan because of
a smaller universe of investors who are willing to assume these additional risks present in a participation.
Derivative Transactions and Related Risk Factors
The Fund may invest in derivatives.
A derivative is a financial instrument whose value is dependent upon the value of other assets, rates or indices, referred to as “underlying
reference assets.” These underlying reference assets may include, among others commodities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currency
exchange rates or related indices. Derivatives include, among others, swaps, options, futures and forward foreign currency contracts.
Some derivatives, such as futures and certain options, are traded on U.S. commodity and securities exchanges, while other derivatives,
such as many types of swap agreements, are privately negotiated and entered into in the OTC market. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) and implementing rules require certain types of swaps to
be traded on public execution facilities and centrally cleared.
Derivatives may be used for
“hedging,” which means that they may be used when the portfolio managers seek to protect the Fund’s investments from
a decline in value, which could result from changes in interest rates, market prices, currency fluctuations and other market factors.
Derivatives may also be used when the portfolio managers seek to increase liquidity, implement a tax or cash management strategy, invest
in a particular stock, bond or segment of the market in a more efficient or less expensive way, modify the characteristics of the Fund’s
portfolio investments, for example, duration, and/or to enhance return. However derivatives are used, their successful use is not assured
and will depend upon, among other factors, the portfolio managers’ ability to predict and understand relevant market movements.
Certain derivatives involve
leverage, that is, the amount invested may be smaller than the full economic exposure of the derivative instrument and the Fund could
lose more than it invested. The leverage involved in these derivative transactions may result in the Fund’s net asset value being
more sensitive to changes in the value of its investments.
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Regulation and
Exclusions:
With respect to the Fund, Invesco
has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” (CPO) under the CEA and the rules of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and, therefore, is not subject to CFTC registration or regulation as a CPO. In addition, Invesco
is relying upon a related exclusion from the definition of “commodity trading advisor” (CTA) under the CEA and the rules of
the CFTC with respect to the Fund.
The terms of the CPO exclusion
require the Fund, among other things, to adhere to certain limits on its investments in “commodity interests.” Commodity
interests include commodity futures, commodity options and swaps, which in turn include non-deliverable forwards, as further described
below. Because Invesco and the Fund intend to comply with the terms of the CPO exclusion, the Fund may, in the future, need to adjust
its investment strategies, consistent with their investment objectives, to limit their investments in these types of instruments. The
Fund is not intended as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. The CFTC has neither reviewed
nor approved Invesco’s reliance on these exclusions, or the Fund, its investment strategies, its prospectus or this SAI.
Generally, the exclusion
from CPO regulation on which Invesco relies requires the Fund to meet one of the following tests for its commodity interest positions,
other than positions entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (as defined in the rules of the CFTC): either (1) the aggregate
initial margin and premiums required to establish the Fund’s positions in commodity interests may not exceed 5% of the liquidation
value of the Fund’s portfolio (after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions); or (2) the
aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest positions, determined at the time the most recent such position was
established, may not exceed 100% of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio (after taking into account unrealized profits
and unrealized losses on any such positions). In addition to meeting one of these trading limitations, the Fund may not market itself
as a commodity pool or otherwise as a vehicle for trading in the commodity futures, commodity options or swaps markets. If, in the future,
the Fund can no longer satisfy these requirements, Invesco would withdraw its notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of
a CPO, and Invesco would be subject to registration and regulation as a CPO with respect to the Fund, in accordance with the CFTC rules that
allow for substituted compliance with CFTC disclosure and shareholder reporting requirements based on Invesco’s compliance with
comparable SEC requirements. However, as a result of CFTC regulation with respect to the Fund, the Fund may incur additional compliance
and other expenses.
General risks associated with derivatives:
The use by the Fund of derivatives
may involve certain risks, as described below.
Counterparty Risk:
The risk that a counterparty under a derivatives agreement will not live up to its obligations, including because of the counterparty’s
bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain agreements may not contemplate delivery of collateral to support fully a counterparty’s contractual
obligation; therefore, the Fund might need to rely solely on contractual remedies to satisfy the counterparty’s full obligation.
As with any contractual remedy, there is no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in pursuing such remedies, particularly in the
event of the counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Many derivative trading agreements, such as an ISDA Master Agreement governing
OTC swaps, provide for netting of derivatives transactions governed by the agreement in the event of a default by either counterparty,
pursuant to which the Fund’s and the counterparty’s obligations under the relevant transactions can be netted and set-off
against each other, in which case the Fund’s obligation or right will be the net amount owed to or by the counterparty. Netting
agreements are intended to function as a counterparty credit risk mitigant, but in the case of a bankruptcy or insolvency of the relevant
counterparty, are subject to the risk that the insolvency regime applicable to the counterparty might not recognize the enforceability
of the contractual netting provisions. The Fund will not enter into a derivative transaction with any counterparty that Invesco and/or
the Sub-Advisers believe does not have the financial resources to honor its obligations under the transaction. Invesco monitors the financial
stability of counterparties. Where the obligations of the counterparty are guaranteed, Invesco monitors the financial stability
of the guarantor and the counterparty. If a counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of the derivative would also likely
decline, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
Leverage Risk: Leverage
exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction
without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. Leverage may cause the Fund to be more
volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The
use of some derivatives may result in economic leverage, which does not result in the possibility of the Fund incurring obligations beyond
its initial investment, but that nonetheless permits the Fund to gain exposure that is greater than would be the case in an unlevered
instrument.
Liquidity Risk: The
risk that a particular derivative is difficult to sell or liquidate. If a derivative transaction is particularly large or if the relevant
market is illiquid, 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 to the Fund.
Pricing Risk: The
risk that the value of a particular derivative does not move in tandem or as otherwise
expected relative to the corresponding underlying instruments.
Special Regulatory Risks
of Derivatives: The regulation of derivatives is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and
judicial action. 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.
It is not possible to predict
fully the effects of current or future regulation. However, it is possible that developments in government regulation of various types
of derivative instruments, such as speculative position limits on certain types of derivatives, or limits or restrictions on the counterparties
with which the Fund engages in derivative transactions, may limit or prevent the Fund from using or limit the Fund’s use of these
instruments effectively as a part of its investment strategy, and could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment
objective. Invesco will continue to monitor developments in the area, particularly to the extent regulatory changes affect the Fund’s
ability to enter into desired swap agreements. New requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may increase the cost of
the Fund’s investments and cost of doing business.
Tax Risks: For a discussion
of the tax considerations relating to derivative transactions, see “Tax Matters.”
General risks of hedging strategies using
derivatives:
The use by the Fund of hedging
strategies involves special considerations and risks, as described below. Successful use of hedging transactions depends upon Invesco’s
and the Sub-Advisers’ ability to predict correctly the direction of changes in the value of the applicable markets and securities,
contracts and/or currencies. While Invesco and the Sub-Advisers are experienced in the use of derivatives for hedging, there can be no
assurance that any particular hedging strategy will succeed.
In a hedging transaction,
there might be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between the price movements of an instrument used for hedging and the price
movements of the investments being hedged. Such a lack of correlation might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments
being hedged, such as changing interest rates, market liquidity, and speculative or other pressures on the markets in which the hedging
instrument is traded.
Hedging strategies, if successful,
can reduce risk of loss by wholly or partially offsetting the negative effect of unfavorable price movements in the investments being
hedged. However, hedging strategies can also reduce opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of favorable price movements
in the hedged investments. Investors should bear in mind that the Fund is not obligated to actively engage in hedging. For example, the
Fund may not have attempted to hedge its exposure to a particular foreign currency at a time when doing so might have avoided a loss.
Cybersecurity Risk.
With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, the Fund, like all companies, may be susceptible to
operational, information security and related risks. Cybersecurity incidents involving the Fund and its service providers (including,
without limitation, the Fund’s investment adviser, sub-adviser, fund accountant, custodian, transfer agent and financial intermediaries)
have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, impediments to trading,
the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties,
reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs.
Cybersecurity incidents can
result from deliberate cyberattacks or unintentional events and may arise from external or internal sources. Cyberattacks may include
infection by malicious software or gaining unauthorized access to digital systems, networks or devices that are used to service the Fund’s
operations (e.g., by “hacking” or “phishing”). Cyberattacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not
require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable
to intended users). These cyberattacks could cause the misappropriation of assets or personal information, corruption of data or operational
disruptions. Geopolitical tensions may, from time to time, increase the scale and sophistication of deliberate cyberattacks.
Similar adverse consequences
could result from cybersecurity incidents affecting issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, counterparties with which the Fund
engages, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, insurance
companies, other financial institutions and other parties. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cybersecurity
incidents in the future. Although the Fund’s service providers may have established business continuity plans and risk management
systems to mitigate cybersecurity risks, there can be no guarantee or assurance that such plans or systems will be effective, or that
all risks that exist, or may develop in the future, have been completely anticipated and identified or can be protected against. The
Fund and its shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
The rapid development
and increasingly widespread use of AI Technologies (as discussed under “Artificial Intelligence Risk” herein) could increase
the effectiveness of cyberattacks and exacerbate the risks.
Risks Relating to Fund’s
RIC Status. Although the Fund intends to elect and qualify each year to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, no assurance
can be given that the Fund will be able to qualify for and maintain RIC status. If the Fund qualifies as a RIC under the Code, the Fund
generally will not be subject to corporate-level federal income taxes on its income and capital gains that are timely distributed (or
deemed distributed) as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to its shareholders. To qualify as a RIC under the Code and to
be relieved of federal taxes on income and gains distributed as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the Fund’s shareholders,
the Fund must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. The distribution
requirement for a RIC is satisfied if the Fund distributes dividends each tax year for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an amount
generally at least equal to 90% of the sum of its net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital
losses, if any, to the Fund’s shareholders.
Receipt of Issuer’s
Nonpublic Information. The Adviser or Sub-Advisers (through their portfolio managers, analysts, or other representatives) may receive
material nonpublic information about an issuer that may restrict the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Advisers to cause the Fund to buy
or sell securities of the issuer on behalf of the Fund for substantial periods of time. This may impact the Fund’s ability to realize
profit or avoid loss with respect to the issuer and may adversely affect the Fund’s flexibility with respect to buying or selling
securities, potentially impacting Fund performance. For example, activist investors of certain issuers in which the Adviser or Sub-Advisers
hold large positions may contact representatives of the Adviser or Sub-Advisers and may disclose material nonpublic information in such
communication. The Adviser or Sub-Advisers would be restricted from trading on the basis of such material nonpublic information, limiting
their flexibility in managing the Fund and possibly impacting Fund performance.
Business Continuity and
Operational Risk. The Adviser, the Fund and the Fund’s service providers may experience disruptions or operating errors, such
as processing errors or human errors, inadequate or failed internal or external processes, systems or technology failures, or other disruptive
events, that could negatively impact and cause disruptions in normal business operations of the Adviser, the Fund or the Fund’s
service providers. The Adviser has developed a Business Continuity Program (the “Program”) designed to minimize the disruption
of normal business operations in the event of an adverse incident affecting the Fund, the Adviser and/or its affiliates. The Program
is also designed to enable the Adviser to reestablish normal business operations in a timely manner during such an adverse incident;
however, there are inherent limitations in such programs (including the possibility that contingencies have not been anticipated and
procedures do not work as intended) and, under some circumstances (e.g. natural disasters, terrorism, public health crises, power or
utility shortages and failures, system failures or malfunctions), the Adviser, its affiliates, and any service providers or vendors used
by the Adviser, its affiliates, or the Fund could be prevented or hindered from providing services to the Fund for extended periods of
time. These circumstances could cause disruptions and negatively impact the Fund’s service providers and the Fund’s business
operations, potentially including an inability to calculate the Fund’s net asset value and price the Fund’s investments,
and impediments to trading portfolio securities.
Artificial Intelligence
Risk. The rapid development and increasingly widespread use of certain artificial intelligence technologies, including machine learning
models and generative artificial intelligence (collectively “AI Technologies”), may adversely impact markets, the overall
performance of the Fund’s investments, or the services provided to the Fund by its service providers. For example, issuers in which
the Fund invests and/or service providers to the Fund (including, without limitation, the Fund’s investment adviser, sub-adviser,
fund accountant, custodian, or transfer agent) may use and/or expand the use of AI Technologies in their business operations, and the
challenges with properly managing its use could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, legal liability, and/or an adverse effect
on business operations. AI Technologies are highly reliant on the collection and analysis of large amounts of data and complex algorithms,
and it is possible that the information provided through use of AI Technologies could be insufficient, incomplete, inaccurate or biased
leading to adverse effects for the Fund, including, potentially, operational errors and investment losses. Additionally, the use of AI
Technologies could impact the market as a whole, including by way of use by malicious actors for market manipulation, fraud and cyberattacks,
and may face regulatory scrutiny in the future, which could limit the development of this technology and impede the growth of companies
that develop and use AI.
To the extent the Fund invests
in companies that are involved in various aspects of AI Technologies, it is particularly sensitive to the risks of those types of companies.
These risks include, but are not limited to, small or limited markets for such securities, changes in business cycles, world economic
growth, technological progress, rapid obsolescence, and government regulation. Such companies may have limited product lines, markets,
financial resources, or personnel. Securities of such companies, especially smaller, start-up companies, tend to be more volatile than
securities of companies that do not rely heavily on technology. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company’s products could
have a material adverse effect on such company’s operating results. Companies that are extensively involved in AI Technologies
also may rely heavily on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary
rights in their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary
rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies
that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies’ technology. Such companies may engage in significant amounts of
spending on research and development, and there is no guarantee that the products or services produced by these companies will be successful.
Actual usage of AI Technologies
by the Fund’s service providers and issuers in which the Fund invests will vary. AI Technologies and their current and potential
future applications, and the regulatory frameworks within which they operate, continue to rapidly evolve, and it is impossible to predict
the full extent of future applications or regulations and the associated risks to the Fund.
Natural Disaster/Epidemic
Risk. Natural or environmental disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, other severe weather-related
phenomena, and widespread disease including pandemics and epidemics, can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, sometimes severely
so, and can adversely impact individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings,
investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. Given the increasing interdependence among
global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers,
and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries, including the U.S. These disruptions could prevent the Fund from executing advantageous
investment decisions in a timely manner and negatively impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.
Any such event(s) could
have a significant adverse impact on the value and risk profile of the Fund. The recent spread of the human coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) is an example. In the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized COVID-19 as a global pandemic
and both the WHO and the U.S. declared the outbreak a public health emergency. The subsequent spread of COVID-19 resulted in, among other
significant adverse economic impacts, instances of market closures and dislocations, extreme volatility, liquidity constraints and increased
trading costs. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, disruptions of
healthcare systems, business operations (including business closures) and supply chains, employee layoffs and general lack of employee
availability, lower consumer demand, and defaults and credit downgrades, all of which contributed to disruption of global economic activity
across many industries and exacerbated other pre-existing political, social and economic risks domestically and globally. Although the
WHO and the U.S. ended their declarations of COVID-19 as a global health emergency in May 2023, the full economic impact at the
macro-level and on individual businesses, as well as the potential for a future reoccurrence of COVID or the occurrence of a similar
epidemic or pandemic, are unpredictable and could result in significant and prolonged adverse impact on economies and financial markets
in specific countries and worldwide and thereby negatively affect the Fund’s performance.
Litigation Risk. From
time to time, the Fund may pursue or be involved as a named party in litigation arising in connection with its role or status as a shareholder,
bondholder, lender or holder of portfolio investments, its own activities, or other circumstances. Litigation that affects the Fund’s
portfolio investments may result in the reduced value of such investments or higher portfolio turnover if the Fund determines to sell
such investments. Litigation could result in significant expenses, reputational damage, increased insurance premiums, adverse judgment
liabilities, settlement liabilities, injunctions, diversions of Fund resources, disruptions to Fund operations and/or other similar adverse
consequences, any of which may increase the expenses incurred by a Fund or adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The following are fundamental
investment restrictions of the Fund and may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding
voting securities (which for this purpose and under the 1940 Act means the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s voting
securities present at a meeting at which more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by
proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities). Except as otherwise noted, all percentage limitations
set forth below apply immediately after a purchase and any subsequent change in any applicable percentage resulting from market fluctuations
does not require any action. With respect to the limitations on the issuance of senior securities and in the case of borrowings, the
percentage limitations apply at the time of issuance and on an ongoing basis. In accordance with the foregoing, the Fund may not:
| 1. | The Fund is a “diversified company”
as defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund will not purchase the securities of any issuer if, as
a result, the Fund would fail to be a diversified company within the meaning of the 1940
Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as such statute, rules and
regulations are amended from time to time or are interpreted from time to time by the SEC
staff (collectively, the “1940 Act Laws and Interpretations”) or except to the
extent that the Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive order or similar relief (collectively,
with the 1940 Act Laws and Interpretations, the “1940 Act Laws, Interpretations
and Exemptions”). In complying with this restriction, however, the Fund may purchase
securities of other investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations
and Exemptions. |
| 2. | The Fund will not make investments that
will result in the concentration (as that term may be defined or interpreted by the 1940
Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions) of its investments in the securities of issuers
primarily engaged in the same industry. This restriction does not limit the Fund’s
investments in (i) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies
or instrumentalities, or (ii) tax-exempt obligations issued by governments or political
subdivisions of governments. In complying with this restriction, the Fund will not consider
a bank-issued guaranty or financial guaranty insurance as a separate security. |
| 3. | The Fund may not borrow money or issue
senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions. |
| 4. | The Fund may not underwrite the securities
of other issuers. This restriction does not prevent the Fund from engaging in transactions
involving the acquisition, disposition or resale of its portfolio securities, regardless
of whether the Fund may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act. |
| 5. | The Fund may not make personal loans
or loans of its assets to persons who control or are under common control with the Fund,
except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
This restriction does not prevent the Fund from, among other things, purchasing debt obligations,
entering into repurchase agreements, loaning its assets to broker-dealers or institutional
investors, or investing in loans, including assignments and participation interests. |
| 6. | The Fund may not purchase real estate
or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments.
This restriction does not prevent the Fund from investing in issuers that invest, deal, or
otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein, or investing in securities
that are secured by real estate or interests therein. |
| 7. | The Fund may not purchase or sell physical
commodities except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and any other governing statute,
and by the rules thereunder, and by the SEC or other regulatory agency with authority
over the Fund. |
The Fund’s investment
objective to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital is also fundamental and may not be changed
without shareholder approval. The investment restrictions set forth above provide each of the Fund with the ability to operate under
new interpretations of the 1940 Act or pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC without receiving prior shareholder approval of the
change. The Board may adopt non-fundamental restrictions for the Fund relating to certain of these restrictions which Invesco and, when
applicable, the Sub-Advisers must follow in managing the Fund. Any changes to these non-fundamental restrictions require the approval
of the Board.
Explanatory Note
For purposes of the Fund’s
fundamental restriction related to industry concentration above, investments in tax-exempt municipal securities where the payment of
principal and interest for such securities is derived solely from a specific project associated with an issuer that is not a governmental
entity or a political subdivision of a government are subject to the Fund’s industry concentration policy.
For purposes of the Fund’s
fundamental restriction related to physical commodities above, the Fund is currently permitted to invest in futures, swaps and other
instruments on physical commodities to the extent permitted by the fundamental restriction and the 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund
from owning commodities or contracts related to commodities. The extent to which the Fund can invest in futures, swaps and other instruments
on physical commodities, and/or commodities or contracts related to commodities is set out in the investment strategies described in
the Fund’s prospectus and this SAI and permitted by the Fund’s fundamental restriction.
For purposes of the Fund’s
fundamental restriction related to real estate above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a fund from owning real estate. The extent to which
the Fund can invest in real estate is set out in the investment strategies described in the Fund’s prospectus or this SAI.
For purposes of the Fund’s
fundamental restriction related to senior securities above, the 1940 Act prohibits a fund from issuing a “senior security,”
which is generally defined as any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation or instrument constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness,
or any stock of a class having priority over any other class of the fund’s shares with respect to the payment of dividends or the
distribution of fund assets, except that the fund may borrow money as described above.
For purposes of the Fund’s
fundamental restriction related to loans above made by the Fund, current SEC staff interpretations under the 1940 Act prohibit a fund
from lending more than one-third of its total assets, except through the purchase of debt obligations or the use of repurchase agreements.
Non-Fundamental Restrictions. Non-fundamental
restrictions may be changed for any Fund without shareholder approval.
| 1. | In complying with the fundamental restriction
regarding issuer diversification, the Fund will not, with respect to 75% of its total assets,
purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities and securities issued by other
investment companies), if, as a result, (i) more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets
would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (ii) the Fund would hold more
than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer. The Fund may purchase securities
of other investment companies as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and
Exemptions. |
In complying with the fundamental restriction
regarding issuer diversification, the Fund will regard each state (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), territory and
possession of the United States, each political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, and authority thereof, and each multi-state agency
of which a state is a member as a separate issuer. When the assets and revenues of an agency, authority, instrumentality or other political
subdivision are separate from the government creating the subdivision and the security is backed only by assets and revenues of the subdivision,
such subdivision would be deemed to be the sole issuer. Similarly, in the case of an Industrial Development Bond or Private Activity
Bond, if that bond is backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental user, then that non-governmental user would be deemed
to be the sole issuer. However, if the creating government or another entity guarantees a security, then to the extent that the value
of all securities issued or guaranteed by that government or entity and owned by the Fund exceeds 10% of the Fund’s total assets,
the guarantee would be considered a separate security and would be treated as issued by that government or entity. Securities issued
or guaranteed by a bank or subject to financial guaranty insurance are not subject to the limitations set forth in the preceding sentence.
| 2. | In complying with the fundamental restriction
regarding borrowing money and issuing senior securities, the Fund may borrow money in an
amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities
(other than borrowings). |
| 3. | In complying with the fundamental restriction
regarding industry concentration, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the
securities of issuers whose principal business activities are in the same industry. |
| 4. | In complying with the fundamental restriction
with regard to making loans, the Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its total assets and may
lend money to an Invesco Fund, on such terms and conditions as the SEC may require in an
exemptive order. |
| 5. | The Fund invests, under normal market
conditions, at least 80% of its total assets are invested in Senior Loans (either as an Original
Lender or as a purchaser of an Assignment or Participation) of domestic Borrowers or foreign
Borrowers. |
For purposes of the foregoing,
“assets” means net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. Derivatives and other instruments that
have economic characteristics similar to the securities in the Fund’s 80% policy described above for the Fund may also be counted
toward the Fund’s 80% policy. Senior Loans are defined as floating or variable rate senior loans to corporations, partnerships
and other entities ("Borrowers"). Senior Loans hold (or in the judgment of the Adviser, hold) a senior position in the capital structure
of U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities that, under normal circumstances, allow them to have priority
of claim ahead of (or at least as high as) other obligations of a borrower in the event of a liquidation. Senior Loans generally are
arranged through private negotiations between a Borrower and several financial institutions ("Lenders") represented in each case by one
or more such Lenders acting as agent of the several Lenders. The following definitions also apply: participations in Senior Loans ("Participations");
assignments of portions of Senior Loans from third parties ("Assignments"); and one of the group of Lenders originating a Senior Loan
(an "Original Lender"). The Fund will provide written notice to its shareholders prior to any change to this policy, as required by the
1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
It is the intention of the
Fund, unless otherwise indicated, that with respect to the Fund’s policies that are a result of application of law, the Fund will
take advantage of the flexibility provided by rules or interpretations of the SEC currently in existence or promulgated in the future,
or changes to such laws.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The business and affairs
of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and the Fund’s officers
appointed by the Board. The tables below list the trustees and the executive officers of the Fund and their principal occupations, other
directorships held by the trustees and their affiliations, if any, with the Adviser or its affiliates. The “Fund Complex”
includes each of the investment companies advised by the Adviser as of January 31, 2025. Trustees serve until their successors are duly
elected and qualified. Officers are annually elected by the Board. The principal business address of each Trustee and Officer is c/o
Invesco Senior Income Trust, 1331 Spring Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
Name,
year of Birth
and Position(s) Held
with the Trust |
|
Trustee
and/or
Officer
Since |
|
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 years |
|
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
|
Other
Trusteeship(s)/
Directorship
Held by
Trustee/Director
During Past
5 Years |
Interested Trustees: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffery H. Kupor1 – 1969
Trustee |
|
2024 |
|
Senior Managing Director and
General Counsel, Invesco Ltd.; Trustee, Invesco Foundation, Inc.; Director, Invesco
Advisers, Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda), Ltd., Invesco
Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; and Vice President, Invesco Group Services, Inc.
Formerly: Head of Legal of the Americas, Invesco Ltd.;
Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.)
(registered investment adviser); Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.);
Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.);
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Investment
Advisers LLC (formerly known as Van Kampen Asset Management); Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc.
(formerly known as Van Kampen Funds Inc.) and Chief Legal Officer, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded
Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco
Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust; Secretary and Vice President,
Harbourview Asset Management Corporation; Secretary and Vice President, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and Invesco Managed Accounts,
LLC; Secretary and Senior Vice President, OFI Global Institutional, Inc.; Secretary and Vice President, OFI SteelPath, Inc.;
Secretary and Vice President, Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Secretary and Vice President, Shareholder Services, Inc.; Secretary
and Vice President, Trinity Investment Management Corporation, Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Secretary
and Vice President, Jemstep, Inc.; Head of Legal, Worldwide Institutional, Invesco Ltd.; Secretary and General Counsel, INVESCO
Private Capital Investments, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco AIM Management Group, Inc.); Assistant Secretary, INVESCO Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Secretary
and General Counsel, Invesco Private Capital, Inc.; Assistant Secretary and General Counsel, INVESCO Realty, Inc.;
Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; Secretary, Sovereign G./P. Holdings Inc.; Secretary, Invesco
Indexing LLC; and Secretary, W.L. Ross & Co., LLC.
|
|
160 |
|
None |
Name,
year of Birth
and Position(s) Held
with the Trust |
|
Trustee
and/or
Officer
Since |
|
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 years |
|
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
|
Other
Trusteeship(s)/
Directorship
Held by
Trustee/Director
During Past
5 Years |
Douglas Sharpe 2 – 1974
Trustee |
|
2024 |
|
Senior Managing
Director and Head of Americas & EMEA, Invesco Ltd.
Formerly: Director and Chairman Invesco
UK Limited; Director, Chairman and Chief Executive, Invesco Fund Managers Limited
|
|
160 |
|
None |
Independent Trustees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beth Ann Brown – 1968
Trustee (2019) and Chair (2022) |
|
2019 |
|
Independent Consultant
Formerly: Head of Intermediary Distribution, Managing Director,
Strategic Relations, Managing Director, Head of National Accounts, Senior Vice President, National Account Manager and Senior Vice
President, Key Account Manager, Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC; Vice President, Key Account Manager, Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc;
and Trustee of certain Oppenheimer Funds |
|
160 |
|
Director, Board of Directors of Caron Engineering Inc.; Formerly:
Advisor, Board of Advisors of Caron Engineering Inc.; President and Director, Acton Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps (non-profit)
President and Director Director of Grahamtastic Connection (non-profit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carol Deckbar – 1962
Trustee |
|
2024 |
|
Formerly: Executive Vice President
and Chief Product Officer, TIAA Financial Services; Executive Vice President and Principal, College
Retirement Equities Fund at TIAA; Executive Vice President and Head of Institutional Investments
and Endowment Services, TIAA
|
|
160 |
|
Formerly: Board Member, TIAA Asset Management, Inc.; and Board
Member, TH Real Estate Group Holdings Company |
Cynthia Hostetler – 1962
Trustee |
|
2017 |
|
Non-Executive Director and
Trustee of a number of public and private business corporations
Formerly: Director, Aberdeen Investment Funds (4 portfolios);
Director, Artio Global Investment LLC (mutual fund complex); Director, Edgen Group, Inc. (specialized energy and infrastructure
products distributor); Director, Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (railroads); Head of Investment Funds and Private Equity,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation; President, First Manhattan Bancorporation, Inc.; and Attorney, Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP |
|
160 |
|
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (smart home technology); Vulcan
Materials Company (construction materials company); Trilinc Global Impact Fund; Textainer Group Holdings, (shipping container leasing
company); Investment Company Institute (professional organization); and Independent Directors Council (professional organization) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eli Jones– 1961
Trustee |
|
2016 |
|
Professor and Dean Emeritus,
Mays Business School - Texas A&M University
Formerly: Dean of Mays Business School-Texas A&M University;
Professor and Dean, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas and E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University;
and Director, Arvest Bank |
|
160 |
|
Insperity, Inc. (formerly known as Administaff) (human resources
provider); Board Member of the regional board, First Financial Bank Texas; and Boad Member, First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Texas |
Name,
year of Birth
and Position(s) Held
with the Trust |
|
Trustee
and/or
Officer
Since |
|
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 years |
|
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
|
Other
Trusteeship(s)/
Directorship
Held by
Trustee/Director
During Past
5 Years |
Elizabeth Krentzman–
1959
Trustee
|
|
2019 |
|
Formerly: Principal and Chief
Regulatory Advisor for Asset Management Services and U.S. Mutual Fund Leader of Deloitte &
Touche LLP; General Counsel of the Investment Company Institute (trade association); National Director
of the Investment Management Regulatory Consulting Practice, Principal, Director and Senior Manager
of Deloitte & Touche LLP; Assistant Director of the Division of Investment Management -
Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
and various positions with the Division of Investment Management – Office of Regulatory Policy
of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP; and Trustee
of certain Oppenheimer Funds
|
|
160 |
|
Formerly: Member of the Cartica Funds Board of Directors (private
investment fund); Trustee of the University of Florida NationalBoard Foundation; and Member of the University of Florida Law Center
Association, Inc.Board of Trustees, Audit Committee and Membership Committee |
Anthony J. LaCava, Jr.
– 1956
Trustee |
|
2019 |
|
Formerly: Director and Member
of the Audit Committee, Blue Hills Bank (publicly traded financial institution) and Managing Partner,
KPMG LLP
|
|
160 |
|
Member and Chairman, of the
Bentley University, Business School Advisory Council; and Board Member and Chair of the Audit and
Finance Committee and Nominating Committee, KPMG LLP
|
Prema Mathai-Davis –
1950
Trustee
|
|
2014 |
|
Formerly: Co-Founder &
Partner of Quantalytics Research, LLC, (a FinTech Investment Research Platform for the Self-Directed
Investor); Trustee of YWCA Retirement Fund; CEO of YWCA of the USA; Board member of the NY Metropolitan
Transportation Authority; Commissioner of the NYC Department of Aging; and Board member of Johns
Hopkins Bioethics Institute
|
|
160 |
|
Member of Board of Positiv Planet US (non-profit) and HealthCare
Chaplaincy Network (non-profit) |
James “Jim” Liddy
– 1959
Trustee |
|
2024 |
|
Formerly: Chairman, Global Financial Services, Americas and Retired
Partner, KPMG LLP |
|
160 |
|
Director and Treasurer, Gulfside
Place Condominium Association, Inc. and Non-Executive Director, Kellenberg Memorial High School
|
Joel W. Motley – 1952
Trustee
|
|
2019 |
|
Director of Office of Finance,
Federal Home Loan Bank System; Managing Director of Carmona Motley Inc. (privately held financial
advisor); Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and its Finance and Budget Committee; Chairman
Emeritus of Board of Human Rights Watch and Member of its Investment Committee; and Member of Investment
Committee Board of Historic Hudson Valley (non-profit cultural organization); Member of the Board,
Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp.; and Member of the Vestry and the Investment Committee of Trinity Church
Wall Street.
Formerly: Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC
(privately held financial advisor); Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman, Inc. (privately held financial advisor); Trustee
of certain Oppenheimer Funds; and Director of Columbia Equity Financial Corp. (privately held financial advisor)
|
|
160 |
|
Member of Board of Trust for Mutual Understanding (non-profit promoting
the arts and environment); Member of Board of Greenwall Foundation (bioethics research foundation) and its Investment Committee;
Member of Board of Friends of the LRC (non- profit legal advocacy); and Board Member and Investment Committee Member of Pulitzer
Center for Crisis Reporting (non-profit journalism) |
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Edward Perkin – 1972
Trustee |
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2025 |
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Former: Chief Investment Officer, Equity, Eaton Vance; Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; and
Chief Investment Officer, Goldman Sachs Asset Management. |
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160 |
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None |
Name,
year of Birth
and Position(s) Held
with the Trust |
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Trustee
and/or
Officer
Since |
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Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 years |
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Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
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Other
Trusteeship(s)/
Directorship
Held by
Trustee/Director
During Past
5 Years |
Teresa M. Ressel – 1962
Trustee |
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2017 |
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Non-executive director and trustee of a number of public
and private business corporations
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, UBS
Securities LLC (investment banking); Group Chief Operating Officer, UBS AG Americas (investment
banking); Sr. Management Team Olayan America, The Olayan Group (international investor/commercial/industrial);
and Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget and Designated Chief Financial Officer,
U.S. Department of Treasury |
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160 |
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None |
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Daniel S. Vandivort – 1954
Trustee |
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2019 |
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President, Flyway Advisory Services LLC (consulting and property management) and Member, Investment
Committee of Historic Charleston Foundation
Formerly: President and Chief Investment Officer, previously Head of Fixed Income, Weiss Peck and Greer/Robeco Investment Management;
Trustee and Chair, Weiss Peck and Greer Funds Board; and various capacities at CS First Boston including Head of Fixed Income at
First Boston Asset Management. |
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160 |
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Formerly: Trustee and Governance Chair, Oppenheimer Funds; Treasurer, Chairman of the Audit and
Finance Committee, Huntington Disease Foundation of America T-3 Invesco Senior Income Trust |
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Officers |
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Glenn Brightman – 1972
President and Principal Executive Officer
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2023 |
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Chief Operating Officer, Americas, Invesco
Ltd.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; President and Principal Executive
Officer, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC.
Formerly: Global Head of Finance, Invesco Ltd; Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nuveen
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N/A |
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N/A |
Melanie Ringold– 1975
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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2023 |
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Head of Legal of the Americas, Invesco
Ltd.; Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco
Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco AIM Distributors, Inc.); Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc.
(formerly known as Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc.); Senior Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Secretary, Invesco Investment Advisers LLC, Invesco
Capital Markets, Inc.; Chief Legal Officer, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively
Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Secretary and Vice President, Harbourview
Asset Management Corporation; Secretary and Senior Vice President, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and
Invesco Managed Accounts, LLC; Secretary and Senior Vice President, Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.;
Secretary, SteelPath Funds Remediation LLC; and Secretary and Senior Vice President, Trinity Investment
Management Corporation
Formerly: Secretary and Senior Vice President, OFI SteelPath, Inc.,
Assistant Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Investment Services, Inc., Invesco
Capital Markets, Inc., Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Investment Advisers LLC; and Assistant Secretary and
Investment Vice President, Invesco Funds
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N/A |
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N/A |
Crissie M. Wisdom
– 1969
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer |
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2013 |
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Anti-Money Laundering
and OFAC Compliance Officer for Invesco U.S. entities including: Invesco Advisers, Inc.
and its affiliates, Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., Invesco Distributors, Inc., Invesco
Investment Services, Inc., The Invesco Funds, Invesco Capital Management, LLC, Invesco
Trust Company; and Fraud Prevention Manager for Invesco Investment Services, Inc
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N/A |
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N/A |
Name,
year of Birth
and Position(s) Held
with the Trust |
|
Trustee
and/or
Officer
Since |
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Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 years |
|
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee |
|
Other
Trusteeship(s)/
Directorship
Held by
Trustee/Director
During Past
5 Years |
Tony Wong – 1973
Senior Vice President |
|
2023 |
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Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco
Advisers, Inc.; Director and Chairman, Invesco Private Capital, Inc., INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc.
and INVESCO Realty, Inc.; Director, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Managed Accounts,
LLC and SNW Asset Management Corporation; and Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Assistant Vice President, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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Stephanie C. Butcher – 1971
Senior Vice President |
|
2023 |
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Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Director
and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Asset Management Limited |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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Adrien Deberghes – 1967
Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President |
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2020 |
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Head of the Fund Office of the CFO and Fund Administration; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.;
Director, Invesco Trust Company; Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco
Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded
Self-Indexed Fund Trust |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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Todd F. Kuehl – 1969
Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President |
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2020 |
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Formerly: Vice President, The Invesco Funds; Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Fidelity Investments
Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); and Chief Compliance Officer and Senior
Vice President, The Invesco Funds Formerly: Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Legg Mason (Mutual Funds); Chief
Compliance Officer, Legg Mason Private Portfolio Group (registered investment adviser) |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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James Bordewick, Jr. – 1959 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer |
|
2022 |
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Senior Vice President and Senior Officer, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Chief Legal Officer, KingsCrowd, Inc. (research and analytical platform for investment in private capital markets);
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Legal and Regulatory, Netcapital (private capital investment platform); Managing Director, General
Counsel of asset management and Chief Compliance Officer for asset management and private banking, Bank of America Corporation; Chief
Legal Officer, Columbia Funds and BofA Funds; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management; Chief
Legal Officer, MFS Funds; Associate, Ropes & Gray; and Associate, Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| 1 | Mr. Kupor is considered an interested person (within the meaning of
Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Fund because he is an officer of the Adviser
to the Trust, and an officer of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the Adviser. |
| 2 | Mr. Sharp is considered an interested person (within the meaning of
Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Fund because he is an officer of the Adviser
to the Trust, and an officer of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the Adviser. |
Additional Information about the Trustees
Interested Trustees
Jeffrey H. Kupor, Trustee
Jeffrey Kupor has been a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2024. Mr. Kupor is Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at Invesco
Ltd.
Mr. Kupor joined Invesco
Ltd. in 2002 and has held a number of legal roles, including, most recently, Head of Legal, Americas, in which role he was responsible
for legal support for Invesco's Americas business. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced law at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (now
known as Norton Rose Fulbright), specializing in complex commercial and securities litigation. He also served as the general counsel
of a publicly traded communication services company.
Mr. Kupor earned a BS
degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the Boalt Hall School of Law (now known as
Berkeley Law) at the University of California at Berkeley.
The Board believes that Mr. Kupor’s
current and past positions with the Invesco complex along with his legal background and experience as an executive in the investment
management area benefits the Fund.
Douglas Sharp, Trustee
Douglas Sharp has been a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2024. Mr. Sharp is Senior Managing Director, Head of Americas &
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) at Invesco Ltd. He also served as Director and Chairman of the Board of Invesco UK Limited
(Invesco’s European subsidiary board) and as Director, Chairman and Chief Executive of Invesco Fund Managers Limited.
Mr. Sharp joined Invesco
Ltd. in 2008 and has served in multiple leadership roles across the company, including his previous role as Head of EMEA. Prior to that,
he ran Invesco Ltd.’s EMEA retail business and served as head of strategy and business planning and as chief administrative officer
for Invesco Ltd.’s US institutional business. Before joining the firm, he was with the strategy consulting firm McKinsey &
Co., where he served clients in the financial services, energy, and logistics sectors.
The Board believes that Mr. Sharp’s
current and past positions within the Invesco complex along with his experience in the investment management business benefits the Fund.
Independent Trustees
Beth Ann Brown, Trustee and Chair
Beth Ann Brown has been a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2019 and Chair since 2022. From 2016 to 2019, Ms. Brown served on the
boards of certain investment companies in the Oppenheimer Funds complex.
Ms. Brown has served
as Director of Caron Engineering, Inc. since 2018 and as an Independent Consultant since 2012.
Previously, Ms. Brown
served in various capacities at Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, including Head of Intermediary Distribution, Managing Director,
Strategic Relations and Managing Director, Head of National Accounts. She also served as Senior Vice President, National Account Manager
from 2002-2004 and Senior Vice President, Key Account Manager from 1999 to 2002 of Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc. From 2013 through
2022, she served as Director, Vice President (through 2019) and President (2019-2022) of Grahamtastic Connection, a non-profit organization.
From 2014 to 2017, Ms. Brown
served on the Board of Advisors of Caron Engineering Inc. and also served as President and Director of Acton Shapleigh Youth Conservation
Corps, a non–profit organization, from 2012 to 2015.
The Board believes that Ms. Brown’s
experience in financial services and investment management and as a director of other investment companies benefits the Fund.
Carol Deckbar, Trustee
Carol Deckbar has been a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2024. Ms. Deckbar previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Product Officer at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) Financial Services from 2019 to 2021. She also served as Executive
Vice President and Principal of College Retirement Equities Fund at TIAA from 2014 to 2021. Ms. Deckbar served in various other
capacities at TIAA since joining in 2007, including Executive Vice President and Head of Institutional Investments and Endowment Services
from 2016 to 2019.
Prior to joining TIAA, Ms. Deckbar
was a Senior Vice President of AMSOUTH Bank from 2002 to 2006, and before that she served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director,
for Bank of America Capital Management from 1999 to 2002. She began her asset management career with the Evergreen Funds where she served
as Senior Vice President, Managing Director from 1991 to 1998.
From 2019 to 2020, Ms. Deckbar
served as Chairman of the TIAA Retirement Plan Investments Committee and as an Executive Sponsor at Advance, a council for the advancement
of women. She has also held various memberships, including at Investment Company Institute, from 2017 to 2019, Fortune 400 Most Powerful
Women Network, from 2012 to 2015, and Mutual Fund Education Alliance, from 2010 to 2015.
The Board believes that Ms. Deckbar’s
experience in financial services and investment management benefits the Fund.
Cynthia Hostetler, Trustee
Cynthia Hostetler has been a member of the Board
of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2017.
Ms. Hostetler is currently
a member of the board of directors of the Vulcan Materials Company, a public company engaged in the production and distribution of construction
materials, Trilinc Global Impact Fund LLC, a publicly registered non-traded limited liability company that invests in a diversified portfolio
of private debt instruments, and Resideo Technologies, Inc., a public company that manufactures and distributes smart home security
products and solutions worldwide. Ms. Hostetler also serves on the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute and is
a member of the governing council of the Independent Directors Council, both of which are professional organizations in the investment
management industry.
Previously, Ms. Hostetler
served as a member of the board of directors/trustees of Aberdeen Investment Funds, a mutual fund complex, Edgen Group Inc., a public
company that provides products and services to energy and construction companies, from 2012 to 2013, prior to its sale to Sumitomo, Genesee &
Wyoming, Inc., a public company that owns and operates railroads worldwide, from 2018 to 2019, prior to its sale to Brookfield Asset
Management, and Textainer Group Holdings Ltd., a public company that is the world’s second largest shipping container leasing company,
prior to its sale to Stonepeak in March 2024. Ms. Hostetler was also a member of the board of directors of the Eisenhower Foundation,
a non- profit organization.
From 2001 to 2009, Ms. Hostetler
served as Head of Investment Funds and Private Equity at Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”), a government agency
that supports US investment in the emerging markets. Ms. Hostetler oversaw a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio in private
equity funds. Prior to joining OPIC, Ms. Hostetler served as President and member of the board of directors of First Manhattan Bancorporation,
a bank holding company, from 1991 to 2007, and its largest subsidiary, First Savings Bank, from 1991 to 2006 (Board Member) and from
1996 to 2001 (President).
The Board believes that Ms. Hostetler’s
knowledge of financial services and investment management, her experience as a director of other companies, including a mutual fund complex,
her legal background, and other professional experience gained through her prior employment benefit the Fund.
Dr. Eli Jones, Trustee
Dr. Eli Jones has been a member of the Board
of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2016.
Dr. Jones has served
as Board Member of the regional board, First Financial Bank Texas since 2021 and Board Member, First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Texas since 2022. Since 2020, Dr. Jones has served as a director on the board of directors of Insperity, Inc. (“Insperity”).
From 2004 to 2016, Dr. Jones was chair of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
and a director on the board of directors of Insperity.
Dr. Jones is a Professor
of Marketing, Lowry and Peggy Mays Eminent Scholar, and Dean Emeritus of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. From 2015
to 2021, Dr. Jones served as Dean of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Jones was the
dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair in Business.
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas, he was dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business and Ourso Distinguished
Professor of Business at Louisiana State University from 2008 to 2012; professor of marketing and associate dean at the C.T. Bauer College
of Business at the University of Houston from 2007 to 2008; an associate professor of marketing from 2002 to 2007; and an assistant professor
from 1997 until 2002. He taught at Texas A&M University for several years before joining the faculty of the University of Houston.
Dr. Jones served as
the executive director of the Program for Excellence in Selling and the Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston from
1997 to 2007. Before becoming a professor, he worked in sales and sales management for three Fortune 100 companies: Quaker Oats, Nabisco,
and Frito- Lay. Dr. Jones is a past director of Arvest Bank. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism in 1982, his
MBA in 1986 and his Ph.D. in 1997, all from Texas A&M University.
The Board believes that Dr. Jones’
experience in academia and his experience in marketing benefits the Fund.
Elizabeth Krentzman, Trustee
Elizabeth Krentzman has been
a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, Ms. Krentzman served on the boards of certain
investment companies in the Oppenheimer Funds complex.
Ms. Krentzman served
from 2017 to 2022, as a member of the Cartica Funds Board of Directors (private investment funds). Ms. Krentzman previously served
as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida National Board Foundation from 2016 to 2021. She also served as a member
of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida Law Center Association, Inc. from 2016 to 2021, as a member of its Audit Committee
from 2016 to 2020, and as a member of its Membership Committee from 2020 to 2021.
Ms. Krentzman served
from 1997 to 2004 and from 2007 and 2014 in various capacities at Deloitte & Touche LLP, including Principal and Chief Regulatory
Advisor for Asset Management Services, U.S. Mutual Fund Leader and National Director of the Investment Management Regulatory Consulting
Practice. She served as General Counsel of the Investment Company Institute from 2004 to 2007.
From 1996 to 1997, Ms. Krentzman
served as an Assistant Director of the Division of Investment Management - Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She also served from 1991 to 1996 in various positions with the Division of Investment Management
– Office of Regulatory Policy of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and from 1987 to 1991 as an Associate at Ropes &
Gray LLP.
The Board believes that Ms. Krentzman’s
legal background, experience in financial services and accounting and as a director of other investment companies benefits the Fund.
Anthony J. LaCava, Jr., Trustee
Anthony J. LaCava, Jr.
has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2019.
Previously, Mr. LaCava served as a member
of the board of directors and as a member of the audit committee of Blue Hills Bank, a publicly traded financial institution.
Mr. LaCava retired after
a 37-year career with KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) where he served as senior partner for a wide range of firm clients across the retail,
financial services, consumer markets, real estate, manufacturing, health care and technology industries. From 2005 to 2013, Mr. LaCava
served as a member of the board of directors of KPMG and chair of the board’s audit and finance committee and nominating committee.
He also previously served as Regional Managing Partner from 2009 through 2012 and Managing Partner of KPMG’s New England practice.
Mr. LaCava currently
serves as Member and Chairman of the Business School Advisory Council of Bentley University and as a member of American College of Corporate
Directors and Board Leaders, Inc.
The Board believes that Mr. LaCava’s
experience in audit and financial services benefits the Fund.
James “Jim” Liddy, Trustee
James “Jim” Liddy
has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2024. Mr. Liddy is a Retired Partner of KPMG LLP (KPMG) and
previously served as Chairman of KPMG’s Global Financial Services, Americas practice from 2017 through 2021. He also led KPMG’s
U.S. Financial Services practice from 2015 through 2021.
Prior to assuming his most
recent role in 2017, Mr. Liddy served as Vice Chair of Audit and on various other committees at KPMG. He also previously served
as National Managing Partner of Audit and was a member of the firm’s Global Audit Steering Group.
The Board believes that Mr. Liddy’s
audit experience and knowledge of financial services and investment management benefits the Fund.
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis, Trustee
Dr. Prema Mathai-Davis has been a member
of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 1998.
Since 2021, Dr. Mathai-Davis has served as
a member of the Board of Positive Planet US, a non-profit organization and Healthcare Chaplaincy Network, a non-profit organization.
Previously, Dr. Mathai-Davis
served as co-founder and partner of Quantalytics Research, LLC, (a FinTech Investment Research Platform) from 2017 to 2019, when the
firm was acquired by Forbes Media Holdings, LLC.
Dr. Mathai-Davis previously
served as Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA of the USA from 1994 until her retirement in 2000. Prior to joining the YWCA, Dr. Mathai-Davis
served as the Commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging. She was a Commissioner and Board Member of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority of New York, the largest regional transportation network in the U.S. Dr. Mathai-Davis also served as a
Trustee of the YWCA Retirement Fund, the first and oldest pension fund for women, and on the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins Bioethics
Institute. She was a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and on the visiting Committee
of The Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Dr. Mathai-Davis was
the president and chief executive officer of the Community Agency for Senior Citizens, a non-profit social service agency that she established
in 1981. She also directed the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine-Hunter College Long-Term Care Gerontology Center, one of the first of its
kind.
The Board believes that Dr. Mathai-Davis’
extensive experience in running public and charitable institutions benefits the Fund.
Joel W. Motley, Trustee
Joel W. Motley has been a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2019. From 2002 to 2019, Mr. Motley served on the boards of certain investment
companies in the Oppenheimer Funds complex.
In May 2022, Mr. Motley
rejoined the Vestry and the Investment Committee of Trinity Church Wall Street. Since 2021, Mr. Motley has served as a Board member
of the Trust for Mutual Understanding, which makes grants to arts and environmental organizations in Eastern Europe. Since 2021, Mr. Motley
has served as a member of the board of Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp. Since 2016, Mr. Motley has served as an independent director
of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. He has served as Managing Director of Carmona Motley, Inc., a privately-held
financial advisory firm, since 2002.
Mr. Motley also serves
as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and its Finance and Budget Committee. He is a member of the Investment Committee and
is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Human Rights Watch and a member of the Investment Committee and the Board of Historic Hudson Valley,
a non-profit cultural organization.
Since 2011, he has served
as a Board Member and Investment Committee Member of the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, a non-profit journalism organization.
Mr. Motley also serves as Director and member of the Board and Investment Committee of The Greenwall Foundation, a bioethics research
foundation, and as a Director of Friends of the LRC, a South Africa legal services foundation.
Previously, Mr. Motley
served as Managing Director of Public Capital Advisors, LLC, a privately held financial advisory firm, from 2006 to 2017. He also served
as Managing Director of Carmona Motley Hoffman Inc. a privately-held financial advisor, and served as a Director of Columbia Equity Financial
Corp., a privately-held financial advisor, from 2002 to 2007.
The Board believes that Mr. Motley’s
experience in financial services and as a director of other investment companies benefits the Fund.
Edward Perkin, Trustee
Edward Perkin has been
a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2025. From 2014 to 2021, Mr. Perkin served as the Chief Investment Officer,
Equity, at Eaton Vance. He was a managing director at Morgan Stanley from 2021 to 2023.
Prior to joining Eaton
Vance, Mr. Perkin served as Chief Investment Officer, International & Emerging Markets Equity, at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
He also served as a senior research analyst at FISERV from 1997 to 2000 and as an insurance broker at American Retirement Insurance Services
from 1993 to1997.
Mr. Perkin holds the Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He has an MBA, Finance, from Columbia School of Business, and a BA, Economics, from UC Santa Barbara.
The Board believes that
Mr. Perkin’s experience and knowledge of investment management benefits the Fund.
Teresa M. Ressel, Trustee
Teresa Ressel has been a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2017.
Ms. Ressel has previously
served within the private sector and the U.S. government as well as consulting. Formerly, Ms. Ressel served at UBS AG in various
capacities, including as Chief Executive Officer of UBS Securities LLC, a broker-dealer division of UBS Investment Bank, and as Group
Chief Operating Officer of the Americas.
Between 2001 and 2004, Ms. Ressel
served at the U.S. Treasury, initially as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget and then as Assistant Secretary
for Management and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Ressel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and anchored financial duties at the Department,
including finance, accounting, risk, audit and performance measurement.
Ms. Ressel also volunteers
within her community across a number of functions and serves on the board of GAVI, the Global Vaccine Alliance (non-profit) supporting
children’s health.
The Board believes that Ms. Ressel’s
risk management and financial experience in both the private and public sectors benefits the Fund.
Daniel S. Vandivort, Trustee
Daniel S. Vandivort has been
a member of the Board of Trustees of the Invesco Funds since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, Mr. Vandivort served on the boards of certain
investment companies in the Oppenheimer Funds complex, as a Trustee and as the Governance Committee Chair.
Mr. Vandivort also served
as Chairman, Lead Independent Director, and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Value Line Funds from 2008
through 2014.
Previously, Mr. Vandivort
also served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Weiss Peck and Greer Mutual Funds Board from 2004 to 2005.
Previously, Mr. Vandivort
served at Weiss Peck and Greer/Robeco Investment Management from 1994 to 2007, as President and Chief Investment Officer and prior to
that as Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income. Mr. Vandivort also served in various capacities at CS First Boston from 1984
to 1994, including as Head of Fixed Income at CS First Boston Investment Management.
Mr. Vandivort was also
a Trustee on the Board of Huntington Disease Foundation of America from 2007 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2019. He also served as Treasurer
and Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee of Huntington Disease Foundation of America from 2016 to 2019.
Mr. Vandivort currently
serves as President of Flyway Advisory Services LLC, a consulting and property management company. He is also a Member of the Investment
Committee for the Historic Charleston Foundation.
The Board believes that Mr. Vandivort’s
experience in financial services and investment management and as a director of other investment companies benefits the Fund.
Management Information
The Trustees have the authority
to take all actions that they consider necessary or appropriate in connection with oversight of the Fund, including, among other things,
approving the investment objectives, investment policies and fundamental investment restrictions for the Fund. The Fund has entered into
agreements with various service providers, including the Fund’s investment advisers, administrator, transfer agent, distributor
and custodians, to conduct the day-to-day operations of the Fund. The Trustees are responsible for selecting these service providers,
approving the terms of their contracts with the Fund, and exercising general oversight of these arrangements on an ongoing basis.
Certain Trustees and officers
of the Fund are affiliated with Invesco and Invesco Ltd., the parent corporation of Invesco. All of the Trust’s executive officers
hold similar offices with some or all of the other Trusts.
Leadership Structure and the Board of Trustees.
The Board is currently composed
of fourteen Trustees, including twelve Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as that term is defined in
the 1940 Act (collectively, the Independent Trustees and each, an Independent Trustee). In addition to eight regularly scheduled meetings
per year, the Board holds special meetings or informal conference calls to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to
the next regular meeting. As discussed below, the Board has established four standing committees – the Audit Committee, the Compliance
Committee, the Governance Committee and the Investments Committee (the Committees), to assist the Board in performing its oversight responsibilities.
The Board has appointed an
Independent Trustee to serve in the role of Chair. The Chair’s primary role is to preside at meetings of the Board and act as a
liaison with the Adviser and other service providers, officers, attorneys, and other Trustees between meetings. The Chair also participates
in the preparation of the agenda for the meetings of the Board, is active with mutual fund industry organizations, and may perform such
other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. Except for any duties specified pursuant to the Trust’s Declaration
of Trust or By-laws, the designation of Chair does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that is
greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Board generally.
The Board believes that its
leadership structure, including having an Independent Trustee as Chair, allows for effective communication between the Trustees and management,
among the Trustees and among the Independent Trustees. The existing Board structure, including its Committee structure, provides the
Independent Trustees with effective control over Board governance while also allowing them to receive and benefit from insight from the
interested Trustee who is an active officer of the Fund’s investment adviser. The Board’s leadership structure promotes dialogue
and debate, which the Board believes allows for the proper consideration of matters deemed important to the Fund and its shareholders
and results in effective decision-making.
Risk Oversight. The
Board considers risk management issues as part of its general oversight responsibilities throughout the year at its regular meetings
and at regular meetings of its Committees. Invesco prepares regular reports that address certain investment, valuation and compliance
matters, and the Board as a whole or the Committees also receive special written reports or presentations on a variety of risk issues
at the request of the Board, a Committee or the Senior Officer.
The Board also oversees risks
related to the Fund’s use of derivatives as part of its general oversight responsibilities. The Board has approved a derivatives
risk manager, which is responsible for administering the derivatives risk management program (“DRM Program”) for the funds
that are required to implement a DRM Program. The Board meets with the derivatives risk manager on a periodic basis, including receiving
quarterly and annual reports from the derivatives risk manager, to review the implementation of the DRM Program.
The Audit Committee assists
the Board with its oversight of the Fund’s accounting and auditing process. The Audit Committee is responsible for selecting the
Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm (auditors), including evaluating their independence and meeting with such
auditors to consider and review matters relating to the Fund’s financial reports and internal controls. In addition, the Audit
Committee meets regularly with representatives of Invesco Ltd.’s internal audit group to review reports on their examinations of
functions and processes within Invesco that affect the Fund. The Audit Committee also oversees the Adviser’s process for valuing
the Fund’s portfolio investments and receives reports from management regarding its process and the valuation of the Fund’s
portfolio investments as consistent with the valuation policy approved by the Board and related procedures.
The Compliance Committee
receives regular compliance reports prepared by Invesco’s compliance group and meets regularly with the Fund’s Chief Compliance
Officer (CCO) to discuss compliance issues, including compliance risks. The Compliance Committee has recommended and the Board has adopted
compliance policies and procedures for the Fund and for the Fund’s service providers. The compliance policies and procedures are
designed to detect, prevent and correct violations of the federal securities laws.
The Governance Committee
monitors the composition of the Board and each of its Committees and monitors the qualifications of the Trustees to ensure adherence
to certain governance undertakings applicable to the Fund. In addition, the Governance Committee oversees an annual self-assessment of
the Board and its committees and addresses governance risks, including insurance and fidelity bond matters, for the Fund.
The Investments Committee
and its sub-committees receive regular written reports describing and analyzing the investment performance of the Invesco Funds. In addition, Invesco’s
Chief Investment Officers and the portfolio managers of the Fund meet regularly with the Investments Committee or its sub-committees
to discuss portfolio performance, including investment risk, such as the impact on the Fund of investments in particular types of securities
or instruments, such as derivatives. To the extent that the Fund changes a particular investment strategy that could have a material
impact on the Fund’s risk profile, the Board generally is consulted in advance with respect to such change.
Committee Structure
The members of the Audit
Committee are Messrs. LaCava (Chair), Liddy and Vandivort, Dr. Jones, and Mss. Hostetler and Ressel. The Audit Committee performs
a number of functions with respect to the oversight of the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting, including: (i) assisting
the Board with its oversight of the qualifications, independence and performance of the independent registered public accountants; (ii) selecting
independent registered public accountants for the Fund; (iii) to the extent required, pre-approving certain audit and permissible
non-audit services; (iv) overseeing the financial reporting process for the Fund; (v) assisting the Board with its oversight
of the integrity of the Fund’s financial statements and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Fund’s
accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits; (vi) pre-approving engagements
for non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Fund’s investment adviser or to any of its
affiliates; and (vii) overseeing the performance of the fair valuation determinations by the Adviser. During the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2024, the Audit Committee held six meetings.
The members of the Compliance
Committee are Messrs. Motley and Perkin, and Mss. Brown, Deckbar and Krentzman (Chair) and Dr. Mathai-Davis. The Compliance
Committee performs a number of functions with respect to compliance matters, including: (i) reviewing and making recommendations
concerning the qualifications, performance and compensation of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer; (ii) reviewing recommendations
and reports made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund regarding compliance matters; (iii) overseeing compliance policies
and procedures of the Fund and their service providers; (iv) overseeing potential conflicts of interest that are reported to the
Compliance Committee by Invesco, the Chief Compliance Officer or other independent advisors; (v) reviewing reports prepared by a
third party’s compliance review of Invesco; (vi) if requested by the Board, overseeing risk management with respect to the
Fund (other than risks overseen by the other Committees), including receiving and overseeing risk management reports from Invesco that
are applicable to the Fund and their service providers; and (vii) reviewing reports by Invesco on correspondence with regulators
or governmental agencies with respect to the Fund and recommending to the Board what action, if any, should be taken by the Fund in light
of such reports. During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the Compliance Committee held four meetings.
The members of the Governance
Committee are Messrs. Motley and Vandivort (Chair) and Mss. Brown and Hostetler and Dr. Mathai-Davis. The Governance Committee
performs a number of functions with respect to governance, including: (i) nominating persons to serve as Independent Trustees and
as members of each Committee, and nominating the Chair of the Board and the Chair of each committee, except that the members and Chair
of each Sub-Committee of the Investments Committee shall be appointed by the Chair of the Investments Committee in consultation with
the Chair of the Governance Committee; (ii) reviewing and making recommendations to the full Board regarding the size and composition
of the Board and the compensation payable to the Independent Trustees; (iii) overseeing the annual evaluation of the performance
of the Board and its Committees; (iv) considering and overseeing the selection of independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees;
(v) considering and overseeing the selection and engagement of a Senior Officer if and as they deem appropriate, including compensation
and scope of services, and recommending all such matters to the Board or the independent trustees as appropriate; (vi) reviewing
administrative and/or logistical matters pertaining to the operations of the Board; and (vii) reviewing annually recommendations
from Invesco regarding amounts and coverage of primary and excess directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and
allocation of premiums. During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the Governance Committee held nine meetings.
The Governance Committee
will consider nominees recommended by a shareholder in accordance with the Fund’s governing instruments to serve as trustees, provided:
(i) that such submitting shareholder provides the information required by, and otherwise complies with the applicable provisions
of, the Fund’s governing instruments, (ii) that such submitting shareholder is a shareholder of record, with proof of such
ownership or holding reasonably satisfactory to the Fund to be provided by such record owner or nominee holder, at the time he or she
submits such names and is entitled to vote at the meeting of shareholders at which trustees will be elected; and (iii) that the
Governance Committee or the Board, as applicable, shall make the final determination of persons to be nominated. While the Governance
Committee believes that there are no specific minimum qualifications for a nominee to possess or any specific qualities or skills that
are necessary, in considering a candidate’s qualifications, the Governance Committee may consider, among other things: (1) whether
or not the person is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, and is otherwise qualified under applicable laws
and regulations to serve as a trustee of the Fund; (2) whether or not the person is willing to serve as, and willing and able to
commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of, a trustee; (3) whether the person can make a positive contribution
to the Board and the Fund, with consideration being given to the person’s specific experience, education, qualifications and other
skills; and (4) whether the person is of good character and high integrity, and whether the person has other desirable personality
traits, including independence, leadership and the ability to work with other Board members.
Under the Fund’s governing
instruments, nominees must meet certain additional qualifications to qualify for nomination and service as a Trustee. Nominees may be
disqualified if they engaged in disabling conduct outlined in the Fund’s Declarations of Trust. Nominees that are associated with
other investment vehicles and investment advisers may not be eligible for nomination and service as a Trustee if the Board finds that
such associations have conflicts of interest with the long-term best interests of the Fund, impede the ability of the nominee to perform,
or impede the free-flow of information from management. Nominees that are acting in concert with control persons of other investment
companies that are in violation of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act shall be disqualified from nomination and service as a
Trustee.
Notice procedures set forth
in the Fund’s Bylaws require that any shareholder of the Fund desiring to nominate a trustee for election at an annual shareholder
meeting must deliver to the Fund’s Secretary notice of the shareholder’s intent to nominate in writing not less than ninety
(90) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding
year.
The members of the
Investments Committee are Messrs. LaCava, Liddy, Motley, Perkin and Vandivort, Mss. Brown,
Deckbar (Sub-Committee Chair), Hostetler (Chair and Sub-Committee Chair), Krentzman and Ressel and Drs. Jones and Mathai-Davis (Sub-Committee Chair).
The Investments Committee’s primary purposes are to assist the Board in its oversight of the investment management services
provided by Invesco and the Sub-Advisers and to periodically review Fund performance information, and information regarding the
investment personnel and other resources devoted to the management of the Fund and make recommendations to the Board, when
applicable. During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the Investments Committee held four meetings.
The Investments Committee
has established three Sub-Committees and delegated to the Sub-Committees responsibility for, among other matters: (i) reviewing
the performance of the Invesco Funds that have been assigned to a particular Sub-Committee (for each Sub-Committee, the Designated Funds),
except to the extent the Investments Committee takes such action directly; (ii) reviewing with the applicable portfolio managers
from time to time the investment objective(s), policies, strategies, performance and risks and other investment-related matters of the
Designated Funds; and (iii) being generally familiar with the investment objectives and principal investment strategies of the Designated
Funds.
Compensation
Each Trustee who is not affiliated
with Invesco is compensated for his or her services according to a fee schedule that recognizes the fact that such Trustee also serves
as a Trustee of other Invesco Funds. Each such Trustee receives a fee, allocated among the Invesco Funds for which he or she serves as
a Trustee that consists of an annual retainer component and a meeting fee component. The Chair of the Board and of each Committee and
Sub-Committee receive additional compensation for their services
Information regarding
compensation paid or accrued for each trustee of the Fund who was not affiliated with Invesco during the year ended December 31,
2023, unless otherwise noted, are as follows:
Name |
|
Aggregate
Compensation from
the Fund(1) |
|
Retirement
Benefits
Accrued by All
Invesco Funds |
|
Estimated
Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement(2) |
|
Total
Compensation
from the Invesco Fund
Complex(3) |
Independent Trustees(4)(5)(6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beth Ann Brown |
|
$ |
31,905 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
$ |
630,000 |
Carol Deckbar |
|
3,933 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
Cynthia Hostetler |
|
23,280 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
465,000 |
Eli Jones |
|
21,151 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
422,500 |
Elizabeth Krentzman |
|
23,780 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
470,000 |
Anthony J. LaCava, Jr. |
|
3,993 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
477,500 |
James “Jim” Liddy |
|
22,153 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
Prema Mathai-Davis |
|
21,774 |
|
- |
$ |
205,000 |
|
442,500 |
Joel W. Motley |
|
22,026 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
430,000 |
Theresa M. Ressel |
|
22,151 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
440,000 |
Robert C. Troccoli |
|
23,153 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
445,000 |
Daniel S. Vandivort |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
462,500 |
| (1) | Amounts shown are
based on the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024. The total amount of compensation deferred
by all trustees of the Fund during the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, including
earnings, was $51,896.69. |
| (2) | These amounts represent the
estimated annual benefits payable by the Invesco Funds upon the trustees’ retirement
and assumes each trustee serves until his or her normal retirement date. These amounts are
not adjusted to reflect deemed investment appreciation or depreciation. |
| (3) | These amounts represent the compensation paid from all Invesco
Funds to the individuals who serve as trustees. All trustees currently serve as trustee of 32 registered investment companies advised
by Invesco, unless otherwise noted. |
| (4) | On
August 28, 2022, Christopher Wilson retired. During the fiscal year ended February 29,
2024, compensation from the Fund for Mr. Wilson for consultant services provided to
the Fund subsequent to his retirement was $16,959.63. Pursuant to a consulting agreement
with the Trust, Mr. Wilson may receive payments for consulting services provided to
the Fund for up to three years following his retirement. |
| (5) | Effective January 16, 2024, Carol Deckbar and James Liddy
have been onboarded as two new Trustees. |
| (6) | On December 31,
2024, Robert C. Troccoli retired. |
Trustee Beneficial Ownership of Securities
The dollar range of equity
securities beneficially owned by each trustee (i) in the Fund and (ii) on an aggregate basis, in all registered investment
companies overseen by the trustee within the Invesco Funds complex, as of December 31, 2023, are as follows:
Name |
|
Fund |
|
Aggregate
dollar range
of equity securities in all
registered investment
companies overseen by
trustee in the Invesco
Fund Complex(1) |
|
Independent Trustees |
|
|
|
|
|
Beth Ann Brown |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Carol Deckbar2 |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Cynthia Hostetler |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Eli Jones |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Elizabeth Krentzman |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Anthony J. LaCava, Jr. |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
James “Jim” Liddy2 |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Prema Mathai-Davis |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Joel W. Motley |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Edward Perkin2 |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Theresa M. Ressel |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Robert C. Troccoli 2 |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Daniel S. Vandivort |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Beth Ann Brown |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
|
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Interested Trustees |
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey H. Kupor2 |
|
None |
|
Over $100,000 |
|
Douglas Sharp2 |
|
None |
|
None |
|
| (1) | Includes total amount of compensation deferred by the
trustee at his or her election pursuant to a deferred compensation plan. Such deferred compensation
is placed in a deferral account and deemed to be invested in one or more of the Invesco Funds. |
| (2) | The information
in the table is provided as of December 31, 2023. Messrs. Kupor, Sharp and Liddy and Ms.
Deckbar were elected as trustees of the Trust effective January 16, 2024. Mr. Troccoli retired
on December 31, 2024. Mr. Perkin was appointed as trustee of the Trust on January 2, 2025. |
Retirement Policy
The Trustees have adopted
a retirement policy that permits each Trustee to serve until December 31 of the year in which the Trustee turns 75.
Pre-Amendment Retirement Plan For Trustees
The Trustees have adopted
a Retirement Plan for the Trustees who are not affiliated with the Adviser. A description of the pre-amendment Retirement Plan follows.
Annual retirement benefits are available from the Fund and/or the other Invesco Funds for which a Trustee serves (each, a Covered Fund),
for each Trustee who is not an employee or officer of the Adviser, who either (a) became a Trustee prior to December 1, 2008,
and who has at least five years of credited service as a Trustee (including service to a predecessor fund) of a Covered Fund, or (b) was
a member of the Board of Trustees of a Van Kampen Fund immediately prior to June 1, 2010 (Former Van Kampen Trustee), and has at
least one year of credited service as a Trustee of a Covered Fund after June 1, 2010.
For Trustees other than Former
Van Kampen Trustees, effective January 1, 2006, for retirements after December 31, 2005, the retirement benefits will equal
75% of the Trustee’s annual retainer paid to or accrued by any Covered Fund with respect to such Trustee during the twelve-month
period prior to retirement, including the amount of any retainer deferred under a separate deferred compensation agreement between the
Covered Fund and the Trustee. The amount of the annual retirement benefit does not include additional compensation paid for Board meeting
fees or compensation paid to the Chair of the Board and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of certain Board committees, whether such amounts
are paid directly to the Trustee or deferred. The annual retirement benefit is payable in quarterly installments for a number of years
equal to the lesser of (i) sixteen years or (ii) the number of such Trustee’s credited years of service. If a Trustee
dies prior to receiving the full amount of retirement benefits, the remaining payments will be made to the deceased Trustee’s designated
beneficiary for the same length of time that the Trustee would have received the payments based on his or her service or, if the Trustee
has elected, in a discounted lump sum payment. A Trustee must have attained the age of 65 (60 in the event of disability) to receive
any retirement benefit. A Trustee may make an irrevocable election to commence payment of retirement benefits upon retirement from the
Board before age 72; in such a case, the annual retirement benefit is subject to a reduction for early payment.
If the Former Van Kampen
Trustee completes at least 10 years of credited service after June 1, 2010, the retirement benefit will equal 75% of the Former
Van Kampen Trustee’s annual retainer paid to or accrued by any Covered Fund with respect to such Trustee during the twelve-month
period prior to retirement, including the amount of any retainer deferred under a separate deferred compensation agreement between the
Covered Fund and such Trustee. The amount of the annual retirement benefit does not include additional compensation paid for Board meeting
fees or compensation paid to the Chair of the Board and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of certain Board committees, whether such amounts
are paid directly to the Trustee or deferred. The annual retirement benefit is payable in quarterly installments for 10 years beginning
after the later of the Former Van Kampen Trustee’s termination of service or attainment of age 72 (or age 60 in the event of disability
or immediately in the event of death). If a Former Van Kampen Trustee dies prior to receiving the full amount of retirement benefits,
the remaining payments will be made to the deceased Trustee’s designated beneficiary or, if the Trustee has elected, in a discounted
lump sum payment.
If the Former Van Kampen
Trustee completes less than 10 years of credited service after June 1, 2010, the retirement benefit will be payable at the applicable
time described in the preceding paragraph, but will be paid in two components successively. For the period of time equal to the Former
Van Kampen Trustee’s years of credited service after June 1, 2010, the first component of the annual retirement benefit will
equal 75% of the compensation amount described in the preceding paragraph. Thereafter, for the period of time equal to the Former Van
Kampen Trustee’s years of credited service after June 1, 2010, the second component of the annual retirement benefit will
equal the excess of (x) 75% of the compensation amount described in the preceding paragraph, over (y) $68,041 plus an interest
factor of 4% per year compounded annually measured from June 1, 2010 through the first day of each year for which payments under
this second component are to be made. In no event, however, will the retirement benefits under the two components be made for a period
of time greater than 10 years. For example, if the Former Van Kampen Trustee completes 7 years of credited service after June 1,
2010, he or she will receive 7 years of payments under the first component and thereafter 3 years of payments under the second component,
and if the Former Van Kampen Trustee completes 4 years of credited service after June 1, 2010, he or she will receive 4 years of
payments under the first component and thereafter 4 years of payments under the second component.
Amendment of Retirement Plan and Conversion
to Defined Contribution Plan
The Trustees approved an
amendment to the Retirement Plan to convert it to a defined contribution plan for active Trustees (the Amended Plan). Under the Amended
Plan, the benefit amount was amended for each active Trustee to the present value of the Trustee’s existing retirement plan benefit
as of December 31, 2013 (the Existing Plan Benefit) plus the present value of retirement benefits expected to be earned under the
Retirement Plan through the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee attained age 75 (the Expected Future Benefit and, together
with the Existing Plan Benefit, the Accrued Benefit). On the conversion date, the Covered Funds established bookkeeping accounts in the
amount of their pro rata share of the Accrued Benefit, which is deemed to be invested in one or more Invesco Funds selected by the participating
Trustees. Such accounts will be adjusted from time to time to reflect deemed investment earnings and losses. Each Trustee’s Accrued
Benefit is not funded and, with respect to the payments of amounts held in the accounts, the participating Trustees have the status of
unsecured creditors of the Covered Funds. Trustees will be paid the adjusted account balance under the Amended Plan in quarterly installments
for the same period as described above.
Deferred Compensation Agreements
Certain former Trustees and
current Independent Trustees (for purposes of this paragraph only, the Deferring Trustees) have executed a Deferred Compensation Agreement
(collectively, the Compensation Agreements). Pursuant to the Compensation Agreements, the Deferring Trustees have the option to elect
to defer receipt of up to 100% of their compensation payable by the Fund, and such amounts are placed into a deferral account and deemed
to be invested in one or more Invesco Funds selected by the Deferring Trustees. Amounts deferred by Deferring Trustees pursuant to a
Compensation Agreement during the most recent fiscal year are shown above.
Distributions from these
deferral accounts will be paid in cash, generally in equal quarterly installments over a period of up to ten (10) years (depending
on the Compensation Agreement) beginning on the date selected under the Compensation Agreement. If a Deferring Trustee dies prior to
the distribution of amounts in his or her deferral account, the balance of the deferral account will be distributed to his or her designated
beneficiary. The Compensation Agreements are not funded and, with respect to the payments of amounts held in the deferral accounts, the
Deferring Trustees have the status of unsecured creditors of the Fund and of each other Invesco Fund from which they are deferring compensation.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
Investment Adviser
Invesco serves as the Fund’s
investment adviser. The Adviser manages the investment operations of the Fund as well as other investment portfolios that encompass a
broad range of investment objectives, and has agreed to perform or arrange for the performance of the Fund’s day-to-day management.
The Adviser, as successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, has been an investment adviser since 1976. Invesco is an indirect,
wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. Invesco Ltd. and its subsidiaries are an independent global investment management group. Certain
of the directors and officers of Invesco are also executive officers of the Fund and their affiliations are shown in this Statement of
Additional Information
As investment adviser, Invesco
supervises all aspects of the Fund’s operations and provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Invesco obtains and evaluates
economic, statistical and financial information to formulate and implement investment programs for the Fund. The Fund’s Investment
Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) provides that, in fulfilling its responsibilities, Invesco may engage
the services of other investment managers with respect to the Fund. The investment advisory services of Invesco are not exclusive and
Invesco is free to render investment advisory services to others, including other investment companies.
Pursuant to an administrative
services agreement with the Fund, the Adviser is also responsible for furnishing to the Fund at the Adviser’s expense, the services
of persons believed to be competent to perform all supervisory and administrative services required by the Fund and that, in the judgment
of the Trustees, are necessary to conduct the business of the Fund effectively, as well as the offices, equipment and other facilities
necessary for their operations. Such functions include the maintenance of the Fund’s accounts and records, and the preparation
of all requisite corporate documents such as tax returns and reports to the SEC and shareholders.
The Advisory Agreement provides
that the Fund will pay or cause to be paid all expenses of such Fund not assumed by Invesco, including, without limitation: brokerage
commissions, taxes, legal, auditing, or governmental fees, custodian, transfer and shareholder service agent costs, expenses of issue,
sale, redemption and repurchase of shares, expenses of registering and qualifying shares for sale, expenses relating to trustees and
shareholder meetings, the cost of preparing and distributing reports and notices to shareholders, the fees and other expenses incurred
by the Fund in connection with membership in investment company organizations and the cost of printing copies of prospectuses and statements
of additional information distributed to the Fund’s shareholders.
Invesco, at its own expense, furnishes to the
Fund office space and facilities. Invesco furnishes to the Fund all personnel for managing the affairs of the Fund.
Advisory fees paid for the last three fiscal years
of the Fund are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended | |
Advisory Fees Paid | |
February 29, 2024 | |
$ | 7,878,909 | |
February 28, 2023 | |
$ | 8,199,226 | |
February 28, 2022 | |
$ | 8,455,119 | |
Invesco may from time to
time waive or reduce its fee. Voluntary fee waivers or reductions may be rescinded at any time without further notice to investors. During
periods of voluntary fee waivers or reductions, Invesco will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee prior to the end of
their respective fiscal year in which the voluntary fee waiver or reduction was made.
Invesco has contractually
agreed through at least June 30, 2026, to waive advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory
fee Invesco receives from the affiliated money market funds as a result of the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash in the affiliated
money market funds. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate as indicated above. During its term, the fee
waiver agreements cannot be terminated or amended to reduce the advisory fee waivers without approval of the Board.
Investment Sub-Advisers
Invesco has entered into
a Sub-Advisory Agreement with certain affiliates to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund pursuant to which these affiliated sub-advisers
may be appointed by Invesco from time to time to provide discretionary investment management services, investment advice, and/or order
execution services to the Fund.
These affiliated sub-advisers, each of which is
a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act are:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (Invesco Deutschland)
Invesco Asset Management Limited (Invesco Asset Management)
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited (Invesco Japan)
Invesco Hong Kong Limited (Invesco Hong Kong)
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior
Secured)
Invesco Canada Ltd. (Invesco Canada); (each a “Sub-Adviser”
and collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”).
Invesco and each Sub-Adviser is an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
The only fees payable to
the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are for providing discretionary investment management services. For such services, Invesco
(and not the Fund) pays each Sub-Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to (i) 40% of the monthly compensation that
Invesco receives from the Fund, multiplied by (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of such Fund as to which such Sub-Adviser
shall have provided discretionary investment management services for that month divided by the net assets of such Fund for that month.
Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, this fee is reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fee waivers or expense limitations by
Invesco, if any, in effect from time to time. In no event shall the aggregate monthly fees paid to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory
Agreement exceed 40% of the monthly compensation that Invesco receives from the Fund pursuant to its advisory agreement with the Fund,
as reduced to reflect contractual or voluntary fees waivers or expense limitations by Invesco, if any.
Securities Lending Arrangements
The Fund may lend its portfolio
securities to generate additional income. The Fund may participate in a securities lending program pursuant to a securities lending agreement
that establishes the terms of the loan, including collateral requirements. The Fund may lend securities to securities brokers and other
borrowers.
Under the securities lending
program, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) served as a securities lending agent for certain of the Fund’s most recently completed
fiscal year. The Board also appointed Invesco to serve as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund under the securities lending
program. Invesco served as an affiliated securities lending agent for the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, as listed
in the table below (as applicable).
To the extent the Fund utilizes
Invesco as an affiliated securities lending agent, the Fund conducts its securities lending in accordance with and in reliance upon no-action
letters issued by the SEC staff that provide guidance on how an affiliate may act as a direct agent lender and receive compensation for
those services without obtaining exemptive relief. The Board has approved policies and procedures that govern the Fund’s securities
lending activities when utilizing an affiliated securities lending agent, such as Invesco, consistent with the guidance set forth in
the no-action letters.
Invesco serves as a securities
lending agent to other clients in addition to the Fund. There are potential conflicts of interests involved in the Fund’s use of
Invesco as an affiliated securities lending agent, including but not limited to: (i) Invesco as securities lending agent may have
an incentive to increase or decrease the amount of securities on loan, lend particular securities, delay or forgo calling securities
on loans, or lend securities to less creditworthy borrowers, in order to generate additional fees for Invesco and its affiliates; and
(ii) Invesco as securities lending agent may have an incentive to allocate loans to clients that would provide more fees to Invesco.
Invesco seeks to mitigate these potential conflicts of interest by utilizing a methodology designed to provide its securities lending
clients with equal lending opportunities over time.
Service Agreements
Administrative Services
Agreement. Invesco and the Fund have entered into a Master Administrative Services Agreement (the “Administrative Services
Agreement”) pursuant to which Invesco may perform or arrange for the provision of certain accounting and other administrative services
to the Fund which are not required to be performed by Invesco under the Advisory Agreement. The Administrative Services Agreement provides
that it will remain in effect and continue from year to year only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the
Board, including the independent trustees, by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. Under the Administrative Services
Agreement, Invesco is entitled to receive from the Fund reimbursement of its costs or such reasonable compensation as may be approved
by the Board. Currently, Invesco is reimbursed for the services of the Fund’s principal financial officer and her staff and
any expenses related to fund accounting services.
Administrative services fees paid for the last
three fiscal years of the Fund are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended | |
Administrative Fees Paid | |
February 29, 2024 | |
$ | 1,839,770 | |
February 28, 2023 | |
$ | 1,971,139 | |
February 28, 2022 | |
$ | 1,994,363 | |
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. (“Computershare”), 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 is the transfer agent for the Fund.
The Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement (the “TA Agreement”) between the Fund and Computershare provides that Computershare will perform certain services
related to the servicing of shareholders of the Fund. Other such services may be delegated or subcontracted to third party intermediaries.
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust
Company (the “Custodian”), 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, is custodian of all securities and cash of the
Fund. The Bank of New York Mellon, 2 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431, also serves as sub-custodian to facilitate cash management.
The Custodian’s
responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Fund’s portfolio securities and handling the delivery of such
securities to and from the Fund. These services do not include any supervisory function over management or provide any protection
against any possible depreciation of assets.
The Custodian and sub-custodian
are authorized to establish separate accounts in foreign countries and to cause foreign securities owned by the Fund to be held outside
the United States in branches of U.S. banks and, to the extent permitted by applicable regulations, in certain foreign banks and securities
depositories. Invesco is responsible for selecting eligible foreign securities depositories and for assessing the risks associated with
investing in foreign countries, including the risk of using eligible foreign securities’ depositories in a country. The Custodian
is responsible for monitoring eligible foreign securities depositories.
Under its contract with the
Fund, the Custodian maintains the portfolio securities of the Fund, administers the purchases and sales of portfolio securities, collects
interest and dividends and other distributions made on the securities held in the portfolio of the Fund and performs other ministerial
duties. These services do not include any supervisory function over management or provide any protection against any possible depreciation
of assets.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Fund’s independent
registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the financial statements of the Fund. The Audit Committee of the Fund’s
Board has selected, and the Board has ratified and approved, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5800, Houston,
Texas 77002-5021, as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Fund. In connection with
the audit of the Fund’s financial statements, the Fund entered into an engagement letter with PwC. The terms of the engagement
letter required by PwC, and agreed to by the Fund’s Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration
to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or the services provided
thereunder. The financial statements incorporated in this SAI by reference to the Annual
Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 29, 2024 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PwC, an independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Portfolio Manager Fund Holdings and Information on Other Managed
Accounts
Invesco’s portfolio
managers develop investment models which are used in connection with the management of certain Invesco funds as well as other mutual
funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and
other accounts managed for organizations and individuals. The ‘Investments’ chart reflects the portfolio managers’
investments in the Fund and includes investments in the Fund’s shares beneficially owned by a portfolio manager, as determined
in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (beneficial ownership includes ownership
by a portfolio manager’s immediate family members sharing the same household). The ‘Assets Managed’ chart reflects
information regarding accounts other than the Fund for which each portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. Accounts
are grouped into three categories: (i) other registered investment companies; (ii) other pooled investment vehicles; and (iii) other
accounts. To the extent that any of these accounts pay advisory fees that are based on account performance (performance-based fees),
information on those accounts is specifically noted. In addition, any assets denominated in foreign currencies have been converted into
U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of the applicable date.
Investments
The following information is as of February 29,
2024:
Portfolio Manager | |
Dollar Range of Investments in the Fund | |
Scott Baskind | |
| None | |
Thomas Ewald | |
| None | |
Philip Yarrow | |
| None | |
Assets Managed
The following information is as of February 29,
2024:
| |
Other Registered
Investment Companies
Managed (assets in millions) | | |
Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles Managed (assets in millions) | | |
Other Accounts
Managed (assets in millions) | |
Portfolio Manager | |
Number of Accounts | | |
Assets | | |
Number of Accounts | | |
Assets | | |
Number of Accounts | | |
Assets | |
Scott Baskind | |
| 4 | | |
$ | 10,421.1 | | |
| 10 | | |
$ | 7,130.8 | | |
| 14 | | |
$ | 6,342.5 | |
Thomas Ewald | |
| 4 | | |
$ | 6,778.9 | | |
| 3 | | |
$ | 4,479.3 | | |
| 14 | | |
$ | 6,342.5 | |
Philip Yarrow | |
| 4 | | |
$ | 6,778.9 | | |
| 3 | | |
$ | 4,479.3 | | |
| 14 | | |
$ | 6,342.5 | |
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Actual or apparent conflicts
of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one Fund or other
account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple funds and/or other accounts may be presented with one or more of the
following potential conflicts:
| ● | The management of multiple funds and/or
other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the
management of the Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage
such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio
managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio
manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the
management of the funds. |
| ● | If a portfolio manager identifies a
limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account,
the Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation
of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible funds and other accounts. To deal with
these situations, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the funds have adopted procedures for
allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts. |
| ● | The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine
which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the funds, consistent
with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts
(such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled
investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for
organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client
with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a
particular broker. In these cases, trades for the Fund in a particular security may be placed
separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions
with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the
execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved. |
| ● | The appearance of a conflict of interest
may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based
management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all funds
and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. |
The Adviser, each Sub-Adviser,
and the Fund have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no
guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.
Description of Compensation Structure
The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser
seek to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals.
Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive cash bonus opportunity and a deferred compensation opportunity. Portfolio manager
compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors
used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund performance. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser evaluate competitive market compensation
by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio
manager’s compensation consists of the following three elements:
Base Salary. Each
portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser’s intention is to be competitive
in light of the particular portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities.
Annual Bonus. The
portfolio managers are eligible, along with other employees of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, to participate in a discretionary year-end
bonus pool. The Compensation Committee of Invesco Ltd. reviews and approves the firm-wide bonus pool available based upon progress against
strategic objectives and annual operating plan, including investment performance and financial results. In addition, while having no
direct impact on individual bonuses, assets under management are considered when determining the starting bonus funding levels. Each
portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus which is based on quantitative (i.e. investment performance) and non-quantitative
factors (which may include, but are not limited to, individual performance, risk management and teamwork).
Each portfolio manager’s
compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Fund/accounts managed by the portfolio manager as described in the
table below.
Sub-Adviser |
|
Performance time period(5) |
|
|
Invesco(1)
Invesco Canada(1)
Invesco Deutschland(1)
Invesco Hong Kong(1)
Invesco Asset Management(1)
Invesco Listed Real Assets Division(1) |
|
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group. |
|
|
Invesco Senior Secured(1),(2) |
|
Not applicable |
|
|
Invesco Japan |
|
One-, Three- and Five-year performance |
(1) |
Portfolio Managers may be granted an annual deferral award that vests on a pro-rata basis over
a four year period. |
(2) |
Invesco Senior Secured’s bonus is based on annual measures of equity return and standard
tests of collateralization performance. |
High investment performance
(against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined
by reference to the third-party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus applicable peer group)
would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus at all. These decisions are reviewed and approved collectively
by senior leadership which has responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization.
Deferred/Long-Term Compensation.
Portfolio managers may be granted a deferred compensation award based on a firm-wide bonus pool approved by the Compensation Committee
of Invesco Ltd. Deferred compensation awards may take the form of annual fund deferral awards or long-term equity awards. Annual fund
deferral awards are notionally invested in certain Invesco funds selected by the Portfolio Manager and are settled in cash. Long-term
equity awards are settled in Invesco Ltd. common shares. Both fund deferral awards and long-term equity awards have a four-year ratable
vesting schedule. The vesting period aligns the interests of the Portfolio Managers with the long-term interests of clients and shareholders
and encourages retention.
Retirement and health
and welfare arrangements. Portfolio managers are eligible to participate in retirement and health and welfare plans and programs
that are available generally to all employees.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE ALLOCATION
Invesco and the Sub-Advisers
have adopted compliance procedures that cover, among other items, brokerage allocation and other trading practices. If all or a portion
of the Fund’s assets are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers, the decision to buy and sell securities and broker-dealer selection
will be made by the Sub-Adviser for the assets it manages. Unless specifically noted, the Sub-Advisers brokerage allocation procedures
do not materially differ from the Advisers’s procedures.
As discussed below, Invesco
and the Sub-Advisers, unless prohibited by applicable law, may cause the Fund to pay a broker-dealer a commission for effecting a transaction
that exceeds the amount another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting the same transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage
and research services provided by that broker-dealer.
With respect to interests
in Senior Loans, the Fund generally will engage in privately negotiated transactions for purchase or sale in which the Adviser will negotiate
on behalf of the Fund, although a more developed market may exist for certain Senior Loans. The Fund may be required to pay fees, or
forgo a portion of interest and any fees payable to the Fund, to the Lender selling Participations or Assignments to the Fund. The Adviser
will determine the Lenders from whom the Fund will purchase Assignments and Participations by considering their professional ability,
level of service, relationship with the Borrower, financial condition, credit standards and quality of management. The illiquidity of
many Senior Loans may restrict the ability of the Adviser to locate in a timely manner persons willing to purchase the Fund’s interests
in Senior Loans at a fair price should the Fund desire to sell such interests. Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary
and secondary market for Senior Loans. Because of certain limitations imposed by the 1940 Act, this may restrict the Fund’s ability
to acquire some Senior Loans. The Adviser does not believe that this will have a material effect on the Fund’s ability to acquire
Senior Loans consistent with its investment policies.
Brokerage Transactions
Placing trades generally
involves acting on portfolio manager instructions to buy or sell a specified amount of portfolio securities, including selecting one
or more broker-dealers, including affiliated and third-party broker-dealers, to execute the trades, and negotiating commissions and spreads.
Various Invesco Ltd. subsidiaries have created a global equity trading desk. The global equity trading desk has assigned local traders
in primary trading centers around the world to place equity securities trades in their regions. Invesco’s Americas desk, with locations
in the United States and Canada (the Americas Desk), generally places trades of equity securities trading in North America, Canada and
Latin America; the Asia Pacific desk, with locations in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and China (the Asia Pacific Desk), generally places
trades of equity securities trading in the Asia-Pacific markets; and the EMEA trading desk, with locations in the United Kingdom (the
EMEA Desk), generally places trades of equity securities trading in European, Middle Eastern and African countries. Additionally, various
Invesco Ltd. subsidiaries have created an alternatives trading desk that generally places trades in derivatives, options and foreign
currency.
Invesco, Invesco Canada, Invesco
Japan, Invesco Deutschland, Invesco Hong Kong, Invesco Capital and Invesco Asset Management use the global equity trading
desk and the alternatives desk to place trades. Other Sub-Advisers may use the global equity trading desk and the alternatives desk in
the future. The trading procedures for the global trading desks are similar in all material respects. References in the language below
to actions by Invesco or a Sub-Adviser making determinations or taking actions related to equity trading include these entities’
delegation of these determinations/actions to the Americas Desk, the Asia Pacific Desk, and the EMEA Desk. Even when trading is delegated
by Invesco or the Sub-Advisers to the various arms of the global equity trading desk or to the alternatives desk, Invesco or the
Sub-Adviser that delegates trading is responsible for oversight of this trading activity.
Commissions
Substantially all of the
Fund’s trades are effected on a principal basis. Brokerage commissions during the Fund’s last three fiscal years are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended | |
Brokerage Commissions | |
February 29, 2024 | |
$ | 0 | |
February 28, 2023 | |
$ | 0 | |
February 28, 2022 | |
$ | 0 | |
The Fund does not and will not pay brokerage commissions
to Brokers affiliated with the Fund, the Adviser, the Sub-Advisers or any affiliates of such entities.
The Fund may purchase or sell a security from
or to certain other Invesco funds or other accounts (and may invest in affiliated money market funds) provided the Fund follows procedures
adopted by the Boards of the various Invesco funds, including the Fund. These inter-fund transactions do not generate brokerage commissions
but may result in custodial fees or taxes or other related expenses.
Broker Selection
The Adviser’s or the
Sub-Advisers’ primary consideration in selecting Brokers to execute portfolio transactions for an Invesco fund is to obtain best
execution. In selecting a Broker to execute a portfolio transaction in equity or fixed income securities for the Fund, the Adviser or
the Sub-Advisers consider the full range and quality of a Broker’s services, including, but not limited to, the value of research
and/or brokerage services provided (if permitted by applicable law and regulation), execution capability, commission rate, spread or
mark-up or mark-down (as applicable), and willingness to commit capital, anonymity and responsiveness. In each case, the determinative
factor is not the lowest commission, spread or mark-up or mark-down available but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative
execution for the Fund under the circumstances. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers will not select Brokers based upon their promotion or
sale of shares of funds advised by the Adviser and/or the Sub-Advisers.
Unless prohibited by applicable
law, such as MiFID II (described herein), in choosing brokers to execute portfolio transactions for the Fund, the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers
may select Brokers that provide brokerage and/or research services (“Soft Dollar Products”) to the Fund and/or the other
accounts over which the Adviser and its affiliates have investment discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, European Union and United
Kingdom investment advisers, including Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Asset Management, which may act as sub-adviser to certain Invesco
Funds as described in such Fund’s prospectuses, must pay for research from Brokers directly out of their own resources, rather
than through client commissions. Therefore, the use of the defined term “Sub-Advisers” throughout this section shall not
be deemed to apply to those Sub-Advisers subject to the MiFID II prohibitions. Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, provides that the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers, under certain circumstances, lawfully may cause a client account
to pay a higher commission than the lowest available. Under Section 28(e)(1), the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers must make a good faith
determination that the commissions paid are “reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided
viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the Adviser’s or the Sub-Advisers’ overall responsibilities with
respect to the accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion.” The Soft Dollar Products provided by the Broker also must
lawfully and appropriately assist the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers in the performance of their investment decision-making responsibilities.
Accordingly, the Fund may pay a Broker commissions that are higher than those charged by another Broker in recognition of the Broker’s
provision of Soft Dollar Products to the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers.
The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers
face a potential conflict of interest when they use client trades to obtain Soft Dollar Products. This conflict exists because the Adviser
and the Sub-Advisers are able to use the Soft Dollar Products to manage client accounts without paying cash for the Soft Dollar Products,
which reduces the Adviser’s or the Sub-Advisers’ expenses to the extent that the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers would have purchased
such products had they not been provided by Brokers. Section 28(e) permits the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers to use Soft Dollar
Products for the benefit of any account it manages. Certain Invesco-managed client accounts (or accounts managed by the Sub-Advisers)
may generate soft dollars used to purchase Soft Dollar Products that ultimately benefit other Adviser- managed accounts (or Sub-Adviser-managed
accounts), effectively cross subsidizing the other Adviser-managed accounts (or the other Sub-Adviser-managed accounts) that benefit
directly from the product. The Adviser or the Sub-Advisers may not use all of the Soft Dollar Products provided by Brokers through which
the Fund effects securities transactions in connection with managing the Fund whose trades generated the soft dollar commissions used
to purchase such products. Fixed income trading normally does not generate soft dollar commissions to pay for Soft Dollar Products. Therefore,
soft dollar commissions used to pay for Soft Dollar Products which are used to manage certain fixed income Invesco funds or other fixed-income
client accounts are generated entirely by equity-focused Invesco funds and other equity-focused client accounts managed by the Adviser.
In other words, certain fixed income Invesco funds are cross-subsidized by the equity Invesco Funds in that the fixed income Invesco
funds receive the benefit of Soft Dollar Products for which they do not pay.
Similarly, other client accounts
managed by the Adviser or certain of its affiliates may benefit from Soft Dollar Products for which they do not pay. The Adviser and
the Sub-Advisers attempt to reduce or eliminate the potential conflicts of interest concerning the use of Soft Dollar Products by directing
client trades for Soft Dollar Products only if the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers conclude that the Broker supplying the product is capable
of providing best execution.
Certain Soft Dollar Products
may be available directly from a vendor on a hard dollar basis; other Soft Dollar Products are available only through Brokers in exchange
for soft dollars. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers use soft dollar commissions to purchase two types of Soft Dollar Products:
| ● | proprietary research created by the
Broker executing the trade, and |
| ● | other research and brokerage products
and services created by third party vendors that are supplied to the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser
through the Broker executing the trade. |
Proprietary research consists
primarily of traditional research reports, recommendations and similar materials produced by the in-house research staffs of broker-dealer
firms. This research includes evaluations and recommendations of specific companies or industry groups, as well as analyses of general
economic and market conditions and trends, market data, contacts and other related information and assistance. The Adviser periodically
rates the quality of proprietary research produced by various Brokers. Based on the evaluation of the quality of information that the
Adviser receives from each Broker, the Adviser develops an estimate of each Broker’s share of Invesco clients’ commission
dollars and attempts to direct trades to these firms to meet these estimates.
Soft Dollar Products are
paid for by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers using soft dollar commissions through one of two methods: full-service trading or commission
sharing agreements (“CSAs”). In a full-service trading arrangement, the Broker itself provides proprietary research products
and brokerage services to Invesco or the Sub-Adviser, and commissions paid to the Broker are retained by it to pay for both trade execution
and the proprietary research products and brokerage services provided by it. In a CSA arrangement with a Broker, a portion of the commission
paid to the Broker is made available by the Broker to Invesco or the Sub-Adviser to pay a third party for third party research and brokerage
products and services.
The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers
also use soft dollars to acquire products from third parties that are supplied to the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers through Brokers executing
the trades or other Brokers who “step in” to a transaction and receive a portion of the brokerage commission for the trade.
The Adviser or the Sub-Advisers may from time to time instruct the executing Broker to allocate or “step out” a portion of
a transaction to another Broker. The Broker to which the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers have “stepped out” would then settle
and complete the designated portion of the transaction, and the executing Broker would settle and complete the remaining portion of the
transaction that has not been “stepped out.” Each Broker may receive a commission or brokerage fee with respect to that portion
of the transaction that it settles and completes.
Soft Dollar Products received from Brokers supplement
the Adviser’s and or the Sub-Advisers’ own research (and the research of certain of its affiliates), and may include the
following types of products and services:
| ● | Database Services — comprehensive
databases containing current and/or historical information on companies and industries and
indices. Examples include historical securities prices, earnings estimates and financial
data. These services may include software tools that allow the user to search the database
or to prepare value-added analyses related to the investment process (such as forecasts and
models used in the portfolio management process). |
| ● | Quotation/Trading/News Systems —
products that provide real time market data information, such as pricing of individual securities
and information on current trading, as well as a variety of news services. |
| ● | Economic Data/Forecasting Tools —
various macro-economic forecasting tools, such as economic data or currency and political
forecasts for various countries or regions. |
| ● | Quantitative/Technical Analysis —
software tools that assist in quantitative and technical analysis of investment data. |
| ● | Fundamental Company/Industry Analysis
— company or industry specific fundamental investment research. |
| ● | Fixed Income Security Analysis –
data and analytical tools that pertain specifically to fixed income securities. These tools
assist in creating financial models, such as cash flow projections and interest rate sensitivity
analyses, which are relevant to fixed income securities. |
| ● | Other Specialized Tools — other
specialized products, such as consulting analyses, access to industry experts, and distinct
investment expertise or custom-built investment-analysis software. Occasionally, the Adviser
or a Sub-Adviser will receive certain “mixed-use” research and brokerage services,
a portion of the cost of which is eligible under Section 28(e) for payment with
soft dollar commissions and a portion of which is not. In these instances, the Adviser or
the Sub-Adviser will make a reasonable allocation of the cost of the product or service according
to its use and pay for only that portion of the cost that is eligible under Section 28(e) with
soft dollar commission (and will pay for the remaining portion with its own resources). |
Outside research assistance
is useful to the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers because the Brokers used by the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers and the providers of other Soft
Dollar Products tend to provide more in-depth analysis of a broader universe of securities and other matters than the Adviser’s
or the Sub-Advisers’ staff follows. In addition, such services provide the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers with a diverse perspective
on financial markets. In some cases, Soft Dollar Products are available only from the Broker providing them. In other cases, Soft Dollar
Products may be obtainable from alternative sources in return for cash payments. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers believe that because
Broker research supplements rather than replaces the Adviser’s or the Sub-Advisers’ research, the receipt of such research
tends to improve the quality of the Adviser’s or the Sub-Advisers’ investment advice. The advisory fee paid by the Fund is
not reduced because the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers receives such services. To the extent the Fund’s portfolio transactions are
used to obtain Soft Dollar Products, the brokerage commissions charged to the Fund might exceed those that might otherwise have been
paid.
Portfolio transactions may
be effected through Brokers that recommend the Fund to their clients, or that act as agent in the purchase of the Fund’s shares
for their clients, provided that the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers believes such Brokers provide best execution and such transactions are
executed in compliance with the Adviser’s policy against using directed brokerage to compensate Brokers for promoting or selling
Invesco fund shares. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers will not enter into a binding commitment with Brokers to place trades with such
Brokers involving brokerage commissions in precise amounts. As noted above, under MiFID II, European Union and United Kingdom investment
advisers, including Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Asset Management, are not permitted to use soft dollar commissions to pay for research
from brokers but rather must pay for research out of their own profit and loss or have research costs paid by clients through research
payment accounts that are funded by a specific client research charge or the research component of trade orders. Such payments for research
must be unbundled from the payments for execution. As a result, Invesco Deutschland and Invesco Asset Management are restricted
from using Soft Dollar Products in managing the Invesco funds that they sub-advise.
Directed Brokerage (Research Services)
The Fund did not pay any directed brokerage (research
services) during its most recently completed fiscal year.
Affiliated Transactions
The Adviser or a Sub-Adviser
may place trades for equity securities with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. (ICMI), a broker-dealer with whom it is affiliated, provided
that the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser determines that ICMI’s trade execution costs are at least comparable to those of non-affiliated
brokerage firms with which the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser could otherwise place similar trades for similar securities. ICMI receives
brokerage commissions in connection with effecting trades for the Fund and, therefore, use of ICMI presents a conflict of interest for
the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser. Trades placed through ICMI, including the brokerage commissions paid to ICMI, are subject to procedures
adopted by the Board that are designed to mitigate this conflict of interest. The Fund did not pay brokerage commissions on affiliated
transactions for the last three fiscal years or periods, as applicable.
Regular Brokers
During its last fiscal year, the Fund did not
acquire any securities of regular brokers or dealers, as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act.
Allocation of Portfolio Transactions
The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers
manage numerous Invesco funds, and other client accounts. Some of these client accounts may have investment objectives similar to the
Fund. Frequently, identical securities will be appropriate for investment by one the Fund and by another fund or one or more other client
accounts. However, the position of each client account in the same security and the length of time that each client account may hold
its investment in the same security may vary. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers will also determine the timing and amount of purchases
for a client account based on its cash position. If the purchase or sale of securities is consistent with the investment policies of
the Fund and one or more other client accounts, and is considered at or about the same time, the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers will allocate
transactions in such securities among the Fund and these client accounts on a pro rata basis based on order size or in such other
manner believed by the Adviser to be fair and equitable. In determining what is fair and equitable, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser can
consider various factors, including how closely the investment opportunity matches the investment objective and strategy of the Fund
or client account, the capital available to the Fund or client account, and which portfolio management team sourced the opportunity.
The Adviser or the Sub-Adviser may combine orders for the purchase or sale of securities and other investments for multiple client accounts,
including the Fund in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to obtain the most favorable execution. Aggregated transactions
could, however, adversely affect the Fund’s ability to obtain or dispose of the full amount of a security which it seeks to purchase
or sell.
TAX MATTERS
The following discussion
is a brief summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations affecting the Fund and the purchase, ownership and disposition of
the Fund’s Common Shares. Except as otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you are a taxable U.S. person (as defined for U.S.
federal income tax purposes) and that you hold your Common Shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes (generally,
assets held for investment). This discussion is based upon current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
the regulations promulgated thereunder and judicial and administrative authorities, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations
by the courts or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), possibly with retroactive effect. No attempt is made to present
a detailed explanation of all U.S. federal income tax concerns affecting the Fund and its Common Shareholders (including Common Shareholders
subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law). No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court
would not sustain, a position contrary to those set forth below. This summary does not discuss any aspects of foreign, state or local
tax. The discussions set forth herein and in the Prospectus do not constitute tax advice and potential investors are urged to consult
their own tax advisers to determine the specific U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences to them of investing in the
Fund.
Taxation of the Fund
The Fund intends to elect
to be treated and to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. Accordingly,
the Fund must, among other things, (i) derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from (a) dividends, interest
(including tax-exempt interest), payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock,
securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gain from options, futures and forward contracts) derived
with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or foreign currencies and (b) net income derived from interests
in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as defined in the Code); and (ii) diversify its holdings so that, at the
end of each quarter of each taxable year (a) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets is represented by
cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, the securities of other RICs 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’s total assets and not more than 10% of
the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (b) not more than 25% of the market value of the Fund’s total assets
is invested in the securities (other than U.S. Government securities and the securities of other RICs) of (I) any one issuer, (II) any
two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are determined to be engaged in the same business or similar or related trades or
businesses or (III) any one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships.” Generally, a qualified publicly traded
partnership includes a partnership the interests of which are traded on an established securities market or readily tradable on a secondary
market (or the substantial equivalent thereof) and that derives less than 90% of its gross income from the items described in (i)(a) above.
As long as the Fund qualifies
as a RIC, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income and gains that the Fund distributes to its Common
Shareholders, provided that it distributes each taxable year at least 90% of the sum of (i) the Fund’s investment company
taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term
capital loss, and other taxable income, other than any net capital gain (defined below), reduced by deductible expenses) determined without
regard to the deduction for dividends paid and (ii) the Fund’s net tax-exempt interest (the excess of its gross tax-exempt
interest over certain disallowed deductions). The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of such income each year. The Fund will
be subject to income tax at regular corporate rates on any taxable income or gains that it does not distribute to its Common Shareholders.
The Code imposes a 4% nondeductible
excise tax on the Fund to the extent the Fund does not distribute by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98% of
its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gain or loss) for the calendar year and (ii) 98.2% of its capital gain
in excess of its capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the
calendar year (unless an election is made to use the Fund’s taxable year). In addition, the minimum amounts that must be distributed
in any year to avoid the excise tax will be increased or decreased to reflect any under-distribution or over-distribution, as the case
may be, from the previous year. For purposes of the excise tax, the Fund will be deemed to have distributed any income on which it paid
U.S. federal income tax. While the Fund intends to distribute any income and capital gain in the manner necessary to minimize imposition
of the 4% nondeductible excise tax, there can be no assurance that sufficient amounts of the Fund’s ordinary income and capital
gain will be distributed to avoid entirely the imposition of the excise tax. In that event, the Fund will be liable for the excise tax
only on the amount by which it does not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.
If for any taxable year the
Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain, which consists of the excess of its
net long-term capital gain over its net short-term capital loss) would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction
for distributions to Common Shareholders, and such distributions would be taxable to the Common Shareholders as ordinary dividends to
the extent of the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such dividends, however, would be eligible (i) to be
treated as “qualified dividend income” in the case of Common Shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends
received deduction in the case of corporate Common Shareholders, subject, in each case, to certain holding period and other requirements.
In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay taxes and make distributions (which could be subject to interest
charges) before requalifying for taxation as a RIC. To qualify again to be taxed as a RIC in a subsequent year, the Fund would generally
be required to distribute to its Common Shareholders its earnings and profits attributable to non-RIC years. Subject to savings provisions
for certain inadvertent failures to satisfy the income requirement or asset diversification requirement which, in general, are limited
to those due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, it is possible that the Fund will not qualify as a RIC in any given tax year.
Even if such savings provisions apply, the Fund may be subject to a monetary sanction of $50,000 or more.
The remainder of this discussion
assumes that the Fund qualifies for taxation as a RIC.
The Fund’s Investments
Certain of the Fund’s
investment practices may be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions (including mark-to-market, constructive
sale, straddle, wash sale, short sale and other rules) that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the
allowance of certain losses or deductions, including the dividends received deduction, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital
gains or “qualified dividend income” into higher taxed short-term capital gains or ordinary income, (iii) convert ordinary
loss or a deduction into capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain
without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed
to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions and (vii) produce income that
will not be “qualified” income for purposes of the 90% annual gross income requirement described above. These U.S. federal
income tax provisions could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to Common Shareholders. The Fund intends
to monitor its transactions and may make certain tax elections or take other actions to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent
disqualification of the Fund as a RIC. Additionally, the Fund may be required to limit its activities in derivative instruments in order
to enable it to maintain its RIC status.
The Fund may invest a portion
of its net assets in below investment grade securities, commonly known as “junk” securities. Investments in these types of
securities may present special tax issues for the Fund. U.S. federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as
when the Fund may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken
for bad debts or worthless securities, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and income
and whether modifications or exchanges of debt obligations in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable. These and other issues will
be addressed by the Fund, in the event that they arise with respect to Senior Loans it owns, in order to seek to ensure that it distributes
sufficient income to preserve its status as a regulated investment company and does not become subject to federal income or excise tax.
Certain debt securities acquired
by the Fund may be treated as debt securities that were originally issued at a discount. Generally, the amount of the original issue
discount is treated as interest income and is included in taxable income (and required to be distributed by the Fund in order to qualify
as a RIC or avoid corporate level income or excise taxes) over the term of the security, even though payment of that amount is not received
until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. If the Fund purchases a debt security on a secondary market at a price lower
than its adjusted issue price, the excess of the adjusted issue price over the purchase price is “market discount.” Unless
the Fund makes an election to accrue market discount on a current basis, any gain realized on the disposition of, and any partial payment
of principal on, a debt security having market discount is generally treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal
payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on the debt security. Market discount generally accrues in equal daily
installments. If the Fund ultimately collects less on the debt instrument than its purchase price plus the market discount previously
included in income, the Fund may not be able to benefit from any offsetting loss deductions.
The Fund may invest in preferred
securities or other securities the U.S. federal income tax treatment of which may not be clear or may be subject to recharacterization
by the IRS. To the extent the tax treatment of such securities or the income from such securities differs from the tax treatment expected
by the Fund, it could affect the timing or character of income recognized by the Fund, requiring the Fund to purchase or sell securities,
or otherwise change its portfolio, in order to comply with the tax rules applicable to RICs under the Code.
Gain or loss on the sale
of securities by the Fund will generally be long-term capital gain or loss if the securities have been held by the Fund for more than
one year. Gain or loss on the sale of securities held for one year or less will be short-term capital gain or loss.
Because the Fund may invest
in foreign securities, its income from such securities may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Fund will not be eligible to elect to “pass
through” to Common Shareholders of the Fund the ability to use the foreign tax deduction or foreign tax credit for foreign taxes
paid by the Fund with respect to qualifying taxes.
Income from options on individual
securities written by the Fund will not be recognized by the Fund for tax purposes until an option is exercised, lapses or is subject
to a “closing transaction” (as defined by applicable regulations) pursuant to which the Fund’s obligations with respect
to the option are otherwise terminated. If the option lapses without exercise, the premiums received by the Fund from the writing of
such options will generally be characterized as short-term capital gain. If the Fund enters into a closing transaction, the difference
between the premiums received and the amount paid by the Fund to close out its position will generally be treated as short-term capital
gain or loss. If an option written by the Fund is exercised, thereby requiring the Fund to sell the underlying security, the premium
will increase the amount realized upon the sale of the security, and the character of any gain on such sale of the underlying security
as short-term or long-term capital gain will depend on the holding period of the Fund in the underlying security. Because the Fund will
not have control over the exercise of the options it writes, such exercises or other required sales of the underlying securities may
cause the Fund to realize gains or losses at inopportune times.
Options on indices of securities
and sectors of securities that qualify as “section 1256 contracts” will generally be “marked-to-market” for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Fund will generally recognize gain or loss on the last day of each taxable year equal to
the difference between the value of the option on that date and the adjusted basis of the option. The adjusted basis of the option will
consequently be increased by such gain or decreased by such loss. Any gain or loss with respect to options on indices and sectors that
qualify as “section 1256 contracts” will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss to the extent of 40% of such gain
or loss and long-term capital gain or loss to the extent of 60% of such gain or loss. Because the mark-to-market rules may cause
the Fund to recognize gain in advance of the receipt of cash, the Fund may be required to dispose of investments in order to meet its
distribution requirements. “Mark-to-market” losses may be suspended or otherwise limited if such losses are part of a straddle
or similar transaction.
Taxation of Common Shareholders
The Fund will either distribute
or retain for reinvestment all or part of its net capital gain. If any such gain is retained, the Fund will be subject to a corporate
income tax on such retained amount. In that event, the Fund expects to report the retained amount as undistributed capital gain in a
notice to its Common Shareholders, each of whom, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required
to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as long-term capital gain its share of such undistributed amounts, (ii) will
be entitled to credit its proportionate share of the tax paid by the Fund against its U.S. federal income tax liability and to claim
refunds to the extent that the credit exceeds such liability and (iii) will increase its basis in its Common Shares by the amount
of undistributed capital gain included in such Common Shareholder’s gross income net of the tax deemed paid the shareholder under
clause (ii).
Distributions paid to you
by the Fund from its net capital gain, if any, that the Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends (“capital gain dividends”)
are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held your Common Shares, whether paid in cash or reinvested in
additional Common Shares. All other dividends paid to you by the Fund (including dividends from net short-term capital gains) from its
current or accumulated earnings and profits (“ordinary income dividends”) are generally subject to tax as ordinary income.
Provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met, ordinary income dividends (if properly reported by the Fund) may
qualify (i) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders to the extent that the Fund’s income
consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations, and (ii) in the case of individual shareholders, as “qualified dividend
income” eligible to be taxed at long-term capital gains rates to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income. Qualified
dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations (e.g.,
generally, foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a qualifying comprehensive
tax treaty with the United States, or whose stock with respect to which such dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities
market in the United States). Capital gain dividends are not eligible for the dividends received deduction or for the reduced rates applicable
to qualified dividend income. There can be no assurance as to what portion, if any, of the Fund’s distributions will constitute
qualified dividend income.
Any distributions you receive
that are in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to
the extent of your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, and thereafter as capital gain from the sale of Common Shares (assuming
the Common Shares are held as a capital asset). The amount of any Fund distribution that is treated as a tax-free return of capital will
reduce your adjusted tax basis in your Common Shares, thereby increasing your potential gain or reducing your potential loss on any subsequent
sale or other disposition of your Common Shares. In determining the extent to which a distribution will be treated as being made from
the Fund’s earnings and profits, the Fund’s earnings and profits will be allocated on a pro rata basis first to distributions
with respect to the Fund’s preferred shares, and then to the Fund’s Common Shares.
Common Shareholders may be
entitled to offset their capital gain dividends with capital losses. The Code contains a number of statutory provisions affecting when
capital losses may be offset against capital gain, and limiting the use of losses from certain investments and activities. Accordingly,
Common Shareholders that have capital losses are urged to consult their tax advisers.
Dividends and other taxable
distributions are taxable to you even though they are reinvested in additional Common Shares of the Fund. Dividends and other distributions
paid by the Fund are generally treated under the Code as received by you at the time the dividend or distribution is made. If, however,
the Fund pays you a dividend in January that was declared in the previous October, November or December to common shareholders
of record on a specified date in one of such months, then such dividend will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being
paid by the Fund and received by you on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared. In addition, certain other distributions
made after the close of the Fund’s taxable year may be “spilled back” and treated as paid by the Fund (except for purposes
of the 4% nondeductible excise tax) during such taxable year. In such case, you will be treated as having received such dividends in
the taxable year in which the distributions were actually made.
The price of Common Shares
purchased at any time may reflect the amount of a forthcoming distribution. Those purchasing Common Shares just prior to the record date
of a distribution will receive a distribution which will be taxable to them even though it represents, economically, a return of invested
capital.
The Fund will send you information
after the end of each year setting forth the amount and tax status of any distributions paid to you by the Fund.
The sale or other disposition
of Common Shares will generally result in capital gain or loss to you and will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held such
Common Shares for more than one year at the time of sale. Any loss upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares held for six months
or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends received (including amounts credited as
an undistributed capital gain dividend) by you with respect to such Common Shares. Any loss you recognize on a sale or other disposition
of Common Shares will be disallowed if you acquire other Common Shares (whether through the automatic reinvestment of dividends or otherwise)
within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after your sale or exchange of the Common Shares. In such case, your
tax basis in the Common Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
The Fund is required to report
to Common Shareholders and the IRS annually on Form 1099-B the cost basis of Common Shares purchased or acquired on or after January 1,
2012 where the cost basis of the Common Shares is known by the Fund (referred to as “covered shares”) and which are disposed
of after that date. However, cost basis reporting is not required for certain Common Shareholders, including such shareholders investing
in the Fund through a tax-advantaged retirement account, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. When required
to report cost basis, the Fund will calculate it using the Fund’s default method of average cost, unless the Common Shareholder
instructs the Fund to use a different calculation method. For additional information regarding the Fund’s available cost basis
reporting methods, including its default method, Common Shareholders should contact the Fund. If a Common Shareholder holds their Fund
shares through a broker (or other nominee), the Common Shareholder should contact their broker (nominee) with respect to report of cost
basis and available elections for their account.
Current U.S. federal income
tax law taxes both long-term and short-term capital gain of corporations at the regular corporate tax rates. For non-corporate taxpayers,
short-term capital gain is currently taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income while long-term capital gain generally is taxed at
reduced maximum rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.
Certain U.S. shareholders
who are individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax on all
or a portion of their “net investment income,” which includes dividends received from the Fund and capital gains from the
sale or other disposition of the Fund’s shares.
A Common Shareholder that
is a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation (a “foreign investor”) generally will be subject to U.S. federal
withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or possibly a lower rate provided by an applicable tax treaty) on ordinary income dividends (except
as discussed below). In general, U.S. federal withholding tax and U.S. federal income tax will not apply to any gain or income realized
by a foreign investor in respect of any distribution of net capital gain (including amounts credited as an undistributed capital gain
dividend) or upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares of the Fund. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign investor
is engaged in a trade or business in the United States or, in the case of an individual, is present in the United States for 183 days
or more during a taxable year and certain other conditions are met.
For purposes of this and
the following paragraphs, a “Non-U.S. Shareholder” shall include any shareholder that is not a partnership (or an entity
treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and who is not:
| ● | an individual who is a citizen or
resident of the United States; |
| ● | a corporation created or organized
under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
| ● | an estate, the income of which is
subject to federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
| ● | a trust that (i) is subject to
the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one or more U.S. fiduciaries who have
the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) has a valid
election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
A Non-U.S. Shareholder generally
will be subject to withholding of federal income tax at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate), rather than backup withholding
(discussed below), on dividends from the Fund (other than capital gain dividends) that are not “effectively connected” with
a U.S. trade or business carried on by such shareholder, provided that the shareholder furnishes to the Fund a properly completed IRS
Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS From W-8EXP certifying the shareholder’s non-United States status.
If the income from the Fund
is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a Non-US Shareholder, distributions to such shareholder will
be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) upon the gross amount of the distribution, subject to certain
exemptions including those for dividends reported by the Fund to shareholders as:
| ● | capital gain dividends paid by the
Fund from its net long-term capital gains (other than those from disposition of a U.S. real
property interest), unless you are a nonresident alien present in the United States for a
period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the calendar year; and |
| ● | interest-related dividends paid by
the Fund from its qualified net interest income from U.S. sources and short-term capital
gain dividends. |
However, the Fund does not
intend to utilize the exemptions for interest-related dividends paid and short-term capital gain dividends paid. Moreover, notwithstanding
such exemptions from U.S. withholding at the source, any dividends and distributions of income and capital gains, including the proceeds
from the sale of your Fund Shares, will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% if you fail to properly certify that you are
not a U.S. person.
If income from the Fund or
gains recognized from the sale of Shares are effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Shareholder’s U.S. trade or business, then such
amounts will not be subject to the 30% withholding described above, but rather will be subject to federal income tax on a net basis at
the tax rates applicable to U.S. citizens and residents or domestic corporations. To establish that income from the Fund or gains recognized
from the sale of Shares are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, a Non-U.S. Shareholder must provide the Fund with a
properly completed IRS Form W-8ECI certifying that such amounts are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Shareholder’s
U.S. trade or business. Non-U.S. Shareholders that are corporations may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax”
with respect to income from the Fund that is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business.
The tax consequences to a
Non-U.S. Shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may be different from those described in this section.
To claim tax treaty benefits, Non-U.S. Shareholders will be required to provide the Fund with a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN
or IRS Form W-8BEN-E certifying their entitlement to the benefits. In addition, in certain cases where payments are made to a Non-U.S.
Shareholder that is a partnership or other pass-through entity, both the entity and the persons holding an interest in the entity will
need to provide certification. For example, an individual Non-U.S. Shareholder who holds Shares in the Fund through a non-U.S. partnership
must provide an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty. Non-U.S. Shareholders
are advised to consult their advisers with respect to the tax implications of purchasing, holding and disposing of Shares of the Fund.
Under the Foreign Account
Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), the Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on income dividends made by the Fund to certain
foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or non-financial foreign 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. After December 31, 2018, FATCA withholding also would have applied to certain capital gain distributions,
return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares; however, based on proposed regulations issued
by the IRS, which can be relied upon currently, such withholding is no longer required unless final regulations provide otherwise (which
is not expected). The Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-U.S. taxing authorities
or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA or similar laws. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder
of the Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.
The Fund may be required
to withhold federal income tax (“backup withholding”) from dividends and proceeds from the repurchase of Shares paid to non-corporate
shareholders. This tax may be withheld from dividends paid to a shareholder (other than a Non-U.S. Shareholder that properly certifies
its non-United States status) if (i) the shareholder fails to properly furnish the Fund with its correct taxpayer identification
number, (ii) the IRS notifies the Fund that the shareholder has failed to properly report certain interest and dividend income to
the IRS and to respond to notices to that effect or (iii) when required to do so, the shareholder fails to certify that the taxpayer
identification number provided is correct, that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding and that the shareholder is a U.S.
person (as defined for federal income tax purposes). Repurchase proceeds may be subject to backup withholding under the circumstances
described in (i) above.
Generally, dividends paid
to Non-U.S. Shareholders that are subject to the 30% federal income tax withholding described above under “Withholding on Payments
to Non-U.S. Shareholders” are not subject to backup withholding. To avoid backup withholding on capital gain dividends and gross
proceeds from the repurchase of Shares, Non-U.S. Shareholders must provide a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E
or W-8EXP certifying their non-United States status.
Backup withholding is not
an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from payments made to a shareholder may be refunded or
credited against such shareholder’s federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is furnished timely
to the IRS.
The Fund must report annually
to the IRS and to each shareholder (other than a Non-U.S. Shareholder that properly certifies its non-United States status) the amount
of dividends from investment company taxable income and capital gains and repurchase proceeds paid to such shareholder and the amount,
if any, of tax withheld pursuant to backup withholding rules with respect to such amounts. In the case of a Non-U.S. Shareholder,
the Fund must report to the IRS and such Shareholder the amount of dividends from investment company taxable income and capital gains
and repurchase proceeds paid that are subject to withholding (including backup withholding, if any) and the amount of tax withheld, if
any, with respect to such amounts. This information may also be made available to the tax authorities in the Non-U.S. Shareholder’s
country of residence.
Non-U.S. Shareholders
should consult their tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of investing in the Fund’s Common Shares.
Foreign investors should
consult their tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of investing in the Fund’s Common Shares.
Ordinary income dividends,
capital gain dividends, and gain from the sale or other disposition of Common Shares of the Fund also may be subject to state, local,
and/or foreign taxes. Common Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding specific questions about U.S. federal,
state, local or foreign tax consequences to them of investing in the Fund.
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The foregoing is a general
and abbreviated summary of certain provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations presently in effect as they directly govern the
taxation of the Fund and its shareholders. For complete provisions, reference should be made to the pertinent Code sections and Treasury
Regulations. The Code and the Treasury Regulations are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, and any such change
may be retroactive with respect to Fund transactions. Prospective shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers for more
detailed information concerning the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund.
OTHER INFORMATION
Principal Shareholders
As of January 27, 2025,
to the knowledge of the Fund, no person beneficially owned more than 5% of the voting securities of any class of equity securities of
the Fund.
As of January 27, 2025,
the trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each class of the Fund.
Proxy Voting Policy and Proxy Voting Record
The Board believes that the
voting of proxies on securities held by the Fund is an important element of the overall investment process. The Board has delegated the
day-to-day responsibility to the Adviser and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. to vote such proxies pursuant to the Board
approved Proxy Voting Policy. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating
to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at (800) 341-2929 or at invesco.com/corporate/about-us/esg.
The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how
the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at
invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Code of Ethics
Invesco, the Fund, Invesco
Distributors and certain of the Sub-Advisers each have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all Invesco Fund trustees and officers,
and employees of Invesco, the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates, and governs, among other things, the personal trading activities of
all such persons. Certain Sub-Advisers have adopted their own Code of Ethics. Each Code of Ethics is designed to detect and prevent improper
personal trading by portfolio managers and certain other employees that could compete with or take advantage of the Fund’s portfolio
transactions. Unless specifically noted, to the extent a Sub-Adviser has adopted its own Code of Ethics, each Sub-Adviser’s Code
of Ethics does not materially differ from Invesco’s Code of Ethics discussed below. The Code of Ethics is intended to address conflicts
of interest with the Fund that may arise from personal trading in the Invesco Funds. Personal trading, including personal trading involving
securities that may be purchased or held by an Invesco Fund, is permitted under the Code of Ethics subject to certain restrictions; however,
employees are required to pre-clear security transactions with the Compliance Officer or a designee and to report transactions on a regular
basis. The Code of Ethics can be viewed online or downloaded from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s internet website at www.sec.gov.
In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics may be obtained, after paying the appropriate duplicating fee, by e-mail request
at publicinfo@sec.gov.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited financial
statements for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, including the notes thereto and the reports of
PwC thereon, are incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Form N-CSR
filed on May 2, 2024.
The Fund's unaudited financial
statements for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024 are incorporated herein by reference to the Fund's Form
N-CSRS filed on November 1, 2024.
The portions of such Form N-CSR and Form
N-CSRS that are not specifically listed above are not incorporated by reference into this SAI and are not a part of this SAI.
Appendix A
APPENDIX A - RATINGS OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following is a description of the factors underlying the debt ratings of Moody's,
S&P, and Fitch.
Moody's Long-Term Debt Ratings
Aaa: Obligations rated 'Aaa' are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the
lowest level of credit risk.
Aa: Obligations rated 'Aa' are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very
low credit risk.
A: Obligations rated 'A' are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low
credit risk.
Baa: Obligations rated 'Baa' are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit
risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
Ba: Obligations rated 'Ba' are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial
credit risk.
B: Obligations rated 'B' are considered speculative and are subject to high credit
risk.
Caa: Obligations rated 'Caa' are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject
to very high credit risk.
Ca: Obligations rated 'Ca' are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default,
with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
C: Obligations rated 'C' are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little
prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
Note: Moody'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 mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in
the lower end of that generic rating category. Additionally, a “(hyb)” indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms*.
* By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends,
interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid
securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in
impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security
is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.
Moody's Short-Term Prime Rating System
P-1: Ratings of Prime-1 reflect a superior ability to repay short-term obligations.
P-2: Ratings of Prime-2 reflect a strong ability to repay short-term obligations.
P-3: Ratings of Prime-3 reflect an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.
NP (Not Prime): Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the
Prime rating categories.
Moody's MIG/VMIG US Short-Term Ratings
Short-Term Obligation Ratings
We use the global short-term Prime rating scale for commercial paper issued by US
municipalities and nonprofits. These commercial paper programs may be backed by external letters of credit
or liquidity facilities, or by an issuer’s self-liquidity.
For other short-term municipal obligations, we use one of two other short-term rating
scales, the Municipal Investment Grade (MIG) and Variable Municipal Investment Grade (VMIG) scales discussed
below.
We use the MIG scale for US municipal cash flow notes, bond anticipation notes and
certain other short-term obligations, which typically mature in three years or less. Under certain circumstances,
we use the MIG scale for bond anticipation notes with maturities of up to five years.
MIG 1: This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded
by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access
to the market for refinancing.
MIG 2: This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample,
although not as large as in the preceding group.
MIG 3: This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection
may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.
SG: This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this
category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
For variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs), Moody’s assigns both a long-term rating and a short-term payment obligation rating. The long-term rating addresses the issuer’s ability to meet scheduled principal and interest payments. The short-term payment obligation rating addresses the ability
of the issuer or the liquidity provider to meet any purchase price payment obligation resulting from optional tenders (“on demand”) and/or mandatory tenders of the VRDO. The short-term payment obligation rating uses the VMIG
scale. Transitions of VMIG ratings with conditional liquidity support differ from transitions of Prime
ratings reflecting the risk that external liquidity support will terminate if the issuer’s long-term rating drops below investment grade. Please see our methodology that discusses obligations with conditional liquidity support.
For VRDOs, we typically assign a VMIG rating if the frequency of the payment obligation
is less than every three years. If the frequency of the payment obligation is less than three years,
but the obligation is payable only with remarketing proceeds, the VMIG short-term rating is not assigned and it is denoted as “NR”.
Industrial development bonds in the US where the obligor is a corporate may carry
a VMIG rating that reflects Moody’s view of the relative likelihood of default and loss. In these cases, liquidity assessment is based on the liquidity of the corporate obligor.
VMIG 1: This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded
by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.
VMIG 2: This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the
strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.
VMIG 3: This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded
by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and
legal protections.
SG: This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated
in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have a sufficiently strong
short-term rating or may lack the structural or legal protections.
Standard & Poor's Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P Global Ratings’ analysis of the following considerations:
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The likelihood of payment--the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its
financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
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The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise we impute;
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The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in
the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting
creditors' rights.
An issue rating is an assessment of default risk but may incorporate an assessment
of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated
lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may
apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating
company and holding company obligations.)
AAA: An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings.
The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.
AA: An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small
degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.
A: An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes
in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories.
However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.
BBB: An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse
economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
BB, B, CCC, CC and C: Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC' 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation
and 'C' 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.
BB: An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative
issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic
conditions which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments
on the obligation.
B: An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated
'BB', 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's capacity or willingness
to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
CCC: An obligation rated 'CCC' 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.
CC: An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC'
rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual
certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.
C: An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation
is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations
that are rated higher.
D: An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid
capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not
made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings 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 'D' 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's rating is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed
exchange offer.
Plus (+) or minus (-): The ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or
minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
NR: This indicates that no rating has been requested, or that there is insufficient
information on which to base a rating, or that S&P Global Ratings does not rate a particular obligation as
a matter of policy.
Standard & Poor's Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
A-1: A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P Global
Ratings. The obligor'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 obligor's
capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.
A-2: A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse
effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories.
However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.
A-3: A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken an obligor's
capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
B: A short-term obligation rated 'B' 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 that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity
to meet its financial commitments.
C: A short-term obligation rated 'C' 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.
D: A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise.
For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation
are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings 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 'D' 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. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed
debt restructuring.
Standard & Poor's Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings Definitions
An S&P Global Ratings U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P Global Ratings’ opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less
will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely
receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P Global Ratings’ analysis will review the following considerations:
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Amortization schedule -- the larger final maturity relative to other maturities, the
more likely it will be treated as a note; and
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Source of payment -- the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing,
the more likely it will be treated as a note.
Note rating symbols are as follows:
SP-1: Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a
very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.
SP-2: Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to
adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.
SP-3: Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
D: ‘D’ is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed exchange offer, or 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.
Standard & Poor's Dual Ratings
Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature.
The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest
as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component
of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either
short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned
a short-term rating symbol (for example, 'AAA/A-1+' or 'A-1+/A-1'). With U.S. municipal short-term demand
debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating
(for example, 'SP-1+/A-1+').
Fitch Credit Rating Scales
Fitch Ratings publishes credit ratings that are forward-looking opinions on the relative
ability of an entity or obligation to meet financial commitments. Issuer default ratings (IDRs) are assigned
to corporations, sovereign entities, financial institutions such as banks, leasing companies and insurers,
and public finance entities (local and regional governments). Issue level ratings are also assigned,
often include an expectation of recovery and may be notched above or below the issuer level rating. Issue ratings
are assigned to secured and unsecured debt securities, loans, preferred stock and other instruments, Structured
finance ratings are issue ratings to securities backed by receivables or other financial assets that consider the obligations’ relative vulnerability to default. Credit ratings are indications of the likelihood
of repayment in accordance with the terms of the issuance. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations
(i.e., rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation’s documentation). Please see the section Specific Limitations Relating to Credit Rating Scales for details. Fitch Ratings also publishes
other ratings, scores and opinions. For example, Fitch provides specialized ratings of servicers of residential
and commercial mortgages, asset managers and funds. In each case, users should refer to the definitions
of each individual scale for guidance on the dimensions of risk covered in each assessment.
Fitch’s credit rating scale for issuers and issues is expressed using the categories ‘AAA’ to ‘BBB’ (investment grade) and ‘BB’ to ‘D’ (speculative grade) with an additional +/-for AA through CCC levels indicating relative differences of probability of default or recovery for issues.
The terms “investment grade” and “speculative grade” are market conventions and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. Investment
grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the speculative
categories signal either a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred.
Fitch may also disclose issues relating to a rated issuer that are not and have not
been rated. Such issues are also denoted as ‘NR’ on its web page.
Credit ratings express risk in relative rank order, which is to say they are ordinal
measures of credit risk and are not predictive of a specific frequency of default or loss. For information
about the historical performance of ratings, please refer to Fitch’s Ratings Transition and Default studies, which detail the historical default rates. The European Securities and Markets Authority also maintains
a central repository of historical default rates.
Fitch’s credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. Credit ratings do not deal with the risk of market value loss due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and/or other
market considerations. However, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability
of an issuer to pay or refinance a financial commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to
the extent that they
influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment
(for example, in the case of payments linked to performance of an equity index).
Fitch will use credit rating scales to provide ratings to privately issued obligations
or certain note issuance programs, or for private ratings using the same public scale and criteria. Private
ratings are not published, and are only provided to the issuer or its agents in the form of a rating letter. The
primary credit rating scales may also be used to provide ratings for a narrower scope, including interest strips and
return of principal or in other forms of opinions such as Credit Opinions or Rating Assessment Services.
Credit Opinions are either a notch- or category-specific view using the primary rating
scale and omit one or more characteristics of a full rating or meet them to a different standard. Credit
Opinions will be indicated using a lower-case letter symbol combined with either an ‘*’ (e.g. ‘bbb+*’) or (cat) suffix to denote the opinion status. Credit Opinions will be typically point-in-time but may be monitored if the
analytical group believes information will be sufficiently available.
Rating Assessment Services are a notch-specific view using the primary rating scale
of how an existing or potential rating may be changed by a given set of hypothetical circumstances. While
Credit Opinions and Rating Assessment Services are point-in-time and are not monitored, they may have
a directional Watch or Outlook assigned, which can signify the trajectory of the credit profile.
Ratings assigned by Fitch are opinions based on established, approved and published
criteria. A variation to criteria may be applied but will be explicitly cited in our rating action commentaries
(RACs), which are used to publish credit ratings when established and upon annual or periodic reviews.
Ratings are the collective work product of Fitch, and no individual, or group of individuals,
is solely responsible for a rating. Ratings are not facts and, therefore, cannot be described
as being "accurate" or "inaccurate." Users should refer to the definition of each individual rating for guidance
on the dimensions of risk covered by the rating.
Fitch Long-Term Rating Scales
Rated entities in a number of sectors, including financial and non-financial corporations,
sovereigns, insurance companies and certain sectors within public finance, are generally assigned
Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs). IDRs are also assigned to certain entities in global infrastructure and project
finance. IDRs opine on an entity's relative vulnerability to default on financial obligations. The threshold
default risk addressed by the IDR is generally that of the financial obligations whose non-payment would best reflect
the uncured failure of that entity. As such, IDRs also address relative vulnerability to bankruptcy, administrative
receivership or similar concepts.
In aggregate, IDRs provide an ordinal ranking of issuers based on the agency's view
of their relative vulnerability to default, rather than a prediction of a specific percentage likelihood
of default.
AAA: Highest credit quality.
'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only
in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity
is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA: Very high credit quality.
'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong
capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable
events.
A: High credit quality.
'A' ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial
commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse
business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.
BBB: Good credit quality.
'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity
for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse business or economic conditions
are more likely to impair this capacity.
'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the
event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility
exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.
'B' ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of
safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable
to deterioration in the business and economic environment.
CCC: Substantial credit risk.
Very low margin of safety. Default is a real possibility.
CC: Very high levels of credit risk.
Default of some kind appears probable.
A default or default-like process has begun, or the issuer is in standstill, or for
a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired. Conditions that are indicative of a 'C'
category rating for an issuer include:
a. the issuer has entered into a grace or cure period following non-payment of a material
financial obligation;
b. the issuer has entered into a temporary negotiated waiver or standstill agreement
following a payment default on a material financial obligation; or
c. the formal announcement by the issuer or their agent of a distressed debt exchange;
d. a closed financing vehicle where payment capacity is irrevocably impaired such
that it is not expected to pay interest and/or principal in full during the life of the transaction, but where
no payment default is imminent
‘RD’ ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch’s opinion has experienced:
a. an uncured payment default or distressed debt exchange on a bond, loan or other
material financial obligation, but
b. has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation,
or other formal winding-up procedure, and
c. has not otherwise ceased operating.
i. the selective payment default on a specific class or currency of debt;
ii. the uncured expiry of any applicable grace period, cure period or default forbearance
period following a payment default on a bank loan, capital markets security or other material financial
obligation;
iii. the extension of multiple waivers or forbearance periods upon a payment default
on one or more material financial obligations, either in series or in parallel; ordinary execution
of a distressed debt exchange on one or more material financial obligations.
'D' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch Ratings' opinion has entered into bankruptcy
filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or
which has otherwise ceased business.
Default ratings are not assigned prospectively to entities or their obligations; within
this context, non-payment on an instrument that contains a deferral feature or grace period will generally
not be considered a default until after the expiration of the deferral or grace period, unless a default
is otherwise driven by bankruptcy or other similar circumstance, or by a distressed debt exchange.
In all cases, the assignment of a default rating reflects the agency's opinion as
to the most appropriate rating category consistent with the rest of its universe of ratings and may differ
from the definition of default under the terms of an issuer's financial obligations or local commercial practice.
The modifiers + or - may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within
major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the 'AAA' Long-Term IDR category, or to Long-Term IDR
categories below 'B'.
Fitch Short-Term Ratings Assigned to Issuers and Obligations
A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability
to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance
with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term deposit ratings may be adjusted for
loss severity. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term"
based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured
obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.
F1: Highest Short-Term Credit Quality. Indicates the strongest capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country. Under the agency’s National Rating scale, this rating is assigned to the lowest default risk relative to other
in the same country or monetary union. Where the liquidity profile is particularly strong, a “+” is added to the assigned rating.
F2: Good Short-Term Credit Quality. Indicates a good capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country or monetary
union. However, the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.
F3: Fair Short-Term Credit Quality. Indicates an uncertain capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country or monetary
union.
B: Speculative Short-Term Credit Quality. Indicates an uncertain capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country
or monetary union.
C: High Short-Term Default Risk. Indicates a highly uncertain capacity for timely payment of financial commitments relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country or monetary
union.
RD: Restricted Default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Applicable
to entity ratings only.
D: Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term
obligation.
Appendix B
APPENDIX B - PROXY POLICY AND PROCEDURES
The Adviser and each sub-adviser rely on this policy. In addition, Invesco Asset Management
(Japan) Limited has also adopted operating guidelines and procedures for proxy voting
particular to each regional investment center. Such guidelines and procedures are attached hereto.
Invesco’s Policy Statement on Global
Corporate Governance
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Invesco Ltd. and its wholly owned investment adviser subsidiaries (collectively, “Invesco,” the “Company,” “our” or “we”) have adopted and implemented this Policy Statement on Global Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting (this “Global Proxy Voting Policy” or “Policy”), which we believe describes policies and procedures reasonably designed to assure proxy voting matters are conducted in the
best interests of our clients.
A.
Our Approach to Proxy Voting
Invesco understands proxy voting is an integral aspect of the investment management
services it provides to clients. As an investment adviser, Invesco has a fiduciary duty to act
in the best interests of our clients. Where Invesco has been delegated the authority to vote proxies with respect
to securities held in client portfolios, we exercise such authority in the manner we believe best
serves the interests of such clients and their investment objectives. We recognize that proxy voting is an
important tool that enables us to drive shareholder value.
A summary of our global operational procedures and governance structure is included
in Part II of this Policy. Invesco’s good governance principles, which are included in Part III of this Policy, and our internal proxy voting guidelines are both principles and rules, and cover topics that
typically appear on voting ballots. Invesco’s investment teams retain ultimate authority to vote proxies. Given the complexity of proxy issues across our clients’ holdings globally, our investment teams consider many factors when determining how to cast votes. We seek to evaluate and make voting decisions that
favor proxy proposals and governance practices that, in our view, promote long-term shareholder
value.
B.
Applicability of Policy
Invesco’s investment teams vote proxies on behalf of Invesco-sponsored funds and both fund and non-fund advisory clients that have explicitly granted Invesco authority in writing to vote
proxies on their behalf. In the case of institutional or sub-advised clients, Invesco will vote the
proxies in accordance with this Policy unless the client agreement specifies that the client retains the
right to vote or has designated a named fiduciary to direct voting. This Policy is implemented by all entities
listed in Exhibit A, except as noted below. Due to regional or asset class-specific considerations,
certain entities may have local proxy voting guidelines or policies and procedures that differ from this
Policy. In the event local policies and this Policy differ, the local policy will apply. These entities
subject to local policies are listed in Exhibit A and include Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco
Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., Invesco Taiwan Limited, Invesco Real Estate Management S.à r.l. and Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. for Invesco Unit Investment Trusts.
Where our passively managed strategies and certain other client accounts managed in
accordance with fixed income, money market and index strategies (including exchange-traded funds)
(referred to as “passively managed accounts”) hold the same investments as our actively managed equity funds, voting decisions with respect to those accounts generally follow the voting decisions made
by the largest active holder of the equity shares. Invesco refers to this approach as “Majority Voting.” This process of Majority Voting seeks to ensure that our passively managed accounts benefit from the engagement
and deep dialogue of our active investment teams, which can benefit shareholders in passively
managed accounts. Invesco will generally apply the majority holder’s vote instruction to these passively managed accounts. Where securities are held only in passively managed accounts and not owned
in our actively managed accounts, the proxy will be generally voted in line with this Policy and internal
proxy voting guidelines. Notwithstanding the above, investment teams of our passively managed accounts
retain full discretion over proxy voting decisions to individually evaluate a specific proxy proposal
or override Majority Voting and vote the shares as they determine to be in the best interest of
those accounts, absent certain types of conflicts of interest which are discussed elsewhere in this
Policy. To the extent our investment teams believe a specific proxy proposal requires enhanced analysis
or if it is not covered by this Policy or internal guidelines, our investment teams will evaluate such proposal
and execute the voting decision.
II.
Global Proxy Voting Operational Procedures
Invesco’s global proxy voting operational procedures (the “Procedures”) are in place to implement the provisions of this Policy. Invesco aims to vote all proxies for which it has voting
authority in accordance with this Policy, as implemented by the Procedures outlined in this Section II. It is the responsibility of Invesco’s Proxy Voting and Governance team to maintain and facilitate the review of the Procedures
annually.
A.
Oversight and Governance
Oversight of the proxy voting process is provided by the Proxy Voting and Governance
team and the Global Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee (“Global IPAC”). For some clients, third parties (e.g., U.S. fund boards) and internal sub-committees also provide oversight of the proxy voting
process.
Guided by its philosophy that investment teams should manage proxy voting, Invesco
has created the Global IPAC. The Global IPAC is an investments-driven committee comprising representatives
from various investment management teams. Representatives from Invesco’s Legal, Compliance, Risk, ESG and Government Affairs departments may also participate in Global IPAC meetings. The
Director of Proxy Voting and Governance chairs the committee. The Global IPAC provides a forum
for investment teams, in accordance with this Policy, to:
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monitor, understand and discuss key proxy issues and voting trends within the Invesco
complex;
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assist Invesco in meeting regulatory obligations;
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review votes not aligned with our good governance principles; and
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consider conflicts of interest in the proxy voting process.
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Global IPAC meets as necessary (but no less
than semi-annually) and has the following responsibilities and functions: (i) acts as a key liaison between
the Proxy Voting and Governance team and investment teams to assure compliance with this Policy; (ii) provides
insight on market trends as it relates to stewardship practices; (iii) monitors proxy votes that
present potential conflicts of interest; and (iv) reviews and provides input, at least annually, on
this Policy and related internal procedures and recommends any changes to this Policy based on, but not limited to, Invesco’s experience, evolving industry practices, or developments in applicable laws or regulations.
In addition, when necessary, the Global IPAC Conflict of Interest Sub-committee makes voting decisions
on proxies that require an override of this Policy due to an actual or perceived conflict of
interest. The Global IPAC reviews Global IPAC Conflict of Interest Sub-committee voting decisions.
B.
The Proxy Voting Process
At Invesco, investment teams execute voting decisions through our proprietary voting
platform and are supported by the Proxy Voting and Governance team and a dedicated technology team. Invesco’s proprietary voting platform streamlines the proxy voting process by providing our
global investment teams with direct access to proxy meeting materials, including ballots, Invesco’s internal proxy voting guidelines and recommendations, as well as proxy research and vote recommendations
issued by Proxy Service Providers (as such term is defined in Part C below). Votes executed on Invesco’s proprietary voting platform are transmitted to our proxy voting agent electronically and are then
delivered to the respective designee for tabulation.
Invesco’s Proxy Voting and Governance team monitors whether we have received proxy ballots for shareholder meetings in which we are entitled to vote. This involves coordination
among various parties in the proxy voting ecosystem, including, but not limited to, our proxy voting agent,
custodians and ballot distributors. If necessary, we may choose to escalate a matter in accordance with
our internal procedures to facilitate our ability to exercise our right to vote.
Our proprietary systems facilitate internal control and oversight of the voting process.
To facilitate the casting of votes in an efficient manner, Invesco may choose to pre-populate and leverage
the
capabilities of these proprietary systems to automatically submit votes based on internal
proxy voting guidelines. If necessary, votes may be cast by Invesco or via the Proxy Service Providers
Web platform at our direction.
C.
Retention and Oversight of Proxy Service Providers
Invesco has retained two independent third-party proxy voting service providers to
provide proxy support globally: Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis (“GL”). In addition to ISS and GL, Invesco may retain certain local proxy service providers to access regionally
specific research (such local proxy service providers, collectively with ISS and GL, “Proxy Service Providers”). The services may include one or more of the following: providing a comprehensive analysis of each voting
item and interpretations of each voting item based on Invesco’s internal proxy voting guidelines; and providing assistance with the administration of the proxy process and certain proxy voting-related
functions, including, but not limited to, operational, reporting and recordkeeping services.
While Invesco may take into consideration the information and recommendations provided
by the Proxy Service Providers, including recommendations based upon Invesco’s internal proxy voting guidelines and recommendations provided to such Proxy Service Providers, Invesco’s investment teams retain full and independent discretion with respect to proxy voting decisions.
Updates to previously issued proxy research reports and recommendations may be provided
to incorporate newly available information or additional disclosure provided by an issuer
regarding a matter to be voted on, or to correct factual errors that may result in the issuance of revised
proxy vote recommendations. Invesco’s Proxy Voting and Governance team periodically monitors for these research alerts issued by Proxy Service Providers that are shared with our investment
teams.
Invesco performs extensive initial and ongoing due diligence on the Proxy Service
Providers it engages globally. Invesco conducts annual due diligence meetings as part of its ongoing due
diligence. The topics included in these annual due diligence meetings include material changes in
service levels, leadership and control, conflicts of interest, methodologies for formulating vote
recommendations, operations, and research personnel, among other topics. In addition, Invesco monitors
and communicates with the Proxy Service Providers throughout the year and monitors their
compliance with Invesco’s performance and policy standards.
As part of our annual policy development process, Invesco may engage with other external
proxy and governance experts to understand market trends and developments. These meetings provide
Invesco with an opportunity to assess the Proxy Service Providers’ capabilities, conflicts of interest and service levels, as well as provide investment professionals with direct insight into the Proxy Service Providers’ stances on key corporate governance and proxy topics and their policy framework/methodologies.
Invesco completes a review of the System and Organizational Controls (“SOC”) Reports for Proxy Service Providers to confirm the related controls were in place and to provide reasonable
assurance that the related controls operated effectively.
D.
Disclosures and Recordkeeping
Unless otherwise required by local or regional requirements, Invesco maintains voting
records for at least seven (7) years. Invesco makes its proxy voting records publicly available in
compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices in the regions below:
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In accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations, Invesco will file a record of all proxy voting activity for the prior 12 months ending June
30th for each U.S. registered fund. In addition, Invesco, as an institutional manager that is required
to file Form 13F, will file a record of its votes on certain executive compensation (“say on pay”) matters. The proxy voting filings will generally be made on or before August 31st of each year
and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, each year, the Form N-PX proxy voting records for Invesco mutual funds’ and closed-end funds’, and Invesco ETF’s are made available on Invesco’s website here.
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To the extent applicable, the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (“ERISA”), including Department of Labor regulations and guidance thereunder, provide that the named fiduciary generally should be able to review not only the investment
adviser’s voting procedure with respect to plan-owned stock, but also the actions taken in individual proxy voting situations. In the case of institutional and sub-advised clients,
clients may contact their client service representative to request information about how Invesco
voted proxies on their behalf. Absent specific contractual guidelines, such requests may be made
on a semi-annual basis.
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In the UK and Europe, Invesco publicly discloses our proxy votes monthly in compliance
with the UK Stewardship Code here. Additionally, in accordance with the European Shareholder Rights Directive and the European Fund and Asset Management Association Stewardship Code,
Invesco publishes an annual report on implementation of our engagement policies, including
a general description of voting behavior, an explanation of the most significant votes
and the use of proxy voting advisors.
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In Canada, Invesco publicly discloses a record of all proxy voting activity for the
prior 12 months ending June 30th for each Invesco Canada registered mutual fund and ETF. In compliance
with the National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure, the proxy voting
records will generally be made available on or before August 31st of each year here.
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In Japan, Invesco publicly discloses our proxy votes annually in compliance with the
Japan Stewardship Code here.
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In India, Invesco publicly discloses our proxy votes quarterly here in compliance with The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) Circular on stewardship code for all Mutual Funds and all categories of Alternative Investment Funds in relation to their investment
in listed equities. SEBI has implemented principles on voting for Mutual Funds through circulars
dated March 15, 2010, March 24, 2014, and March 5, 2021, which prescribed detailed mandatory
requirements for Mutual Funds in India to disclose their voting policies and actual
voting by Mutual Funds on different resolutions of investee companies.
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In Hong Kong, Invesco Hong Kong Limited will provide proxy voting records upon request
in compliance with the Securities and Futures Commission Principles of Responsible Ownership.
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In Taiwan, Invesco publicly discloses our proxy voting policy and proxy votes annually
in compliance with Taiwan’s Stewardship Principles for Institutional Investors here.
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In Australia, Invesco publicly discloses a summary of its proxy voting record annually
here.
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In Singapore, Invesco Asset Management Singapore Ltd. will provide proxy voting records
upon request in compliance with the Singapore Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors.
Invesco may engage Proxy Service Providers to make available or maintain certain required
proxy voting records in accordance with the above stated applicable regulations. Separately
managed account clients that have authorized Invesco to vote proxies on their behalf will receive
proxy voting information with respect to those accounts upon request. Certain other clients may obtain information
about how we voted proxies on their behalf by contacting their client service representative or
advisor. Invesco does not publicly disclose voting intentions in advance of shareholder meetings.
E.
Market and Operational Limitations
In the great majority of instances, Invesco will vote proxies. However, in certain
circumstances, Invesco may refrain from voting where the economic or other opportunity costs of voting exceed
any benefit to clients. Moreover, ERISA fiduciaries must not subordinate the economic interests of
plan participants and beneficiaries to unrelated objectives when voting proxies or exercising other
shareholder rights. These matters are left to the discretion of the relevant investment team. Such circumstances
could include, for example:
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Certain countries impose temporary trading restrictions, a practice known as “share blocking.” This means that once the shares have been voted, the shareholder does not have the
ability to sell the shares for a certain period of time, usually until the day after the conclusion
of the shareholder meeting. Unless a client directs otherwise, Invesco generally refrains
from voting proxies at companies or in markets where share blocking applies. In some instances,
Invesco may determine that the benefit to the client(s) of voting a specific proxy outweighs the client’s temporary inability to sell the shares.
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Some companies require a representative to attend shareholder meetings in person to
vote a proxy or issuer-specific additional documentation, certification or the disclosure
of beneficial owner details to vote. Invesco may determine that the costs of sending a representative
or submitting additional documentation, including power of attorney documentation, or
disclosures outweigh the benefit of voting a particular proxy.
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Invesco may not receive proxy materials from the relevant fund or custodian used by
our clients with sufficient time and information to make an informed independent voting decision.
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Invesco held shares on the record date but has sold them prior to the meeting date.
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Although Invesco uses reasonable efforts to vote a proxy, proxies may not be accepted
or may be rejected for various reasons, including due to changes in the agenda for a shareholder
meeting for which Invesco does not have sufficient notice, when certain custodians
used by our clients do not offer a proxy voting in a jurisdiction, or due to operational issues
experienced by third parties involved in the process or by an issuer or sub-custodian.
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Additionally, despite the best efforts of Invesco and its proxy voting agent, there
may be instances where our votes may not be received or properly tabulated by an issuer or an issuer’s agent. Invesco will generally endeavor to vote and maintain any paper ballots received
provided they are delivered in a timely manner ahead of the vote deadline.
Invesco’s funds may participate in a securities lending program. In circumstances where funds’ shares are on loan, the voting rights of those shares are transferred to the borrower. If
the security in question is on loan as part of a securities lending program, Invesco may determine that the
vote is material to the investment, and therefore, the benefit to the client of voting a particular proxy
outweighs the economic benefits of securities lending. In those instances, Invesco may determine to recall
securities that are on loan prior to the meeting record date, so we will be entitled to vote those shares.
For example, for certain actively managed funds, the lending agent has standing instructions to systematically
recall all securities on loan for Invesco to vote the proxies on those previously loaned shares.
There may be instances where Invesco may be unable to recall shares or may choose not to recall
shares. Such circumstances may include instances when Invesco does not receive timely notice of
the meeting, or when Invesco deems the opportunity for a fund to generate securities lending revenue
outweighs the benefits of voting at a specific meeting. The relevant investment team will make these
determinations.
There may be occasions where voting proxies may present a perceived or actual conflict
of interest between Invesco, as investment adviser, and one or more of Invesco’s clients or vendors.
Firm-Level Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest may exist if Invesco has a material business relationship with
either the company soliciting a proxy or a third party that has a material interest in the outcome of
a proxy vote or that is actively lobbying for a particular outcome of a proxy vote. Such relationships may
include, among others, a client relationship, serving as a vendor whose products/services are material
or significant to Invesco, serving as a distributor of Invesco’s products, or serving as a significant research provider or broker to Invesco.
Invesco identifies potential conflicts of interest based on a variety of factors,
including, but not limited, to the materiality of the relationship between the issuer or its affiliates to Invesco.
Material firm-level conflicts of interests are identified by individuals and groups
within Invesco globally using criteria established by the Proxy Voting and Governance team. These criteria
are monitored and updated periodically by the Proxy Voting and Governance team so up-to-date information
is available when conducting conflicts checks. Operating procedures and associated governance are
designed to seek to assure conflicts of interest are appropriately considered ahead of voting
proxies. The Global IPAC Conflict of Interest Sub-committee maintains oversight of the process. Companies
identified as conflicted will be voted in line with the principles below as implemented by Invesco’s internal proxy voting guidelines. To the extent an investment team disagrees with the Policy, our
processes and procedures seek to assure that justifications and rationales are fully documented
and presented to the Global IPAC Conflict of Interest Sub-committee for approval by a majority vote.
As an additional safeguard, persons from Invesco’s marketing, distribution and other customer-facing functions may not serve on the Global IPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, Invesco may
not consider Invesco Ltd.’s pecuniary interest when voting proxies on behalf of clients. To avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, Invesco will not vote proxies issued by Invesco Ltd. that are
held in client accounts.
Personal Conflicts of Interest
A conflict also may exist where an Invesco employee has a known personal or business
relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate
directors, or candidates for directorships. Under Invesco’s Global Code of Conduct, Invesco entities and individuals must act in the best interests of clients and must avoid any situation that gives
rise to an actual or perceived conflict of interest.
All Invesco personnel with proxy voting responsibilities are required to report any
known personal or business conflicts of interest regarding proxy issues with which they are involved.
In such instances, the individual(s) with the conflict will be excluded from the decision-making process
relating to such issues.
Funds of funds holdings can create various special situations for proxy voting, including
operational challenges in certain markets. The scenarios below set out examples of how Invesco
votes funds of funds:
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When required by law or regulation, shares of an Invesco fund held by other Invesco
funds will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying
fund. If such proportional voting is not operationally possible, Invesco will not vote the
shares.
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When required by law or regulation, shares of an unaffiliated registered fund held
by one or more Invesco funds will be voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders
of the underlying fund. If such proportional voting is not operationally possible, Invesco
will not vote the shares.
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For U.S. funds of funds where proportional voting is not required by law or regulation,
shares of Invesco funds held by other Invesco funds generally will be voted in the same proportion
as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying fund. If such proportional voting
is not operationally possible, Invesco will vote in line with internal proxy voting guidelines.
Investment teams retain full discretion over proxy voting decisions for funds of funds where
proportional voting is not required by law or regulation and may choose to vote differently.
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For U.S. funds of funds where proportional voting is not required by law or regulation,
shares of unaffiliated registered funds held by one or more Invesco funds generally will be
voted in the same proportion as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying fund. If such
proportional voting is not operationally possible, Invesco will vote in line with
internal proxy voting
guidelines. Investment teams retain full discretion over proxy voting decisions for
funds of funds where proportional voting is not required by law or regulation and may choose to vote
differently.
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Non-U.S. funds of funds will not be voted proportionally due to operational limitations.
The applicable Invesco entity will vote in line with its local policies, as indicated
in Exhibit A. If no local policies exist, Invesco will vote non-U.S. funds of funds in line with the firm
level conflicts of interest process described above.
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Where client or proprietary accounts are invested directly in shares issued by Invesco
affiliates and Invesco has proxy voting authority, shares will be voted in the same proportion
as the votes of external shareholders of the underlying holding. If proportional voting is not
possible, the shares will be voted in line with a Proxy Service Provider’s recommendation.
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Unless it decides to solicit investor instructions, Invesco shall not vote the shares
of an Invesco fund held by a fund, client or proprietary account managed by Invesco Canada Ltd.
It is the responsibility of the Global IPAC to review this Policy and the internal
proxy voting guidelines annually to consider whether any changes are warranted. This annual review seeks to
assure this Policy and the internal proxy voting guidelines remain consistent with clients’ best interests, regulatory requirements, local market standards and best practices. Further, this Policy and
our internal proxy voting guidelines are reviewed at least annually by various departments within Invesco
to seek to ensure that they remain consistent with Invesco’s views on best practice in corporate governance and long-term investment stewardship.
III.
Our Good Governance Principles
Invesco’s good governance principles outline our views on best practice in corporate governance and long-term investment stewardship. These principles have been developed by our global investment
teams in collaboration with the Proxy Voting and Governance team and various departments internally.
The broad philosophy and guiding principles in this section inform our approach to long-term
investment stewardship and proxy voting. The principles and positions reflected in this Policy are designed to guide Invesco’s investment professionals in voting proxies; they are not intended to be exhaustive
or prescriptive.
Our investment teams retain full discretion on vote execution in the context of our
good governance principles and internal proxy voting guidelines, except where otherwise specified
in this Policy. The final voting decisions may consider the unique circumstances affecting companies, regional
best practices and any dialogue we have had with company management. As a result, different investment
teams may vote differently on particular proxy votes for the same company. To the extent investment
teams choose to vote a proxy in a way that is not aligned with the principles below, rationales are fully
documented.
When evaluating proxy issues and determining how to cast our votes, Invesco’s investment teams may engage with companies in advance of shareholder meetings, and throughout the year.
These meetings can be joint efforts between our global investment professionals.
The following guiding principles apply to proxy voting with respect to operating companies.
We apply a separate approach to open-end and closed-end investment companies and unit investment
trusts. Where appropriate, these guidelines may be supplemented by additional internal guidance
that considers regional variations in best practices, company disclosure and region-specific voting items.
Invesco may vote on proposals not specifically addressed by these principles or guidelines based on an
evaluation of a proposal’s likelihood to enhance long-term shareholder value.
Our good governance principles are organized around six broad pillars:
We expect companies to provide accurate, timely and complete information that enables
investors to make informed investment decisions and effectively carry out their stewardship activities.
Invesco
supports the highest standards in corporate transparency and believes that these disclosures
should be made available ahead of the voting deadlines for an annual general meeting or special
meeting to allow for timely review and decision-making.
Financial reporting: Company accounts and reporting must accurately reflect the underlying economic position of a company. Arrangements that may constitute an actual or perceived conflict
with this objective should be avoided.
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We will generally support proposals to accept the annual financial statements, statutory
accounts and similar proposals. However, if these reports are not presented in a timely manner
or significant issues are identified regarding their integrity(e.g., the external auditor’s opinion is absent or qualified), we will generally review the matter on a case-by-case basis.
External auditor ratification and audit fees:
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We will generally not support the ratification of the independent auditor and/or ratification
of their fees payable if non-audit fees exceed audit and audit related fees or if there are
significant auditing controversies or questions regarding the independence of the external auditor.
We will consider an auditor’s length of service as a company’s independent auditor in applying this policy.
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We will generally vote against the incumbent audit committee chair, or nearest equivalent,
where the non-audit fees paid to the independent auditor exceed audit fees for two consecutive
years or other problematic accounting practices are identified such as fraud, misapplication
of audit standards or persistent material weaknesses/deficiencies in internal controls over
financial reporting.
Other business: Generally, we vote against proposals to transact other business matters where disclosure is insufficient and we are not given the opportunity to review and understand
what issues may be raised.
Related-party transactions: Invesco will vote all related party transactions on a case-by-case basis. The vote analysis will consider the following factors, among others:
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disclosure of the transaction details must be full and transparent (such as details
of the related parties and of the transaction subject, timeframe, pricing, potential conflicts of
interest, and other terms and conditions);
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the transaction must be fair and appropriate, with a sound strategic rationale;
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the company should provide an independent opinion either from the supervisory board
or an external financial adviser;
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minority shareholders’ interests should be protected; and
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the transactions should be on an arm’s length basis.
Routine business items and formalities: Invesco generally votes non-contentious routine business items and formalities as recommended by the issuer’s management and board of directors. Routine business items and formalities generally include proposals to:
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accept or approve a variety of routine reports; and
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approve provisionary financial budgets and strategy for the current year.
Robust shareholder rights and strong board oversight help ensure that management adhere
to the highest standards of ethical conduct, are held to account for poor performance and
responsibly deliver value creation for stakeholders over the long term. We encourage companies to adopt
governance
features that ensure board and management accountability. In particular, we consider
the following as key mechanisms for enhancing accountability to investors:
One share one vote: Voting rights are an important tool for investors to hold boards and management teams accountable. Unequal voting rights may limit the ability of investors to exercise
their stewardship obligations.
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We generally do not support proposals that establish or perpetuate dual classes of
voting shares, double voting rights or other means of differentiated voting or disproportionate
board nomination rights.
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We generally support proposals to decommission differentiated voting rights.
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Where unequal voting rights are established, we expect these to be accompanied by
reasonable safeguards to protect minority shareholders’ interests.
Anti-takeover devices: Mechanisms designed to prevent or delay takeover attempts may unduly limit the accountability of boards and management teams to shareholders.
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We generally will not support proposals to adopt antitakeover devices such as poison
pills. Exceptions may be warranted at entities without significant operations and to preserve
the value of net operating losses carried forward or where the applicability of the pill is
limited in scope and duration.
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In addition, we will generally not support capital authorizations or amendments to
corporate articles or bylaws at operating companies that may be utilized for antitakeover purposes,
for example, the authorization of classes of shares of preferred stock with unspecified
voting, dividend, conversion or other rights (“blank check” authorizations).
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We generally support proposals for the removal of anti-takeover provisions.
Shareholder rights: We support the rights of shareholders to hold boards and management teams accountable for company performance. We generally support best-practice-aligned proposals
to enhance shareholder rights:
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Proxy access: Within the US market, we generally vote for management and shareholder proposals for proxy access that employ guidelines reflecting the SEC framework for
proxy access with the following provisions:
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Ownership threshold: at least three percent (3%) of the voting power;
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Ownership duration: at least three (3) years of continuous ownership for each member
of the nominating group;
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Aggregation: minimal or no limits on the number of shareholders permitted to form
a nominating group; and
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Cap: cap on nominees of one (1) director or twenty-five percent (25%) of the board,
whichever is higher.
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Shareholder ability to call special meetings: Generally, we vote for management and shareholder proposals that provide shareholders with the ability to call special meetings
with a minimum threshold of 10% but not greater than 25%. We will not support proposals to
prohibit shareholders’ right to call special meetings.
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Shareholder ability to act by written consent: Generally, assess shareholder proposals that provide shareholders with the ability to act by written consent case-by-case taking
into account the following factors, among other things:
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Shareholders’ current right to call special meetings; and
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Investor ownership structure.
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Supermajority vote requirements: Generally, vote against proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote. We will vote for management and shareholder proposals to reduce
supermajority vote requirements, in favor of a simple majority threshold. Lowering
this requirement can democratize corporate governance and facilitate a more fair and dynamic
decision-making that empowers and represents a wider shareholder base; especially
for key corporate actions such as mergers, changes in control, or proposals to amend or repeal
a portion of a company’s articles of incorporation.
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Bundling of proposals: It is our view that the bundling of multiple proposals or articles amendments in one single voting item restricts shareholders’ ability to express their views, with an all-or-nothing vote. We generally oppose such proposals unless all bundled resolutions
are deemed acceptable and conducive of long-term shareholder value.
Virtual shareholder meetings: Companies should hold their annual or special shareholder meetings in a manner that best serves the needs of its shareholders and the company. Shareholders
should have an opportunity to participate in such meetings. Shareholder meetings provide an important
mechanism by which shareholders provide feedback or raise concerns without undue censorship
and hear from the board and management.
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We will generally support management proposals seeking to allow for the convening
of hybrid shareholder meetings (allowing shareholders the option to attend and participate either
in person or through a virtual platform).
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Management or shareholder proposals that seek to authorize the company to hold virtual-only
meetings (held entirely through virtual platform with no corresponding in-person physical
meeting) will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Companies have a responsibility
to provide strong justification and establish safeguards to preserve comparable rights and opportunities
for shareholders to participate virtually as they would have during an in-person meeting.
Invesco will consider, among other things, a company’s practices, jurisdiction and disclosure, including the items set forth below:
i.
meeting procedures and requirements are disclosed in advance of a meeting detailing
the rationale for eliminating the in-person meeting;
ii.
clear and comprehensive description of which shareholders are qualified to participate,
how shareholders can join the virtual-only meeting, how and when shareholders submit and
ask questions either in advance of or during the meeting;
iii.
disclosure regarding procedures for questions received during the meeting, but not
answered due to time or other restrictions; and
iv.
description of how shareholder rights will be protected in a virtual-only meeting
format including the ability to vote shares during the time the polls are open.
C.
Board Composition and Effectiveness
Voting on director nominees in uncontested elections
Definition of independence: Invesco considers local market definitions of director independence, but applies a proprietary standard for assessing director independence considering a director’s status as a current or former employee of the business, any commercial or consulting relationships
with the company, the level of shares beneficially owned or represented and familial relationships,
among others.
Board and committee independence: The board of directors, board committees and regional equivalents should be sufficiently independent from management, substantial shareholders
and conflicts of interest. We consider local market practices in this regard and in general we look
for a balance across the board of directors. Above all, we like to see signs of robust challenge
and discussion in the boardroom.
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We will generally vote against one or more non-independent directors when a board
is less than majority independent, but we will take into account local market practice with regards
to board independence in limited circumstances where this standard is not appropriate.
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We will generally vote against non-independent directors serving on the audit committee.
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We will generally vote against non-independent directors serving on the compensation
committee.
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We will generally vote against non-independent directors serving on the nominating
committee.
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In relation to the board, compensation committee and nominating committee we will
consider the appropriateness of significant shareholder representation in applying this policy.
This exception will generally not apply to the audit committee.
Independent Board Chair: It is our view that independent board leadership generally enhances management accountability to investors. Companies deviating from this best practice
should provide a strong justification and establish safeguards to ensure that there is independent oversight of a board’s activities (e.g., by appointing a lead or senior independent director with clearly
defined powers and responsibilities).
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We will generally vote against the incumbent nominating committee chair, or nearest
equivalent, where the board chair is not independent unless a lead independent or senior director
is appointed.
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We will review shareholder proposals requesting that the board chair be an independent
director on a case-by-case basis, taking into account several factors, including, but not limited
to, the presence of a lead independent director and a sufficiently independent board, a sound
governance structure with no record of recent material governance failures or controversies,
and sound financial performance. Invesco will also positively consider less disruptive
proposals that will enter into force at the subsequent leadership transition.
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We will generally not vote against a CEO or executive serving as board chair solely
on the basis of this issue, however, we may do so in instances where we have significant concerns
regarding a company’s corporate governance, capital allocation decisions and/or compensation practices.
Attendance and over boarding: Director attendance at board and committee meetings is a fundamental part of their responsibilities and provides efficient oversight for the
company and its investors. In addition, directors should not have excessive external board or managerial
commitments that may interfere with their ability to execute the duties of a director.
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We will generally vote against or withhold votes from directors who attend less than
75% of board and committee meetings for two consecutive years. We expect companies to disclose
any extenuating circumstances, such as health matters or family emergencies, that would
justify a director’s low attendance, in line with good practices.
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We will generally vote against directors who have more than four total mandates at
public operating companies, if their attendance is below 75% of all board and committee meetings
in the year under review, or if material governance failures have been identified. We
apply a lower threshold for directors with significant commitments such as executive positions and
chairmanships.
Diversity: In our view, an effective board should be comprised of directors with a mix of skills,
experience, tenure, and industry expertise together with a diverse profile of individuals
of different genders, ethnicities, race, culture, age, perspectives and backgrounds. The board
should reflect the diversity of the workforce, customers, and the communities in which a business operates.
In our view, greater diversity in the boardroom contributes to robust challenge and debate, avoids
groupthink, fosters innovation, and provides competitive advantage to companies. We consider diversity
at the board level, within the executive management team and in the succession pipeline.
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In markets where there are regulatory expectations, listing standards or minimum quotas
for board diversity, Invesco will generally apply the same expectations. In all other
markets, we will generally vote against the incumbent nominating committee chair of a board, or nearest
equivalent, where a company failed to demonstrate improvements are being made to diversity
practices for three or more consecutive years, recognizing that building a qualified
and diverse board takes time.
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It is our view that an individual board’s nominating committee is best positioned to determine whether director term limits would be an appropriate measure to help achieve these
goals and, if so, the nature of such limits. Invesco generally opposes proposals to limit the tenure
of outside directors through mandatory retirement ages.
Director term limits and retirement age: It is important for a board of directors to examine its membership regularly with a view to ensuring that the board is effective, and the
company continues to benefit from a diversity of director viewpoints and experience. As stated above, an individual board’s nominating committee is best positioned to determine whether director term limits
or establishing a mandatory retirement age would be an appropriate measure to help achieve these goals
and, if so, the nature of such limits. Therefore, Invesco generally opposes shareholder proposals
to limit the tenure of board directors or to impose a mandatory retirement age.
Responsiveness: Boards should respond to investor concerns in a timely fashion, including reasonable
requests to engage with company representatives regarding such concerns, and address
matters that receive significant voting dissent at general meetings of shareholders.
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We will generally vote against the incumbent chair of the governance committee, or
nearest equivalent, in cases where the board has not adequately responded to items receiving
significant voting opposition from shareholders at an annual or extraordinary general meeting.
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We will generally vote against the incumbent chair of the governance committee, or
nearest equivalent, where the board has not adequately responded to a shareholder proposal
which has received significant support from shareholders.
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We will generally vote against the incumbent chair of the compensation committee,
or nearest equivalent, if there are significant ongoing concerns with a company’s compensation practices that have not been addressed by the committee or egregious concerns with the company’s compensation practices for two consecutive years.
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We will generally vote against the incumbent compensation committee chair, or nearest
equivalent, where there are ongoing concerns with a company’s compensation practices and there is no opportunity to express dissatisfaction by voting against an advisory vote
on executive compensation, remuneration report (or policy) or nearest equivalent.
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Where a company has not adequately responded to engagement requests from Invesco or
satisfactorily addressed issues of concern, we may oppose director nominations, including,
but not limited to, nominations for the lead independent director and/or committee chairs.
Director Indemnification: Invesco recognizes that individuals may be reluctant to serve as corporate directors if they are personally liable for all related lawsuits and legal costs.
As a result, reasonable limitations on directors’ liability can benefit a company and its shareholders by helping to attract and retain qualified directors while preserving recourse for shareholders in the event
of misconduct by directors. Invesco will evaluate shareholder proposals to amend directors’ indemnification and exculpation provisions on a case-by-case basis.
Discharge of directors: We will generally support proposals to ratify the actions of the board of directors, supervisory board and/or executive decision-making bodies, provided there
are no material oversight failures and legal controversies, or other wrongdoings in the relevant fiscal year – committed or yet to be confirmed. When such oversight concerns are identified, we will consider a company’s
response to any issues raised and may vote against ratification proposals instead
of, or in addition to, director nominees.
Director election process: Board members should generally stand for election annually and individually.
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We will generally support proposals requesting that directors stand for election annually.
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We will generally vote against the incumbent governance committee chair or nearest
equivalent, if a company has a classified board structure that is not being phased out. We may
make exceptions to this guideline in regions where market practice is for directors to
stand for election on a staggered basis.
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We will generally support shareholder proposals to repeal a classified board and elect
all directors annually.
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When a board is presented for election as a slate (e.g., shareholders are unable to
vote against individual nominees and must vote for or against the entire nominated slate of directors)
and this approach is not aligned with local market practice, we will generally vote against
the slate in cases where we otherwise would vote against an individual nominee.
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Where market practice is to elect directors as a slate, we will generally support
the nominated slate unless there are governance concerns with several of the individuals included
on the slate or we have broad concerns with the composition of the board such as a lack of independence.
Majority vote standard: Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote, except in cases where a company has adopted formal governance principles that
present a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard.
Board size: We will generally defer to the board with respect to determining the optimal number
of board members given the size of the company and complexity of the business, provided
that the proposed board size is sufficiently large to represent shareholder interests and sufficiently
limited to remain effective. We might oppose amendments to the board size, when such change is
deemed diminishing of Invesco’s governance requirements such as an adequate level of independence and diversity on the board.
Board assessment and succession planning: Invesco will consider and vote case-by-case on shareholder proposals to adopt a policy on succession planning. When evaluating board
effectiveness, Invesco considers whether periodic performance reviews and skills assessments are
conducted to ensure the board represents the interests of shareholders. In addition, boards should
have a robust succession plan in place for key management and board personnel.
Voting on director nominees in contested elections
Proxy contests: We will review case-by-case dissident shareholder proposals based on their individual
merits. We consider the following factors, among others, when evaluating the merits
of each list of nominees: the long-term performance of the company relative to its industry, management’s track record, any relevant background information related to the contest, the qualifications
of the respective lists of director nominees, the strategic merits of the approaches proposed by both
sides, including the likelihood that the proposed goals can be met, and positions of stock ownership in
the company.
Capital allocation: Invesco expects companies to responsibly raise and deploy capital toward the long-term, sustainable success of the business. In addition, we expect capital allocation authorizations
and decisions to be made with due regard to shareholder dilution, rights of shareholders
to ratify significant corporate actions and pre-emptive rights, where applicable.
Share issuance: We generally support authorizations to issue shares without preemptive rights up
to 20% of a company’s issued share capital for general corporate purposes. However, for issuance requests with preemptive rights, we support authorizations up to a threshold of 50%.
Shares should not be issued at a substantial discount to the market price. The same requirements are
expected for convertible and non-convertible debt instruments.
Share repurchase programs: We generally support share repurchase plans in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms. However, it is our view that such plans should be
executed transparently and in alignment with long-term shareholder interests. Therefore, we
will not support such plans when there is clear evidence of abuse or no safeguards against selective buybacks,
or the terms do not align with market best practices.
Stock splits: We will evaluate proposals for forward and reverse stock splits on a case-by-case
basis. Each proposal will be evaluated based on its potential impact on shareholder value,
local market best practices, and alignment with the company's long-term strategic goals.
Increases in authorized share capital: We will generally support proposals to increase a company’s number of authorized common and/or preferred shares, provided we have not identified
concerns regarding a company’s historical share issuance activity or the potential to use these authorizations for antitakeover purposes. We will consider the amount of the request in relation to the company’s current authorized share capital, any proposed corporate transactions contingent on approval
of these requests and the cumulative impact on a company’s authorized share capital, for example, if a reverse stock split is concurrently submitted for shareholder consideration.
Mergers, acquisitions, disposals and other corporate transactions: Invesco’s investment teams will review proposed corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations,
proxy contests, private placements, dissolutions and divestitures based on a proposal’s individual investment merits. In addition, we broadly approach voting on other corporate transactions as follows:
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We will generally support proposals to approve different types of restructurings that
provide the necessary financing to save the company from involuntary bankruptcy.
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We will generally support proposals to enact corporate name changes and other proposals
related to corporate transactions that we believe are in shareholders’ best interests.
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We will generally support reincorporation proposals, provided that management has
provided a compelling rationale for the change in legal jurisdiction and provided further that
the proposal will not significantly adversely impact shareholders’ rights.
E.
Environmental, Social and Governance Risk Oversight
Director responsibility for risk oversight: A board of directors is ultimately responsible for overseeing management and ensuring that proper governance, oversight and control mechanisms are
in place at the companies it oversees. Invesco may take voting action against director nominees
in response to material governance or risk oversight failures that adversely affect shareholder value.
Invesco considers the adequacy of a company's response to material oversight failures
when determining whether any voting action is warranted. In addition, Invesco will consider
the responsibilities delegated to board sub-committees when determining if it is appropriate to hold the
incumbent chair of the relevant committee, or nearest equivalent, accountable for these material failures.
Material governance or risk oversight failures at a company may include, without limitation:
i.
significant bribery, corruption or ethics violations;
ii.
events causing significant climate-related risks;
iii.
significant health and safety incidents; and/or
iv.
failure to ensure the protection of human rights.
Reporting of financially material environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) information: Companies should report on their ESG opportunities and risks where material to their
business operations.
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Climate risk management: We encourage companies to report on material climate-related risks and opportunities and how these are considered within the company’s strategy, financial planning, governance structures and risk management frameworks aligned with applicable
regional regulatory requirements. For companies in industries that materially contribute
to climate change, we encourage comprehensive disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and Paris
Agreement of 2015-aligned emissions reduction targets, where appropriate. Invesco
may take voting action at companies that fail to adequately address climate-related risks,
including opposing director nominations in cases where we view the lack of effective climate
transition risk management as potentially detrimental to long-term shareholder value.
Shareholder proposals addressing environmental and social (“E&S”) issues: We recognize E&S shareholder proposals are nuanced and therefore, Invesco will analyze such proposals
on a case-by-case basis. When considering such proposals, we will consider the following factors, among
others: a company's track record on E&S issues, the efficacy of the proposal's request, whether
the requested action is unduly burdensome, and whether we consider the adoption of such proposal
would promote long-term shareholder value. We will also consider company responsiveness to the proposal
and any engagement on the issue when casting votes.
Invesco may support shareholder resolutions requesting that specific actions be taken
to address E&S issues or mitigate exposure to material E&S risks, including reputational risk, related
to these issues. We generally do not support resolutions where insufficient information has been provided
in advance of the vote or a lack of disclosure inhibits our ability to make fully informed voting
decisions.
F.
Executive Compensation and Performance Alignment
Invesco supports compensation polices and equity incentive plans that promote alignment
between management incentives and shareholders’ long-term interests. We pay close attention to local market practice and may apply stricter or modified criteria where appropriate.
Advisory votes on executive compensation, remuneration policy and remuneration reports: We will generally not support compensation-related proposals where more than one of the
following is present:
i.
there is an unmitigated misalignment between executive pay and company performance
for at least two consecutive years;
ii.
there are problematic compensation practices which may include, among others, incentivizing
excessive risk taking or circumventing alignment between management and shareholders’ interests via repricing of underwater options;
iii.
vesting periods for long-term incentive awards are less than three years;
iv.
the company “front loads” equity awards;
v.
there are inadequate risk mitigating features in the program such as clawback provisions;
vi.
excessive, discretionary one-time equity grants are awarded to executives; and/or
vii.
less than half of variable pay is linked to performance targets, except where prohibited
by law.
Invesco will consider company reporting on pay ratios as part of our evaluation of
compensation proposals, where relevant.
Equity plans: Invesco generally supports equity compensation plans that promote the proper alignment
of incentives with shareholders’ long-term interests, and generally votes against plans that are overly dilutive to existing shareholders, plans that contain objectionable structural features
which may include
provisions to reprice options without shareholder approval, plans that include evergreen
provisions or plans that provide for automatic accelerated vesting upon a change in control.
Employee stock purchase plans: We generally support employee stock purchase plans that are reasonably designed to provide proper incentives to a broad base of employees, provided
that the price at which employees may acquire stock represents a reasonable discount from the market
price and that the total shareholder dilution resulting from the plan is not excessive (e.g., more
than 10% of outstanding shares).
Severance Arrangements: Invesco considers proposed severance arrangements (sometimes known as “golden parachute” arrangements) on a case-by-case basis due to the wide variety among their terms. Invesco acknowledges that in some cases such arrangements, if reasonable, and aligned
with local market best practices, may be in shareholders’ best interests as a method of attracting and retaining high-quality executive talent. We generally evaluate case-by-case proposals requiring
shareholder ratification of senior executives’ severance agreements depending on whether the proposed terms and disclosure align with good market practice.
Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay, MSOP) Management
Proposals: It is our view that shareholders should be given the opportunity to vote on executive
compensation and adequately express their potential concerns. Invesco will generally
vote in favor of a one-year frequency, in order to foster greater accountability, as well as to grant
shareholders a timely intervention on egregious pay practices.
Exhibit A
Harbourview Asset Management Corporation
Invesco Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd*1
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited*1
Invesco Asset Management (Schweiz) AG
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
Invesco Asset Management Limited1
Invesco Asset Management Singapore Ltd
Invesco Capital Management LLC
Invesco Capital Markets, Inc.*1
Invesco Fund Managers Limited
Invesco Hong Kong Limited
Invesco Investment Advisers LLC
Invesco Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited
Invesco Investment Management Limited
Invesco Loan Manager, LLC
Invesco Managed Accounts, LLC
Invesco Overseas Investment Fund Management (Shanghai) Limited
Invesco Private Capital, Inc.
Invesco Real Estate Management S.à.r.l1
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
* Invesco entities with specific proxy voting guidelines
1 Invesco entities with specific conflicts of interest policies
Proxy Voting Guidelines
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Invesco Japan Proxy Voting Guideline
Invesco Japan (hereinafter “we” or “our) votes proxies to maximize the interests of our clients (investors) and beneficiaries in the long term, acknowledging the importance of corporate governance
based on fiduciary duties to our clients (investors) and beneficiaries. We do not vote proxies
for the interests of ourselves and any third party other than clients (investors) and beneficiaries. The
interests of clients (investors) and beneficiaries are to expand the corporate value or the shareholders’ economic interests or prevent damage thereto. Proxy voting is an integral part of our stewardship activities,
and we make voting decisions considering whether the proposal would contribute to corporate value expansion
and sustainable growth.
To vote proxies adequately, we have established the Responsible Investment Committee
and developed the Proxy Voting Guideline to govern the decision-making process of proxy voting. While
we may seek advice from an external service provider based on our own guidelines, our investment professionals
make voting decisions in principle, based on the proxy voting guideline, taking into account whether
they contribute to increasing the subject company’s shareholder value.
Responsible proxy voting and constructive dialogue with investee companies are important
components of stewardship activities. While the Proxy Voting Guideline are principles for our voting
decisions, depending on the proposals, we may make an exception if we conclude that such a decision is
in the best interests of clients (investors) and beneficiaries after having constructive dialogue with the
investee companies. In such a case, approval of the Responsible Investment Committee shall be obtained.
The Responsible Investment Committee consists of members including Chief Investment
Officer, as the chair, Head of Compliance, Head of ESG, investment professionals nominated by the
chair and the other members, including persons in charge at the Client Reporting department.
We have established the Conflict of Interest Management Policy. In the situation that
may give rise to a conflict of interest, we aim to control it in the best interests of clients (investors)
and beneficiaries. The Compliance department is responsible for governing company-wide control of a conflict
of interest. The Compliance department is independent of Investment and Sales departments and shall
not receive any command or order for the matters compliant with the laws and regulations, including
a conflict of interest, from them.
1. Appropriations of Retained Earnings and Dividends
We decide how to vote on proposals seeking approval for appropriations of retained
earnings and dividends, taking into account the subject company’s financial conditions and business performance, shareholders’ economic interests and so on.
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Taking into account the company’s capital adequacy, business strategies, and so on if the total payout ratio, including dividends and share repurchases, is significantly low, we
consider voting against the proposals unless reasonable explanations are given by the company.
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With respect to the company where the Board of Directors determines appropriations
of retained earnings, taking into account the subject company’s capital adequacy, business strategies, and so on if the total payout ratio, including dividends and share repurchases, is significantly
low, we consider voting against the reappointment of board directors unless reasonable explanations
are given by the company.
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Taking into account the subject company’s capital adequacy, business strategies, and so on if the total payout ratio, including dividends and share repurchases, is significantly low,
we consider voting for shareholder proposals increasing shareholder returns.
2. Appointment of Board Directors
We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the appointment of board directors,
taking into account their independence, competence, anti-social activity records (if any), and so on.
Furthermore, we decide how to vote on the reappointment of board directors, taking into account their corporate
governance practices, accountability during their tenures, the company’s business performance and anti-social records (if any), and so on in addition to the above factors.
Board directors should make best efforts to continuously gain knowledge and skills
to fulfill the critical role and responsibilities in the company’s governance. A company should also provide sufficient training opportunities.
Independent outside directors are expected to play a significant role, such as safeguarding
minority shareholders’ interests through action based on their insights to increase the company’s corporate value. It is desirable to enhance the board’s governance function with independent outside directors accounting for the board majority. However, given the challenge to secure competent candidates, we
also recognize that it is difficult for all the companies, irrespective of their size, to deploy the independent outside directors’ majority on the Board.
Sufficient disclosure is a prerequisite for reflecting the assessment of independence
and suitability of director candidates and board composition in voting decisions. Currently, there are
cases where sufficient information cannot be obtained due to insufficient disclosure on a board chair, each committee’s function and committee chairs in Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) and a corporate governance
report, as well as untimeliness of these issuances. We generally make decisions based on Notice
of AGM, a corporate governance report and an annual securities report disclosed by the time of voting.
However, this shall not apply if we obtain such information from direct engagement with the company or find
relevant disclosure elsewhere.
We generally vote for the appointment of outside directors. However, we generally
vote against if a candidate is not regarded as independent of the subject company. It is desirable that
the company discloses information, such as numerical data, which supports our decision on board independence.
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We view the following outside director candidates are not independent enough.
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Candidates who have been working for the following companies for the last ten years
or are those people’s relatives.
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Candidates who have been working for the following companies for the last five years
or are those people’s relatives.
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Shareholders who own more than 10% of the subject company
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Principal securities brokers
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Major business partners
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Audit companies, consulting companies or any related service providers which have
any consulting contracts with the subject company
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Any other counterparts which have any interests in the subject company
In cases other than above, we separately scrutinize the independence of candidates
who are regarded as not independent enough.
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We take extra care when we assess the independence of candidates from a company which
is regarded as a policy shareholder under cross shareholding, mutually sends outside directors
to each other, and so on, as such cases potentially raise doubts about their independence. The company should
give reasonable explanations. It is also desirable that the company contrives the timing
and method of disclosure to allow investors to understand those relationships enough.
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We judge board independence according to the stock exchange’s independence criteria with emphasizing independence ensured practically. We consider each company’s business environment and make the best effort to engage with the subject company to determine the independence
of the candidates.
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We regard an outside director with a significantly long tenure as non-independent
and consider voting against the reappointment of such an outside director. We generally consider voting
against the reappointment of outside directors whose tenures are longer than ten years.
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If the subject company is a company with Audit Committee, we judge the independence
of outside director candidates who become audit committee board members using the same independence
criteria for the appointment of statutory auditors in principle.
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We generally consider voting against the appointment of top executives and a nominating
committee chair at a company with three Committees if independent outside directors of the subject
company account for less than 1/3 of the Board after the AGM. However, this shall not apply
if we confirm sufficient planning or special circumstances on increasing the number of independent
outside directors in engagements.
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In case the subject company has a parent company, we generally consider voting against
the appointment of top executives and a nominating committee chair at a company with three
Committees if independent outside directors account for less than half of the Board after the AGM.
However, this shall not apply if we confirm sufficient planning or special circumstances on increasing
the number of independent outside directors in engagements.
(2)
Attendance rate and concurrent duties
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All members are expected to attend board and respective committee meetings in principle.
A Company is generally obligated to facilitate all members to attend these meetings. We generally
vote against the reappointment of board directors who attended less than 75% of board or respective
committee meetings.
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We take into account not only the number of attendance but nomination reasons and candidates’ real contributions if disclosed.
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We take extra care when we assess the capability of board directors who have many
concurrent duties as an outside director or outside statutory auditor of listed companies, as
such cases potentially arise doubts about their capacity given the importance of outside directors’ role and responsibilities. Accordingly, we consider voting against the appointment of board
directors who perform five or more duties as a director or statutory auditor of a listed company
or equivalent company.
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If a company nominates a board director with many concurrent duties, it should provide
reasonable explanations. It is also desirable that the company contrives disclosure timing and
methods to allow investors to understand the situation enough.
(3)
Company’s business performance
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We consider voting against the reappointment of board directors if the subject company
made a loss for the three consecutive years during their tenures.
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We consider voting against the reappointment of board directors if we judge that the subject company’s business performance significantly lags the peers in the same industry during their
tenures.
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We consider voting against top executives if, concerning capital efficiency including
return on capital, business strategies achieving corporate value expansion and sustainable growth are
not demonstrated, and constructive dialogues are not conducted.
(4)
Company’s anti-social activities
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If we judge that a corporate scandal damages or is likely to damage shareholder value
with having a significant effect on society during a board tenure, we conduct adequate dialogues
with the subject company on the background and subsequent resolutions of the scandal. Based on the
dialogues, we decide how to vote on the reappointment of top executives, board directors in charge
of those cases and audit committee board members at a company with Audit Committee or three Committees,
considering the impact on shareholder value.
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With respect to domestic corporate scandals, at the time a company receives administrative
dispositions to cartel, bid-rigging, and so on from authorities, such as the Fair
Trade Commission, we consider voting against the reappointment of top executives, directors in charge and
audit committee board members at a company with Audit Committee or three Committees. However, in case
final dispositions are subsequently determined based on appeal or complaints resolutions,
we do not vote against the reappointment again at that time. We vote on a case-by-case basis concerning
compensation orders in a civil case, dispositions from the Consumer Affairs Agency
or administrative dispositions from overseas authorities.
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With respect to administrative dispositions to an unlisted subsidiary or affiliate,
we consider voting against the reappointment of top executives, directors in charge and audit committee
board members at a company with Audit Committee or three Committees of the holding or parent company.
If a subsidiary or affiliate is listed, we consider voting against the reappointment of
top executives, directors in charge and audit committee board members at a company with Audit Committee
or three Committees of both the subsidiary or affiliate and the holding or parent company.
However, we may vote on a case-by-case basis, depending on the importance of the disposition to the
subsidiary or affiliate, its impact on the holding or parent company’s financial performance, and so on.
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With respect to employees’ scandals, if the scandal damages or is likely to damage shareholder value, and we judge that the subject company owes management responsibility, we consider
voting against the reappointment of top executives, directors in charge and audit committee
board members at a company with Audit Committee or three Committees.
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We consider voting against the reappointment of board directors if the subject company
engages in window dressing or inadequate accounting practices during their tenures.
(5)
Activities against shareholder interest
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If a company raises capital through an excessively dilutive third-party allotment without a shareholders’ meeting’s approval, we consider voting against the reappointment of board directors, particularly top executives.
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If a company raises capital through a large-scale public offering without reasonable
explanations, we consider voting against the reappointment of board directors, particularly top executives.
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If a company does not execute a shareholder proposal regarded as favorable for minority
shareholders receiving the majority support from shareholders or does not make a similar company
proposal at an AGM in the following year, we consider voting against the appointment of top executives.
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If a company insufficiently discloses board director candidates’ information, we generally vote against such candidates.
3. Composition of Board of Directors
While each company’s board structure would differ depending on its size and so on, we believe that a company with three Committees (Nomination, Audit and Remuneration) is desirable to
achieve better governance as a listed company. For a company with Board of Statutory Auditors (Kansayaku)
or Audit Committee, it is also desirable to voluntarily deploy a Nomination Committee, a Remuneration
Committee and other necessary committees. Besides, it is desirable that Board Chair is an independent
outside director. We believe that a highly transparent board composition ensures management
accountability and contributes to sustained enterprise value expansion. Finally, the disclosure of the
third-party assessment on the Board of Directors is desirable.
To strengthen the Board of Directors’ monitoring function and increase its transparency and effectiveness, we believe it is important to ensure gender, nationality, career, and age diversity
in principle. It is desirable that each company adopts a skills matrix that defines the diversity and expertise
required to fulfill the Board’s responsibilities reflecting its situation and selects director candidates accordingly.
We are concerned about retired directors assuming consulting, advisory or other similar
positions which could negatively impact transparency and decision making of the Board. If such positions
exist, and retired directors assume them, it is desirable that the company discloses their existence,
their expected roles and contributions and compensations for such posts.
(1)
Number of board members and change in board composition
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the number of board members and change
in board composition, taking into account the impacts on the subject company and shareholders’ economic interests compared to the current situations.
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The number of board members should be optimized to make the right management decision
at the right time. We may consider each company’s business situation and scale. However, we generally consider voting against the appointment of top executives and a nominating committee
chair at a company three Committees if the number of board members is expected to exceed 20 without
decreasing from the previous AGM, and reasonable explanations are not given.
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We generally vote against the appointment of top executives and a nomination committee
chair at a company three Committees if a decrease in outside directors or an increase in internal
directors reduces the percentage of outside directors to less than half of the board members.
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If there are no females on the Board, we consider voting against the appointment of
top executives and a nomination committee chair at a company three Committees. However, this shall
not apply if we confirm sufficient planning or special circumstances on increasing the number of
female directors in engagements.
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We believe that board diversity is important and may set a higher target for a female
board member ratio in the future. Similarly, we may set a racial and nationality diversity
target, especially for companies with global business operations.
(2)
Procedures of board director appointment, scope of their responsibilities and so on
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning change in board director appointment
procedures, taking into account the rationales, and so on, compared to the current procedures.
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We generally vote against proposals reducing board directors’ responsibilities for financial damages on fiduciary duty breach.
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Board directors’ responsibilities include effective monitoring of top executives succession planning. The Nomination Committee at a company with three Committees or the arbitrary Nomination
Committee created at a company with the other governance structures should provide effective
monitoring of successor development and appointment with transparency. It is desirable that an independent
outside
director serves as Nomination Committee Chair. If we judge that the succession procedure
significantly lacks transparency and rationality, we consider voting against the appointment of
top executives.
4. Appointment of Statutory Auditors (Kansayaku)
We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the appointment of statutory auditors,
taking into account their independence, competence and anti-social activities records (if any), and so
on. We decide how to vote on the reappointment of statutory auditors, taking into account their corporate
governance practices and accountability during their tenures, the company’s anti-social activity records, and so on in addition to the above factors.
Statutory auditors and audit committee board directors at a company with Audit committee
or three Committees should have deep knowledge specialized in accounting, laws and regulations
and should make best efforts to continuously gain knowledge and skills to fulfill the critical role
and responsibilities in the company’s governance. A company should also provide sufficient training opportunities.
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We generally vote against the appointment of outside statutory auditors without independency.
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In general, a person who has no relationship with the subject company other than a
statutory auditor appointment is regarded as independent.
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We regard that an outside statutory auditor with a significantly long tenure is not
independent and generally vote against the reappointment of such an outside statutory auditor. We
generally consider voting against the candidate whose tenure is longer than ten years.
(2)
Attendance rate and concurrent duties
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All statutory auditors are expected to attend board or board of statutory auditors
meetings in principle. A companies is generally obligated to facilitate all statutory auditors to attend these
meetings. We generally vote against the reappointment of statutory auditors who attended less than 75% of
board or board of statutory auditors meetings.
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We take into account not only the number of attendance but nomination reasons and candidates’ real contributions if disclosed.
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We take extra care when we assess the capability of statutory auditors who have many
concurrent duties as an outside director or outside statutory auditor of listed companies, as
such cases potentially arise doubts about their capacity given the importance of outside statutory auditors’ role and responsibilities. Accordingly, we consider voting against the appointment of statutory
auditors who perform five or more duties as a board director or statutory auditor of a listed
company or equivalent company. If a company nominates a statutory auditor with many concurrent
duties, it should give reasonable explanations. It is also desirable that the company contrives
disclosure timing and methods to allow investors to understand the situation enough.
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If there are material concerns about a published audit report or audit procedures,
or insufficiencies of required disclosures, we vote against the reappointment of statutory auditors.
(4)
Company’s anti-social activities
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If we judge that a corporate scandal damages or is likely to damage shareholder value
with having a significant impact on society during a statutory auditor’s tenure, we conduct adequate dialogues with the subject company on the background and subsequent resolutions of the scandal. Based
on the dialogues, we decide how to vote on the reappointment of statutory auditors, considering the
impact on shareholder value.
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With respect to domestic corporate scandals, at the time a company receives administrative
dispositions to cartel, bid-rigging, and so on from authorities, such as the Fair
Trade Commission, we consider voting against the reappointment of statutory auditors. However, in case
the final dispositions are subsequently determined based on appeal or complaints resolutions,
we do not vote against the reappointment again at that time. We vote on a case-by-case basis concerning
compensation orders in a civil case, dispositions from the Consumer Affairs Agency
or administrative dispositions from overseas authorities.
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With respect to administrative dispositions to an unlisted subsidiary or affiliate,
we consider voting against the reappointment of statutory auditors of the holding or parent company.
If a subsidiary or affiliate is listed, we consider voting against the reappointment of statutory auditors
of both the subsidiary or affiliate and the holding or parent company. However, we may decide
on a case-by-case basis, depending on the importance of the dispositions to the subsidiary or affiliate,
its impact on the holding or parent company’s financial performance, and so on.
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With respect to employees’ scandals, if the scandal damages or is likely to damage shareholder value, and we judge that the subject company owes management responsibility, we consider
voting against the reappointment of statutory auditors.
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We consider voting against the reappointment of statutory auditors if the subject
company engages in window-dressing or inadequate accounting practices during their tenures.
5. Composition of Board of Statutory Auditors (Kansayaku)
We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the number of members or change in composition
of the board of statutory auditors, taking into account the impact on the subject company and shareholders’ economic interests compared to the current situations.
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We consider an increase in statutory auditors favorably. However, in case of a decrease,
we consider voting against the reappointment of top executives unless clear and reasonable explanations
are given.
6. Appointment of Accounting Auditors
We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the appointment and replacement of accounting
auditors, taking into account their competence, audit fee levels, and so on.
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We generally vote against the reappointment of statutory auditors (Kansayaku) or audit
committee board members at a company with Audit Committee or three Committees if we judge that a company
reappoints an accounting auditor without replacing it despite the following accounting
audit problems.
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It is determined that an accounting auditor provides an unfair opinion on the company’s financial conditions.
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In case there are concerns on financial statements, required disclosures are insufficient.
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In case an accounting auditor has a service contract other than accounting audit services
with the subject company, it is regarded that such a contract creates a conflict of interest
between them.
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Excessive audit fees are paid.
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It is regarded that an accounting auditor makes fraud or negligence.
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If it is regarded that an accounting auditor has issues in other company’s audits, in case a company appoints or reappoints the accounting auditor without replacing it, we take the impact on the company’s corporate value full consideration into voting decisions.
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We generally vote against proposals concerning accounting auditor replacement if it
is regarded that a company changes an incumbent accounting auditor due to a dispute about accounting
principles.
7. Compensation for Board Directors, Statutory Auditors (Kansayaku) and Employees
(1)
Board directors’ salaries and bonuses
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It is desirable to increase the proportion of stock incentive plans in board directors’ salaries and bonuses, on condition that a performance-based compensation structure is established, transparency,
such as disclosures of a benchmark or formula laying the foundations for calculation, ensures
accountability, and the impact on shareholders, such as dilution, are taken into considerations. The Remuneration
Committee at a company with three Committees (Nomination, Audit and Remuneration)
or the arbitrary Remuneration Committee preferably deployed at a company with the other governance
structures should ensure the accountability of compensation schemes. It is desirable that an independent
outside director serves as Remuneration Committee Chair.
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We consider voting against proposals seeking approval for salaries and bonuses in
the following cases.
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Negative correlation between company’s financial performance and directors’ salaries and bonuses are observed.
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Inappropriate systems and practices are in place.
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The total amount of salaries and bonuses is not disclosed.
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Management failures, such as a significant share price decline or serious earnings
deterioration, are apparent.
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The remuneration proposal includes people determined to be responsible for activities
against shareholder interest.
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We generally vote for shareholder proposals requesting disclosure of individual directors’ salaries and bonuses.
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If a company implements any measures ensuring transparency other than disclosure,
we take it into consideration.
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If there is no proposal seeking approval for directors’ salaries and bonuses, and the compensation structure lacks transparency, we consider voting against the appointment of top executives.
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We generally vote against bonuses for statutory auditors at a company with Board of
Statutory Auditors and audit committee board members at a company with Audit Committee.
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We separately consider voting to audit committee board members at a company with three
Committees.
(2)
Stock incentive plans
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning stock incentive plans, including stock
options and restricted stock units, taking into account the impact on shareholder value and rights,
compensation levels, the scope, the rationales, and so on.
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We generally vote against proposals seeking to lower the strike price of stock options.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to change the strike price on condition that shareholders’ approval is required every time.
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We generally vote against stock incentive plans if the terms and conditions for exercising
options, including equity dilution, lack transparency. We generally consider voting against
proposals potentially causing 10% or more equity dilution.
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It is desirable that stock incentive plans is a long-term incentive aligned with sustainable
growth and corporate value expansion. As such, we generally vote against stock incentive plans
allowing recipients to exercise all the rights within two years after vested for the subject
fiscal year. However,
this shall not apply to recipients who retire during the subject fiscal year. We assess
the validity if a vesting period is regarded as too long.
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We generally vote against stock incentive plans granted to statutory auditors and
audit committee board members at a company with Audit Committee.
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We separately consider stock incentive plans granted to audit committee board members,
including both inside and outside directors, at a company with three Committees.
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We generally vote against stock incentive plans granted to any third parties other
than employees.
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We generally vote against stock incentive plans in case a company is likely to adopt
the plans as takeover defense.
(3)
Employee stock purchase plan
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning employee stock purchase plans, taking
into account the impact on shareholder value and rights, the scope and the rationales, and so on.
(4)
Retirement benefits for board directors
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning grant of retirement benefits, taking
into account the scope and scandals (if any) of recipients and business performance and scandals (if
any) of the subject company, and so on.
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We generally vote for proposals granting retirement benefits if all the following
criteria are satisfied.
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The granted amount is disclosed.
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Outside directors, statutory auditors and audit committee board members at a company
with Audit Committees are excluded.
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Recipients do not cause any significant scandals during their tenures.
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The subject company does not make a loss for the three consecutive years, or its business
performance is not determined to significantly lag behind the peers in the same industry.
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The company does not cause scandals that significantly impact society and damage,
or are unlikely to damage, shareholder value during their tenures.
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The company does not engage in window-dressing or inadequate accounting practices
during their tenures.
If a company holds shares for the sake of business relations (cross shareholdings),
the company should explain the medium- to long-term business and financial strategies, including capital
costs, and disclose proxy voting guidelines, voting results, and so on. If the company does not give reasonable
explanations and engage in constructive dialogues, we consider voting against the appointment of
top executives. It is important that the company does not hinder the sales/reduction of cross shareholdings
when a policy shareholder intends.
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If a company's cross shareholdings account for 20% or more of its net assets, we generally
consider voting against the appointment of top executives. However, this shall not apply if
we confirm that the company makes a reduction, does sufficient planning or has industry- specific circumstances
that should be taken into consideration in engagement.
As a listed companies’ capital policy is likely to significantly impact shareholder value and interests, a company should implement a rational capital policy and explain capital policy guidelines
to shareholders. We consider voting against proposals concerning capital policies that we judge damage
shareholder value. If a
company has a capital policy that is not part of proposals at an AGM but regarded
to damage shareholder value, we consider voting against the reappointment of board directors.
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It is undesirable that a company intends to maintain or increase so-called “friendly” stable shareholders and infringes minority shareholders’ rights by the third-party allotment, treasury stocks transfer or company management holdings’ transfer to foundations affiliated with the company.
(1)
Change in authorized shares
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to increase authorized shares, taking into
account the impact on shareholder value and rights, the rationales, the impact on the sustainability
of stock market listing and a going concern, and so on.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to increase authorized shares if we judge
that not increasing authorized shares is likely to lead to delisting or have a significant impact on a
going concern.
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We generally vote against proposals seeking to increase authorized shares after an
acquirer emerges.
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We decide how to vote on new share issues, taking into account the rationales, the
terms and conditions of issues, the impact of dilution on shareholder value and rights and the impact on
the sustainability of stock market listing or a going concern, and so on.
(3)
Share repurchase and reissue
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning share repurchase or reissue, taking
into account the rationales, and so on.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking a stock split.
(5)
Consolidation of shares (reverse stock split)
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking consolidation of shares, taking into account
the rationale, and so on.
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We generally vote against proposals seeking to issue blank-cheque preferred shares
or increase authorized shares without specifying voting rights, dividends, conversion and other
rights.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to issue preferred shares or increase authorized
shares if voting rights, dividends, conversion and other rights are specified, and those rights are
regarded as reasonable.
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We generally vote for proposals requiring approvals for preferred shares issues from
shareholders.
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to issue convertible bonds, taking into
account the number of new shares, the time to maturity, and so on.
(8) Corporate bonds and credit facilities
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning a corporate bond issue or a credit facility
expansion, taking into account the subject company’s financial conditions, and so on.
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to change the number of authorized shares
or issue shares for debt restructuring, taking into account the terms and conditions of the change
or the issue, the impact
on shareholder value and rights, the rationales, the impact on the sustainability
of stock market listing and a going concern, and so on.
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning capital reduction, taking into account
the impact on shareholder value and rights, the rationales and the impact on the sustainability
of stock market listing and a going concern, and so on.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking capital reduction following standard accounting
procedures.
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning a financing plan, taking into account
the impact on shareholder value and rights, the rationales and the impact on the sustainability
of stock market listing and a going concern, and so on.
(12) Capitalization of reserves
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking capitalization of reserves, taking into
account the rationales, and so on.
10. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation and Other Legal Documents
(1) Change in an accounting period
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to change an accounting period unless it is
regarded as an aim to delay an AGM.
(2) Amendment to articles of incorporation
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We decide how to vote on proposals to amend an article of incorporation, taking into
account the impact on shareholder value and rights, the necessity, the rationales, and so on.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to amend an article of incorporation if it
is required by law.
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We generally vote against proposals seeking to amend an article of incorporation if
we judge that it is likely to infringe shareholder rights or damage shareholder value.
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We generally vote for transition to a company with three Committees.
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to relax or eliminate special resolution
requirements, taking into account the rationale.
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We are concerned about retired directors assuming advisory, consulting, or other similar
positions which could negatively impact on transparency and decision making of the Board of
Directors. We generally vote against proposals seeking to create such a position.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to authorize a company to hold virtual-only
meetings, taking into account the impact on shareholder value and rights.
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We will consider, among other things, a company’s practices, jurisdiction and disclosure, including the items set forth below:
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meeting procedures and requirements are disclosed in advance of a meeting detailing
the rationale for eliminating the in-person meeting,
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safeguard and clear and comprehensive description as to how and when shareholders
submit and ask questions either in advance of or during the meeting,
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disclosure regarding procedures for questions received during the meeting, but not
answered due to time or other restrictions, and
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description of how shareholder rights will be protected in a virtual-only meeting
format including the ability to vote on proposals during the time the polls are open.
(3) Change in a quorum for an annual general meeting (AGM)
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning change in quorum for an AGM, taking
into account the impact on shareholder value and rights, and so on.
11. Company Organization Change
(1) Change in a registered company name and address
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to change a registered company name, taking
into account the impact on shareholder value, and so on.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to change a registered address.
(2) Company reorganization
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the following company reorganization,
taking into account their respective impacts on shareholder value and rights, the subject company’s financial conditions and business performance, and the sustainability of stock market listing
or a going concern, and so on.
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We decide how to vote on proposals concerning the appointment of directors with opposition
candidates, taking into account their independence, competence, anti-social activity records (if
any), corporate governance practices and accountability of the candidates and business performance
and anti-social activity records (if any) of the subject company, the proxy fight background, and
so on.
(2)
Proxy context defense
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We generally vote against proposals seeking to introduce a classified board.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to set a director's term of one year.
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Shareholder rights to remove a director
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We generally vote against proposals seeking to tighten requirements for shareholders
to remove a director.
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to introduce cumulative voting for director
appointments, taking into account the background, and so on.
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to terminate cumulative voting for director
appointment, taking into account the background, and so on.
We believe that management and shareholder interest is not always aligned. As such,
we generally vote against the creation, amendment and renewal of takeover defense measures that we judge
decrease shareholder value or infringes shareholder rights. We generally vote against the reappointment
of directors if takeover defense measures are not part of proposals at an AGM but are regarded to
decrease shareholder value or infringes shareholder rights.
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Relaxing requirements to amend articles of incorporation and company policies
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to relax requirements to amend articles
of incorporation or company policies, taking into account the impact on shareholder value and rights,
and so on.
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Relaxing of requirements for merger approval
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We decide how to vote on proposals seeking to relaxing requirements for merger approval,
taking into account the impact on shareholder value and rights, and so on.
14. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)
We support the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and acknowledge
that company’s ESG practices are an important factor in investment decision making. Thus, we consider voting against the reappointment of top executives and directors in charge if we judge that
there is an issue that could significantly damage corporate value. We consider voting for proposals related
to ESG materiality, including climate change or diversity, if we judge that such proposals contribute
to preventing from damaging or expanding corporate value. If not, we consider voting against such proposals.
Disclosure and constructive dialogues based thereon are important in proxy voting
and investment decision making. Furthermore, proactive disclosure and effective engagement are desirable as
demand for ESG disclosure, including climate change, has been increasing, and the disclosure frameworks
have been rapidly progressing.
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We generally vote against proposals that lack sufficient disclosure to make proxy
voting decisions.
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We generally vote for proposals seeking to enhance disclosures if such information
is beneficial to shareholders.
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If a company’s financial and non-financial disclosures is significantly poor, and if the level of investor relations activities by management or people in charge is significantly low, we consider
voting against the reappointment of top executives and directors in charge.
We abstain from voting proxies of the following companies that are likely to have
a conflict of interest. We also abstain from voting proxies with respect to the following investment trusts that
are managed by us or Invesco group companies, as a conflict of interest may rise.
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Companies and investment trusts that we abstain from voting proxies:
We have established the Conflict of Interest Management Policy. In the situation that
may give rise to a conflict of interest, we aim to control it in the best interests of clients (investors)
and beneficiaries. The Compliance department is responsible for governing company-wide control of a conflict
of interest. The Compliance department is independent of the Investment and Sales departments and shall
not receive any
command or order for the matters compliant with the laws and regulations, including
a conflict of interest, from the Investment and Sales departments.
Proxy voting and stewardship activities are reported to the Responsible Investment
Committee. The Responsible Investment Committee approves them. Besides, the Compliance department
reviews whether conflicts of interest are properly managed in proxy voting and then reports the results
to the Conflict of Interest Oversight Committee. Furthermore, the results are reported to the Executive
Committee in Tokyo and the Invesco Proxy Advisory Committee.
17. Shareholder Proposals
We vote on a case-by-case basis on shareholder proposals while we follow the Proxy
Voting Guidelines in principle.
DISCLAIMER: The English version is a translation of the original in Japanese for information
purposes only. In case of a discrepancy, the Japanese original will prevail. You can
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 25. Financial Statements And Exhibits
Financial Highlights of the Invesco Senior Income Trust (the “Registrant”)
for the last ten fiscal years and for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024.
Registrant’s
Financial Statements for the fiscal years ended February 29, 2024, February 28, 2023, February 28, 2022, February 28,
2021 and February 29, 2020, are incorporated in Part A by reference to Registrant’s February 29,
2024 Annual Report (audited) on Form N-CSR as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”
or the “Commission”) via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-24-129417 on May 2, 2024.
Registrant’s
Financial Statements for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018, February 28, 2017, February 29,
2016 and February 28, 2015, are incorporated in Part A by reference to Registrant’s February 28,
2019 Annual Report (audited) on Form N-CSR as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-19-142262 on
May 9, 2019.
Registrant’s
Financial Statements for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024, are incorporated in Part A by reference to Registrant’s
August 31, 2024 Semi-Annual
Report (unaudited) on Form N-CSR as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-24-249732 on November 1,
2024.
Contained in Part B:
Registrant’s
Financial Statements are incorporated in Part B by reference to Registrant’s February 29,
2024 Annual Report (audited) on Form N-CSR as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-24-129417 on
May 2, 2024.
(f) |
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Not applicable |
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(g) |
(i) |
(1) |
Amended and Restated Master Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2020 between the Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(i)(1) to Registrant’s report on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2024) |
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(ii) |
(1) |
Amended and Restated Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract, dated July 1, 2020 between Invesco Advisers, Inc. and each of Invesco Canada Ltd., Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(ii)(1) to Registrant’s report on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2024) |
(i) |
(i) |
Form of AIM Funds Retirement Plan for Eligible Directors/Trustees, as approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2011 (incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) registration statement filed on August 26, 2014 |
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(ii) |
Form of Invesco Funds Trustee Deferred Compensation Agreement as approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2011 (incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) registration statement filed on August 27, 2015 |
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(iii) |
Form of Amendment to Form of Invesco Funds Trustee Deferred Compensation Agreement, as approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees on December 31, 2011 (incorporated into this filing by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 91 to AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) registration statement filed on August 24, 2016) |
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(j) |
(i) |
Master
Custodian Agreement, dated June 1, 2018, between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company (incorporated into this filing
by preference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to AIM Investment Securities Funds (Invesco Investment Securities Funds) Registration
Statement on Formo N-1A, filed on June 27, 2019) |
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(ii) |
Amendment
to Master Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2024, between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (j)(ii) to Registrant’s report on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 13, 2024) |
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(k) |
(i) |
Memorandum of Agreement, dated December 10, 2024 regarding advisory fee waivers and affiliated money market fund waivers, between Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(i) to Registrant’s report on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2024) |
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(ii) |
(1) |
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated May 11, 2016, between Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(ii)(7) to Registrant’s report on Form N-2/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2017) |
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(2) |
Amendment
No. 1 to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated November 21, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(ii)(8) to
Registrant’s report on Form N-2/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2017)
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(3) |
Amendment No. 2 to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated October 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(ii)(3) to Registrant’s report on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2024) |
(q) |
Not applicable |
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(r) |
(i) |
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for North America, dated January 2025, relating to Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Canada Ltd., Invesco Senior Secured Management and Invesco Capital Management, LLC (filed herewith) |
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(ii) |
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for EMEA, dated January 2025, relating to Invesco Asset Management Limited and Invesco Asset Management Deutschland (GmbH) (filed herewith) |
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(iii) |
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for APAC, dated January 2025, relating to Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited and Invesco Hong Kong Limited and Invesco Asset Management (India) PVT. LTD. (filed herewith) |
(s) |
Calculation of Filing Fees Exhibit (filed herewith) |
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(t) |
Powers of Attorney for Brown, Deckbar, Hostetler, Jones, Krentzman, Kupor, LaCava, Liddy, Mathai-Davis, Motley,Perkin, Ressel, Sharp, and Vandivort dated December 18, 2024. (incorporated by reference to PEA No. 205 to AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust) Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on January 31, 2025) |
| Item 26. | Marketing Arrangements |
Reference is made to Exhibit (h) to this
Registration Statement to be filed by further amendment.
| Item 27. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The following table sets forth the estimated expenses
to be incurred in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement:
NYSE Listing Fees | |
$ | 79,925 | |
SEC Registration Fees | |
$ | 47,977 | |
Printing/Engraving Expenses | |
$ | 15,000 | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees | |
$ | 15,000 | |
Legal Fees | |
$ | 100,000 | |
FINRA Fees | |
$ | 47,509 | |
Total | |
$ | 305,411 | |
| Item 28. | Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant |
None
| Item 29. | Number of Holders of Securities |
Title of Class | |
Number of Record Shareholders as
of January 27, 2025 | |
Common Shares, no par value | |
| 214 | |
Preferred Shareholder | |
| 1 | |
Indemnification provisions for officers, trustees,
and employees of the Registrant are set forth in Article VIII of the Registrant's Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust and Article VIII of its Bylaws and are hereby incorporated by reference. See Item 25(2)(a)(i) and (b)(i) above.
Under the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, effective as of September 20, 2022, as amended (i) Trustees
or officers, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable for any act, omission or obligation of the Registrant or any
Trustee or officer except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in
the conduct of his office with the Registrant; (ii) every Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant shall be indemnified
to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the Registrant’s Bylaws and other applicable law; (iii) in
case any shareholder or former shareholder of the Registrant shall be held to be personally liable solely by reason of his being or having
been a shareholder of the Registrant and not because of his acts or omissions or for some other reason, the shareholder or former shareholder
(or his heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives, or, in the case of a corporation or other entity, its corporate
or general successor) shall be entitled, out of the Registrant’s assets, to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss
and expense arising from such liability in accordance with the Bylaws and applicable law. The Registrant, on its own behalf, assume the
defense of any such claim made against the shareholder for any act or obligation of the Registrant.
The Registrant and other investment companies and
their respective officers and trustees are insured under a joint Mutual Fund Directors and Officers Liability Policy, issued by ICI Mutual
Insurance Company and certain other domestic insurers, with limits up to $100,000,000 an additional; $50,000,000 of excess coverage (plus
an additional $30,000,000 limit that applies to independent directors/trustees only).
Section 16 of the Master Investment Advisory
Agreement between the Registrant and Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco Advisers”) provides that in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of Invesco Advisers or any
of its officers, directors or employees, that Invesco Advisers shall not be subject to liability to the Registrant, or to any shareholder
of the Registrant for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may
be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
Section 10 of the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory
Contract for Mutual Funds (the Sub-Advisory Contract) between Invesco Advisers, on behalf of Registrant, and each of Invesco Asset Management
Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Canada Ltd., Invesco
Hong Kong Limited and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (each a Sub-Adviser, collectively the Sub-Advisers) provides that the
Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any costs or liabilities arising from any error of judgment or mistake of law or any loss suffered
by the Registrant in connection with the matters to which the Sub-Advisory Contract relates except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Sub-Adviser in the performance by the Sub-Adviser of its duties or from reckless disregard
by the Sub-Adviser of its obligations and duties under the Sub-Advisory Contract.
Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser
The only employment of a substantial nature of
Invesco Adviser’s directors and officers is with the Advisers and its affiliated companies. For information as to the business,
profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature of each of the officers and directors of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland
GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco
Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (each a Sub-Adviser, collectively the Sub-Advisers) reference is made to
Form ADV filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, by each Sub-Adviser herein incorporated by reference. Reference
is also made to the caption “Fund Management – The Advisers” in the Prospectuses which comprises Part A of this
Registration Statement, and to the caption “Investment Advisory and Other Services” of the Statement of Additional Information
which comprises Part B of this Registration Statement.
Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records
Invesco Advisers, Inc., 1331 Spring Street
NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, maintains physical possession of each such account, book or other document of the Registrant
at the Registrant’s principal executive offices, 11 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046-1173, except for those maintained at its
Atlanta offices at the address listed above or at its Louisville, Kentucky offices, 400 West Market Street, Suite 3300, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202 and except for those relating to certain transactions in portfolio securities that are maintained by the Registrant’s
Custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and the Registrant’s Transfer
Agent and Dividend Paying Agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA, 02021.
Records may also be maintained at the offices of:
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH
An der Welle 5
1st Floor
Frankfurt, Germany 60322
Invesco Asset Management Ltd.
Perpetual Park
Perpetual Park Drive
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire RG91HH
United Kingdom
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 14F
6-10-1 Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6114
Invesco Hong Kong Limited
45F Jardin House
1 Connaught Place
Central, Hong Kong P.R.C.
Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.
224 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
Invesco Canada Ltd.
120 Bloor Street East
Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4W 1B7
Item 33. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 34. Undertakings
| (b) | that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment to this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and |
| (c) | to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering; |
| (d) | that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
(1) if the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating
to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of
prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such
date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement
to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; or
(2) if
the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C: each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act as part of a registration
statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance
on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made
in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was
made in this registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such date of first use.
| (e) | that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of securities: |
The undersigned Registrant undertakes that
in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to
the purchaser:
| (1) | any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act; |
| (2) | free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by
the undersigned Registrants; |
| (3) | the portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities Act relating to the
offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned
Registrant; and |
| (4) | any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
| 4. | Registrant undertakes that: |
| (a) | for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as
part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant under
Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared
effective; and |
| (b) | for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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. |
5. The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that is incorporated by reference into the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
6. Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
7. 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 prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. Additionally, the Registrant undertakes to only offer
rights to purchase common and preferred shares together after a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to such
rights has been declared effective.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form N-2
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in this City of Houston, and State of Illinois, on the 7th day
of February, 2025.
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INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST |
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/s/ Glenn Brightman |
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Glenn Brightman |
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President |
As
required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities set forth below on the 7th day of February, 2025
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Principal Executive Officer: |
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/s/ Glenn Brightman |
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President |
(Glenn Brightman) |
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/s/ Beth Ann Brown* |
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Chair and Trustee |
(Beth Ann Brown) |
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/s/ Carol Deckbar* |
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Trustee |
(Carol Deckbar) |
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/s/ Cynthia Hostetler* |
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Trustee |
(Cynthia Hostetler) |
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/s/ Eli Jones* |
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Trustee |
(Eli Jones) |
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/s/ Elizabeth Krentzman* |
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Trustee |
(Elizabeth Krentzman) |
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/s/ Jeffrey H. Kupor* |
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Trustee |
(Jeffrey H. Kupor) |
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/s/ Anthony J. LaCava, Jr.* |
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Trustee |
(Anthony J. LaCava, Jr.) |
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/s/ James Liddy* |
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Trustee |
(James Liddy) |
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/s/ Prema Mathai-Davis* |
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Trustee |
Prema Mathai-Davis |
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/s/ Joel W. Motley* |
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Trustee |
(Joel W. Motley) |
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/s/ Edward Perkin* |
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Trustee |
(Edward Perkin) |
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/s/ Teresa M. Ressel* |
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Trustee |
(Teresa M. Ressel) |
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/s/ Douglas Sharp* |
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Trustee |
(Douglas Sharp) |
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/s/ Daniel S. Vandivort* |
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Trustee |
(Daniel S. Vandivort) |
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/s/ Adrien Deberghes |
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Vice President & Treasurer
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Glenn Brightman |
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(Glenn Brightman)
Attorney-In-Fact |
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*Glenn
Brightman, pursuant to powers of attorney dated December 18, 2024, incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 205
to AIM Counselor Series Trust (Invesco Counselor Series Trust) Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on January 31,
2025.
EXHIBITS TO FORM N-2
INVESCO SENIOR INCOME TRUST
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit 99.(h)
DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
This
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of January 31, 2025 by and between Invesco Senior Income Trust,
a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and Invesco Distributors, Inc., a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Distributor”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively
called the “Investment Company Act”), as a diversified, closed-end, management investment company; and
WHEREAS,
the Fund has filed a registration statement on Form N-2 pursuant to the Investment Company Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively called the “Securities Act”), to register additional
common shares of the Fund and subscription rights to purchase additional common shares, which may be issued and sold from time to time
through various specified transactions, including at-the-market (“ATM”) offerings pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act; and
WHEREAS,
the Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”) and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Fund and the Distributor wish to enter into an agreement with each other with respect to ATM offerings, from time to time, of the
Fund’s common shares.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties
agree as follows:
Section 1.
Appointment of the Distributor; ATM Offerings.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Fund hereby appoints the Distributor as its principal underwriter and placement agent
for the common shares of the Fund to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below) through ATM offerings from
time to time (the “Shares”) and the Fund agrees that it will issue such Shares as the Distributor may sell. The Distributor
agrees to use reasonable efforts to identify opportunities for the sale of Shares, but the Distributor is not obligated to sell any specific
number of the Shares (though the Distributor will only be authorized to sell on any Offering Date the maximum number of Shares agreed
to with the Fund pursuant to Section 1(d) hereof) or purchase any Shares for its own account. The Shares will only be sold
on such days as shall be agreed to by the Distributor and the Fund (each, an “Offering Date”). The Distributor hereby
accepts such appointment.
(b) The
Distributor acknowledges that Shares will be offered and sold only as set forth from time to time in the Registration Statement including,
without limitation, pricing of Shares, handling of investor funds and payment of sales commissions.
(c) The
Fund may suspend or terminate any ATM offering of its Shares at any time. Upon notice to the Distributor of the terms of such suspension
or termination, the Distributor shall suspend the ATM offering of Shares in accordance with such terms until the Fund notifies the Distributor
that such ATM offering may be resumed; provided, however, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair
the parties’ respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.
(d) The
price per Share shall be determined by the Fund by reference to trades on the Fund’s primary exchange. In no event shall the price
per Share be less than the current net asset value per Share plus the per Share amount of the commission to be paid to the Distributor
(the “Minimum Price”). The Fund may establish a minimum sales price per Share on any Offering Date in excess of the
Minimum Price (the “Minimum Sales Price”), and the Fund shall communicate such Minimum Sales Price to the Distributor.
The Fund shall have sole discretion to establish a Minimum Sales Price for any Offering Date and may consider, among other factors, the
degree to which the Fund’s market price per Share exceeds its net asset value per Share, and the amount of assets the Fund desires
to raise through ATM offerings. The Distributor shall suspend the sale of Shares if the per share price of the Shares is less than the
Minimum Price or the Minimum Sales Price, subject to notification by the Fund. The Fund will, determine the maximum number of Shares
to be sold by the Distributor for any Offering Date, and the Distributor shall not be authorized to sell Shares on any Offering Date
in excess of such maximum.
(e)
The Distributor will confirm to the Fund, following the close
of trading on the Fund’s primary exchange on each Offering Date for the Shares, the number of Shares sold, the time of
sale, the gross sales price per Share and the compensation payable to the Distributor, or to which the Distributor is entitled with
respect to such sales. The Fund reserves the right to reject any order in whole or in part.
(t) Settlement
for sales of the Shares pursuant to this Section 1 will occur on the first business day following the date on which such sales are
made (each such day, a “Settlement Date”). On each Settlement Date, the Shares sold through the Distributor for settlement
on such date shall be delivered by the Fund to the Distributor against payment of the gross sales proceeds for the sale of such Shares,
less the Distributor’s sales commission.
(g) In
selling Shares, the Distributor shall act solely as an agent of the Fund and not as principal.
Section 2.
Representations and Warranties by the Fund. The Fund represents, warrants to and agrees with the Distributor, as of the date hereof
and as of each Offering Date and Settlement Date, that:
(a) The
Registration Statement (i) has been prepared by the Fund in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment
Company Act in all material respects; (ii) has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act; and (iii) heretofore became, and is, effective; the Registration Statement
sets forth the terms of the offering, sale and plan of distribution of the Shares and contains additional information concerning the
Fund and its business; no stop order of the Commission preventing or suspending the use of any Basic Prospectus (as defined below), the
Prospectus Supplement (as defined below) or the Prospectus (as defined below), or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, has
been issued, and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to the Fund’s knowledge, have been threatened by the
Commission. Except where the context otherwise requires, “Registration Statement,” as used herein, means, collectively,
the various parts of the registration statement, as amended at the time of effectiveness for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities
Act (the “Effective Time”), as such section applies to the Distributor, including (1) all documents filed as
a part thereof or incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, and (2) any information contained or incorporated
by reference in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497(c) and/or Rule 497(h) under the Securities
Act, to the extent such information is deemed to be part of the registration statement at the Effective Time. “Basic Prospectus,”
as used herein, means the final prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement, including the related statement of additional
information, together with any amendments or supplements thereto as of the date of this Agreement. Except where the context otherwise
requires, “Prospectus Supplement,” as used herein, means the final prospectus supplement, including the related statement
of additional information, relating to the Shares, filed by the Fund with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497(c) and/or Rule 497(h) under
the Securities Act, in the form furnished by the Fund to the Distributor in connection with the offering of the Shares. Except where
the context otherwise requires, “Prospectus,” as used herein, means the Prospectus Supplement together with the Basic
Prospectus attached to or used with the Prospectus Supplement. Any reference herein to the registration statement, the Registration Statement,
any Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents, if any, incorporated
by reference, or deemed to be incorporated by reference, therein.
(b) The
Fund is duly registered under the Investment Company Act as a closed-end management investment company. A notification of registration
of the Fund as an investment company under the Investment Company Act on Form N-8A (the “Investment Company Act Notification”)
has been prepared by the Fund in conformity with the Investment Company Act and has been filed with the Commission and, at the time of
filing thereof and at the time of filing any amendment or supplement thereto, conformed in all material respects with all applicable
provisions of the Investment Company Act. The Fund has not received any notice in writing from the Commission pursuant to Section 8(e) of
the Investment Company Act with respect to the Investment Company Act Notification or the Registration Statement (or any amendment or
supplement to either of them). No person is serving or acting as an officer, director/trustee or investment adviser of the Fund except
in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act.
(c) The
Registration Statement, the Investment Company Act Notification and the Prospectus as from time to time amended or supplemented each
complied when it became effective or was filed (as the case may be), complies as of the date hereof and, as amended or supplemented,
will comply, at each time of purchase of Shares in connection with the ATM offerings, and at all times during which a prospectus is required
by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with any sale of Shares, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities
Act and the Investment Company Act; the Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Time, contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; at no
time during the period that begins on the earlier of the date of the Basic Prospectus and the date such Basic Prospectus was filed
with the Commission and ends at the later of the time of purchase of Shares in connection with the ATM offerings, and the end of the
period during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with any sale of Shares did or will
the Prospectus, as from time to time amended or supplemented, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the Fund does not make any representation or warranty with respect to any statement contained in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing by the Distributor or any sub-placement
agents, or on the Distributor’s or any sub-placement agent’s behalf to the Fund expressly for use in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus (the “Agent Provided Information”).
(d) The
financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, together with the related notes and schedules,
present fairly the financial position of the Fund as of the dates indicated and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in
shareholders’ equity of the Fund for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the Exchange Act, and in conformity in all material respects with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved; the other financial and statistical
data contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus are accurately and fairly presented, in all
material respects, and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and books and records of the Fund in all material
respects; there are no financial statements that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
any Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus by the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act or the Exchange Act that are not included or
incorporated by reference as required; and the Fund does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including
any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the Registration Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto).
(e) As
of the date of this Agreement, the Fund has an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement,
the Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus and, with respect to any issuance and sale under this Agreement, the Fund shall have as of the
date of the most recent amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, an authorized and outstanding capitalization
as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, including the
Shares, of the Fund have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (except as described below and
in the Registration Statement), have been issued in material compliance with all applicable securities laws and were not issued in violation
of any preemptive right, resale right, right of first refusal or similar right; the Shares will be duly listed, and admitted and authorized
for trading, subject to official notice of issuance, on the exchange on which the Fund’s Shares are listed and primarily trade
(the “Stock Exchange”).
(t) The
Fund has been duly formed, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of Delaware, with full power and authority to own,
lease and operate and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectuses and the Prospectus and
to issue, sell and deliver the Shares as contemplated herein. The Fund is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified
and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial
condition or results of operations of the Fund.
(g) The
Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (except as described below and in the Registration Statement) and free of statutory
and contractual preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; the Shares, when issued and delivered against
payment therefor as provided herein, will be free of any restriction upon the voting or transfer thereof pursuant to the Fund’s
charter or bylaws or any agreement or other instrument to which the Fund is a party. The capital stock of the Fund, including the Shares,
conforms in all material respects to each description thereof, if any, contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
any Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus; and the certificates for the Shares, if any, are in due and proper form. The Fund is in material
compliance with the rules of the Stock Exchange, including, without limitation, the requirements for continued listing of the Shares
on the Stock Exchange and the Fund has not received any written notice from the Stock Exchange regarding the delisting of the Shares
from the Stock Exchange.
(h) No
approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission,
board, body, authority or agency, or of or with any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority (including,
without limitation, the Stock Exchange), or approval of the shareholders of the Fund that has not already been obtained, is required
in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares or the consummation by the Fund of the transactions contemplated hereby, other
than (i) the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act, which has been effected, (ii) the listing of the Shares with
the Stock Exchange, upon official notice of issuance, (iii) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of
the various jurisdictions in which the Shares are being offered by the Fund or (iv) any necessary qualification pursuant to the
rules of FINRA.
Section 3.
Duties of the Fund.
(a) The
Fund shall take, from time to time, but subject always to any necessary approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund (each a “Trustee,”
and together the “Board”) or of its shareholders, all necessary action to fix the number of authorized Shares, to
the end that the Fund will have a number of authorized but unissued Shares at least equal to the number of Shares registered for sale
under the Securities Act and available for sale pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(b) For
purposes of the ATM offering of Shares, the Fund will furnish to the Distributor copies of its most recent amendment to its Registration
Statement, its most recent Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto, and other documentation the Distributor may reasonably
request for use in the ATM offering of Shares. The Distributor is authorized to furnish to prospective investors only such information
concerning the Fund and the ATM offering as may be contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Fund’s publicly
available formation documents, or any other documents (including sales material), if expressly approved by the Fund for such purpose.
(c) The
Fund shall furnish to the Distributor copies of all financial statements of the Fund which the Distributor may reasonably request for
use in connection with its duties hereunder, and this shall include, upon request by the Distributor, one certified copy of all financial
statements prepared for the Fund by independent public accountants.
(d) The
Fund shall use its best efforts to qualify and maintain, to the extent required by applicable law, the qualification of Shares for
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Distributor and the Fund may approve. Any such qualification may be
withheld, terminated or withdrawn by the Fund at any time in its discretion. The expense of qualification and maintenance of
qualification shall be borne by the Fund. The Distributor shall furnish such information and other material relating to its
affairs and activities as may be required by the Fund in connection with such qualification.
(e) The
Fund will furnish, in reasonable quantities upon request by the Distributor, copies of its annual and interim reports.
(f) The
Fund will furnish the Distributor with such other documents as it may reasonably require, from time to time, for the purpose of enabling
it to perform its duties as contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.
Duties of the Distributor.
(a) The
Distributor shall devote reasonable time and effort to its duties hereunder. The services of the Distributor to the Fund hereunder are
not to be deemed exclusive and nothing herein contained shall prevent the Distributor from entering into like arrangements with other
investment companies so long as the performance of its obligations with respect to the Fund hereunder is not impaired thereby.
(b) In
performing its duties hereunder, the Distributor shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws relating to the sale of securities
in all material respects. Neither the Distributor nor any sub-placement agent having an agreement to offer and sell Shares pursuant to
Section 5 hereof nor any other person is authorized by the Fund to give any information or to make any representations, other than
those contained in its Registration Statement, Prospectus and any sales literature specifically approved for such use by the Fund.
(c) The
Distributor shall adopt and follow internal procedures, as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of FINRA applicable to sales
of Shares, as such requirements may from time to time exist.
(d) The
Distributor agrees to maintain an anti-money laundering program in compliance with Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot
Act”) and all applicable laws and regulations promulgated thereunder. At the request of the Fund, the Distributor will supply
the Fund with copies of the Distributor’s anti-money laundering policy and procedures, and such other relevant certifications
and representations regarding such policy and procedures as the Fund may reasonably request from time to time. The Distributor shall
prepare or review, and file with federal and state agencies or other organizations as required by federal, state, or other
applicable laws and regulations, all sales literature (advertisements, brochures and shareholder communications) prepared in
connection with the ATM offerings for the Fund.
(e) The
Distributor agrees to supply additional services, information and assistance as may be reasonably requested by the Fund, in regard to
the relationships with sub-placement agents, together with such other services as set forth throughout this Agreement.
(f) The
Distributor shall report to the Board at least quarterly, or more frequently as requested by the Board, regarding matters as agreed to
by the Fund and the Distributor.
(g) The
Distributor represents and warrants to the Fund that it has all necessary licenses to perform the services contemplated hereunder and
will perform such services in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.
Section 5.
Agreements with Sub-Placement Agents.
(a) The
Distributor may enter into dealer agreements, on such terms and conditions as the Distributor determines are not inconsistent with this
Agreement, with broker-dealers to act as the Distributor’s agents to effect the sale of the Shares in the ATM offerings. Such selected
broker-dealers (“sub-placement agents”) shall sell Shares only at market prices subject to the Minimum Price and the
Minimum Sales Price. This Agreement shall not be construed as authorizing any dealer or other person to accept orders for sale on the
Fund’s behalf or to otherwise act as the Fund’s agent for any purpose. The Distributor shall not be responsible for the acts
of other dealers or agents except as and to the extent that they shall be acting for the Distributor or under the Distributor’s
direction or authority.
(b) The
Distributor shall offer and sell Shares only to such sub-placement agents who are acting as brokers or dealers who are members in good
standing of FINRA and who agree to abide by the rules of FINRA.
(c) The
Distributor shall obtain appropriate assurance from any sub-placement agents which it engages of the compliance by such sub-placement
agents with applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules of FINRA. Agreements shall include such other matters as
the Distributor deems customary, necessary or desirable in respect such sub-placement agents’ participation in the offering of
Shares, including but not limited to, appropriate services provided.
Section 6.
Sales Commission.
(a) The
Fund shall pay the Distributor, or the Distributor shall be entitled to retain, an amount equal to 1.00% of the gross sales price per
Share of the Shares sold.
(b) The
Distributor may pay to sub-placement agents such sub-placement agent commissions as the Distributor shall deem advisable, or may authorize
such sub-placement agents to retain such sub-placement agent commissions from the gross sales proceeds from the sale of such Shares,
which shall be payable or retained, as the case may be, from the commissions payable or retained, as the case may be, to or by the Distributor
under Section 6(a) above. The Distributor shall have no obligation to pay any portion of the commission from the gross sale
proceeds to sub-placement agents unless and until the Distributor receives payment under Section 6(a) above.
(c) The
Fund hereby represents and warrants to the Distributor that (i) the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the fees and expenses associated
with this Agreement, and (iii) any benefits accruing to the Distributor or to the Fund’s investment adviser or sponsor or
another affiliate of the Fund in connection with this Agreement, including but not limited to any fee waivers, conversion cost reimbursements,
up-front payments, signing payments or periodic payments relating to this Agreement have been fully disclosed to the Board and that,
if required by applicable law, the Board has approved or will approve the terms of this Agreement, any such fees and expenses, and any
such benefits.
Section 7.
Payment of Expenses.
(a) The
Fund shall bear all of its own costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of its counsel and auditors, in connection with the
preparation of its Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, if any, the preparation and filing of any required registration statements
under the Securities Act and/or the Investment Company Act, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and in connection with any fees
and expenses incurred with respect to any filing requirements of FINRA and preparing and mailing annual and interim reports and proxy
materials to shareholders (including but not limited to the expense of setting in type any such Registration Statement, Prospectus, interim
reports or proxy materials and any audited and certified financial reports to be included in shareholder reports).
(b) The
Fund shall bear any cost and expenses of qualification of the Shares for sale pursuant to this Agreement and of any filing or other fees
necessary to continue offering Shares.
(c) The
Distributor shall bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with its duties and activities under this Agreement, including (i) the
compensation of sub-placement agents for sales of the Fund’s Shares and fees (ii) expenses of Distributor’s counsel
(except for any FINRA filing fees or “blue sky” fees paid on behalf of the Fund or the Distributor by such counsel) (iii) in
connection with its registration as a broker or dealer or the registration or qualification of its officers, directors or representatives
under federal and state laws, (iv) promotional, marketing or sales literature used by the Distributor or furnished by the Distributor
to investment dealers and financial institutions in connection with such public offerings, and expenses of advertising in connection
with such public offerings.
Section 8.
Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) The
Distributor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the
matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part
in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. The Distributor
shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any action or omission to act by any prior service provider of the Fund or for any
failure to discover any such error or omission (provided that this sentence shall not apply where the Distributor was the prior service
provider). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Distributor shall not be liable for any consequential, incidental,
exemplary, punitive, special or indirect damages, whether or not the likelihood of such damages was known by the Distributor. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Distributor shall not be liable for damages occurring directly or indirectly by reason
of circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
(b) The
Fund agrees that it will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Distributor, its several officers, and directors, and any person who
controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which the Distributor, its several officers, and directors, and any person who controls the Distributor
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) (i) arise out of, or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectuses or in any
application or other document executed by or on behalf of the Fund or are based upon information furnished by or on behalf of the Fund
filed in any state in order to qualify the Shares under the securities or blue sky laws thereof (“Blue Sky application”)
or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) arise out of, or are based upon, any breach of the representations,
warranties or covenants of the Fund contained in this Agreement, and the Fund will reimburse the Distributor, its several officers, and
directors, and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Distributor, its several officers, and directors, and any person who controls the Distributor
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding
or claim described above in this Section 8(b); provided, however, that the Fund shall not be liable in any case to
the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement, alleged untrue statement,
or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Blue Sky application with respect to the Fund
in reliance upon and in conformity with any Agent Provided Information, or arising out of the failure of the Distributor or any sub-placement
agent to deliver a current Prospectus.
(c) The
Fund shall not indemnify any person pursuant to this Section 8 unless the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought
has rendered a final decision on the merits that such person was not liable by reason of his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith or
gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties, or his or her reckless disregard of any obligations and duties, under this
Agreement (“disabling conduct”) or, in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable determination (based upon a review
of the facts) that such person was not liable by reason of disabling conduct has been made by the vote of a majority of a quorum of the
directors of the Fund who are neither “interested parties” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) nor parties
to the proceeding, or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
(d) The
Distributor will indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and its several officers and directors, and any person who controls the Fund within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several,
to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Blue Sky application, or arise out of, or are based upon,
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, which statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Fund or any of its several officers and directors by or on behalf of the Distributor specifically for inclusion therein, and will reimburse
the Fund and its several officers, trustees and such controlling persons for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of
them in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim.
(e) This
Section 8 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.
Duration and Termination of this Agreement.
(a) This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written and shall remain in force for two years thereafter and thereafter
continue from year to year, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by the Trustees
or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees
who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting
on such approval.
(b) This
Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund, or by the Distributor, on sixty days’ written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall automatically
terminate in the event of its assignment.
(c) The
terms “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “assignment,” “affiliated
person” and “interested person,” when used in this Agreement, shall have the respective meanings specified
in the Investment Company Act.
Section 10.
Amendments of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by written mutual consent of the parties including Board or shareholder
approval as required by applicable law.
Section 11.
Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any
way relating to this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of
the State of Delaware. To the extent that the applicable law of the State of Delaware, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with
the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter shall control.
Section 12.
Customer Identification Program Notice. To help the U.S. government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities,
U.S. federal law requires each financial institution to obtain, verify, and record certain information that identifies each person who
initially opens an account with that financial institution on or after October 1, 2003. Consistent with this requirement, the Distributor
will request (or already has requested) the Fund’s name, address and taxpayer identification number or other government-issued
identification number. The Distributor may also ask (and may have already asked) for additional identifying information, and the Distributor
may take steps (and may have already taken steps) to verify the authenticity and accuracy of these data elements.
Section 13.
Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any
of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid
by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors.
Section 14.
Proprietary and Confidential Information. The Distributor agrees on behalf of itself and its employees to treat confidentially
and as proprietary information of the Fund all records and other information relative to the Fund and prior, present or potential shareholders,
and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except
after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Fund, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required
where the Distributor may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such
information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Fund. The provisions of this Section 14 shall survive termination
of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each party hereto agrees that: (i) any Nonpublic Personal Information, as defined
under Section 248.3(t) of Regulation S-P (“Regulation S-P”), promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
(the “Act”), disclosed by a party hereunder is for the specific purpose of permitting the other party to perform the
services set forth in this Agreement, and (ii) with respect to such information, each party will comply with Regulation S-P and
the Act and will not disclose any Nonpublic Personal Information received in connection with this Agreement to any other party, except
to the extent as necessary to carry out the services set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise permitted by Regulation S-P or the Act.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Name: Melanie Ringold |
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Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer |
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Exhibit 99.(l)
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Suite 2600
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7018
Telephone 215.564.8000
Fax 215.564.8120
www.stradley.com |
February 7, 2025
Invesco Senior Income Trust
11 Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046-1173
| Re: | Registration Statement on Form N-2 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to
Invesco Senior Income Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, in connection with the Trust’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about February 7,
2025 (the “Registration Statement”), with respect to an offering of up to 77,000,000 of: (i) the Trust’s common
shares of beneficial interest, no par value (“Common Shares”); and/or (ii) subscription rights to purchase Common Shares
(“Rights” and, together with the Common Shares, “Securities”). You have requested that we deliver this opinion
to you in connection with the Trust’s filing of the Registration Statement.
In connection with the furnishing
of this opinion, we have examined the following documents:
(a) A
certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware, dated as of a recent date, as to the legal existence and good standing of the Trust;
(b) A
copy, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, of the Trust’s Certificate of Trust and all amendments thereto,
as filed with the Secretary of State (the “Certificate of Trust”);
(c) Copies
of the Trust’s Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated as of September 20, 2022 (the “Declaration”),
the Trust’s By-Laws, dated as of September 20, 2022 (the “By-Laws”), and certain resolutions adopted by the Board
of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) authorizing the issuance of the Common Shares (the “Resolutions”), each
certified by an authorized officer of the Trust; and
(d) a
printer’s proof of the Registration Statement.
Pennsylvania • New Jersey • Delaware
• DC • New York • Illinois • California
A Pennsylvania Limited Liability Partnership
Invesco Senior Income Trust
11 Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046-1173
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In such examination, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to the originals of all of the documents reviewed by us as copies, including
conformed copies, the authenticity and completeness of all original documents reviewed by us in original or copy form and the legal competence
of each individual executing any document. We have assumed that the Registration Statement, as filed with the Commission, will be in substantially
the form of the printer’s proof referred to in paragraph (d) above. We also have assumed for the purposes of this opinion that
the Certificate of Trust, Declaration, By-Laws and Resolutions will not have been amended, modified or withdrawn with respect to matters
relating to the Securities and will be in full force and effect on the date of the issuance of such Securities. We have assumed the following
for purposes of this opinion:
With respect to any Rights,
a Rights Certificate representing such Rights will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Trust and the specific
terms of such Rights will be duly established by the Board, and such Rights will be duly distributed by the Trust, in accordance with
the Declaration, the By-laws, the Registration Statement and the Resolutions (such approvals referred to herein as the “Corporate
Proceedings”).
This opinion is based entirely
on our review of the documents listed above and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this
opinion and such investigation of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate. We have made no other review or investigation of any
kind whatsoever, and we have assumed, without independent inquiry, the accuracy of the information set forth in such documents.
As to any opinion below relating
to the formation or existence of the Trust under the laws of the State of Delaware, our opinion relies entirely upon and is limited by
the certificate of public officials referred to in (a) above.
This opinion is limited solely
to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, as applied by courts located in Delaware (other than Delaware securities laws, as to which we express
no opinion), to the extent that the same may apply to or govern the transactions referred to herein. No opinion is given herein as to
the choice of law that any tribunal may apply to such transactions. In addition, to the extent that the Declaration or the By-Laws refer
to, incorporate or require compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or any other law
or regulation applicable to the Trust, except for the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware, as aforesaid, we have assumed
compliance by the Trust with the 1940 Act and such other laws and regulations.
Invesco Senior Income Trust
11 Greenway Plaza
Houston, Texas 77046-1173
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We understand that all of
the foregoing assumptions and limitations are acceptable to you.
Based upon and subject to
the foregoing, please be advised that it is our opinion that:
1. The
Trust has been formed and is existing under the Trust’s Certificate of Trust, Declaration and the laws of the State of Delaware
as a Delaware statutory trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest.
2. The
Common Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration and By-Laws and for the consideration described in
the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3. Upon
the completion of all Corporate Proceedings relating to the Rights, the issuance of the Rights will be duly authorized.
This opinion is given as of
the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update this opinion to reflect any changes in law or any other facts or circumstances which
may hereafter come to our attention. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In rendering
this opinion and giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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Stradley Ronon Stevens &
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Exhibit 99.(n)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-2 of Invesco Senior Income Trust of our report dated April 26, 2024, relating to the financial statements
and financial highlights, which appears in Invesco Senior Income Trust’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended February 29,
2024. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights,” “Other Service Providers,”
“Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP |
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February 4, 2025 |
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Exhibit
99.(r)(i)
CODE
OF ETHICS AND PERSONAL TRADING POLICY FOR NORTH AMERICA
Applicable
To |
· All
Covered Persons (as defined below)
· All
Invesco NA entities |
Departments
Impacted |
Global
Ethics Office (“GEO”) |
Risk
Addressed by Policy |
Clients
are harmed because of a Covered Person’s conflict of interest, violation of fiduciary duties or fraudulent/deceptive
personal trading activities. |
Relevant
Law & Related Resources |
·
Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act (“Rule 17j-1”)
·
Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act (“Rule 204A-1”)
· Ontario
Securities Commission: National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant
Obligations (“NI 31-103”) |
Approved
By |
· Invesco
Mutual Funds Board: December 2023
· Invesco
ETF Board: December 2023
·
Invesco Canada (“ICL”) Funds Independent Review Committee
·
Invesco Canada Funds Advisory Board and Board of Directors of Invesco Canada Corporate
Class Inc. following recommendation by the Compliance Committee of the Board: October 2024 |
Effective
Date |
January
2025 |
GLOSSARY
Background.
Invesco is required to adopt and enforce a written code of ethics as well as to establish, maintain and apply policies and procedures
that establish a system of controls to comply with securities laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the management of
conflicts of interest matters, which may include personal trading activities.
This
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for North America (the “Code”) requires that Covered Persons (as defined below)
adhere to high standards of ethical conduct and act with integrity in accordance with their fiduciary duties. The Code is intended to
comply with the requirements of Rule 204A-1, Rule 17j-1 and NI 31-103.
Definitions.
“Beneficial
Ownership” means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise, to share in the economic interest or profit derived from the ownership of, or transaction in, a Covered Security.
“Client
Account” means an Invesco Fund (with respect to Covered Persons other than Independent Directors/Trustees), a separately managed
account, a personal trust or estate, an Employee benefit trust or any other account for which an Invesco NA Adviser provides investment
advisory or sub-advisory services. For Independent Directors/Trustees, “Client Account” shall mean the Invesco funds they
oversee.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
“Compliance
Reporting System” means any third party, web-based application utilized by Covered Persons, excluding Independent Directors/Trustees,
for compliance reporting (i.e., personal securities transactions, investment accounts, outside activities, etc.)
“Contingent
Worker” means any Invesco consultant or contractor with access to the firm’s internal network systems.
“Covered
Account” means any account that holds or may hold a Covered Security whether directly or through Beneficial Ownership, and
as further described in Section B.1 below.
“Covered
Person” means any of the following:
| · | Employee
(interns, part-time or full-time); |
| · | Director
or Officer of Invesco Ltd.; |
| · | Independent
Director/Trustee; |
| · | any
individual who is conducting business on behalf of an Invesco Adviser or affiliate, and has
access to the firm’s internal network systems or offices; |
| · | any
person meeting the definition of “Access Person” as defined in Rule 17j-1
or Rule 204A-1; or |
| · | anyone
who, at the discretion of GEO, is deemed to be a Covered Person subject to the requirements
of this Code. |
“Covered
Security” generally means, investment instruments or assets (public or private), unless otherwise exempt from the definition,
are as follows:
| · | Stocks/shares
(e.g., common, preferred or restricted) or bonds (e.g., corporate or municipal); |
| · | Exchange
Traded Products (defined below); |
| · | Closed-end
Funds and REITs; |
| · | Instruments
that are convertible or exchangeable into a Covered Security; |
| · | Derivatives
(e.g., options, futures, forwards, ADRs (American Depository Receipts)/GDRs (Global Depositary
Receipts), swaps, commodities, warrants/rights), or other obligation whose value is derived
or based on any of the above; |
| · | Limited
Offerings/Limited Liability Company interests (defined below); |
| · | Invesco
Open-end Mutual Funds; and |
| · | any
security/instrument that can be traded by an Invesco Adviser or an affiliate on behalf of
a client. |
The
following securities are exempt from the definition of “Covered Security:”
| · | Direct
obligations of the U.S. government, the Canadian government, or direct obligations of a Sovereign
Government and their respective agencies; |
| · | Bankers’
acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper or high- quality short-term debt
instruments (including repurchase agreements); |
| · | Shares
of an open-end mutual fund for which Invesco does not serve as an investment adviser, subadviser
or principal underwriter; |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | Money
market equivalent funds; |
| · | Investment
trusts that invest exclusively in open-end mutual funds for which Invesco does not serve
as an investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter; |
| · | Any
unit investment trust (including those advised or sub-advised by an Invesco NA Adviser); |
| · | Principal-protected
or linked-note investment products; and |
| · | Physical
commodities (including foreign currencies). |
“Delegated
Discretionary Account” means an account for which a Covered Person has written evidence that decision-making authority has
been completely relinquished to a professional money manager who is not a family member or not otherwise subject to this Code and over
which the Covered Person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
“Employee”
means an individual who serves as a director or officer of an Invesco NA entity or who is employed on a full-time or part-time basis
by an Invesco NA entity or subsidiary thereof. For purposes of this Code, the term Employee also includes the Employee’s Immediate
Family Members.
“ETP
Access Person” means a Covered Person who has access to Material Non-public Information attached to Invesco ETPs including
but not limited to any client’s purchase or sale of Invesco ETPs and/or the holdings of an Invesco ETP or anyone else determined
as such and as notified by Compliance.
“Exchange-Traded
Product” or “ETP” means a security traded on an exchange that: (i) tracks an underlying security, index
or financial instrument; or (ii) uses a benchmark index but whose manager(s) may change sector allocations, market-time trades, or deviate
from the index. The term “ETP” includes, among other things, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded
notes (“ETNs”) and exchange-traded commodities (“ETCs”).
“Global
Ethics Office” or “GEO” means the team within Compliance that is responsible for monitoring conflicts in
connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, political contributions, outside business activities and gifts and entertainment.
“Immediate
Family Member” means a Covered Person’s:
| · | Spouse |
| · | Domestic
partner or equivalent (i.e., PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact), common law marriage, etc.): |
| o | Generally
considered to be a permanent committed relationship; and |
| o | With
Beneficial Ownership of their partner’s Covered Accounts |
| · | Child,
stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law
or sister-in-law who shares the Covered Person’s household. |
A
roommate who is not a domestic partner or does not otherwise have one of the attributes above shall not be deemed to be an Immediate
Family Member.
Questions
regarding the applicability of this definition should be directed to the Global Ethics Office.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
“Independent
Director/Trustee” means any; (i) director or trustee of an Invesco Mutual Fund who is not an “interested person”
(as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of an Invesco Mutual Fund; (ii) director or trustee of an Invesco ETP
who is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of an Invesco ETP; or (iii)
member of the Invesco Canada Independent Review Committee, Invesco Canada Funds Advisory Board or Board of Directors of Invesco Corporate
Class Inc. who has no other executive responsibilities or engagement in an Invesco Canada Fund or Invesco NA’s day-to-day activities
beyond the scope of their duties as director/trustee.
“Initial
Public Offering” or “IPO” means: (i) any Covered Security which is being offered for the first time on a
recognized stock exchange; or (ii) an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which immediately before
such registration was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
or foreign regulatory equivalents thereof.
“Investment
Person” generally means a Covered Person (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees) who:
| · | as
part of their regular functions or duties makes or participates in making recommendations
regarding the purchase or sale of securities in a Client Account (e.g., portfolio managers,
securities analysts or traders); or |
| | |
| · | works
directly with or is in the same department/investment team as a portfolio manager and is
likely to be exposed to sensitive information relating to those Client Accounts for which
the portfolio manager has responsibility (including those who serve an administrative function). |
”Limited
Offering or Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“33
Act”), including but not limited to those offered according to Sections 4(a)(2), 4(a)5, 4(a)6 or pursuant to Rules 504 or 506 under
the 33 Act (e.g., Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), private equity fund or hedge fund, crowdfunding, private real estate investments
such as Real Investment Trusts (REITs) or LLCs/LPs).
“MNPI”
or “Material Non-public Information” means information not known to the public that may, if disclosed, have a significant
impact on the price of a financial instrument and that a reasonable investor would likely consider relevant or important when making
an investment decision.
“Rights
Issue” or “Rights Offer” means a dividend of subscription rights to buy additional securities in a company
made to the company's existing security holders.
“Robo-Advisor
Account” means a Covered Person’s account that holds, or can hold, Covered Securities that is maintained on a digital
platform offered by a broker on the US Designated/Approved Broker List to provide automated, algorithm-driven investment decisions
with little to no human intervention.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
"Special
Purpose Acquisition Company" or "SPAC" is a company without commercial operations and formed specifically to
raise capital through an IPO for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company.
Each
Invesco NA Adviser has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each of their Client Accounts. As such, Invesco NA and Covered Persons
shall:
| · | place
the interests of clients ahead of their personal interests (or, in the case of Independent
Directors/Trustees, the funds they oversee); |
| · | conduct
their personal trading in a manner consistent with this Code and other applicable policies
to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of position of trust
and responsibility; |
| · | comply
with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and |
| · | keep
all MNPI (as defined above) confidential. |
Invesco
NA and all Covered Persons are prohibited from:
| · | profiting
personally by using MNPI and disclosing MNPI to any person (except as may be permitted by
law and in accordance with Invesco’s insider trading policies); |
| · | employing
any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any Client Account; |
| · | making
an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact to a client that,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, are necessary to make the statement
non-misleading; |
| · | engaging
in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit
to a Client Account; or |
| · | engaging
in any manipulative practice with respect to a Client Account or securities (including price
manipulation). |
Invesco NA maintains
other compliance policies that may be directly applicable to a Covered Person’s specific responsibilities and duties and that address
additional standards of conduct for Employees. These policies are available on the Invesco Ltd. intranet site and include, but are not
limited to:
|
·
Global Code of Conduct
·
Global Insider Trading
·
Global Fraud Escalation
·
Global Political Contributions |
·
Global Outside Business Activities
·
U.S. Gifts and Entertainment
·
Gifts and Entertainment (ICL) |
Violations
of any of the policies listed above may result in increased escalation. For further detail, refer to Section C regarding violations and
sanctions.
Please
see Exhibit B for requirements applicable to Independent Directors/Trustees.
B. | PERSONAL
TRADING REQUIREMENTS |
References
to Covered Persons in this Section B shall exclude Independent Directors/Trustees. Personal trading requirements and pre-clearance requirements
(if any) for Independent Directors/Trustees are set forth in Exhibit B.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
1. Covered
Account Requirements for Covered Persons.
Covered
Persons are required to report all investment accounts (i.e., Covered Accounts) for which they, or Immediate Family Members, have Beneficial
Ownership or have discretion, control or interests, whether such discretion, control or interests are exercised or not. It is presumed
that a Covered Person can control accounts held by Immediate Family Members living in the same household.
US
Covered Accounts must be held with a regulated financial institution listed on the US Designated/Approved Broker List1.
Covered
Accounts include but are not limited to the following:
Brokerage
Accounts |
Discretionary/Robo-Advisor
Accounts2 |
Employee
Stock Plans (e.g.,
ESPPs, ESOPs or ISOs) |
Retirement
Accounts (e.g., IRAs, SIPPs, Superannuation, iDeCo, RRSP, TFSA or any other local equivalent) |
Transfer
Agent Accounts that hold reportable Covered Securities (e.g., Invesco open- end mutual fund account) |
Mutual
Fund, Collective Investment or WRAP Accounts, which hold Invesco open-end funds |
Pension
Plans, which hold Covered Securities (excluding Invesco open-end funds) |
Stock
and Shares ISAs (i.e., Investment ISA) |
UTMAs
and UGMAs |
Invesco
401k, and the separate Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account (“PCRA”) |
529
Accounts that hold Covered Securities and the Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan |
|
1
The US Designated/Approved Broker List is accessible through the Compliance Reporting System.
2
Discretionary and Robo-Advisor Accounts must be disclosed. New and existing Discretionary and Robo- Advisor accounts must
be approved by GEO. The Covered Person must provide supporting documentation (e.g., managed account agreement) and other required information
to GEO, including duplicate statements.
Covered
Persons are required to ensure that:
| · | Covered
Accounts held with a broker located in the U.S. or India are maintained: |
| | |
| o | with
a financial institution on the US Designated/Approved Broker List (which may be accessed
via the Compliance Reporting System); |
| o | in
a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to
transfer; or |
| o | for
the U.S. only, with any full-service broker-dealer. |
| | |
| · | Invesco
Open-End Mutual Funds are held: |
| | |
| o | in
an account maintained with a financial institution (or broker on the US Designated/Approved
Broker List); |
| o | in
a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to
transfer; |
| o | in
the Covered Person’s Invesco 401(k) or Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan; or |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| o | directly
with Invesco’s Mutual Funds’ transfer agent. |
Covered
Persons may not purchase or hold Invesco affiliated open-end mutual funds beyond the above restrictions. This requirement does not apply
to other Invesco securities.
| · | All
other Covered Accounts (e.g., external retirement plans, stock plans through third-party
administrators): |
| | |
| o | Covered
Persons shall direct their financial institution to submit statements and confirmations to
the GEO; |
| o | If
the financial institution is unable to provide transactional statements (or contract notes)
to GEO through a link or hard copy, the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for
submitting statements directly or upon request through the GEO Support Portal in a
timely manner; |
| o | Trade
confirmations (or contract notes) must be provided no later than 15 calendar days from the
date of execution; and |
| o | Transactional
statements must be provided within 15 calendar days of receipt. |
2. Statements
(Transactions) and Trade Confirmations (or Contract Notes).
| · | Employees
shall maintain a Covered Account with a financial institution that provides electronic trade
confirmations (or contract notes) and statements directly to GEO. |
| · | If
the financial institution fails or is unable to provide an electronic link or a hard copy,
the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for providing transactional statements
and trade confirmations (or contract notes) for the Covered Account(s) to GEO through the
GEO Support Portal or where applicable, to their local Compliance upon request. |
| · | All
Covered Accounts must be reported in the Compliance Reporting System before trading begins
or upon hire. Statements are not required for accounts that do not meet the Covered Accounts
definition, such as accounts that are only able to invest in unaffiliated Open-end Mutual
Funds. |
3.
Pre-Clearance of Personal Trades.
Covered
Persons and their Immediate Family Members are required to pre-clear Covered Securities transactions through the Compliance Reporting
System as illustrated in Exhibit A.
Covered
Persons are prohibited from executing a security transaction (trade) in a Covered Account until they are notified by GEO that the trade
was approved. Covered Persons must carefully read the automated alert from the Compliance Reporting System, which includes the request
status (i.e., approved or denied).
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Covered
Accounts in which a Covered Person has beneficial interest but does not exercise control (e.g., accounts for Immediate Family Members),
all trade requests are required to be submitted through the Covered Person.
GEO
will notify the Covered Person if the trade request was approved or denied.
Trade
Authorization (i.e., Market Orders). Trade requests which have been submitted and approved within the Compliance Reporting
System prior to market close are only valid for the current business day, unless the approval is granted after the close of the trading
day (e.g., trading on a foreign market or OTC), then approval will not expire until the end of the next trading day.
If
the trade is not executed within the approval window, a Covered Person shall be required to submit a new pre-clearance request and must
receive approval if the Covered Person intends to trade in that security.
Prohibited
Trade Orders. Covered Persons are required to avoid executing transactions outside of the approval window. Good ‘Til Canceled
(GTC), Limit Orders and Stop-Limit Orders among other orders beyond the same trading day are prohibited.
Pre-clearance
of Limited Offerings and Private Placements. Covered Persons and their Immediate Family Members must:
| · | Pre-clear
investments in Limited Offerings and Private Placements and receive approval from GEO before
investing and allow a minimum of three to five business days before the intended investment
date to allow ample time for review. |
| · | Submit
a Private Placement pre-clearance request through the Compliance Reporting System
and include a detailed description of the investment and relevant documentation (e.g., offering
deck, offering/private placement memorandum and term sheet). |
Additionally,
Covered Persons seeking to invest in a Limited Offering/Private Placement sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates:
| · | Must
pre-clear all transactions through the Compliance Reporting System if the investment is made
alongside third-party investors. |
| · | May
transact without pre-clearance if Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees. |
In
all instances, Limited Offerings and Private Placements are subject to ongoing reporting obligations. Please consult Legal and the Global
Ethics Office if you have questions about these requirements before investing.
Exemptions
from Pre-Clearance. Purchases or sales of the following are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement:
Covered
Securities in an approved Delegated Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account;
| · | Invesco
Mutual Funds and Invesco Canada Funds (excluding closed-end Invesco Mutual Funds and closed-end
Invesco Canada Funds); |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | Invesco
ETPs (this Invesco ETP pre-clearance exemption does not apply to ETP Access Persons); |
| | |
| · | Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs (this pre-clearance exemption does not apply to single stock ETPs) |
| | |
| · | Currencies,
cryptocurrencies, and commodities, including trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency
or commodity; |
| | |
| · | Derivatives
of an index of securities, currencies, cryptocurrencies or commodities; |
| | |
| · | Invesco
Mutual Fund grants awarded (Long-Term Fund Awards); and |
| | |
| · | Securities
held in Invesco CollegeBound 529 Plans, Invesco Core U.S. 401(k) Plans (excluding elections
in the personal choice retirement account) and registered group retirement savings plans
offered by an Invesco Ltd. affiliate. |
Pre-clearance
of Employee Share Purchase Plans and Long-Term Incentive Plans. The acquisition or deposit of shares, including IVZ shares through
an Employee Share Purchase Plan or Equity Awards Program is exempt from pre-clearance. However, pre-clearance is required if Covered
Persons wish to sell these shares, including IVZ shares. Please refer to Exhibit A.
4.
Trading Restrictions/Prohibitions.
Blackout
Period. Covered Persons are prohibited from trading any Covered Security in a personal account on a day during which a
Client Account has a pending “buy” or “sell” order in the same Covered Security.
In
addition:
| · | Investment
Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account are prohibited
from personal trading within three trading days before and three trading days after such
Client Account transaction; and |
| | |
| · | All
other Covered Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account
are prohibited from personal trading in the same Covered Security within two trading days
after such Client Account transaction. |
Blackout
Period Exemptions. Blackout period restrictions may be exempt if purchases and sales of a Covered Security comply with certain
conditions (e.g., large market capitalization, daily trading limit, etc.) as may be determined from time to time by the GEO. Refer to
the FAQ for details.
Other
Prohibitions. Covered Persons shall be prohibited from:
| · | trading
a Covered Security of an issuer on the applicable Restricted List(s); |
| | |
| · | purchasing
a Covered Security in an IPO or secondary offering; |
| | |
| · | purchasing
a publicly listed SPAC when the targeted company is known; |
| | |
| · | participating
in an investment club; |
| | |
| · | excessive
short-term trading of any Invesco Open-end Mutual Funds (excluding money market funds) and/or
cash-in-lieu Invesco ETPs according to the various limitations outlined in the respective
prospectus or other fund disclosure documents; |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | engaging
in personal trading of Covered Securities that is excessive, or that compromises Invesco
NA’s fiduciary duty to Client Accounts, as determined by the GEO in its discretion; |
| | |
| · | for
Investment Personnel, effecting short sales of a Covered Security in a Covered Account if
a Client Account for which the Investment Person has investment management responsibility
has a long position in such Covered Security; and |
| | |
| · | trading
options on common stock, single stock ETPs, or Invesco ETPs when the underlying security
is either not held or has been held fewer than 60 days. For the sake of clarity, trading
naked options is prohibited and only covered calls and protective puts are permitted. |
Short-Term
Trading Restriction for all Covered Persons.
| · | Covered
Persons cannot profit from the purchase and sale of a Covered Security (or a short sale and
cover of the same Covered Security) within 60 calendar days of the trade date of the same
Covered Security. Gains are calculated on a first- in, first-out (FIFO) method. |
| | |
| · | Transactions
in Invesco Canada Funds are subject to the short-term trading requirements outlined in the
applicable prospectus. |
| | |
| · | This
restriction shall apply to all Covered Securities, including those which are exempt from
pre-clearance (e.g., Invesco Funds). Transactions in unaffiliated ETPs (except for single
stock ETPs), currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, trusts invested entirely in a currency,
cryptocurrency or commodity, and derivatives (e.g., options and futures) based on an index
of securities, currencies, cryptocurrencies and commodities are exempt from the 60-day holding
period. This exemption shall not apply to derivatives of individual securities, single stock
ETPs, or Invesco ETPs. |
| | |
| · | If
a Covered Security is traded within the applicable holding period, the full amount of any
profit from the trade, which has not been adjusted to account for applicable taxes or related
fees, shall be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Ltd.’s choice. |
| | |
| · | Covered
Persons are exempt from the 60-day holding period if the trade transaction is executed at
a loss. |
5.
Special Requirements for Transactions in Invesco Ltd. Stock.
Transactions
in Invesco Ltd. stock are subject to the pre-clearance and reporting requirements set forth above. Covered Persons are prohibited from
engaging in transactions in publicly traded options such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to Invesco Ltd.’s
securities, on an exchange or any other organized market. Covered Persons should refer to the Global Insider Trading policy whenever
they wish to transact in Invesco Ltd. securities in a Covered Account.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
6.
Covered Persons Reporting and Certification Requirements.
Certification
Requirements. All Covered Persons are required to complete a Code of Ethics acknowledgment on their start date with Invesco,
and annually thereafter, to acknowledge and certify that they have received, reviewed, understand, and shall comply with the Code. In
addition, Covered Persons will be required to acknowledge receipt and understanding of any material amendments or new interpretations
of the Code.
Reporting
Requirements. All Covered Persons are subject to initial (upon joining Invesco) and ongoing reporting requirements. These reports
will be reviewed by GEO and are intended solely for internal use and are confidential unless required to be disclosed to a regulatory
or government agency.
Summary
of Reporting Obligations
New
Hires3 |
Covered
Persons |
Upon
joining the firm
(due in 10 calendar days) |
Quarterly
(due no later than 30 calendar days after the calendar quarter-end) |
Annual
(due no later than 30 calendar days from distribution) |
Covered
Accounts/
Initial Holdings Report
(including a list of all Covered Securities and private/limited holdings. All holdings must be as of the Covered Person’s
employment start date) |
Quarterly
Transaction Report
(excluding dividends reinvested, private/limited offering transactions previously disclosed, auto investment plans, payroll deductions,
transactions executed in an approved Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account) |
Annual
Holdings & Private
Investments Report
(excluding holdings in an approved Discretionary Account, and any holdings designated as non- reportable on Exhibit A) |
Initial
Compliance Policies Certification |
|
Annual
Compliance Policies Certification |
3Any
New Hire who fails to submit the Covered Accounts/Initial Holdings Report (IHR) within the (10) calendar days of their employment start
date will be prohibited from engaging in any personal securities transactions until such report is submitted and may be issued a violation
and subject to other sanctions.
In
addition, the Quarterly Transaction Report can exclude the following transactions executed in Covered Securities that are either:
| · | transacted
directly with an affiliated transfer agent; or |
| · | in
the Covered Person’s registered group retirement savings plan (including transactions
made on behalf of the Covered Person in the ICL sponsored GWL Group Retirement Savings Plan)
or Invesco Core US 401(k) Plan. |
New
Covered Accounts. All Covered Persons must report any new Covered Account for themselves or any Immediate Family Member within
30 calendar days of opening. Unless the account has been reported, no personal securities transactions can occur within the account.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Exhibit
A. Attached as Exhibit A is an Overview of Personal Trading Requirements that provides a summary of certain requirements
set forth under this Code which are applicable to Covered Persons (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees). The Overview is not meant
to serve as a replacement for reading the Code.
Individuals
who meet the definition of a Covered Person and are on a formal leave of absence or garden leave without access to Invesco systems are
not considered Covered Persons during the time they are on leave.
C. | VIOLATIONS
AND SANCTIONS |
Covered
Persons shall report violations and potential violations of this Code to the GEO. Violations and potential violations of the Code are
investigated by GEO. Independent Directors/Trustees may report violations and potential violations to the applicable CCO (or their delegate).
If
a determination is made that a Covered Person (excluding Independent Directors/ Trustees) has violated the Code, a sanction may be imposed
in accordance with the escalation procedure. Sanctions vary based on the severity of the violation(s) and include, but are not limited
to:
| · | a
letter of education, a letter of warning or letter of reprimand; |
| · | reversal
of trades processed in violation of the Code; |
| · | disgorgement
of profits earned in the Code violation; |
| · | prohibition
of personal trading abilities; |
| · | suspension,
demotion or change in the Covered Person’s responsibilities; |
| · | termination
of employment; |
| · | referral
to civil or criminal authorities, where appropriate; or |
| · | any
other sanction, as may be determined by the GEO, CCO and/or applicable governance committee. |
The
GEO maintains internal procedures regarding the violation investigation, sanction determination and sanction enforcement process.
In
mitigating or eliminating certain conflicts of interest that arise in connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, a Covered
Person may be required to sell a Covered Security that was previously approved. In the event the sale results in a loss, the Covered
Person will not be entitled to reimbursement for such loss. In the event of a gain, the Covered Person may be required to disgorge any
profit.
In
general, the GEO shall be responsible for the administration and oversight of the Code and shall be responsible for:
| · | identifying
Covered Persons, providing Covered Persons with the Code and notifying them of their reporting
obligations under the Code, and ensuring that Covered Persons submit the required certifications
and reports required under the Code; |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | reviewing
the personal trading activities of Covered Persons to identify potential or actual violations
of the Code and promptly investigating such matters to resolve and make the appropriate remediations,
if needed; and |
| · | promptly
report any violations of the Code in writing to the applicable CCO. |
In
very limited circumstances, certain exceptions to any provision of the Code may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the applicable
CCO or their delegate. Such exceptions shall be documented in writing by the GEO.
Any
questions regarding this Code should be directed to the GEO, which may be contacted using the GEO Support Portal via the intranet.
ICL
Boards/Committees. At least quarterly, the CCO shall inform the Invesco Canada Funds Independent Review Committee of violations,
sanctions imposed, material changes and any other information as may be requested from time to time relating to the Code and for the
relevant review period.
Invesco
Mutual Funds Board and Invesco ETF Board.
| · | Quarterly:
At least quarterly, each applicable CCO shall furnish a written report to the applicable
Board regarding material violations of the Code by Covered Persons. |
| · | Annually:
No less frequently than annually, each applicable CCO shall furnish a written report to the
applicable Board that describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last
report to the Board, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions
imposed in response to material violations. The CCO shall certify that the applicable Invesco
NA Adviser to the Invesco Mutual Funds and Invesco ETFs has adopted procedures reasonably
designed to prevent Covered Persons from violating the Code. At this time, the Board shall
also review the current Code. |
| · | Material
Changes to Code. The applicable Committee/Boards mentioned in this Code shall approve
any material changes made to the Code either before implementing such change or no later
than six months after the change is implemented. |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
EXHIBIT
A
OVERVIEW OF
PERSONAL TRADING REQUIREMENTS
Below
are some, but not all, of the common investment instruments and key actions required of Covered Persons (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees)
under the Code.
Gifting
or bequeathing Covered Securities (i.e., the in-kind transfer, trading or gifting of stock shares) to charities or family members must
be pre-cleared and is prohibited if the family member is a public official or connected to Invesco’s business.
Security
Type |
Pre-Clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Profit
Limit Restriction |
Equities |
Common/Preferred
Stocks (which includes in-kind transfers, trading or gifting/bequeathing) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IPOs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Rights
Issue or Rights Offer1 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a currency or commodity |
No |
Yes |
No |
Exchange-Traded
Products (i.e., ETFs, ETCs and ETNs) |
Non-ETP
Access Persons: Invesco ETPs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
ETP
Access Persons: Invesco ETPs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs (apart from single stock ETPs) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Single-stock
ETPs and unaffiliated ETPs with a limited number of underlying securities (20 or less) that include Covered Securities |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cryptocurrencies2 |
Cryptocurrencies |
No |
No |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a cryptocurrency |
No |
Yes |
No |
Futures,
Swaps and Options based on a cryptocurrency |
No |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives |
Futures,
Swaps and Options3 based on common stock and affiliated ETPs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
1
Pre-clearance is required on the day of electing to participate in the Rights issue or Offer.
2
Cryptocurrency exemptions are subject to change and requirements may be applied to certain Employees upon notification by Compliance.
Some digital assets claiming to be cryptocurrency could be deemed securities by regulators. Please contact the Global Ethics Office if
you have questions regarding the requirements of your digital assets under the Code.
3
Options are restricted to covered calls and protective puts where the underlying security has been held no fewer than 60 days.
All other option types are prohibited.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Security
Type |
Pre-Clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Profit
Limit Restriction |
Naked
options |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Futures,
Swaps and Options Based on an index, currencies, commodities, and unaffiliated ETPs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Mutual
Funds |
Invesco
Open-end Mutual Funds |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
Closed-end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
Canada Open-end Mutual Funds |
No |
Yes |
Subject
to Prospectus
Requirements |
Invesco
Canada Closed-end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
Open-end Mutual Funds |
No |
No |
No |
Unaffiliated
Closed-end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fixed
Income/Bonds |
US
Treasury |
No |
No |
No |
Certificates
of Deposit |
No |
No |
No |
Money
Market Funds |
No |
No |
No |
Municipal
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Corporate
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Structured
products linked to indices |
No |
Yes |
No |
Invesco
Ltd. Corporate Securities
(including
the in-kind transfer, trading or gifting/bequeathing) |
IVZ
and IVR shares |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sale
of IVZ shares acquired through ESPP, RSA and LTA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives
on IVZ, short sells of IVZ or IVZ share transactions in Professionally Managed Accounts |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Long-Term
Fund Awards |
Invesco
Mutual Fund grants awarded |
No |
No |
No |
Invesco
CollegeBound 529 Plan |
No |
Yes |
No |
Limited
Offerings/Private Placements* |
Non-Invesco
offerings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
offerings |
Yes** |
Yes |
Yes |
*Covered
Persons may not engage in a Limited Offering without first: (a) obtaining approval prior to making or participating in
the investment, and (b) provide the appropriate offering documentation (e.g., Offering Deck, Offering Memorandum, Term Sheet or Offering
Presentation) to GEO for review.
**Covered
Persons must pre-clear activity in Limited Offerings/Private Placements sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates with GEO unless
Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
EXHIBIT
B
INDEPENDENT
DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES
Independent
Directors/Trustees on the Invesco Mutual Funds, Invesco Canada Fund and the Invesco ETP Boards shall refrain from beneficially owning
Invesco Ltd. stock.
Independent
Directors/Trustees who have questions, need to report a potential or actual violation, may report such matters to the applicable Chief
Compliance Officer, or their delegate.
OVERVIEW
| A. | Independent
Directors/Trustees of the Invesco Mutual Funds: |
| | |
| · | are
subject to and must comply with the pre-clearance requirements for certain transactions involving
Invesco Mutual Funds that are closed-end Funds under the Independent Directors/Trustees policies
and guidelines; |
| | |
| · | shall
complete a Quarterly Transaction Report only if the Independent Director/Trustee knew or,
or in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties as an Independent Director/Trustee,
should have known, that during the 15-days immediately preceding or following the date of
the Independent Director/Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security: |
| | |
| o | an
Invesco Mutual Fund purchased or sold the Covered Security; or |
| o | an
Invesco Mutual Fund, Invesco Advisers, Inc., or any sub-adviser to such Invesco Mutual Fund
considered purchasing or selling the Covered Security. |
| · | Independent
Directors/Trustees who are subject to the Quarterly Transaction Reporting requirement per
the above bullet, shall request the Quarterly Transaction Report and complete the report
with the following information for each transaction during the quarter: |
| | |
| o | the
date of the transaction , the Covered Security name, number of shares (for equity securities),
or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt
securities) for each Covered Security; |
| o | the
nature of the transaction (e.g., buy or sell); |
| o | the
Covered Security identifier (i.e., CUSIP or symbol); |
| o | the
execution price of the Covered Security; |
| o | the
name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| o | the
date that the report was submitted to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer. |
| · | are
subject to the short-term trading restrictions (e.g., profit restriction) with respect to
Invesco Mutual Funds that are closed-end funds. |
| B. | Independent
Directors/Trustees on the Invesco ETPs Board: |
| · | shall
complete a Quarterly Transaction Report only if the Independent Director/Trustee knew, or
in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties as an Independent Director/Trustee,
should have known, that during the 15-days immediately preceding or following the date of
the Independent Director/Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security: |
| | |
| o | an
Invesco ETP purchased or sold the Covered Security; or |
| o | an
Invesco ETP, Invesco Capital Management, LLC. or any sub-adviser to such Invesco ETP considered
purchasing or selling the Covered Security. |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | Independent
Directors/Trustees who are subject to the Quarterly Transaction Reporting requirement, shall
request the Quarterly Transaction Report and complete the report with the following information
for each transaction during the quarter: |
| | |
| o | the
date of the transaction, the Covered Security name, number of shares (for equity securities),
or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt
securities) for each Covered Security; |
| o | the
nature of the transaction (e.g., buy or sell); |
| o | the
Covered Security identifier (i.e., CUSIP or symbol); |
| o | the
execution price of the Covered Security; |
| o | the
name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| o | the
date that the report was submitted to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer. |
| · | Independent
Directors/Trustees on the Invesco ETPs Board, are not subject to: |
| | |
| o | pre-clearance
requirements; |
| o | providing
account statements or trade confirmations; |
| o | Covered
Account or Annual Holdings reporting requirements; or |
| o | short-term
trading restrictions. |
| | |
| C. | Independent
Directors/Trustees on the Invesco Canada Fund Board: |
| · | shall
complete a Quarterly Transaction Report only if the Independent Director/Trustee knew or,
or in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties as an Independent Director/Trustee,
should have known, that during the 15-days immediately preceding or following the date of
the Independent Director/Trustee’s transaction in a Covered Security: |
| | |
| o | an
Invesco Canada Fund purchased or sold the Covered Security; or |
| o | an
Invesco Canada Fund, Invesco Canada Ltd. or any sub-adviser to such Invesco Canada Fund considered
purchasing or selling the Covered Security. |
| · | Independent
Directors/Trustees who are subject to the Quarterly Transaction Reporting requirement, shall
request the Quarterly Transaction Report and complete the report with the following information
for each transaction during the quarter: |
| | |
| o | the
date of the transaction, the Covered Security name, number of shares (for equity securities),
or the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable) and the principal amount (for debt
securities) for each Covered Security; |
| o | the
nature of the transaction (e.g., buy or sell); |
| o | the
Covered Security identifier (i.e., CUSIP or symbol); |
| o | the
execution price of the Covered Security; |
| o | the
name of the broker-dealer or bank executing the transaction; and |
| o | the
date that the report was submitted to the applicable Chief Compliance Officer. |
| · | Independent
Directors/Trustees on the Invesco Canada Fund Board, are not subject to: |
| o | pre-clearance
requirements; |
| o | providing
account statements or trade confirmations; |
| o | Covered
Account or Annual Holdings reporting requirements; or |
| o | short-term
trading restrictions. |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Exhibit 99.(r)(ii)
CODE
OF ETHICS AND PERSONAL TRADING POLICY FOR EMEA
Applicable
To |
·
All Covered Persons (as defined below)
·
All entities listed on Exhibit A (collectively, “Invesco EMEA”) |
Departments
Impacted |
·
Global Ethics Office” or “GEO” (as defined in the Policy) |
Risk
Addressed by Policy |
·
Clients are harmed because of a Covered Person’s conflict of interest, violation of fiduciary duties or fraudulent/deceptive
personal trading activities. |
Relevant
Law & Related Resources |
·
Rule 11.7 and 11.7A under the Conduct of Business Sourcebook (UK)
·
Principle 8 under FCA's Principles for Businesses (UK)
·
Article 321-42 to 45 under AMF Rule Book (France)
·
Section 5.5.6. Personal Transactions under Circular CSSF 18/698 (Luxembourg)
·
Section BT 2 of BaFin Circular 05/2018 (MaComp); § 41 WpIG, Article 28 and 29 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565; Article
16 Directive 2014/65/EU (Germany)
· Section 5. Avoidance/Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest under Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association Code of Conduct (Switzerland)
·
Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act (“Rule 17j-1”)
·
Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act (“Rule 204A-1”) |
Approved
By |
·
Global Ethics Office (Owner): November 2022
·
Invesco Asset Management Limited (IAML): December 2022
·
Invesco Management SA (IMSA) Board: November 2022
·
Invesco Asset Management Deutschland (IAMD) Board: December 2022
·
Invesco Real Estate Management (IREM) Board: December 2022
·
Invesco Fund Managers Limited (IFML) Board: December 2022
·
Invesco Investment Management Limited (IIML) Board: December 2022
·
Invesco Asset Management (IAMCH) Board: November 2022
·
Invesco Pensions Limited (IPL) |
Version
Date |
January
2025 |
GLOSSARY
Background.
Invesco is required to adopt and enforce a written code of ethics as well as to establish, maintain and apply policies and
procedures that establish a system of controls to comply with securities laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the
management of conflicts of interest matters, which may include personal trading activities.
This
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for EMEA (the “Code”) requires that Covered Persons (as defined below) adhere
to high standards of ethical conduct and act with integrity in accordance with their fiduciary duties. The Code is intended to comply
with the requirements of the Rules listed in the summary box above (collectively, the “Rules”).
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Definitions.
“Beneficial
Ownership” means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise, to share in the economic interest or profit derived from the ownership of, or transaction in, a Covered Security.
“Client
Account” means an Invesco Fund, a separately managed account, a personal trust or estate, an Employee benefit trust or any
other account for which an Invesco EMEA Adviser provides portfolio management, investment advisory, sub-advisory or other ancillary services.
“Compliance
Reporting System” means any third party, web-based application utilized by Covered Persons, excluding Independent Directors/Trustees,
for compliance reporting (i.e., personal securities transactions, investment accounts, outside activities, etc.).
“Contingent
Worker” means any Invesco consultant or contractor with access to the firm’s internal network systems.
“Covered
Account” means any account that holds or may hold a Covered Security whether directly or through Beneficial Ownership, and
as further described in Section B.1 below.
“Covered
Person” means any of the following:
| · | Employee
(interns, part-time or full-time); |
| · | Contingent
Worker; |
| · | Director
or Officer of Invesco Ltd.; |
| · | any
individual who is conducting business on behalf of an Invesco Adviser or affiliate and has
access to the firm’s internal network systems or offices; |
| · | any
person meeting the definition of “Access Person”, as defined in Rule 17j-1 or
Rule 204A-1; or |
| · | anyone
who, at the discretion of GEO, is deemed to be a Covered Person subject to the requirements
of this Code. |
With
respect to the Code’s personal trading requirements and procedures, Independent Non-Executive Directors/Trustees (defined below)
shall only be subject to those provisions set-forth under Section C.
“Covered
Security” generally means, investment instruments or assets (public or private), unless otherwise exempt from the definition,
are as follows:
| · | stocks/shares
(e.g., common, preferred or restricted) or bonds (e.g., corporate or municipal); |
| · | Exchange
Traded Products (defined below); |
| · | Closed-end
Funds and REITs; |
| · | Instruments
that are convertible or exchangeable into a Covered Security; |
| · | Derivatives
(e.g., options, futures, forwards, ADRs (American Depository Receipts)/GDRs (Global Depositary
Receipts), swaps, commodities, warrants/rights, or other obligation whose value is derived
or based on any of the above; |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | Limited
Offerings/Limited Liability Company interests (defined below); |
| · | any
Invesco Open-end Mutual Fund; and |
| · | any
security/instrument that can be traded by an Invesco Adviser or affiliate on behalf of a
client. |
The
following securities are exempt from the definition of “Covered Security:”
| · | direct
obligations of a Sovereign Government, its respective agencies, instrumentalities and any
government sponsored enterprises; |
| · | bankers’
acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper or high- quality short-term debt
instruments (including repurchase agreements); |
| · | shares
of an open-end fund for which Invesco does not serve as an investment adviser, subadviser
or principal underwriter; |
| · | money
market equivalent funds; |
| · | investment
trusts that invest exclusively in open-end mutual funds for which Invesco does not serve
as an investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter; |
| · | any
unit investment trust (including those advised or sub-advised by an Invesco EMEA Adviser); |
| · | principal-protected
or linked-note investment products; and |
| · | physical
commodities (including foreign currencies). |
“Delegated
Discretionary Account” means an account for which a Covered Person has written evidence that decision-making authority has
been completely relinquished to a professional money manager who is not a family member or not otherwise subject to this Code and over
which the Covered Person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
“Employee”
means an individual who serves as a director or officer of an Invesco EMEA entity or who is employed on a full-time or part-time
basis by an Invesco EMEA entity or subsidiary thereof. For purposes of this Code, the term Employee also includes the Employee’s
Immediate Family Members.
“ETP
Access Person” means a Covered Person who has access to Material Non-public Information attached to Invesco ETPs including
but not limited to any client transactions of Invesco ETPs and/or the holdings of an Invesco ETP or anyone else determined as such and
notified by Compliance.
“Exchange-Traded
Product” or “ETP” means a security traded on an exchange that: (i) tracks an underlying security, index
or financial instrument; or (ii) uses a benchmark index but whose manager(s) may change sector allocations, market-time trades, or deviate
from the index. The term “ETP” includes, among other things, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded
notes (“ETNs”) and exchange- traded commodities (“ETCs”).
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
“Global
Ethics Office” or “GEO” means the team within Compliance that is responsible for monitoring conflicts in connection
with a Covered Person’s personal trading, political contributions, outside business activities, and gifts and entertainment.
“Immediate
Family Member” means a Covered Person’s:
| · | Spouse |
| · | Domestic
partner or equivalent (i.e., PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact), common law marriage, etc.) |
| o | Generally
considered to be a permanent committed relationship; and |
| o | With
Beneficial Ownership of their partner’s Covered Accounts. |
| · | Child,
stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law
or sister-in-law who shares the Covered Person’s household. |
A
roommate who is not a domestic partner or does not otherwise have one of the attributes above shall not be deemed to be an Immediate
Family Member.
Questions
regarding the applicability of this definition should be directed to the Global Ethics Office.
“Independent
Non-Executive Directors/Trustees” means any director or trustee of an Invesco EMEA entity that has no other executive responsibilities
or engagement in an Invesco Fund’s day-to-day activities beyond the scope of their duties as a director/trustee and does not make,
participate in or obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of any Client Account’s portfolio securities as part of their
service as a director/trustee.
“Initial
Public Offering” or “IPO” means (i) any Covered Security which is being offered for the first time on a
recognized stock exchange; or (ii) an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which immediately before
such registration was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
or foreign regulatory equivalents thereof.
“Invesco
EMEA” means, collectively, the regulated entities outlined in Exhibit A.
“Invesco
EMEA Adviser” means, collectively, the SEC-registered investment advisers outlined in Exhibit A.
“Investment
Person” generally means a Covered Person (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees) who:
| · | as
part of their regular functions or duties makes or participates in making recommendations
regarding the purchase or sale of securities in a Client Account (e.g., portfolio managers,
securities analyst or traders); or |
| · | works
directly with or is in the same department/investment team as a portfolio manager and is
likely to be exposed to sensitive information relating to those Client Accounts for which
the portfolio manager has responsibility (including those who serve an administrative function). |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
”Limited
Offering or Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“33
Act”), including but not limited to those offered according to Section 4(a)(2), 4(a)5, 4(a)6 or pursuant to Rule 504 or 506 under
the 33 Act (e.g., Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), private equity fund or hedge fund, crowdfunding, private real estate investments
such as Real Investment Trusts (REITs) or LLCs/LPs).
“MNPI”
or “Material Non-public Information” means information not known to the public that may, if disclosed, have a
significant impact on the price of a financial instrument and that a reasonable investor would likely consider relevant or important
when making an investment decision.
“Rights
Issue” or “Rights Offer” means a dividend of subscription rights to buy additional securities in a company
made to the company's existing security holders.
“Robo-Advisor
Account” means a Covered Person’s account that holds, or can hold, Covered Securities that is maintained on a digital platform
to provide automated, algorithm- driven investment decisions with little to no human intervention.
"Special
Purpose Acquisition Company" or "SPAC" is a company without commercial operations and formed specifically to
raise capital through an IPO for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company.
Invesco
EMEA has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each of their Client Accounts. As such, Covered Persons shall:
| · | place
the interests of clients ahead of their personal interests; |
| · | conduct
their personal trading in a manner consistent with this Code and other applicable policies
to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest, or any abuse of position of trust
and responsibility; |
| · | comply
with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and |
| · | keep
all MNPI (as defined above) confidential. |
Invesco
EMEA and Covered Persons are prohibited from:
| · | profiting
personally by using MNPI and disclosing MNPI to any person (except as may be permitted by
law and in accordance with Invesco’s insider trading policies); |
| · | employing
any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any Client Account; |
| · | making
an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact to a client that,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, are necessary to make the statement
non-misleading; |
| · | engaging
in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit
to a Client Account; or |
| · | engaging
in any manipulative practice with respect to a Client Account or securities (including price
manipulation). |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Invesco
EMEA maintains other compliance policies that may be directly applicable to a Covered Person’s specific responsibilities and duties
and that address additional standards of conduct for Employees. These policies are available on the Invesco Ltd. intranet site and include,
but are not limited to:
·
Global Code of Conduct
|
·
Global Outside Business Activities
|
·
Global Insider Trading |
·
EMEA Non-Monetary Benefits Policy |
·
Global Fraud Escalation |
·
Global Political Contributions |
Violations
of any of the policies listed above may result in increased escalation. For further detail, refer to Section D regarding violations and
sanctions.
| B. | PERSONAL
TRADING REQUIREMENTS. |
| 1. | Covered
Account Requirements for Covered Persons. |
Covered
Persons are required to report all investment accounts (i.e., Covered Accounts) for which they, or Immediate Family Members, have Beneficial
Ownership, or have discretion, control or interests, whether such discretion, control or interests are exercised or not. It is presumed
that a Covered Person can control accounts held by Immediate Family Members living in the same household.
UK
Covered Accounts must be held with a regulated financial institution listed on the UK Designated/Approved Broker List1 (any
active UK covered accounts as of the date of this code are exempt from this requirement, requirement is only applicable to new employees
and new broker accounts.)
Covered
Accounts include but are not limited to the following:
Brokerage
Accounts |
Discretionary/Robo-Advisor
Accounts2 |
Employee
Stock Plans (e.g., ESPPs, ESOPs or ISOs) |
Retirement
Accounts (e.g., IRAs, SIPPs, Superannuation, iDeCo, RRSP, TFSA or any other local equivalent) |
Transfer
Agent Accounts that hold reportable Covered Securities (e.g., Invesco open- end mutual fund account) |
Mutual
Fund, Collective Investment or WRAP Accounts, which hold Invesco open-end funds |
Pension
Plans, which hold Covered Securities (excluding Invesco open-end funds) |
Stock
and Shares ISAs (i.e., Investment ISA) |
UTMAs and UGMAs |
Invesco
401k, and the separate Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account (“PCRA”) |
529
Accounts that hold Covered Securities and the Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan |
|
1The
UK Designated/Approved Broker List is accessible through the Compliance Reporting System.
2Discretionary
and Robo-Advisor Accounts must be disclosed. New and existing Discretionary and Robo- Advisor Accounts must be approved by GEO. The
Covered Person must provide supporting documentation (e.g., managed account agreement) and other required information to GEO, including
duplicate statements.
Discretionary
and Robo-Advisor Accounts are not required to be held on the UK Designated/Approved Broker list.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
UK
Covered Persons (not applicable to contingent workers) are required to ensure that Covered Accounts held with a broker located
in the UK are maintained:
| · | with
a financial institution on the UK Designated/Approved Broker List (which may be accessed
via the Compliance Reporting System); and |
| · | in
a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to
transfer. |
All
other EMEA Covered Accounts shall be maintained with a regulated financial institution.
Invesco
Open-end Mutual Funds shall be held:
| · | in
an account maintained with a financial institution (or broker on the Designated/Approved
Broker List for UK Covered accounts); |
| · | in
a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to
transfer (Invesco Open-end Mutual Funds in Employee pension plans are not required to be
reported); |
| · | a
Covered Person’s Invesco 401(k) or equivalent, and the Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan;
OR |
| · | directly
with the Invesco Mutual Funds’ transfer agent. |
Covered
Persons may not purchase or hold Invesco affiliated open-end mutual funds beyond the above restrictions. This requirement does not apply
to other Invesco securities.
All Other
Covered Accounts (e.g., external retirement accounts, stock plans with third-party administrators):
| · | Covered
Persons shall direct the financial institution to submit statements and confirmations (or
contract notes) to GEO; |
| · | If
the financial institution is unable to provide transactional statements and confirmations
(or contract notes) to Invesco, the Covered Person must notify GEO through the GEO Support
Portal and will be responsible for submitting those documents upon request; |
| · | Trade
confirmations (or contract notes) must be provided no later than 15 calendar days from the
date of execution; and |
| · | Transactional
Statements must be provided at least annually. |
| 2. | Statements
(Transactions) and Trade Confirmations (or Contract Notes). |
| · | Employees
shall maintain a Covered Account with a financial institution that provides electronic trade
confirmations (or contract notes) and statements directly to GEO. |
| · | If
the financial institution fails or is unable to provide an electronic link or a hard copy,
the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for providing transactional statements
and trade confirmations (or contract notes) for the Covered Account(s) to GEO through the
GEO Support Portal or where applicable, to their local Compliance upon request. |
| · | All
Covered Accounts must be reported in the Compliance Reporting System before trading
begins or upon hire. Statements are not required for accounts that do not meet the Covered
Accounts definition, such as accounts that are only able to invest in unaffiliated Open-end
Mutual Funds. |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| 3. | Pre-Clearance
of Personal Trades. |
Covered
Persons and their Immediate Family Members are required to pre-clear Covered Securities transactions through the Compliance Reporting
System as illustrated in Exhibit B.
Covered
Persons are prohibited from executing a security transaction (trade) in a Covered Account until they are notified by GEO that the trade
was approved. Covered Persons must carefully read the automated alert from the Compliance Reporting System, which includes the request
status (i.e., approved or denied).
Covered
Accounts in which a Covered Person has beneficial interest but does not exercise control (e.g., accounts for Immediate Family Members),
all trade requests are required to be submitted through the Covered Person.
GEO
will notify the Covered Person if the trade request was approved or denied.
Trade
Authorization (i.e., Market Orders). Trade requests which have been submitted and approved within the Compliance Reporting
System prior to market close are only valid for the current business day, unless the approval is granted after the close of the trading
day (e.g., trading on a foreign market or OTC), then approval will not expire until the end of the next trading day.
If
the trade is not executed within the approval window, a Covered Person shall be required to submit a new pre-clearance request and must
receive approval if the Covered Person intends to trade in that security.
Prohibited
Trade Orders. Covered Persons are required to avoid executing transactions outside of the approval window. Good
‘Til Canceled (GTC), Limit Orders and Stop-Limit Orders among other orders beyond the same trading day are
prohibited.
Pre-clearance
of Limited Offerings and Private Placements. Covered Persons and their Immediate Family Members must:
| · | Pre-clear
investments in Limited Offerings and Private Placements and receive approval from GEO before
investing and allow a minimum of three to five business days before the intended investment
date to allow ample time for review. |
| · | Submit
a Private Placement pre-clearance request through the Compliance Reporting System
and include a detailed description of the investment and relevant documentation (e.g., offering
deck, offering/private placement memorandum and term sheet). |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Additionally,
Covered Persons seeking to invest in a Limited Offering/Private Placement sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates:
| · | Must
pre-clear all transactions through the Compliance Reporting System if the investment is made
alongside third-party investors. |
| · | May
transact without pre-clearance if Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees. |
In
all instances, Limited Offerings and Private Placements are subject to ongoing reporting obligations. Please consult Legal and the Global
Ethics Office if you have questions about these requirements before investing.
Exemptions
from Pre-clearance. Purchases or sales of the following are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement:
| · | Covered
Securities in an approved Delegated Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account; |
| · | Invesco
Mutual Funds (excluding closed-end Invesco Funds); |
| · | Invesco
ETPs (this Invesco ETP pre-clearance exemption does
not apply to ETP Access Persons); |
| · | Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs; (this pre-clearance exemption does not apply to single-stock ETPs); |
| · | Currencies,
cryptocurrencies and commodities, including trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency,
or commodity; |
| · | Securities
held for Employees or an Employee’s Immediate Family Members in Invesco registered
group retirement savings plans offered by an Invesco Ltd and affiliate; and |
| · | Shares
purchased through an Employee share purchase plan or shares acquired under an equity awards
program are also exempt from pre- clearance. Once the shares have vested, the sale of these
Invesco shares is required to be pre-cleared. |
| 4. | Trading
Restrictions/Prohibitions. |
Blackout
Period.
Covered
Persons are generally prohibited from trading any Covered Security in a personal account on a day during which a Client Account has a
pending “buy” or “sell” order in the same Covered Security.
In
addition:
| · | Investment
Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account are prohibited
from personal trading within three trading days before and three trading days after such
Client Account transaction; and |
| · | All
other Covered Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account
are prohibited from personal trading in the same Covered Security within two trading days
after such Client Account transaction. |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Blackout
Period Exemptions. Blackout period restrictions may be exempt if purchases and sales of a Covered Security comply with certain
conditions (e.g., large market capitalization, daily trading limit, and certain categories of staff) as may be determined from time to
time by the GEO. Refer to the FAQ for details.
Short-Term
Trading Restriction for all Covered Persons.
| · | Covered
Persons shall not profit from the purchase and sale of a Covered Security within 60 calendar
days of the trade date of the same Covered Security. Gains are calculated on a first-in,
first-out (FIFO) method. |
| · | This
restriction shall apply to all Covered Securities, including those which are exempt from
pre-clearance (e.g., Invesco Funds). Transactions in unaffiliated ETPs (except for single
stock ETPs), currencies, cryptocurrencies and commodities based on an index of securities,
currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities and trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency,
or commodity are exempt from the 60-day holding period. |
| · | If
a Covered Person trades a Covered Security within the applicable holding period, the full
amount of any profit from the trade, which has not been adjusted to account for applicable
taxes or related fees, shall be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Ltd.’s choice. |
| · | Covered
Persons are exempt from the 60-day holding period if the trade transaction is executed at
a loss. |
Other
Prohibitions. Covered Persons shall be prohibited from:
| · | trading
in Futures, Swaps and Options based on common stock and affiliated ETPs; |
| · | trading
a Covered Security of an issuer on the applicable Restricted List(s); |
| · | purchasing
a Covered Security in an IPO or secondary offering; |
| · | purchasing
a publicly listed SPAC when the targeted company is known; |
| · | participating
in an investment club; |
| · | excessive
short-term trading of any Invesco Open-end Mutual Funds according to the applicable limitations
outlined in the respective prospectus or other fund disclosure documents; |
| · | engaging
in personal trading of Covered Securities that is excessive or that compromises Invesco EMEA’s
fiduciary duty to Client Accounts, as determined by the GEO in its discretion; |
| · | effecting
short sales of a Covered Security in a Covered Account; and |
| · | trading
options on common stock, single-stock ETPs, or Invesco ETPs when the underlying security
is either not held or has been held fewer than 60 days. |
The
GEO may provide an exception to the Other restrictions, purchases and sales of a Covered Security subject to certain specifications (e.g.,
market capitalization, trading volume, certain categories of staff.)
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| 5. | Special
Requirements for Transactions in Invesco Ltd. Stock. |
Transactions
in Invesco Ltd. stock are subject to the pre-clearance and reporting requirements set forth above. Covered Persons are prohibited from
engaging in transactions in publicly traded options such as puts, calls, and other derivative securities relating to Invesco Ltd.’s
securities, on an exchange or any other organized market. Covered Persons should refer to the Global Insider Trading policy whenever
they wish to transact in Invesco Ltd. securities in a Covered Account.
| 6. | Covered
Person Reporting and Periodic Certifications. |
Certification
Requirements. All Covered Persons are required to complete a Code of Ethics acknowledgement on their employment start date with
Invesco, and annually thereafter, to acknowledge and certify that they have received, reviewed, understand, and shall comply with the
Code. In addition, Covered Persons will be required to acknowledge receipt and understanding of any material amendments or new interpretations
of the Code.
Reporting
Requirements. All Covered Persons are subject to initial (upon joining Invesco) and ongoing reporting requirements. These reports
will be reviewed by GEO and are intended solely for internal use and are confidential unless required to be disclosed to a regulatory
or government agency.
Summary
of Reporting Obligations
New
Hires3 |
Covered
Persons |
Upon joining the firm
(due in 10 calendar days) |
Quarterly
(due no later than 30 calendar
days after the calendar quarter-end) |
Annual
(due no later than 30 calendar
days from year-end) |
Covered
Accounts/ Initial Holdings Report
(including
a list of all Covered Securities and private/limited holdings. All holdings must be as of the Covered Persons employment start date) |
Quarterly
Transaction Report (excluding dividends reinvested, private/limited offering transactions previously disclosed, auto investment
plans, payroll deductions, and transactions executed in an approved Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account) |
Annual Holdings & Private
Investments Report
(excluding holdings in an approved Discretionary
Account, and any holdings designated as non-reportable on Exhibit B) |
Initial
Compliance Policies Certification |
|
Annual
Compliance Policies Certification |
3Any
New Hire who fails to submit the Covered Accounts/Initial Holdings Report (IHR) within the (10) calendar days of their employment start
date will be prohibited from engaging in any personal securities transactions until such report is submitted and may be issued a violation
and subject to other sanctions.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
In
addition, the Quarterly Transaction Report can exclude the following transactions executed in Covered Securities that are either:
| · | transactions
in a Limited Offerings that have been previously disclosed to, and approved by, the GEO; |
| · | transactions
in an automatic investment plan, |
| · | pre-authorized
checking plan; |
| · | dividend
reinvestment plan; |
| · | payroll
deduction plan; |
| · | transactions
executed in a Delegated Discretionary Account; and |
| · | transactions
executed in Covered Securities that are either: |
| o | directly
with an affiliated transfer agent; or |
| o | in
the Covered Person’s registered group retirement savings plan. |
New
Covered Accounts. All Covered Persons must report any new Covered Account for themselves or any Immediate Family Member
within 30 calendar days of opening. Unless the account has been reported, no personal securities transactions can occur within the
account.
Exhibit
B. Attached as Exhibit B is an Overview of Personal Trading Requirements that provides a summary of certain requirements
set forth under this Code. The Overview is not meant to serve as a replacement for reading the Code.
Individuals
who meet the definition of a Covered Person and are on a formal leave of absence or garden leave without access to Invesco systems are
not considered Covered Persons during the time they are on leave.
| C. | APPLICABILITY
OF CODE TO INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS/ TRUSTEES. |
Independent
Non-Executive Directors/Trustees shall: (i) pre-clear any sale or purchase in IVZ shares prior to executing such transactions; (ii) report
any potential or actual conflicts of interest; and (iii) submit an annual certification of compliance with this Code, with the GEO.
| D. | VIOLATIONS
AND SANCTIONS. |
Covered
Persons shall report violations and potential violations of this Code to GEO, the applicable CCO or their delegate. Violations and potential
violations of the Code are investigated by the GEO.
If
a determination is made that a Covered Person has violated the Code, a sanction may be imposed in accordance with the escalation procedure.
Sanctions vary based on the severity of the violation(s) and include, but are not limited to:
| · | a
letter of education, a letter of warning or letter of reprimand; |
| · | reversal
of trades processed in violation of the Code; |
| · | disgorgement
of profits earned in the Code violation; |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by
applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | prohibition
of personal trading abilities; |
| · | suspension,
demotion or change in the Covered Person’s responsibilities; |
| · | termination
of employment; |
| · | referral
to civil or criminal authorities, where appropriate; or |
| · | any
other sanction, as may be determined by the GEO, CCO and/or applicable governance committee. |
The
GEO maintains internal procedures regarding the violation investigation, sanction determination, and sanction enforcement process.
In
mitigating or eliminating certain conflicts of interest that arise in connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, a Covered
Person may be required to sell a Covered Security that was previously approved. In the event the sale results in a loss, the Covered
Person will not be entitled to reimbursement for such loss. In the event of a gain, the Covered Person may be required to disgorge any
profit.
In
general, the GEO shall be responsible for the administration and oversight of the Code and shall be responsible for:
| · | identifying
Covered Persons, providing Covered Persons with the Code and notifying them of their reporting
obligations under the Code, and ensuring that Covered Persons submit the required certifications
and reports required under the Code; |
| · | reviewing
the personal trading activities of Covered Persons to identify potential or actual violations
of the Code and promptly investigating such matters to resolve and make the appropriate remediations,
if needed; and |
| · | promptly
report any violations of the Code in writing to the applicable CCO, Invesco UK Conflicts
of Interest Committee or any other relevant governing bodies applicable to this Code, as
applicable. |
In
very limited circumstances, certain exceptions to any provision of the Code may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the applicable
CCO or their delegate. Such exceptions shall be documented in writing by the GEO.
Any
questions regarding this Code should be directed to the GEO, which may be contacted using the GEO support portal via the intranet.
Quarterly:
At least quarterly, each applicable CCO shall furnish a written report to the applicable Board regarding material violations of the
Code by Covered Persons.
Annually:
No less frequently than annually, each applicable CCO shall furnish a written report to the applicable Board that describes significant
issues arising under the Code since the last report to the Board, including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions
imposed in response to material violations.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
EXHIBIT
A
The
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for EMEA shall apply to the regulated entities listed below, as well as their applicable branches
(collectively referred to as “Invesco EMEA”):
Germany
| § | Invesco
Asset Management Deutschland GmbH (registered as an investment adviser with the SEC) and
the branch in Austria |
Ireland
| § | Invesco
Investment Management Limited |
Luxembourg
| § | Invesco
Management S.A and the Branches in Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and Spain |
| § | Invesco
Real Estate Management S.a.r.l (registered as an investment adviser with the SEC) and the
branches in France. |
Switzerland
| § | Invesco
Asset Management (Schweiz) AG |
United Kingdom
| § | Invesco
Asset Management Limited (registered as an investment adviser
with the SEC) |
| § | Invesco
Fund Management Limited |
| § | Invesco
Pensions Limited |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
EXHIBIT
B
OVERVIEW
OF PERSONAL TRADING REQUIREMENTS
Below
are some, but not all, of the common investment instruments and key actions required of Covered Persons under the Code.
Gifting
or bequeathing Covered Securities (i.e., the in-kind transfer, trading or gifting of stock shares) to charities or family members must
be pre-cleared and is prohibited if the family member is a public official or connected to Invesco’s business.
Security Type |
Pre-Clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Profit
Limit Restriction |
Equities |
Common/Preferred
Stocks
(which includes in-kind
transfers, trading or gifting/bequeathing) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IPOs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Rights
Issue or Rights Offer1 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a currency or commodity |
No |
Yes |
No |
Exchange-Traded
Products (i.e., ETFs, ETCs and ETNs) |
Non-ETP
Access Persons:
Invesco ETPs |
No |
Yes
(N/A –Employee pensions) |
Yes
(N/A –Employee pensions) |
ETP
Access Persons2: Invesco ETP’s |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs
(apart from single stock
ETPs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Single-stock ETPs and
unaffiliated ETPs with a limited number of underlying securities (20 or less) that include Covered Securities |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cryptocurrencies3 |
Cryptocurrencies |
No |
No |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a cryptocurrency |
No |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives |
Futures,
Swaps and Options based on common stock and affiliated ETPs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
Futures,
Swaps and Options Based on an index, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrency and unaffiliated ETPs |
No |
Yes |
No |
1
Preclearance is required on the day of electing to participate in the Rights issue or Offer.
2
ETP Access Persons defined on page 3 of the Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy.
3
Cryptocurrency exemptions are subject to change and requirements may be applied to certain Employees upon notification by Compliance.
Some digital assets claiming to be cryptocurrency could be deemed securities by regulators. Please contact the Global Ethics Office if
you have questions regarding the requirements of your digital assets under the Code.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Security
Type |
Pre-Clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Profit Limit
Restriction |
Funds |
Invesco
Open-end Funds |
No |
Yes
(N/A –
Employee
pensions) |
Yes
(N/A – Employee pensions) |
Invesco
Closed-end Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
Open-end Funds |
No |
No |
No |
Unaffiliated
Closed-end Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fixed
Income/Bonds |
Securities
which are direct obligations of an OECD country (e.g., US Treasury bonds, Gilts) |
No |
No |
No |
Certificates
of Deposit |
No |
No |
No |
Money
Market Funds |
No |
No |
No |
Municipal
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Corporate
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Structured
products linked to indices |
No |
Yes |
No |
Invesco
Ltd. Corporate Securities
(including the in-kind
transfer, trading or gifting/bequeathing) |
IVZ
and IVR shares |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sale
of IVZ shares acquired through ESPP, RSA and LTA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives
on IVZ, short-sells of IVZ or IVZ share transactions in Professionally Managed Accounts |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Long-Term
Fund Awards |
Invesco
Fund grants awarded |
No |
Yes |
No |
Selling
of Invesco Fund grants |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Limited
Offerings/Private Placements* |
Non-Invesco
offerings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
offerings |
Yes** |
Yes |
Yes |
*Covered
Persons may not engage in a Limited Offering without first: (a) obtaining approval prior to making or participating in
the investment, and (b) provide the appropriate offering documentation (e.g., Offering Deck, Offering Memorandum, Term Sheet or Offering
Presentation) to GEO for the review. Limited Investment opportunities offered directly from Invesco to Employees do not require pre-clearance,
unless otherwise directed in the offer.
**Covered
Persons must pre-clear activity in Limited Offerings/Private Placements sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates with GEO unless
Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Exhibit 99.(r)(iii)
CODE
OF ETHICS AND PERSONAL TRADING POLICY FOR APAC
Applicable
To |
·
All Covered Persons (as defined below)
·
All entities listed on Exhibit A (collectively, “Invesco APAC”) |
Departments
Impacted |
· Global Ethics Office (‘GEO’)
· Compliance |
Risk
Addressed by Policy |
Clients
are harmed because of a Covered Person’s conflict of interest, violation of fiduciary duties or fraudulent/deceptive personal
trading activities. |
Relevant
Law & Related Resources |
· Code and Guidelines issued by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong
· Code and Guidelines issued by the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority in Hong Kong
· Interim Regulation on the Administration of Privately Raised Investment Funds in China
· Register of Interests in Listed Specified Products under Regulation 4(1) of the Securities and
Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations.
· Personal Conduct and Trading under Para 2.12 of the Code of Ethics & Standards of Professional
Conduct issued by the Investment Management Association of Singapore.
· Rule of Investment Trust Association, Japan
· Japan Investment Advisers Association
· The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), Australia
· Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Act in Taiwan.
· Regulations Governing Responsible Persons and Associated Persons of Securities Investment Trust
Enterprises (SITE) in Taiwan.
· Taiwan Management Code for SITE
· Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act (“Rule 204A-1”) |
Approved By |
· Greater China Risk Management Committee: November 2022
· Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited Risk Management Committee: January 2023
· Invesco Australia Limited Risk Management Committee: January 2023 |
Effective Date |
January
2025 |
GLOSSARY
Background.
Invesco
is required to adopt and enforce a written code of ethics as well as to establish, maintain and apply policies and procedures that establish
a system of controls to comply with securities laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the management of conflicts of interest
matters, which may include personal trading activities.
This
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy for APAC (the “Code”) requires that Covered Persons (as defined below) adhere
to high standards of ethical conduct and act with integrity in accordance with their fiduciary duties. The Code is intended to comply
with the requirements of the Rules listed in the summary box above (collectively, the “Rules”).
This policy is proprietary and may not
be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.

Definitions.
“Beneficial
Ownership” means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise, to share in the economic interest or profit derived from the ownership of, or transaction in, a Covered Security.
“Client
Account” means an Invesco Fund, a separately managed account, a personal trust or estate, an Employee benefit trust or any
other account for which an Invesco APAC Adviser provides portfolio management, investment advisory, sub-advisory or other ancillary services.
“Compliance
Reporting System” means any third party, web-based application utilized by Covered Persons, excluding Independent Directors/Trustees,
for compliance reporting (i.e., personal securities transactions, investment accounts, outside activities, etc.).
“Contingent
Worker” means any Invesco consultant or contractor with access to the firm’s internal network systems.
“Covered
Account” means any account that holds or may hold a Covered Security whether directly or through Beneficial Ownership, and
as further described in Section B.1 below.
“Covered
Person” means any of the following:
| · | Employee
(interns, part-time or full-time); |
| · | Director
or Officer of Invesco Ltd.; |
| · | any
individual who is conducting business on behalf of an Invesco Adviser or affiliate, and has
access to the firm’s internal network systems or offices; |
| · | any
person meeting the definition of “Access Person,” as defined in Rule 17j-1 or
Rule 204A-1; or |
| · | anyone
who, at the discretion of GEO, is deemed to be a Covered Person subject to the requirements
of this Code. |
“Covered
Security” generally means, investment instruments or assets (public or private), unless otherwise exempt from the definition,
are as follows:
| · | Stocks/shares
(e.g., common, preferred or restricted) or bonds (e.g., corporate or municipal); |
| · | Exchange
Traded Products (defined below); |
| · | Closed-end
Funds and REITs; |
| · | Instruments
that are convertible or exchangeable into a Covered Security; |
| · | Derivatives
(e.g., options, futures, forwards, ADRs (American Depository Receipts)/GDRs (Global Depositary
Receipts), swaps, commodities, warrants/rights), or other obligation whose value is derived
or based on any of the above; |
| · | Limited
Offerings/Limited Liability Company interests (defined below); |
| · | any
Invesco Open-end Mutual Fund; and |
| · | any
security/instrument that can be traded by an Invesco Adviser or affiliate on behalf of a
client. |
This policy is proprietary and may not
be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
The
following securities are exempt from the definition of “Covered Security:”
| · | direct
obligations of a Sovereign Government and their respective agencies, instrumentalities and
government-sponsored enterprises; |
| · | bankers’
acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper or high- quality short-term debt
instruments (including repurchase agreements); |
| · | shares
of an open-end mutual fund for which Invesco does not serve as an investment adviser, subadviser
or principal underwriter; |
| · | money
market equivalent funds; |
| · | investment
trusts that invest exclusively in open-end mutual funds for which Invesco does not serve
as an investment adviser, subadviser or principal underwriter; |
| · | any
unit investment trust (including those advised or sub-advised by an Invesco Ltd. affiliate); |
| · | principal-protected
or linked-note investment products; |
| · | physical
commodities (including foreign currencies); and |
| · | Wealth
Management Products in China discretionary managed by Banks/Trust/Insurance companies deemed
discretionary. |
“Delegated
Discretionary Account” means an account for which a Covered Person has written evidence that decision-making authority has
been completely relinquished to a professional money manager who is not a family member or not otherwise subject to this Code and over
which the Covered Person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
“Employee”
means an individual who serves as a director or officer of an Invesco APAC entity or who is employed on a full-time or part-time
basis by an Invesco APAC entity or subsidiary thereof. For purposes of this Code, the term Employee also includes the Employee’s
Immediate Family Members.
“ETP
Access Person” means a Covered Person who has access to Material Non-public Information attached to Invesco ETPs including
but not limited to any client’s purchase or sale of Invesco ETPs and/or the holdings of an Invesco ETP or anyone else determined
as such and as notified by Compliance.
“Exchange-Traded
Product” or “ETP” means a security traded on an exchange that: (i) tracks an underlying security, index
or financial instrument; or (ii) uses a benchmark index but whose manager(s) may change sector allocations, market-time trades, or deviate
from the index. The term “ETP” includes, among other things, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), exchange-traded
notes (“ETNs”) and exchange- traded commodities (“ETCs”).
“Global
Ethics Office” or “GEO” means the team within Compliance that is responsible for monitoring conflicts in
connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, political contributions, outside business activities and gifts and entertainment.
This policy is proprietary and may not
be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
“IHKL
Employee” means a Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Hong Kong Limited and Invesco Hong Kong Limited Representative
Office in Korea.
“IIMSL
Employee” means a Covered person who is an Employee of Invesco Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited.
“IGRE
Employee” means a Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Global Real Estate Asia Pacific, Inc. Japan Branch
“IAMJ
Access Person” means an IAMJ Employee categorized as supervised persons who has access to nonpublic information regarding any
clients' purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any reportable and anyone else
determined and notified by Compliance.
“IAMJ
Employee” means a Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited.
“IAMSL
Employee” means Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Asset Management Singapore Ltd.
“IIPL
Employee” means Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco (India) Pvt. Ltd.
“Immediate
Family Member” means a Covered Person’s:
| · | Domestic
partner or equivalent (i.e., PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact), common law marriage, etc.) |
| o | Generally
considered to be a permanent committed relationship; and |
| o | With
Beneficial Ownership of their partner’s Covered Accounts |
| · | Child,
stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law
or sister-in-law who shares the Covered Person’s household |
A
roommate who is not a domestic partner or does not otherwise have one of the attributes above shall not be deemed to be an Immediate
Family Member.
Questions
regarding the applicability of this definition should be directed to the Global Ethics Office.
“Independent
Non-Executive Directors/Trustees” means any director or trustee of an Invesco APAC entity that has no other executive responsibilities
or engagement in an Invesco Fund’s day-to-day activities beyond the scope of his or her duties as a director/trustee and does not
make, participate in or obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of any Client Account’s portfolio securities as part
of their service as a director/trustee.
“Initial
Public Offering” or “IPO” means (i) any Covered Security which is being offered for the first time on a recognized
stock exchange; or (ii) an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which immediately before
such registration was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
or foreign regulatory equivalents thereof.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved
by Compliance.
“Invesco
Fund” means any pooled investment vehicle or other proprietary investment product managed, advised or sub-advised by an Invesco
Ltd. Affiliate. The term Invesco Fund includes any Invesco Mutual Fund, Invesco ETPs, Luxembourg SICAV/AIF, Hong Kong Unit Trust or Bermuda
Fund.
“Invesco
Mutual Funds” means the family of open-end and closed-end investment companies advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. and registered
under the Investment Company Act.
“Invesco
APAC” means, collectively, the regulated entities outlined in Exhibit A.
“Invesco
APAC Adviser” means, collectively, the SEC-registered investment advisers outlined in Exhibit A.
“Investment
Person” generally means a Covered Person who:
| · | as
part of their regular functions or duties makes or participates in making recommendations
regarding the purchase or sale of securities in a Client Account (e.g., portfolio managers,
securities analyst or traders); |
| · | works
directly with or is in the same department/investment team as a portfolio manager and is
likely to be exposed to sensitive information relating to those Client Accounts for which
the portfolio manager has responsibility (including those who serve an administrative function); |
| · | anyone
else determined and notified by Compliance and/or by the Covered Persons management; and/or |
| · | is
considered as a “Investment Person” in certain jurisdictions per local requirements. |
“IREIA
Employee” means a Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Real Estate Investment Asia Pacific Limited.
“IREK
Employee” means a Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Real Estate Korea.
“ITL
Access Person” means an ITL Employee categorized as heads of department and investment persons who are defined under Article
14 of Regulations Governing Responsible Person and Associated Persons of Securities Investment Trust Enterprises (SITE) in Taiwan and
anyone else determined and notified by Compliance.
“ITL
Employee” means a Covered Person who is an Employee of Invesco Taiwan Limited.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved
by Compliance.
”Limited
Offering or Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (“33
Act”), including but not limited to those offered according to Section 4(a)(2), 4(a)5, 4(a)6 or pursuant to Rule 504 or 506 under
the 33 Act (e.g., Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), private equity fund or hedge fund, crowdfunding, private real estate investments
such as Real Investment Trusts (REITs) or LLCs/LPs).
“MNPI”
or “Material Non-public Information” means information not known to the public that may, if disclosed, have a significant
impact on the price of a financial instrument and that a reasonable investor would likely consider relevant or important when making
an investment decision. “Rights Issue” or “Rights Offer” means a dividend of subscription rights
to buy additional securities in a company made to the company's existing security holders.
“Robo-Advisor
Account” means a Covered Person’s account that holds, or can hold, Covered Securities that is maintained on a digital
platform offered by a broker on the Designated/Approved Broker List to provide automated, algorithm-driven investment decisions with
little to no human intervention.
"Special
Purpose Acquisition Company" or "SPAC" is a company without commercial operations and formed specifically to
raise capital through an IPO for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company.
Invesco
APAC has a fiduciary relationship with respect to each of their Client Accounts. As such, Covered Persons shall:
| · | place
the interests of clients ahead of their personal interests; |
| · | conduct
their personal trading in a manner consistent with this Code and other applicable policies
to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of a position of trust
and responsibility; |
| · | comply
with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and |
| · | keep
all MNPI (as defined above) confidential. |
Generally,
Covered Persons have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that any personal trading is conducted in accordance with applicable rules,
regulations and policy.
Invesco
APAC and Covered Persons are prohibited from:
| · | profiting
personally by using MNPI and disclosing MNPI to any person (except as may be permitted by
law or/and in accordance with Invesco’s insider trading policies;) |
| · | employing
any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any Client Account; |
| · | making
an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact to a client that,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, are necessary to make the statement
non-misleading; |
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | engaging
in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit
to a Client Account; or |
| · | engaging
in any manipulative practice with respect to a Client Account or securities (including price
manipulation). |
Invesco
APAC maintains other compliance policies that may be directly applicable to a Covered Person’s specific responsibilities and duties
and that address additional standard of conducts for employees. These policies are available on the Invesco Ltd. intranet site and include,
but are not limited to:
· |
Global Code of Conduct |
|
· |
Invesco Ltd. Gifts and Entertainment |
· |
Global Insider Trading |
|
· |
IAL Gifts and Entertainment |
· |
Global Fraud Escalation |
|
· |
Greater China Gifts and Entertainment |
· |
Global Outside Business Activities |
|
· |
IIPL Gifts and Entertainment |
· |
Global Political Contributions |
|
|
|
Violations
of any of the policies listed above may result in increased escalation. For further detail, refer to Section D regarding violations and
sanctions.
B. | PERSONAL
TRADING REQUIREMENTS. |
1. | Covered
Account Requirements for Covered Persons. |
Covered
Persons are required to report all investment accounts (i.e., Covered Accounts) for which they, or Immediate Family Members have Beneficial
Ownership, or have discretion, control or interests whether such discretion, control or interests are exercised or not. It is presumed
that a Covered Person can control accounts held by Immediate Family Members living in the same household.
Covered
Accounts must be held with a regulated financial institution listed on the Designated/Approved Broker List1 for IIPL.
For
all other entities, Covered Accounts must be held with full-service brokers and regulated financial institutions.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Covered
Accounts include but are not limited to the following:
Brokerage
Accounts |
Discretionary/Robo-Advisor
Accounts2 |
Employee
Stock Plans (e.g., ESPPs, ESOPs or ISOs) |
Retirement
Accounts (e.g., IRAs, SIPPs, Superannuation, iDeCo, RRSP, TFSA or any other local equivalent) |
Transfer
Agent Accounts that hold reportable Covered Securities (e.g., Invesco open- end mutual fund account) |
Mutual
Fund, Collective Investment or WRAP Accounts, which hold Invesco open-end funds |
Pension
Plans, which hold Covered Securities (excluding Invesco open-end funds) |
Stock
and Shares ISAs (i.e., Investment ISA) |
UTMAs
and UGMAs |
Invesco
401k, and the separate Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account (“PCRA”) |
529
Accounts that hold Covered Securities and the Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan |
|
1
IIPL Designated/Approved Broker List is accessible through the Compliance Reporting System.
2
Discretionary and Robo-Advisor Accounts must be disclosed. New and existing Discretionary and Robo- Advisor accounts must
be approved by GEO. The Covered Person must provide supporting documentation (e.g., managed account agreement) and other required information
to GEO, including duplicate statements.
Covered
Persons are required to ensure that:
| · | Covered
Accounts in APAC are maintained with a regulated financial institution. |
In
addition:
| o | IIPL
Employees should maintain the Covered Accounts with a Designated/Approved Broker as listed
by Compliance. |
| o | IHKL
Employee, IAMSL Employee, IREIA Employee, IREK Employee and IIMSL Employee are required to
obtain pre-approval from Compliance for opening Covered Accounts. |
| o | ITL
Employees should maintain the Covered Accounts (limited to TW equities) with a Designated
Broker by Compliance. |
| · | Invesco
Open-end Mutual Funds are held: |
| o | in
an account maintained with a full-service broker, financial institution and with a broker
on the Designated/Approved Broker List; |
| o | in
a qualified retirement plan that a Covered Person is not legally or unilaterally able to
transfer; |
| o | in
the Covered Person’s Invesco 401(k) or Invesco CollegeBound 529 plan; or |
| o | directly
with Invesco’s Mutual Funds’ transfer agent. |
Covered
Persons may not purchase or hold Invesco affiliated open-end mutual funds beyond the above restrictions. This requirement does not apply
to other Invesco securities.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | All
other Covered Accounts (e.g., external retirement plans, stock plans through third-party
administrators): |
| o | Covered
Persons shall direct their financial institution to submit statements and confirmations to
the GEO. |
| o | If
the financial institution is unable to provide transactional statements (or contract notes)
to GEO through a link or hard copy, the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for
submitting statements directly or upon request through the GEO Support Portal in a
timely manner. |
| o | Trade
confirmations (or contract notes) must be provided no later than 7 calendar days from the
date of execution. |
| o | Transactional
statements must be provided within 7 calendar days of receipt. |
| o | A
warning letter will be issued effectively to Covered Persons those who do not provide the
trade confirmation (or contract notes) within 7 calendar days from the date of execution. |
IIPL
Employees |
IHKL,
IAMSL, IREIA, IREK and IIMSL Employees |
ITL
Employees |
Maintain
Covered Accounts with a Designated/ Approved Broker listed with Compliance |
Required
to obtain pre- approval from compliance to open a Covered Account |
Maintain
Covered Accounts (limited to TW equities) with a Designated/Approved broker listed with Compliance |
2. | Statements
(Transactions) and Trade Confirmations (or Contract Notes). |
| · | Employees
shall maintain a Covered Account with a financial institution that provides electronic trade
confirmations (or contract notes) and statements directly to GEO. |
| · | If
the financial institution fails or is unable to provide an electronic link or a hard copy,
the Covered Person shall be personally responsible for providing transactional statements
and trade confirmations (or contract notes) for the Covered Account(s) to GEO through the
GEO Support Portal or where applicable, to their local Compliance upon request. |
IHKL,
IREIA, IREK, IIMSL, IAMSL and ITL Employees are required to provide statements and contract notes (if any) within 7 calendar days after
issuance.
3. | Pre-Clearance
of Personal Trades. |
Covered
Persons and their Immediate Family Members are required to pre-clear Covered Securities transactions through the Compliance Reporting
System as illustrated in Exhibit B.
Covered
Persons are prohibited from executing a security transaction, (trade) in a Covered Account until they are notified by GEO that the trade
was approved. Covered Persons must carefully read the automated alert from the Compliance Reporting System, which includes the
request status (i.e., approved or denied).
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Covered
Accounts in which a Covered Person has beneficial interest but does not exercise control (e.g., accounts for Immediate Family Members),
all trade requests are required to be submitted through the Covered Person.
GEO
will notify the Covered Person if the trade request was approved or denied.
Trade
Authorization (i.e., Market Orders). Trade requests which have been submitted and approved within the Compliance Reporting
System prior to market close are only valid for the current business day, unless the approval is granted after the close of the trading
day (e.g., trading on a foreign market or OTC), then approval will not expire until the end of the next trading day.
If
the trade is not executed within the approval window, a Covered Person shall be required to submit a new pre-clearance request and must
receive approval if the Covered Person intends to trade in that security.
Prohibited
Trade Orders. Covered Persons are required to avoid executing transactions outside of the approval window. Good ‘Til
Canceled (GTC), Limit Orders and Stop-Limit Orders among other orders beyond the same trading day are prohibited.
Pre-clearance
of Limited Offerings and Private Placements. Covered Persons and their Immediate Family Members must:
| · | Pre-clear
investments in Limited Offerings and Private Placements and receive approval from GEO before
investing and allow a minimum of three to five business days before the intended investment
date to allow ample time for review. |
| · | Submit
a Private Placement pre-clearance request through the Compliance Reporting System
and include a detailed description of the investment and relevant documentation (e.g., offering
deck, offering/private placement memorandum and term sheet). |
Additionally,
Covered Persons seeking to invest in a Limited Offering/Private Placement sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates:
| · | Must
pre-clear all transactions through the Compliance Reporting System if the investment is made
alongside third-party investors. |
| · | May
transact without pre-clearance if Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees. |
In
all instances, Limited Offerings and Private Placements are subject to ongoing reporting obligations. Please consult Legal and the Global
Ethics Office if you have questions about these requirements before investing.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Exemptions
from Pre-Clearance. Purchases or sales of the following are exempt from the pre-clearance requirement:
| · | Covered
Securities in an approved Delegated Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account; |
| · | Invesco
Mutual Funds (excluding Invesco closed-end Mutual Funds); |
| · | Invesco
ETPs (this Invesco ETP pre-clearance exemption does not
apply to ETP Access Persons and to IAMJ and IGRE Employees); |
| · | Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs (except for IAMJ and IGRE Employees) - this pre-clearance exemption does
not apply to single stock ETPs; |
| · | Currencies,
cryptocurrencies, and commodities including trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency
or commodity (except for IAMJ Employees and IGRE Employees for whom currencies, cryptocurrencies
and commodities are prohibited); |
| · | Futures,
swaps and options based on an index, currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and unaffiliated
ETPs; and |
| · | Securities
held in Invesco registered group retirement savings plans offered by an Invesco Ltd and affiliate. |
4. | Trading
Restrictions/Prohibitions. |
Blackout
Period. Covered Persons are prohibited from trading any Covered Security in a personal account on a day during
which a Client Account has a pending “buy” or “sell” order in the same Covered Security.
In
addition:
| · | Investment
Persons (including IAMJ Access Persons) with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security
for a Client Account are prohibited from personal trading within three trading days before
and three trading days after such Client Account transaction; and |
| · | All
other Covered Persons with knowledge of trading in a Covered Security for a Client Account
are prohibited from personal trading in the same Covered Security within two trading days
after such Client Account transaction. |
In
addition:
| · | ITL
Access persons with knowledge of trading in a Taiwan Security for a Taiwan Client Account
are prohibited from personal trading within seven trading days before and thirty trading
days after such Client Account transaction. |
| · | ITL
Access Persons are prohibited from executing a transaction in Taiwan Security when such security
is held within a Taiwan Client Account. |
| · | All
other ITL Employees persons with knowledge of trading in a Taiwan Security for a Taiwan Client
Account are prohibited from personal trading within seven trading days before and seven trading
days after such Client Account transaction. |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Blackout
Period Exemptions. Blackout period restrictions may be exempt if purchases and sales of a Covered Security comply with certain
conditions (e.g., large market capitalization, daily trading limit, etc.) as may be determined from time to time by the GEO. Please refer
to the Frequently Asked Questions available on the resources sites.
Other
Prohibitions. Covered Persons shall be prohibited from:
| · | trading
a Covered Security of an issuer on the applicable Restricted List(s); |
| · | crossing
between the Covered Account and Client Accounts; |
| · | purchasing
a Covered Security in an IPO or secondary offering; |
| · | purchasing
a publicly listed SPAC when the targeted company is known; |
| · | participating
in an investment club; |
| · | excessive
short-term trading of any open-end Invesco Funds (excluding money market funds) and/or cash-in-lieu
Invesco ETPs according to the various limitations outlined in the respective prospectus or
other fund disclosure documents; |
| · | engaging
in personal trading of Covered Securities that is excessive or that compromises Invesco APAC’s
fiduciary duty to Client Accounts, as determined by GEO in its discretion; |
| · | effecting
short sales of a Covered Security in a Covered Account; and |
| · | trading
options on common stock, single stock ETPs, or Invesco ETPs when the underlying security
is either not held or has been held fewer than 60 days. For the sake of clarity, trading
naked options is prohibited and only covered calls and protective puts are permitted. |
In
addition:
| · | IAMJ
Employees and IGRE Employees are prohibited from trading in Derivatives, futures, commodities,
and Trusts invested entirely in commodity transactions. |
| · | ITL
Employees are prohibited maintaining a Monthly Saving Program (MSP/SIP) for Taiwan equity
securities. |
Short-Term
Trading Restrictions.
Short-Term
Trading Restrictions Applicable to IHKL, IAMSL, IREIA, IREK and ITL Employees:
| · | Covered
Persons shall not sell a Covered Security within 60 calendar days regardless if the sell
transaction would result in a profit or a loss. |
| · | This
restriction shall apply to all Covered Securities, including those which are exempt from
pre-clearance (e.g., Invesco Funds). Further, transactions in trusts invested entirely in
a currency, cryptocurrency or commodity are not subject to the 60-day holding period requirement. |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Short-Term
Trading Restriction Applicable to IAMJ and IGRE Employees:
| · | IAMJ
Access Persons shall not profit from the purchase and sale of a Covered Security within 180
calendar days of the trade date of the same Covered Security, and 60 calendar days for IAMJ
Employees who are not IAMJ Access Persons. |
| · | This
restriction shall apply to all Covered Securities, including those which are exempt from
pre-clearance (e.g., Invesco Funds). |
| · | If
an IAMJ Access Person trades a Covered Security within the 180-calendar day holding period,
the full amount of any profit from the trade (which has not been adjusted to account for
applicable taxes or related fees) shall be disgorged to a charity of Invesco Ltd.’s
choice. |
| · | In
addition, Covered Persons of IAMJ and IGRE are prohibited from short-term trading; therefore,
Covered Persons of IAMJ and IGRE are restricted from buying back the position within 60 days
(180 days in case of Designated Persons for Access Persons for IAMJ). |
Short-Term
Trading Restrictions Applicable to all Other Employees (Employees not associated with IHKL, IAMSL, IREIA, IREK, IAMJ, or IGRE):
| · | Covered
Persons shall not sell a Covered Security within 60 calendar days of the trade date at a
profit but may sell at a loss. |
| · | This
restriction shall apply to all Covered Securities, including those which are exempt from
pre-clearance (e.g., Invesco Funds). |
| · | Transactions
in unaffiliated ETPs, trusts invested entirely in a currency, cryptocurrency or commodity
and derivatives (e.g., options and futures) based on an index of securities and currencies,
cryptocurrencies and commodities are exempt from the 60-day holding period. This exemption
shall not apply to derivatives of individual securities. |
5. | Special
Requirements for Transactions in Invesco Ltd. Stock. |
Transactions
in Invesco Ltd. stock is subject to the pre-clearance and reporting requirements set forth above. Covered Persons are prohibited from
engaging in transactions in publicly traded options such as puts, calls and other derivative securities relating to Invesco Ltd.’s
securities, on an exchange or any other organized market. Covered Persons should refer to the Global Insider Trading policy whenever
they wish to transact in Invesco Ltd. securities in a Covered Account.
6. | Covered
Persons Reporting and Certification Requirements. |
Certification
Requirements. All Covered Persons are required to complete a Code of Ethics acknowledgment on their start date with Invesco,
and annually thereafter, to acknowledge and certify that they have received, reviewed, understand, and shall comply with the Code. In
addition, Covered Persons will be required to acknowledge receipt and understanding of any material amendments or new interpretations
of the Code.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Reporting
Requirements. All Covered Persons are subject to initial (upon joining Invesco) and ongoing reporting requirements. These reports
will be reviewed by GEO and are intended solely for internal use and are confidential unless required to be disclosed to a regulatory
or government agency.
Summary
of Reporting Obligations
New Hires3 |
Covered Persons |
Upon joining the firm
(due in 10 calendar days) |
Quarterly
(due no later than 30 calendar days after the calendar quarter-end) |
Annual
(due no later than 30 calendar days from year-end) |
Covered Accounts/ Initial Holdings Report
(including a list of all Covered Securities and private/limited holdings. All holdings must be as of the Covered Person’s employment start date) |
Quarterly Transaction Report
(excluding dividends reinvested, private/limited offering transactions previously disclosed, auto investment plans, payroll deductions, transactions executed in an approved Discretionary/Robo-Advisor Account) |
Annual Holdings & Private Investments Report
(excluding holdings in an approved Discretionary Account, and any holdings designated as non- reportable on Exhibit B) |
Initial Compliance Policies Certification |
|
Annual Compliance Policies Certification |
3Any
New Hire who fails to submit the Covered Accounts/Initial Holdings Report (IHR) within the (10) calendar days of their employment start
date will be prohibited from engaging in any personal securities transactions until such report is submitted and may be issued a violation
and subject to other sanctions.
In
addition, the Quarterly Transaction Report can exclude the following transactions executed in Covered Securities that are either:
| o | transactions
in a Limited Offering that have been previously disclosed to, and approved by GEO; |
| o | transactions
in an automatic investment plan, pre-authorized checking plan, dividend reinvestment plan
and/or payroll deduction plan; |
| o | transactions
executed in a Delegated Discretionary Account; |
| o | transactions
executed in Covered Securities that are either: |
| § | directly
with an affiliated transfer agent; or |
| § | in
the Covered Person’s registered group retirement savings plan. |
New
Covered Accounts. All Covered Persons must report any new Covered Account for themselves or any Immediate Family Member within
30 calendar days of opening. Unless the account has been reported, no personal securities transactions can occur within the account.
Exhibit
B. Attached as Exhibit B is an Overview of Personal Trading Requirements that provides a summary of certain requirements set
forth under this Code. The Overview is not meant to serve as a replacement for reading the Code.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Individuals
who meet the definition of a Covered Person and are on a formal leave of absence or garden leave without access to Invesco systems are
not considered Covered Persons during the time they are on leave.
APAC
Reporting Obligations
Semi-Annual Reporting |
Reporting of Covered Securities Transactions |
IHKL, IREIA and IREK Employees
- Holdings Information
- Information
must be current within 45 calendar days of the report |
IHKL, IREIA, IREK, ITL and IAMSL Employees
- Report executed
Covered Securities transactions within 7 calendar days from execution date
|
IAMJ and IGRE Employees
- Submit transaction
confirmation via email within 15 calendar days of execution date to local compliance
|
IAMJ and IGRE Employees
- Must provide
statements for accounts listed in the Compliance Reporting System; and
- Via email to Tokyo Compliance |
- Submit a copy of the trade confirmation to GEO |
- Notify local compliance if trade was not executed |
C. | APPLICABILITY
OF CODE TO INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES. |
Independent
Non-Executive Directors/Trustees shall, as applicable for APAC entities:
| (i) | pre-clear
any sale or purchase in IVZ shares prior to executing such transactions; |
| (ii) | report
any potential or actual conflicts of interest; and |
| (iii) | submit
an annual certification of compliance with this Code, with the GEO. |
D. | VIOLATIONS
AND SANCTIONS. |
Covered
Persons (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees) shall report violations and potential violations of this Code to the GEO. Independent
Directors/Trustees may report violations and potential violations to the applicable CCO (or their delegate).
Violations
and potential violations of the Code are investigated by the GEO.
For
all Covered Persons (excluding Independent Directors/Trustees): If a determination is made that a Covered Person has violated the
Code, a sanction may be imposed. Sanctions vary based on the severity of the violation(s) and include, but are not limited to:
| · | a
letter of education; |
| · | reversal
of trades processed in violation of the Code; |
| · | suspension,
demotion or change in the Covered Person’s responsibilities; |
| · | termination
of employment; |
| · | prohibition
of personal trading abilities; |
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
| · | disgorgement
of profits earned in the Code violation; |
| · | referral
to civil or criminal authorities, regulators where appropriate; or |
| · | any
other sanction, as may be determined by the GEO, the respective Chief Compliance Officer,
and/or applicable governance committee. |
GEO
and local Compliance maintain internal procedures regarding the violation investigation, sanction determination, and sanction enforcement
process.
In
mitigating or eliminating certain conflicts of interest that arise in connection with a Covered Person’s personal trading, a Covered
Person may be required to sell a Covered Security that was previously approved. In the event the sale results in a loss, the Covered
Person will not be entitled to reimbursement for such loss. In the event of a gain, the Covered Person may be required to disgorge any
profit.
In
general, GEO shall be responsible for the administration and oversight of the Code and shall be responsible for:
| · | Identifying
Covered Persons, providing Covered Persons with the Code and notifying them of their reporting
obligations under the Code, and ensuring that Covered Persons submit the required certifications
and reports required under the Code; |
| · | reviewing
the personal trading activities of Covered Persons to identify potential or actual violations
of the Code and promptly investigating such matters to resolve and make the appropriate remediations,
if needed; and |
| · | promptly
report any violations of the Code in writing to the respective Chief Compliance Officer,
Local committee, or any other relevant governing bodies applicable to this Code, as applicable. |
In
very limited circumstances, certain exceptions to any provision of the Code may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the respective
Chief Compliance Officer or his or her delegate. Such exceptions shall be documented in writing by the GEO.
Any
questions regarding this Code should be directed to the GEO, which may be contacted using the GEO support portal via the intranet.
Quarterly:
At least quarterly, each respective Chief Compliance Officer, based on the reports/information as provided by GEO shall furnish a written
report to the applicable Board and/or Committee regarding material violations of the Code by Covered Persons.
Annually:
No less frequently than annually, each local Chief Compliance Officer, based on the reports/information as provided by GEO shall furnish
a written report to the applicable Board that describes significant issues arising under the Code since the last report to the Board,
including information about material violations of the Code and sanctions imposed in response to material violations.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
EXHIBIT
A
The Code of Ethics
and Personal Trading Policy for APAC shall apply to the following entities (collectively referred to as “Invesco APAC”):
Australia
· | Invesco
Australia Limited |
· | Invesco
Asset Management Australia (Holdings) Limited |
China
· | Invesco
Asia Pacific Private Equity Investment and Fund Management(Shenzhen) Limited |
· | Invesco
Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited |
· | Invesco
Real Estate Asia Limited |
Hong
Kong
· | Invesco
Hong Kong Limited (registered as an investment adviser with the SEC) |
· | Invesco
Real Estate Investment Asia Pacific Limited |
India
· | Invesco
(India) Pvt. Ltd |
Japan
· | Invesco
Asset Management (Japan) Limited (registered as an investment adviser with the SEC) |
· | Invesco
Global Real Estate Asia Pacific, Inc. Japan Branch |
Singapore
· | Invesco
Asset Management Singapore Ltd |
· | Invesco
Singapore Pte. Ltd |
South
Korea
· | Invesco
Real Estate Korea |
· | Korean
Representative Office of Invesco Hong Kong Limited |
Taiwan
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
EXHIBIT
B
Overview
of Personal Trading Requirements for Invesco APAC excluding IAMJ Employees and IGRE Employees
Gifting
or bequeathing Covered Securities (i.e., the in-kind transfer, trading or gifting of stock shares) to charities or family members must
be pre-cleared and is prohibited if the family member is a public official or connected to Invesco’s business..
Security
Type |
Pre-clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Rule |
Equities |
Common/Preferred
Stocks (which includes in-kind transfers, trading or gifting/bequeathing) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IPOs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Rights
Issue or Rights Offer1 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a Currency or commodity |
No |
Yes |
No |
Exchange-Traded
Products (i.e., ETFs, ETCs and ETNs) |
Non-ETP
Access Persons: Invesco ETPs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
ETP
Access Persons: Invesco ETPs, including the Invesco QQQ Trust and the BLDRS Index Fund Trust |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs (apart from single-stock ETPs) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Single-stock
ETPs and unaffiliated ETPs with a limited number of underlying securities (20 or less) that include Covered Securities |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cryptocurrencies2 |
Cryptocurrencies |
No |
No |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a cryptocurrency |
No |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives |
Commodities
and Trusts invested entirely in commodity |
No |
No |
No
(except for IHKL, IAMSL, IREIA and IREK Employees) |
Futures,
Swaps and Options3 based on common stock and affiliated ETPs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Naked
Options |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Futures,
Swaps and Options Based on an index, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrency and unaffiliated ETPs |
No |
Yes |
No |
1Preclearance is required on the day of electing to
participate in the Rights issue or Offer.
2Cryptocurrency
exemptions are subject to change and requirements may be applied to certain Employees upon notification by Compliance. Some digital assets
claiming to be cryptocurrency could be deemed securities by regulators. Please contact the GEO if you have questions regarding the requirements
of your digital assets under the Code.
3Options
are restricted to covered calls and protective puts where the underlying security has been held no fewer than 60 days. All other option
types are prohibited.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Security
Type |
Pre-clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Rule |
Mutual
Funds |
Invesco
Open-end Mutual Funds |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
Closed-end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
Open-end Mutual Funds |
No |
No |
No |
Unaffiliated
Closed-end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fixed
Income/Bonds |
Government
Treasury Bond |
No |
No |
No |
Certificates
of Deposit |
No |
No |
No |
Money
Market Funds |
No |
No |
No |
Municipal
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Corporate
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Structured
products linked to indices |
No |
Yes |
No |
Invesco
Ltd. Corporate Securities (including the in-kind transfer, trading or gifting/bequeathing) |
IVZ
and IVR shares |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sale
of IVZ shares acquired through ESPP, RSA and LTA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives
on IVZ, short-sells of IVZ or IVZ share transactions in Professionally Managed Accounts |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Long-Term
Fund Awards |
Invesco
Mutual Fund grants awarded |
No |
No |
No |
Limited
Offerings/Private Placements* |
Non-Invesco
offerings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
Offerings |
Yes** |
Yes |
Yes |
*Covered
Persons may not engage in a Limited Offering without first: (a) obtaining approval prior to making or participating in
the investment, and (b) provide the appropriate offering documentation (e.g., Offering Deck, Offering Memorandum, Term Sheet or Offering
Presentation) to GEO for the review. Limited Investment opportunities offered directly from Invesco to Employees do not require pre-clearance,
unless otherwise directed in the offer.
**Covered
Persons must pre-clear activity in Limited Offerings/Private Placements sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates with GEO unless
Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees.
This
policy is proprietary and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless
required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Overview
of Personal Trading Requirements for IAMJ Employees and IGRE Employees
Security
Type |
All
Employees deemed to be:
o
non-Access Persons; |
Requirements
applicable to:
o
Access Persons; |
Pre-
clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Rule |
Pre-
clearance |
Reporting |
180-Day
Rule |
Equities |
Common/Preferred
Stocks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IPOs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Rights
Issue or Rights Offer1 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in currency |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Exchange-Traded
Products (i.e., ETFs, ETCs and ETNs) |
Invesco
ETPs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
broad-based ETPs (apart from single stock ETPs) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Single-stock
ETPs and unaffiliated ETPs with a limited number of underlying securities (20 or less) that include Covered Securities |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cryptocurrencies2 |
Cryptocurrencies |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Trusts
invested entirely in a cryptocurrency |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Futures,
Swaps and Options based on a cryptocurrency |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Derivatives |
Commodities
and Trusts invested entirely in commodity |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Futures,
Swaps and Options3 based on common stock and affiliated ETPs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
1Preclearance
is required on the day of electing to participate in the Rights issue or Offer.
2Cryptocurrency
exemptions are subject to change and requirements may be applied to certain Employees upon notification by Compliance. Some digital assets
claiming to be cryptocurrency could be deemed securities by regulators. Please contact the Global Ethics Office if you have questions
regarding the requirements of your digital assets under the Code.
3
Options are restricted to covered calls and protective puts where the underlying security has been held no fewer than 60 days.
All other option types are prohibited.
This policy is proprietary
and may not be distributed to, or shared with, any third parties, unless required by applicable law or approved by Compliance.
Security
Type |
All
Employees deemed to be:
o
Non-Access Persons; |
Requirements
applicable to:
o Access
Persons; |
Pre-
clearance |
Reporting |
60-Day
Rule |
Pre-
clearance |
Reporting |
180-Day
Rule |
Naked
Options |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Futures,
Swaps and Options Based on an index, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrency and unaffiliated ETPs |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Mutual
Funds |
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Open-end Mutual Funds |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
Closed-end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
QQQ Trust or the BLDRS Index Fund Trust |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unaffiliated
Open - end Mutual Funds |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Unaffiliated
Closed - end Mutual Funds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fixed
Income/Bonds |
Government
Treasury Bonds |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Certificates
of Deposit |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Money
Market Funds |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Municipal
Bonds (issued by regional government in non G7 countries) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Corporate
Bonds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Structured
products linked to indices |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Invesco
Ltd. Corporate Securities |
IVZ
and IVR shares |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sale
of IVZ shares acquired through ESPP, RSA and LTA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Derivatives
on IVZ, Short-sells of IVZ or IVZ share transactions in Professionally Managed Accounts |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
PROHIBITED |
PROHIBITED |
N/A |
Long-Term
Fund Awards |
Invesco
Mutual Fund grants awarded |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Limited
Offerings/Private Placements* |
Non-Invesco
offerings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Invesco
offerings |
Yes** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
*Covered
Persons may not engage in a Limited Offering without first: (a) giving the GEO a detailed written notification describing the transaction
and indicating whether or not they will receive compensation; and (b) obtaining prior written permission from the GEO.
**Covered
Persons must pre-clear activity in Limited Offerings/Private Placements sponsored by Invesco Ltd. and its affiliates with GEO unless
Invesco offers the investment exclusively to Employees.
EX-FILING FEES
Calculation of
Filing Fee Tables
Form N-2
(Form Type)
Invesco Senior
Income Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1 –
Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
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Type |
Security
Class
Title |
Fee
Calculation
or
Carry
Forward
Rule |
Amount
Registered |
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Unit |
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price |
Fee
Rate |
Amount of
Registration
Fee |
Carry
Forward
Form
Type |
Carry
Forward
File
Number |
Carry
Forward
Initial
Effective
Date |
Filing
Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with Unsold
Securities to be
Carried
Forward |
Newly
Registered Securities |
Fees
to Be Paid |
Equity
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Common
Shares, no par value per share |
Other(1) |
76,000,000 |
4.07(1) |
$76,000,000 |
0.00015310 |
$47,356.89 |
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Other |
Rights
to purchase Common Shares(2) |
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Fees Previously
Paid |
Equity |
Common
Shares, no par value per share |
Other(3) |
1,000,000 |
4.05(3) |
$1,000,000 |
0.00015310 |
$620.06(3) |
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Other |
Rights
to purchase Common Shares(2) |
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Carry
Forward Securities |
Carry
Forward Securities |
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Total Offering
Amounts |
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$47,976.95 |
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Total
Fees Previously Paid |
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$620.06 |
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Total
Fee Offsets |
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Net
Fee Due |
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$47,356.89 |
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(1) | The Registrant is relying upon Rule 457(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) to calculate the registration fee.
The maximum aggregate offering price is estimated solely for purposes of determining the
registration fee based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares of Common
Shares, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on February 4, 2025, in accordance
with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. The proposed maximum offering price
per security will be determined from time to time by the Registrant in connection with the
sale by the Registrant of the securities registered under this Registration Statement. |
(2) | No separate consideration will be
received by the Registrant. Any shares issued pursuant to an offering of rights to purchase
Common Shares, including any shares issued pursuant to an over-subscription privilege or
a secondary over-subscription privilege, will be shares registered under this Registration
Statement. |
(3) |
The Registrant previously paid
$620.06 in filing fees in reliance on Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act in connection with the initial filing of this
Registration Statement on December 13, 2024. The maximum aggregate offering price was estimated solely for purposes of determining
the registration fee based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares of Common Shares, as reported by the New
York Stock Exchange on December 9, 2024, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. |
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Feb. 04, 2025 |
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May 31, 2024 |
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Nov. 30, 2023 |
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May 31, 2023 |
Feb. 28, 2023 |
Nov. 30, 2022 |
Aug. 31, 2022 |
May 31, 2022 |
Feb. 28, 2022 |
Feb. 28, 2019 |
Feb. 28, 2018 |
Feb. 28, 2017 |
Feb. 29, 2016 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
Feb. 28, 2014 |
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Fee Table [Abstract] |
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Shareholder Transaction Expenses [Table Text Block] |
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Common Shareholder Transaction Expenses |
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Sales load paid by you (as a percentage of offering price) |
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Offering expenses borne by Common Shareholders (as a percentage of offering price) |
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If Common Shares to which this Prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by the Fund. |
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Common Shareholders will pay service fee of $2.50 and brokerage charges if they direct the Plan Agent to sell Common Shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.” |
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Annual Expenses [Table Text Block] |
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Based upon average net assets applicable to Common Shares for the semi-annual period ended August 31, 2024 (unaudited). |
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The Fund pays the Adviser an annual fee, payable monthly, in an amount equal to 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. The fee shown above is based upon outstanding leverage of 29% of the Fund’s total assets. If leverage of more than 29% of the Fund’s total assets is used, the management fees shown would be higher. |
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Based upon the Fund’s outstanding borrowings of approximately $128,000,000 and $72,000,000, respectively and outstanding preferred shares as of August 31, 2024 of approximately $100,000,000 and the average daily weighted interest rate for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2024 of 6.35% and 8.17%, respectively and dividends on preferred shares at an annual rate of 5.58%. |
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Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees. |
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Management Fees [Percent] |
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1.26%
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Interest Expenses on Borrowings [Percent] |
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3.53%
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Other Annual Expenses [Abstract] |
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Other Annual Expenses [Percent] |
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0.47%
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Total Annual Expenses [Percent] |
[3] |
5.26%
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Expense Example [Table Text Block] |
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Example
The following example illustrates the expenses that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in Common Shares, assuming (1) “Total annual expenses” of 5.26% of net assets attributable to Common Shares and (2) a 5% annual return*:
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* The Example should not be considered a representation of future expenses or returns. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those assumed. Moreover, the Fund’s actual rate of return may be higher or lower than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example. The example assumes that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at net asset value.
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The example above does not include sales loads or estimated offering costs. In connection with an offering of Common Shares, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth an Example including sales load and estimated offering costs. |
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Expense Example, Year 01 |
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$ 53
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Expense Example, Years 1 to 3 |
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Expense Example, Years 1 to 5 |
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Expense Example, Years 1 to 10 |
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$ 519
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Purpose of Fee Table , Note [Text Block] |
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The purpose of the table and the example below is to help you understand the fees and expenses that you, as a holder of Common Shares, would bear directly or indirectly.
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Basis of Transaction Fees, Note [Text Block] |
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as a percentage of offering price
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Other Expenses, Note [Text Block] |
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Financial Highlights [Abstract] |
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Senior Securities Amount |
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$ 125,000,000
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Senior Securities Coverage per Unit |
[9] |
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Preferred Stock Liquidating Preference |
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Senior Securities, Note [Text Block] |
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SENIOR SECURITIES
The information regarding the Fund’s outstanding senior securities at the end of each of the Fund’s last five fiscal years are included in the Fund’s financial highlights, which are incorporated by reference from the Fund’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 (File No. 811-08743), as filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR on May 2, 2024. The information regarding the Fund’s outstanding senior securities for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018, February 28, 2017, February 29, 2016, and February 28, 2015 is set forth in the table above. See “Financial Highlights” above.
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General Description of Registrant [Abstract] |
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Investment Objectives and Practices [Text Block] |
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
Investment Objective and Policies
Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR, entitled “Additional Information—Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust—Investment Objective” and “—Investment Policies of the Trust,” as such investment objective and policies may be supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of the Fund’s investment objective and policies.
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund will buy and sell securities to seek to accomplish its investment objective. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year. For the past two fiscal years, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was as follows.
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February 28, 2023 |
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Investment Restrictions
The Fund has adopted certain other investment limitations designed to limit investment risk. These limitations are fundamental and may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares, as defined in the 1940 Act (and preferred shares, if any, voting together as a single class), which is defined by the 1940 Act as the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the Fund’s voting securities present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. See “Investment Restrictions” in the SAI for a complete list of the fundamental investment policies of the Fund.
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Risk Factors [Table Text Block] |
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RISKS
Risk is inherent in all investing. Investing in any investment company security involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or even that you may lose part or all of your investment. Please refer to the section of the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR entitled “Additional Information—Investment Objective, Policies and Principal Risks of the Trust—Principal Risks of Investing in the Trust,” as such principal risks may be supplemented from time to time, which is incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of the principal risks you should consider before making an investment in the Fund. Any additional risks applicable to a particular offering of Securities will be set forth in the related Prospectus Supplement.
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Effects of Leverage [Text Block] |
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Effects Of Leverage
Assuming (i) the use by the Fund of leverage representing approximately 30.71% of the Fund’s total assets (including the proceeds of such leverage), 20.71% of the Fund’s total assets being attributable to borrowings and 20.71% of the Fund’s total assets being attributable to preferred shares, and (ii) interest costs to the Fund at an average annual rate of 6.67% with respect to borrowings and dividends on preferred shares at an annual rate of 5.35%, then the incremental income generated by the Fund’s portfolio (net of estimated expenses related to the leverage) must exceed approximately 12.02% to cover such interest expense. Of course, these numbers are merely estimates used for illustration. The amount of leverage used by the Fund as well as actual interest expenses and dividend payments on such leverage may vary frequently and may be significantly higher or lower than the rate estimated above.
The following table is furnished pursuant to requirements of the SEC. It is designed to illustrate the effect of leverage on Common Share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (comprised of income, net expenses and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund’s portfolio) of -10%, -5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. These assumed investment portfolio returns are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of what the Fund’s investment portfolio returns will be. The table further reflects the issuance of leverage representing approximately 30.71% of the Fund’s total assets (including the proceeds of such leverage), and the Fund’s currently projected annual interest rate of 6.67% with respect to borrowings and projected annual dividends on preferred shares of 5.35%. The table does not reflect any offering costs of Common Shares or leverage.
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Common Share total return is composed of two elements—the Common Share dividends paid by the Fund (the amount of which is largely determined by the Fund’s net investment income after paying the carrying cost of leverage) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on the value of the securities the Fund owns. As required by SEC rules, the table assumes that the Fund is more likely to suffer capital loss than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0%, the Fund must assume that the net investment income it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses on the value of those investments. This table reflects the hypothetical performance of the Fund’s portfolio and not the performance of the Fund’s Common Shares, the value of which will be determined by market and other factors.
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Effects of Leverage [Table Text Block] |
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Effects of Leverage, Purpose [Text Block] |
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The following table is furnished pursuant to requirements of the SEC. It is designed to illustrate the effect of leverage on Common Share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (comprised of income, net expenses and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund’s portfolio) of -10%, -5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. These assumed investment portfolio returns are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of what the Fund’s investment portfolio returns will be. The table further reflects the issuance of leverage representing approximately 30.71% of the Fund’s total assets (including the proceeds of such leverage), and the Fund’s currently projected annual interest rate of 6.67% with respect to borrowings and projected annual dividends on preferred shares of 5.35%. The table does not reflect any offering costs of Common Shares or leverage.
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Share Price [Table Text Block] |
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The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated: (i) the high and low closing market prices for the Common Shares reported as of the end of the day on the NYSE, (ii) the high and low net asset value (NAV) of the Common Shares, and (iii) the high and low of the premium or discount to NAV (expressed as a percentage) of shares of the Common Shares. Net asset value is generally determined on each day that the NYSE is open for business. See “Net Asset Value” for information as to the determination of the Fund’s NAV.
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August 2024 |
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May 2024 |
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4.13 |
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4.04 |
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February 2024 |
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4.12 |
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4.06 |
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November 2023 |
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4.10 |
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3.76 |
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4.07 |
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August 2023 |
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May 2023 |
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4.12 |
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February 2023 |
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4.02 |
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4.06 |
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November 2022 |
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3.94 |
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3.66 |
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4.14 |
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August 2022 |
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4.01 |
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3.73 |
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4.38 |
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4.14 |
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May 2022 |
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4.35 |
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4.33 |
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(13.04 |
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February 2022 |
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4.25 |
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4.68 |
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(1) Based on the Fund’s computations.
(2) Calculated based on the information presented. Percentages are rounded.
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Highest Price or Bid, NAV |
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$ 4.13
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$ 4.12
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$ 4.15
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$ 4.14
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$ 4.12
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$ 4.22
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$ 4.28
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$ 4.38
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$ 4.59
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$ 4.68
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Highest Price or Bid, Premium (Discount) to NAV [Percent] |
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9.70%
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9.16%
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2.43%
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(0.73%)
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(3.89%)
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0.24%
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(2.43%)
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(6.64%)
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(6.70%)
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(5.23%)
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(2.81%)
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Lowest Price or Bid, Premium (Discount) to NAV [Percent] |
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0.49%
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(7.84%)
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(11.14%)
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(8.01%)
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Share Price |
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$ 4.07
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4.24
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4.4
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4.72
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3.76
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4.68
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NAV Per Share |
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$ 3.91
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$ 4.79
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$ 4.91
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$ 4.93
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$ 4.3
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$ 5.05
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$ 5.25
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Latest Premium (Discount) to NAV [Percent] |
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4.09%
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Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
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Capital Stock [Table Text Block] |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE
The Fund is a statutory trust organized under the laws of Delaware pursuant to a Certificate of Trust, dated as of April 2, 2012. The following is a brief description of the terms of the Common Shares, Borrowings and preferred shares which may be issued by the Fund. This description does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the Fund’s Governing Documents.
Common Shares
The Declaration of Trust permits the Fund to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional common shares of beneficial interest, no par value. Each Common Share represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets of the Fund with each other Common Share in the Fund. Holders of Common Shares will be entitled to the payment of distributions when, as and if declared by the Board. The 1940 Act or the terms of any borrowings or preferred shares may limit the payment of distributions to the holders of Common Shares. Each whole Common Share shall be entitled to one vote as to matters on which it is entitled to vote pursuant to the terms of the Declaration of Trust on file with the SEC. Upon liquidation of the Fund, after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all liabilities of the Fund and the liquidation preference with respect to any outstanding preferred shares, the Trustees may distribute the remaining assets of the Fund among the holders of the Common Shares on a pro rata basis.
While there are any borrowings or preferred shares outstanding, the Fund may not be permitted to declare any cash distribution on its Common Shares, unless at the time of such declaration, (i) all accrued distributions on preferred shares or accrued interest on borrowings have been paid and (ii) the value of the Fund’s total assets (determined after deducting the amount of such distribution), less all liabilities and indebtedness of the Fund not represented by senior securities, is at least 300% of the aggregate amount of such securities representing indebtedness and at least 200% of the aggregate amount of securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation value of the outstanding preferred shares (expected to equal the aggregate original purchase price of the outstanding preferred shares plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon, whether or not earned or declared and on a cumulative basis). In addition to the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund may be required to comply with other asset coverage requirements as a condition of the Fund obtaining a rating of the preferred shares from a rating agency. These requirements may include an asset coverage test more stringent than under the 1940 Act. This limitation on the Fund’s ability to make distributions on its Common Shares could in certain circumstances impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for taxation as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends, however, to the extent possible to purchase or redeem preferred shares or reduce borrowings from time to time to maintain compliance with such asset coverage requirements and may pay special distributions to the holders of the preferred shares in certain circumstances in connection with any such impairment of the Fund’s status as a RIC. Depending on the timing of any such redemption or repayment, the Fund may be required to pay a premium in addition to the liquidation preference of the preferred shares to the holders thereof.
The Common Shares have no preemptive rights or subscription rights.
The Fund will not issue certificates for the Common Shares.
Issuance of Additional Common Shares
Any additional offering of Common Shares will be subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price (less underwriting commissions and discounts) of common shares sold by a closed-end investment company must equal or exceed the net asset value of such company’s common shares (calculated within 48 hours of the pricing of such offering), unless such sale is made with the consent of a majority of its Common Shareholders.
Rights Offerings
The Fund may in the future, and at its discretion, choose to make offerings of rights to its shareholders to purchase Common Shares. Rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with a rights offering to shareholders, the Fund would distribute certificates or other documentation (i.e., rights cards distributed in lieu of certificates) evidencing the rights and a Prospectus Supplement to the Fund’s shareholders as of the record date that the Fund sets for determining the shareholders eligible to receive rights in such rights offering. Any such future rights offering will be made in accordance with the 1940 Act. Under the laws of Delaware, the Board is authorized to approve rights offerings without obtaining shareholder approval.
The staff of the SEC has interpreted the 1940 Act as not requiring shareholder approval of a transferable rights offering to purchase Common Shares at a price below the then current net asset value so long as certain conditions are met, including: (i) a good faith determination by a fund’s board that such offering would result in a net benefit to existing shareholders; (ii) the offering fully protects shareholders’ preemptive rights and does not discriminate among shareholders (except for the possible effect of not offering fractional rights); (iii) management uses its best efforts to ensure an adequate trading market in the rights for use by shareholders who do not exercise such rights; and (iv) the ratio of a transferable rights offering does not exceed one new share for each three rights held.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement would describe the following terms of the rights in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered:
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the period of time the offering would remain open; |
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the underwriter or distributor, if any, of the rights and any associated underwriting fees or discounts applicable to purchases of the rights; |
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the title of such rights; |
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the exercise price for such rights (or method of calculation thereof); |
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the number of such rights issued in respect of each Share; |
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the number of rights required to purchase a single Share; |
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the extent to which such rights are transferable and the market on which they may be traded if they are transferable; |
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if applicable, a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such rights; |
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the date on which the right to exercise such rights will commence, and the date on which such right will expire (subject to any extension); |
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the extent to which such rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities and the terms of such over-subscription privilege; and |
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termination rights we may have in connection with such rights offering. |
A certain number of rights would entitle the holder of the right(s) to purchase for cash such number of Common Shares at such exercise price as in each case is set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the Prospectus Supplement relating to the rights offered thereby. Rights would be exercisable at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for such rights set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights would become void. Upon expiration of the rights offering and the receipt of payment and the rights certificate or other appropriate documentation properly executed and completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent, or any other office indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Common Shares purchased as a result of such exercise will be issued as soon as practicable. To the extent permissible under applicable law, we may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities directly to persons other than shareholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Repurchase of Common Shares
Because shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset values, the Board has determined that from time to time it may be in the interest of holders of Common Shares for the Fund to take corrective actions. The Board, in consultation with the Adviser, will review at least annually the possibility of open market repurchases and/or tender offers for the Common Shares and will consider such factors as the market price of the Common Shares, the net asset value of the Common Shares, the liquidity of the assets of the Fund, effect on the Fund’s expenses, whether such transactions would impair the Fund’s status as a RIC or result in a failure to comply with applicable asset coverage requirements, general economic conditions and such other events or conditions which may have a material effect on the Fund’s ability to consummate such transactions. There are no assurances that the Board will, in fact, decide to undertake either of these actions or if undertaken, that such actions will result in the Fund’s Common Shares trading at a price which is equal to or approximates their net asset value. In recognition of the possibility that the Common Shares might trade at a discount to net asset value and that any such discount may not be in the interest of holders of Common Shares, the Board, in consultation with the Adviser, from time to time may review possible actions to reduce any such discount.
Preferred Shares
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with preference rights, including preferred shares, no par value, in one or more series, with rights as determined by the Board, by action of the Board without the approval of the holders of Common Shares.
Under the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund must, immediately after the issuance of any preferred shares, have an “asset coverage” of at least 200%. Asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liability and indebtedness not represented by senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), bears to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness of the Fund, if any, plus the aggregate liquidation preference of the preferred shares. The liquidation value of the preferred shares is expected to equal their aggregate original purchase price plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon (on a cumulative basis), whether or not earned or declared. The terms of the preferred shares, including their distribution rate, voting rights, liquidation preference and redemption provisions, will be determined by the Board (subject to applicable law and the Fund’s Declaration of Trust) if and when it authorizes the preferred shares. The Fund may issue preferred shares that provide for the periodic redetermination of the distribution rate at relatively short intervals through an auction or remarketing procedure, although the terms of the preferred shares may also enable the Fund to lengthen such intervals. At times, the distribution rate on the Fund’s preferred shares may exceed the Fund’s return after expenses on the investment of proceeds from the preferred shares, resulting in a lower rate of return to Common Shareholders than if the preferred shares were not outstanding.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Fund, the terms of any preferred shares may entitle the holders of preferred shares to receive a preferential liquidating distribution (expected to equal the original purchase price per share plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with accrued and unpaid distributions, whether or not earned or declared and on a cumulative basis) before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Shares. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the preferred shareholders would not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by the Fund.
Holders of preferred shares, voting as a class, shall be entitled to elect two of the Fund’s Trustees. Under the 1940 Act, if at any time distributions on the preferred shares are unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ distributions thereon, the holders of all outstanding preferred shares, voting as a class, will be allowed to elect a majority of the Fund’s Trustees until all distributions in arrears have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.
In addition, if the Board determines it to be in the best interests of the Common Shareholders, issuance of the preferred shares may result in more restrictive provisions than required by the 1940 Act being imposed. In this regard, holders of the preferred shares may be entitled to elect a majority of the Fund’s Board in other circumstances, for example, if one payment on the preferred shares is in arrears.
Preferred Shares. On October 24, 2024, the Fund issued two series of 500 preferred shares in the variable rate demand mode (together, the “Preferred Shares”), for an aggregate of 1,000 Preferred Shares each with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, pursuant to an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Shares were used to redeem all of the Fund’s outstanding Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”). The Preferred Shares are a floating-rate form of preferred shares with a mandatory redemption date. While in the variable rate demand mode, the Preferred Shares will have an unconditional liquidity feature that enable their shareholders to require a liquidity provider, which the Fund has entered into a contractual agreement with regarding each series, to purchase Preferred Shares in the event that the shares are not able to be successfully remarketed. The Fund is required to redeem all outstanding Preferred Shares on November 1, 2034, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or extended. The Preferred Shares are subject to optional and mandatory redemption in certain circumstances. The redemption price per share is equal to the sum of $100,000 per share plus accumulated but unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not earned or declared) to, but not including the redemption date. On or prior to the redemption date, the Fund will be required to segregate assets having a value equal to 120% of the redemption amount. Dividends paid on the Preferred Shares (which are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes) are declared daily and paid monthly. The rate for dividends will be determined by the remarketing agent in accordance with the procedures included in the Supplement to each Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences Initially Designating the Variable Rate Demand Mode for the Preferred Shares.
Dividends paid on the Preferred Shares (which are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes) are declared daily and paid monthly. The rate for dividends will be determined by the remarketing agent in accordance with the procedures included in the Supplement to each Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences Initially Designating the Variable Rate Demand Mode for the Preferred Shares.
The Fund is subject to certain restrictions relating to the Preferred Shares, such as maintaining certain asset coverage and leverage ratio requirements. Failure to comply with these restrictions could preclude the Fund from declaring any distributions to Common Shareholders or purchasing Common Shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of Preferred Shares at liquidation preference.
Borrowings
The Fund may utilize leverage through borrowings, including through a credit facility, commercial paper program or other borrowing program. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to incur indebtedness, including through the issuance of debt securities, unless immediately thereafter the total asset value of the Fund’s portfolio is at least 300% of the liquidation value of the outstanding indebtedness (i.e., such liquidation value may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets). In addition, the Fund is not permitted to declare any cash distribution on its Common Shares unless, at the time of such declaration, the net asset value of the Fund’s portfolio (determined after deducting the amount of such distribution) is at least 300% of such liquidation value. If the Fund borrows money, the Fund intends, to the extent possible, to retire outstanding debt, from time to time, to maintain coverage of any outstanding indebtedness of at least 300%.
The Fund may negotiate with commercial banks to arrange a borrowing facility pursuant to which the Fund may borrow an amount equal to approximately one-third of the Fund’s total assets (inclusive of the amount borrowed). Any such borrowings would constitute leverage. Such a borrowing facility is not expected to be convertible into any other securities of the Fund, outstanding amounts are expected to be prepayable by the Fund prior to final maturity without significant penalty and there are not expected to be any sinking fund or mandatory retirement provisions. Outstanding amounts would be payable at maturity or such earlier times as required by the agreement. The Fund may be required to prepay outstanding amounts under the borrowing facility or incur a penalty rate of interest upon the occurrence of certain events of default. The Fund would be expected to indemnify the lenders against liabilities they may incur in connection with the borrowing facility.
In addition, the Fund expects that a borrowing facility would contain covenants that, among other things, likely will limit the Fund’s ability to pay distributions in certain circumstances, incur additional debt, change its fundamental investment policies and engage in certain transactions, including mergers and consolidations, and may require asset coverage ratios in addition to those required by the 1940 Act. The Fund may be required to pledge its assets and to maintain a portion of its assets in cash or high-grade securities as a reserve against interest or principal payments and expenses. The Fund expects that any borrowing facility would have customary covenant, negative covenant and default provisions. There can be no assurance that the Fund will enter into an agreement for a borrowing facility on terms and conditions representative of the foregoing, or that additional material terms will not apply. In addition, if entered into, any such borrowing facility may in the future be replaced or refinanced by one or more borrowing facilities having substantially different terms or by the issuance of preferred shares or debt securities.
Credit Facility. The Fund has entered into a $150 million credit agreement, effective as of July 9, 2024 (as from time to time amended, supplemented, waived or modified, the “Credit Agreement”), with Societe Generale and other lending institutions party thereto and Societe Generale, as agent. The Fund had previously entered into a Credit Agreement with Societe Generale on similar terms that expired on July 9, 2024. As of February 29, 2024, the Fund had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement of $135,000,000 million representing approximately 13.50% of the Fund’s total assets as of such date. The Credit Agreement is secured by the assets of the Fund.
The Fund has an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary to facilitate investment in private loans, the Invesco Senior Income Loan Origination LLC (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary has entered into a $95 million credit agreement, effective as of July 9, 2024 (as from time to time, amended, supplemented, waived or modified, the “Subsidiary Credit Agreement”) with Natixis as lender. The Subsidiary Credit Agreement is secured by the assets of the Subsidiary.
On a consolidated basis, the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s borrowings under their respective facilities represented approximately 20.71% of the combined total assets of the Fund and the Subsidiary.
Capitalization
The following table provides information about the outstanding securities of the Fund as of November 30, 2024:
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value |
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Unlimited |
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153,420,986,000 |
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Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value |
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Unlimited |
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1,000 |
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Rights Limited by Other Securities [Text Block] |
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Rights Offerings
The Fund may in the future, and at its discretion, choose to make offerings of rights to its shareholders to purchase Common Shares. Rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with a rights offering to shareholders, the Fund would distribute certificates or other documentation (i.e., rights cards distributed in lieu of certificates) evidencing the rights and a Prospectus Supplement to the Fund’s shareholders as of the record date that the Fund sets for determining the shareholders eligible to receive rights in such rights offering. Any such future rights offering will be made in accordance with the 1940 Act. Under the laws of Delaware, the Board is authorized to approve rights offerings without obtaining shareholder approval.
The staff of the SEC has interpreted the 1940 Act as not requiring shareholder approval of a transferable rights offering to purchase Common Shares at a price below the then current net asset value so long as certain conditions are met, including: (i) a good faith determination by a fund’s board that such offering would result in a net benefit to existing shareholders; (ii) the offering fully protects shareholders’ preemptive rights and does not discriminate among shareholders (except for the possible effect of not offering fractional rights); (iii) management uses its best efforts to ensure an adequate trading market in the rights for use by shareholders who do not exercise such rights; and (iv) the ratio of a transferable rights offering does not exceed one new share for each three rights held.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement would describe the following terms of the rights in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered:
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the period of time the offering would remain open; |
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the underwriter or distributor, if any, of the rights and any associated underwriting fees or discounts applicable to purchases of the rights; |
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the title of such rights; |
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the exercise price for such rights (or method of calculation thereof); |
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the number of such rights issued in respect of each Share; |
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the number of rights required to purchase a single Share; |
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the extent to which such rights are transferable and the market on which they may be traded if they are transferable; |
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if applicable, a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such rights; |
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the date on which the right to exercise such rights will commence, and the date on which such right will expire (subject to any extension); |
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the extent to which such rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities and the terms of such over-subscription privilege; and |
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termination rights we may have in connection with such rights offering. |
A certain number of rights would entitle the holder of the right(s) to purchase for cash such number of Common Shares at such exercise price as in each case is set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the Prospectus Supplement relating to the rights offered thereby. Rights would be exercisable at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for such rights set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights would become void. Upon expiration of the rights offering and the receipt of payment and the rights certificate or other appropriate documentation properly executed and completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent, or any other office indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Common Shares purchased as a result of such exercise will be issued as soon as practicable. To the extent permissible under applicable law, we may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities directly to persons other than shareholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, as set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
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Outstanding Securities [Table Text Block] |
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Title of Class |
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Amount Outstanding |
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value |
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Unlimited |
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153,420,986,000 |
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Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value |
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Unlimited |
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1,000 |
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Outstanding Security, Not Held [Shares] |
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153,508,510
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Business Contact [Member] |
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Cover [Abstract] |
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Entity Address, Address Line One |
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11 Greenway Plaza
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Entity Address, City or Town |
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Houston
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Entity Address, State or Province |
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TX
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code |
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77046
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Contact Personnel Name |
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Melanie Ringold, Esq.
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Common Shares [Member] |
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Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
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Security Title [Text Block] |
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Common Shares
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Security Dividends [Text Block] |
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Holders of Common Shares will be entitled to the payment of distributions when, as and if declared by the Board. The 1940 Act or the terms of any borrowings or preferred shares may limit the payment of distributions to the holders of Common Shares.
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Security Voting Rights [Text Block] |
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Each whole Common Share shall be entitled to one vote as to matters on which it is entitled to vote pursuant to the terms of the Declaration of Trust on file with the SEC.
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Security Liquidation Rights [Text Block] |
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Upon liquidation of the Fund, after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all liabilities of the Fund and the liquidation preference with respect to any outstanding preferred shares, the Trustees may distribute the remaining assets of the Fund among the holders of the Common Shares on a pro rata basis.
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Security Preemptive and Other Rights [Text Block] |
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The Common Shares have no preemptive rights or subscription rights.
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Outstanding Security, Title [Text Block] |
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Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value
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Outstanding Security, Held [Shares] |
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0
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Outstanding Security, Not Held [Shares] |
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153,420,986,000
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Preferred Shares [Member] |
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Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract] |
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Security Title [Text Block] |
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Preferred Shares
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Security Dividends [Text Block] |
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Dividends paid on the Preferred Shares (which are treated as interest expense for financial reporting purposes) are declared daily and paid monthly. The rate for dividends will be determined by the remarketing agent in accordance with the procedures included in the Supplement to each Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences Initially Designating the Variable Rate Demand Mode for the Preferred Shares.
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Security Voting Rights [Text Block] |
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Holders of preferred shares, voting as a class, shall be entitled to elect two of the Fund’s Trustees. Under the 1940 Act, if at any time distributions on the preferred shares are unpaid in an amount equal to two full years’ distributions thereon, the holders of all outstanding preferred shares, voting as a class, will be allowed to elect a majority of the Fund’s Trustees until all distributions in arrears have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.
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Security Liquidation Rights [Text Block] |
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In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Fund, the terms of any preferred shares may entitle the holders of preferred shares to receive a preferential liquidating distribution (expected to equal the original purchase price per share plus the applicable redemption premium, if any, together with accrued and unpaid distributions, whether or not earned or declared and on a cumulative basis) before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Shares. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, the preferred shareholders would not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by the Fund.
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Outstanding Security, Title [Text Block] |
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Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, no par value
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Outstanding Security, Held [Shares] |
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Outstanding Security, Not Held [Shares] |
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1,000
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