Company: NMZ
Filing Date: 2025-09-29
Form Type: N-14 8C
Source: 0001999371-25-014188
Chunk: 217

Company: NUVEEN MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
Filing Date: 2025-09-29
Form: N-14 8C
Chunk 217
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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts and, to
such counsel’s knowledge, has the power as a business trust under its Declaration of Trust and Massachusetts law applicable
to business trusts to conduct its business as described in the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus as filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act.

(b)The Target Fund is registered as a closed-end management investment company under the 1940 Act, and, to such counsel’s
knowledge, such registration under the 1940 Act is in full force and effect.

(c)To the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority of
the United States or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required for consummation by the Target Fund of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except as have been obtained, and except as may be required under any Massachusetts securities law, statute, rule or regulation,
about which such counsel expresses no opinion.

(d)To the knowledge of such counsel, the Target Fund has the power under its Declaration of Trust as a Massachusetts business
trust to merge with and into the Merger Sub as contemplated by this Agreement.

(e)The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Target Fund did not, and the consummation by the Target Fund of the
transactions contemplated herein will not, violate the Target Fund’s Declaration of Trust, By-Laws or if the Target Fund
has any issued and outstanding MFP Shares or VRDP Shares as of the Closing, the applicable Target Fund Statement (assuming the
requisite approval of the Target Fund’s shareholders has been obtained in accordance with the requirements of the Target
Fund’s Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and, if applicable, Target Fund Statement).

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Such opinions will
be based on such customary assumptions and representations as Vedder Price P.C. and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP may reasonably
request of the Funds and the Merger Sub. Each Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund Parties will cooperate to make and certify the
accuracy of such representations. Insofar as the opinions expressed above relate to or are dependent upon matters that are governed
by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Vedder Price P.C. may rely on the opinions of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

8.9With respect to each Merger, the Funds shall have received an opinion of Vedder Price P.C., dated as of the Closing Date
and addressed to the Ac