Company: SWZ
Filing Date: 2025-01-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000894189-25-000503
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Company: Total Return Securities Fund
Filing Date: 2025-01-28
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☐ Definitive Proxy Statement ☐ Definitive Additional Materials ☒ Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

| ☒ | No fee required. |

| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |

| ☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rule 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Announces Special Meeting January 27, 2025 – The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SWZ) announced today that a special meeting of stockholders will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 535 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 to consider proposals to approve (1) the Fund entering into an investment advisory agreement with Bulldog Investors, LLP, and (2) changes to the Fund’s investment objective, strategies, and restrictions in order to expand the types of investments the Fund can make to meet its objective. If shareholders approve all of the proposals, the Board of Directors intends to authorize the sale of substantially all of the Fund’s portfolio securities, and to declare a special cash distribution (consisting largely or entirely of long-term capital gains) representing approximately 30% of the Fund’s net assets. Following the special cash distribution, if the Fund’s shares trade at a discount of more than 10% from its net asset value per share (NAV) for any ten consecutive business days in 2025, the Board intends to authorize a tender offer to purchase at least 15% of its outstanding shares at a price