Company: JPC
Filing Date: 2025-06-12
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001999371-25-007638
Chunk: 183

Company: Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
Filing Date: 2025-06-12
Form: 424B3
Chunk 183
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Article IX
EXPENSES</div>

9.1 The expenses incurred in connection with the Merger (whether or not the Merger is consummated) will be allocated among and borne by both of the Funds ratably based on the projected relative benefits to the common shareholders of each Fund, as common shareholders of the Acquiring Fund for a period equal to shareholders’ average holding period of shares for each Fund, and such estimated amounts shall be set forth in the Registration Statement or other Proxy Materials. Each Fund shall have accrued such expenses as liabilities at or before the Valuation Time. Merger-related expenses include, without limitation, (a) expenses associated with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and other Proxy Materials; (b) postage; (c) printing; (d) accounting fees; (e) legal fees; (f) proxy solicitation costs; and (g) other related administrative or operational costs.

9.2 Each party represents and warrants to the other parties that there is no person or entity entitled to receive any broker’s fees or similar fees or commission payments in connection with structuring the transactions provided for herein.

9.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, expenses will in any event be paid by the party directly incurring such expenses if and to the extent that the payment by another party of such expenses would result in the disqualification of a Fund as a RIC under the Code.

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ENTIRE AGREEMENT</div>

10.1 The parties agree that no party has made to any other party any representation, warranty or covenant not set forth herein and that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between and among the parties.

<div align='center'>Article XI
TERMINATION</div>

11.1 This Agreement may be terminated by the mutual agreement of the parties, and such termination may be effected by the Chief Administrative Officer, President or any Vice President of each Fund without further action by the Target Fund Board or the Acquiring Fund Board. In addition, either Fund may at its option terminate the Agreement at or before the Closing due to:

(a) a breach by the non-terminating party of any representation or warranty, or agreement to be performed at or before the Closing, if not cured within 30 days of the breach and prior to the Closing;

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(b) a condition precedent to the obligations of the terminating party that has not been met or waived and it reasonably appears that it will not or cannot be