Company: NMZ
Filing Date: 2025-01-06
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001193125-25-002222
Chunk: 148

Company: NUVEEN MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
Filing Date: 2025-01-06
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 148
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en Municipal Credit Income Fund, Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund, Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund and the Nuveen Dynamic Opportunities Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and certain other closed-end funds in the Nuveen fund complex amended their by-laws. Among other things, the amended by-laws included provisions pursuant to which, in summary, a shareholder who obtains beneficial ownership of common shares in a Control Share Acquisition (as defined in the by-laws) shall have the same voting rights as other common shareholders only to the extent authorized by the other disinterested shareholders (the “Control Share By-Law”). On February 24, 2022, the Board of the Funds suspended the Control-Share By-Law provisions. Subsequently, on February 28, 2024, the Board of the Funds adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws to eliminate the Control Share By-Law provision in its entirety. Other than the elimination of the Control Share By-Law provisions, the Amended and Restated By-Laws are identical to the previously adopted by-laws. Principal Risks The following risk factor was added as a principal risk to the Funds: Direct Lending Risk.The Fund may engage in direct lending. Direct loans between the Fund and a borrower may not be administered by an underwriter or agent bank. The Fund may provide financing to commercial borrowers directly or through companies affiliated with the Fund. The terms of the direct loans are negotiated with borrowers in private transactions. Furthermore, a direct loan may be secured or unsecured. The Fund will rely primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower and/or any collateral for payment of interest and repayment of principal. Direct loans may subject the Fund to liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and borrower default or insolvency. Direct loans are not publicly traded and may not have a secondary market which may have an adverse impact on the ability of the Fund to dispose of a direct loan and/or value the direct loan. The Fund’s performance may be impacted by the Fund’s ability to lend on favorable terms as the Fund may be subject to increased competition or a reduced supply of qualifying loans which could lead to lower yields and reduce Fund performance. As part of its lending activities, the Fund may originate loans to companies that are experiencing significant financial or business difficulties, including companies involved in bankruptcy or other reorganization and liquidation proceedings. Although the terms of such financing may result in significant financial returns to the Fund, they involve a substantial degree of risk. The level