Company: NCZ-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032992
Chunk: 4

Company: Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. April 8, 2025

| ​ | ​ | IMPORTANT:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting (virtually). In order to avoid delay and additional expense, and to assure that your shares are represented, please vote as promptly as possible, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting (virtually). Please refer to the website indicated on your proxy card for instructions on how to cast your vote. To vote by mail, please complete, sign, date, and mail the enclosed proxy card. No postage is required if you use the accompanying envelope to mail the proxy card in the United States. The proxy is revocable and will not affect your right to vote in person (virtually) if you attend the Annual Meeting and elect to vote in person (virtually). | ​ | ​ |

Instructions for signing proxy cards The following general guidelines for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and avoid the time and expense to the Funds of validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card(s) properly. 1. Individual accounts: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card. 2. Joint accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration on the proxy card. 3. All other accounts: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example:

| ​                            | ​                                        | ​ | Registrations                                          | ​                                  | ​ | Valid Signature            | ​ |
| Corporate Accounts           | ​                                        | ​ | (1) ABC Corp                                           | ​                                  | ​ | (1) ABC Corp               | ​ |
| ​                            | (2) ABC Corp                             | ​ | ​                                                      | (2) John Doe, Treasurer            | ​ |                            |   |
| ​                            | (3) ABC Corp. c/o John Doe, Treasurer    | ​ | ​                                                      | (3