Company: NCZ-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032992
Chunk: 6

Company: Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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NIE”), each a Massachusetts business trust, Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (“VGI”), a Delaware statutory trust, Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (“EDF”), a Massachusetts business trust, and Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (“ZTR”), a Maryland corporation (each of AIO, NCV, NCZ, ACV, NFJ, NIE, VGI, EDF and ZTR, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), of proxies to be voted at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Funds (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 2, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only and will be conducted exclusively by webcast. You will be able to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions by visiting: www.meetnow.global/MJ4WWLV on June 2, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and entering the control number found in the shaded box of your proxy card. You will not be able to attend the meeting physically. This document gives you the information you need to vote on the matters listed on the accompanying Notice of Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Notice of Annual Meeting”). This Proxy Statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting, and the proxy card are first being mailed to shareholders on or about April 15, 2025. Summary of Proposals to be Voted Upon

| Proposal |   |   |                                                        | ​ | ​ | Shareholders                         
 Entitled to Vote                     | ​ |
| 1a       | ​ | ​ | Elect George R. Aylward as a Class III trustee of AIO  | ​ | ​ | AIO shareholders                     | ​ |
| 1b       | ​ | ​ | Elect Sarah E. Cogan as a Class III trustee of AIO     | ​ | ​ | AIO shareholders                     | ​ |
| 1c       | ​ | ​ | Elect Deborah A. DeCotis as a Class III trustee of AIO | ​ | ​ | AIO shareholders                     | ​ |
| 2a       | ​ | ​ | Elect Donald C. Burke as a Class I trustee of NCV      | ​ | ​ | NCV shareholders of preferred shares | ​ |
| 2b       | ​ | ​ | Elect Connie D. McDaniel as a Class I trustee of NCV