Company: NRK
Filing Date: 2025-06-30
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-152778
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Company: NUVEEN NEW YORK AMT-FREE QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
Filing Date: 2025-06-30
Form: DEF 14A
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Board Members/Nominees” table included herein). In adopting a unitary board structure, the Board Members seek to provide effective governance through establishing a board, the overall composition of which
will, as a body, possess the appropriate skills, diversity (including, among other things, gender, race and ethnicity), independence and experience to oversee the Funds’ business. With this overall framework in mind, when the Board, through its
Nominating and Governance Committee discussed below, seeks nominees for the Board, the Board Members consider not only the candidate’s particular background, skills and experience, among other things, but also whether such background, skills
and experience enhance the Board’s diversity and at the same time complement the Board given its current composition and the mix of skills and experiences of the incumbent Board Members. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that the
Board generally benefits from diversity of background (including, among other things, gender, race and ethnicity), skills, experience and views among its members, and considers this a factor in evaluating the composition of the Board, but has not
adopted any specific policy on diversity or any particular definition of diversity.

The Board believes the unitary board structure enhances good and effective
governance, particularly given the nature of the structure of the investment company complex. Funds in the same complex generally are served by the same service providers and personnel and are governed by the same regulatory scheme which raises
common issues that must be addressed by the Board Members across the Fund Complex (such as compliance, valuation, liquidity, brokerage, trade allocation and risk management). The Board believes it is more efficient to have a single board review and
oversee common policies and procedures which increases the Board’s knowledge and expertise with respect to the many aspects of fund operations that are complex-wide in nature. The unitary structure also enhances the Board’s influence and
oversight over the Adviser and other service providers.

In an effort to enhance the independence of the Board, the Board also has
Co-Chairs that are Independent Board Members. The Board recognizes that a chair can perform an important role in setting the agenda for the Board, establishing the boardroom culture, establishing a point
person on behalf of the Board for Fund management and reinforcing the Board’s focus on the long-term interests of shareholders. The Board recognizes that a chair may be able to better perform these functions without any conflicts of interests
arising from a position with Fund management. Accordingly, the Board Members have elected Mr. Young to serve as an independent Chair of the