U.S. Bancorp Asset Management Reports January Distributions for Closed-End Funds

The closed-end funds listed below, which are advised by U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc., declared their January distributions.

In a release on December 13, the Company noted that the distributions will be allocated on a per-share basis on the common stock.

Includes a normal monthly distribution of $0.0625 and $0.0857 from long-term capital gains.

ASP, BSP, CSP and SLA distributions are payable in cash or, pursuant to the funds' dividend reinvestment plans, reinvested in additional shares of the funds' common stock. Under each fund's plan, fund shares will be purchased on the open market when the price of the fund's shares on the New York Stock Exchange plus per share fees is less than a 5 percent premium over the fund's most recently calculated net asset value per share. If, at the close of business on the dividend payment date, the shares purchased in the open market are insufficient to satisfy the dividend reinvestment requirement, payment of the dividend, or the remaining portion, will be accepted in authorized but unissued shares of the fund. These shares will be issued at a per-share price equal to the higher of (a) the net asset value per share as of the close of business on the payment date or (b) 95 percent of the closing market price per share on the payment date.

MRF distributions are payable in cash or, pursuant to the fund's dividend reinvestment plan, reinvested in additional shares of the fund's common stock.

XAA, MXA and MXN distributions are payable in cash or, pursuant to the funds' dividend reinvestment plans, reinvested in additional shares of the funds' common stock. Under each fund's plan, fund shares will be purchased on the exchange on which the fund is listed or elsewhere on the open market.

During certain periods, each fund may pay distributions at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net investment income actually earned by the fund during the period. Each fund will provide a notice, as required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. Any such notice will provide information regarding the estimated amounts of the distribution derived from net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. Such notices will be for informational purposes only and the amounts indicated in such notices likely will differ from the ultimate federal income tax characterization of distributions reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV after year end.

U.S. Bank National Association is a separate entity and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, a commercial bank in the United States, and provides a line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions.

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