CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund
Inc. (NYSE: DPG), a closed-end fund advised by Duff &
Phelps Investment Management Co., today authorized the payment of
dividends on its common stock as follows:
|
Cents Per
Share
|
Ex-Date
|
Record
Date
|
Payable
Date
|
|
35.0
|
March 14,
2022
|
March 15,
2022
|
March 31,
2022
|
The Fund adopted a Managed Distribution Plan (the "Plan") in
2015 to maintain its current 35 cents
per share distribution rate. Under the Plan, the Fund will
distribute all available investment income to its shareholders,
consistent with the Fund's investment objective. If and when
sufficient investment income is not available on a quarterly basis,
the Fund will distribute realized capital gains and/or return of
capital to its shareholders in order to maintain the 35 cents per share distribution level.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the
Fund's December quarterly distribution to shareholders of record at
the close of business on December 15,
2021 (ex-date December 14,
2021), payable December 31,
2021, together with the cumulative distributions paid this
fiscal year to date from the following sources. All amounts are
expressed per share of common stock based on U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles which may differ from federal income
tax regulations.
|
Distribution
Estimates
|
December 2021
(QTD)
|
Year-to-date
(YTD)
|
|
|
(Sources)
|
Per
Share
Amount
|
% of
Current
Distribution
|
Per Share
Amount
|
%
of
Cumulative
Distributions
|
|
|
Net Investment
Income
|
$
0.047
|
13.4%
|
$
0.047
|
13.4%
|
|
|
Net Realized
Short-Term Capital Gains
|
0.000
|
0.0%
|
0.000
|
0.0%
|
|
|
Net Realized
Long-Term Capital Gains
|
0.000
|
0.0%
|
0.000
|
0.0%
|
|
|
Return of Capital (or
other Capital Source)
|
0.303
|
86.6%
|
0.303
|
86.6%
|
|
|
Total
|
$
0.350
|
100.0%
|
$
0.350
|
100.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of November 30,
2021
|
|
|
|
Average annual total
return on NAV for the 5 years
|
3.30%
|
|
|
Annualized current
distribution rate as a percentage of NAV
|
10.57%
|
|
|
Cumulative total
return on NAV for the fiscal year
|
-4.95%
|
|
|
Cumulative fiscal
year distributions as a percentage of NAV
|
2.64%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Fund will issue a separate 19(a) notice at the time of each
quarterly distribution using the most current financial information
available. You should not draw any conclusions about the
Fund's investment performance from the amount of these
distributions or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution
plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income
and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be
a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for
example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the
Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution
does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and
should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice
are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting
purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax
reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment
experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and may be
subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your
broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that
will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income
tax purposes.
About the Fund
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. is a
closed-end investment management company whose investment objective
is to seek total return, resulting primarily from (i) a high
level of current income, with an emphasis on providing
tax-advantaged dividend income and (ii) growth in current income,
and secondarily from capital appreciation. The Fund
seeks to achieve these objectives by investing in equities of
domestic and foreign companies in the infrastructure and utility
industries. The Fund considers the infrastructure industry to
include companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue or
profits from owning or operating infrastructure assets, which
include toll roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, seaports, and
railroads. The Fund considers the utility industry to include
companies that commit or derive at least 50% of their assets, gross
income or profits in the electric, gas, water, telecommunications
and midstream energy sectors. For more information, please
contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7598, by email at
duff@virtus.com, or visit the DPG website, www.dpimc.com/dpg.
About the Investment Adviser
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. is a subsidiary of
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS), a multi-boutique asset
manager. Duff & Phelps has more than 35 years of experience
managing investment portfolios, including institutional separate
accounts and open- and closed-end funds investing in utilities,
infrastructure, MLPs and real estate investment trusts (REITs). For
more information, visit www.dpimc.com.
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