NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss
Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SWZ), a non-diversified registered
closed-end investment company (the "Fund"), announced today that
due to concerns regarding COVID-19 the location of the Fund's
2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 125 Broad
Street, New York, New York at the
offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. The previously
announced date and time of the Annual Meeting, September 11, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., will not change.
As described in the Fund's proxy statement for the Annual
Meeting, only stockholders of the Fund as of the close of business
on July 17, 2020 are entitled to
participate in the Annual Meeting. Those stockholders planning to
attend the Annual Meeting must register in advance with the Fund's
administrator, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, and agree to comply
with the identification, security and COVID-19 protocols required
to enter the premises. Accordingly, stockholders that plan on
attending the meeting in person must contact Jennifer Lima, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services at
414-248-4023 or jennifer.lima@usbank.com not later than the close
of business on September 9,
2020. Eligible stockholders of the Fund that are unable to
attend the Annual Meeting in person but are interested in listening
to the Meeting and to a presentation by the Fund's investment
adviser should contact Jennifer
Lima, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services at 414-248-4023 or
jennifer.lima@usbank.com for the dial-in details.
About The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
The Fund (www.swzfund.com) is a non-diversified, closed-end
investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation through
investment in equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss
companies. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol
"SWZ." The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by
investing generally in Swiss equity and equity-linked securities
that are traded on a Swiss stock exchange, traded at the pre-bourse
level of one or more Swiss stock exchanges, traded through a market
maker or traded over the counter in Switzerland. The Fund also may invest in Swiss
equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies that are
traded on other major European stock exchanges.
Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously
offered. Typically, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open
market through a stock exchange. Shares of closed-end funds
frequently trade at a discount to net asset value. The price of the
Fund's shares is determined by a number of factors, several of
which are beyond the control of the Fund. Therefore, the Fund
cannot predict whether its shares will trade at, below or above net
asset value.
The Fund is managed by Schroder Investment Management North
America Inc.
About Schroder Investment Management North America
Inc.
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and Schroder
Investment Management North America Limited, investment advisors
registered with the U.S. SEC, are units of Schroders plc (SDR.L), a
global asset management company with approximately $649.6 billion in assets under management as of
June 30, 2020. Schroder's clients
include major financial institutions including banks and insurance
companies, as well as local and public authorities, public and
private pension funds, endowments and foundations, intermediaries
and advisors, as well as high net worth individuals and retail
investors. The firm has built one of the largest networks of
offices of any dedicated asset management company with more than
500 portfolio managers and analysts covering the world's investment
markets, offering a comprehensive range of products and services.
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. provides asset
management products and services to clients in the U.S. and
Canada.
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. is an
indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Schroders plc, a U.K. public
company with shares listed on the London Stock
Exchange.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Fund's
shares in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.
Contact:
Jennifer Brogadir
212-641-3863
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