Brookfield Investment Management Inc. Announces the Adjournment of the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of Brookfield Mortgage Opportunity Income Fund Inc., Brookfield Total Return Fund Inc.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) - Brookfield Investment Management Inc. announced today that the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") for each of Brookfield Mortgage Opportunity Income Fund Inc. (BOI), Brookfield Total Return Fund Inc. (HTR) and Brookfield High Income Fund Inc. (HHY), has been adjourned until 8:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 1, 2016.
The Special Meeting has been adjourned to permit further solicitation of shareholders to consider the approval of the proposals described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
During the period of the adjournment, Brookfield will continue to solicit proxies from its shareholders with respect to the proposals set forth in the Joint Proxy Statement. If a shareholder has previously submitted its proxy card and does not wish to change its vote, no further action is required by such shareholder.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote. Shareholders of record as of May 18, 2016, may vote by visiting proxyonline.com, calling toll-free 1-888-227-9349 or by returning proxy cards.
If you should have any questions regarding the proposals, or require duplicative proxy materials, please contact AST Fund Solutions at 1-800-330-5136. Information is also available at www.brookfieldim.com.
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Brookfield Investment Management (the "Firm") is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing listed real assets strategies including real estate equities, infrastructure equities, real asset debt and diversified real assets. With over $16 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2016, the Firm manages separate accounts, registered funds and opportunistic strategies for institutional and individual clients, including financial institutions, public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds and high net worth investors. Headquartered in New York, the Firm and its affiliates also maintain offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London and Toronto. Further information is available at www.brookfieldim.com. Brookfield Investment Management Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with $240 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2016. For more information, go to www.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Mortgage Opportunity Income Fund Inc., Brookfield Total Return Fund Inc. and Brookfield High Income Fund Inc. are managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc. The Funds use their websites as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the Funds are routinely posted on and accessible at www.brookfieldim.com.
