{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"163565","rtpr_id":"nBw458cTqa-20261007","ticker":"NFJ","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["NFJ"],"title":"Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Announces Final Results of Tender Offer","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-07T20:10:00.103Z","article_body":"Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Announces Final Results\nof Tender Offer\n\nVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Fproducts%2Fvirtus-dividend-interest-premium-strategy-fund%23shareclass.N%2Fperiod.quarterly&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Virtus+Dividend%2C+Interest+%26amp%3B+Premium+Strategy+Fund&index=1&md5=ffbadc5932569e31184f4ec4a558bc2f)\n(NYSE: NFJ) (the “Fund”) today announced the final results of its\npreviously announced tender offer (“Tender Offer”) to acquire up to 25% of\nits outstanding shares. The Tender Offer expired October 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.\n(Eastern).\n\nThe Fund accepted 23,241,811 shares, representing 25% of its outstanding\nshares, for payment on or about October 13, 2026. A total of 28,811,699 shares\nwere properly tendered. Therefore, on a prorated basis, approximately 80.67%\nof the shares tendered by each tendering stockholder have been accepted for\npayment.\n\nThe purchase price of the accepted shares is 99% of the Fund’s net asset\nvalue per share determined as of the close of the regular trading session of\nthe New York Stock Exchange on October 5, 2026, which is equal to $15.9192 per\nshare.\n\nAbout the Fund\n\nVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Fproducts%2Fvirtus-dividend-interest-premium-strategy-fund%23shareclass.N%2Fperiod.quarterly&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Virtus+Dividend%2C+Interest+%26amp%3B+Premium+Strategy+Fund&index=2&md5=07ea162a9e0fc89ef293ae4acad12a07)\nis a diversified closed-end fund that seeks current income and gains, with\nlong-term capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The Fund generally\ninvests approximately 75% of its total assets in equity securities and\napproximately 25% in convertible securities and employs an option strategy of\nwriting covered call options on a portion of its portfolio. Virtus Investment\nAdvisers, LLC (“VIA”), is the Fund’s investment adviser, and NFJ\nInvestment Group\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfjinv.com%2F&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=NFJ+Investment+Group&index=3&md5=fb1f763ba44ca220e74d3f4ce026ddd7)\n, an affiliate of VIA, and Voya Investment Management\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Finvestment-partners%2Fvoya-investment-management&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Voya+Investment+Management&index=4&md5=da0a470d32d152803333563b3e7d35dc)\nare its subadvisers. For more information about the Fund, contact shareholder\nservices at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com\n(mailto:closedendfunds@virtus.com) , or through the Closed-End Funds\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Four-products%2Findividual-investors%2Fclosed-end-funds&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Closed-End+Funds&index=5&md5=6500635b43f0ccd9e4680a6dab50b388)\nsection of virtus.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2F%23product.all%2Fclass.all&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=virtus.com&index=6&md5=af2f897839b7b34258f7d10460e8925e)\n.\n\nFund Risks\n\nAn investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible\nloss of principal. A fund’s shares may be worth less upon their sale than\nwhat an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a\npremium or discount to their NAV. For more information about the Fund’s\ninvestment objective and risks, please see the Fund’s annual report. A copy\nof the Fund’s most recent annual report can be accessed through the\nClosed-End Funds section of virtus.com and may be obtained free of charge by\ncontacting “Shareholder Services” as set forth at the bottom of this press\nrelease.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007564121/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007564121/en/)\n\nFor Further Information: \n\nShareholder Services\n\n(866) 270-7788\n\nclosedendfunds@virtus.com (mailto:closedendfunds@virtus.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw458cTqa-20261007","title":"Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Announces Final Results of Tender Offer","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"NFJ","created":"2026-10-07T20:10:00.103Z","tickers":["NFJ"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Announces Final Results\nof Tender Offer\n\nVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Fproducts%2Fvirtus-dividend-interest-premium-strategy-fund%23shareclass.N%2Fperiod.quarterly&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Virtus+Dividend%2C+Interest+%26amp%3B+Premium+Strategy+Fund&index=1&md5=ffbadc5932569e31184f4ec4a558bc2f)\n(NYSE: NFJ) (the “Fund”) today announced the final results of its\npreviously announced tender offer (“Tender Offer”) to acquire up to 25% of\nits outstanding shares. The Tender Offer expired October 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.\n(Eastern).\n\nThe Fund accepted 23,241,811 shares, representing 25% of its outstanding\nshares, for payment on or about October 13, 2026. A total of 28,811,699 shares\nwere properly tendered. Therefore, on a prorated basis, approximately 80.67%\nof the shares tendered by each tendering stockholder have been accepted for\npayment.\n\nThe purchase price of the accepted shares is 99% of the Fund’s net asset\nvalue per share determined as of the close of the regular trading session of\nthe New York Stock Exchange on October 5, 2026, which is equal to $15.9192 per\nshare.\n\nAbout the Fund\n\nVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Fproducts%2Fvirtus-dividend-interest-premium-strategy-fund%23shareclass.N%2Fperiod.quarterly&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Virtus+Dividend%2C+Interest+%26amp%3B+Premium+Strategy+Fund&index=2&md5=07ea162a9e0fc89ef293ae4acad12a07)\nis a diversified closed-end fund that seeks current income and gains, with\nlong-term capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The Fund generally\ninvests approximately 75% of its total assets in equity securities and\napproximately 25% in convertible securities and employs an option strategy of\nwriting covered call options on a portion of its portfolio. Virtus Investment\nAdvisers, LLC (“VIA”), is the Fund’s investment adviser, and NFJ\nInvestment Group\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfjinv.com%2F&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=NFJ+Investment+Group&index=3&md5=fb1f763ba44ca220e74d3f4ce026ddd7)\n, an affiliate of VIA, and Voya Investment Management\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Finvestment-partners%2Fvoya-investment-management&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Voya+Investment+Management&index=4&md5=da0a470d32d152803333563b3e7d35dc)\nare its subadvisers. For more information about the Fund, contact shareholder\nservices at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com\n(mailto:closedendfunds@virtus.com) , or through the Closed-End Funds\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2Four-products%2Findividual-investors%2Fclosed-end-funds&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=Closed-End+Funds&index=5&md5=6500635b43f0ccd9e4680a6dab50b388)\nsection of virtus.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtus.com%2F%23product.all%2Fclass.all&esheet=54617952&newsitemid=20261007564121&lan=en-US&anchor=virtus.com&index=6&md5=af2f897839b7b34258f7d10460e8925e)\n.\n\nFund Risks\n\nAn investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible\nloss of principal. A fund’s shares may be worth less upon their sale than\nwhat an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a\npremium or discount to their NAV. For more information about the Fund’s\ninvestment objective and risks, please see the Fund’s annual report. A copy\nof the Fund’s most recent annual report can be accessed through the\nClosed-End Funds section of virtus.com and may be obtained free of charge by\ncontacting “Shareholder Services” as set forth at the bottom of this press\nrelease.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007564121/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007564121/en/)\n\nFor Further Information: \n\nShareholder Services\n\n(866) 270-7788\n\nclosedendfunds@virtus.com (mailto:closedendfunds@virtus.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-07T20:10:00.183983109Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791403800183},"received_at":"2026-10-07T20:10:00.288Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007564121/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"152019","press_release_id":"163565","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE: NFJ) completed its tender offer, accepting 23,241,811 shares — the maximum 25% of outstanding shares — for payment on or about October 13, 2026.\n\nA total of 28,811,699 shares were tendered, so shareholders who participated will have approximately 80.67% of their tendered shares accepted on a prorated basis.\n\nAccepted shares will be purchased at 99% of NAV as of the October 5 close, equal to $15.9192 per share.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Fund completes tender at 99% of NAV with ~81% proration — routine capital return for NFJ holders."},"keyFigures":{"offeringPrice":15.9192,"customDimensions":{"proration_rate":"80.67%","shares_accepted":23241811,"percent_of_outstanding":"25%","shares_properly_tendered":28811699,"purchase_price_pct_of_nav":"99%"}},"quotedText":"approximately 80.67% of the shares tendered by each tendering stockholder have been accepted for payment","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund","ticker":"NFJ","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC","relationship":"investment adviser"},{"name":"NFJ Investment Group","relationship":"subadviser"},{"name":"Voya Investment Management","relationship":"subadviser"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$15.9192 per share","context":"purchase price, equal to 99% of NAV as of October 5, 2026"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Final results of a previously announced closed-end fund tender offer: the fund accepted the full 25% of outstanding shares at 99% of NAV. 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