MILLER/HOWARD HIGH INCOME EQUITY FUND DECLARES MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS
January 02, 2024 at 08:45 am EST
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Kingston, NY, Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of the Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund (NYSE: HIE) (the “Fund”) declares cash distributions of $0.051 per share for each of January, February, and March 2024.
HIE: CUSIP–600379 101
Declaration
Ex-Date
Record
Payable
January 2, 2024
January 23, 2024
January 24, 2024
January 31, 2024
January 2, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 22, 2024
February 29, 2024
January 2, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 21, 2024
March 28, 2024
The Fund’s current indicated distribution rate based on its closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on December 29, 2023 ($10.61) is 5.77%. The current indicated rate based on the Fund’s net asset value per share ($11.14) is 5.49%. The Fund intends to pay monthly distributions to its shareholders.
Each quarter, the Board of Trustees reviews the Adviser’s recommended amount of any potential distribution to shareholders. The Board of Trustees will monitor the Fund’s distribution level. The Fund’s distribution rate may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, Fund performance and other factors. There can be no assurance that an unanticipated change in market conditions or other unforeseen factors will not result in a change in the Fund’s distribution rate at a future time. The distribution rate should not be considered the dividend yield or total return on an investment in the Fund.
About the Fund The Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund seeks high current income, and secondarily long-term capital appreciation, by investing in high-yielding equities strategically allocated across multiple sectors and industries focusing on companies that we view to have a high current yield, growth of dividends and financial strength. The Fund has a 10 year term limit. It will terminate on November 24, 2024 unless the Board of Trustees determines that it is in the best interests of the shareholders to extend the term limit for one year or if shareholders vote to shorten or extend the life of the Fund. Upon termination of the Fund, shareholders will receive the NAV per share.
The Fund is managed by Miller/Howard Investments Inc., based in Kingston, New York. Miller/Howard Investments Inc.’s total firm assets as of September 30, 2023 were approximately $3.1 billion, including $0.3 billion in assets under advisement. Miller/Howard Investments Inc. focuses on income-producing equities, with an emphasis on high-quality stocks with high yield and strong prospects for dividend growth, offering investors the opportunity for capital appreciation, current income, and growth of income. The firm has managed portfolios for major institutions and individuals for over three decades.
For information, call shareholder servicing: American Stock Transfer 1-800-937-5449
Catherine Johnston, CFA
Miller/Howard Investments Inc.
845-679-9166
cjohnston@mhinvest.com
Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund (the Fund) is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. The Fund's primary objective is to provide high current income with capital appreciation. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in dividend or distribution paying equity securities of United States companies and non- United States companies traded on United States exchanges. The Fund may invest in equity securities including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants, depository receipts and equity interests in trust and other entities. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of master limited partnerships (MLPs). The Fund invests in various sectors, which include oil and gas extraction, insurance carriers, natural gas transmission, real estate investment trusts, petroleum refining, eating places, and others. The Fundâs investment advisor is Miller/Howard Investments, Inc.