ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF FULL REDEMPTION OF 2018 VARIABLE RATE MUNIFUND TERM PREFERRED SHARES AND CREATION OF TENDER OPTION BOND TRUSTS AS SUBSTITUTE LEVERAGE
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 27 2025
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Source: PRnewswire
Redemption of Preferred Shares: AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund announced the redemption of all its outstanding 2018 Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares at a price of $25,000 per share, totaling $88.275 million plus unpaid dividends.
Use of Proceeds: The Fund utilized proceeds from the creation of tender option bond trusts to replace the leverage previously obtained through the 2018 VMTPS.
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About AFB
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund is focused on investing approximately 80%, and normally substantially all, of its net assets in municipal securities paying interest that is exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund also normally invest at least 75% of its assets in investment-grade municipal securities or unrated municipal securities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in municipal bonds rated below investment-grade and unrated municipal bonds. The Fund also invests in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in municipal bonds of the types in which the Fund invests directly. The Fund's investment adviser is AllianceBernstein L.P.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
