SEC Form DEFA14A filed by ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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| ☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement | |
| ☒ | Definitive Additional Materials | |
| ☐ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-12 | |
CLEARBRIDGE MLP AND MIDSTREAM TOTAL RETURN FUND INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On March 6, 2024, ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) filed a Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing inadvertently omitted certain information related to the Fund’s outstanding preferred shares. The purpose of this filing is to amend and restate the first full paragraph on page 2 of the Proxy Statement to provide information related to the Fund’s preferred shares and such shares respective liquidation preferences. The revised paragraph is provided below. No other changes have been made to the Proxy Statement.
The Board has fixed the close of business on February 7, 2024 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of stockholders of the Fund entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Fund has two classes of shares: Common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and fixed-rate Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shares”), which, with respect to the Series D Preferred Shares, have a liquidation preference of $100,000.00 per share and, with respect to the Series E Preferred Shares, have a liquidation preference of $30.00 per share (collectively with the Common Stock, the “Shares”). At the Record Date, the Fund had outstanding 6,886,833 shares of Common Stock and 85 Series D Preferred Shares and 366,667 Series E Preferred Shares. Common stockholders of the Fund on that date will be entitled to one vote on each matter for each share held, and a fractional vote with respect to fractional shares, with no cumulative voting rights. Due to the different liquidation preferences for certain series of Preferred Shares, the voting rights of the Preferred Shares are measured by votes per dollars of liquidation preference, as opposed to votes per share, to ensure equal voting rights among the holders of Preferred Shares. Preferred stockholders of the Fund on that date will be entitled to one vote on each matter for every $30.00 of liquidation preference held, with no cumulative voting rights.