SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (Amendment)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 23)*

NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

65340G106

(CUSIP NUMBER)

Jason Post, Chief Compliance Officer

NexPoint Advisors, L.P.

300 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

October 19, 2021

(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box ☐.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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SCHEDULE 13D/A

This Amendment No. 23 (this “Amendment”) is being filed on behalf of James D. Dondero and Nancy Marie Dondero (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), and amends the Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2014, as subsequently amended on October 24, 2014, as subsequently amended on October 31, 2014, as subsequently amended on February 27, 2015, as subsequently amended on March 12, 2015, as subsequently amended on April 29, 2015, as subsequently amended on August 5, 2015, as subsequently amended on August 11, 2015, as subsequently amended on September 1, 2015, as subsequently amended on October 16, 2015, as subsequently amended on January 22, 2016, as subsequently amended on April 22, 2016, as subsequently amended on August 25, 2016, as subsequently amended on October 25, 2016, as subsequently amended on February 22, 2017, as subsequently amended on June 23, 2017, as subsequently amended on May 8, 2018, as subsequently amended on June 13, 2018, as subsequently amended on October 25, 2018, as subsequently amended on June 19, 2019, as subsequently amended on January 17, 2020, as subsequently amended on April 6, 2020, and as subsequently amended on March 3, 2021 relating to the Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) of NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (f/k/a NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund), a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), held by the Reporting Persons and certain related or other entities.

The information set forth in response to each separate Item below shall be deemed to be a response to all Items where such information is relevant. The Schedule 13D is supplementally amended as follows.

The responses to Items 4, 5 and 6 of the Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.

As of October 20, 2021, the Reporting Persons had invested approximately $[__] (inclusive of brokerage commissions) in the securities of the Issuer. The source of these funds was the working capital of the Reporting Persons.

Purchases of securities are typically effected through margin accounts maintained with brokers, which may extend margin credit as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and the brokers’ credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts.

(a) As of October 20, 2021, (i) James D. Dondero may be deemed to beneficially own [4,745,737.6665] shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately [12.82]% of the outstanding Common Stock; and (ii) Nancy Marie Dondero, held in a joint account and in her capacity of trustee of a trust, may be deemed to beneficially own [2,643,824.8617] shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately [7.1]% of the outstanding Common Stock. James D. Dondero has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of the [2,618,315.0] shares of Common Stock owned by the trust.

(b)

(c) Appendix A attached hereto lists all transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days by the Reporting Persons. Except as otherwise noted, the transactions in the Common Stock were effected in the open market. Since the filing of Amendment No. 22 to this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons acquired an aggregate of 33,661 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Issuer’s Distribution Reinvestment Plan at various prices. Except as reported in this Item 5, the Reporting Persons did not acquire or dispose of any Common Stock in the 60 days preceding the date hereof. Shares acquired through the Issuer’s Distribution Reinvestment Plan were acquired directly from the Issuer.

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(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.

(e) Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: October 25, 2021

Appendix A

TRANSACTIONS

The following table sets forth all transactions with respect to the Common Stock effected in the last sixty (60) days by the Reporting Persons or on behalf of the Reporting Persons in respect of the shares of Common Stock. The transactions in the Common Stock were effected in the open market.