Virtus Convertible & Income Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution: 5.625% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares

Key Terms

cumulative preferred shares financial

Cumulative preferred shares are a class of stock that pays regular fixed payments to holders and keeps a running total of any missed payments, which the company must clear before paying common shareholders. Think of it like a savings account that records skipped interest so the owner gets owed amounts later; this gives investors a steadier income and extra protection compared with common stock, though with limited upside potential.

liquidation value financial

Liquidation value is the amount of cash that could be realized if a company’s assets were sold off quickly and its debts and sale costs were paid, usually yielding less than normal selling value. For investors it matters because it provides a practical “floor” or worst‑case estimate of what shareholders or creditors might recover in a bankruptcy or forced sale, helping gauge downside risk much like the cash you’d get from a hastily held garage sale versus a planned auction.

callable financial

A callable security is a bond or preferred share that the issuer can choose to buy back before its scheduled end date, effectively ending your investment early. This matters to investors because it creates reinvestment risk and can limit price gains—think of it like a rental agreement where the owner can terminate the lease early, so you often receive a higher yield as compensation but lose certainty about future income.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV) announced today that it has declared a $0.3515625 per share cash distribution payable on December 31, 2025 to Series A cumulative preferred shareholders of record on December 11, 2025.

The Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NCV PR A, are rated “A” by Fitch Ratings and have an annual dividend rate of $1.40625 per share. The 4,000,000 Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares were issued September 20, 2018 at $25.00 per share and pay distributions quarterly. This distribution represents the accrual period from October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares are now callable at any time at the liquidation value of $25.00 per share plus accrued dividends.

About the Fund

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund has an investment objective to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and high current income. Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC, a registered investment adviser affiliated with Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., is the investment adviser to the fund and Voya Investment Management is its subadviser.

For more information on this fund, contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the Closed-End Funds section on the web at virtus.com.

Fund Risks

An investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible loss of principal. A fund’s shares may be worth less upon their sale than what an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. For more information about the fund’s investment objective and risks, please see the fund’s annual report. A copy of the fund’s most recent annual report can be accessed through the Closed-End Funds section of virtus.com and may be obtained free of charge by contacting “Shareholder Services” as set forth at the end of this press release.

About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. We provide investment products and services from our investment managers, each with a distinct investment style and autonomous investment process, as well as select subadvisers. Investment solutions are available across multiple disciplines and product types to meet a wide array of investor needs. Additional information about our firm, investment partners, and strategies is available at virtus.com.

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For Further Information:

Shareholder Services

(866) 270-7788

closedendfunds@virtus.com

Source: Virtus Convertible & Income Fund