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Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. (NYSE: DPG), a closed-end fund advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., previously announced the following monthly distribution on September 18, 2025:

Per Share Amount

Ex-Date

Record Date

Payable Date

$0.07

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2025

January 12, 2026

The Fund adopted a managed distribution plan (the “Plan”) in 2015. Under the Plan, the Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. If and when sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund will distribute realized capital gains and/or return of capital to its shareholders in order to maintain the monthly $0.07 per share distribution level.

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the Fund’s December 2025 distribution to shareholders, together with the cumulative distributions paid from the first day of the fiscal year to this month end, and provides the sources of such distributions. All amounts are expressed per share of common stock based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which may differ from federal income tax regulations.

Distribution Estimates

December 2025 (MTD)

Fiscal Year-to-Date (YTD)(1)

(Sources)

Per Share Amount

Percentage of Current Distribution

Per Share Amount

Percentage of Current Distribution

Net Investment Income

$

0.000

0.0%

$

0.023

16.5%

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

 

0.000

0.0%

 

0.000

0.0%

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

 

0.070

100.0%

 

0.117

83.5%

Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)

 

0.000

0.0%

 

0.000

0.0%

Total Distribution

$

0.070

100.0%

$

0.140

100.0%

(1) Fiscal year started November 1, 2025.

As of November 28, 2025

 

Average annual total return on NAV for the 5 years

11.95%

Annualized current distribution rate as a percentage of NAV

5.68%

Cumulative total return on NAV for the fiscal year

4.16%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV

0.47%

The Fund will issue a separate 19(a) notice at the time of each distribution using the most current financial information available. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

About the Fund

Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. is a closed-end investment management company whose investment objective is to seek total return, resulting primarily from (i) a high level of current income, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income and (ii) growth in current income, and secondarily from capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve these objectives by investing primarily in equities of domestic and foreign utilities and infrastructure providers. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in dividend-paying equity securities of companies in the utility industry and the infrastructure industry. The utility industry is defined to include the following sectors: electric, gas, water, telecommunications, and midstream energy. The infrastructure industry is defined as companies owning or operating essential transportation assets, such as toll roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, seaports, and railroads. For more information, contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7598, by email at duff@virtus.com, or visit the DPG website, dpimc.com/dpg.

About the Investment Adviser

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. is a boutique investment manager that specializes in listed real asset strategies for institutional and individual clients. An investment manager of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS), the firm began in 1932 as a fundamental research firm and has been managing assets since 1979. The firm seeks to provide specialty investment strategies that enhance client outcomes through active portfolio management and customized solutions, utilizing a process with values that include quality, reliability, and specialization. Investment strategies include U.S. and global real estate securities, global listed infrastructure, energy infrastructure, water, and clean energy. For more information visit dpimc.com.

Shareholder Services

(866) 270-7598

duff@virtus.com

Source: Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund

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