Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (EOD) filings document closed-end fund governance and shareholder voting matters. The fund's proxy materials describe annual meeting procedures, record-date voting eligibility, trustee elections, board composition, and other business that may come before shareholders.
These regulatory records provide formal disclosure for a listed closed-end management investment company focused on current income and long-term capital growth, including governance oversight for the fund's investment program and common-shareholder rights.
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund is holding its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time in Boston, with an option to attend telephonically, to elect three Class I independent trustees: Isaiah Harris, Jr., Cindy Miller, and Olivia S. Mitchell. The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR all nominees; Class I terms run to the 2029 annual meeting, with Mr. Harris expected to retire around December 31, 2027 and Ms. Mitchell around December 31, 2028.
Shareholders of record as of November 28, 2025, when the Fund had 43,065,913 shares outstanding, are entitled to vote, and a 33 1/3% share quorum is required. Advisors Asset Management, LLC beneficially owned 2,270,411 common shares, or 5.272%, as of that date. All trustees are independent and serve on the Nominating and Governance and Audit Committees, which oversee board composition and financial reporting.
KPMG LLP has been approved as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, with 2025 audit fees of $62,850 and tax fees of $2,530. Trustees are compensated by the Fund and Fund Complex (for example, Timothy J. Penny received $4,989 from the Fund and $454,000 from the Fund Complex for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025), while officers are paid by the adviser or affiliates.
Allspring Global Investments filed a Form 5 for Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (EOD), reporting open-market purchases and year-end holdings. The filing lists common share purchases on 03/22/2024 (10 shares at $4.67; 9,990 shares at $4.6799) and on 06/07/2024 (200 shares at $4.885; 3,800 shares at $4.89).
Allspring reported 36,000 common shares beneficially owned directly at the end of the issuer’s fiscal year 10/31/2025. The reporting person’s relationship to the issuer is marked as Other — Portfolio Manager, and the form was filed by one reporting person.