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Voya Prime Rate Trust

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180

May 24, 2019

April 21, 2021

Dear Shareholder:

On behalf

You are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting of the Board of TrusteesShareholders (the “Board”), we are pleased to invite you to the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual“Special Meeting”) of Voya Prime Rate Trust (the “Fund”) to be held on May 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m, Eastern Time. You will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote and submit your questions via live webcast by visiting https://www.viewproxy.com/voya/broadridgevsm/.

At the Special Meeting, shareholders of the Fund (“Shareholders”) will vote on a proposal to approve a new investment management agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba”) (the “New Management Agreement”). The AnnualFund’s current investment adviser, Voya Investments, LLC (“VIL”), and the Fund’s current sub-adviser, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”), have submitted their respective resignations, effective as of June 22, 2021 and such resignation was accepted by the Board. The VIL and Voya IM resignations followed a request for proposal process undertaken by a strategic committee established by the Board of Trustees. At this juncture, VIL and Voya IM determined to submit their resignations as adviser and sub-adviser to the Fund, respectively, as they concluded that engaging a new investment manager to be appropriate in light of the Board’s direction for the Fund.

At meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) held on March 22, 2021 and April 1, 2021, respectively, the independent members of the Board, after careful consideration, determined to select Saba to serve as investment manager of the Fund and to assume responsibility for providing the investment management services that are now provided to the Fund by VIL and Voya IM (the “Adviser Transition”), and to approve the New Management Agreement in connection with such Adviser Transition. The New Management Agreement must also be approved by Shareholders to become effective.

As described in the accompanying Proxy Statement, the terms of the New Management Agreement differ from the terms of the current investment management agreement between the Fund and VIL in view of revisions necessary to bring the New Management Agreement in line with recent market precedent in the registered closed-end fund space, and to reflect the fact that the Fund expects to retain a third-party administrator to provide administrative services to the Fund as part of the Adviser Transition. Effective upon the Adviser Transition date, all investment management and administrative services will no longer be provided by VIL and Voya IM. There will be no change in fees payable by the Fund under the New Management Agreement, nor is it expected that the Fund will bear any increase in the aggregate amount of other fees or expenses as a result of the Adviser Transition. In addition, Saba expects to enter into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund, to be effective upon consummation of the Adviser Transition, on substantially the same terms as the current expense limitation agreement.The expense cap in the Saba expense limitation agreement mirrors that of the Fund’s current expense limitation agreement and therefore the total fees and expenses borne by the Fund are expected to remain the same. The aggregate fees and expenses would, however, increase in the absence of a new expense limitation agreement.

The Board, including a majority of non-interested trustees, has approved the New Management Agreement and believes it to be in the best interests of the Fund and itsShareholders. Subject to obtaining approval by Shareholders of the New Management Agreement, and to the satisfaction of various other conditions that are described in the enclosed Proxy Statement, it is expected that the Adviser Transition will be effected on or about the date of the Special Meeting, May 21, 2021, but in no event later than June 22, 2021. This proposal is scheduledexplained more fully in the accompanying Proxy Statement. Shareholders are also being asked to approve changes to certain fundamental policies of the Fund, in order to provide the Fund with greater investment flexibility subsequent to the Adviser Transition. In addition, Shareholders are being asked to approve a change of the Fund’s investment objective.

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In connection with the Adviser Transition, the Board requested that the Fund begin to liquidate a portion of its portfolio to provide additional liquidity and investment flexibility subsequent to completion of the Adviser Transition. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2021, approximately $76.3 Million, representing approximately 12.7% of the Fund’s investment portfolio, was held in cash or cash equivalents, and up to 30% of the Fund’s portfolio may ultimately consist of cash and cash equivalents immediately prior to completion of the Adviser Transition. As a result, the Fund’s expected average yield on its investments and corresponding net investment income available for 1:00 p.m., localdistribution to shareholders will likely be reduced on a temporary basis.

Following the completion of the Adviser Transition, the Fund’s name will change to Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund. The common shares of the Fund will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, although the ticker symbol will change upon the change in the name of the Fund to BRW. Further details regarding the business to be conducted at the Special Meeting are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement.

It is important that your shares be represented at the Special Meeting. If you are unable to attend the Special Meeting virtually, I urge you to complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy card and promptly return it in the envelope provided, vote your shares by telephone, or vote via the Internet. Your vote is important.

Sincerely yours,

Andrew Kellerman

Chairperson of the Board and Trustee

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of

Shareholders to Be Held on May 21, 2021.

This Proxy Statement and Notice of the Special Meeting of Shareholders are

available at: www.proxyvote.com.

The following information applicable to the Special Meeting may be found in the proxy statement and accompanying proxy card:

The date, time and location of the meeting;

A list of the matters intended to be acted on July 9, 2019, at and our recommendations regarding those matters;

Any control/identification numbers that you need to access your proxy card; and

Information about attending the meeting and voting.

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Voya Prime Rate Trust

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.

AtAZ 85258-2034

April 21, 2021

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 21, 2021

To the Annual Meeting, shareholdersShareholders of the Fund will be asked to elect 10 nominees to the Board (the “Proposal”).

Formal notice of the Annual Meeting appears on the next page, followed by the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”). Voya Prime Rate Trust:

The Proposal is discussed in detail in the enclosed Proxy Statement, which you should read carefully.

After careful consideration, the Board recommends that you vote“FOR” the Proposal.
Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. To avoid the added cost of follow-up solicitations and possible adjournments, please take a few minutes to read the Proxy Statement and cast your vote. It is important that your vote be received no later than July 8, 2019.
We appreciate your participation and prompt response in this matter and thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Dina Santoro
President

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Notice of AnnualSpecial Meeting of Shareholders
of
Voya Prime Rate Trust
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180
Scheduled for July 9, 2019
To the Shareholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual meeting of the shareholders (the “Annual“Special Meeting”) of Voya Prime Rate Trust (the “Fund”) is scheduled for 1:will be held on May 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., localEastern Time for the following purposes:

1.

To approve the New Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, L.P.;

2.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in warrants;

3.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to purchasing or selling equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements;

4.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in other investment companies;

5.

To approve changing the Fund’s sub-classification under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from “diversified” to “non-diversified”;

6.

To approve a change of the Fund’s investment objective and to make the investment objective non-fundamental;

7.

To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies; and

8.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

You will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote and submit your questions via live webcast by visiting https://www.viewproxy.com/voya/broadridgevsm/. Prior to the Special Meeting you will be able to vote electronically at www.proxyvote.com.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES,

UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE PROPOSALS.

Each proposal is discussed in greater detail in the enclosed Proxy Statement. You have the right to receive notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 8, 2021. Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting virtually, please sign the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the self-addressed envelope provided, or submit your vote by calling toll free at the telephone number indicated on the enclosed proxy card, or submit your vote through the Internet website as indicated on the proxy card. Instructions are shown on the proxy card. In the event there are not sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve any of the foregoing proposals at the time of the Special Meeting, the Special Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of proxies by the Fund.

By Order of the Board of Trustees,

Andrew Kellerman

Chairperson of the Board and Trustee

New York, New York

April 21, 2021

This is an important meeting. To ensure proper representation at the meeting, please complete, sign, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed, self-addressed envelope, vote your shares by telephone, or vote via the Internet. Even if you vote your shares prior to the Special Meeting, you still may attend the meeting virtually and vote your shares.

If you have any questions about the special meeting or any of the proposals after reading the accompanying proxy statement, please contact our proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue, 20th floor

New York, New York 10022

Shareholders may call toll free: (877) 825-8964

Banks and Brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTING

Q1: Why did you send me this proxy statement?

A:

The Fund sent you this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card because the Board is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Special Meeting. The Special Meeting will be held on May 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote and submit your questions via live webcast by visiting https://www.viewproxy.com/voya/broadridgevsm/.

This proxy statement summarizes the information regarding the matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting. However, you do not need to attend the Special Meeting to vote your shares. You may simply complete, sign, and return the enclosed proxy card, or submit your vote by calling toll free at the telephone number indicated on July 9, 2019the enclosed proxy card, or vote your shares through the Internet, as indicated on the proxy card.

As of March 8, 2021, the date for determining shareholders of the Fund (“Shareholders”) entitled to vote at the Special Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 121,775,465.7790 of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest. If you owned shares on the Record Date, you are entitled to one vote for each whole share you owned as of that date and any fractional share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. The Fund began mailing this proxy statement on or about April 21, 2021 to all Shareholders entitled to vote their shares at the Special Meeting.

Q2: What am I being asked to vote on?

A:

At the Special Meeting, Shareholders are being asked to vote for the following proposals:

1.

To approve the New Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, L.P.;

2.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in warrants;

3.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to purchasing or selling equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements;

4.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in other investment companies;

5.

To approve changing the Fund’s sub-classification under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from “diversified” to “non-diversified”;

6.

To approve a change of the Fund’s investment objective and to make the investment objective non-fundamental;

7.

To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies; and

8.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

Q3: What is the quorum requirement for the Special Meeting?

A:

A quorum of Shareholders must be present at the Special Meeting for any business to be conducted. The presence at the Special Meeting, virtually or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares outstanding on the Record Date will constitute a quorum. Abstentions will be treated as shares present for quorum purposes. However, abstentions will be disregarded in determining the “votes cast” on a proposal and will not affect the outcome.

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If a quorum is not present at the Special Meeting, the Shareholders who are represented may adjourn the Special Meeting until a quorum is present. The persons named as proxies will vote those proxies for such adjournment, unless marked to be voted against any proposal for which an adjournment is sought, to permit the further solicitation of proxies. On the Record Date, there were 121,775,465.7790 of the Fund’s shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Thus, 60,887,733.8895 shares must be represented by Shareholders present at the Special Meeting or by proxy to have a quorum.

Q4: What is the Adviser Transition

A:

As discussed in more detail in the enclosed Proxy Statement, the Fund’s current investment adviser, Voya Investments, LLC (“VIL”), and the Fund’s current sub-adviser, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”), have submitted their respective resignations, effective as of June 22, 2021 and such resignation was accepted by the Board. The VIL and Voya IM resignations followed a request for proposal process undertaken by a strategic committee established by the Board of Trustees. At this juncture, VIL and Voya IM determined to submit their resignations as adviser and sub-adviser to the Fund, respectively, as they concluded that engaging a new investment manager to be appropriate in light of the Board’s direction for the Fund.

Thus, at meetings of the Board held on March 22, 2021 and April 1, 2021, respectively, the independent members of the Board, after careful consideration, determined to select Saba to serve as investment adviser of the Fund and to assume responsibility for providing investment management services that are now provided to the Fund by VIL and Voya IM (the “Adviser Transition”), and approve a new investment management agreement (the “New Management Agreement”) in connection with such Adviser Transition. The New Management Agreement must be approved by Shareholders to become effective.

The terms of the New Management Agreement differ from the terms of the current investment management agreement between the Fund and VIL in view of revisions necessary to bring the New Management Agreement in line with recent market precedent in the registered closed-end fund space, and to reflect the fact that the Fund expects to retain a third-party administrator to provide administrative services to the Fund as part of the Adviser Transition. Effective upon the Adviser Transition date, all investment management and administrative services will no longer be provided by VIL and Voya IM.

Q5: Why am I being asked to vote on the New Management Agreement?

A:

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) requires that a new investment management agreement be approved by both a majority of an investment company’s “non-interested” trustees and “a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” as such terms are defined under the 1940 Act. Therefore, Shareholders are being asked to approve the New Management Agreement with Saba. The Board of Trustees believes that approval of the New Management Agreement will provide the benefits to the Fund discussed below. The Board of Trustees, including a majority of Non-interested Trustees (as defined in the enclosed Proxy Statement), has approved the New Management Agreement and believes it to be in the best interests of the Fund and its Shareholders.

Q6: What are the benefits of the Adviser Transition to the Fund and its Shareholders?

A:

In evaluating the New Management Agreement, the Board of Trustees considered materials detailing Saba’s background and investment experience as a firm generally, as well as the experience of its senior management team.

Saba is a registered investment adviser founded in 2009. Saba is a spin-out of a proprietary investing group founded by Boaz Weinstein at Deutsche Bank in 1998. Saba manages $3.2 billion across four core strategies: Credit Relative Value, Tail Hedge, SPACs and Closed-End Funds. Saba’s investors are predominantly institutions and include public and corporate pension plans, endowments and foundations, family offices, banks and insurers, bank private wealth platforms, fund of funds and certain high net worth individuals.

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Upon consummation of the Adviser Transition, the Fund will be led by the senior management team of Saba, including Boaz Weinstein, Pierre Weinstein, Andrew Kellerman, Michael D’Angelo, Xavier Riera and Nitin Sapru. Boaz Weinstein will replace Dina Santoro as President of the Fund and Pierre Weinstein will replace Michael Bell as Chief Executive Officer. Boaz Weinstein, Pierre Weinstein (no relation to Boaz) and Paul Kazarian will serve as portfolio managers of the Fund.

The Board of Trustees discussed Saba’s qualifications and considered its philosophy of management, historical performance, and methods of operations, and considered the following potential benefits to the Fund and its Shareholders:

The Fund may benefit from Saba’s extensive expertise in the credit space generally.

The Fund may also benefit from Saba’s sophisticated investment advisory platform and resources, including its experience analyzing alternative opportunistic investments that may provide attractive risk-adjusted returns in addition to the Fund’s core credit focus.

Saba is well capitalized and is able to attract and retain personnel necessary to provide quality investment advisory services to the Fund.

Q7: What are the conditions of the Adviser Transition?

A:

The consummation of the Adviser Transition is subject to approval of the New Management Agreement by the Fund’s Shareholders. It is expected the Adviser Transition will be effected on or about the date of the Special Meeting, May, 21, 2021, but in no event later than June 22, 2021. Between the Adviser Transition and June 22, 2021, all investment management activity will be provided by Saba pursuant to the New Management Agreement and all administrative services are expected to be provided by a third-party administrator. Effective upon the Adviser Transition date, all investment management and administrative services will no longer be provided by VIL and Voya IM. VIL will continue to be paid under its investment management agreement through June 22, 2021, however such payment will not be borne by shareholders during the period between the Adviser Transition and June 22, 2021, because of the New Expense Limitation Agreement.

Q8: How will the Adviser Transition affect the Fund’s investment objective and strategy?

A:

In connection with the Adviser Transition, and as described in the enclosed Proxy Statement, Shareholders are being asked to approve the removal of certain fundamental policies of the Fund, in order to provide the Fund with greater investment flexibility. In addition, Shareholders are being asked to approve a change to the investment objective of the Fund and to make the investment objective non-fundamental. If approved by Shareholders, subsequent to the Adviser Transition, the Fund’s investment objective will be to seek to provide investors with a high level of current income, with a secondary goal of capital appreciation. Saba has indicated that it intends to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing in credit investments similar to those presently held by the Fund, while also opportunistically targeting certain debt investments and equity investments in market sectors, such as in the registered closed-end fund and special purpose acquisition company, or “SPAC”, spaces, where it believes it can achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns that augment the Fund’s primary credit focus.

Q9: Will the Fund continue to be publicly traded after the Adviser Transition?

A:

Yes. The shares of the Fund will continue to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol BRW.

Q10: Will the Fund’s name change?

A:

The Board has approved the change in the Fund’s name to “Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund,” subject to and effective upon the completion of the Adviser Transition.

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Q11: Will the management fees payable to Saba under the New Management Agreement increase as a result of the Adviser Transition?

A:

No. The management fee payable under the New Management Agreement will remain at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares).

Q12: How does the Board of Trustees recommend that I vote with respect to the proposal to approve the New Management Agreement?

A:

In evaluating the New Management Agreement, the Board of Trustees reviewed certain materials furnished by Saba. The Board of Trustees discussed the philosophy of management, historical performance, and methods of operations, and believes that the New Management Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its Shareholders. Accordingly, after careful consideration, the Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the New Management Agreement.

Q13: Do any of the Fund’s trustees or officers have an interest in the approval of the New Management Agreement that is different from that of the Fund’s Shareholders generally?

A:

As described in this proxy statement under “Conflicts of Interests of Our Trustees in the Adviser Transition” beginning on page 27, two of the members of the Board of Trustees are employed by Saba, and accordingly these Trustees have conflicts of interests in connection with the vote on the New Management Agreement. As a result of such conflicts, a special committee consisting solely of Trustees who have no affiliation with Saba initially reviewed Saba’s proposal to become investment adviser to the Fund, and recommended Saba’s appointment to the full Board.

Q14: Will the Fund bear the costs associated with the Adviser Transition and the Special Meeting?

A:

No. Saba will bear the costs associated with the board and shareholder approval process, including the costs and expenses incurred in connection with preparing and mailing the Proxy Statement and soliciting the Shareholder votes in connection with the Special Meeting.

Q15: How do I vote by proxy and how many votes do I have?

A:

If you properly sign and date the accompanying proxy card, and the Fund receives it in time for the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will vote the shares in the manner that you specified. If you sign the proxy card, but do not make specific choices, the shares represented by such proxy will be voted as recommended by the Board of Trustees. You may also vote your shares by calling toll free or through the Internet by following the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card.

If your shares are registered in the name of a bank or brokerage firm, you will receive a copy of the Proxy Statement, either by paper or electronically, and you may be eligible to vote your shares electronically via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions set forth on your voting instruction form.

If you require assistance with voting proxy or have any questions about the special meeting, please contact our proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at (877) 825-8964.

If any other matter is presented, the shares represented by such proxy will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the person or persons exercising authority conferred by the proxy at the Special Meeting. You have one vote for each share that you own on the Record Date. The proxy card indicates the number of shares that you owned on the Record Date.

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Q16: What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?

A:

If you receive more than one proxy card, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please complete, sign and return each proxy card to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Q17: May I revoke my proxy?

A:

Yes. You may change your mind after you send in your proxy card or authorize your shares by telephone, through the Internet or at the Special Meeting by following these procedures. To revoke your proxy:

deliver a written revocation notice prior to 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2021 to our proxy tabulator, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.; indicate your revocation prior to 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2021 by calling toll free at 800-690-6903 or through the Internet website www.proxyvote.com; deliver a later-dated proxy by following the instructions on your proxy card; or

vote virtually at the Special Meeting on May 21, 2021. If you hold common shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, you must follow the instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee in order to revoke your voting instructions.

Q18: What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

A:

Shareholders of Record. You are a shareholder of record if at the close of business on the Record Date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Beneficial Owner. You are a beneficial owner if at the close of business on the Record Date your shares were held by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and not in your name. Being a beneficial owner means that your shares are held in “street name.” As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee how to vote your shares by following the voting instructions your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee provides. If you do not provide your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares, your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will not be able to vote your shares with respect to any of the proposals. Please see “What if I do not specify how my shares are to be voted?” for additional information.

Q19: What will happen if I do not vote my shares?

A:

Shareholders of Record. If you are the shareholder of record of your shares and you do not vote by proxy card, via telephone or the Internet or virtually at the Special Meeting, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting.

Beneficial Owners. If you are the beneficial owner of your shares, your broker or nominee may vote your shares only on those proposals on which it has discretion to vote. “Broker non-votes” represent votes that could have been cast on a particular matter by a brokerage firm, as a shareholder of record, but that were not cast because the brokerage firm lacked discretionary voting authority on the matter and did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), your brokerage firm or other nominee does not have discretion to vote your shares on non-routine matters such as Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Accordingly, there will be no broker non-votes with respect to Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7.

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Q20: What is the vote required for each proposal?

Proposal

Vote Required

Broker

Discretionary

Voting

Allowed?

Effect of

Abstentions

Proposal 1 — To approve the New Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, L.P.;

Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.*

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Proposal 2 — To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in warrants;

Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Proposal 3 — To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to purchasing or selling equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements;

Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Proposal 4 — To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in other investment companies;

Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Proposal 5 — To approve changing the Fund’s sub-classification under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from “diversified” to “non-diversified”;

Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Proposal 6 — To approve a change of the investment objective and to make the investment objective non-fundamental;

Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Proposal 7 — To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies.

Affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the Special Meeting.

No

Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

*

For purposes of this proposal, consistent with the 1940 Act, “a majority of the outstanding common shares is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of our common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of our outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of our outstanding common shares.

Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

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Q21: What if I do not specify how my shares are to be voted?

A:

Shareholders of Record. If you are a shareholder of record and you submit a proxy, but you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will be voted as follows:

Proposal 1 — FOR the approval of the New Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, LP;

Proposal 2 — FOR the removal of the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in warrants;

Proposal 3 — FOR the removal of the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to purchasing or selling equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements;

Proposal 4 — FOR the removal of the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in other investment companies;

Proposal 5 — FOR the approval of changing the investment objective and making the investment objective non-fundamental;

Proposal 6 — FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies; and

In the discretion of the named proxies regarding any other matters properly presented for a vote at the Special Meeting.

Beneficial Owners. If you are a beneficial owner and you do not provide the bank, brokerage firm or other nominee that holds your shares with voting instructions, the bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will determine if it has the discretionary authority to vote on the particular matter. Under the NYSE’s rules, banks, brokerage firms and other nominees do not have discretion to vote on non-routine matters such as Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. Accordingly, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will not vote your shares on Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 and your shares will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

Q22: What are abstentions and broker non-votes?

A:

An abstention represents action by a shareholder to refrain from voting “for” or “against” a proposal. “Broker non-votes” represent votes that could have been cast on a particular matter by a brokerage firm, as a shareholder of record, but that were not cast because the brokerage firm (i) lacked discretionary voting authority on the matter and did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares, or (ii) had discretionary voting authority but nevertheless refrained from voting on the matter. Since brokerage firms do not have discretion to vote on non-routine matters such as Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 (and consequently there will be no broker non-votes with respect to Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6), if you do not provide voting instructions to your brokerage firm, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

Q23: What will happen if Proposal 1 is not approved

A:

If the New Management Agreement is not approved by Shareholders, the Board will consider such other actions, including the approval of an investment management agreement with a firm other than Saba, as it determines to be in the best interests of the Fund and Shareholders. The Board may also determine to approve an interim investment management agreement to enable Saba to serve as investment adviser of the Fund following the resignation of VIL. However, an interim agreement may remain in effect for a period of not more than 150 days, and a new investment management agreement must be approved by the Board and by Shareholders for Saba to continue to serve as adviser to the Fund after expiration of the term of the interim agreement.

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Q24: What will happen if Proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 are not approved?

A:

If Proposals 2, 3, or 4 are not approved, the relevant investment restriction will remain unchanged. If Proposal 5 is not approved, the Fund’s sub-classification will remain diversified. If Proposal 6 is not approved, the investment objective will remain unchanged and will remain fundamental.

Q25: How do I find out the results of the voting at the Special Meeting?

A:

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Special Meeting. Final voting results will be included in the semi-annual report of the Fund for the period ended August 31, 2021, which will be sent to Shareholders on or before October 30, 2021.

Q26: Who should I call if I have any questions?

A:

If you have any questions about the Special Meeting, voting or your ownership of the Fund’s common shares, please contact Innisfree M&A Incorporated:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue, 20th floor

New York, New York 10022

Shareholders may call toll free: (877) 825-8964

Banks and Brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

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VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034

April 21, 2021

PROXY STATEMENT

Special Meeting of Shareholders

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Voya Prime Rate Trust. (the “Fund,” “we,” “us” or “our”) for use at the Fund’s Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) of Voya Prime Rate Trust (the “Fund”) to be held on May 21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You will be able to participate in the Special Meeting, vote and submit your questions via live webcast by visiting https://www.viewproxy.com/voya/broadridgevsm/. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are first being sent to Shareholders on or about April 21, 2021. This Proxy Statement is also available on the proxy tabulator’s website at www.proxyvote.com.

We encourage you to vote your shares, either by voting virtually at the Special Meeting or by granting a proxy (i.e., authorizing someone to vote your shares). If you properly sign and date the accompanying proxy card, or otherwise provide voting instructions, either via the Internet or by telephone, and the Fund receives it in time for the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote the shares registered directly in your name in the manner that you specified. If you give no instructions on the proxy card, the shares covered by the proxy card will be voted FOR the matters listed in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders.

If your shares are registered in the name of a bank or brokerage firm, you will receive a copy of the Proxy Statement, either by paper or electronically, and you may be eligible to vote your shares electronically via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions set forth on your voting instruction form.

Purpose of Meeting

At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to vote on the following proposals:

1.

To approve the New Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, L.P. (Proposal 1);

2.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in warrants (Proposal 2);

3.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to purchasing or selling equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements (Proposal 3);

4.

To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in other investment companies (Proposal 4);

5.

To approve changing the Fund’s sub-classification under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from “diversified” to “non-diversified (Proposal 5);

6.

To approve a change of the investment objective and to make the investment objective non-fundamental (Proposal 6);

7.

To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies (Proposal 7); and

8.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

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Record Date and Voting Securities

You may vote your shares, virtually or by proxy, at the Special Meeting only if you were a Shareholder of record at the close of business on March 8, 2021 (the “Record Date”). On the Record Date, there were 121,775,465.7790 of the Fund’s common shares of beneficial interest. Each share is entitled to one vote.

Quorum Required

A quorum must be present at the Special Meeting for any business to be conducted. The presence at the Special Meeting, virtually or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares outstanding on the Record Date will constitute a quorum. Abstentions will be treated as shares present for quorum purposes. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on non-routine matters such as Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement. As of the Record Date, there were 121,775,465.7790 shares of the Fund’s shares outstanding and entitled to vote thereon. Thus, 60,887,733.8895 shares must be represented by Shareholders present at the Special Meeting or by proxy to have quorum.

If a quorum is not present at the Special Meeting, the Shareholders who are represented at the Special Meeting may adjourn the Special Meeting until a quorum is present. The persons named as proxies will vote those proxies for such adjournment, unless marked to be voted against any proposal for which an adjournment is sought, to permit the further solicitation of proxies.

Submitting Voting Instructions for Shares Held Through a Bank, Brokerage Firm or Other Nominee

If you hold your shares through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, you must follow the voting instructions you receive from your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee. If you hold shares through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and you want to vote virtually at the Special Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from the record holder of your shares and present it at the Special Meeting. If you do not vote virtually at the Special Meeting or submit voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

If your shares are registered in the name of a bank or brokerage firm, you will receive a copy of the Proxy Statement, either by paper or electronically, and you may be eligible to vote your shares electronically via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions set forth on your voting instruction form.

Authorizing a Proxy for Shares Held in Your Name

If you are a record holder of common shares you may authorize a proxy to vote on your behalf, as described on the enclosed proxy card. Authorizing your proxy will not limit your right to vote virtually at the Special Meeting. A properly completed and submitted proxy will be voted in accordance with your instructions, unless you subsequently revoke your instructions. If you authorize a proxy without indicating your voting instructions, the proxy holder will vote your shares according to the Board of Trustees’ recommendations. You may return the enclosed proxy card by mail in the enclosed, self-addressed envelope, or you may vote your shares by calling toll free or voting through the Internet by following the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card.

Revoking Your Proxy

If you are a Shareholder of record, you can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by:

deliver a written revocation notice prior to 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2021 to our proxy tabulator, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.;

indicate your revocation prior to 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2021 by calling toll free at 800-690-6903 or through the Internet website at www.proxyvote.com;

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deliver a later-dated proxy by following the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card;

vote virtually at the Special Meeting on May 21, 2021.

If you require assistance with voting your proxy or have any questions about the special meeting, please contact our proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated toll-free at (877) 825-8964.

If you hold common shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, you must follow the instructions you receive from your broker, bank or other nominee in order to revoke your voting instructions. Attending the Special Meeting does not revoke your proxy unless you also vote virtually at the Special Meeting.

Vote Required

Approval of the New Management Agreement. Approval of the New Management Agreement requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Since the Fund’s only voting securities are common shares, consistent with the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is required to approve the New Management Agreement. For purposes of approval of the New Management Agreement, “a majority of outstanding common shares” is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against the New Management Agreement. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on non-routine matters such as the approval of the New Management Agreement, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

Approval of Changes to Fundamental Investment Restrictions. The approval of each change requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities as defined in the 1940 Act. Such a majority means the affirmative vote of the holders of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund present, virtually or represented by proxy, at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are so present, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, whichever is less. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against the changes.

Approval of Change to Investment Objective. The approval of the change requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities as defined in the 1940 Act. Such a majority means the affirmative vote of the holders of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund present, virtually or represented by proxy, at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are so present, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, whichever is less. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against the change.

Adjournment of Special Meeting. Approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the Special Meeting. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal.

Additional Solicitation. If there are not enough votes to approve the New Management Agreement or to approve Proposals 2, 3, 4 or 5, a majority of the shareholders who are represented may adjourn the Special Meeting to permit the further solicitation of proxies. The persons named as proxies will vote those proxies for such adjournment, unless marked to be voted against the proposal for which an adjournment is sought, to permit the further solicitation of proxies.

Also, a shareholder vote may be taken to approve the New Management Agreement prior to any such adjournment if there are sufficient votes for approval of the New Management Agreement.

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Information Regarding This Solicitation

Saba will bear the costs associated with the board and shareholder approval process, including the costs and expenses incurred in connection with preparing and mailing the Proxy Statement and soliciting the shareholder votes in connection with the Special Meeting.

In addition to the solicitation of proxies by the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited in person and/or by telephone or facsimile transmission by trustees, officers or employees of the Fund and/or officers or employees of Saba. Saba is located at 405 Lexington Ave., 58th Floor, New York, NY 10174. No additional compensation will be paid to trustees, officers or regular employees of the Fund or Saba for such services. Saba has also retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of approximately $20,000 plus reimbursement of certain out of pocket expenses.

Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by notice from the person giving the proxy at any time before it is exercised. Any such notice of revocation should be provided in writing and signed by the shareholder in the same manner as the proxy being revoked and delivered to the Fund’s proxy tabulator Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on May 20, 2021, or submitted by calling toll free at 800-690-6903 or through the Internet website as indicated on the proxy card, prior to 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2021.

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Special Meeting. Final voting results will be included in the semi-annual report of the Fund for the period ended August 31, 2021, which will be sent to Shareholders on or before October 30, 2021.

Appraisal Rights

Shareholders do not have any appraisal rights in connection with the Proposals.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, the beneficial ownership of each current trustee, the Fund’s executive officers, each person known to us to beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares, and the executive officers and trustees as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Ownership information for those persons who beneficially own 5% or more of our common shares is based upon Schedule 13G filings by such persons with the SEC and other information obtained from such persons, if available.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Fund believes that each beneficial owner set forth in the table has sole voting and investment power and has the same address as the Fund. The Fund’s current address is 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.

At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be asked:
AZ 85258.

1.To elect 10 nominees

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Number of
Shares Owned
Beneficially(1)
Percentage of
Class(2)
Independent Trustees

Aditya Bindal

*

Karen Caldwell

*

Charles Clarvit

*

Ketu Desai

*

Kieran Goodwin

*

Andrew Kellerman

*

Neal Neilinger

*

Thomas R. Bumbolow

*

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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

  Number of
Shares Owned
Beneficially(1)
    Percentage of
Class(2)
 

Current Executive Officers

      

Michael Bell

       * 

Dina Santoro

       * 

Jonathan Nash

       * 

James M. Fink

       * 

Kevin M. Gleason

       * 

Todd Modic

       * 

Incoming Executive Officers

      

Boaz Weinstein (3)

  27,457,299     22.5

Pierre Weinstein

       * 

Michael D’Angelo

       * 

Treasurer- Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC

       * 

Chief Compliance Officer- Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC

       * 

Current Executive officers and trustees as a group

       * 

Five Percent Owner

      

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

  27,457,299     22.5

* Represents less than one percent.

(1)

Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Assumes no other purchases or sales of our common stock since the information most recently available to us. This assumption has been made under the rules and regulations of the SEC and does not reflect any knowledge that we have with regard to the Boardpresent intent of Trusteesthe beneficial owners of our common stock listed in this table.

(2)

Based on a total of 121,775,465.7790 shares of the Fund’s common stock issued and outstanding on the Record Date.

(3)

Mr. Weinstein may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Fund (the “Proposal”);

2.To transact such other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any adjournments or postponements thereof, in the discretionheld by certain investment funds and accounts managed by Saba by virtue of the proxies or their substitutes.his management and control of Saba.

Please read

Set forth below is the enclosed proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) carefully for information concerning the Proposal to be placed before the Annual Meeting.

The Boarddollar range of Trustees recommends that you vote “FOR” the Proposal.
Shareholdersequity securities beneficially owned by each of recordour Trustees as of the close of business on April 15, 2019, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, and are also entitled to vote at any adjournments or postponements thereof. Your attention is called to the accompanying Proxy Statement. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting,please complete, sign, and return promptly, but in no event later than July 8, 2019, the enclosed Proxy Ballot so that a quorum will be present and a maximum number of shares may be voted. Proxies may be revoked at any time before they are exercised by submitting a revised Proxy Ballot, by giving written notice of revocation to the Fund or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Trustees
Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
Secretary
May 24, 2019

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PROXY STATEMENT  
May 24, 2019  
Voya Prime Rate Trust  
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180

Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Scheduled for July 9, 2019

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on July 9, 2019
This Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders are
available at: www.proxyvote.com/voya

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Record Date.

Introduction1
Why did you send me this booklet?

Name of Trustees                                                                                          

1Dollar Range of
Equity Securities
Beneficially Owned(1)(2)
What proposal will be considered at the Annual Meeting?Independent Trustees1
Who is eligible to vote?

Aditya Bindal

1None
How do I vote?

Karen Caldwell

1None
When and where will the Annual Meeting be held?

Charles Clarvit

1None
How can I obtain more information about the Fund?

Ketu Desai

2None
Who are the service providers to the Fund?

Kieran Goodwin

2None
Proposal One

Andrew Kellerman

None

Neal Neilinger

None

Thomas R. Bumbolow

None

(1)

The dollar ranges are: None, $1Election$10,000, $10,001 – $50,000, $50,001 – $100,000, or Over $100,000

(2)

The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned in us is based on the closing price for our common shares of $4.6500 on the Record Date on the New York Stock Exchange. Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Nominees

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What is Proposal One?4
Who are the Nominees and what are their qualifications?4
How long will the Trustees serve on the Board?8
What is the required vote?8
What is the Board’s recommendation?9
Further Information about the Trustees and Officers10
General Information about the Proxy Statement18
Who is asking for my vote?18
How is my proxy being solicited?18
What happens to my proxy once I submit it?18
Can I revoke my proxy after I submit it?18
How will my shares be voted?18
How many shares are outstanding?19
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance19
Shareholder Communications with the Board20
What is the deadline to submit a proposal for the 2020 Annual Meeting?20
Who are the Fund’s independent public accountants?20
Why did my household only receive one copy of this Proxy Statement?21
Who pays for this proxy solicitation?22
Appendix A: Nominees23
Appendix B: Trustee Compensation Table28
Appendix C: Shares Owned by Trustees29
Appendix D: Officers30
Appendix E: Common Shares Outstanding36
Appendix F: 5 Percent Beneficial Ownership37
Appendix G: Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accountants38Exchange Act

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Introduction
Why did you send me this booklet?
This booklet includes a proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) and a Proxy Ballot for the Fund in which you have an interest. It provides you with information you should review before providing voting instructions on the matters listed in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The words “you” and “shareholder” are used in this Proxy Statement to refer to the person or entity that has voting rights or is being asked to provide voting instructions in connection with the shares.
What proposal will be considered at the Annual Meeting?
At the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), shareholders of the Fund are being asked to approve the election of 10 nominees to the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Proposal”).
Who is eligible to vote?
Shareholders of record holding an investment in shares of the Fund as of the close of business on April 15, 2019 (the “Record Date”) are eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
How do I vote?
You may submit your Proxy Ballot in one of four ways:
By Internet. The web address and instructions for voting can be found on the enclosed Proxy Ballot. You will be required to provide your control number located on the Proxy Ballot.
By Telephone. The toll-free number for telephone voting can be found on the enclosed Proxy Ballot. You will be required to provide your control number located on the Proxy Ballot.
By Mail. Mark the enclosed Proxy Ballot, sign and date it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope we provided. Joint owners must each sign the Proxy Ballot.
In Person at the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting. If you expect to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please call Shareholder Services toll-free at 1-800-992-0180.
To be certain your vote will be counted, a properly executed Proxy Ballot must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, on July 8, 2019.
When and where will the Annual Meeting be held?
The Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034, on July 9, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., local time, and, if the Annual Meeting is adjourned or postponed, any
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adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting will also be held at the above location. If you expect to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please call Shareholder Services toll-free at 1-800-992-0180.
How can I obtain more information

Information about the Fund?

Should you have any questions about the Fund, please do not hesitate to contact Shareholder Services toll free at 1-800-992-0180. A copy of the current annual report and most recent semi-annual report is available, without charge, on the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com/literature or by contacting the Fund at:
Voya Investment Management
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
1-800-992-0180
Who are the service providers to the Fund?
Fund’s Existing Service Providers

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser to the Fund. Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Fund. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor for the Fund.

Additional information about these service providers may be found below.
Voya Investments, LLC
Voya Investments, an Arizona limited liability company, has overall responsibility for the management of the Fund. Voya Investments oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Voya Investments is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser.
The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution whose subsidiaries operate in the retirement, investment, and insurance industries. Voya Investments' principal office is located at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. As of December 31, 2018, Voya Investments managed approximately $78.5 billion in assets.
Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
Voya IM, a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1972 serves as the Fund’s sub-investment adviser and is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Voya IM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser. Voya IM provides the day-to-day management of the Fund. Voya IM has acted as adviser or sub-adviser
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to mutual funds since 1994 and has managed institutional accounts since 1972. Voya IM's principal office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10169. As of December 31, 2018, Voya IM managed approximately $102.8 billion in assets.
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC
The Distributor is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258. The Distributor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. and is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The Distributor is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA at www.finra.org or the Public Disclosure Hotline at 1-800-289-9999.
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Proposal One – Election of the Nominees
What is Proposal One?
The Board of Trustees for the Fund (the “Board”) has nominated 10 individuals (the “Nominees”) for election as Trustees of the Fund. Shareholders are being asked to elect each Nominee as a Trustee, each to serve until his or her death, resignation, or removal or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
The Nominees include Colleen D. Baldwin, John V. Boyer, Patricia W. Chadwick, Martin J. Gavin, Russell H. Jones, Joseph E. Obermeyer, Sheryl K. Pressler, Dina Santoro, Christopher P. Sullivan, and Roger B. Vincent, each of whom is a current member of the Board. Each nominee, with the exception of Ms. Santoro, is not an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Such persons are commonly referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Ms. Santoro is considered an interested person of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. Each Nominee is currently a Trustee of the Fund and has consented to serve as a Trustee and to being named in this Proxy Statement.
Please read the section entitled “Further Information about the Trustees and Officers” before voting on the Proposal.
Who are the Nominees and what are their qualifications?
Set forth below is pertinent information about each Nominee.
Independent Trustees
Colleen D. Baldwin has been a Trustee of the Fund and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2007. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Investment Review Committee E since January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Nominating and Governance Committee since 2009. Ms. Baldwin is currently an Independent Board Director of Dentaquest and is currently the Chairperson of its Audit Committee and a member of its Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance/Investment Review Committees. Ms. Baldwin is also an Advisory Board member of RSR Partners, Inc. since 2016 and President of Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm, since 2009. Prior to that, she served in senior positions at the following financial services firms: Chief Operating Officer for Ivy Asset Management, Inc. (2002-2004), a hedge fund manager; Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global Business and Product Development for AIG Global Investment Group (1995-2002), a global investment management firm; Senior Vice President at Bankers Trust Company (1994-1995); and Senior Managing Director at J.P. Morgan & Company (1987-1994). Ms. Baldwin began her career in 1981 at AT&T/Bell Labs as a systems analyst. Ms. Baldwin holds a B.S. from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from Pace University.
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John V. Boyer has been a Trustee of the Fund and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 1997. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Board of Trustees since January 23, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Investment Review Committee F since 2006. Prior to that, he served as the Chairperson of the Compliance Committee for other funds in the Voya family of funds. Since 2008, Mr. Boyer has been President and CEO of the Bechtler Arts Foundation for which, among his other duties, Mr. Boyer oversees all fiduciary aspects of the Foundation and assists in the oversight of the Foundation’s endowment fund. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (2006-2007) and as Executive Director of The Mark Twain House & Museum (1989-2006) where he was responsible for overseeing business operations, including endowment funds. He also served as a board member of certain predecessor mutual funds of the Voya family of funds (1997-2005). Mr. Boyer holds a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.F.A. from Princeton University.
Patricia W. Chadwick has been a Trustee of the Fund and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2006. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Joint Investment Review Committee since January 1, 2018 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Investment Review Committee F since 2014. Since 2000, Ms. Chadwick has been the Founder and President of Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy. She also is a director of The Royce Funds (since 2009), Wisconsin Energy Corp. (since 2006), and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (since 1992). Previously, she served in senior roles at several major financial services firms where her duties included the management of corporate pension funds, endowments, and foundations, as well as management responsibilities for an asset management business. Ms. Chadwick holds a B.A. from Boston University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Martin J. Gavin has been a Trustee of the Fund since August 1, 2015. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Audit Committee since January 1, 2018. Mr. Gavin previously served as a Trustee of the Fund from May 21, 2013 until September 12, 2013, and as a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds from 2009 until 2010 and from 2011 until September 12, 2013. Mr. Gavin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center from 2006 to 2015. Prior to his position at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Mr. Gavin worked in the insurance and investment industries for more than 27 years. Mr. Gavin served in several senior executive positions with The Phoenix Companies during a 16 year period, including as President of Phoenix Trust Operations, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Phoenix Duff & Phelps, a publicly-traded investment management company, and Senior Vice President of Investment
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Operations at Phoenix Home Life. Mr. Gavin holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut.
Russell H. Jones has been a Trustee of the Fund since May 21, 2013, and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since December 2007. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Compliance Committee since January 23, 2014. From 1973 until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Jones served in various positions at Kaman Corporation, an aerospace and industrial distribution manufacturer, including Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer, Principal Investor Relations Officer, Principal Public Relations Officer and Corporate Parent Treasurer. Mr. Jones served as an Independent Director and Chair of the Contracts Committee for CIGNA Mutual Funds from 1995 until 2005. Mr. Jones also served as President of the Hartford Area Business Economists from 1986 until 1987. Mr. Jones holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and an M.A. from the Hartford Seminary.
Joseph E. Obermeyer has been a Trustee of the Fund since May 21, 2013, and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2003. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Nominating and Governance Committee since January 1, 2018 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Joint Investment Review Committee since 2014. Mr. Obermeyer is the founder and President of Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services since 1999. Prior to founding Obermeyer & Associates, Mr. Obermeyer had more than 15 years of experience in accounting, including serving as a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1995 until 1999. Previously, Mr. Obermeyer served as a Senior Manager at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1993 until 1995, as a Manager at Price Waterhouse from 1988 until 1993, Second Vice President from 1985 until 1988 at Smith Barney, and as a consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1984 until 1985. Mr. Obermeyer holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. from Indiana University, and post graduate certificates from the University of Tilburg and INSEAD.
Sheryl K. Pressler has been a Trustee of the Fund and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2006. She also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Contracts Committee since 2007. Ms. Pressler has served as a consultant on financial matters since 2001. Previously, she held various senior positions involving financial services, including as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2001) of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc. (real estate investment management and mortgage servicing firm), Chief Investment Officer (1994-2000) of California Public Employees’ Retirement System (state pension fund), Director of Stillwater Mining Company (May 2002 – May 2013), and Director of Retirement Funds Management (1981-1994) of McDonnell Douglas Corporation (aircraft manufacturer). Ms. Pressler holds a B.A. from Webster University and an M.B.A. from Washington University.
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Christopher P. Sullivan has been a Trustee of the Fund since October 1, 2015. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Investment Review Committee F since January 1, 2018. He retired from Fidelity Management & Research in October 2012, following three years as first the President of the Bond Group and then the Head of Institutional Fixed Income. Previously, Mr. Sullivan served as Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2001-2009) and prior to that, Senior Vice President at PIMCO (1997-2001). He currently serves as a Director of Rimrock Funds (since 2013), a fixed income hedge fund. He is also a Senior Advisor to Asset Grade (since 2013), a private wealth management firm, and serves as a Trustee of the Overlook Foundation, a foundation that supports Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. In addition to his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, Mr. Sullivan holds an M.A. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Roger B. Vincent has been a Trustee of the Fund and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 1994. He also has served as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Board of Trustees from 2007 – January 22, 2014 and, prior to that, as the Chairperson of the Fund’s Contracts Committee and the Investment Review Committee E. Mr. Vincent retired as President of Springwell Corporation (a corporate finance firm) in 2011 where he had worked since 1989. He previously worked for 20 years at Bankers Trust Company where he was a Managing Director and a member of the bank’s senior executive partnership. He also previously served as a Director of UGI Corporation and UGI Utilities, Inc. (2006-2018), AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (1998-2006), Tatham Offshore, Inc. (1996-2000), and Petrolane, Inc. (1993-1995), and as a board member of certain predecessor funds of the Voya family of funds (1993-2002). Mr. Vincent is a member of the board of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum and a past Director of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Vincent holds a B.S. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
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Interested Trustee
Dina Santoro has been a Trustee of the Fund and a board member of other investment companies in the Voya family of funds since 2018. She also is President and Director of Voya Investments Distributor, LLC Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (2018 to Present) and Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy Voya Investment Management (2017 – Present). Ms. Santoro previously served as Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy and Distribution for Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (2004-2017) and several other senior management positions in various aspects of the financial services business. These positions and experiences have provided Ms. Santoro with extensive investment management, distribution and oversight experience.
For additional information on the Nominees, please seeAppendix A.
No Nominee is a party adverse to the Fund or any of its affiliates in any material pending legal proceeding, nor does any Nominee have an interest materially adverse to the Fund.
If any or all of the Nominees become unavailable to serve as Trustee due to events not now known or anticipated, the persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominee or nominees as the current Trustees may recommend or the Board may reduce the number of Trustees as provided for in the Fund’s charter documents.
How long will the Trustees serve on the Board?
If elected, each Nominee would serve as a Trustee until the next meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees, if any, and until a successor is duly elected and qualified, or if sooner, until their death, resignation, or removal. The tenure of each Independent Trustee is subject to the Board’s retirement policy, which states that each duly elected or appointed Independent Trustee shall retire from and cease to be a member of the Board of Trustees at the close of business on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Independent Trustee attains the age of 75. A majority vote of the Board’s other Independent Trustees may extend the retirement date of an Independent Trustee if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the Fund under applicable law, whether for the purposes of appointing a successor to the retiring Independent Trustee or otherwise complying under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer required (as determined by a vote of a majority of the other Independent Trustees). Pursuant to this retirement policy, Mr. Jones would be expected to retire effective December 31, 2019.
What is the required vote?
Shareholders of the Fund will vote collectively as a single class on the election of each Nominee. There is no cumulative voting for the election of Trustees. The election of each Nominee must be approved by a plurality of the votes cast
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at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present. Shareholders who vote for the Proposal will vote for each Nominee. Those shareholders who wish to withhold their vote on any specific nominees may do so on the Proxy Ballot. Shareholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with the Proposal.
What is the Board’s recommendation?
The Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, has unanimously approved the nomination of each of the Nominees, and is recommending that the shareholders of the Fund vote“FOR” each of the Nominees.
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Further Information about the Trustees and Officers
The Board of Trustees
The Fund is governed by the Board, which oversees the Fund’s business and affairs. The Board delegates the day-to-day management of the Fund to the Fund’s Officers and to various service providers that have been contractually retained to provide such day-to-day services. The Voya entities that render services to the Fund do so pursuant to contracts that have been approved by the Board. The Trustees are experienced executives who, among other duties, oversee the Fund’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Fund, and review the Fund’s investment performance.
The Board Leadership Structure and Related Matters
The Board is comprised of ten (10) members, nine (9) of whom are Independent Trustees.
The Fund is one of 24 registered investment companies (with a total of approximately 150 separate series) in the Voya family of funds and all of the Trustees serve as members of, as applicable, each investment company’s Board of Directors or Board of Trustees. The Board employs substantially the same leadership structure with respect to each of these investment companies.
One of the Independent Trustees, currently John V. Boyer, serves as the Chairperson of the Board of the Fund. The responsibilities of the Chairperson of the Board include: coordinating with management in the preparation of agendas for Board meetings; presiding at Board meetings; between Board meetings, serving as a primary liaison with other Trustees, officers of the Fund, management personnel,Fund’s distributor and legal counsel to the Independent Trustees; and such other duties as the Board periodically may determine. Mr. Boyer does not hold a position with any firm that is a sponsor of the Fund. The designation of an individual as the Chairperson does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations or liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the Board, generally.
The Board performs many of its oversight and other activities through the committee structure described below in the “Board Committees” section. Each Committee operates pursuant to a written Charter approved by the Board. The Board currently conducts regular meetings eight (8) times a year. Six (6) of these regular meetings consist of sessions held over a two- or three-day period, and two (2) of these meetings consist of a one-day session. In addition, during the course of a year, the Board and many of its Committees typically hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Independent Trustees have engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.
The Board believes that its committee structure is an effective means of empowering the Trustees to perform their fiduciary and other duties. For example, the Board’s committee structure facilitates, as appropriate, the ability of individual Board
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members to receive detailed presentations on topics under their review and to develop increased familiarity with respect to such topics and with key personnel at relevant service providers. At least annually, with guidance from its Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board analyzes whether there are potential means to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Board’s operations.
For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019, no Trustee attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of: (1) the total number of meetings held by the Board and (2) the total number of meetings held by all Committees of which he or she is a member.
Board Committees
Audit Committee. The Board has established an Audit Committee whose functions include, among other things: (i) meeting with the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund to review the scope of the Fund’s audit, the Fund’s financial statements and accounting controls; (ii) meeting with management concerning these matters, internal audit activities and other matters; and (iii) overseeing the implementation of the Voya funds’ valuation procedures and the fair value determinations made with respect to securities held by the Voya funds for which market value quotations are not readily available. The Audit Committee currently consists of four (4) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees currently serve as members of the Audit Committee: Ms. Baldwin and Messrs. Gavin, Obermeyer, and Vincent. Mr. Gavin currently serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. All Committee members have been designated as Audit Committee Financial Experts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Audit Committee typically meets five (5) times per year, and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Audit Committee held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
Compliance Committee. The Board has established a Compliance Committee for the purpose of, among other things: (i) providing oversight with respect to compliance by the funds in the Voya family of funds and their service providers with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures affecting the operations of the funds; (ii) receiving reports of evidence of possible material violations of applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws and breaches of fiduciary duty arising under U.S. federal or state laws; (iii) coordinating activities between the Board and the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the funds; (iv) facilitating information flow among Board members and the CCO between Board meetings; (v) working with the CCO and management to identify the types of reports to be submitted by the CCO to the Compliance Committee and the Board; (vi) making recommendations regarding the role, performance and oversight of the CCO; (vii) overseeing the cybersecurity practices of the funds and their key service providers; (viii) overseeing management’s administration of proxy
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voting; and (ix) overseeing the effectiveness of brokerage usage by the Fund’s advisers or sub-advisers, as applicable, and compliance with regulations regarding the allocation of brokerage for services.
The Compliance Committee currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees: Mses. Chadwick and Pressler, and Messrs. Boyer, Jones, and Sullivan. Mr. Jones currently serves as the Chairperson of the Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee typically meets four (4) times per year, and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Compliance Committee held four (4) meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
Contracts Committee. The Board has established a Contracts Committee for the purpose of overseeing the annual renewal process relating to investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements and, at the discretion of the Board, other agreements or plans involving the Voya funds (including the Fund). The responsibilities of the Contracts Committee include, among other things: (i) identifying the scope and format of information to be provided by service providers in connection with applicable contract approvals or renewals; (ii) providing guidance to independent legal counsel regarding specific information requests to be made by such counsel on behalf of the Trustees; (iii) evaluating regulatory and other developments that might have an impact on applicable approval and renewal processes; (iv) reporting to the Trustees its recommendations and decisions regarding the foregoing matters; (v) assisting in the preparation of a written record of the factors considered by Trustees relating to the approval and renewal of advisory and sub-advisory agreements; (vi) recommending to the Board specific steps to be taken by it regarding the contracts approval and renewal process, including, for example, proposed schedules of meetings of the Trustees; and (vii) otherwise providing assistance in connection with Board decisions to renew, reject, or modify agreements or plans.
The Contracts Committee currently consists of all nine (9) of the Independent Trustees of the Board. Ms. Pressler currently serves as the Chairperson of the Contracts Committee. The Contracts Committee typically meets six (6) times per year and may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular meeting. The Contracts Committee held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
Investment Review Committees. The Board has established, for all of the funds under its direction, the following three Investment Review Committees (each an “IRC” and collectively the “IRCs”): (i) the Joint Investment Review Committee (“Joint IRC”); (ii) the Investment Review Committee E (formerly known as the Domestic Equity Funds Investment Review Committee) (“IRC E”); and (iii) the Investment Review Committee F (formerly known as the International/Balanced/Fixed Income Funds Investment Review Committee) (“IRC F”). The funds are allocated among IRCs periodically by the Board as the Board deems appropriate to balance
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the workloads of the IRCs and to have similar types of funds or funds with the same investment sub-adviser or the same portfolio management team assigned to the same IRC. Each IRC performs the following functions, among other things: (i) monitoring the investment performance of the funds in the Voya family of funds that are assigned to that Committee; and (ii) making recommendations to the Board with respect to investment management activities performed by the advisers and/or sub-advisers on behalf of such Voya funds, and reviewing and making recommendations regarding proposals by management to retain new or additional sub-advisers for these Voya funds. The Fund is monitored by the IRCs, as indicated below. Each committee is described below.
Joint IRCIRC EIRC F
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The Joint IRC currently consists of all nine (9) Independent Trustees of the Board. Ms. Chadwick currently serves as the Chairperson of the Joint IRC. The Joint IRC typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The Joint IRC held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
The IRC E currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the IRC E: Mses. Baldwin and Pressler, and Messrs. Jones, Obermeyer, and Vincent. Ms. Baldwin currently serves as the Chairperson of the IRC E. The IRC E typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The IRC E held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
The IRC F currently consists of four (4) Independent Trustees. The following Trustees serve as members of the IRC F: Ms. Chadwick and Messrs. Boyer, Gavin, and Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan currently serves as the Chairperson of the IRC F. The IRC F typically meets six (6) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The IRC F held five (5) meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has established a Nominating and Governance Committee for the purpose of, among other things: (i) identifying and recommending to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board; (ii) reviewing workload and capabilities of Independent Trustees and recommending changes to the size or composition of the Board, as necessary; (iii) monitoring regulatory developments and recommending modifications to the Committee’s responsibilities; (iv) considering and, if appropriate, recommending the creation of additional committees or changes to Trustee policies and procedures based on rule changes and “best practices” in corporate governance; (v) conducting an annual review of the membership and chairpersons of all Board committees and of practices relating to such membership and chairpersons; (vi) undertaking a periodic study of compensation paid to independent board members of investment companies and making recommendations for any compensation changes for the Independent Trustees; (vii) overseeing the Board’s annual self-evaluation process; (viii) developing
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(with assistance from management) an annual meeting calendar for the Board and its committees; (ix) overseeing actions to facilitate attendance by Independent Trustees at relevant educational seminars and similar programs; and (x) overseeing insurance arrangements for the funds.
In evaluating potential candidates to fill Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider a variety of factors, but it has not at this time set any specific minimum qualifications that must be met. Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews nominees that it identifies as potential candidates. A shareholder nominee for Trustee should be submitted in writing to the Fund’s Secretarylocated at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034. Any85258.

The Fund’s existing service providers will be replaced effective upon completion of the Adviser Transition.

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PROPOSAL I

TO APPROVE THE NEW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

FUND AND SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Background

Voya Investments, LLC (“VIL”) currently provides investment advisory services to the Fund pursuant to the current investment management agreement, dated November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015, between the Fund and VIL (the “Existing Management Agreement”). The Existing Management Agreement was last approved by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of trustees who are not “interested persons,” as such shareholder nomination should include at leastterm is defined under the following information1940 Act (the “Non-interested Trustees”), on November 20, 2020 and was last approved by a vote of the Shareholders on May 6, 2013.

VIL and the Fund’s current sub-adviser, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (“Voya IM”), have submitted their respective resignations, effective as of June 22, 2021. The VIL and Voya IM resignations followed a request for proposal process undertaken by a strategic committee established by the Board of Trustees. At this juncture, VIL and Voya IM determined to each individual proposed for nominationsubmit their resignations as Trustee: such person’s written consentadviser and sub-adviser to the Fund, respectively, as they concluded that engaging a new investment manager to be namedappropriate in a proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated)light of the Board’s direction for the Fund.

Thus, at meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) held on March 22, 2021 and April 1, 2021, the independent members of the Board, after careful consideration, determined to select Saba to serve as a Trustee (if elected),investment manager of the Fund and all information relating to such individualassume responsibility for providing the investment management services that is required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, including such information as the Board may reasonably deem necessary to satisfy its oversight and due diligence duties.

The Secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely mannerare now provided to the NominatingFund by VIL and Governance Committee. To be timelyVoya IM (the “Adviser Transition”) and to approve a New Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba (the “New Management Agreement”) in connection with such Adviser Transition. The New Management Agreement must also be approved by Shareholders to become effective.

The Board, including a shareholder meetingmajority of non-interested trustees, has approved the New Management Agreement and believes it to elect Trustees,be in the best interests of the Fund and its Shareholders. Shareholders are being asked to approve the New Management Agreement between the Fund and Saba. The terms and conditions of the New Management Agreement will be substantially similar to all material terms and conditions of the Existing Management Agreement except for revisions necessary to bring the New Management Agreement in line with recent market precedent in the registered closed-end fund space, and to reflect the fact that the Fund expects to retain a third-party administrator to provide administrative services to the Fund going forward. The differences between the terms of the New Management Agreement and the Existing Management Agreement are discussed in more detail below.

In connection with the Adviser Transition, and as described in Proposals 2, 3, 4 5, 6 and 7, Shareholders are also being asked to approve the removal of certain fundamental policies of the Fund, in order to provide the Fund with greater investment flexibility, and to approve a change to the investment objective of the Fund and to make the investment objective non-fundamental and to allow the Fund to operate as a non-diversified fund subsequent to the Adviser Transition.

Following the Adviser Transition, the Fund’s name will change to Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund. However, you will still own the same amount and type of shares in the same Fund. The shares of the Fund will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, although the ticker symbol will change upon the change in the name of the Fund to BRW.

VIL is contractually obligated to limit expenses of the Fund at a rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any such submission mustoutstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares), plus 0.15% of average daily net assets through July 1, 2021. The limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The limitation is subject to possible recoupment by VIL within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement and the amount of the recoupment is limited to the lesser of the amounts

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that would be deliveredrecoupable under: (i) the expense cap in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement; or (ii) the expense cap in effect at the time of recoupment. It is expected that Saba will enter into a substantially similar expense limitation agreement with the Fund, to be effective upon consummation of the Adviser Transition. The expense cap in the Saba expense limitation agreement mirrors that of the Fund’s current expense limitation agreement and therefore the total fees and expenses borne by the Fund are expected to remain the same. The aggregate fees and expenses would, however, increase in the absence of a new expense limitation agreement.

Saba will bear the costs associated with the board and Shareholder approval process, including the costs and expenses incurred in connection with preparing and mailing the Proxy Statement and soliciting the Shareholder votes in connection with the Special Meeting.

There will be no changes to the Fund’s Secretary not earlier thandistribution policy in connection with the 90th day priorAdviser Transition. To the extent that the Fund has income available, it intends to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the latercontinue to distribute monthly dividends to its Shareholders. The amount of the 60th day priorFund’s distributions, if any, will be determined by its Board. Any distributions to the Fund’s Shareholders will be declared out of assets legally available for distribution.

To the extent Proposal 6 – Adjournment of the Special Meeting is approved by the Fund’s Shareholders, the Fund may adjourn the Special Meeting and seek additional proxies to vote on Proposal 1, as necessary. If Proposal 1 is not approved by the Fund’s Shareholders, the Board will consider such meeting orother actions, including the 10th dayapproval of an investment management agreement with a firm other than Saba, as it determines to be in the best interests of the Fund and Shareholders. The Board may determine to approve an interim investment management agreement to enable Saba to serve as investment adviser of the Fund following the dayresignation of VIL. However, an interim agreement may remain in effect for a period of not more than 150 days, and a new investment management agreement must be approved by the Board and by Shareholders for Saba to continue to serve as adviser to the Fund after expiration of the term of the interim agreement

Benefits of the Adviser Transition

In evaluating the New Management Agreement, the Board of Trustees, the Board of Trustees considered materials detailing Saba’s background and investment experience as a firm generally, as well as the experience of its senior management team.

Saba is a registered investment adviser founded in 2009. Saba is a spin-out of a proprietary investing group founded by Boaz Weinstein at Deutsche Bank in 1998. Saba manages $3.2 billion across four core strategies: Credit Relative Value, Tail Hedge, SPACs and Closed-End Funds. Saba’s investors are predominantly institutions and include public and corporate pension plans, endowments and foundations, family offices, banks and insurers, bank private wealth platforms, fund of funds and certain high net worth individuals.

Upon consummation of the Adviser Transition, the Fund will be led by the senior management team of Saba, including Boaz Weinstein, Pierre Weinstein, Andrew Kellerman, Michael D’Angelo, Xavier Riera and Nitin Sapru. Boaz Weinstein will replace Dina Santoro as President of the Fund and Pierre Weinstein will replace Michael Bell as Chief Executive Officer. Boaz Weinstein, Pierre Weinstein (no relation to Boaz) and Paul Kazarian will serve as portfolio managers of the Fund.

The Board of Trustees discussed Saba’s qualifications and considered its philosophy of management, historical performance, and methods of operations, and considered the following potential benefits to the Fund and its Shareholders:

The Fund may benefit from Saba’s extensive expertise in the credit space generally.

The Fund may also benefit from Saba’s sophisticated investment advisory platform and resources, including its experience analyzing alternative opportunistic investments that may provide attractive risk-adjusted returns in addition to the Fund’s core credit focus.

Saba is well capitalized and is able to attract and retain personnel necessary to provide quality management services to the Fund.

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Summary of the Terms of the Existing Management Agreement and New Management Agreement

A copy of the New Management Agreement is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A. The following description of the terms of the New Management Agreement is only a summary of its material terms and explicitly highlights all material differences between the New Management Agreement and the Existing Management Agreement. You should refer to Appendix A for the New Management Agreement.

Following approval by the Shareholders in the manner required by the 1940 Act, the New Management Agreement will be entered into on which public announcement of the date of the meetingSpecial Meeting, May 21, 2021, but in no event later than June 22, 2021, concurrent with completion of the Adviser Transition. The New Management Agreement will remain in effect for a period of two (2) years from the date it is first made,signed, unless sooner terminated. After the initial two-year period, continuation of the New Management Agreement from year-to-year is subject to annual approval by either the disclosureBoard of Trustees, including at least a majority of the Non-interested Trustees.

Advisory and Other Services. Under the terms of the Existing Management Agreement, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, VIL manages the Fund’s day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to the Fund, in each case in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions. Pursuant to the Existing Management Agreement, VIL: (i) furnishes the Fund with advice and recommendations with respect to the investment of the Fund’s assets and the purchase and sale of its portfolio securities, including the taking of such other steps as may be necessary to implement such advice and recommendations, (ii) furnishes the Fund with reports, statements and other data on securities, economic conditions and other pertinent subjects which the Board of Trustees may request, (iii) permits its officers and employees to serve without compensation as Trustees of the Fund if elected to such positions and (iv) in general superintends and manages the investment of the Fund, subject to the ultimate supervision and direction to the Board of Trustees. Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, VIL is authorized to enter into sub-advisory agreements with other registered investment advisers to serve as investment sub-advisers, whether or not affiliated with VIL (each, a press release“Sub-Adviser”). VIL has responsibility for all services furnished pursuant to any sub-advisory agreement and, among other things: (i) continually evaluates the performance of any Sub-Adviser to the Fund; and (ii) periodically makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. Saba will continue to provide these services under the New Management Agreement.

The Existing Management Agreement also provides for VIL to provide certain administrative services to the Fund, or at the expense of VIL, to retain the services of a third party as its delegate to provide such administrative services. Pursuant to the New Management Agreement, Saba will provide, or arrange for the provision by a third party services provider of, such administrative services. Saba has indicated that it intends to arrange for the Fund to retain a third-party administrator and certain other third-party service providers to furnish the administrative services referenced in the New Management Agreement.

Management Fees. In consideration of the services provided by VIL to the Fund, under the Existing Management Agreement, the Fund pays VIL a document publicly filedmanagement fee computed at the annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued and unpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund withand the SEC.

liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares) (“Managed Assets”). The Nominatingmanagement fees is accrued daily by the Fund and Governance Committee currently consistspaid to the investment adviser at the end of all nine (9) ofeach calendar month. The same fee will be payable by the Independent Trustees ofFund to Saba under the Board. Mr. Obermeyer currently serves as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee typically meets four (4) times per year and on an as-needed basis. The Nominating and Governance Committee held four (4) meetings duringNew Management Agreement. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
2021, the Fund paid to VIL approximately $9,291,687 in management fees.

VIL is contractually obligated to limit expenses of the Fund at a rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets, plus 0.15% of average daily net assets through July 1, 2021. The Board’s Risk Oversight Role

limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. The day-to-day managementlimitation is subject to possible recoupment by VIL within 36 months of various risksthe waiver or reimbursement and the amount of the recoupment is limited to the lesser of the amounts that would be recoupable under: (i) the expense cap in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement; or (ii) the expense cap in effect at the time of recoupment. It is expected that Saba will enter into a substantially similar expense limitation agreement with the Fund, to be effective upon the Adviser

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Transition, a form of which is attached as Appendix B to this Proxy Statement (the “New Expense Limitation Agreement”). The expense cap in the Saba expense limitation agreement mirrors that of the Fund’s current expense limitation agreement and therefore the total fees and expenses borne by the Fund are expected to remain the same. The aggregate fees and expenses would, however, increase in the absence of a new expense limitation agreement.

Expenses. Under the Existing Management Agreement, VIL pays all of its expenses arising from the performance of its obligations under the Existing Management Agreement, including executive salaries and expenses of the Trustees and officers of the Fund who are employees of VIL or its affiliates, except the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer. VIL pays the fees of Voya IM. The Fund pays expenses, such as legal, audit, transfer agency and custodian out-of-pocket fees, proxy solicitation costs, and the compensation of Trustees who are not affiliated with VIL. Pursuant to the New Management Agreement, Saba will pay the following expenses: (i) the compensation of any sub-adviser retained pursuant to New Management Agreement, and (ii) the compensation of any investment advisory personnel that provide services to the Fund on behalf of Saba pursuant to the Agreement, along with the allocable portion of the following “overhead expenses” (office space, rent and utilities, furniture and fixtures, computer equipment, stationery, secretarial/managerial services, salaries, entertainment expenses, employee insurance and payroll taxes) attributable to such investment advisory personnel. Subject to application of the New Expense Limitation Agreement, the Fund will be responsible for all other costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, including:

The Fund’s investment-related expenses whether relating to investments that are consummated or unconsummated (e.g., brokerage commissions, due diligence costs, expenses relating to short sales, investment banking fees, sourcing or finder’s fees (which may include a base fee component and/or a performance compensation component), borrowing charges on securities sold short, custodial fees and expenses and nominee fees);

Bank service fees, clearing and settlement charges and interest expense; Management Fees; fees and expenses incidental to the purchase and sale of interests in, and the fees and expenses of, portfolio companies in which the Trust invests;

Interest payable on debt, if any, to finance the Fund’s investments;

Expenses relating to software tools, programs or other technology utilized in managing the Fund (including, without limitation, third-party software licensing, implementation, data management and recovery services and custom development costs);

Exchange listing fees, expenses relating to proxy contests, voting, tender offers and solicitation fees and expenses;

Trading platform and seat fees; research-related expenses, including, without limitation, news and quotation equipment and services;

Fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs;

Fees for data and software providers; other expenses related to the purchase, sale or transmittal of investments; website creation and maintenance, fees for risk management systems and service providers; legal expenses;

Other professional fees (including, without limitation, expenses of consultants and experts);

Transfer agent and custodial fees;

The costs of organizing and maintaining any subsidiaries;

Fees and expenses associated with marketing and investor relations efforts including proxy solicitations and shareholder meetings;

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Costs relating to swaps (and similar agreements); tax preparation expenses; accounting expenses;

Costs of printing and mailing proxies, reports and/or notices; market data costs; administration expenses (including fees for the provision of middle-office and operationback-office services);

Directors’ and officers’ fees;

Fund-related insurance expenses (including, without limitation, premium payments for fidelity bonds and Directors’ and Officers’ and Errors and Omissions insurance);

Compensation and expenses of the independent members of the Board of Trustees of the Fund;

Organizational and offering-related expenses, including the preparation and filing of related registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

Filing and registration fees; corporate licensing fees, federal, state and local taxes and other governmental fees and expenses;

All regulatory expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses incurred in connection with ongoing compliance obligations and the preparation and filing of regulatory filings, including those required under the 1940 Act and applicable federal and state securities laws); litigation-related and indemnification expenses; withholding and transfer fees;

Trademarks;

Other expenses related to the purchase, monitoring, sale, allocation, settlement, custody, valuation, appraisal or transmittal of assets;

Extraordinary expenses, including the costs of any third party pricing or valuation services;

The allocable portion of the compensation and related overhead expenses attributable to any director, officer, partner or employee of the Manager or any affiliate thereof when and to the extent providing administrative services to the Fund; and

Other similar expenses and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the engagement of any third party service providers to provide administrative services to the Fund.

Term, Continuance and Termination. The continuance and termination provisions under the New Management Agreement are substantially the same as the continuance and termination provisions under the Existing Management Agreement. Consistent with the Existing Management Agreement, unless terminated as provided therein, the New Management Agreement shall continue from year to year so long as such continuation is approved at least annually by (i) the Trustees of the Fund or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons thereof, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The New Management Agreement may also be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the action of the Board of Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities, on 60 days’ written notice to Saba, or by Saba at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund. As with the Existing Management Agreement, the New Management Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of any transfer or assignment thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act, as amended.

Indemnification. The Existing Management Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of VIL, VIL shall not be subject to liability to the Fund, or to any Shareholder of the Fund, for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering advisory services under the agreement or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or

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sale of any security by the Fund. The New Management Agreement provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of Saba, Saba (and its officers, managers, agents, employees, partners, controlling persons, members, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Saba) shall not be subject to liability to the Fund, the members of the Board of Trustees or to any shareholder of the Fund, for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering advisory services and any other services provided from time to time by Saba or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security by the Fund.

The Existing Management Agreement contains the following provision, which is not contained in the responsibilityNew Management Agreement: VIL agrees to reimburse the Fund for any and all costs, expenses, and counsel and Trustees’ fees reasonably incurred by the Fund in the preparation, printing and distribution of managementproxy statements, amendments to its Registration Statement, the holding of meetings of its Shareholders or Trustees, the conduct of factual investigations, any legal or administrative proceedings (including any applications for exemptions or determinations by the Securities and Exchange Commission) which the Fund incurs as a result of action or inaction of the investment adviser or any of its Shareholders where the action or inaction necessitating such expenditures: (1) is directly or indirectly related to any transactions or proposed transaction in the shares or control of the investment adviser or its affiliates (or litigation related to any pending or proposed future transaction in such shares or control) which shall have been undertaken without the prior, express approval of the Fund’s Trustees, or (2) is within the sole control of the investment adviser or any of its affiliates or any of their officers, trustees, employees or shareholders. The investment adviser shall not be obligated to reimburse the Fund for any expenditures related to the institution of an administrative proceeding or civil litigation by the Fund or by a Fund Shareholder seeking to recover all or a portion of the proceeds derived by any shareholder of the investment adviser or any of its affiliates from the sale of his shares of the investment adviser, or similar matters. So long as this Agreement is in effect, the investment adviser shall pay to the Fund the amount due for expenses within thirty (30) days after a bill or statement has been received by the Fund therefor. This provision shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any claim the Fund may have or may assert against the investment adviser or others or costs, expenses, or damages heretofore incurred by the Fund for costs, expenses, or damages the Fund may hereafter incur which are not reimbursable to it hereunder.

The New Management Agreement also provides that the Fund shall indemnify Saba (and its officers, managers, agents, employees, partners, controlling persons, members, and any other service providers retainedperson or entity affiliated with Saba) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Fund or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of Saba’s duties or obligations under the agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Fund. Nothing contained in this indemnification provision shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Fund or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Manager’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of Saba’s duties and obligations under the New Management Agreement.

Board Consideration of the Approval of the New Management Agreement

At an executive session held on November 20, 2020 and subsequent to a meeting of the Board held on November 20, 2020, the Board formed a Special Planning Committee (the “SPC”) to, among other things, review and make recommendations regarding the Fund including, conducting a search for a new investment manager to replace the then current manager and its affiliated sub-adviser. After an extensive process, the SPC recommended to the Board, including all of the Non-interested Trustees, that they consider approving the New Management Agreement. At a special meeting of the Board held on March 22, 2021, the Board, including all of the Non-interested Trustees, determined to select Saba as the new investment adviser to the Fund, and at a subsequent special meeting of the Board held on April 1, 2021, considered and approved the New Management Agreement in the form attached hereto as Appendix A. In determining to approve the New Management Agreement, the Board discussed and considered materials which had been

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distributed to them in advance of the meeting and prepared by Saba, including responses to a questionnaire provided by the Fund’s independent counsel with respect to certain matters that counsel believed relevant to the approval of the New Management Agreement under Section 15 of the 1940 Act. In addition, the Board met with representatives from Saba and had the opportunity to ask them questions.

Matters considered by the Board or by management, mostin connection with its approval of whom employ professional personnel who have risk management responsibilities.the New Management Agreement included, among others, the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board oversees this risk management function consistent withconsidered the nature, extent and as partquality of its oversight duties.services proposed to be provided to the Fund under the New Management Agreement. The Board performs this risk management oversight function

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Tablediscussed the prior experience of Contents
directlySaba with respect to managing certain private investment funds and separately managed accounts and, with respect to various matters, through its committees. The following description provides an overview of many, but not all, aspects ofETF, serving as the Board’s oversight of risk managementsub-adviser, each such investment product with investment strategies similar to the strategy proposed by Saba for the Fund. In this connection, the Board has been advised that it is not practicable to identify all of the risks that may impact the Fund or to develop procedures or controls that are designed to eliminate all such risk exposures, and that applicable securities law regulations do not contemplate that all such risks be identified and addressed.
The Board workingdiscussed the written information provided by Saba and the information presented orally at the Meeting by Saba, including information with managementrespect to its anticipated profitability, compliance program, insurance arrangements, personnel and other service providers, has endeavored to identify the primary risks that confront the Fund. In general, these risks include, among others: (i) investment risks; (ii) credit risks; (iii) liquidity risks; (iv) valuation risks; (v) operational risks; (vi) reputational risks; (vii) regulatory risks; (viii) risks related to potential legislative changes; (ix) theportfolio management, risk of conflicts of interest affecting Voya affiliates in managing the Fund;management policies, brokerage allocation and (x) cybersecurity risks.soft dollar practices. The Board has adoptedconcluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and periodically reviews various policies and procedures that are designedquality of services expected to address these and other risks confronting the Fund. In addition, many service providersbe provided to the Fund by Saba under the proposed New Management Agreement.

Performance. In considering whether to approve the New Management Agreement, the Board reviewed the investment performance over the past year, three-year, five-year and since-inception periods of two of Saba’s accounts having a similar investment strategy as the strategy proposed for the Fund, and an example provided by Saba using a combination of the two portfolios, which Saba believed more accurately reflects the proposed investment strategy for the Fund. The Board expressed their belief that given Saba’s historical reported returns for other investment products that they advise and, based on the estimated higher Sharpe ratio for the combined portfolio, they anticipated that Saba should be able to provide the Fund and its shareholders with superior risk-adjusted returns. The Sharpe ratio represents the additional amount of return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk (defined as the difference between the return of the portfolio and the risk-free rate of return, divided by the standard deviation of the portfolio). The Board also noted the experience of the principals of Saba in managing securities portfolios, as well as their longstanding experience in seeking out opportunities in the market that have adopted their own policies, procedures,attractive risk reward characteristics.

Fees and controls designedExpenses. In reviewing the anticipated fees and expenses for the Fund, the Board noted that the proposed management fee would remain the same as the current management fee payable under the Fund’s investment management agreement with the current manager which included fees paid to address particular risksthe manager’s affiliated sub-adviser for day to day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board also noted that Saba proposed entering into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund such that the expense limitation currently in place would remain unchanged. The Board considered that the proposed management fee was comparable to fees paid by other funds in the Fund’s Peer Group, a group consisting of the Fund and ten other bank loan funds, as identified by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., an independent third party data provider that provided the Board in November, 2020 with such comparative data, and that it would be among the lowest total fees that Saba receives across its platform for providing similar investment management services. The Board separately determined that the proposed management fee payable to Saba was not unreasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services that Saba is expected to provide. Based on the factors above, the Board concluded that the management fee was not unreasonable.

Profitability. Saba provided the Board with a summary and analysis of the Saba’s anticipated costs and pre-tax profitability with respect to the management of the Fund for the first twelve month and first twenty-four month periods. The Board was satisfied with Saba’s estimates regarding the level of profitability that it was seeking from managing the Fund and that the projections were sufficient and appropriate to provide the necessary advisory and management services to the Fund. The Board and persons retained to render advice and serviceconcluded that the Saba’s projected profitability from its relationship with the Fund, after taking into account a reasonable allocation of costs, was not excessive.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether Saba would realize economies of scale with respect to the management services provided to the Fund. The Board periodically reviewnoted that the Fund, as a closed-end fund, generally does not issue new shares and is less likely to realize economies of scale from additional share purchases. The Board considered that

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Saba believed that there could be economies of scale realized if the Fund did grow in size and there was an opportunity for Saba to push certain third-party service provider fees down and negotiate for certain lower fees in the service contracts with these third parties. The Board also considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by Saba could be shared with the Fund through fee waivers and expense reimbursements.

Other Benefits. The Board considered the character and amount of other direct and incidental benefits to be received by Saba and its affiliates from their association with the Fund. The Board considered that Saba anticipated no other sources of income or benefit in connection with managing the Fund and did not expect to market the Fund to its existing private clients or use soft dollars to any notable extent.

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from Saba as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Management Agreement, and having been advised by its Independent Counsel that the Board had appropriately considered and weighed all relevant factors, determined that approval of the New Management Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In considering the approval of the New Management Agreement, the Board considered a variety of factors, including those discussed above, and also considered other factors (including conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets, and the closed-end fund industry). None of the factors weighed against the approval of the New Management Agreement. The Board did not identify any one factor as determinative, and different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.

After these deliberations on April 1, 2021, the Board, including a majority of the Non-interested Trustees, approved the New Management Agreement between Saba and the Fund as in the best interests of the Fund and its Shareholders. The Board of Trustees then directed that the New Management Agreement be submitted to the Fund’s Shareholders for approval with the Board of Trustees’ recommendation that Shareholders vote to approve the New Management Agreement.

Information Regarding Saba

Saba is a registered investment adviser founded in 2009. Saba is a spin-out of a proprietary investing group founded by Boaz Weinstein at Deutsche Bank in 1998. Saba manages $3.2 billion across four core strategies: Credit Relative Value, Tail Hedge, SPACs and Closed-End Funds. Saba’s investors are predominantly institutions and include public and corporate pension plans, endowments and foundations, family offices, banks and insurers, bank private wealth platforms, fund of funds and certain high net worth individuals. Additional information about Saba is set forth in Saba’s Form ADV.

The following chart sets forth the name, address and principal occupation of the senior professionals of Saba:

Name* Principal Occupation

Boaz Weinstein

Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Pierre Weinstein (no relation to Boaz)

Partner and Portfolio Manager

Xavier Riera

Partner and Portfolio Manager

Michael D’Angelo

Partner, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer

Andrew Kellerman

Partner, President and Head of BD and IR

Nitin Sapru

Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Paul Kazarian

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

*The address of each individual listed is 405 Lexington Ave., 58th Floor, New York, NY 10174.

Following the Adviser Transition, Boaz Weinstein, Pierre Weinstein (no relation to Boaz) and Paul Kazarian will serve as the Fund’s portfolio managers and will have sole investment and dispositive control over all of portfolio Fund investments held by the Fund as of the Adviser Transition and over all other new investments.

Boaz Weinstein is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Saba. Mr. Weinstein founded Saba in 2009 as a lift-out of Saba Principal Strategies. At Saba, Mr. Weinstein leads a team of 30 professionals, with the senior investment

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team having worked together for fifteen years. Prior to founding Saba, Mr. Weinstein was Co-Head of Global Credit Trading at Deutsche Bank. In that role he was responsible for co-managing a group of approximately 650 professionals and was a member of the Global Markets Executive Committee. Throughout his career at Deutsche Bank, Mr. Weinstein had dual responsibility for proprietary trading and market making. In proprietary trading, he founded Saba Principal Strategies to specialize in credit and capital structure investing. As a market-maker, he focused on credit default swaps, investment grade bonds, and high yield bonds. Mr. Weinstein worked at Deutsche Bank for eleven years, the last eight as Managing Director, a title he received at age 27. Mr. Weinstein graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a BA in Philosophy.

Pierre Weinstein joined Saba at launch in April 2009. Prior to Saba, Mr. Weinstein was a Portfolio Manager at Saba Principal Strategies, the proprietary credit trading group at Deutsche Bank since January 2005, where he managed the equity derivatives, international convertible bond and SPAC arbitrage strategies. Mr. Weinstein started his investment career at Société Générale in Paris in 1998 as an equity derivatives market maker and had various roles until 2004 including a position as a convertible bond proprietary trader in New York. Mr. Weinstein holds a Ms in Engineering from École Centrale Lyon and a Ms in Finance from École HEC in Paris.

Paul Kazarian joined Saba in March 2013 and is responsible for Exchange Traded products, including ETF arb and Closed-End Funds. Prior to Saba, Mr. Kazarian was a Director at RBC Capital Markets in the Global Arbitrage and Trading Group from 2007-2013. While there, Mr. Kazarian was responsible for the development and management of the Fixed Income ETF Group and also responsible for overseeing other ETF and index strategies. Prior to RBC, Mr. Kazarian worked as a technology analyst at Merrill Lynch from 2006-2007. Mr. Kazarian holds a BA in Political Science from Bates College.

Principal Executive Offices

The principal executive office of Saba is 405 Lexington Ave, Suite 58, New York, NY 10174. Upon the consummation of the Adviser Transition, the principal executive office of each of the Fund and Saba will also be 405 Lexington Ave, Suite 58, New York, NY 10174.

Required Vote

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, as defined under the 1940 Act. Since the Fund’s only voting securities are common shares, consistent with the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is required to approve the New Management Agreement. For purposes of approval of the New Management Agreement, “a majority of outstanding common shares” is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on this proposal, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

Conflicts of Interests of Our Trustees and Officers in the Adviser Transition

Two members of the Board of Trustees, Andrew Kellerman and Aditya Bindal, are employed by Saba and have conflicts of interests in connection with the vote on the New Management Agreement. As a result of such conflicts, a special committee consisting solely of Trustees who have no affiliation with Saba initially reviewed Saba’s proposal to become investment adviser to the Fund, and recommended Saba’s appointment to the full Board. There are no other conflicts of interest.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR

THE NEW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FUND AND SABA

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PROPOSAL II

TO REMOVE THE FUND’S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION RELATING TO

INVESTING IN WARRANTS

The Fund has adopted the following investment restriction as a fundamental policy, which can only be changed by a vote of the Fund’s shareholders:

The Fund will not invest in marketable warrants other than those acquired in conjunction with Senior Loans and such warrants will not constitute more than 5% of assets.

Although the Fund does not currently have any current intention to purchase warrants in excess of 5% of its net assets, the Board recommends that Fund shareholders approve removing the above investment related restriction to provide the Fund with maximum flexibility in the event of future changes to its investment strategy. In addition, there is no federal requirement that the Fund have a fundamental investment restriction regarding warrants.

Current Fundamental Investment Restriction Relating
to Investing in Warrants

Proposed Fundamental Investment Restriction
Relating to Investing in Warrants

As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not invest in marketable warrants other than those acquired in conjunction with Senior Loans and such warrants will not constitute more than 5% of assets.

Deleted.

By unanimous written consent, dated April 19, 2021, the Board of Trustees (including a majority of the Non-interested Trustees) voted to recommend that the fundamental investment restriction regarding warrants be removed.

Required Vote

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, as defined under the 1940 Act. Since the Fund’s only voting securities are common shares, consistent with the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of approval, “a majority of outstanding common shares” is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on this proposal, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR

REMOVING A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION REGARDING

WARRANTS

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PROPOSAL III

TO REMOVE THE FUND’S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION RELATING TO PURCHASING OR SELLING EQUITY SECURITIES, ENGAGING IN SHORT-SELLING AND

THE USE OF CERTAIN OPTION ARRANGEMENTS

The Fund has adopted the following investment restriction as a fundamental policy, which can only be changed by a vote of the Fund’s shareholders:

The Fund will not purchase or sell equity securities (except that the Fund may, incidental to the purchase or ownership of an interest in a Senior Loan, or as part of a borrower reorganization, acquire, sell and exercise warrants and/or monitor changes to, and developmentsacquire or sell other equity securities), real estate, real estate mortgage loans, commodities, commodity futures contracts, or oil or gas exploration or development programs; or sell short, purchase or sell straddles, spreads, or combinations thereof, or write put or call options.

The Board recommends that Fund shareholders approve removing the restriction relating to the effectivenesspurchase and sale of equity securities by the Fund, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements included in the foregoing, in order to maximize the Fund’s investment flexibility. There is no federal requirement that the Fund have a fundamental investment restriction regarding equity securities, engaging in short-selling or the use of option arrangements. The investment restriction, as proposed to be revised, is set forth below:

The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, real estate mortgage loans, commodities, commodity futures contracts, or oil or gas exploration or development programs.

Current Fundamental Investment Restriction Relating
to Purchasing or Selling Equity Securities, Engaging
in Short-Selling, and the use of Certain Option
Arrangements

Proposed Fundamental Investment Restriction
Relating to Purchasing or Selling Equity Securities,
Engaging in Short-Selling, and the use of Certain
Option Arrangements

As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not purchase or sell equity securities (except that the Fund may, incidental to the purchase or ownership of an interest in a Senior Loan, or as part of a borrower reorganization, acquire, sell and exercise warrants and/or acquire or sell other equity securities), real estate, real estate mortgage loans, commodities, commodity futures contracts, or oil or gas exploration or development programs; or sell short, purchase or sell straddles, spreads, or combinations thereof, or write put or call options.

The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate, real estate mortgage loans, commodities, commodity futures contracts, or oil or gas exploration or development programs.

By unanimous written consent, dated April 19, 2021, the Board of Trustees (including a majority of the Non-interested Trustees) voted to recommend that the fundamental investment restriction regarding the purchase and sale of equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements be removed.

Required Vote

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, as defined under the 1940 Act. Since the Fund’s only voting securities are common shares, consistent with the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of approval, “a majority of outstanding common

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shares” is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on this proposal, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR

REMOVING A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION REGARDING PURCHASING

OR SELLING EQUITY SECURITIES, ENGAGING IN SHORT-SELLING AND THE USE OF CERTAIN OPTION ARRANGEMENTS.

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PROPOSAL IV

TO REMOVE THE FUND’S FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION RELATING TO INVESTING IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

The Fund has adopted the following investment restriction as a fundamental policy, which can only be changed by a vote of the Fund’s shareholders:

The Fund will not purchase shares of other investment companies, except in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization.

In view of Saba’s intent to seek to have the Fund invest at least a portion of its portfolio in registered closed-end investment companies, the Board recommends that Fund shareholders approve removing the above investment related restriction to provide the Fund with the flexibility to fully implement Saba’s proposed investment objective and strategies subsequent to the Adviser Transition. In addition, there is no federal requirement that the Fund have a fundamental investment restriction regarding investments in other investment companies.

Notably, in the event the foregoing investment restriction is removed, the Fund will remain subject to limitations imposed under the 1940 Act with respect to its ownership of other investment companies. In particular, pursuant to Section 12(d)(1) under the 1940 Act, at the time the Fund acquires a share of any other registered investment company, the Fund may not hold more than 3% of the outstanding voting equity of that registered investment company, the Fund’s investments in that registered investment company may not exceed 5% of its total assets, and its aggregate investments in other registered investment companies may not exceed 10% of its total assets.

Current Fundamental Investment Restriction Relating
to Investing in Other Investment Companies

Proposed Fundamental Investment Restriction
Relating to Investing in Other Investment Companies

As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will not purchase shares of other investment companies, except in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization.

Deleted.

By unanimous written consent, dated April 19, 2021, the Board of Trustees (including a majority of the Non-interested Trustees) voted to recommend that the fundamental investment restriction regarding investments in other investment companies be removed.

Required Vote

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, as defined under the 1940 Act. Since the Fund’s only voting securities are common shares, consistent with the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of approval, “a majority of outstanding common shares” is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on this proposal, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR

REMOVING A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT RESTRICTION REGARDING

INVESTMENTS IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

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PROPOSAL V

TO APPROVE CHANGING THE FUND’S SUB-CLASSIFICATION UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FROM “DIVERSIFIED” TO “NON-DIVERSIFIED;

Background

The Fund is currently classified as a “diversified” fund under the 1940 Act. As a diversified fund, the Fund is generally limited as to the size of its investment in any single issuer. The 1940 Act sets forth the requirements that must be met for an investment company to be diversified. The 1940 Act requires that to qualify as a “diversified” fund, a fund may not, with respect to at least 75% of the value of its total assets, invest in securities of any issuer if, immediately after the investment, more than 5% of the total assets of the fund (taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of that issuer or the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer. (Under the 1940 Act, these policiespercentage limitations do not apply to cash or cash items (including receivables), securities issued by investment companies, or any “Government security.” A Government security is any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States, or by a person controlled or supervised by and procedures.

acting as an instrumentality of the government of the United Sates pursuant to authority granted by the Congress of the United Sates, or any certificate of deposit for any of the forgoing.) The remaining 25% of the fund’s total assets is not subject to this restriction. This means that, with respect to the remaining 25% of the fund’s total assets, a diversified fund may invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of one issuer and may hold more than 10% of an issuer’s outstanding voting securities. These 1940 Act requirements do not apply to an investment company that is non-diversified. As a result, compared with a non-diversified fund, a diversified fund would be generally expected to have lesser exposures to individual portfolio securities.

The Board oversees risk management activities in part through receipt and review by the Board or its committees of regular and special reports, presentations and other information from Officersrecommends that Shareholders of the Fund approve a change in the Fund’s sub-classification under the 1940 Act from “diversified” to “non-diversified.” As a non-diversified fund, the Fund would have greater flexibility to invest more of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers than it currently does as a diversified fund. However, as a non-diversified fund, the Fund would be exposed to non-diversification risk, as its ability to invest more of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers would increase its vulnerability to factors affecting a single investment. If Shareholders approve this change, the Fund’s fundamental investment policy regarding diversification of investments will be changed to reflect that the fund is non-diversified.

The Trustees, subject to Shareholder approval, have approved the proposed change to the Fund’s sub-classification from a diversified fund to a non-diversified fund. In recommending that Shareholders approve this change, the Trustees considered Saba’s representation that this change would allow Saba to more effectively manage the fund in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders following the Adviser Transition (assuming that Proposal 1 is approved by Shareholders), including because it would allow the CCOsFund to invest more of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers. The Trustees observed Saba’s view that the proposed change is more consistent with Saba’s overall emphasis on active management and stock selection for the Fund and is also better aligned with anticipated demand from current and prospective Shareholders.

Under the 1940 Act, shareholder approval is required to permit the fund to change its sub-classification from diversified to non-diversified. Assuming shareholder approval, the proposed change in the Fund’s sub-classification will take effect upon the Adviser andTransition.

By unanimous written consent, dated April 20, 2021, the Board of Trustees (including a majority of the Non-interested Trustees) voted to recommend that that the Fund change sub-classification under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from “diversified” to “non-diversified.”

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Required Vote

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, as defined under the 1940 Act. Since the Fund’s Chief Investment Risk Officer (“CIRO”), and from other service providers. For example, management personnel andonly voting securities are common shares, consistent with the other persons make regular reports and presentations to: (i)1940 Act, the Compliance Committee regarding compliance with regulatory requirements and oversightaffirmative vote of cybersecurity practices by the Fund and key service providers; (ii) the IRCs regarding investment activities and strategies that may pose particular risks; (iii) the Audit Committee with respect to financial reporting controls and internal audit activities; (iv) the Nominating and Governance Committee regarding corporate governance and best practice developments; and (v) the Contracts Committee regarding regulatory and related developments that might impact the retention of service providers to the Fund. The CIRO oversees an Investment Risk Department (“IRD”) that provides an additional source of analysis and research for Board members in connection with their oversighta majority of the investment process and performance of portfolio managers. Among its other duties,outstanding common shares entitled to vote at the IRD seeksSpecial Meeting is required to identify and, where practicable, measure the investment risks being taken by the Fund’s portfolio managers. Although the IRD works closely with management of the Fund in performing its duties, the CIRO is directly accountable to, and maintains an ongoing dialogue with, the Independent Trustees.

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Trustee Compensation
Each Trustee is reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with each meeting of the Board or any of its Committee meetings attended. Each Independent Trustee is compensated for his or her services, on a quarterly basis, according to a fee schedule adopted by the Board. The Board may from time to time designate other meetings as subject to compensation.
The Fund pays each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Fund his or herpro rata share, as described below, of: (i) an annual retainer of $250,000; (ii) Mr. Boyer, as the Chairperson of the Board, receives an additional annual retainer of $100,000; (iii) Mses. Baldwin, Chadwick, and Pressler and Messrs. Gavin, Jones, Obermeyer, and Sullivan, as the Chairpersons of Committees of the Board, each receives an additional annual retainer of $30,000, $30,000, $65,000, $30,000, $30,000, $30,000, and $30,000, respectively; (iv) $10,000 per attendance at any of the regularly scheduled meetings (four (4) quarterly meetings, two (2) auxiliary meetings, and two (2) annual contract review meetings); and (v) out-of-pocket expenses. The Board at its discretion may from time to time designate other special meetings as subject to an attendance fee in the amount of $5,000 for in-person meetings and $2,500 for special telephonic meetings.
Thepro rata share paid by the Fund is based on the Fund’s average net assets as a percentage of the average net assets of all the funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliate for which the Trustees serve in common as Trustees.
Appendix Bdetails the compensation paid to the Trustees by the Fund and by all the Voya funds in the family of funds.
Trustee Ownership of Securities
In order to further align the interests of the Independent Trustees with shareholders, it is the policy of the Board for Independent Trustees to own, beneficially, shares of one or more funds in the Voya family of funds at all times (“Ownership Policy”). Forapprove this purpose, beneficial ownership of shares of a Voya fund includes, in addition to direct ownership of Voya fund shares, ownership of a variable contract whose proceeds are invested in a Voya fund within the Voya family of funds, as well as deferred compensation payments under the Board’s deferred compensation arrangements pursuant to which the future value of such payments is based on the notional value of designated funds within the Voya family of funds.
The Ownership Policy requires the initial value of investments in the Voya family of funds that are directly or indirectly owned by the Trustees to equal or exceed the annual retainer fee for Board services (excluding any annual retainers for service as chairpersons of the Board or its committees or as members of committees), as such retainer shall be adjusted from time to time.
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The Ownership Policy provides that existing Trustees shall have a reasonable amount of time from the date of any recent or future increase in the minimum ownership requirements in order to satisfy the minimum share ownership requirements. In addition, the Ownership Policy provides that a new Trustee shall satisfy the minimum share ownership requirements within a reasonable amount of time of becoming a Trustee.proposal. For purposes of approval, “a majority of outstanding common shares” is the Ownership Policy, a reasonable periodlesser of: (i) 67% or more of time will be deemed to be, as applicable, nothe common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than three years after a Trustee has assumed that position with50% of the Voya family of fundsoutstanding common shares are present or norepresented by proxy; or (ii) more than one year after an increase in50% of the minimum share ownership requirement dueFund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to changes in annual Board retainer fees. A decline in value of any fund investmentsvote on this proposal, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not cause a Trustee to have to make any additional investments under this Policy.
Investment in mutual funds of the Voya family of funds by the Trustees pursuant to this Ownership Policy is subject to: (i) policies, applied by the mutual funds of the Voya family of funds to other similar investors, that are designed to prevent inappropriate market timing trading practices; and (ii) any provisions of the Code of Ethics for the Voya family of funds that otherwise apply to the Trustees.
Appendix Cprovides the dollar value of all of the shares of the Fund and all of the funds in the Voya family of funds held directly or indirectly by each Trustee as of a recent date.
Officers of the Fund
The Fund’s officers are elected by the Board and hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified, or until they sooner resign, are removed, or are otherwise disqualified to serve. The officers of the Fund, together with each person’s position with the Fund and principal occupation for the last five years, are listed inAppendix D.
Officer Compensation
The officers, who are also officers or employees of Voya Investments, LLC or its affiliates, are compensated by Voya Investments, LLC or its affiliates. The officers are not paid by the Fund.
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General Information about the Proxy Statement
Who is asking for my vote?
The Board is soliciting your vote for the Annual Meeting of shareholders.
How is my proxy being solicited?
Solicitation of proxies is being made primarily by the mailing of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Proxy Statement, and the Proxy Ballot on or about May 24, 2019. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, employees of the investment adviser, and its affiliates, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies in person or by telephone, telegraph, facsimile, or oral communications.
If a shareholder wishes to participate in the Annual Meeting, the shareholder may mail the Proxy Ballot originally sent with the Proxy Statement, attend in person, vote telephonically, or vote online by logging on to www.proxyvote.com/voya and following the online directions. Should shareholders require additional information regarding the proxy or require replacement of the Proxy Ballot, they may contact Shareholder Services toll-free at 1-800-992-0180.
What happens to my proxy once I submit it?
The Board has named Huey P. Falgout, Jr., Secretary, Theresa K. Kelety, Assistant Secretary, and Todd Modic, Assistant Secretary, or one or more substitutes designated by them, as proxies who are authorized to vote Fund shares as directed by shareholders.
Can I revoke my proxy after I submit it?
A shareholder may revoke their proxy at any time prior to its use by filing with your Fund a written revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. In addition, any shareholder who attends the Annual Meeting in person may vote by ballotbe voted at the AnnualSpecial Meeting thereby canceling any proxy previously given.
Howand will my sharesnot be voted?
If you followcounted as present for purposes of meeting the voting instructions, your proxies will vote your shares as you have directed. If you submitted your Proxy Ballot but did not vote on the proposals, your proxies will vote on the proposals as recommended by the Board. If any other matter is properly presented, your proxies will vote in their discretion in accordance with their best judgment, including on any proposal to adjourn the meeting. At the time this Proxy Statement was printed, the Board knew of no matter that needed to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting other than the proposal discussed in this Proxy Statement.
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quorum requirement.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” CHANGING THE FUND’S SUB-CLASSIFICATION FROM “DIVERSIFIED” TO “NON-DIVERSIFIED.”

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Each shareholder

PROPOSAL VI

TO APPROVE A CHANGE TO THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND TO MAKE THE

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE NON-FUNDAMENTAL

The current investment objective of the Fund is entitledthat it seeks to oneprovide investors with as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital. The investment objective is fundamental and may not be changed without a majority vote for each share heldof the shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund (after feedback from the proposed investment adviser (Saba)) is proposing that the Fund’s investment objective be amended from the objective as stated above to indicate that the Fund “seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income, with a secondary goal of capital appreciation” and to change its investment objective to a non-fundamental policy that may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

Current Fundamental Investment Objective

Proposed Non-Fundamental Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide investors with as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

The Fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income, with a secondary goal of capital appreciation.

A vote in favor of Proposal 5 also constitutes a vote in favor of making the Fund’s investment objective a non-fundamental policy of the Fund. As a non-fundamental policy of the Fund, any matter onfuture changes to the investment objective may be made by the Board without shareholder approval upon prior notice to shareholders. The Fund’s current investment objective is a fundamental policy of the Fund, which suchmeans that any changes to the Fund’s current investment objective are subject to shareholder approval. Changing the Fund’s investment objective to a non-fundamental policy of the Fund would give the Board more flexibility to make appropriate changes to the Fund’s investment objective in a timely manner without having to incur the cost of soliciting and obtaining shareholder approval.

The Board noted that the proposed new investment objective is, as indicted by Saba, is more consistent with the investment strategies that have been approved by the Board, which are described more fully after this section.

By unanimous written consent, dated April 19, 2021, the Board of Trustees (including a majority of the Non-interested Trustees) voted to recommend that that the Fund change its investment objective and to make the investment objective non-fundamental.

Required Vote

Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of “a majority of outstanding voting securities” entitled to vote and for each fractional share that is owned,at the shareholder shall be entitled toSpecial Meeting, as defined under the 1940 Act. Since the Fund’s only voting securities are common shares, consistent with the 1940 Act, the affirmative vote of a proportionate fractional vote. A majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote shall constituteat the Special Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of approval, “a majority of outstanding common shares” is the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the common shares present at the Special Meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding common shares are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares as of the Record Date. Abstentions will have the effect of a quorum.

Adjournments
vote against this proposal. Since banks, brokerage firms or other nominees do not have discretion to vote on this proposal, if you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, your shares will not be voted at the Special Meeting and will not be counted as present for purposes of meeting the quorum requirement.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR

CHANGING THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND MAKING THE INVESTMENT

OBJECTIVE NON-FUNDAMENTAL

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PROPOSAL VII

ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING

Shareholders may be asked to consider and act upon one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of any or all of the other proposals set forth in this proxy statement.

If a quorum is not present at the AnnualSpecial Meeting, ifthe Shareholders may be asked to vote on the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies. If a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, but there are insufficientnot sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Proposal, or for any other reason deemed appropriate by your proxies, your proxiesproposals, the Shareholders may propose one or more adjournmentsalso be asked to vote on the proposal to approve the adjournment of the AnnualSpecial Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the other proposals.

If the adjournment proposal is submitted for a vote at the Special Meeting, and if the Shareholders vote to approve the adjournment proposal, the meeting will be adjourned to enable the Board of Trustees to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposals. If the adjournment proposal is approved, and the Special Meeting is adjourned, the Board of Trustees will use the additional time forto solicit additional proxies in favor of any of the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting, including the solicitation of proxies. Solicitationproxies from Shareholders that have previously voted against the relevant proposal.

The Board of votes may continue to be made without any obligation to provide any additional noticeTrustees believes that, if the number of the adjournment. The persons named as proxies will voteFund’s common shares voting in favor of any of the proposals presented at the Special Meeting is insufficient to approve a proposal, it is in the best interests of the Shareholders to enable the Board of Trustees, for a limited period of time, to continue to seek to obtain a sufficient number of additional votes in favor of the proposal. Any signed proxies received by the Fund in which no voting instructions are provided on such adjournmentsmatter will be voted in favor of an adjournment in these circumstances. The time and place of the adjourned meeting will be announced at the time the adjournment is taken. Any adjournment of the Special Meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow the Shareholders who have already sent in their discretion.

Broker Non-Votes and Abstentions
If a shareholder abstains from voting asproxies to revoke them at any matter, or if a broker returns a “non-vote” proxy, indicating a lack of authoritytime prior to vote on a matter, then the shares represented by such abstention or non-vote will be treated as shares that are presenttheir use at the AnnualSpecial Meeting as adjourned or postponed.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THIS PROPOSAL.

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OTHER BUSINESS

The Board of Trustees knows of no other business to be presented for purposesaction at the Special Meeting. If any matters do come before the Special Meeting on which action can properly be taken, it is intended that the proxies shall vote in accordance with the judgment of determining the existenceperson or persons exercising the authority conferred by the proxy at the Special Meeting. The submission of a quorum. However, abstentionsproposal does not guarantee its inclusion in the Fund’s proxy statement or presentation at the Special Meeting unless certain securities law requirements are met.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

THE FUND WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF ITS MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT AND THE MOST RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT SUCCEEDING THE ANNUAL REPORT, IF ANY, TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated

501 Madison Avenue, 20th floor

New York, New York 10022

Shareholders may call toll free: (877) 825-8964

Banks and broker non-votes will be disregarded in determiningBrokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

We are required to file with or submit to the “votes cast” on a proposal. AbstentionsSEC annual, quarterly and broker non-votes will not affectcurrent periodic reports, proxy statements and other information meeting the outcomeinformational requirements of the election of Trustees.

How many shares are outstanding?
Appendix Esets forth the number of shares of the Fund issuedExchange Act. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and outstanding as of the Record Date. Shares have no preemptive or subscription rights.
Appendix F lists the persons that, as of April 15, 2019, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. To the best of the Fund’s knowledge, as of April 15, 2019, no Trustee or officers owned 1% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund. As of April 15, 2019, none of the Independent Trustees nor their immediate family members owned any shares of the Adviser or principal underwriter or of any entity controlling, controlledinformation statements and other information filed electronically by or under common control with the Adviser or principal underwriter (not including registered investment companies).
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act, as applied to the Fund, require the Fund’s officers, Trustees, investment adviser, affiliates of the investment adviser, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Fund’s outstanding securities (“Reporting Persons”), to file reports of ownership of the Fund’s securities and changes in such ownershipus with the SEC which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of these reports, proxy and information statements and other information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the New York Stock Exchange. Such persons are requiredfollowing e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by the SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all such filings.
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Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it and written representations from certain Reporting Persons, the Fund believes that during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019, its Reporting Persons complied with all applicable filing requirements.
Shareholder Communications with the Board
Shareholders may send other communicationswriting to the Board, a Committee thereof,SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549. This information will also be available free of charge by contacting us at 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 or an individual Trustee. Such communications should be sent to the Fund’s Secretaryby telephone at the address1 (800) 992-0180 or on the front of this Proxy Statement.
What is the deadline to submit a proposal for the 2020 Annual Meeting?
It is anticipatedour website at https://individuals.voya.com/product/closed-end-fund/profile/voya-prime-rate-trust.

SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

The Fund expects that the next annual meeting2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in July, 2020,2021, but the exact date, time, and location of such meeting have yet to be determined. Any proposals of shareholders that areA shareholder who intended to be presentedpresent a proposal at the next annual2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and for that proposal to be included in the Fund’s proxy materials for that meeting, must behave submitted a proposal in writing and received atto the Fund principal executive officesat its business address, and the Fund must have received the proposal no later than January 23,11, 2021. However, if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within 30 days before or after the first anniversary date of the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund (such annual meeting date outside such period, an “Other Annual Meeting Date”), notice by shareholders, to be timely, must be delivered in orderwriting to the business address for the proposalFund within a reasonable time before the Fund begins to be considered for inclusion in theprint and send its proxy statement for that meeting.materials to shareholders. The submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in the Fund’s proxy statement or presentation at the meeting.

In addition, pursuant to relevant SEC

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For any proposal that is not submitted for inclusion in the Fund’s proxy rules, a company may use discretionary voting authority to vote on matters coming before an annual meetingstatement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of shareholders ifShareholders (as described in the company does notpreceding paragraph) must have delivered notice of the matter at least 45 days before the date correspondingproposal or nomination to the date on whichFund’s principal executive offices no earlier than January 11, 2021 and no later than February 10, 2021 and included the company first mailed its proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders or the dateinformation specified by an overriding advance notice provision in the company’sFund’s declaration of trust and bylaws. AsHowever, if the Fund bylaws do not contain such an advance notice provision, for the Fund’s 20202021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled to be held on an Other Annual Meeting Date, notice by shareholders, shareholdersto be timely, must submitbe delivered to such Fund written notice of a shareholder proposal on or before April 7, 2020.

Who are the Fund’s principal executive offices by the later of (i) the date 90 days prior to the Other Annual Meeting Date or (ii) the 10th day following the date that the Other Annual Meeting Date is first publicly announced or disclosed and must include the information specified in the Fund’s declaration of trust and bylaws.

The Fund reserves the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.

You are cordially invited to participate in the Special Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting virtually, you are requested to vote in accordance with the voting instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or by requesting hard copy proxy materials from us and returning a proxy card.

By: Order of the Board of Trustees

Andrew Kellerman

Chairperson of the Board and Trustee

New York, New York

April 21, 2021

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PRIVACY NOTICE

The Fund has adopted a policy concerning investor privacy. To review the privacy policy, contact a Shareholder Services Representative at 1-800-336-3436, obtain a policy over the Internet at www.voyainvestments.com, or see the privacy promise that accompanies any Prospectus obtained by mail.

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APPENDIX A

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

AGREEMENT dated May [ ], 2021, between Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust and Saba Capital Management, L.P. (the “Manager”), a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Trust is a closed-end management investment company, registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Manager is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and is engaged in the business of supplying investment advice and investment management and certain other services, as an independent public accountants?

contractor; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Manager to render advice and services pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Manager is willing to furnish said advice and services.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as follows:

1.    Employment of Manager.

The Board has selectedTrust hereby employs the accounting firmManager and the Manager hereby accepts such employment, to render investment advice and investment management services with respect to the assets of KPMG LLPthe Trust (“KPMG”Advisory Services”), and to provide or arrange for the provision of administrative services as the independent auditorManager may deem reasonably necessary from time to time for the ordinary operation of the Fund forTrust (“Administrative Services”), subject to the current fiscal year.

Assupervision and direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Trustees”).

The Manager shall, as part of its oversightduties hereunder (i) furnish the Trust with advice and recommendations with respect to the investment of the Fund’s financial statements, in April 2019, the Audit Committee held a telephonic meeting to review and discuss with the Adviser and KPMG the Fund’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019. The Audit Committee discussed with KPMG the matters required to be discussed by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard 1301,Communications with Audit Committees. The Audit Committee has also received and reviewed the written disclosuresTrust’s assets and the letter from KPMG pursuantpurchase and sale of its portfolio securities, including the taking of such other steps as may be necessary to PCAOB Rule 3526implement such advice and discussed KPMG’s independencerecommendations, (ii) furnish the Trust with KPMG.

Basedreports, statements and other data on securities, economic conditions and other pertinent subjects which the reviewsBoard of Trustees may reasonably request, (iii) permit, with its written consent, its officers and discussion referredemployees to above,serve without compensation as Trustees of the Audit Committee recommendedTrust if elected to such positions and (iv) in general superintend and manage the investment of the Trust, subject to the ultimate supervision and direction to the Board thatof Trustees.

Subject to the audited financial statements be included in the Fund’s Annual Report to shareholders.

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Submitted by the Audit Committeeapproval of the Board
Colleen D. Baldwin
Martin J. Gavin (Chairperson)
Joseph E. Obermeyer
Roger B. Vincent
of Trustees, the Manager is authorized to enter into sub-advisory agreements with other registered investment advisers to serve as investment sub-advisers, whether or not affiliated with the Manager (each, a “Sub-Adviser”).The fees paidManager will continue to KPMGhave responsibility for professional auditall services duringfurnished pursuant to any sub-advisory agreement. The Trust and the Fund’s most recent fiscal years ended February 28, 2018Manager understand and February 28, 2019, amounts billedagree that the Manager may manage the Trust with one or more Sub-Advisers, which contemplates that the Manager will, among other things: (i) continually evaluate the performance of any Sub-Adviser to the Trust; and (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Trust recognizes that, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, a Sub-Adviser’s services may be terminated or modified and that the Manager may appoint a new Sub-Adviser for other servicesthe Trust.

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2.    Reasonable Best Judgment. The Manager shall use its reasonable best judgment and efforts in rendering the Advisory Services as contemplated by this Agreement.

3.    Exclusivity. The Manager shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent contractor, and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided and authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way, or in any way be deemed an agent for the Trust. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Advisory Services to be rendered by KPMGthe Manager to the Fund,Trust under the provisions of this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMGManager shall be free to render similar or different services to others so long as its ability to render the services provided for services renderedin this Agreement shall not be materially impaired thereby.

4.    Reasonable Best Efforts. The Manager agrees to use its reasonable best efforts in the furnishing of such advice and recommendations to the Fund,Trust, in the Adviser,preparation of reports and information, in the management of the Trust’s assets, and in the provision of Advisory Services, all pursuant to this Agreement, and for this purpose the Manager shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff and employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it shall from time to time determine to be necessary to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the staff and personnel of the Manager shall be deemed to include persons employed or retained by the Manager to furnish statistical, research, and other factual information, advice regarding economic factors and trends, information with respect to technical and scientific developments, and such other information, advice and assistance as the Manager may desire and request.

5.    Statements and Reports. The Trust will from time to time furnish to the Manager detailed statements of the investments and assets of the Trust and information as to its investment objectives and needs, and will make available to the Manager such financial reports, proxy statements, legal and other information relating to its investments as may be in the possession of the Trust or available to it and such other information as the Manager may reasonably request.

6.    Expenses.

(a) In consideration for the Management Fee, the Manager will provide the Trust with certain operational and managerial services. The Manager shall be responsible for (i) the compensation of any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control withSub-Adviser retained pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) the Advisercompensation of any investment advisory personnel that provides ongoingprovide services to the FundTrust on behalf of the Manager pursuant to this Agreement, along with the allocable portion of the following “overhead expenses” (office space, rent and utilities, furniture and fixtures, computer equipment, stationery, secretarial/managerial services, salaries, entertainment expenses, employee insurance and payroll taxes) attributable to such investment advisory personnel.

(b) Other than the expenses expressly borne by the Manager pursuant to Section 6(a) above, the Trust shall be responsible for all of the expenses of its operations, including, without limitation, the Trust’s investment-related expenses whether relating to investments that are consummated or unconsummated (e.g., brokerage commissions, due diligence costs, expenses relating to short sales, investment banking fees, sourcing or finder’s fees (which may include a base fee component and/or a performance compensation component), borrowing charges on securities sold short, custodial fees and expenses and nominee fees); bank service fees, clearing and settlement charges and interest expense; Management Fees; fees and expenses incidental to the purchase and sale of interests in, and the fees and expenses of, portfolio companies in which the Trust invests; interest payable on debt, if any, to finance the Trust’s investments; expenses relating to software tools, programs or other technology utilized in managing the Trust (including, without limitation, third-party software licensing, implementation, data management and recovery services and custom development costs); exchange listing fees, expenses relating to proxy contests, voting, tender offers and solicitation fees and expenses; trading platform and seat fees; research-related expenses, including, without limitation, news and quotation equipment and services; fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs; fees for data and software providers; other expenses related to the purchase, sale or transmittal of investments; website creation and maintenance, fees for risk management systems and service

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providers; legal expenses; other professional fees (including, without limitation, expenses of consultants and experts); transfer agent and custodial fees; the costs of organizing and maintaining any subsidiaries; costs relating to swaps (and similar agreements); tax preparation expenses; accounting expenses; fees and expenses associated with marketing and investor relations efforts including proxy solicitations and shareholder meetings; costs of printing and mailing proxies, reports and/or notices; market data costs; administration expenses (including fees for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2018provision of middle-office and February 28, 2019 are described inAppendix G.

Allback-office services); directors’ and officers’ fees); Trust-related insurance expenses (including, without limitation, premium payments for fidelity bonds and Directors’ and Officers’ and Errors and Omissions insurance); compensation and expenses of the services provided byindependent members of the independent public accountants were approved byBoard of Trustees of the Audit Committee pursuant to pre-approval policiesTrust; organizational and procedures adopted byoffering-related expenses, including the Audit Committee. Pursuant to such policiespreparation and procedures,filing of related registration statements under the Audit Committee approves: (i)Securities Act of 1933, as amended; filing and registration fees; corporate licensing fees, federal, state and local taxes and other governmental fees and expenses; all auditregulatory expenses (including, without limitation, fees and non-audit services to be renderedexpenses incurred in connection with ongoing compliance obligations and the preparation and filing of regulatory filings, including those required under the 1940 Act and applicable federal and state securities laws); litigation-related and indemnification expenses; withholding and transfer fees; trademarks; other expenses related to the Fund by KPMG; and (ii) all non-audit services impactingpurchase, monitoring, sale, allocation, settlement, custody, valuation, appraisal or transmittal of assets; extraordinary expenses, including the operations and financial reportingcosts of any third party pricing or valuation services; the allocable portion of the Fund provided by KPMGcompensation and related overhead expenses attributable to any director, officer, partner or employee of the AdviserManager or any affiliate thereof that provides ongoingwhen and to the extent providing administrative services to the Fund (collectively, “Covered Services”). The Audit Committee has adopted pre- approval procedures authorizing one or more members of the Audit Committee to approve from time to time, on behalf of the Audit Committee, all Covered Services to be provided by KPMG which are not otherwise approved at a meeting of the Audit Committee, provided that such delegate reports to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The pre-approval procedures do not include delegation of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities to management. Pre-approval has not been waived with respect to any of the services described above since the date on which the Audit Committee adopted its current pre-approval procedures.
The Audit Committee of the Board has consideredTrust; and will periodically consider whether KPMG’s provision of non-audit services to the Adviserother similar expenses and all entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund that were not required to be pre- approved is compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG.
Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be at the Annual Meeting but have been given the opportunity to make a statement if they wish.
Why did my household only receive one copy of this Proxy Statement?
Only one copy of this Proxy Statement may be mailed to each household, even if more than one person in the household is a Fund shareholder of record, unless your Fund has received contrary instructions from one or more of the household’s shareholders. If a shareholder needs an additional copy of this Proxy Statement, please contact Shareholder Services at 1-800-992-0180. If in the future, any shareholder does not wish to combine or wishes to recombine the mailing of
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a proxy statement with household members, please inform your Fund in writing at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 or via telephone at 1-800-992-0180.
Who pays for this proxy solicitation?
The Fund will pay theother costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Noticeengagement of Annual Meetingany third party service providers to provide administrative services to the Trust.

(c) To the extent the Manager incurs or bears any costs or expenses expressly borne by the Trust pursuant to Section 6(b) above, the Trust shall promptly reimburse the Manager for such costs and expenses on no less frequently than a quarterly basis.

7.    Delegation.

(a) The Manager may delegate the performance of Shareholders, Proxy Statement,certain Advisory Services to a Sub-Adviser.

(b) Certain Administrative Services may be furnished by the directors, officers, partner or employees of the Manager or of affiliates of the Manager, or by any third-party service provider retained by the Trust to provide such Administrative Services in lieu of the Manager; provided, that any agreement pertaining to the provision of Administrative Services shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.

(c) The Manager shall not be liable to the Trust for any service delegated to a third party service provider.

8.    Oversight of Sub-Advisers. In the event that the Manager wishes to select others to render Advisory Services, the Manager shall analyze, select and recommend for consideration and approval by the Board of Trustees investment advisory firms (however organized) to provide investment advice to the Trust, and, at the expense of the Manager, engage (which engagement may also be by the Trust) any such investment advisory firm to render investment advice and manage the investments of the Trust and the Annual Meeting,composition the Trust’s portfolio of securities and investments, including printing, mailing, vote tabulation, legal,cash, and outthe purchase, retention and disposition thereof, or any offering thereof, in accordance with the Trust’s investment objective or objectives and policies as stated in the Trust’s registration statement, as may be supplemented or amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”). The Manager shall take the following actions in respect of pocket expenses.

In orderthe performance by the Sub-Adviser of its obligations in respect of the Trust:

(a) Periodically monitor and evaluate the performance of the Sub-Advisers with respect to the investment objectives and policies of the Trust, including without limitation, perform periodic detailed analysis and review of the Sub-Adviser’s investment performance in respect of the Trust and in respect of other accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser with similar investment strategies;

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(b) Prepare and present periodic reports to the Board of Trustees regarding the investment performance of the Sub-Adviser and other information regarding the Sub-Adviser, at such times and in such forms as the Board of Trustees may reasonably request;

(c) Review and consider any changes in the personnel of the Sub-Adviser responsible for performing the Sub-Adviser’s obligations and make appropriate reports to the Board of Trustees;

(d) Review and consider any changes in the ownership or senior management of the Sub-Adviser and make appropriate reports to the Board of Trustees;

(e) Perform periodic in-person or telephonic diligence meetings with representatives of the Sub-Adviser;

(f) Supervise Sub-Advisers with respect to the services that such Sub-Advisers provide under each Sub-Adviser’s Sub-Advisory Agreement;

(g) Assist the presenceBoard of Trustees and management of the Trust in developing and reviewing information with respect to the initial approval of the Sub-Adviser Agreement with the Sub-Adviser and annual consideration of the agreement thereafter;

(h) Monitor the Sub-Advisers for compliance with the investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions of the Trust, the 1940 Act, Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and if applicable, regulations under such provisions, and other applicable law;

(i) If appropriate, analyze and recommend for consideration by the Board of Trustees termination of a quorum atcontract with a Sub-Adviser under which the Annual Meeting may be assured, prompt execution and returnSub-Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Trust;

(j) Identify potential successors to or replacements of the enclosed Proxy Ballot is requested. A self-addressed postage paid envelope is enclosedSub-Adviser or potential additional Sub-Advisers, perform appropriate due diligence, and develop and present to the Board of Trustees a recommendation as to any such successor, replacement, or additional Sub-Adviser;

(k) Designate and compensate from its own resources such personnel as the Manager may consider necessary or appropriate to the performance of its services hereunder; and

(l) Perform such other review and reporting functions as the Board of Trustees shall reasonably request consistent with this Agreement and applicable law.

9.    Compensation.

(a) The Trust agrees to pay to the Manager, and the Manager agrees to accept, as full compensation for your convenience. You also may vote via telephoneall Advisory Services furnished or via the Internet. Please follow the voting instructions as outlined on your Proxy Ballot.

Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
Secretary
May 24, 2019
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034
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Appendix A: Nominees
The following table sets forth information concerning the Nominees of the Fund. The mailing address for each Nominee is 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.
Name, Address
and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and
Length of Time Served1
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Number of Funds in
the Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustees2
Other Board Positions
Held by Trustees
Independent Nominees
Colleen D. Baldwin
Age: 58
TrusteeOctober 2007 – PresentPresident, Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm (January 2009 – Present).150Dentaquest, (February 2014 – Present); RSR Partners, Inc., (2016 – Present).
John V. Boyer
Age: 65
Chairperson
Trustee
January 2014 – Present
January 2005 – Present
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtler Arts Foundation, an arts and education foundation (January 2008 – Present).150None.
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Name, Address
and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and
Length of Time Served1
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Number of Funds in
the Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustees2
Other Board Positions
Held by Trustees
Patricia W. Chadwick
Age: 70
TrusteeJanuary 2006 – PresentConsultant and President, Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy (January 2000 – Present).150Wisconsin Energy Corporation (June 2006 – Present); The Royce Funds (22 funds) (December 2009 – Present); and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (1992 – Present).
Martin J. Gavin
Age: 69
TrusteeAugust 2015 – PresentRetired. Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (May 2006 – November 2015).150None.
Russell H. Jones
Age: 75
TrusteeMay 2013 – PresentRetired.150None.
Joseph E. Obermeyer
Age: 61
TrusteeMay 2013 – PresentPresident, Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services (November 1999 – Present).150None.
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Name, Address
and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and
Length of Time Served1
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Number of Funds in
the Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustees2
Other Board Positions
Held by Trustees
Sheryl K. Pressler
Age: 68
TrusteeJanuary 2006 – PresentConsultant (May 2001 – Present).150None.
Christopher P. Sullivan
Age: 65
TrusteeOctober 2015 – PresentRetired.150None.
Roger B. Vincent
Age: 73
TrusteeFebruary 2002 – PresentRetired.150None.
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Name, Address
and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and
Length of Time Served1
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Number of Funds in
the Fund Complex
Overseen by Trustees2
Other Board Positions
Held by Trustees
Nominee who is an “Interested Person”
Dina Santoro3
Age: 46
TrusteeJuly 2018 - PresentPresident, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018 –Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004 – August 2017).150Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present).
1.Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The tenure of each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund (as defined below, “Independent Trustee”) is subject to the Board’s retirement policy, which states that each duly elected or appointed Independent Trustee shall retire from and cease to be a member of the Board of Trustees at the close of business on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Independent Trustee attains the age of 75. A majority vote of the Board’s other Independent Trustees may extend the retirement date of an Independent Trustee if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders
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of the Fund under applicable law, whether for the purposes of appointing a successor to the Independent Trustee or otherwise complying under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer required (as determined by a vote of a majority of the other Independent Trustees).
2.For the purposes of this table, “Fund Complex” means the Voya family of funds, including the following investment companies: Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund; Voya Equity Trust; Voya Funds Trust; Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Government Money Market Portfolio; Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund; Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio; Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Investors Trust; Voya Mutual Funds; Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund; Voya Partners, Inc.; Voya Prime Rate Trust; Voya Senior Income Fund; Voya Separate Portfolios Trust; Voya Series Fund, Inc.; Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; Voya Variable Funds; Voya Variable Insurance Trust; Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc.; and Voya Variable Products Trust. The number of funds in the Fund Complex is as of February 28, 2019.
3.Ms. Santoro is deemed to be an Interested Trustee because of her current affiliation with the Voya funds, Voya Financial, Inc., and Voya Financial, Inc.’s affiliates.
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Appendix B: Trustee Compensation Table
The following tables have been provided to the FundTrust and as full reimbursement for all expenses assumed by the AdviserManager, a management fee equal to the amount specified for the Trust on Schedule A.

(b) The management fees shall be accrued daily by the Trust and paid to the Manager at the end of each calendar month.

10.    Prohibition on Short Positions. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any of its officers or employees shall take any short position in the capital stock of the Trust. This prohibition shall not prevent the purchase of such shares by any of the officers and directors or bona fide employees of the Manager or any trust, pension, profit-sharing or other benefit plan for such persons or affiliates thereof, at a price not less than the net asset value thereof at the time of purchase, as allowed pursuant to rules promulgated under the 1940 Act.

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11.    Actions in Contravention of Organizational Documents. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Trust to take any action contrary to the Declaration of Trust or By-Laws of the Trust, or any applicable statute or regulation, or to relieve or deprive the Trustees of the Trust of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Trust.

12.    Limitation of Liability of the Manager; Indemnification.

(a) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Manager, the Manager (and its officers, managers, agents, employees, partners, controlling persons, members, agents and any other person or entity affiliated with the Manage) shall not be subject to liability to the Trust, the members of the Board of Trustees or to any shareholder of the Trust, for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering Advisory Services and any other services provided from time to time by the Manager or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security by the Trust.

(b) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any director or officer of the Trust, or of the Manager, from liability in violation of Section 17(i) of the 1940 Act.

(c) The Trust shall indemnify the Manager (and its officers, managers, agents, employees, partners, controlling persons, members, agents and any other person or entity affiliated with the Manager) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Trust or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Manager’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Trust. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Paragraph 12 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Trust or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Manager’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Manager’s duties and obligations under this Agreement.

13.    Term and Continuation. This Agreement shall become effective on the date first written above (the “Effective Date”), subject to the condition that the Board of Trustees, including a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons (as defined under the 1940 Act) of either the Trust or the Manager, and a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, shall have approved this Agreement. Unless terminated as provided herein, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for two years following the Effective Date, and shall continue from year to year thereafter so long as such continuation is approved at least annually by either (i) the Board of Trustees, including a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons (as defined under the 1940 Act) of either the Trust or the Manager, or (ii) the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust.

14.    Termination.

(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without payment of any penalty, by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Manager, and by the Manager upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Trust.

(b) This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of any transfer or assignment thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act.

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15.     Use of Name. It is understood that the name “Saba Capital Management, L.P.” or any trademark, trade name, service mark, or logo, or any variation of such trademark, service mark, or logo of the Manager or its affiliates, including but not limited to the mark “Saba®” (collectively, the “Saba Marks”) is the valuable property of the Manager and its affiliates, and sets forth information regardingthat the compensation paidTrust has the right to use such Saba Marks only so long as this Agreement or any subsequent agreement with the Independent Trustees forManager in replacement of this Agreement shall continue with respect to such Trust. Upon termination of this Agreement without its replacement by a subsequent agreement, the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 for service on the Board.

  Aggregate Compensation from the Fund
(fiscal year ended February 28, 2019)
Total Compensation
from the Fund and
Complex Paid to
Trustees1
Name of Trustee   
Colleen D. Baldwin$2,963.56$362,500.00
John V. Boyer$3,535.20$432,500.00
Patricia W. Chadwick$2,963.56$362,500.00
Martin J. Gavin$2,963.56$362,500.00
Russell H. Jones$2,963.56$362,500.00
Joseph E. Obermeyer$2,942.34$360,000.00
Sheryl K. Pressler$3,249.38$397,500.00
Christopher P. Sullivan$2,963.56$362,500.00
Roger B. Vincent$2,697.36$330,000.00
1.During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019, Ms. Pressler and Messrs. Boyer, Gavin, Jones, and Obermeyer deferred $80,000, $20,000, $181,250, $162,500, and $36,000, respectively, of their compensation from the Voya family of funds.
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Appendix C: Shares Owned by Trustees
The following table sets forth information regarding the dollar range of equity securitiesTrust shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, discontinue all use of the FundSaba Marks and other funds inshall promptly amend its Declaration of Trust to change its name (if such Saba Marks are included therein).

18.     Applicable Law.

(a) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule, or otherwise, the Voya familyremainder of funds beneficially owned by each Trustee as of February 28, 2019.

Name of TrusteePPRAggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Registered
Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of
Investment Companies
Independent Trustees
Colleen D. Baldwin$0Over $100,0001
John V. Boyer$0Over $100,000
Patricia W. Chadwick$0Over $100,000
Martin J. Gavin$0Over $100,0001
Russell H. Jones$0Over $100,0001
Joseph E. Obermeyer$0Over $100,0001
Sheryl K. Pressler$0Over $100,0001
Christopher P. Sullivan$0Over $100,000
Roger B. Vincent$0Over $100,000
Trustee who is an “Interested Person”
Dina Santoro$0$0
1.Includes the value of shares in which a Trustee has an indirect interest through a deferred compensation plan and/or a 401(k) Plan.
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Appendix D: Officers
Information for each Officerthis Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(b) The term “majority of the Fund isoutstanding voting securities” of the Trust shall have the meaning as set forth in the table below.1940 Act.

(c) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts formed and to be performed entirely within the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, or any rules or orders of the SEC thereunder.

19.     Limitation of Liability for Claims. The mailing addressManager is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of liability as set forth in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Trust and its assets, and the Manager shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders of the Trust or from any trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust.

20.     Excess Brokerage Commissions. The Manager is hereby authorized, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Trust to pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an amount of commission for eacheffecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Manager determines in good faith, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational facilities of the firm and the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Trust’s portfolio, and constitutes the best net results for the Trust.

21.     Responsibility of Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees. If any person who is a manager, partner, officer or employee of the Manager or its affiliates is 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034, exceptor becomes a director, officer, partner and/or employee of the Trust and acts as noted below.

such in any business of the Trust, then such manager, partner, officer and/or employee of the Manager or its affiliates shall be deemed to be acting in such capacity solely for the Trust, and not as a manager, partner, officer or employee of the Manager or its affiliates or under the control or direction of the Manager, even if paid by the Manager or an affiliate thereof.

22.    Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement of the Manager and the Trust and only in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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23.    Proxy Voting. The Manager shall be responsible for voting any proxies solicited by an issuer of securities held by the Trust in the best interest of the Trust and in accordance with the Manager’s proxy voting policies and procedures, as any such proxy voting policies and procedures may be amended from time to time. The Manager’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and any amendment thereto will be subject to Board of Trustee’s approval. The Trust has been provided with a copy of the Manager’s proxy voting policies and procedures and has been informed as to how it can obtain further information from the Manager regarding proxy voting activities undertaken on behalf of the Trust. In accordance with its provisions of managerial services to the Trust hereunder, the Manager shall be responsible for reporting the Trust’s proxy voting activities, as required, through periodic filings on Form N-PX or any successor form thereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.

Name, Address and AgePosition(s) Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Michael Bell
One Orange Way
Windsor, Connecticut 06095
Age: 50
Chief Executive OfficerMarch 2018 - PresentChief Executive Officer and Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (November 2015 – Present); Chief Financial Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2014 – Present). Formerly, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Voya Investments, LLC (November 2015 – March 2018); Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Hartford Investment Management (September 2003 – September 2014).

SABA CAPITAL INCOME &

OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Dina Santoro
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 46
President

By:

March 2018 - PresentPresident and Director, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Director, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Director and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004 – August 2017).
Name:
Title:

SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By:

Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE A

with respect to the

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

between

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

and

SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Name, Address and AgePosition(s) Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Stanley D. Vyner
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 69

Series

Executive Vice President

Chief Investment Risk Officer
August 2003 - Present

September 2009 - Present
Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2000 – Present) and Chief Investment Risk Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (January 2003 – Present).

Annual Management Fee

(as a percentage of Managed Assets*)

James M. Fink
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30327
Age: 61

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund

Executive Vice PresidentMarch 2018 - PresentManaging Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Chief Administrative Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2017 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Operations, Voya Investment Management (March 1999 – September 2017).
Kevin M. Gleason
Age: 52
Chief Compliance OfficerFebruary 2012 - PresentSenior Vice President Voya Investment Management, LLC and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Family of Funds (February 2012 – Present).1.05%
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Name, Address*

“Managed Assets” shall mean the Trust’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Trust’s accrued and Age

Position(s) Held with
the Fund
Term of Officeunpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and Length of Time Served1Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Todd Modic
Age: 51
Senior Vice President, Chief/Principal Financial Officer and Assistant SecretaryMarch 2005 - PresentPresident, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present) and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (April 2005 – Present).
Daniel A. Norman
Age: 61
Senior Vice President and
Treasurer
April 1995 - PresentSenior Managing Director and Group Head, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (March 2019 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director and Group Head, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (January 2012 – February 2019).
Kimberly A. Anderson
Age: 54
Senior Vice PresidentNovember 2003 - PresentSenior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (September 2003 – Present).
Jeffrey A. Bakalar
Age: 59
Senior Vice PresidentNovember 1999 - PresentSenior Managing Director and Group Head, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (March 2019 – Present). Formerly, Managing Director and Group Head, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (January 2012 – February 2019).
Elliot A. Rosen
Age: 66
Senior Vice PresidentMay 2002 - PresentSenior Vice President, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (February 1999 – Present)
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Name, Address and AgePosition(s) Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Robert Terris
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30327
Age: 48
Senior Vice PresidentMay 2006 - PresentSenior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Senior Vice President, Head of Division Operations, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006 – Present).
Fred Bedoya
Age: 46
Vice President and TreasurerSeptember 2012 - PresentVice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2012 – Present).
Maria M. Anderson
Age: 61
Vice PresidentSeptember 2004 - PresentVice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (September 2004 – Present).
Sara M. Donaldson
Age: 59
Vice PresidentSeptember 2014 - PresentVice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (April 2014 – October 2015). Formerly, Director, Compliance, AXA Rosenberg Global Services, LLC (September 1997 – March 2014).
Micheline S. Faver
Age: 41
Vice PresidentSeptember 2016 - PresentVice President, Head of Fund Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer for Voya Investments, LLC (June 2016 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Mutual Fund Compliance (March 2014 – June 2016); Assistant Vice President, Mutual Fund Compliance (May 2013 – March 2014).
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Name, Address and AgePosition(s) Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Robyn L. Ichilov
Age: 51
Vice PresidentNovember 1997 - PresentVice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (November 1995 – Present) and Voya Investments, LLC (August 1997 – Present).
Jason Kadavy
Age: 43
Vice PresidentSeptember 2012 - PresentVice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2007 – Present).
Andrew K. Schlueter
Age: 43
Vice PresidentMarch 2018 - PresentVice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018 – Present); Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018 – Present); Vice President, Head of Mutual Fund Operations, Voya Investment Management (February 2018 – Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2014 – February 2018); Assistant Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2011 – March 2014).
Craig Wheeler
Age: 50
Vice PresidentMay 2013 - PresentVice President – Director of Tax, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015 – Present). Formerly, Vice President – Director of Tax, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2013 – October 2015).
Monia Piacenti2
One Orange Way
Windsor, Connecticut 06095
Age: 42
Anti-Money Laundering OfficerJune 2018 - PresentAnti-Money Laundering Officer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC, Voya Investment Management, and Voya Investment Management Trust Co. (June 2018 – Present); Compliance Consultant, Voya Financial, Inc. (January 2019 – Present). Formerly, Senior Compliance Officer, Voya Investment Management (December 2009 – December 2018).
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Name, Address and AgePosition(s) Held with
the Fund
Term of Office and Length of Time Served1Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years
Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
Age: 55
SecretaryAugust 2003 - PresentSenior Vice President and Secretary of Voya Investments, LLC (December 2018 – Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2010 – Present); Managing Director and Chief Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2019 – Present). Formerly, Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – February 2019).
Paul A. Caldarelli
Age: 67
Assistant SecretaryJune 2010 - PresentVice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
Theresa K. Kelety
Age: 56
Assistant SecretaryAugust 2003 - PresentVice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management – Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010 – Present).
1.The officers hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified, or until they sooner resign, are removed, or are otherwise disqualified to serve.
2.Effective June 30, 2018, Monia Piacenti has been appointed to the Voya funds’ Officer list as Anti-Money Laundering Officeraccrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the funds.principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by the Trust and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares).

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APPENDIX B

EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

This EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective [], 2021, by and between Saba Capital Management, L.P. (the “Investment Manager”) and Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”).

WHEREAS, the Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of Contents

Appendix E: Common Shares Outstanding
1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end management investment company; and

WHEREAS, the Fund and the Investment Manager desire that the provisions of this Agreement do not adversely affect the Fund’s status as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), do not interfere with the Fund’s ability to compute its taxable income under Code Section 852, do not adversely affect the status of the distributions the Fund makes as deductible dividends under Code Section 562, and do comply with the requirements of Revenue Procedure 99-40 (or any successor pronouncement of the Internal Revenue Service); and

WHEREAS, the Fund and the Investment Manager have entered into an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”), pursuant to which the Investment Manager provides investment advisory services to the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Fund and the Investment Manager have determined that it is appropriate and in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders to maintain the expenses of the Fund at a level below the level to which each such Fund might otherwise be subject.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.             Expense Limitation.

1.1             Applicable Expense Limit. To the extent that the ordinary operating expenses, including but not limited to investment advisory fees payable to the Investment Manager, but excluding interest, taxes, investor relations services, other investment-related costs, leverage expenses (as defined below), extraordinary expenses such as litigation, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by such Fund’s Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, of the Investment Manager (the “Fund Operating Expenses”), incurred by the Fund listed on Schedule A during any term of this Agreement (the “Term”) exceed the Operating Expense Limit, as defined in Section 1.2 below, for such Fund for such Term, such excess amount (the “Excess Amount”) shall be the liability of the Investment Manager. As such, the Investment Manager may waive all or a portion of certain fees and/or reimburse expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense of the Fund shall be as listed on Schedule A. For the purposes of this Agreement, leverage expenses shall mean fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Fund’s use of leverage (including, without limitation, expenses incurred by the Fund in creating, establishing and maintaining leverage through borrowings or the issuance of preferred shares).

1.2             Operating Expense LimitThe following table sets forthOperating Expense Limit in any Term with respect to the Common Shares outstandingFund shall be the amount specified in Schedule A.

1.3             Daily Computation. The Investment Manager shall determine on each business day whether the aggregate Term to date Fund Operating Expenses for any Fund exceed the Operating Expense Limit, as such Operating

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Expense Limit has been pro-rated to the date of such determination (the “Pro-Rated Expense Cap”). If, on any business day, the aggregate Term to date Fund Operating Expenses for any Fund do not equal the Pro-Rated Expense Cap for that Fund, the amount of such difference shall be netted against the previous day’s accrued amount for Excess Amounts or Recoupment Amounts (as defined below), and the difference shall be accrued for that day as an Excess Amount or Recoupment Amount as applicable.

1.4             Payment. At the end of each month, the accruals made pursuant to Section 1.3 above shall be netted, and the result shall be remitted by the Investment Manager to the Fund (pursuant to Section 1.1 above) if such netting results in an Excess Amount, and it shall be remitted to the Investment Manager if such netting results in a Recoupment Amount and the Investment Manager is entitled to a Recoupment Amount pursuant to Section 2 below. Any such amounts remitted to the Fund, or repaid by the Fund, shall be allocated to the Fund in accordance with the terms of the 1940 Act. Any payments made pursuant to Section 1.1 and this Section 1.4 may include waivers of all or a portion of certain fees and/or reimbursements of expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense of the Fund shall be as listed on Schedule A. The Fund may offset amounts owed to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement against the Fund’s advisory fee payable to the Investment Manager.

2.             Right to Recoupment.             If the Investment Manager has made any payments pursuant to Section 1.4 above, including waivers and/or reimbursements of certain fees and/or expenses, relating to any of the 36 months immediately preceding any month end calculation pursuant to Section 1.4 above, the Investment Manager shall be entitled to recoup from the Fund any such investment advisory fees waived or reduced and any such payments made (collectively, a “Recoupment Amount”), if (i) on the date of any calculation under Section 1.3, the aggregate Term to date Fund Operating Expenses for any Fund are less than that day’s Pro-Rated Expense Cap for that Fund, and (ii) such Recoupment Amounts have not already been recouped. Any amounts recouped from the Fund shall be recouped in accordance with the 1940 Act. Amounts recouped shall be allocated to the oldest Recoupment Amounts during such 36-month period until fully recouped, and thereafter to the next oldest Recoupment Amounts, and so forth.

3.             Term and Termination. This Agreement shall have an initial term with respect to the Fund ending on the date indicated on Schedule A, as such schedule may be amended from time to time. Thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically renew for one-year terms with respect to the Fund unless the Investment Manager provides written notice of the termination of this Agreement to a lead Independent Trustee of the Fund within 90 days of the end of the then current term for that Fund and such termination is approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. In addition, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to the Fund upon termination of the Management Agreement with respect to such Fund, or it may be terminated by the Fund, without payment of any penalty, upon written notice to the Investment Manager at its principal place of business within 90 days of the end of the then current term for the Fund.

4.             Miscellaneous.

4.1             Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

4.2             Interpretation. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Fund to take any action contrary to the Fund’s articles of incorporation, declaration of trust, or similar governing document, an applicable prospectus or statement of additional information, or any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement, or to relieve or deprive the Fund’s Board of Trustees of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Fund.

4.3             Definitions. Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to the investment management fee, the computations of net asset values, and the allocation of expenses, having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from the terms and provisions of the Management Agreement or the 1940 Act, shall have the same meaning as and be resolved by reference to such Management Agreement or the 1940 Act.

4.4             Amendments. This Agreement, including the applicable expense limits for the Fund as set forth on Schedule A, may be amended only by a written agreement signed by each of the Record Date.

parties hereto and such amendment is approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

FundNumber of Common Shares Outstanding
Voya Prime Rate Trust (“PPR”)

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

147,787,748.289
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Appendix F: 5 Percent Beneficial Ownership
FundName and Address of Shareholder1Percentage of FundSABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
PPRCede & Co
PO Box 20
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
96.557%
1.This entity is the shareholder of record and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares listed for certain purposes under the securities laws, although in certain instances it may not have an economic interest in these shares and would, therefore, ordinarily disclaim any beneficial ownership therein.
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Appendix G: Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accountants
The following table shows fees paid to KPMG for professional audit services during the Fund’s most recent fiscal years ended February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018, as well as fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG to the Fund.
FundAudit Fees1Audit-Related Fees2Tax Fees3All Other Fees4
 20192018201920182019201820192018
PPR$73,000$73,000$8,100$8,100$8,665$9,403$0$0
1.Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of the year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by KPMG in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.
2.

By:

Audit-related fees consist principally

By:

Name:Name:
Title:Title:

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to the

EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND

OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITS

Name of fees billedFund*

Maximum Operating Expense Limit
(as a percentage of average daily
Managed Assets(1)  and average daily net assets)

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
Initial Term Expires July 1, 2022
1.05% of
average daily
Managed Assets(1)
plus
0.15% of
average
daily net assets

Effective Date: [], 2021

*                

This Agreement shall automatically renew for assurance and related services that are reasonably relatedone-year terms with respect to the performance ofFund unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the audit or reviewAgreement.

(1)

Managed Assets are defined as the Fund’s average daily gross asset value, minus the sum of the Fund’s consolidated financial statementsaccrued and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attestation services that are not requiredunpaid dividends on any outstanding preferred shares and accrued liabilities (other than liabilities for the principal amount of any borrowings incurred, commercial paper or notes issued by statute or regulationsthe Fund and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

3.Tax fees consistthe liquidation preference of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance. These services include assistance regarding federal, state, and local tax compliance.
4.All other fees would include fees for products and services other than the services reported above, including those related to the review and issuance of consents on various SEC filings.any outstanding preferred shares).

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w SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE 7337 EAST DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD SUITE 100 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 85258-2034 3 EASY WAYS TO VOTE YOUR PROXY VOTE BY PHONE: Call toll-free 1-877-907-7646 and follow the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax,recorded instructions. VOTE ON THE INTERNET: Log on to Proxyvote.com and other services) billedfollow the online directions. VOTE BY MAIL: Check the appropriate boxes on the Proxy Ballot below, sign and date the Proxy Ballot and return in the envelope provided. If you vote via phone or the Internet, you do not need to return your Proxy Ballot. PROXY FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON May 21, 2021. D52577-S20204 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 AND 7. For Abstain Against For Against Abstain 1. To approve the New Investment Management Agreement between the Fund byand Saba Capital Management, L.P. in connection with the independent registered public accounting firmAdviser Transition as defined in the Proxy Statement 4. To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in other investment companies. 5. To approve changing the Fund’s sub-classification under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from “diversified” to “non-diversified.” 2. To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to investing in warrants. 3. To remove the Fund’s fundamental investment restriction relating to purchasing or selling equity securities, engaging in short-selling and the use of certain option arrangements. 6. To approve a change of the investment objective and to make the investment objective non-fundamental. 7. To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. To avoid the additional expense of further solicitation, we strongly urge you to review, complete and return your Proxy Ballot as soon as possible. Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares owned. If you vote via phone or the Internet, you do not need to return your Proxy Ballot. Please vote, date and sign this proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope. This Proxy Ballot must be signed exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. If as an attorney, executor, guardian or in some representative capacity or as an officer of a corporation, please add title(s) as such. Joint owners must each sign.


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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Fund’s fiscal years ended February 28, 2019Special Meeting to Be Held on May 21, 2021: The Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting and February 28, 2018;the Notice of the Meeting are availablea t WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM/VOYA. D52578-S20204 VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The undersigned hereby appoints Andrew Kellerman and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees billed to the investment adviser,Aditya Bindal, or any one or all of its affiliates, bythem, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the independent registered public accounting firmVoya Prime Rate Trust, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held virtually on May 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. MDT, and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, with all of the powers the undersigned would possess if then and there personally present and especially (but without limiting the general authorization and power hereby given) to vote as indicated on the proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement for the same time periods.

Aggregate Non-Audit Fees
Registrant/Investment Adviser20192018
PPR$16,765$17,503
Voya Investments, LLC1$82,050$136,700
1.Includes fees paid by the Adviser and any affiliates of the Adviser that are subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc.
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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT EASY VOTING OPTIONS: VOTE ON THE INTERNET Log on to: www.proxy-direct.com or scan the QR code Follow the on-screen instructions available 24 hours  VOTE BY PHONE Call 1-800-337-3503 Follow the recorded instructions available 24 hours  VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date this Proxy  Card and return in the  postage-paid envelope  VOTE IN PERSON Attend Shareholder Meeting 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100 Scottsdale, Arizona on July 9, 2019   Please detach at perforation before mailing. PROXY VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 9, 2019 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The undersigned hereby appoints Huey P. Falgout, Jr., Theresa K. Kelety, or Todd Modic, in any capacity, with full power of substitution as proxy or proxies of the undersigned, to vote all shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust (the “Fund”) which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held July 9, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. (Local time), at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement, the terms of each of which are incorporated by reference, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such Annual Meeting. If this Proxy is executed but no instructions are given, the votes entitled to be cast by the undersigned will be cast “FOR” the nominees for trustee (Proposal 1). VOTE VIA THE INTERNET: www.proxy-direct.com VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE: 1-800-337-3503 PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE PRT_30602_031519

 

EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholders Meeting to Be Held on July 9, 2019. The Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting are available at: www.proxyvote.com/voya IF YOU VOTE ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE, YOU NEED NOT RETURN THIS PROXY CARD Please detach at perforation before mailing. In their discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon the matters set forth in the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement dated May 24, 2019 and upon all other such matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: X A Proposal THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL. 1. To elect 10 nominees to the Board of Trustees of the Fund. 01. Colleen D. Baldwin 02. John V. Boyer 03. Patricia W. Chadwick 04. Martin J. Gavin 05. Russell H. Jones 06. Joseph E. Obermeyer 07. Sheryl K. Pressler 08. Dina Santoro 09. Christopher P. Sullivan 10. Roger B. Vincent FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL ALL ALL EXCEPT INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark the box “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and write the nominee’s number on the line provided below. 2. To transact such other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any adjournments or postponements thereof, in the discretion of the proxies or their substitutes. B Authorized Signatures ─ This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. ─ Sign and Date Below Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy Card, and date it. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, guardian, administrator, trustee, officer of corporation or other entity or in another representative capacity, please give the full title under the signature. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) ─ Please print date below Signature 1 ─ Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 ─ Please keep signature within the box Scanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx PRT 30602 M xxxxxxxx