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TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Secretary
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Common Shares | Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares |
11,497,385 | 1,772 |
PROPOSAL #1–ELECTION OF J. CHRISTOPHER DONAHUE, P. JEROME RICHEY AND MADELYN A. REILLY AS CLASS II TRUSTEES OF THE FUND (COMMON AND PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS)
Independent Trustee | Class | Expiration of Term if Elected* |
J. Christopher Donahue | Class II | 2026 Annual Meeting |
P. Jerome Richey | Class II | 2026 Annual Meeting |
Madelyn A. Reilly | Class II | 2026 Annual Meeting |
PROPOSAL #2–ELECTION OF JOHN T. COLLINS AND JOHN S. WALSH AS TRUSTEES OF THE FUND (PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS ONLY)
Independent Trustees | Expiration of Term if Elected* |
John T. Collins | 2024 Annual Meeting |
John S. Walsh | 2024 Annual Meeting |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s) | Aggregate Compensation From Fund (past fiscal year) | Total Compensation From Fund and Federated Hermes Complex (calendar year 2022) | Year of Term Expiration |
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE (CLASS II) Began serving: December 2002 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Complex; Director or Trustee of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Complex; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania; Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.; Chairman, Passport Research Ltd. | $0 | $0 | 2026+ |
John B. Fisher* Birth Date: May 16, 1956 TRUSTEE (CLASS III) Began serving: May 2016 | Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Complex; Director or Trustee of certain of the Funds in the Federated Hermes Complex; Director and Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; President, Director/Trustee and CEO, Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated MDTA LLC; Director, Federated Investors Trust Company. Previous Positions: President and Director of the Institutional Sales Division of Federated Securities Corp.; President and CEO of Passport Research Ltd.; Director and President, Technology, Federated Services Company. | $0 | $0 | 2024 |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications | Aggregate Compensation From Fund (past fiscal year) | Total Compensation From Fund and Federated Hermes Complex (calendar year 2022) | Year of Term Expiration |
John T. Collins Birth Date: January 24, 1947 TRUSTEE (ELECTED SEPARATELY BY PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS) Began serving: January 2014 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chair of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Federated Hermes Complex; formerly, Chairman and CEO, The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) (Retired). Other Directorships Held: Director, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (oilfield services); former Director of KLX Corp. (aerospace). Qualifications: Mr. Collins has served in several business and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Collins previously served as Chairman and CEO of The Collins Group, Inc. (a private equity firm) and as a Director of KLX Corp. Mr. Collins serves as Chairman Emeriti, Bentley University. Mr. Collins previously served as Director and Audit Committee Member, Bank of America Corp.; Director, FleetBoston Financial Corp.; and Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard University Affiliate Hospital). | $1,394.02 | $385,000 | 2024+ |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications | Aggregate Compensation From Fund (past fiscal year) | Total Compensation From Fund and Federated Hermes Complex (calendar year 2022) | Year of Term Expiration |
G. Thomas Hough Birth Date: February 28, 1955 TRUSTEE (CLASS III) Began serving: January 2016 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee, Chair of the Audit Committee of the Federated Hermes Complex; Retired. Other Directorships Held: Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Equifax, Inc.; Lead Director, Member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.; formerly, Director, Member of Governance and Compensation Committees, Publix Super Markets, Inc. Qualifications: Mr. Hough has served in accounting, business management and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Hough most recently held the position of Americas Vice Chair of Assurance with Ernst & Young LLP (public accounting firm). Mr. Hough serves on the President’s Cabinet and Business School Board of Visitors for the University of Alabama. Mr. Hough previously served on the Business School Board of Visitors for Wake Forest University and he previously served as an Executive Committee member of the United States Golf Association. | $1,321.60 | $365,000 | 2024 |
Maureen Lally-Green Birth Date: July 5, 1949 TRUSTEE (CLASS I) Began serving: August 2009 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Complex; Adjunct Professor Emerita of Law, Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law and Professor of Law and Interim Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law; formerly, Associate General Secretary and Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh. Other Directorships Held: Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Qualifications: Judge Lally-Green has served in various legal and business roles and directorship positions throughout her career. Judge Lally-Green previously held the position of Dean of the School of Law of Duquesne University (as well as Interim Dean). Judge Lally-Green previously served as Associate General Secretary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and as a Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Judge Lally-Green was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on the Supreme Court’s Board of Continuing Judicial Education and the Supreme Court’s Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee. Judge Lally-Green also currently holds the positions on not for profit or for profit boards of directors as follows: Director and Chair, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, Saint Vincent Seminary; Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education (public); Director, Catholic Charities, Pittsburgh; and Director, CNX Resources Corporation (natural gas). Judge Lally-Green has held the positions of: Director, Auberle; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, Saint Thomas More Society; Director and Chair, Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc.; Director, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Director, Saint Vincent College; Director and Chair, North Catholic High School, Inc.; Director and Vice Chair, Our Campaign for the Church Alive!, Inc.; and Director and Vice Chair, Saint Francis University. | $1,194.87 | $330,000 | 2025 |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications | Aggregate Compensation From Fund (past fiscal year) | Total Compensation From Fund and Federated Hermes Complex (calendar year 2022) | Year of Term Expiration |
Thomas M. O’Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 TRUSTEE (CLASS I) Began serving: August 2006 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Complex; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. O’Neill has served in several business, mutual fund and financial management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. O’Neill serves as Director, Medicines for Humanity. Mr. O’Neill previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber); and Director, The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida. | $1,194.87 | $330,000 | 2025 |
Madelyn A. Reilly Birth Date: February 2, 1956 TRUSTEE (CLASS II) Began serving: November 2020 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Complex; formerly, Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors, Duquesne University (Retired). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Ms. Reilly has served in various business and legal management roles throughout her career. Ms. Reilly previously served as Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Board of Directors and Director of Risk Management and Associate General Counsel, Duquesne University. Prior to her work at Duquesne University, Ms. Reilly served as Assistant General Counsel of Compliance and Enterprise Risk as well as Senior Counsel of Environment, Health and Safety, PPG Industries. Ms. Reilly currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of UPMC Mercy Hospital. | $1,086.25 | $300,000 | 2026+ |
P. Jerome Richey Birth Date: February 23, 1949 TRUSTEE (CLASS II) Began serving: January 2014 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Complex; Retired; formerly, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, CONSOL Energy Inc. (split into two separate publicly traded companies known as CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Resources Corp.). Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Richey has served in several business and legal management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Richey most recently held the positions of Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer, University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chairman of the Board, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Board, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Mr. Richey previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, CONSOL Energy Inc. and CNX Gas Company; and Board Member, Ethics Counsel and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (a law firm). | $1,194.87 | $330,000 | 2026+ |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships Held for Past Five Years, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications | Aggregate Compensation From Fund (past fiscal year) | Total Compensation From Fund and Federated Hermes Complex (calendar year 2022) | Year of Term Expiration |
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 TRUSTEE (ELECTED SEPARATELY BY PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS) Began serving: December 2002 | Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Hermes Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Other Directorships Held: None. Qualifications: Mr. Walsh has served in several business management roles and directorship positions throughout his career. Mr. Walsh previously served as Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. (paving contractors). | $1,086.25 | $300,000 | 2024+ |
Trustee Emeritus | Compensation From Fund (past fiscal year) | Total Compensation Paid to Trustee Emeritus1 |
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. | $41.79 | $60,000.00 |
Interested Trustee | Dollar Range of Shares Owned in the Fund (as of June 30, 2023) | Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares Owned in Federated Hermes Family of Investment Companies (as of December 31, 2022) |
J. Christopher Donahue | Over $100,000 | Over $100,000 |
John B. Fisher | None | Over $100,000 |
Independent Trustee | ||
John T. Collins | None | Over $100,000 |
G. Thomas Hough | None | Over $100,000 |
Maureen Lally-Green | None | Over $100,000 |
Thomas M. O’Neill | None | Over $100,000 |
Madelyn A. Reilly | None | Over $100,000 |
P. Jerome Richey | None | Over $100,000 |
John S. Walsh | None | Over $100,000 |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s) |
Lori A. Hensler Birth Date: January 6, 1967 TREASURER Began serving: April 2013 | Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Hermes Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp.; and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company. Ms. Hensler has received the Certified Public Accountant designation. Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Federated Investors Management Company; Treasurer, Federated Investors Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer, Federated Administrative Services, Federated Administrative Services, Inc., Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc., Federated Advisory Services Company, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Investment Counseling, Federated Investment Management Company, Passport Research, Ltd., and Federated MDTA, LLC; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. |
Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s) |
Peter J. Germain Birth Date: September 3, 1959 CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: January 2005 | Principal Occupations: Mr. Germain is Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Federated Hermes Complex. He is General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Trustee and Senior Vice President, Federated Investors Management Company; Trustee and President, Federated Adminis- trative Services; Director and President, Federated Administrative Services, Inc.; Director and Vice President, Federated Securities Corp.; Director and Secretary, Federated Private Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary, Federated Shareholder Services Company; and Secretary, Retirement Plan Service Company of America. Mr. Germain joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1984 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Previous Positions: Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, Managing Director of Mutual Fund Services, Federated Hermes, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company; and Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Hermes, Inc. |
Stephen Van Meter Birth Date: June 5, 1975 CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: July 2015 | Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Hermes Complex; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Hermes, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of certain of its subsidiaries. Mr. Van Meter joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in October 2011. He holds FINRA licenses under Series 3, 7, 24 and 66. Previous Positions: Mr. Van Meter previously held the position of Compliance Operating Officer, Federated Hermes, Inc. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, Inc., Mr. Van Meter served at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the positions of Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management and Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement. |
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: February 2010 | Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated Hermes, Inc. in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of Federated Hermes’ taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Ostrowski became an Executive Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser in 2009 and served as a Senior Vice President of the Fund’s Adviser from 1997 to 2009. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Name | Position(s) | Fund/Class | Shares Owned |
J. Christopher Donahue | President and Trustee | Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund–Common Shares | 13,260 |
Fund/Class | Name | Shares Owned |
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund–Common Shares | Cede & Co., New York, NY | 11,497,385 (100.00%) |
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund–Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares | Cede & Co., New York, NY | 1,772 (100.00%) |
Fund/Class | Name | Date of Filing | Shares Owned |
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund– Common Shares | First Trust Portfolios, L.P., Wheaton, Illinois First Trust Advisors, L.P., Wheaton, Illinois The Charger Corporation, Wheaton, Illinois | January 20, 2023 | 914,427 (7.95%) |
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund – Common Shares | Saba Capital Management, L.P., New York, NY | April 18, 2023 | 602,756 (5.24%) |
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund– Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares | Banc of America Preferred Funding Corp., Charlotte, NC; Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C., New York, NY | October 22, 2019 | 2,272 (97.97%) |
Year Ended November 30, 2022 | Year Ended November 30, 2021 | |||||||
Audit Fees | Audit- Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees | Audit Fees | Audit- Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees | |
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund | $42,600 | $— | $— | $— | $39,200 | $— | $— | $— |
Federated Investment Management Company and its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Fund | N/A | $— | $— | $— | N/A | $—- | $— | $— |
2022 | – | 0% |
2021 | – | 0% |
2022 | – | 0% |
2021 | – | 0% |
Fiscal year ended 2022 | – | $156,701 |
Fiscal year ended 2021 | – | $63,970 |
THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH
NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Secretary
FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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FEDERATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
(approved by the Audit Committee on May 9, 2023)
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FEDERATED HERMES PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
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Providence, RI 02940-3131
EASY VOTING OPTIONS: | ||
VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date this Proxy Card and return in the postage-paid envelope | ||
VOTE IN PERSON Attend Shareholder Meeting 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale, PA on September 8, 2023 | ||
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FEDERATED HERMES PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
COMMON SHARES
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Shareholders of Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”), hereby designate and appoint George F. Magera, Edward C. Bartley, Mark R. Thompson, and Kary Moore, or any one of them, as proxies to act at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on September 8, 2023 at 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 15086-7561, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and at any adjournment thereof.
The attorneys named will vote the shares represented by this proxy in accordance with the choices made on this ballot. If no choice is indicated, this proxy will be voted “For” approval of all Proposals. Discretionary authority is hereby conferred as to all other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED HERMES PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND. THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
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THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Shareholders Meeting to Be Held on September 8, 2023.
The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at:
https://services.federatedinvestors.com/teamsite-file-server/public/daf/pdf/regulatory/proxy/35225.pdf
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TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: | ☒ | |||
A | Proposals The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote FOR the proposal below. | |||
For All | Withhold All | For All Except | ||
1. | To elect three Class II Trustees of the Fund. | |||
Nominees: | ||||
01. J. Christopher Donahue 02. P. Jerome Richey 03. Madelyn A. Reilly | ||||
INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote “FOR” any individual nominee(s), mark the “For All Except” box and write that nominee name(s) on the line provided. ______________________________ | ||||
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, 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 | ||
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FEDERATED HERMES PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
PO Box 43131
Providence, RI 02940-3131
EASY VOTING OPTIONS: | ||
VOTE BY MAIL Vote, sign and date this Proxy Card and return in the postage-paid envelope | ||
VOTE IN PERSON Attend Shareholder Meeting 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale, PA on September 8, 2023 | ||
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FEDERATED HERMES PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
PREFERRED SHARES
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Shareholders of Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”), hereby designate and appoint George F. Magera, Edward C. Bartley, Mark R. Thompson, and Kary Moore, or any one of them, as proxies to act at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on September 8, 2023 at 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 15086-7561, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and at any adjournment thereof.
The attorneys named will vote the shares represented by this proxy in accordance with the choices made on this ballot. If no choice is indicated, this proxy will be voted “For” approval of all Proposals. Discretionary authority is hereby conferred as to all other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FEDERATED HERMES PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND. THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS.
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EVERY SHAREHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Shareholders Meeting to Be Held on September 8, 2023.
The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at:
https://services.federatedinvestors.com/teamsite-file-server/public/daf/pdf/regulatory/proxy/35225.pdf
Please detach at perforation before mailing.
TO VOTE MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: | ☒ | |||
A | Proposals The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote FOR all the proposals below. | |||
For All | Withhold All | For All Except | ||
1. | To elect three Class II Trustees of the Fund. | |||
Nominees: | ||||
01. J. Christopher Donahue 02. P. Jerome Richey 03. Madelyn A. Reilly | ||||
INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote “FOR” any individual nominee(s), mark the “For All Except” box and write that nominee name(s) on the line provided. ______________________________ | ||||
2. | To elect two Trustees of the Fund. | |||
Nominees: | For All | Withhold All | For All Except | |
04. John T. Collins 05. John S. Walsh | ||||
INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote “FOR” any individual nominee(s), mark the “For All Except” box and write that nominee name(s) on the line provided. ______________________________ | ||||
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, 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 | ||
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