NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE:MGU) (“MGU” or “Fund”) today announced tax information regarding its dividend distributions for 2017.
The source of distributions declared in 2017 is detailed below. Under the rules applicable to regulated investment companies, MGU has elected to pass foreign taxes through to shareholders. Shareholders of the fund may be able to claim a deduction or a credit on their federal income tax return for the foreign taxes paid by the Fund. Foreign taxes paid in 2017 amounted to $0.098828 per share (on foreign source income of 76.98%) which has the effect of increasing the reportable ordinary income dividends to $1.463711 per share. A summary of the reportable dividends is provided below:
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COMMON SHARES (CUSIP: 55608D101) |
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Record |
Payable |
Investment |
Short-Term |
Foreign |
Total |
Long-Term |
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| 3/16/2017 | 3/31/2017 | $0.370000 | - | $0.024707 | 0.394707 | - | ||||||
| 6/16/2017 | 6/30/2017 | $0.370000 | - | $0.024707 | 0.394707 | - | ||||||
| 9/20/2017 | 9/29/2017 | $0.370000 | - | $0.024707 | 0.394707 | - | ||||||
| 12/18/2017 | 12/29/2017 | $0.254883 | - | $0.024707 | 0.279590 | $0.115117 | ||||||
| Totals | $1.364883 | - | $0.098828 | $1.463711 | $0.115117 | |||||||
16.16% of the ordinary income for 2017 qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction. In addition, 73.67% of the ordinary income meets the requirements regarding qualified dividend income.
This information is available on our website at www.macquarie.com/mgu.
About the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc.
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc., a diversified closed-end fund, is listed on the NYSE. The Fund’s investment adviser is Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC, which is a part of Macquarie Asset Management and a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited.
Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original costs. An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Forward-looking statements are based on information that is available on the date hereof, and neither the Investment Adviser nor any other person affiliated with the Investment Adviser has any duty to update any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could affect actual results to differ from these statements include, among other factors, material, negative changes to the asset class and the actual composition of the portfolio.
Investments in the Fund are not deposits with or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“MBL”) nor any Macquarie Group company and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Neither MBL nor any other member company of the Macquarie Group guarantees the performance of the Fund or the repayment of capital from the Fund or any particular rate of return.
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