Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. -- Distribution Characteristics for August 2008.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SGL SGL See Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating (SGL). ), a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company seeking a high level of current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective through investments in US and foreign debt securities, today announced its distribution characteristics for the month of August 2008. On August 11, 2008, the Fund's Board of Directors declared a regular monthly distribution of $0.0763 per share. This distribution is payable August 29, 2008 to shareholders of record as of August 21, 2008. The ex-dividend date Ex-dividend date The first day of trading when the buyer of a stock is no longer entitled to the most recently announced dividend payment ( i.e. the trade will settle the day after the record date, too late for the buyer to appear on the shareholder record and receive the dividend. was August 19, 2008. The Fund adopted a managed distribution policy in May 1998, which was revised effective January 2000 and again in May 2005. Pursuant to the policy as currently in effect, the Fund makes regular monthly distributions at an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. rate equal to 8% of the Fund's net asset value, as determined as of the last day on which the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. is open for trading during the first week of that month. The Fund's Board will reassess no less frequently than annually the annualized percentage of net assets Net assets The difference between total assets on the one hand and current liabilities and noncapitalized long-term liabilities on the other hand. net assets See owners' equity. at which the Fund's monthly distributions will be made. The Fund's Board may change or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time; any such change or termination may have an adverse effect on the market price for the Fund's shares. To the extent that the Fund's taxable income Under the federal tax law, gross income reduced by adjustments and allowable deductions. It is the income against which tax rates are applied to compute an individual or entity's tax liability. The essence of taxable income is the accrual of some gain, profit, or benefit to a taxpayer. in any fiscal year exceeds the aggregate amount distributed based on a fixed percentage of its net asset value, the Fund would make an additional distribution in the amount of that excess near the end of the fiscal year. To the extent that the aggregate amount distributed by the Fund based on a fixed percentage of its net asset value exceeds its current and accumulated earnings and profits, the amount of that excess would constitute a return of capital or net realized capital gains for tax purposes. Based on information available at this time, the Fund estimates that net investment income, excluding short-term capital gains, is the source of approximately 89% of the August distribution of $0.0763 per share, and 11% represents short-term capital gain distributions. Additionally, the characteristics of the regular monthly aggregate distributions of $0.6921 per share for the Fund's current fiscal period which began on December 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008, are as follows: 5% represents long-term capital gain Long-term capital gain A profit on the sale of a security or mutual fund share that has been held for more than one year. , and it is currently estimated that net investment income is the source of approximately 82% of such distributions, and short-term capital gains is the source of approximately 13% of such distributions. The foregoing estimates are however, subject to change. The actual sources of the Fund's distributions may be net investment income, net realized capital gains, return of capital or a combination of the foregoing and may be subject to retroactive recharacterization at the end of the Fund's fiscal year based on tax regulations. The actual amounts attributable to each of these sources will be reported to shareholders next January on Form 1099-DIV. As of July 31, 2008, the Fund had estimated distributions in excess of net investment income of $992,966. |
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