0001179110-14-001635.txt : 20140131 0001179110-14-001635.hdr.sgml : 20140131 20140131170540 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-14-001635 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140131 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140131 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001380936 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE CITY: LISLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60532 BUSINESS PHONE: 630-505-3700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE CITY: LISLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60532 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CLAYMORE/GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090630 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070605 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Claymore Strategic Opportunities Fund DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061113 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Barnes Randall C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001298064 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21982 FILM NUMBER: 14565537 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE CITY: LISLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0306 4 2014-01-30 0 0001380936 GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND GOF 0001298064 Barnes Randall C 2455 CORPORATE WEST DRIVE LISLE IL 60532 1 0 0 1 Trustee Common Stock 2014-01-30 4 P 0 5 21.19 A 9101.902 I Father's Roth IRA Account Common Stock 2014-01-31 4 P 0 700 21.15 A 14343.44 D /s/ Randall C. Barnes by Mark E. Mathiasen Pursuant to a Power of Attorney 2014-01-31 EX-24 2 poabarnes.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned, being a person required to file a statement under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the '1934 Act'), with respect to Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, a Delaware statutory trust, hereby authorizes, designates and appoints Kevin M. Robinson or Mark Mathiasen to act as attorney-in-fact to execute and file statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor forms adopted by the Securities Exchange Commission, as required by the 1934 Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and to take such other actions as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with such statements, hereby confirming and ratifying all actions that such attorney-in-fact has taken or may take in reliance hereon. This power of attorney shall continue in effect until the undersigned no longer has an obligation to file statements under the section cited above, or until specifically terminated in writing by the undersigned. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this power of attorney on the 29th day of May, 2008. Signature /s/ Randall C. Barnes