| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FEDERATED PREMIER MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND [ FMN ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Auction Rate Preferred Shares(1) | 10/18/2019 | J(1)(2) | 1,163 | D(1) | (1) | 0 | I | By Subsidiary(2) | ||
| Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares | 10/18/2019 | J(1)(2) | 2,272 | A(1) | (1) | 2,272 | I | By Subsidiary(2)(3) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The 1,163 auction rate preferred shares (the "ARPS Shares") shown reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARPS Shares of the Issuer that were beneficially owned in part by Bank of America, N.A. ("BANA") and in part by Blue Ridge Investments, L.L.C. ("Blue Ridge"). The ARPS Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for an aggregate tender price of $28,785,890.95 (which included a payment equal to $24,750 per share (representing 99% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $1,640.95). The 2,272 variable rate municipal term preferred shares (the "VMTP Shares") reported as acquired in Table I represent VMTP Shares of which 1,809 VMTP Shares are beneficially owned by Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation ("PFC") and 463 VMTP Shares are beneficially owned by Blue Ridge. The VMTP Shares were acquired from the Issuer at a price of $50,000 per share. BANA, PFC, and Blue Ridge are each a wholly owned subs |
| 2. This statement is jointly filed by BAC, PFC and Blue Ridge. BAC holds an indirect interest in the securities listed in Table I by virtue of its indirect ownership of its subsidiaries PFC and Blue Ridge. |
| 3. Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other purpose, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act together with any other person) as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of the Issuer or otherwise with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) a member of any group with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer. |
| /s/ Ally Pecarro (BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION) | 10/22/2019 | |
| /s/ Michael Jentis (BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.) | 10/22/2019 | |
| /s/ Michael Jentis (BANC OF AMERICA PREFERRED FUNDING CORPORATION) | 10/22/2019 | |
| /s/ Michael Jentis (BLUE RIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.) | 10/22/2019 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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