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FORM N-23c-3

NOTIFICATION OF REPURCHASE OFFER

PURSUANT TO RULE 23c-3

 

1. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-22888

Date of Notification: March 31, 2023

 

2. Exact name of Investment Company as specified in registration statement:

WILDERMUTH FUND

 

3. Address of principal executive office:

818 A1A Hwy, Suite 301

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082

 

A. [X] The notification pertains to a periodic repurchase offer under paragraph (b) of Rule 23c-3.

 

B. [ ] The notification pertains to a discretionary repurchase offer under paragraph (c) of Rule 23c-3.

 

C. [ ] The notification pertains to a periodic repurchase offer under paragraph (b) of Rule 23c-3 and a discretionary repurchase offer under paragraph (c) of Rule 23c-3.

 

By: /s/ Daniel Wildermuth  
  Daniel Wildermuth  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

WILDERMUTH FUND
SHAREHOLDER REPURCHASE OFFER NOTICE

 

March 31, 2023

 

Dear Wildermuth Fund Shareholder:

 

The Wildermuth Fund (the “Fund”) is a closed-end interval fund offering shares that are not redeemable daily for cash. To provide shareholders with some liquidity, the Fund has adopted a quarterly share repurchase program to repurchase a portion of its outstanding shares at net asset value (“NAV”) as of the Repurchase Pricing Date on the Repurchase Request Deadline (all capitalized terms as defined in the enclosed Repurchase Offer Terms). You can generally only tender shares for repurchase during one of the Fund’s scheduled quarterly repurchase offer periods.

 

If you are not interested in tendering your shares for repurchase at this time, you may disregard this letter and take no action.

 

Please note that the Fund’s quarterly repurchase offer period will begin on March 31, 2023 and will end at the Fund’s close of business (which is the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (normally at 4:00 p.m. E.T.)) on April 28, 2023 (the “Repurchase Request Deadline”).

 

Shareholders of the Fund’s Class C shares who tender for repurchase Class C shares within one year (365 days) following such shareholder’s initial purchase will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the original purchase price. Class A and Class I shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

 

Additionally, all shareholders should understand that the Fund charges a redemption fee on shares repurchased that have been held for less than 91 days of two percent (2%) of the value of the repurchased shares.

 

Please note that a repurchase of shares by the Fund may be a taxable event; consult your financial adviser or tax adviser for more information.

 

The Repurchase Request Deadline will be strictly observed. If you fail to submit your repurchase request in proper form in accordance with the enclosed Repurchase Offer Terms prior to the Repurchase Request Deadline, the Fund will not repurchase your shares or a portion thereof until a subsequent quarterly repurchase offer, at which time you must submit a new repurchase request for that offer. Shares would be subject to NAV fluctuation during that time.

 

Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and the enclosed Repurchase Offer Terms and Repurchase Request Form for additional information. If you have any questions, a service representative is available by calling 1-888-445-6032. The enclosed documents apply to the current repurchase offer period, and new documents will be mailed in connection with subsequent quarterly repurchase offers.

 

Sincerely,

 

Wildermuth Fund

 

 

 

REPURCHASE OFFER TERMS

 

1. The Offer. Wildermuth Fund (the “Fund”) is offering to repurchase for cash five percent (5%) in the aggregate of its issued and outstanding shares (Class A, Class C and Class I Shares, referred to collectively as “Shares”) on the Repurchase Request Deadline (described below) at a price equal to the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Share class, determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) on the Repurchase Pricing Date (described below), upon the terms and conditions set forth in (i) these Repurchase Offer Terms, (ii) the Wildermuth Fund Shareholder Repurchase Offer Notice (the “Repurchase Offer Notice”), (iii) the Fund’s Prospectus as supplemented from time to time, and (iv) the related Repurchase Request Form. Together those documents constitute the “Offer.” If you wish to participate in the Offer, you must tender the Shares you wish to have repurchased prior to the Repurchase Request Deadline. The Offer is not conditioned upon the tender for repurchase of any minimum number of Shares. The purpose of the Offer is to provide some liquidity to shareholders since the Fund is unaware of any secondary market which exists for the Shares. Shares tendered for repurchase and redeemed that have been held for less than 91 days will be subject to a two percent (2%) redemption fee, as discussed below.

 

2. Net Asset Value. You must determine whether to tender Shares prior to the Repurchase Request Deadline. However, the NAV at which the Fund will repurchase Shares will not be calculated until the Repurchase Pricing Date. The NAV may fluctuate between the date you submit your repurchase request and the Repurchase Request Deadline and to the extent there is any delay between the Repurchase Request Deadline and the Repurchase Pricing Date. The NAV of each share class on the Repurchase Request Deadline and the Repurchase Pricing Date could be higher or lower than on the date you submit a repurchase request. Please call 1-888-445-6032 for current NAV information. Shares of the Fund earn dividends declared on the day the Shares are repurchased. On March 24, 2023, the NAV per share of Class A Shares (WESFX) was $11.85; the NAV per share of Class C Shares (WEFCX) was $11.16; and the NAV per share of Class I Shares (WEIFX) was $11.99.

 

3. Repurchase Request Offer Period and Repurchase Request Deadline. This quarter’s Offer begins on March 31, 2023. All tenders of Shares for repurchase must be received in proper form by DST Systems, Inc., the Fund’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), or (for certain intermediaries) the broker-dealer or other intermediary through which you hold your Shares, between March 31, 2023 and before the Fund’s close of business (which is the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) (normally 4:00 p.m., E.T., but the Exchange may close earlier on certain days)) on April 28, 2023 (the “Repurchase Request Deadline”). The Repurchase Request Deadline will be strictly observed.

 

The Fund will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent tenders for repurchase. All tendering shareholders, by execution of the Repurchase Request Form, waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their tender.

 

4. Repurchase Pricing Date. The Fund anticipates that the date on which the Fund’s NAV applicable to the Offer is determined (the “Repurchase Pricing Date”) will normally be the same date as the Repurchase Request Deadline. The Fund, however, may choose to make the Repurchase Pricing Date for the Offer as many as 14 calendar days after the Repurchase Request Deadline. If that day is not a regular business day, then the Repurchase Pricing Date will be the following regular business day. If the Fund were to use a Repurchase Pricing Date later than the Repurchase Request Deadline, there is a risk that the Fund’s NAV (and thus the price that your Repurchase will receive) per Share may fluctuate between those dates.

 

5. Payment for Shares Repurchased. The Fund will distribute repurchase proceeds to tendering shareholders in cash no later than 7 calendar days after the Repurchase Pricing Date (the “Repurchase Payment Date”).

 

6. Redemption Fee on Shares Repurchased. The Fund charges a redemption fee on Shares repurchased that have been held for less than 91 days of two percent (2%) of the value of the repurchased Shares.

 

7. Increase in Number of Shares Repurchased; Pro Rata Repurchase. If the Offer is oversubscribed such that shareholders tender for repurchase more than the Shares which the Fund is offering to repurchase, the Fund may (but is not obligated to) increase the number of Shares that the Fund is offering to repurchase by up to an additional two percent (2%) of the number of Shares outstanding on the Repurchase Request Deadline. If the number of Shares tendered for repurchase exceeds the number of Shares which the Fund is offering to repurchase, including, when applicable, the additional up to two percent (2%) of Shares described above, the Fund is required to repurchase the Shares tendered on a pro rata basis, rounded down to the nearest .001 of a Share. However, the Fund may accept all Shares tendered for repurchase by shareholders who own less than 100 Shares and who tender all of their Shares. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to repurchase all the Shares that you tender even if

 

 

you tender all the Shares that you own. In the event of an oversubscribed Offer, you may be unable to liquidate some or all of your investment. You may have to wait until a subsequent quarterly repurchase offer to tender Shares that the Fund was unable to repurchase, and you would be subject to the risk of NAV fluctuations during that period. You must submit a new repurchase request for that offer. Any subsequent offer may also be oversubscribed.

 

8. Withdrawal or Modification of Number of Shares to be Repurchased. Shares submitted pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn or you may change the number of Shares submitted for repurchase at any time prior to the Repurchase Request Deadline. With respect to Shares held directly, shareholders seeking to modify or withdraw their tender of Shares must send to the Transfer Agent, at the address noted in the Repurchase Request Form, a notice of withdrawal or notice of modification, as applicable, that specifies the name of the person withdrawing or modifying a tender of Shares and the number of Shares to be withdrawn or the modified number of Shares to be tendered. Shares properly withdrawn shall not thereafter be deemed to be tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be retendered by following the procedures described herein prior to the Repurchase Request Deadline. For further information regarding modifications or withdrawals of tenders, you may call 1-888-445-6032 or contact the broker-dealer or other intermediary through which you hold your Shares.

 

9. Suspension or Postponement of Repurchase Offer. The Board of Trustees of the Fund may suspend or postpone this Offer only by a majority vote of the Trustees (including a majority of the disinterested Trustees) and only in the following limited circumstances:

 

 

(a)

during any period in which the Exchange or any other market on which the Fund’s portfolio securities are traded is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading in those markets is restricted; or

 

 

(b)

during an emergency that makes it impractical for the Fund to dispose of securities it owns or determine the NAV of the Fund’s Shares; or

 

 

(c)

during other periods as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission permits the suspension or postponement of offers by the Fund for the protection of its shareholders.

 

If the Offer is suspended or postponed, the Fund will provide notice of the suspension or postponement to each shareholder of the Fund. If the Fund renews the Offer, the Fund will send a new notification to each shareholder with details concerning the terms and conditions of the renewed Offer.

 

10. Tax Consequences. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors regarding the specific tax consequences, including state and local tax consequences, of participating in the repurchase offer. If the transaction is treated as a sale for tax purposes, any gain or loss recognized will be treated as capital gain or loss by shareholders that hold their Shares as a capital asset. If the sale is not treated as a sale or exchange for tax purposes, the amount received upon a repurchase of Shares will consist in whole or in part of ordinary dividend income, a return of capital or capital gain, depending on the Fund’s earnings and profits for its taxable year and the shareholder’s basis in the Shares. In addition, if any amounts received are treated as a dividend to tendering shareholders, a constructive dividend may be received by non-tendering shareholders whose proportionate increase in the Fund has been increased as a result of the tender.

 

Withholding on Non-U.S. Shareholders. The Transfer Agent will withhold federal income taxes equal to thirty percent (30%) of the gross payments payable to a non-U.S. shareholder unless the non-U.S. shareholder has provided to the Transfer Agent an appropriate Form W-8 on which it claims eligibility for a reduced rate of withholding or establishes an exemption from withholding on dividends. A non-U.S. shareholder may be eligible to obtain a refund of tax withheld if such shareholder is able to establish that no tax or a reduced amount of tax was due.

 

Transfer Taxes. The Fund will pay all Share transfer taxes, if any, payable on the transfer to it of Shares repurchased pursuant to the Offer. If, however, (a) payment of the Purchase Price is to be made to any person other than the registered owner(s), or (b) (in the circumstances permitted by the Offer) unpurchased Shares are to be registered in the name(s) of any person other than the registered owner(s), then the amount of any transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered owner(s) or such other persons) payable on account of the transfer to such person(s) will be deducted from the Purchase Price by the Transfer Agent unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted.

 

 

11. Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Shareholders of the Fund’s Class C shares who tender for repurchase Class C shares during the first year (365 days) following such shareholder’s initial purchase will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of one percent (1%) of the original purchase price. The Fund or its designee may waive the imposition of the contingent deferred sales charge in the following situations: (1) shareholder death or (2) shareholder disability. Any such waiver does not imply that the contingent deferred sales charge will be waived at any time in the future or that such contingent deferred sales charge will be waived for any other shareholder. Class A and Class I shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Shares acquired through the Fund’s Automatic Investment Program, reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

 

12. Documents in Proper Form. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any tender of Shares will be determined by the Fund in its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. The Fund reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders determined by it not to be in appropriate form or the acceptance of or payment for any Shares which may, in the opinion of the Fund’s counsel, be unlawful. The Fund also reserves the absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect or irregularity in tender of any particular Shares or any particular shareholder, and the Fund’s interpretations of the terms and conditions of the Offer will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders must be cured within such time as the Fund shall determine. Tendered Shares will not be accepted for repurchase unless all defects and irregularities have either been cured within such time or waived by the Fund. None of the Fund, Wildermuth Advisory, LLC, DST Systems, Inc. or any other person shall be obligated to give notice of defects or irregularities in tenders, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. The Fund and DST Systems, Inc. will not be liable for any loss incurred in the event that the Fund accepts unauthorized telephone instructions or repurchase requests that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine.

 

Neither the Fund nor its Board of Trustees makes any recommendation to any shareholder as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering Shares. Each shareholder must make an independent decision whether to tender Shares and, if so, how many Shares to tender. No person has been authorized to make any recommendation on behalf of the Fund as to whether shareholders should tender Shares pursuant to this Offer. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the Offer other than those contained herein, in the Repurchase Offer Notice, in the Repurchase Request Form or in the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

For a copy of the Fund’s Prospectus or for other information, visit www.wildermuthfund.com or call 1-888-445-6032.

 

Dated: March 31, 2023

 

 

 

WILDERMUTH FUND
FIRST QUARTER 2023
REPURCHASE OFFER REQUEST FORM

 

All sections must be fully completed, as applicable, and received by
Repurchase Request Deadline in order to process your request.

 

Repurchase Pricing Date: April 28, 2023

Repurchase Request Deadline: April 28, 2023, before the close of business (normally 4 PM, Eastern Time)

 

For delivery by regular mail:

For delivery by registered, certified or

For delivery by fax:

 

express mail, by overnight courier or by

 
 

personal delivery:

Toll-Free: (833) 750-0306

   

Local: (816) 256-5866

Wildermuth Fund

Wildermuth Fund

 

c/o DST Systems, Inc.

c/o DST Systems, Inc.

For Additional Info:

P.O. Box 219030

430 W. 7th Street, Suite 219030

Shareholder Services

Kansas City, MO 64121-9030

Kansas City, MO 64105-1407

(888) 445-6032

 

If your Wildermuth Fund account is held through a financial advisor, broker, dealer, or other financial intermediary, please contact them to submit your repurchase request to ensure timely processing. Note: Your financial intermediary may require alternate payment and/or delivery instructions.

 

SECTION 1: CLIENT (INVESTOR) INFORMATION

 

Wildermuth Fund Account #:

 

Full Account Registration Line 1:

 

Full Account Registration Line 2:

 

Street Address on Account:

 

City, State, Zip on Account:

 

SSN or Taxpayer ID:

 

 

Financial Advisor’s Information, if applicable:

 

     

Advisor’s Name

 

Advisor’s Phone Number

     

Street

 

City, State, Zip

 

For Custodial Accounts Only, if applicable:

 

     

Custodial Account #

 

Custodian Name

 

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SECTION 2: REPURCHASE REQUEST INFORMATION

 

If requesting more than one share class to be tendered, please submit a separate form for each class.

 

Shares to be Tendered (share class and amount of shares):

 

[   ] Class A Shares (WESFX)

[   ] Class C Shares (WEFCX)

[   ] Class I Shares (WEIFX)

 

[   ] All Shares Owned

[   ] Partial Repurchase of ___________ Shares (#)

 

SECTION 3: PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (select one option, if applicable)

 

THIS FORM MUST BE MAILED IF SECTION 3 IS COMPLETED. If no option is selected, (i) all proceeds from repurchases processed for custodial held accounts will be remitted to the custodian; (ii) all proceeds from repurchases processed for non-custodial held accounts will be remitted to the address of record for the owner. Regardless of the selection, all custodial held accounts must include Custodian signature with Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG); in lieu of MSG, Corporate Resolution with Custodian signature is permitted.

 

Indicate how you wish to receive your redemption proceeds below.

 

a.

[   ] Cash/Check Mailed to Address of Record – For non-custodial held accounts: Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG) IS NOT required. For custodial held accounts: Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG) IS required, and all redemptions proceeds will be sent to the Custodian.

 

b.

[   ] Cash/Check Mailed to Third Party/Custodian – Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG) required.

 

     

Name/Entity Name/Financial Institution

 

Mailing Address

     

City, State, Zip

 

Account Number

 

c.

[   ] Cash/Direct Deposit – This is available to Non-Custodial Investors Only. Please attach a pre-printed voided check. Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG) required.

 

I authorize the Wildermuth Fund or its agent to deposit my distribution into my checking or savings account. In the event, the Wildermuth Fund deposits funds erroneously into my account, they are authorized to debit my account for an amount not to exceed the amount of the erroneous deposit.

 

     

Name/Entity Name/Financial Institution

 

Mailing Address

     

City, State, Zip

 

Account Number

     

Your Bank Account’s ABA Routing Number

 

Your Bank Account Number

 

[ ] Checking Account

 

[ ] Saving’s Account

 

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Please attach a pre-printed voided check if c. above is checked/completed.

 

 

SECTION 4: SIGNATURE(S) AND CERTIFICATION

 

Your signature(s) below must correspond exactly with the Authorized Person(s) elected on the account.

 

I acknowledge that:

 

 

Provision of this form should not be construed to cause the Fund, or its affiliates, to become an investment advice fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

I certify that I am authorized to make these elections and that all information is true and accurate.

 

 

No tax or legal advice has been given to me by the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, the Fund, or any agent of either of them, and that all decisions regarding the elections made on this form are my own.

 

 

The Custodian is authorized to distribute funds from my account in the manner requested. The Fund may conclusively rely on this certification and authorization without further investigation or inquiry.

 

 

I assume responsibility for any adverse consequences that may arise from the election(s) and agree that the Fund and their agents shall in no way be responsible and shall be indemnified and held harmless for any tax, legal, or other consequences of the election(s) made on this form.

 

 

The payment is to be sent to the registered owner(s) of the shares shown in the registration of the account.

 

     

Date:

 

Signature (Account Owner)

 

Print Name (Account Owner)

   

 

     

Date:

 

Signature (Account Owner, if Joint)

 

Print Name (Account Owner, if Joint)

   

 

     

Date:

 

Signature (Account Owner, Additional, if applicable)

 

Print Name (Account Owner, if Additional)

 

 

     

Date:

 

Signature (Custodian, if applicable)

 

Print Name (Custodian/Title, if applicable)

 

 

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CUSTODIAN APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ACCOUNTS HELD THROUGH A CUSTODIAN. IF REQUIRED, PLACE SIGNATURE GUARANTEE BELOW:

 

 
 
 
 

 

CUSTODIAN APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR ACCOUNTS HELD THROUGH A CUSTODIAN. REPURCHASE REQUESTS FOR SUCH ACCOUNTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE BOTH THE INVESTOR SIGNATURE(S) AND CUSTODIAN APPROVAL BY THE REPURCHASE REQUEST DEADLINE WILL NOT BE DEEMED IN GOOD ORDER.

 

A SHAREHOLDER MAY WITHDRAW OR MODIFY ANY REQUEST TO REPURCHASE SHARES AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE END OF BUSINESS (NORMALLY 4:00 PM, EASTERN TIME) ON APRIL 28, 2023, BUT NOT THEREAFTER.

 

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