NYLI MacKay Muni Income Opportunities Fund

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NYLI MACKAY MUNI INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

51 MADISON AVENUE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10010

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held December 8, 2025

October 17, 2025

To Our Shareholders:

I am writing to ask for your vote on an important matter concerning NYLI MacKay Muni Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), a closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Please take note that a Special Meeting of Shareholders (with any postponements or adjournments, “Special Meeting”) of the Fund will be held on December 8, 2025, beginning at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of New York Life Investment Management LLC, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.

At the Special Meeting, as explained in the accompanying Proxy Statement, you will be asked to vote on the following proposals:

To elect two Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Fund; and

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting.

Proposal 1 (the “Proposal”) is described in more detail in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement. After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees of the Fund recommends that you read the enclosed materials carefully and then submit a vote FOR the Proposal.

Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of the Fund you own. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person, please read the Proxy Statement and cast your vote promptly. It is important that your vote be received by no later than the time of the Special Meeting on December 8, 2025. You will receive a proxy card that outlines several ways to vote your shares, including by mail, telephone, and through the Internet. Please refer to the proxy card for more information on how to vote. If we do not receive a response from you by one of these methods, you may receive a telephone call from our proxy solicitor, Sodali & Co., reminding you to vote. If you have any questions regarding your vote, please call 888-431-9147. We will get you the answers that you need promptly.

NYLI MACKAY MUNI INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

51 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held December 8, 2025

The Proxy Statement is available at: https://proxyvotinginfo.com/p/nylifunds2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (with any postponements or adjournments, “Special Meeting”) of the Fund, a closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust, will be held at the offices of New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments”), 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, on December 8, 2025, beginning at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time.

At the Special Meeting, and as described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice, shareholders of the Fund will be asked to consider and approve the following proposals:

To elect two Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Fund; and

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has recommended that Proposal 1 (the “Proposal”) be presented to all shareholders of the Fund. Although the Board believes that the Proposal is in the best interest of the Fund, the final decision to approve the Proposal is up to you. After careful consideration, the Board recommends that you vote FOR the Proposal.

In addition, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on such other matters as may properly come before the Special Meeting. The Board knows of no matters that will be brought before the Special Meeting other than the Proposal.

Your attention is directed to the accompanying Proxy Statement for further information regarding the Special Meeting and the Proposal. You may vote at the Special Meeting if you were a shareholder of the Fund as of the close of business on September 26, 2025. If you attend the Special Meeting, you may vote your shares of the Fund in person. Even if you do not attend the Special Meeting, you may authorize your proxy by: (i) completing, signing, and returning the enclosed proxy card by mail in the postage-paid envelope

provided; or (ii) following the instructions on the proxy card for authorizing your proxy by submitting your vote via telephone or the Internet. Please refer to the proxy card for more information on how you may vote. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to the date the proxy is to be exercised in the manner described in the Proxy Statement.

Your vote is very important to us. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person, please cast your vote using one of the voting options listed on your enclosed proxy card. You can vote your shares toll-free through an automated touchtone voting line at 855-672-4278, or, if you have questions about the agenda for the Special Meeting or about how to vote your shares, please call a live operator toll-free at 888-431-9147 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time.

By Order of the Board of Trustees,

/s/ J. Kevin Gao

J. Kevin Gao

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

October 17, 2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PLEASE VOTE USING THE ENCLOSED PROXY AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE. YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT NO

MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. YOU CAN HELP

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS

The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and may help avoid the time and expense involved in validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card.

JOINT ACCOUNTS: Both parties must sign; the names of the parties signing should conform exactly to the names shown in the registration on the proxy card.

ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS: The capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration.

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REGISTRATION		VALID
CORPORATE ACCOUNTS
(1) ABC Corp.		ABC Corp. John Doe, Treasurer
(2) ABC Corp.		John Doe
(3) ABC Corp.		c/o John Doe John Doe
(4) ABC Corp.		Profit Sharing Plan John Doe
PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNTS
(1) The XYZ		Partnership Jane B. Smith, Partner
(2) Smith and Jones, Limited		Jane B. Smith, General Partner Partnership
TRUST ACCOUNTS
(1) ABC Trust		Jane B. Doe, Trustee
(2) Jane B. Doe, Trustee u/t/d 12/28/78		Jane B. Doe, Trustee u/t/d/12/28/78
CUSTODIAL OR ESTATE ACCOUNTS
(1) John B. Smith, Cust f/b/o John B. Smith, Custodian f/b/o/ John B Smith, Jr. UGMA/UTMA		John B. Smith Jr., UGMA/UTMA
(2) Estate of John B. Smith		John B. Smith, Jr., Executor Estate of John B. Smith

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VOTE BY TELEPHONE. You may cast your vote by telephone by calling the toll-free number located on your proxy card. Please make sure to have your proxy card available at the time of the call.

NYLI MACKAY MUNI INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

51 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

PROXY STATEMENT

October 17, 2025

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held December 8, 2025

The Proxy Statement is available at: https://proxyvotinginfo.com/p/nylifunds2025

Introduction

This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) of NYLI MacKay Muni Income Opportunities Fund (“Fund”), a closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust, for a Special Meeting of shareholders of the Fund (with any postponements or adjournments, “Special Meeting”). The Special Meeting will be held on December 8, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, at the offices of New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or “Manager”), 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010. This Proxy Statement, the attached Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and the enclosed proxy card will be first distributed on or about October 22, 2025, to all shareholders of record of the Fund as of the close of business on September 26, 2025 (“Record Date”).

At the Special Meeting, and as described in this Proxy Statement, shareholders of the Fund will be asked to consider and approve the following proposals:

To elect two Trustees to the Board of Trustees of the Fund; and

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting.

The Board has recommended that Proposal 1 (the “Proposal”) be presented to all shareholders of the Fund for their consideration and approval. Although the Trustees believe that the Proposal is in the best interests of the Fund, the final decision to approve the Proposal is up to you. After careful consideration, the Board recommends that you vote FOR the Proposal.

In addition, shareholders will be asked to consider and approve such other matters as may properly come before the Special Meeting. The Board knows of no matters that will be brought before the Special Meeting other than the Proposal.

Only shareholders who owned shares of any class of the Fund on the Record Date are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Each share of the Fund that you owned as of the Record Date entitles you to one (1) vote with respect to the Proposal and such other matters applicable to the Fund as may properly come before the Special Meeting. Ownership of a fractional share entitles you to a corresponding fractional vote.

It is important for you to vote on the Proposal described in this Proxy Statement. We recommend that you carefully read this Proxy Statement in its entirety as the explanations will help you to decide how to vote on the Proposal.

PROPOSAL

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

What are Shareholders Being Asked to Approve?

The purpose of this Proposal is to elect two Trustees to the Board. At a Board meeting held on September 30, 2025, the current Trustees unanimously nominated the two persons described below for election as Trustees (each a “Nominee”).

Members of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Committee”) considered each Nominee’s qualifications in accordance with the Committee’s Charter (which can be found in Exhibit A) and recommended his or her nomination to the Board. Based on this recommendation, the Board nominated each of the Nominees to the Board.

Why are Shareholders Being Asked to Elect Trustees Now?

After considering, among other factors, the size and complexity of the Fund, the Board has determined that adding two new Independent Trustees to the Board is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the Nominees are qualified to serve as Independent Trustees on the Board.

All proxies will be voted in favor of the Nominees listed in this Proxy Statement unless a contrary indication is made. If, prior to the Special Meeting, any Nominee becomes unable to serve, the proxies that otherwise would have been voted for such Nominee will be voted for such substitute nominee as may be selected by the current Board.

Who are the Nominees to the Board?

The table below lists the Nominees and current Trustees, their ages, current positions held with the Fund, length of time served, term of office, principal occupations during the last five years, number of funds currently overseen by the Nominee or Trustee, and other directorships held outside of the Fund (as applicable). A table with similar information concerning the officers of the Fund is also set forth below. The business address of each Nominee is 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.

Nominees and Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) are referred to herein as “Independent Trustees.” The Trustee who is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust under the 1940 Act is referred to as the “Interested Trustee.”

The Board oversees the Fund, New York Life Investments Funds Trust, New York Life Investments Funds, New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust, NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund and NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund, the Manager and the subadvisors, and elects the officers of the Fund who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fund.¹ Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her resignation, death or removal. Officers are elected annually by the Board.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE NOMINEES


NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH	TERM OF OFFICE, POSITION(S) HELD AND LENGTH OF SERVICE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS	NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE	OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD BY TRUSTEE

Stephanie Lynch 1967	N/A	Co-Founder and the Managing Partner of Global Endowment Management (GEM) (since 2007)	N/A	None

Adeel Jivraj 1970	N/A	Retired, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (2005 to 2025)	N/A	None

New York Life Investments Funds and New York Life Investments Funds Trust may collectively be referred to as the “New York Life Investments Group of Funds”. New York Life Investments Group of Funds, New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust, NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund and NYLI MacKay Muni Income Opportunities Fund may collectively be referred to as the “Fund Complex”.

CURRENT TRUSTEES


Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (s)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years
Interested Trustee

Naïm Abou-Jaoudé² 1966	Trustee	Since Inception	Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investment Management LLC (since 2023). Chief Executive Officer of Candriam (an affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC) (2007 to 2023).	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Trustee since 2023 (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Trustee since 2023 (39 Funds) New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Trustee since 2023 (33 Portfolios); NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Trustee since 2023; NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Trustee since 2023; and New York Life Investment Management International (Chair) since 2015
Independent Trustees

David H. Chow 1957	Trustee	Since Inception	Founder and CEO, DanCourt Management, LLC (since 1999).	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Trustee since 2016, (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Trustee since

²	Mr. Abou-Jaoudé is considered to be an “interested person” of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act because of his affiliation with New York Life Investment Management LLC and Candriam, as described in detail above in the column entitled “Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years.”


Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (s)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years
					2016, (39 Funds); New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Trustee since 2016; (33 Portfolios); NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Trustee since 2016; NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Trustee since 2021; VanEck Vectors Group of Exchange-Traded Funds: Trustee since 2006 and Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2008 to 2022) (57 portfolios); and Berea College of Kentucky: Trustee (2009 to 2014); Chair of the Investment Committee (2018 to 2024)

Karen Hammond 1956	Trustee	Since Inception	Retired, Managing Director, Devonshire Investors (2007 to 2013); Senior Vice President, Fidelity Management & Research Co. (2005 to 2007); Senior Vice	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Trustee since December 2021, Advisory Board Member (June 2021 to December 2021) (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Trustee since December 2021, Advisory Board


Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (s)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years
			President and Corporate Treasurer, FMR Corp. (2003 to 2005); Chief Operating Officer, Fidelity Investments Japan (2001 to 2003).		Member (June 2021 to December 2021) (39 Funds); New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Trustee since December 2021, Advisory Board Member (June 2021 to December 2021); (33 Portfolios); NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Trustee since December 2021, Advisory Board Member (June 2021 to December 2021); NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Trustee since December 2021, Advisory Board Member (June 2021 to December 2021); Two Harbors Investment Corp: Director since 2018; Rhode Island State Investment Commission: Member since 2017; and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island: Director since 2019

Susan B. Kerley 1951	Trustee	Since Inception	President, Strategic Management	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Chair (2017 to 2024) and Trustee


Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (s)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years
			Advisors LLC (since 1990).		since 2007 (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Chair (2017 to 2024) and Trustee since 1990* (39 Funds); New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Chair (2017 to 2024) and Trustee since 2007** (33 Portfolios); NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Chair (2017 to 2024); and Trustee since 2011; NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Chair (2021 to 2024) and Trustee since 2021; and Legg Mason Partners Funds: Trustee since 1991 (45 portfolios)

Alan R. Latshaw 1951	Trustee	Since Inception	Retired; Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (2002 to 2003); Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1989 to 2002); Consultant to the New York Life Investments Group of Funds Audit	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Trustee since 2006 (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Trustee since 2007* (39 Funds) New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Trustee since 2007 (33 Portfolios)**; NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Trustee since 2011;


Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (s)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years
			and Compliance Committee (2004 to 2006).		and NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Trustee since 2021

Jacques P. Perold 1958	Trustee	Since Inception	Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CapShift Advisors LLC (2018 to 2022); President, Fidelity Management & Research Company (2009 to 2014); President and Chief Investment Officer, Geode Capital Management, LLC (2001 to 2009)	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Chairman since January 2025 and Trustee since 2016, (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Chairman since January 2025 and Trustee since 2016, (39 Funds) New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Chairman since January 2025 and Trustee since 2016, (33 Portfolios); NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Chairman since January 2025 and Trustee since 2016; NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Chairman since January 2025 and Trustee since 2021; Allstate Corporation: Director since 2015; MSCI Inc.: Director since 2017; and CapShift Advisors LLC: Chairman since 2022


Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (s)	Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years

Richard S. Trutanic 1952	Trustee	Since Inception	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Somerset & Company (financial advisory firm) (since 2004); Managing Director, The Carlyle Group (private investment firm) (2002 to 2004); Senior Managing Director, Partner and Board Member, Groupe Arnault S.A. (private investment firm) (1999 to 2002).	86	New York Life Investments Funds: Trustee since 1994 (11 Funds); New York Life Investments Funds Trust: Trustee since 2007* (39 Funds); New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust: Trustee since 2007 (33 Portfolios)**; and NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund: Trustee since 2011; and NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund: Trustee since 2021

*	Includes prior service as a Director/Trustee of certain predecessor entities to New York Life Investments Funds Trust.

**	Includes prior service as a Director of MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc., the predecessor to MainStay VP Funds Trust.

Qualifications of Nominees

In concluding that the Nominees should serve as Trustees, the Board took into account, in addition to the information provided in the table above and among other things, each Nominee’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills as summarized below.

Mr. Jivraj. Mr. Jivraj served as a Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) from 2005 to 2025 and was the Mid-Atlantic Practice Leader for EY’s Wealth & Asset Management practice from 2017 to 2023. Mr. Jivraj was a member of the lnvestment Companies Expert Panel (“ICEP”) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2010-2014. The ICEP serves the needs of AICPA members on financial and business reporting and audit and attest matters relating to investment companies. Prior to his tenure at EY, Mr. Jivraj served as Assistant Chief Accountant for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). He was later appointed to serve on the SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee (“AMAC”) from 2020 to 2021. AMAC was formed to provide SEC with perspectives on asset management and related advice and recommendations. Mr. Jivraj has been a frequent speaker at various asset management industry events and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Ms. Lynch. Ms. Lynch is a Co-Founder and Partner of Global Endowment Management (“GEM”) since 2007, serving as Managing Partner since 2024. Prior to founding GEM, Ms. Lynch held the role of Chief Investment Officer at The Duke Endowment from 1999 to 2007. She served as a portfolio manager at Trade Street Investment Advisers from 1996 to 1999 and at INVESCO Capital Management from 1990 to 1996. Ms. Lynch’s board experience include serving as a member of the investment committee for the Baby J Fund since 2007 and a trustee for the Thacher School from 2015 to 2024, serving as a member of the advisory board of Avalon Advisors, LLC from 2021 to 2023 and of CBAM Partners from 2021 to 2022, and serving as a member of the investment committee of Novant Asset Management LLC and Novant Health Foundation from 2007 to 2017. Ms. Lynch also had experience as a member of the investment committee and development committee of Florida State University Foundation from 2013 to 2019. Ms. Lynch has over 30 years of experience in the investment management business and has been a CFA Charterholder since 1992.

Qualifications of Current Trustees

In addition to the information provided in the table above, the following is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills that support the conclusion, as of the date of this Proxy Statement, that each person listed below is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Fund in light of the

Fund’s business and structure. The disclosure below regarding the Trustees is not intended to state or imply that any Trustee has any title, expertise or experience that would impose a higher degree of individual responsibility or obligation on such Trustee, either as compared to the other Trustees of the Fund or to board members of other mutual funds generally.

Mr. Abou-Jaoudé. Mr. Abou-Jaoudé has served as a Trustee since 2023. Previously, Mr. Abou-Jaoudé was the Chief Executive Officer of Candriam (an affiliate of New York Life Investment Management LLC) from 2007 to 2023. Mr. Abou-Jaoudé has also served as Chair of New York Life Investment Management International since 2015. Mr. Abou-Jaoudé has over 30 years of experience in the investment management business.

Mr. Chow. Mr. Chow has served as a Trustee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex since 2016 and as an Advisory Board Member of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex from June 2015 to December 2015. Mr. Chow has served as the Chairman of the Investment Committee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex since January 2022. Mr. Chow served as the Chairman of the Risk and Compliance Oversight Committee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex from 2017-2021. He is founder and CEO of DanCourt Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor since 2012 and a strategy consultancy since 1999. Mr. Chow has over 35 years of experience in capital markets and investments including 15 years as general partner of institutional private equity funds. He has served as a trustee of the VanEck Vectors ETF Trust since 2006 and as Independent Chairman from 2008 to 2022. From 2009 to 2024, he was a trustee of Berea College, serving on the Executive Committee and as the Chairman of the Investment Committee. From 2008 to 2015, he served as a board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Forward Management, LLC, an investment management firm specializing in alternative strategies. Mr. Chow served on the Governing Council of the IDC from 2012 to 2020. He has been a CFA^® Charterholder since 1989, is a former President, and served on the board, of the CFA Society of Stamford from 2009 to 2017.

Ms. Kerley. Ms. Kerley has served as a Trustee or Director of one or more of the registrants of Fund Complex or a predecessor since 1990, including serving as the Chair of the Risk and Compliance Oversight Committee since January 2025, Chair of the Board from 2017 until 2024 and Chair of the Contracts Committee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex from 2013 until 2016. Ms. Kerley serves as an Audit Committee Financial Expert for the Fund Complex. She had previously served as Chair of the Board of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex through 2012. Ms. Kerley also has served as a trustee of another large mutual fund complex

since 1991. She has been President of Strategic Management Advisors LLC, an investment consulting firm, since 1990. Ms. Kerley has over 25 years of experience in the investment management industry. She was, until September 2014, a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the Investment Company Institute, the national association of U.S. investment companies (“ICI”), and the Chair of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (“IDC”). She served as the Chair of the IDC Task Force on Derivatives in 2008.

Ms. Hammond. Ms. Hammond has served as a Trustee since December 2021 and served as an Advisory Board Member of the Fund Complex Funds from June 2021 to December 2021. Ms. Hammond has served as the Chair of the Contracts Committee since January 2025 and served as the Chair of the Risk and Compliance Oversight Committee from 2021 to 2024. Ms. Hammond serves as an Audit Committee Financial Expert for the Fund Complex. Ms. Hammond has over 30 years of experience in the investment management industry, spending the majority of her career with Fidelity Investments from 1993 to 2013. Ms. Hammond served as Senior Vice President of Investment Services for Fidelity Management & Research Company from 2005 to 2007 and, most recently, was Managing Director of a private equity group within Fidelity from 2007 until 2013. Ms. Hammond also served as a director of real estate investment trusts beginning in 2014. Since 2017, Ms. Hammond has also been a member of the Rhode Island State Investment Committee. Ms. Hammond has been a CFA Charterholder since 1987 and also serves as a director for Two Harbors Investment Corp and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island.

Mr. Latshaw. Mr. Latshaw has served as a Trustee or Director of one or more registrants in the Fund Complex or a predecessor since 2007. Mr. Latshaw serves as an Audit Committee Financial Expert for the Fund Complex. Prior to becoming a Trustee of the Fund Complex, Mr. Latshaw served as a consultant to the Audit and Compliance Committee of its Board of Trustees from 2004 through 2006. Mr. Latshaw also served as a trustee of another mutual fund complex from 2005 to 2021. Mr. Latshaw has over 20 years of accounting experience, and has spent the majority of his career focusing on accounting and audit issues related to mutual funds. Mr. Latshaw was a member of the Investment Companies Committee (“ICC”) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and served as its chairman from 1997-2001. As part of his chairmanship of the ICC, Mr. Latshaw assisted with the development of accounting standards and practices applicable to mutual funds, many of which were the predecessors to generally accepted accounting principles codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in 2009.

Mr. Perold. Mr. Perold has served as a Trustee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex since 2016 and as an Advisory Board Member of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex from June 2015 to December 2015. Mr. Perold has served as the Chairman of the Board since January 2025 and served as the Chairman of the Contracts Committee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex from 2018 to 2024. Mr. Perold spent the majority of his career at Fidelity Investments and Geode Capital Management, from 1986 until 2014. Mr. Perold was president of Fidelity Management and Research Co., the investment advisor for Fidelity’s family of mutual funds, a position he held from 2009 until his retirement from Fidelity in 2014. He was, until May of 2014, a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the ICI. Mr. Perold has more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive and investment manager of equity and alternative investments for institutional and mutual fund portfolios, with roles in trading, research and portfolio management. Mr. Perold served as a member of the Board of Directors of MSCI Inc. since 2017 and of the Allstate Corporation since December 2015. He also served as a member of Boston University’s Investment Committee from 2008 to 2019 and was a Trustee of the University until 2019. Since 2019, Mr. Perold previously served as a Trustee at Partners in Health. In addition, Mr. Perold has served as the Chief Executive Officer of CapShift Advisors LLC, a SEC-registered investment adviser, and has served as Chairman of the Board since 2022.

Mr. Trutanic. Mr. Trutanic has served as a Trustee or Director of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex or a predecessor since 1994, including serving as the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of one or more of the registrants of the Fund Complex since 2017, and previously serving as the Chairman of the Alternative and Closed-End Funds Oversight Committee and as the Chairman of the Brokerage and Expense Committee of Fund Complex. Currently, Mr. Trutanic is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Somerset & Company, a private investment and advisory firm focused primarily on private equity and alternative investments for institutional clients and high net worth families. He has extensive investment management experience with several institutional investment firms, including the management of public and private equity investments, with a particular focus on international and alternative investments.

Evaluation of New Trustee Qualifications

In evaluating and selecting candidates for the Board, the Board intends to seek individuals who will serve the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders and

whose attributes will, among other factors, also complement the experience, skills and diversity of the other Trustees and add to the overall effectiveness of the Board. In the evaluation of such candidates, the Board believes that diversity with respect to factors such as background, education, experience, skills, differences of viewpoint, race, gender, national origin, and other factors that contribute to the Board’s having an appropriate range of expertise, talents, experiences and viewpoints is an important consideration in the Board’s composition.

OFFICERS OF THE FUND (WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES)*


NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH	POSITION(S) HELD AND LENGTH OF SERVICE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Kirk C. Lehneis 1974	President, New York Life Investments Funds (since 2024)	Senior Managing Director (since 2016), New York Life Investment Management LLC and New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC; Member of the Board of Managers (since 2017) and Senior Managing Director (since 2018), NYLIFE Distributors LLC; Chairman of the Board and Senior Managing Director, NYLIM Service Company LLC (since 2017); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of New York Life Investments ETF Trust and New York Life Investments Active ETF Trust (since 2018); President, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund (since 2021), NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund, New York Life Investment Funds (since 2017), New York Life Investments Funds Trust and New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust (since 2017); Senior Managing Director, Global Product Development (2015 to 2016); Managing Director, Product Development (2010 to 2015), New York Life Investment Management LLC.


NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH	POSITION(S) HELD AND LENGTH OF SERVICE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Jack R. Benintende 1964	Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer (since 2024)	Managing Director, New York Life Investment Management LLC (since 2007); Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund (since 2021), NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (since 2011), New York Life Investments Funds (since 2007) New York Life Investments Funds Trust (since 2009) and New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust (since 2007)**; Assistant Treasurer, New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (2008 to 2012) and Vice President, New York Life Investments ETF Trust and New York Life Investments Active ETF Trust (since 2023)

Kevin M. Gleason 1966	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2024)	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, New York Life Investments ETF Trust and New York Life Investments Active ETF Trust (since 2022); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund, New York Life Investments Funds, New York Life Investments Funds Trust, New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust and NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (since 2022); Senior Vice President, Voya Investment Management and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Family of Funds (2012 to 2022).


NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH	POSITION(S) HELD AND LENGTH OF SERVICE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
J. Kevin Gao 1967	Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2024)	Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, New York Life Investment Management LLC (since 2010); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund (since 2021), New York Life Investment Funds (since 2010), NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (since 2011), New York Life Investments Funds Trust (since 2010) and New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust (since 2010)**

Scott T. Harrington 1959	Vice President— Administration, (since 2024)	Managing Director, New York Life Investment Management LLC (including predecessor advisory organizations) (since 2000); Member of the Board of Directors, New York Life Trust Company (since 2009); Vice President—Administration, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund (since 2021), New York Life Investment Funds (since 2005), NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (since 2011), New York Life Investments Funds Trust (since 2009) and New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust (since 2005)**

The officers listed above are considered to be “interested persons” of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act because of their affiliation with the Fund, New York Life Insurance Company and/or its affiliates, including New York Life Investment Management LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIM Service Company LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC and/or NYLIFE Distributors LLC, as described in detail in the column captioned “Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years.” Officers are elected annually by the Board.

**	Includes prior service as an Officer of MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc., the predecessor to New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust.

Ownership of Securities

As of October 10, 2025, the dollar range of equity securities owned beneficially by each Nominee and current Trustee in the Fund and in any registered investment company overseen by the Nominee within the same family of investment companies as the Fund was as follows:

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE NOMINEES


INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE	DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FUND	AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN ALL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE IN FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Stephanie Lynch	None	None
Adeel Jivraj	None	None

CURRENT TRUSTEES


INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE	DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FUND	AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN ALL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE IN FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES
David H. Chow	NYLI S&P 500 Index Fund - Over $100,000	Over $100,000
Karen Hammond	NYLI PineStone U.S. Equity Fund - $50,001 - $100,000 NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund - $ Over $100,000 NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund - Over $100,000	Over $100,000


INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE	DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FUND	AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN ALL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE IN FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Susan B. Kerley	NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI Conservative Allocation Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI Epoch Capital Growth Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI Floating Rate Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI Moderate Allocation Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund - Over $100,000	Over $100,000
Alan R. Latshaw	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund - $50,001 - $100,000	Over $100,000
Jacques P. Perold	NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI PineStone U.S. Equity Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI MacKay Short Duration High Income Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund - Over $100,000 NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund - $ Over $100,000 NYLI WMC Enduring Capital Fund - Over $100,000	Over $100,000

INDEPENDENT
TRUSTEE

DOLLAR RANGE
OF EQUITY
SECURITIES IN
THE FUND

AGGREGATE DOLLAR
RANGE OF EQUITY
SECURITIES IN
ALL REGISTERED
INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE IN
FAMILY OF
INVESTMENT
COMPANIES

Richard S. Trutanic

NYLI Money Market Fund - $1 - $10,000

NYLI Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund - $10,001 - $50,000

NYLI S&P 500 Index Fund - $10,001 - $50,000

NYLI Epoch Capital Growth Fund - $10,001 - $50,000

NYLI WMC Enduring Capital Fund - $10,001 - $50,000

NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund - $1 - $10,000

NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund - $10,001 - $50,000

Over $100,000

INTERESTED
TRUSTEE

DOLLAR RANGE
OF EQUITY
SECURITIES IN
THE FUND

AGGREGATE DOLLAR
RANGE OF EQUITY
SECURITIES IN

ALL REGISTERED
INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE IN
FAMILY OF
INVESTMENT
COMPANIES

Naïm Abou-Jaoudé

None

As of October 10, 2025, the Trustees and officers of the New York Life Investments Group of Funds as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any class of shares of the Fund.

As of October 10, 2025, each Independent Trustee and his or her immediate family members did not beneficially or of record own securities in (1) an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund or (2) a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund.

Compensation

The following table reflects the compensation received by certain Trustees for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 from the Fund Complex. The Independent Trustees receive from the Fund Complex, either directly or indirectly, an annual retainer and a fee for each regularly scheduled Board meeting and associated Committee meetings attended and may receive fees for attending other Board meetings and associated Committee meetings on a case-by-case basis. The Chair of the Board is paid an additional annual fee. Trustees also are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses related to attendance at Board and Committee meetings. Each fund in the Fund Complex pays a pro-rata share of these fees based on its net assets relative to the other funds in the Fund Complex as of the end of the relevant fiscal year.

COMPENSATION TABLE

Compensation
from Fund

Pension or
Retirement
Benefits
Accrued as a
Part of Fund
Expenses

Annual
Benefits
Upon
Retirement

Total
Compensation
from Fund and
Fund Complex³

David H. Chow

102

None

380,000

Karen Hammond

102

None

380,000

Susan B. Kerley

118

None

440,000

Alan R. Latshaw

102

None

380,000

Jacques P. Perold

103

None

380,000

Richard S. Trutanic

102

None

380,000

Board Structure and Leadership

The Board oversees the business and affairs of the Fund as well as key service providers to the Fund, including the services provided to the Fund by the Manager and Subadvisor. The Board holds regularly scheduled meetings on a quarterly basis and other special in meetings on a quarterly and/or an as needed basis. There are seven Trustees, six of whom are considered not to be “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, the Manager or the Subadvisor (“Independent Trustees”) in accordance with rules adopted by the SEC.

³	Aggregate compensation from the Board’s services for the New York Life Investments Group of Funds, New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust, NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund and the Fund.

The Board has elected an Independent Trustee to serve as its Chair. The Chair is responsible for setting the agendas of all regular and special Board meetings, assists in identifying the information to be presented to the Board with respect to matters to be acted upon by the Board and presides over all Board meetings. In between meetings, the Chair is responsible for communicating with other Trustees, Fund officers and personnel of the Manager and other service providers as necessary to enable the Board to carry out its primary responsibility of overseeing the Fund and its operations.

As discussed further below, the Board has established various Committees through which the Trustees focus on matters relating to particular aspects of the Fund’s operations, such as valuation of portfolio holdings, investments, risk oversight and compliance, Fund fees and expenses and financial reporting. The Trustees periodically review the effectiveness of the Committee structure and each Committee’s responsibilities and membership.

The Trustees believe that the Board’s leadership and committee structure is appropriate in light of the nature and size of the Fund because, among other things, it fosters strong communication between the Board, its individual members, the Manager and other service providers, allocates responsibilities among the Committees and permits Committee members to focus on particular areas involving the Fund. In addition, the Committees support and promote the Independent Trustees in their oversight of the Fund’s operations and their independent review of proposals made by the Manager.

Risk Oversight

While responsibility for day-to-day risk management relating to the Fund and its operations resides with the Manager, Subadvisor or other service providers (subject to the supervision of the Manager), the Board actively performs a risk oversight function, both directly and through its Committees, as described below. The Board and its Committees exercise this function through regular and special Board and Committee meetings during which the Board and its Committees meet with representatives of the Manager, the Subadvisor and other key service providers. In addition, the Board has established an Operations Oversight Committee that has the responsibility of coordinating the Board’s oversight of the implementation of the risk management and compliance programs of, and related to, the Fund.

The Audit Committee also meets regularly with the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer to discuss internal controls and financial reporting matters, among

other things. Senior management of the Manager and senior officers of the Fund regularly report to the Board and the Committees on a variety of risk areas relating to the Fund, including, but not limited to, investment/portfolio risks (e.g., performance, compliance, counterparty, credit, liquidity and valuation risks) and operational/enterprise risks (e.g., financial, reputational, compliance, litigation, personnel andbusiness continuity risks), as well as more general business risks. The Board reviews and considers, on an ongoing basis, these reports as well as reports on the Fund’s performance, operations and investment practices. The Board also conducts reviews of the Manager in its role in managing the Fund’s operations. In addition, the Board has engaged independent counsel to the Independent Trustees and consults with such counsel both during and between meetings of the Board and the Committees.

The Board and the Operations Oversight Committee also meet regularly with the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), who reports directly to the Board. The CCO has responsibility for, among other things, testing the compliance procedures of the Fund and its service providers. The CCO regularly discusses issues related to compliance and provides a quarterly report to the Board regarding the Fund’s compliance program. In order to maintain a robust risk management and compliance program for the Fund, the Board and the Operations Oversight Committee also regularly review and consider for approval, as necessary, the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures and updates to these procedures, as well as review and consider for approval the compliance policies and procedures of certain of the Fund’s service providers to the extent that those policies and procedures relate to the operations of the Fund. In addition to the meetings with various parties to oversee the risk management of the Fund, the Board and its Committees also receive regular written reports from these and other parties which assist the Board and the Committees in exercising their risk oversight function.

The Board also benefits from other risk management resources and functions within the Manager’s organization, such as the Manager’s risk management personnel and the internal auditor of the Manager’s parent company. For example, the Board and the Operations Oversight Committee meet periodically with the Manager’s risk management personnel, including the Manager’s Chief Risk Officer (“CRO”). The CRO is responsible for overseeing the measurement and monitoring of operational risks across the Manager’s enterprise. In addition, the Board benefits from the work of the Manager’s Risk Management Committee, which is comprised of senior personnel of the Manager and seeks to identify and address material risks within the Manager’s businesses across its multi-boutique structure. The Board recognizes that it is not possible to identify all of the risks that may

affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to mitigate or eliminate all risks and their possible effects, and that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment risks) to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Board may, at any time and in its discretion, change the manner in which it conducts risk oversight.

Committees of the Board

The Board oversees the Fund, the Manager and the Subadvisor. The committees of the Board include the Audit Committee, the Contracts Committee, the Investment Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Operations Oversight Committee.

Audit Committee. The primary purposes of the Audit Committee are to oversee the Fund’s processes for accounting, auditing, financial reporting and related internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The members of the Audit Committee include Alan R. Latshaw (Chairman), Karen Hammond and Susan B. Kerley. The Audit Committee held 10 meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.

Contracts Committee. The primary purposes of the Contracts Committee are to assist the Board in overseeing contracts to which the Fund is, or is proposed to be, party to, and to ensure that the interests of the Fund and its shareholders are served by the terms of these contracts. The Committee will oversee the process of evaluating new contracts, reviewing existing contracts on a periodic basis and may, at its discretion or at the request of the Board, make recommendations to the Board with respect to any contracts affecting the Fund. The members of the Contracts Committee include Karen Hammond (Chair), David H. Chow, Susan B. Kerley, Alan R. Latshaw, Jacques P. Perold and Richard S. Trutanic. The Contracts Committee held 5 meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.

Investment Committee. The primary purposes of the Investment Committee are to assist the Board in overseeing the portfolio management, performance and brokerage practices relating to the Fund and to consider any investment-related proposals that the Manager may make from time to time. The members of the Investment Committee include David H. Chow (Chairman), Karen Hammond, Susan B. Kerley, Alan R. Latshaw, Jacques P. Perold and Richard S. Trutanic. The Investment Committee held 10 meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.

Nominating and Governance Committee. The primary purposes of the Nominating and Governance Committee are to: (1) make recommendations to

the Board with respect to the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in governing the Fund and overseeing the management of the Fund; (2) make recommendations to the Board regarding (a) its size, structure and composition; (b) qualifications for Board membership; and (c) compensation for Trustees; (3) identify and recommend qualified individuals for Board membership and for the chairmanship of the Board; (4) make recommendations to the Board with respect to the Board’s committee structure, committee membership and chairmanship; and (5) oversee the self-assessment of the Board, its committees and its members. The members of the Nominating and Governance Committee include Richard S. Trutanic (Chairman), David H. Chow, Karen Hammond, Susan B. Kerley, Alan R. Latshaw and Jacques P. Perold.

The Nominating and Governance Committee has adopted Policies for Consideration of Trustee candidates (the “Candidate Policy”), which are formal policies on the consideration of Trustee candidates, including nominees recommended by shareholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee may solicit suggestions for nominations from any source that it deems appropriate, including independent consultants engaged specifically for such a purpose.

Shareholders or shareholder groups submitting candidates to the Nominating and Governance Committee must show that the candidate satisfies the Nominating and Governance Committee qualifications for submission, at the time of submitting the candidate to the attention of the Fund’s Secretary, who will provide all qualified submissions to the Nominating and Governance Committee. This submission to the Secretary of the Fund must include: (a) contact information for the nominating shareholder or shareholder group; (b) a certification from the nominating shareholder or shareholder group which provides the number of shares for which the person or group has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote; (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote; (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of such shares; and (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of such shares and (v) stating that the shares have been held continuously for at least two years as of the date of the nomination; (c) the candidate’s contact information and the number of Fund shares owned by the candidate; (d) all information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of directors required by Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); and (e) a notarized letter executed by the candidate, stating his or her intention to serve as a candidate and be named in the Fund’s proxy statement, if so designated by the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board. It shall be in the

Nominating and Governance Committee’s sole discretion whether to seek corrections of a deficient submission or to exclude a candidate from consideration. The Nominating and Governance Committee held 6 meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.

Operations Oversight Committee. The primary purpose of the Operations Oversight Committee is to assist the Board in overseeing the policies, procedures, practices and systems relating to identifying and managing the various risks and compliance matters that are or may be applicable to the Fund. The Operations Oversight Committee serves as the primary link between significant areas of risk management and compliance that may affect the Fund, the Manager and Subadvisor and other service providers to the Fund. The Operations Oversight Committee also oversees the implementation of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, the implementation of the Fund’s and New York Life Investments’ valuation procedures and New York Life Investments as valuation designee in the performance of fair value determinations. The Operations Oversight Committee shall recognize the risk and compliance oversight roles of other committees of the Board, and shall defer to such other committees with respect to compliance or risk oversight matters that relate specifically to the purposes or responsibilities of such other committees. The Operations Oversight Committee shall not assume any day-to-day compliance or risk management functions or activities. The Fund’s Manager, Subadvisor and other service providers (“Fund management”) are responsible for the day-to-day implementation, maintenance, and administration of the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund that are required to be reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Fund and its primary service providers with applicable federal securities laws. The Fund’s CCO shall oversee Fund management’s execution of its aforementioned compliance responsibilities. Fund management is responsible for the day-to-day implementation, maintenance and administration of policies, procedures, systems and practices designed to identify, monitor and control risks to which the Fund is or may be exposed. The CRO shall oversee Fund management’s execution of its aforementioned risk management responsibilities. The members of the Operations Oversight Committee include: Susan B. Kerley (Chair), David H. Chow, Karen Hammond, Alan R. Latshaw, Jacques P. Perold and Richard S. Trutanic. The Operations Oversight Committee held 7 meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.

It is expected that the compensation structure for the Trustees will not change as a result of the approval of the Proposal.

It is expected that the Board will meet at least quarterly at regularly scheduled meetings. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, the Board met 7 times. Each current Trustee attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board held during the last fiscal year, including the meetings of the Board’s standing Committees on which such Trustee was a member. The Fund does not hold annual meetings, and therefore, the Board does not have a policy with regard to Board member attendance at such meetings.

Shareholder Approval

The Nominees for election to the Board at the Special Meeting will be elected by a plurality of the total votes cast at the Special Meeting by the holders of shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on such action. If elected, the two Nominees would begin serving as Independent Trustees on the later of their date of election or January 1, 2026.

BOARD RECOMMENDATION

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE ‘‘FOR’’ THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF THE FUND

VOTING INFORMATION

This Proxy Statement is being provided in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board to solicit your vote for the Proposal at the Special Meeting, which will be held on December 8, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, at the offices of New York Life Investments, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.

You may vote in one of four ways:

•

Complete and sign the enclosed proxy card and mail it to us in the enclosed prepaid return envelope (if mailed in the United States);

•

Vote on the Internet at the website address printed on your proxy ballot;

•

Call the toll-free number printed on your proxy ballot; or

•

Vote in-person at the Special Meeting.

Please note, to vote via the Internet or telephone, you will need the “control number” that appears on your proxy card. Not all voting options may be available to you. Please see your proxy card for more details.

You may revoke a proxy once it is given, as long as it is submitted within the voting period, by submitting a later-dated proxy or a written notice of revocation to the Fund. You may also give written notice of revocation in person at the Special Meeting. All properly executed proxies received in time for the Special Meeting will be voted as specified in the proxy, or, if no specification is made, FOR the Proposal.

Only shareholders of the Fund as of the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting. Each share held as of the close of business on the Record Date is entitled to one vote. Ownership of a fractional share entitles you to a corresponding fractional vote. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of thirty-three and one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the shares entitled to vote on the Record Date shall constitute a quorum. When a quorum is present, the Nominees for election to the Board at the Special Meeting will be elected by a plurality of the total votes cast at the Special Meeting by the holders of shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on such action.

The Special Meeting may be adjourned from time to time by vote of a majority of the shares represented at the Special Meeting in person or by proxy, whether or not a quorum is present, and the Special Meeting may be

held as adjourned within a reasonable time after the original date set for the Special Meeting without further notice. The persons named as proxies will vote those shares that they are entitled to vote in favor of adjournment if adjournment is necessary to obtain a quorum or to obtain a favorable vote on any proposal. Business may be conducted once a quorum is present and may continue until adjournment of the Special Meeting. If the Special Meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned Special Meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless a new record date of the adjourned Special Meeting is fixed. At any adjourned Special Meeting, the Fund may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original Special Meeting. Although it is not expected that the Fund will receive abstentions and “broker non-votes” (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees, typically in “street name,” as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and (ii) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter), abstentions and broker non-votes will be treated as present for purposes of determining a quorum.

Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the results of the vote on the election of Trustees.

The individuals named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card will vote in accordance with the shareholder’s direction, as indicated thereon, if the proxy card is received and is properly executed. If a shareholder properly executes a proxy and gives no voting instructions with respect to the Proposal, the shares will be voted in favor of the Proposal.

The Board knows of no matters other than those described in this Proxy Statement that will be brought before the Special Meeting. If, however, any other matters properly come before the Special Meeting, it is the Board’s intention that proxies will be voted on such matters based on the judgment of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy. The proxies, in their discretion, may vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Special Meeting.

Future Shareholder Proposals. A shareholder may request inclusion of certain proposals for action in the Fund’s proxy statement and on the Fund’s proxy card for shareholder meetings which the shareholder intends to introduce at such meeting. Any shareholder wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a subsequent shareholders’ meeting should send their written proposals to the Fund at 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010. Any shareholder proposals must be presented within a

reasonable time before the proxy materials for the next meeting are sent to shareholders to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials. The timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in the proxy statement and is subject to limitations under the federal securities laws. The Fund is not required to hold regular meetings of shareholders, and to minimize its costs, does not intend to hold meetings of shareholders unless so required by applicable law, regulation, regulatory policy, or unless otherwise deemed advisable by the Board or the Fund’s management. Therefore, it is not practicable to specify a date by which proposals must be received in order to be incorporated in an upcoming proxy statement for a meeting of shareholders.

Solicitation Expenses and Other Expenses Related to the Special Meeting. 100% of the direct expenses relating to the Special Meeting, including the preparation, distribution, solicitation, and tabulation of the proxy and costs related to the necessary prospectus supplements, will be borne by the Fund. The proxy costs are estimated to be between $24,000 and $25,000, which would impact the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses between 0.02% and 0.03%. The Fund has retained Sodali & Co., located at 430 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022 to provide proxy solicitation services in connection with the Special Meeting. Proxies will be solicited via regular mail and also may be solicited via telephone, e-mail or other personal contact by personnel of New York Life Investments, the Fund, their respective affiliates, or, in New York Life Investments’ discretion, Sodali & Co., or another, a commercial firm retained for this purpose.

The Fund will reimburse upon request persons holding shares as nominees for their reasonable expenses in sending soliciting material to their principals.

OTHER INFORMATION

Ownership of Shares

Information regarding the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund and on the shareholders that owned of record or beneficially five percent or more of a class of the Fund’s outstanding shares as of the Record Date can be found in Exhibit B.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

More information regarding the principal accountant services provided to the Fund and resulting fees paid by the Fund can be found in Exhibit C.

Annual Meetings and Shareholder Meetings

The Fund normally does not hold meetings of shareholders except as required under the 1940 Act and applicable laws. Any shareholder proposal for a shareholder meeting must be presented to the Fund within a reasonable time before proxy materials for the next meeting are sent to shareholders. Because the Fund does not hold regular shareholder meetings, no anticipated date of the next meeting can be provided.

Householding

Unless you have instructed the Fund not to, only one copy of this proxy solicitation may be mailed to multiple Fund shareholders of record who share a mailing address (a “Household”). If you need additional copies of this proxy solicitation, please contact your participating broker-dealer firm or other financial intermediary or, if you hold Fund shares directly with the Fund, you may write to the Fund at 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 or by calling toll-free 800-624-6782. If you do not want the mailing of your proxy solicitation materials to be combined with those of other members of your Household in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would rather receive just one copy for your Household, please contact your participating broker-dealer firm or other financial intermediary or, if you hold Fund shares directly with the Fund, you may write to the Fund at 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 or by calling toll-free 800-624-6782.

Shareholder Reports

The Fund will furnish without charge, upon request, a printed version of the most recent Annual/Semiannual Reports to shareholders. To obtain information, or for shareholder inquiries, call toll-free 800-624-6782, visit dfinview/NYLIM.com, or write to NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302.

Distributor

NYLIFE Distributors LLC, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor for the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated March 13, 2024.

EXHIBIT A

NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENTS FUNDS TRUST

NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENTS VP FUNDS TRUST

NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENTS FUNDS

NYLI MACKAY DEFINEDTERM MUNI OPPORTUNITIES FUND

NYLI CBRE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE MEGATRENDS TERM FUND

NYLI MACKAY MUNI INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

Formation

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of each Fund has established a Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each Fund, subject to the terms and conditions of this Charter. The Committees of the Funds may meet and act jointly. This Charter is intended to govern the conduct of each Committee, as well as the Committees’ joint actions. References in this Charter to “Committee” are, as the context warrants, to each Committee or to the Committees acting jointly as a single body.

Membership

The Committee will be composed exclusively of Trustees of the Funds, each of whom shall not be an “interested person” of the Funds (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”)) (“Independent Trustees”). The Committee will have at least three (3) members. The Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, will select the members of the Committee and the chair of the Committee.

Purposes

The purposes of the Committee are to:

Make recommendations to the Board with respect to the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in governing the Funds and overseeing the management of the Funds;

Make recommendations to the Board regarding (a) its size, structure and composition; (b) qualifications for Board membership; and

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(c) compensation for Trustees, including compensation for nonrecurring projects or meetings or for interviewing and selecting new Independent Trustee nominees;

Identify and recommend qualified individuals for Board membership and for the chair of the Board;

Make recommendations to the Board with respect to the Board’s committee structure, committee membership and chairs of the committees;

Make recommendations to the Board with respect to any policies or procedures governing the Trustees or Independent Trustees; and

Oversee the self-assessment of the Board, its committees and its members.

In carrying out these purposes, upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Committee, the Committee will, as it deems necessary or appropriate:

Fund Governance

provide recommendations to the Board for improving the effectiveness of the Board in carrying out its responsibilities in governing the Funds and overseeing the management of the Funds, including but not limited to the following: (i) the responsibilities of the Board and its committees; (ii) the relationship of the Board to the adviser(s) (and/or subadviser(s), as applicable) to the Funds; (iii) the standard of conduct expected of members of the Board, (iv) the respective functions of the Chair of the Board and the officers of the Funds, and (v) the process of Board self-assessment; and

from time to time, review and consider recommended changes to the Charters of other Committees of the Board, other than the Audit Committee, and, upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Committee, recommend such changes to the Board.

Size, Structure and Composition of the Board, Qualifications for Membership, and Policies and Procedures

review periodically the size, structure and composition of the Board to determine the appropriate number of Trustees comprising the Board, the ratio of interested to Independent Trustees, the number and types of committees, the functions of the Funds’ officers and the types of expertise and experience needed among the Trustees;

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be involved in the orientation and training of new Trustees and continuing the education of all Trustees;

recommend to the Board with respect to revisions to policies and procedures that govern the Trustees or Independent Trustees, including, but not limited to: (i) the Board Service Policy; (ii) the Compensation and Chair Rotation Policy; (iii) the Fund Policy on Compensation of Independent Trustees of the Funds; (iv) the Fund Policy on Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred by each Trustee of the Funds; and (v) the Policy on Board Meetings and Participation During Unforeseen or Emergency Circumstances;

recommend to the Board the adoption of, or revisions to, any other policies or procedures that govern the Trustees or Independent Trustees; and

recommend to the Board with respect to the level and types of compensation for the Trustees. The Committee shall review such compensation arrangements annually or at such other times or intervals as it deems necessary or appropriate.

Identification and Nomination of Candidates for Membership; Board Committees

develop a list of possible candidates in the event of any vacancies on or additions to the Board;

evaluate the candidates’ qualifications for such positions. In the case of candidates for Independent Trustee positions, persons nominated as Independent Trustees may not be “interested persons” of the Funds as that term is defined in the 1940 Act;

evaluate any candidates nominated by shareholders in compliance with appropriate policies or procedures;

recommend candidates for nomination by the Board for Board membership; and

recommend the Board’s committee structure, committee membership and chair for action by the Board.

Self-assessment of the Board and its Members

The Committee shall recommend a plan and schedule to the Board for annual self-assessment by the Board, its committees and its individual members.

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The Committee shall oversee the process of self-assessment, and shall recommend to the Board any changes to that process.

Other

Review and consider contract, investment, and compliance and risk-related and any other matters relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the Committee, in coordination with one or more of the other committees of the Board, as appropriate.

Consider such other matters as applicable laws or regulations may require or the Committee may deem appropriate in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.

Powers of the Committee

In carrying out its purposes, the Committee will have the following powers:

consistent with the terms of this Charter, to meet with and obtain information and reports from the Funds’ service providers on such subjects relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Committee;

to recommend to the Board appropriate action with respect to any matter within the scope of the Committee’s duties and responsibilities;

to consult with counsel to the Funds or to the Independent Trustees, as appropriate, concerning the requirements of the 1940 Act applicable to the selection and qualification of Independent Trustees and to retain at the Funds’ expense and receive the advice and assistance of such additional experts as it may deem necessary in connection with its work, it being the Board’s intention that the Committee have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities as set out in this Charter;

to delegate any portion of its authority to one or more members, with any action taken pursuant to such delegation to be reported to the Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting; and

to perform such other duties as are consistent with the Committee’s purposes or are assigned to the Committee in accordance with Section III.E above.

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Reporting

At each regular meeting of the Board following a Committee meeting, the Committee may, in response to a request from the Chair of the Board, report to the Board on its activities and its findings and recommendations, if any.

Meetings

A majority of the members of the Committee must be present constitute a quorum for the transaction of the Committee’s business. The Committee will hold, whether in person, telephonically or by videoconference, such regular or special meetings, pursuant to such notice and call as it may determine in its discretion. The Committee may also act by written consent to action without a meeting, as permitted by the Funds’ organizational documents. The Committee may also meet jointly with one or more other committees of the Board as may be appropriate in the Committee’s discretion. The Committee will prepare minutes for each meeting, and such minutes will be provided to the Board and maintained in the records of the Funds.

Limitation of Responsibilities

Absent actual knowledge to the contrary, each Committee member is entitled to rely upon (1) the integrity and competence of those persons and organizations that render services to the Funds and from whom the Committee receives information or reports and (2) the accuracy and completeness (both at the time of presentation and on a continuing basis, as appropriate) of the information and reports provided to the Committee by such persons or organizations. Nothing in this Charter is intended to impose, or should be interpreted as imposing, on any member of the Committee any additional duties or responsibilities over and above those placed on the member in his or her capacity as a Trustee of the Funds under applicable federal and state law.

Review of Charter

The Committee will review this Charter from time to time and recommend any changes it deems appropriate to the Board, upon recommendation of the Chair of the Committee. This Charter, including any amendments to it, will be maintained in the records of the Funds.

The foregoing Charter was approved by the Boards of each Fund (except New York Life Investments Funds Trust, New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust) at a meeting held on June 7, 2007, by the Board of New York Life

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Investments Funds Trust at a meeting held on April 8, 2009, and by the Board of New York Life Investments VP Funds Trust at a meeting held on December 15, 2010; amended by the Board of each Fund (except NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund, NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund and NYLI MacKay Muni Income Opportunities Fund) at a meeting held on December 14, 2011;approved by the Board of Trustees of NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund at a meeting held on May 16, 2012; approved by the Board of Trustees of NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund at a meeting held on September 1, 2021; and last amended by the Board of each Fund at a meeting held on December 7, 2023; and amended and approved by the Boards of Trustees of each Fund at a meeting held on June 4, 2025.

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EXHIBIT B


NAME OF FUND	TITLE OF CLASS	NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER	NUMBER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP SHARES	PERCENTAGE OF CLASS
NYLI MacKay Muni Income Opportunities Fund	Class A1	NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ATTN FRANK HARTE 51 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10010	2,626.757	100%

	Class A2	JULIE A GASKILL JULIE A GASKILL TTEE / U/A/DTD 06/27/2022 BY JULIE A GASKILL REV TRUST 2360 DILLARD RD BOWLING GREEN KY 42104-7603	167,755.811	5.04%
	Class A2	HATCO HOLDINGS LLC 6757 US HIGHWAY 98 W STE 201B SANTA ROSA BEACH FL 32459-4780	510,204.082	15.32%

	Class A3	NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ATTN FRANK HARTE 51 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10010	2,617.431	100%

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NAME OF FUND	TITLE OF CLASS	NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER	NUMBER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP SHARES	PERCENTAGE OF CLASS

	Class I	NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ATTN FRANK HARTE 51 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10010	5,283,227.034	82.56%

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EXHIBIT C

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

a) Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by KPMG in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for that fiscal year were $3,356,321.

The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 for professional services rendered by KPMG for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by KPMG in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for that fiscal year were $3,008,740.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

The aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by KPMG that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were: (i) $0 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024; and (ii) $0 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were: (i) $0 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024; and (ii) $0 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023. These services primarily included preparation of federal, state and local income tax returns and excise tax returns, as well as services relating to excise tax distribution requirements.

(d) All Other Fees

The aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by KPMG, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were: (i) $68,100 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024; and (ii) $222,674 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

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Pursuant to the Trust’s Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee has adopted Pre-approval Policies and Procedures (the “Procedures”) to govern the Committee’s pre-approval of (i) all audit services and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant by its independent accountant, and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by such independent accountant to the Registrant’s investment adviser and to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (collectively, the “Service Affiliates”) if the services directly relate to the Registrant’s operations and financial reporting. In accordance with the Procedures, the Audit Committee is responsible for the engagement of the independent accountant to certify the Registrant’s financial statements for each fiscal year. With respect to the pre-approval of non-audit services provided to the Registrant and its Service Affiliates, the Procedures provide that the Audit Committee may annually pre-approve a list of the types of services that may be provided to the Registrant or its Service Affiliates, or the Audit Committee may pre-approve such services on a project-by-project basis as they arise. Unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent accountant. The Procedures also permit the Audit Committee to delegate authority to one or more of its members to pre-approve any proposed non-audit services that have not been previously pre-approved by the Audit Committee, subject to the ratification by the full Audit Committee no later than its next scheduled meeting. To date, the Audit Committee has not delegated such authority.

With respect to the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) above, no amount was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

There were no hours expended on KPMG’s engagement to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year was attributable to work performed by persons other than KPMG’s full-time, permanent employees.

All non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 are disclosed in 4(b)-(d) above.

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PROXY CARD


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NYLI MACKAY MUNI INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD DECEMBER 8, 2025

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned shareholder of the above-referenced Fund (the “Fund”) hereby appoints each of Thomas C. Humbert, Jr., Brian J. McGrady, and J. Kevin Gao, collectively or individually, as his or her attorney-in-fact and proxy, with the power of substitution of each, to vote and act with respect to all shares of the Fund, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 8, 2025 at the offices of New York Life Investment Management LLC (“New York Life Investments” or “Manager”), 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournment thereof.

The attorneys named will vote the shares represented by this proxy in accordance with the choice made on this ballot. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO CHOICE IS INDICATED AS TO THE PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSAL. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY IS HEREBY CONFERRED AS TO ALL OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.



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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be

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This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors. It will be voted as specified.

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TO VOTE, MARK BOX(ES) BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

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