UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND
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INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND
200 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JUNE 15, 2023
New York, New York
May 15, 2023
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 15, 2023. The proxy statement and annual report to shareholders are available at the respective websites listed below or by calling the Insight Select Income Fund at 1-866-333-6685.
| Annual Report: | https://www.insightinvestment.com/globalassets/documents/us-redesign-documents/insight-select-income/fund-information/insight-select-income-fund-annual-report.pdf |
| Proxy Statement: | https://www.insightinvestment.com/globalassets/documents/us-redesign-documents/insight-select-income/fund-information/insight-select-income-fund-proxy-statement.pdf |
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Insight Select Income Fund (the “Fund”) will be held on June 15, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern time), at the offices of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, 400 Berwyn Park, 899 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, Pennsylvania (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
| 1. | To elect four Trustees for the Fund; and |
| 2. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof. |
The subjects referred to above are discussed in detail in the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice. Each shareholder is invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 3, 2023 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. If you cannot be present at the Annual Meeting, we urge you to fill in, sign, and promptly return the enclosed proxy card, or to vote via the Internet, in order that the Annual Meeting can be held without additional expense and a maximum number of shares may be voted.
| By order of the Board of Trustees, | |
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| Gautam Khanna | |
| President, Insight Select Income Fund |
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWNED ON THE RECORD DATE.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INTERNET VOTING PROCEDURES DESCRIBED ON THE PROXY CARD. IF YOU VOTE USING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD, DATE AND SIGN THE CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH IS ADDRESSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE FUND OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, WE ASK YOUR COOPERATION IN VOTING YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY. THE PROXY IS REVOCABLE AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ITS USE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT THE FUND AT 1-866-333-6685 FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING LOCATION. |
INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND
200 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10166
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 15, 2023
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Insight Select Income Fund (the “Fund” or “we”) for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held on June 15, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at the offices of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, 400 Berwyn Park, 899 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and at any adjournments thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). A Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and proxy card accompany this Proxy Statement and were first sent or delivered to shareholders on or about May 15, 2023.
In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, proxies also may be solicited by telephone, personal interview or via the Internet. The Fund has also requested brokers, dealers, banks or voting trustees, or their nominees, to forward proxy material to the beneficial owners of the Fund’s shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”). The enclosed proxy is revocable by you at any time prior to the exercise thereof by submitting a written notice of revocation or subsequently executed proxy to the Secretary of the Fund before or at the Annual Meeting. Voting via the Internet or signing and mailing the proxy will not affect your right to give a later-dated proxy or to attend the Annual Meeting and vote your Shares in person. There is no shareholder statutory right of appraisal or dissent with respect to any matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. The cost of soliciting proxies will be paid by the Fund.
THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY WILL VOTE THE NUMBER OF SHARES REPRESENTED THEREBY AS DIRECTED OR, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH DIRECTION, FOR ALL OF THE INCUMBENT NOMINATED TRUSTEES AND THE TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.
The Fund’s Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “INSI.”
On April 3, 2023, the record date for determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), there were 10,713,410.73 Shares of the Fund issued and outstanding, each of which is entitled to one vote, constituting all of the Fund’s then outstanding voting securities.
The Fund’s most recent Annual Report, including audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 is available upon request without charge by writing to the Fund at the address set forth above or by calling the Fund at 1-866-333-6685.
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Four Trustees are to be elected at the Annual Meeting to constitute the entire Board of Trustees, and to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified. Except as otherwise directed on the proxy card, it is the intention of the persons named on the proxy card to vote FOR the election of the trustees named below, each of whom has consented to being named in this proxy statement and to serve if elected. If any of the nominees is unavailable to serve for any reason, the persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominee or nominees nominated by those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Fund currently knows of no reason why any of the trustees listed below would be unable or unwilling to serve if elected. All of the following nominees are currently Trustees of the Fund whose terms expire upon their election at the next Annual Meeting or when their successors are elected and qualify. Officers of the Trust serve until death, resignation or removal. Certain information regarding each of the nominees as well as the current Trustees and executive officers of the Fund is set forth below. Unless otherwise noted, the mailing address of each Trustee and executive officer is c/o Insight North America LLC (herein referred to as “INA” or the “Adviser”), 200 Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10166.
| Name, Address and Age |
Position Held with Fund |
Year First Became Trustee | Principal Occupation During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
| Nominees for Trustee – “Independent Persons” | |||||
| W. Thacher Brown Born: December 1947 | Trustee | 1988 | Retired. | 1 | None. |
| Ellen D. Harvey Born: February 1954 | Trustee | 2010 | Principal, Lindsay Criswell LLC beginning July 2008; Managing Director, Miller Investment Management from September 2008 to June 2018. | 1 |
Director, Aetos Capital Funds (3 portfolios). |
| Thomas E. Spock Born: May 1956 | Trustee | 2013 | Partner at Scalar Media Partners, LLC since June 2008. | 1 | None. |
| Suzanne P. Welsh Born: March 1953 | Trustee | 2008 | Retired; former Vice President for Finance and Treasurer, Swarthmore College from August 2002 to June 2014. | 1 | None. |
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| Current Trustees and Officers | |||
| Name,
Address and Age |
Position
held with Fund |
Position Since | Principal
Occupation for Past 5 Years |
| W. Thacher Brown | See “Nominees for Trustee – Independent Persons” above | ||
| Ellen D. Harvey | See “Nominees for Trustee – Independent Persons” above | ||
| Thomas E. Spock | See “Nominees for Trustee – Independent Persons” above | ||
| Suzanne P. Welsh | See “Nominees for Trustee – Independent Persons” above | ||
| Gautam Khanna Born: October 1969 |
President | President since May 2021; Vice President from 2006 to May 2021 |
Co-Head of Multi-sector Fixed Income at Insight since 2022; Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight North America LLC and its predecessor firms since 2003; Officer of the Adviser since 2005. |
| James DiChiaro Born: November 1976 |
Vice President | 2019 | Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight North America LLC and its predecessor firms since September 1999; Officer of the Adviser since 2019. |
| Patrick E. Harris Born: July 1958 |
Chief Compliance Officer | 2023 |
Chief Compliance Officer, Insight North America LLC since January 2023. Managing Director, Adherence, LLC from May 2018 to present. Managing Director Deutsche Bank, Chief Operating Officer of Wealth Management Americas, from December 2009 to May 2018; Officer of the Adviser since 2023.
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| Thomas Stabile Born: March 1974 |
Treasurer and Vice President | Treasurer and Vice President since 2015; Assistant Treasurer from 2010 to 2015 | Head of Operations, Insight North America LLC since January 2015; Officer of the Adviser since 2005. |
| Vivek Nayar Born: May 1977 |
Secretary | 2023 | Senior Managing Counsel, Insight North America LLC since April 2022 and previously Senior Counsel from October 2017 through March 2022; Officer of the Adviser since 2023. |
Additional Information Concerning the Board of Trustees
The Board believes that each Trustee’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Trustees lead to the conclusion that the Board possesses the requisite skills and attributes. The Board believes that the Trustees’ ability to review, critically evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties, support this conclusion.
Each Trustee of the Fund is not an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund (such Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund being referred to as the “Independent Trustees”).
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Trustee Qualification
The following is a brief discussion of the experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led to the Board of Trustees’ conclusion that each individual identified below is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Fund. In determining that a particular Trustee was qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which was controlling. The Board believes that the Trustees’ ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties, support the conclusion that each Trustee is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Fund.
In addition, the following specific experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills apply as to each Trustee: Mr. Brown, business, accounting and finance expertise and experience as a president, board member and/or executive officer of various businesses; Ms. Harvey, business and finance expertise, including fixed income investment management experience, and experience as a senior vice president, chairperson, principal and/or board member of various businesses and non-profit and other organizations; Mr. Spock, business and finance expertise and experience as an executive vice president, vice president and chief financial officer of various businesses; and Ms. Welsh, business, finance and accounting expertise, experience as a college treasurer and chief financial officer, and experience as a board and/or investment committee member of various non-profit organizations. References to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Trustees are pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), do not constitute holding out of the Board or any Trustee as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.
In its periodic self-assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate, and appropriately diverse, skills and experience to oversee the business of the Trust.
The Board has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate given the business and nature of the Fund. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Trustee. The Chairman’s primary role is to participate in the preparation of the agenda for meetings of the Board of Trustees and the identification of information to be presented to the Board with respect to matters to be acted upon by the Board of Trustees. The Chairman also presides at all meetings of the Board of Trustees and acts as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys and other Trustees generally between meetings. The Chairman may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board of Trustees from time to time. Except for any duties specified herein or pursuant to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, the designation of Chairman does not impose on such Independent Trustee any duties, obligations or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Board, generally.
The Board also considered that the chairperson of each Board committee is an Independent Trustee, which yields similar benefits with respect to the functions and activities of the various Board committees. Through the committees, the Independent Trustees consider and address important matters involving the Fund, including those presenting conflicts or potential conflicts of interest for management. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet outside the presence of management with counsel to the Fund. The Board has determined that its committees help ensure that the Fund has effective and independent governance and oversight. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Trustees from Fund management.
Trustees Attendance At Meetings
The Board held four regular meetings and two special meetings during the Fund’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. All Trustees attended all meetings of the Board and each committee of which they were members held during
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the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. All Trustees attended the Fund’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 2022. Currently, there is not a policy for Trustee attendance at annual meetings of shareholders because of the long-standing practice of the Trustees to attend shareholder meetings.
Audit Committee
The Board has an Audit Committee and has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, available at the Fund’s website at https://www.insightinvestment.com/globalassets/documents/us-redesign-documents/insight-select-income/fund-information/insi-audit-committee-charter.pdf. The Audit Committee of the Board currently consists of Mr. Brown, Ms. Harvey, Mr. Spock and Ms. Welsh, each of whom is an “independent” member of the Board, as that term is defined by the New York Stock Exchange’s listing standards, and also a “non-interested person” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.
The Audit Committee reviews the scope of the audit by the Fund’s independent accountants, confers with the independent accountants with respect to the audit and the internal accounting controls of the Fund and with respect to such other matters as may be important to an evaluation of the audit and the financial statements of the Fund. The Audit Committee also selects and retains the independent accountants for the Fund. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Audit Committee met once.
Nominating Committee
The Board has a Nominating Committee and has adopted a written charter for the Nominating Committee, available at the Fund’s website at https://www.insightinvestment.com/globalassets/documents/us-redesign-documents/insight-select-income/fund-information/insi-nominating-committee-charter.pdf. The Nominating Committee of the Board currently consists of Mr. Brown, Ms. Harvey, Mr. Spock and Ms. Welsh, none of whom is an “interested person” of the Fund. Each member of the Nominating Committee also is an “independent” Trustee, as that term is defined by the New York Stock Exchange’s listing standards. The Nominating Committee held two meetings during the last fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, no new Trustee nominees were recommended to, or approved by, the Nominating Committee.
The Nominating Committee recommends nominees for Trustees and officers of the Fund for consideration by the full Board of Trustees. The Nominating Committee also periodically reviews the appropriateness of the compensation paid to the Independent Trustees and recommends any changes in compensation to the full Board.
The Fund does not currently have a written policy with regard to shareholder nominations for Trustee. The absence of such a policy does not mean, however, that a shareholder recommendation would not have been considered had one been received in a timely manner as determined by the Committee. In evaluating Trustee nominees, the Nominating Committee considers the following factors: (i) the appropriate size and composition of the Board; (ii) whether the person is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act; (iii) the needs of the Fund with respect to the particular talents and experience of its Trustees; (iv) the knowledge, skills and experience of nominees in light of prevailing business conditions and the knowledge, skills and experience already possessed by other members of the Board; (v) experience with accounting rules and practices; (vi) whether the person has attained the retirement age set forth in the current retirement policy, and (vii) all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and listing standards.
The Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, has adopted a retirement policy requiring each Trustee to submit his resignation from the Board effective on a date no later than the last day of the fiscal year in which he or she attains the age of seventy-five years unless a waiver from this requirement has been approved by the Nominating Committee and the Board of Trustees. The Nominating Committee’s goal is to assemble a Board that brings to the Fund a variety of perspectives and skills derived from high quality business and professional experience.
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Other than the foregoing, there are no stated minimum criteria for Trustee nominees, although the Nominating Committee may also consider such other factors as they may deem to be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Nominating Committee identifies nominees by first evaluating the current members of the Board willing to continue in service. If the Nominating Committee determines that an additional Trustee is required, the entire Board is polled for suggestions as to individuals meeting the aforementioned criteria. Research may also be performed to identify qualified individuals. It is not the present intention of the Nominating Committee to engage third parties to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying potential nominees, although the Nominating Committee reserves the right to do so in the future.
Shareholder Communications with Trustees
Shareholders and other interested parties may contact the Board or any member of the Board by mail. To communicate with the Board or any member of the Board correspondence should be addressed to the Board or the Board members with whom you wish to communicate by either name or title. All such correspondence should be sent to the principal place of business of the Fund, c/o Insight Select Income Fund, 200 Park Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10166.
Trustee and Executive Officer Compensation
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Fund paid aggregate compensation to its Trustees of $159,500. The aggregate compensation paid by the Fund to each of its Trustees serving during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 is set forth in the compensation table below. None of the Trustees serves on the Board of any other registered investment company to which the Fund’s investment adviser or an affiliated person of the Fund’s investment adviser provides investment advisory services.
|
Name of Person and Position with Fund |
Aggregate Compensation from the Fund |
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses |
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement |
Total Compensation from the Fund Complex |
| W. Thacher Brown, Trustee | $43,000 | $0 | $0 | $43,000 |
| Ellen D. Harvey, Trustee | $38,000 | $0 | $0 | $38,000 |
| Thomas E. Spock, Trustee | $38,000 | $0 | $0 | $38,000 |
| Suzanne P. Welsh, Trustee | $40,500 | $0 | $0 | $40,500 |
Ownership of Fund Securities
The following table includes the ownership of Fund Shares by the Trustees of the Fund as of March 31, 2023.
| Name | Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund |
| Independent Trustees | |
| W. Thacher Brown | Over $100,000 |
| Ellen D. Harvey | $10,001 - $50,000 |
| Thomas E. Spock | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| Suzanne P. Welsh | $10,001 - $50,000 |
None of the Independent Trustees, and no immediate family member of any Independent Trustee, owns securities of the Fund’s investment adviser, or any control person of the Fund’s investment adviser. As of the Record Date, the Trustees and nominees for Trustee and executive officers (9 persons total) beneficially owned an aggregate of less than 1% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares.
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Required Vote
Forty percent (40%) of the Shares entitled to vote on a matter shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of the shareholders. Any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question of adjourning a meeting to another date and time, whether or not a quorum is present, and the meeting may be held as adjourned within a reasonable time after the date set for the original meeting without further notice.
If a quorum is present, a plurality of all votes cast at the meeting is sufficient for the election of Trustees, which means that the candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted for or against any proposal to which they relate, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
INFORMATION ABOUT ATTENDING THE MEETING
Instructions regarding how to vote via the Internet are included on the proxy card. The required control number for Internet voting is printed on the proxy card. The control number is used to match proxy cards with shareholders’ respective accounts and to ensure that, if multiple proxy cards are executed, shares are voted in accordance with the proxy card bearing the latest date.
Only shareholders or their duly appointed proxy holders can attend the Annual Meeting (in person) and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUND’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP (“Tait Weller”), Two Liberty Place, 50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, has been selected to serve as the Fund’s independent accountants for the Fund’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. Tait Weller acted as the Fund’s independent accountants for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. The Fund knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest of Tait Weller in the Fund. A representative of Tait Weller will be available by telephone at the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement, if asked, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Audit Committee met once and has reviewed and discussed the Fund’s audited financial statements with Fund management. Further, the Audit Committee has discussed with Tait Weller, the Fund’s independent accountants, the matters required to be discussed by SAS 61 regarding audit standards. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and a letter from Tait Weller required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard 1301 “Communications with Audit Committees” and has discussed with Tait Weller their independence. Based upon the foregoing, at its meeting on May 10, 2022, the Audit Committee recommended to the full Board that the audited financial statements of the Fund be included in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders for filing with the SEC for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
The Audit Committee of the Board:
W. Thacher Brown
Ellen D. Harvey
Thomas E. Spock
Suzanne P. Welsh
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Set forth in the table below are audit fees and non-audit related fees billed to the Fund by Tait Weller for professional services received during and for the Fund’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees are fees related to assurance and related services related to the annual audit of the Fund and for review of the Fund’s financial statements, other than the Audit Fees described below. These include agreed upon procedures reports performed for rating agencies and the issuance of comfort letters. Tax Fees are fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including federal, state and local income tax return preparation and related advice and determination of taxable income and miscellaneous tax advice. All Other Fees are fees related to products and services other than those services reported below under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees.”
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Fiscal Year Ended March 31, |
Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
| 2022 | $22,000 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $0 |
| 2023 | $22,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $0 |
The Fund’s Audit Committee charter requires that the Audit Committee shall pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees for such services and terms thereof) to be performed for the Fund by its independent public accountants in one of two methods. Under the first method, the engagement to render the services would be entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Audit Committee, provided (i) the policies and procedures are detailed as to the services to be performed, (ii) the Audit Committee is informed of each service, and (iii) such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) to the Fund’s management. Under the second method, the engagement to render the services would be presented to and pre-approved by the Audit Committee (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act that are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit). The Chair of the Audit Committee has the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permissible non-audit services by the independent public accountants, provided that all pre-approvals by the Chair must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Fund will provide for appropriate funding as determined by the Audit Committee, for payment of compensation to the independent public accountants and to any consultants, experts or advisors engaged by the Committee. All of the audit, audit-related and tax services described above for which Tait Weller billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. These were the only services provided by Tait Weller.
Investment Adviser, Administrator and Transfer Agent
Insight North America LLC (“INA”), 200 Park Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10166, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. provides certain administrative services to the Fund. INA is a Delaware corporation and is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. INA is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, which is a New York state-chartered bank that is regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services and is a member of the Federal Reserve System. The Bank of New York Mellon has principal offices at 225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10286. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is the parent company of The Bank of New York Mellon. Computershare Investor Services is the transfer agent for the Fund, with principal offices located at 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY, 40202.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act and Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act require the Fund’s executive officers, Trustees and 10% shareholders (collectively, “Reporting Persons”), to file with the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of equity securities of the Fund. Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the
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Fund’s knowledge, based on review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Fund during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Reporting Persons timely filed all reports they were required to file under Section 16(a), except for a Form 3 for Mr. Harris upon his appointment as an officer of the Fund on February 15, 2023 which was not filed until March 13, 2023.
Beneficial Owners
Based upon the Fund’s review of filings made pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, as of the Record Date, to the Fund’s knowledge the following shareholders beneficially owned over 5% of the Fund’s Shares:
| Title of Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class |
| Shares of Beneficial Interest |
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 80 South Eighth Street |
1,906,757* | 17.80% |
| Shares of Beneficial Interest | 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 13 S. 13th Street, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23210 |
1,319,165** | 12.31% |
| Shares of Beneficial Interest | First Trust Portfolios L.P.* 120 E. Liberty Dr., #400 Wheaton, IL 60187 |
920,018⸸ | 8.59% |
| Shares of Beneficial Interest |
The Walt Disney Company Retirement Plan Master Trust 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521 |
654,350⸸⸸ | 6.11% |
* As stated in Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023.
** As stated in Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023.
⸸ As stated in Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 23, 2023, First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and the Charger Corporation share beneficial ownership of, and have shared dispositive power over, 920,018 Shares, or 8.59%.
⸸⸸ As stated in Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023.
As of the Record Date, Cede & Co. held approximately 96.44% of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund. (Cede & Co. is the nominee name for The Depository Trust Company, a large clearing house that holds shares in its name for banks, brokers and institutions in order to expedite the sale and transfer of stock.)
Each Trustee’s individual shareholdings of the Fund constituted less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and as a group, the Trustees and officers of the Fund owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Proposals
Proposals intended to be presented by shareholders for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Secretary of the Fund at the Fund’s principal office no later than January 16, 2024 in order to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for that meeting. Shareholder proposals are subject to certain requirements under the federal securities laws and must be submitted in accordance with these requirements. Shareholders who wish to make a proposal at the Fund’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, other
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than one that will be included in the Fund’s proxy materials, must notify the Fund no later than March 31, 2024. If a shareholder who wishes to present a proposal fails to notify the Fund by this date, the proxies solicited for the meeting will have discretionary authority to vote on the shareholder’s proposal if it is properly brought before the meeting. If a shareholder makes a timely notification, the proxies may still exercise discretionary voting authority under circumstances consistent with the applicable proxy rules. Pursuant to the Fund’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, the Trustees shall call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of one or more Trustees upon the written request of not less than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Other Matters
Neither the Board of Trustees nor management know of any matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting other than those mentioned in this Proxy Statement. If any other business should come before the meeting, the proxies will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.
| By Order of the Trustees, | |
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| Gautam Khanna | |
| President, Insight Select Income Fund |
Dated: May 15, 2023
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR COMPLETE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED SO THAT THE MEETING MAY BE HELD AND ACTION TAKEN ON THE MATTERS DESCRIBED HEREIN WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF SHARES PARTICIPATING.
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