-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TFSnNxdCbt9PYdM+We4Nb8g5GY71LiJYtsTbT1nqhEh7+QbSsxSXMkPsgcH+usyL In5SXBGUpOX/jCzrpyjvHg== 0000855887-10-000006.txt : 20100408 0000855887-10-000006.hdr.sgml : 20100408 20100408113712 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000855887-10-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-23C-2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100408 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100408 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100408 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100408 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL BOND FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000855887 IRS NUMBER: 051287040 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-23C-2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 817-01218 FILM NUMBER: 10739067 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129228297 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DREYFUS CORP STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 N-23C-2 1 dsmthirdruled23c-2.htm NOTICE BY CLOSED-END IVESTMENT COMPANIES OF INTENT TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN SECURITIES dsmthirdruled23c-2.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549

Rule 23c-2 Notice of Intention to

Redeem Securities

of

Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Under the

Investment Company Act of 1940, As Amended

Investment Company Act File No. 811-5877

The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) and states that it is filing this notice pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for redemption.

 

(1)    Title of the class of securities of Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.  (the “Fund”) to be redeemed

 

Auction Rate Preferred Shares, Liquidation Preference $25,000 per share, Series A (CUSIP #26202F 20 6), Series B (CUSIP #26202F 30 5), and Series C (CUSIP #26202F 40 4)(the “Preferred Shares”).

 

(2)    Date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed:

 

Series                                                      Date

A

B

C

April 27, 2010

April 29, 2010

April 26, 2010

 

(3)    Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:

 

The Preferred Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 4 (a) (i) of the Articles Supplementary dated September 22, 1999, of the Fund.

 

(4)    The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the shares to be redeemed are to be selected:

 

 

 

 

The Fund intends to redeem, pro-rata by series (subject to the methodology employed by The Depository Trust Company and the underlying broker-dealers, in a manner that is fair and equitable to all holders), the number and amount of outstanding Preferred Shares set forth below:

 

                     Number of

Series                  Shares              Amount

A

B

C

60

60

60

$1,500,000

$1,500,000

$1,500,000

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

 

            Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Fund has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by undersigned on this 8th day of April, 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                        DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL

                                                                        BOND FUND, INC.  

 

By: /s/ Robert R. Mullery

      Name:  Robert R. Mullery

      Title:  Vice President and Assistant

      Secretary

 

 

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