Voya Prime Rate Trust Asks Shareholders to Vote the White Card

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voya Prime Rate Trust (NYSE: PPR) (the “Trust”), today sent a letter to shareholders outlining its successful current income strategy and asking shareholders to cast their vote “FOR” the Board-approved nominees listed on the “WHITE” proxy card and “AGAINST” a proposal submitted by a hedge fund that is adverse to the interests of shareholders.

The letter emphasized that the Fund has provided shareholders with a high level of current income from a pure-play senior loan investment strategy. In fact, every month since the Fund’s inception in 1988 – 383 months in total – the Fund has paid a dividend, and, for the last decade, over 99% of the Fund’s distributions have been paid from a combination of income and capital gains earned by the Fund.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on July 9, 2020.

The full text of the letter can be found here.

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