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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE)

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund suspends control share by-law after court ruling

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 legal/regulatory Written later

The fund's Board adopted Amendment No. 1 to its by-laws on February 24, 2022, suspending the control share provision after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment to Saba Capital Management on February 18, 2022. The amendment provides that the provision has no force and effect while the court judgment is in effect, and it will be automatically reinstated if that judgment is reversed or nullified. The Board and the fund intend to appeal the District Court's decision, so the outcome could affect shareholder voting rights in control share acquisitions.

Key points

  • Board adopted Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws on February 24, 2022.
  • The control share provision lets a shareholder who acquires common shares in a control share acquisition vote those shares only if other shareholders approve.
  • Saba Capital Management filed a civil complaint on January 14, 2021, alleging the provision violates Section 18(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
  • The Board and the fund intend to appeal the District Court's decision.

The filing

CompanyNuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 25, 2022, 6:23 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-22-053096

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 25, 2022.

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