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Two Nuveen Closed-End Funds Issue At-Par Redemption Notice for Auction-Rate Preferred Securities


Published on 2010-12-30 14:10:37 - Market Wire
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CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today announced that the Nuveen Insured Municipal Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: NIO) and Nuveen Insured California Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (NYSE: NCL) called for redemption at par all of their outstanding auction-rate preferred securities (ARPS). The fundsa™ Board of Trustees has approved these redemptions, which total $738.15 million and will be funded by proceeds received from the issuance of Variable Rate Demand Preferred shares (VDRPs).

NIO is redeeming all of its $664.825 million of currently outstanding ARPS.

Series Cusip #

Total Shares
Redeemed

Total Amount
Redeemed

Redemption
Date
M 670984202 3,319 $82,975,000 January 21, 2011
T 670984301 3,319 $82,975,000 January 24, 2011
W 670984608 3,320 $83,000,000 January 25, 2011
W2 670984806 2,655 $66,375,000 January 25, 2011
W3 670984889 1,486 $37,150,000 January 25, 2011
TH 670984400 3,319 $82,975,000 January 26, 2011
TH2 670984707 3,321 $83,025,000 January 26, 2011
TH3 670984871 2,536 $63,400,000 January 26, 2011
F 670984509 3,318 $82,950,000 January 20, 2011

NCL is redeeming all of its $73.325 million of currently outstanding ARPS.

Series Cusip #

Total Shares
Redeemed

Total Amount
Redeemed

Redemption
Date
T 67061U306 1,467 $36,675,000 January 24, 2011
TH 67061U207 1,466 $36,650,000 January 26, 2011

For more information about Nuveen closed-end funds, visit [ www.nuveen.com/cef ]. ARPS information and updates are posted on Nuveena™s auction-rate preferred resource center at [ www.nuveen.com/arps ].

Nuveen Investments provides high quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutions and high net worth investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets its growing range of specialized investment solutions under the high-quality brands of NWQ, Nuveen, Santa Barbara, Symphony, Tradewinds, Winslow Capital and Nuveen HydePark. In total, the Company managed nearly $163 billion as of September 30, 2010. For more information, please visit the Nuveen Investments website at [ www.nuveen.com ].

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