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H&Q Healthcare Investors Announces Approval of Declaration Amendment

^{Published on 2011-07-08 16:51:05 - Market Wire}
 

BOSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--H&Q Healthcare Investors (NYSE: HQH) (the aFunda) announced today that the Funda™s shareholders approved an amendment to the Funda™s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the aDeclaration Amendmenta) at its annual meeting. The Declaration Amendment removes certain limitations on the Trusteesa™ authority to cause the Fund to repurchase its shares.

H&Q Healthcare Investors is a closed-end fund that invests in public and private companies in the healthcare industry. Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, based in Boston, serves as Investment Adviser to the Fund. Shares of the Fund can be purchased on the New York Stock Exchange through any securities broker.

For more information about H&Q Healthcare Investors, please visit [ www.hqcm.com ].