GUGGENHEIM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND COMMON SHARES (PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE) FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTROLLED EQUITY OFFERINGSM SALES AGREEMENT February 1, 2021Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement • February 2nd, 2021 • Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
Contract Type FiledFebruary 2nd, 2021 CompanyTHIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Sales Agreement (defined below) is entered into on and as of February 1, 2021, by and among Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Fund”), Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”) and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co”, and together with the Fund and Adviser, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Sales Agreement.