AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERMerger Agreement • October 25th, 2021 • Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledOctober 25th, 2021 Company JurisdictionIn order to consummate the Merger (as defined in Section 3(a) herein) and in consideration of the promises and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust and a registered diversified closed-end investment company, File No. 811-21681 (the “Target Fund”) and Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, a Delaware statutory trust and a registered diversified closed-end investment company, File No. 811-21982 (the “Acquiring Fund” and together with the Target Fund, the “Funds”), each hereby agree as follows.