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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 64123C408

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Bank of America Corporation   56-0906609
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☒
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	0
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	HC

This Amendment No. 7 (this "Amendment") amends, as set forth below, the statement on Schedule 13D, dated June 30, 2014 and filed with the SEC on July 9, 2014 (the "Original Schedule 13D") as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated November 29, 2018 and filed with the SEC on December 3, 2018 ("Amendment No. 1"), as further amended by Amendment No. 2 dated April 1, 2019 and filed with the SEC on April 3, 2019 (“Amendment No. 2”), as further amended by Amendment No. 3 dated April 17, 2020 and filed with the SEC on April 21, 2020 ("Amendment No. 3"), as further amended by Amendment No. 4 dated December 16, 2021 and filed with the SEC on December 20, 2021 ("Amendment No. 4"), as further amended by Amendment No. 5 dated August 15, 2022 and filed with the SEC on August 17, 2022 ("Amendment No. 5"), as further amended by Amendment No. 6 dated November 9, 2022 and filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022 ("Amendment No. 6"), for Bank of America Corporation ("BAC") and Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation ("BAPFC") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") with respect to the variable rate municipal term preferred shares ("VMTP Shares") of Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (the "Issuer"). 

 

This Amendment is being filed as a result of the reorganization of the Issuer into Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund Inc. ("NBH") on October 23, 2023 (the “Reorganization”) pursuant to which BAPFC exchanged its 457 VMTP Shares of the Issuer (CUSIP No. 64123C408) for an equal number of VMTP Shares of NBH (CUSIP No. 64124P408).

 

Item 2

Identity and Background

 

(a)  Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment.

 

 

Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:

 

"In connection with the Reorganization of the Issuer into NBH, BAPFC exchanged its 457 VMTP Shares of the Issuer (CUSIP No. 64123C408) for an equal number of VMTP Shares of NBH (CUSIP No. 64124P408). As a result of the Reorganization, the Reporting Persons no longer own any VMTP Shares of the Issuer."

 

 

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:

 

"As a result of the Reorganization, the Reporting Persons no longer own any VMTP Shares of the Issuer."

 

 

Paragraphs (d) and (e) of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated in their entirety with the following:

 

"(d) Not Applicable.

 

(e) On October 23, 2023, as a result of the Reorganization, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities."

 

Item 6

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

"The responses of the Reporting Persons in Item 3 and Item 4 hereof are incorporated herein by reference. All voting arrangements relating to the VMTP Shares have been terminated as a result of the Reorganization of the VMTP Shares."

 

Item 7

Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 thereto and the insertion of the following exhibits:

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Date:  October 25, 2023	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Michael Jentis
	Name:	Michael Jentis
	Title:	Attorney-in-fact
	BANC OF AMERICA PREFERRED FUNDING CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Michael Jentis
	Name:	Michael Jentis
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of Bank of America Corporation.  The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of Bank of America Corporation is Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255.

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¹ Mr. de Weck is a citizen of Switzerland.

² Mr. Woods is a citizen of Canada.

The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation.  The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of Banc of America Preferred Funding Corporation is 214 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255.

 

 

Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BofA Securities, Inc. ("BofA Securities," successor in interest to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated) and Bank of America, N.A., have been involved in a number of civil proceedings and regulatory actions which concern matters arising in connection with the conduct of its business.  Certain of such proceedings have resulted in findings of violations of federal or state securities laws.  Such proceedings are reported and summarized in the BofA Securities Form BD as filed with the SEC, which descriptions are hereby incorporated by reference.

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