Filing Details

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Karpus Investment Management
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) x   (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS   AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   NEW YORK
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   2,028,763
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   -
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   2,028,763
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   -
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   2,028,763
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   10.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IA

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   George W. Karpus
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) x   (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS                   AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   NEW YORK
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER   76,950
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER   42,685
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   76,950
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   42,685
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   119,635
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   Less than 1%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IN

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name	Position & Present Principal Occupation	Business Address	Shares Owned
George W. Karpus	President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	See Above
Kathleen Finnerty Crane	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
Dana R. Consler	Executive Vice President	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	400 Shares
Thomas M. Duffy	Vice President	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
Sharon L. Thornton	Senior Director of Investments	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
Daniel L. Lippincott	Sr. Tax-Sensitive Manager and Director of Investment Personnel	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares

 

 

 

Nature of the Transaction

Securities Purchased/(Sold)

Price Per Share($)

Date of Purchase / Sale

Sale of Common Stock	(1,929)	$7.58	12/19/2017
Sale of Common Stock	(3,516)	$7.57	12/20/2017
Sale of Common Stock	(3,175)	$7.58	12/21/2017
Sale of Common Stock	(1,215)	$7.64	12/27/2017
Sale of Common Stock	(150)	$7.68	12/29/2017
Sale of Common Stock	(1,345)	$7.73	1/2/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(380)	$7.81	1/11/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(380)	$7.85	1/16/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(1,545)	$7.83	1/17/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(240)	$7.80	1/18/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(840)	$7.84	1/22/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(1,600)	$7.85	1/23/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(2,030)	$7.85	1/24/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(1,290)	$7.81	1/26/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(396)	$7.80	1/29/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(1,684)	$7.73	1/30/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(3,070)	$7.70	1/31/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(500)	$7.67	2/2/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(2,915)	$7.37	2/5/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(9,875)	$7.31	2/6/2018
Sale of Common Stock	(700)	$7.38	2/8/2018

This letter shall serve as notice to the Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund ("MCN" or the "Fund"), as to Karpus Management, Inc.'s ("Karpus") timely submittal of a shareholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for presentation to MCN shareholders at the Fund's next annual shareholders' meeting anticipated to be held in August 2018, or any postponement or adjournment thereof (the "Meeting"). Karpus' non-binding 14a-8 shareholder proposal (the "Proposal") is as follows: BE IT RESOLVED, the shareholders of the Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund ("MCN" or the "Fund") request that the Trustees promptly consider authorizing a self-tender offer for all outstanding common shares of the Fund at or close to net asset value ("NAV"). If more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding common shares are tendered, the tender offer should be cancelled and the Board should take the steps necessary to liquidate, merge, or convert the Fund to an open-end mutual fund or exchange traded fund. Supporting Statement In May 2017, the Boards of MCN and Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund ("MSP") proposed merging MSP with and into MCN (collectively, MSP and MCN are the "Madison Funds"). Among the reasons for the merger, the Boards cited the Madison Funds' expense structure, operational efficiencies, liquidity, and discount issues - among others. On September 15, 2017, the proposed merger was not approved. Even though the proposed merger was defeated, the same exact issues have persisted. The only one that seemingly did not was the Fund's historically wide discount to net asset value. However, we don't think this has anything to do with what the Board has done. Instead, the Fund's discount narrowing appears to be a reaction of the market that an otherwise unrecognized and inactive Board might actually do something to enhance shareholder value. How can a Board recommend a merger and then do nothing to address the very issues that they acknowledged concern over in the first place? Additionally, we question whether the Board's decision to not do anything further is in the best interest of shareholders or the best interests of the Fund's Advisor. Surely, maintaining the status quo is the highest fee generating option for Madison Asset Management, LLC. The same argument, however, cannot be made for MCN shareholders. Does the Board not think that MCN is a strategy that shareholders could get elsewhere or that could be implemented efficiently through another investment vehicle? The bottom line is that if our proposal is approved and implemented, shareholders would have a choice to tender their shares close to net asset value. If less than 50% choose not to, MCN will continue to exist as is. If more than 50% choose to tender their shares, such an occurrence would indicate that a significant portion of shareholders want liquidity for their shares and do not wish for the Fund to exist in its current structure as a closed-end fund. We do not believe that the Fund's current discount has anything to do with what the Board or the Fund's Advisor has done. If you agree and would like to be offered liquidity close to net asset value for your shares, please vote FOR Karpus' Proposal. END OF PROPOSAL As is required by Rule 14a-8, attached as Exhibits 1 and 2 are letters from U. S. Bank N.A. and the "record" holder of the referenced shares, verifying that the referenced shares were continuously and beneficially owned, and had a market value of $2,000 or more, for at least a one year period prior to the date of the submittal of the above Proposal. Karpus intends to hold the shares referenced through the date of the Meeting. Please advise us immediately if this notice is deficient in any way or if any additional information is required so that Karpus may promptly provide it in order to cure any deficiency.

cc: Kevin Thompson, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary

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Exhibit 1
U.S. Bank N.A. Letter

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Exhibit 2
Cede & Co. Letter