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BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.

Reporting person: BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.(fund)

Saba Capital challenges BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals board seat

Contested meetinghigh confidence

Contest Strategydissident slate, solicitors, demands
Contested annualVote Jun 11, 2026WHITE card

What's being contested

Board seats
IssuerBNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.
Issuer solicitor
Reporting personBNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (fund)
Dissident solicitorEQ Fund Solutions
Stake
Dissident counsel
Cost basis
Meeting dateJun 11, 2026
Record dateApr 10, 2026

Vote Mechanics
36d post-vote
Vote dateJun 11, 2026
Record dateApr 10, 2026
Mailing date
Record → vote62 days
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding
Insider lock-up

Advisors

No advisor data on record for this deal.


Sources

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. is holding its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 11, 2026 to elect three Class II Directors. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (the "Saba Activist Hedge Fund") has nominated an individual for election as a director, which the Board unanimously opposes. The Board urges shareholders to vote using the enclosed WHITE proxy card and not to sign or return proxy cards from the Saba Activist Hedge Fund.

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