UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Important Notice to Fund Shareholders

 

OCTOBER 17, 2011

 

Although we recommend that you read the complete Joint Proxy Statement, for your convenience, we have provided a brief overview of the issues to be voted on.

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors (“Board”), including your Board’s independent members, unanimously recommends that you vote FOR each proposal.

 

Your vote is very important. We encourage you as a shareholder to participate in your Fund’s governance by returning your vote as soon as possible. If enough shareholders don’t cast their votes, your Fund may not be able to hold its meeting or the vote on each issue, and will be required to incur additional solicitation costs in order to obtain sufficient shareholder participation.

 

Proposals Regarding New Fundamental Investment Policies

 

 

Proposal Regarding Fundamental Policy Relating to Loans.

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal Regarding Other Changes to Fundamental Policies.

 

 

The potential benefits to common shareholders of Nuveen California Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. and Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. from changes to investment policies relating to investments in municipal securities, below investment grade securities, other investment companies and derivatives, short sales and commodities include:

 

 

In addition, all funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are required to have a policy regarding investments in commodities. This category includes several types of investments, including certain types of derivative investments that have developed over time, and which a fund may potentially use as a means to enhance return, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed income securities or as a substitute for a position in the underlying asset. The commodity and derivative policy changes stated in this Joint Proxy Statement seek to increase Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.’s flexibility to use derivatives in these ways in pursuit of fund investment objectives, which have not changed.

Conforming and updating these investment policies is intended to benefit common shareholders by increasing portfolio manager efficiency and flexibility to take advantage of a wide range of appropriate opportunities in the municipal bond markets in pursuit of the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

 

General

 

 

 

 

 

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 (800) 257-8787

Notice of Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
November 15, 2011

 

October 17, 2011

 

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR)

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (JRO)

Nuveen Senior Income Fund (NSL)

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate Fund (JFP)

Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NFZ)

Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NKR)

Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NXE)

Nuveen Arizona Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NAZ)

Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NAC)

Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NVX)

Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NZH, NZH PrC)

Nuveen California Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NQC)

Nuveen California Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NCO)

Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NCA)

Nuveen California Municipal Value 2 (NCB)

Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. (NCP)

Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (NCU)

Nuveen California Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUC)

Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NVC)

Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NFM, NFM PrC)

Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NZR, NZR PrC)

Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NWI, NWI PrC)

Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY, NMY PrC)

Nuveen Massachusetts Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NMB, NMB PrC)

Nuveen Massachusetts Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMT, NMT PrC)

Nuveen Michigan Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NZW)

Nuveen Michigan Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NMP)

Nuveen Michigan Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUM)

Nuveen Missouri Premium Income Municipal Fund (NOM)

Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NXJ)

Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NUJ)

Nuveen New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NQJ)

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (NJV)

Nuveen New Jersey Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NNJ)

Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NXI)

Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NBJ)

Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NVJ)

Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUO)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NXM)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NVY)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund (NQP)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Premium Income Municipal Fund 2 (NPY)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (NPN)

Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund (NTX)

Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NGB, NGB PrC)

Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NNB, NNB PrC)

Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPV, NPV PrC)

 

To the Shareholders of the Above Funds:

 

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Nuveen Arizona Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Arizona Premium Income”), Nuveen California Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Investment Quality”), Nuveen California Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc. (“California Market Opportunity”), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (“California Value”), Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Performance Plus”), Nuveen California Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Quality Income”), Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Select Quality”), Nuveen Michigan Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Michigan Premium Income”), Nuveen Michigan Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Michigan Quality Income”), Nuveen New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (“New Jersey Investment Quality”), Nuveen New Jersey Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“New Jersey Premium Income”) and Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Ohio Quality Income”), each a Minnesota corporation (each a “Minnesota Fund” and collectively, the “Minnesota Funds”), and Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (“Floating Rate Income”), Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (“Floating Rate Income Opportunity”), Nuveen Senior Income Fund (“Senior Income”), Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate Fund (“Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate”), Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Arizona Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Arizona Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“Arizona Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“California Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“California Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“California Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen California Municipal Value 2 (“California Value 2”), Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (“California Premium Income”), Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Maryland Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Maryland Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“Maryland Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Maryland Premium Income”), Nuveen Massachusetts Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Massachusetts Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Massachusetts Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Massachusetts Premium Income”), Nuveen Michigan Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Michigan Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Missouri Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Missouri Premium Income”), Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“New Jersey Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“New Jersey Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (“New Jersey Value”), Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Ohio Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Ohio Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“Ohio Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (“Pennsylvania Value”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund (“Pennsylvania Investment Quality”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Premium Income Municipal Fund 2 (“Pennsylvania Premium Income 2”), Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund (“Texas Quality Income”), Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Virginia Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Virginia Dividend Advantage 2”) and Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Virginia Premium Income”), each a Massachusetts business trust (each a “Massachusetts Fund” and

collectively, the “Massachusetts Funds”) (the Minnesota Funds and Massachusetts Funds are each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), will be held in the offices of Nuveen Investments, 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., Central time, for the following purposes and to transact such other business, if any, as may properly come before the Annual Meeting:

Matters to Be Voted on by Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 19, 2011 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

 

All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. In order to avoid delay and additional expense and to assure that your shares are represented, please vote as promptly as possible, regardless of whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. You may vote by mail, telephone or over the Internet. To vote by mail, please mark, sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy card. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. To vote by telephone, please call the toll-free number located on your proxy card and follow the recorded instructions, using your proxy card as a guide. To vote over the Internet, go to the Internet address provided on your proxy card and follow the instructions, using your proxy card as a guide.

 

Kevin J. McCarthy

Vice President and Secretary

 

333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 (800) 257-8787

Joint Proxy Statement

 

October 17, 2011

 

This Joint Proxy Statement is first being mailed to shareholders on or about October 17, 2011.

 

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR)

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (JRO)

Nuveen Senior Income Fund (NSL)

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate Fund (JFP)

Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NFZ)

Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NKR)

Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NXE)

Nuveen Arizona Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NAZ)

Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NAC)

Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NVX)

Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NZH, NZH PrC)

Nuveen California Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NQC)

Nuveen California Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NCO)

Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (NCA)

Nuveen California Municipal Value 2 (NCB)

Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. (NCP)

Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (NCU)

Nuveen California Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUC)

Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NVC)

Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NFM, NFM PrC)

Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NZR, NZR PrC)

Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NWI, NWI PrC)

Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMY, NMY PrC)

Nuveen Massachusetts Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NMB, NMB PrC)

Nuveen Massachusetts Premium Income Municipal Fund (NMT, NMT PrC)

Nuveen Michigan Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NZW)

Nuveen Michigan Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NMP)

Nuveen Michigan Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUM)

Nuveen Missouri Premium Income Municipal Fund (NOM)

Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NXJ)

Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NUJ)

Nuveen New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NQJ)

Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (NJV)

Nuveen New Jersey Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NNJ)

Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NXI)

Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NBJ)

Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NVJ)

Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NUO)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (NPN)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NXM)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NVY)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund (NQP)

Nuveen Pennsylvania Premium Income Municipal Fund 2 (NPY)

Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund (NTX)

Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NGB, NGB PrC)

Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NNB, NNB PrC)

Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NPV, NPV PrC)

 

General Information

 

This Joint Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors or Trustees (each a “Board” and collectively, the “Boards,” and each Director or Trustee, a “Board Member” and collectively, the “Board Members”) of Nuveen Arizona Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Arizona Premium Income”), Nuveen California Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Investment Quality”), Nuveen California Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc. (“California Market Opportunity”), Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (“California Value”), Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Performance Plus”), Nuveen California Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Quality Income”), Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (“California Select Quality”), Nuveen Michigan Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Michigan Premium Income”), Nuveen Michigan Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Michigan Quality Income”), Nuveen New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (“New Jersey Investment Quality”), Nuveen New Jersey Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“New Jersey Premium Income”) and Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Ohio Quality Income”), each a Minnesota Corporation (each a “Minnesota Fund” and collectively, the “Minnesota Funds”), and Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (“Floating Rate Income”), Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (“Floating Rate Income Opportunity”), Nuveen Senior Income Fund (“Senior Income”), Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate Fund (“Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate”), Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Arizona Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Arizona Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Arizona Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“Arizona Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“California Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“California Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“California Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen California Municipal Value 2 (“California Value 2”), Nuveen California Premium Income Municipal Fund (“California Premium Income”), Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Maryland Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Maryland Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Maryland Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“Maryland Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Maryland Premium Income”), Nuveen Massachusetts Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Massachusetts Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Massachusetts Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Massachusetts Premium Income”), Nuveen Michigan Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Michigan Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Missouri Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Missouri Premium Income”), Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“New Jersey Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“New Jersey Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund (“New Jersey Value”), Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Ohio Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Ohio Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Ohio Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (“Ohio Dividend Advantage 3”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Municipal Value Fund (“Pennsylvania Value”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage 2”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund (“Pennsylvania Investment Quality”), Nuveen Pennsylvania Premium Income Municipal Fund 2 (“Pennsylvania Premium Income 2”), Nuveen Texas Quality

Income Municipal Fund (“Texas Quality Income”), Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (“Virginia Dividend Advantage”), Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (“Virginia Dividend Advantage 2”) and Nuveen Virginia Premium Income Municipal Fund (“Virginia Premium Income”), each a Massachusetts Business Trust (each a “Massachusetts Fund” and collectively, the “Massachusetts Funds”) (the Massachusetts Funds and Minnesota Funds are each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in the offices of Nuveen Investments, 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., Central time (for each Fund, an “Annual Meeting” and collectively, the “Annual Meetings”), and at any and all adjournments thereof.

 

On the matters coming before each Annual Meeting as to which a choice has been specified by shareholders on the proxy, the shares will be voted accordingly. If a proxy is returned and no choice is specified, the shares will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as listed in this Joint Proxy Statement and FOR the elimination of the current fundamental investment policy and the adoption of a new fundamental investment policy for Arizona Dividend Advantage, Arizona Dividend Advantage 2, Arizona Dividend Advantage 3, Arizona Premium Income, California Dividend Advantage, California Dividend Advantage 2, California Dividend Advantage 3, California Investment Quality, California Market Opportunity, California Value, California Performance Plus, California Premium Income, California Quality Income, California Select Quality, Maryland Dividend Advantage, Maryland Dividend Advantage 2, Maryland Dividend Advantage 3, Maryland Premium Income, Massachusetts Dividend Advantage, Massachusetts Premium Income, Michigan Dividend Advantage, Michigan Premium Income, Michigan Quality Income, Missouri Premium Income, New Jersey Dividend Advantage, New Jersey Dividend Advantage 2, New Jersey Investment Quality, New Jersey Premium Income, Ohio Dividend Advantage, Ohio Dividend Advantage 2, Ohio Dividend Advantage 3, Ohio Quality Income, Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage, Pennsylvania Dividend Advantage 2, Pennsylvania Investment Quality, Pennsylvania Premium Income, Texas Quality Income, Virginia Dividend Advantage, Virginia Dividend Advantage 2 and Virginia Premium Income (each an “Affected Municipal Fund” and collectively, the “Affected Municipal Funds”). Shareholders of a Fund who execute proxies may revoke them at any time before they are voted by filing with that Fund a written notice of revocation, by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person.

 

The Board of each Fund has determined that the use of this Joint Proxy Statement for each Annual Meeting is in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders in light of the similar matters being considered and voted on by the shareholders.

 

The following table indicates which shareholders are solicited with respect to each matter:

 

 

 

A quorum of shareholders is required to take action at each Annual Meeting. A majority of the shares entitled to vote at each Annual Meeting, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum of shareholders at that Annual Meeting, except that for the election of the two Board Member nominees to be elected by holders of Preferred Shares of each Fund (except California Value, California Value 2, New Jersey Value, Pennsylvania Value, Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income and Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate), 331/3% of the Preferred Shares entitled to vote and represented in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum. Votes cast by proxy or in person at each Annual Meeting will be tabulated by the inspectors of election appointed for that Annual Meeting. The inspectors of election will determine whether or not a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting. The inspectors of election will treat abstentions and “broker non-votes” (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees, typically in “street name,” as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and (ii) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter) as present for purposes of determining a quorum.

For each Fund, the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be required to elect the Board Members of that Fund. For purposes of determining the approval of the proposal to elect nominees for each Fund, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the election of Board Members. For purposes of determining the approval of the elimination of the fundamental investment policies and the approval of the new fundamental investment policies for the Affected Municipal Funds (except for California Value), a change will only be consummated if approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund’s Common Shares and Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class, and by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class. For purposes of determining the approval of the elimination of the fundamental investment policies and the approval of the new fundamental investment policies for California Value, a change will only be consummated if approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding shares. For this purpose, a majority of the outstanding shares means, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Annual Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities, whichever is less. For purposes of determining the approval of the elimination of the fundamental investment policies and the approval of the new fundamental investment policies, abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as shares voted against the proposal.

 

Preferred Shares held in “street name” as to which voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote as of one business day before the Annual Meeting, or, if adjourned, one business day before the day to which the Annual Meeting is adjourned, and that would otherwise be treated as “broker non-votes” may, pursuant to Rule 452 of the New York Stock Exchange, be voted by the broker on the proposal in the same proportion as the votes cast by all holders of Preferred Shares as a class who have voted on the proposal or in the same proportion as the votes cast by all holders of Preferred Shares of the Fund who have voted on that item. Rule 452 permits proportionate voting of Preferred Shares with respect to a particular item if, among other things, (i) a minimum of 30% of the Preferred Shares or shares of a series of Preferred Shares outstanding has been voted by the holders of such shares with respect to such item and (ii) less than 10% of the Preferred Shares or shares of a series of Preferred Shares outstanding has been voted by the holders of such shares against such item. For the purpose of meeting the 30% test, abstentions will be treated as shares “voted” and, for the purpose of meeting the 10% test, abstentions will not be treated as shares “voted” against the item.

 

Those persons who were shareholders of record at the close of business on September 19, 2011 will be entitled to one vote for each share held and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share held. As of September 19, 2011, the shares of the Funds were issued and outstanding as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Minnesota Funds

 

At the Annual Meeting of each Minnesota Fund, except California Value, Board Members are to be elected to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Under the terms of each Minnesota Fund’s organizational documents (except California Value), under normal circumstances, holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to elect two (2) Board Members, and the remaining Board Members are to be elected by holders of Common Shares and Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class. Pursuant to the organizational documents of California Value, its Board is divided into three classes, with each class being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual meeting subsequent to their election or thereafter in each case when their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. For California Value, three (3) Board Members are nominated to be elected at this Annual Meeting.

 

(a) For each Minnesota Fund, except California Value:

 

 

 

With respect to California Value, Board Members Amboian, Kundert and Toth have been designated as Class II Board Members and as nominees for Board Members for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2014 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Board Members Bremner, Evans, Hunter, Schneider, Stockdale, Stone and Stringer are current and continuing Board Members. Board Members Bremner, Evans and Schneider have been designated as Class III Board Members for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2012 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Board Members Hunter Stockdale, Stone and Stringer have been designated as Class I Board Members for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2013 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

Massachusetts Funds

 

Pursuant to the organizational documents of each Massachusetts Fund, each Board is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, to be elected by the holders of the outstanding Common Shares and any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class to serve until the third succeeding annual meeting subsequent to their election or thereafter, in each case until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. For each Massachusetts Fund, under normal circumstances, holders of Preferred Shares are entitled to elect two (2) Board Members. The Board Members elected by holders of Preferred Shares will be elected to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

 

 

 

With respect to Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income, Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate, California Value 2, New Jersey Value and Pennsylvania Value, Board Members Amboian, Kundert and Toth have been designated as Class II Board Members and as nominees for Board Members for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2014 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Board Members Bremner, Evans, Hunter, Schneider, Stockdale, Stone and Stringer are current and continuing Board Members. Board Members Bremner, Evans and Schneider have been designated as Class III Board Members for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2012 or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Board Members Hunter

 

It is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote the shares represented thereby for the election of the nominees listed in the table below unless the proxy is marked otherwise. Each of the nominees has agreed to serve as a Board Member of each Fund if elected. However, should any nominee become unable or unwilling to accept nomination for election, the proxies will be voted for substitute nominees, if any, designated by that Fund’s present Board.

 

For each Minnesota Fund, except for California Value, each Board Member other than Board Member Stringer was last elected to each Fund’s Board at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 16, 2010 and, for California Investment Quality, California Market Opportunity, California Quality Income and California Select Quality, adjourned to January 6, 2011.

 

For California Value, Board Members Hunter, Stockdale and Stone were last elected to the Fund’s Board as Class I Board Members at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 16, 2010. Board Members Bremner, Evans and Schneider were last elected as Class III Board Members at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009.

 

For each Massachusetts Fund, except Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income, Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate, California Value 2, New Jersey Value and Pennsylvania Value, Board Members Stockdale and Stone were last elected to the Fund’s Board as Class I Board Members at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 16, 2010 and, for Arizona Dividend Advantage 2, California Premium Income, Missouri Premium Income and Texas Quality Income, adjourned to January 6, 2011.

 

For each Massachusetts Fund, except Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income, Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate, Maryland Premium Income, Virginia Dividend Advantage, Virginia Dividend Advantage 2, California Value 2, New Jersey Value and Pennsylvania Value, Board Members Bremner and Evans were last elected to each Fund’s Board as Class III Board Members at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009 and adjourned to January 12, 2010. For Maryland Premium Income, Virginia Dividend Advantage and Virginia Dividend Advantage 2, Board Members Bremner and Evans were last elected to each Fund’s Board at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009. For Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income and Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate, Board Members Bremner and Evans were last elected to each Fund’s Board as Class III Board Members at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009.

 

For each Massachusetts Fund, except Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income, Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate, Maryland Premium Income, Virginia Dividend Advantage, Virginia Dividend Advantage 2, California Value 2, New Jersey Value and Pennsylvania Value, Board Members Hunter and Schneider were last elected to each Fund’s Board at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009 and adjourned to January 12, 2010. For Maryland Premium Income, Virginia Dividend Advantage and Virginia Dividend Advantage 2, Board Members Hunter and Schneider were last elected to each Fund’s Board at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009. For Floating Rate Income, Floating Rate Income Opportunity, Senior Income and Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate, Board Members Hunter and Schneider were last elected to each Fund’s Board as Class I and Class III Board Members, respectively, at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 30, 2009.

For California Value 2, New Jersey Value and Pennsylvania Value, all of the Board Members were elected by the initial shareholder of the Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. f/k/a Nuveen Asset Management (the “Adviser”), on February 26, 2009 and Board Members Hunter, Stockdale and Stone were last elected to each fund’s Board as class I Board Members at the annual meeting of shareholders held on November 16, 2010.

 

On January 1, 2011, Ms. Stringer was appointed as a Board Member for each Fund, and designated as a Class I Board Member with respect to California Value and each Massachusetts Fund.

 

Other than Mr. Amboian (for all Funds), all Board Member nominees are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds or of the Adviser and have never been an employee or director of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen”), the Adviser’s parent company, or any affiliate. Accordingly, such Board Members are deemed “Independent Board Members.”

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of the nominees named below.

 

Board Nominees/Board Members

 

 

 

[The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Board Member in each Fund and all Nuveen funds overseen by the Board Member as of December 31, 2010 is set forth in Appendix A. The number of shares of each Fund beneficially owned by each Board Member and by the Board Members and officers of the Funds as a group as of December 31, 2010 is set forth in Appendix A. On December 31, 2010, Board Members and executive officers as a group beneficially owned approximately 1,160,000 shares of all funds managed by the Adviser (including shares held by the Board Members through the Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Board Members and by executive officers in Nuveen’s 401(k)/profit sharing plan). As of September 19, 2011, each Board Member’s individual beneficial shareholdings of each Fund constituted less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund. As of September 19, 2011, the Board Members and executive officers as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund. As of September 19, 2011, no shareholder beneficially owned more than 5% of any class of shares of any Fund, except as provided in Appendix B.]

 

Compensation

 

Each Independent Board Member receives a $120,000 annual retainer plus (a) a fee of $4,500 per day for attendance in person or by telephone at regularly scheduled meetings of the Board; (b) a fee of $3,000 per meeting for attendance in person or by telephone at special, non-regularly scheduled Board meetings where in-person attendance is required and $2,000 per meeting for attendance by telephone or in person at such meetings where in-person

attendance is not required; (c) a fee of $2,500 per meeting for attendance in person or by telephone at Audit Committee meetings where in-person attendance is required and $2,000 per meeting for attendance by telephone or in person at such meetings where in-person attendance is not required; (d) a fee of $2,500 per meeting for attendance in person or by telephone at Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee meetings where in-person attendance is required and $2,000 per meeting for attendance by telephone or in person at such meetings where in-person attendance is not required; (e) a fee of $1,000 per meeting for attendance in person or by telephone at Dividend Committee meetings; and (f) a fee of $500 per meeting for attendance in person or by telephone at all other committee meetings ($1,000 for shareholder meetings) where in-person attendance is required and $250 per meeting for attendance by telephone or in person at such committee meetings (excluding shareholder meetings) where in-person attendance is not required, and $100 per meeting when the Executive Committee acts as pricing committee for IPOs, plus, in each case, expenses incurred in attending such meetings, provided that no fees are received for meetings held on days on which regularly scheduled Board meetings are held. In addition to the payments described above, the Chairman of the Board receives $75,000, the chairpersons of the Audit Committee, the Dividend Committee and the Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee receive $10,000 each and the chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives $5,000 as additional retainers. Independent Board Members also receive a fee of $3,000 per day for site visits to entities that provide services to the Nuveen funds on days on which no Board meeting is held. When ad hoc committees are organized, the Nominating and Governance Committee will at the time of formation determine compensation to be paid to the members of such committees; however, in general, such fees will be $1,000 per meeting for attendance in person or by telephone at ad hoc committee meetings where in-person attendance is required and $500 per meeting for attendance by telephone or in person at such meetings where in-person attendance is not required. The annual retainer, fees and expenses are allocated among the Nuveen funds on the basis of relative net assets, although management may, in its discretion, establish a minimum amount to be allocated to each Fund.

 

The boards of certain Nuveen funds (the “Participating Funds”) established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Board Members (“Deferred Compensation Plan”). Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, Independent Board Members of the Participating Funds may defer receipt of all, or a portion, of the compensation they earn for their services to the Participating Funds, in lieu of receiving current payments of such compensation. Any deferred amount is treated as though an equivalent dollar amount had been invested in shares of one or more eligible Nuveen funds.

 

The table below shows, for each Independent Board Member, the aggregate compensation paid by each Fund to each Board Member nominee for its last fiscal year:

 

 

 

		Robert P.				Jack B.				William C.				David J.				William J.				Judith M.				Carole E.				Virginia L.				Terence J.
Fund		Bremner				Evans				Hunter				Kundert				Schneider				Stockdale				Stone				Stringer				Toth
Floating Rate Income		$	414			$	559			$	1,978			$	2,223			$	1,167			$	1,097			$	—			$	—			$	224
Floating Rate Income Opportunity			269				356				1,240				1,469				768				701				—				—				158
Senior Income			158				213				754				848				440				419				—				—				85
Tax-Advantaged Floating Rate			22				29				101				130				97				53				—				—				22
California Dividend Advantage			305				441				1,484				1,806				1,798				797				—				—				358
California Dividend Advantage 2			190				281				958				1,113				1,144				556				—				—				220
California Dividend Advantage 3			313				452				1,521				1,850				1,842				817				—				—				367
California Investment Quality			182				263				896				1,041				1,070				485				—				—				206
California Value			134				191				651				757				779				337				—				—				153
California Performance Plus			168				242				825				960				987				448				—				—				190
California Quality Income			301				439				1,497				1,739				1,788				803				—				—				345
California Select Quality			307				447				1,526				1,773				1,823				818				—				—				351
Michigan Quality Income			160				236				807				937				963				425				—				—				186
New Jersey Investment Quality			273				388				1,378				1,557				1,265				743				—				—				240
New Jersey Premium Income			168				237				842				951				772				460				—				—				146
Pennsylvania Investment Quality			219				310				1,100				1,242				1,009				596				—				—				191
Pennsylvania Premium Income 2			200				284				1,006				1,137				923				546				—				—				175

 

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

 

The Board of each Fund (collectively, the “Board”) oversees the operations and management of the Fund, including the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser. The Board has adopted a unitary board structure. A unitary board consists of one group of directors who serve on the board of every fund in the complex. In adopting a unitary board structure, the Board Members seek to provide effective governance through establishing a board, the overall composition of which will, as a body, possess the appropriate skills, independence and experience to oversee the Funds’ business. With this overall framework in mind, when the Board, through its Nominating and Governance Committee discussed below, seeks nominees for the Board, the Board Members consider, not only the candidate’s particular background, skills and experience, among other things, but also whether such background, skills and experience enhance the Board’s diversity and at the same time complement the Board given its current composition and the mix of skills and experiences of the incumbent Board Members. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that the Board generally benefits from diversity of background, experience and views among its members, and considers this a factor in evaluating the composition of the Board, but has not adopted any specific policy on diversity or any particular definition of diversity.

 

The Board believes the unitary board structure enhances good and effective governance, particularly given the nature of the structure of the investment company complex. Funds in the same complex generally are served by the same service providers and personnel and are governed by the same regulatory scheme which raises common issues that must be addressed by the Board Members across the fund complex (such as compliance, valuation, liquidity, brokerage, trade allocation or risk management). The Board believes it is more efficient to have a single board review and oversee common policies and procedures which increases the Board’s knowledge and expertise with respect to the many aspects of fund operations that are complex-wide in nature. The unitary structure also enhances the Board’s influence and oversight over the Adviser and other service providers.

 

In an effort to enhance the independence of the Board, the Board also has a Chairman that is an Independent Board Member. The Board recognizes that a chairman can perform an important role in setting the agenda for the Board, establishing the boardroom culture, establishing a point person on behalf of the Board for Fund management, and reinforcing the Board’s focus on the long-term interests of shareholders. The Board recognizes that a chairman may be able to better perform these functions without any conflicts of interests arising from a position with Fund management. Accordingly, the Board Members have elected Robert P. Bremner as the independent Chairman of the Board. Specific responsibilities of the Chairman include: (i) presiding at all meetings of the Board and of the shareholders; (ii) seeing that all orders and resolutions of the Board Members are carried into effect; and (iii) maintaining records of and, whenever necessary, certifying all proceedings of the Board Members and the shareholders.

 

Although the Board has direct responsibility over various matters (such as advisory contracts, underwriting contracts and Fund performance), the Board also exercises certain of its oversight responsibilities through several committees that it has established and which report back to the full Board. The Board believes that a committee structure is an effective means to permit Board Members to focus on particular operations or issues affecting the Funds, including risk oversight. More specifically, with respect to risk oversight, the Board has delegated matters relating to valuation and compliance to certain committees (as summarized below) as well as

certain aspects of investment risk. In addition, the Board believes that the periodic rotation of Board Members among the different committees allows the Board Members to gain additional and different perspectives of a Fund’s operations. The Board has established five standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Dividend Committee, the Audit Committee, the Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board may also from time to time create ad hoc committees to focus on particular issues as the need arises. The membership and functions of the standing committees are summarized below.

 

The Executive Committee, which meets between regular meetings of the Board, is authorized to exercise all of the powers of the Board. The members of the Executive Committee are Robert P. Bremner, Chair, Judith M. Stockdale and John P. Amboian. The number of Executive Committee meetings of each Fund held during its last fiscal year is shown in Appendix C.

 

The Dividend Committee is authorized to declare distributions on each Fund’s shares including, but not limited to, regular and special dividends, capital gains and ordinary income distributions. The members of the Dividend Committee are Jack B. Evans, Chair, Judith M. Stockdale and Terence J. Toth. The number of Dividend Committee meetings of each Fund held during its last fiscal year is shown in Appendix C.

 

The Board has an Audit Committee, in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the 1934 Act, that is composed of Independent Board Members who are also “independent” as that term is defined in the listing standards pertaining to closed-end funds of the NYSE or NYSE Amex, as applicable. The Audit Committee assists the Board in: the oversight and monitoring of the accounting and reporting policies, processes and practices of the Funds, and the audits of the financial statements of the Funds; the quality and integrity of the financial statements of the Funds; the Funds’ compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to the Funds’ financial statements; the independent auditors’ qualifications, performance and independence; and the pricing procedures of the Funds and the internal valuation group of Nuveen. It is the responsibility of the Audit Committee to select, evaluate and replace any independent auditors (subject only to Board and, if applicable, shareholder ratification) and to determine their compensation. The Audit Committee is also responsible for, among other things, overseeing the valuation of securities comprising the Funds’ portfolios. Subject to the Board’s general supervision of such actions, the Audit Committee addresses any valuation issues, oversees the Funds’ pricing procedures and actions taken by Nuveen’s internal valuation group which provides regular reports to the committee, reviews any issues relating to the valuation of the Funds’ securities brought to its attention, and considers the risks to the Funds in assessing the possible resolutions of these matters. The Audit Committee may also consider any financial risk exposures for the Funds in conjunction with performing its functions.

 

To fulfill its oversight duties, the Audit Committee receives annual and semi-annual reports and has regular meetings with the external auditors for the Funds and the internal audit group at Nuveen. The Audit Committee also may review, in a general manner, the processes the Board or other Board committees have in place with respect to risk assessment and risk management as well as compliance with legal and regulatory matters relating to the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committee operates under a written Audit Committee Charter (the “Charter”) adopted and approved by the Board, which Charter conforms to the listing standards of the NYSE or NYSE Amex, as applicable. Members of the Audit Committee are independent (as set forth in the Charter) and free of any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board Members, would interfere with their exercise of independent judgment as an Audit Committee

member. The members of the Audit Committee are Robert P. Bremner, David J. Kundert, Chair, William J. Schneider, Carole E. Stone and Terence J. Toth, each of whom is an Independent Board Member of the Funds. A copy of the Charter is attached as Appendix D. The number of Audit Committee Meetings of each Fund held during its last fiscal year is shown in Appendix C.

 

The Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee (the “Compliance Committee”) is responsible for the oversight of compliance issues, risk management and other regulatory matters affecting the Funds that are not otherwise under or within the jurisdiction of the other committees. The Board has adopted and periodically reviews policies and procedures designed to address the Funds’ compliance and risk matters. As part of its duties, the Compliance Committee: reviews the policies and procedures relating to compliance matters and recommends modifications thereto as necessary or appropriate to the full Board; develops new policies and procedures as new regulatory matters affecting the Funds arise from time to time; evaluates or considers any comments or reports from examinations from regulatory authorities and responses thereto; and performs any special reviews, investigations or other oversight responsibilities relating to risk management, compliance and/or regulatory matters as requested by the Board.

 

In addition, the Compliance Committee is responsible for risk oversight, including, but not limited to, the oversight of risks related to investments and operations. Such risks include, among other things, exposures to: particular issuers, market sectors, or types of securities; risks related to product structure elements, such as leverage; and techniques that may be used to address those risks, such as hedging and swaps. In assessing issues brought to the Compliance Committee’s attention or in reviewing a particular policy, procedure, investment technique or strategy, the Compliance Committee evaluates the risks to the Funds in adopting a particular approach or resolution compared to the anticipated benefits to the Funds and their shareholders. In fulfilling its obligations, the Compliance Committee meets on a quarterly basis, and at least once a year in person. The Compliance Committee receives written and oral reports from the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and meets privately with the CCO at each of its quarterly meetings. The CCO also provides an annual report to the full Board regarding the operations of the Funds’ and other service providers’ compliance programs, as well as any recommendations for modifications thereto. The Compliance Committee also receives reports from the investment services group of Nuveen regarding various investment risks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the full Board also participates in discussions with management regarding certain matters relating to investment risk, such as the use of leverage and hedging. The investment services group therefore also reports to the full Board at its quarterly meetings regarding, among other things, Fund performance and the various drivers of such performance. Accordingly, the Board directly and/or in conjunction with the Compliance Committee oversees matters relating to investment risks. Matters not addressed at the committee level are addressed directly by the full Board. The Compliance Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board. The members of the Compliance Committee are Jack B. Evans, William C. Hunter, William J. Schneider, Judith M. Stockdale, Chair, and Virginia L. Stringer. The number of Compliance Committee meetings of each Fund held during its last fiscal year is shown in Appendix C.

 

The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for seeking, identifying and recommending to the Board qualified candidates for election or appointment to the Board. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee oversees matters of corporate governance, including the evaluation of Board performance and processes, the assignment

and rotation of committee members, and the establishment of corporate governance guidelines and procedures, to the extent necessary or desirable, and matters related thereto. Although the unitary and committee structure has been developed over the years and the Nominating and Governance Committee believes the structure has provided efficient and effective governance, the committee recognizes that, as demands on the Board evolve over time (such as through an increase in the number of Funds overseen or an increase in the complexity of the issues raised), the committee must continue to evaluate the Board and committee structures and their processes and modify the foregoing as may be necessary or appropriate to continue to provide effective governance. Accordingly, the Nominating and Governance Committee has a separate meeting each year to, among other things, review the Board and committee structures, their performance and functions, and recommend any modifications thereto or alternative structures or processes that would enhance the Board’s governance over the Funds’ business.

 

In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee, among other things: makes recommendations concerning the continuing education of Board Members; monitors performance of legal counsel and other service providers; establishes and monitors a process by which security holders are able to communicate in writing with Board Members; and periodically reviews and makes recommendations about any appropriate changes to Board Member compensation. In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee receives suggestions from various sources, including shareholders, as to suitable candidates. Suggestions should be sent in writing to Lorna Ferguson, Manager of Fund Board Relations, Nuveen Investments, 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606. The Nominating and Governance Committee sets appropriate standards and requirements for nominations for new Board Members and each nominee is evaluated using the same standards. However, the Nominating and Governance Committee reserves the right to interview any and all candidates and to make the final selection of any new Board Members. In considering a candidate’s qualifications, each candidate must meet certain basic requirements, including relevant skills and experience, time availability (including the time requirements for due diligence site visits to internal and external sub-advisers and service providers) and, if qualifying as an Independent Board Member candidate, independence from the Adviser, sub-advisers, underwriters or other service providers, including any affiliates of these entities. These skill and experience requirements may vary depending on the current composition of the Board, since the goal is to ensure an appropriate range of skills, diversity and experience, in the aggregate. Accordingly, the particular factors considered and weight given to these factors will depend on the composition of the Board and the skills and backgrounds of the incumbent Board Members at the time of consideration of the nominees. All candidates, however, must meet high expectations of personal integrity, independence, governance experience and professional competence. All candidates must be willing to be critical within the Board and with management and yet maintain a collegial and collaborative manner toward other Board Members. The Nominating and Governance Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board, a copy of which is available on the Funds’ website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Info/Shareholder/, and is composed entirely of Independent Board Members, who are also “independent” as defined by NYSE or NYSE Amex listing standards, as applicable. Accordingly, the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Robert P. Bremner, Chair, Jack B. Evans, William C. Hunter, David J. Kundert, William J. Schneider, Judith M. Stockdale, Carole E. Stone, Virginia L. Stringer and Terence J. Toth. The number of Nominating and Governance Committee meetings of each Fund held during its last fiscal year is shown in Appendix C.

The number of regular quarterly meetings and special meetings held by the Board of each Fund during the Fund’s last fiscal year is shown in Appendix C. During the last fiscal year, each Board Member attended 75% or more of each Fund’s Board meetings and the committee meetings (if a member thereof) held during the period for which such Board Member was a Board Member. The policy of the Board relating to attendance by Board Members at annual meetings of the Funds and the number of Board Members who attended the last annual meeting of shareholders of each Fund is posted on the Funds’ website at www.nuveen.com/CEF/Info/Shareholder/.

 

Board Diversification and Board Member Qualifications.  In determining that a particular Board member was qualified to serve on the Board, the Board considers each Board Member’s background, skills, experience and other attributes in light of the composition of the Board with no particular factor controlling. The Board believes that Board Members need to have the ability to critically review, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, and to interact effectively with Fund management, service providers and counsel, in order to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties, and the Board believes each Board Member satisfies this standard. An effective Board Member may achieve this ability through his or her educational background; business, professional training or practice; public service or academic positions; experience from service as a board member or executive of investment funds, public companies or significant private or not-for-profit entities or other organizations; and/or other life experiences. Accordingly, set forth below is a summary of the experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led to the conclusion, as of the date of this document, that each Board Member should serve in that capacity. References to the experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills of Board Members are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out the Board or any Board Member as having any special expertise or experience and shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

 

John P. Amboian

 

Mr. Amboian, an interested Board Member of the Funds, joined Nuveen Investments in June 1995 and became Chief Executive Officer in July 2007 and Chairman in November 2007. Prior to this, since 1999, he served as President with responsibility for the firm’s product, marketing, sales, operations and administrative activities. Mr. Amboian initially served Nuveen Investments as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Nuveen Investments, Mr. Amboian held key management positions with two consumer product firms affiliated with the Phillip Morris Companies. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Strategy and Systems at Miller Brewing Company. Mr. Amboian began his career in corporate and international finance at Kraft Foods, Inc., where he eventually served as Treasurer. He received a Bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Amboian serves on the Board of Directors of Nuveen Investments and is a Board Member or Trustee of the Investment Company Institute Board of Governors, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, Children’s Memorial Hospital and Foundation, the Council on the Graduate School of Business (University of Chicago), and the North Shore Country Day School Foundation. He is also a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago.

Robert P. Bremner

 

Mr. Bremner, the Board’s Independent Chairman, is a private investor and management consultant in Washington, D.C. His biography of William McChesney Martin, Jr., a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, was published by Yale University Press in November 2004. From 1994 to 1997, he was a Senior Vice President at Samuels International Associates, an international consulting firm specializing in governmental policies, where he served in a part-time capacity. Previously, Mr. Bremner was a partner in the LBK Investors Partnership and was chairman and majority stockholder with ITC Investors Inc., both private investment firms. He currently serves on the Board and as Treasurer of the Humanities Council of Washington D.C. and is a Board Member of the Independent Directors Council affiliated with the Investment Company Institute. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Bremner was an independent Trustee of the Flagship Funds, a group of municipal open-end funds. He began his career at the World Bank in Washington D.C. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University and received his MBA from Harvard University.

 

Jack B. Evans

 

President of the Hall-Perrine Foundation, a private philanthropic corporation, since 1996, Mr. Evans was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of the SCI Financial Group, Inc., a regional financial services firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Formerly, he was a member of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as well as a Director of Alliant Energy. Mr. Evans is Chairman of the Board of United Fire Group, sits on the Board of the Source Media Group, is President Pro Tem of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System, is a Life Trustee of Coe College and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Department of Finance in the Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College and an MBA from the University of Iowa.

 

William C. Hunter

 

Mr. Hunter was appointed Dean of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa effective July 1, 2006. He had been Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance at the University of Connecticut School of Business since June 2003. From 1995 to 2003, he was the Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. While there he served as the Bank’s Chief Economist and was an Associate Economist on the Federal Reserve System’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). In addition to serving as a Vice President in charge of financial markets and basic research at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, he held faculty positions at Emory University, Atlanta University, the University of Georgia and Northwestern University. A past Director of the Credit Research Center at Georgetown University and past President of the Financial Management Association International, he has consulted with numerous foreign central banks and official agencies in Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Central and South America. From 1990 to 1995, he was a U.S. Treasury Advisor to Central and Eastern Europe. He has been a Director of the Xerox Corporation since 2004 and Wellmark, Inc. since 2009. He is President-Elect of Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., the International Business Honor Society.

David J. Kundert

 

Mr. Kundert retired in 2004 as Chairman of JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, as President and CEO of Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation, and as President of One Group Mutual Funds. Prior to the merger between Bank One Corporation and JPMorgan Chase and Co., he was Executive Vice President, Bank One Corporation and, since 1995, the Chairman and CEO, Banc One Investment Management Group. From 1988 to 1992, he was President and CEO of Bank One Wisconsin Trust Company. Currently, Mr. Kundert is a Director of the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. He started his career as an attorney for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr. Kundert has served on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute and is currently a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association. He is on the Board of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and chairs its Investment Committee. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College and his Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University.

 

William J. Schneider

 

Mr. Schneider is currently Chairman, formerly Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired, December 2004) of Miller-Valentine Partners Ltd., a real estate investment company. He was formerly a Director and Past Chair of the Dayton Development Coalition. He was formerly a member of the Community Advisory Board of the National City Bank in Dayton as well as a former member of the Business Advisory Council of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. Mr. Schneider is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the University of Dayton College of Business. Mr. Schneider was an independent Trustee of the Flagship Funds, a group of municipal open-end funds. He also served as Chair of the Miami Valley Hospital and as Chair of the Finance Committee of its parent holding company. Mr. Schneider has a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Dayton.

 

Judith M. Stockdale

 

Ms. Stockdale is currently Executive Director of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, a private foundation working in land conservation and artistic vitality in the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Her previous positions include Executive Director of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, Executive Director of Openlands, and Senior Staff Associate at the Chicago Community Trust. She has served on the Boards of the Land Trust Alliance, the National Zoological Park, the Governor’s Science Advisory Council (Illinois), the Nancy Ryerson Ranney Leadership Grants Program, Friends of Ryerson Woods and the Donors Forum. Ms. Stockdale, a native of the United Kingdom, has a Bachelor of Science degree in geography from the University of Durham (UK) and a Master of Forest Science degree from Yale University.

 

Carole E. Stone

 

Ms. Stone retired from the New York State Division of the Budget in 2004, having served as its Director for nearly five years and as Deputy Director from 1995 through 1999. Ms. Stone is currently on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, CBOE Holdings, Inc. and C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated. She has also served as the Chair of the New York Racing Association Oversight Board, as Chair of the Public Authorities Control Board, as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform and as a member

of the Boards of Directors of several New York State public authorities. Ms. Stone has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Skidmore College.

 

Virginia L. Stringer

 

Ms. Stringer served as the independent chair of the Board of the First American Funds from 1997 to 2010, having joined that Board in 1987. Ms. Stringer serves on the Governing Board of the Investment Company Institute’s Independent Directors Council and on the Board of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Corporate Director award from Twin Cities Business Monthly and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Stringer is the immediate past board chair of the Oak Leaf Trust, is a director and immediate past board chair of the Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation and is immediate past president of the Minneapolis Club’s Governing Board. She is a director and former board chair of the Minnesota Opera and a Life Trustee and former board member of the Voyageur Outward Bound School. She also served as a trustee of Outward Bound USA. She was appointed by the Governor of Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards and recently served on a Minnesota Supreme Court Judicial Advisory Committee to reform the state’s judicial disciplinary process. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and attended the London Business School as an International Business Fellow. Ms. Stringer also served as board chair of the Human Resource Planning Society, the Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund and the Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable. Ms. Stringer is the retired founder of Strategic Management Resources, a consulting practice focused on corporate governance, strategy and leadership. She has twenty-five years of corporate experience, having held executive positions in general management, marketing and human resources with IBM and the Pillsbury Company.

 

Terence J. Toth

 

Mr. Toth has served as a Director of Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. since 2008 and as a Managing Partner at Promus Capital since 2008. From 2004 to 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer and President of Northern Trust Global Investments, and Executive Vice President of Quantitative Management & Securities Lending from 2000 to 2004. He also formerly served on the Board of the Northern Trust Mutual Funds. He joined Northern Trust in 1994 after serving as Managing Director and Head of Global Securities Lending at Bankers Trust (1986 to 1994) and Head of Government Trading and Cash Collateral Investment at Northern Trust from 1982 to 1986. He currently serves on the Boards of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Fellowship, and is Chairman of the Board of Catalyst Schools of Chicago. Mr. Toth graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, and received his MBA from New York University. In 2005, he graduated from the CEO Perspectives Program at Northwestern University.

 

Board Member Terms.  For each Minnesota Fund except California Value, all Board Members are elected annually. For each Massachusetts Fund, and California Value, shareholders will be asked to elect Board Members as each Board Member’s term expires, and with respect to Board Members elected by holders of Common Shares such Board Member shall be elected for a term expiring at the time of the third succeeding annual meeting subsequent to their election or thereafter in each case when their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. These provisions could delay for up to two years the replacement of a majority of the Board.

The Officers

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to each officer of the Funds. Officers receive no compensation from the Funds. The officers are elected by the Board on an annual basis to serve until successors are elected and qualified.