SPE dividend history

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared the next three monthly distributions under the Fund’s managed distribution plan. Under the Fund’s managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2026, based on the net asset value of $16.31 of the Fund’s common shares as of December 31, 2025. The next three distributions declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: MonthRateRecord DatePayable DateOctober$0.1087October 20, 2026October 30, 2026Nove

NEW YORK, April 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared the next three monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2026, based on the net asset value of $16.31 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2025. The next three distributions declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: MonthRateRecord DatePayable DateApril$0.1087April 21, 2026April 30, 2026May$0.1087

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2025 to holders of record as of December 19, 2025. For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)

NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2025 to holders of record as of September 19, 2025. For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2025 to holders of record as of June 18, 2025. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250605353886/en/ For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2025 to holders of record as of March 20, 2025. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250314315938/en/ For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2024 to holders of record as of December 19, 2024. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212784163/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2024 to holders of record as of September 19, 2024. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240909569355/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2024 to holders of record as of September 18, 2024. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240905712519/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on June 28, 2024 to holders of record as of June 18, 2024. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240607679008/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on March 28, 2024 to holders of record as of March 19, 2024. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305372560/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on December 29, 2023 to holders of record as of December 19, 2023. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231208963769/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2023 to holders of record as of June 21, 2023. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230606005796/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2023 to holders of record as of March 22, 2023. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230303005263/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on December 30, 2022 to holders of record as of December 20, 2022. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221209005379/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) today announced that it has entered into a standstill agreement with Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (NYSE:DEX) in connection with the proposed reorganization of DEX into abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD). Among other things, the agreement provides for DEX to conduct a tender offer to purchase up to 30% of its issued and outstanding common shares contingent on shareholder approval of the proposed reorganization at a price equal to 98% of its net asset value per share. Phillip Goldstein, Chairman of SPE and a managing partner of Bulldog Investors, LLP, SPE's investment advisor, stated: "We think the contingent tender

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2022 to holders of record as of September 21, 2022. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220907005930/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2022 to holders of record as of June 21, 2022. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220609005653/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.11267 per share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2022 to holders of record as of March 22, 2022. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220308005886/en/

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared the next three monthly dividends under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2022, based on the net asset value of $16.55 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2021. The next three dividends for 2022 declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: Month Rate Record Date Payable Date January $0.11 January 20, 2022 January 31, 2022 Februa

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") announced today that it will issue to its common stockholders of record as of December 20, 2021 one transferable right for every five shares of common stock held (rounded up for fractional rights) entitling the holders of such rights to purchase an aggregate of 2,542,593 shares of a newly issued class of Convertible Preferred Stock. The rights will expire on January 21, 2022 unless extended and will entitle the holder to purchase one share of a Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $25.00 per share for each right held. The Fund anticipates that the rights will be listed on NYSE and the new Convertible Preferred Stock will be list

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a year-end cash dividend of $0.69763 per share of common stock which is estimated to consist of $0.30824 of long term capital gains, $0.28189 of short term capital gains and $0.1075 of net investment income. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2021 to common stockholders of record as of December 21, 2021. The final determination of the sources of all distributions in 2021 will be made after year end and may vary from the amounts provided above. Periodically updated information on the Fund can be obtained by visiting the Fund's website at www.specialopportunitiesfun

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared the next three monthly dividends under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for the second half of 2021, based on the net asset value of $16.13 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2020. The next three dividends for 2021 declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: Month Rate Record Date Payable Date October $0.1075 October 20, 2021 October

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE:SPE) (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared the next three monthly dividends under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for the second half of 2021, based on the net asset value of $16.13 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2020. The next three dividends for 2021 declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: Month   Rate   Record Date   Payable Date July   $0.1075   July 21, 2021   July 30

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21875 per share on the Fund’s 3.50% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Convertible Preferred”). The dividend is payable on June 30, 2021 to holders of record as of June 21, 2021. The Fund also announced that the Board has determined, in accordance with the “Optional Redemption” provision of the prospectus for the Convertible Preferred, to redeem all shares of the Convertible Preferred that are still outstanding at 5 pm EST on July 9, 2021 at $25 per share. Holders of the Convertib

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly dividends under the Fund’s managed distribution plan. Under the Fund’s managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 7% (or 0.5833% per month) for 2021, based on the net asset value of $16.13 of the Fund’s common shares as of December 31, 2020. The next three dividends for 2021 declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: Month Rate Record Date Payable Date April   $0.094   April

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Fund’s 3.50% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2021 to holders of record as of March 22, 2021, at the rate of $0.21875 per share.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Fund’s 3.50% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2020 to holders of record as of December 21, 2020, at the rate of $0.21875 per share.