0000913849-11-000225.txt : 20110526 0000913849-11-000225.hdr.sgml : 20110526 20110526150407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000913849-11-000225 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-23C-2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110526 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110526 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110526 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110526 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NUVEEN MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001266585 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-23C-2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 817-01126 FILM NUMBER: 11873740 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 WEST WACKER DRIVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 N-23C-2 1 n23c2_052011.htm RULE 23C-2 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REDEEM SECURITIES n23c2_052011.htm
 
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Rule 23c-2 Notice of Intention to
Redeem Securities
 
of
 
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois  60606
 
under the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940
 
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21449
 
The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption.
 
(1)  
Title of the class of securities of Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) to be redeemed:
 
Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares, Liquidation Preference $25,000 per share, Series M (CUSIP 670682202), Series T (CUSIP 670682301) and Series W (CUSIP 670682400) (the “MuniPreferred Shares”).
 
(2)  
Date on which the securities are to be called or redeemed:
 
Series
Date
M
June 17, 2011
T
June 20, 2011
W
June 21, 2011

(3)  
Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:
 
The MuniPreferred Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 11(a)(i) of the Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Municipal Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares of the Fund.
 
(4)  
The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be redeemed are to be selected:
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund intends to redeem all of the outstanding MuniPreferred Shares, as set forth below:
 
Series
Number of Shares
M
1,826
T
987
W
987

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on this 26th day of May, 2011.
 
 
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
  
       
 
By:
/s/Mark L. Winget  
 
 
Name: 
 Mark L. Winget   
  Title:   Vice President and Assistant Secretary