8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2024 (March 1, 2024) 

ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Maryland	811-04875	133356097
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York		10151
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	RVT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Board of Directors of Royce Value Trust, Inc., a registered closed-end management investment company (the “Fund”), approved changes to the Fund’s name and non-fundamental investment policies. Such changes will become effective as of May 1, 2024. The Fund’s name will change from “Royce Value Trust, Inc.” to “Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.” Under its current non-fundamental investment policies, the Fund normally invests at least 65% of its assets in the equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies. Such non-fundamental investment policy will be amended, as of May 1, 2024, to require the Fund to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies (i.e., those that have a market capitalization not greater than that of the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index at the time of its most recent reconstitution). On March 1, 2024, the Fund issued a press release addressing such name and non-fundamental investment policy changes.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated  March 1, 2024

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.
By:	/s/ Christopher D. Clark
Name:	Christopher D. Clark
Title:	President

DATE: March 4, 2024

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release

New York, NY

Page 1

Royce Announces Changes for Two of its Closed-End Funds

March 1, 2024—The Boards of Directors of Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. (“RGT”) and Royce Value Trust, Inc. (“RVT”) have approved changes to the name of RGT and to the name and non-fundamental investment policies of RVT. Such changes will become effective as of May 1, 2024.

RGT’s name will change from “Royce Global Value Trust, Inc.” to “Royce Global Trust, Inc.” There will be no changes to RGT’s investment policies or restrictions in connection with such name change.

RVT’s name will change from “Royce Value Trust, Inc.” to “Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.” Under its current non-fundamental investment policies, RVT normally invests at least 65% of its assets in the equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies. Such non-fundamental investment policy will be amended as of May 1, 2024 to require RVT to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies (i.e., those that have a market capitalization not greater than that of the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index at the time of its most recent reconstitution).

The investment objectives and overall investment strategies of RGT and RVT are not changing in connection with the changes referenced above.

Important Disclosure Information

RGT and RVT are closed-end funds. Closed-end funds are registered investment companies whose shares of common stock may trade at a discount to their net asset value. Shares of each Fund’s common stock are also subject to the market risks of investing in the underlying portfolio securities held by the Fund. Investors should consider the Funds’ respective investment goals, risks, fees, and expenses carefully before investing.

Daily net asset values for RGT and RVT are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbols XRGTX and XRVTX, respectively. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or click here.

Royce Fund Services, LLC. (“RFS”) is a member of FINRA and has filed this material with FINRA on behalf of each Fund. RFS does not serve as a distributor or as an underwriter to the closed-end funds.