UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Ivy Funds
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Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund
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Delaware Ivy Crossover Credit Fund
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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund
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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
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Delaware Ivy California Municipal High Income Fund
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Delaware Ivy Strategic Income Fund
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Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund
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(each, an “Acquired Fund”)
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Important information for advisors with clients invested in the above referenced funds
Your clients are investors or were investors as of the record date of April 10, 2023, in one or more of the above Acquired Funds. They are being asked to consider and approve a Plan of Reorganization (“Plan”) in which each Acquired Fund will be reorganized into a corresponding Delaware
Fund with similar objectives and strategies. There is a Special Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”) to be held on June 27, 2023, where shareholders will vote on the Plan for each Acquired Fund. Shareholders as of the record date are entitled
to notice of, and to vote, at the Meeting. Your clients should have received a proxy statement and proxy card(s) in the mail or a proxy communication by email.1 It is important that your clients exercise their right to vote on this
initiative.
Please note that if shareholders approve the Plan, each Acquired Fund will have NO increase in total expense ratio.2
If you are contacted by your clients, please advise them that there are three ways in which they can cast their vote. The following instructions are also
provided on their proxy card or in their proxy email communication:
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Mail: Complete, sign, and date the proxy card and return it in
the prepaid envelope.
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Online: Go to proxyvotenow.com/del-ivy2023 and follow the instructions.
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Phone: Call toll free 833 459-3558 and follow the voice prompts.
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If you have authority to vote on behalf of your clients,
please review the proxy statement and vote through your internal voting process. The proxy statement for the Meeting is available at https://proxyvotinginfo.com/p/delawareivy2023.
Lastly, we have hired Morrow Sodali Fund Solutions (“MSFS”), a proxy solicitation firm. Your clients may receive a phone call from an MSFS representative
and additional mailings with proxy cards until they vote.
If you have any questions or need assistance regarding the Meeting, please contact MSFS at 833 459-3558.
1 Please see the
email that you received on May 17, 2023, for further details about the Meeting and information your clients have received.
2 Class C shares of Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund will have an increase of 0.02% of its total expense ratio.