EX-99.A.1.IV 5 exhibit99_a1-iv.htm LETTER TO CLIENTS AND CLIENT INSTRUCTION FORM exhibit99_a1-iv.htm
Ex-99.a.1.iv
 
OFFER BY
 
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
 
TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
UP TO 18% OF ITS COMMON SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL INTEREST
 
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT
11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(“EXPIRATION DATE”), UNLESS EXTENDED
 
THIS OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED ON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES BEING
TENDERED, BUT IS SUBJECT TO OTHER CONDITIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE OFFER
TO PURCHASE AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
 
September 1, 2011
 
To Our Clients:
 
     Enclosed for your consideration is the Offer to Purchase, dated September 1, 2011, of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”), and a related Letter of Transmittal. Together these documents constitute the “Offer.” The Fund is offering to purchase up to 18% of its outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 (the “Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer.
 
     A tender of your Shares can be made only by us as the registered holder and only pursuant to your instructions. The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal are being sent to you for your information only. They cannot be used by you to tender Shares held by us for your account. We are the registered holder of Shares held for your account.
 
     Your attention is called to the following:
 
(1)       The purchase price to be paid for the Shares is an amount per Share, net to the seller in cash, equal to 99% of the net asset value in U.S. dollars per Share as determined by the Fund as of the close of ordinary trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 3, 2011, unless the Offer is extended. The net asset value of the Shares is calculated daily and may be obtained by calling BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, the Depositary/Information Agent, toll free at 866-416-6001 (within the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico) or collect at 201-680-6579 (from outside the U.S.) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. New York City time, except holidays.
 
(2)   The Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of Shares being tendered.
 
(3)   Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the Fund will purchase all Shares validly tendered (and not withdrawn) on or prior to the Expiration Date, provided that the total number of Shares tendered does not exceed 18% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares. In the event that more than 18% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares are tendered, the Fund will purchase 18% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares on a pro rata basis.
 
(4)   Tendering shareholders will not be obligated to pay stock transfer taxes on the purchase of Shares by the Fund pursuant to the Offer, except in the instances described in Section 4, “Payment for Shares,” of the Offer to Purchase.
 
(5)   Your instructions to us should be forwarded in ample time before the Expiration Date to permit us to tender Shares on your behalf.
 

 

     If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Shares, please so instruct us by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form set forth below. An envelope to return your instructions to us is enclosed. If you authorize the tender of your Shares, all such Shares will be tendered unless otherwise specified below. Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as possible in order to permit us to tender Shares on your behalf in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer.
 
     The Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance of the Offer would not be in compliance with applicable law.
 
     Neither the Fund nor its Board of Trustees makes any recommendation to any shareholder whether to tender or refrain from tendering Shares in the Offer. Each shareholder is urged to read and evaluate the Offer and accompanying materials carefully.
 
INSTRUCTIONS
 
     The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of our letter, the enclosed Offer to Purchase dated September 1, 2011, and the Letter of Transmittal, relating to the Fund’s purchase of up to 18% of its outstanding Shares.
 
     The undersigned instructs us to tender to the Fund the number of Shares indicated below (which are held by us for the account of the undersigned), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal that we have furnished to the undersigned.
 
     
       AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE TENDERED:       
         
  o      All Shares held for the undersigned;  
     
     or  
     
  o                   Shares (Enter number of Shares to be tendered).  
           

PLEASE SIGN HERE
 
 
 
Dated:    , 2011
 
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Investments in the Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (the “Macquarie Group”), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.