Two Nuveen Municipal Closed-End Funds Declare Pre-Merger Distributions

Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions as well as individual investors, today announced common share distributions for two municipal closed-end funds. The shareholders of these funds, the Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE MKT: NMZ) and Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund 2 (NYSE: NMD), have each approved the reorganization of their fund into a single, larger fund. The reorganization is expected to take place after the close of business on Friday, July 12, 2013, effective Monday July 15, 2013, with NMZ acquiring substantially all of the assets of NMD. The goal of this reorganization is to create a single, larger municipal bond fund, with lower operating expenses and increased share trading volume.

The following dates apply to distribution declarations for the following Closed-End Funds:

Record Date

July 12, 2013

Ex-Dividend Date

July 10, 2013

Payable Date

August 1, 2013

Per Share Distribution Amount

Reinvest Date

August 1, 2013

Tax-Exempt

Ordinary Income

Income

(Taxable Market Discount)

Acquiring Fund

        
        
           
        
        
          NMZ
        
        
           
        
        
          .0730
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          

Acquired Fund

        
        
           
        
        
          NMD
        
        
           
        
        
          .0655
        
        
           
        
        
          .0049
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

The following dates apply to distribution declarations for the following Closed-End Funds:

Record Date

July 12, 2013

Ex-Dividend Date

July 10, 2013

Payable Date

September 3, 2013

Per Share Distribution Amount

Reinvest Date

September 3, 2013

Tax-Exempt

Ordinary Income

Income

(Taxable Market Discount)

Acquiring Fund

        
        
           
        
        
          NMZ
        
        
           
        
        
          .0179
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
          

Acquired Fund

        
        
           
        
        
          NMD
        
        
           
        
        
          .0121
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Regulations require that the acquired funds fully distribute any accumulated undistributed net investment income (UNII) prior to effecting the reorganization. Consequently, NMD is declaring distributions which will comply with these regulations, payable August 1st, 2013 and September 3rd, 2013 to fund shareholders of record on July 12th, 2013. In addition, the acquiring fund (NMZ) is declaring a distribution August 1st, 2013 and September 3rd, 2013 to fund shareholders of record on July 12th, 2013. The distribution information is detailed in the table above. Following the merger, NMZ is expected to declare an additional distribution, payable September 3, 2013. The total dollar amount of the combined pre- and post-merger distributions received September 3, 2013 will be equal to or greater than the shareholder’s prior monthly tax-exempt dividend.

Since the record date is July 12, 2013 for both funds’ distributions payable August 1, 2013 and September 3, 2013, any new fund shares acquired after the ex-dividend date of July 10, 2013 will not receive a full monthly distribution until October 1, 2013. However, the tax-exempt income earned on these shares during this period will be reflected in each fund’s net asset value as undistributed net investment income (UNII) which will be paid out over time.

For more information about UNII, each fund, and the shareholder-approved reorganization, please visit http://www.nuveen.com/CEF.

Nuveen Investments provides high-quality investment services designed to help secure the long-term goals of institutional and individual investors as well as the consultants and financial advisors who serve them. Nuveen Investments markets a wide range of specialized investment solutions which provide investors access to capabilities of its high-quality boutique investment affiliates—Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC, NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC, Winslow Capital Management, LLC and Gresham Investment Management LLC, all of which are registered investment advisers and subsidiaries of Nuveen Investments, Inc. In total, Nuveen Investments managed approximately $224 billion as of March 31, 2013. For more information, please visit the Nuveen Investments website at www.nuveen.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this release are forward-looking statements. Actual future results or occurrences may differ significantly from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. These include, but are not limited to:

- market developments;

- legal and regulatory developments; and

- other additional risks and uncertainties.

Nuveen and the closed-end funds managed by Nuveen and its affiliates undertake no responsibility to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

Nuveen InvestmentsMedia Contact:Kristyna Munoz(312) [e-mail]