Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund NFJ

expiry = 2026-10-05...FFER BY VIRTUS DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 25% OF ITS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES AT 99% OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHT WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON OCTOBER 5, 2026, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED This Issuer Tender Offer Statement and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Offer”) are not conditioned on any minimum number of outstanding common shares, par value $0.00001...

listed = True...entitled to withdrawal rights as described in Section 4. Tendering Shareholders may be obliged to pay brokerage commissions or fees and transfer taxes under certain circumstances. Please contact the Fund at 866-270-7788 for more information. The Fund’s Shares are listed on the NYSE and the Fund normally calculates the Shares’ NAV daily at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. On July 31, 2026, the NAV was $16.40 and the last sales price at the close of regular trading on the NYSE was $15.22 per Share. The NAV of the Fund’s Shares will be available daily through the Expiration Date by calling the Fund’s Informat...

mechanism = NAV_PERCENT...ted Letter of Transmittal. • What is the Offer? Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) is offering to purchase up to 25% of its outstanding common shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Shares”), or 23,241,811 Shares, for cash at a price per Share equal to 99% of the net asset value per Share (the “NAV”) as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on October 5, 2026 or, if the Offer is extended, the expiration date as extended (the “Expiration Date”), upon specified terms and subject to conditions as set forth in the Offer documents. • When will the Offer expire, and may the Offer be e...

no_priority = True...areholder (and not timely withdrawn), unless the Fund determines not to purchase any Shares as described in Section 12 of the Issuer Tender Offer Statement. This tender offer will not have any special pro ration provision for odd-lot tenders, which means that all odd-lot tenders (including Shareholders who own fewer than 100 Shares) are subject to proration. The Fund’s present intention, if the Offer is oversubscribed, is not to purchase more than 23,241,811 Shares. For more information see Section 1 of the Issuer Tender Offer Statement. • If I decide not to tender, how will the Offer affect the Fund Shares I hold? If you decide not to tender, your percentage ownership interest in the Fund...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.(A)(1)(I) 2 d68073dex99a1i.htm ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 Issuer tender offer statement dated September 1, 2026 OFFER BY VIRTUS DIVIDEND, INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 25% OF ITS ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES AT 99% OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHT WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON OCTOBER 5...