Correspondence 0001398344-25-003167 from RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (RMI)
RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Date: Feb. 20, 2025 · CIK: 0001746967 · Accession: 0001398344-25-003167
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File numbers found in text: 333-281401, 811-23366
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Faegre
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
320
South Canal Street, Suite 3300
Chicago,
IL 60606
(312)
569-1000 (Phone)
(312)
569-3000 (Facsimile)
www.faegredrinker.com
February
20, 2025
VIA
EDGAR TRANSMISSION
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Attention:
Lauren Hamilton and Lisa Larkin
Re: RiverNorth
Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund” or the “Registrant”) (File Nos. 333-281401; 811-23366);
Response to Examiner Comments on N-2
Dear
Ms. Hamilton:
This
letter responds to the comments provided by Ms. Hamilton via telephone on November 19, 2024 in connection with your review of
the Fund’s above-referenced registration statement (“Registration Statement”) on Form N-2. The changes to the
Fund’s disclosure discussed below will be reflected in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Fund’s Registration Statement
(the “Revised Registration Statement”).
For
your convenience, we have repeated each comment below in bold, and our responses follow your comments. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Registration Statement, unless otherwise indicated.
ACCOUNTING
COMMENTS
1. The
“Use of Leverage” section of the Prospectus states the following: “With
respect to the Fund’s anticipated investments in TOB Residuals issued by a tender
option bond trust (as further discussed below under “-Tender Option Bonds”),
the Fund will treat such instruments as derivatives in compliance with Rule 18f-4 under
the 1940 Act.” Please explain why the Fund includes asset coverage ratios in the
Financial Highlights consistent with the treatment of TOB residuals as senior securities.
The
Fund confirms that the TOB transactions are treated as derivatives in compliance with Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The Fund notes that the asset coverage ratios with respect to floating rate obligations in the Fund’s Financial
Highlights were inadvertently included in the Fund’s annual report and will be removed in future shareholder reports.
2. With
respect to the Fee Table that is incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Form N-CSR,
please supplementally explain why footnote 8 references an expense limitation although
the Fund has no current expense limitation in place.
The
Fund confirms that the above-referenced disclosure will be revised accordingly.
3. Footnote
8 to the Fee Table that is incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Form N-CSR states
the following: “The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses”
set forth in the table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested
at NAV and that the Fund is engaged in leverage of 36.83% of Managed Assets, assuming
interest and fees on leverage of 4.10%. The interest and fees on leverage is expressed
as an interest rate and represents interest and fees payable on the Credit Agreement.
Actual expenses may be greater or less than those shown. Moreover, the Fund’s actual
rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% annual return shown in
the example.” Please explain why this disclosure does not refer to the TOB transactions
that are disclosed in Footnotes 4 and 5 or revise Footnote 8 to include such transactions.
The
Fund confirms that the disclosure included in Footnote (8) will be revised to reflect the TOB transactions in the Revised Registration
Statement.
We
trust that the foregoing is responsive to your comments. Questions and comments concerning this filing may be directed to the
undersigned at (312) 569-1107.
Sincerely,
/s/
David L. Williams
David
L. Williams