Correspondence 0001398344-25-003162 from RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (RFM) (CIK 0001790177) (RFM)
RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (RFM) (CIK 0001790177)
Date: Feb. 20, 2025 · CIK: 0001790177 · Accession: 0001398344-25-003162
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File numbers found in text: 333-281404, 811-23481
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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 Raymond Be
Re:
RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund” or the “Registrant”) (File Nos. 333-281404;
811-23481); Response to Examiner Comments on N-2
Dear
Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Be:
This
letter responds to the staff’s comments that you provided on December 9, 2024 and 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 1940 Act. 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.
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DISCLOSURE
Comments
2. The
second to last paragraph of Page ii of the Prospectus includes the price of the Fund’s
common shares as of August 31, 2024. Please provide such pricing as of the most recent
practicable date.
The
requested change will be made in the Revised Registration Statement.
3. Please
disclose under the “Market and Net Asset Value Information” section of the
Prospectus the information for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as required by Item
8.5(b) of Form N-2.
The
requested change will be made in the Revised Registration Statement.
4. Please
add the following undertaking to the Part C of the Registration Statement, or explain
why the Fund does not believe such undertaking should be included: “The Registrant
undertakes to only offer rights to purchase common and preferred shares together after
a post-effective amendment to the registration statement relating to such rights has
been declared effective.”
The
requested change will be made 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
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