Latest Advent Claymore Convertible Securities (AVK

Latest Advent Claymore Convertible Securities (AVK) Headlines

Ex-Dividend Alert: 4 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow: AGC, AVK, NPI, FNGN
at The Street - Tue Dec 10, 9:00AM CST
AGC AVK NPI FNGN are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, 5:00 AM ET

Fitch: Preferred Shares of Two Advent/Claymore Convertible Funds PIF
Business Wire - Fri Jun 28, 1:15PM CDT
The following auction market preferred shares (AMPS) issued by Advent/Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE: AVK) and Advent/Claymore Convertible Securities & Income Fund II (NYSE: AGC) are paid in full (PIF) following the full redemption of outstanding shares, according to Fitch Ratings:

Advent/Claymore Closed-End Funds Announce At-Par Redemption Notices for $2.2 Million of Auction Market Preferred Shares
GlobeNewswire - Fri May 10, 3:37PM CDT
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE:AVK) and Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II (NYSE:AGC) (together, the "Funds"), each a diversified closed-end management investment company, each announced an at-par redemption of all of its remaining outstanding auction market preferred shares ("AMPS"), liquidation preference $25,000 per share. AVK will redeem its remaining $1.6 million of outstanding AMPS and AGC will redeem its remaining $600,000 of outstanding AMPS. The redemption price will be equal to the liquidation preference per share, plus accumulated but unpaid dividends as of the applicable redemption date (as noted in the table below).

Fitch Affirms Preferred Shares of 2 Advent/Claymore Convertible Funds at 'AAA'
Business Wire - Wed May 01, 3:34PM CDT
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AAA' rating assigned to the following auction market preferred shares (AMPS) issued by Advent/Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE: AVK) and Advent/Claymore Convertible Securities & Income Fund II (NYSE: AGC), both leveraged multi-sector closed-end funds managed by Advent Capital Management, LLC (Advent):

F. Barry Nelson Retires From Advent/Claymore Closed-End Funds
GlobeNewswire - Fri Feb 01, 3:30PM CST
It is with deep appreciation that we announce that F. Barry Nelson will retire from Advent Capital Management, LLC ("Advent") effective February 1, 2013, after nearly 17 years with the Firm. Mr. Nelson has been serving as a Co-Portfolio Manager on the Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund (NYSE:LCM) since the Fund's inception on January 31, 2005. He will step down as a Co-Portfolio Manager for the Fund effective the date of his retirement, and will also step down as Co-Portfolio Manager of the Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE:AVK) and the Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II (NYSE:AGC). AVK and AGC will continue to be managed by Co-Portfolio Managers Tracy V. Maitland (Advent's Chief Investment Officer), Paul L. Latronica (Managing Director at Advent), and Anthony H. Woodson (Managing Director at Advent).

Guggenheim Investments Announces January 2013 Closed-End Fund Distributions
Business Wire - Wed Jan 02, 3:30PM CST
Guggenheim Investments announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each closed-end fund (collectively, the "Funds" and each, a "Fund").