Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Rule 23c-2 Notice of Intention to
Redeem Securities
of
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21579
The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”).
| (1) | Title of the class of securities of Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) to be redeemed: |
Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares, Series C-4, Liquidation Preference $100,000.00 per share (CUSIP #6706EN 803).
| (2) | Date on which the securities are expected to be called or redeemed: |
Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares
| Series |
Date | |
| Series C-4 |
On or about November 22, 2016 |
This redemption may be effected on a subsequent date, due to market conditions or otherwise as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
| (3) | Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed: |
The Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 2.5(c)(i) of the Statement Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares of the Fund.
| (4) | The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be redeemed are to be selected: |
The Fund intends to redeem the outstanding Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares, as set forth below:
Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares
| Series |
Number of Shares | |
| C-4 |
750 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on this 21st day of October, 2016.
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME
OPPORTUNITY FUND
By: /s/ Mark L. Winget
Name: Mark L. Winget
Title: Assistant Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
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