Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Rule 23c-2 Notice of Intention to
Redeem Securities
of
Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund
2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, Illinois 60563
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Securities Act File No. 333-146947
Investment Company Act File No. 811-21319
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”), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission
granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30 days prior to the date set for the redemption.
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Title of the class of securities of Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund
(the “Trust”) to be redeemed: |
Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares, Liquidation
Preference $25,000 per share, Series M (CUSIP #
12811P207) Series TU (CUSIP #12811P306), Series W
(CUSIP #12811P405), Series TH (CUSIP #12811P504),
Series F (CUSIP #12811P603) and Series A (CUSIP
#12811P702) (the “APS”).
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The securities are to be called or redeemed no earlier than on the following
date: |
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| M
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July 21, 2009 |
| TU
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July 22, 2009 |
| W
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July 23, 2009 |
| TH
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July 24, 2009 |
| F
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July 27, 2009 |
| A
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July 23, 2009 |
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Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the
securities are to be redeemed: |
The APS are to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3(a)(i)
of the Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund
Statement of Preferences of Auction Rate Cumulative
Preferred Shares.
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The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be
redeemed are to be selected: |
The Trust intends to redeem all of the outstanding
APS.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust
has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned on this 6th day of July, 2009.
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CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE AND HIGH
INCOME FUND |
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By:
Name:
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/s/ Stathy Darcy
Stathy Darcy
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Title:
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Secretary |
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