Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund Announces Public Offering of 1.5M Common Shares

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (NYSE:

) today announced that it has commenced a public offering of 1,500,000 common shares pursuant to the Fund's effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Fund also intends to grant the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 225,000 additional common shares to cover over-allotments, if any. Net proceeds of the offering will be used to make additional portfolio investments that are consistent with the Fund's investment objective and for general corporate purposes.