Certain Deutsche Closed-End Funds Announce Extension of Share Repurchase Programs
Deutsche Multi-Market Income Trust (NYSE:KMM), Deutsche Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF), Deutsche Strategic Income Trust
(NYSE:KST), and Deutsche Strategic Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KSM) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) each announced
today that its respective Board of Trustees has extended the Fund’s existing open market share repurchase program for an additional
twelve-month period. Each Fund may continue to purchase outstanding shares of beneficial interest in open-market transactions over
the twelve-month period from December 1, 2017 until November 30, 2018 when the Fund’s shares trade at a discount to net asset value
(“NAV”). The amount and timing of the repurchases will be at the discretion of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
(“DIMA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, and subject to market conditions and investment considerations. DIMA will seek to purchase
shares at prices that will be accretive to each Fund’s NAV.
The authorization of the extension of the Funds’ repurchase programs follows the previous repurchase programs, which commenced
on December 1, 2016 and run until November 30, 2017. Results of repurchases under each Fund’s program appear in the Fund’s
shareholder reports.
Important Information
Deutsche Multi-Market Income Trust seeks to provide high income consistent with prudent total return. The fund invests in a
range of income-producing securities such as U.S. corporate fixed-income securities and debt obligations of foreign governments,
their agencies and instrumentalities which may be denominated in foreign currencies and may not be rated. Bond investments are
subject to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally
fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Investments in
lower-quality (“junk bonds”) and non-rated securities present greater risk of loss than investments in higher-quality securities.
Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase
volatility. Leverage results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any gains or losses. Emerging markets tend to be
more volatile than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and
less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Investing in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as
currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks.
Deutsche Municipal Income Trust seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax by investing in a
diversified portfolio of investment-grade tax-exempt securities. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate, credit,
liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the
ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to
liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Leverage results in additional risks and can
magnify the effect of any gains or losses. Although the fund seeks income that is exempt from federal income taxes, a portion of
the fund’s distributions may be subject to federal, state and local taxes, including the alternative minimum tax.
Deutsche Strategic Income Trust seeks to provide high current income by investing its assets in a combination of (a)
lower-rated, corporate fixed-income securities; (b) fixed-income securities of emerging markets and other foreign issuers; and (c)
fixed-income securities of the US government and its agencies and instrumentalities, and mortgage-backed issuers. Bond
investments are subject to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond
prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest.
Investments in lower-quality (“junk bonds”) and non-rated securities present greater risk of loss than investments in
higher-quality securities. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may
reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Leverage results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any gains or losses.
Emerging markets tend to be more volatile than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less
mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Investing in foreign securities
presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks.
Deutsche Strategic Municipal Income Trust seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax. The fund will
invest at least 50 percent of its assets in investment-grade municipal securities or unrated municipal securities of comparable
quality, and may invest up to 50 percent of its assets in high-yield municipal securities that are below investment grade. Bond
investments are subject to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond
prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Investing
in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility.
Leverage results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any gains or losses. Although the fund seeks income that is
exempt from federal income taxes, a portion of the fund’s distributions may be subject to federal, state and local taxes, including
the alternative minimum tax.
Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued,
shares of closed-end funds are bought and sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Shares of closed-end funds frequently
trade at a discount to the net asset value. The price of a fund’s shares is determined by a number of factors, several of which are
beyond the control of the fund. Therefore, the fund cannot predict whether its shares will trade at, below or above net asset
value.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.
Nothing contained herein is fiduciary or impartial investment advice that is individualized or directed to any plan, plan
participant, or IRA owner regarding the advisability of any investment transaction, including any IRA distribution or
rollover.
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