UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2015
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE
PREFERRED INCOME FUND
INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 811-06179 | 95-4305694 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
| incorporation) | No.) |
301 E. Colorado
Blvd.
Suite 720
Pasadena, CA 91101
(Address of principal
executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 626-795-7300
Not
Applicable
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Investment Adviser to the Fund, Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated, has announced that Robert M. Ettinger, due to his impending retirement, will no longer serve as a portfolio manager to the Fund effective June 30, 2015.
R. Eric Chadwick, Bradford S. Stone and Donald Crumrine will continue to serve as portfolio managers for the Fund.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE | |||
| PREFERRED INCOME FUND | |||
| INCORPORATED | |||
| Date: June 4, 2015 |
By: |
/s/ R. Eric Chadwick |
|
| R. Eric Chadwick | |||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
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