BOSTON, Oct. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New America High Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE:HYB) announced today that it will pay a dividend of $.06 per share on the company’s common stock on October 31, 2017 to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 17, 2017. The ex-dividend date will be October 16th.

The Fund has released updated portfolio data which can be found on the Fund’s website at www.newamerica-hyb.com.

The New America High Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with a leveraged capital structure. The Fund’s investment adviser is T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”). As of June 30, 2017, T. Rowe Price and its affiliates managed approximately $903 billion of assets, including approximately $21 billion of “high yield” investments.  T. Rowe Price has provided investment advisory services to investment companies since 1937.

Contact:          
Ellen E. Terry, President
Telephone: 617-263-6400
www.newamerica-hyb.com