On December 13, 2023, Saba Capital Master Fund Ltd announced that it filed a Complaint in the United States District Court's Southern District of New York against the ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc, among others, seeking to invalidate as unlawful under the Investment Company Act of 1940, provisions in the Company's governing documents purporting to strip voting rights with respect to a shareholder's acquisition of shares constituting as little as 10% of the Company's voting power. On August 15, 2023, the Company moved to dismiss under forum non-convenience, and On September 26, 2023, the Court granted that motion with respect to the Company; On December 5, 2023, the Court granted summary judgment to the Saba Parties and declared the Vote Stripping Provisions of certain other funds named in the Complaint to be in violation of Section 18(i) of the Investment Company Act and ordered rescission of the Vote Stripping Provisions. The Company was not subject to such summary judgment.