Company Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund's secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. Under normal market conditions, the Fund allocates at least 80% of its total assets to United States (U.S.) dollar-denominated below investment-grade bonds, debentures, and other income obligations, including loans and preferred stocks (high yield securities or junk bonds). The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers, excluding emerging markets securities. The Fund invests in various sectors, such as energy, financial, chemicals, advertising, media, telecommunications, retail and healthcare-services, among others. The Fund's adviser is Allspring Funds Management, LLC.