OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings assigned to the outstanding mandatory redeemable preferred shares (MRPS) for the two Duff and Phelps' closed-end funds listed below:

DNP Select Income Fund, Inc. (DNP)

--$132,000,000 of series A MRPS, due 2019 at 'AAA';

--$60,000,000 of series B MRPS, due 2021 at 'AAA';

--$75,000,000 of series C MRPS, due 2024 at 'AAA';

--$33,000,000 of series D MRPS, due 2021 at 'AAA'.

Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund (DPG)

--$20,000,000 of series A MRPS, due 2020 at 'AA';

--$40,000,000 of series B MRPS, due 2022 at 'AA';

--$40,000,000 of series C MRPS, due 2025 at 'AA'.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The rating affirmation primarily reflects:

--Sufficient asset coverage provided to the MRPS shares as calculated per the funds' over-collateralization (OC) tests;

--The structural protections afforded by mandatory collateral maintenance and de-leveraging provisions in the event of asset coverage declines;

--The legal and regulatory parameters that govern the fund's operations;

--The capabilities of Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. as investment advisor.

ASSET COVERAGE

The funds' asset coverage ratio, as calculated in accordance with Fitch's total and net overcollateralization tests (Fitch OC Tests) per the 'AAA' and 'AA' rating guidelines, for DNP and DPG, respectively, as outlined in Fitch's applicable criteria, were in excess of 100%. These are the minimum asset coverage guidelines required by the funds' governing documents, and evaluated as such by Fitch to arrive at the assigned rating levels.

The Fitch OC tests calculate standardized asset coverage by applying haircuts to portfolio holdings based on riskiness and diversification of the assets and measuring their ability to cover both on - and off-balance-sheet liabilities at the stress level that corresponds to the assigned rating.

At closing, the funds' asset coverage ratio for total leverage, including the MRPS, as calculated in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), was in excess of 225%. Also at closing, the funds' asset coverage ratio for total debt, as calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act, was in excess of 300%. These are the minimum asset coverage ratios required by the 1940 Act and the fund's governing documents.

In the event of breaches to any of the above thresholds, the funds are required to restore compliance per structural protections described below.

STRUCTURAL PROTECTIONS

Should the MRPS asset coverage tests decline below their minimum threshold amounts (as tested weekly) the fund is required to deliver notice to the MRPS purchasers within five days of becoming aware of such fact.

The fund manager is required to cure the breach by altering the composition of the portfolio toward assets with lower discount factors (for Fitch OC Test breaches), or by reducing leverage in a sufficient amount (for both the Fitch OC Tests and 1940 Act asset coverage test breaches) within a pre-specified time period (a maximum of 45 business days).

FUND PROFILES

The funds are closed-end management investment companies regulated by the 1940 Act. As of May 31, 2016, the funds invest primarily in equity and fixed income securities of the public utilities industry.

DNP's primary objectives are current income and long-term growth of income with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. On May 31, 2016, DNP had total net assets of approximately $3.7 billion.

DPG's primary objectives are to seek total return, resulting primarily from (i) a high level of current income, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income, and (ii) growth in current income, and secondarily from capital appreciation. On May 31, 2016, DPG had total net assets of approximately $985.3 million.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is the fund manager and responsible for the implementation and execution of the investment strategies on a day-to-day basis. Duff & Phelps is an SEC registered investment advisor with $9.2 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2015. Duff & Phelps' managed mutual funds and closed-end funds provide investment opportunities in global infrastructure, global real estate and municipal and corporate bonds.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The ratings assigned to the preferred shares may be sensitive to material changes in the leverage composition, portfolio credit quality or market risk of the funds, as described above. A material adverse deviation from Fitch guidelines for any key rating driver could cause ratings to be lowered by Fitch. The funds have the ability to assume economic leverage through derivative transactions which may not be captured by the fund's Preferred Shares Asset Coverage test.

The fund currently does not engage in derivative activities for speculative purposes and does not envision engaging in such activity in the future. Material derivative exposure in the future could have potential negative rating implications if it adversely affects asset coverage available to rated preferred shares.