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):  January 27, 2011 (January 26, 2011)
 
TS&W / Claymore Tax-Advantaged Balanced Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
811-21515
 
32-6031278
         
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
         
of incorporation)
     
Identification No.)
 
2455 Corporate West Drive
   
     
Lisle, Illinois
 
60532
     
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (630) 505-3700
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 7.01                      Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
 
The Board of Trustees of TS&W / Claymore Tax-Advantaged Balanced Fund (the “Fund”) previously announced that it had approved in principle the conversion of the Fund to an open-end fund, to be managed by Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc., and was further considering the process by which such conversion would be implemented.  The Fund was unable to reach a definitive agreement with the proposed open-end fund sponsor with respect to the terms of such proposed conversion.   Therefore, conversion to an open-end fund managed by Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc. is no longer under consideration.  The Board of Trustees continues to evaluate other possible courses of action for the Fund and will take such actions as it believes to be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.  The Board currently expects that any course of action taken on behalf of the Fund would result in a full or partial liquidity event for shareholders at or near net asset value.  The Fund will provide additional information to shareholders as appropriate.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
           
   
TS&W / CLAYMORE TAX-ADVANTAGED
BALANCED FUND
 
       
   
By:
 
/s/ Elizabeth Hudson
   
Name:
 
Elizabeth Hudson
   
Title:
 
Secretary
DATE:  June 22, 2011
       

 
 
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