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Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund Prospectus May 31, 2021 Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund Investment objective. Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on December 7, 2016, and is a continuously offered, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return primarily from income. The Fund pursues its investment objective primarily by investing in trade finance, structured trade, export finance, import finance, supply chain financing and project finance assets of entities, including sovereign entities (“trade finance related securities”). Trade finance related securities will be located primarily in, or have exposure to, global emerging markets. Trade finance transactions refer to the capital needed to buy or sell, import or export, products or other tangible goods. Project finance transactions are typically used to build something tangible or to expand existing plant capacity to produce more goods for trade; and the Fund typically invests in project finance deals when the project has been largely completed and goods are being produced for export (i.e., transactions are of a short-term nature). No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved. As of January 1, 2021, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail. Instead, the reports will be made available on FederatedInvestors.com/FundInformation, and you will be notified and provided with a link each time a report is posted to the website. You may request to receive paper reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, free of charge, at any time. You may also request to receive documents through e-delivery. Investing in the Fund’s Shares involves certain risks and should not constitute a complete investment program. Risks, including “Risk of Investing in Trade Finance Related Securities,” “Interest Rate Risk,” and “Risk of Investing in Derivative Contracts and Hybrid Instruments,” are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 21 of this prospectus. The Fund’s Shares will not be listed on an exchange. It is not anticipated that a secondary market will develop. An investment in the Fund may not be suitable for investors who may need the money they invest in a specified timeframe. Not FDIC Insured ▪ May Lose Value ▪ No Bank Guarantee Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Maximum Sales Load as a Percentage of Proceeds to Price to Public1 Purchase Amount Registrant2 Per Share $ 10.00 None $ 10.00 Total $200,000,000 None $200,000,000 1 Common shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) are continuously offered at current net asset value (NAV), which will fluctuate. 2 Total proceeds to the Fund assume that all registered Shares will be sold in a continuous offering. The proceeds may differ from that shown if other than the then-current net asset value at which Shares are sold varies from that shown and/or additional Shares are registered. The date of this Prospectus is May 31, 2021 Federated Securities Corp. (the “Distributor”) acts as the distributor of the Fund’s Shares, on a best efforts basis, subject to various conditions. Shares may be purchased through the Distributor or through advisers, brokers, dealers or banks that have entered into selling agreements with the Distributor. Neither the Distributor nor any other adviser, broker, dealer or bank is obligated to buy from the Fund any of the Shares. Portfolio management strategies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s investment program will consist primarily of investing in trade finance related securities. It is the Adviser and Sub-Adviser’s (each as defined below) intent to focus the Fund’s investments in trade finance related securities. The Fund seeks to provide investors with a portfolio that exceeds the 1-Month London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) with low volatility and low correlation to stock and fixed income market returns as well as commodities. The Fund’s investments are expected to consist primarily of loans, or similar instruments used directly or indirectly to finance domestic and international trade and related infrastructure projects. These are expected to include, but not be limited to, facilities for pre-export finance, process and commodities finance, receivables financing, letters of credit and other documentary credits, promissory notes, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments. The Fund may gain exposure to such investments by way of purchase, assignment, participation, sub-participation, guarantee, insurance, derivative or any other appropriate financial instrument. The Fund invests only in funded letters of credit and other instruments that do not create unfunded commitments to lend. The Fund may also take positions in more traditional assets including bonds, equities and foreign exchange instruments for the purpose of hedging and investment. The Fund, from time to time, may also use currency forwards for hedging purposes. However, although not generally anticipated to be used, the Fund reserves the flexibility to use derivative contracts and/or hybrid instruments to implement elements of its investment strategy. Derivative investments made by the Fund are included within the Fund’s 80% policy and are calculated at market value. The Fund is non-diversified. Compared to diversified funds, it may invest a higher percentage of its assets among fewer issuers of portfolio securities. This increases the Fund’s risk by magnifying the impact (positively or negatively) that any one issuer has on the Fund’s performance. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in trade finance related securities. Up to 20% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in other types of fixed-income securities and money market instruments. Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Fund’s investment adviser is Federated Investment Management Company (FIMC or the “Adviser”). As of December 31, 2020, FIMC and its affiliates managed approximately $619.4 billion. FIMC has engaged Federated Hermes (UK) LLP (the “Sub-Adviser”) as a sub-adviser to the Fund. As of December 31, 2020, the Sub-Adviser acted as investment adviser for and/or managed approximately $11.7 billion of assets. Under the supervision of the Adviser and oversight by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) and pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will act as sub-investment adviser to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser will have day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund. This prospectus contains information you should know before investing, including information about risks. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference. Copies of the Fund’s semi-annual and annual reports, when available, may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund at its address at 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561 or by calling the Fund at 1-855-328-0109. Copies of the Fund’s semi-annual and annual reports, when available, may also be obtained without charge at FederatedInvestors.com. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a website (sec.gov) that contains the annual and semi-annual reports and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Statement of Additional Information dated May 31, 2021 (SAI) has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be obtained without charge by calling 1-855-328-0109 or by writing to the Fund. Copies of the SAI may also be obtained free of charge at FederatedInvestors.com. A table of contents to the SAI is located on page 39 of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the entire Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information is available along with shareholder reports and other Fund-related materials from the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s internet site (sec.gov) or, upon payment of copying fees, by contacting the Securities and Exchange Commission by electronic mail at [email protected]. The Fund’s address is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561. The Fund’s shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The Fund has not, and the Distributor has not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither the Fund nor the Distributor is making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information provided by this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. The Fund’s business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since the date of this prospectus. CONTENTS Prospectus
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