PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen
Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. ("FAX"), Aberdeen Global Income
Fund, Inc., Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. and Aberdeen
Income Credit Strategies Fund announced on April 15, 2020 the postponement of the 2020
annual meetings of shareholders (the "Annual Meetings") and the
special meeting of shareholders of FAX (the "Special Meeting", and
together with the Annual Meetings, the "Shareholder Meetings"),
which were each originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 24, 2020. This press release
replaces that announcement and includes additional details for
logging into the virtual Shareholder Meetings.
Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus pandemic
(COVID-19) and to support the health and well-being of our
shareholders and the Funds' officers and staff, the date, time and
location of the 2020 Annual Meetings of shareholders of the each of
the Funds and the Special Meeting for FAX have been changed. The
Shareholder Meetings will be held on the following dates and at the
following times:
Fund
Name
|
Meeting
Type
|
Ticker
|
New Meeting
Date
|
New Meeting
Time
|
Aberdeen
Asia-Pacific
Income Fund, Inc.
|
Annual
|
NYSE: FAX
|
May 6,
2020
|
10:00 a.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen Global
Income
Fund, Inc.
|
Annual
|
NYSE: FCO
|
May 6,
2020
|
10:30 a.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen Australia
Equity
Fund, Inc.
|
Annual
|
NYSE: IAF
|
May 6,
2020
|
11:00 a.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen Income
Credit
Strategies Fund
|
Annual
|
NYSE: ACP
|
May 6,
2020
|
11:30 a.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen
Asia-Pacific
Income Fund, Inc.
|
Special
|
NYSE: FAX
|
May 27,
2020
|
11:30 a.m. eastern
time
|
In light of public health concerns regarding COVID-19, the
Shareholder Meetings will be held in a virtual meeting format only.
You will not be able to attend the Shareholder Meetings in
person.
Attending the Virtual Shareholder Meetings as a Shareholder
of Record
As described in the proxy materials for the Shareholder Meetings
previously distributed, any shareholder of record of a Fund as of
March 5, 2020 is entitled to notice
of, and to vote at, the respective Shareholder Meeting or any
postponements or adjournments thereof. To participate in the
Shareholder Meetings you will need the control number found on your
proxy card, voting instruction form or notice you previously
received and the password indicated below.
Fund
Name
|
Ticker
|
Meeting
Site
|
Meeting
Password
|
Aberdeen Asia-
Pacific Income
Fund, Inc.
|
NYSE: FAX
|
www.meetingcenter.io/262574747
|
ABD12020
|
Aberdeen Global
Income Fund, Inc.
|
NYSE: FCO
|
www.meetingcenter.io/262574747
|
ABD12020
|
Aberdeen
Australia
Equity Fund, Inc.
|
NYSE: IAF
|
www.meetingcenter.io/262574747
|
ABD12020
|
Aberdeen Income
Credit Strategies
Fund
|
NYSE: ACP
|
www.meetingcenter.io/262574747
|
ABD12020
|
Aberdeen Asia-
Pacific Income
Fund, Inc. – Special
Meeting
|
NYSE: FAX
|
www.meetingcenter.io/227580885
|
ABD32020
|
Registering to Attend the Virtual Shareholder Meetings as a
Beneficial Owner
If you hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank
or broker, you must register in advance to attend the Shareholder
Meetings. To register you must submit proof of your proxy power
(legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name
and email address to Computershare Fund Services, each Fund's proxy
tabulator. You may forward an email from your intermediary or
attach an image of your legal proxy to
legalproxy@computershare.com. Requests for registration for the
Annual Meetings must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 1, 2020 and for the FAX Special Meeting, no
later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
on May 22, 2020. You will receive
a confirmation email from Computershare of your registration and a
control number that will allow you to vote at the Shareholder
Meetings.
Voting Shares
Whether or not you plan to attend a Shareholder Meeting, we urge
you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meetings by one
of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Shareholder
Meetings. The proxy card included with the proxy materials
previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in
location and may continue to be used to vote your shares in
connection with the Shareholder Meetings.
Important Information
In the
United States, Aberdeen Standard Investments is the
marketing name for the following affiliated, registered investment
advisers: Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc., Aberdeen Asset
Managers Ltd., Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Ltd.,
Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Ltd., Aberdeen Capital Management, LLC,
Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs Advisors LLC and Standard Life
Investments (Corporate Funds) Ltd.
Closed-end funds are traded on the secondary market through one
of the stock exchanges. The Funds' investment returns and principal
values will fluctuate so that an investor's shares may be worth
more or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may
trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the net asset value
(NAV) of the fund's portfolio. There is no assurance that each Fund
will achieve its investment objective.
If you wish to receive this information
electronically, please contact:
Investor.Relations@aberdeenstandard.com
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