13 March
2024
abrdn Private Equity
Opportunities Trust plc ("THE COMPANY")
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):
2138004MK7VPTZ99EV13
DECLARATION OF FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND
The Company announces the payment of the first
interim dividend in respect of the year ended 30 September 2024 of
4.2 pence per ordinary share (2023: 4.0 pence per ordinary
share).
The dividend will be paid on 26 April 2024 to all
shareholders on the register on 22 March 2024. The ex- dividend
date is 21 March 2024.
In the absence of unforeseen circumstances, it is the
Board's intention that the second, third and fourth interim
dividends will also be 4.2 pence per Ordinary Share, payable in
July 2024, October 2024 and January 2025 respectively, making a
total dividend payment for the year ending 30 September 2024 of
16.8 pence per ordinary share.
Based on the share price at 11 March 2024, this would
represent a 3.2% dividend yield and is an overall increase of 5% on
the total dividend payment for the financial year ended 30
September 2023 of 16.0 pence per ordinary share.
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN ("DRIP")
The Company has in place a DRIP, provided by Equiniti
Financial Services Limited, which allows shareholders to use their
dividends to purchase further ordinary shares in the Company. The
last election date to participate in the DRIP is 8 April 2024.
Further information on the DRIP including the Terms
and Conditions and the associated costs can be found via the
following link:
https://www.shareview.co.uk/4/Info/Portfolio/default/en/home/shareholders/Pages/Rei
nvestDividends.aspx
Shareholders who have not previously applied to
participate in the DRIP and who wish to do
so in respect of the dividend payable on 26 April 2024, should
ensure that a mandate form, or CREST instruction if appropriate, is
submitted to the Company's registrars, Equiniti Limited, prior to
the dividend election date of 8 April 2024. Applications can be
made on-line and a mandate form can be downloaded from the above
website.
Further information can also be obtained by calling
the registrars' shareholder helpline on 0371 384 2618 or by writing
to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spence Road, Lancing, West
Sussex BN99 6DA.
For further information please contact: Paul
Evitt
abrdn Holdings Limited
Company Secretary
