PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen
Global Dynamic Dividend Fund ("AGD"), Aberdeen Total Dynamic
Dividend Fund ("AOD") and Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund
("AWP" and collectively with AGD and AOD, the "Funds") announced on
April 15, 2020 changes to the times
and locations of the 2020 annual meetings of shareholders for each
Fund (the "Annual Meetings") and the special meeting of
shareholders of AWP (the "Special Meeting", and together with the
Annual Meetings, the "Shareholder Meetings"), which are each
scheduled to be held on May 6, 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 time and
location of the 2020 Annual Meetings of shareholders of each of the
Funds and the Special Meeting for AWP have been changed. The
Shareholder Meetings will be held at the following times:
Fund
Name
|
Meeting
Type
|
Ticker
|
Meeting
Date
|
New Meeting
Time
|
Aberdeen Global Dynamic
Dividend Fund
|
Annual
|
NYSE: AGD
|
May 6,
2020
|
12:00 p.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen Total Dynamic
Dividend Fund
|
Annual
|
NYSE: AOD
|
May 6,
2020
|
12:30 p.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen Global
Premier
Properties Fund
|
Annual
|
NYSE: AWP
|
May 6,
2020
|
1:00 p.m. eastern
time
|
Aberdeen Global
Premier
Properties Fund
|
Special
|
NYSE: AWP
|
May 6,
2020
|
1:30 p.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
February 27, 2020 is entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the respective Shareholder Meeting or
any postponements or adjournments thereof. Details of how to attend
the Shareholder Meetings are being provided in a revised
shareholder notice and will be distributed to financial
intermediaries. 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 Global Dynamic
Dividend Fund
|
NYSE: AGD
|
www.meetingcenter.io/263506033
|
ABD22020
|
Aberdeen Total Dynamic
Dividend Fund
|
NYSE: AOD
|
Aberdeen Global
Premier
Properties Fund
|
NYSE: AWP
|
Aberdeen Global
Premier
Properties Fund
|
NYSE: AWP
|
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
Shareholder Meetings must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 1, 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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