| PHILADELPHIA, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds announced they each held their Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meetings") on May 28, 2025. At the Meetings, shareholders of the respective Funds voted on the proposals set forth below: abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. ("FAX") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, FAX had outstanding 41,282,628 shares of common stock and 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock. 60.36% of outstanding common stock and 100% of preferred stock were voted representing a quorum. To elect one Class I Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Christian Pittard | 26,185,148 | 727,199 | 418,692 |
To elect one Preferred Share Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Moritz Sell | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
To approve the continuation of the term of one Director under the Corporate Governance Policies:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | P. Gerald Malone | 26,209,167 | 800,443 | 321,429 |
abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. ("FCO") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, FCO had outstanding 13,454,259 shares of common stock. 61.06% of outstanding common stock were voted representing a quorum. To elect one Class III Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Radhika Ajmera | 7,959,965 | 92,662 | 162,772 |
To approve the continuation of the term for one Director under the Corporate Governance Policies:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | P. Gerald Malone | 7,926,164 | 150,309 | 138,926 |
abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. ("IAF") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, IAF had outstanding 27,688,134 shares of common stock. 78.57% of outstanding common stock were voted representing a quorum. To elect one Class I Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Moritz Sell | 17,091,979 | 4,661,9340 | 0 |
To consider the continuation of the term for one Director under the Corporate Governance Policies:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | P. Gerald Malone | 19,866,490 | 1,333,163 | 554,261 |
abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund ("ACP") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, ACP had outstanding 128,670,678 shares of common and preferred stock 79.75% of outstanding common and preferred stock were voted representing a quorum. To elect two Class II Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Christian Pittard | 97,703,889 | 3,629,154 | Nancy Yao | 96,050,216 | 5,282,827 |
To elect one Preferred Share Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Nancy Yao | 822,078 | 136,949 |
abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund ("AGD") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, AGD had outstanding 24,865,081 shares of common stock. 79.015% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class II Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | P. Gerald Malone | 18,986,062 | 661,019 | Todd Reit | 19,078,404 | 568,676 |
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund ("AOD") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, AOD had outstanding 105,430,998 shares of common stock. 67.64% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class II Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | P. Gerald Malone | 64,707,429 | 6,609,960 | Todd Reit | 66,182,019 | 5,135,370 |
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund ("AWP") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, AWP had outstanding 86,429,604 shares of common stock. 69.23% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Annual Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class II Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | P. Gerald Malone | 57,101,864 | 2,733,201 | Todd Reit | 57,559,223 | 2,275,842 |
The India Fund, Inc. ("IFN") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, IFN had outstanding 39,897,528 shares of common stock. 54.83% of outstanding common stock were voted representing a quorum. To elect one Class I Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Rahn Porter | 20,831,914 | 785,244 | 258,685 |
To elect one Class III Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Nancy Yao | 20,806,823 | 868,359 | 200,660 |
To approve the continuation of the term for one Director under the Corporate Governance Policies:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | Luis F. Rubio | 20,759,736 | 851,377 | 264.728 |
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ("ASGI") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, ASGI had outstanding 29,944,192 shares of common stock. 79.29% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect three Class II Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Chris LaVictoire Mahai | 21,536,005 | 1,414,552 | P. Gerald Malone | 21,428,318 | 1,522,239 | Todd Reit | 21,478,848 | 1,471,709 |
abrdn Emerging Markets Ex-China Fund, Inc. ("AEF") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, there were 40,601,424 outstanding shares of the Fund. 84.49% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To re-elect one Class II Director to the Board of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Votes Abstained | C. William Maher | 32,763,343 | 1,454,907 | 85,481 |
abrdn Healthcare Investors ("HQH") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, there were 53, 862,184 outstanding shares of the Fund. 75.55% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class C Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Kathleen Goetz | 39,046,950 | 1,645,083 | Todd Reit | 39,049,811 | 1,642,222 |
abrdn Life Sciences Investors ("HQL") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, there were 28,872,416 outstanding shares of the Fund. 69.01% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class C Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Rose DiMartino | 16,018,555 | 3,906,874 | Todd Reit | 16,041,001 | 3,884,428 |
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund ("THQ") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, there were 41,379,166 outstanding shares of the Fund. 71.85% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class B Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Rose DiMartino | 29,059,401 | 672,277 | C. William Maher | 29,073,662 | 658,016 |
abrdn World Healthcare Fund ("THW") As of the record date, April 7, 2025, there were 39,849,958 outstanding shares of the Fund 54.74% of the outstanding shares were voted at the Meeting representing a quorum. To elect two Class A Trustees to the Board of Trustees:
| Votes For | Votes Against/Withheld | Kathleen Goetz | 14,194,470 | 7,617,597 | Christian Pittard | 21,269,957 | 542,110 |
In the United States, Aberdeen Investments Global is the trade name of Aberdeen's investments business, herein referred to as "Aberdeen Investments" or "Aberdeen". In the United States, Aberdeen Investments refers to the following affiliated, registered investment advisers: abrdn Inc., abrdn Investments Limited, and abrdn Asia Limited. Closed-end funds are traded on the secondary market through one of the stock exchanges. The Fund's investment return and principal value 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 the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Closed-End Funds | Aberdeen View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aberdeen-investments-us-closed-end-funds-announce-results-of-annual-meeting-of-shareholders-302467712.html
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