UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Aberdeen Global Equity Impact Fund
Dear Shareholder,
Please review the contents of this letter. We are in need of your help today. Your investment in Aberdeen Global Equity Impact Fund is in urgent need of your assistance and time is running out. The special meeting of shareholders of the Fund is scheduled for November 29, 2021 and we are still waiting for your vote. PLEASE help us to avoid the cost on additional follow-up messages by casting your vote today.
Proposals (further details are included in the proxy statement):
1. Plan of Reorganization
Background:
Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. (“ASII”), the investment adviser to the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, has informed the Board that each Reorganization would allow shareholders of the Target Fund to benefit from economies of scale able to be realized by being a shareholder of the Acquiring Fund, which is within a larger trust with common service providers and certain shared trust-wide expenses. As a result, ASII recommended to the Board, and the Board concluded, that it is in the best interest of shareholders of the Target Fund to present shareholders with the choice to approve the Reorganization. The Reorganization Agreement provides that the Target Fund will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to it corresponding Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of certain classes of the corresponding Acquiring Fund, which shares will be distributed to the shareholders of the corresponding class of the Target Fund in complete liquidation and dissolution of the Target Fund.
Regardless of your preference, it is critical that we receive your response so that we may address the operational requirements of the proposed Reorganization.
For further information about the proposals, please refer to the proxy statement, which can be found at https://vote.proxyonline.com/aberdeen/docs/abrdnspecial2021.pdf
If you have any proxy related questions or would like to cast your proxy vote by phone, call (800) 431-9643 for assistance. Representatives are available to you Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time.
Best regards,
Ben Moser
Head of Investor Services
Three convenient voting methods . . .
Please vote TODAY so that your vote may be recorded prior to the special meeting on November 29, 2021. The Board recommends that you vote ‘FOR’ the Reorganization
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| 1. Vote by Phone with a Representative: You may cast your vote by telephone with a proxy representative by calling toll-free (800) 431-9643. Representatives are available Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. |
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| 2. Vote online: You may cast your vote by visiting the web address located on the enclosed proxy card(s) and following the instructions on the website. |
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| 3. Vote by mail: You may cast your vote by signing, dating, and mailing the enclosed proxy card(s) in the postage-prepaid return envelope provided. |
REGNOBO
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Aberdeen Global Equity Impact Fund
Dear Shareholder,
Please review the contents of this letter. We are in need of your help today. Your investment in the Aberdeen Global Equity Impact Fund is in urgent need of your assistance and time is running out. The special meeting of shareholders of the Fund is scheduled for November 29, 2021 and we are still waiting for your vote. PLEASE help us to avoid the cost on additional follow-up messages by casting your vote today.
Proposals (further details are included in the proxy statement):
1. Plan of Reorganization
Background:
Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. (“ASII”), the investment adviser to the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, has informed the Board that each Reorganization would allow shareholders of the Target Fund to benefit from economies of scale able to be realized by being shareholders of the Acquiring Fund, which are series within a larger trust with common service providers and certain shared trust-wide expenses. As a result, ASII recommended to the Board, and the Board concluded, that it is in the best interest of shareholders of each Target Fund to present shareholders with the choice to approve the Reorganization. The Reorganization Agreement provides that the Target Fund will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to it corresponding Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of certain classes of the corresponding Acquiring Fund, which shares will be distributed to the shareholders of the corresponding class of the Target Fund in complete liquidation and dissolution of the Target Fund.
Regardless of your preference, it is critical that we receive your response so that we may address the operational requirements of the proposed Reorganization.
For further information about the proposals, please refer to the proxy statement, which can be found at https://vote.proxyonline.com/aberdeen/docs/abrdnspecial2021.pdf
If you have any proxy related questions, call (800) 431-9643 for assistance. Representatives are available to you Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time.
Best regards,
Ben Moser
Head of Investor Services
Two convenient voting methods . . .
Please vote TODAY so that your vote may be recorded prior to the special meeting on November 29, 2021. Even an Abstain vote will help the Fund to reach the required quorum to hold the shareholder meeting.
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| 1. Vote online: You may cast your vote by visiting the web address located on the enclosed proxy card(s) and following the instructions on the website. |
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| 2. Vote by mail: You may cast your vote by signing, dating, and mailing the enclosed proxy card(s) in the postage-prepaid return envelope provided. |
OBO