PRESS RELEASE SOURCE: First Trust Advisors L.P. FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER UPDATE CALL FOR FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND AND FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY FUND WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- June 4, 2012 -- First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announced today that First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (NYSE: FAM) and First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund (NYSE: FEO) intend to host a conference call with Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc. ("Aberdeen"), the Funds' investment sub-advisor, on TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012, AT 11:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME. The purpose of the call is to hear Aberdeen's portfolio management teams provide updates for the Funds. -- Dial-in Number: (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and Passcode # 82727420. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference. -- Telephone Replay: (800) 585-8367; International (404) 537-3406; and Passcode # 82727420. The replay will be available after the call until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 19, 2012. FTA has served as each Fund's investment advisor since each Fund's inception. FTA, along with its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or supervision of over $56 billion as of April 30, 2012, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. If you have questions about the Funds that you would like answered on the call, please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com and refer to Aberdeen by Friday, June 15, 2012, 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Each Fund's daily closing price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling (800) 988-5891. CONTACT: JEFF MARGOLIN -- (630) 915-6784 ---------------------------------- Source: First Trust Advisors L.P.