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abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: ASGI) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that focuses on assets providing necessary services to society, with an emphasis on infrastructure-related equity investments. Its public communications highlight a goal of delivering a high level of total return with an emphasis on current income, and the fund’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange as a listed closed-end fund.
The ASGI news feed features updates that reflect the fund’s role within the abrdn U.S. closed-end fund platform. Investors can find announcements about distribution payment details, including how distributions are composed among net investment income, realized capital gains, and return of capital under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The fund also issues notices explaining its managed or stable distribution policy and how estimated distribution sources may change once the fiscal year is complete.
News items for ASGI also cover corporate actions involving the fund, such as its role as an acquiring fund in reorganizations of other closed-end funds. For example, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (MFD) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) have been reorganized into ASGI, with shareholders of the acquired funds receiving newly issued ASGI shares based on relative net asset values. These announcements describe the expected benefits of combining assets, such as potential economies of scale and changes in scale and liquidity for the combined fund.
In addition, ASGI’s news includes information about Board decisions, such as the approval of a managed distribution policy and the authorization of an open market share repurchase program. Readers who follow ASGI news can monitor how the fund communicates about its distribution practices, reorganizations, and other structural developments that may affect shareholders.
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abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds announced the upcoming completion of reorganizations involving four closed-end investment companies advised by Delaware Management Company. Effective March 13, 2023, the IVH, DEX, DDF, and MGU funds will merge into the ACP, AGD, and ASGI funds. This consolidation aims to enhance economies of scale, liquidity, and marketability, ultimately benefiting shareholders by creating larger, more viable funds. Shareholders of the Acquired Funds will receive new shares of the Acquiring Funds post-reorganization.
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE:ASGI) held a special shareholder meeting on December 9, 2022, where shareholders voted to approve the issuance of additional shares as part of the reorganization with Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. (MGU). A significant 82.61% of outstanding shares were voted, with 3,136,748 in favor and 429,816 against the share issuance. Additionally, KPMG LLP was ratified as the Fund's independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, with 6,369,207 votes in favor. The reorganization is expected to complete in Q1 2023, pending customary conditions.
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) and abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund (FAX) announced their distributions for shareholders as of November 22, 2022. The distribution per share is $0.1200 for ASGI and $0.0275 for FAX, both paid on November 30, 2022. The distribution is estimated to derive entirely from the net investment income for FAX, while ASGI's distribution is a return of capital. The funds aim to provide stable distributions, supplemented by realized capital gains.
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abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ticker: ASGI) has rescheduled its special meeting of shareholders to December 9, 2022, at 11:00 AM ET. This adjournment aims to gather more proxies to meet quorum requirements and to include a routine proposal for ratifying KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. Shareholders will receive supplemental proxy materials for further details. The updated proxy statement is also available on the SEC website.