AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • October 15th, 2024 • Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledOctober 15th, 2024 Company JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of September 20, 2024, by and between abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Acquiring Fund”), and First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Acquired Fund” and, together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”). First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership and the investment adviser to the Acquired Fund (the “Seller”), joins this Agreement solely for purposes of paragraphs 8.2, 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3, and abrdn Inc., a Delaware corporation registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Purchaser”), joins this Agreement solely for purposes of paragraphs 5.12, 5.13, 8.2, 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • October 15th, 2024 • Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledOctober 15th, 2024 Company JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of September 20, 2024, by and between abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund, a Maryland statutory trust (the “Acquiring Fund”), and Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Acquired Fund” and, together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”). First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership and the investment adviser to the Acquired Fund (the “Seller”), joins this Agreement solely for purposes of paragraphs 8.2, 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3, and abrdn Inc., a Delaware corporation registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the investment adviser to the Acquiring Fund (the “Purchaser”), joins this Agreement solely for purposes of paragraphs 5.12, 5.13, 8.2, 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3.