Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) Update on Asset Acquisition from FGB

The Board of Trustees of abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) announced that shareholders of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:FGB) did not reach a 1940 Act quorum. The adjourned special meeting on August 29, 2024, thus failed to pass the proposed reorganization.

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