Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

The Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ), (NYSE American: IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on March 31, 2026, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of March 24, 2026 (ex-dividend date March 24, 2026). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and Aberdeen India Fund Inc. (IFN) which paid on March 31, 2026, to all shareholders of record as of February 20, 2026 (ex-dividend date February 20, 2026). Ticker Exchange Fund Amount ASGI NYSE abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund $ 0.2300 HQH NYSE abrdn Healthcare Investors $ 0.6300 HQL NYSE abrdn Life Sciences Investors $ 0.5600 IAF NYSE American abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. $ 0.3600 IFN NYSE Aberdeen India Fund, Inc. $ 0.4500 THQ NYSE abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund $ 0.1800 Each Fund has adopted a distribution policy to provide investors with a stable distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital. For the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and Aberdeen India Fund Inc. (IFN) the stock distributions were automatically paid in newly issued shares of the Fund unless otherwise instructed by the shareholder to be paid in cash. Shares of common stock were issued at the lower of the net asset value ("NAV") per share or the market price per share with a floor for the NAV of not less than 95% of the market price on March 18, 2026. The reinvestment prices per share for these distributions were as follows: $18.08 for abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH); $16.40 for abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL); $12.50 for abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and $11.75 for Aberdeen India Fund, Inc. (IFN). Fractional shares were generally settled in cash, except for registered shareholders with book entry accounts at Computershare Investor Services who had whole and fractional shares added to their account. To have received the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and Aberdeen India Fund Inc. (IFN) quarterly distributions payable in March 2026 in cash instead of shares of common stock, for shareholders who hold shares in "street name," the bank, brokerage or nominee who holds the shares must have advised the Depository Trust Company as to the full and fractional shares for which they want the distribution paid in cash by March 17, 2026; and for shares that are held in registered form, written notification for the election of cash by registered shareholders must have been received by Computershare Investor Services prior to March 17, 2026. Under applicable U.S. tax rules, the amount and character of distributable income for each Fund's fiscal year can be finally determined only as of the end of the Fund's fiscal year. However, under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and related rules, the Funds may be required to indicate to shareholders the estimated... Read more

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