<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-18-058018.txt : 20180921
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180921161841
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-058018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180921
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180921
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180921

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABERDEEN TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001379400
		IRS NUMBER:				205785181
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21980
		FILM NUMBER:		181081777

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
		STREET 2:		1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
		STREET 2:		1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALPINE TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061027
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<TYPE>DEFA14A
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<FILENAME>a18-27122_3defa14a.htm
<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>  </font></b><b><font size="4" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per   Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying   value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth   the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was   determined):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is   offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing   for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous   filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date   of its filing.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On September&nbsp;21, 2018, the Board of Trustees of Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (the &#147;Fund&#148;) sent a letter to Saba Capital Management (&#147;Saba&#148;).&#160; A copy of the letter is attached herein as Exhibit&nbsp;1.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;21, 2018</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Saba Capital Management, L.P. (&#147;Saba&#148;)</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York&#160; 10174</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re: Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Sirs,</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thank you for your letter dated September&nbsp;18, 2018 expressing your concerns with respect to the Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (the &#147;Fund&#148;).&#160; We appreciate your input and take your interests and concerns regarding the Fund seriously. We would like to take the opportunity to respond to the points addressed in the letter.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As you are aware, the terms of office of our Board of Trustees (&#147;Board&#148;) began upon the change of the Fund&#146;s manager from Alpine Capital Management (&#147;Alpine&#148;) to Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (&#147;Aberdeen&#148;) on May&nbsp;4, 2018, less than five (5)&nbsp;months ago.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board was aware that Saba submitted a proposal to Alpine </font>in November&nbsp;of 2017. Since the criticisms set forth in your proposals pertained to a period when the Fund was still named the Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and was managed by the prior investment manager, Alpine, and because Saba did not modify this proposal during the extended submission period for the 2018 annual shareholder meeting, it was assumed - incorrectly, as it turns out - you did not wish to pursue the proposal.&#160; Despite the fundamental change of the Fund&#146;s circumstances, after a conversation with the SEC staff, we directed management to present your proposal for consideration by shareholders.&#160; Accordingly, the Fund&#146;s proxy has been revised to include your proposal and the shareholder meeting was postponed to allow time for regulatory process for the proxy.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are aware that our statement opposing your proposal was provided to you on Thursday, September&nbsp;6, 2018, the same day that the President of the Fund visited your offices.&#160; While we were not present at that meeting, we believe that Saba misunderstood what was discussed and are satisfied that Management has set the record straight in its correspondence sent to you from the President of the Fund by email on September&nbsp;11, 2018.&#160; The purpose of that meeting was in fact to inform Saba that to implement a de-staggering of the Board of Trustees (if Saba&#146;s proposal was approved by the requisite number of shareholders), the Fund&#146;s agreement and declaration of trust must be amended, which requires an affirmative vote of 75% of the shares outstanding.&#160; Management was seeking to make Saba aware of this requirement in an effort to avoid the costs associated with redrafting the proxy and delaying the shareholder meeting for an advisory</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">proposal which could only be implemented if a very high percentage of shares supported it at a subsequent meeting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You raise a concern about the discount at which the Fund&#146;s shares are trading. Despite the fact that this is an issue common to many closed-end funds, the Board takes its responsibilities for discount oversight very seriously and is aware that the discount has widened marginally from between 10-11% at the time of the transition from Alpine to Aberdeen, to approximately 11-12% in recent weeks, and has averaged approximately 11.2% since the transition to September&nbsp;19, 2018.&#160; Since the transition on May&nbsp;4, 2018, the Board has undertaken several actions with a view to addressing the discount, as noted below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Approval of Share Repurchase Program</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In June&nbsp;2018, at the very first Board meeting following transition, the new Board approved the resumption of a share repurchase program.&#160; Notably, prior to the transition to Aberdeen, no shares had been repurchased in the Fund since 2015.&#160; Management undertakes to engage in repurchases in appropriate circumstances.&#160; The factors considered by Management include not only the size of the Fund&#146;s discount, but a relative analysis of discount compared to peers, macro-economic market conditions, and sentiment in both the regions in which the Fund invests and domestically, and any adverse implications for portfolio management. Share repurchase activity in the program is disclosed on the Fund&#146;s website on a monthly basis.&#160; It can be&#160; noted that since the introduction of the program four months ago, the Fund has repurchased 250,000 shares.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Investor Relations Program</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board has approved the Aberdeen Investor Relations program.&#160; This a comprehensive program which includes all forms of marketing promotion including direct shareholder and advisor engagement, communications and outreach, marketing collateral and promotional campaigns and industry event participation.&#160; In addition to several dedicated marketing personnel, a dedicated product specialist also works in coordination with Aberdeen&#146;s external wholesale force to identify and support existing investors, key distribution partners, intermediary firms, research analysts, and other key gatekeepers,&nbsp;as well as potential buyers of the Fund by enhancing relationships directly with financial advisors and professional wealth managers, institutional investors, and other stakeholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aberdeen has introduced an expense waiver agreement such that the expenses of the Fund (excluding leverage costs, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions and any non-routine expenses) will not exceed 1.14%.&#160; This expense waiver serves to provide shareholders with assurance that the Fund expenses will not exceed this amount for a period of two years from the transition date.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Finally, we address your comments regarding the Fund&#146;s performance.&#160; Naturally this is a key area of focus for the Board going forward and is something that the Board reviews in detail at every quarterly Board meeting with senior members of the investment team.&#160; The Fund&#146;s primary investment objective is to seek high current dividend income and secondarily, long-term</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">growth of capital by investing in global equity securities.&#160; The period over which Aberdeen has managed the Fund is too short to provide a meaningful measurement period; however, the Board would highlight that the Fund&#146;s NAV has outperformed its stated benchmark (MSCI ACWI) in the 3 months ended August&nbsp;31, 2018.&#160; The S&amp;P 500 index used for comparative purposes in your letter includes only domestic US stocks and is not an appropriate comparison for relative performance of a global equity fund.&#160; A more reasonable comparison would be to the Fund&#146;s Morningstar peer group of World Large Stock Category.&#160; In the periods ended August&nbsp;31, 2018, the Fund&#146;s peer group ranking in this category reflects a top or second quartile NAV performance over 3 months, 6 months, year to date, 1 year and 5 years.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As noted earlier, we are very interested in allowing all shareholders to consider all properly submitted proposals and have moved very swiftly to finalize the Fund&#146;s proxy statement with your proposal and present it to shareholders.&#160; We equally welcome the opportunity to work with you and would appreciate your assistance in finalizing the Fund&#146;s proxy so that all shareholders have sufficient time to consider the matters presented.&#160; To that end, we would appreciate your response on the statement that was presented for your consideration on September&nbsp;6, 2018, so that it can be finalized for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s proxy and sent out to shareholders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sincerely,</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Fund intends to file its definitive proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) and to begin mailing its proxy statement to shareholders in the near future.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENT, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND AND THE UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.&nbsp; Shareholders can obtain additional copies of the notice of annual meeting and proxy statement, and other documents filed by the Fund with the SEC, when they become available, by writing the Fund at 1735 Market Street, 32</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">nd</font>&#160;Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or by calling (800) 522-5465 on any business day.&nbsp; You may also visit the Fund&#146;s website at http://www.aberdeen-asset.us/cef. Additional copies of the proxy materials will be delivered promptly upon request.&nbsp; Free copies of these materials can also be found on the SEC&#146;s website at&nbsp;http://www.sec.gov.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to SEC proxy rules, the Fund&#146;s Trustees, nominee for Trustee and executive officers are &#147;participants&#148; in connection with the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.&nbsp; Certain regular employees and officers of the Fund&#146;s investment manager, administrator, or any of their affiliates may become &#147;participants&#148; if any such persons solicit proxies.&nbsp; Shareholders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations, and interests of these individuals in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement, when available, for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</font></p>
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