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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-103225
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220927

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001503290
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20171201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20101012

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001793855
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILDELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILDELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200508

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Public Private Income Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20191112

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001362481
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ABERDEEN GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180508

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060511
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September 27, 2022</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VIA EDGAR</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. Chad Eskildsen</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Division of Investment Management</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, DC 20549</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms. Ashley Vroman-Lee</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Division of Investment Management</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, DC 20549</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Response to Comments on the proxy statements/prospectuses filed on Form N-14 (each, a &#147;Proxy Statement/Prospectus&#148; and collectively, &#147;Proxy Statement/Prospectus&#148;) by the following funds (each an &#147;Acquiring Fund&#148; and, collectively the &#147;Acquiring Funds&#148;) on August 11, 2022:</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;">abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities Act File No. 333-266796</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;">abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities Act File No. 333-266798</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities Act File No. 333-266799</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. Eskildsen and Ms. Vroman-Lee:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This letter responds to comments on the Proxy Statements/Prospectuses with respect to the proposed reorganizations as shown below that the staff (the &#147;Staff&#148;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) provided via email to Thomas Bogle of Dechert LLP on August 24, 2022, and via telephone conversation with Ashley Vroman-Lee and Thomas Bogle of Dechert LLP on September 2, 2022.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiring&nbsp;Funds</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delaware Investments&#174; Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delaware Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of the Acquiring Funds, your comments and our responses to them are provided below. All defined terms in this letter have the same meaning as in the Proxy Statements/Prospectuses, except as defined herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comments provided on August 24, 2022</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Comment applicable to each Proxy Statement/Prospectus</font></u></i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 1</font></u></b><i>:</i>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; With respect to the following question and answer in the Questions and Answers Section of each Proxy Statement/Prospectus: &#147;Will there be any significant portfolio transitioning in connection with the Reorganization?&#148; &#151; the Staff notes that a significant portion of the Acquired Funds&#146; respective portfolios will be sold prior to and/or after the reorganizations. Related to these sales, please disclose the following information with respect to each Acquired Fund:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1. Estimated per share and dollar amount of transaction expenses.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Proxy Statements/Prospectuses have been revised to reflect the Staff&#146;s comment.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 2</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please explain why the impact of the difference in valuation methods for certain debt holdings disclosed in the Questions and Answers Section in the following question: &#147;How will the reorganization affect the value of my investment?&#148; is not reflected as an adjustment on the Capitalization table.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Proxy Statements/Prospectuses have been revised to reflect the Staff&#146;s comment and the capitalization tables for each of the abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund and the abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund have been replaced with the following:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Capitalization</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The table below sets forth the capitalization of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund as of August 31, 2022, and the <i>pro forma</i> capitalization of the Combined Fund as if the Reorganization had occurred on that date. As shown below, it is anticipated that the NAV of Acquiring Fund shareholders&#146; shares would decrease due to the valuation differences described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Acquiring Fund assets would increase.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquired&nbsp;Fund</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiring&nbsp;Fund</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Adjustments</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pro&nbsp;Forma<br>   Combined&nbsp;Fund</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Net   Assets (all classes)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">198,827,167</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">183,113,336</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(707,549</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">381,232,954</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common   Shares Outstanding(b)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16,570,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24,798,966</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,371,350</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">51,740,316</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NAV Per   Common Share</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.00</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.2%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.38</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(12.01</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.37</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Preferred   Shares Outstanding</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,600,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,600,000</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Liquidation   Preference per Preferred Share</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For purposes of determining the Acquired Fund&#146;s   net asset value, corporate, municipal, and convertible fixed income   securities as well as bank loan agreements are priced at the mean of   evaluated bid and asked prices provided by third-party pricing vendors on the   valuation date. In contrast, the Acquiring Fund values such securities at the   bid price provided by third-party pricing vendors.</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;">(b)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the number of outstanding common shares   as of August 31, 2022.</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;">(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reflects the conversion of Acquired Fund shares   for Acquiring Fund shares as a result of the Reorganization.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Capitalization</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The tables below set forth the capitalization of each Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund as of August 31, 2022, and the <i>pro forma</i> capitalization of the Combined Fund as if the Reorganizations had occurred on that date. As shown below, it is anticipated that the NAV of Acquiring Fund shareholders&#146; shares would decrease (or remain the same in the case of the DDF into the Acquiring Fund only Reorganization) due to the valuation differences described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Acquiring Fund assets would increase.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEX into the Acquiring Fund only</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEX</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiring<br>   Fund</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Adjustments</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pro&nbsp;Forma<br>   Combined&nbsp;Fund&nbsp;(DEX<br>   into&nbsp;the&nbsp;Acquiring&nbsp;Fund<br>   only)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Net   Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">91,261,254</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">132,710,491</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(190,558</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">223,781,187</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common   Shares Outstanding(b)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,620,970.68</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,549,581.97</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1,986,982.60</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21,183,570.05</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NAV Per   Common Share</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.59</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.57</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(8.60</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)(c)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.56</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DDF into the Acquiring Fund only</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DDF</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiring<br>   Fund</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Adjustments</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pro&nbsp;Forma<br>   Combined&nbsp;Fund<br>   (DDF&nbsp;into&nbsp;the<br>   Acquiring&nbsp;Fund&nbsp;only)</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Net   Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">68,815,020</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">132,710,491</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(71,978</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">201,453,533</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.1%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common   Shares Outstanding(b)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,611,158.16</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,549,581.97</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.44%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1,100,749.46</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.2%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="17%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.58%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,059,990.67</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="27%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.1%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NAV Per   Common Share</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.04</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.57</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.58%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9.04</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.2%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.4%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.57</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEX and DDF into the Acquiring Fund</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEX</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DDF</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Acquiring<br>   Fund</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Adjustments</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.2%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pro&nbsp;Forma<br>   Combined&nbsp;Fund<br>   (DEX&nbsp;and&nbsp;DDF<br>   into&nbsp;the<br>   Acquiring<br>   Fund)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Net   Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">91,261,254</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">68,815,020</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">132,710,491</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(262,536</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.2%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(a)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">292,524,229</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common   Shares Outstanding(b)</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,620,970.68</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,611,158.16</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,549,581.97</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3,087,732.06</font></p>    </td>
<td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.2%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)(c)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27,693,978.75</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NAV Per   Common Share</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.6%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.59</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.04</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.56%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.57</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(17.64</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For purposes of   determining an Acquired Fund&#146;s NAV, corporate, sovereign, and convertible   fixed income securities are priced at the mean of evaluated bid and asked   prices provided by third-party pricing vendors on the valuation date. In   contrast, the Acquiring Fund values such securities at the bid price provided   by third-party pricing vendors.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Comment applicable to abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund and abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund</font></u></i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 3</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Staff notes that a significant portion of the Acquiring Funds&#146; respective portfolios will be sold either before or after the reorganizations. Regarding the statements of additional information (&#147;SAIs&#148;) filed for the abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund and the abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund, please explain why a schedule of investments identifying the securities of the respective Acquired Fund to be sold is not included in the registration statement. The Staff notes that adjusted schedules of investments of the relevant Acquired Funds were included in the abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund SAI.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Registrants determined that a schedule of investments of the relevant Acquired Fund identifying the securities to be sold was not necessary for the abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund and the abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund SAIs. Specifically, the reorganizations for the abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund and the abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund will not result in material changes to the respective Acquired Fund&#146;s investment portfolio due to the investment restrictions of the relevant Acquiring Fund, since substantially all of the securities held by the respective Acquired Fund are eligible to be held by the Acquiring Fund. As a result, a schedule of investments of the Acquired Fund modified to show the effects of the change is not required and is not included for either of the abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund or the abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The reorganization for the abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund will result in material changes to each Acquired Fund&#146;s investment portfolio due to the investment restrictions of the Acquiring Fund because portions of the portfolios of each respective Acquired Fund are not eligible to be held by the Acquiring Fund. For example, DDF invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities, while the Acquiring Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in such securities. Additionally, DDF may also invest up to 35% of its total assets in non-convertible debt securities, while the Acquiring Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in such securities. For this reason, an annotated schedule of investments for each Acquired Fund is required to be included in the abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund SAI. The annotated schedule of investments reflects all of the changes anticipated to be made pre- and post-reorganization. With respect to the abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund, the Registrant determined that approximately 30% of DDF&#146;s holdings and approximately 30% of DEX&#146;s holdings are anticipated to be sold by each Acquired Fund before the closing of the Reorganization in order to pay back each Acquired Fund&#146;s outstanding leverage. Based on the holdings as of May 31, 2022, the Combined Fund expects to sell approximately 65% and 68% of each Acquired Fund&#146;s portfolio, respectively, following the closing of the Reorganizations.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 4</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please supplementally provide an analysis supporting the determination of the abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund as the accounting survivor with respect to the reorganization with the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. Please refer to the <i>North American Security Trust</i>, SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. Aug. 5, 1994) (&#147;NAST Letter&#148;).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Registrant has supplementally provided the analysis supporting the determination of the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor, attached as exhibit A.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comments provided </font></u></b><b><u style="font-weight:bold;">on September 2, 2022</u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Comments applicable to each Proxy Statement/Prospectus</font></u></i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 1</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Please incorporate all comments previously provided with respect to the Preliminary Schedule 14A filings filed on August 19, 2022 for the abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund, abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund into the Proxy Statements/Prospectuses, as appropriate.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 3</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; With respect to the subsection entitled &#147;Board Consideration of the Reorganization(s)&#148; within the Background and Reasons for the Proposed Reorganization(s) section of the Proxy Statements/Prospectuses, please include any negative considerations from the boards, if any &#151; that is, any factors considered that argued against approving the reorganizations.&#160; Please include balanced disclosure or disclosure that reflects pros and cons weighed by the boards, if any. Also, pursuant to for N-14, please provide a brief explanation of how the boards considered and applied these factors.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Acquiring Funds believe that the Board Considerations discussion fairly describes the factors that the Boards weighed. None of the matters considered by the Boards is characterized as being positive or negative.&#160; The Boards considered details regarding the matters disclosed and concluded, based on the totality of the information as to all factors, to recommend the reorganizations to shareholders.&#160; The Acquiring Funds respectfully decline to add additional language as such disclosure is not required by Form N-14.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Comment 4</font></u></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Proxy Statements/Prospectuses contain a section discussing the possibility of converting to an open-end fund. Please explain the rationale for this disclosure. Are the Acquiring Funds planning to convert to open-end funds at a later date?</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This <u>Appendix A</u> provides supplemental information regarding the Reorganization and, in particular, the proposed accounting survivor of the Reorganization under the factors set forth in the NAST Letter. For the reasons set forth below, we believe that the Acquiring Fund has been properly designated as the accounting survivor in a manner consistent with the application of the NAST Letter factors. For the purposes of this letter, the Acquiring Fund, as it would exist after the completion of the Reorganization, is referred to as the &#147;Combined Fund.&#148;</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;">The NAST Letter</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;">The NAST Letter sets forth the factors that the SEC staff (the &#147;Staff&#148;) believes are relevant to the continuation of a performance record in a reorganization transaction, and it has also been applied more generally to an analysis of the accounting survivor in a fund reorganization. The standards articulated by the Staff in the NAST Letter are as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .35in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In determining whether a surviving fund, or a new fund resulting from a reorganization, may use the historical performance of one of several predecessor funds, funds should compare the attributes of the surviving or new fund and the predecessor funds to determine which predecessor fund, if any, the surviving or new fund most closely resembles. Among other factors, <i>funds should compare the various funds&#146; investment advisers; investment objectives, policies, and restrictions; expense structures and expense ratios; asset size; and portfolio composition</i>. These factors are substantially similar to the factors the staff considers in determining the accounting survivor of a business combination involving investment companies. We believe that, generally, the survivor of a business combination for accounting purposes, <i>i.e.</i>, the fund whose financial statements are carried forward, will be the fund whose historical performance may be used by a new or surviving 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;">We believe that the parties to a fund reorganization transaction are entitled to deference with respect to their determination of the accounting survivor in a reorganization transaction when they have duly considered the foregoing factors with respect to a particular transaction. As the Staff stated in <i>The Riverfront Funds, Inc.</i>, SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. Nov. 8, 1995), &#147;[w]e express no opinion with respect to your analysis of the treatment of the MIM Stock Appreciation Fund as the surviving fund, <i>as this is primarily a factual determination</i>.&#148; (<i>emphasis added</i>).</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 following analysis applies each of the foregoing factors from the NAST Letter to the Reorganization and clearly supports the finding that, with respect to the Reorganization, the Acquiring Fund has been appropriately designated as the accounting survivor.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delaware Management Company (&#147;DMC&#148;), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust, serves as the investment adviser to the Acquired Fund and, subject to the general supervision of the Acquired Fund&#146;s Board, and in accordance with the investment objective, policies, and restrictions of the Acquired Fund, is responsible for the management and operation of the Acquired Fund and the investment of the Acquired Fund&#146;s assets. The Acquired Fund does not make use of any sub-advisers. The portfolio manager who is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Acquired Fund is Brad Frishberg, CFA.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">abrdn Inc. (&#147;abrdn&#148;) serves as the investment adviser to the Acquiring Fund. Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (&#147;AAML&#148;) serves as the sub-adviser to the Acquiring Fund. abrdn Inc. and AAML are each a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn plc. The portfolio managers who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Acquiring Fund&#146;s portfolio are Dominic Byrne, CFA, Joshua Duitz, Donal Reynolds, CFA, and Eric Purington.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Because the investment adviser, sub-adviser and portfolio management team of the Combined Fund after the Reorganization will be the investment adviser, sub-adviser and portfolio management team of the Acquiring Fund, this factor supports the designation of the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization.</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;">Investment Objectives, Policies, and Restrictions</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;">The Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund have similar investment objectives, principal investment strategies, and principal risks. The Acquired Fund&#146;s investment objective is to provide to its common shareholders a high level of total return consisting of dividends and other income and capital appreciation, whereas the Acquiring Fund&#146;s primary investment objective is to seek to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on current income. Each Fund&#146;s investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.</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 principal investment strategies of the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund are also similar.&#160; Both the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund have policies to, under normal circumstances, invest 80% of net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in US and non-US infrastructure-related issuers. Specifically, </font>under normal market conditions, the Acquired Fund will invest at least 80% of its Total Assets (as defined below) in equity and equity-like securities and instruments, such as common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities and hybrid securities issued by US and non-US issuers (Infrastructure Issuers) that primarily own or operate infrastructure assets, which are an underlying foundation of basic services, facilities and institutions upon which the growth and development of a community depends. The Acquiring Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Acquiring Fund&#146;s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in US and non-US infrastructure-related issuers. The Acquiring Fund considers an issuer to be infrastructure-related if (i) at least 50% of the issuer&#146;s assets consist of infrastructure assets or (ii) at least 50% of the issuer&#146;s gross income or net profits are attributable to or derived, directly or indirectly, from the ownership, management, construction, development, operation, utilization or financing of infrastructure assets. &#147;Total Assets&#148; of the Acquired Fund, for the purpose of this calculation, include the aggregate of the Fund&#146;s average daily net assets plus proceeds from any outstanding borrowings used for leverage.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Because the investment objectives, principal investment strategies and fundamental investment policies and restrictions of the Combined Fund will be those of the Acquiring Fund, this factor supports the designation of the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization.</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;">Expense Structures and Expense Ratios</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;">The Acquiring Fund has a different expense structure and total operating expense ratio than the Acquired Fund. The Acquiring Fund pays abrdn Inc. a monthly fee computed at the annual rate of 1.35% of the average daily value of the Acquiring Fund&#146;s &#147;Managed Assets&#148;, whereas the Acquired Fund is subject to a management fee of 1.00% of the Acquired Fund&#146;s total assets, payable on a monthly basis, up to and including $300 million, 0.90% of the Acquired Fund&#146;s Total Assets over $300 million up to and including $500 million, and 0.65% of the Acquired Fund&#146;s Total Assets over $500 million. While both Funds are subject to interest payments on borrowed funds, the Acquired Fund&#146;s expenses for interest payments are higher than those of the Acquiring Fund. The Acquiring Fund has a lower total annual expense ratio than the Acquired 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;">Because the expense structure and total expense ratio of the Combined Fund is expected to more closely resemble the expense structure and total expense ratio of the Acquiring Fund at the time of the Reorganization, this factor supports the designation of the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization.</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;">Asset Size</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;">As of August 31, 2022, the Acquiring Fund had approximately $185.1 million in net assets. As of August 31, 2022, the Acquired Fund had approximately $336.4 million in net assets. While the Acquired Fund had more assets than the Acquiring Fund as of August 31, 2022, the Acquiring Fund believes that the smaller asset size of the Acquiring Fund is outweighed by the other factors set forth above and below that argue for the conclusion that the Acquiring Fund is the accounting survivor of the Reorganization.</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;">Portfolio Composition</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;">The portfolio composition of the Acquiring Fund is different from the portfolio composition of the Acquired Fund. In fact, as discussed in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, it is anticipated that 30% of the Acquired Fund&#146;s holdings will be sold before the closing of the Reorganization in order to pay back the Acquired Fund&#146;s outstanding leverage.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Following the Reorganization, the Combined Fund expects to realign its portfolio in a manner consistent with its investment strategies and policies, which will be the same as the Acquiring Fund&#146;s strategies and policies. Because the portfolio composition of the Combined Fund will more closely resemble the portfolio composition of the Acquiring Fund, this factor supports the designation of the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization.</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;">Conclusion</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;">For the reasons cited above, we believe that the Acquiring Fund should clearly be deemed the accounting survivor under the factors set forth in the NAST Letter. While the Acquiring Fund has a shorter operating history than the Acquired Fund and fewer net assets, we do not believe these factors alone can reasonably be deemed to outweigh each of the enumerated NAST Letter factors discussed above, each of which supports designating the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization. We also believe the legal form of the Reorganization, in which the Acquiring Fund is the legal survivor of the Reorganization, deserves deference. Additionally, the ticker symbol of the Combined Fund will be &#147;ASGI&#148;, which is the ticker symbol of the Acquiring Fund. Moreover, the Board and all of the service providers of the Combined Fund will be those of the Acquiring 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;">The Boards of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund were each fully informed regarding the proposed status of the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor in the Reorganization, and the Boards have relied upon the advice of counsel, and independent legal counsel, as applicable, in making a fully informed business judgment to approve the Reorganization with the expectation that the Acquiring Fund would be the accounting survivor. Overall, we believe it is clear that, based on an application of the factors set forth in the NAST Letter to the factual circumstances of the Reorganization, the Acquiring Fund should serve as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We trust that the foregoing is responsive to your request for supplemental information regarding the Reorganization and the basis for identifying the Acquiring Fund as the accounting survivor of the Reorganization. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Thomas C. Bogle at 202.261.3360 or thomas.bogle@dechert.com.</font></p>
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