ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS U.S. CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DETAILS

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ACP, AGD, AOD, ASGI, AWP, THQ, THW and NYSE American: AEF, FAX, FCO, VFL), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on January 12, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025 (ex-dividend date December 31, 2025).

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