PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / December 9, 2022 / abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE:ASGI) announced that it held a special meeting of shareholders on December 9, 2022 (the "Meeting") at which shareholders of the Fund voted to approve (i) the issuance of additional shares of the Fund in connection with the proposed reorganization of Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. and (ii) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
As of the record date, August 11, 2022, the Fund had outstanding 8,855,000 shares of common stock. 82.61% of outstanding common stock were voted, representing a quorum.
Proposal 1: To approve the issuance of additional shares of beneficial interest of the Fund in connection with the reorganization of Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. ("MGU"), another closed-end fund, with and into the Fund.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
3,136,748 | 429,816 | 183,879 |
Proposal 2: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
6,369,207 | 327,294 | 618,857 |
The shareholders of MGU approved the reorganization at a special shareholder meeting also held on November 9, 2022. It is currently expected that the reorganization will be completed in the first quarter of 2023 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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SOURCE: abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund
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