Aberdeen Norm Global Infrastructure Income Fund Announcement of a Knowledge and Portfolio Update Secure Distribution Plan

prnewswire | August 31, 2020

Shares of Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: ASGI), a closed-end management investment company, commenced trading on July 29, 2020.  Today, the Fund is announcing its initial monthly distribution, payable on October 9, 2020, and the terms of its Stable Distribution Plan. Under its Stable Distribution Plan, the Fund will pay a fixed monthly distribution at an annualized rate of 6.5% on the initial public offering price of $20.00 for the 12 months ending September 30, 2021. In connection with the above plan, the first monthly distribution in the amount of US $0.1083 per share will be paid on October 9, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 2, 2020.

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