AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 3, 2020

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT

(PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)

 

FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 

FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND

(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

 

COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

337319107

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

 

W. Scott Jardine

Secretary

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL 60187

(800) 621-1675

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person(s))

 

With a Copy to:

Eric F. Fess

Chapman and Cutler LLP

111 West Monroe Street

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Telephone: (312) 845-3000

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

 

TRANSACTION VALUATION* AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
  None

 

 

This filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

* Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined.

 
 

 

☐ Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

 

Amount Previously Paid:

Form or Registration No.:

Filing Party:

Date Filed:

 

☒ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

☐ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

 

☒ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

 

☐ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

 

☐ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☐

 

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) to designate the appropriate provision(s) being relied upon:

 

☐ Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

 

☐ Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer)

 

PRESS RELEASE SOURCE: First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

 

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund Announces Plan for Tender Offer

 

WHEATON, IL – (BUSINESS WIRE) – December 3, 2020 – First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (NYSE: FAM) (the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved the commencement of a cash tender offer for up to 20% of the Fund’s then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest at a price per share equal to 98% of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share, subject to certain conditions, no later than January 15, 2021. The Fund will repurchase shares tendered and accepted in the tender offer in exchange for cash.

Tender Offer Statement

The above statements are not intended to constitute an offer to participate in the tender offer. Information about the tender offer, including its commencement, will be announced via future press releases. Shareholders will be notified in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, either by publication or mailing or both. The tender offer will be made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal, and other documents to be filed with the SEC. Shareholders of the Fund should read the offer to purchase and tender offer statement and related exhibits when those documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the tender offer. These and other filed documents will be available to investors for free both at the website of the SEC and from the Fund.

The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund pursues these investment objectives by investing in the world bond markets through a diversified portfolio of investment grade and below-investment grade government and corporate debt securities.

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund’s investment advisor. FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. (“FTP”), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $147 billion as of October 31, 2020 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. FTA is the supervisor of the First Trust unit investment trusts, while FTP is the sponsor. FTP is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded fund creation units. FTA and FTP are based in Wheaton, Illinois.

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CONTACT: Jim Dykas – (630) 517-7665
SOURCE: First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund