A petition having been presented to the Court of Session on 5 April 2024 at the instance of abrdn Diversified Income and Growth plc (the “Company”), a public limited company incorporated under the Companies Acts with registered number SC003721 and having its registered office at 1 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LL for confirmation of the cancellation of the entire amount standing to the credit of its share premium account, a reduction in the nominal value of its ordinary shares and the cancellation of the entire amount standing to the credit of its capital redemption reserve, the Court pronounced the following interlocutor on 9 April 2024:

“9 April 2024

Lord Richardson

The Lord Ordinary, having considered the petition and on the motion of the petitioner:

1. appoints the petition by abrdn Diversified Income and Growth plc (the “Company") for confirmation of the cancellation of the share premium account which was resolved upon by special resolution of the Company passed at the Company's duly convened annual general meeting on 27 February 2024 and the reduction in the nominal value of its ordinary shares, and the cancellation of its capital redemption reserve account, which was resolved upon by special resolution of the Company passed at the Company's duly convened general meeting on 27 February 2024 (together referred to as the “Reduction”) to be intimated on the Walls of Court in common form and to be advertised once in each of the Edinburgh Gazette and The Financial Times (UK edition);

2. appoints all parties claiming an interest to lodge answers to the petition, if so advised, within 21 days of intimation and advertisement;

3. appoints Tom Swan, solicitor, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh as Reporter for the process; and remits the process to the Reporter to report on the facts and circumstances set out in the petition and on the regularity of the proceedings; and

4. in hoc statu, directs in terms of section 645(3) of the Companies Act 2006 that section 646 of that Act shall not apply to any class or classes of the creditors of the Company.”

Such intimation is hereby given. Any person seeking to lodge answers to the petition should do so at the Office of Court, Court of Session, Parliament House, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RQ, within 21 days after the date of publication of the last of the relevant adverts.

Gilson Gray LLP.

29 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DF

Agent on behalf of the Petitioners