FAM First Trust abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund

The following constitutes Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 7”). This Amendment No. 7 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. 

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)    This statement is filed by:

(i)    Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment Management (“Karpus”). Karpus is a registered investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Karpus is controlled by City of London Investment Group plc (“CLIG”), which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. However, in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), effective informational barriers have been established between Karpus and CLIG such that voting and investment power over the subject securities is exercised by Karpus independently of CLIG, and, accordingly, attribution of beneficial ownership is not required between Karpus and CLIG. The shares to which this Amendment No. 7 relates are owned directly by the accounts managed by Karpus;

(ii)    Karpus Investment Management Profit Sharing Plan Fund B - Conservative Bond Fund (the “Karpus Fund”).  Immediately following the filing of this Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D, Karpus Fund shall cease to be a Reporting Person.

Set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto (“Schedule A”) is the name and present principal business, occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted of the executive officers and directors of Karpus. To the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, except as otherwise set forth on Schedule A, none of the persons listed on Schedule A beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer or is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding required to be disclosed herein.

(b) The address of the principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is 183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534.

(c) The principal business of Karpus is serving as a registered investment adviser that provides investment management for individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans, corporations, endowments, trusts, and others. The principal occupation of Karpus Fund is investing in securities.

(d) No Reporting Person nor any person listed on Schedule A has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) No Reporting Person nor any person listed on Schedule A has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Each of the Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the State of New York.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Karpus, an independent registered investment advisor, has accumulated 3,422,943 Shares on behalf of accounts that are managed by Karpus (the “Accounts”) under limited powers of attorney, which represents 26.96% of the outstanding Shares. All funds that have been utilized in making such purchases for the Accounts (which are open market purchases unless otherwise noted) are from such Accounts.

The aggregate purchase price of the 3,422,943 Shares beneficially owned by Karpus Investment Management is approximately $34,648,866, excluding brokerage commissions. Such Shares were purchased with working capital (which may at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases except as otherwise noted.

 The aggregated purchase price of the 6,746 Shares held by the Karpus Fund is approximately  $71,251, excluding brokerage commissions. Such Shares were purchased with working capital (which may at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases except as otherwise noted.

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

On October 22, 2020, Karpus submitted to the Issuer a non-binding proposal (the “Proposal”) pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Proposal requests that the Board promptly consider authorizing a self-tender offer for all the outstanding common shares of the Issuer at or close to net asset value and, if more than 50% of the Issuer’s outstanding common shares are tendered, the tender offer should be cancelled and the Issuer should take steps necessary to merge, or convert the Fund to an open-end mutual fund or exchange traded fund.

The foregoing description of the Proposal is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Proposal, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Items 5(a) – (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each Reporting Person is based upon 12,696,934 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2020, as reported in the Issuer’s Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies on Form N-CSRS, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2020.

  Percentage: Approximately 26.96%

  Percentage: Less than 1%

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that it does not directly own.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

SCHEDULE A

Executive Officers & Directors of Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment Management

SCHEDULE B

Transactions in the Shares Since the Filing of Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D

KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC., D/B/A/ KARPUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
(THROUGH THE ACCOUNTS)