AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 12, 2021
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)
AMENDMENT NO. 1
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 OF BENEFICIAL
INTEREST, 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
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AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
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$28,332,434.26 (a)
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$3,091.07 (b)
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(a)
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The transaction value was calculated by multiplying 2,534,207 Common Shares of First Trust/Aberdeen
Global Opportunity Income Fund by $11.18, the Net Asset Value per share as of the close of ordinary trading on the New York Stock
Exchange on January 7, 2021.
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(b)
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Calculated at $109.10 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation.
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☑ 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: $3,091.07
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
Filing Party: First
Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund
Date Filed: January 14, 2021
☐ 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)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment
No. 1”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on the Schedule TO initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on January 14, 2021 by First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund, a diversified, closed-end
management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), pursuant to Rule 13e-4 under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in connection with the Fund’s offer
to purchase for cash up to 2,534,207 shares of the
Fund’s issued and outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, upon the terms and subject
to conditions contained in the Offer to Purchase dated January 14, 2021 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter
of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”, which together with the Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements
to either or both, constitute the “Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 98% of the Fund’s net asset value per
share (“NAV”) determined as of February 16, 2021 at the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock
Exchange, which Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 12, 2021.
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the
requirements pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(3) of the Exchange Act.
The information in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal,
previously filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively, is incorporated by reference into this
Amendment No. 1 in answer to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO.
ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented
to add the following exhibit:
(a)(5)(iii) Press
Release dated February 12, 2021.
ITEM 13. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY
INCOME FUND
/s/ James
M. Dykas
James M. Dykas
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 12, 2021
EXHIBIT INDEX
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(a)(1)(i)
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Letter to Shareholders from the Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of the Fund and Offer to Purchase. 6
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(a)(1)(ii)
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Letter of Transmittal. 7
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(a)(1)(iii)
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Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees. 8
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(a)(1)(iv)
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Letter to Clients and Client Instruction Form.
9
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(a)(1)(v)
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Notice of Withdrawal. 10
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(a)(5)(i)
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Press Release dated December 3, 2021. 5
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(a)(5)(ii)
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Press Release dated January 14, 2021. 11
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(a)(5)(iii)
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Press Release dated February 12, 2021.12
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(d)(1)
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Transfer Agency and Services Agreement with BNY
Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. 1
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(d)(2)
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Custodian Services Agreement with The Bank of
New York Mellon. 2
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(d)(3)
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Investment Management Agreement with First Trust
Advisors, L.P. 3
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(d)(4)
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Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with First Trust Advisors, L.P. and Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (now known as Aberdeen
Standard Investments Inc.) 4
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1 Previously filed in Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-119081) on November 23, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference.
2 Previously filed in Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-119081) on November 23, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference.
3 Previously filed in Form
NSAR-B (File No. 811-21636) on February 8, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
4 Previously filed in Form
NSAR-B (File No. 811-21636) on February 8, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
5 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on December 3, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
6 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on January 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
7 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on January 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
8 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on January 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
9 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on January 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
10 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on January 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
11 Previously filed on Schedule
TO via EDGAR on January 14, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
12 Filed herewith.
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