Update on First Distribution

1 May 2026

For Immediate Release

ABRDN DIVERSIFIED INCOME AND GROWTH PLC

(in members' voluntary liquidation)

("ADIG" or the "Company")

Update on first distribution in Liquidation

As set out in the circular published by the Company on 11 March 2026 (the "Circular"), the expected last day for dealings in the Shares through CREST prior to the Company's entry into members' voluntary liquidation (the "Liquidation"), on a normal rolling two-day settlement basis, was expected to be 25 March 2026.

On 23 April 2026, the Company announced that the Liquidators of ADIG will make an initial distribution during the Liquidation of 14.5 pence per Share (the "Initial Distribution") which was expected to be paid on 5 May 2026 to Shareholders (that are not Sanctions Restricted Persons) whose names appeared on the Company's register of members at 6.00 p.m. on 27 March 2026, being (as set out in the Circular) the record date for participation in ADIG's members' voluntary liquidation.

The Liquidators have now been informed that, as the application for disablement of settlement in the Company's Shares through CREST was not submitted until 24 April 2026, certain dealings in the Shares have been processed by Euroclear (the operator of CREST) following the date on which it was intended for the Register of Members to be closed.

The Liquidators will shortly write to the registered members of the Company that are believed to have been involved in any such exchange dealings which settled after 27 March 2026 ("Affected Shareholders") with a view to confirming the details of the persons to whom the Initial Distribution should be paid (if different from the Shareholders whose names appeared on the Register of Members in respect of the relevant Shares at 6.00 p.m. on 27 March 2026).

Shareholders that have not been involved in any transfer of Shares through CREST after 25 March 2026 should take no action at this time. The payment of the Initial Distribution to these Shareholders will be made as detailed below.

Affected Shareholders, and any other person that believes they were involved in a transfer of Shares which settled after 6.00 p.m. on 27 March 2026 (a "Relevant Dealing"), are asked to contact the Registrars at [email protected] or by calling Computershare's Shareholder helpline on +44 (0)330 303 1184, with details of their shareholding in the Company and (if applicable) evidence of any agreement to transfer the entitlement to the Initial Distribution as part of the Relevant Dealing, by no later than 6.00 p.m. on 12 June 2026.

Timing of the Initial Distribution

The Initial Distribution will be made on 7 May 2026 to Shareholders (that are neither Affected Shareholders nor Sanctions Restricted Persons) whose names appeared on the Company's register of members 6.00 p.m. on 27 March 2026.

In order to allow the Liquidators time to adjudicate any claims relating to the Initial Distribution, Affected Shareholders will not receive the Initial Distribution on 7 May 2026. The Registrar and the Liquidators will work with Affected Shareholders to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidators will retain sufficient funds to pay out the Initial Distribution that would otherwise have been paid out to the Affected Shareholders based on the Register of Members as at 6.00 p.m. on 27 March 2026 until the matter is appropriately resolved. The Liquidators intend to make incremental payments of the Initial Distribution to groups of Affected Shareholders, as any apparent changes to their respective shareholdings are clarified or reconciled, at such times as it is reasonable to do so (having regard to the Company's desire to pay the Initial Distribution as soon as reasonably practicable and any additional costs of making such distribution).

Further announcements will be made in respect of the Initial Distribution as and when appropriate.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the meanings ascribed to them in the Circular.

Enquiries:

Derek Hyslop and Richard Barker are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as Insolvency Practitioners by the Insolvency Practitioners Association. As Insolvency Practitioners, they are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics in carrying out all professional work relating to the appointment.  

The Joint Liquidators may act as data controllers of personal data as defined by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (as incorporated in the Data Protection Act 2018), depending upon the specific processing activities undertaken. Ernst & Young LLP and/or the Company may act as a data processor on the instructions of the Joint Liquidators. Personal data will be kept secure and processed only for matters relating to the Joint Liquidators' appointment. The Office Holder Data Privacy Notice can be found at www.ey.com/uk/officeholderprivacy.

The Company's LEI number is 2138003QINEGCHYGW702.