28 February 2017
Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust plc
(formerly BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc)
LEI - 2138003QINEGCHYGW702
Information disclosed in accordance with DTR 6.3.5 of the UKLA Listing Rules
ABERDEEN DIVERSIFIED INCOME AND GROWTH TRUST PLC
(formerly BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc)
Notice of 2017 AGM
Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust plc (the "Company") advises that it has posted to shareholders the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "2017 AGM Notice") and the form of proxy for use at that Annual General Meeting. The 2017 AGM Notice will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.aberdeendiversified.co.uk
The Annual General Meeting will be held at The Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DQ on 30 March 2017 from 10.30 a.m. (UK time).
In accordance with LR 9.6.1 and LR 9.6.3, a copy of the 2017 AGM Notice has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For further information, please contact:-
Cenkos Securities
Sapna Shah
Tel. 020 7397 1922
Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited
William Hemmings
Gary Jones
Tel. 020 7463 6000