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DIVIDEND POLICYThe dividend policy of each Share Class is described in Appendix D.Eight Classes of Shares are available, namely Class A, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class I, Class J, Class K and Class Z Shares, although all arenot available for each of the Funds. Investors should refer to www.aberdeen-asset.com for current details of which Classes of Shares are inissue. These Classes of Shares are further divided into Class A - 1 and A - 2 Shares, Class C - 1 and Class C - 2 Shares, Class D - 1 and D - 2Shares, Class E - 1 and Class E - 2 Shares, Class I - 1 and I - 2 Shares, Class J – 1 and Class J – 2 Shares, Class K -1 and Class K – 2 Sharesand Class Z - 1 and Z - 2 Shares.Class A, Class C, Class I, Class J, Class K and Class Z Shares may also be made available in Euro, Japanese Yen, Sterling, Swedish Krona orUS Dollar hedged versions or such other currencies as the Directors of Aberdeen Global IV may determine from time to time. These ShareClasses (using the Euro, Japanese Yen, Sterling, Swedish Krona and US Dollar versions as an example), will be similarly divided as follows:Share Classe Y £ SEK $A – 1 A – 1 A – 1 A - 1 A – 1A – 2 A – 2 A – 2 A – 2 A – 2C – 1 C – 1 C – 1 C – 1 C – 1C – 2 C – 2 C – 2 C – 2 C – 2I – 1 I – 1 I – 1 I – 1 I – 1I – 2 I – 2 I – 2 I – 2 I – 2J – 1 J – 1 J – 1 J – I J – IJ – 2 J – 2 J – 2 J – 2 J – 2K – 1 K – 1 K – 1 K – 1 K – 1K – 2 K – 2 K – 2 K – 2 K – 2Z – 1 Z – 1 Z – 1 Z – 1 Z – 1Z – 2 Z – 2 Z – 2 Z – 2 Z – 2Class A-1, Class C-1, Class E-1, Class I-1, Class J-1, Class K-1 and Class Z-1 Shares – Dividends of net investment income will be declaredand distributed on these Classes of Shares.Class D-1 Shares – Dividends of net investment income will be declared and distributed on this Class of Share. Reinvestment of income topurchase Shares is also available.Class A-2 and Class C-2 Shares – The Board of Directors does not intend to declare any dividends in respect of these Classes of Shares.Accordingly, the net investment income attributable to these Classes of Shares will be reflected in their respective Net Asset Values.Class D-2, Class E-2, Class I-2, Class J-2, Class K-2 and Class Z-2 Shares – Dividends of net investment income will be declared andaccumulated within the Share Price of this Class of Share. This will be accumulated on an annual basis.The dividend policy of the hedged Share Classes are the same as that of the underlying Shares.For those Shares in issue, subject to income being available for distribution, the Board of Directors intends to declare dividends for allClasses of Shares, except Class A-2, and Class C-2. The Board of Directors reserves the right to increase or decrease the frequency ofdividend payments, if any, at their discretion for income distribution Shares.The dividends for the following Funds will be declared annually on the first Business Day of the month after period-end and will be paidtwo calendar months after declaration:Aberdeen Global IV – Core Plus Index Linked Bond FundAberdeen Global IV – Core Plus Long Dated Sterling Bond Fund*Aberdeen Global IV – Core Plus Long Dated Sterling Credit FundAberdeen Global IV – Core Plus Sterling Bond FundAberdeen Global IV – Core Plus Sterling Credit FundAberdeen Global IV – Fixed Income Alpha FundAberdeen Global IV – Diversified Fixed Income Fund *28 Aberdeen Global IV PROSPECTUS – April 2009
*These Funds will be launched at a future date to be confirmed by the Directors of Aberdeen Global IV.If a shareholder redeems or switches all of his Shares, the dividends declared since the last reinvestment or payment date will be paidout in cash or switched to the other respective Fund, as the case may be, at the next dividend pay date. Holders of registered Shares ofthe above mentioned Funds at the dividend Record Date will be eligible for dividends notwithstanding a transfer, switch or redemption ofthose Shares prior to the corresponding dividend payment date. If any date for declaration of a dividend is not a Business Day, then suchentitlement will be taken into the declaration of the preceding Business Day.UK Distributor StatusInvestors should note that it is the intention of the Board of Directors to apply for distributor status from the UK taxation authorities forall Classes of Share (except Class A and Class C Shares). Distributor status is applied for and granted retrospectively on an annual basis.Details of distributor status having been granted retrospectively will be highlighted in the Aberdeen Global IV Annual Report and Accounts,within the section “Notes to the Financial Statements, Share Class Information”.Aberdeen Global IV PROSPECTUS – April 2009 29
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1IMPORTANT INF
Page 4: IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThis Prospectu
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Page 10 and 11: THE ABERDEEN ORGANISATIONAberdeen A
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Page 16: INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIEST
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