UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June 15~~December 10, ~~2017~~2024

~~Aberdeen~~abrdn ~~Chile~~Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		811-05770		22-2990009
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor Philadelphia, PA		19103
1900 Market Street, Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA		19103
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(800)-522-5465

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest		AEF		NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o ¨

Item 48.01. ~~Changes~~Other ~~in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.~~Events

On December 10, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) approved a change in the name of the Fund to the abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc., and corresponding changes to the Fund’s investment policies, including its 80% investment policy, and benchmark, as set forth below, effective February 24, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). On December ~~Dismissal~~10, 2024, the Board also announced a 20% tender offer to be offered in the first quarter of ~~independent~~2025. ~~registered~~To ~~public~~optimize ~~accounting~~portfolio ~~firm~~transition costs, the Fund may begin transitioning the portfolio in advance of the Effective Date, and may sell securities that are not aligned with its revised investment strategy in order to raise cash needed to fund the tender offer. Further details and timing will be announced ahead of the Effective Date of the Fund’s investment strategy changes.

~~On June 13, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aberdeen Chile~~ Fund~~, Inc.~~ ~~(the~~Name ~~“Fund”)~~Change ~~approved~~and ~~the~~Changes ~~dismissal of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, effective June 15, 2017. The Board’s decision~~ to ~~approve~~Non-Fundamental ~~the~~Investment ~~dismissal of PwC was recommended by the Audit Committee of the Board. On June 15, 2017, the Fund dismissed PwC.~~Policy

The ~~reports of PwC on the~~ Fund’s ~~financial~~Board ~~statements~~has asapproved ofchanges ~~and~~to ~~for~~ the ~~two~~Fund’s ~~most~~name, its ~~recent~~non-fundamental ~~fiscal~~80% ~~years~~investment ~~(ended December 31~~policy, ~~2016~~ and ~~December 31~~its benchmark, ~~2015)~~as ~~did~~set ~~not~~forth ~~contain~~below. anThere ~~adverse~~will ~~opinion~~be orno achange ~~disclaimer~~to ofthe ~~opinion,~~Fund’s investment objective and ~~were~~the ~~not~~Fund ~~qualified~~will orcontinue ~~modified~~to astrade toon ~~uncertainties,~~the ~~audit~~NYSE ~~scope~~American orunder ~~accounting~~ticker ~~principles~~symbol “AEF”.

~~During~~The ~~the~~name ~~Fund’s~~change ~~two most recent fiscal years (ended December 31, 2016~~ and ~~December 31,~~change ~~2015)~~to ~~and~~ the ~~subsequent~~80% ~~interim~~investment ~~period~~policy ~~through~~will ~~June 15,~~be ~~2017,~~effective on ~~there~~or ~~were~~about ~~no disagreements between~~ the ~~Fund~~Effective ~~and PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices~~Date, ~~financial~~following ~~statement~~60 ~~disclosure~~days’ ornotice ~~auditing~~to ~~scope~~Fund orshareholders ~~procedure,~~and ~~which~~may ~~disagreements,~~only ifbe ~~not~~changed ~~resolved~~thereafter toby the ~~satisfaction~~Board of the ~~PwC,~~Fund ~~would~~following ~~have caused it to make reference to~~ the ~~subject~~provision ~~matter~~ of ~~the~~at ~~disagreements~~least in60 ~~its~~days’ ~~reports~~written onnotice ~~the~~to ~~financial statements of~~ the Fund’s ~~for such years~~shareholders.

During the Fund’s two most recent fiscal years (ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015) and the subsequent interim period through June 15, 2017, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

	Current	New
Fund Name	abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.
80% Investment Policy	The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets equity securities.	Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets (excluding China) equity securities.
Benchmark	MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net Daily Total Return)	MSCI Emerging Markets ex-China Index (Net Daily Total Return)*

*The ~~Fund~~MSCI ~~has~~Emerging ~~provided~~Markets ~~PwC~~Index ~~with~~(Net aDaily ~~copy~~Total Return) captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 of the ~~foregoing~~24 ~~disclosures~~Emerging ~~and~~Markets ~~has~~(EM) ~~requested~~countries, ~~that~~excluding ~~PwC~~China. ~~furnish~~With it672 ~~with~~constituents, the aIndex ~~letter~~covers ~~addressed~~approximately to85% of the ~~Securities~~free ~~and~~float-adjusted ~~Exchange~~market ~~Commission~~capitalization ~~stating~~in ~~whether~~each itcountry. ~~agrees~~EM ~~with~~countries in the ~~statements~~Index ~~made~~include: Brazil, byChile, ~~the~~Colombia, ~~Fund~~Czech ~~set~~Republic, ~~forth~~Egypt, ~~above.~~Greece, AHungary, India, Indonesia, ~~copy~~Korea, ofKuwait, ~~PwC’s~~Malaysia, ~~letter~~Mexico, ~~dated~~Peru, ~~June 20~~Philippines, Poland, ~~2017~~Qatar, isSaudi ~~filed~~Arabia, asSouth ~~Exhibit 16~~Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.1 The Index is calculated net of withholding taxes to ~~this~~which ~~Form 8-K~~the Fund is generally subject.

~~(b) Engagement~~In approving the strategy and name change, the Board considered, among other factors, that as the only U.S. closed-end fund currently offering the emerging market ex-China strategy, the Fund will be less driven by the policy actions of ~~new~~the ~~independent~~Chinese ~~registered~~government, ~~public~~and ~~accounting~~more ~~firm~~driven by stock fundamentals, which aligns with Management’s style of bottom-up investing.

OnThe ~~June 13, 2017, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board approved the engagement of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the~~ Fund ~~for~~will ~~the~~remain ~~fiscal~~a ~~year ending December 31~~non-diversified, ~~2017,~~closed-end ~~effective~~management ~~June 15,~~investment company ~~2017.~~whose ~~During~~objective ~~the~~is Fund’s two most recent fiscal years (ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015) and the subsequent interim period through June 15, 2017, neither the Fund, nor anyone on its behalf consulted with KPMG, on behalf of the Fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to aprovide ~~specified~~both ~~transaction~~current ~~(either~~income completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and ~~the instructions thereto, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S~~long-Kterm ~~under the Exchange Act~~appreciation.

The Fund’s strategies and risks are amended as of the Effective Date consistent with its change to an emerging market ex-China strategy. A summary of the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, policies and risks, inclusive of the amendments as of the Effective Date, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund will provide shareholders of the Fund with 60 days’ written notice of the change to the 80% investment policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. A copy of the press release relating to the changes described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	Investment Objectives, Strategies, Policies and Risks
	99.2	Notice Pursuant to Rule 35d-1
	99.3	Press Release

Exhibit No.		Description
16.1		Letter dated June 20, 2017 from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission confirming the disclosures contained in Item 4.01 of this report on Form 8-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Fund has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 21, 2017	Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.
Date: December 16, 2024	abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.
	/s/ Lucia Sitar
	Name: Lucia Sitar
	Name:	Lucia Sitar
	Title: Vice President
	Title:	Vice President

[Signature Page to Form 8-K]

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit		Exhibit Description
16.1		Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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