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): November ~~September 26~~21, ~~2018~~2025 (November 21, 2025)

~~Aberdeen~~abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	811-21901	20-4924557
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1900 Market Street, Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA		19103
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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

Registrants telephone number, including area code (800)-522-5465

(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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~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the~~ Securities ~~Act~~registered ofpursuant ~~1933~~to ~~or Rule~~Section ~~12b-2~~ 12(b) of the ~~Securities Exchange~~ Act ~~of 1934.~~:

~~Emerging~~Title ~~growth~~of ~~company~~each oclass Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Shares of Beneficial Interest AGD New York Stock Exchange

IfIndicate ~~an emerging growth company, indicate~~ by check mark ifwhether the registrant ~~has~~is ~~elected~~an ~~not~~emerging togrowth company ~~use~~as ~~the~~defined ~~extended~~in ~~transition~~Rule 405 ~~period~~of ~~for~~the ~~complying~~Securities ~~with~~Act ~~any~~of ~~new~~1933 or(§230.405 ~~revised~~of ~~financial~~this ~~accounting~~chapter) ~~standards~~or ~~provided pursuant to Section~~Rule ~~13(a)~~ 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 oof this chapter).

~~Item~~¨ ~~4.01.~~Emerging ~~Changes~~growth ~~in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.~~company

~~(b) Engagement~~If ofan emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with new ~~independent~~or ~~registered~~revised ~~public~~financial accounting ~~firm~~standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

OnItem June 13, 2018, upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, the Board of Trustees of Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (the “Fund”) approved the engagement of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018, contingent on KPMG’s delivery of an independence letter that is satisfactory to the Fund’s Audit Committee1. ~~After~~01. ~~completing~~Entry ~~its~~into ~~standard client evaluation procedures and delivering~~ a ~~satisfactory~~Material ~~independence~~Definitive ~~letter to the Audit Committee, KPMG accepted the engagement, which became effective on September 26, 2018~~Agreement. The Board and its Audit Committee considered the engagement of KPMG in connection with the resignation of the Fund’s former independent registered accounting firm on May 4, 2018, which was previously disclosed in the Fund’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2018 (SEC Accession Number: 0001104659-18-031615).

~~During~~On ~~the~~November 21, ~~Fund’s~~2025, abrdn ~~two~~Global ~~most~~Dynamic ~~recent~~Dividend ~~fiscal~~Fund ~~years~~(NYSE: AGD) (~~ended~~the ~~October 31,~~“Fund”) ~~2017~~entered ~~and~~into ~~October 31,~~a ~~2016)~~distribution ~~and~~agreement (the ~~subsequent~~“Distribution Agreement”) ~~interim~~with ~~period~~ALPS ~~through September 26~~Distributors, Inc. ~~2018, neither~~ (the ~~Fund~~“Distributor”), ~~nor~~pursuant ~~anyone~~to onwhich ~~its~~the ~~behalf,~~Fund ~~consulted~~may ~~with~~offer ~~KPMG,~~and onsell ~~behalf~~up to ~~of the Fund~~$25,000,000 ~~regarding~~of ~~the~~common ~~application~~shares of ~~accounting~~beneficial ~~principles~~interest towith ano ~~specified~~par ~~transaction~~value (~~either~~“Common ~~completed or proposed~~Shares”), ~~the~~from ~~type~~time ofto ~~audit~~time ~~opinion~~through ~~that might be rendered on~~ the ~~Fund’s financial statements~~ Distributor, orin ~~any~~transactions ~~matter~~deemed ~~that~~to ~~was~~be ~~either~~“at the ~~subject of a “disagreement,~~market” as defined in ~~Item 304(a)(1)(iv)~~Rule of415 ~~Regulation S-K~~ under the Securities ~~Exchange~~ Act of ~~1934~~1933, as amended (the “~~Exchange Act~~Offering”),. ~~and~~Under the ~~instructions~~Investment ~~thereto,~~Company orAct aof ~~“reportable event~~1940,” as ~~defined~~amended, inthe ~~Item~~Fund ~~304(~~may not sell any Common Shares at a~~)(1)(v)~~ price below the current net asset value of ~~Regulation~~such ~~S-K~~common ~~under~~shares, ~~the~~exclusive ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~any distributing commission or discount.

2Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor may enter into sub-placement agent agreements with one or more selected dealers. The Distributor has entered into a sub-placement agent agreement, dated November 21, 2025 (the “Sub-Placement Agent Agreement”), with UBS Securities LLC (the “Sub-Placement Agent”) relating to the Common Shares to be offered under the Distribution Agreement.

~~SIGNATURES~~The Offering is being made pursuant a prospectus supplement, dated November 21, 2025 and the accompanying prospectus, dated October 30, 2025, each of which constitute part of the Fund’s effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-290833) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”).

~~Pursuant~~The toforegoing descriptions of the ~~requirements~~Distribution Agreement ofand the ~~Securities~~Sub-Placement ~~Exchange~~Agent ~~Act~~Agreement ofdo ~~1934,~~not aspurport ~~amended,~~to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full ~~Fund~~text ~~has~~of ~~duly~~the ~~caused~~Distribution Agreement filed with this report toas beExhibit 1.1 ~~signed~~and onincorporated ~~its~~herein ~~behalf~~ by reference, and the ~~undersigned~~full text ~~hereunto~~of ~~duly~~the ~~authorized~~Sub-Placement Agent Agreement filed with this report as Exhibit 1.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Date: September 28, 2018	Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
	/s/ Lucia Sitar
	Name: Lucia Sitar
	Title: Vice President

Item 8.01.

Other Events

~~[Signature~~On ~~Page~~November 21, 2025, the Fund commenced the Offering pursuant to ~~Form~~the Fund’s Registration Statement. A copy of the opinion of Dechert LLP relating to the legality of the Common Shares is filed as Exhibit ~~8-K]~~5.1 to this report.

3The Fund incorporates by reference the exhibits filed herewith into the Registration Statement.

Additionally, effective August 1, 2025, Ruairidh Finlayson left the Fund’s adviser and ceased serving as one of the portfolio managers having primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Josh Duitz, Martin Connaghan and Andrew Kohl are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

	1.1	Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and ALPS Distributors, Inc.

	1.2	Sub-Placement Agent Agreement between ALPS Distributors, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC

	5.1	Opinion of Dechert LLP

	23.1	Consent of Dechert LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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

	abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

Date: November 21, 2025	By:	/s/ Robert Hepp
	Name:	Robert Hepp
	Title:	Vice President

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