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The SEC filings page for abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE: ACP) brings together the fund’s official regulatory disclosures, including current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation, ACP uses these filings to describe material events, capital-raising activities, and changes to its investment strategies.
Recent Form 8-K filings highlight several key areas. One filing details the fund’s entry into a securities purchase agreement for the issuance and sale of 4,000,000 Series A Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share and a specified maturity date, conducted as a private offering under Rule 506(c). The same report notes adoption of a Statement of Preferences establishing the rights and preferences of these preferred shares and includes the relevant exhibits.
Another Form 8-K describes ACP’s distribution agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc., under which the fund may offer and sell common shares in at-the-market transactions pursuant to a shelf registration statement and related prospectus documents. This filing explains that, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund may not sell common shares below current net asset value, exclusive of any distributing commission or discount, and lists exhibits such as the distribution agreement, sub-placement agent agreement, and legal opinions.
A further Form 8-K addresses changes to the fund’s non-fundamental investment strategy relating to investments in defaulted credit obligations. The filing presents the previous policy and the amended policy, under which the fund may invest in credit obligations likely to default and up to 5% of its portfolio in obligations that are in default at the time of investment. An exhibit summarizes the fund’s investment objectives, strategies, policies, and risks as amended.
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Morgan Stanley and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP).
The filing lists 6,588,286 common shares beneficially owned, representing 5.3% of the class as of the 09/30/2025 event date. The reporting persons disclose shared voting power over 873,573 shares and shared dispositive power over 6,588,286 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Parametric and Morgan Stanley classify themselves as an investment adviser and a parent holding company/control person, respectively, and entered a joint filing agreement. This passive ownership notice informs the market of their stake and governance rights associated with the reported voting and dispositive powers.
Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC filed Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G for abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), reporting beneficial ownership of 4.7% of the fund’s common shares. Morgan Stanley reports 5,867,215 shares beneficially owned; Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC reports 5,861,098 shares.
Each filer states it has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent as of 09/30/2025. Reported powers include shared voting power of 6,120 shares for Morgan Stanley and 3 shares for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with substantial shared dispositive power disclosed. The certification indicates the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
UBS Group AG filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 649,851 Series A Perpetual Preferred Shares of abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), representing 40.6% of the class as of the event date 09/30/2025.
UBS reports 0 shares with sole voting or dispositive power, 593 shares with shared voting power, and 649,851 shares with shared dispositive power. The filing states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control. The statement is made on behalf of UBS Group AG and wholly owned subsidiaries UBS Financial Services Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.
Porter Rahn K, listed as a Director of abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), reported a purchase of 2,200 shares of the fund's common stock on 09/30/2025 at a price of $5.785 per share. Following the transaction the reporting person beneficially owned 2,200 shares. The Form 4 was filed as a single reporting person filing and the document is signed on behalf of the reporting person by Robert Stieger under power of attorney on 10/02/2025.
abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) director Peter Gerald Malone reported a personal purchase of 500 shares of the fund on 09/26/2025 at a price of $5.93 per share. Following the transaction he beneficially owned 2,277 shares. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney and filed on 09/30/2025. The filing discloses a straightforward non-derivative acquisition with no derivatives or other transactions reported.
Reit Todd, a director of abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), reported acquiring 2,000 common shares on 09/23/2025 at a reported price of $5.815 per share. The transaction was reported on a Form 4 signed by a power of attorney on 09/25/2025. Following the purchase, Mr. Todd beneficially owns 2,000 shares directly.
Form 3 filing for abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) reports that Todd Reit, listed at an abrdn address in Philadelphia, is a director and filed an initial Section 16 statement on 09/09/2025. The form states no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person and includes Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney). The filing was signed by Robert Stieger by POA on 09/15/2025. This is a routine disclosure indicating the reporting person does not currently hold reportable equity in the issuer.
Porter Rahn K, a director at abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ticker: ACP), filed an initial Form 3 reporting his relationship to the issuer. The form, reflecting an event dated 09/09/2025, indicates the reporting person is a director and that the filing was made by a single reporting person. The filing expressly states no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person. The document includes an Exhibit 24 power of attorney and is signed on behalf of the reporting person by Robert Stieger by POA on 09/15/2025. No holdings, derivative positions, or amendments are reported.
abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund is updating its investment strategy for defaulted credit obligations. On September 9, 2025, the Board approved a change to the Fund’s non-fundamental investment strategy, effective November 10, 2025. Previously, the Fund would not invest in credit obligations or related instruments that were in default at the time of investment. Under the new approach, the Fund may continue to invest in credit obligations or related instruments that are likely to default and may also invest up to 5% of its portfolio in credit obligations or related instruments that are already in default at the time of investment.
A revised summary of the Fund’s objectives, strategies, policies and risks reflecting this change will be provided in an attached exhibit as of the effective date.
abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund filed a Form 3 insider ownership report for Mandy Louise Rawlinson. She is identified as a "Director of Adviser" to the fund rather than a director, officer, or 10% owner of the fund itself.
The filing states that no non-derivative or derivative securities of abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund are beneficially owned. This establishes that, as of the event date of 08/27/2025, the reporting person does not report any ownership position in the fund’s securities.