BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc Announces Resignation of Ruddick from Member of the Company’s Management Engagement Committee

abrdn Diversified Income and Growth plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company’s investment objective seeks to provide income and capital appreciation over the long term through investment in a globally diversified multi-asset portfolio. The Company invests globally using a flexible multi-asset approach via quoted and unlisted (Private Markets) investments providing shareholders with access to the kind of diversified portfolio held by large, sophisticated global investors. The Company invests in exchange-traded funds, which are quoted on a recognized investment exchange. The Company also invests in cash and cash equivalents, including money market funds, treasuries, and gilts. abrdn Investments Limited serves as the investment manager of the Company.