Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund : Proxy Statement (03/25/2022)

ABERDEEN GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND

ABERDEEN TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND ABERDEEN GLOBAL PREMIER PROPERTIES FUND

1900 Market Street, Suite 200

Philadelphia, PA 19103

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

To be held on April 28, 2022

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of shareholders of each of Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund (each, a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") (each meeting, an "Annual Meeting," and collectively, the "Annual Meetings") will be held in a virtual format on the following dates and at the following times:

The purpose of the Annual Meetings is to consider and act upon the following proposals (each a "Proposal") for each Fund, as applicable, and to consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meetings or any adjournments or postponements thereof:

AGD - To elect one Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term. AOD - To elect one Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term. AWP - To elect one Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term.

Each Proposal is discussed in greater detail in the enclosed Joint Proxy Statement. You are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting of a Fund if you owned shares of such Fund at the close of business on March 14, 2022 (the "Record Date"). If you virtually attend an Annual Meeting, you may vote your shares electronically at that time. Even if you expect to attend an Annual Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card(s) in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or authorize your proxy by telephone or through the Internet.

Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and to support the health and wellbeing of our stockholders, you will not be able to attend an Annual Meeting in person. All stockholders are requested to vote by proxy over the Internet, by telephone or by completing, dating and signing the enclosed proxy card and returning it promptly. You also may vote electronically at an Annual Meeting if you choose to attend.

This year's Annual Meetings will be completely virtual meetings of shareholders, which will be conducted solely online via live webcast. You will be able to attend and participate in an Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit your questions prior to and during the Annual Meeting by visiting: www.meetnow.global/MY5TD4L at the date and time described in the accompanying proxy statement. To participatein an Annual Meeting, you will need to log on using the control number from your proxy card or Annual Meeting notice. The control number can be found in the shaded box. There is no physical location for the Annual Meetings.

You may vote electronically during an Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the Annual Meeting website during the Annual Meeting.

Registering to Attend the Virtual Annual Meetings as a Beneficial Owner

We will admit to an Annual Meeting (1) all shareholders of record on the Record Date, (2) persons holding proof of beneficial ownership at the Record Date, such as a letter or account statement from the person's broker, (3) persons who have been granted proxies, and (4) such other persons that we, in our sole discretion, may elect to admit. If you hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, you must register in advance to attend an Annual Meeting. To register you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name and email address to Computershare Fund Services, the Funds' proxy tabulator. You may forward an email from your intermediary or attach an image of your legal proxy toshareholdermeetings@computershare.com. Requests for registration for the Annual Meeting must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2022. You will receive a confirmation email from Computershare of your registration and a control number that will allow you to vote at the Annual Meeting.

This notice and related proxy materials are first being mailed to shareholders on or about March 24, 2022.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meetings of Shareholders to Be Held on Thursday, April 28, 2022: This Notice, the Joint Proxy Statement and the form of proxy cards are available on the Internet athttps://www.aberdeenstandard.com/en-us/cefinvestorcenter. On this website, you will be able to access the Notice, the Joint Proxy Statement, the form of proxy card(s) and any amendments or supplements to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholders.

By order of the Boards of Trustees,

Megan Kennedy, Vice President and Secretary Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund

TO AVOID THE UNNECESSARY EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS VIRTUALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AND VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETINGS. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD(S) FOR THE ANNUAL MEETINGS PROMPTLY, OR TO AUTHORIZE THE PROXY VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR THROUGH THE INTERNET PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD(S). NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR PROXY CARD(S) BE RETURNED PROMPTLY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION.

March 24, 2022

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ABERDEEN GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND ("AGD")

ABERDEEN TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVIDEND FUND ("AOD") ABERDEEN GLOBAL PREMIER PROPERTIES FUND ("AWP")

(each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds")

1900 Market Street, Suite 200

Philadelphia, PA 19103

JOINT PROXY STATEMENT

For the Annual Meetings of Shareholders each to be held on April 28, 2022

This Joint Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by each Fund's Board of Trustees (each, a "Board," and collectively, the "Boards," with members of each Board being referred to as "Trustees") to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each Fund (each, a "Meeting," and collectively, the "Meetings") to be held in a virtual meeting format on Thursday, April 28, 2022 and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. A Notice of Annual Meetings of Shareholders and a proxy card (the "Proxy Card") accompany this Joint Proxy Statement. This Joint Proxy Statement is first being mailed on or about March 24, 2022 to shareholders of record as of March 14, 2022.

The purpose of the Annual Meetings is to consider and act upon the following proposals (each a "Proposal"):

AGD - To elect one Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term.

AOD - To elect one Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term. AWP - To elect one Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term.

All properly executed proxies received prior to a Meeting will be voted at that Meeting, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof, in accordance with the instructions marked on the Proxy Card. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked on the Proxy Card, proxies received will be voted "FOR" each Proposal. The persons named as proxy holders on the Proxy Card will vote in their discretion on any other matters that may properly come before each Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by submitting a properly executed, subsequently dated Proxy Card, giving written notice to Megan Kennedy, Secretary of the Fund(s), 1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or by virtually attending a Meeting and voting online. Shareholders may authorize proxy voting by using the enclosed Proxy Card along with the enclosed envelope with pre-paid postage. Shareholders may also authorize proxy voting by telephone or through the internet by following the instructions contained on their Proxy Card. Shareholders do not have dissenter's rights of appraisal in connection with any of the matters to be voted on by the shareholders at each Meeting.

In order to transact business at the Meetings, a "quorum" must be present. Under each Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a quorum is constituted by the presence in person or by proxy of shareholders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of the respective Fund on the record date entitled to vote on a matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e., proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that they have not received instructions from the beneficial owners on an item for which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power to vote) will be treated as present for determining whether a quorum is present with respect to a particular matter at the Meeting.

The election of a Trustee to a Board requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares entitled to vote for the election of any Trustee present virtually or represented by proxy at the Meeting with a quorum present. Under a plurality vote, the nominees who receive the highest number of votes will be elected even if they receive less than a majority of the votes. For purposes of the election of Trustees, abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares present for quorum purposes, but will not be treated as votes cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes, therefore, will have no effect on the election of the Class II Trustee. All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted, at the Meeting or at any adjournments or postponements thereof, in accordance with the instructions marked thereon. Proxies received prior to the Meeting on which no vote is indicated will be voted "FOR" the election of the Class II Trustee.

Brokers holding shares of a Fund in "street name" for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares before the Meeting. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), such brokers may, for certain "routine" matters, grant discretionary authority to the proxies designated by the Board to vote if no instructions have been received from their customers and clients prior to the date specified in the brokers' request for voting instructions. Each Proposal is a "routine" matter and accordingly beneficial owners who do not provide proxy instructions or who do not return a proxy card may have their shares voted by broker-dealer firms in favor of the Proposal.

The chair of the Meeting shall have the power to adjourn the Meeting without further notice other than announcement at the Meeting. Each Board of Trustees also has the power to postpone the Meeting to a later date and/or time in advance of the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect at any adjourned or postponed meeting as noted above. Any business that might have been transacted at the Meeting may be transacted at any such adjourned or postponed session(s) at which a quorum is present.

Written notice of an adjournment of the Meeting, stating the place, date and hour thereof, shall be given to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat at least ten (10) days prior to the Meeting, if the Meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred thirty (130) days after the original Record Date set for the Meeting.

We will admit to each Meeting (1) all shareholders of record on March 14, 2022 (the "Record Date"), (2) persons holding proof of beneficial ownership at the Record Date, such as a letter or account statement from the person's broker, (3) persons who have been granted proxies, and (4) such other persons that we, in our sole discretion, may elect to admit. If you hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, you must register in advance to attend the Annual Meeting. To register you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Fund holdings along with your name and email address to Computershare Fund Services, the Funds' proxy tabulator. You may forward an email from your intermediary or attach an image of your legal proxy toshareholdermeetings@computershare.com. Requests for registration for an Annual Meeting must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 25, 2022. You will receive a confirmation email from Computershare of your registration and a control number that will allow you to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Each Board has fixed the close of business on March 14, 2022 as the Record Date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, each Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Each Fund has one class of shares, par value $0.001 per share. Each share of a Fund is entitled to one vote at the Fund's Annual Meeting, and fractional shares are entitled to a proportionate share of one vote. On the Record Date, the following number of shares of each Fund were issued and outstanding:

AGD 12,549,581

AOD 105,430,998

AWP 85,407,951

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Meetings to Be Held on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in a virtual meeting format. The Proxy Materials and each Fund's most recent annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are available on the Internet athttp://www.abrdn.com/ en-us/cefinvestorcenter. Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 and any more recent reports, to any Fund shareholder upon request. To request a copy, please write to the Funds c/o abrdn Inc., 1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call 1-800-522-5465. You may also call for information on how to obtain directions to be able to register to attend a Meeting.

The Election of a Class II Trustee

Pursuant to each Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, each Board is divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, each of which will serve for three years, with one class being elected each year. If elected, each Trustee is entitled to hold office until the Annual Meeting in the year noted below or until his or her successor is elected and qualifies. Trustees who are deemed "interested persons" (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act), of a Fund, Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited ("AAML" or the "Investment Adviser), are referred to in this Joint Proxy Statement as "Interested Trustees." Trustees who are not interested persons, as described above, are referred to in this Joint Proxy Statement as "Independent Trustees."

Each Fund's Board, including the Independent Trustees, upon the recommendation of such Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is composed entirely of Independent Trustees, has nominated the following nominee as Class II Trustee to its Board as follows:

The nominee has indicated an intention to serve as a Class II Trustee if elected and has consented to be named in this Joint Proxy Statement.

It is the intention of the persons named as proxies on the enclosed Proxy Card(s) to vote "FOR" the election of the nominee for Class II Trustee to serve for a three-year term. Each Fund's Board knows of no reason why the nominee would be unable to serve, but in the event of any such inability, the proxies received will be voted for such substituted nominee as such Fund's Board may recommend.

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