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First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund
Declares a Long-Term Capital Gain Distribution of $0.0032 Per Share
First Trust Advisors, LP

Lisle, IL., September 07, 2006 -- First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (the "Fund") (FAM) has declared a long-term capital gain distribution of $0.0032 per share, payable on October 16, 2006 to shareholders of record as of October 4, 2006. The ex-dividend date is expected to be October 2, 2006.

This long-term gain distribution is being made to meet the Fund's capital gain distribution requirements for tax purposes and is in addition to its regular monthly distribution, which will be declared on September 20, 2006.

The Fund is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund pursues these investment objectives by investing in the world bond markets through a diversified portfolio of investment grade and below-investment grade government and corporate debt securities.

First Trust Advisors L.P. acts as the Fund's investment adviser and currently manages or supervises approximately $25 billion in assets.

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("Aberdeen") is the Fund's sub-adviser. Aberdeen is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC which is the parent company of an asset management group managing approximately $130 billion in assets, including approximately $67.3 billion in global fixed-income securities, for a range of pension funds, financial institutions, investment trusts, unit trusts, offshore funds, charities and private clients.

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