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Aberdeen Singapore Fund,Inc. (NYSE:SGF) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

Aberdeen Singapore Fund,Inc. (NYSE:SGF) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying AccountantItem 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

(a)Resignation of independent registered public accounting firm

On September12, 2017, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Aberdeen Singapore Fund,Inc. (the “Fund”).

The reports of PwC on the Fund’s financial statements as of and for the two most recent fiscal years (ended October31, 2016 and October31, 2015) did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Fund’s two most recent fiscal years (ended October31, 2016 and October31, 2015) and the subsequent interim period through September12, 2017, there were no disagreements between the Fund and PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on the financial statements of the Fund for such years.

During the Fund’s two most recent fiscal years (ended October31, 2016 and October31, 2015) and the subsequent interim period through September12, 2017, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item304(a)(1)(v)of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

The Fund has provided PwC with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and has requested that PwC furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Fund set forth above. A copy of PwC’s letter dated September18, 2017 is filed as Exhibit16.1 to this Form8-K.

Item 4.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

16.1

Letter dated September18, 2017 from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission confirming the disclosures contained in Item 4.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K.

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

Date: September18, 2017

Aberdeen Singapore Fund,Inc.

/s/ Lucia Sitar

Name: Lucia Sitar

Title: Vice President

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About Aberdeen Singapore Fund,Inc. (NYSE:SGF)
Aberdeen Singapore Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is capital appreciation, which it seeks through investment primarily in Singapore equity securities. The Fund also, to a lesser degree, invests in equity securities issued by companies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (the ASEAN Group) countries. The ASEAN Group includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The Fund invests in various sectors, such as financials, industrials, telecommunication services, healthcare, consumer discretionary, information technology, energy and materials. The Company holds interest in financials sector, which consists of approximately five industries, such as banks, consumer finance, diversified financial service, real estate investment trusts, and real estate management and development. Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited acts an investment manager for the Fund.

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