AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 14, 2017 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE TO ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934) FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND (Name of Subject Company (Issuer)) FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND (Name of Filing Person (Issuer)) COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 337319107 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) W. Scott Jardine Secretary First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund (Name of Subject Company (Issuer)) 120 E. Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL 60187 (800) 621-1675 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person(s)) With a Copy to: Eric F. Fess Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (312) 845-3000 CALCULATION OF FILING FEE -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- TRANSACTION VALUATION* AMOUNT OF FILING FEE -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- None -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- This filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. * Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. Amount Previously Paid: Form or Registration No.: Filing Party: Date Filed: [X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: [ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. [X] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. [ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. [ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: [ ] If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) to designate the appropriate provision(s) being relied upon: [ ] Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) [ ] Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer)