FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY FUND - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - September 14, 2011

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PRESS RELEASE                                 SOURCE:  First Trust Advisors L.P.


FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P. ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER UPDATE CALL FOR FIRST
TRUST/ABERDEEN GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY INCOME FUND AND FIRST TRUST/ABERDEEN EMERGING
OPPORTUNITY FUND

WHEATON, IL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- September 14, 2011 -- First Trust Advisors
L.P. ("FTA") announced today that First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income
Fund (NYSE: FAM) and First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund (NYSE: FEO)
intend to host a conference call with Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc.
("Aberdeen"), the Funds' investment sub-advisor, on Wednesday, September 28,
2011, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time. The purpose of the call is to hear Aberdeen's
portfolio management teams provide updates for the Funds.

--    Dial-in Number: (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and Passcode
      # 98211743. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the
      teleconference.

--    Telephone Replay: (800) 585-8367; International (404) 537-3406; and
      Passcode # 98211743. The replay will be available after the call until
      11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Friday, October 28, 2011.

FTA has served as each Fund's investment advisor since each Fund's inception.
FTA, along with its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held
companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset
management, financial advisory services, and competitive municipal
underwritings, with collective assets under management or supervision of over
$46 billion as of August 31, 2011 through unit investment trusts,
exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed.

If you have questions about the Funds that you would like answered on the call,
please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com and refer to Aberdeen
by Monday, September 26, 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Each Fund's daily closing price
and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at
www.ftportfolios.com or by calling (800) 988-5891.


CONTACT: JEFF MARGOLIN -- (630) 915-6784

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Source:  First Trust Advisors L.P.