Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0613E

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst

14 December 2009

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1)    Name of company

ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2)    State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) or both 

Both

3)    Name of director

Hugh Young (Alternate Director to Martin Gilbert)

4)     State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

5)    Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person named in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest 

AS IN 3

6)    Class of security

ORDINARY 25p

7)    Name of the registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

As in 3

8)    State the nature of the transaction. 

Exercise of Warrants

9)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

104,000

10)    Percentage of issued class acquired

0.33%

11)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a

12)    Percentage of issued class disposed

n/a

13)    Price per share

Warrants converted at £1 per Ordinary share

14)    Date of transaction

14 December 2009

15)    Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this notification

124,000 ORDINARY SHARES 0.39%.  

Following the exercise of warrants Mr Young does not have any remaining interests in the Company's Warrants. 

16)    Date company informed

14 December 2009

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Charles Mearns TEL: [phone]

Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Charles Mearns

Date of Notification - 14 December 2009

 

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