Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7936H

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst

18 March 2015

 

TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESⁱ

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

2.         Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: This is a clarification of the number of voting right shares held by the Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group, in its capacity as discretionary asset manager.  Previous notifications have been submitted on an all share capital basis (inclusive of shares held without voting powers being delegated to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group).  This notification does not reflect any changes in shareholdings, and is purely a clarification exercise to confirm the voting rights held. Any such future notifications, as may be required, will be made on a voting rights basis only

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): ^iv

Aberdeen Asia Pacific Fund

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or  reached: ^v

n/a

6.         Date on which issuer notified:

16 March 2015

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}

10%

8.         Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ord Shares GB0000100767	2,351,152	2,341,052

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rightsx
	Direct	Direct	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
Ord shares GB0000100767	2,351,152		2,341,052		6.14%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date xiii	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration Date xvii	Exercise/Conversion Period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
					Nominal	Delta
Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock (CULS) GB00B7ZMLM88	830p	31/05/2019	Periods of 28 days ending on 30 November and 31 May in each year commencing November 2012 and ending May 2019	274,315	0.72%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,615,367	6.86

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xv):

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10.       Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11.       Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12.       Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13.       Additional information:

n/a

14.       Contact name:

Charles Mearns, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd

15.       Contact telephone number:

            0131 528 4132

 

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