Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6595P

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst

19 February 2016

 

ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC ("the Company")

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 19 February 2016, the Company purchased in the market 25,000 Ordinary shares at an average price of 722.168 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's share capital comprises:

36,730,193 Issued Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares)

2,447,124 Ordinary shares held in treasury

39,177,317 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 36,730,193 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

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