Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited
13 March 2008

                                                                      APPENDIX 3



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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

     Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited



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


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc and Midas Capital Partners Ltd (06/03/
08)



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

      Midas Capital plc



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

      See section 9 below



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

      06/03/08



6.    Date on which issuer notified:

      13/03/08



7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

      10%



8.    Notified details:

      n/a



A: Voting rights attached to shares


                             Situation previous to the Triggering Transaction
Class/type of shares if possible           Number of shares             Number of voting Rights (viii)
using the ISIN CODE

Ord NPV Shares
                                              1,580,000                            1,580,000
ISIN GB00B0P6J834




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Ord NPV Shares                      11,575,000         Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect
                                                       11,575,000          n/a            10.63%        n/a
ISIN GB00B0P6J834




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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

n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a



Total (A+B)
   Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

          11,575,000                      10.63%





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

Discretionary Client                                             300,000
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 156547)

CF Midas Balanced Growth Fund                                  2,500,000
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392512)             

CF Midas Balanced Income Fund                                  4,280,000
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392513)

Midas Income & Growth Trust                                    1,400,000
(Registered: State Street Nominees Ltd)

Discretionary Client                                             215,000
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 318901)

Discretionary Client                                             250,000
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 111359)

Discretionary Client                                             350,000
(Registered: Roy Nominees Ltd 570035)

Hiscox International Growth                                      500,000
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 814379)

Chartwell Balanced Income                                        200,000
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 630426)

CF iimia Growth & Income Fund                                  1,130,000
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 949169)

CF iimia Income Fund                                             450,000
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 949170)



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:

            Iimia plc, Miton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners Ltd
are all subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc.



14.       Contact name:

            Charles Mearns, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd



15.       Contact telephone number:

            0131 528 4000




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