Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4314V
Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited
09 July 2009
 



APPENDIX 3


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited


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


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: 


YES


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a


Other (please specify): n/a


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

    Lloyds Banking Group plc


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

See 9 below


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

7 July 2009


6.     Date on which issuer notified:

9 July 2009


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

Direct/Indirect decrease to below 6%


8.     Notified details:


A:     Voting rights attached to shares


Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 




Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE


Number of 
shares


Number of 
voting rights

GB00B0P6J834

7,012,012

7,012,012


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of 
shares 

Number of 
voting rights

% of 
voting rights


GB00B0P6J834

Direct


Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect


453,345

453,345

5,034,175

0.415%

4.610%


B:     Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 


Type of financial instrument

Expiration 
Date 

Exercise/
Conversion 
Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Warrant

GB00B0PQ9168

n/a

n/a

1,008,715

0.924%


C:     Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise 
price

Expiration 
date

Exercise/
Conversion 

period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of 
voting rights







Nominal

Delta






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

6,496,235

% of voting rights

5.949%



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

Equities

5,419,934 shares (4.964%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).


Warrants

1,008,715 (0.924%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).


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


15.     Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4132



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