Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0297M

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

21 January 2009

 



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: n/a

            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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a

            Other: Disclosure of holdings following the acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, 
            of HBOS plc - this notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by 
            HBOS plc.

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

    Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

    See Section 9

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

    16 January 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

    20 January 2009

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

    Direct/Indirect 5%

8.     Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (viii)
Ord NPV Shares ISIN GB00B0P6J834	n/a	n/a

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
20p Ordinary Ord NPV Shares ISIN GB00B0P6J834	1,017,973	Direct (x) 1,017,973	Indirect (xi) 4,737,836	Direct 0.939%	Indirect 4.369%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 5,755,809

% of voting rights 5.308%

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

5,695,834 shares (5.253%) 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:

     Notification using the total voting rights figure of  108,440,000

      14.     Contact name:

                 Charles Mearns, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd

      15.     Contact telephone number:

                 0131 528 4132

 

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