Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 1706O

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

13 September 2011

 



13 September 2011

ABERDEEN ASIAN INCOME FUND LIMITED

ISSUE OF EQUITY

The Company announces that, on 13 September 2011, it issued 650,000 new ordinary shares of no par value (the "New Shares") for cash at a price of 167.75 pence per share.  The New Shares rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.  Application is now being made for the New Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on 19 September 2011.

Following this issue, the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 136,328,071 ordinary shares, none of which are held in treasury.  Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 136,328,071.

The above figure (136,328,071) 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.

Enquiries

Charles Mearns

Aberdeen Private Wealth Management Limited

T: 0131 528 4132

 

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