Replacement - First Interim Dividend

RNS Number : 6704B

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

19 April 2012

 



AMENDMENT

Please note that the announcement released to the stock exchange today at10:36hrs (RNS No: 6615B) incorrectly showed the record date as the 25 April and the ex-dividend date as 27 April.  The announcement should read the record date as 27 April and the ex-dividend date as 25 April.  Please see below the updated announcement.

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited (the "Company")

19 April 2012

Announcement of First Interim Dividend

The Directors of the Company have today declared an increased first interim dividend in respect of the year ending 31 December 2012 of 1.55p (2011 first interim 1.5p) which will be payable on 18 May 2012 to Ordinary shareholders on the register on 27 April 2012, ex-dividend date 25 April 2012.

As previously stated, in respect of the year ending 31 December 2012 and in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, the Board expects to maintain the current practice of declaring three quarterly dividends of equal amounts in April, July and October with a fourth balancing interim to be determined in early 2013.

 

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