Transaction in Own Shares - Replacement

RNS Number : 4566E

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

08 May 2017

 

AMENDMENT

The stock exchange announcement released at 17:09 hrs on 5 May 2017 (RNS No: 3880E) noted a purchase of 50,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 208.85 pence per share.  The announcement should have read at a price of 208.25 pence per share.  Please see below the updated announcement.  All other information remains unchanged.

ABERDEEN ASIAN INCOME FUND LIMITED

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):  549300U76MLZF5F8MN87

Information disclosed in accordance with paragraph LR 5.6.1A of the UKLA Listing Rules

ABERDEEN ASIAN INCOME FUND LIMITED (the "Company")

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 5 May 2017, the Company purchased in the market 50,000 Ordinary shares at a price of 208.25 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's share capital comprises:

185,133,389 Issued Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares)

9,800,000 Ordinary shares held in treasury

194,933,389 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 185,133,389 and this figure 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

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