Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1701M

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Inv Co Ld

06 May 2020

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at- tached ii :			Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) iii :
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			Wells Capital Management
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			San Francisco, California, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :			01/05/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			04/05/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights at- tached to shares (to- tal of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instru- ments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of is- suer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	15.26%	0%		15.26%	45,965,159
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	14.32%	0%		14.32%	45,965,159

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GG00B45L2K95				7,012,825					15.26%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		7,012,825					15.26%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial in- strument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Pe- riod xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii				X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
N ame xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial in- struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Wells Capital Management	15.26%		15.26%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi

Place of completion	San Francisco, California, USA
Date of completion	04/05/2020

Enquiries:

Aberdeen Standard Fund Managers Limited (Alternative Investment Fund Manager to Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited)

Luke Mason / William Hemmings  Tel: [phone]

Stockdale Securities Limited (Financial adviser and stockbroker)

Robert Finlay  Tel: [phone]

Vistra Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited (Company Secretary)

Patrick Farncombe  Tel: [phone]

PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Limited (UK Administration Agent)

Brian Smith  Tel: [phone]

LEI: 213800RIA1NX8DP4P938

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