Replacement Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0618C

Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC

05 February 2020

 

AMENDMENT

The stock exchange announcement released yesterday, 4 February 2020 at 16:57hrs (RNS No: 9656B), noted the Issue Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares) total as 33,992,395.  This should read 32,992,395.  To confirm, following the share buyback of 15,000 Ordinary Shares the Issue of Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares) is 32,992,395.

Please see below the updated announcement.  All other information remains unchanged.

ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000FBZP1J92OQY70

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 4 February 2020, the Company purchased in the market 15,000 Ordinary shares at a price of 1060.0 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

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

32,992,395 Issued Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares)

8,742,918 Ordinary shares held in treasury

41,735,313 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 32,992,395 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.

For further information, please contact:

Charles Mearns

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

Tel. [phone]

 

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