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Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited 23 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest HBOS plc and its subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 As 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Bank of New York Nominees Ltd A/C IITRF 2,540,000 Chase Nominees A/C CMIG IPFAP 90,000 Chase Nominees A/C CMIG IMFBA 2,380,000 Chase Nominees A/C CMIG IMFGD 2,940,000 Chase Nominees A/C CMIG IMFGW 3,050,000 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 11,000,000 Ordinary NPV shares 6. Percentage of issued class 10.0% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary NPV 10. Date of transaction 20 December 2005 11. Date company informed 21 December 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 11,000,000 Ordinary NPV shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.0% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Charles Mearns 0131 313 6442 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Aberdeen Private Wealth Management Limited, company secretary Date of notification 23 December 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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