Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4052T

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

04 June 2009

 



APPENDIX 3

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: n/a

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a

Other (please specify): As a result of new CFD rules implementation on 1 June 2009

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

1 June 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

4 June 2009

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15%

8.     Notified details:

A:     Voting rights attached to shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of  shares	Number of  voting rights
GB00B0P6J834	2,144,200	2,144,200

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of  shares	Number of  voting rights		% of  voting rights
GB00B0P6J834	Direct n/a	Direct n/a	Indirect  2,144,200	Direct	Indirect 1.97%

B:     Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration  Date	Exercise/ Conversion  Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

C:     Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of  voting rights
Warrant GB00B0PQ9168	120p	31/12/2012	2010/11/12	14,471,640	Nominal	Delta
					13.28%	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 16,615,840

% of voting rights 15.25%

9.     Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11.     Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12.     Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13.     Additional information:

n/a

14.     Contact name:

Charles Mearns

15.     Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4132

 

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