Transaction in Own Shares

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited
18 January 2008

18 January 2008



Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited

Share Buy Back

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited announces the purchase today of 20,000
Ordinary shares of no par value for cancellation at 109p per share.

Following the above buy back, 108,920,000 Ordinary shares remain in issue.



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