Interim Management Statement

Aberdeen All Asia Inv Tst PLC 04 February 2008 Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust PLC Interim Management Statement - 3 months ended 31 December 2007 To the members of Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust PLC This Interim Management Statement ("IMS") has been produced solely to provide additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It should not be relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose. This IMS relates to the period from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007, and contains information that covers this period and up to the date of publication of this interim management statement unless otherwise specified. Investment objective To generate capital growth from a concentrated portfolio of companies domiciled, operating or generating revenue in the Asia Pacific region including Japan Benchmark MSCI All Countries Index Asia Pacific (including Japan). Material events A total of 248,400 ordinary shares were bought back by the Trust for cancellation in the period from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007 while a further 65,000 ordinary shares were bought back for cancellation between 1 January 2008 and the date of this IMS. On 18 January 2008, the Trust announced the purchase by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC of 2,253,046 ordinary shares or 13.7% of the Trust's ordinary shares with voting rights, at the time of purchase. The Board is not aware of any other significant events or transactions which have occurred during the 3 months ended 31 December 2007, or between 1 January 2008 and the date of publication of this IMS, which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Trust. For the latest NAV and share price information and additional fund manager commentary please refer to the Monthly Factsheet published on the Trust's website, www.all-asia.co.uk Ten largest equity holdings at 31 December 2007 % Aberdeen Global-India Opportunities 10.5 Samsung Electronics Pref. 3.5 Rio Tinto 3.3 Honda Motor 3.1 Canon 3.0 Swire Pacific B 2.7 Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp. 2.7 QBE Insurance 2.6 United Overseas Bank 2.5 Takeda Pharmaceutical 2.5 __________ Total 36.4 __________ Total number of investments 56 Country allocation as at 31 December 2007 Country % Japan 23.3 Singapore 16.6 Hong Kong 12.6 India 10.5 Korea 9.4 Australia 7.4 China 4.8 Taiwan 4.6 Malaysia 4.3 Thailand 3.4 Philippines 1.6 Cash 1.5 __________ Total 100.0 __________ General description of Company's financial position and performance as at 31 December 2007 £m Gross Assets 47.9 Debt 2.9 Prior charges Nil Gearing 6.4% Cumulative performance (%) As at 31/12/2007 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years* 5 years* Share Price 242.0 1.3 4.3 6.6 14.4 53.2 150.8 NAV 274.0 3.3 3.0 8.1 15.4 60.6 145.4 MSCI AC Asia 0.7 (0.8) 5.1 12.7 59.9 124.0 Pacific (inc. Japan) Discrete performance (%) Year ending 31/12/2007 31/12/2006 31/12/2005 31/12/2004 31/12/2003 Share Price 14.4 (9.2) 47.5 13.7 44.0 NAV 15.4 (2.3) 42.4 8.5 40.8 MSCI AC Asia Pacific 12.7 2.5 38.4 10.6 26.7 Total Return; NAV to NAV, Net Income Reinvested, GBP. Share price total return is on a mid-to-mid basis. Dividend calculations are to reinvest as at the ex-dividend date. Source: Aberdeen Asset Managers, Factset, Financial Times and Fundamental Data * Disclosure: Since 10/11/2006; Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust has been managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited. Where relevant, historic performance (cumulative and discrete) is based on prices and net asset values while the Company was managed by Gartmore Investment Limited to 9 November 2006, thereafter Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited. Please note that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and that the value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise. Investors may not get back the amount they originally invested. For Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust PLC Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries 4 February 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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