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RNS Number : 5634Z

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

11 December 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                  Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                           X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             The Aberdeen Asset Management Employee 
  to the                                        Benefit Trust 2003 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                         Wealth Nominees Limited - acting as 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                     custodian 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                        5 December 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         11 December 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                     3% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                      Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                       transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number                Number            Number         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                 of                    of                of shares      rights                    (x) 
                 Shares                Voting 
                                       Rights 
-------------  --------------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                        Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)           (xii) 
-------------    ----  -----  -----  ---  ---  ------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ------------- 
 ORD GBP0.10    42,335,995            42,335,995        35,784,269     35,784,269                2.687% 
               --------------------  ----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0000031285 
-------------    ----  -----  -----  ---  ---  ------  ------  -----      ---------  ---------    ----  ----    ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration         Exercise/                       Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)        Conversion Period               rights that may               rights 
                                            (xiv)                           be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  -----------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting                   % of voting rights 
 financial         price        date (xvii)      Conversion      rights instrument                  (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period          refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 35,784,269                                                     2.687% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                          N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will          N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to           N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                It is normal practice for the custodian 
                                             to abstain from voting in relation 
                                             to the holding 
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 14. Contact name:                         Scott Massie 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             01224 425279 
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