TIDMAAS TIDMPRU
RNS Number : 2607B
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
22 October 2009
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TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached: ii
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other: No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
See No. 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
21/10/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22/10/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
11% to 10%
8. Notified details:
n/a
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
+--------------+-----------+-----------+
| Situation previous to |
| the Triggering |
| transaction |
+--------------------------------------+
| Class/type | Number | Number |
| of shares | of | of |
| if | shares | voting |
| possible | | rights |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+
| GB0000100767 |3,437,920 |3,437,920 |
+--------------+-----------+-----------+
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
| Class/type of |Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting |
| shares if possible | | | rightsx |
| using the ISIN CODE | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+----------------------------+--------------------+
| | | Direct | Indirect xi | Direct |Indirect |
| | | | | | |
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
| GB0006048770 | 3,337,920 |3,337,920 | n/a | 10.72% | n/a |
+---------------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+---------+----------+
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+
| Type of | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | xiii | Period/ Date xiv | rights that may be | rights |
| instrument | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+
| | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------+
| Type of | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/Conversion | Number of | % of voting |
| financial | price | Date xvii | Period xviii | voting rights | rights xix, |
| instrument | | | | instrument | xx |
| | | | | refers to | |
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------+
| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+---------------+---------+-------+
Total (A+B+C)
+-----------+--------+
| Number | % of |
| of |voting |
| voting |rights |
| rights |10.72% |
|3,337,920 | |
+-----------+--------+
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)
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:
Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 31,130,986
14. Contact name:
Charles Mearns, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4132
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