Completion of Issuance

Aberdeen Asset Management PLCCompletion of Issuance

Further to the announcement on 6 July 2015 concerning the results of a general meeting of its shareholders convened in relation to the proposed issue of 200,000,000 non-voting, perpetual, non-cumulative, redeemable preference shares 2015 (the "2015 Non-Voting Preference Shares") to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ("MUTB") (the "Issuance"), details of which were originally announced on 15 June 2015, Aberdeen is pleased to announce that all conditions of the Issuance have been met and that the Issuance has completed.

The 2015 Non-Voting Preference Shares have been issued to MUTB in consideration for the subscription amount of £100,000,000 in cash.

For further information, contact:

Maitland 020 7379 5151Neil BennettTom Eckersley