16th Jan 2012 15:14
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC ("the Company")
Following Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited's recent appointment as manager of two US closed-end funds, The India Fund, Inc and The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc with total assets of over US$1 billion, and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, the Company advises that Martin James Gilbert and Hugh Young, both executive directors of the Company, were appointed on 11 January 2012 as non-executive directors of The India Fund, Inc. In addition, Martin James Gilbert was appointed on 11 January 2012 as a non-executive director of The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. Both of these funds are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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