22nd Jan 2014 11:11
Annex DTR3
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. | Name of the issuer
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | 2. | State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).
DTR 3.1.2.R
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3. | Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director
MARTIN JAMES GILBERT
| 4. | State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
N/A
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5. | Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1
AS IN 3 ABOVE
| 6. | Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH |
7. | Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them
OWN NAME | 8. | State the nature of the transaction
EXERCISE OF UNAPPROVED 1994 EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTIONS |
9. | Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired
a) 413,000 | 10. | Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
0.03%
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11. | Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed
b) 241,368 | 12. | Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
0.02%
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13. | Price per share or value of transaction
a) 59 PENCE PER SHARE b) 425.8184 PENCE PER SHARE
| 14. | Date and place of transaction
21 JANUARY 2014 |
15. | Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
183,865 ORDINARY SHARES - 0.01%
| 16. | Date issuer informed of transaction
21 JANUARY 2014
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer
complete the following boxes
17. | Date of grant
| 18. | Period during which or date on which exercisable
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19. | Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option | 20. | Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
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21. | Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise
| 22. | Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
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23. | Any additional information
Mr Gilbert has exercised 413,000 unapproved 1994 Executive Shares Options awarded on 23 January 2004. These shares had reached their final vesting date and Mr Gilbert has sold 241,368 shares in order to cover, principally, the 59 pence exercise price per share and the associated taxation and national insurance costs.
Following these transactions, Mr Gilbert holds a total of 183,865 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.01% of the Company's issued share capital. He also has an unconditional entitlement to a further 3,760,994 ordinary shares in respect of awards made as part of the Company's deferred bonus arrangements in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 which have reached their earliest vesting dates. Mr Gilbert's aggregate unconditional interest in the Company's shares is therefore 3,944,859 shares (0.33%).
Mr Gilbert also has an aggregate conditional entitlement to a further 1,884,765 (0.16 %) ordinary shares in respect of awards made as part of the Company's deferred bonus arrangements in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, which will vest over the period to December 2017.
MR GILBERT'S AGGREGATE CONDITIONAL AND UNCONDITIONAL SHARES TOTAL 5,829,624 ORDINARY SHARES
| 24. | Name of contact and telephone number for queries
SCOTT E MASSIE, 01224 631999
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Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification
SCOTT E MASSIE
Date of notification
22 JANUARY 2014
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Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.
(1) | An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. |
(2) | An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. |
(3) | An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. |
(4) | An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. |
Related Shares:
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