Director/PDMR Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

2. Name of director

a) Martin JAMES Gilbert

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

OWN NAME

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

BREWIN NOMINEES (CHANNEL ISLANDS) LIMITED

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

875,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10

10. Percentage of issued class

0.08%

11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.10

12. Price per share

236 PENCE

13. Date of transaction

16 MAY 2011

14. Date company informed

16 MAY 2011

15. Total holding following this notification

5,452,920 (see additional information below (23))

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.47%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.

17. Date of grant

N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification

N/A

23. Any additional information

MR GILBERT ALSO HAS AN UNCONDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT TO A FURTHER 1,675,609 ORDINARY SHARES IN RESPECT OF AWARDS MADE AS PART OF THE COMPANY'S DEFERRED BONUS ARRANGEMENTS IN 2007, 2008 AND 2009 WHICH HAVE REACHED THEIR EARLIEST VESTING DATES. MR GILBERT ALSO HAS A CONDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT TO A FURTHER 2,531,516 ORDINARY SHARES IN RESPECT OF AWARDS MADE AS PART OF THE COMPANY'S DEFERRED BONUS ARRANGEMENTS AND WHICH HAVE NOT REACHED THEIR EARLIEST VESTING DATES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL DEFERRED SHARES HELD IS 4,207,125

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SCOTT MASSIE, COMPANY SECRETARY, 01224 631999

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

SCOTT MASSIE

Date of Notification

17 MAY 2011

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