Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

ABERDEEN PRIVATE EQUITY FUND

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

British Empire Trust plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited

CREST: BO01 - Account 11429

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

Trade date: 08 June 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 June 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

Above 14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

14,995,978

14,995,978

15,697,978

14.38%

GG00B1XCHB94

Total

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,697,978

14,.38%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited is custodian for British Empire Trust plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

British Empire Trust plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP, Devon

Phone number & email

01392 477500

[email protected]

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Capita Asset Services acts as Corporate Secretary to British Empire Trust plc

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Capita Asset Services

Contact address

Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP, Devon

Phone number & email

01392 477500

[email protected]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information