15th Nov 2011 15:10
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Aberdeen Asset Management PLC |
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): | Increase in Share Capital | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| The Equity funds: SKAGEN Kon-Tiki, SKAGEN Global, SKAGEN Global II and SKAGEN Global III | |||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| n/a
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 07 November 2011 | |||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 14 November 2011 | |||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 3% | |||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | ||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
GB0000031285 | 34,881,222 | 34,881,222 | 3.04% | |||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
GB00B08X0660 | 30.06.2049 | n/a | 2,026,666 | 0.18 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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N/A
| Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
36,907,888 | 3.22% | |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A | |
13. Additional information:
| N/A | |
14. Contact name:
| Scott E Massie | |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 01224 631999 | |
Related Shares:
ADN.L