12th Sep 2006 15:12
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst12 September 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Pension Investments Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Not disclosed 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 300,000 8. Percentage of issued class 0.93% 9. Class of security Ordinary 25p shares 10. Date of transaction 8 September 2006 11. Date company informed 8 September 2006 12. Total holding following this notification Not Disclosed (no longer notifiable) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Charles Mearns - Tel 0131 313 6442 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary Date of notification 12 September 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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