7th Apr 2008 15:20
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC07 April 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: The equity funds; SKAGEN Kon-Tiki, SKAGEN Global, SKAGEN Global II, SKAGENGlobal III, SKAGEN Vekst and SKAGEN Vekst III 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): Two transactions with settlement 08 April and 09 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction possible using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB0000031285 N/A N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible using the shares ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0000031285 19,884,925 19,884,925 3.05% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of financial Date Period/ Date rights that may be votinginstrument acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted. Conv Pref Share Unit N/A N/A 1,880,412 0.28% Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 21,765,337 3.34% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Voting rights are held by the equity funds SKAGEN Vekst, SKAGEN Vekst III SKAGEN Global, SKAGEN Global II, SKAGEN Global III and SKAGEN Kon-Tiki. Exercise of voting rights may be carried out by the fund's approved depository bank,Handelsbanken on behalf of the funds. Proxy Voting: 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: 14. Contact name: Scott E Massie. 15. Contact telephone number: 01224 631999 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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