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Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited13 March 2008 APPENDIX 3 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other: Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc and Midas Capital Partners Ltd (06/03/08) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Midas Capital plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): See section 9 below 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 06/03/08 6. Date on which issuer notified: 13/03/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: n/a A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the Triggering TransactionClass/type of shares if possible Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)using the ISIN CODE Ord NPV Shares 1,580,000 1,580,000ISIN GB00B0P6J834 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODEOrd NPV Shares 11,575,000 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 11,575,000 n/a 10.63% n/aISIN GB00B0P6J834 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 11,575,000 10.63% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Discretionary Client 300,000(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 156547) CF Midas Balanced Growth Fund 2,500,000(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392512) CF Midas Balanced Income Fund 4,280,000(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 392513) Midas Income & Growth Trust 1,400,000(Registered: State Street Nominees Ltd) Discretionary Client 215,000(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 318901) Discretionary Client 250,000(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees a/c 111359) Discretionary Client 350,000(Registered: Roy Nominees Ltd 570035) Hiscox International Growth 500,000(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 814379) Chartwell Balanced Income 200,000(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 630426) CF iimia Growth & Income Fund 1,130,000(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 949169) CF iimia Income Fund 450,000(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 949170) 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: Iimia plc, Miton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners Ltdare all subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc. 14. Contact name: Charles Mearns, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 528 4000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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