7th Mar 2007 16:59
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC07 March 2007 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: a) Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of LansdownePartners Limited Partnership. b) Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited c) Lansdowne Partners International Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Morstan Nominees Limited (registered shareholder) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 2 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 7% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering if possible using the transaction ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB0000031285 42,357,338 42,357,338 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights shares if possible shares using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0000031285 NIL NIL 49,061,675 0% 7.8% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial Conversion Period/ rights that may be rights instrument Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 49,061,675 7.8% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of LansdownePartners Limited Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Lansdowne Partners Limited 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: a) Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership ('LPLP') controls 49,061,675 voting rights representing 7.8%. b) Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited owns 46,720,601 voting rights representing 7.44% The balancing 0.41% of shares is held on behalf of other client funds managed by LPLP. 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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