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Aberdeen Asset Management PLC13 September 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:Wellington Management Company, LLP 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :Goldman Sachs InternationalHSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LtdMellon Nominees (UK) LimitedNortrust Nominees LimitedROY Nominees LimitedState Street Nominees LimitedVidacos Nominees Limited 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different):10 September 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:12 September 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting RightsGB0000031285 37,498,397 37,498,397Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0000031285 31,405,339 31,405,339 4.99% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights31,405,339 4.99% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :Goldman Sachs International - 1,000,446 sharesHSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited - 549,228 sharesMellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 4,158,171 sharesNortrust Nominees Limited - 518,286 sharesROY Nominee Limited - 5,972,231 sharesState Street Nominees Limited - 19,091,014 sharesVidacos Nominees Limited - 115,963 shares 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:N/A 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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