20th Mar 2008 15:55
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC20 March 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:a) Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne PartnersLimited Partnership.b) 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):18 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified:20 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:11% 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 69,203,754 69,203,754 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0000031285 NIL NIL 68,142,998 0 10.46% 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 rights 68,142,998 10.46% 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: 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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