26th Apr 2011 17:30
TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other: No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
Registered Holder Holding
Prudential plc 2,428,074
M&G Group Limited 2,428,074
M&G Investment Management Limited 2,421,156
M&G Limited 2,428,074
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 2,421,156
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
21 April 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 April 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
See item 13
8. Notified details:
n/a
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | ||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights |
GB0000100767 |
2,458,074 |
2,458,074 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rightsx | ||
Direct | Indirect xi | Direct | Indirect | ||
GB0006048770 | 2,428,074 | 2,428,074 | 7.01% | ||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration Date xvii | Exercise/Conversion Period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights2,428,074 | % of voting rights7.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
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:
The notifiable position has not crossed a disclosable threshold. The notifiable position of 7.01% is an exempt holding under section 5.1.2 of the FSA's DTR Handbook.
The trigger for this notification is the movement from 7.08% to 6.99% in the non-exempt holding, which makes up part of the 7.01% notifiable interest.
14. Contact name:
Charles Mearns, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4132
Related Shares:
Abrdn AsiafocusPrudential