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Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst09 March 2007 APPENDIX 3 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich 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: 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: Initial notification due to change of thresholds for non-materialinterest: Yes 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): Prudential plcM&G Group LimitedM&G Investment Management LimitedM&G LimitedThe Prudential Assurance Company Limited 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (v): 1 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: n/a A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Resulting situation after theusing the ISIN CODE Triggering transaction (vi) triggering transaction (vi)GB0000100767 Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) 3,434,280 3,434,280 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 CODEGB0000100767 3,434,280 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 3,434,280 10.54% 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 3,434,280 10.54% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe 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 Prudentialplc) 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: Emma Thompson 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2293 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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