13th Sep 2007 17:00
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:Lloyds TSB Group plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):Nominees (Jersey) LimitedPerry Nominees LimitedBoltro Nominees LimitedLloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees LimitedState Street Nominees Limited 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different):12 September 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:13 September 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:6% 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 RightsGBP0000031285 36,854,737 36,854,737 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 Indirect Direct IndirectGBP0000031285 38,476,903 38,476,903 0 6.119 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 38,476,903 6.119 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 16,583,860 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 3,004 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LloydsTSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 5,362 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary ofLloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 55,389 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB GroupPlc. 21,829,288 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under thecontrol of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group 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: 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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