27th Mar 2009 09:03
DOCUMENTS LODGED WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT NOT A PROSPECTUS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY TRANSFERABLE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS.
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("Aberdeen" or "Company")
27 March 2009
Proposed acquisition of certain fund management assets and businesses of Credit Suisse's Global Investors business ("Acquisition") - posting of Circular and publication of Prospectus
The Company announces that it is today posting a circular to shareholders ("Circular") and convening a General Meeting, to be held at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, 17 April 2009, to obtain shareholder approval for, amongst other things, the Acquisition and the adoption of a new deferred bonus share plan. Full details of the Acquisition, the shareholder approvals being sought and the new deferred bonus share plan are contained in the Circular.
The Company confirms that it will today publish and file a prospectus ("Prospectus") in connection with the proposed listing of up to 240 million new ordinary shares of 10 pence each to be issued as consideration for the Acquisition with the UK Listing Authority in accordance with the Prospectus Rules.
Two copies of the Circular and the Prospectus are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Telephone - +44 (0) 20 7066 1000
Copies of the Prospectus and Circular will also be available on the Company's website (http://www.aberdeen-asset.com/aam.nsf/investorrelations/home) and at the Company's registered office at 10 Queen's Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1YG, United Kingdom.
For further information, please contact:
Maitland
Neil Bennett 020 7379 5151
Related Shares:
ADN.L