Short Position - Aberdeen Asset Management

TR-5:

Disclosure of Short Position relating to securities which are the subject of a rights issue or a UK Financial Sector Company

1. Full name of person(s) holding the disclosable short position:

Global Ascent Ltd

2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

3: Disclosable short position

-0.53%

4. Date that disclosable short position was held

31/07/2012