Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust PLC Holding(s) in Company (3735A)

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RNS Number : 3735A

Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust PLC

23 March 2017

ABERDEEN NEW THAI INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800LUTHTZ8LS5UK85

Information disclosed in accordance with DTR 5.1, 5.3 and 5.8

 
 TR-1: NOFITICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      Aberdeen New Thai Investment 
  the underlying issuer                                                               Trust PLC 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes) 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                            City of London Investment 
  subject to the                                                     Management Company Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                           21-Mar-17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                              23-Mar-17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                          Above 17% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                  triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number           Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                  of               of                of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                  Shares           Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct          Direct      Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
--------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
  GB0000059971   3,084,729        3,084,729         3,134,729                   3,134,729                   17.0% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument          date           Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
                      (xiii)         Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial          price         date            Conversion         rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period             refers to                   xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal     Delta 
----------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 3,134,729                                            17.0% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                                                All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City 
                                                                      of London Investment Management Company Limited. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                               City of London Investment 
                                                                                                    Management Company 
                                                                                                               Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                            The percentage increase in 
  13. Additional information:                                                              shareholding is as a result 
                                                                                              of a market purchase and 
                                                                                                      company buyback. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                         Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset 
                                                                                             Management PLC, Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                           0131 528 4000 
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