Aberdeen Emerging Markets Inv Co Ld Holding(s) in Company (3519Y)

TIDMAEMC

RNS Number : 3519Y

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Inv Co Ld

02 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Aberdeen Emerging Markets 
  the underlying issuer                                        Investment 
  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 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                     Wells Capital Management, 
  subject to the                                                                    Inc. 
  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                                                March 1, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   March 1, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                 12% 
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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 
--------------    ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                       Direct            Direct       Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)         (xii) 
--------------      ------------      ------------    ----------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
   GG00B45L2K95    6,273,939         6,273,939         6,454,978                      6,454,978                  12.55% 
                  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 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              rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)            period          instrument          xx) 
                                                     (xviii)         refers to 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                                                        Nominal                  Delta 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,454,978                                                           12.55% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:               Wells Capital Management 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will acquire:                                        181,039 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder acquired                March 1, 2017 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Hannah Kim 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                         1-415-222-5030 
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Enquiries:

Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited (Investment Manager to Aberdeen Emerging Markets Investment Company Limited)

   Andrew Lister / Bernard Moody           Tel: [phone] 

PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Limited (UK Administration Agent)

   Anthony Lee     Tel: [phone] 

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