Aberdeen Private Equity Fund Ltd Holding(s) in Company (3085D)

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RNS Number : 3085D

Aberdeen Private Equity Fund Ltd

25 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   ABERDEEN PRIVATE EQUITY 
  the underlying issuer                                          FUND 
  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)                                         British Empire Trust plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                      JP Morgan - Chase Nominees 
                                                                            Limited 
                                                                  CREST: BO01 - Account 11429 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                       Trade date: 24 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                25 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                              Above 13% 
  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 voting        % of voting 
                  of                          of               of          rights                  rights (x) 
                  Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                              Rights 
--------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                               Direct     Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
  GG00B1XCHB94 
 
 
 
 
  Total          10,000,000                    10,000,000                            14,755,978                   13.52% 
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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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                           14,755,978                                                                 13.52% 
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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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   JP Morgan - Chase Nominees Limited is custodian for 
   British Empire Trust plc. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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