Aberdeen Emerging Markets Inv Co Ld Holding(s) in Company (7933E)

TIDMAEMC

RNS Number : 7933E

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Inv Co Ld

13 February 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer                                    Aberdeen Emerging Markets 
  or the underlying issuer                                            Investment Co 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer                                                                               X 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Lazard Asset Management LLC 
 City and country of registered                     New York, United States of 
  office (if applicable)                             America 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               Bank of New York, Inc - Global 
                                                     Custody 
                                                     Bank of New York, Inc - Dir 
                                                     Personal 
                                                     JP Morgan Chase - Swift 
                                                     Mellon Trust 
                                                     Northern Trust Co 
                                                     State Street Bank - Master 
                                                     Tr - ETC 
                                                     State Street Bank - Custody 
                                                     Master Trust 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     12 February 2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   13/02/2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             22.999%                    N/A               22.999%           51,196,729 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            23.522%                    N/A               23.522% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct            Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive          Directive               Directive                Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 GG00B45L2K95                                   11,774,602                                      22.999% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                11,774,602                                   22.999% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                 B 1 
                                               --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                (xi) 
---------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                 8.B.2 
                                                               -----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                     X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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     Name(xv)          % of voting          % of voting            Total of both 
                       rights if it        rights through           if it equals 
                       equals or is     financial instruments       or is higher 
                       higher than          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                      the notifiable        or is higher              threshold 
                        threshold        than the notifiable 
                                              threshold 
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 Lazard Asset 
  Management LLC     22.999%                                    22.999% 

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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder              N/A 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Contact name: Legal & Compliance Department 
  Contact telephone number: 0207 448 2085 
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 Place of completion   Lazard Asset Management Limited 
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 Date of completion    13 February 2018 
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Company LEI Number: 213800RIA1NX8DP4P938

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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