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| TIDM | AAIF |
| Share Price | 297.00p-1.33% |
| Market Cap | £423.27m |
Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited's Board declared a first quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p per share on 15 April 2026 for the year ended 31 December 2026. The dividend will be paid on 22 May 2026 to shareholders on the register as of 24 April 2026, with an ex-dividend date of 23 April 2026 and a deadline for dividend re-investment plan elections of 30 April 2026. The Company reported an annualised dividend yield of 6.8% based on a 262p share price on 31 March 2026, and a share price total return of 33.4% for the 12 months ended 31 March 2026.
| Date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:05 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 4638A |
Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited (the "Company")
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300U76MLZF5F8MN87
15 April 2026
Declaration of First Interim Dividend
Highlights
· Annualised dividend yield of 6.8%.
· First quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p per share.
· Share price total return of 33.4% for the 12 month period ended 31 March 2026.
The Board is pleased to declare a first quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p per share for the year ended 31 December 2026. Based on a share price of 262p on 31 March 2026, this equates to an annualised dividend yield of 6.8%.
The first interim dividend will be paid on 22 May 2026 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 24 April 2026. The ex-dividend date is 23 April 2026.
Shareholders who hold their shares on the main register are reminded that the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, operates a dividend re-investment plan ("DRIP"). This can be a good way of building up a shareholding in the Company over time, whereby quarterly dividends are reinvested automatically in new shares. The deadline for elections under the DRIP is 30 April 2026.
Shareholders who hold their shares through a stockbroker or online dealing platform should be able to request for their dividends to be re-invested in a similar way, by contacting their stockbroker or selecting this option through their online dealing account.
Note:
The Company's dividend policy is to set the dividend at 1.5625% per quarter of the Company's net asset value ("NAV"), equating to approximately 6.25% of NAV per annum. The dividend is calculated using the Company's NAV on the last business day of the preceding financial quarter (i.e. the end of March, June, September and December). The first quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p per share is based on 1.5625% of the Company's NAV of 286.12p per share as at 31 March 2026.
For further information, please contact:
Aberdeen (Investment Manager):
Ben Heatley, Head of Closed End Fund Sales
Maria Allen, Client Director, Closed End Funds
Peel Hunt LLP (Corporate Broker):
Luke Simpson, Huw Jeremy (Investment Banking)
Alex Howe, Richard Harris (Sales)
020 7418 8900