Holding(s) in Company

RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 7967D

Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC

21 February 2020

ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000FBZP1J92OQY70

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus Plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						X
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ: Horizontal Aggregation Disclosure						X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Brewin Dolphin Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			20 February 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			21/02/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.4114%	N/A		2.4114%	35,342,943
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.3236%	N/A		2.3236%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
ORD 0.25 GB0000100767		N/A		397,349			N/A		1.2101%
2.25% CNV 31/05/2025 GBP GB00BFZ0WT29		N/A		454,925			N/A		18.1567%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		852,274					2.4114%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights



			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))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights



					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 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)				X
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
ORD 25p

Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c NOM	1.0828%	N/A	1.0828%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c GROSS	0.0607%	N/A	0.0607%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c CHARITY	0.0666%	N/A	0.0666%
TOTAL			1.2101%
2.25% CNV 2025
Indirect - Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited - JPAL	0.1362%	N/A	0.1362%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c NOM	11.9866%	N/A	11.9866%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c GROSS	5.9656%	N/A	5.9656%
Indirect - Brewin Nominees Limited A/c CHARITY	0.0683%	N/A	0.0683%
TOTAL			18.1567%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information^xvi
Figures based on the total amalgamated potential Voting Rights that would be in issue in the scenario of all CULS converted @ 35,342,943 Voting rights in issue of 32,837,395 ORD as of notice dated 20^th February and 32,837,395 CULS @ Conversion Price 14.65 = 2,505,548 2025 CULS. Disclosure due to the individual horizontal aggregation holding for the 2025 CULS line crossing the 18% reportable threshold. The indirect voting rights under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios, managed by those firms, under discretionary investment management agreements.

Place of completion	Newcastle upon Tyne
Date of completion	21 February 2020

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Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 16:02:52
Date: 21 Feb 2020
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 7967D