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22 Apr 2021 17:21
ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000FBZP1J92OQY70
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0000100767
Issuer Name
ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
City of registered office (if applicable)
Edinburgh
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
4. Details of the shareholder
Is the shareholder the same as the person subject to the notification obligation, above?
Yes
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
21-Apr-2021
6. Date on which Issuer notified
22-Apr-2021
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 held in issuer | |
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | Below 5% | Below 5% | Below 5% | Below 5% |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.79 | 0.00 | 5.79 |
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) | Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) | % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
GB0000100767 | Below 5% | Below 5% | ||
Sub Total 8.A | Below 5% | Below 5% | ||
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
Sub Total 8.B1 | ||||
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Sub Total 8.B2 | |||||
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
Ultimate controlling person | Name of controlled undertaking | % 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 |
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | ||||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | ||||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | ||||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | ||||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Standard Capital Limited | |||
Standard Life Aberdeen plc | Aberdeen Standard Capital International Limited |
10. In case of proxy voting
Is there proxy voting?
No
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
In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.This disclosure also reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("AAMPLC") decreased below the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on 21 April 2021. Prior to this crossing, AAMPLC effectively held 5.065604% of the delegated voting rights in Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC.
12. Date of Completion
22-Apr-2021
13. Place Of Completion
Aberdeen, United Kingdom