23 Mar 2017 14:42
ABERDEEN NEW THAI INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800LUTHTZ8LS5UK85
Information disclosed in accordance with DTR 5.1, 5.3 and 5.8
TR-1: NOFITICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X | |||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | City of London Investment Management Company Limited | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 21-Mar-17 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23-Mar-17 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 17% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB0000059971 | 3,084,729 | 3,084,729 | 3,134,729 | 3,134,729 | 17.0% | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
3,134,729 | 17.0% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||
All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City of London Investment Management Company Limited. | |||||||||||||||
Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | City of London Investment Management Company Limited | ||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | |||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | The percentage increase in shareholding is as a result of a market purchase and company buyback. | ||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary | ||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 528 4000 | ||||||||||||||