SPH – Aberdeen Standard Australian Small Companies Fund

Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding
Section 279, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
Note: This form must be completed in accordance with the instructions at the end of the
form.
To NZX Limited
and
To Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Ltd (“MCK”)
Date this disclosure made: 18 December 2018
Date last disclosure made: 20 September 2018
Date on which substantial holding ceased: 14 December 2018
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Aberdeen Standard Australian Small Companies Fund

Summary of previous substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Share
Summary for Aberdeen Standard Australian Small Companies Fund


For last disclosure,—
(a)
(b)
(c)
total number held in class: 5,427,145
total in class: 105,478,743
total percentage held in class: 5.1452%
For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding,—
(a)
(b)
(c)
total number held in class: 4,532,000
total in class: 105,478,743
total percentage held in class: 4.2966%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to ceasing of substantial holding
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: A sale of 793,134 shares on 14 December 2018
caused us to fall below the 5% threshold.
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s):

Aberdeen Standard Australian Small Companies Fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited
Level 10, 255 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Contact details:
Sean Ng
Telephone no.: +663952434
Email: sean.ng@aberdeen-asset.com / disclosures.singapore@aberdeen-asset.com
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*Nature of connection between substantial product holders: names and nature of connection
*Omit if disclosure is made for only 1 substantial product holder.
Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a disclosure under the
Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial products to which this disclosure relates: N/A
*Disclosure has effect for purposes of directors’ and senior managers’ disclosure
[Name] is also a [specify either director or senior manager] of [name of listed issuer].
This disclosure also constitutes disclosure for the purposes of the directors’ and senior managers’ disclosure
obligations.
*Omit if inapplicable (see section 302 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013).
Certification
I, Sean Ng, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained in this disclosure is
correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure by all persons for whom it is made.
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