SPH Notice – Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC

Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
or change in nature of relevant interest, or both
Sections 277 and 278, 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
Relevant event being disclosed: Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC has changed its name to
Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC

Date of relevant event: 9 November 2018
Date this disclosure made: 20 December 2018
Date last disclosure made: 20 September 2018
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC (formerly known as “Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment
Trust PLC”)

Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Share
Summary for Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC
For this disclosure,—
(a)
(b)
(c)
total number held in class: 5,962,409
total in class: 105,478,743
total percentage held in class: 5.6527%
For last disclosure,—
(a)
(b)
(c)
total number held in class: 5,962,409
total in class: 105,478,743
total percentage held in class: 5.6527%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC has
changed its name to Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC which became effective from 9 November 2018.

Details after relevant event
Details for Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC
Nature of relevant interest(s): Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC is a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard
Investments (Asia) Limited (“ASIAL”) together with its fully owned subsidiary, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Australia Limited (“ASIAusL”) which act as investment managers for various clients/ investment vehicles and
have the power to exercise, or control the exercise of, a right to vote attached to the securities and has the
power to dispose of, or control the disposal of the securities.
For that relevant interest,—
(a)
(b)
(c)
number held in class: 5,962,409
percentage held in class: 5.6527%
current registered holder(s): BNP Paribas Securities Services, London Branch

registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: BNP Paribas Securities Services, London Branch
(d)
For a derivative relevant interest, also—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
type of derivative: -
details of derivative: -
parties to the derivative: -
if the substantial product holder is not a party to the derivative, the nature of the
relevant interest in the derivative: -
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s):
Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC
Bow Bells House, 1 Bread Street, London EC4M 9HH
Contact details:
Wannaporn Sirijiwanont
Telephone no.: +6623523354
Email: wannaporn.sirijiwanont@aberdeen-asset.com / disclosures.singapore@aberdeen-asset.com


*Nature of connection between substantial product holders: N/A
*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

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*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, Wannaporn Sirijiwanont, for an on behalf of Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC, 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.