SPH Notice – abrdn Asia Limited

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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
To NZX Limited
and
To Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Ltd
Relevant event being disclosed: Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial
holding.
Date of relevant event: 19 December 2022
Date this disclosure made: 21 December 2022
Date last disclosure made: 16 September 2020
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): abrdn Asia Limited (formerly known as Aberdeen Standard Investments
(Asia) Limited)

Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Share
Summary for abrdn Asia Limited
For this disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 7,254,559
(b) total in class: 105,478,743
(c) total percentage held in class: 6.8777%
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 8,500,941
(b) total in class: 105,478,743
(c) total percentage held in class: 8.0593%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure:
Date of
Transaction
Nature of Transaction Consideration (in NZD) Number of financial
products transacted
07/09/2022 On Market Sale 123,431.10 61,577 ordinary shares
08/09/2022 On Market Sale 47,437.26 23,139 ordinary shares
12/09/2022 On Market Sale 22,990.10 11,268 ordinary shares
19/09/2022 On Market Sale 10,388.59 5,136 ordinary shares

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19/12/2022 Fund Closure - 708,196 ordinary shares

Details after relevant event
Details for abrdn Asia Limited
Nature of relevant interest(s): abrdn Asia Limited together with its fully owned subsidiary,
abrdn Australia Limited (formerly known as Aberdeen Standard Investments (Australia)
Limited), 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. The funds managed
by abrdn Asia Limited and abrdn Australia Limited are set out in the Annexure.

For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: 7,254,559
(b) percentage held in class: 6.8777%
(c) current registered holder(s):
JP Morgan Chase & Co – Australia
Citibank – Australia
BNP Paribas Securities Services - United Kingdom

(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered:
Citibank – Australia
BNP Paribas Securities Services - United Kingdom

For a derivative relevant interest, also—
(a) type of derivative:
(b) details of derivative:
(c) parties to the derivative:
(d) 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): 21 Church Street, #01-01 Capital Square
Two, 049480, Singapore

Contact details: Yoshihiro Haraguchi | +65 6632 2973 | disclosures.singapore@abrdn.com
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
Certification
I, Yoshihiro Haraguchi, on behalf of abrdn Asia Limited, 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.

Holder of relevant interestRegistered holder securitiesPersons entitled to be registered holder Number of securities
abrdn Australian Small Companies FundCitibank ‐ Australiaabrdn Australian Small Companies Fund 1,292,150
abrdn Asia Focus PLCBNP Paribas Securities Services ‐ United Kingdomabrdn Asia Focus PLC5,962,409
Annexure - Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Ltd dated 19 December 2022