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
NZX Limited
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: 5 September 2018
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: 22,357,256
(b) total in class: 314,709,360
(c) total percentage held in class: 7.1040%
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 24,378,860
(b) total in class: 268,955,693
(c) total percentage held in class: 9.0642%
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
29/08/2022 On Market Sale 73,893.83 57,635 ordinary shares
30/08/2022 On Market Sale 342,853.77 264,079 ordinary shares
31/08/2022 On Market Sale 475,264.94 368,451 ordinary shares
01/09/2022 On Market Sale 22,072.74 17,108 ordinary shares

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02/09/2022 On Market Sale 409,365.56 319,667 ordinary shares
02/09/2022 On Market Sale 48,850.10 37,577 ordinary shares
05/09/2022 On Market Sale 88,499.29 68,482 ordinary shares
06/09/2022 On Market Sale 44,377.51 34,476 ordinary shares
07/09/2022 On Market Sale 47,517.05 37,415 ordinary shares
08/09/2022 On Market Sale 86,261.00 70,000 ordinary shares
12/09/2022 On Market Sale 47,405.73 38,435 ordinary shares
16/09/2022 On Market Sale 17,825.00 14,375 ordinary shares
23/09/2022 Dividend Reinvestment Plan 262,593.95 216,429 ordinary shares
19/12/2022 Fund Closure - 4,442,991 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: 22,357,256
(b) percentage held in class: 7.1040%
(c) current registered holder(s):
Citibank – Australia
BNP Paribas Securities Services - Jersey
BNP Paribas Securities Services - United Kingdom
JP Morgan Chase & Co - Australia
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered:
Citibank – Australia
BNP Paribas Securities Services - Jersey
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:

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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 Fund Citibank ‐ Australiaabrdn Australian Small Companies Fund 7,822,889
abrdn Asian Income Fund LimitedBNP Paribas Securities Services ‐ Jerseyabrdn Asian Income Fund Limited7,656,588
abrdn Asia Focus PLCBNP Paribas Securities Services ‐ United Kingdomabrdn Asia Focus PLC6,877,779
Annexure ‐ NZX Ltd dated 19
 December 2022