SPH Notice – Aggregate of abrdn plc
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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: 26 July 2018
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Aggregate of abrdn plc (formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen plc)
affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of
multiple managed portfolios
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Share
Summary for abrdn plc
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: 24,451,860
(b) total in class: 268,955,693
(c) total percentage held in class: 9.0914%
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
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01/09/2022 On Market Sale 22,072.74 17,108 ordinary shares
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 plc
Nature of relevant interest(s): abrdn plc is the parent company of its subsidiaries (together
"the Group") on behalf of the portfolios managed by the Group. The funds managed by
abrdn plc and its subsidiaries are set out in 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:
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): 1 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LL, United
Kingdom
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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 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.
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
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