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SPH Notice – Aggregate of abrdn plc

Substantial Holder Notice21 December 2022NZXFinancials

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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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