SPH Notice – 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 Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Ltd
Relevant event being disclosed: Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial
holding.
Date of relevant event: 17 April 2023
Date this disclosure made: 18 April 2023
Date last disclosure made: 21 December 2022
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): Aggregate of abrdn 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: 5,962,409
(b) total in class: 105,478,743
(c) total percentage held in class: 5.6527%
For last 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%
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
19/12/2022 Fund Closure - 708,196 ordinary shares
17/4/2023 Fund Closure - 1,292,150 ordinary shares

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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: 5,962,409
(b) percentage held in class: 5.6527%
(c) current registered holder(s):
Citibank – Australia
BNP Paribas Securities Services - United Kingdom

(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered:
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

Contact details: Yoshihiro Haraguchi | 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 holderNumber of securities
abrdn Asia Focus PLCBNP Paribas Securities Services ‐ United Kingdomabrdn Asia Focus PLC5,962,409
Annexure - Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Ltd dated 17 April 2023