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: 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): abrdn 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: 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 Asia Limited
Nature of relevant interest(s): abrdn Asia Limited acts as the investment manager for
various clients/investment vehicles and has 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 are set out in the
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): 21 Church Street, #01-01 Capital Square
Two, 049480, Singapore

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 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 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