| Part I |
| 1. |
Date of notice to issuer |
03/07/2009 |
| 2. |
Name of Substantial Shareholder |
(1) Credit Suisse Group AG, and (2) Credit Suisse |
| 3. |
Notice Type |
Notice of a New Substantial Shareholder's interest. |
| Part II |
| 1. |
Date of change of Interest |
01/07/2009 |
| 2. |
Name of Registered Holder |
Not Applicable |
| 3. |
Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest |
# Others
Effective 1 July 2009, Credit Suisse a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group, holds more than 20% equity stake in Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. The substantial shareholding interests of Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Group AG arise from deemed interests mainly as a result of the holdings in Venture Corporation Limited's Shares by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and its subsidiaries. |
| 4. |
Information relating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder |
| |
| No. of Shares held before the change |
480,374 |
| As a percentage of issued share capital |
0.1752 % |
| No. of Shares which are subject of this notice |
47,868,530 |
| As a percentage of issued share capital |
17.4541 % |
| Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid or received |
0 |
| No. of Shares held after the change |
48,348,904 |
| As a percentage of issued share capital |
-17.2789 % |
|
| Part III - Not Required |
| Part IV |
| 1. |
Holdings of Substantial Shareholder, including direct and deemed interest : |
| |
| |
Direct |
Deemed |
| No. of shares held before the change |
0 |
480,374 |
| As a percentage of issued share capital |
0 % |
0.1752 % |
| No. of shares held after the change |
0 |
48,348,904 |
| As a percentage of issued share capital |
0 % |
17.6293 % |
| Footnotes |
The percentage of issued share capital is based on the total number of shares of 274,253,577 |
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