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Notice Of A Change In The Percentage Level Of A Substantial Shareholder's Interest

BackMay 08, 2008
>> PART I
 
1. Date of notice to issuer * 06-05-2008  
 
2. Name of Substantial Shareholder * ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (together "the Group") on behalf of the accounts managed by the Group. 
 
3. Please tick one or more appropriate box(es): *
 
  • Notice of a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's Interest or Cessation of Interest. [Please complete Part III and IV]
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    >> PART II
     
    1. Date of change of [Select Option]  
     
    2. Name of Registered Holder  
     
    3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest [Select Option]  
      # Please specify details
       
     
    4. Information relating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder
     
    No. of [Select Option] held before the change  
    As a percentage of issued share capital %
     
    No. of N.A. which are subject of this notice  
    As a percentage of issued share capital %
     
    Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid or received  
     
    No. of N.A. held after the change  
    As a percentage of issued share capital %
     
     
    >> PART III
     
    1. Date of change of Interest 02-05-2008  
     
    2. The change in the percentage level From 10.0061 % To 16.2888 %
     
    3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest # Others  
      # Please specify details
    This information is provided pursuant to the position taken by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for fund managers to disclose by way of segregated reporting the fund manager's interests (a) in shares over which the fund manager has no voting rights but has disposal rights and (b) in shares over which the fund manager has both voting and disposal rights.
     
     
    4. A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions:
    A series of transactions from 27/12/2007 to 02/05/2008  
     
     
    >> PART IV
     
    1. Holdings of Substantial Shareholder , including direct and deemed interest :
     
    Direct
    Deemed
    No. of shares held before the change 0   27,433,430  
    As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 10.0061 %
    No. of shares held after the change 0   44,672,700  
    As a percentage of issued share capital 0 % 16.2888 %
     
    Footnotes
    The no. of shares held before change is based on share capital of 274,253,577 shares.

    The 27,433,430 shares held before change are shares with voting rights and disposal rights.

    (a) No. of shares held after change without voting rights but with disposal rights : 16,237,970
    (b) No. of shares held after change with voting rights and disposal rights : 28,434,730

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