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TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust PLC

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other: No

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv

Aberdeen ICVC - Asia Pacific Fund

Aberdeen ICVC - Asia Pacific and Japan Fund

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

2 December 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

14 January 2010

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

19%, 20%, 21%, 22%

 

8.     Notified details:

n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0000059971	3,364,000	3,364,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rightsx
		Direct	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0000059971	3,364,000		3,364,000		18.72%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date xiii	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration Date xvii	Exercise/Conversion Period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
Sub Shares GB00B592ZZ1				672,800	Nominal 3.74%	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights 4,036,800

% of voting rights 22.46%

9.     Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11.     Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12.     Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13.     Additional information:

n/a

14.     Contact name:

Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd

15.     Contact telephone number:

    0131 528 4134

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