Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("Aberdeen")

Transactions in own shares

Pursuant to the authority given by shareholders at the 2015 Annual General Meeting, Aberdeen announces that it has purchased ordinary shares of 10 pence each as follows:

Date of purchase: 31 July 2015

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 1,500,000

The highest price paid was 367.80 pence per share and the lowest price paid was 359.80 pence per share. The purchase represented an average price of 363.26 pence per share. The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following this purchase, and subsequently cancellations of such shares, Aberdeen's issued ordinary share capital will be 1,320,091,657.

Settlement of the shares purchased will be on 4 August 2015.  The above figure of 1,320,091,657 may be used by shareholders, after the settlement date, as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Aberdeen under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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