ABERDEEN STANDARD ASIA FOCUS PLC ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493000FBZP1J92OQY70

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 21 February 2020, the Company purchased in the market 27,500 Ordinary shares at a price of 1065.00 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's share capital comprises:

32,809,895 Issued Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares)

8,925,418 Ordinary shares held in treasury

41,735,313 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 32,809,895 and this figure may be used by shareholders 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, the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Charles Mearns

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

Tel. 0131 372 2200