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RNS Number : 4638A  Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited  15 April 2026

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited (the "Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):  549300U76MLZF5F8MN87

 

15 April 2026

 

Declaration of First Interim Dividend

 

 

Highlights

 

·    Annualised dividend yield of 6.8%.

·    First quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p per share.

·    Share price total return of 33.4% for the 12 month period ended 31
March 2026.

 

The Board is pleased to declare a first quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p
per share for the year ended 31 December 2026. Based on a share price of 262p
on 31 March 2026, this equates to an annualised dividend yield of 6.8%.

 

The first interim dividend will be paid on 22 May 2026 to shareholders on the
register at the close of business on 24 April 2026. The ex-dividend date is 23
April 2026.

 

Shareholders who hold their shares on the main register are reminded that the
Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, operates a dividend
re-investment plan ("DRIP"). This can be a good way of building up a
shareholding in the Company over time, whereby quarterly dividends are
reinvested automatically in new shares. The deadline for elections under the
DRIP is 30 April 2026.

 

Shareholders who hold their shares through a stockbroker or online dealing
platform should be able to request for their dividends to be re-invested in a
similar way, by contacting their stockbroker or selecting this option through
their online dealing account.

 

 

Note:

The Company's dividend policy is to set the dividend at 1.5625% per quarter of
the Company's net asset value ("NAV"), equating to approximately 6.25% of NAV
per annum. The dividend is calculated using the Company's NAV on the last
business day of the preceding financial quarter (i.e. the end of March, June,
September and December). The first quarterly interim dividend of 4.47p per
share is based on 1.5625% of the Company's NAV of 286.12p per share as at 31
March 2026.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Aberdeen (Investment Manager):

Ben Heatley, Head of Closed End Fund Sales

Ben.Heatley@aberdeenplc.com

 

Maria Allen, Client Director, Closed End Funds

Maria.Allen@aberdeenplc.com

 

Peel Hunt LLP (Corporate Broker):

Luke Simpson, Huw Jeremy (Investment Banking)

Alex Howe, Richard Harris (Sales)

020 7418 8900

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